Happy New Year folks. May 2005 be even better than 2004 unless 2004 was an unforgettable year. In that case, hope that 2005 is just as good. With that, here are the movies coming out in the first four months of the year in what I call the Winter Movie Preview.

January 7

White Noise - Michael Keaton contacts the dead in order to find his lost wife and his lost acting career.

The Underclassman - Nick Cannon is an undercover cop looking to break an auto theft ring at a high school.

January 14

Coach Carter - The inspirational story about a high school basketball coach played by Samuel L. Jackson who whips his players into shape academically.

Elektra - Does it matter what it's about? It's another chance to see Jennifer Garner kick some ass.

Racing Stripes - Another movie with talking animals, this time, it concerns a horse who is set upon winning the Kentucky Crown.

January 21

Assault on Precinct 13 - Ethan Hawke and crew must protect a police station from a gang which wants to free a mobster imprisoned inside.

Hostage - After a botched hostage negotiation, Bruce Willis retreats to a relatively quiet town in Ventura County but is thrust back into another situation in the place where he thought these things could be avoided.

Million Dollar Baby - This Oscar contender expands nationwide as Clint Eastwood trains his boxing pupil, Hilary Swank.

January 28

Alone in the Dark - Christian Slater must prevent demons from reviving in the 21st century. That's it...we're doomed.

Are We There Yet? - What man would not want Nia Long? Ice Cube is thinking that too but it'll take a reunion between the mom and her hard-to-please kids to get him into the mix.

D.E.B.S. - A group of high schoolers must take down a bank robber.

Hide and Seek - Robert DeNiro notices his daughter Dakota Fanning has dealt with her mother's death through an imaginary friend and doesn't worry about it until he realizes the imaginary friend isn't so imaginary.

In My Country - Samuel L. Jackson and Juliette Binoche react differently to the reconciliation hearings concerning murder and torture in the Apartheid Era.

Man of the House - FBI agent Tommy Lee Jones isn't out to chase Harrison Ford anymore. Now he's assigned to protect a group of cheerleaders.

February 4

Boogeyman - Barry Watson of 7th Heaven fame is afraid of the boogeyman that may be in his house.

The Wedding Date - Debra Messing uses a hired escort (Dermot Mulroney) as a wedding date but could love be far behind?

February 11

Hitch - Will Smith is a relationship doctor who needs some help himself.

Imaginary Heroes - The typical American family that isn't as typical as it seems.

February 18

Because of Winn-Dixie - A 10 year old girl makes use of the Winn-Dixie supermarket to meet people in the town and find out more about them as well as herself.

Constantine - In this movie that has the look of the Matrix, Keanu Reeves investigates supernatural mysteries and now faces one doozy of a case involving heaven, hell, and Rachel Weisz.

Son of the Mask - The Mask 2 without Jim Carrey? Pass.

February 25

Cursed - Siblings mourning the loss of their pass are attacked by werewolves. Gee, what luck.

King's Ransom - A rich businessman plots his own kidnapping after he finds out his wife will divorce him and take half of what he has. However, it seems a lot of people have plans to kidnap him.

March 4

Be Cool - John Travolta reprises his Get Shorty role as Chili Palmer, now in search for work as a manager in the music industry.

March 11

Millions - Kids find a bunch of cash and what do you know? They decide to spend it.

Mindhunters - Anyone want to bet that this gets delayed again? 2 years and counting.

Robots - Fox makes another go at CGI animation with this world of, well, robots.

A Sound of Thunder - When a time travel trip goes awry, Edward Burns needs to go back in time and fix the damage before humanity disappears.

The Upside of Anger - Former baseball player Kevin Costner becomes a part of a dysfunctional family.

March 18

Melinda and Melinda - Woody Allen's latest film literally is a comedy and drama told in one movie.

The Ring 2 - Naomi Watts returns for the sequel to this horror flick.

March 25

Sahara - The discovery of a Civil War battleship could lead to deaths in the area surrounding it.

March 30

Beautyshop - Queen Latifah runs her own shop in a movie that follows in the footsteps of Barbershop.

April 1

Sin City - Based upon the graphic novels of Frank Miller, the action follows three storylines in a ciy filled with sex and violence.

The Weatherman - Nicolas Cage struggles to balance his professional life and his personal life.

April 8

Deuce Bigelow : European Gigolo - Hmm...they could make a sequel out of this?

Unleashed - Jet Li, raised solely to be a fighter, gets an education on being human by Morgan Freeman.

April 15

The Amityville Horror - Based upon the novel, a young couple moved into a house haunted by demons and the site of a murder years earlier.

Rumor Has It - Jennifer Aniston discovers the family secret that the film "The Graduate" may have been based on people in her family and soon realizes history may be repeating itself when she falls for an older man.

Valiant - In Disney's CGI animated film, a misfit pigeon finds himself in the Royal Pigeon Service during World War II.

April 22

The Interpreter - Sean Penn must choose whether or not to believe an interpreter (Nicole Kidman) who believes she overheard a murder plot at the United Nations.

Madison - Jim Caviezel is a repairman who suddenly races hydroplanes on the Ohio River.

April 29

House of Wax - A group of friends discovers that the House of Wax is actually filled with wax-covered corpses. Soon, they must escape before they become part of the exhibit. Stars Elisha Cuthbert, Paris Hilton, and Chad Michael Murray.

XXX: State of the Union - Vin Diesel doesn't return but the rest of the cast does as Ice Cube takes over the lead role.