Here are some descriptions and Central Florida-release times for upcoming movies, compiled by Sentinel movie critic Jay Boyar. As always, this information is subject to change.

Friday

ANACONDAS: THE HUNT FOR THE BLOOD ORCHID. In this follow-up to 1997’s Anaconda, a scientific expedition in Borneo encounters some serious serpent action.

BENJI RETURNS: RAGS TO RICHES. Yet another shaggy-dog story.

FACING WINDOWS. A woman cares for a Holocaust survivor that her husband has brought home.

INTIMATE STRANGERS. In this French film, a woman confides in a man whom she mistakenly assumes is a therapist.

MONSTER ROAD. Documentary about clay-animator Bruce Bickford.

SUSPECT ZERO. A mysterious serial killer is hunting other serial killers, and one FBI agent wonders why. With Aaron Eckhart, Ben Kingsley and Carrie-Anne Moss.

September

THE BLIND SWORDSMAN: ZATOICHI. Set in 19th Century Japan, this film tells the story of a blind nomad who is also a master swordsman.

CELLULAR. A man’s only clue to finding a kidnapped stranger is a wrong number received on his cell phone. With Kim Basinger.

THE COOKOUT. An NBA star has an ill-fated family barbecue at his swanky new home. With Queen Latifah, Danny Glover and Tim Meadows.

FESTIVAL EXPRESS. In the summer of 1970, a chartered train crossed Canada carrying the Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Band, Buddy Guy and others. This documentary shows how they lived (and partied) together for five days, stopping in major cities along the way to play concerts.

THE FORGOTTEN. Julianne Moore in a thriller about a woman who may have deluded herself into believing in a young son she never had.

MR. 3000. Bernie Mac’s a vain ex-ballplayer trying a comeback to pick up the three hits he needs to assure his Hall-of-Fame invite.

PAPARAZZI. A celebrity decides to make a persistent photographer pay for almost causing a personal tragedy.

RESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE. Milla Jovovichfights zombies again in a sequel to the video-game horror adaptation.

SHAUN OF THE DEAD. The bloody, comic adventures of underachiever Shaun (Simon Pegg) and his best mate Ed (Nick Frost) as they cope with a zombie invasion of North London.

SHE HATE ME. In Spike Lee’s latest "joint," a former biotech exec turns to impregnating lesbians for profit.

SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW. Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie try to foil a plot to destroy Earth.

WICKER PARK. A man (Josh Hartnett) who catches a glimpse of his vanished lover begins a quest to find her.

VANITY FAIR. Reese Witherspoon stars as the social-climbing Becky Sharp in Mira Nair’s (Monsoon Wedding) adaptation of Thackeray’s classic novel.

WIMBLEDON. A Wimbledon long shot (Paul Bettany) falls for a U.S. tennis star (Kirsten Dunst), who inspires him to a winning run at the tournament.

ZHOU YU’S TRAIN. Love and passion in China’s rural Northwest.

October

ALFIE. Jude Law in an update of Michael Caine’s Alfie, about a womanizer who comes to doubt his philandering ways.

FINDING NEVERLAND. Johnny Depp as the creator of the children’s classic, Peter Pan. Dustin Hoffman and Kate Winslet co-star.

FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX. A remake of the 1965 James Stewart tale about crash survivors who build a new plane from the old one’s wreckage. With Dennis Quaid.

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS. High-school football as a way of life for a down-on-its-luck Texas town. Produced by Brian Grazer (A Beautiful Mind).

THE GRUDGE. Sarah Michelle Gellar stars in this thriller about an American nurse living and working in Tokyo who is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse that locks its victims in a powerful rage.

I HEART HUCKABEES. Dustin Hoffman, Lily Tomlin, Jude Law, Naomi Watts and Mark Wahlberg in an ensemble comedy from David O. Russell (Three Kings).

LADDER 49. A firefighter (Joaquin Phoenix) awaits rescue from a burning building while reflecting on his career, wife and family. With John Travolta.

RAISE YOUR VOICE. A girl from a small town (Hilary Duff) heads to the big city of Los Angeles to spend the summer at a performing-arts high school.

RAY. The life story of legendary blues singer Ray Charles, played by Jamie Foxx.

SAW. Two men wake up in the locked lair of a serial killer — nicknamed "Jigsaw" by the police because of his unusual calling card. With Danny Glover, Cary Elwesand Monica Potter.

SHALL WE DANCE. Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez and Susan Sarandon in a remake of the Japanese hit about a businessman’s budding passion for ballroom dancing.

SHARK TALE. Will Smith, Robert De Niro and Renee Zellweger provide voices in the animated story of a fish whose fib lands him in hot water.

A SOUND OF THUNDER. A time-traveling game hunter kills a butterfly and unknowingly sets off a chain reaction that could erase humanity from existence. With Edward Burns and Ben Kingsley.

TAXI. Queen Latifah as a master cabbie who helps a cop (Jimmy Fallon) track down a gang of female bank robbers.

TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE. Marionette superheroes fight to end terrorism and put tired celebrities out of their misery. From South Park’s Trey Parker and Matt Stone.

November

AFTER THE SUNSET. Pierce Brosnan, Salma Hayek and Woody Harrelson in a cat-and-mouse thriller about thieves who encounter an old FBI foe.

ALEXANDER. Oliver Stone spins the tale of the ancient world’s great conqueror (Colin Farrell). Angelina Jolie and Anthony Hopkins co-star.

BEAUTY SHOP. Queen Latifah gets her own hair parlor in this spinoff of the Barbershop franchise.

BRIDGET JONES: THE EDGE OF REASON. The honeymoon’s over for Bridget (Renee Zellweger), who faces compatibility issues with her man (Colin Firth).

CHRISTMAS WITH THE KRANKS. Tim Allen, Dan Aykroyd and Jamie Lee Curtis star in this comedy about a last-minute Christmas celebration.

FIRST DAUGHTER. Katie Holmes as a freshman aiming for normal college life despite her dad, who’s the U.S. president (Michael Keaton).

THE INCREDIBLES. Disney and Pixar Animation follow Finding Nemo with the tale of a retired superhero who gets back into the anti-evildoer game.

KINSEY. Liam Neeson plays pioneering sexuality researcher Alfred Kinsey. Laura Linney co-stars.

LAST FIRST KISS. Will Smith as a matchmaker who organizes clients’ first dates to create good first impressions.

NATIONAL TREASURE. Benjamin Franklin Gates (Nicolas Cage) descends from a family of treasure-seekers who’ve all hunted for the same thing: a war chest hidden by the Founding Fathers after the Revolutionary War.

THE POLAR EXPRESS. Tom Hanks is lead voice in an animated Christmas tale based on the children’s book about a train to the North Pole. Robert Zemeckis directs.

THE RING 2. The horror sequel about a reporter (Naomi Watts) who uncovered the secret of a videotape whose viewers die horribly.

THE RINGER. A comedy about two guys who decide to rig the Special Olympics to pay off a debt.

THE SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS MOVIE. The little bottomfeeder from Nickelodeon’s TV cartoon soaks in the big-screen limelight.

SEED OF CHUCKY. Need we say more?

SURVIVING CHRISTMAS. A lonely man (Ben Affleck) hires a family to welcome him into the fold for the holidays.

WHITE NOISE. Michael Keaton stars in this thriller about a man who is contacted from beyond the grave by his murdered wife.

December

ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER’S THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. Joel Schumacher directs the musical adaptation about a disfigured madman (Gerard Butler) terrorizing Paris.

THE AVIATOR. Martin Scorsese and his Gangs of New York star Leonardo DiCaprio reteam for a Howard Hughes film biography.

BLADE: TRINITY. Wesley Snipes is back as the half-vampire comic-book hero, who’s framed for murder in a plot involving the king of the bloodsuckers, Dracula.

CLOSER. Julia Roberts in director Mike Nichols’ tale of passion and betrayal among two couples. With Jude Law, Natalie Portman and Clive Owen.

FAT ALBERT. Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids come to life and step out of their animated, inner-city Philadelphia world.

OCEAN’S TWELVE. George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and the Ocean’s Eleven gang return for another heist. Steven Soderbergh directs again.

LEMONY SNICKET’S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS. Jim Carrey’s a dastardly villain in a family flick adapted from the children’s best sellers.

MEET THE FOCKERS. The Meet the Parents gang returns as Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller and director Jay Roach spin more gags out of clashing in-laws.

SPANGLISH. Adam Sandler in a culture-clash comedy about an American family that takes in a Mexican beauty as housekeeper. James L. Brooks directs.

AN UNFINISHED LIFE. Robert Redford as a rancher whose self-imposed seclusion is broken by the arrival of his daughter-in-law (Jennifer Lopez).

THE WEATHER MAN. A weatherman who lives with his wife and kids in Chicago must deal with problems that arise from wanting to move to New York. With Nicolas Cage, Michael Caine and Hope Davis.

January 2005

ARE WE THERE YET? The romance between a playboy and a divorced mother is threatened by a harrowing New Year’s Eve. Ice Cube stars.

BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE. A 10-year-old girl moves to a small Florida town with her preacher father and adopts a stray dog whom she names after the local supermarket where the dog was found.

COACH CARTER. Samuel L. Jackson plays a controversial high-school basketball coach who benches his undefeated team because of their poor academic record.

RACING STRIPES. An abandoned zebra (voice of Frankie Muniz) grows up believing he is a racehorse, and, with the help of his barnyard friends and a teenage girl, sets out to race with thoroughbreds.

TBA

BEYOND THE SEA. A study of "Mack the Knife" singer Bobby Darin (Kevin Spacey) and his wife, Sandra Dee (Kate Bosworth).

BRIDE AND PREJUDICE. Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice gets the Bollywood treatment.

CODE 46. Tim Robbins and Samantha Morton star in a futuristic romance in a world where travel is severely restricted.

DEAR FRANKIE. Young Frankie’s mother writes him make-believe letters from his absent father.

EULOGY. Secrets come to light during a family patriarch’s funeral. The comedy features Zooey Deschanel, Debra Winger, Ray Romano and Piper Laurie.

I AM DAVID. Adapted from the Anne Holm novel North to Freedom, it’s the story of a 12-year-old boy who escapes from a Communist concentration camp.

ICE PRINCESS. A girl pursues her dream of becoming a champion figure skater. With Kim Cattral and Joan Cusack.

THE LAST SHOT. A movie director (Matthew Broderick) finds a man to finance his latest project — a man who turns out to be an FBI agent on a sting operation.

LIFE AQUATIC. From director Wes Anderson comes this tale of worldwide adventure that centers on an oceanographer (Bill Murray).

THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES. Flush with a romantic sense of adventure, two young Argentines pile onto a 1939 Norton 500 motorcycle that carries them farther and farther away from familiar Buenos Aires to surprising and exciting destinations.

PROOF. From director John Madden (Shakespeare in Love) comes this story of a daughter (Gwyneth Paltrow) coming to terms with the death of her father (Anthony Hopkins). Also starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Hope Davis.

SHOPGIRL. Based on Steve Martin novella, it’s the story of a disenchanted salesclerk (Claire Danes) and the two men in her life: a wealthy divorcee (Martin) and a struggling musician.

SIDEWAYS. Buddies (Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church) go on a spree just before one of them is to wed. Alexander Payne (About Schmidt) directs.

STAGE BEAUTY. Billy Crudup and Claire Danes in the tale of a 17th- century actor who stars in female roles but loses his livelihood when a ban against women on stage is lifted.

SWIMMING UPSTREAM. An Australian youth’s swimming prowess eases his unhappy home life. With Geoffrey Rush and Judy Davis.

THE YES MEN. In this documentary, anti-corporate activists travel from conference to conference, impersonating members of the World Trade Organization.