HOT FLICKS.

Which will be the biggest movies of the summer? Here are some potential winners, with their likely release dates:

Mission: Impossible 2: Tom Cruise is back for this sequel to the successful remake of the old TV show. Directed by John Woo, the Hong Kong action-movie genius, it should be dazzling to watch. (May 24)

Shaft: Who's the cat who won't cop out when there's danger all about? In this remake of the 1971 blaxploitation flick, John Shaft is played by the way-cool Samuel L. Jackson. (June 16)

Texas Rangers: Cowboy movies aren't exactly the hottest thing going, but think of this flick as a cops-and-robbers movie dressed in leather. Among the stars are heartthrobs James Van Der Beek and Rachael Leigh Cook...