24 Hour Party People 2002  R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Cast: Steve Coogan, Shirley Henderson, Sean Harris, Danny Cunningham, Paddy Considine, Andy Serkis, Chris Coghill, Ralf Little, Keith Allen, Paul Popplewell, John Simm
Sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll define the lives of Tony Wilson (Steve Coogan) and his friends as he builds Factory Records into an important music scene label. This comedy/drama follows the action in Manchester, specifically at Wilson's trend-setting Hacienda club, from the late 1970s to the early 1990s as punk rock came into its own.
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American Cousins 2003  N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Don Coutts
Cast: Danny Nucci, Shirley Henderson, Vincent Pastore, Gerald Lepkowski, Dan Hedaya, Russell Hunter, Stevan Rimkus, Olegar Fedoro, Alan McQueen, George McNeilage, Rab Reilly, Jake Abraham, Eva Coutts
American mobsters Gino (Danny Nucci) and Settimo (Dan Hedaya) claim to be PR consultants when they seek refuge at their cousin Roberto's (Gerald Lepkowski) fish and chip shop in Glasgow. They are greeted warmly by all–including Roberto and waitress Alice (Shirley Henderson) who has been waiting in vain for Roberto to ask her out. All goes well until Gino and Settimo strong arm a bill collector. Now Roberto gets the idea that there is more to his American cousins than meets the eye, and problems lie ahead.
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 Bridget Jones's Diary 2001 R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Sharon Maguire
Cast: Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Jim Broadbent, Gemma Jones, Sally Phillips, Shirley Henderson, Celia Imrie, Embeth Davidtz, Honor Blackman, James Faulkner, Charmian May, Paul Brooke, Shirley Henderson, James Callis
Bridget Jones (Renee Zellweger) is a 30-something single woman who lives in London, works in the publishing industry, and worries about not finding success–both romantically and professionally. After being snubbed by Mark (Colin Firth), Bridget begins writing in her diary about trying to cut back on wine, cigarettes, and men. She begins getting sexy e-mails from her boss Daniel (Hugh Grant) and meets him for dinner. Daniel tells her that he and Mark went to college together, and Mark seduced his fiancee. Later, Bridget runs across Mark again, he expresses an interest in her, and now both men compete for Bridget's attention. Zellweger excels in her role of the biologically ticking Bridget, and she received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.
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Charles II: The Power & the Passion 2003   TV, 188 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Last King
Director: Joe Wright
Cast: Rufus Sewell, Rupert Graves, Helen McCrory, Christian Coulson, Ian McDiarmid, Shirley Henderson, Martin Freeman, Charlie Creed-Miles, Anne-Marie Duff, Shaun Dingwall, David Bradley, Diana Rigg
Set in the mid-1600s, this biography covers the era of Charles I's rule of England and the revolution after which Oliver Cromwell would govern the country for 10 years–until the triumphant return of Charles II to claim the throne. 1 User Review
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| | 1659 - 1685 personal life and tradegies of Charles II | jlgtink 06/14/2007 | Exceptional performance by Rufus Sewell as King Charles II at the Restoration of the Monarchy to England after the 11 reign of the Commonwealth and Oliver Cromwell.
Focusing more on the personal relationships of Charles II with his Privy Council, friends, immediate family, Queen Catherine and mistresses, it is well written, historically accurate and entertaining.
Stellar performances from Rupert Graves, Shirley Henderson, Diana Riggs, McDiarmid and many others. |
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The Claim 2000 R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Cast: Peter Mullan, Sarah Polley, Wes Bentley, Milla Jovovich, Nastassja Kinski, Randy Birch, Julian Richings, Shirley Henderson, Sean McGinley, Marie Brassard
Based on Thomas Hardy's novel, "The Mayor of Castorbridge," about a wealthy 49er, this story is set in the Sierra Nevadas where the landscape is breathtaking. The plot reveals the life choices of Daniel Dillon (Peter Mullan) who sold his wife and daughter in order to obtain a gold mine. Now, the wife (Nastassja Kinski) and daughter (Sarah Polley) reappear in his life, and Dillon must face the impact of his earlier decisions.
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Doctor Sleep 2002 R, 108 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Close Your Eyes
Hypnotic
Director: Nick Willing
Cast: Goran Visnjic, Shirley Henderson, Miranda Otto, Paddy Considine, Fiona Shaw, Corin Redgrave, Claire Rushbrook, Josh Richards, Sarah Woodward, Andrew Woodall, Sophie Stuckey, Lauren Gabrielle Volpert
While treating police detective Janet Losey (Shirley Henderson) for smoking addiction, hypnotist Michael Strother (Goran Visnjic) makes an unguarded remark. Losey, recognizing that Strother has telepathic powers, puts pressure on him to help Scotland Yard track down a serial killer.
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 Intermission 2003 R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Crowley
Cast: Colin Farrell, Shirley Henderson, Cillian Murphy, Kelly Macdonald, Colm Meaney, David Wilmot, Brian F. O'Byrne, Michael McElhatton, Ger Ryan, Tomas O'Suilleabhain, Owen Roe, Taylor Molloy
The lives of lonely Dubliners–including both cops and robbers searching for love and meaning–cross paths in this well-crafted crime/drama/comedy.
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 Marie Antoinette 2006 PG-13, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sofia Coppola
Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Marianne Faithfull, Steve Coogan, Clara Braiman, Melodie Berenfeld, Judy Davis, Jason Schwartzman, Rose Byrne, Al Weaver, Shirley Henderson, Molly Shannon, Rip Torn, Jean-Christophe Bouvet
In 1770, the 14-year-old daughter of the Empress Maria Teresa (Marianne Faithfull), Marie Antoinette (Kirsten Dunst) was engaged to the Dauphin Louis-Auguste (Jason Schwartzman) and traveled to France for the marriage, which was planned to seal the alliance between Austria and France. Marie arrives at Versailles, marries the Dauphin, and enters into a world where she must produce an heir to gain security. But, Louis does not cooperate, and by the time she becomes queen, Marie Antoinette has alienated both royalty and the public. An Oscar was received for Best Costume Design.
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Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day 2008 PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Bharat Nalluri
Cast: Frances McDormand, Amy Adams, Shirley Henderson, Lee Pace, Ciaran Hinds, Clare Clifford, Beatie Edney, Christina Cole, Stephanie Cole, Sarah Kants, Tom Payne, Matt Ryan, Mark Strong, Tim Potter, Katy Murphy
This comedy of manners, set in London during 1939, features Frances McDormand as down-on-her-luck governess Miss Guinevere Pettigrew who steals a listing and takes the job of working for American actress and singer Delysia (Amy Adams). Miss Pettigrew begins her 24 hours of managing Delysia's life–especially her men who include Michael (Lee Pace), Phil (Tom Payne), and Nick (Mark Strong). Will Miss Pettigrew be able to solve Delysia's love-life problems and find a good direction for her own life as well?
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Once Upon a Time in the Midlands 2002 R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Shane Meadows
Cast: Robert Carlyle, Rhys Ifans, Vanessa Feltz, Ricky Tomlinson, Kathy Burke, Shirley Henderson, Vicki Patterson, Finn Atkins, Kelly Thresher, Andrew Shim, Ryan Bruce, Eliot Otis Brown Walters
After less-than-honorable Jimmy (Robert Carlyle) watches a TV show on which dull-but-nice Dek (Rhys Ifans) proposes to Jimmy's ex-wife Shirley (Shirley Henderson), Jimmy heads to the English Midlands hoping to get back into the good graces of Shirley and their 12-year-old daughter, Marlene (Finn Atkins).
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 Topsy-Turvy 1999 R, 160 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Leigh
Cast: Jim Broadbent, Allan Corduner, Lesley Manville, Eleanor David, Ron Cook, Timothy Spall, Wendy Nottingham, Alison Steadman, Louise Gold, Kevin McKidd, Katrin Cartlidge, Julia Rayner, Andy Serkis, Shirley Henderson
Director Mike Leigh presents a tribute to those well-known Victorian operetta writers: Gilbert (Jim Broadbent) and Sullivan (Allan Corduner). The focus is on the London production of "The Mikado" and the tribulations encountered as two distinctly different personalities collaborate on their ninth operetta.
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 Trainspotting 1996  R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Danny Boyle
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Carlyle, Kevin McKidd, Kelly Macdonald, James Cosmo, Peter Mullan, Eileen Nicholas, Susan Vidler, Pauline Lynch, Shirley Henderson, Stuart McQuarrie
The team that made "Shallow Grave" (director Danny Boyle, producer Andrew MacDonald, and screenwriter John Hodge) brings to the screen this insightful black comedy about young Edinburgh punks involved in, and loving, the world of drugs. This film is bound to be as controversial as its hero, Renton (Ewan McGregor), who heads straight into a world of addiction and tries to find the other side of his crisis.
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Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story 2006 R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Cast: Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Keeley Hawes, Shirley Henderson, Naomie Harris, Kelly Macdonald, James Fleet, Ian Hart, Dylan Moran, Raymond Waring, Jeremy Northam, Benedict Wong
This film about 18th century Englishman Tristan Shandy (Steve Coogan) has been described as "unfilmable" by many. But, director Michael Winterbottom attempts to tell the story through his alter ego, director Mark (Jeremy Northam), and uses two-thirds of the footage to reveal behind-the-scenes action of this "art" film.
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Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself 2002 R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lone Scherfig
Cast: Jamie Sives, Adrian Rawlins, Shirley Henderson, Lisa McKinlay, Mads Mikkelsen, Julia Davis, Susan Vidler, Robert McIntosh, Lorraine McIntosh, Gordon Brown, Mhairi Steenbock, Andrew Townsley
During the years since their father's death, Harbour (Adrian Rawlins) has been the sole caretaker for his suicidal young brother, Wilbur (Jamie Sives). When Harbour marries Alice (Shirley Henderson), her daughter, 10-year-old Mary (Lisa McKinlay), also joins the new family, and they will remain together–in good times and in bad.
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Wild Child 2008 PG-13, 124 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Nick Moore
Cast: Emma Roberts, Natasha Richardson, Shirley Henderson, Alex Pettyfer, Aidan Quinn, Nick Frost, Kimberley Nixon, Georgia King, Juno Temple, Lexi Ainsworth, Shelby Young, Johnny Pacar, Eleanor Turner-Moss, Ruby Thomas, Linzey Crocker
Poppy (Emma Roberts) is a spoiled brat, and her frustrated father, Gerry (Aidan Quinn), packs her off to an English boarding school, Abbey Mount. There are rules at Abbey Mount, and Poppy is not about to obey them. Poppy plots with her roommate Kate (Kimberley Nixon), and they plan for her to get caught messing around with headmistress Mrs. Kingsley's (Natasha Richardson) son, Freddie (Alex Pettyfer). But, when the plan backfires, Poppy is forced to look at her self-centered lifestyle and changes herself into a refined young lady.
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 Wonderland 1999 R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Cast: Shirley Henderson, Gina McKee, Molly Parker, Ian Hart, John Simm, Stuart Townsend, Kika Markham, Jack Shepherd, Enzo Cilenti, Sarah-Jane Potts
Set in London during a four-day period (Thursday through Sunday), this drama centers on three sisters–Debby (Shirley Henderson), Nadia (Gina McKee), and Molly (Molly Parker)–who weather their own crises amidst the teeming metropolis filled with anonymous faces.
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Yes 2004 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sally Potter
Cast: Joan Allen, Simon Abkarian, Sam Neill, Shirley Henderson, Stephanie Leonidas, Samantha Bond, Sheila Hancock, Gary Lewis, Raymond Waring, George Yiasoumi
Speaking in rhymes throughout this story, an Irish American woman (Joan Allen) and a Lebanese man (Simon Abkarian) meet at a party, embark on a torrid affair, and then go their separate ways.
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| 1. 24 Hour Party People (2002)
2. American Cousins (2003)
3. Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
4. Charles II: The Power & the Passion (2003)
aka: The Last King
5. The Claim (2000)
6. Doctor Sleep (2002)
aka: Close Your Eyes
aka: Hypnotic
7. Intermission (2003)
8. Marie Antoinette (2006)
9. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)
10. Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002)
11. Topsy-Turvy (1999)
12. Trainspotting (1996)
13. Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story (2006)
14. Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002)
15. Wild Child (2008)
16. Wonderland (1999)
17. Yes (2004)
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