We're now at that awkward point in a film season's cycle in which the best movies offered are holdovers from last year. Still, there are a few promising films due to be released in the following months, so here's a sampling of what you can expect.

The Mexican

Finally, a movie that pairs Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts. That may be the only real draw, though. Pitt plays a man who gets mixed up in the mob and must go to Mexico to retrieve a sought-after gun. The Sopranos' James Gandolfini also shows up to kidnap Roberts to make sure Pitt follows through. Gene Hackman co-stars. The previews look a little odd; let's hope it's just the "our studio doesn't know how to concoct a decent preview" syndrome. (March 2)

15 Minutes

Two idiots in New York City hope to achieve fame by killing people for fun and selling their footage of it to TV stations. Robert De Niro plays a detective who attempts to foil their plans, while Ed Burns is an arson investigator. Frasier's Kelsey Grammer also stars. (March 9)

Enemy at the Gates

This promising war drama stars Jude Law as a World War II Soviet sniper who is chased by a Nazi assassin (Ed Harris). The film also stars Joseph Fiennes, of Shakespeare in Love fame. This one has a chilling preview; so why did they push back the release date from Oscar-friendly December? (March 16)

Memento

Even more promising is this film noir, in which a man (Guy Pierce, L.A. Confidential) wakes up with a beaten head to find his wife raped and murdered. His memory loss lets him remember things for only 15 minutes, so he takes pictures of the entire case. One more thing: the story is told in reverse. The film picked up the screenwriting award at this year's Sundance Film Festival . Carrie-Anne Moss and Joe Pantoliano also star. (March 16)

Heartbreakers

Sigourney Weaver and Jennifer Love Hewitt play a mother-daughter con-artist team who jilt rich men at the alter and make off with the cash. Gene Hackman plays one of the angry husbands. Directed by Newhart scribe David Mirkin. (March 23)

Just Visiting

This one gets the award for weirdness. A knight accidentally kills his girlfriend and attempts to go back in time to save her. Unfortunately, he jumps 800 years ahead instead. Stars Jean Reno, Christian Clavier and Christina Applegate. (March 23)

Someone Like You

Along Came A Spider

This is a prequel to the hit Kiss the Girls, minus Ashley Judd. Morgan Freeman returns as Detective Alex Cross, who must investigate the case of a congressman's kidnapped daughter. Patch Adams' Monica Potter fills Judd's shoes for this installment. (April 6)

Bridget Jones's Diary

Renee Zellweger follows up Nurse Betty with this film, in which she plays a 30-something, single, neurotic Brit with a publishing job in London. Hugh Grant and Colin Firth round out a cast already glowing with good buzz. (April 13)

Town and Country

A movie about middle-age couples with marital problems. Could anything go wrong with a cast that includes Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn and Garry Shandling? Apparently so. The budget of this film soared to $80 million after countless re-shoots and re-writes. Let's hope it was worth it. (April 20)

The Claim

Directed by Michael Winterbottom (Jude), this film is set in 1849 California, shortly after the gold rush. Peter Mullan plays a man who trades his wife and daughter (Sarah Polley) for a bag of gold. 20 years later, they come back to find him. A great cast includes Wes Bentley and Milla Jovovich. (April 20)