Juno 2007  PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Jason Reitman
Cast: Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Allison Janney, J.K. Simmons, Olivia Thirlby, Rainn Wilson, Daniel Clark, Darla Vandenbossche, Aman Johal, Valerie Tian, Emily Perkins, Kaaren de Zilva, Eileen Pedde
Ellen Page takes the role of 16-year-old Juno MacGuff who became pregnant after her first sexual experience with her geeky friend Paulie (Michael Cera). Opting for adoption as a solution to her situation, Juno finds an ad in a magazine and contacts prospective adoptive parents Vanessa and Mark Loring (Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman). Now, the story focuses on Juno's relationship with the Lorings–one of whom is more interested in adoption than the other, and Juno learns that things may not always go as planned. The film won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay; three other nominations were received: Best Picture, Actress (Page), and Director.
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Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity 2002  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Mina Shum
Cast: Sandra Oh, Valerie Tian, Ric Young, Chang Tseng, Russell Yuen, Donald Fong, Christina Ma, Alannah Ong, Tsai Chin, Colin Foo, Benjamin Ratner
When 12-year-old Mindy (Valerie Tian) attempts Chinese magic to change her divorced mother's (Sandra Oh) fortunes, her misdirected spells drastically change the lives of a local butcher (Ric Young) and a security guard (Chang Tseng).
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Wake of Death 2004 R, 90 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Philippe Martinez
Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Valerie Tian, Lisa King, Tony Schiena, Danny Keogh, Simon Yan, Philip Tan, Burt Kwouk, Jacqui Chan, Claude Hernandez
Cynthia (Lisa King) takes in a Chinese girl, Kim (Valerie Tian), who happens to be the daughter of the brutal head (Simon Yam) of a Chinese Triad. He comes to L.A. in search of his daughter, finds her, and murders Cynthia. Cynthia's reformed gangster husband, Ben (Jean-Claude Van Damme), rejoins the Mob to take care of the perpetrator.
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| 1. Juno (2007)
2. Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity (2002)
3. Wake of Death (2004)
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