BLUE CRUSH (18): A brilliant surfer is in training for a big contest but is held back by fears of having another accident.

BULLETPROOF MONK (12A): See review

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (12A): Real-life coming-of-age tale by Spielberg, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as the ultimate juvenile con-man.

FRIDA (15): Biopic of unconventional artist, starring Salma Hayek.

L'HOMME DU TRAIN (12A): A retired teacher and a bank robber are thrown together and despite their differences develop a bond.

HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN TEN DAYS (12A): See review on page 29.

JUST MARRIED (12A): A slapstick romantic comedy about a couple of young American newlyweds on a jinxed European honeymoon.

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (12A): The battle for Middle-earth begins in the second instalment of the epic fantasy trilogy.

THE MAGDALENE SISTERS (15): Set in Ireland in the '60s, a group of women are sent to a Catholic asylum to atone for their sins and receive sadistic punishment.

MAID IN MANHATTAN (15): A maid struggles to maintain her false identity after a politician mistakes her for a wealthy guest.

PHONE BOOTH (15): See review on page 28-29.

REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES (12A): Heart-warming film about a Latino girl chafing against the restrictions of her blue-collar background.

THE RECRUIT (12A): A CIA agent struggles against government corruption and a lethal love-triangle.

THE RING (15): Adaptation of a classic Japanese horror flick. The prophecy of a deadly videotape sets a journalist on a terrifying race against the clock.

THE RULES OF ATTRACTION (18): Brazen tale from Pulp Fiction director Roger Avery, based upon the teenage novel about sex and drugs in an 80s campus.

SHANGHAI KNIGHTS (12A): Jacki Chan and Owen Wilson team up as former outlaws who come to London and uncover a plot to murder Queen Victoria.

SOLARIS (12A): See preview opposite.

THE WILD THORNBERRYS (U): A big screen spin-off from the kids' TV series. Eliza Thornberry goes on the trail of poachers.