Away We Go 2009  R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Sam Mendes
Cast: John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph, Jeff Daniels, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Allison Janney, Catherine O'Hara, Samantha Pryor, Paul Schneider, Jim Gaffigan, Carmen Ejogo, Chris Messina, Josh Hamilton, Melanie Lynskey, Conor Carroll, Bailey Harkins
An unmarried couple, Burt and Verona (John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph), are expecting their first baby, and they travel through the United States and Montreal looking for the perfect place to settle down. Along the way, they experience many misadventures when they visit friends and family hoping to find people like themselves with whom they can enjoy raising their child.
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Julie & Julia 2009  PG-13, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nora Ephron
Cast: Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci, Chris Messina, Jane Lynch, Linda Emond, Helen Carey, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Joan Juliet Buck, Crystal Noelle, George Bartenieff, Vanessa Ferlito, Casey Wilson, Jillian Bach, Andrew Garman
Based on Julie Powell's 2005 book "Julie & Julia" and Julia Child's 2006 memoir "My Life in France," this story involves Julia (Meryl Streep) who is newly married to Paul (Stanley Tucci) and her move to Paris, cooking studies at Le Cordon Bleu, and her eight years spent writing her recipe collection. With her husband Erick's (Chris Messina) encouragement, Julie (Amy Adams) blogs Julia's 524 recipes and cooks them all within one year. Although separated by time, both women discover what it takes to succeed in their chosen fields. 1 User Review
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| | dog 08/20/2009 | This was a great movie! Meryl Streep was wonderful! Amy Adams so cute in it.
Such a nice change from all the big special effects movies. |
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Made of Honor 2008  PG-13, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Paul Weiland
Cast: Patrick Dempsey, Michelle Monaghan, Kevin McKidd, Kadeem Hardison, Kathleen Quinlan, Chris Messina, Sydney Pollack, Richmond Arquette, Busy Phillips, Whitney Cummings, Emily Nelson, Selma Stern, James Sikking, Kevin Sussman, Beau Garrett
While in college, Tom (Patrick Dempsey) met Hannah (Michelle Monaghan), and, while romance is not in the picture, they became best friends. Now, ten years later, they are still enjoying their companionship and spending Sundays together. When Hannah travels to Scotland, Tom realizes how much she means to him and plans to tell her when she returns. But when Hannah comes home, she is engaged to Scotsman Colin (Kevin McKidd) and asks Tom to be her MOH ("Maid" of Honor). What will Tom do? His solution: agree to be Hannah's MOH and then use his insider status to sabotage the wedding plans.
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Turn It Up 2000 R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Adetuyi
Cast: Pras, Ja Rule, Jason Statham, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Tamala Jones, John Ralston, Chris Messina, Eugene Clark, Patrice Goodman, Derwin Jordan
Rap musician Diamond (Pras) and his manager, Gage (Ja Rule), run drugs for Mr. "B" to pay for Diamond's hoped-for demo tape. When Diamond runs into a string of personal problems, Gage tries to help by pulling off a heist of $10,000. The problem: he didn't know that the stolen money belonged to Mr. "B."
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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. Away We Go (2009)
2. Julie & Julia (2009)
3. Made of Honor (2008)
4. Turn It Up (2000)
5. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
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