Adam 2009  PG-13, 99 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Max Mayer
Cast: Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne, Peter Gallagher, Amy Irving, Frankie Faison, Mark Linn-Baker, Haviland Morris, Adam LeFevre, Mike Hodge, Peter O'Hara, John Rothman, Susan Porro, Maddie Corman, Terry Walters, Jeff Hiller
Beth Buchwald (Rose Byrne) moves into her Manhattan apartment and soon meets her new neighbor, Adam Raki (Hugh Dancy). Adam, who suffers from Aspberger's Syndrome, lacks communication skills and is often embarrassed, but Beth is intrigued by Adam. They form a friendship despite concerns of Beth's mother Rebecca (Amy Irving), and, as their friendship deepens, Beth pulls Adam into the outside world.
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Beer League 2006  R, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Artie Lange's Beer League
Director: Frank Sebastiano
Cast: Artie Lange, Ralph Macchio, Anthony DeSando, Cara Buono, Jimmy Palumbo, Jerry Minor, Laurie Metcalf, Seymour Cassel, Michael Deeg, Elizabeth Regen, Maddie Corman, Joe Lo Truglio
Artie DeVanzo (Artie Lange) is an unemployed 35-year-old loser who lives with his mother (Laurie Metcalf). Artie's slow-pitch softball team–sponsored by Ed's Bar & Swill–regularly loses to the team of Artie's nemesis, Dennis Manganelli (Anthony DeSando), from high school days. Enough fights between the teams have broken out that Artie's team is in jeopardy of being forced out of the league–unless they can pull their act together and end the team's perennial losing streak.
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I Think I Do 1997  R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Brian Sloan
Cast: Alexis Arquette, Maddie Corman, Guillermo Diaz, Marianne Hagan, Jamie Harrold, Christian Maelen, Lauren Velez, Patricia Mauceri, Marni Nixon, Tuc Watkins, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Dechen Thurman, Jordan Roth
Bob (Alexis Arquette) and Sterling (Tuc Watkins) are a gay couple attending the wedding of former college friend Carol (Lauren Velez) when they run into old school chum Brendan (Christian Maelen) who is not as straight as once believed. This is a comedy about relationships among and between the sexes.
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Maid in Manhattan 2002  PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Wayne Wang
Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Ralph Fiennes, Tyler Posey, Natasha Richardson, Stanley Tucci, Marissa Matrone, Bob Hoskins, Frances Conroy, Chris Eigeman, Amy Sedaris, Priscilla Lopez, Lisa Roberts Gillan, Maddie Corman, Sharon Wilkins, Jayne Houdyshell
While running for the U.S. Senate, Republican candidate Christopher Marshall (Ralph Fiennes) runs into hotel maid Marisa Ventura (Jennifer Lopez) who is a single mother. Christopher mistakes Marisa for a socialite, and falls in love. Complications ensue, but, when the truth comes out, social status is ignored, and love conquers all.
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 Mickey Blue Eyes 1999 PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Kelly Makin
Cast: Hugh Grant, James Caan, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Burt Young, James Fox, Joe Viterelli, Gerry Becker, Maddie Corman, Tony Darrow, Paul Lazar, Vincent Pastore, Frank Pellegrino, Scott Thompson, John Ventimiglia, Margaret Devine
A very respectable Manhattan art auctioneer, Michael Felgate (Hugh Grant), proposes marriage to Gina (Jeanne Tripplehorn) and only later learns that she is a Mafia princess–the daughter of Mafia chief Frank Vitale (James Caan). Frank takes a liking to Michael, and Michael's life changes: his trucked-in deliveries start arriving on time, but he pays the price via favors expected by the mobsters.
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My New Gun 1992 R, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Stacy Cochran
Cast: Diane Lane, James LeGros, Stephen Collins, Tess Harper, Bruce Altman, Maddie Corman, Bill Raymond, Suzzy Roche, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Patti Chambers, Stephen Pearlman
Life for suburban housewife Debbie (Diane Lane) turns to chaos after her husband, Gerald (Stephen Collins), brings a .38 revolver home, and their oddball neighbor Skippy (James LeGros) helps himself to the gun.
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PCU 1994  PG-13, 79 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Hart Bochner
Cast: Jeremy Piven, Chris Young, Megan Ward, Jon Favreau, David Spade, Sarah Trigger, Alex Desert, Jessica Walter, Jake Busey, Maddie Corman
The plot for this comedy involves events occurring on the campus of Port Chester University during a weekend visit by pre-frosh Tom Lawrence (Chris Young). Tom is taken under the wing of a long-time (seven years) undergrad, Droz Andrews (Jeremy Piven), from whom Tom learns more than a little bit about the political correctness of PCU environs.
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Phoebe in Wonderland 2008 PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Daniel Barnz
Cast: Elle Fanning, Felicity Huffman, Patricia Clarkson, Bill Pullman, Campbell Scott, Ian Colletti, Caitlin Sanchez, Max Baker, Maddie Corman, Peter Gerety, Madhur Jaffrey, Bailee Madison, Austin Williams, Teala Dunn, Connor Douglas
Phoebe Lichten (Elle Fanning) is a little girl whose parents, Hilary and Peter (Felicity Huffman and Bill Pullman), worry about her because she does not follow the rules. Her mother tries to deal with the problem but is frustrated while trying to write a book about the tales of Lewis Carroll. When the drama teacher, Miss Dodger (Patricia Clarkson), offers Phoebe a role in the school production of "Alice in Wonderland," Phoebe is thrilled and accepts the role of "Alice." Rehearsals begin, but problems ensue when Phoebe slips away from reality and sees the play's characters leading her through a magical maze of life, which could lead to her downfall.
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Some Kind of Wonderful 1987  PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Howard Deutch
Cast: Eric Stoltz, Mary Stuart Masterson, Lea Thompson, Craig Sheffer, John Ashton, Elias Koteas, Molly Hagan, Maddie Corman, Jane Elliot, Candace Cameron Bure
A high-school boy (Eric Stoltz) tries to impress one of the school's popular set (Lea Thompson) and is unaware that all the while his best friend (Mary Stuart Masterson) desires his affection.
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The Treatment 2006 R, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Oren Rudavsky
Cast: Chris Eigeman, Ian Holm, Famke Janssen, Harris Yulin, Stephanie March, Tyrone Mitchell Henderson, Peter Vack, Roger Rees, Blair Brown, Griffin Newman, Josh Barclay Caras, Stephen Lang, Maddie Corman, Elizabeth Hubbard
Jake Singer (Chris Eigeman) is an English teacher in Manhattan who is estranged from his father (Harris Yulin) and has been dumped by his girlfriend (Stephanie March). Now, Jake falls for rich, beautiful, widow Allegra Marshall (Famke Janssen) and seeks help from Argentina psychoanalyst Dr. Ernesto Morales (Ian Holm) who challenges him to seduce Allegra without becoming emotionally involved. Jake heeds the advice and then begins seeing and hearing Morales throughout every waking and sleeping moment as Jake's life turns into one big therapy session.
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| 1. Adam (2009)
2. Beer League (2006)
aka: Artie Lange's Beer League
3. I Think I Do (1997)
4. Maid in Manhattan (2002)
5. Mickey Blue Eyes (1999)
6. My New Gun (1992)
7. PCU (1994)
8. Phoebe in Wonderland (2008)
9. Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
10. The Treatment (2006)
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