 Blades of Glory 2007  PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Josh Gordon, Will Speck
Cast: Will Ferrell, Jon Heder, Will Arnett, Amy Poehler, Jenna Fischer, William Fichtner, Craig T. Nelson, Romany Malco, Nick Swardson, Scott Hamilton, Andy Richter, Greg Lindsay, Rob Corddry, Tom Virtue
Figure skaters Chazz Michael Michaels (Will Ferrell) and Jimmy MacElroy (Jon Heder) compete in a rivalry that extends off the ice in a brawl on the podium, which results in the loss of their medals and being banned from singles competition. But, after looking at the rule book, they come up with a loophole that allows them to compete in doubles competition. They form a team and decide to include the Iron Lotus (a maneuver that has only been performed once in the past and resulted in the decapitation of one of the partners). As if this does not cause enough trouble for them, they must also deal with the brother and sister team of champions–Stranz and Fairchild Van Waldenberg (Will Arnett and Amy Poehler)–who are determined to sabotage the Chazz and Jimmy team.
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The Even Stevens Movie 2003  G, 92 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Sean McNamara
Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Christy Carlson Romano, Donna Pescow, Tom Virtue, Nick Spano, Steven Anthony Lawrence, Tim Meadows, A.J. Trauth, Margo Harshman, Keone Young, Josh Keaton
The Stevens family rejoices when they think they have won a vacation to an island in the Pacific. But, happiness turns into a nightmare when their plane crashes, and they try to survive on what they believe is a deserted island. Frustration finally rises to the fore when they learn that they are unknowing participants on a TV reality show.
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Read It and Weep 2006  TV, 85 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Paul Hoen
Cast: Kay Panabaker, Danielle Panabaker, Alexandra Krosney, Marquise Brown, Allison Scagliotti, Jason Dolley, Robin Riker, Tom Virtue, Nick Whitaker, Chad Broskey
Jamie Bartlett (Kay Panabaker) is just a normal girl in a normal school. Jamie seems happy with her life, but if you take a look inside her private journal, you see her personal thoughts on the school and the people in it. In this journal, Jamie portrays herself as Isabella (Danielle Panabaker) who handles easily high school and the dreadful "populars," led by Myrna (Allison Scagliotti). All of the people in Jamie's life are included in this book, and Jamie is horrified to realize that part of this journal was accidentally turned in as a homework assignment. When her "essay" wins a contest, it is turned into a book and becomes a bestseller. Jamie is thrown into a life of fame and popularity. She has new friends, fans, and the cutest boy in school. But now Jamie has to decide whether being a bestselling author is worth losing her best friends. (Review by LW)
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| 1. Blades of Glory (2007)
2. The Even Stevens Movie (2003)
3. Read It and Weep (2006)
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