You’ve got one chance to save your life. Do you take it? Or do you hope for something better to come along? That’s the choice Dakota (Emily Mortimer), a killer for hire, faces. Elmo McElroy (Samuel L. Jackson), still in his kilt, has her by the wrist, dangling off the side of a building. He offers her $1 million to call of the hit or he’ll drop her. She counters. Ah well, life is short.

Once a deal is reached, she lands on a ladder while a crooked cop gets the drop on Elmo. Always interested in what’s up a Scotsman’s kilt, the cop asks as the fabric rises. Little does he know that it may be his last wish.

Director:  Ronny Yu Writer:  Stel Pavlou Cast:
Samuel L. Jackson -  Elmo McElroy Robert Carlyle -  Felix DeSouza Emily Mortimer -  Dakota Phillips Rhys Ifans -  Iki Meatloaf -  The Lizard Ricky Tomlinson -  Leopold Durant Sean Pertwee -  Detective Virgil Kane Jake Abraham -  Konokko		Michael Starke -  Arthur Mac McDonald -  Mr. Davidson Aaron Swartz -  Mr. Yuri Nigel Whitmey -  L.A. Highway Patrol David Webber -  Mr. Jones Christopher Hunter -  Lawrence Robert Jezek -  Priest Michael J. Reynolds -  Mr. Escobar

Life always looks as if it has more possibilities with the kids who get into trouble, have all of the cash and can follow their libidos wherever it takes them. Cat Storm (Dominique Swain) wants a taste and finds that the consequences can be more than she can afford. She is so blinded by her new BFFs and their rudeness, cruelty, brazen behaviour and foolishness, that she can’t see that, when someone goes too far, they will turn on an outsider and it’s her turn.

Director:  Christina Wayne Writer:  Christina Wayne Cast:
Dominique Swain -  Cat Storm Brad Renfro -  William Sellers Bijou Phillips -  Delilah Milford Mischa Barton -  Grace Bailey Alberta Watson -  Lily Storm Myles Jeffrey -  Pete Storm Scott Thompson -  Kenny Michael Murphy -  Mike Storm		Nora Zehetner -  Peg Jacob Pitts -  Toby Ligan Chelse Swain -  Heather Von Strum Lacey Chabert -  Eloise Logan Melanie Griffith -  Diane Milford Shawn Lawrence -  Fred The Doorman Peter Snider -  Richard Logan Sherry Miller -  Jane Logan

I know a fellow who got himself a mail-order bride. He wasn’t having any success with local ladies and really wanted to have someone with whom he could share his life. One day, he asked me to take some photos of him and was purposefully vague as to the reason. Some time later, he brought her around to introduce me to her and to explain what was going on. I imagine John (Ben Chaplin) knows what my chum’s life was like. Instead of the Philippines, he contacts a marriage broker for women from Russia. His new fiancée Nadia (Nicole Kidman) is a quiet and attractive woman but she doesn’t speak any English. She is affectionate and affable, John is smitten. The sudden arrival of Nadia’s two gregarious cousins, Alexei (Vincent Cassel) and Yuri (Mathieu Kassovitz) put a real crimp in his life and spins his life out of control.

Director:  Jez Butterworth; Piers Thompson Writer:  Tom Butterworth; Jez Butterworth Cast:
Nicole Kidman -  Nadia Ben Chaplin -  John Vincent Cassel -  Alexei Mathieu Kassovitz -  Yuri Kate Evans -  Claire Jo McInnes -  Waitress Ben Miller -  Concierge Sue Maund -  Woman With Lost Hat		Reece Shearsmith -  Porter Alan Stocks -  Passport official Steve Pemberton -  Duty Sergeant Jack Pierce -  Bank Collegue Sally Phillips -  Karen J.J. Toba -  Policeman 2 Katya Barton-Chapple -  Young Sophia Rebecca Clarke -  Bank Collegue

Practically everyone has another that they imbue with the traits they admire and hope to emulate. Not all of them live up to the standards and some pass before their admirer expects. How do you cope with such a change? Most go on with a pall hanging over them.

Frodo (Elijah Wood) and the others are forced to travel through the Mines of Moria. They are attacked by Orcs and a Troll, and run into a Balrog, an ancient demon of shadow and fire, while attempting to cross the Bridge of Khazad-dûm. Gandalf (Ian McKellen) faces off against the Balrog on the bridge, letting the others escape, while he falls with the creature into the abyss below. What is Frodo to do?

Director:  Peter Jackson Writer:  J.R.R. Tolkien; Frances Walsh; Philippa Boyens; Peter Jackson Cast:
Elijah Wood -  Frodo Baggins Sean Astin -  Sam Gamgee Sean Bean -  Boromir Cate Blanchett -  Galadriel Orlando Bloom -  Legolas Greenleaf Ian Holm -  Bilbo Baggins Ian McKellen -  Gandalf Christopher Lee -  Saruman		Viggo Mortensen -  Aragorn Andy Serkis -  Gollum Billy Boyd -  Pippin Dominic Monaghan -  Merry John Rhys-Davies -  Gimli Liv Tyler -  Arwen Marton Csokas -  Celeborn Ian Mune -  Bounder

Do you ever wonder if some of these actors are as smart as they appear in the movies and on TV? Or are they as dumb as a bag of rocks? I’d imagine it is somewhere in between. However, when Rusty Ryan (Brad Pitt) is picking up a few bucks by tutoring some actors in the rules of poker, you hope that Barry Watson, Shane West, Holly Marie Combs, Topher Grace and Joshua Jackson are smarter than how they come across.

Director:  Steven Soderbergh Writer:  George Clayton Johnson; Jack Golden Russell; Harry Brown; Charles Lederer; Ted Griffin Cast:
George Clooney -  Danny Ocean Brad Pitt -  Rusty Ryan Bernie Mac -  Frank Catton Elliott Gould -  Reuben Tishkoff Casey Affleck -  Virgil Malloy Scott Caan -  Turk Malloy Eddie Jemison -  Livingston Dell Shaobo Qin -  Yen		Carl Reiner -  Saul Bloom Matt Damon -  Linus Caldwell Andy Garcia -  Terry Benedict Julia Roberts -  Tess Ocean Jerry Weintraub -  High Roller James Curatola -  Baccarat Dealer Henry Silva -  Himself Eydie Gorme -  Herself

The stress of marriage planning, the anticipation of life together, the expectations all build up until you’re ready to explode. Fran Donolly (Bridgette Wilson) snaps at her mom, Kitty (Joanna Gleason) during a horse ride through the park, Fran says to herself that she’ll never sleep with anyone else, she’s ready to go psycho.

Director:  Adam Shankman Writer:  Pamela Falk; Michael Ellis Cast:
Jennifer Lopez -  Maria Fiore Matthew McConaughey -  Steven James Edison, M.D. Bridgette Wilson-Sampras -  Francine Jane Donolly Justin Chambers -  Massimo Lenzetti Judy Greer -  Penny Nicholson Alex Rocco -  Salvatore Fiore Joanna Gleason -  Mrs. Kitty Donolly Charles Kimbrough -  Mr. John Robert Donolly		Kevin Pollak -  Dr. John Dojny Fred Willard -  Basil St. Mosely Lou Myers -  Burt Weinberg Frances Bay -  Dottie Kathy Najimy -  Geri Cortney Shounia -  Mary Fiore (Age 7) Philip Pavel -  Benton Natalie Jaroszyk -  Crying Bride

Siblings have a connection to one another that exceeds the usual. They seem to know when one is about to do something, to finish each other’s sentences, to sense what the others are feeling and to anticipate what is happening in their life. Jessica Garrett (Monika Schnarre) is in the kitchen chatting with her two remaining sisters when she experiences a flash of insight and begins seeing bits and pieces of her dead sister, Gabrielle’s (Carrie Stevens) life just days just before her murder. With the flashes of insight and the help of her other sisters, Katherine (Erika Eleniak) and Brenda (Brenda Epperson Doumani), she realizes she may be able to figure out where her sister spent her time and to track down her killer.

Director:  Lorenzo Doumani Writer:  Lorenzo Doumani; E.M. Toohey Cast:
Joe Don Baker -  Dylan Garrett Daniel Benzali -  Dr. Sigmund Stein Carlos Bernard -  Chico Escovedo Angelica Bridges -  Masseuse Erika Eleniak -  Katherine Garrett Brenda Epperson Doumani -  Brenda Garrett Joey House -  Michelle Deveroux Tony Plana -  Captain Martin		Steve Rossi -  Joe Russo Monika Schnarre -  Jessica Garrett Carrie Stevens -  Gabrielle Garrett John Taylor -  Byron Lord Michael A. Tessiero -  Bartender Mike Michael Tylo -  Gustav Paul Winfield -  Edgar Jones Angie Bridges -  Katherine Garrett

Betrayal. It is always a shock to find out that our trust has been breached and it makes you tentative in who you will vest an interest. Lara Croft (Angelina Jolie) attends an auction to meet an old family friend and runs into a rival, Alex West (Daniel Craig) who swiped a prayer wheel or two out from under her. He’s still upset and doesn’t know how to reconcile the situation (I suppose they could start by swapping tips on how to do accents). She follows Wilson (Leslie Phillips) to his office, explaining how the clockwork device came into her possession, what she has found so far and asking how she can learn more. It is apparent to anyone watching that he is lying when he tells her that he knows nothing about the mechanism. Later, he calls Lara with a tip on who might know more as a slight attempt to salvage the shame he feels for deceiving her.

Director:  Simon West Writer:  Sara B. Cooper; Mike Werb; Michael Colleary; Simon West; Patrick Massett; John Zinman Cast:
Angelina Jolie -  Lara Croft Jon Voight -  Lord Richard Croft Iain Glen -  Manfred Powell Noah Taylor -  Bryce Daniel Craig -  Alex West Richard Johnson -  Distinguished Gentleman Christopher Barrie -  Hillary Julian Rhind-Tutt -  Mr. Pimms		Leslie Phillips -  Wilson Robert Phillips -  Julius, Assault Team Leader Rachel Appleton -  Young Lara Henry Wyndham -  Boothby’s Auctioneer David Y. Cheung -  Head Laborer David K.S. Tse -  Head Laborer Ozzie Yue -  Aged Buddhist Monk Wai-Keat Lau -  Young Buddhist Monk

Unfortunately for Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal), he has that one big eye and not much else. He has it working for him as a monstrous assistant to “Sully” Sullivan (John Goodman) but when it comes to usual every day things, he has to be careful. For instance, when Boo (Mary Gibbs) sneezes, Mike, a tad germophobic, decides an anti-bacterial spray will help prevent him from catching whatever she has in the way of a cold. Sadly, he sprays himself but because he is mostly eye, finds that he has blinded himself. But this pales in comparison to what he and Sully will face when they discover that they have been sent into exile for letting Boo follow them back to where the monsters live. For if they thought that they were scary, just wait until they find out what is lurking and smacking its lips in the real world.

Director:  Peter Docter; David Silverman; Lee Unkrich Writer:  Robert L. Baird; Jill Culton; Peter Docter; Ralph Eggleston; Dan Gerson; Jeff Pidgeon; Rhett Reese; Jonathan Roberts; Andrew Stanton Cast:
John Goodman -  James P. “Sulley” Sullivan (voice) Billy Crystal -  Mike Wazowski (voice) Mary Gibbs -  Boo/Mary (voice) Steve Buscemi -  Randall Boggs (voice) James Coburn -  Henry J. Waternoose III (voice) Jennifer Tilly -  Celia (voice) Bob Peterson -  Roz (voice)		John Ratzenberger -  Yeti (voice) Frank Oz -  Fungus (voice) Daniel Gerson -  Needleman/Smitty (voice) Steve Susskind -  Floor Manager (voice) Bonnie Hunt -  Flint (voice) Jeff Pidgeon -  Bile (voice) Sam Black -  George Sanderson (voice)

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

It is always a struggle to convince other people that there is more to you than just what they see on the surface. How you dress, how you groom, who you hang out with only reflect what you want others to see. It may bear no connection to what you think, what you believe and where your life is going. Think of it as a disguise to distract people from finding out who the real you is or trying to become. Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) may be a Miss Hawaiian Tropic, a calendar girl and a sorority president. But she is bright enough to figure out how to get into Harvard Law, how to intern at a good firm and how to defend a client in a court case. Rather than worry about what she can’t do, Elle spends her time figuring out how she can successfully accomplish what she knows needs to be done and to continue to look good doing it.

Director:  Robert Luketic Writer:  Amanda Brown; Karen McCullah Lutz; Kirsten Smith Cast:
Reese Witherspoon -  Elle Woods Luke Wilson -  Emmett Richmond Selma Blair -  Vivian Kensington Matthew Davis -  Warner Huntington III Victor Garber -  Professor Callahan Jennifer Coolidge -  Paulette Bonafonté Holland Taylor -  Professor Stromwell Ali Larter -  Brooke Taylor Windham		Jessica Cauffiel -  Margot Alanna Ubach -  Serena Oz Perkins -  ‘Dorky’ David Kidney Linda Cardellini -  Chutney Windham Bruce Thomas -  UPS Guy Meredith Scott Lynn -  Enid Wexler Raquel Welch -  Mrs. Windham Vandermark Samantha Lemole -  Claire

I just love a good conspiracy. So it seems do a lot of people. Just do a quick search of the internet—plugging conspiracy into Google yields about 47.5 million results—and you will see how popular the word is. Sure, some of them might be dictionary definitions and a few might be part of a band name, but most lead to descriptions of some event where there is one or more persons colluding in something nefarious, devious or complex. This movie brings together some of the more popular ones and tosses them together and pours out a mix in a recipe to excite even the least interested of us in the gossip of persons known to just about everyone. Maybe there are some guys in Paraguay who might be puzzled by a story involving Jack the Ripper, the Masons, the British Royal family, the medical doctors, the British constabulary, the hookers of London, the Irish, the gangs of China, the parents of illegitimate children, the pubs of East London, the Industrial Revolution, the use of anisette and laudanum, chasing the dragon with opium, forensic science, John Merrick, Scotland Yard, English poets and authors, surgery and some poor girl’s mum and dad. Yikes, something for all of us.

Director:  Albert Hughes; Allen Hughes Writer:  Alan Moore; Eddie Campbell; Terry Hayes; Rafael Yglesias Cast:
Johnny Depp -  Inspector Fred Abberline Heather Graham -  Mary Kelly Ian Holm -  Sir William Gull Robbie Coltrane -  Sergeant Peter Godley Ian Richardson -  Sir Charles Warren Jason Flemyng -  Netley, the Coachman Katrin Cartlidge -  Dark Annie Chapman Terence Harvey -  Benjamin ‘Ben’ Kidney		Susan Lynch -  Liz Stride Paul Rhys -  Dr. Ferral Lesley Sharp -  Kate Eddowes Estelle Skornik -  Ada Nicholas McGaughey -  Officer Bolt Annabelle Apsion -  Polly Joanna Page -  Ann Crook Mark Dexter -  Albert Sickert/Prince Edward Albert Victor

Sometimes it is what happens to others that has a profound impact on our place in the world. It can show us that there is magic all around us or we can play a part in making others think that it exists. Amélie Poulain (Audrey Tautou) is a waitress in a small Montmartre café in Paris when she learns of the death of Princess Diana and she decides it’s time for her to intervene in the lives of those around her. She becomes a guardian angel and a secret matchmaker by working out complex but secret schemes. She leads a blind man to the Metro station, giving him a vivid description of the street he passes along. She persuades her dad to follow his dream of a world tour by stealing his garden gnome and having a flight attendant send pictures of it from all over the world. She convinces her unhappy building concierge that the husband who abandoned her had in fact sent her a final love letter just before his death. She helps Lucien (Jamel Debbouze), a young man who works for Mr. Collignon (Michel Robin) who is the bullying neighbourhood green grocer by playing practical jokes on Collignon that undermines his confidence and eventually has him questioning his own sanity.

Director:  Jean-Pierre Jeunet Writer:  Guillaume Laurant; Jean-Pierre Jeunet Cast:
Audrey Tautou -  Amélie Poulain Mathieu Kassovitz -  Nino Quincampoix Rufus -  Raphaël Poulain, Amélie’s Father Lorella Cravotta -  Amandine Poulain Serge Merlin -  Raymond Dufayel aka Glass Man Jamel Debbouze -  Lucien Clotilde Mollet -  Gina, Two Windmills waitress Claire Maurier -  Suzanne, Owner Two Windmills bar		Isabelle Nanty -  Georgette, Two Windmills Cigarette counter girl Dominique Pinon -  Joseph Artus de Penguern -  Hipolito, The Writer Yolande Moreau -  Madeleine Wallace, concierge Urbain Cancelier -  Collignon, The Grocer Maurice Bénichou -  Bretodeau, The Box Man Michel Robin -  Mr. Collignon Andrée Damant -  Mrs. Collignon

It’s never a good thing to try and fool your family with a scheme to return to their good graces. The repercussions can be savage and brutal. Any hope for forgiveness is unlikely. Royal Tenenbaum (Gene Hackman) has been kicked out onto the street, he is broke and now homeless. He finds out that his wife, Etheline (Anjelica Huston) is considering marrying her accountant, Henry Sherman (Danny Glover). So Royal devises a plot to convince Etheline that he has stomach cancer in order to win her back as well as the affections of his estranged children. But his symptoms are unlike any other case of stomach cancer.

Director:  Wes Anderson Writer:  Wes Anderson; Owen Wilson Cast:
Gene Hackman -  Royal Tenenbaum Anjelica Huston -  Etheline Tenenbaum Gwyneth Paltrow -  Margot Tenenbaum Ben Stiller -  Chas Tenenbaum Luke Wilson -  Richie Tenenbaum Owen Wilson -  Eli Cash Danny Glover -  Henry Sherman Bill Murray -  Raleigh St. Clair		Alec Baldwin -  Narrator (voice) Seymour Cassel -  Dusty Kumar Pallana -  Pagoda Grant Rosenmeyer -  Ari Tenenbaum Jonah Meyerson -  Uzi Tenenbaum Aram Aslanian-Persico -  Young Chas Tenenbaum Irene Gorovaia -  Young Margot Tenenbaum Amedeo Turturro -  Young Richie Tenenbaum

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

I’ve never been to war. I don’t respond well to authority. I don’t play well with others. But I recognize and understand the need for unity, discipline and respect for a command structure for a group to meet their goals. But it is hard to understand the need to sacrifice others for what is perceived as the greater good. Tom Jericho (Dougray Scott ) lays out the possibility of cracking new Nazi signal codes but the expense is the destruction of a convoy of some 140 merchant vessels and their crews. How big a human sacrifice is acceptable? Apparently it is hundreds if not thousands, if you don’t know their names or their families.

Director:  Michael Apted Writer:  Robert Harris; Tom Stoppard Cast:
Dougray Scott -  Tom Jericho Kate Winslet -  Hester Wallace Saffron Burrows -  Claire Romilly Jeremy Northam -  Wigram Nikolaj Coster Waldau -  Jozef ‘Puck’ Pukowski Tom Hollander -  Logie Donald Sumpter -  Leveret Matthew MacFadyen -  Cave		Richard Leaf -  Baxter Ian Felce -  Proudfoot Bohdan Poraj -  Pinker Paul Rattray -  Kingcome Richard Katz -  De Brooke Tom Fisher -  Upjohn Robert Pugh -  Skynner Corin Redgrave -  Admiral Trowbridge

Everybody has something to hide. Everyone has an opinion on who is to blame for what has gone wrong. Everyone knows who should be doing a better job. They all worry that their future is in jeopardy. None of them seem to have a clue as to what is going on. There seems to be a desperate lack of understanding about why some difficulties befall them. About all they seem to agree upon is that the murder of Sir William McCordle (Michael Gambon) came about none too soon.

Director:  Robert Altman Writer:  Robert Altman; Bob Balaban; Julian Fellowes Cast:
Maggie Smith -  Constance Trentham Michael Gambon -  William McCordle Kristin Scott Thomas -  Sylvia McCordle Camilla Rutherford -  Isobel McCordle Charles Dance -  Raymond Stockbridge Geraldine Somerville -  Louisa Stockbridge Tom Hollander -  Anthony Meredith Natasha Wightman -  Lavinia Meredith		Jeremy Northam -  Ivor Novello Bob Balaban -  Morris Weissman James Wilby -  Freddie Nesbitt Claudie Blakley -  Mabel Nesbitt Laurence Fox -  Rupert Standish Trent Ford -  Jeremy Blond Ryan Phillippe -  Henry Denton Stephen Fry -  Inspector Thompson

Lifelong buds. You’ve known them since grade school. You’ve shared the joys, triumphs and disappointments throughout the trials and tribulations of growing up. You’re on your own now but you can’t imagine them not being a part of your life. You know they’ll do anything to help you regardless of the consequences to themselves. But when it comes to women… well, testosterone will always trump synapses. Just ask Darren Silverman (Jason Biggs), J.D. (Jack Black), and Wayne (Steve Zahn) who have been friends since birth practically. Darren is set up with Judith (Amanda Peet) who may be the girl of his dreams. In meeting J.D. and Wayne, She gets caught on the wrong end of a beer spray, tumbles backwards out of their broken recliner and is the victim of stray salsa attack. Now Judith insists that Darren is to never see his friends again. Being lads of stealth and cunning, J.D. and Wayne take it upon themselves to kidnap Judith, locking her in their basement. Now what? They haven’t thought that far and Judith isn’t about to crumple girlishly.

Director:  Dennis Dugan Writer:  Hank Nelken; Greg DePaul Cast:
Jason Biggs -  Darren Silverman Steve Zahn -  Wayne Lefessier Jack Black -  J.D. McNugent Amanda Peet -  Judith Fessbeggler Amanda Detmer -  Sandy Perkus R. Lee Ermey -  Coach Norton Neil Diamond -  Himself Kyle Gass -  Bar Dude		Norman Armour -  Minister Colin Foo -  Old Man Chris Logan -  Vageet Esme Lambert -  Raccoon Woman Max Fomitchev -  Mime Tony Parsons -  Newscaster Brett Armstrong -  Brett Patrick Pfrimmer -  Clayton

Let’s take a moment and look at it from the monster’s point of view. You have no contemporaries, people shun you, you can breath fire but you look like you’ve been carved out of a log. In essence, you’re monstrous. Along comes a slip of a girl who works in TV and offers you your 15 minutes and what happens? You become a media darling, get blasted out of your head, annoy everyone with your demands and treat everyone with whom you come into contact… monstrously. Who’d want you and why would you stick around to take the chance?

Director:  Hal Hartley Writer:  Hal Hartley Cast:
Margrét Ákadóttir -  Rental agent Robert John Burke -  The Monster Julie Anderson -  Beautician Sarah Polley -  Beatrice Anna Kristín Arngrímsdóttir -  Sólveig Ilene Bergelson -  Ethel Guðrún Bjarnadóttir -  Marta Bessi Bjarnason -  Captain		Helgi Björnsson -  Leó Julie Christie -  Dr. Anna Stacy Dawson -  Mugger María Ellingsen -  Karlsdóttir/Gate-Manager Anthony Giangrande -  Journalist Erica Gimpel -  Judy Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson -  First mate Brynhildur Guðjónsdóttir -  Ticket clerk

It is always a trial for a non-dog person to visit a home where a dog lives, especially when it is, as Kevin (Macauley Culkin) from Home Alone puts it, a ball-sniffer. Lee Phillips (Billy Crystal) sits down to discuss business with Kiki Harrison (Julia Roberts) and the dog noses in for the kill. Lee wants the dog to buy him dinner and drinks at least while Kiki wonders aloud whether she should interrupt the pair of them.

Director:  Joe Roth Writer:  Billy Crystal; Peter Tolan Cast:
Julia Roberts -  Kathleen “Kiki” Harrison Billy Crystal -  Lee Phillips Catherine Zeta-Jones -  Gwen Harrison John Cusack -  Eddie Thomas Hank Azaria -  Hector Gorgonzolas Stanley Tucci -  Dave Kingman Christopher Walken -  Hal Weidmann Alan Arkin -  Wellness Guide		Seth Green -  Danny Wax Scot Zeller -  Davis Larry King -  Himself Steve Pink -  Limo Driver Rainn Wilson -  Dave O’Hanlon Eric Balfour -  Security Guard Marty Belafsky -  Security Guard Keri Lynn Pratt -  Leaf Weidmann