10 Items or Less 2006  R, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Brad Silberling
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Paz Vega, Jonah Hill, Bobby Cannavale, Anne Dudek, Alexandra Berardi, Jennifer Echols, Leonardo Nam, Vivianne Nacif, Scott Norris, Kumar Pallana, Jim Parsons
A movie star (Morgan Freeman) meets a Spanish-American store clerk, Scarlet (Paz Vega), while researching an upcoming role. When the actor misses his ride, Scarlet offers to drive him home, and the two hit it off as they discover that they have much in common.
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The Bone Collector 1999 R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Horror / Thriller
Director: Phillip Noyce
Cast: Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie, Queen Latifah, Michael Rooker, Mike McGlone, Luis Guzman, Leland Orser, John Benjamin Hickey, Bobby Cannavale, Ed O'Neill, Gary Swanson, Frank Fontaine, Richard Zeman, Olivia Birkelund, James Bulleit
A serial killer is on the loose in New York City with a modus operandi of torturing first, killing next, and finally removing a bone from the victim to save as a souvenir. Lincoln Rhyme (Denzel Washington), a bedridden paraplegic, becomes interested in locating the killer and recruits Amelia Donaghy (Angelina Jolie) to help. Working against the clock–and Rhyme's seizures–the two cohorts set out on the trail of the brutal killer.
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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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Diminished Capacity 2008 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Terry Kinney
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Alan Alda, Virginia Madsen, Dylan Baker, Bobby Cannavale, Louis C.K., Tom Aldredge, P.J. Brown, Jimmy Bennett, Anthony Del Negro, Lois Smith, Jim True-Frost
Chicago newspaper editor Cooper (Matthew Broderick) was the recipient of a blow to the head that has left him with short-term memory loss. He travels back to his hometown in Missouri to visit his senile Uncle Rollie (Alan Alda), and while there Cooper discovers that Rollie owns a rare Chicago Cubs baseball card. Cooper and Rollie decide to take a road trip back to Chicago with Cooper's high-school ex-girlfriend Charlotte (Virginia Madsen). The reason for the trip is to sell Rollie's baseball card at a memorabilia convention in Chicago where they will meet more than their share of crooked dealers scheming to get their hands on the card and giving as little as possible to Rollie in return.
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Fast Food Nation 2006 R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Linklater
Cast: Greg Kinnear, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Wilmer Valderrama, Patricia Arquette, Luis Guzman, Ashley Johnson, Bobby Cannavale, Ana Claudia Talancon, Bruce Willis, Kris Kristofferson, Ethan Hawke, Lou Taylor Pucci, Paul Dano, Avril Lavigne
Inspired by Eric Schlosser's best seller that exposed problems with America's fast food industry, this is a fictionalized account that involves characters and situations depicting the concerns expressed in Schlosser's muckraking book. The story begins with fast food ("Mickey's") executive Don Anderson (Greg Kinnear) journeying into Colorado to examine where his burgers really come from. On his trip, he touches the lives of those who have jobs in the meat packing plants–Raul (Wilmer Valderrama), Sylvia (Catalina Sandino Moreno), and Coco (Ana Claudia Talancon)–as well as restaurant workers–Amber (Ashley Johnson) and Mike (Bobby Cannavale)–and gains insights concerning health risks involved in the fast food industry.
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 Happy Endings 2005  R, 128 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Don Roos
Cast: Lisa Kudrow, Steve Coogan, Jesse Bradford, Bobby Cannavale, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jason Ritter, Tom Arnold, David Sutcliffe, Sarah Clarke, Laura Dern, Hallee Hirsh, Eric Jungmann
Ten stories intertwine over a period of 20 years, and the result is an entertaining film.
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Haven 2006  R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank E. Flowers
Cast: Bill Paxton, Orlando Bloom, Agnes Bruckner, Stephen Dillane, Zoe Saldana, Razaaq Adoti, Victor Rasuk, Lee Ingleby, Anthony Mackie, Mpho Koaho, Bobby Cannavale, Robert Wisdom
The seamier side of life on Grand Cayman Island is shown through three stories. A dock hand, Shy (Orlando Bloom), is in love with Andrea (Zoe Saldana) who happens to be the daughter of his boss (Robert Wisdom), and her brother Hammer (Anthony Mackie) stands in the way of their interracial union. Then there is Carl Ridley (Bill Paxton) hoping his financial advisor, Allen (Stephen Dillane), can help, while Ridley is on the run with his daughter Pippa (Agnes Brucker) and $1 million in tow. Finally, Pippa's escapades with Fritz (Victor Rasuk) become very risky when Fritz, who owes big money to gangster Richie (Razaaq Adoti), may have found Pippa to be the means of getting his hands on needed cash.
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 The Night Listener 2006 R, 91 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Thriller
Director: Patrick Stettner
Cast: Robin Williams, Toni Collette, Rory Culkin, Sandra Oh, Bobby Cannavale, Joe Morton, John Cullum, Lisa Emery, Becky Ann Baker, Rodrigo Lopresti
Gay radio show host Gabriel Noone (Robin Williams) receives a book written by teenager Pete D. Logand (Rory Culkin) describing his earlier years of being sexually abused by his parents. Now, Pete is living in Wisconsin under the watchful care of his guardian, Donna D. Logand (Toni Collette). Impressed with the book, Gabriel begins a telephone friendship with Pete and with Donna. When Gabriel's ex-boyfriend Jess (Bobby Cannavale) suggests that Donna's and Pete's voices sound alike and that Gabriel may be the victim of a hoax, Gabriel heads for Wisconsin where a game of cat-and-mouse ensues.
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Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2009  PG, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Steve Carr
Cast: Kevin James, Keir O'Donnell, Jayma Mays, Raini Rodriguez, Shirley Knight, Stephen Rannazzisi, Peter Gerety, Bobby Cannavale, Adam Ferrara, Jamal Mixon, Adhir Halyan, Erick Avari, Allen Covert, Mike Vallely, Gary Valentine
Despite suffering from hyperglycemia, Paul Blart (Kevin James) hopes to become a New Jersey State cop. At the present time, he works as a mall security guard where he meets the woman of his dreams, kiosk salesgirl Amy (Jayma Mays). His wife has deserted him, and Paul finds his self-esteem through his responsibilities at the mall. On Black Friday, thieves invade the mall, rob stores, and take hostages–including Amy and also Paul's young daughter, Maya (Raini Rodriguez). What the gang of thieves does not know is that Paul is still inside the mall. Will he be able to get it all together and save the day?
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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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 Shall We Dance? 2004 PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Chelsom
Cast: Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Bobby Cannavale, Lisa Ann Walter, Omar Benson Miller, Anita Gillette, Richard Jenkins, Nick Cannon, Mya, Tamara Hope
Attorney John Clark (Richard Gere) is bored with his life, which includes teenaged daughter Jenna (Tamara Hope) and busy wife Beverly (Susan Sarandon). But John is fascinated with beautiful, young Paulina (Jennifer Lopez) who is an instructor at a dance studio. On impulse, John signs up for dance lessons and meets new friends–but keeps the old.
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The Station Agent 2003  R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Thomas McCarthy
Cast: Peter Dinklage, Patricia Clarkson, Bobby Cannavale, Paul Benjamin, Raven Goodwin, Michelle Williams, Jayce Bartok, Paula Garces, Ileen Getz, Joe Lo Truglio, Josh Pais, Richard Kind
As an adult, 4' 5" tall Finbar McBride (Peter Dinklage) is a loner who draws attention wherever he goes, but his dwarfism does not stand in the way of his love for trains. When he inherits an abandoned train depot in New Jersey, his solitary life takes a turn when he makes two new friends: a snack vendor, Joe (Bobby Cannavale), and an artist, Olivia (Patricia Clarkson).
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The War 2007  TV, 840 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Ken Burns, Lynn Novick
Cast: Keith David, Rebecca Holtz, Kevin Conway, Eli Wallach, Tom Hanks, Josh Lucas, Adam Arkin, Carolyn McCormick, Bobby Cannavale, Robert Wahlberg, Samuel L. Jackson
In Ken Burns' 15-hour documentary, veterans of World War II from four American towns–Waterbury, Connecticut; Mobile, Alabama; Sacramento, California; and Luverne, Minnesota–describe what the fighting was like and the impact it had on all Americans. Battle scenes contain historical footage and are backed by realistic sound effects in stories about bravery amidst the adversity of war.
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| 1. 10 Items or Less (2006)
2. The Bone Collector (1999)
3. Dedication (2007)
4. Diminished Capacity (2008)
5. Fast Food Nation (2006)
6. Happy Endings (2005)
7. Haven (2006)
8. The Night Listener (2006)
9. Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)
10. Romance & Cigarettes (2006)
11. Shall We Dance? (2004)
12. The Station Agent (2003)
13. The War (2007)
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