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Release Date: February 14, 2008
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Will Hayes is a 30-something Manhattan dad in the midst of a divorce when his 10-year-old daughter, Maya, starts to question him about his life before marriage. Maya wants to know absolutely everything about how her parents met and fell in love. Will's story begins in 1992, as a young, starry-eyed aspiring politician who moves to New York from Wisconsin in order to work on the presidential campaign. For Maya, Will relives his past as an idealistic young man learning the ins and outs of big city politics, and recounts the history of his romantic relationships with three very different women. Will hopelessly attempts a gentler version of his story for his daughter and changes the names so Maya has to guess which woman her father finally married. Is her mother Will's college sweetheart, the dependable girl next door Emily? Is she his longtime best friend and confidante, the apolitical April? Or, is she the free-spirited but ambitious journalist Summer? As Maya puts together the pieces of her dad's romantic puzzle, she begins to understand that love is not so simple or easy. And as Will tells her his tale, Maya helps him to understand that it's definitely never too late to go back... and maybe even possible to find a happy ending.
Starring:
Ryan Reynolds, Isla Fisher, Derek Luke, Abigail Breslin, Elizabeth Banks, Rachel Weisz, Greg Abbey, Liane Balaban, Marc Bonan
Directed by:
Adam Brooks
Rating: PG-13 (for sexual content, including some frank dialogue, language and smoking)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Runtime: 112 min
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G.I. Joe - The Rise of Cobra
The director who brought us the effects laden first edition of "The Mummy" franchise, Stephen Sommers updates the "Ken-Doll" G.I. Joe character that was Hasbro's popular action figure in the 1960's and 70's - and pushes "Joe" more into the mold of the 1980's TV cartoon Joe. This guy (or, these guys as the case would be) is more high tech than soldier grunt, and this movie goes non-stop.
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November 3rd, 2009
The Taking of Pelham 123
Two of film's biggest stars are in this one, with action director Tony Scott pitting Denzel Washington's good guy subway dispatcher against a murderous hijacker played by John Travolta. Based on the exciting 1973 novel, this movie was made once before in the mid-70's with Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw starring. Both versions are worth a viewing.
Food Inc.
Director Robert Kenner brings you the film equivalent of Upton Sinclair's novel "The Jungle." Alright, that may be too extreme an example! But this documentary on the food industry may change the way you look at your plate of dinner food - especially if you're staring down a piece of mass-produced store-bought meat or chicken.
Walt Disney Treasures: Zorro - The Complete 1st Season
Before Guy Williams played the galactic traveling Dad on the TV classic "Lost In Space," he was the very square-jawed and handsome lead in this Disney TV show that debuted in October of 1957. This multi-disc set comes in one of the special "tin" boxes that these Disney treasures are known for. One interesting note regarding Guy Williams: he was a medium-sized star in Hollywood, but because of this show he was so hugely popular in foreign countries, especially those in South American, that he chose to retire in Argentina in his later years where he was treasured as an acting great. We're guessing he never paid for a drink at his local taverna!
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