10 Items or Less 2006  R, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Brad Silberling
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Paz Vega, Jonah Hill, Bobby Cannavale, Anne Dudek, Alexandra Berardi, Jennifer Echols, Leonardo Nam, Vivianne Nacif, Scott Norris, Kumar Pallana, Jim Parsons
A movie star (Morgan Freeman) meets a Spanish-American store clerk, Scarlet (Paz Vega), while researching an upcoming role. When the actor misses his ride, Scarlet offers to drive him home, and the two hit it off as they discover that they have much in common.
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Nobody Knows Anybody 1999  R, 108 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
Director: Mateo Gil
Cast: Eduardo(2) Noriega, Jordi Molla, Paz Vega, Pedro Alvarez-Ossorio, Natalia Verbeke, Mauro Ribera, Jesus Olmedo, Crispulo Cabezas, Joserra Cadinanos, Jose Manuel Seda
Simon (Eduardo Noriega) writes crossword puzzles for the newspaper in Seville. He also is working on a game that includes the use of Seville as the game board and the citizens as game pieces. When an important Catholic is killed during Easter Week festivities, it is just the beginning of other bizarre happenings. An intriguing thriller.
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The Other Side of the Bed 2002 R, 114 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Emilio Martinez Lazaro
Cast: Ernesto Alterio, Paz Vega, Guillermo Toledo, Natalia Verbeke, Alberto San Juan, Maria Esteve, Ramon Barea, Nathalie Poza, Secun del la Rosa, Carol Salvador
The theme of this Spanish film revolves around two couples who engage in sexual affairs with each others' mates. This results in partners searching for clues as to who is sleeping with whom. The deceptions work–for awhile.
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Sex and Lucia 2001 N/R, 128 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Julio Medem
Cast: Paz Vega, Tristan Ulloa, Najwa Nimri, Daniel Freire, Javier Camara, Elena Anaya, Silvia Llanos, Diana Suarez, Juan Fernandez, Charo Zapardiel
Young waitress Lucia (Paz Vega) works in Madrid but tries to survive the loss of her boyfriend, Lorenzo (Tristan Ulloa), by heading for an isolated Mediterranean island where she reviews her past and uncovers hidden truths about Lorenzo.
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 Spanglish 2004 PG-13, 130 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: James L. Brooks
Cast: Adam Sandler, Tea Leoni, Paz Vega, Cloris Leachman, Shelbie Bruce, Sarah Steele, Ian Hyland, Victoria Luna, Cecilia Suarez, Ricardo Molina, Brenda Canela, Eddy Martin
Flor (Paz Vega) and her daughter, Cristina (Shelbie Bruce), migrate from Mexico to America where they find work as maids for the Clasky family–John (Adam Sandler) and Deborah (Tea Leoni). It doesn't take long before John finds himself caught in the middle between uptight Deborah and consoling Flor.
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The Spirit 2008  PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Frank Miller
Cast: Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson, Eva Mendes, Sarah Paulson, Dan Lauria, Paz Vega, Eric Balfour, Jaime King, Scarlett Johansson, Dan Gerrity, Larry Reinhardt-Meyer, Frank Miller, Louis Lombardi, Richard Portnow, Stana Katic
After rookie cop Denny Colt is killed, he is resurrected as The Spirit (Gabriel Macht), a masked crime fighter with the mission of keeping Central City safe for its inhabitants. His nemesis is Octopus (Samuel L. Jackson) whose aim is to wipe out all of those people who The Spirit is trying to save. And the battle is on as The Spirit tracks down Octopus while beautiful women try to seduce The Spirit–for good and evil reasons.
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Talk to Her 2002 R, 112 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Cast: Javier Camara, Dario Grandinetti, Leonor Watling, Rosario Flores, Mariola Fuentes, Geraldine Chaplin, Lola Duenas, Beatriz Santiago, Paz Vega, Fele Martinez
Journalist Marco (Dario Grandinetti) and nurse Benigno (Javier Camara) spend much of their time at a clinic where important women in their lives are in comas. Their conversations, fueled by loneliness, provide the basis for their unfolding stories. An Oscar was received for Best Writing (Original Screenplay).
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| 1. 10 Items or Less (2006)
2. Nobody Knows Anybody (1999)
3. The Other Side of the Bed (2002)
4. Sex and Lucia (2001)
5. Spanglish (2004)
6. The Spirit (2008)
7. Talk to Her (2002)
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