21 2008 PG-13, 123 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Luketic Cast: Jim Sturgess, Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, Aaron Yoo, Liza Lapira, Jacob Pitts, Laurence Fishburne, Jack McGee, Josh Gad, Sam Golzari, Helen Carey, Jack Gilpin, Donna Lows, Butch Williams, Jeffrey Ma
Massachusetts Institute of Technology senior Ben (Jim Sturgess) needs money to pay for medical school next year at Harvard. He finds the answer to his problem through math Professor Micky Rosa (Kevin Spacey) who has cracked the code for winning at blackjack. Ben joins a group from MIT who, using fake I.D.s, head for Las Vegas to beat the odds. All goes well–until the casino's enforcer Cole Williams (Laurence Fishbourne) realizes that there is a problem involving the gambling and determines to expose the scam. Based on a true story.
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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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