The Haunting in Connecticut 2009 PG-13, 92 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Peter Cornwell Cast: Virginia Masden, Martin Donovan, Kyle Gallner, Elias Koteas, Amanda Crew, Sophi Knight, Ty Wood, Erik J. Berg, John Bleuthner, D.W. Brown, John B. Lowe, Adriana O'Neil, Will Woytowich, Darren Ross, James Durham
Sara Campbell's (Virginia Madsen) son Matt (Kyle Gallner) has cancer, and she convinces her husband Peter (Martin Donovan) to purchase a home close to the hospital in order to save Matt the long drives to and from the hospital for treatments. The house is a former funeral parlor, and, as soon as the Campbells move in, Matt starts having visions of a young boy and an evil mortician. Matt meets fellow cancer patient Reverend Popescu (Elias Koteas), and, believing that the house is haunted, the Campbells ask Popescu to exorcise the house. Will he succeed, or will the terrors become even worse?
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New in Town 2009 PG, 96 min. Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Pierre Morel Cast: Renee Zellweger, Harry Connick Jr., J.K. Simmons, Frances Conroy, Siobhan Fallon, Ferron Guerreiro, James Durham, Mike O'Brien, Barbara James Smith, Robert Small, Wayne Nicklas, Hilary Carroll, Nancy Drake, Stewart J. Zully, Marilyn Boyle
Her Miami-based company sends executive Lucy Hill (Renee Zellweger) to New Ulm, Minnesota, to restructure a manufacturing plant. Lucy arrives in New Ulm–not dressed for the winter weather–ready to do her job and return quickly to warm Miami. When her new secretary Blanche Gunderson (Siobhan Fallon) sets Lucy up for a date with local union representative Ted Mitchell (Harry Connick Jr.), their initial meeting is anything but good. However, Ted is the one who Lucy must work with in restructuring the company, and they do become close as they get to know each other. Now, the New Ulm manufacturing plant is closed by Lucy's company, and she may decide to stay in New Ulm with Ted and begin life anew–and, in the process, help New Ulm start up its own plant.
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