Fall Movie Preview: October 2006

INFAMOUS
STARRING Toby Jones, Daniel Craig, Sandra Bullock
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY Douglas McGrath

A year after Philip Seymour Hoffman's Oscar-winning Capote, McGrath's rival Truman show, which was filmed around the same time, is ready for its close-up. But is there really more to tell about the author's life during the period he penned In Cold Blood? ''There's no way you can say everything there is to be said about him in one film,'' insists McGrath, who delves deeper into Capote's extravagant nightlife. His secret weapon is Jones, who embodies Capote like no one since...well, you know. ''You're thinking it's impossible that you could have someone who's just as brilliant as Hoffman,'' McGrath says. ''But just you wait.'' OCT. 13

INDIE FOCUS

49 UP
Way back in 1964, Michael Apted (Coal Miner's Daughter) helped make a landmark documentary called Seven Up! about a diverse group of British 7-year-olds. Every seven years since, the cameras have returned to update their development. ''Trying to persuade them to do it is usually the most difficult part of the operation,'' admits Apted. ''There's still a residue of anger in the fact that they sort of got trapped into this at the age of 7.'' Now 49, the subjects are remarkably honest about their lives, their dreams, and the impact of the films. ''I've always maintained they are the worst kind of celebrity: the celebrity without money or privacy,'' Apted says. ''But we all feel bonded and joined at the hip by this experience. It's a bit like a family.'' (Oct. 6)

ALSO PLAYING...
Rupert Grint (you know, Ron Weasley) stars alongside Laura Linney in the indie DRIVING LESSONS (Oct. 13).... In 12 Monkeys director Terry Gilliam's TIDELAND (Oct. 13), a young girl escapes into a fantastical world (Oct. 6).... In STARTER FOR TEN, a blue-collar boy attends a stiff British university while trying to get onto a game show (Oct. 20).... After getting kicked off a reality show, a nut creates his own and takes hostages in CRUEL WORLD (Oct. 27).... A Switzerland-based group that facilitates assisted suicides is the subject of the doc EXIT (Oct. 25).... JUSTICE explores both sides of Rio de Janeiro's criminal justice system (Oct. 18).... The life and work of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner are explored in WRESTLING WITH ANGELS (Oct. 4).... A closeted small-town policeman investigates his lover's murder in THE HOUSE OF ADAM (Oct. 27).... SO MUCH SO FAST chronicles the story of a young man diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease and his brother, who quits his job and devotes his life to finding a cure (Oct. 11).... Experimental-theater master Robert Wilson gets the bio-doc treatment in ABSOLUTE WILSON (Oct. 27).... REQUIEM follows a religious girl who may be possessed by Satan (Oct. 20).... Move over, Johnny Depp: The ''Loopiest Pirate'' title now goes to the Norwegian cartoon CAPTAIN SABERTOOTH (Oct. 20).... CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD tells the story of a down-on-his-luck man who becomes the author of a best-selling series of spiritual books (Oct. 27).... TIM BURTON'S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS IN 3-D is exactly what it sounds like (Oct. 27).... BLACK GOLD explores the dark, sobering underbelly of the coffee industry (Oct. 6).