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America's Darlings (2006)
Swing musicians rally around
Nicole Kidman and Jennifer Lopez and storm the male-oriented club
scene in this pre-WWII period piece.
Bridge and Tunnel (2006)
A young suburban day trader ends
up advising a female stock broker.
Cantante, El (2006)
The life story of Hector Lavoe who
started the salsa movement in 1975 and brought it to the United
States.
Bordertown (2006)
Lauren (Jennifer
Lopez), an impassioned American reporter for the
Chicago Sentinel heads to Juarez, a Mexican
bordertown, in order to investigate a series of
mysterious slayings involving young factory women
from all over Mexico. As she discovers hundreds of
victims, she gains the trust of local factory
workers but falls into danger.
Lost in the Wild (2005)
An aircraft
crash in the jungle of Mexico leads to a frantic
race for survival for the lucky souls who escape
from the wreckage. A glittering cast, featuring
Robert Loggia (LOST HIGHWAY), Lindsay Wagner (of
TV's BIONIC WOMAN fame), and Jennifer Lopez (OUT
OF SIGHT) convincingly take to their parts, with
an added edge provided by the fact that the
story is based on a real life event. When the
dust clears from the crash, a mixture of injured
and able bodied survivors emerge, with the
latter realizing they must help the former if
they are to survive. Fans of thrillers such as
ALIVE and THE MOSQUITO COAST will be delighted
with this taut, nerve-jangling thriller, which
is a wonderful illustration of how people can
come together in moments of life-threatening
danger.
Monster-in-Law (2005)
Unlucky in love,
beautiful Charlotte 'Charlie' Cantilini
(Jennifer Lopez) has finally met the man of her
dreams, Dr. Kevin Fields (Michael Vartan).
There's just one problem - his mother.
Overbearing and controlling, not to mention
volatile, Viola Fields (Jane Fonda) has recently
been canned from her job as a star news anchor.
Fearing she will lose her son's affections as
she has her career, Viola decides to break up
the happy couple by becoming the world's worst
mother-in-law. Helping her with her crazy
schemes is Viola's long-time assistant, Ruby
(Wanda Sykes). The gloves come off when Charlie
finally decides to fight back and it looks like
Viola has finally met her match.
An Unfinished Life (2005)
A rancher
reluctantly takes in his abused daughter-in-law
and her unruly 12 year-old, and they soon learn
to forgive each other in order to heal old
wounds.
Jersey Girl (2004)
Ollie Trinke
(Ben Affleck) is at the top of his game. A
smooth, Manhattan music publicist, Ollie has
just married the love of his life (Jennifer
Lopez) and has a child on the way. It's a
perfect life that is tragically upended when he
suddenly finds himself a single father
unqualified for his new role. Before long
Ollie's big city lifestyle clashes head on with
fatherhood. After losing his job, he's forced to
move back in with his father (George Carlin) in
the New Jersey Suburb where he was raised. With
the help of a beautiful young friend (Liv Tyler)
who opens him up to love again, and the daughter
(Raquel Castro) who gives him the courage to
keep going, he begins to realize that sometimes,
you have to forget about what you thought you
were and just accept who you are.
Shall We Dance? (2004)
An overworked
Chicago accountant (Gere), tired of the boring
routine that his life has become, sees a
beautiful dance teacher (Lopez) through a window
and decides to start taking lessons from her in
order to get to know her better, and as the joy
of dancing enters his life, he discovers that it
might just be the secret to saving his troubled
marriage. As the accountant's skill as a dancer
improves, he eventually signs up for the Chicago
Crystal Ball Dance Competition. Will he win?
Gigli (2003)
This character
piece tells the story of Gigli (Affleck), a hit
man in Los Angeles eternally looking for the big
score. His latest scheme is the kidnapping of
the mentally challenged brother (Bartha) of a
powerful district attorney. Successfully getting
the brother to his seedy apartment, Gigli teams
up with a woman (Lopez) he presumes to be in the
business as well... is she; and will Gigli get
away with this?
Enough (2002)
Working class
waitress Slim finds her life transformed when
she marries wealthy contractor Mitch. She
settles into an idyllic suburban life and seems
to have everything she wants: loving husband,
beautiful home, and Gracie, an adorable
5-year-old daughter. Her dream is shattered when
she discovers her husband is anything but
perfect. His abusive behavior forces her to go
on the run, eluding an increasingly obsessive
Mitch and his lethal henchmen. When, despite
Slim's efforts to make a new life, Mitch finds
her and threatens her again, she puts Gracie in
safe keeping, toughens herself mentally and
physically and sets out to prove to Mitch she's
had enough.
Maid In Manhattan (2002)
Jennifer Lopez
is Marisa Ventura, a street savvy, independent
single mother who lives in the Bronx with her
son, Ty, and works as a maid in a first class
Manhattan hotel. Marisa dreams of a better life
but has learned to depend upon her own wits to
get her there. Enter Christopher Hall, a
handsome, debonair heir to an American political
dynasty. Chris is in New York for a week of
glad-handing with party big shots and is staying
in the hotel where Marisa works. By a twist of
fate and mistaken identity, the two meet. Marisa
soon finds herself gaining insight into the life
of a man she might otherwise have judged from a
distance. When her true identity is revealed,
however, the truth sets in as to the disparity
in their lives.
Angel Eyes (2001)
Sharon Pogue, a
policewoman in Los Angeles' high-crime district,
struggles with both the pressures of the job and
the pains of an abusive childhood. Her life is
saved by Catch, a man who's lost his wife and
child in a car accident. Neither can go forward
with a romance that's clearly starting to bloom
until they resolve painful issues from their
tragic pasts.
The Wedding Planner (2001)
In THE WEDDING
PLANNER, Jennifer Lopez plays a peppy career
woman who is great at what she does: she can
turn any wedding into the perfect romantic
event. But when she begins to fall for the groom
(Matthew McConaughey) in one of the weddings
she's planning, all of her foundations are
shaken, and she realizes that maybe her own life
lacks love.
The Cell (2000)
Within the
confines of an abandoned rural farmhouse, Carl
Stargher, a psychologically disturbed killer has
built The Cell, a glass-encased chamber where he
drowns his innocent female victims before
continuing a sadistic post-mortem ritual with
their bodies. As the FBI finally closes in on
the killer, he is rendered comatose by a violent
seizure and is ultimately apprehended into their
custody, but not before leaving his latest
victim alive in The Cell with only forty hours
to live. Unfortunately, only Stargher knows
where she is. Enter Catherine Deane. Deane, a
child therapist, is part of an advanced
neurological study at the Campbell Center, a
research division of a large pharmaceutical
company, where she's been using her empathetic
abilities along with breakthrough technology to
enter into the mind of a catatonic young boy to
help bring him back to his loving parents. While
FBI agents Peter Novak and his partner Gordon
Ramsey follow clues to uncover the missing g!
irl's whereabouts, the FBI enlist Catherine to
use her "gift" to embark on an
uncharted and perilous journey through
Stargher's demented mind.
Out of Sight (1998)
George Clooney,
as a career bank robber with more charm than
sense, and Jennifer Lopez, as a by-the-book
federal marshal with the unpredictable heart of
a romantic, give "opposites attract"
new meaning in Steven Soderbergh's funny, smart
adaptation of Elmore Leonard's novel.
Anaconda (1997)
A big-budget
B-movie thrill ride, ANACONDA stars Jon Voight
as Sarone, a hardened, crusty river man riding
the Amazon who is rescued by a film crew when
the propeller on his boat malfunctions. The
crew, led by director Terri Flores (Jennifer
Lopez), hopes to make a documentary about the
Amazon tribe known as The People of the Mist.
She is joined by her cinematographer (Ice Cube)
and a scientist (Eric Stoltz), among others.
Unfortunately for all of them, a monstrous,
40-foot anaconda--which habitually swallows its
prey whole--is on the rampage. The snake, which
is a marvel of effects technology achieved
through a seamless combination of animatronics
and computer animation, helped make this one of
the box office success stories of 1997.
Selena (1997)
A celebration of
the life of Tejano princess Selena Quintanilla
Perez, the rising star who was gunned down by
the president of her own fan club in 1995. Amid
the racial tensions and economic hardships of
1980's South Texas, the daughter of a Mexican
immigrant (himself a failed doo-wop singer)
grows up to be a sensation in the blossoming
Tejano scene before meeting a tragic end. Light
on insight, this biopic revels rather in
Selena's on-stage achievements. Selena's father
is credited as an executive producer to the
film.
U-Turn (1997)
Oliver Stone
shelved his social conscience while making this
vicious nest-of-vipers noir. Sean Penn stars as
Bobby Cooper, a gambler on the run who is forced
to lay up in a desolate Arizona whistlestop with
car trouble. Desperate and broke, he receives an
offer from the middle-aged Jake McKenna (Nick
Nolte) to kill his beautiful young wife, Grace
(Jennifer Lopez). Initially reluctant, he's
finally forced to contemplate the deal. But the
fun doesn't really begin until Grace hires Bobby
to kill Jake. The film is based on the modern
noir novel STRAY DOGS by John Ridley.
Blood and Wine (1996)
Alex Gates (Jack
Nicholson) appears to be a successful wine
merchant in Southern Florida. However, his life
is falling apart; not only is he deep in debt,
but he can’t get along with his stepson, Jason
(Stephen Dorff), or his alcoholic wife, Suzanne
(Judy Davis). Alex needs to do something--and
quickly. He decides to steal a valuable necklace
with Gabriella (Jennifer Lopez), his mistress,
and Victor (Michael Caine), an aging criminal.
After the heist, Alex plans to go to New York to
fence the necklace. As he packs, Suzanne returns
unexpectedly. They struggle--she cold-cocks him
and leaves, unknowingly taking the necklace with
her....
BLOOD AND WINE is a black comedy of errors with
a very hard edge. The film is full of angry
people--Alex and Suzanne fight, Victor is ailing
and has no time for niceties as he and Alex try
to regain the necklace, Gabriella is continually
anxious because she is an illegal immigrant, and
Jason hates Alex. Director Bob Rafelson stirs up
the stew as Caine, Lopez, Dorff, and the
particularly great Davis give fine support to
Nicholson's portrayal of a weary but determined
man, mad at himself for letting life’s
obstacles get in his way.
Jack (1996)
Jack Powell
appears to be an average, middle-aged forty year
old man--who plays with G.I. Joe and wears Power
Ranger pajamas. But Jack is only 10-years-old.
He suffers from a genetic disorder that causes
him to physically age four times faster than a
normal person. Fearing ridicule from the outside
world, Jack's parents have kept him secluded in
their home, which they have stocked with every
toy a young boy could want. Toys can't take the
place of the real friends which Jack craves. Now
he's about to embark on the greatest adventure
of his unusual life--he's about to enter the
fifth grade.
Money Train (1995)
A pair of New
York City transit cops (Woody Harrelson and
Wesley Snipes), who also happen to be constantly
bickering foster brothers, try to thwart the
theft of the subway system's "money
train," while dreaming of someday robbing
it themselves. This explosive action flick drew
the ire of government officials when a similar
robbery attempt occurred after the film's
release.
Lambada (1990)
Kevin Laird is a
Beverly Hills school teacher by day and a
mystery man by night. Using his lambada dance
moves to first earn the kid's respect and
acceptance, Kevin then teaches them academics.
But when a jealous student exposes Kevin's
double life, his two worlds collide, threatening
his job and reputation.