Americano 2005  R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Kevin Noland
Cast: Joshua Jackson, Leonor Varela, Timm Sharp, Ruthanna Hopper, Dennis Hopper, Mark Edward Roberts, Ashley Eisenhauer, Francisco Marco, Martin Klebba, Annie Noland, Norberto Moran, Mighty Mike Murga, Jenny Starnes, David Aguilar, Rodrigo Garcia
Recent college graduate Chris McKinley (Joshua Jackson) has backpacked through Europe with friends Ryan (Timm Sharp) and Michelle (Ruthanna Hopper), and they are enjoying their last three days before returning home to the U.S.A. Now, they are in Pamplona for the Running of the Bulls, and Chris is determined to enjoy every minute. Chris meets and falls for the beautiful Adela (Leonor Varela), which leaves him in a quandary of what he really wants to do with the rest of his life.
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Nine Lives 2005  R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rodrigo Garcia
Cast: Glenn Close, Dakota Fanning, Amy Brenneman, Holly Hunter, Joe Mantegna, Ian McShane, Aidan Quinn, Sissy Spacek, Robin Wright Penn, Kathy Baker, Elpidia Carrillo, Stephen Dillane, Miguel Sandoval, Amanda Seyfried, Lisa Gay Hamilton
Key moments in the lives of nine women are told in a series of 10-minute vignettes. The women include prisoner Sandra (Elpidia Carrillo) waiting for her children to visit, ex-wife Lorna (Amy Brenneman) attending her ex-husband's wife's funeral, mother and daughter Maggie and Maria (Glenn Close and Dakota Fanning) having a picnic at a graveside, and Ruth who is thinking about having an affair. Other stories involve Diana (Robin Wright Penn) running into an old boyfriend, cancer patient Camilla (Kathy Baker) preparing for surgery, teenage Samantha (Amanda Seyfried) caring for her invalid father, and Sonia (Holly Hunter) who is upset with her cheating boyfriend. Good acting.
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Passengers 2008 R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror
Director: Rodrigo Garcia
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Patrick Wilson, Andre Braugher, Dianne Wiest, David Morse, William B. Davis, Ryan Robbins, Clea DuVall, Chelah Horsdal, Karen Austin, Don Thompson, Stacy Grant, Conner Dwelly, Andrew Wheeler, Elzanne Fourie
A plane has crashed, and Claire (Anne Hathaway) is assigned by her mentor Perry (Andre Braugher) to counsel the survivors and help them cope with their tragic experience. Most of the passengers remain remote and do not open up their feelings to Claire. But, one passenger, Eric (Patrick Wilson), and Claire begin a relationship that turns to romance. When the other passengers start to disappear, one-by-one, Claire is determined to uncover the facts behind the mystery–even when she becomes suspicious that Eric holds the key to what is happening.
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Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her 2000 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Rodrigo Garcia
Cast: Glenn Close, Cameron Diaz, Holly Hunter, Calista Flockhart, Kathy Baker, Amy Brenneman, Valeria Golino, Miguel Sandoval, Matt Craven, Gregory Hines
Five interweaving stories are told of women whose lives intersect with the others. Great cast and interesting, but it drags at times.
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| 1. Americano (2005)
2. Nine Lives (2005)
3. Passengers (2008)
4. Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000)
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