2003 Movies : Romance

With Eugene Levy • Alyson Hannigan • January Jones • Craig Perry • Jason Biggs • Fred Willard • Eddie Kaye Thomas • Chris Weitz • Thomas Ian Nicholas • Seann W. Scott • Patrick Gallo • Justin Isfeld • Paul Weitz • Jesse Dylan • Chris Bender • Warren Zide • Adam Herz • Chris Moore

With East Great Falls High now just a memory, the kids have grown into young adults ready to wreak havoc with a new rite of passage - Jim (Jason Biggs) and Michelle (Alyson Hannigan) are getting married! Stifler (Seann William Scott) plans to be there (bridesmaids!), and more importantly to throw the ultimate bachelor party (strippers!). Finch (Eddie Kaye Thomas) is all for the hedonistic rituals, but not for letting Stifler steal the maid of honor, who happens to be Michelle's sexy younger sister, Cadence (January Jones). While everybody else sweats and frets, Jim's Dad (Eugene Levy) is cool as ever, dispensing advice that no one wants to hear and getting ready for one of the best days of his life.

With Ben Affleck • Al Pacino • Jennifer Lopez • Christopher Walken • Justin Bartha • Jenna Fischer • Mark Aaron Wagner • David Pressman • Brian Sites • Nichole Hiltz • Missy Crider • Shelby Fenner • Martin Brest

"Gigli", is a new romantic gangster comedy from director Martin Brest, ("Scent of a Woman", "Midnight Run", "Beverly Hills Cop") about a lowly thug who lets love get in the way of a high-risk mob assignment. Gigli (Ben Affleck) is ordered to kidnap the psychologically challenged younger brother of a powerful federal prosecutor. When plans go awry, Gigli's boss sends in Ricki (Jennifer Lopez), a gorgeous, free-spirited female gangster who has her own set of orders to assist with the kidnapping. But Gigli begins falling for the decidedly unavailable Ricki, which could be a hazard to his occupation.

With Jeremy Irons • Yvan Attal • Ticky Holgado • Patricia Kaas • Thierry Lhermitte • Jean-Marie Bigard • Amidou • Claudia Cardinale • Sylvie Loeillet • Patrick Braoudé • Claude Lelouch

A thief on the run from a life of crime. A nightclub singer hoping to escape from the blues of heartache. Two lost souls who have become fugitives from the past... but now, fate is about to bring them together in the unfolding present. Half way around the world, in a mysterious and enchanted village, they will each seek a way to literally save their endangered lives, while discovering a love that will radically change them. Valentin (Jeremy Irons) is an English jewel thief and master of disguise who has managed to pull off heists from the greatest gem shops of Europe using only two weapons: humorous bluff and charming deceit. Jane Lester (Patricia Kaas) is a jazz chanteuse reeling from a bad love affair with a philandering trumpet player. Their fates collide when Valentin's yacht (which is named "Ladies and Gentlemen") crashes off the coast of Morocco.

With Jay Gillespe • Craig Chester • Andersen Gabrych • Nora Burns • Weston Mueller • Alan Brown • Brian Sloan • Phillip J. Bartell • Eric Mueller

This movie is an anthology of four gay-themed short films that have been recent hits on the film festival circuit: "Bumping Heads"; "L.T.R."; "O' Beautiful"; and "This Car Up". "Bumping Heads" is the story of two gay men trying to figure out if they want to become boyfriends who find themselves working through issues one night at a hospital emergency room. "L.T.R." is the story of a young gay couple in a "long-term relationship" who allow a documentary film crew to follow them around. "O Beautiful" shows what happens after a gay bashing in a corn field, when one of the attackers returns to reveal a secret, and express remorse for what he did. "This Car Up" uses a split-screen to follow the synchronized lives of two lovers.

With Vera Farmiga • Joseph Fiennes • Adrian Lester • Anne Brochet • Eric Colvin • David Wenham • Nikolina Kujaca • Rosemary Murphy

This movie tells two stories in three settings, going back and forth between each story as the film proceeds. One is the story of two cowboy brothers (Joseph Fiennes, David Wenham) who worked as mercenaries in Turkey around the turn of the century, and fall in love with the same woman (Anne Brochet). The other is set in contemporary New York, and is about a 90-year-old woman with a secret horde of Balkan gold and a thief (Adrian Lester), who surprisingly become friends. The third setting is the Ottoman Empire, circa 1913.

With Kate Hudson • Naomi Watts • Glenn Close • Stockard Channing • Bebe Neuwirth • Stephen Fry • Matthew Modine • James Ivory • Diane Johnson • Melvil Poupaud • Romain Duris • Jean-Marc Barr • Thierry Lhermitte • Leslie Caron • Sam Waterston • Ismail Merchant • Michael Schiffer • Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

In this modern-day comedy of manners, American sisters Isabel (Kate Hudson) and Roxy (Naomi Watts) come face to face with the complicated social mores of French society. Pregnant and jilted by her scoundrel husband, Roxy is headed for "Le Divorce", while Isabel leaps into l'amour with a married French diplomat who happens to be the uncle of Roxy's soon-to-be-ex. Culture clash and scandal ensue as the sisters learn what it really takes to be an American in Paris.

With Hideaki Ito • Yumiko Shaku • Shiro Sano • Yoichi Numata • Kyusaku Shimada • Yoko Maki • Shinsuke Sato

Set in an unnamed country in a post-apocalyptic future, this is the story of a young female assassin, Yuki (Yumiko Shaku), who discovers that the leader of the band of outlaws she belongs to murdered her mother. Finding herself targeted for elimination after she confronts the group's leader about her mother's death, Yuki goes on the run from her former coworkers. Barely surviving an attack, she finds refuge with a young man who used to be a terrorist, with whom she gradually falls in love, but with trained killers getting closer and closer to finding her, can their love survive?

With Robert Duvall • Kevin Costner • Diego Luna • Abraham Benrubi • Annette Bening • Michael Gambon • James Russo • Michael Jeter • David Valdes • Craig Storper • Lauran Paine

Boss Spearman (Robert Duvall), Charley Waite (Kevin Costner), Mose Harrison (Abraham Benrubi) and "Button" (Diego Luna) freegraze their cattle across the vast prairies of the West, sharing their friendship forged by a steadfast code of honor and living a life unencumbered by civilization. When their wayward her forces them near the small town of Harmonville, the cowboys encounter a corrupt Sheriff (James Russo) and kingpin rancher (Michael Gambon) who govern the territory through fear, tyranny and violence. Boss Charley find themselves inextricably drawn towards the inevitable showdown as they are forced to defend the freedom and values of a lifestyle that is all to quickly vanishing. Amidst this turmoil, life suddenly takes an unexpected turn for loner Charley when he meets the beautiful and warm-spirited Sue Barlow (Annette Bening), a woman who embraces both his heart and his soul. As these courageous men prepare for the decisive battle that looms, they are also forced to confront and conquer their own internal demons.

With Emmy Rossum • Jason Isaacs • Seymour Cassel • Robert Montano • Lupe Ontiveros • Sofia Milos • Theresa Russell • Chris Tardio • Luis Colina • Marion Eaton • Anthero Montenegro • Russ Vigilante

A Portuguese woman is convinced by her teen daughter to become romantically involved with a businessman who has become wealthy in the fishing industry. The woman becomes more and more attached to him, little knowing that her paramour is really a professional gambler pretending to be a legitimate businessman.

With Shia LaBeouf • Shiri Appleby • William Sadler • Efram Potelle • Amy Smart • Anson Mount • Kathleen Quinlan • Elden Henson • Kyle Rankin

The winner of the second Project Greenlight screenwriting contest, "The Battle of Shaker Heights", is a uniquely funny portrait of modern youth under siege. For high school senior Kelly Ernswiler, life is war - or, at least, it's simulated war. In all his 17 years, Kelly has found just one true passion: re-enacting the epic battle scenes of World War II. When he meets Bart Bowland, a fellow war re-enactor who is Kelly's direct opposite, his life take twists and turns he never expected – including a real-life Special Ops mission against a school bully, an ongoing battle with his outrageous family and the epic teenage crush of a lifetime.

With Ashton Kutcher • Molly Shannon • Michael Madsen • David Koechner • Tara Reid • Andy Richter • Carmen Electra • Terence Stamp • David Zucker • Jeffrey Tambor • Jon Abrahams • Ever Carradine

Eager but accident-prone young executive Tom Stansfield has finally happened upon the opportunity of his lifetime: he can impress his megalomaniac boss and the boss's luscious daughter, Lisa, by simply house-sitting their lavish mansion for one night. It's a plan that could lead to love and success, if only the guests didn't keep arriving. From director David Zucker ("The Naked Gun", "Airplane!") comes an outrageous, fast-and-rowdy romantic comedy about a young man whose quest for the girl of his dreams is interrupted by a constant flow of calamities. One by one, a barrage of wild and crazy visitors take over the house he's supposed to be watching and turn it upside-down, as well as inside out.

With Robert Carlyle • Finn Atkins • Rhys Ifans • Shirley Henderson • Kathy Burke • Ricky Tomlinson • Vanessa Feltz • Vic Reeves • Bob Mortimer • Shane Meadows

Dek and Shirley live together with 12 year-old Marlene, her daughter by the sexy, delinquent Jimmy who went off into the badlands of Glasgow years ago and hasn't been heard from since. Decent-but-dull Dek loves Shirley so much that he humiliates her by proposing without warning on national television. Like everyone else Shirley has ever met, Jimmy is watching when she turns Dek down on TV and he returns to town, determined to win her back. Shirley seems destined to succumb to Jimmy's charms, but he hasn't reckoned on the obstacles: their daughter Marlene, his sister Carol, her estranged husband Charlie, their sons Emerson and Lake, Carol's daughter Donna, her boyfriend Donut. Nor could he anticipate the heroic, last-minute challenge from mild-mannered, love-sick Dek.

With Emmy Rossum • Mary McDonnell • James Badge Dale • Steven Bauer • Adam LeFevre • Bernie McInerney • Michael Medeiros • Larry Pine • Michael Cavadias • Thom Christopher • Sam Coppola • Janis Dardaris • Dominic Marcus • Lynne Matthew • Alan Hruska

Nola (Emmy Rossum), an aspiring songwriter who grew up in a trailer park, abused by her stepfather, travels to New York City in hopes of both starting her career and finding, and establishing a relationship with, her biological father. Along the way, she gets a job at a coffee shop owned by a high-class madam, Margaret (Mary McDonnell), and finds herself involved with a court case against one of Dorothy's powerful clients.

With Secun de la Rosa • Natalia Verbeke • Tomás Cimadevilla • Paz Vega • Guillermo Toledo • Leticia Dolera • Ernesto Alterio • Alberto San Juan • Geli Albaladejo • Roma Alfaro • Ramon Barea • Maria Esteve • Daniel Gonzalez • Javier Gutierrez • Emilio Martmnez Lazaro • Tomas Cimadevella • José Antonio Sáinz de Vicuña • David Serrano

Two young couples in Madrid (Alterio and Vega; Toledo and Verbeke) are searching for love and happiness, but ultimately they find only lies and heartache, as they switch lovers back and forth, and the erotic tension escalates. There's also a good deal of singing and dancing amidst all the bed swapping.