Posts Tagged ‘book-publishing’

Miss Potter (2006)

Monday, April 7th, 2008
Genres: Biography | Drama
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Renée Zellweger | Ewan McGregor | Emily Watson | Barbara Flynn | Bill Paterson | Matyelok Gibbs | Lloyd Owen | Anton Lesser | David Bamber | Patricia Kerrigan | Judith Barker | Chris Middleton | Lucy Boynton | Oliver Jenkins | Richard Mulholland
Directors: Chris Noonan
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Thirty years old and single, Beatrix Potter lives in London with her social-climbing parents, who are exasperated that she has turned down any number of eligible young men. Her only real friends are the animals which since childhood she has lovingly drawn and made up stories about. She finally succeeds in selling a book of the stories, and it becomes Norman Warne’s first project. He quickly falls in love with both the book and Beatrix and together they carefully arrange publication. This proves the first of many successes, offering her the possibility of escaping from both her parents’ way of life and London.

Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001)

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Romance
Countries: France | UK
Actors: Embeth Davidtz | Honor Blackman | Renée Zellweger | Gemma Jones | Celia Imrie | James Faulkner | Jim Broadbent | Colin Firth | Charmian May | Hugh Grant | Paul Brooke | Felicity Montagu | Shirley Henderson | Sally Phillips | James Callis | Charlie Caine | Gareth Marks
Directors: Sharon Maguire
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Bridget Jones (Renee Zellweger) is an average woman struggling against her age, her weight, her job, her lack of a man, and her many imperfections. As a New Year’s Resolution, Bridget decides to take control of her life, starting by keeping a diary in which she will always tell the complete truth. The fireworks begin when her charming though disreputable boss (Hugh Grant) takes an interest in the quirky Miss Jones and the ups and downs of their ill-fated relationship prove hilarious and touching at once. Thrown into the mix are Bridget’s band of slightly eccentric friends and a rather disagreeable acquaintance (Colin Firth) who Bridget cannot seem to stop running into or help finding quietly attractive.

White Noise (2005)

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007
Genres: Drama | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: Canada | UK | USA
Actors: Michael Keaton | Chandra West | Deborah Kara Unger | Ian McNeice | Sarah Strange | Nicholas Elia | Mike Dopud | Marsha Regis | Brad Sihvon | Mitchell Kosterman | L. Harvey Gold | Amber Rothwell | Suzanne Ristic | Keegan Connor Tracy | Miranda Frigon
Directors: Geoffrey Sax
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When the unexpected happens, architect Jonathan Rivers has become a grieving widower, wallowing in deep confusion over the death of his wife. But a paranormal expert approaches Jonathan with the unlikely: the ability to hear his wife from beyond the grave. Through a form of unusual communication known as EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomenon), Jonathan will finally be able to see his wife. But in doing so, Jonathan has drawn himself into a much more complex situation when his curiosity becomes an obsession. Only that obsession will have him confront those not of this world, and some of them don’t approve of Jonathan’s interference with their destructive nature.

Elf (2003)

Sunday, May 6th, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Family | Fantasy
Countries: USA
Actors: Will Ferrell | James Caan | Bob Newhart | Edward Asner | Mary Steenburgen | Zooey Deschanel | Daniel Tay | Faizon Love | Peter Dinklage | Amy Sedaris | Michael Lerner | Andy Richter | Kyle Gass | Artie Lange | Claire Lautier
Directors: Jon Favreau
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Buddy (Will Ferrell) was a baby in an orphanage who stowed away in Santa’s sack and ended up at the North Pole. Later, as an adult human who happened to be raised by elves, Santa allows him to go to New York City to find his birth father, Walter Hobbs (James Caan). Hobbs, on Santa’s naughty list for being a heartless jerk, had no idea that Buddy was even born. Buddy, meanwhile, experiences the delights of New York City (and human culture) as only an elf can. When Walter’s relationship with Buddy interferes with his job, he is forced to reevaluate his priorities.