2024-10-06
Emotions run high when a disillusioned twentysomething (Joshua Jackson) diagnosed with cancer hops on a motorcycle and starts heading west. Ben is a high-school English teacher whose novel has been rejected by every publisher in town. Informed that he has a 10-percent chance of survival, Ben impulsively purchases a vintage motorcycle and hits the road to explore Canada. As Ben's health deteriorate
After inheriting his family's small-town funeral home, a young man and his girlfriend start bumping off the locals to pump up business. Jay Baruchel ("Tropic Thunder") and Rose Byrne ("Sunshine") star in this jet-black comedy. Graham Greene, Thomas Gibson, Nigel Bennett. Written and directed by Chaz Thorne.
In this powerful drama based on a true story, journalists at the Boston Globe investigate cases of child abuse within the Catholic Church, and expose a far-reaching scandal involving the archdiocese's cover-up of the molestation of children by priests.
A hapless furniture-store employee strikes back at his tyrannical boss with the help of some mischievous coworkers in this riotous comedy.
Hearty laughs are served with family-friendly humor in this tale of a young boy (Max Morrow) who tries to prevent his talking goose from becoming a gourmet dinner after his principal schemes to cook the bird for an upcoming culinary contest.
Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen go on a Christmas adventure with bumbling bandits. Rhonda: Cynthia Geary. Shirley: Rhea Perlman. Harvey: Jerry Van Dyke. Det. Gremp: Stuart Margolin. Grandma: Florence Patterson. Stacey: Venus Terzo. Santa: Rick Poltaruk. Directed by Jeff Franklin.
Shia LaBeouf ("Disturbia") heads an all-star voice cast in this hilarious animated mockumentary about an Antarctic penguin who travels to a tropical island to pursue his dream of becoming a champion surfer. Other voices include Jeff Bridges, Zooey Deschanel, James Woods and Diedrich Bader. Ash Brannon and Chris Buck directed.
Jennifer Lopez and Ralph Fiennes team up for comedy and romance in this charming Cinderella story. Lopez stars as a chambermaid at a posh New York hotel who has a whirlwind affair with a wealthy politician (Fiennes) who thinks she is a socialite. Natasha Richardson, Stanley Tucci, Tyler Posey, Frances Conroy.
Mockumentary master Christopher Guest takes aim at a prestigious dog show in this blue-ribbon comedy. Guest co-wrote, directed and stars with a great ensemble cast that includes Parker Posey, co-writer Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara and Fred Willard. Most of the film was improvised. Michael Hitchcock, Michael McKean.
Christopher Guest lampooned theater people in "Waiting for Guffman" and spoofed dog shows in "Best in Show." Now the star-writer-director adroitly satirizes the folk-music scene in this witty mockumentary, capturing the reunion of three 1960s folk acts as they come together to play a live TV concert in New York. Among the acts: the Folksmen (Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer). Eugene Levy.
A Brooklyn widow, engaged to a mama's boy, falls in love with her fiancé's brother.
A New York City tycoon adopts a vivacious orphan as a PR stunt in his bid to become mayor, but the little girl becomes his saving grace by teaching him what's truly important in life in this unforgettable adaptation of the Broadway hit.