30 Days 1999  N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Aaron Harnick
Cast: Ben Shenkman, Arija Bareikis, Alexander Chaplin, Bradley White, Thomas McCarthy, Catherine Kellner, Jerry Adler, Barbara Barrie, Arden Myrin, Mark Feuerstein
Four NYC friends (Ben Shenkman, Alexander Chaplin, Bradley White, and Thomas McCarthy) suffer problems with their love lives in this run-of-the-mill romantic comedy.
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Abandon 2002 PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stephen Gaghan
Cast: Katie Holmes, Benjamin Bratt, Charlie Hunnam, Zooey Deschanel, Gabrielle Union, Fred Ward, Melanie Lynskey, Gabriel Mann, Will McCormack, Giancarlo Caltabiano, Mark Feuerstein
Co-ed Catherine Burke (Katie Holmes) appears to have it made; she has impressed the recruiters for a New York banking firm, and her professional future seems secure. The situation changes when Detective Wade (Benjamin Bratt) arrives on the scene to investigate the disappearance of Catherine's ex-boyfriend, Embry (Zooey Deschanel) who Catherine suspects is stalking her.
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Defiance 2008  R, 137 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edward Zwick
Cast: Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell, Alexa Davalos, Allan Corduner, Mark Feuerstein, Tomas Arana, Jodhi May, Kate Fahy, Iddo Goldberg, Iben Hjejle, Martin Hancock, Jacek Koman, Ravil Isyanov, George MacKay
During World War II, the Belarus home of the Jewish Bielski brothers–Zus (Liev Schreiber), Asael (Jamie Bell), and Tuvia (Daniel Craig)–is destroyed, but they find refuge in the dense woods where they had played as children. With great effort, they manage to survive, and then other refugees join them and accept their commune lifestyle while the brothers convince the refugees to rebel against the Nazis who are slaughtering the Jews in Europe. Now, winter settles in, and they try to keep their faith alive.
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In Her Shoes 2005 PG-13, 130 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Curtis Hanson
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette, Shirley MacLaine, Mark Feuerstein, Ken Howard, Candice Azzara, Francine Beers, Norman Lloyd, Jerry Adler, Brooke Smith, Richard Burgi, Anson Mount
Sisters Maggie (Cameron Diaz) and Rose (Toni Collette) are direct opposites but best friends. Responsible Rose has rescued flighty Maggie on more than one occasion. But, when a drunken Maggie seduces Rose's boyfriend, Rose finally throws her out of the house. Maggie's solution is to track down their long-lost grandmother, Ella (Shirley MacLaine), who lives in a Florida seniors' complex. Rose finds Ella, and by story's end, both sisters take charge of their own lives and come to grips with life.
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The Muse 1999  PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Albert Brooks
Cast: Albert Brooks, Sharon Stone, Andie MacDowell, Jeff Bridges, Mark Feuerstein, Steven Wright, Bradley Whitford, Dakin Matthews, Cybill Shepherd, Martin Scorsese, Marnie Shelton, Lorenzo Lamas, Jennifer Tilly, Stacey Travis
A neurotic screenwriter, Steven Phillips (Albert Brooks), feels that his career is sliding into an abyss when he contacts his friend, Jack (Jeff Bridges), who puts him on to the Muse, Sarah (Sharon Stone), who should be able to inspire him. Steven contracts for Sarah's help, but it isn't long before the goddess shows that she expects to be treated like one, and Steven's catering to Sarah's every demand begins to cost him his sanity.
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 Practical Magic 1998   PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Griffin Dunne
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Dianne Wiest, Stockard Channing, Aidan Quinn, Goran Visnjic, Evan Rachel Wood, Alexandra Artrip, Lucinda Jenney, Chloe Webb, Caprice Benedetti, Mark Feuerstein, Annabella Price, Camilla Belle, Lora Anne Criswell
For 300 years, women in the Owens family have been witches, and their husbands have all died prematurely. Sally (Sandra Bullock) and her sister, Gillian (Nicole Kidman), grew up with the curse. After Sally's husband dies prematurely, Gillian returns to town to support her sister. But the kidnapping of both sisters is hardly the comfort Sally needed. 1 User Review
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 What Women Want 2000 PG-13, 125 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Nancy Meyers
Cast: Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt, Marisa Tomei, Alan Alda, Ashley Johnson, Mark Feuerstein, Lauren Holly, Delta Burke, Valerie Perrine, Judy Greer, Ana Gasteyer, Lisa Edelstein, Sarah Paulson, Loretta Devine, Diana-Maria Riva
Chicago advertising executive Nick Marshall (Mel Gibson) loses out in the selection for a top job in his agency. Instead, Darcy Maguire (Helen Hunt) wins the spot. Nick survives a freak hair dryer accident and discovers that he can now hear what women think. At first, he uses this new power to his own benefit–he is especially effective at stealing Darcy's ideas and using them as his own. Later, when he begins to sympathize with problems women encounter, he finds himself falling in love with Darcy.
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Woman on top 1999 R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Fina Torres
Cast: Penelope Cruz, Murilo Benicio, Harold Perrineau, Mark Feuerstein, John de Lancie, Anne Ramsay, Ana Gasteyer, Analu DeCastro, Thais DeSaCurvelo, Eliana Guttman
In this romantic comedy, a Brazilian beauty, Isabella (Penelope Cruz), suffers an extreme case of motion sickness; she controls it by taking on the driving force in all situations–whether in the car or in bed. When husband Toninho (Murilo Benicio) cheats on her, Isabella escapes to San Francisco and her transsexual friend, Monica (Harold Perrineau Jr.). She is soon starring in a very successful cooking show, which suddenly suffers problems after Toninho appears in town.
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| 1. 30 Days (1999)
2. Abandon (2002)
3. Defiance (2008)
4. Giving It Up (1999)
aka: Casanova Falling
5. In Her Shoes (2005)
6. The Muse (1999)
7. Practical Magic (1998)
8. What Women Want (2000)
9. Woman on top (1999)
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