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- 'Steel Magnolias' is a comedy-drama about a group of Southern women in northwest Louisiana. Shirley MacLaine plays Ouiser, the wealthy neighbor of Drum Eatenton (played by Tom Skerritt).
- A sweet pic of the female cast. We love those 80s fashions!
- The women of 'Steel Magnolias.'
- The bond that these women have helps them get through tragedies.
- The movie is based on the life and tragic death of Shelby, a diabetic.
- Sally Field plays M'Lynn, mother of Shelby, the prettiest girl in town (played by Julia Roberts).
- Truvy (played by Dolly Parton) runs the local beauty parlor. Olympia Dukakis plays Clairee, a wealthy widow.
- One more pic of cast!
- Despite their crazy characteristics, you have to love everyone from 'Steel Magnolias.'
- 'Something New' is a 2006 romance film.
- It stars Sanaa Lathan and Simon Baker.
- Simon Baker plays Brian Kelly, a free-spirited landscape architect.
- Kenya's traditional family values create tension in her life when she starts to date a white man.
- One of the major themes of this romantic comedy is interracial relationships...
- ...as portrayed between the characters of Kenya Denise McQueen and Brian Kelly.
- Sleepless in Seattle is a classic romantic comedy in which a recently-widowed man's son contacts a radio talk show in order to find his dad a partner.
- Based on Jane Austen's novel, Pride and Prejudice is about five sisters -- Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty and Lydia Bennet -- in Georgian England.
- Keira Knightley plays the headstrong Elizabeth.
- Matthew Macfadyen plays Fitzwilliam Darcy.
- 'The Others' is a 2001 horror movie, starring Nicole Kidman, based partly on Henry James' classic story, 'The Turn of the Screw.'
- Convinced their house is plagued by ghosts, Nicole's daughter, Anne, goes to fetch a priest to bless the house but gets lost in the fog.
- Grace sees the old woman from Anne's drawing dressed up like her daughter.
- She starts drawing pictures of four people she claims to have seen in the house.
- Anne believes the four people she sees are ghosts.
- Little Anne begins to exhibit strange behavior.
- Grace begins to feel that there are 'others' living in the house, beyond herself, her three children, and the new housestaff consisting of Mrs. Bertha Mills, Mr. Edmund Tuttle, and Lydia.
- The children, Anne and Nicholas, are afflicted with the disease photosensitivity, which means they cannot be directly exposed to sunlight.
- They live in a remote country house in New Jersey after World War II.
- Nicole stars as Grace Stewart, a Catholic mother who lives with her two small children.
- 'The Notebook' is a 2004 romance film. An elderly couple (played by James Garner and Gena Rowlands) holds a key to how the story of Allie and Noah turns out.
- Allie's family and social class threaten to tear their relationship apart.
- Allie, a 17-year-old heiress, strikes up a summer romance with local country boy Noah Calhoun, played by Ryan Gosling.
- The on-screen couple were also romantic off-screen as well.
- Rachel McAdams stars as Allie Hamilton.
- In Legends of the Fall, Brad Pitt plays Tristan, the favorite son of Colonel Ludlow (played by Anthony Hopkins).
- Susannah and Tristan team up to herd cattle.
- Susannah walks in a field, lost in thought.
- Another close-up of Colonel William Ludlow, looking dapper.
- Here's another portrait of Tristan and his father, Colonel William Ludlow.
- A close-up of Colonel William Ludlow.
- One Stab is a survivor of the Native American wars.
- Tristan and his father make a stunning duo!
- Tristan and Susannah fall in love.
- When Samuel returns home from Harvard, he brings his fiancee, Susannah Fincannon (played by Julia Ormond).
- Alfred, the eldest brother, is described as old for his years.
- Tristan is wild and fearless, and develops a close bond with a trusted Cree guide, One Stab.
- A closeup of Tristan.
- Another closeup of Tristan.
- 'A League of Their Own' is a 1992 comedy-drama about the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL).
- The league attracts little interest at first, but there's plenty of rivalry between -- and among -- the teams.
- The Second world War threatens to shut down Major League Baseball, so a women's league is started up to make money.
- Geena Davis is catcher Dottie Hinson -- a great catcher, hitter and, almost as important, 'a doll' who's likely to attract male fans.
- Lori Petty plays pitcher Kit Keller.
- The cast includes Geena Davis, Madonna, and Rosie O'Donnell.
- Tom Hanks stars as the team's manager, Jimmy Dugan, a drunken former baseball great.
- In the Lake House, Keanu Reeves plays Alex Wyler, a young architect and new owner of the lake house.
- He trades letters with a woman from a different time through a magical mailbox.
- Alex pores over one of Kate's letters.
- Will the two ever actually meet in the same moment?
- Kate confesses her new-found feelings for Alex.
- The mailbox serves as a time-travel device, since Alex and Kate are actually living in two different years!
- Alex and Kate write letters to each other, but they soon find out that something is strange.
- The lake house is a beautiful home built of glass.
- Alex plans to meet Kate in the future, but will playing with time cause damage to the present?
- 'Finding Neverland' is a 2004 British/American semi-biographical film about J. M. Barrie, the author of 'Peter Pan.'
- Did you know that Johnny Depp has played numerous pirates?
- The boys and J.M. embark on many fantastic adventures.
- Drawing from his time with the kids, J.M. Barrie writes his iconic story about children who don't want to grow up.
- A strong friendship develops between the boys and J.M. Barrie, played by Johnny Depp.
- Kate Winslet stars as Sylvia Llewelyn Davies, the widowed mother of four boys who inspire the creation of the book 'Peter Pan.'
- Everyone helps out in the production of J.M.'s vision.
- Supermodel Milla Jovovich stars as Alice, a bio-genetically enhanced fighter.
- Oded Fehr plays Carlos Olivera in 'Resident Evil: Apocalypse.'
- She must battle not only military fighters but civilians who have been infected and are not the living undead.
- Alice battles an elite military near a secret facility of the Umbrella Corporation.
- Alice is no normal fighter -- she has enhanced strength and skills attained during an experiment.
- Is this the face of a supermodel -- or a seasoned fighter?
- The 1985 classic 'St. Elmo's Fire' is about the what happens to a group of friends after they graduate from college.
- Andie MacDowell is Dale Biberman.
- Emilio Estevez plays Kirby Keger in the 1985 classic 'St. Elmo's Fire.'
- Demi Moore stars as the troubled Jules.
- Rob Lowe stars as troubled musician Billy Hicks who tries to balance his family life with that of his career.
- Soon, the friendship they enjoyed in college begins to show signs of strain -- will everyone be able to stay as close as they were in college?
- Judd Nelson stars as up-and-coming politician Alec Newbary. Ally Sheedy stars as his fiance, Leslie Hunter.
- including relationships, careers, and family.
- These friends are not exactly ready for the challenges they face in adulthood...
- There are lots of twists and turns in 'Miss Congemiality.'
- The assignment creates tension between Gracie and the FBI.
- Will Gracie save the day?
- A kidnapping in Las Vegas forces Gracie to go undercover again!
- Although she is announced as the new face of the FBI, Gracie is feeling blue after her boyfriend breaks up with her.
- FBI agent Gracie Hart (played by Sandra Bullock) rises to fame after infiltrating a beauty pageant on her last assignment. Her newfound notoriety leads her cover to be blown while she is trying to prevent a bank heist.
- During production of the film Miss Congeniality 2, star Sandra Bullock said, 'Why does it always have to be a romantic comedy? Why does the girl have to end up with the guy? Why can't it be a buddy film?'
- 'Catch and Release' is a romantic comedy about a woman mourning her fiance's death.
- The film It stars Jennifer Garner as Gray, who leans on her deceased fiance's best friend Fritz (played by Timothy Olyphant) for support.
- Gray finds out that there are many secrets about her fiance that she never knew.
- What happens when a rich girl needs some quick cash to replace her mom's ruined outfit? Can money buy love between a geek and the school's most popular girl?
- 'So I Married an Axe Murderer' is a 1993 comedy featuring Mike Myers.
- Nancy Travis plays Harriet, a woman at a butcher shop who may actually be a serial killer.
- Is Harriet really a murderer?
- Charlie's (played by Mike Meyers) and Harriet's a butcher first date is spent working at her store.
- Charlie McKenzie is a commitophobe who changes his ways when he meets Harriet.
- There begin to be reports about Harriet in tabloids, claiming that she butchers her husbands on their honeymoon.
- Charlie begins to question who Harriet really is.
- Still, Charlie and Harriet become engaged.
- Could their engagement be a mistake?
- Scoop is a 2006 romcom slash murder mystery starring Hugh Jackman and Scarlett Johansson.
- Scarlett plays a student journalist named Sondra Pranksy in London, and Hugh stars as Peter Lyman, the possible Tarot Card Killer.
- The two meet when Sondra pretends to drown near Peter in a swimming pool.
- The two begin dating.
- Sondra is soon convinced that Peter is the murderer.
- Will Sondra be able to keep her focus, or will she fall for Peter?
- 'Saved!' is a religious satire starring Jena Malone, Mandy Moore, Macaulay Culkin, and others.
- Although this is a comedy, the film This film includes such weighty issues as religion, homosexuality, teen pregnancy, and disabilities.
- Mary (Jena Malone) is a member of the Christian Jewels girl band with her friend Hilary Faye (Mandy Moore).
- Mary's boyfriend, Dean, tells her that he thinks he is gay. Soon afterward, she finds out that she is pregnant.
- Mary tells her friends and Hilary brother Roland (Macaulay Culkin) about Dean's homosexuality.
- Mary asks them to keep this a secret. Wonder if Hilary has any intention of doing that?
- Mary and Hilary's friendship becomes strained, and tensions come to a breaking point at their prom.
- 'Phat Girlz' is a comedy from 2006.
- The plot centers around Jazmin Biltmore, a smart-mouthed, frustrated, plus-sized, aspiring fashion designer.
- Jazmin is obsessed with her weight and struggles to find love and acceptance in a world full of "hot-bodied babes".
- 'The Nutty Professor' is a romantic comedy starring Eddie Murphy as Sherman Klump, an obese college professor.
- He experiments with a weight-loss potion in an attempt to lure the woman of his dreams, Carla Purty (played by Jada Pinkett Smith).
- 'Million Dollar Baby' is a 2004 Academy Award-winning film by Clint Eastwood and starring Eastwood, Hilary Swank, and Morgan Freeman.
- Hilary Swank plays emale boxer Maggie Fitzgerald, who dreams of becoming a professional.
- Clint Eastwood is Frankie Dunn, the under-appreciated boxing trainer who's searching for some inner peace by helping Maggie out.
- Frankie has been down on his luck. Even his own daughter won't speak with him.
- Hilary trained very hard for this movie -- you can see the effects!
- Although Maggie is a little old to be pursuing her dream, she is tenacious and ultimately wins over Frankie's support.
- Frank's friend and employee, ex-boxer Eddie 'Scrap Iron' Dupris (Morgan Freeman) narrates the story in non-dialogue scenes.
- Maggie enjoys some success in the ring.
- Frankie forges a close relationship with Maggie, almost as if she were his own daughter.
- He managed her training and professional career.
- Maggie earns a match against the WBA women's welterweight champion, Billie the Blue Bear.
- In the end, Frankie and Maggie's relationship is put to the test.
- And Frankie is forced to make one of the hardest decisions of his life.
- 'American Dreamz' is a 2006 comedy that spoofs such reality shows as 'American Idol' as well as the Bush Administration.
- After the President (played by Dennis Quaid) suffers a near-nervous breakdown, his staff decided to have him serve as a guest judge on the popular fictitious show, American Dreamz.
- Mandy Moore stars as a hopeful contestant named Sally Kendoo.
- A terrorist is planning to attack the President during the show.
- The film likens Dennis Quaid's presidency to that of George Bush.
- There's lot of singing!
- And performing!
- Sally is not the nice girl she pretends to be!
- 'How to Deal' features Mandy Moore as Halley Marie Martin, a 17-year-old who is disillusioned with love after seeing her parents go through a divorce.
- On top of that, the shallowness of all the girls and guys at her school convinces Halley that finding true love is impossible.
- When tragedy strikes, the life of her best friend changes forever, and suddenly Halley is drawn closer to a classmate named Macon.
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