 Firewall 2006  PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Richard Loncraine
Cast: Harrison Ford, Paul Bettany, Virginia Madsen, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Robert Patrick, Robert Forster, Alan Arkin, Carly Schroeder, Jimmy Bennett, Matthew Currie Holmes, Eric Keenleyside, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Vince Vieluf
Jack Stanfield (Harrison Ford) is in charge of a global bank's computer security when robbers kidnap his wife, Beth (Virginia Madsen), and their children Andrew (Jimmy Bennett) and Sarah (Carly Schroeder). The robbers' boss, Bill Cox (Paul Bettany), tells Jack to siphon off $100 million from wealthy depositors, but Jack looks for ways to sabotage the plot and to save his family as well.
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Helter Skelter 2004 TV, 140 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Gray
Cast: Jeremy Davies, Clea DuVall, Bruno Kirby, Allison Smith, Marguerite Morgan, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Eric Dane, Hal Ozsan, Rick Gomez, Michael Weston, Robert Joy, Robert Costanzo
In this second made-for-TV movie about the Manson "family" murders, Jeremy Davies stars as convicted killer Charles Manson who led his followers in a pair of gruesome murders. Scenes were cut to tone down the violence for the TV audience.
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Julie & Julia 2009   PG-13, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nora Ephron
Cast: Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci, Chris Messina, Jane Lynch, Linda Emond, Helen Carey, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Joan Juliet Buck, Crystal Noelle, George Bartenieff, Vanessa Ferlito, Casey Wilson, Jillian Bach, Andrew Garman
Based on Julie Powell's 2005 book "Julie & Julia" and Julia Child's 2006 memoir "My Life in France," this story involves Julia (Meryl Streep) who is newly married to Paul (Stanley Tucci) and her move to Paris, cooking studies at Le Cordon Bleu, and her eight years spent writing her recipe collection. With her husband Erick's (Chris Messina) encouragement, Julie (Amy Adams) blogs Julia's 524 recipes and cooks them all within one year. Although separated by time, both women discover what it takes to succeed in their chosen fields. 1 User Review
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| | dog 08/20/2009 | This was a great movie! Meryl Streep was wonderful! Amy Adams so cute in it.
Such a nice change from all the big special effects movies. |
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 Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde 2003 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Sally Field, Regina King, Jennifer Coolidge, Bruce McGill, Dana Ivey, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Jessica Cauffiel, Alanna Ubach, J Barton, Bob Newhart, Luke Wilson, Stanley Anderson, Bruce Thomas, Ruth Williamson
In this sequel to 2001's "Legally Blonde," Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) is now a lawyer and is engaged to marry a Harvard law professor, Emmett Richmond (Luke Wilson). But wedding plans are put on hold when Elle runs afoul of a client involved in using animals for testing cosmetics. She heads for Washington, D.C., and a new job working for Representative Victoria Rudd (Sally Field). Once on Capitol Hill, Elle begins her fight to end product testing on animals. Not an easy task, but Elle uses her share of tricks to achieve success.
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Mysterious Skin 2005  NC-17, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gregg Araki
Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Brady Corbet, Elisabeth Shue, Michelle Trachtenberg, Bill Sage, Jeffrey Licon, Lisa Long, Chris Mulkey, Richard Riehle, Chase Ellison, Mary Lynn Rajskub, George Webster
Neil (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and Brian (Brady Corbet) are in their 20s now, but as boys their lives were affected in different ways by their pedophile, Little League baseball coach (Bill Sage). When problems of the past become overwhelming, Brian and Neil work together using clues to uncover what happened.
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 Punch-Drunk Love 2002  R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Cast: Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Luis Guzman, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Lisa Spector, Julie Hermelin, Karen Hermelin, Hazel Mailloux, Nicole Gelbard, Rico Bueno, Salvador Curiel
Lonely bachelor Barry Egan (Adam Sandler), owner of a gadget business, finds life taking an upturn when beautiful Lena's (Emily Watson) car breaks down in front of his store, and she asks him for a date. This sets the scene for a series of misadventures, which include redeeming frequent flyer miles from Healthy Choice pudding and meeting Lena in Hawaii. 1 User Review
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| | If you cringe at cruelty, avoid this one | 1fatts 03/13/2007 | The problem may be mine.
I cannot deny that this movie was skillfully made, that the acting was fine (Philip Seymour Hoffman really was as good as they say), that the director had a vision. I understand, then, all the fine reviews this movie got.
But I find cruely - especially cinematic "look how cruel the world is in its black humor way" very difficult to watch. And this movie was ninety minutes of mean: mean spirit, mean actions and anger, all of which was meant that love really does bring redemption, especially if it teachers you how to be meaner than the other SOBs.
I just cringed for what seemed like one of the longest evenings I had spent in a theater for a long time. My friends, who are nearly as old as I and may be given, like me, to a lack of appreciation for the comedy of anguish cringed with me.
Other, younger viewers whose opinion I respect thought it was the funniest thing since Fargo.
So, as I say, maybe it's me. But if you are like me, don't see it. |
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Sunshine Cleaning 2009 R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Christine Jeffs
Cast: Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Alan Arkin, Jason Spevack, Steve Zahn, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Clifton Collins Jr., Eric Christian Olsen, Kevin Chapman, Paul Dooley, Amy Redford, Judith Jones, Christopher Dempsey, Vic Browder, Arron Shiver
Single-mother Rose Lorkowski (Amy Adams) is supporting her eight-year-old son Oscar (Jason Spevack) by cleaning homes while her father Joe (Alan Arkin) and sister Norah (Emily Blunt) babysit for Oscar. Meanwhile, Rose is having an affair with her married ex-boyfriend from high school, Mac (Steve Zahn), who is now a police officer. Mac tells Rose about a better paying job, which involves cleaning up crime scenes after the police have finished their investigations. Rose opens up her new business, "Sunshine Cleaning," and takes Norah along to help. It is a dirty job, but the money is good, and the sisters grow close as they work together providing security and a future for the Lorkowski family.
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| 1. Firewall (2006)
2. Helter Skelter (2004)
3. Julie & Julia (2009)
4. Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)
5. Mysterious Skin (2005)
6. Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
7. Sunshine Cleaning (2009)
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