All the Real Girls 2003  R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: David Gordon Green
Cast: Paul Schneider, Zooey Deschanel, Patricia Clarkson, Benjamin Mouton, Shea Whigham, Maurice Compte, Danny McBride, Bartow Church, Heather McComb, John Kirkland, James Marshall Case, Maya Ling Pruit, Eddie Rouse, Karey Williams, Matt Chapman
Paul (Paul Schneider) is 22 years old and still lives with his mother, Elvira (Patricia Clarkson). His reputation as a ladies man is so well-known that when he falls for his friend Tip's (Shea Whigham) teenage sister, Noel (Zooey Deschanel), he must prove to all that this time he is really in love.
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 2007  R, 160 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Western
Director: Andrew Dominik
Cast: Brad Pitt, Mary-Louise Parker, Brooklynn Proulx, Dustin Bollinger, Casey Affleck, Sam Rockwell, Jeremy Renner, Sam Shepard, Garret Dillahunt, Paul Schneider, Joel McNichol, James Defelice, J.C. Roberts, Darrell Orydzuk, Jonathan Erich Drachenberg
It's 1881 and famous bank/train robber Jesse James (Brad Pitt), at age 34, has had a turnover of gang members from retirement or having been killed. Even brother Frank (Sam Shepard) retired after the gang's last heist. Jesse even has a "day" job as a respected businessman using the name of Thomas Howard and has a trophy wife, Zee (Mary-Louise Parker), and two children. But the restless Jesse is putting together a new gang made up of second-rate gangsters, which includes young Bob (Casey Affleck) who has collected Jesse James clippings and stories since he was a small boy and idolized Jesse. Another problem that Jesse has is that there is a large bounty on him, dead or alive. As time passes, Bob becomes jealous of Jesse and with the reward he could receive, he decides to kill Jesse, which he does. An interesting study of the two men that is based on Ron Hansen's historical novel of the same name. The film received two Academy Award nominations including Best Supporting Actor (Affleck).
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Away We Go 2009 R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Sam Mendes
Cast: John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph, Jeff Daniels, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Allison Janney, Catherine O'Hara, Samantha Pryor, Paul Schneider, Jim Gaffigan, Carmen Ejogo, Chris Messina, Josh Hamilton, Melanie Lynskey, Conor Carroll, Bailey Harkins
An unmarried couple, Burt and Verona (John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph), are expecting their first baby, and they travel through the United States and Montreal looking for the perfect place to settle down. Along the way, they experience many misadventures when they visit friends and family hoping to find people like themselves with whom they can enjoy raising their child.
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Bright Star 2009 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Jane Campion
Cast: Ben Whishaw, Abbie Cornish, Kerry Fox, Paul Schneider, Edie Martin, Thomas Sangster, Gerard Monaco, Claudie Blakley, Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Samuel Roukin, Amanda Hale, Lucinda Raikes, Samuel Barnett, Jonathan Aris, Olly Alexander
Based on a true story, this movie is about the love affair of 23-year-old Frances "Fanny" Brawne (Abbie Cornish) and John Keats (Ben Whishaw) who are neighbors living in London in 1818. They appear to have little in common because Fannie loves fashion and dressmaking, while John is a struggling poet. But, when Fanny tries to help John's family when his brother Tom (Olly Alexander) is dying from tuberculosis, John thanks her by teaching her poetry. Despite objections from John's writing partner Charles Armitage Brown (Paul Schneider), they begin a romance that is doomed when John dies of tuberculosis in 1821 at the age of 25. The Film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Costumes.
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Elizabethtown 2005 PG-13, 125 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Cameron Crowe
Cast: Orlando Bloom, Kirsten Dunst, Susan Sarandon, Alec Baldwin, Bruce McGill, Judy Greer, Jessica Biel, Paul Schneider, Loudon Wainwright III, Gailard Sartain, Jed Rees, Dan Biggers, Paula Deen, Alice Marie Crowe, Tim Devitt
Drew Baylor (Orlando Bloom) has lost job and girlfriend as well, and, as if that were not enough, his father dies. Now, Drew boards a plane to travel to Elizabethtown, Kentucky, to make funeral plans. The plane is a direct, overnight flight, and Drew is the only passenger. Lucky for him because flight attendant Claire (Kirsten Dunst) gives him all of her attention, which results in Drew finding hope despite his adversities.
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 The Family Stone 2005  PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Thomas Bezucha
Cast: Claire Danes, Diane Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Dermot Mulroney, Craig T. Nelson, Sarah Jessica Parker, Luke Wilson, Tyrone Giordano, Brian J. White, Elizabeth Reaser, Paul Schneider, Carol Locatell, Savannah Stehlin, Jamie Kaler, Robert Dioquardi
When son Everett Stone (Dermot Mulroney) invites his fiancee, Meredith (Sarah Jessica Parker), home for Thanksgiving to meet his dysfunctional family, Meredith asks her sister, Julie (Claire Danes), to come with her for emotional support. Julie gets quite a greeting from Everett, and problems ensue.
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George Washington 2000 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Gordon Green
Cast: Candace Evanofski, Donald Holden, Curtis Cotton III, Eddie Rouse, Paul Schneider, Damian Jewan Lee, Rachael Handy, Jonathan Davidson, Janet Taylor, Scott Clackum
Four young teens–Nasia (Candace Evanofski), George (Donald Holden), Buddy (Curtis Cotton III), and Vernon (Damian Jewan Lee)–spend their summer days as working-class kids whose parents are too busy to supervise their offspring. When Buddy dies after being pushed by George, the children band together and hide the accident from authorities.
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Lars and the Real Girl 2007 PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Craig Gillespie
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider, R.D. Reid, Kelli Garner, Nancy Beatty, Doug Lennox, Joe Bostick, Liz Gordon, Nicky Guadagni, Patricia Clarkson, Karen Robinson, Maxwell McCabe-Lokos
Shy Lars Lindstrom (Ryan Gosling) cannot stand to be touched and cannot relate to other human beings. He orders a life-size "Real Doll" that is anatomically correct, names her Bianca, and introduces her to his brother Gus (Paul Schneider) and Gus' wife Karin (Emily Mortimer). Not knowing how to handle Lars' delusions, Karin gets Lars to visit a doctor/psychologist, Dagmar (Patricia Clarkson), who convinces Karin and Gus to sympathize with Lars. They heed her advice, and, before long, the townsfolk join in and accept Bianca. The act of putting aside skepticism actually helps Lars when the community treats Bianca with respect. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay.
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| 1. All the Real Girls (2003)
2. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
3. Away We Go (2009)
4. Bright Star (2009)
5. Elizabethtown (2005)
6. The Family Stone (2005)
7. George Washington (2000)
8. Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
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