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Posted on July 24, 2012 |
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Cinderella Man (2005)
Biography | Drama | Romance | Sport
Cinderella Man is inspired by the life of legendary athlete Jim Braddock, a once-promising light heavyweight boxer forced into retirement after a string of losses in the ring. As the nation enters the darkest years of the Great Depression, Braddock accepts a string of dead- end jobs to support his wife, Mae, and their children, while never totally abandoning his dream of boxing again.
Thanks to a last minute cancellation, Braddock finds himself back in the ring against the second-ranked world contender – and to everyone's amazement, Braddock wins in the third round. Despite being pounds lighter than his opponents and repeated injuries to his hands, Braddock continues to fight against challengers and win. Carrying on his shoulders the hopes and dreams of the disenfranchised masses, Braddock, dubbed the "Cinderella Man," faces his toughest challenger in Max Baer, the heavyweight champion of the world, renowned for having killed two men in the ring.
Starring: Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger, Paul Giamatti, Craig Bierko, Paddy Considine
Director: Ron Howard
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Posted on June 2, 2012 |
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Too Big to Fail (2011)
Drama
A close look behind the scenes, between late March and mid-October, 2008: we follow Richard Fuld's benighted attempt to save Lehman Brothers; conversations among Hank Paulson (the Secretary of the Treasury), Ben Bernanke (chair of the Federal Reserve), and Tim Geithner (president of the New York Fed) as they seek a private solution for Lehman's; and, back-channel negotiations among Paulson, Warren Buffet, investment bankers, a British regulator, and members of Congress as almost all work to save the U.S. economy. By the end, with the no-strings bailout arranged, modest confidence restored on Wall Street, and a meltdown averted, Paulson wonders if banks will lend.
Starring: James Woods, John Heard, William Hurt, Edward Asner, Billy Crudup, Paul Giamatti, Topher Grace, Cynthia Nixon, Bill Pullman, Tony Shalhoub
Director: Curtis Hanson
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Tags: Bill Pullman, Billy Crudup, Curtis Hanson, Cynthia Nixon, Edward Asner, James Woods, John Heard, Paul Giamatti, Tony Shalhoub, Topher Grace, William Hurt
Posted on May 18, 2012 |
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Duets (2000)
Comedy | Drama | Music
Duets is a road-trip comedy which revolves around the little known world of karaoke and the whimsical characters who inhabit it. There's the struggling singer who dreams of making it to the big time, a frustrated salesman who ends up on an unexpected road trip, the dysfunctional family performers which includes a con-artist and his long lost daughter, and an escaped convict with the voice of an angel. All roads lead to Omaha, site of a national karaoke competition where this motley group of singers and stars come together for a blow-out sing-off.
Starring: Huey Lewis, Gwyneth Paltrow, Paul Giamatti, Maria Bello, Andre Braugher, Scott Speedman
Director: Bruce Paltrow
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Posted on April 16, 2012 |
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The Ant Bully (2006)
Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy
When you're as small as an ant, the world is big – and adventure is bigger! That's what young Lucas discovers after he aims his water pistol at some hapless ants. They retaliate with a secret potion that shrinks "the Destroyer" to their size… and turns an anthill into a mountain of thrills, action and laughs! Julia Roberts, Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep and Paul Giamatti head the voice cast of this rollicking, warm-hearted family treat.
Starring: Julia Roberts, Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Paul Giamatti, Zach Tyler Eisen
Director: John A. Davis
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Posted on March 24, 2012 |
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Fred Claus (2007)
Comedy | Family | Fantasy
Fred Claus has lived his entire life in his brother's very large shadow. Fred tried, but could hardly live up to the example set by the younger Nicholas, who was just a perfect, well, saint. True to form, Nicholas grew up to be the model of giving, while Fred became the polar opposite: a fast-talking repo man who's run out of luck and money. Over Mrs. Claus' objections, Nicholas agrees to help his brother on one condition: that he come to the North Pole and earn the money he needs by working in Santa's Toy Shop. The trouble is that Fred isn't exactly elf material and, with Christmas fast approaching, Fred could jeopardize the jolliest holiday of the year.
Starring: Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, John Michael Higgins, Miranda Richardson, Rachel Weisz
Director: David Dobkin
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Posted on December 27, 2011 |
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The Ides of March (2011)
Drama
An idealistic staffer for a newbie presidential candidate gets a crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign trail. Based on the play by Beau Willimon.
Starring: Paul Giamatti, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ryan Gosling, Marisa Tomei, Jeffrey Wright, Evan Rachel Wood
Director: George Clooney
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Tags: Evan Rachel Wood, George Clooney, Jeffrey Wright, Marisa Tomei, Paul Giamatti, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ryan Gosling
Posted on October 17, 2011 |
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Paycheck (2003)
Action | Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Michael Jennings is a brilliant computer engineer hired for top-secret projects. After each job, Jennings' short-term memory is erased so he cannot recount any project information. Emerging from his latest assignment, a three-year contract with an eight-figure paycheck given to him by his longtime friend, Jennings is jolted when he is told that during the end of his assignment, he agreed to forfeit all payment.
Jennings has no recourse-until he receives a mysterious envelope containing clues to his forgotten past. With the help of a beautiful scientist he once loved but now cannot remember, Jennings races to solve the puzzle of his past…while a terrifying discovery waits in his future.
Starring: Ben Affleck, Aaron Eckhart, Uma Thurman, Colm Feore, Paul Giamatti
Director: John Woo
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Posted on August 7, 2011 |
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Win Win (2011)
Drama | Comedy
Disheartened attorney Mike Flaherty, who moonlights as a high school wrestling coach, stumbles across a star athlete through some questionable business dealings while trying to support his family. Just as it looks like he will get a double payday, the boy's mother shows up fresh from rehab and flat broke, threatening to derail everything.
Starring: Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan, Jeffrey Tambor
Director: Thomas McCarthy
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Posted on July 18, 2011 |
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Ironclad (2011)
Action | Adventure | History | Romance
It is the year 1215 and the rebel barons of England have forced their despised King John to put his royal seal to the Magna Carta, a noble, seminal document that upheld the rights of free-men. Yet within months of pledging himself to the great charter, the King reneged on his word and assembled a mercenary army on the south coast of England with the intention of bringing the barons and the country back under his tyrannical rule. Barring his way stood the mighty Rochester castle, a place that would become the symbol of the rebel's momentous struggle for justice and freedom.
Starring: Kate Mara, Paul Giamatti, Jason Flemyng, Brian Cox, James Purefoy, Derek Jacobi
Director: Jonathan English
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Tags: Brian Cox, Derek Jacobi, James Purefoy, Jason Flemyng, Jonathan English, Kate Mara, Paul Giamatti
