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Encore Love, July-Sept 2007
Encore Love, July-Sept 2007
Movies so far have included: Bewitched (2005 Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell), Blast From The Past
(1999), Delirious (2005), Love Potion #9 (Sandra Bullock, 1992), Once Bitten (Jim Carrey falls for an
older woman, a vampire), Hitchcock's Rebecca (1940, based on a romance novel), Walk Like A Man
(Howie Mandell as a man raised by wolves in a Tarzan spoof), Xanadu (1980, Olvivia Newton John as
dancer Gene Kelly's muse), Tim Burton's EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, THE PARENT TRAP,
ROAD HOUSE, and others
September, 2007
AVANTI! [R]·Comedy·1972·(2:24)
A U.S. executive comes to Italy and falls for the daughter of
the Englishwoman who died with his father. 9/8,25.
BREAKING UP [R]·Comedy·1997·(1:29)
A schoolteacher and a food photographer recall the high and
low points of their waning relationship.
9/2,12,22.
BUSTER [R]·Comedy·1988·(1:34)
After a small-time thief (Phil Collins) scores a big-time heist
he must choose between his family and freedom. 9/9,14,29.
CARRINGTON [R]·Docu-Drama·1995·(2:03)
British painter Dora Carrington's love for gay writer Lytton
Strachey spans the period between the World Wars.
9/7,22,27.
CLASS [R]·Comedy·1983·(1:38)
A prep school kid stumbles into a love affair with a beautiful
older woman. But things get complicated when he discovers
the woman is his roommate's mother! Featuring the film
debut of future star John Cusack. 9/5,11,16,28.
EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SEX (BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK)
[R]·Comedy·1972·(1:28)
In a series of seven comedic sketches, questions are taken
directly from Reuben's book and used as satirical
springboards for director Woody Allen's comic genius.
9/2,14,19,25.
EVITA [PG]·Drama·1996·(2:15)
Rousing adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical
biography of beloved, yet controversial, Argentine first lady
Eva Peron. Oscar winner for Best Song. 9/20.
FEAR [R]·Thriller/Suspense·1996·(1:37)
A teenage girl (Reese Witherspoon) falls for a charming--but
disturbed--young man (Mark Wahlberg). When she tries to
end the relationship, he terrorizes her entire family. An early
starring role for Wahlberg. 9/6,18,23.
FOXES [R]·Comedy·1980·(1:45)
Earthy, sexy coming-of-age melodrama about a group of
troubled L. A. teenage girls coping with broken homes, drugs,
and sex. With Scott Baio and a very early role for Laura Dern,
from the director of "9 1/2 Weeks." 9/1,5,14,18.
HEARTSOUNDS [TVPG]·Docu-Drama·1984·(2:07)
Very real and uncompromising tearjerker about a woman's
efforts to cope when her husband suffers not one but several
major heart attacks that gradually cripple him; the leads give
landmark performances. 9/3,14,18,26.
JUNEBUG [R]·Comedy·2005·(1:47)
An art dealer travels to North Carolina to sign an eccentric
folk artist and meets her husband's family for the first time -
the chilly mom, the angry brother and his sweet ditzy wife (an
Oscar-nominated performance by Amy Adams).
9/8,13,18,26,30.
MARRIED TO IT [R]·Comedy·1993·(1:52)
Friendships and marriages of three different New York
couples result in unexpected and humorous predicaments.
9/7,12,18,23,27.
MENTOR [TVMA]·Drama·2006·(1:30)
Sanford Pollard (Hauer), a celebrated university professor
and author, weaves a spell over two of his students leading
to a combustible sexual relationship from which all three will
forever be scarred. 9/1,5,11,23,27.
PROOF [PG13]·Drama·2005·(1:40)
The daughter of a brilliant yet mentally erratic mathematician
must deal with his legacies of brilliance and madness when a
young student discovers a groundbreaking mathematical
proof buried in his cryptic notebooks. 9/2,6,7,14,19,29.
SARABAND [R]·Drama·2005·(1:52)
Legendary director Ingmar Bergman's sequel to his classic
"Scenes From A Marriage." Years after divorcing, a woman
re-visits her ex-husband and his second family and finds
herself drawn into their psychoses. 9/21.
SEMI-TOUGH [R]·Comedy·1977·(1:48)
A love triangle threatens a friendship when two pro football
star players fall in love with their mutual best friend who
happens to be the twice married daughter of the team owner.
9/9,13,21.
TRAPEZE [TVPG]·Drama·1956·(1:46)
American joins Paris circus to persuade top aerialist to teach
him daring triple somersault. They build a top act which turns
into a shattering triangle. Exciting moments and behind
scenes conflict. 9/3.
XANADU [PG]·Cult·1980·(1:36)
The glitz, the glamor, the roller disco! It's Olivia Newton-John,
the Electric Light Orchestra and renowned hoofer Gene Kelly
in a glossy, colorful, relentlessly upbeat musical - the
"Moulin Rouge" of 1980! 8/28.
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August, 2007
BEWITCHED [PG13]·Comedy·2005·(1:42)
An egotistical has-been actor decides to remake the classic
60's sitcom with himself as Darren in the lead role - but the
unknown he casts as his witchy wife proves to be the real
thing! Co-starring Shirley MacLaine and Michael Caine.
7/15.
CRAZY/BEAUTIFUL [PG13]·Drama·2001·(1:39)
Sparks fly when a rebellious upscale Los Angeles anglo teen
girl meets a working-class Latino boy from East L.A. meet at
their high school - can their love survive the multiple
obstacles placed in their way? 8/3.
DERAILED [R]·Drama·2005·(1:52)
Two married people fall into an affair, but their first sexual
encounter is violently interrupted by a sociopathic criminal,
who later blackmails them - but is everything as it seems?
From the writer of "Collateral". 8/2.
JUNEBUG [R]·Comedy·2005·(1:47)
An art dealer travels to North Carolina to sign an eccentric
folk artist and meets her husband's family for the first time -
the chilly mom, the angry brother and his sweet ditzy wife (an
Oscar-nominated performance by Amy Adams). 8/2.
LONDON [R]·Drama·2006·(1:32)
Syd awakens in his NYC apartment and discovers his
girlfriend is leaving town and having a going-away party -
and he's not invited! So concocts a wild plan to crash the
party and win back the girl. With Jason Statham. 8/4.
PHENOMENON [PG]·Drama·1996·(2:03)
A small-town mechanic is transformed overnight into a
mental superman complete with telekinetic powers - but his
new-found abilities spark fear and unease in this witty, warm
fantasy. From the director of "While You Were Sleeping." 8/4.
REBECCA [TVG]·Thriller/Suspense·1940·(2:10)
Alfred Hitchcock's Best Picture Oscar winner is a chilling story
of passion, betrayal, and murder: a beautiful young bride, a
mysterious widower and a jealous housekeeper suffer
torment in a lonely, windswept English country manor.
Based on the popular romance novel by Daphne du Maurier. 7/23
SARABAND [R]·Drama·2005·(1:52)
Legendary director Ingmar Bergman's sequel to his classic
"Scenes From A Marriage." Years after divorcing, a woman
re-visits her ex-husband and his second family and finds
herself drawn into their psychoses. 8/4.
VALMONT [R]·Drama·1989·(2:14)
French aristocrats in the 1700's bet on who they will be able
to take to bed. 8/4.
WOO [R]·Black·1998·(1:25)
A drop-dead gorgeous extrovert is convinced that her
straight-laced blind date is Mr. Right - but will her sexy,
brassy style ever mesh with an uptight law clerk? Wild
comedy also stars Dave Chappelle, Duane Martin. 8/1
21 GRAMS [R]·Drama·2003·(2:04)
A freak accident brings together a critically ill mathematician,
a grieving mother and a born-again ex-con, whose lives
collide in a riveting confrontation. With Sean Penn. 8/1.
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July, 2007
APARTMENT 12 [R]·Comedy·2004·(1:30)
Mark Ruffalo stars as a struggling artist who, after getting
dumped by his social climbing girlfriend, finds himself falling
in love with a woman who can't distinguish between
expressionism and paint-by-numbers. 6/28,7/7,18.
BEWITCHED [PG13]·Comedy·2005·(1:42)
An egotistical has-been actor decides to remake the classic
60's sitcom with himself as Darren in the lead role - but the
unknown he casts as his witchy wife proves to be the real
thing! Co-starring Shirley MacLaine and Michael Caine.
7/10,15.
BUSTER [R]·Comedy·1988·(1:34)
After a small-time thief (Phil Collins) scores a big-time heist
he must choose between his family and freedom. 7/5,15.
CARRINGTON [R]·Docu-Drama·1995·(2:03)
British painter Dora Carrington's love for gay writer Lytton
Strachey spans the period between the World Wars.
7/5,13,17,28.
CASANOVA [R]·Comedy·2005·(1:51)
The legendary seducer carries on the family tradition - love
'em and leave 'em - until he meets his match in Venice: a
cross-dressing femininst whose swordplay is the equal of any
man in this fast-paced, ribald costume comedy. 7/7,18,29.
CRAZY/BEAUTIFUL [PG13]·Drama·2001·(1:39)
Sparks fly when a rebellious upscale Los Angeles anglo teen
girl meets a working-class Latino boy from East L.A. meet at
their high school - can their love survive the multiple
obstacles placed in their way? 8/3.
DAZZLE [TVG]·Children·2000·(1:25)
A fairy bumps her head, loses her memory and lands at the
door of a children's book author and his daughter. But a fairy
bounty hunter is on her trail, and she will lose her magical
powers if she's caught. 7/2,10,30.
DERAILED [R]·Drama·2005·(1:52)
Two married people fall into an affair, but their first sexual
encounter is violently interrupted by a sociopathic criminal,
who later blackmails them - but is everything as it seems?
From the writer of "Collateral". 8/2.
EVITA [PG]·Drama·1996·(2:15)
Rousing adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical
biography of beloved, yet controversial, Argentine first lady
Eva Peron. Oscar winner for Best Song. 8/4.
GUINEVERE [R]·Drama·1999·(1:45)
A restless young woman shocks her affluent family and
friends by dodging Harvard so she can continue seeing a
much older bohemian photographer. 7/14,27.
HAIR [PG]·Black·1979·(2:01)
Terrific peace-and-love-rock songs highlight this loose
adaptation of the 60s musical about hippie friends in N.Y.C.
getting high and dodging the draft. 7/1,28.
HARDBODIES 2 [R]·Comedy·1986·(1:28)
Three Americans make a cheap movie on the Greek isle of
Rhodes, where many people go topless. 7/6,11,21,26.
HAVANA [R]·Drama·1990·(2:24)
As the dictatorial Cuban government is falling apart, an
apolitical American gambler falls for the beautiful wife of a
wealthy left-wing activist finds himself helping the
revolutionaries in director Sydney Pollack's drama.
7/4,13,19,24.
IMPROMPTU [PG13]·Comedy·1991·(1:48)
Based on a true story: composer Frederic Chopin is pursued
by the eccentric female French novelist George Sand while on
vacation with other noted artists in this witty comedy-drama.
7/3,8,19,23,28.
JUNEBUG [R]·Comedy·2005·(1:47)
An art dealer travels to North Carolina to sign an eccentric
folk artist and meets her husband's family for the first time -
the chilly mom, the angry brother and his sweet ditzy wife (an
Oscar-nominated performance by Amy Adams). 8/2.
LONDON [R]·Drama·2006·(1:32)
Syd awakens in his NYC apartment and discovers his
girlfriend is leaving town and having a going-away party -
and he's not invited! So concocts a wild plan to crash the
party and win back the girl. With Jason Statham. 8/4.
P.S. [R]·Comedy·2004·(1:39)
A divorcee gets a second chance at love with a young man
who may be the reincarnation of her long dead high school
boyfriend. Co-starring Marcia Gay Harden and Gabriel Byrne.
7/4,12,27,31.
PHENOMENON [PG]·Drama·1996·(2:03)
A small-town mechanic is transformed overnight into a
mental superman complete with telekinetic powers - but his
new-found abilities spark fear and unease in this witty, warm
fantasy. From the director of "While You Were Sleeping." 8/4.
REBECCA [TVG]·Thriller/Suspense·1940·(2:10)
Alfred Hitchcock's Best Picture Oscar winner is a chilling story
of passion, betrayal, and murder: a beautiful young bride, a
mysterious widower and a jealous housekeeper suffer
torment in a lonely, windswept English country manor.
Based on the popular romance novel by Daphne du Maurier. 7/4,23
SARABAND [R]·Drama·2005·(1:52)
Legendary director Ingmar Bergman's sequel to his classic
"Scenes From A Marriage." Years after divorcing, a woman
re-visits her ex-husband and his second family and finds
herself drawn into their psychoses. 8/4.
SEMI-TOUGH [R]·Comedy·1977·(1:48)
A love triangle threatens a friendship when two pro football
star players fall in love with their mutual best friend who
happens to be the twice married daughter of the team owner.
7/1,10,21.
SPEECHLESS [PG13]·Comedy·1994·(1:39)
He's a Republican, she's a Democrat, and they are both
speechwriters for opposing Senate candidates - but they
don't know that when they fall for each other! Co-starring
Christopher Reeve, from the director of "City Slickers."
7/2,6,12,17,29.
UNFORGETTABLE [R]·Mystery·1996·(1:57)
After being accused of his wife's brutal murder, a medical
examiner (Ray Liotta) searches for the truth by means of a
memory injection. 7/10,27.
VALMONT [R]·Drama·1989·(2:14)
French aristocrats in the 1700's bet on who they will be able
to take to bed. 8/4.
WOO [R]·Black·1998·(1:25)
A drop-dead gorgeous extrovert is convinced that her
straight-laced blind date is Mr. Right - but will her sexy,
brassy style ever mesh with an uptight law clerk? Wild
comedy also stars Dave Chappelle, Duane Martin.
7/7,20,26,8/1.
2046 [R]·Asian·2005·(2:08)
Director Wong Kar Wai's elegant, vibrant meditation on
memory, the past and the future: the interweaving stories of
a sci-fi author, a train to the future, and the mysterious
women of hotel room 2046. 7/11.
21 GRAMS [R]·Drama·2003·(2:04)
A freak accident brings together a critically ill mathematician,
a grieving mother and a born-again ex-con, whose lives
collide in a riveting confrontation. With Sean Penn. 8/1.
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