Bride & Prejudice 2004 PG-13, 110 min. Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Gurinder Chadha Cast: Aishwarya Rai, Martin Henderson, Daniel Gillies, Naveen Andrews, Marsha Mason, Namrata Shirodkar, Indira Varma, Nadira Babbar, Alexis Bledel, Anupam Kher, Meghna Kothari, Ashanti
Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" is once more brought to the screen. This time there is a twist: culture differences rather than class distinctions cause the problems. The story begins in India where farmer's daughter Lalita (Aishwarya Rai) meets wealthy American Will Darcy (Martin Henderson). Mutual contempt results from the onset, but all will change when Lalita and Will get past those first impressions.
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The Last Legion 2007 PG-13, 110 min. Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama
Director: Doug Lefler Cast: Colin Firth, Ben Kingsley, Aishwarya Rai, Peter Mullan, Kevin McKidd, John Hannah, Iain Glen, Thomas Sangster, Rupert Friend, Nonso Anozie, Owen Teale, Alexander Siddig, Robert Pugh, James Cosmo, Harry Van Gorkum
Odoacer (Peter Mullan) leads the Goth takeover, and Rome falls resulting in its last emperor, 12-year-old Romulus Augustus (Thomas Sangster), and his mentor and tutor Ambrosinus (Ben Kingsley) being exiled to Capri. On the isle, Romulus discovers the legendary sword of Julius Caesar, and he determines to save Rome. But he needs help, and help comes in the form of loyal legionnaire Aurelius (Colin Firth), his small group of loyal men, and a mysterious warrior (Aishwarya Rai) who help Romulus escape from the island and travel to Britannia in search of the last Roman Legion to aid in their stand against the Goths to regain Rome.
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The Pink Panther 2 2009 ', 92 min. Genre: Family / Comedy / Adventure / Mystery
Director: Harald Zwart Cast: Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer, Andy Garcia, Alfred Molina, Yuki Matsuzaki, Aishwarya Rai, John Cleese, Lily Tomlin, Jeremy Irons, Johnny Hallyday, Geoffrey Palmer, Phillip Goodwin, Armel Bellec, Jack Metzger
Steve Martin is back in his role as Inspector Clouseau. This time around, a master thief, "The Tornado," has stolen the Magna Carta, the pope's ring, and the Pink Panther diamond. Chief Inspector Dreyfus (John Cleese) assigns Clouseau to head up an international "dream team"–Vincenzo (Andy Garcia), Pepperidge (Alfred Molina), Kenji (Yuki Matsuzaki), and Sonia (Aishwarya Rai)–and they set out to solve the case. Clouseau's partner Ponton (Jean Reno) and Clouseau's love interest, Nicole (Emily Mortimer), are also along on the trip from Paris to Rome and help in the bumbling search for the stolen artfacts.
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| 1. Bride & Prejudice (2004)
2. The Last Legion (2007)
3. The Pink Panther 2 (2009)
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