Accepted 2006 PG-13, 90 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Steve Pink Cast: Justin Long, Adam Herschman, Jonah Hill, Blake Lively, Columbus Short, Maria Thayer, Lewis Black, Mark Derwin, Ann Cusack, Hannah Marks, Jeremy Howard, Anthony Heald
After Bartleby Gaines (Justin Long) is rejected from all of the colleges he has applied to, he comes up with a unique solution: create a fake university–the South Harmon Institute of Technology–funded by the money his parents believe they are paying for Bartleby's tuition. When the institute's web site begins to attract other rejects, and they show up at the "school," the fun begins.
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Farce of the Penguins 2007 N/R, 80 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Bob Saget Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Bob Saget, Christina Applegate, Lewis Black, Mo'Nique, Tracy Morgan, Jason Biggs, Dane Cook, Jamie Kennedy, Norm MacDonald, Jason Alexander, James Belushi, Whoopi Goldberg, Jon Lovitz, Harvey Fierstein
In this mockumentary, writer-director Bob Saget teams with an all-star cast providing voices of raunchy penguins as they cross icy Antarctica.
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Man of the Year 2006 PG-13, 115 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Barry Levinson Cast: Robin Williams, Christopher Walken, Laura Linney, Lewis Black, Jeff Goldblum, David Alpay, Faith Daniels, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Doug Murray, Chris Matthews, James Carville, Rick Roberts, Linda Kash
In this satirical comedy, Robin Williams plays comedian Tom Dobbs who hosts a late-night talk show. One night, Dobbs jokes about how he would make a better President than the man now serving. His fans listen to him, stage a grass-roots campaign, and Dobbs wins the election for President of the United States. But, problems arise when electronic voting system technician Eleanor Green (Laura Linney) tries to expose the glitch in her company's machine that falsely totaled the election results.
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Unaccompanied Minors 2006 PG, 89 min. Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Paul Feig Cast: Lewis Black, Wilmer Valderrama, Tyler James Williams, Brett Kelly, Dyllan Christopher, Gina Mantegna, Quinn Shephard, Paget Brewster, Rob Corddry, Dominique Saldana, Jessica Walter, David Koechner
While traveling on Christmas Eve without adult supervision, five children–Charlie (Tyler James Williams), Spencer (Dyllan Christopher), Grace (Gina Mantegna), Donna (Quinn Shephard), and Timmy (Brett Kelly)–are snowed in by a blizzard at Midwestern Hoover International Airport where the unfortunate airport manager, Oliver (Lewis Black), is planning to leave on his first vacation in many years. Pandemonium reigns as the children run wild, but by story's end friendships form, and the kids learn what families are really about.
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| 1. Accepted (2006)
2. Farce of the Penguins (2007)
3. Man of the Year (2006)
4. Unaccompanied Minors (2006)
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