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
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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Aurora Borealis 2006 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: James C.E. Burke
Cast: Joshua Jackson, Louise Fletcher, Donald Sutherland, Juliette Lewis, Steven Pasquale, Katie Griffin, Zack Ward, Tyler Labine, Mark Andrada, Jim Feather, Judy Sinclair, John Kapelos, Timm Sharp, Diego Fuentes
Duncan Shorter (Joshua Jackson) was a hockey star in high school, but, instead of attending the University of Minnesota, he now spends his time losing one dead-end job after another. His grandfather Ronald (Donald Sutherland) lives with Duncan's grandmother Ruth (Louise Fletcher) in a seniors' complex, and Duncan begins to visit them often. Ronald suffers from Alzheimer's disease, and Rose just tries to keep things together. When Duncan lands a job at his grandparents' apartment complex and meets the building's new assistant superintendent Kate (Juliette Lewis), it looks like his life will change as their amorous relationship grows.
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Friends with Money 2006  R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Nicole Holofcener
Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Frances McDormand, Joan Cusack, Catherine Keener, Greg Germann, Simon McBurney, Jason Isaacs, Scott Caan, Ty Burrell, Bob Stevenson, Romy Rosemont, Timm Sharp, Hallie Foote, Mitch Rouse
High-school teacher Olivia (Jennifer Aniston) quits her job and goes to work as a maid. Her action causes much concern among her friends who are wealthy, married couples–millionaire Frannie (Joan Cusack) and Matt (Greg Germann), fashion designer Jane (Frances McDormand) and Aaron (Simon McBurney), and scriptwriter Christine (Catherine Keener) and David (Jason Isaacs). Although her friends pity Olivia, will their money really buy happiness for any of them?
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 Fun with Dick and Jane 2005  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Dean Parisot
Cast: Jim Carrey, Tea Leoni, Alec Baldwin, Richard Jenkins, Carlos Jacott, Angie Harmon, John Michael Higgins, Richard Burgi, Jeff Garlin, Stacey Travis, Timm Sharp
Dick Harper (Jim Carrey) is a rising star at Globodyne Corporation, but there is a problem: the C.E.O. (Alec Baldwin) leaves the company under dire circumstances. Stocks plummet, Dick loses his job, and Dick and wife Jane (Tea Leoni) cannot pay their bills. To make ends meet, Dick and Jane begin robbing banks–and having fun in the process.
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Imagine That 2009 PG, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Drama
Director: Karey Kirkpatrick
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Yara Shahidi, Thomas Haden Church, Nicole Ari Parker, Ronny Cox, Martin Sheen, DeRay Davis, Bobb'e J. Thompson, James Patrick Stuart, Vanessa Williams, John DeVito, Stephen Rannazzisi, Timm Sharp, Heidi Marnhout, Mel Harris
Financial executive Evan Danielson (Eddie Murphy) is so obsessed with his work and competing against newly hired Johnny Whitefeather (Thomas Haden Church) that he has little time for his young daughter Olivia (Yara Shahidi) who lives with Evan's ex-wife Trish (Nicole Ari Parker). When Olivia comes to live with Evan for a few days, she tests his nerves with her fantasy games. Evan starts out ignoring Olivia until her fantasy world–in which she obtains stock tips from a queen and a princess–accurately predicts fiscal trends. When Evan follows their suggestions, his career soars, and he has fun with Olivia at the same time.
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King of the Ants 2004 R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller
Director: Stuart Gordon
Cast: Chris McKenna, Kari Wuhrer, Daniel Baldwin, George Wendt, Timm Sharp, Ron Livingston, Vernon Wells, Lionel Mark Smith, Carlie Westerman, Steve Heller, Carissa Kosta, Briana Beghi, Ian Patrick Williams, Antoine Joseph, Shuko Akune
"Re-Animator" director Stuart Gordon brings us a brutal story of drifter Sean (Chris McKenna) who accepts a job from construction boss Ray (Daniel Baldwin) and Ray's henchman Duke (George Wendt) to follow and, later, kill a man. After completing the job, Sean learns that he will not be paid, so he threatens the pair with the fact that he has evidence on Ray. Sean is taken hostage by them and tortured in unimaginable ways during which he undergoes a change in character. Revenge will be sweet–and brutal.
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| 1. Americano (2005)
2. Aurora Borealis (2006)
3. Friends with Money (2006)
4. Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
5. Imagine That (2009)
6. King of the Ants (2004)
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