August Rush 2007  PG, 113 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Kirsten Sheridan
Cast: Freddie Highmore, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Terrence Howard, Robin Williams, William Sadler, Marian Seldes, Mykelti Williamson, Leon G. Thomas III, Aaron Staton, Alex O'Loughlin, Jamia Simone Nash, Ronald Guttman
Irish-born singer Louis Connelly (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) and concert cellist Lyla Novacek (Keri Russell) meet and fall in love on a roof-top garden in Greenwich Village. Fate separates them, but their night of love has produced a son. After giving birth, Lyla is told that her infant has died, but the baby is put in an orphanage. Years later, that baby is now a street musician, August Rush (Freddie Highmore), who tries to connect people through music. Will he be able to use his talent to connect with Lyla and Louis and, in the process, form his longed-for family? An Academy Award nomination was received for Best Original Song ("Raise It Up")
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Bedtime Stories 2008  PG, 95 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Adam Shankman
Cast: Adam Sandler, Keri Russell, Guy Pearce, Russell Brand, Richard Griffiths, Teresa Palmer, Lucy Lawless, Courteney Cox, Jonathan Morgan Heit, Laura Ann Kesling, Jonathan Pryce, Nick Swardson, Thomas Hoffman, Allen Covert, Carmen Electra
When he was a boy, Skeeter Bronson (Thomas Hoffman) worked at his father's motel before he sold it to Barry Nottingham (Richard Griffiths). Barry agreed that when Skeeter reached adulthood, Barry would hire Skeeter as the manager. Thirty years later, Skeeter (now played by Adam Sandler) is working as a handyman for Barry at his luxury hotel. The management position has not come his way. Matters change after Skeeter spends a week babysitting for his sister Wendy's (Courteney Cox) children Patrick and Bobbi (Jonathan Morgan Heit and Laura Ann Kesling). Skeeter entertains them with bedtime stories in which he fantasizes about a better life. Amazingly, the stories come true, and Skeeter tries to use the stories for his own personal gain. Then he learns that it is the children's contributions to the stories that end up coming true, and Patrick and Bobbi have much to do with Skeeter's good–and bad–fortunes.
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The Curve 1998  R, 91 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Dan Rosen
Cast: Matthew Lillard, Michael Vartan, Randall Batinkoff, Keri Russell, Tamara Craig Thomas, Anthony Griffith, Bo Dietl, Kevin Ruf, Henry Strozier, Ben Livingston, Dana Delaney
Tim, Chris, and Rand (Matthew Lillard, Michael Vartan, and Randall Batinkoff) are college roommates and have enjoyed partying so much that their low grades may hamper acceptance into graduate school. So, when Tim and Chris find out that a grade of 4.0 will be given if a roommate commits suicide, Tim convinces Chris that they should kill Rand so they can get the grades they need. After Rand disappears but his body is not found, and Rand's girlfriend commits suicide in despair, it becomes clear that there is more going on than meets the eye.
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Eight Days a Week 1997  R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Davis
Cast: Keri Russell, Josh Schaefer, R.D. Robb, Mark L. Taylor, Marcia Shapiro, Johnny Green, Buck Kartalian, Catherine Hicks, Darleen Carr, Biff Manard
Young Peter (Joshua Schaefer) is obsessed with his neighbor, Erica (Keri Russell), and goes to extremes to win her heart in this coming-of-age comedy.
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Honey, I Blew Up the Kid 1992 PG, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Randal Kleiser
Cast: Rick Moranis, Marcia Strassman, Robert Oliveri, Lloyd Bridges, John Shea, Keri Russell, Kenneth Tobey, Gregory Sierra
This sequel to HONEY, I SHRUNK THE KIDS again stars Rick Moranis as Wayne Szalinski, the scientist-father whose family endures his experiments gone awry. This time around, two-year-old son Adam is zapped by his father and grows to 112 feet tall!!
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Mad About Mambo 2000 PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Forte
Cast: Keri Russell, Brian Cox, William Ash, Theo Fraser Steele, Julian Littman, Maclean Stewart, Tim Loane, Russell Smith, Joe Rea, Daniel Caltagirone
Poor boy Danny Mitchell (William Ash) meets rich girl Lucy McLaughlin (Keri Russell) when he takes dance lessons to improve his soccer skills in this very predictable comedy romance.
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 Mission: Impossible III 2006 PG-13, 126 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: J.J. Abrams
Cast: Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ving Rhames, Billy Crudup, Michelle Monaghan, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Maggie Q, Simon Pegg, Eddie Marsan, Laurence Fishburne, Bahar Soomekh, Jeff Chase, Carla Gallo
In this third entry of the "Mission: Impossible" franchise, super-spy Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) has retired from active duty, is training new Impossible Mission Force agents, and is engaged to Julia (Michelle Monaghan) who knows nothing about his perilous past. But dangers escalate when Hunt is called on to assemble a team–Luther Strickell (Ving Rhames), Declan (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), and Zhen (Maggie Q)–whose mission is to track down evil international weapons provider Owen Davian (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and, in the process, rescue Hunt's prize pupil, Lindsey (Keri Russell).
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The Upside of Anger 2005 R, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Mike Binder
Cast: Joan Allen, Kevin Costner, Erika Christensen, Keri Russell, Evan Rachel Wood, Alicia Witt, Mike Binder, Tom Harper, Dane Christensen, Danny Webb, Suzanne Bertish, Magdalena Manville
After her husband walks out, suburban wife Terry (Joan Allen) is left with four daughters to raise. This is not an easy task as is evidenced by Terry's downhill slide from friendly mom to sarcastic shrew. Her attraction to next-door-neighbor, alcoholic Denny Davies (Kevin Costner), contributes to Terry's reliance on booze. But, Denny is basically a good guy and helps keep peace between mother and daughters–some of the time.
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 Waitress 2007 PG-13, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Adrienne Shelly
Cast: Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Cheryl Hines, Jeremy Sisto, Andy Griffith, Adrienne Shelly, Eddie Jemison, Lew Temple, Darby Stanchfield, Heidi Sulzman, Lauri Johnson, Sarah Hunley, Cindy Drummond
Jenna (Keri Russell) is married to her no-good husband Earl (Jeremy Sisto) and works as a server at Joe's (Andy Griffith) Pie Diner. She is secretly saving up money and planning a way out of her unhappy marriage by entering a pie bake-off through which Jenna hopes to win the large cash prize. Plans change when Jenna discovers she is pregnant after getting drunk and sleeping with Earl. But Jenna finds a way to drown her sorrows: an extramarital affair with her married OB/GYN, Dr. Pomatter (Nathan Fillion).
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 We Were Soldiers 2002 R, 138 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Randall Wallace
Cast: Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe, Sam Elliott, Greg Kinnear, Chris Klein, Josh Daugherty, Barry Pepper, Keri Russell, Edwin Morrow, Mike White, Duong Don, Ryan Hurst, Robert Bagnell, Marc Blucas, Jsu Garcia
This film is based on a book co-written by Lt. Gen. Harold Moore, who led the First Battalion into the first all-out battle in Vietnam, and UPI reporter Joseph L. Galloway who was also present. While the action scenes of battle are fierce, the characters are well developed. Both U.S. and enemy troops have personal sides apart from that of soldiering. An insightful story.
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| 1. August Rush (2007)
2. Bedtime Stories (2008)
3. The Curve (1998)
4. Eight Days a Week (1997)
5. Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992)
6. Mad About Mambo (2000)
7. Mission: Impossible III (2006)
8. The Upside of Anger (2005)
9. Waitress (2007)
10. We Were Soldiers (2002)
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