 Best in Show 2000  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Christopher Guest
Cast: Christopher Guest, Parker Posey, Michael Hitchcock, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, John Michael Higgins, Michael McKean, Patrick Cranshaw, Jennifer Coolidge, Bob Balaban, Jay Brazeau, Colin Cunningham, Will Sasso, Stephen E. Miller, Dany Canino
This mockumentary, set at Philadelphia's annual Mayflower Kennel Club Dog Show, centers on anxious owners and their coddled pets. The actors were handed a script but encouraged to improvise as the film was shot, and the fun begins as TV cameras bring Weimaraner "Beatrice," Shih Tzu "Miss Agnes," Poodle "Rhapsody in White," and Bloodhound "Hubert"–and their owners–into the homes of millions. The result is a very funny movie.
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Life Without Dick 2001  PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Bix Skahill
Cast: Sarah Jessica Parker, Harry Connick Jr., Johnny Knoxville, Teri Garr, Ever Carradine, Craig Ferguson, John Eddins, David Koechner, Michael Hitchcock, Claudia Schiffer, Geoffrey Blake, Brigid Brannagh, David Cross, Jon Sklaroff, Brad Grunberg
Colleen (Sarah Jessica Parker) is not at all happy with boyfriend Dick (Johnny Knoxville), so she hires a hit man, Daniel (Harry Connick Jr.), to kill him. As Colleen gets to know Daniel, she falls in love with him and convinces him to change careers. Daniel likes the idea, but who will help him complete the remaining contracts?
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 Serenity 2005 PG-13, 119 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Joss Whedon
Cast: Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin, Adam Baldwin, Jewel Staite, Sean Maher, Summer Glau, Ron Glass, Chiwetel Ejiofor, David Krumholtz, Michael Hitchcock, Sarah Paulson, Yan Feldman, Rafael Feldman
The time is 500 years in the future when Captain Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds (Nathan Fillion) and the crew of his space ship, Serenity, take on passengers–including a brother and sister, Simon and River Tam (Sean Maher and Summer Glau). Because River is telepathic and knows secrets that the Alliance–the powerful group that controls the galaxy–does not want known, she is pursued across the universe by a government assassin who will stop at nothing to get River.
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 Waiting for Guffman 1997 R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Christopher Guest
Cast: Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Fred Willard, Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey, Bob Balaban, Larry Miller, Deborah Theaker, Michael Hitchcock, Scott Williamson, Don Lake, David Cross, Paul Dooley, Linda Kash, Lewis Arquette
Christopher Guest co-wrote, directed, and stars in this very entertaining mock-documentary about the efforts of local residents of Blaine, Missouri, who struggle to put on a musical to celebrate the town's sesquicentennial anniversary. Corky St. Clair (Guest) leads the town's Blaine Community Players and is in charge of putting on a musical about the city's history. The problem is the lack of talent, and they want to impress Broadway producer Mort Guffman who has been invited to the show. The dream continues as they try to make the most out of what they have. The closing credits are a highlight of this film.
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| 1. Best in Show (2000)
2. Life Without Dick (2001)
3. Serenity (2005)
4. Waiting for Guffman (1997)
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