Darling Companion

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(2012)

Genre: Drama

Director: Lawrence Kasdan

Writers: Meg Kasdan, Lawrence Kasdan

Producers: Stefanie Azpiazu, Anthony Bregman, Lawrence Kasdan, Meg Kasdan, John J. Kelly, Andrew Peterson, Elizabeth Redleaf, Mark Steele, Christine K. Walker

Synopsis: Beth (Diane Keaton) saves a bedraggled lost dog from the side of the freeway on a wintry day in Denver. Struggling with her distracted, self-involved husband Joseph (Kevin Kline) and an empty nest at home, Beth forms a special bond with the rescued animal. When Joseph loses the dog after their daughter's (Elisabeth Moss) wedding at their vacation home in the Rockies, Beth, distraught and angry with Joseph, enlists the help of the few remaining guests (Dianne Wiest, Richard Jenkins, Mark Duplass) and a mysterious woman (Ayelet Zurer) in a frantic search. -- (Written by Sony Classics)

Cast:

• Diane Keaton
• Kevin Kline
• Dianne Wiest
• Richard Jenkins
• Elisabeth Moss
• Mark Duplass
• Ayelet Zurer

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The Big Year

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(2011)

Genre: Comedy

Director: David Frankel

Writers: Howard Franklin, Mark Obmascik

Producers: Stuart Cornfeld, Carol Fenelon, Curtis Hanson, Jeffrey Harlacker, Jeremy Kramer, Karen Rosenfelt, Ben Stiller, Brad Van Arragon

Synopsis: Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson are at a crossroads -- one is experiencing a mid-life crisis, another a late-life crisis, and the third, a far from ordinary no-life crisis. From David Frankel, the director of The Devil Wears Prada and Marley & Me, comes a sophisticated comedy about three friendly rivals who, tired of being ruled by obligations and responsibilities, dedicate a year of their lives to following their dreams. Their big year takes them on a cross-country journey of wild and life-changing adventures. -- (Written by 20th Century Fox)

Cast:

• Jack Black
• Steve Martin
• Owen Wilson
• Rosamund Pike
• Dianne Wiest
• Anjelica Huston
• Rashida Jones

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Practical Magic

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(1998)

Genre: Comedy/Fantasy/Thriller

Director: Griffin Dunne

Writers: Alice Hoffman, Robin Swicord, Akiva Goldsman, Adam Brooks

Producers: Bruce Berman, Denise Di Novi, Mary McLaglen, Robin Swicord

Synopsis: Sally and Gillian Owens have always known they were different. Raised by their aunts after their parents' death, the sisters grew up in a household that was anything but typical--their aunts fed them chocolate cake for breakfast and taught them the uses of practical magic. But the invocation of the Owens' sorcery also carries a price--some call it a curse: the men they fall in love with are doomed to an untimely death. Now adult women with very different personalities, the quiet Sally and the fiery Gillian must use all of their powers to fight the family curse and a swarm of supernatural forces that threatens the lives of all the Owens women.-- (Written by WARNER BROS.)  

Cast:

• Sandra Bullock
• Nicole Kidman
• Stockard Channing
• Dianne Wiest
• Goran Visnjic
• Evan Rachel Wood
• Camilla Belle

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Rabbit Hole

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(2010)

Genre: Drama

Director: John Cameron Mitchell

Writer: David Lindsay-Abaire

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Synopsis: Becca and Howie Corbett are a happily married couple whose perfect world is forever changed when their young son, Danny, is killed by a car. Becca, an executive-turned-stay-at-home mother, tries to redefine her existence in a surreal landscape of well-meaning family and friends. Painful, poignant, and often funny, Becca's experiences lead her to find solace in a mysterious relationship with a troubled young comic-book artist, Jason - the teenage driver of the car that killed Danny. Becca's fixation with Jason pulls her away from memories of Danny, while Howie immerses himself in the past, seeking refuge in outsiders who offer him something Becca is unable to give. The Corbetts, both adrift, make surprising and dangerous choices as they choose a path that will determine their fate. Written by (Anonymous)

Cast:

• Nicole Kidman
• Aaron Eckhart
• Dianne Wiest
• Sandra Oh

 

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Hannah and Her Sisters

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(1986)

Genre: Comedy/Drama

Director: Woody Allen

Writer: Woody Allen

Synopsis: During a Thanksgiving Day party we make aquaintance with a numerous and problematic family. The leading characters are three sisters: Lee, the woman of Frederick, an old misanthrope painter; Holly, who dreams of becoming a writer, or an actress, or who knows who...; Hannah, famous actress, beautiful, intelligent, good mother, good wife, good sister, in short perfect, the pivot of the family. The balance begins to break up when Hannah's husband, Elliot, falls in love with Lee, who leaves Frederick. Holly goes through a deep crisis and meets Mickey, the former husband of Hannah, a hipocondriac TV producer. The affairs evolve and at the last Thanksgiving ... (Written by Maurizio Semolic)

Cast:

• Michael Caine
• Mia Farrow
• Dianne Wiest
• Barbara Hershey
• Carrie Fisher
• Woody Allen
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus
• John Turturro

 

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The Associate

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(1996)

Genre: Comedy

Director: Donald Petrie

Writer: Jenaro Prieto, Jean-Claude Carrière, René Gainville, Nick Thiel

Synopsis: A comedy about making it on Wall Street. Prejudices are hard to break and Laurel Ayres quickly learns that in order for people to take her seriously she has to work for an older white man or be one. (Written by meeka@iw.net)

Cast:

• Whoopi Goldberg
• Dianne Wiest
• Eli Wallach

 

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