Cast:

Reese Witherspoon … Marlena Rosenbluth
Robert Pattinson … Jacob
Christoph Waltz … August
Paul Schneider … Charlie
Jim Norton … Camel
Hal Holbrook … Old Jacob Jankowski
Mark Povinelli … Kinko / Walter
Richard Brake … Grady
Stephen Taylor … Wade (as Stephen Monroe Taylor)
Ken Foree … Earl
Scott MacDonald … Blackie

Sara Gruen’s bestselling novel comes to glossy life in this period romance.

A sparkle-free Robert Pattinson plays Jacob Jankowski, who studies veterinary medicine during the Great Depression. After a family tragedy, he loses everything, including the chance to graduate from prestigious Cornell, so he hops a train, where he finds himself part of the struggling Benzini Brothers Circus.

Ringleader August (Christoph Waltz, echoing his Oscar-winning Inglourious Basterds performance) has doubts about the softhearted lad, but a fellow Pole smoothes the way, and Jacob becomes the company vet, which leads him to platinum-blond equestrian Marlena (Reese Witherspoon), August’s wife.

The two make eyes at each other, but an affair would surely end badly, so they concentrate on their work. When Marlena’s prize steed falls ill, August purchases an elephant, hoping Rosie will turn their fortunes around, and enlists Jacob to train her. Unfortunately, she’s slow to respond to commands until Jankowski unlocks her secret–and after August has beaten the poor thing into submission. After that, things start to look up until Jacob steals a kiss from his dream girl.

As in The Notebook, the film it most closely resembles, an elderly version of the central character (Hal Holbrook, touching) narrates in the present day (screenwriter Richard LaGravenese also adapted The Bridges of Madison County). He tells an interesting tale, so it’s too bad the leads strike so few sparks. For those who find big-top classics like Nightmare Alley too dark, however, Francis Lawrence’s feel-better variant may be just the ticket.

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1. Little Miss Sunshine
2. Twilight
3. Natural Born Killers

Cast:

Ryan Reynolds as Chris Brander
Amy Smart as Jamie Palamino
Anna Faris as Samantha James
Chris Klein as Dusty Dinkleman
Chris Marquette as Mike Brander
Fred Ewanuick as Clark
Amy Matysio as Darla

The romantic comedy Just Friends stars Ryan Reynolds as a former high school geek turned trendy Los Angeles music executive. When he gets stranded in his New Jersey home town due to bad weather with a superstar singer he is trying to sign, he finds himself reunited with his high school crush and discovers she is his true love.

If you like this movie, you'll also like:

1. A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas
2. Arthur Christmas
3. The Change Up

Cast:

Joaquin Phoenix as John R. Cash
Reese Witherspoon as June Carter
Ginnifer Goodwin as Vivian Cash
Robert Patrick as Ray Cash
Dallas Roberts as Sam Phillips
Dan John Miller as Luther Perkins
Larry Bagby as Marshall Grant

A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash’s life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.

Trivia:

Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon performed all of the songs themselves, without being dubbed. They also learned to play their instruments (guitar and auto-harp, respectively) from scratch.

Johnny Cash chose Joaquin Phoenix to play him in the film on the basis of his performance in the movie Gladiator (2000). June Carter Cash also reportedly chose Reese Witherspoon for her role in the film.

June Carter Cash died before production began on the film, so Reese Witherspoon’s research included looking through Carter’s closet for inspiration.

Awards:

Oscar
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role – Reese Witherspoon (won)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role – Joaquin Phoenix (nominated)

Golden Globe Awards
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (won)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy – Joaquin Phoenix (won)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy – Reese Witherspoon (won)

Grammy Awards
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media – Joaquin Phoenix, T-Bone Burnett
(won)

If you like this movie, you'll also like:

1. Water for Elephants
2. Pleasantville
3. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Release Date: 26 August 1994
Rated R

Cast:

Woody Harrelson as Mickey Knox
Juliette Lewis as Mallory Knox
Tom Sizemore as Det. Jack Scagnetti
Rodney Dangerfield as Ed Wilson, Mallory’s Dad
Everett Quinton as Deputy Warden Wurlitzer
Jared Harris as London Boy
Pruitt Taylor Vince as Deputy Warden Kavanaugh
Edie McClurg as Mallory’s Mom
Russell Means as Old Indian

Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.

Natural Born Killers is a 1994 crime film directed by Oliver Stone about a pair of mass murderers and the media coverage given to them. It stars Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis, along with Rodney Dangerfield, Robert Downey, Jr., Tom Sizemore, and Tommy Lee Jones.

The film is based on a screenplay by Quentin Tarantino that was heavily revised by Stone with writer Dave Veloz and associate producer Richard Rutowski. Notorious for its violent content, the film was named the 8th most controversial movie of all time by Entertainment Weekly

Trivia:

Michael Madsen was initially considered for the role of Mickey, but Warner Bros wanted somebody less intimidating, and with a softer persona, as they felt this might alleviate the brutality of the character somewhat.

During filming, director Oliver Stone would play African tribal music at full blast on the set, as a way of keeping a frantic mood.

The color green is used to indicate the sickness in Mickey’s mind and shows up prominently several times during the film: the key lime pie at the diner, the green neon at the drugstore, the green room in the prison.

This was Quentin Tarantino’s second feature length screenplay (his first was True Romance (1993)). The script was rewritten by director Oliver Stone, producer Richard Rutowski and screenwriter David Veloz prior to and during production. The finished film bears little resemblance to Tarintino’s original script.

According to director Oliver Stone, actor Rodney Dangerfield didn’t understand the film during shooting and didn’t understand what Stone was trying to do by shooting such a dark subject as a father molesting his daughter in the style of a 1950’s sitcom. As such, he found it very difficult to perform his part. Stone was delighted however when the film came out and Dangerfield’s performance was hailed as one of the movie’s strongest points.

Awards:

MTV Movie Awards
Best Kiss Juliette Lewis, Woody Harrelson nominated
Best On-Screen Duo Juliette Lewis, Woody Harrelson nominated

Golden Globe Awards
Best Director – Motion Picture nominated

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1. No Country for Old Men
2. Zombieland
3. Little Children

Cast:

Kate Winslet as Sarah Pierce
Patrick Wilson as Brad Adamson
Jennifer Connelly as Kathy Adamson
Gregg Edelman as Richard Pierce
Sadie Goldstein as Lucy Pierce
Ty Simpkins as Aaron Adamson

Based on the critically acclaimed novel by Tom Perrotta, Little Children follows the family life of young, unfulfilled suburbanites, Sarah (Winslet) and Brad (Wilson), whose relatively mundane and protected lives intersect on the playgrounds, town pools and streets of their small community. When a brief encounter at a neighborhood park leads them down a fateful path, their lives, and the lives of their children, take a surprising and potentially perilous turn.

Trivia:

In the book Patrick Wilson’s character is called Todd. It was changed to Brad, probably because the writer and director of the film is Todd Field.

When the shot pans over Sarah’s books, they include John Updike’s “Couples” also about married couples in adulterous affairs in the suburbs.

In the novel, the character Ronnie bears very little physical resemblance to Jackie Earle Haley, being an overweight, balding chain-smoker who wears glasses. The novel makes the character even less likable and is a little clearer on whether he actually was involved in the little girl’s disappearance.

Awards:

Academy Awards
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Jackie Earle Haley nominated
Best Actress in a Leading Role Kate Winslet nominated
Best Screenplay – Adapted Todd Field and Tom Perrotta nominated

Golden Globe Awards
Best Actress in a Leading Role – Drama Kate Winslet nominated
Best Film – Drama nominated
Best Screenplay Todd Field and Tom Perrotta nominated

If you like this movie, you'll also like:

1. Natural Born Killers
2. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
3. Amelie – Le fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain

Cast:

Josie Lawrence as Lottie Wilkins
Miranda Richardson asRose Arbuthnot
Alfred Molina as Mellersh Wilkins
Neville Phillips as Vicar
Jim Broadbent as Frederick Arbuthnot
Michael Kitchen as George Briggs
Joan Plowright as Mrs. Fisher
Polly Walker as Caroline Dester
Stephen Beckett as Jonathan
Matthew Radford as Patrick
Davide Manuli as Beppo
Vittorio Duse as Domenico
Adriana Facchetti as Francesca
Anna Longhi as Costanza

Two proper Englishwomen, determined to get away from their drab lives and inattentive husbands, find paradise in the serene countryside of the Italian Riviera in this enchanting adventure starring Josie Lawrence and Miranda Richardson (HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE). When the pair rent a magnificent villa for a month, they share expenses with two unlikely companions — an austere widow and a bored socialite. At first, personalities clash, but the hideaway holds a special magic that soon sparks friendships and reminds the women of ways to live and love that have long eluded them. Stellar performances and breathtaking scenery make the Academy Award(R)-nominated ENCHANTED APRIL (1992: Best Supporting Actress, Joan Plowright; Best Costume Design, Sheena Napier; Best Adapted Screenplay, Peter Barnes) a captivating delight for everyone who’s ever dreamed of taking the perfect holiday!

Trivia:
Made for British TV in 1991, but well-produced to be released in theaters in the United States in 1992.

After filming wrapped, the cast and crew later remarked upon a number of supernatural experiences while filming on location in Italy. ‘Alfred Molina’ reportedly felt an ice-cold hand grasp the back of his neck on a night-shoot, while ‘Miranda Richardson’ felt her knee-high dress being aggressively yanked to the floor while waiting to film in an old castle. There were also several instances of crew-members having to leave the set after suddenly feeling unwell.

If you like this movie, you'll also like:

1. Stealing Beauty
2. Edward Scissorhands
3. Arthur Christmas

Cast:

David Naughton as David Kessler
Jenny Agutter as Nurse Alex Price
Griffin Dunne as Jack Goodman
John Woodvine as Dr. J. S. Hirsch
Lila Kaye as Barmaid
Joe Belcher as Truck Driver
David Schofield as Dart Player
Brian Glover as Chess Player
Rik Mayall as 2nd Chess Player
Sean Baker as 2nd Dart Player
Paddy Ryan as First Werewolf
Anne-Marie Davies as Nurse Susan Gallagher
Frank Oz as Mr. Collins / Miss Piggy
Don McKillop as Inspector Villiers
Paul Kember as Sergeant McManus

Deluxe edition includes two revealing NEW documentaries: Beware the Moon (with filmmaker Paul Davis), and I Walked with a Werewolf (with make-up effects artist Rick Baker)

2 american Backpackers are touring around europe and have arrived in a desolate part of the UK . Before long they are warned by the Locals of The Slaughtered Lamb to avoid the moors at night. Shortly afterwards they are attcked my a mysterious beast which kills one of them and wounds the other. the beast is subsequenlty killed by the locals and then the fun really begins. After coming round in Hospital David meets Nurse Price and begins to have disturbing dreams . He is visited by his now dead friend Jack who tells him that they were attacked by a Werewolf and that David will soon become one himself. Shortly after leaving hospital and Moving in with Nurse price a Series of grisly Murders takes place . And David realises that his dead best friend maybe right .

Trivia:

The location filming of the front of Alex’s flat and surroundings was filmed on or around Lupus Street in Pimlico, London (’Lupus’ is the Latin for ‘wolf’).

David Naughton was reportedly cast because John Landis had seen him in a television commercial for Dr. Pepper.

Director Cameo: [John Landis] appears briefly near the end of the film. He is the bearded man who gets hit by a car and thrown through the plate glass window in Piccadilly Circus.

Because of this film, makeup and industry technological contributions became recognized by the Academy Awards in 1981. Makeup artist Rick Baker was the first to receive an Oscar in the new category. William Tuttle was the first makeup effects artist to receive an Oscar (being an honorary one) for his work on 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964).

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1. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
2. American History X
3. Edward Scissorhands

Cast:

Audrey Tautou as Amelie
Arthus De Penguern as Hipolito
Mathieu Kassovitz as Nino Quicampoix
Rufus as Raphael Poulain
Yolande Moreau as Madeleine Poulain
Urbain Cancelier as Collignon
Dominique Pinon as Joseph
Maurice Benichou as Bretodeau
Isabelle Nanty as Georgette
Claire Maurier as Suzanne
Serge Merlin as Raymond Dufayel
Jamel Debbouze as Lucien

Nominated for five Academy Awards® in 2001 including Best Original Screenplay — Guillaume Laurant and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, this magical comedy earned overwhelming acclaim nationwide!

A painfully shy waitress working at a tiny Paris cafe, Amélie makes a surprising discovery and sees her life drastically changed for the better. From then on, Amélie dedicates herself to helping others find happiness … in the most delightfully unexpected ways! But will she have the courage to do for herself what she has done for others?

If you like this movie, you'll also like:

1. Four Christmases
2. Little Miss Sunshine
3. Let The Right One In / Låt den rätte komma in

Cast:

Alan Rickman as Harry
Emma Thompson as Karen
Hugh Grant asDavid
Keira Knightley as Juliet
Colin Firth asJamie
Lúcia Moniz asAurélia
Liam Neeson asDaniel
Thomas Sangster as Sam
Martine McCutcheon asNatalie
Chiwetel Ejiofor as Peter
Andrew Lincoln asMark
Laura Linney asSarah
Rodrigo Santoro as Karl
Bill Nighy asBilly Mack
Gregor Fisher asJoe
Kris Marshall asColin
Abdul Salis asTony
Heike Makatsch as Mia
Martin Freeman as John
Joanna Page as Judy
Olivia Olson as Joanna
Billy Bob Thornton as President of the United States
Rowan Atkinson as Rufus
Claudia Schiffer as Carol
Nina Sosanya as Annie
Ivana Milicevic as Stacey
January Jones as Jeannie
Elisha Cuthbert as Carol-Anne
Shannon Elizabeth as Harriet
Denise Richards as Carla
Lulu Popplewell as Daisy
Marcus Brigstocke as Mikey

Follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely and interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England.

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1. Capitalism: A Love Story
2. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
3. Little Children

Cast:

Drew Barrymore as Lisa Piper
Richard Mulligan as Barnie / Barnaby Barnicle
Eileen Brennan as Mrs. Piper / Widow Hubbard
Keanu Reeves as Jack / Jack-be-Nimble
Jill Schoelen as Mary / Mary Contrary
Googy Gress as George / Georgie Porgie
Pat Morita as The Toymaster
Walter Buschhoff as Justice Grimm

11-year-old Lisa has no time for toys; she’s too busy taking care of her siblings and cooking for her mother. During the Christmas Eve blizzard, Lisa travels to Toyland in Wizard of Oz-like fashion and arrives just in time for a wedding. Young Mary Contrary is about to marry mean, old Barnaby Barnacle, despite the fact that she loves Jack Be Nimble. Lisa tries to stop this terrible wedding and, together with her new friends, discovers that Barnaby wants to take over Toyland. Lisa, Mary, Jack, and Georgie Porgie ask the Toymaster for help, but he can’t help them as long as Lisa doesn’t truly believe in toys.

If you like this movie, you'll also like:

1. Jack Frost – 1979 (TV special)
2. The Nightmare Before Christmas 3-D
3. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial