The Anniversary Party
Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alan Cumming co-wrote, co-direct, and co-star in this film. Stars Jennifer Jason Leigh, Alan Cumming, Jennifer Beals, Parker Posey, Jane Adams, Phoebe Cates, Kevin Kline, John Hickey, Gwyneth Paltrow, and John C. Reilly.In Brief: A couple (Leigh and Cumming) separate after five years of marriage, but come back together for 24 hours to celebrate their sixth wedding anniversary. The party takes a turn as the guests play an adult version of "Truth or Dare." Video Release: January 15, 2002
Baby Boy
John Singleton wrote, directed, and produced this sequel to "Boyz N The Hood." Stars Tyrese Gibson, Ving Rhames, Tamara LaSeon Bass, Snoop Dogg, Taraji Henson, Omar Gooding, and A.J. Johnson.In Brief: John Singleton revisits the same inner-city neighborhood featured in his 1991 hit, "Boyz N The Hood." This time, Singleton tells the story of Jody (Gibson) and his struggles with dealing with real life. 20-year-old Jody has fathered two children by two different mothers, still lives with his mother, and has to deal with his best friend who's spent most of his life shuffling in and out of prison. Video Release: November 20, 2001
Bride of the Wind
Newcomer Marilyn Levy wrote the script for this film directed by Bruce Beresford. Stars Sarah Wynter, Jonathan Pryce, Vincent Perez, and Simon Verhoeven.In Brief: Wynter stars in this true story of Alma Mahler, the wife of composer Gustav Mahler. This film tells the tale of how she inspired a variety of artists during the turn of the century. Video Release: November 13, 2001
crazy/beautiful
Touchstone Film directed by John Stockwell. Stars Kirsten Dunst, Jay Hernandez, and Bruce Davison.In Brief: High school drama/romance about a boy from the wrong side of the tracks who falls for an affluent, upper-class girl. Video Release: November 13, 2001
Moulin Rouge
Baz Luhrmann directed and wrote the screenplay, along with co-writer Craig Pearce. Stars Ewan McGregor, Nicole Kidman, John Leguizamo, Richard Roxburgh, and Jim Broadbent.In Brief: Ewan and Nicole promise to heat up the big screen in this film about a poet's (McGregor) entry into the bohemian underworld of Paris where he meets Toulouse Lautrec (Leguizamo), and falls in love with the beautiful courtesan Satine (Kidman), star of the Moulin Rouge. Video Release: December 18, 2001
Russian Doll
Directed by Stravos Kazantzidis and written by Kazantzidis and Allanah Zitserman. Stars Hugo Weaving, Natalia Novikova, David Wenham, Rebecca Frith, Sacha Horler, and Helen Dallimore.In Brief: Ethan (Wenham) meets a beautiful Jewish girl, Katia (Novikova), from St. Petersburg. The two fall in love and conspire to keep Katia in the country by setting her up to marry Ethan's best friend, Harvey (Weaving). Trouble arises when Katia actually falls in love with Harvey.
Songcatcher
Written and directed by Maggie Greenwald. Stars Janet McTeer, Aidan Quinn, Pat Carroll, Jane Adams, Greg Cook, and Iris Dement.In Brief: Songcatcher won the Special Jury Prize at Sundance 2000. Janet McTeer stars as a musicologist who falls in love with a mountain man, played by Aidan Quinn. Video Release: October 23, 2001
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