Death Proof 2007  R, 114 min.
Genre: Action / Horror / Thriller
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Kurt Russell, Zoe Bell, Rosario Dawson, Vanessa Ferlito, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Tracie Thoms, Rose McGowan, Jordan Ladd, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Quentin Tarantino, Marcy Harriell, Eli Roth, Michael Bacall, Monica Staggs
Quentin Tarantino presents "Death Proof"–a story about stunt-car driver Mike (Kurt Russell) who is a psychopathic killer. He meets beautiful women–Pam (Rose McGowan), Julia (Sydney Tamiia Poitier), Arlene (Vanessa Ferlito), and Shanna (Jordan Ladd)–at the Texas Chili Parlor, picks them up, and plays his deadly vehicle game of running into them at 200 MPH. But, when Mike targets more women–Abernathy (Rosario Dawson), Lee (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), Kim (Tracie Thoms), and Zoe Bell (herself)–on a road trip to Tennessee, he gets more than he bargained for.
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Julie & Julia 2009  PG-13, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nora Ephron
Cast: Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci, Chris Messina, Jane Lynch, Linda Emond, Helen Carey, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Joan Juliet Buck, Crystal Noelle, George Bartenieff, Vanessa Ferlito, Casey Wilson, Jillian Bach, Andrew Garman
Based on Julie Powell's 2005 book "Julie & Julia" and Julia Child's 2006 memoir "My Life in France," this story involves Julia (Meryl Streep) who is newly married to Paul (Stanley Tucci) and her move to Paris, cooking studies at Le Cordon Bleu, and her eight years spent writing her recipe collection. With her husband Erick's (Chris Messina) encouragement, Julie (Amy Adams) blogs Julia's 524 recipes and cooks them all within one year. Although separated by time, both women discover what it takes to succeed in their chosen fields. 1 User Review
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| | dog 08/20/2009 | This was a great movie! Meryl Streep was wonderful! Amy Adams so cute in it.
Such a nice change from all the big special effects movies. |
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Madea Goes to Jail 2009  PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
aka: Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail
Director: Tyler Perry
Cast: Tyler Perry, Derek Luke, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Tamela J. Mann, David Mann, RonReaco Lee, Ion Overman, Vanessa Ferlito, Viola Davis, Sofia Vergara, Robin Coleman, Bobbi Baker, Aisha Hinds, Benjamin Benitez, Karan Kendrick
Madea (Tyler Perry) faces a judge after a high-speed chase on the freeway. Her anger management fails her, and she is sent to jail. Meanwhile, prostitute and former drug addict Candace Washington (Keshia Knight Pulliam) has been arrested, and Assistant District Attorney Joshua (Derek Luke) has been assigned to try her case. But, Joshua has past ties to Candace and feels too close to her problems. He asks his fiance Linda Holmes (Ion Overman) to handle the case, and Candace heads to jail. Now in prison, Candace and Madea become friends, and Madea "protects" Candace in Madea's own unique way.
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 Man of the House 2005  PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action
Director: Stephen Herek
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Cedric the Entertainer, Anne Archer, Brian Van Holt, Christina Milian, Paula Garces, Monica Keena, Kelli Garner, Vanessa Ferlito, R. Lee Ermey, Shannon Woodward, Curtis Armstrong, Shea Whigham, Terry Parks, Padget Brewster
Texas Ranger Roland Sharp (Tommy Lee Jones) has almost more than he can handle when he is assigned the undercover job of protecting a group of University of Texas cheerleaders who have witnessed a murder.
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Nothing Like the Holidays 2008 PG-13, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Alfredo De Villa
Cast: John Leguizamo, Freddy Rodriguez, Debra Messing, Alfred Molina, Elizabeth Pena, Luis Guzman, Vanessa Ferlito, Jay Hernandez, Melonie Diaz, Ramses Jimenez, Manny Perez, Alexander Bautista, Claudia Michelle Wallace, Manny Sosa, Cheryl Hamada
When a Puerto Rican family reunites at their parents home in Chicago for Christmas, family members–Iraq war veteran Jesse (Freddy Rodriguez), his struggling actress sister Roxanna (Vanessa Ferlito), lawyer brother Mauricio (John Leguizamo), and his workaholic wife Sarah (Debra Messing)–are told by their mother Anna (Elizabeth Pena) that she is divorcing their father Eduardo (Alfred Molina). This news causes the family to work together, and, in the process, they discover the true meaning of Christmas.
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Shadowboxer 2006  R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lee Daniels
Cast: Helen Mirren, Cuba Gooding Jr., Stephen Dorff, Macy Gray, Vanessa Ferlito, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Wendy Baron, Alex Avant, Shaun Brewington, Cullen Flynn Clancy, Tomy Dunster, Matt Higgins, Mo'Nique, Ryan Sands
Diagnosed with cancer, trained assassin Rose (Helen Mirren) takes on one more assignment with help from her lover/stepson Mikey (Cuba Gooding Jr.). The job is to kill Vickie (Vanessa Ferlito) who is the pregnant wife of crime boss Clayton (Stephen Dorff). But, Rose has second thoughts and decides to hide Vickie while Mikey continues his work as assassin.
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 Spider-Man 2 2004  PG-13, 128 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Sci-Fi
Director: Sam Raimi
Cast: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Alfred Molina, Rosemary Harris, J.K. Simmons, Donna Murphy, Daniel Gillies, Dylan Baker, Bill Nunn, Willem Dafoe, Cliff Robertson, Vanessa Ferlito, Aasif Mandvi, Ted Raimi
Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) is finding that his other persona, Spider-Man, is taking its toll on his personal life and opts to retire Spider-Man–UNTIL supervillain Doc Ock (Alfred Molina) arrives on the scene, and, of course, Peter Parker becomes Spider-Man and leaps into action once more. The film received an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and was nominated for two others.
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1. Death Proof (2007)
2. Julie & Julia (2009)
3. Madea Goes to Jail (2009)
aka: Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail
4. Man of the House (2005)
5. Nothing Like the Holidays (2008)
6. On-Line (2003)
7. Shadowboxer (2006)
8. Spider-Man 2 (2004)
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