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A native of the Midwest, actress Laura Ramsey grew up in Rosendale, WI, where she attended Laconia High School. Harboring dreams of stardom, Ramsey relocated to Los Angeles after completing secondary school and followed the career route of many an ingenue by waitressing; she was then promptly "discovered" by the producers of Rick de Oliveira's 2003 documentary The Real Cancun, who appointed her as one of the cast members -- kick-starting a long and fruitful screen career in the process. Also like many young female Hollywood upstarts, Ramsey found her strongest foothold, in the beginning, in grisly horror fare; early projects included Venom (2005), Cruel World (2005), and The Covenant (2006). Catherine Hardwicke's 2005 skateboarding drama Lords of Dogtown marked a noteworthy exception to the rule.
Ramsey's career took an unusual turn with her lead role as Lola in director Nabil Ayouch's offbeat romantic comedy Whatever Lola Wants (2007) -- the tale of a young American woman who impulsively follows her dreams...
A native of the Midwest, actress Laura Ramsey grew up in Rosendale, WI, where she attended Laconia High School. Harboring dreams of stardom, Ramsey relocated to Los Angeles after completing secondary school and followed the career route of many an ingenue by waitressing; she was then promptly "discovered" by the producers of Rick de Oliveira's 2003 documentary The Real Cancun, who appointed her as one of the cast members -- kick-starting a long and fruitful screen career in the process. Also like many young female Hollywood upstarts, Ramsey found her strongest foothold, in the beginning, in grisly horror fare; early projects included Venom (2005), Cruel World (2005), and The Covenant (2006). Catherine Hardwicke's 2005 skateboarding drama Lords of Dogtown marked a noteworthy exception to the rule.
Ramsey's career took an unusual turn with her lead role as Lola in director Nabil Ayouch's offbeat romantic comedy Whatever Lola Wants (2007) -- the tale of a young American woman who impulsively follows her dreams of lifelong love and a professional belly dancing career to Cairo, Egypt. Ramsey returned to horror as one of four young people who encounter the nightmare of their lives during a Cancun vacation in Carter B. Smith's 2008 outing The Ruins. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
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The Ugly Truth
Gerard Butler and Katherine Heigl in a completely predictable rom-com. She's the producer of a Sacramento early morning news show, he's the macho on-air personality and sex guru doling out dating advice to her. Gee, do you think they'll hook up in the end? It's a shame this story is so predictable, since the two leads play very pleasant characters whom you want to root for. But alas.
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November 10th, 2009
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I can't say enough great things about this movie. Not only is this one of my favorite animated movies of all time - and The ol' DVD Guy here is a huge animation fan - but I think this is also one of my favorite MOVIES of all time. Great story. Beautiful characters. Sharp direction provided by (Bloomington, MN native) Pete Doctor. A gem. Get the multi-pack release, for sure - you'll find a nice price on it pretty much everywhere you go, and inside you'll have the DVD, the Blu-ray, and the digital release...that'll cover all your current and potential future viewing of this 'classic-to-be.'
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