 Coyote Ugly 2000  PG-13, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance / Musical
Director: David McNally
Cast: Piper Perabo, Adam Garcia, Maria Bello, Tyra Banks, Melanie Lynskey, John Goodman, Adam Alexi-Malle, Izabella Miko, Bridget Moynahan, Michael Weston, Del Pentecost, LeAnn Rimes, Jeremy Rowley, Ellen Cleghorne, Bud Cort
Violet (Piper Perabo) heads for New York, dreaming of becoming a successful songwriter, and enters a world unknown to her in South Amboy, NJ. She joins up with the Coyotes–Cammie (Izabella Miko) and Rachel (Bridget Moynahan)–and convinces Lil (Maria Bello) to hire her as a waitress at the Manhattan bar, Coyote Ugly. Soon, Violet is bumping and grinding on top of the bar, pouring drinks, and spritzing male customers with seltzer. Get the idea?
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 The Dukes of Hazzard 2005 PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Adventure
Director: Jay Chandrasekhar
Cast: Johnny Knoxville, Seann William Scott, Jessica Simpson, Burt Reynolds, Willie Nelson, M.C. Gainey, David Koechner, Lynda Carter, Michael Weston, Joe Don Baker, Steve Lemme, Alice Greczyn, Michael Roof, James Roday, David Leitch
Boss Hogg (Burt Reynolds) has plans to strip mine the land in Hazzard, and cousins Luke (Johnny Knoxville) and Bo (Seann William Scott), along with cousin Daisy (Jessica Simpson) and Uncle Jessie (Willie Nelson), create chaos–even with Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane (M.C. Gainey) in hot pursuit–to prevent Boss Hogg from succeeding with his plans.
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 Garden State 2004  R, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Zach Braff
Cast: Zach Braff, Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Ian Holm, Ron Leibman, Jean Smart, Armando Riesco, Method Man, Denis O'Hare, Jackie Hoffman, Ann Dowd, Debbon Ayer, Alex Burns, George C. Wolfe, Michael Weston
Long estranged from his family, Andrew (Zach Braff) returns home for his mother's funeral where he must deal with relatives and friends he knew in high school. Ever since he caused the accident that paralyzed his mother (Andrew was nine years old at the time), Andrew has been taking anti-depressants, prescribed by his psychiatrist father (Ian Holm). While home for the funeral, Andrew gets rid of his meds and falls in love with Sam (Natalie Portman).
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Getting to Know You 1999 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Lisanne Skyler
Cast: Heather Matarazzo, Zach Braff, Michael Weston, Bebe Neuwirth, Mark Blum, Bo Hopkins, Chris Noth, Tristen Skyler, Sonja Sohn, Mary McCormack, Richard Bright
Combining several of Joyce Carol Oates' short stories results in a powerful film about a dysfunctional family. This time around, it's the parents–Trix (Bebe Neuwirth) and Darrell (Mark Blum)–who cause problems. The children–Judith (Heather Matarazzo) and Wesley (Zach Braff)–serve to link the stories together as they tell two tales, which mesh into the original story of their unusual lives.
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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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 The Last Kiss 2006  R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance / Comedy
Director: Tony Goldwyn
Cast: Zach Braff, Jacinda Barrett, Casey Affleck, Rachel Bilson, Michael Weston, Blythe Danner, Tom Wilkinson, Marley Shelton, Lauren Lee Smith, Cindy Sampson, Eric Christian Olsen, Ellen David, Larry Day
In this remake of Gabriele Muccino's 2001 film, 30-year-old Michael (Zach Braff) walks out on his pregnant girlfriend Jenna (Jacinda Barrett) after he meets young Kim (Rachel Bilson). Meanwhile, Michael's friends Chris (Casey Affleck) and Kenny (Eric Christian Olsen) are also afraid of making commitments and growing up. Add to this Jenna's parents, Stephen and Anna (Tom Wilkinson and Blythe Danner) who have been married 30 years and are experiencing their own relationship problems. Will any of them grow up and make decisions that will improve their lives?
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Pathology 2008 R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller
Director: Marc Schoelermann
Cast: Milo Ventimiglia, Michael Weston, Alyssa Milano, Lauren Lee Smith, Johnny Whitworth, John de Lancie, Mei Melancon, Keir O'Donnell, Buddy Lewis, Dan Callahan, Larry Drake, Med Abrous, Alan Blumenfeld
When Dr. Ted Grey (Milo Ventimiglia) begins his residency at the University Hospital in Philadelphia, he meets a group of pathologists who are led by Jack Gallo (Michael Weston). They play a deadly game in which one of them kills a victim, and then the others set out to find the means by which the murder was performed. Grey joins the group and, too late, learns that he could be slated as a victim. Now, he must watch his every move in what develops into a deadly cat-and-mouse game in which Grey must either kill or be killed.
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State of Play 2009 PG-13, 127 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Cast: Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Helen Mirren, Robin Wright Penn, Jason Bateman, Jeff Daniels, Michael Berresse, Harry Lennix, Josh Mostel, Michael Weston, Barry Shabaka Henley, Viola Davis, David Harbour, Sarah Lord
U.S. Congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) is a rising star in his political party, but, when his research assistant/mistress is murdered, buried secrets are uncovered. Washington, D.C., reporter Cal McAlfrey (Russell Crowe) was Collins' college roommate, and his editor Cameron Lynne (Helen Mirren) assigns Collins the task of investigating the murder. When Collins and fellow reporter Della Frye (Rachel McAdams) attempt to find the facts behind the murder, they discover a political-corporate conspiracy involving a security company taking in billions of dollars from the War on Terror.
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| 1. Coyote Ugly (2000)
2. The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)
3. Garden State (2004)
4. Getting to Know You (1999)
5. Helter Skelter (2004)
6. The Last Kiss (2006)
7. Pathology (2008)
8. State of Play (2009)
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