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  Your monthly guide to the latest new movie releases arriving in theaters. 
APRIL 02, 2004 Releases PLOT: A demon summoned to Earth as part of a Nazi experiment is raised by a scientist to be a force of good. Hellboy is joined by his X-Men-like friends. STARRING: Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Jeffrey Tambor, Karel Roden DIRECTOR: Guillermo Del Toro STUDIO: Warner Bros. 
PLOT: Animals living on the Patch of Heaven dairy farm overhear that their farm might be taken over, so they develop a plan to save it. STARRING: Judi Dench, Cuba Gooding Jr., Roseanne Barr, Jennifer Tilly DIRECTOR: Will Finn, John Sanford STUDIO: Walt Disney
PLOT: A girl (Julia Stiles) who is studying pre-med falls for her new organic chemistry lab partner who happens to also be the Prince of Denmark. STARRING: Julia Stiles, Luke Mably, Ben Miller, James Fox, Miranda Richardson DIRECTOR: Martha Coolidge STUDIO: Lions Gate Films
PLOT: Chris Vaughn returns from serving his country overseas to find that his old hometown is corrupted by drugs and crime. He takes matters into his own hands. STARRING: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Johnny Knoxville, Kristen Wilson DIRECTOR: Kevin Bray STUDIO: MGM
APRIL 9, 2004 Releases PLOT: In the spring of 1836, 200 Texas men lost their lives defending a small mission building known as the Alamo from an army of Mexican soldiers. STARRING: Dennis Quaid, Billy Bob Thornton, Jason Patric, Marc Blucas DIRECTOR: John Lee Hancock STUDIO: Touchstone
PLOT: Based on the novel by Gail Carson Levine, Ella Enchanted tells the story of Ella of Frell, who tries to rid herself of her curse of absolute obedience. STARRING: Anne Hathaway, Hugh Dancy, Cary Elwes, Patrick Bergin DIRECTOR: Tommy O'Haver STUDIO: Miramax
PLOT: Matthew (Emile Hirsch) is a straight-edged high school senior, who finds himself falling for the new girl next door, only to discover she's a former porn star. STARRING: Elisha Cuthbert, Emile Hirsch, Timothy Olyphant, James Remar DIRECTOR: Luke Greenfield STUDIO: 20th Century Fox
PLOT: A father (Cedric the Entertainer) and his dysfunctional family travel across the country to attend a family reunion in Missouri. Think National Lampoon's. STARRING: Cedric the Entertainer, Steve Harvey, Vanessa Williams, Bow Wow DIRECTOR: Christopher Erskin STUDIO: Fox Searchlight Pictures
PLOT: Nick (Matthew Perry) asks for Jimmy The Tulip's (Bruce Willis) help when his wife Cynthia (Natasha Henstridge) is kidnapped by the Hungarian mob. STARRING: Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry, Natasha Henstridge, Amanda Peet DIRECTOR: Howard Deutch STUDIO: Warner Bros.
APRIL 16, 2004 Releases PLOT: Two friends (Nia Vardalos and Toni Collette) go undercover as dinner-theather drag queens in Los Angeles. From a script by Nia Vardalos. STARRING: Nia Vardalos, Toni Collette, David Duchovny DIRECTOR: Michael Lembeck STUDIO: Universal
PLOT: Quentin Tarentino's follow-up to 2003's Kill Bill Vol. 1 finds the bride (Uma Thurman) continuing to kill off the assassins responsible for her recent coma. STARRING: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Lucy Liu, Michael Madsen DIRECTOR: Quentin Tarantino STUDIO: Miramax
PLOT: The family of former special forces agent Frank Castle is executed after they witness a mafia hit. Frank seeks revenge on the crime syndicate responsible. STARRING: Thomas Jane, John Travolta, Laura Harring, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos DIRECTOR: Jonathan Hensleigh STUDIO: Artisan
APRIL 23, 2004 Releases PLOT: This Big-like comedy stars Alias' Jennifer Garner as a 13-year-old girl who dreams of being 30. After playing a birthday game, she finds her wish granted. STARRING: Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Judy Greer, Andy Serkis, Samuel Ball DIRECTOR: Gary Winick STUDIO: Revolution Studios
PLOT: Creasy (Denzel Washington) takes a job as the bodyguard of a wealthy young girl (Dakota Fanning) living in Mexico City, only to allow her to be kidnapped. STARRING: Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Christopher Walken DIRECTOR: Tony Scott STUDIO: 20th Century Fox
APRIL 30, 2004 Releases PLOT: Tim and Nick are two friends are of equal monetary status until one of Nick's get-rich-quick schemes takes off, leaving Tim wrought with envy. STARRING: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Christopher Walken DIRECTOR: Barry Levinson STUDIO: Dreamworks
PLOT: After the death of their son, a married couple turns to a doctor who promises that he can clone their deceased child. All is well up until the age that he died. STARRING: Robert De Niro, Greg Kinnear, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos DIRECTOR: Nick Hamm STUDIO: Lions Gate Films
PLOT: Two rival divorce lawyers wed while severely intoxicated. When they realize what they've done, they pretend they are happily married to protect their careers. STARRING: Pierce Brosnan, Julianne Moore, Parker Posey, Michael Sheen DIRECTOR: Peter Howitt STUDIO: New Line
PLOT: Mean Girls is about a girl who moves to the city after being raised in the African wilderness by her zoologist parents. Popular girls at school dislike her. STARRING: Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Tim Meadows, Amy Poehler DIRECTOR: Mark S. Waters STUDIO: Paramount
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