Art School Confidential 2006  R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Terry Zwigoff
Cast: Max Minghella, Sophia Myles, John Malkovich, Jim Broadbent, Matt Keeslar, Anjelica Huston, Joel Moore, Ethan Suplee, Steve Buscemi, Adam Scott, Jack Ong, Michael Lerner
Aspiring artist Jerome Platz (Max Minghella) leaves his Long Island high school and enters Strathmore Institution's prestigious art school where he encounters bullies but falls in love with Audrey (Sophia Myles). To impress Audrey, Jerome passes off as his own the work of alcoholic artist Jimmy (Jim Broadbent), but then reality hits in the form of a mysterious strangler who is a serial killer looking for victim #6.
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 Bee Season 2005  PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Scott McGehee, David Siegel
Cast: Richard Gere, Juliette Binoche, Flora Cross, Max Minghella, Kate Bosworth, Corey Fischer, Joan Mankin, Sam Zuckerman, Piers Mackenzie, John Evans
When 11-year-old Eliza (Flora Cross) begins winning spelling bees, her religious studies professor father (Richard Gere) believes that her gift of spelling is a form of Kabbalah and becomes obsessed with Eliza's world. In the process, he neglects his wife (Juliette Binoche) and son, Aaron (Max Minghella), causing tension to erupt over family connections.
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How to Lose Friends & Alienate People 2008  R, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert B. Weide
Cast: Simon Pegg, Megan Fox, Jeff Bridges, Kirsten Dunst, Danny Huston, Gillian Anderson, Max Minghella, Miriam Margolyes, Bill Paterson, Diana Kent, Thandie Newton, Kelan Pannell, Janette Scott, Kelly Jo Charge, Christian Smith
British tabloid journalist Sidney Young (Simon Pegg) is hired by the New York magazine "Sharps" editor Clayton Harding (Jeff Bridges) to write about U.S. celebrities. Young has big problems fitting in, and his co-worker Alison Olsen (Kirsten Dunst) seems to be constantly bemused with Young's actions. Finally, Young manages to get a big scoop, which just might lead to getting together with Sophie Maes (Megan Fox), the actress of his dreams. Based on "Vanity Fair" reporter Toby Young's memoirs, the film does change the names of the celebrities involved.
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 Syriana 2005  R, 126 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Stephen Gaghan
Cast: George Clooney, Jeffrey Wright, Matt Damon, Chris Cooper, William Hurt, Alexander Siddig, Christopher Plummer, Amanda Peet, Max Minghella, Jamey Sheridan, Thomas McCarthy, Tim Blake Nelson
In this political thriller set in the multi-nation world of the oil industry, CIA operative Bob Barnes (George Clooney) uncovers disturbing facts while keeping track of a Persian Gulf prince (Alexander Siddig) and his new financial advisor (Matt Damon). George Clooney won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, and the film received a nomination for Best Writing.
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| 1. Art School Confidential (2006)
2. Bee Season (2005)
3. How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)
4. Syriana (2005)
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