The Box 2009  PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Richard Kelly
Cast: Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella, James Rebhorn, Holmes Osborne, Sam Oz Stone, Gillian Jacobs, Celia Weston, Deborah Rush, Lisa K. Wyatt, Kevin Robertson, Ian Kahn, Mark S. Cartier, Michele Durrett, John Magaro
A financially burdened couple, Nora and Arthur Lewis (Cameron Diaz and James Marsden), are given a box, and a mysterious stranger, Arlington Steward (Frank Langella), tells them that if they press certain buttons on the box within 24 hours, they will receive $1 million. But, if they choose to push the buttons, an unknown person will die in the process. Nora does push the buttons, a person across town drops dead, and they do receive the $1 million. They suffer guilt and find themselves in a moral dilemma. Arthur investigates the origins of the box, and the trail leads to NASA, the NSA, government conspiracies, and aliens.
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Dead Man Walking 1995  R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tim Robbins
Cast: Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn, Robert Prosky, Raymond J. Barry, R. Lee Ermey, Celia Weston, Lois Smith, Scott Wilson, Margo Martindale, Barton Heyman
Based on a real-life New Orleans nun, Sister Helen Prejean (Susan Sarandon), this film follows her fictionalized relationship with a Death Row inmate (Sean Penn) who begs for her help in saving him from his fate. Susan Sarandon won the Best Actress Academy Award for her performance, and three other nominations were received, including Best Actor and Director.
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How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days 2003 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Donald Petrie
Cast: Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey, Kathryn Hahn, Robert Klein, Bebe Neuwirth, Annie Parisse, Adam Goldberg, Michael Michele, Shalom Harlow, Thomas Lennon, Samantha Quan, Justin Peroff, Celia Weston, James Murtaugh, Archie MacGregor
When advertising executive Benjamin Barry (Matthew Conaughey) bets his friends that he can make a relationship last more than 10 days, he meets his match in Andie Anderson (Kate Hudson) who he hooks up with in a bar. She is on assignment for her magazine to write a story about dumping a guy in 10 days and thinks she wants nothing more than to get rid of Benjamin within the given time.
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Igby Goes Down 2002 R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Burr Steers
Cast: Kieran Culkin, Claire Danes, Susan Sarandon, Jeff Goldblum, Ryan Phillippe, Bill Pullman, Amanda Peet, Jared Harris, Rory Culkin, Kathleen Gati, Peter Anthony Tambakis, Bill Irwin, Celia Weston, Elizabeth Jagger, Gannon Forrester
Raised by schizophrenic father Jason (Bill Pullman) and self-absorbed mother Mimi (Susan Sarandon), 17-year-old Jason "Igby" Slocumb Jr. (Kieran Culkin) has problems coping. He is foisted off on his godfather, D.H. Baines (Jeff Goldblum), who decides Igby will spend weekdays in NYC and weekends in the Hamptons. But events don't proceed as planned in this dark comedy about the problems Igby faces growing up as a member of a wealthy, East Coast family.
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 In the Bedroom 2001 R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Todd Field
Cast: Tom Wilkinson, Sissy Spacek, Nick Stahl, William Mapother, Marisa Tomei, William Wise, Celia Weston, Karen Allen, Justin Ashforth, Frank T. Wells
Sissy Spacek is superb in her role of a middle-aged music teacher who is also the wife of physician Matt (Tom Wilkinson), and mother of college-bound son Frank (Nick Stahl). Life is good–until Frank becomes involved with Natalie (Marisa Tomei), the mother of two children. Although their affair is doomed from the start, one very powerful moment will change the lives of everyone in this unforgettable story. Academy Award nominations included Best Picture, Actor (Tom Wilkinson), Actress (Sissy Spacek), and Supporting Actress (Marisa Tomei).
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The Invasion 2007  PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Action / Horror / Thriller
Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel, James McTeigue
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Jeremy Northam, Jackson Bond, Jeffrey Wright, Veronica Cartwright, Josef Sommer, Celia Weston, Roger Rees, Eric Benjamin, Susan Floyd, Stephanie Berry, Adam LeFevre, Joanna Merlin, Alexis Raben
A space shuttle crashes in flames on Earth and spreads extraterrestrial spores than ominously transform the actions and emotions of ordinary people who come in contact with them. After pricking his finger on one of the spores, Centers for Disease Control official Tucker Kaufman (Jeremy Northam) goes through a personality transformation. His ex-wife, Washington, D.C. psychiatrist Carol (Nicole Kidman), notices the change and becomes even more concerned when Tucker takes off with their son Oliver (Jackson Bond). Now, Carol and her friend Dr. Ben Driscoll (Daniel Craig) put their heads together looking for a cure before the Earth is devastated by extraterrestrials.
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Joe Gould's Secret 1999 R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stanley Tucci
Cast: Ian Holm, Stanley Tucci, Patricia Clarkson, Hope Davis, Steve Martin, Susan Sarandon, Hallee Hirsh, Celia Weston, Patrick Tovatt, Allan Corduner
Joe Gould (Ian Holm) graduated from Harvard and then spent 30 years as a homeless, Greenwich Village eccentric, writing "The 20th Century." This film looks at the relationship between Gould and New York Columnist Joe Mitchell (Stanley Tucci), who waited for seven years after Gould's death to reveal his secret.
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Joshua 2007  R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: George Ratliff
Cast: Sam Rockwell, Vera Farmiga, Celia Weston, Dallas Roberts, Michael McKean, Jacob Kogan, Nancy Giles, Linda Larkin, Alex Draper, Stephanie Roth Haberle, Ezra Barnes, Jodie Markell, Rufus Collins, Haviland Morris, Tom Bloom
Nine-year-old Joshua (Jacob Kogan) lives in New York City with his parents Brad and Abby (Sam Rockwell and Vera Farmiga) and the family's cute dog. Life appears fine–until Joshua's new baby sister, Lily, appears on the scene. Lily screams all the time, Brad and Abby suffer from the disruptions, the dog dies, and the dark side of Joshua emerges.
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Junebug 2005 R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Phil Morrison
Cast: Embeth Davidtz, Alessandro Nivola, Amy Adams, Benjamin McKenzie, Celia Weston, Scott Wilson, Frank Hoyt Taylor, Beth Bostic, Joanne Pankow, Laura Lashley
Chicago art dealer Madeleine (Embeth Davidtz) flies to North Carolina with her new husband, George (Alessandro Nivola), to meet his family and to encourage a North Carolina artist to work for her. During the visit, family bonding, along with sibling tensions, rise to the fore as family members protect their unique roles within the family. Amy Adams was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar.
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 K-PAX 2001 PG-13, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Iain Softley
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges, Mary McCormack, Alfre Woodard, Ajay Naidu, David Patrick Kelly, Saul Williams, Kimberly Scott, Peter Gerety, Celia Weston, Tracy Vilar, Melanee Murray, John Toles-Bey, Conchata Ferrell, Vincent Laresca
Prot (Kevin Spacey) is arrested at New York City's Grand Central Station after claiming to be an alien. He is sent to a mental hospital where his psychiatrist, Dr. Mark Powell (Jeff Bridges), does not believe him when he tells about coming from the planet K-PAX. Powell becomes obsessed with Prot, but time is running out because Prot tells Powell that he must leave Earth in a few days. Now, Powell is determined to get the truth from him–but can he?
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No Reservations 2007 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Scott Hicks
Cast: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Aaron Eckhart, Abigail Breslin, Patricia Clarkson, Jenny Wade, Bob Balaban, Brian F. O'Byrne, Lily Rabe, Eric Silver, Arija Bareikis, John McMartin, Celia Weston, Zoe Kravitz, Matthew Rauch, Dearbhla Molloy
In this remake of the 2002 German film "Mostly Martha," Catherine Zeta-Jones takes on the role of control-freak, New York City chef Kate Armstrong whose only friends appear to be her therapist (Bob Balaban) and the restaurant owner Paula (Patricia Clarkson). Things change after Kate's sister is killed in a car accident, and Kate's adolescent niece Zoe (Abigail Breslin) moves in with her. Kate is forced to take a brief time off to cope with the situation. When she returns to work, she clashes with the new, free-spirited chef Nick (Aaron Eckhart), but he gets along well with Zoe who spends her evenings in the restaurant kitchen. And, it isn't long before the opposite personalities of Kate and Nick turn into attractions for each other.
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Observe and Report 2009  R, 85 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy
Director: Jody Hill
Cast: Seth Rogen, Ray Liotta, Michael Pena, Anna Faris, Dan Bakkedahl, Jesse Plemons, John Yuen, Matt Yuen, Celia Weston, Collette Wolfe, Randy Gambill, Alston Brown, Cody Midthunder, Deborah Brown, Aziz Ansari
Dysfunctional Ronnie Barnhardt (Seth Rogen) heads up the mall security at Forest Ridge Mall and lusts after salesgirl Brandi (Anna Faris). When a flasher in the parking lot exposes himself to Brandi, Ronnie comes to her aid hoping to make points with her. The flasher enters the mall and start flashing, which causes the mall's directors to call in the police. Detective Harrison (Ray Liotta) arrives on the scene, and pathetic Ronnie sees his appearance as a chance to show the police department that he should be hired as a police officer if he solves the case before Harrison. And the contest begins with Ronnie constantly getting in the way of the investigation.
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 The Talented Mr. Ripley 1999 R, 139 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Anthony Minghella
Cast: Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Cate Blanchett, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jack Davenport, James Rebhorn, Sergio Rubini, Philip Baker Hall, Celia Weston, Fiorello, Stefania Rocca, Ivano Marescotti, Anna Longhi
Tom Ripley (Matt Damon) is sent to Italy to bring back the millionaire playboy, Dickie Greenleaf (Jude Law). But after seeing and sharing in the Dickie's lifestyle, Ripley is not willing to give it up. His sociopathic personality now takes over in the solution to his dilemma. Academy Award nominations included Best Supporting Actor (Law).
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Unstrung Heroes 1995 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Diane Keaton
Cast: Andie MacDowell, John Turturro, Michael Richards, Maury Chaykin, Nathan Watt, Kendra Krull, Anne DeSalvo, Joey Lauren Adams, Candice Azzara, Celia Weston
Based on the Franz Lidz autobiographical novel, this story is set in the early 1960s. The story is about a young boy (Nathan Watt) who seeks refuge with his eccentric uncles while his family tries to deal with his mother's (Andie MacDowell) diagnosis of cancer.
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 The Village 2004 PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Cast: Bryce Dallas Howard, Joaquin Phoenix, Adrien Brody, William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, Brendan Gleeson, Cherry Jones, Celia Weston, John Christopher Jones, Frank Collison, Jayne Atkinson, Judy Greer
It is 1897 in the agrarian community of Covington, Pennsylvania, and the residents have made an agreement to live peacefully but apart from the bad creatures living in the nearby woods. But, one day young Lucius (Joaquin Phoenix) decides to explore the woods, and quicker than the blink of an eye, the town is under attack by the creatures. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Musical Score.
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| 1. The Box (2009)
2. Dead Man Walking (1995)
3. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
4. Igby Goes Down (2002)
5. In the Bedroom (2001)
6. The Invasion (2007)
7. Joe Gould's Secret (1999)
8. Joshua (2007)
9. Junebug (2005)
10. K-PAX (2001)
11. No Reservations (2007)
12. Observe and Report (2009)
13. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
14. Unstrung Heroes (1995)
15. The Village (2004)
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