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His & Her Christmas

I’ve got a friend who seems to have perfect personal radar. Whenever a personal choice sprouts, my buddy seems to know what is going on, interprets the nuance and makes the proper choice. I envy my chum. I can see it most of the time when observing others but my radar has been on the fritz for most of my life. That seems to be the case for Liz (Dina Meyer) too. Writing an advice column doesn’t seem to have provided her with any special insight when it came to her husband and their failed marriage. Now she is hesitant when it comes to getting involved. But Christmas is coming…


Director:  Farhad Mann
Writer:  Peter Sullivan
Cast:
Dina Meyer -  Liz
David Sutcliffe -  Tom Lane
April Telek -  Sarah
Kyle Cassie -  Elliott
Alistair Abell -  Nick
Paula Devicq -  Vicki
Alexia Fast -  Jacqui
Scott Swanson -  Billingsley
Tony Alcantar -  Stylist
Scott E. Miller -  Clark
Gary Chalk -  Anthony Shepherd
Campbell Lane -  Harold
Karen Khunkhun -  Grace Fields
Suzanne Bastien -  Black woman
Gigi De Leon -  Christina
Tony Der -  Jake






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Heartbreakers

Can children learn from the experience of thier parents or are they doomed to proceed on their own and repeat the mistakes of life? After a mediocre score, Page Conners (Jennifer Love Hewitt) threatens to go on the con alone, figuring she knows enough to go solo, and leave her mother and partner Max (Sigourney Weaver) behind. Mom tries to make Page understand how cold and uncaring the world can be but it doesn’t seem that Page is paying much attention. Her mind is made up. Oh dear…


Director:  David Mirkin
Writer:  Robert Dunn; Paul Guay; Stephen Mazur
Cast:
Sigourney Weaver -  Max Conners
Jennifer Love Hewitt -  Page Conners
Ray Liotta -  Dean Cumanno/Vinny Staggliano
Jason Lee -  Jack Withrowe
Anne Bancroft -  Gloria Vogal/Barbara
Jeffrey Jones -  Mr. Appel
Gene Hackman -  William B. Tensy
Nora Dunn -  Miss Madress
Julio Oscar Mechoso -  Leo
Ricky Jay -  Dawson’s Auctioneer
Sarah Silverman -  Linda
Zach Galifianakis -  Bill
Michael Hitchcock -  Davis
Pierre Gonneau -  Priest at First Wedding
Shawn Colvin -  Minister at Second Wedding
Michael Andrew -  Wedding Band Leader









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Half Past Dead

I was watching my umpteenth Steven Seagal movie, cheering when the good guys triumphed, hissing when the bad guys did something nefarious and wondering once again whether they speed up the camera when he does those marital arts hand moves. All of a sudden, the bad guys dropped out the helicopter in the rain onto the prison roof. One of them sweeps around a long leather coat with the rain dripping off it in a broad spray and Nia Peeples takes centre stage. All I could do was gape at her presence in that leather outfit with the cropped top and blue eye makeup. I’m sure that guys watching this everywhere gave pause and realized that their hearts were going pitty-pat.


Director:  Don Michael Paul
Writer:  Don Michael Paul
Cast:
Steven Seagal -  Sasha
Morris Chestnut -  49er One
Ja Rule -  Nick
Nia Peeples -  49er Six
Tony Plana -  El Fuego
Kurupt -  Twitch
Michael ‘Bear’ Taliferro -  Little Joe
Claudia Christian -  Williams
Linda Thorson -  Jane McPherson
Bruce Weitz -  Lester
Michael McGrady -  Bad Ass Guard
Hannes Jaenicke -  Agent Hartmann
Matt Battaglia -  49er Three
Wiliam T. Bowers -  Alcatraz Guard
Ross King -  FBI Agent
Stephen J. Cannell -  Hubbard









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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

In each life there are a number of rites of passage. Some are simple, some are strange and some are confusing. One I remember as a highlight was the first time I was allowed to go to the corner store by myself. I had no idea what I wanted to buy, it was being allowed out on my own to spend my pennies that filled my mind. I remember the journey but not the purchase. Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), who is turning eleven, is ushered into Mr. Ollivander’s (John Hurt) shop by Rubeus Hagrid ( Robbie Coltrane ) to buy a wand. He’s breathless to see all of the choices available. He has some trouble in finding the right one but Mr. Ollivander is up to the challenge. Harry agrees and stumbles distractedly out of the shop. He bought something on his own.


Director:  Chris Columbus
Writer:  J.K. Rowling; Steven Kloves; Steve Kloves
Cast:
Daniel Radcliffe -  Harry Potter
Emma Watson -  Hermione Granger
Rupert Grint -  Ron Weasley
Richard Harris -  Albus Dumbledore
Maggie Smith -  Professor Minerva McGonagall
Robbie Coltrane -  Rubeus Hagrid
Saunders Triplets -  Harry Potter (Age 1)
Fiona Shaw -  Aunt Petunia
Harry Melling -  Dudley Dursley
Richard Griffiths -  Uncle Vernon
Ian Hart -  Professor Quirrell
Ben Borowiecki -  Diagon Alley Boy
Warwick Davis -  Professor Flitwick/Goblin Bank Teller
Vern Troyer -  Griphook the Goblin
John Hurt -  Mr. Ollivander
Matthew Lewis -  Neville Longbottom









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House Arrest

How do you get your parents to listen to you? They’re too busy to take the time you need to explain why your life sucks. Some advice would help. So why not lock them in the basement. ‘Grover’ Beindorf (Kyle Howard) and his buddies stock the cellar and barricade the door after luring his parents, Janet (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Ned (Kevin Pollak) down there. It gives them time to realize why they together and why they want to stay that way.


Director:  Harry Winer
Writer:  Michael Hitchcock
Cast:
Kyle Howard -  Gregory Alan ‘Grover’ Beindorf
Russel Harper -  T.J. Krupp
Jamie Lee Curtis -  Janet Beindorf
Kevin Pollak -  Ned Beindorf
Amy Sakasitz -  Stacy Beindorf
Mooky Arizona -  Matt Finley
Caroline Aaron -  Louise Finley
Alex Seitz -  Jimmy Finley
Josh Wolford -  Teddy Finley
Wallace Shawn -  Victor ‘Vic’ Finley
Jennifer Love Hewitt -  Brooke Figler
Patrika Darbo -  Cafetaria Cashier
Ray Walston -  Chief Rocco
Christopher McDonald -  Donald Krupp
Colleen Camp -  Mrs. Burtis
Sheila McCarthy -  Gwenna Krupp