 Almost Famous 2000  R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Cameron Crowe
Cast: Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson, Jason Lee, Patrick Fugit, Anna Paquin, Fairuza Balk, Noah Taylor, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Zooey Deschanel, Michael Angarano, John Fedevich, Liz Stauber, Jimmy Fallon, Mark Kozelek
In the early 1970s, aspiring journalist, San Diego high school student William Miller (Patrick Fugit) is given the choice assignment of writing a "Rolling Stone" article about the rising rock band Stillwater. William joins the band's "Almost Famous" tour, befriends guitarist Russell Hammond (Billy Crudup) and lead singer Jeff Bebe (Jason Lee), falls in love with "band aid" Elaine (Kate Hudson), and sees the real world. But throughout his assignment, William's mother (Frances McDormand) calls him often and warns him to stay away from drugs. The film won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay; both Kate Hudson and Frances McDormand were nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
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Dear Wendy 2005  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Thomas Vinterberg
Cast: Jamie Bell, Bill Pullman, Michael Angarano, Danso Gordon, Novella Nelson, Chris Owen, Alison Pill, Mark Webber, Trevor Cooper, William Hootkins, Thomas Bo Larsen
Young Dick (Jamie Bell) forms a secret club, The Dandies, whose members are misfits, but pacifists. Even though they own guns, they profess never to draw them. But, an armed group–whether or not they shoot–is asking for problems, and it isn't long before the shooting begins.
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The Dust Factory 2004  PG, 98 min.
Genre: Family / Fantasy
Director: Eric Small
Cast: Armin Mueller-Stahl, Hayden Panettiere, Ryan Kelley, Michael Angarano, Kim Myers, George De La Pena, Peter Horton, Kyle Hanson, Ted Roisum, Ayanna Berkshire, Robert Blanche
Teenagers Melanie (Hayden Panettiere) and Ryan (Ryan Kelley) experience an adventure in a fantasy world where they are guided by Ryan's Alzheimer-suffering Grandpa Randolph (Armin Mueller-Stahl) and learn to help each other make leaps from their troubled lives.
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For Richer or Poorer 1997  PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bryan Spicer
Cast: Tim Allen, Kirstie Alley, Jay O. Sanders, Michael Lerner, Wayne Knight, Larry Miller, Miguel A. Nunez Jr., Megan Cavanagh, Michael Angarano, Carrie Preston
Manhattan real estate baron Brad Sexton (Tim Allen) and his wife Caroline (Kirstie Alley) escape the clutches of the IRS by hiding out in the Amish town of Intercourse, Pennsylvania. These two city slickers try to become farm hands, and "Green Acres," here we come!
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The Forbidden Kingdom 2008  PG-13, 113 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Rob Minkoff
Cast: Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Michael Angarano, Morgan Benoit, Bin Jiang, Shaohua Yang, Deshun Wang, Collin Chou, Yifei Liu, Xiao Dong Mei, Mathew Tang, Alan Ng
Jackie Chan and Jet Li take on dual roles in this first film in which they work together. The story is about nerdy, South Boston teenager Jason Tripitikas (Michael Angarano) who finds the Monkey King's (Jet Li) magic stick in a pawn shop owned by Old Hop (Jackie Chan) and is transported back in time to ancient China. In China, Jason is trained by martial artists Lu Yan (Jackie Chan) and Silent Monk (Jet Li) and then sets out with a band of warriors to free the Monkey King who has been imprisoned in stone by the evil Jade Warlord (Collin Chou).
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Gentelmen Broncos 2009 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jered Hess
Cast: Michael Angarano, Sam Rockwell, Jermaine Clement, Jennifer Coolidge, Mike White, Hector Jimenez, John Baker, Robin Ballard, Rod Decker, Halley Feiffer, Johnny Hoops, Suzanne May, Josh Pais, Edgar Oliver, Clive Revill
Teen-aged Benjamin (Michael Angarano) is home-schooled by his mother Judith (Jennifer Coolidge) and is a loner who has written a manuscript "Yeast Lords" featuring a hero, Bronco (Sam Rockwell). While attending a writers camp, Benjamin meets Tabatha (Halley Feiffer) and Lonnie (Hector Jimenez). They offer Benjamin $300 for the manuscript so Lonnie can make a film of it. Meanwhile, at a sci-fest, Benjamin submits his manuscript to Dr. Chevalier (Jermaine Clement) who steals it for himself. Chevalier changes the name of Bronco to Brutus (also Sam Rockwell) and alters many of the details. Interspersed with the story, the three versions of Benjamin's story are shown, and then, finally, Benjamin confronts Chevalier and accuses him of plagiarism.
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Little Secrets 2001 PG, 107 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Blair Treu
Cast: Evan Rachel Wood, Michael Angarano, David Gallagher, Vivica A. Fox, Jan Gardner, Rick Macy, Paul Kiernan, Tayva Patch, Micah Schow, Caitlin E.J. Meyer
While 14-year-old Emily (Evan Rachel Wood) spends her summer at home preparing for a violin audition, she also charges 50 cents to the neighborhood kids to listen to their personal secrets. They know that Emily will not betray their trust, but Emily has a secret of her own and is about to learn that honesty is the best policy.
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 Lords of Dogtown 2005  PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Cast: John Robinson, Emile Hirsch, Rebecca De Mornay, Victor Rasuk, Heath Ledger, William Mapother, Julio Oscar Mechoso, Michael Angarano, Johnny Knoxville, Nikki Reed, Vincent Laresca, Brian Zarate
Venice, California, skateboarders–The Z-Boys–reinvent their sport by practicing in drained, suburban swimming pools. 1 User Review
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 Music of the Heart 1999 PG, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Wes Craven
Cast: Meryl Streep, Angela Bassett, Aidan Quinn, Cloris Leachman, Gloria Estefan, Jane Leeves, Michael Angarano, Charlie Hofheimer, Jay O. Sanders, Kieran Culkin
A divorced music teacher, Roberta Guaspari (Meryl Streep) fights a 10-year, uphill battle against her principal and the school board to attain her dream of teaching violin lessons to inner-city kids in Harlem. Meryl Streep was nominated for an Oscar as Best Actress.
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One Last Thing... 2006 R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Alex Steyermark
Cast: Michael Angarano, Cynthia Nixon, Sunny Mabrey, Matt Bush, Gideon Glick, Gina Gershon, Wyclef Jean, Gia Carides, Johnny Messner, Dana Eskelson, Coati Mundi, Brian Stokes Mitchell
Sixteen-year-old Dylan (Michael Angarano) is dying, and when "United Wish Givers" grants him a wish, he reveals during a televised news conference that he wishes to spend a weekend with supermodel Nikki Sinclair (Sunny Mabrey). A photo-op is scheduled, and during the shoot Nikki tells Dylan to call if he ever comes to New York. It doesn't take long before Dylan and friends Ricky (Matt Bush) and Slap (Gideon Glick) set off on a series of misadventures during a trip to the Big Apple where Dylan hopes to cross paths with Nikki.
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River Red 1998 R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Eric Drilling
Cast: Tom Everett Scott, David Moscow, Cara Buono, David Lowery, Denis O'Hare, Michael Kelly, Leo Burmester, Tibor Feldman, James Murtaugh, Michael Angarano
Set in the backwoods of New Hampshire, this is the macabre tale of Dave Holden (Tom Everett Scott) murdering his hated father, of brother Tom (David Moscow) taking the blame, and Dave suffering his own personal punishment through a life of petty crime.
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 Sky High 2005 PG, 102 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Mike Mitchell
Cast: Michael Angarano, Kurt Russell, Kelly Preston, Danielle Panabaker, Lynda Carter, Christopher Wynne, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kevin Heffernan, Bruce Campbell, Steven Strait, Kevin McDonald, Nicholas Braun
Teenager Will (Michael Angarano) attends Sky High, which is the alma mater of his parents–Commander Steve (Kurt Russell) and Jetstream (Kelly Preston). Sky High is the training ground for those with superhuman strength and seems to be the perfect choice for Will, except for one little problem: Will does not believe that he has the superpowers for becoming an extraordinary being–or does he?
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Snow Angels 2008 R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Gordon Green
Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Sam Rockwell, Michael Angarano, Jeanetta Arnette, Nicky Katt, Tom Noonan, Connor Paolo, Amy Sedaris, Olivia Thirlby, Grace Hudson, Brian Downey, Carroll Godsman, Deborah Allen, Griffin Dunne
The deteriorating relationships of couples unfold in this story that ends in tragedy. Teenager Arthur (Michael Angarano) busses tables in a restaurant where his former babysitter Annie (Kate Beckinsale) works as a waitress. Annie, who is estranged from her husband Glenn (Sam Rockwell), is having an affair with Nate (Nicky Katt), the husband of her friend and co-worker Barb (Amy Sedaris). At school, Arthur and his classmate Lila (Olivia Thirlby) have been flirting, but Arthur is more interested in trying to deal with his parents' (Griffin Dunne and Jeanetta Arnette) recent separation. These relationships provide the background for a tragedy that will affect them all.
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| 1. Almost Famous (2000)
2. Dear Wendy (2005)
3. The Dust Factory (2004)
4. For Richer or Poorer (1997)
5. The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
6. Gentelmen Broncos (2009)
7. Little Secrets (2001)
8. Lords of Dogtown (2005)
9. Music of the Heart (1999)
10. One Last Thing... (2006)
11. River Red (1998)
12. Sky High (2005)
13. Snow Angels (2008)
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