Posts Tagged ‘class-differences’

Baby Mama (2008)

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
Genres: Comedy
Countries: USA
Actors: Poehler, Amy | Tina Fey | Kinnear, Greg | Shepard, Dax | Malco, Romany | Weaver, Sigourney | Martin, Steve | Tierney, Maura | Mailer, Stephen | Taylor, Holland | Rebhorn, James | O'Hare, Denis | Collins, Kevin | Forte, Will | Armisen, Fred
Directors: McCullers, Michael
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Successful and single businesswoman Kate Holbrook has long put her career ahead of a personal life. Now 37, she’s finally determined to have a kid on her own. But her plan is thrown a curve ball after she discovers she has only a million-to-one chance of getting pregnant. Undaunted, the driven Kate allows South Philly working girl Angie Ostrowiski to become her unlikely surrogate. Simple enough … After learning from the steely head of their surrogacy center that Angie is pregnant, Kate goes into precision nesting mode: reading childcare books, baby-proofing the apartment and researching top pre-schools. But the executive’s well-organized strategy is turned upside down when her Baby Mama shows up at her doorstep with no place to live. An unstoppable force meets an immovable object as structured Kate tries to turn vibrant Angie into the perfect expectant mom. In a battle of wills, they will struggle their way through preparation for the baby’s arrival. And in the middle of this tug-of-war, they’ll discover two kinds of family: the one you’re born to and the one you make.

Bonfire of the Vanities, The (1990)

Friday, July 18th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Hanks, Tom | Willis, Bruce | Rubinek, Saul | Freeman, Morgan | Hancock, John | Dunn, Kevin | James, Clifton | Giambalvo, Louis | Heyman, Barton | Parker, Norman | Moffat, Donald | King, Alan | Fuller, Kurt | LeFevre, Adam | Libertini, Richard
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Financial “Master of the Universe” Sherman McCoy sees his life unravel when his mistress Maria Ruskin hits a black boy with his car. When yellow journalist Peter Fallow enflames public opinion with a series of distorted tabloid articles on the accident, the case is seized upon by opportunists like Reverend Bacon and mayoral candidate D.A. Abe Weiss.

Saturday Night Fever (1977)

Monday, July 7th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Music | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Travolta, John | Gorney, Karen Lynn | Miller, Barry | Cali, Joseph | Pape, Paul | Pescow, Donna | Ornstein, Bruce | Bovasso, Julie | Shakar, Martin | Coppola, Sam | Hansen, Nina | Peluso, Lisa | Dillon, Denny | Michaels, Bert | Costanzo, Robert
Directors: Badham, John
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Tony is an uneducated Brooklyn teenager. The highlight of his week is going to the local disco, where he is the king of the dancefloor. Tony meets Stephanie at the disco and they agree to dance together in a competition. Stephanie resists Tony’s attempts to romance her, as she aspires to greater things; she is moving across the river to Manhattan. Gradually, Tony also becomes disillusioned with the life he is leading and he and Stephanie decide to help one another to start afresh.

Karate Kid, The (1984)

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Genres: Drama | Family | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: Macchio, Ralph | Morita, Pat | Kove, Martin | Zabka, William | Thomas, Ron | Garrison, Rob | McQueen, Chad | O'Dell, Tony | Juarbe, Israel | Bassett, William | Scott, Larry B. | Avalon, Frank Burt | Fishman, Jeff | Daly, Ken | Fridley, Tom
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Daniel is new in town, and is getting picked on by the local bullies, who all are adept in karate. Determined to stick up for himself, Daniel begins to teach himself karate, only to discover that the caretaker at his apartment seems to be a grand master in karate. Agreeing to teach Daniel, Mr. Miyagi shows Daniel that there is more to karate than violence, and perhaps the best way to solve the problem he has with the bullies is in the All Valley Karate Championship.

Roger & Me (1989)

Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Genres: Documentary
Countries: USA
Actors: Blanchard, James | Bond, James | Boone, Pat | Eubanks, Bob | Hamper, Ben | Jackson, Timothy | Kay, Tom | Koppel, Ted | Lennox, Correy | MacDonald, Brian | Rather, Dan | Reagan, Ronald | Ross, Fred | Sawdon, Richard Earl
Directors: Moore, Michael
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A documentary about the closure of General Motors’ plant at Flint, Michigan, which resulted in the loss of 30,000 jobs. Details the attempts of filmmaker Michael Moore to get an interview with GM CEO Roger Smith.

Emma (1996)

Thursday, April 24th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Romance
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Paltrow, Gwyneth | Cosmo, James | Scacchi, Greta | Cumming, Alan | Hawthorne, Denys | Thompson, Sophie | Northam, Jeremy | Collette, Toni | Byron, Kathleen | Law, Phyllida | Woodall, Edward | Miley, Brett | Capron, Brian | Westwood, Karen | Williamson, Paul
Directors: McGrath, Douglas
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Emma is a very beautiful young woman who decides to devote her life in finding the right mate for the people around her. But, her cause will come to contestation when she will find love in the face of a much sought after man.

Outsiders, The (1983)

Monday, April 21st, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Dillon, Matt | Macchio, Ralph | Howell, C. Thomas | Swayze, Patrick | Lowe, Rob | Estevez, Emilio | Cruise, Tom | Withrow, Glenn | Lane, Diane | Garrett, Leif | Dalton, Darren | Meyrink, Michelle | Sartain, Gailard | Waits, Tom | Smith, William
Directors: Coppola, Francis Ford
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Based on the S.E. Hinton novel of the same name. The tension between two groups: The Greasers and The Socials “Socs” puts Ponyboy Curtis (Howell) and his best friend Johnny Cade (Macchio) in a bad spot. One night at the movies, Ponyboy and Johnny fall in love with Sherri “Cherry” Valance (Lane) and Marcia (Meyrink) once they get Dally Winston (Dillon), the toughest and meanest of the Greasers to stop attempting to “score” Cherry and Marcia. What Johnny and Ponyboy don’t know is that Cherry and Marcia are girls for the snobbish, popular, and rich group, the Socs. Once Johnny kills Bob Sheldon (Garrett), the toughest and meanest member of the Socs, this begins as the Socs demand a rumble against the Greasers.

Sixteen Candles (1984)

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Ringwald, Molly | Henry, Justin | Schoeffling, Michael | Morris, Haviland | Watanabe, Gedde | Hall, Anthony Michael | Dooley, Paul | Glynn, Carlin | Baker, Blanche | Andrews, Edward | Bird, Billie | Cook, Carole | Showalter, Max | Curtis, Liane Alexandra | Cusack, John
Directors: Hughes, John
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Samantha’s life is going downhill fast. The fifteen-year-old has a crush on the most popular boy in school, and the geekiest boy in school has a crush on her. Her sister’s getting married, and with all the excitement the rest of her family forgets her birthday! Add all this to a pair of horrendously embarrassing grandparents, a foreign exchange student named Long Duc Dong, and we have the makings of a hilarious journey into young womanhood.

Saving Silverman (2001)

Friday, March 21st, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Crime | Romance
Countries: Australia | USA
Actors: Zahn, Steve | Black, Jack | Biggs, Jason | Peet, Amanda | Detmer, Amanda | Ermey, R. Lee | Diamond, Neil | Gass, Kyle | Armour, Norman | Foo, Colin | Logan, Chris | Lambert, Esme | Fomitchev, Max | Parsons, Tony | Armstrong, Brett
Directors: Dugan, Dennis
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Two dim-witted former high school buddys and Neil Diamond fanactics, Wayne and J.D., plot to keep their friend Darren from marrying the wrong woman, a domineering and spiteful psychologist named Judith by kidnapping her and trying to set Darren up with his old high school girlfriend Sandy who plans to become a nun.

Notebook, The (2004)

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Ivey, Tim | Rowlands, Gena | DuPois, Starletta | Garner, James | Thomas, Anthony-Michael Q. | Grady, Ed | Amber, Renée | Echols, Jennifer | Knight, Geoffrey | Connolly, Kevin | Gosling, Ryan | Wahlquist, Heather | McAdams, Rachel | Schaff, Andrew | Shelly, Matt
Directors: Cassavetes, Nick
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An old man in a nursing home reads a story to an old woman each day. The story he reads follows two young lovers named Allie Hamilton and Noah Calhoun. They met one evening at a carnival many years ago. Allie’s parents separate Noah and Allie. They disapprove of Noah’s lack of wealth, and move Allie away. After waiting for Noah to write her for several years, Allie meets and becomes engaged to a handsome young soldier named Lon. In a local newspaper, Noah’s picture catches Allie’s eye. He is standing in front of a fully restored, 200 year old home. The article is filled with praise for his accomplishments. Allie’s heart nearly bursts. The last time she saw this house it was a rotted decaying shamble. She stood enfolded in Noah’s arms in the great entryway and listened to his plans to buy and restore this house. Just the way she wanted it. With her love for Noah still alive, the picture pulls at her heart. She has to go back, see if Noah is okay, and tell him about her marriage. They both think the echo deep in their hearts, the one that has lasted all these years, is not shared by the other. The cry they could not stifle. It wasn’t over for me.