Fanboys 2009  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Adventure
Director: Kyle Newman
Cast: Sam Huntington, Chris Marquette, Dan Fogler, Jay Baruchel, Kristen Bell, Seth Rogen, David Denman, Christopher McDonald, Thom Bishops, Charlie B. Brown, Isaac Kappy, Danny Trejo, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Ethan Suplee
In 1998, "Star Wars" fans–Hutch (Dan Fogler), Zoe (Kristen Bell), Eric (Sam Huntington), Windows (Jay Baruchel), and Linus (Chris Marquette)–set off from Ohio on a road trip that will feature chase scenes, a night in jail, and even a brawl with Trekkies. The purpose of the trip is to break into George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch to get their hands on "Star Wars: Episode I–The Phantom Menace," which is not scheduled for release for a few more months. Linus has terminal cancer and may not be alive on the release date. So, the only way for him to see the much anticipated film is for his friends to steal it and allow Linus to watch the film before he dies.
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 Knocked Up 2007  R, 129 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Judd Apatow
Cast: Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Jason Segel, Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill, Martin Starr, Charlyne Yi, Joanna Kerns, Harold Ramis, Iris Apatow, Maude Apatow, Alan Tudyk, Bill Hader
Entertainment journalist Alison Scott (Katherine Heigl) celebrates a promotion by drinking too much and having a one-night stand with unemployed slacker Ben Stone (Seth Rogen) in her uptight sister Debbie's (Leslie Mann) and her husband Pete's (Paul Rudd) guest house. That would have been the end of the affair–until two months later when Alison discovers that she is pregnant. She decides to continue the pregnancy and keep the baby. In the process, Alison tries to work out differences she has with an immature Ben. But Alison soon learns that forming a lasting relationship with Ben will prove more difficult than making a baby with him.
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 Million Dollar Baby 2004  PG-13, 132 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman, Jay Baruchel, Mike Colter, Lucia Rijker, Brian F. O'Byrne, Anthony Mackie, Margo Martindale, Riki Lindhome, Michael Pena, Benito Martinez
Searching for a way to improve her lot in life, wannabe boxer, 31-year-old single-mom/waitress Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank) walks into the gym and asks trainer Frankie Dunn (Clint Eastwood) to teach her how to be a viable boxer. Frankie agrees, Maggie makes great strides, the two bond, and, in the process, overcome hurdles of the past. The film received Academy Awards for Best Picture, Director (Clint Eastwood), Actress (Hilary Swank), and Supporting Actor (Morgan Freeman). Three other nominations were received, including Best Actor (Clint Eastwood).
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Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist 2008  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance / Musical
Director: Peter Sollett
Cast: Michael Cera, Kat Dennings, Aaron Yoo, Rafi Gavron, Ari Graynor, Alexis Dziena, Jonathan B. Wright, Zachary Booth, Jay Baruchel, Jeremy Haines, Christian Rudder, Justin Rice, Giorgio Angelini, Darbie Nowatka, Cully Symingon
Tris (Alexis Dziena) has broken up with bass player Nick (Michael Cera), and he has been sending her CDs to lure her back. Nora (Kat Dennings) has been finding the CDs in Tris' trash and has fallen in love with Nick's music. Now, Nora and her friend Caroline (Ari Graynor) are sitting in the bar where Nick's band is playing. Nick and Nora meet, and when Tris notices the attraction they have to each other, she reenters the picture and tries to lure Nick back. Meanwhile, Caroline gets drunk and goes off with Nick's band members (Aaron Yoo and Rafi Gavron), but they lose her. This leads to Nick and Nora forming a bond as they spend the night in Nick's battered yellow Yugo searching for Caroline. The great soundtrack is a highlight of this film.
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 The Rules of Attraction 2002 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance / Thriller
Director: Roger Avary
Cast: James Van Der Beek, Shannyn Sossamon, Ian Somerhalder, Jessica Biel, Kip Pardue, Kate Bosworth, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Joel Michaely, Eric Stoltz, Fred Savage, Faye Dunaway, Swoosie Kurtz, Clifton Collins Jr., Jay Baruchel, Clare Kramer
Set in the mid-1980s, this story involves over-privileged, drugged-out students attending small, New England Camden College and their sexual promiscuity. The story highlights Sean (James Van Der Beek), Lauren (Shannyn Sossamon), and Paul (Ian Somerhalder) who engage in a sexual triangle.
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Tropic Thunder 2008 R, 106 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy
Director: Ben Stiller
Cast: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Brandon T. Jackson, Jay Baruchel, Nick Nolte, Steve Coogan, Danny McBride, Bill Hader, Brandon Soo Hoo, Reggie Lee, Tom Cruise, Matthew McConaughey, Trieu Tran, David Pressman
In this satire on Hollywood filmmaking, Oscar-winning actor Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr.) just doesn't fit in with the other actors–Tugg Speedman (Ben Stiller), Alpa Chino (Brandon T. Jackson), Kevin Sandusky (Jay Baruchel), and Jeff Portnoy (Jack Black)–on the set. Bickering fills the air, and after director Kamien Cockburn (Steve Coogan) is threatened with being fired by the film's producer Les Grossman (Tom Cruise), he sends the cast by helicopter to the jungles of Southeast Asia where filming is to be done by hidden cameras. Meanwhile, the film is axed, and the actors find themselves in a real war, lost in the jungle where they are hunted down by a Burmese drug ring, led by twelve-year-old Tran (Brandon Soo Hoo), that believes the actors are soldiers. Now, their acting skills really come into play. Robert Downey Jr. received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
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| 1. Fanboys (2009)
2. Knocked Up (2007)
3. Million Dollar Baby (2004)
4. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008)
5. The Rules of Attraction (2002)
6. Tropic Thunder (2008)
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