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July 20, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized

The Help (2011)

— 146 min - Drama - 9 August 2011

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Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson is an African-American maid who has often offended her employers despite her family's struggles with money and her desperate need for jobs; and Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan is a young white woman who has recently moved back home after graduating college to find out her childhood maid has mysteriously disappeared. These three stories intertwine to explain how life in Jackson, Mississippi revolves around "the help"; yet they are always kept at a certain distance because of racial lines.

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June 15, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized

Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009)

— 103 min - Comedy, Drama, Romance - 17 December 2009

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New Yorkers Paul and Meryl Morgan seem to have it all -- except that their marriage is crumbling around them. But their romantic woes are small compared to the trouble they find themselves in after witnessing a murder. To protect them from an assassin, federal agents whisk away Paul and Meryl to a small town in Wyoming, where their marriage will crash and burn, or their passion will reignite.

Director:  Marc Lawrence

Writers:  Marc Lawrence

Stars:  Hugh Grant, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sam Elliott, Mary Steenburgen, Elisabeth Moss, Michael Kelly, Wilford Briml...

May 21, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized

Heartburn (1986)

— 108 min - Comedy, Drama, Romance - 25 July 1986

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Rachel is a food writer at a New York magazine who meets Washington columnist Mark at a wedding and ends up falling in love with him despite her reservations about marriage. They buy a house, have a daughter, and Rachel thinks they are living happily ever after until she discovers that Mark is having an affair while she is waddling around with a second pregnancy.

Director:  Mike Nichols

Stars:  Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson, Jeff Daniels, Maureen Stapleton, Stockard Channing, Richard Masur, Catherine O'Hara, Steven Hill, Miloš Forman, Mamie Gummer, Karen Akers, Aida Linares, Anna Maria Horsford, Ron M...

March 27, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized

Sleepless in Seattle (1993)

— 105 min - Comedy, Drama, Romance - 24 June 1993

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When Sam Baldwin's wife dies, he is left to bring up his eight-year-old son Jonah alone, and decides to move to Seattle to make a new start. On Christmas Eve, Jonah rings a radio phone-in with his Christmas wish to find a new wife for his dad. Meanwhile in Baltimore, journalist Annie Reed, who is having doubts about her own relationship, is listening in.

Director:  Nora Ephron

Stars:  Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Bill Pullman, Ross Malinger, Rosie O'Donnell, Gaby Hoffmann, Rita Wilson, Victor Garber, Rob Reiner, Tom Riis Farrell, Carey Lowell, Barbara Garrick, Le Clanché du Rand, Kevin O'Morrison,...

March 25, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized

Ocean's Eight (2018)

— 111 min - Crime, Comedy, Action - 7 June 2018

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Debbie Ocean, a criminal mastermind, gathers a crew of female thieves to pull off the heist of the century at New York's annual Met Gala.

Director:  Gary Ross

Stars:  Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Sarah Paulson, Anne Hathaway, Awkwafina, Helena Bonham Carter, Mindy Kaling, Rihanna, Richard Armitage, James Corden, Dakota Fanning, Nathanya Alexander, Damian Young, Elliott Gould, Marlo Thomas, Dana Ivey, Mary Louise Wilson, Elizabeth Ashley, Anna Wintour, Zayn Malik, Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams, Kim Kardashian, Common, Adriana Lima, Desiigner, Kylie Jenner, Alexander Wang, Liu Wen, Kendall Jenne...

March 19, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized

Rush Hour 3 (2007)

— 91 min - Action, Comedy, Crime - 8 August 2007

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After a botched assassination attempt, the mismatched duo finds themselves in Paris, struggling to retrieve a precious list of names, as the murderous crime syndicate's henchmen try their best to stop them. Once more, Lee and Carter must fight their way through dangerous gangsters; however, this time, the past has come back to haunt Lee. Will the boys get the job done once and for all?

Director:  Brett Ratner

Stars:  Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Hiroyuki Sanada, Max von Sydow, Yvan Attal, Roman Polanski, Zhang Jingchu, Philip Baker Hall, Noémie Lenoir, Youki Kudoh, Tzi Ma, Dana Ivey, Henry O, Mia Tyle...

March 11, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized

The Color Purple (1985)

— 154 min - Drama - 18 December 1985

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An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing 'Mister' Albert Johnson, things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa.

Director:  Steven Spielberg

Stars:  Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Margaret Avery, Oprah Winfrey, Willard E. Pugh, Akosua Busia, Desreta Jackson, Adolph Caesar, Rae Dawn Chong, Dana Ivey, Leonard Jac...