Marisa Tomei
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English
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Mildred is a quiet suburban lady whose life is changed forever when she agrees to babysit for Monica, her wild and crazy neighbor. The outrageous fun reaches new heights when this mismatched pair forms an unlikely friendship... even though party girl Monica is determined to take Mildred for a walk on the wild side!
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IFC Films
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
A timely tale of what can happen when engaged citizens fight the power for the sake of a better world. Arguably no one did more to shape understanding of the modern American city than Jane Jacobs, the visionary activist and author of "The Death and Life of Great American Cities" who fought to preserve urban communities in the face of destructive development projects. Director Matt Tyranuer (Valentino: The Last Emperor) vividly brings to life Jacobs’...
3) Factotum
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Henry Chinaski (Dillon) considers himself a writer, and on occasion writes. Mostly he quests for the booze and women that sidetrack and seduce (like that played by Oscar winner Marisa Tomei), rather than inspire. When he falls for Jan (Lili Taylor), the soulful connection fails to save either from their self-destructive ways, and the relationship totters between earnest connection and reflective loathing.
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Marisa Tomei portrays Caroline, a diner waitress who is unlucky at love. Christian Slater is Adam, the diner's busboy who harbors a crush on Caroline, yet is too shy to speak to her. All that changes one night when Adam rescues Caroline from a life-threatening situation on her walk home. Intrigued by her knight in shining armor, Caroline tenderly breaks through to his lonely world. Together, the two forge a bond of trust that blossoms into one of...
7) The Rewrite
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English
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Once upon a time, Keith Michaels (Hugh Grant - About a Boy, Love Actually) was an award-winning Hollywood screenwriter, but divorce and a string of unsuccessful films have left him with nothing but bad debts and blank pages. So when his agent arranges a job as guest screenwriting professor at a remote university in upstate New York, a desperate Keith can't say no. Initially hoping to give minimal effort to actual teaching so he can focus on his next...
8) Just A Kiss
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They say the heart goes where it will, and six people find theirs following a very complicated road map with a seventh creating some unexpected detours in this dark romantic comedy. Dag (Ron Eldard) is a successful director of television commercials who shares his home with his beautiful girlfriend, Halley (Kyra Sedgwick). Dag, however, has a serious case of roving eye and is given to frequent flings with other women. Halley tries to turn a blind...
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Living on the edge amid the constant threat of attack, an offbeat band of TV journalists, led by hotshot Jimmy Flynn, report from a devastated war-torn country. The action intensifies when one of the journalists crosses the line and risks his life in a bold attempt to smuggle an orphaned girl to safety.
10) Alfie
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English
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A stylish reinvention of the 1960's classic, "Alfie", this film is a humorous, sexy and often touching tale of a philosophical womanizer who is forced to question his seemingly carefree existence.
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English
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The Nickelodeon cartoon series The Wild Thornberrys gets its first feature-length animated film, directed by show creator Cathy Malkasian with a screenplay by Kate Boutilier (writer of Nickelodeon's Rugrats in Paris). The main character is 12-year-old Eliza Thornberry (voice of Lacey Chabert), a braces-and-glasses-wearing eccentric girl in an adventurous family of travelers. Due to an interaction with a shaman, she has been granted the special power...