 Bewitched 2005   PG-13, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Nora Ephron
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell, Shirley MacLaine, Michael Caine, Jason Schwartzman, Kristin Chenoweth, Heather Burns, Jim Turner, Stephen Colbert, David Alan Grier, Michael Badalucco, Carole Shelley
In this film version of the popular TV show, Nicole Kidman takes on the role of infamous and funny witch Samantha, while Will Ferrell and Shirley MacLaine play Samantha's husband and mother: Darren and Endora. Not Oscar material, but fun to watch. 1 User Review
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| | great movie,great cast,and very intertaining | jet 11/06/2009 | | I loved Nicole Kidmans acting she is so cute I just loved her in this movie |
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 CQ 2001  R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roman Coppola
Cast: Jeremy Davies, Angela Lindvall, Elodie Bouchez, Gerard Depardieu, Massimo Ghini, Giancarlo Giannini, John Phillip Law, Jason Schwartzman, Dean Stockwell, Billy Zane
A French director (Gerard Depardieu) is making a sci-fi film but cannot seem to find an ending for his story. The solution: A young American, Paul (Jeremy Davies), who is already in Paris documenting his own life on film. The problem: Paul begins to intertwine his own life story with that of the sci-fi movie.
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The Darjeeling Limited 2007 R, 91 min.
Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Drama
Director: Wes Anderson
Cast: Owen Wilson, Jason Schwartzman, Adrien Brody, Amara Karan, Bill Murray, Waris Ahluwalia, Camilla Rutherford, Barbet Schroeder, Wallace Wolodarsky, Irrfan Khan, Anjelica Huston, Kumar Pallana, Mr. A.P. Singh
American brothers Jack (Jason Schwartzman), Francis (Owen Wilson), and Peter (Adrien Brody) have not spoken to each other since their father died one year ago. Now, Francis urges his brothers to join him on a train, the Darjeeling Limited, that will take them across India on their "spiritual quest." As the train moves on, hopefully they will also forget differences of the past. But more discords arise on the journey to find spiritual enlightenment as they attempt self-medication on pain killers, pepper spray, and cough syrup. They get kicked off the train in the middle of the desert but continue on the trek for a surprise visit with their mother (Anjelica Huston) who has abandoned her family and now is a sister in a Himalayan convent.
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Fantastic Mr. Fox 2009  PG, 88 min.
Genre: Animation / Comedy / Adventure
Director: Wes Anderson
Cast: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Wallace Wolodarsky, Eric Chase Anderson, Michael Gambon, Willem Dafoe, Owen Wilson, Jarvis Cocker, Helen McCrory, Wes Anderson, Karen Duffy, Robin Hurlstone, Hugo Guinness
Mr. and Mrs. Fox (voices of George Clooney and Meryl Streep) live with their family, including teenager Ash (voice of Jason Schwartzman), under a tree on a hill. They need food, and rebellious Mr. Fox steals food from local farmers. Tired of Mr. Fox's antics, a farmer, Mr. Bean (voice of Michael Gambon), leads the others in a war against the Fox family, and they force the animals underground. Food supplies dwindle, and now all the animals–including Badger, Rat, and Weasel (voices of Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe, and Wes Anderson) join forces to fight for their land.
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Funny People 2009 R, 140 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Judd Apatow
Cast: Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, Jonah Hill, Jason Schwartzman, Aubrey Plaza, Maude Apatow, Iris Apatow, RZA, Torsten Voges, Aziz Ansari, Allan Wasserman, Wayne Federman, Rod Man
Stand-up comedian George Simmons (Adam Sandler) learns that he suffers from a rare form of leukemia and has less than one year to live. George meets young Ira Wright (Seth Rogen) who dreams of becoming a comedian, and he offers Ira the job of working as his assistant and performing as his opening act. Meanwhile, George tries to reunite with his former girlfriend Laura (Leslie Mann), but her husband Clarke (Eric Bana) does not agree to the plan. Now, George learns that his disease has gone into remission, and he reevaluates his lifestyle and decides to find what will really give his life meaning.
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 I Heart Huckabees 2004 R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David O. Russell
Cast: Jason Schwartzman, Isabelle Huppert, Dustin Hoffman, Lily Tomlin, Jude Law, Mark Wahlberg, Naomi Watts, Angela Grillo, Ger Duany, Darlene Hunt, Kevin Dunn, Richard Appel
When environmentalist head of Open Spaces Coalition Albert Markovski (Jason Schwartzman) has conflicts with Huckabees superstores executive Brad Stand (Jude Law), Albert hires existential detectives Bernard (Dustin Hoffman) and Vivian (Lily Tomlin) to get to the bottom of some strange experiences. Brad also hires the same detectives–adding to this comedy involving philosophical meanderings.
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 Marie Antoinette 2006 PG-13, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sofia Coppola
Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Marianne Faithfull, Steve Coogan, Clara Braiman, Melodie Berenfeld, Judy Davis, Jason Schwartzman, Rose Byrne, Al Weaver, Shirley Henderson, Molly Shannon, Rip Torn, Jean-Christophe Bouvet
In 1770, the 14-year-old daughter of the Empress Maria Teresa (Marianne Faithfull), Marie Antoinette (Kirsten Dunst) was engaged to the Dauphin Louis-Auguste (Jason Schwartzman) and traveled to France for the marriage, which was planned to seal the alliance between Austria and France. Marie arrives at Versailles, marries the Dauphin, and enters into a world where she must produce an heir to gain security. But, Louis does not cooperate, and by the time she becomes queen, Marie Antoinette has alienated both royalty and the public. An Oscar was received for Best Costume Design.
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 Rushmore 1998 R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Wes Anderson
Cast: Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Olivia Williams, Seymour Cassel, Brian Cox, Mason Gamble, Sara Tanaka, Stephen McCole, Luke Wilson, Deepack Pallana
Max Fischer (Jason Schwartzman) is a 15-year-old student at Rushmore Academy who scores a 4.0 in extracurricular activities–and a 0.0 in academics. He has a crush on the teacher, Miss Cross (Olivia Williams), becomes obnoxious in his pursuit of her, and is kicked out of the Academy. Max goes to his mentor Herman Blume (Bill Murray) and asks for his help. But, alas, Herman develops his own "crush" on "Miss" Cross.
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Shopgirl 2005 R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Anand Tucker
Cast: Steve Martin, Claire Danes, Jason Schwartzman, Bridgette Wilson, Sam Bottoms, Frances Conroy, Rebecca Pidgeon, Samantha Shelton, Gina Doctor, Clyde Kusatsu, Rachel Nichols, Shane Edelman
Mirabelle (Claire Danes) grew up in Vermont but has moved to California where she works as a gloves salesperson at Saks Fifth Avenue in Los Angeles. Now, two very different men enter her life–divorced, wealthy executive Ray (Steve Martin) and struggling, rock-and-roll musician Jeremy (Jason Schwartzman)–and, at some point, Michelle must choose between the two.
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Simone 2002 PG-13, 117 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Andrew Niccol
Cast: Al Pacino, Catherine Keener, Evan Rachel Wood, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Jason Schwartzman, Elias Koteas, Rachel Roberts, Winona Ryder, Jay Mohr, Daniel von Bargen
When his lead player (Winona Ryder) walks off the set, producer Viktor Taransky (Al Pacino) solves the problem with help from a computer programmer (Elias Koteas) who digitally creates a substitute. The idea works, AND Victor is able to hide the truth about his "star" from the rest of the world.
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 Slackers 2002  R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Dewey Nicks
Cast: Devon Sawa, Jason Schwartzman, Jaime King, Jason Segel, Michael C. Maronna, Laura Prepon, Sam Anderson, J.P. Coe, Travis Davis, Charles Dougherty
When nerdy Ethan finds that three college students have cheated their ways through the last four years, Ethan blackmails one of them into helping him win the most popular girl on campus.
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Spun 2002 R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jonas Akerlund
Cast: Jason Schwartzman, John Leguizamo, Mena Suvari, Patrick Fugit, Brittany Murphy, Mickey Rourke, Peter Stormare, Alexis Arquette, Deborah Harry, Eric Roberts, Elisa Bocanegra, Larry Drake
The drug culture is glorified in this story about speed freaks Ross (Jason Schwartzman), Nikki (Brittany Murphy), and The Cook (Mickey Rourke) who spend three days out of control under the influence of drugs.
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| 1. Bewitched (2005)
2. CQ (2001)
3. The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
4. Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
5. Funny People (2009)
6. I Heart Huckabees (2004)
7. Marie Antoinette (2006)
8. Rushmore (1998)
9. Shopgirl (2005)
10. Simone (2002)
11. Slackers (2002)
12. Spun (2002)
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