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FALL FILM PREVIEW While summer's big-budget blockbusters tend to make a splash (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) or tank immediately (The Island), fall films are less-costly and—when they're good—often generate Oscar buzz or become a cult favorite (Donnie Darko). Here's the DL on which movies you just might be falling for this September.	Pride & Prejudice Keira Knightly can't be stopped! Ever since her breakout role as a tomboy in Bend it Like Beckham , this Brit has starred in countless big-budget action flicks from King Arthur to Pirates of the Caribbean . This time around she's playing Jane Austen's heroine Elizabeth Bennet. She'll have big shoes to fill: the 1995 mini-series which starred Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth is considered by many to be an unbeatable adaptation. • September 23 Official Site Watch The Trailer Corpse Bride Prepared to get your creep on when this year's dynamic duo--Director Tim Burton and Johnny Depp--team up on an animated adventure of the spine-tingling kind. Think The Nightmare Before Christmas meets Sleepy Hollow. • September 23 Official Site Watch The Trailer Serenity Director Joss Whedon (Buffy) re-invents the short-lived but beloved sci-fi series Firefly as a movie. IMDB claims that Summer Glau will be the next “breakout star.” The actress plays a spaceship passenger fleeing a bounty hunter. • September 30 Official Site Watch The Trailer
Everything Is Illuminated Actor Liev Schrieber (Party Girl, The Manchurian Candidate) goes behind the camera to direct this adaptation of the critically-acclaimed novel. Elijah Wood ( Lord of the Rings, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind ) stars as a young Jewish-American who heads to the Ukraine to find the woman who helped his grandfather escape the Nazis during WWII. • September 16 Official Site
Just Like Heaven Reese Witherspoon, the adorable Mark Ruffalo (13 Going on 30, You Can Count on Me), and quirky Napoleon Dynamite (actor Jon Heder) co-star in this romantic comedy…with a twist. • September 16 Official Site Watch The Trailer
Roll Bounce Director Malcolm D. Lee goes retro with roller-skates in this coming-of-age comedy set in 1970s Chicago. Bow Wow (formerly known as Li'l Bow Wow) plays a skater who has to rally the troops when their favorite neighborhood roller rink goes out of business. • September 23 Official Site Watch The Trailer
The Libertine Insiders say Johnny Depp may earn an Oscar nomination (his third) for his portrayal of the decadent 17th century poet John Wilmot in this biopic which also stars Samantha Morton and Shane MacGowan, formerly of rock band The Pogues. • September 16 Official Site
Thumbsucker Music video director and album cover designer Mike Mills makes his film debut in this highly-anticipated film about a teen who must learn to break an embarrassing addiction. Vince Vaughn shows up and Keanu Reeves co-stars as the orthodontist. • September 16 Official Site Watch The Trailer