 13 Going on 30 2004  PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Gary Winick
Cast: Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Judy Greer, Christa B. Allen, Andy Serkis, Kathy Baker, Phil Reeves, Alex Black, Alexandra Kyle, Renee Olstead, Joe Grifasi, Mary Pat Gleason
After being cruel to her only friend, Matt (Sean Marquette), to impress her conniving party guests, preteen Jenna (Christa B. Allen) wants desperately to grow up. So, her wish at her 13th birthday party is to grow older–fast. When she awakens the next morning, Jenna (Jennifer Garner) is 30 years old and a successful businesswoman living in a plush apartment with a boyfriend. She figures out that she is no longer the nice soul she was and determines to repair her life and reestablish a relationship with Matt (Mark Ruffalo).
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A Cinderella Story 2004  PG, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mark Rosman
Cast: Hilary Duff, Jennifer Coolidge, Chad Michael Murray, Dan Byrd, Regina King, Julie Gonzalo, Lin Shaye, Madeline Zima, Andrea Avery, Mary Pat Gleason, Paul Rodriguez, Whip Hubley, Kevin Kilner, Erica Hubbard, Simon Helberg
Teenager Sam (Hilary Duff) lives with her stepmother and sisters in the San Fernando Valley. You guessed it: Sam does most of the chores at the family diner, which leaves little time for high-school friends. But now, Sam's life might take a turn IF she manages to meet her internet boyfriend at the school Halloween dance.
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The Crucible 1996  PG-13, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nicholas Hytner
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder, Paul Scofield, Joan Allen, Bruce Davison, Rob Campbell, Jeffrey Jones, Peter Vaughan, Karron Graves, Charlayne Woodard, Frances Conroy, Elizabeth Lawrence, George Gaynes, Mary Pat Gleason, Robert Breuler
Based on Arthur Miller's classic play about the Salem witch trials, this is an excellent film concerning the effects caused by jealousy and religion in old Massachusetts. Paul Scofield stands out as Judge Danforth who is determined to rid evil from Salem, and Winona Ryder is very convincing as Abigail Williams who deceives, lies, and wreaks havoc in order to steal her ex-lover who is the husband (Daniel Day-Lewis) of hated rival Elizabeth Proctor (Joan Allen).
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Holy Matrimony 1994  PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Leonard Nimoy
Cast: Patricia Arquette, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Tate Donovan, John Schuck, Lois Smith, Courtney B. Vance, Jeffrey Nordling, Richard Riehle, Mary Pat Gleason, Alaine Byrne, Frank Novak
On the lam after stealing the receipts from her boss, Havana (Patricia Arquette) and boyfriend Peter (Tate Donovan) head to Canada and Peter's boyhood home with a religious sect. Though the commune leaders don't care much for Havana, she and Peter marry to satisfy the leaders. Peter is soon killed in an auto accident, and, according to the commune's laws, Havana must marry her husband's brother, 12-year-old Ezekiel (Joseph Gordon-Levitt). Matters continue to go downhill as Havana searches for the loot while Ezekiel knows its location, and the FBI agent on her trail also looks for it.
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I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry 2007  PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Dennis Dugan
Cast: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Jessica Biel, Dan Aykroyd, Ving Rhames, Steve Buscemi, Nicholas Turturro, Allen Covert, Rachel Dratch, Richard Chamberlain, Nick Swardson, Blake Clark, Mary Pat Gleason, Matt Winston, Lance Bass
Larry Valentine (Kevin James) is a widower working as a New York City firefighter when he is told that only a spouse can claim life insurance benefits. This leaves his children out in the cold. As a solution, Larry and his fellow firefighter Chuck Levine (Adam Sandler), who just happens to be a womanizer, take part in a mock marriage to beat the system. After the fire department sends an inspector (Steve Buscemi) to investigate the "marriage," Chuck and Larry hire a lawyer, Alex McDonough (Jessica Biel). Alex believes their story and recommends that they go to Canada where they can be legally wed because in Canada gay marriage is legal. And, of course, gay jokes prevail throughout the film.
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Lookin' Italian 1998 R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Showdown
Director: Guy Magar
Cast: Jay Acovone, Matt LeBlanc, Stephanie Richards, Lou Rawls, John LaMotta, Ralph Manza, Denise Richards, Argentina Brunetti, Mary Pat Gleason, Real Andrews, Dennis Paladino
Following a bad incident, Vinny (Jay Acovone) left the Mob in New York and moved to L.A. where his nephew Anthony (Matt LeBlanc) comes to move in with him. Vinny realizes that Anthony is headed for trouble with neighboring gangs and tries to keep him out of trouble. But, will Vinny's past stand in the way?
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A Walk in the Clouds 1995 PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alfonso Arau
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Anthony Quinn, Aitana Sanchez-Gijon, Giancarlo Giannini, Angelica Aragon, Evangelina Elizondo, Freddy Rodriguez, Don Amendolia, Febronio Covarrubias, Alejandra Flores, Mary Pat Gleason, Juan Antonio Jimenez, Macon McCalman, Ivory Ocean, Gregory Paul Martin
This film is based on the 1942 Italian movie, "Four Steps in the Clouds." This time around, the story is set in California's Napa Valley in 1945. Keanu Reeves plays a World War II veteran, Paul Sutton, who poses as the husband of unwed, pregnant Victoria (Aitana Sanchez-Gijon). Victoria's father is Mexican-American winegrower Alberto Albertini (Giancarlo Giannini) who does not trust Paul even though her grandfather Don Pedro (Anthony Quinn) accepts him. Paul believes that if he sticks around for a few days and then leaves, he will be the bad one, and Alberto will vent his wrath on him instead of Victoria.
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| 1. 13 Going on 30 (2004)
2. A Cinderella Story (2004)
3. The Crucible (1996)
4. Holy Matrimony (1994)
5. I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007)
6. Lookin' Italian (1998)
aka: Showdown
7. A Walk in the Clouds (1995)
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