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By Vives Anunciacion Inquirer Libre March 28. 2005 In the US, the summer season starts around end of April, peaks around July and ends early August. Traditionally, summer is also Hollywood’s blockbuster season – the time when Hollywood rolls out the big guns and lets the cash kachink in the millions a few months before the studios release their less box-office friendly but more memorable movies in the –Ber months. Those months are sometimes referred to as the Oscar season. Here are some of the big movies to watch out for this year, and in the near future. Summer Blockbusters Sin City (Dimension Films) – the graphic underworld novel by Frank Miller turned stylish movie directed by Robert Rodriguez, Miller and Quentin Tarantino. The movie stars Bruce Willis, Josh Hartnett, Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy, Kate Bosworth, Mickey Rourke, Jaime King, Nick Stahl, Jessica Alba, Clive Owen, Rosario Dawson and Michael Clarke Duncan. This is one sin we’re all willing to go through hell for. The Intr...

Review by Vives Anunciacion Inquirer Libre, March 7, 2005 Robots Directed by Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha Written by Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel Featuring the voices of Ewan McGregor, Halle Berry, Robin Williams Unrated / Approx 90 minutes Opens March 16 This movie’s credits list some of the most talented actors and comedians these days, and the list is long and impressive. Let's run them down. Drew Carrey (of TV’s Who’s Line is it Anyway? as Crank), Oscar nominee for As Good as it Gets Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Coolidge (Stifler’s mom in the American Pie series, as Aunt Fanny), Paul Giamatti (recently in Oscar winner Sideways, as Tim), Jamie Kennedy, Stanley Tucci, Jim Broadbent, Amanda Bynes, Carson Daly, Conan O’Brien, Paula Abdul and lastly, the granddaddy of American movie satires, Mr. Mel Brooks himself as the voice of Mr. Bigweld, the granddaddy of all robots in Robot City. Rodney Copperbottom (Ewan McGregor) is a young inventor who leaves his small town to search for new adven...