SNEAKS ’96 : FALL/HOLIDAY : The prestige factor takes over, with bio-pics like ‘Michael Collins’ and ‘Surviving Picasso,’ ‘Evita,’ ‘The Crucible’ and the return of Francis Ford Coppola with ‘Jack.’ But you also get Brad Pitt, several dozen Dalmatians and untold ‘Fierce Creatures.’

Beavis and Butt-head. The brain-dead buddies hit the big screen in auteur Mike Judge’s (he even wrote and performed the theme music) examination of the teenage psyche. (Paramount)

Bloodstone. Jean-Claude Van Damme stars in an action thriller marking the American debut of acclaimed Hong Kong director Ringo Lam. (Columbia)

Bogus. Norman Jewison directs Whoopi Goldberg and Gerard Depardieu as the uptight foster mother and the imaginary best friend of young orphan Haley Joel Osment. (Warner Bros./New Regency)

Brassed Off. Both conflicts and harmony surface in this story of a brass band in Yorkshire, England, set against the controversial mining pit closures of 1992-93. (Miramax)

The Chamber. William Goldman adapted John Grisham’s novel about a young lawyer (Chris O’Donnell) racing against time to save his grandfather (Gene Hackman) from the gas chamber. (Universal)

Childhood’s End. Veteran film distributor Jeff Lipsky’s directorial debut is an intense character study of a supremely confident 18-year-old photography prodigy. (Plainview Pictures)

Chimes at Midnight. A re-release of Orson Welles’ 1966 turn as Falstaff in his blend of “Henry IV,” “Henry V,” “Richard III” and “The Merry Wives of Windsor.” (Miramax)

Commandments. Hasn’t he heard about the guy from “Seven”? Aidan Quinn is out to break all 10 Commandments. Courteney Cox and Anthony LaPaglia co-star. (Universal)

Crash. Writer-director David Cronenberg brings his touch to J.G. Ballard’s futuristic novel about danger, sex, death and car crashes. James Spader, Holly Hunter and Rosanna Arquette are along for the ride. (Fine Line)

Crimetime. An actor hits the big time playing a serial killer in a crime reenactment show, while the real killer becomes seduced by the glamorization of his crimes. Stephen Baldwin and Pete Postlethwaite star. (Trimark)

Crossworlds. A young man gets mixed up in the battle between good and evil when he’s pulled into a bizarre parallel world. Rutger Hauer stars in director Krishna Rao’s sci-fi actioner. (Trimark)

The Crucible. Arthur Miller wrote the screenplay, based on his play about collective evil and personal conscience. Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder, Paul Scofield and Joan Allen head the cast. Directed by Nicholas Hytner (“Madness of King George”). (Fox)

The Day After Tomorrow. In this retelling of Allan Folsom’s bestseller, an American in Paris stumbles upon an international conspiracy that leads back to the days when the Nazis were on the brink of victory. (MGM)

Daylight. New horizons in commuting: Sylvester Stallone endeavors to lead a group of survivors to safety from an explosion-sealed New York-New Jersey tunnel. (Universal)

The Dentist. Corbin Bernsen is the dentist from hell. Just ask his wife, his pool man . . . oops, too late. (Trimark)

The Devil’s Own. Alan J. Pakula directs the high-powered team of Harrison Ford and Brad Pitt in this suspense thriller. (Columbia)

Donnie Brasco. Mob veteran Al Pacino is mentor to newcomer Johnny Depp--who is actually an FBI infiltrator. Mike Newell directs this true story, which finds Depp torn between two worlds. (TriStar)

Emma. Director Douglas McGrath adapted the Jane Austen novel, and Gwyneth Paltrow takes the title role of the romantic meddler. (Miramax)

The English Patient. Ralph Fiennes is the hideously burned title character, a cipher at the center of the damaged lives on display in an abandoned Italian villa at the end of World War II. (Miramax)

The Evening Star. Jack Nicholson is expected to put in an appearance, joining Shirley MacLaine in this continuation of “Terms of Endearment,” again based on a Larry McMurtry novel, with Robert Harling assuming James L. Brooks’ directing role. (Paramount)

Evita. The Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice classic finally makes it to the screen after nearly two decades, with Madonna starring as Eva Peron, Jonathan Pryce as Juan Peron, and Antonio Banderas as Che. Alan Parker directs. (Hollywood)

Excess Baggage. Alicia Silverstone goes from “Clueless” to conniving, turning to an action adventure in which she fakes her own kidnapping to get back at her father. (Columbia)

Fierce Creatures. Zoo operators Kevin Kline and Jamie Lee Curtis decide to boost attendance by showcasing only vicious predators, and manager John Cleese sets out to destroy the cuddlier critters. So goes the reunion of the “Fish Called Wanda” team. (Universal)

Fireworks. Mark Rydell produces and directs a drama about a cop whose search for a mob hit man takes a disturbing turn involving his partner and best friend. (United Artists)

First Kid. Or “White House Guest”? Sinbad is a Secret Service agent who can’t cut it as a presidential protector but gets the gig of guarding the president’s rambunctious teenage son (Brock Pierce). (Hollywood/Caravan)

The First Wives Club. Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn and Diane Keaton, all dumped by their husbands for younger wives, collaborate to take revenge. Hugh Wilson directs Robert Harling’s screenplay. (Paramount)

The Glimmer Man. Serial killer specialist Steven Seagal’s attempt to track down an elusive murderer hits a snag when his ex-wife becomes a victim, enmeshing him and his partner Keenen Ivory Wayans in a web of intrigue. (Warner Bros.)

Goosebumps. A film version of R.L. Stine’s kids’ thrillers, a series with more than 71 million copies in print. (Fox Family Films)

Grace of My Heart. Allison Anders (“Mi Vida Loca”) directs the saga of a singer-songwriter (Illeana Douglas) who goes from the late-’50s Brill Building to ‘60s psychedelic Malibu. Elvis Costello, Sonic Youth, Shawn Colvin and others provide the music. (Gramercy)

I’m Not Rappaport. Walter Matthau and Ossie Davis are the Central Park pals in this adaptation of Herb Gardner’s stage comedy. Amy Irving, Martha Plimpton and Craig T. Nelson are also involved in their carrying-on. (Gramercy)

In Love and War. Sandra Bullock and Chris O’Donnell take the leads in an epic love story based on the letters and diaries of the nurse who inspired Hemingway’s “A Farewell to Arms.” Richard Attenborough directs. (New Line)

Inventing the Abbotts. Ken Hixon based his script on the short story by Sue Miller, about family secrets and two brothers competing for the affections of three wealthy sisters. (Fox 2000)

Island of Dr. Moreau. Val Kilmer, Marlon Brando and David Thewlis star for director John Frankenheimer in this version of the H.G. Wells story. “Jurassic Park’s” Stan Winston creates the “manimals.” (New Line)

Jack. Francis Ford Coppola directs Robin Williams as a 10-year-old boy with a genetic disorder that accelerates the aging process. He prepares to end his long isolation and enter the outside world and fourth grade. (Hollywood)

Jerry Maguire. Writer-director Cameron Crowe (“Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” “Singles”) follows sports agent Maguire (Tom Cruise) on a comedic journey from crisis to redemption. (TriStar)

Joseph Conrad’s the Secret Agent. Victorian London is the setting for the intrigue as Patricia Arquette turns to enigmatic Frenchman Gerard Depardieu after being betrayed by husband Bob Hoskins. Christopher Hampton (“Carrington”) directs. (Fox Searchlight)

Kilronan. Jonathan Darby wrote and directs this thriller about a city girl whose move to her new husband’s country estate is complicated by her vengeful mother-in-law. (TriStar)

Kiss the Girls. Morgan Freeman is detective Alex Cross, whose search for his missing niece puts him on the trail of two serial killer-rapists. Based on the sequel to James Patterson’s bestseller “Along Came a Spider.” (Paramount)

Liar, Liar. Jim Carrey is an attorney and compulsive liar who is compelled to tell the truth for 24 hours. Tom Shadyac directs. (Universal)

Loch Ness. Ted Danson is a down-and-out zoologist whose bogus search for the famous monster takes unexpected turns. Joely Richardson is his love interest in this upbeat comedy. (Gramercy)

Lolita. Kubrick’s version is a tough act to follow, but Adrian Lyne gives it a try with Jeremy Irons as Humbert Humbert, Melanie Griffith as Charlotte Haze and newcomer Dominique Swain in the title role. (Chargeurs)

The Long Kiss Goodnight. Schoolteacher Geena Davis has amnesia (something to do with “Cutthroat Island”?), and when her past finally comes clear it’s secret agents and deadly plots. Renny Harlin directs, Shane Black (“Lethal Weapon”) writes, Samuel L. Jackson co-stars. (New Line)

Mars Attacks! Director Tim Burton returns to Warner Bros., scene of his “Beetlejuice” and the first two “Batmans,” for this large-scale science-fiction fantasy. (Warner Bros.)

Marvin’s Room. Stage director Jerry Zaks gets to deal with quite a cast in his film debut: Meryl Streep, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, Hume Cronyn and Gwen Verdon in screenwriter John Guare’s adaptation of Scott McPherson’s play about a dysfunctional family. (Miramax)

Michael. Nora Ephron (“Sleepless in Seattle”) directs and co-writes (with Pete Dexter) the story of promiscuous angel John Travolta and the tabloid reporters (Andie MacDowell, William Hurt) on his tail. (New Line)

Michael Collins. Liam Neeson stars as the Irish revolutionary leader and Julia Roberts as his fiancee in writer-director Neil Jordan’s study of conflict and loyalty. (Warner Bros.)

Mighty Ducks III. Emilio Estevez leads his slap-shooting charges into the embrace of prestigious Eden Academy, where they ultimately unite with their schoolmates against a common foe. (Walt Disney)

The Mirror Has Two Faces. Barbra Streisand directs herself, Jeff Bridges, Pierce Brosnan, Mimi Rogers and others in a bittersweet comedy about two university professors with a novel marital arrangement. (TriStar)

Mother. New frontiers in dysfunctional families: Albert Brooks and Rob Morrow as brothers, Debbie Reynolds as mom in director and co-writer Brooks’ latest opera neurotica. (Paramount)

Mother Night. Nick Nolte stars in this adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s novel, in which avenging Israelis and neo-Nazis vie for a propagandist’s soul in the years after World War II. (Fine Line)

My Entire Life. “Dingo Day Afternoon”? An Australian ex-con and his new family unwittingly trigger a siege situation that escalates into a media circus. (Gramercy)

Night Falls on Manhattan. Sidney Lumet’s 40th film stars Andy Garcia as an idealistic New York D.A. whose encounters with the system’s corruption shatter his world. Richard Dreyfuss plays his courtroom adversary. (Paramount)

101 Dalmatians. Glenn Close as Cruella DeVil in a live-action update of Disney’s 1961 classic. Joely Richardson and Jeff Daniels are the owners of the coveted canines. (Walt Disney)

The People vs. Larry Flynt. Woody Harrelson plays the iconoclastic Hustler publisher and Courtney Love is his wife in a bio-pic directed by Milos Forman and executive produced by Oliver Stone. (Columbia)

The Portrait of a Lady. In her follow-up to “The Piano,” director Jane Campion and screenwriter Laura Jones adapt Henry James’ novel about a young woman’s encounters with deception and betrayal. (Gramercy)

The Preacher’s Wife. This remake of the 1947 classic “The Bishop’s Wife” stars Whitney Houston and Denzel Washington. Penny Marshall directs. (Touchstone)

Rich Man’s Wife. Halle Berry stars in writer-director Amy Holden Jones’ story about a woman who becomes the prime suspect when her estranged husband is murdered. (Hollywood/Caravan)

Rosewood. Director and co-writer John Singleton recounts the destruction of a black community in Florida in 1923, triggered by a false accusation against one of its inhabitants. (Warner Bros.)

The Saint. Thief and loner Simon Templar is plunged into international intrigue when he’s commissioned to steal the life work of a beautiful scientist. (Paramount)

Sandblast. Wesley Snipes seeks lost explosives in the Iraqi desert while contending with traitorous Green Berets. A Bedouin boy and a downed female pilot assist. (Warner Bros./Silver Pictures)

Set It Off. Jada Pinkett, Queen Latifah, Vivica Fox and Kimberly Oldham form a larcenous foursome in F. Gary Gray’s follow-up to “Friday.” (New Line)

Sleepers. Writer-producer-director Barry Levinson traces the lives of some pals from Hell’s Kitchen through reform school and its aftermath. Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro, Jason Patric and Kevin Bacon star. (Warner Bros.)

Sons and Warriors. Helen Mirren and Fionnula Flanagan portray mothers whose sons are involved in the Irish hunger strike of 1981. (Columbia)

Space Jam. As if playing with Dennis Rodman weren’t enough, now Michael Jordan must team with the Looney Tunes characters in a basketball game against creatures from outer space. (Warner Bros.)

The Substance of Fire. Ron Rifkin and Sarah Jessica Parker, alumni of the off-Broadway version of Jon Robin Baitz’s play about conflicts in a publishing family, are joined by Timothy Hutton and Tony Goldwyn in Baitz’s own adaptation. (Miramax)

The Sunchaser. Woody Harrelson is an oncological surgeon kidnapped by teenage murderer and cancer victim Jon Seda, who seeks a cure in a fabled Navajo mountain. Michael Cimino directs. (Warner Bros.)

Surviving Picasso. Anthony Hopkins takes on a titan of 20th century art in this offering from the distinguished James Ivory-Ismail Merchant-Ruth Prawer Jhabvala team. (Warner Bros.)

This Is the Sea. The romance between John Lynch and Samantha Morton is complicated by their sobering situation--she’s a Protestant and he’s a Catholic in contemporary Northern Ireland. (First Look)

Tieta. Brazil’s two leading actresses, Sonia Braga and Marilia Pera, are sisters in conflict in celebrated novelist Jorge Amado’s adaptation of his own book. (Sony Pictures Entertainment)

The Trigger Effect. When all electric power and broadcast signals are cut off, Kyle McLachlan, Elisabeth Shue and Dermot Mulroney must cope with an unraveling community. (Gramercy)

Turbulence. A flight attendant takes the controls on a jumbo jet after a prisoner escapes and eliminates the crew. Male lead: Ray Liotta. Destination: LAX. (MGM)

Twelfth Night. The theater’s Trevor Nunn directs Helena Bonham Carter, Richard E. Grant, Nigel Hawthorne, Ben Kingsley and Imogen Stubbs in Shakespeare’s comedy. (Fine Line)

2 Days in the Valley. A diverse roster of characters populates this comedy-drama set in the San Fernando Valley. The cast includes James Spader, Eric Stoltz, Danny Aiello, Jeff Daniels, Keith Carradine, Cheryl Ladd, Marsha Mason and Peter Horton. (MGM)

Underworld. Denis Leary, Joe Mantegna and Annabella Sciorra star in a psychological thriller about a paroled mob figure’s eccentric plan of vengeance. (Trimark)

Untitled Mississippi Project. Rob Reiner directs and Alec Baldwin stars as Bobby DeLaughter, the district attorney who brought Byron de la Beckwith to justice 30 years after the murder of civil rights leader Medgar Evers. (Castle Rock)

Untitled Star Trek Feature. Patrick Stewart commands the newly commissioned Enterprise E in the eighth “Star Trek” film. (Paramount)

The Warrior of Waverly Street. The adventures of a 12-year-old boy who tries on a 7-foot-tall “cybersuit.” (Trimark)

William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. “Strictly Ballroom” director Baz Luhrmann and leads Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes offer Elizabethan language spoken in a contemporary American voice. (Fox)

Zorro. The “Desperado” team of director Robert Rodriguez and star Antonio Banderas take on the adventures of the masked swordsman. (TriStar)

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Photo Research: Kathleen Craughwell