Josh Mostel

Knockaround Guys -- In this action-packed adventure, four sons of well-known New York mobsters must retrieve a bag of cash from a small Montana townruled by a corrupt sheriff.

Big Daddy -- An irresponsible law school graduate adopts a five-year-old boy.

John Sayles's City of Hope focuses on the network of greed and influence surrounding an urban development plan and its effects on the innocent and guilty alike. It is John Sayles's elegy for the ruined dreams of one segment of urban American society.

A hapless steward tries to pick up his married lover and make the plane to Rio. Everything goes wrong as he gets mixed up with arms smugglers, a ticking briefcase and his lover's psychotic husband.

Those of us who had to suffer such "instructional" films as Dating Do's and Don'ts in high school will be especially entertained by Heavy Petting. In the visually sarcastic manner of the nuclear-age documentary The Atomic Cafe, the film assembles masses of information and misinformation about teenage dating rituals of the 1950s. Clips from contemporary movies, TV programs, commercials, and "sex hygiene" short subjects are used throughout; perhaps once upon a time these vignettes could have been taken seriously, but here they're only good for howls of laughter. Interspersed among the vintage footage are interviews with such children of the 1960s as David Byrne and William S. Burroughs. One look at the 1950s as depicted in Heavy Petting, and it's easy to see how the sensuous, psychedelic '60s came to be.

In this action-packed adventure, four sons of well-known New York mobsters must retrieve a bag of cash from a small Montana townruled by a corrupt sheriff.

In this action-packed adventure, four sons of well-known New York mobsters must retrieve a bag of cash from a small Montana town ruled by a corrupt sheriff. But things don't go as planned for the quartet of Mafia wannabes, and as the four young toughs unite to recover the money, they come face-to-face with the bloodshed and betrayal that are their birthright. Starring Golden Globe and Emmy Award-nominee Barry Pepper ("Saving Private Ryan," TV's "61"), Vin Diesel ("Saving Private Ryan," "The Fast and the Furious"), Emmy Award-nominee Seth Green (the "Austin Powers" trilogy, "Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed"), Academy Award and Golden Globe-nominee and Emmy Award-winner John Malkovich ("In the Line of Fire," TV's "Death of a Salesman") and Academy Award -nominee Dennis Hopper ("Hoosiers," "Blue Velvet").

Four sons of well-known New York mobsters must retrieve a bag of cash from a small Montana town ruled by a corrupt sheriff.

In this black comedy from John Sayles, a terrified space pilot (Joe Morton) is forced to ditch his rickety-looking UFO in the Hudson River. Dawn breaks over the twin towers of the World Trade Center as The Brother begins to explore his new surroundings. On the streets of Harlem, surrounded by people who look like him but could scarcely be more different, even ordinary sights and sounds are fascinating and at times, terrifying. The Brother finds a haven in the friendly neighborhood bar run by Odell (Steve James), where the regulars are puzzled by The Brother's mute, inquisitive presence. The fastidious Walter (Bill Cobbs) worries about germs and dirt and mourns the passing of Harlem's glory days. Hard-drinking Smokey (Leonard Jackson) conducts a few experiments with a shot of whiskey and a handy paper bag, determining that while The Brother is not "deaf," he is unable to speak. And Fly (Daryl Edwards), a video-game fanatic, discovers one of The Brother's special talents: he can fix any machine with a touch of his hand. This indie comedy from IFC Films features cameo appearances by John Sayles and David Strathairn as mysterious visitors from Somewhere Else. Armed with a set of mug shots and an ESL textbook, these ungainly men claim to be hunting an "illegal alien."

Thirty-two-year-old Sonny Koufax (Adam Sandler) has spent his whole life avoiding responsibility. But when his girlfriend dumps him for an older man, he's got to find a way to prove he's ready to grow up. In a desperate last-ditch effort, Sonny adopts five-year-old Julian (Cole Sprouse, Dylan Sprouse) to impress her. She's not impressed... and he can't return the kid. Uh-oh for Sonny!

Dumped by his girlfriend because he refuses to accept responsibility, overgrown adolescent Sonny Koufax adopts a 5-year-old boy to prove that he's a grownup -- and to win back his ex -- in this engaging comedy.

Fatherhood is brought to another level as Adam Sandler employs his unique brand of humor to face the challenges of parenthood.