The Changeling 2008  140, R min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich, Jeffrey Donovan, Michael Kelly, Colm Feore, Jason Butler Harner, Amy Ryan, Geoffrey Pierson, Denis O'Hare, Frank Wood, Peter Gerety, Reed Birney, Gattlin Griffith, Devon Conti, Michelle Martin
In 1928, single-mom Christine's (Angelina Jolie) nine-year-old son Walter (Gattlin Griffith) goes missing, and the LAPD steps in to solve the mystery. Months later, the LAPD claims to have solved the case and delivers a young boy, who says he is Walter, to Christine. Although Christine knows the boy is not her son, she takes him into her home. Finding an ally in activist radio preacher Reverend Briegleb (John Malkovich), Christine then presses police Captain Jones (Jeffrey Donovan) to keep looking for Walter. But, in the 1920s, women do not take on the police, and Christine is slandered and depicted as being an unfit mother. The film received three Academy Award nominations including a Best Actress nomination forAngelina Jolie.
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Dan in Real Life 2007 PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Peter Hedges
Cast: Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook, Alison Pill, Brittany Robertson, Marlene Lawston, Dianne Wiest, John Mahoney, Emily Blunt, Norbert Leo Butz, Amy Ryan, Jessica Hecht, Frank Wood
Widowed Dan Burns (Steve Carell) is a New Jersey newspaper advice columnist who is raising his three rebellious daughters–Jane (Alison Pill), Cara (Brittany Robertson), and Lilly (Marlene Lawston). Dan and the girls head for a family reunion in Rhode Island, and after settling in Dan takes a break from the festivities and visits a local book store. While looking for a newspaper, Dan meets and is instantly attracted to Marie (Juliette Binoche). However, a few hours later Marie shows up at the reunion, and Dan learns that Marie is his brother Mitch's (Dane Cook) new girlfriend. Now, amidst awkward moments, the fun and suffering begin as Dan and Marie try to hide their attraction to each other.
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Keane 2004  R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lodge H. Kerrigan
Cast: Damian Lewis, Abigail Breslin, Amy Ryan, Liza Colon-Zayas, Tina Holmes, John Tormey, Chris Bauer, Frank Wood, Sharon Wilkins, Lev Gorn
Almost one year ago, six-year-old Sophie disappeared from the Port Authority bus terminal in NYC, and her father, William (Damian Lewis), is not dealing well with it. In fact, William is fighting schizophrenia when he meets Lynn (Amy Ryan) and her seven-year-old daughter, Kira (Abigail Breslin). The three bond, for awhile, but then Lynn packs up Kira and takes her to her father in Albany–leaving William, once again, void of human ties.
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King of the Corner 2004 R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Peter Riegert
Cast: Peter Riegert, Isabella Rossellini, Ashley Johnson, Eli Wallach, Rita Moreno, Jake Hoffman, Beverly D'Angelo, Eric Bogosian, Dominic Chianese, Harris Yulin, Frank Wood, Peter Friedman
"Freelance Rabbi" Evelyn Fink (Eric Bogosian) offers spiritual advice to Leo Spivak (Peter Riegert) who is in the midst of a midlife crisis brought on by problems with his father (Eli Wallach), daughter (Ashley Johnson), and wife (Isabella Rossellini).
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 Thirteen Days 2000  PG-13, 145 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roger Donaldson
Cast: Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood, Steven Culp, Dylan Baker, Henry Strozier, Frank Wood, Michael Fairman, Len Cariou, Janet Coleman, Stephanie Romanov
Set during October 1962, "Thirteen Days" (the Cuban Missile Crisis) provides the viewer with a vivid picture of the personalities involved in U.S. decision making. Key players include President John F. Kennedy (Bruce Greenwood), Robert Kennedy (Steven Culp), Kenny O'Donnell (Kevin Costner), and Dean Rusk (Henry Strozier). 1 User Review
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| | RascalBrat 02/25/2007 | | Excellent. |
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| 1. The Changeling (2008)
2. Dan in Real Life (2007)
3. Keane (2004)
4. King of the Corner (2004)
5. Thirteen Days (2000)
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