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The Hitcher

Babes with guns in skimpy frocks threatened by evil psychopaths in fast cars. Who wouldn’t be interested in this? I’m sure there are a few but I don’t number myself among them. So when Grace Andrews (Sophia Bush) awakens to find herself in bed with not her boyfriend, I’m paying attention. And knowing that she is in jeopardy so she scampers into the motel bathroom in her undies after poking John Ryder (Sean Bean) with a lighted lamp bulb—that’d smart—and prevents him from forcing open the door by grabbing the revolver from the edge of the sink, I’m thinking she is a lot stronger than she looks. Now being in a locked room in your skivvies isn’t a place most folks feel comfortable, despite having a gun. So with grim determination and not a lot of clothes, she pulls on her boots, steps into her tiny skirt and top and goes in search of her boyfriend who is overdue in returning from looking for a pay phone. I’m sure she’s not going to give an inch if threatened. And once in the motel parking lot when she finds Jim (Zachary Knighton) chained between a truck and a trailer, I’m not cheering for the killer, given the look in her eye.


Director:  Dave Meyers
Writer:  Eric Red; Jake Wade Wall; Eric Bernt
Cast:
Sean Bean -  John Ryder
Sophia Bush -  Grace Andrews
Zachary Knighton -  Jim Halsey
Neal McDonough -  Lt. Esteridge
Kyle Davis -  Buford’s Store Clerk
Skip O’Brien -  Sheriff Harlan Bremmer Sr.
Travis Schuldt -  Deputy Harlan Bremmer Jr.
Danny Bolero -  Officer Edwards
Jeffrey Hutchinson -  Young Father
Yara Martinez -  Beth
Lauren Cohn -  Marlene
Michael J. Fisher -  Transport Guard #2
Joseph Michael Self -  Transport Guard #1
Brad Robinson -  Correctional Officer
Kurt Grossi -  Officer Franklin
Kurt Bryant -  Paramedic









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Hairspray

How is a kid supposed to react when your mom wants you to be something that you have yet to gather the capacity to judge whether you want it? Sure, you figure it is what you want but how do you come to grips with it when you have known hardly much else? But your mom is in a position to make it happen. Velme von Tussle (Michelle Pfeiffer) has rigged the Miss Hairspray contest so her daughter will win but when it is made public, she doesn’t want it. She would rather be her own person.


Director:  Adam Shankman; John Waters
Writer:  Leslie Dixon; John Waters; Mark O’Donnell; Thomas Meehan
Cast:
John Travolta -  Edna Turnblad
Michelle Pfeiffer -  Velma von Tussle
Christopher Walken -  Wilbur Turnblad
Amanda Bynes -  Penny Pingleton
James Marsden -  Corny Collins
Queen Latifah -  Motormouth Maybelle
Brittany Snow -  Amber von Tussle
Zac Efron -  Link Larkin
Elijah Kelley -  Seaweed
Allison Janney -  Prudy Pingleton
Nikki Blonsky -  Tracy Turnblad
Taylor Parks -  Little Inez
Jayne Eastwood -  Miss Wimsey
Paul Dooley -  Mr. Spritzer
Jerry Stiller -  Mr. Pinky
Darren Frost -  Cameraman









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Eastern Promises

There have been some actions I’ve taken that I have come to regret. The consequences of what resulted have come to cause me embarrassment, sadness, joy… But none of them have caused any physical harm to innocent people I didn’t know. Anna (Naomi Watts) comes by a Russian restaurant in London looking for the relatives of a mother who died in childbirth. She asks Semyon (Armin Mueller-Stahl) if he know her or her family. She mentions a diary and the world as she knows it changes. The Russians have brought their society to London and Anna, brought up in a London suburb as a second generation Russian emigrée, doesn’t realize the rules and customs they live by will apply to her.


Director:  David Cronenberg
Writer:  Steven Knight
Cast:
Viggo Mortensen -  Nikolai
Naomi Watts -  Anna
Armin Mueller-Stahl -  Semyon
Vincent Cassel -  Kirill
Josef Altin -  Ekrem
Mina E. Mina -  Azim
Aleksandar Mikic -  Soyka
Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse -  Tatiana
Lalita Ahmed -  Customer
Badi Uzzaman -  Chemist
Doña Croll -  Nurse
Raza Jaffrey -  Doctor Aziz
Sinéad Cusack -  Helen
Jerzy Skolimowski -  Stepan
Tatiana Maslany -  Tatiana’s Voice
Shannon-Fleur Roux -  Maria









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The Nanny Diaries

How are you supposed to grow into a decent human being when you’re raised by strangers? Annie Braddock (Scarlett Johansson) tries to ameliorate the situation by being the sort of nanny for Grayer X (Nicholas Art) that will provide the positive influences in his life that his parent are too busy to undertake. She makes events into adventures in exploration, song and positive reinforcement that go unnoticed by the kid’s parents.


Director:  Shari Springer Berman; Robert Pulcini
Writer:  Shari Springer Berman; Robert Pulcini; Emma McLaughlin; Nicola Kraus
Cast:
Scarlett Johansson -  Annie Braddock
Donna Murphy -  Judy Braddock
John Henry Cox -  Dean
Alicia Keys -  Lynette
Lewis Payton Jr. -  Bike Messenger
Sonnie Brown -  Human Resources Director
Georgina Chapman -  TriBeCa Fashionista
Nicholas Art -  Grayer
Jodi Michelle Pynn -  Screeching Lady
Mike Rad -  Dude
Laura Linney -  Mrs. X
Joanna Heimbold -  Glamour Mom
Marla Sucharetza -  Charity Mom
Phoebe Jonas -  Xanax Mom
Allison Sarofim -  Eating Disorder Mom
Tina Benko -  Shopaholic Mom









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Balls of Fury

Master Wong (James Hong) has an enduring love for the game of ping-pong as he describes the game and his dedication to it like a fine, well-aged prostitute, taking years to learn her tricks, being cruel to her partners, laughing at you when you are naked but still enticing you to come back for more as she is the only one you can afford. How can you give it up?


Director:  Robert Ben Garant
Writer:  Thomas Lennon; Robert Ben Garant
Cast:
Dan Fogler -  Randy Daytona
Christopher Walken -  Feng
George Lopez -  Agent Ernie Rodriquez
Maggie Q -  Maggie Wong
James Hong -  Master Wong
Terry Crews -  Freddy
Robert Patrick -  Sgt. Pete Daytona
Diedrich Bader -  Gary
Aisha Tyler -  Mahogany
Thomas Lennon -  Karl Wolfschtagg
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa -  Mysterious Asian Man
Brett DelBuono -  Young Randy Daytona, 12 Yrs. Old
Jason Scott Lee -  Siu-Foo
Toby Huss -  Groundskeeper
David Holmes -  TV Producer
Heather DeLoach -  Teenage Fan