No one says it better than Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes, so we'll spare you the who-knows- what-tomorrow-brings philosophizing and get right down to it. The truth is, no one, not even Miss Cleo herself, knows what's going to happen in life. Though the topsy-turvy world of entertainment is no exception, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY has braved conventional wisdom once more to map out what's in store for 2002. In no short supply are war movies (patriotism is riding high), sequels (Stuart Little 2, anyone?), personal milestones (Patrick Swayze 50? Who knew?), and, of course, the return of your basic cultural staples (Star Wars: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones). So tape this baby to your fridge and start planning your year. Oh yeah, one last thing: All dates are subject to change.
JANUARY
1/23 PREMIERE: That '80s Show, on Fox
1/24 IN BOOKSTORES: Satisfaction: The Art of the Female Orgasm by Sex and the City's Kim Cattrall and hubby Mark Levinson
1/25 OPENING: Mandy Moore in A Walk to Remember; I Am Sam, with Sean Penn; The Mothman Prophecies, starring Richard Gere; Cannes fave The Son's Room
1/27 Rose Red, Stephen King's latest miniseries, begins on ABC
1/29 SAG award nominations are announced
1/31 Come on down! The Price Is Right 30th Anniversary Special, on CBS
FEBRUARY
2/1 OPENING: Birthday Girl, starring Nicole Kidman; Slackers, with Jason Schwartzman
-- Part 1 of Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television airs on TV Land
2/3 Finally, an excuse for the rest of us to watch the Super Bowl (on Fox): U2 play the halftime show
2/5 IN BOOKSTORES: John Grisham's new legal thriller, The Summons
-- IN VIDEO STORES: Ghost World, with Thora Birch; Britney Spears: Live From Las Vegas
-- Could it be magic? Barry Manilow's Ultimate Manilow and Jennifer Lopez's J to tha L-O! The Remixes are released
2/8 2002 Winter Olympics open in Salt Lake City (airs on NBC, through Feb. 24)
-- OPENING: Monster's Ball, starring Halle Berry and Billy Bob Thornton; the delayed Schwarzenegger flick Collateral Damage; Rollerball, with LL Cool J
2/10 American International Toy Fair, at New York's Javits Center (through Feb. 14)
2/12 Academy Award nominations are announced
2/14 The Vagina Monologues, starring Eve Ensler, on HBO
2/15 OPENING: Crossroads, Britney's I'm-not-that-innocent coming-of-age flick; Hart's War, with Bruce Willis; and Denzel Washington in John Q.
2/17 Janet Jackson: Live in Concert in Hawaii, on HBO
2/19 IN VIDEO STORES: O, with Julia Stiles
2/22 OPENING: Aaliyah's last film, Queen of the Damned
2/26 Alanis Morissette's Under Rug Swept and a second Moulin Rouge soundtrack are released
-- PREMIERE: Julia Louis-Dreyfus' new sitcom, Watching Ellie, on NBC
2/27 44th Annual Grammy Awards, on CBS
2/28 PREMIERES: Survivor: Marquesas, on CBS; Leap of Faith, on NBC
