Posts Tagged ‘female-bonding’

Ice Princess (2005)

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Family | Sport
Countries: Canada | USA
Actors: Trachtenberg, Michelle | Cusack, Joan | Stewart, Amy | Ross, Steve | Panettiere, Hayden | Cattrall, Kim | Blumas, Trevor | Olson, Kirsten | Lai, Jocelyn | Ray, Connie | Lee, Paul Sun-Hyung | Bradshaw, Roy | Hird, Mark | Gilbank, Ben | Campbell, Cole
Directors: Fywell, Tim
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A high-school bookworm transforms into a swan in Walt Disney Pictures’ “ICE PRINCESS.” Brainy Casey Carlyle (’Michelle Trachtenberg’ (qv)) has never quite fit in. Caught between her fantasy of becoming a championship figure skater and her strong-willed mother (’Joan Cusack’ (qv)), who has her on the fast track to Harvard, she can only hope to be like Nikki, Tiffany and Gen (’Hayden Panettiere’ (qv))—three elite skating prodigies who are ruthlessly competing on the US National circuit (and have attitudes to match). But when Casey gets the chance to train with Gen and her coach, a disgraced former skating champion who also happens to be Gen’s mother (’Kim Cattrall’ (qv)), she must dash her own mother’s hopes in order to pursue her dream. Now, with only the support of Gen’s teenage brother, a hunky Zamboni driver (’Trevor Blumas’ (qv)), Casey takes on the challenge of her life when she finds herself competing against the best to make it into the championship circuit and become a real “ice princess.”

Cold Mountain (2003)

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
Genres: Drama | Romance | War
Countries: USA
Actors: Law, Jude | Kidman, Nicole | Zellweger, Renée | Atkins, Eileen | Gleeson, Brendan | Hoffman, Philip Seymour | Portman, Natalie | Ribisi, Giovanni | Sutherland, Donald | Winstone, Ray | Baker, Kathy | Gammon, James | Hunnam, Charlie | White, Jack | Suplee, Ethan
Directors: Minghella, Anthony
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Jude Law plays a leading role as Inman, a wounded confederate soldier who is on a perilous journey home to his mountain community, hoping to reunite with his prewar sweetheart, Ada, played by Nicole Kidman.

Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
Genres: Comedy | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Bates, Kathy | Masterson, Mary Stuart | Parker, Mary-Louise | Tandy, Jessica | Tyson, Cicely | O'Donnell, Chris | Shaw, Stan | Sartain, Gailard | Scott, Timothy | Basaraba, Gary | Smith, Lois | Allen, Jo Harvey | McCalman, Macon | Riehle, Richard | Scheine, Raynor
Directors: Avnet, Jon
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Evelyn Couch is having trouble in her marriage, and no one seems to take her seriously. While in a nursing home visiting relatives, she meets Ninny Threadgoode, an outgoing old woman, who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode, a young woman in 1920’s Alabama. Through Idgie’s inspiring life, Evelyn learns to be more assertive and builds a lasting friendship of her own with Ninny.

Where the Heart Is (2000)

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Portman, Natalie | Judd, Ashley | Channing, Stockard | Cusack, Joan | Frain, James | Bruno, Dylan | David, Keith | Prewitt, Ray | House, Laura | Green, Karey | Green, Mary Ashleigh | McInroe, Kinna | Auldridge, Laura | Godwin, Alicia | Letts, Dennis
Directors: Williams, Matt
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Novalee Nation, 17 and very pregnant, has never been part of a real home. The closest thing to family for the hard-luck teen is her selfish, would-be musician boyfriend, Willy Jack, with whom she’s traveling from Tennessee to California in a rust bucket that used to be a Plymouth. A bathroom stop en route, at an Oklahoma Wal-Mart, changes Novalee’s life forever. For when she leaves the store, she discovers that Willy Jack and the Plymouth are gone. Only her Polaroid camera remains in the parking space. Alone and broke, Novalee surreptitiously moves into the vast store, borrowing food and supplies from its shelves. When she gives birth on the floor - and her hideaway is revealed - Novalee and her “Wal-Mart Baby” become instant celebrities. More importantly, over the next few years, Novalee finally becomes part of an unconventional, makeshift family comprised of her wonderfully eccentric new friends. Now, with the family she always wanted, Novalee is transformed from a homeless teen to a successful and strong woman. She has finally found a home in this small town where fate has dropped her.

Girl, Interrupted (1999)

Monday, May 4th, 2009
Genres: Biography | Drama
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Ryder, Winona | Jolie, Angelina | DuVall, Clea | Murphy, Brittany | Moss, Elisabeth | Leto, Jared | Tambor, Jeffrey | Redgrave, Vanessa | Goldberg, Whoopi | Bettis, Angela | Armenante, Jillian | McDaniel, Drucie | Claire, Alison | Myers, Christina | Kerns, Joanna
Directors: Mangold, James
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Susanna is rushed to the hospital. Afterwards she discusses this with a psychiatrist. She had been having some delusions. She had also been having an affair with the husband of her parents’ friend. The doctor suggests that combining a bottle of aspirin and a bottle of vodka was a suicide attempt. This she denies. He recommends a short period of rest at Claymoore. Claymoore is a private mental hospital full of noisy, crazy people. Georgina is a pathological liar. Polly has been badly scarred by fire. Daisy won’t eat in the presence of other people. Lisa is a sociopath, the biggest exasperation for the staff - like Nurse Valerie - and the biggest influence on the other girls in the hospital. Lisa has a history of escapes, so gaining access to personal medical files is not a problem… Susanna’s boyfriend Toby is concerned that she seems too comfortable living with her institutionalized friends…

Steel Magnolias (1989)

Monday, May 4th, 2009
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Actors: Field, Sally | Parton, Dolly | MacLaine, Shirley | Hannah, Daryl | Dukakis, Olympia | Roberts, Julia | Skerritt, Tom | Shepard, Sam | McDermott, Dylan | O'Connor, Kevin J. | McCutcheon, Bill | Wedgeworth, Ann | Johnson, Knowl | Ward, Jonathan | Besch, Bibi
Directors: Ross, Herbert
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Revolving around Truvy’s Beauty Parlor in a small parish in modern-day Louisiana, STEEL MAGNOLIAS is the story of a close-knit circle of friends whose lives come together there. As the picture opens, we find Drum Eatenton shooting birds in the trees of his back yard in preparation for his daughter’s wedding reception that afternoon. Shortly thereafter, M’Lynn and Shelby (Drum’s wife and daughter) depart for Truvy’s to get their hair done for the wedding. “Just the sweetest thing,” Annelle Depuy Desoto (who may or may not be married because her marriage may not be legal) is introduced to Truvy’s customers as her new “glamour technician.” While in the chairs, the sour-tempered Ouiser Boudreaux shows up and entertains the assemblage with her barbs. It seems that the only one of the group who truly understands Ouiser is Clairee who is recently widowed and looking for a diversion. As she says, later in the picture, “If you can’t find anything good to say about anybody, come sit by me.” Filled with humor and heartbreak, these “Steel Magnolias” make us laugh and cry as the realities of their lives in tiny Chiquapin Parish unfolds.

League of Their Own, A (1992)

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: Hanks, Tom | Davis, Geena | Madonna | Petty, Lori | Lovitz, Jon | Strathairn, David | Marshall, Garry | Pullman, Bill | Cavanagh, Megan | O'Donnell, Rosie | Reiner, Tracy | Schram, Bitty | Davis, Don S. | Coleman, Renée
Directors: Marshall, Penny
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In the farm of Oregon Dottie Henson and Kit Keller are working on the farm. Sisters that do love each other, except when it comes to baseball. Kit wants to play in the league but is upset to hear that it is Dottie who is chosen to play for the AAPGL. (All American Pro Girls League) Dottie refuses to play unless Kit can come along. AAPGL was only made because of the World War II and all of the man were in the war. Along the way to the stadium they meet Marla Hooch who is a great hitter, but to most people not the prettiest girl. When they are going to try out they meet Doris and Mae because Doris threw a baseball at Dottie who caught it impressing Doris. They girls find out their new manager is Jimmy Dugan. Jimmy Dugan drinks a lot and is the worst manager until Dottie get through to him and he becomes a better person. Miss Cuthbert makes sure the rules are followed, no boys, no drinking or smoking until Mae poisons her meal. The girls go to party and Marla who had been overlooked a lot is noticed by a guy named Nelson. Dottie’s husband Bob is in the army and when news comes that a man in the army has been killed it turns out to be Betty Spaghetti. After awhile, Kit feels that once again like at home she is behind Dottie’s shadow. Dottie notices it to and asks to be transferred to another team. Of course Mr. Lovitz doesn’t want the best player to be transferred so he has Kit transferred to Racine. Kit feels that Dottie did this on purpose. Kit plays for the Racine while Dottie plays for Rockford. In the final scene Dottie is crashed into by Kit and she drops the ball, letting Racine win, making Kit have her own stardom instead of being in Dottie’s shadow. The girls have a reunion and they remember the fun they had together.

Stepmom (1998)

Thursday, February 26th, 2009
Genres: Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Roberts, Julia | Sarandon, Susan | Harris, Ed | Malone, Jena | Aiken, Liam | Whitfield, Lynn | Larson, Darrell | Wilson, Mary Louise | Blake, Andre B. | Russell, Herbert | Eagle, Jack | Sierra, Lu Celania | Zemzare, Lauma | Schenck, Holly | Stone, Michelle
Directors: Columbus, Chris
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Anna and Ben, the two children of Jackie and Luke, have to cope with the fact that their parents divorced and that there is a new woman in their father’s life: Isabel, a successful photographer. She does her best to treat the kids in a way that makes them still feel at home when being with their dad, but also loves her work and does not plan to give it up. But Jackie, a full-time mother, regards Isabel’s efforts as offensively insufficient. She can’t understand that work can be important to her as well as the kids. The conflict between them is deepened by the sudden diagnose of cancer, which might may be deadly for Jackie. They all have to learn a little in order to grow together.

Beaches (1988)

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Musical
Countries: USA
Actors: Midler, Bette | Hershey, Barbara | Heard, John | Gray, Spalding | Kazan, Lainie | Read, James | Johnston, Grace | Bialik, Mayim | Leeds, Marcie | Williard, Carol | Kent, Allan | Leeds, Phil | Goodfriend, Lynda | Plant, Nikki | French, Michael
Directors: Marshall, Garry
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When the New York child performer CC Bloom and San Fransisco rich kid Hillary meet in a holiday resort in Atlantic City, it marks the start of a lifetime friendship between them. The two keep in touch through letters for a number of years until Hillary, now a successful lawyer moves to New York to stay with struggling singer CC. The movie shows the various stages of their friendship and their romances including their love for the same man.

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004)

Monday, January 26th, 2009
Genres: Comedy | Family | Music | Romance
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Lohan, Lindsay | Garcia, Adam | Headly, Glenne | Pill, Alison | Marienthal, Eli | Kane, Carol | Fox, Megan | McCarthy, Sheila | McCamus, Tom | Fitzpatrick, Richard | Sealy-Smith, Sheila | Leggat, Ashley | Mamabolo, Barbara | Oskam, Maggie | Oskam, Rachael
Directors: Sugarman, Sara
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When the teenager Mary Elizabeth Cep, a.k.a. Lola, moves with her mother and two younger twin sisters from New York to the suburb of Dellwood, New Jersey, she has the feeling that her cultural and entertaining world ended. While in school, the displaced Lola becomes close friend of the unpopular Ella, who is also a great fan of the her favorite rock band Sidarthur. However, the most popular girl in the school, Carla Santini, disputes the lead role in an adaptation of Pygmalion with Lola and also the leadership of their mates. When the last concert of Sidarthur is sold-out, Lola plans with Ella to travel to New York and buy the tickets from scalpers. However, the girls get into trouble while helping the lead singer and Lola’s idol Stu Wolf, changing their lives forever.