Doubt 2008  PG-13, 104 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: John Patrick Shanley
Cast: Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Alice Drummond, Audrie J. Neenan, Viola Davis, Carrie Preston, John Costelloe, Susan Bloomaert, Joseph Foster, Lloyd Clay Brown, Bridget Megan Clark, Michael Roukis, Haklar Dezso, Frank Shanley
Sister Aloysius Beauvier (Meryl Streep) serves as principal at a Catholic middle school where her domineering attitude clashes with popular Father Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman). Sister Aloysius becomes suspicious of Father Flynn after he delivers a sermon on the power of "doubt" and asks one of her teachers, Sister James (Amy Adams), to advise her of any strange behavior. Sister James reports that the school's only Black student, Donald Miller (Joseph Foster), smelled like alcohol after visiting Father Flynn. Now, Sister Aloysius sets out to rid the school of Father Flynn's influence and, in the process, nearly tears the community apart. The film received five Academy Award nominations, including Best Actress (Streep), Supporting Actor (Hoffman), and both Amy Adams and Viola Davis (for her role as Donald Miller's mother) for Supporting Actress.
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For Richer or Poorer 1997  PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bryan Spicer
Cast: Tim Allen, Kirstie Alley, Jay O. Sanders, Michael Lerner, Wayne Knight, Larry Miller, Miguel A. Nunez Jr., Megan Cavanagh, Michael Angarano, Carrie Preston
Manhattan real estate baron Brad Sexton (Tim Allen) and his wife Caroline (Kirstie Alley) escape the clutches of the IRS by hiding out in the Amish town of Intercourse, Pennsylvania. These two city slickers try to become farm hands, and "Green Acres," here we come!
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Guinevere 1999  R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Audrey Wells
Cast: Stephen Rea, Sarah Polley, Jean Smart, Gina Gershon, Paul Dooley, Carrie Preston, Tracy Letts, Francis Guinan, Gedde Watanabe, Jasmine Guy
Harper Sloane (Sarah Polley) rebels against her affluent family and enjoys a romantic fling with Connie Fitzpatrick (Stephen Rea)–a photographer who is old enough to be Sloane's father. This older-man/younger-woman affair fills the needs of both and enriches their lives.
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Mercury Rising 1998  R, 110 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Harold Becker
Cast: Bruce Willis, Alec Baldwin, Miko Hughes, Chi McBride, Kim Dickens, Robert(2) Stanton, Bodhi Elfman, Carrie Preston, John Carroll Lynch, Peter Stormare, Kevin Conway
Chicago-based FBI agent Art Jeffries (Bruce Willis) protects an autistic savant, nine-year-old Simon (Miko Hughes), who has decoded a top-secret document and is now in mortal danger from those who are sent out to assassinate him.
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 My Best Friend's Wedding 1997 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: P.J. Hogan
Cast: Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Cameron Diaz, Rupert Everett, Philip Bosco, M. Emmet Walsh, Rachel Griffiths, Carrie Preston, Susan Sullivan, Christopher Masterson, Cassie Creasy, Paul Giamatti, Harry Shearer, Mike Bacarella, Bree Turner
College lovers Julianne Potter (Julia Roberts) and Michael O'Neal (Dermot Mulroney) parted but made a pact to marry each other if both are still single when they reach the ripe old age of 28. Now, Michael calls Julianne to announce his upcoming marriage Kimmy (Cameron Diaz), and Julianne appears on the scene determined to sabotage the "blessed event." The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Musical Score.
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Straight-Jacket 2004 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Day
Cast: Matt Letscher, Carrie Preston, Adam Greer, Veronica Cartwright, Victor Raider-Wexler, Jack Plotnick, Michael Emerson, Tom Lenk, Chris J. Johnson, David Alan Graf, Jennifer Elise Cox, Chad Lindsey, Ryun Yu
Gay, 1950s' movie star Guy Stone (Matt Letscher) is threatened by a scandal sheet that will reveal his homosexuality. To cover-up the situation, Guy marries studio secretary Sally (Carrie Preston) who is unaware that he is a homosexual. Now, when Guy falls in love with gay author Rick Foster (Adam Greer), will he walk away from his marriage to Sally, reveal his sexuality, and put his career on the line?
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Transamerica 2005 R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Duncan Tucker
Cast: Felicity Huffman, Kevin Zegers, Fionnula Flanagan, Graham Greene, Burt Young, Elizabeth Pena, Carrie Preston, Venida Evans, Jon Budinoff, Raynor Scheine, Danny Burstein, Paul Borghese
Seventeen-year-old Toby (Kevin Zegers) is being held in a New York prison for drug possession when he is released into the custody of born-again Christian transsexual Bree (Felicity Huffman) who is saving money for the operation that will finally make him a woman. What Toby does not understand is that Bree is really his birth-father, but the two set off on a father-son, cross-country road trip, and discoveries lie ahead. Two Academy Award nominations were received, including Best Actress (Felicity Huffman).
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Vicky Cristina Barcelona 2008 PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Javier Bardem, Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson, Penelope Cruz, Patricia Clarkson, Christopher Evan Welch, Chris Messina, Kevin Dunn, Julio Perillan, Zak Orth, Pablo Schreiber, Josep Maria Domenech, Abel Folk, Carrie Preston, Manel Barcelo
Americans Vicky (Rebecca Hall) and Cristina (Scarlett Johansson) are best friends vacationing at the Barcelona home of Vicky's aunt, Judy (Patricia Clarkson), and her husband Mark (Kevin Dunn). Vicky is studious and engaged to level-headed Doug (Chris Messina). Cristina, on the other hand, is a free spirit in search of love. They meet an artist, Juan Antonio (Javier Barden) who invites them to join him for a menage a trois in the town of Oviedo. Christina thinks that is a great idea, moves in with Juan, but ends up in a messy situation when his ex-wife Maria Elena (Penelope Cruz) arrives on the scene and takes up residence with them because she needs Juan's company after a failed suicide attempt. Meanwhile, Vicky, who had gone along for the trip, ends up in a one-night stand with Juan after having a few drinks, and that one night might give Vicky second thoughts about her visiting fiance Doug. Good Woody Allen fare. Penelope Cruz won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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| 1. Doubt (2008)
2. For Richer or Poorer (1997)
3. Guinevere (1999)
4. Mercury Rising (1998)
5. My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
6. Straight-Jacket (2004)
7. Transamerica (2005)
8. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
9. Woman Wanted (2000)
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