Every month, Studio Universal glitzes up Wednesdays with a
linked selection of big films starring the biggest names in showbiz.
Chicago (January
21) is the story of Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta-Jones), a vaudeville star on
death row for the murder of her husband and his mistress. Roxie Hart (Renée
Zellweger) joins her there after shooting dead Fred Cassely when she realises
he will never make her famous. The two find themselves fighting for the limelight
when slick Chicago lawyer Billy Flynn (Richard Gere) offers Roxie
representation – and a piece of the showbiz action.
Bowfinger (January
28) teams up comedians Steve Martin and Eddie Murphy for what is widely
acclaimed as both men’s return to form. Martin, who also wrote the script,
plays has-been filmmaker Bobby Bowfinger, convinced he can restart his career
on the back of a new film starring hot property Kit Ramsey (Murphy). The only problem
being that Ramsey doesn’t know he’s in the film – and once the other actors
start ambushing him with their lines, he soon becomes convinced he’s the target
of an alien conspiracy! Terence Stamp and Robert Downey Jr also feature in this
hilarious Hollywood satire.
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