 Chicken Little 2005  G, 77 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Mark Dindal
Cast: Zach Braff, Garry Marshall, Don Knotts, Patrick Stewart, Amy Sedaris, Steve Zahn, Joan Cusack, Wallace Shawn, Harry Shearer, Fred Willard, Catherine O'Hara, Patrick Warburton
One year ago, Chicken Little (voice of Zach Braff) caused panic in his Oakey Oaks community when he told everyone that a piece of the sky landed on his head. Matters have quieted down, but now Chicken Little gets hit on the head again–this time by a piece of a spaceship–and he is afraid to tell even his own dad, Buck Cluck (voice of Garry Marshall). But, it isn't long before Chicken Little and his friends are involved in an intergalactic war to save the world.
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Dance Flick 2009  PG-13, 83 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action
Director: Damien Wayans
Cast: Damon Wayans Jr., Craig Wayans, Shoshanna Bush, Essence Atkins, Affion Crockett, Chris Elliott, David Alan Grier, Brennan Hillard, Chelsea Makela, Christina Murphy, Amy Sedaris, Ross Thomas, Kim Wayans, Lauren Bowles, George Gore II
This comedy features Thomas Uncles (Damon Wayans Jr.) helping beautiful Megan White (Shoshanna Bush) perfect her dance moves. Megan is a White girl trying to fit in with the predominantly Black student body at Musical High School, and Thomas just might hold the key to her success.
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Dedication 2007  R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Justin Theroux
Cast: Billy Crudup, Mandy Moore, Bob Balaban, Tom Wilkinson, Dianne Wiest, Bobby Cannavale, Christine Taylor, Peter Bogdanovich, Amy Sedaris, Cassidy Hinkle, Catherine Lloyd Burns, Jeremy Shamos, John Ellison Conlee, Martin Freeman
Henry Roth (Billy Crudup) suffers from depression but makes a living writing children's books, and his only friend is his illustrator Rudy Holt (Tom Wilkinson). But Rudy's health declines, and he dies of a brain tumor. Now, Henry's publisher Arthur Plank (Bob Balaban) wants Henry's latest book completed and assigns illustrator Lucy (Mandy Moore) to complete the job. As Henry lets go of Rudy through conversations with the dead man, he falls in love with Lucy and learns that life can be a gamble as he tries to win Lucy away from her former professor (Martin Freeman).
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 Elf 2003  PG, 95 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Jon Favreau
Cast: Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart, Zooey Deschanel, Mary Steenburgen, Edward Asner, Daniel Tay, Faizon Love, Peter Dinklage, Amy Sedaris, Andy Richter, Kyle Gass, Michael Lerner, Artie Lange, Leon Redbone
Although he was raised as an elf at Santa's (Edward Asner) North Pole, Buddy (Will Ferrell) has attained a height denying that he can be an elf. So, he heads to Manhattan to find out who he really is. He meets his birth father (James Caan) who takes him home where he connects with his human family. A warm-hearted comedy.
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Jennifer's Body 2009 R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Sci-Fi / Horror / Thriller
Director: Karyn Kusama
Cast: Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons, Adam Brody, Sal Cortez, Ryan Levine, Juan Riedinger, Colin Askey, Chris Pratt, Juno Ruddell, Kyle Gallner, Josh Emerson, J.K. Simmons, Amy Sedaris, Cynthia Stevenson
When a rock band at a small-town high school performs a Satanic ritual after abducting popular Jennifer Check (Megan Fox), she becomes possessed by a demon and begins feeding off of her male classmates. Jennifer's best friend, Needy Lesnicky (Amanda Seyfried), steps in to protect her nerdy boyfriend Chip (Johnny Simmons) as well as the other boys at school, and matters reach a climax at a high school dance.
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Maid in Manhattan 2002  PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Wayne Wang
Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Ralph Fiennes, Tyler Posey, Natasha Richardson, Stanley Tucci, Marissa Matrone, Bob Hoskins, Frances Conroy, Chris Eigeman, Amy Sedaris, Priscilla Lopez, Lisa Roberts Gillan, Maddie Corman, Sharon Wilkins, Jayne Houdyshell
While running for the U.S. Senate, Republican candidate Christopher Marshall (Ralph Fiennes) runs into hotel maid Marisa Ventura (Jennifer Lopez) who is a single mother. Christopher mistakes Marisa for a socialite, and falls in love. Complications ensue, but, when the truth comes out, social status is ignored, and love conquers all.
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Romance & Cigarettes 2006 R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Musical / Romance
Director: John Turturro
Cast: James Gandolfini, Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet, Steve Buscemi, Bobby Cannavale, Mandy Moore, Mary-Louise Parker, Aida Turturro, Christopher Walken, Barbara Sukowa, Elaine Stritch, Eddie Izzard, Amy Sedaris, P.J. Brown, Adam LeFevre
In this off-beat musical, Kitty (Susan Sarandon) confronts her Queens construction worker husband, Nick (James Gandolfini), with evidence of pornography he has written. It turns out that Nick is having an affair with sexy underwear salesgirl Tula (Kate Winslet), and Kitty has the solution. With their three daughters–Rosebud (Aida Turturro), Constance (Mary-Louise Parker), and Baby (Mandy Moore)–supporting her, Kitty kicks Nick out of the house leaving him to make up his own mind of what he really should do. Throughout their trials, everyone seems to sing and dance in this down and dirty musical love story.
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Snow Angels 2008 R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Gordon Green
Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Sam Rockwell, Michael Angarano, Jeanetta Arnette, Nicky Katt, Tom Noonan, Connor Paolo, Amy Sedaris, Olivia Thirlby, Grace Hudson, Brian Downey, Carroll Godsman, Deborah Allen, Griffin Dunne
The deteriorating relationships of couples unfold in this story that ends in tragedy. Teenager Arthur (Michael Angarano) busses tables in a restaurant where his former babysitter Annie (Kate Beckinsale) works as a waitress. Annie, who is estranged from her husband Glenn (Sam Rockwell), is having an affair with Nate (Nicky Katt), the husband of her friend and co-worker Barb (Amy Sedaris). At school, Arthur and his classmate Lila (Olivia Thirlby) have been flirting, but Arthur is more interested in trying to deal with his parents' (Griffin Dunne and Jeanetta Arnette) recent separation. These relationships provide the background for a tragedy that will affect them all.
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Strangers with Candy 2006 R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Dinello
Cast: Amy Sedaris, Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, Carlo Alban, Maria Thayer, Deborah Rush, Greg Hollimon, Matthew Broderick, Dan Hedaya, Allison Janney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kristen Johnston, Sarah Jessica Parker, Ian Holm
Slapstick and satire reign in this film based on the TV comedy by the same name. This time around, 46-year-old Jerri (Amy Sedaris) is newly released from prison when she returns home and enters Flatpoint High School to finally earn a diploma. In the process of getting her education, Jerri is caught up in the competitions at the school's science fair. Zany characters from the TV show include Principal Onyx Blackman (Greg Hollimon), art teacher Geoffrey Jellineck (Paul Dinello), and science teacher Chuck Noblet (Stephen Colbert).
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| 1. Chicken Little (2005)
2. Dance Flick (2009)
3. Dedication (2007)
4. Elf (2003)
5. Jennifer's Body (2009)
6. Maid in Manhattan (2002)
7. Romance & Cigarettes (2006)
8. Snow Angels (2008)
9. Strangers with Candy (2006)
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