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Joe Dirt (2001)

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Comedy | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: David Spade | Brittany Daniel | Dennis Miller | Adam Beach | Christopher Walken | Jaime Pressly | Kid Rock | Erik Per Sullivan | Megan Taylor Harvey | Caroline Aaron | Fred Ward | John Farley | Bob Zany | Bean Miller | Lee Walker
Directors: Dennie Gordon
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David Spade plays Joe, whose search for his family has him hittin’ the road and keepin’ it real with every lowlife he meets, including a sweet hottie (Brittany Daniel), a janitor (Christopher Walken), and a pychotic cannibal (Brian Thompson) with whom he has a brief interlude. Through it all, Joe keeps on truckin’ . . . all the way to L.A., where a shock jock DJ (Dennis Miller) targets Joe as the butt of his show. But Joe’s plucky spirit encourages listeners to cheer him on and help him find a better family than the one he thought he wanted. Rock on!

Mad Money (2008)

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Crime | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Diane Keaton | Queen Latifah | Katie Holmes | Ted Danson | Roger R. Cross | Adam Rothenberg | Clay Chamberlin | Kip Cummings | Dustin Estis | Travis Fontenot | Maliek Golden | Michael J. Hebert | Rodney Hill Jr. | Tron Kendrick | Marc Macaulay
Directors: Callie Khouri
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Three female employees of the Federal Reserve plot to steal money that is about to be destroyed.

It’s Pat (1994)

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
Genres: Comedy
Countries: USA
Actors: Julia Sweeney | Dave Foley | Charles Rocket | Kathy Griffin | Julie Hayden | Timothy Stack | Mary Scheer | Beverly Leech | Larry Hankin | Kathy Najimy | Jerry Tondo | Philip McNiven | Michael Yama | Kiyoko Yamaguchi | Julianne Christie
Directors: Adam Bernstein
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Pat Riley, an obnoxious busybody of undeterminable sex, meets and falls in love with Chris, a sensitive, caring person also of undeterminable sex. Their relationship suffers because Pat’s a lout, and cannot decide on a direction for its life. Meanwhile, Pat’s neighbor Kyle falls further and further into obsession with Pat, fascinated by its indeterminate sexuality.

Hooligans (2004)

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama
Countries: Canada | Ireland
Actors: Elijah Wood | David Alexander | Charlie Hunnam | Claire Forlani | Marc Warren | Leo Gregory | Henry Goodman | Geoff Bell | Andrew Blair | Rafe Spall | Brendan Charleson | Kieran Bew | Joel Beckett | Ross McCall | Christopher Hehir
Directors: Lexi Alexander
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The movie “Hooligans” also known as “Gobshite” is a dark comedy about a slightly demented English gangster who has upset the underworld pecking order by deciding he wants a bigger piece of the pie. He devises a scheme to get what he wants but must travel to a sleepy, seaside community in Ireland. As a cover for his plan he needs to acquire a local Irish family’s pub to promote a new brand of beer. Problems occur when the rightful owners of the pub put up more of a fight for their livelihood, than expected.

27 Dresses (2008)

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Roger Dillingham Jr. | Jason Anthony | Shaun Aponik | Edward Brady | Edward Burns | Josh Casaubon | David Castro | Kevin Cirone | Bern Cohen | Thaddeus Daniels | Sujoy De | Brian D. Evans | Les Gardonyi | David J. Garfield | James Granville
Directors: Anne Fletcher
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After serving as a bridesmaid 27 times, a young woman wrestles with the idea of standing by her sister’s side as her sibling marries the man she’s secretly in love with.

Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)

Monday, May 5th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Patrick Fugit | Shannyn Sossamon | Shea Whigham | Tom Waits | Will Arnett | Leslie Bibb | John Hawkes | Mikal P. Lazarev | Sarah Roemer | Abraham Benrubi | Azura Skye | Nick Offerman | Mark Boone Junior | Jake Busey | Clayne Crawford
Directors: Goran Dukic
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A film set in a strange afterlife way station that has been reserved for people who have committed suicide.

The Band’s Visit (2007)

Sunday, May 4th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama
Countries: France | Israel | USA
Actors: Saleh Bakri | Sasson Gabai | Uri Gavriel | Imad Jabarin | Rubi Moskovitz | Khalifa Natour | Eyad Sheety | Ronit Elkabetz | Ahuva Keren | Rinat Matatov | Hilla Sarjon
Directors: Eran Kolirin
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A band comprised of members of the Egyptian police force head to Israel to play at the inaugural ceremony of an Arab arts center, only to find themselves lost in the wrong town.

Show Stoppers (2008)

Sunday, May 4th, 2008
Genres: Comedy
Countries: USA
Actors: Faune A. Chambers | Angell Conwell | Robin Wilson | Godfrey | Red Grant | Dorian Gregory | Jackie Long | Rodney Perry | Clifton Powell | Fredro Starr | Stephon Watford | Bryce Wilson | Diana Carreno | Melody Cross | Tamala Jones
Directors: Barry Bowles
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“Show Stoppers” is a comedy-drama set in the world of Greek stepping on a historically black university in Virginia “where Greek steppers get as much attention as star athletes.”

Romancing the Stone (1984)

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Romance
Countries: Mexico | USA
Actors: Michael Douglas | Kathleen Turner | Danny DeVito | Zack Norman | Alfonso Arau | Manuel Ojeda | Holland Taylor | Mary Ellen Trainor | Eve Smith | Joe Nesnow | José Chávez | Evita Muñoz 'Chachita' | Camillo García | Rodrigo Puebla | Paco Morayta
Directors: Robert Zemeckis
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Joan Wilder is a mousey writer of romance novels. She finds a package from her sister mailed from Colombia in her mailbox. A call from her sister tells her that she has been kidnapped and that bringing the package to Colombia is necessary for her safety and release. Being fairly clueless, she leaves for Colombia to rescue her sister. She is lost within hours of her arrival. She is nearly murdered by one of the men searching for the package when Jack Colton, a fairly low life American rescues her. They begin a journey through the jungle with bullets flying nearby. Is Joan up to all of this? What a way to find out.

Sideways (2004)

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Paul Giamatti | Thomas Haden Church | Virginia Madsen | Sandra Oh | Marylouise Burke | Jessica Hecht | Missy Doty | M.C. Gainey | Alysia Reiner | Shake Tukhmanyan | Shaun Duke | Robert Covarrubias | Patrick Gallagher | Stephanie Faracy | Joe Marinelli
Directors: Alexander Payne
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Miles Raymond, a failed writer and divorcé who teaches junior high school English takes his best friend, former hot actor Jack, on a weeklong drive up to California’s wine country. There they explore the nature of their failures and question their relationships. Jack, about to get married, has an affair with a woman and wonders whether he should call off his wedding. Miles questions whether or not he made the right choice while trying to form a relationship with the woman’s best friend, a fellow oenophile who is a waitress at a restaurant that he frequents often when visiting that part of the country.