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by Nick Nance, managing editor

    This fall’s movies offer a variety of entertainment.

   Opening last week, the comedy Stealing Harvard stars edgy funny man Tom Green and Jason Lee.

   John (Jason Lee) promised his niece that if she were to get into a good college, he would pay for her tuition.

   She gets accepted to Harvard. Now she turns to John for the money.

   All she needs is $29,829, which he doesn’t have. John turns to his clueless friend Duff (Tom Green) for help, and they begin their attempts to get the money.

   Being released Friday, Sept. 20, is Trapped, a thriller starring Charlize Theron and Kevin Bacon.

   Will and Karen Jennings (Stuart Townsend and Charlize Theron) are held captive, and their young daughter is abducted.

   The next 24 hours the couple will face their worst fears and learn to appreciate what they have.

   Bad guys, Joe and Cheryl Hickey (Kevin Bacon and Courtney Love) and Marvin Pool (Pruitt Taylor Vince), have come up with an in-depth plan to rob the rich.

   Will and Karen, despite being trapped in different cities, are pushed to the edge to fight for their daughter. In their fight, they discover the underlying motivation to the crime.

   Jackie Chan will take his formal attire to work Friday, Sept. 27, as a secret agent in The Tuxedo.

   Former Cabbie, Jimmy Tong (Jackie Chan), is now the chauffeur for playboy millionaire Clark Devlin (Jason Isaacs).

   He has learned one very important rule when working for Devlin: never touch his prized tuxedo.

   When Devlin is temporarily put out of commission in an explosive “accident,” Tong tries on the tux and discovers the tuxedo’s magical qualities.

   He lands in the middle of the dangerous world of espionage. He teams up with a young woman (Jennifer Love Hewitt) and together the two try to escape harm.

   Coming Oct.18, Madonna stars in the romantic comedy Swept Away. Shipwrecked on a distant beautiful island, a young sailor (Adriano Giannini) is stuck with his employer (Madonna).

   The rich, self-centered woman who is used to having her way finds her match in the young sailor.

   Urban Legend is the theme for the ring, a remake of one of Japan’s biggest hits ever.

   The movie describes the fate of those who watch a certain tape and who, after watching it, will have exactly seven days until they die.

   A reporter catches wind and begins investigating attempting to solve the mystery of the ring.

   The ring will be released Oct.18, just in time for Halloween.

   Boxing Champion Kelly Robinson (Eddie Murphy) is selected to help the CIA’s special agent Alex Scott (Owen Wilson) track down the Air Force’s missing Stealth bomber in I Spy.

   The two hate each other at first sight. However, they must work together to track down the perpetrator. I Spy, an action comedy, is set for release Nov. 1.

   Troublemaking is a critical part of a majority of movies today. That is no different in the animated feature Adam Sandler’s 8 Crazy Nights.

   A 33-year-old party animal finds himself in trouble with the law. He must commit himself to community service.

   Sandler is the voice for several characters in the animated film due for release Nov. 27.

   Also starring Sandler is Punch-Drunk Love. Romance has never been a big deal to Barry Egan (Adam Sandler). He is a small-business owner with seven sisters, who have found humor in their constant abuse of him.

   Egan encounters a mysterious, attractive woman (Emily Watson), who captures his romantic interest.