28 Days 2000  PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Betty Thomas
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Viggo Mortensen, Dominic West, Diane Ladd, Elizabeth Perkins, Steve Buscemi, Azura Skye, Alan Tudyk, Mike O'Malley, Reni Santoni, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Margo Martindale, Susan Krebs, Katie Scharf, Loudon Wainwright III
Gwen Cummings (Sandra Bullock) gets so much into the spirit of her sister Lilly's (Elizabeth Perkins) wedding celebration that, high on drugs and alcohol, she "borrows" the wedding limo and crashes it into a neighbor's house. Next step: 28 days of rehab at Serenity Glen where Gwen sets out to beat the system as an alcoholic in denial.
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3:10 to Yuma 2007  R, 117 min.
Genre: Western
Director: James Mangold
Cast: Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Logan Lerman, Dallas Roberts, Ben Foster, Peter Fonda, Vinessa Shaw, Alan Tudyk, Luce Rains, Gretchen Mol, Lennie Loftin, Rio Alexander, Johnny Whitworth, Benjamin Petry, Kevin Durand
Civil War veteran Dan Evans (Christian Bale) lost his leg during the war, and now he and his wife Alice (Gretchen Mol) and sons William (Logan Lerman) and Mark (Benjamin Petry) are about to lose their Arizona ranch to the expanding Southern Pacific Railroad. Dan sees a way out of his financial problems when he is offered $200 to transport stagecoach robber Ben Wade (Russell Crowe) to Contention City where he is to catch the 3:10 train on the way to his hanging at the Yuma prison. Also serving with Dan on the assignment are Tucker (Kevin Durand) who burned down Ben's barn, railroad boss Grayson Butterfield (Dallas Roberts), Pinkerton agent Byron McElroy (Peter Fonda), and Dan's teenage son William. As Dan and Ben match wits along the trek, they also encounter problems with Apaches and Ben's gang–led by Charlie Prince (Ben Foster)–on what turns out to be a dangerous journey to catch the 3:10 to Yuma. Two Academy Award nominations were received. 1 User Review
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| | Very western in a good way | Anonymous 09/24/2007 | | Best western in a few years, includes action, brains and strange but loveable twist. |
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Death at a Funeral 2007  R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank Oz
Cast: Matthew Macfadyen, Keeley Hawes, Andy Nyman, Ewen Bremner, Daisy Donovan, Alan Tudyk, Jane Asher, Kris Marshall, Rupert Graves, Peter Vaughn, Thomas Wheatley, Peter Egan, Peter Dinklage
Daniel's (Matthew Macfadyen) father has died, and Daniel just wants to give him a good funeral at the family's London estate. But that is easier said than done. As if it was not bad enough that the wrong corpse is delivered to the manor, the family–including sons Daniel and famous novelist Robert (Rupert Graves), the widow Sandra (Jane Asher), and Daniels's nagging wife Jane (Keeley Hawes)–definitely is dysfunctional. And then there's cousin Martha's (Daisy Donovan) straight-laced fiance Simon (Alan Tudyk) who accidentally ingests a hallucinogen brought by Martha's druggie brother Troy (Kris Marshall). Finally, to top it all off a mysterious guest Peter (Peter Dinklage) wants cash to not reveal that he was the deceased's lover. Mayhem ensues, but by story's end, the family comes to terms with each other.
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 Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story 2004 PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Christine Taylor, Ben Stiller, Rip Torn, Justin Long, Stephen Root, Joel Moore, Chris Williams, Alan Tudyk, Missi Pyle, Jamal Duff, Gary Cole, Jason Bateman, Hank Azaria, Al Kaplon
In an effort to keep his dilapidated gym out of foreclosure and into the hands of his competitor White Goodman (Ben Stiller), gym owner Peter La Fleur (Vince Vaughn) and a team of his clients enter a Las Vegas "dodgeball" competition in an attempt to win the grand prize and save the day.
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 I, Robot 2004 PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Alex Proyas
Cast: Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, Alan Tudyk, James Cromwell, Bruce Greenwood, Adrian Ricard, Chi McBride, Jerry Wasserman, Fiona Hogan, Peter Shinkoda, Terry Chen, David Haysom, Scott Heindl, Sharon Wilkins, Craig March
It is the year 2035, and robots have become part of the modern world. A prominent robot inventor, Dr. Alfred Lanning (James Cromwell), turns up dead, and his death arouses suspicions of police Detective Del Spooner (Will Smith) who believes robots had a role in Lanning's death. Great special effects resulting in an Academy Award nomination.
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 Ice Age 2002 PG, 82 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Adventure
Director: Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha
Cast: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Goran Visnjic, Jack Black, Tara Strong, Cedric the Entertainer, Stephen Root, Diedrich Bader, Alan Tudyk, Lorri Bagley, Jane Krakowski, Peter Ackerman, Josh Hamilton
When Sid the Sloth (voice of John Leguizamo) and Manfred the Mammoth (voice of Ray Romano) find a human baby, they set out to locate his tribe and return him to the humans. Joining Manfred and Sid on the journey is Diego the Saber-tooth Tiger (voice of Denis Leary) who schemes to upset the rescue plans. The film was nominated for an Academy award for Best Animated Feature.
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A Knight's Tale 2001 PG-13, 132 min.
Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Romance
Director: Brian Helgeland
Cast: Heath Ledger, Rufus Sewell, Shannyn Sossamon, Mark Addy, Paul Bettany, Laura Fraser, Alan Tudyk, Berenice Bejo, James Purefoy, Christopher Cazenove, Scott Handy, Leagh Conwell, Steven O'Donnell, Nick Brimble, Jonathan Slinger
Writer, producer, director Brian Helgeland presents this tale, set in the 14th-century. Knowing that the sport of jousting is reserved for royalty, lowly squire William Thatcher (Heath Ledger) takes on the persona of his dead master Sir Ulrich von Lichtenstein and enters a jousting competition. William wins and with help from friends, Wat and Roland (Alan Tudyk and Mark Addy) along with aspiring writer Geoffrey Chaucer (Paul Bettany), he continues his deception and wins match after match. He even beats the undefeated Count Adhemar (Rufus Sewell) and gains the affection of Lady Jocelyn (Shannyn Sossamon). But, how long will it take before William's deception is exposed?
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 Knocked Up 2007 R, 129 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Judd Apatow
Cast: Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Jason Segel, Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill, Martin Starr, Charlyne Yi, Joanna Kerns, Harold Ramis, Iris Apatow, Maude Apatow, Alan Tudyk, Bill Hader
Entertainment journalist Alison Scott (Katherine Heigl) celebrates a promotion by drinking too much and having a one-night stand with unemployed slacker Ben Stone (Seth Rogen) in her uptight sister Debbie's (Leslie Mann) and her husband Pete's (Paul Rudd) guest house. That would have been the end of the affair–until two months later when Alison discovers that she is pregnant. She decides to continue the pregnancy and keep the baby. In the process, Alison tries to work out differences she has with an immature Ben. But Alison soon learns that forming a lasting relationship with Ben will prove more difficult than making a baby with him.
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 Serenity 2005 PG-13, 119 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Joss Whedon
Cast: Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin, Adam Baldwin, Jewel Staite, Sean Maher, Summer Glau, Ron Glass, Chiwetel Ejiofor, David Krumholtz, Michael Hitchcock, Sarah Paulson, Yan Feldman, Rafael Feldman
The time is 500 years in the future when Captain Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds (Nathan Fillion) and the crew of his space ship, Serenity, take on passengers–including a brother and sister, Simon and River Tam (Sean Maher and Summer Glau). Because River is telepathic and knows secrets that the Alliance–the powerful group that controls the galaxy–does not want known, she is pursued across the universe by a government assassin who will stop at nothing to get River.
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Wonder Boys 2000 R, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Curtis Hanson
Cast: Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, Frances McDormand, Robert Downey Jr., Katie Holmes, Rip Torn, Richard Thomas, Jane Adams, Richard Knox, Philip Bosco, Michael Cavadias, Alan Tudyk, Kelly Bishop, George Grizzard, Bingo O'Malley
Writer/professor Grady (Michael Douglas) had a bestseller seven years ago, but he can't seem to finish his current effort. Grady gets the chancellor (Frances McDormand) pregnant–whose husband (Richard Thomas) is Grady's boss. Grady's agent is hounding him, and his wife has left him. Meanwhile, Grady and a student (Tobey Maguire) embark on a road trip in search of a Marilyn Monroe artifact. Good acting, directing, and story do justice to Michael Chabon's book. Bob Dylan's song "Things Have Changed" won an Academy Award.
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| 1. 28 Days (2000)
2. 3:10 to Yuma (2007)
3. Death at a Funeral (2007)
4. Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
5. I, Robot (2004)
6. Ice Age (2002)
7. A Knight's Tale (2001)
8. Knocked Up (2007)
9. Serenity (2005)
10. Wonder Boys (2000)
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