Synopsis CPL 1 - 3 - Criterion Pictures
Synopsis CPL 1 - 3 - Criterion Pictures
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<strong>Criterion</strong> <strong>Pictures</strong><br />
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800-565-1996 Fax: 866-664-7545 • www.criterionpic.com<br />
The Next Best Thing<br />
2000 • 108 minutes • Colour • Paramount <strong>Pictures</strong><br />
Director: John Schlesinger<br />
Cast: Madonna, Rupert Everett, Benjamin Bratt, Michael Vartan<br />
The platonic relationship between Abbie (Madonna) and her gay best friend Robert (Rupert Everett) comes undone after a night of<br />
intimacy, the result of which is the conception of a child neither had expected. They agree to raise the baby together, but their unusual<br />
arrangement is disrupted by a hostile custody battle when Abbie falls in love with in another man.<br />
Night at the Museum<br />
2006 • 105 minutes • Colour • 20th Century Fox<br />
Director: Shawn Levy<br />
Cast: Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino, Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney, Bill Cobbs, Ricky Gervais, Kim Raver, Robin Williams<br />
A newly recruited night security guard at the Museum of Natural History discovers that an ancient curse causes the animals and exhibits<br />
on display to come to life and wreak havoc.<br />
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian<br />
2009 • 105 minutes • Colour • 20th Century Fox<br />
Director: Shawn Levy<br />
Cast: Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson, Bill Hader, Craig Robinson, Ricky Gervais, Hank Azaria, Steve Coogan, Christopher Guest,<br />
Dick Van Dyke, Eugene Levy<br />
Security guard Larry Daley infiltrates the Smithsonian Institution in order to rescue Jedediah and Octavius, who have been shipped to the<br />
museum by mistake.<br />
The Night We Never Met<br />
1992 • 99 minutes • Colour • Maple <strong>Pictures</strong><br />
Director: Warren Leight<br />
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Annabella Sciorra, Kevin Anderson, Jeanne Tripplehorn and Justine Bateman.<br />
When Brian, a young, yuppie stockbroker gets engaged to Janet, he secretly decides to keep his Greenwich Village bachelor pad. To<br />
offset costs, he sublets it to two total strangers, Ellen and Sam. The three of them make an arrangement to share the apartment on<br />
alternate nights. Things become complicated when Ellen, an unhappily married dental hygienist decides to have an affair with the “roomie”<br />
she’s never met, she’s in for the surprise of her life. Sam is not the man she thinks he is.<br />
Nights in Rodanthe<br />
2008 • 97 minutes • Colour • Warner Brothers<br />
Director: George C. Wolfe<br />
Cast: Diane Lane, Richard Gere, James Franco, Scott Glenn, Christopher Meloni, Mae Whitman, Viola Davis<br />
A doctor who is traveling to see his estranged son sparks with an unhappily married woman at a North Carolina inn.<br />
Nim's Island<br />
2008 • 95 minutes • Colour • 20th Century Fox<br />
Director: Jennifer Flackett, Mark Levin<br />
Cast: Jode Foster, Gerard Butler, Abigail Breslin, Sean Keenan<br />
Anything can happen on Nim's Island, a magical place ruled by a young girl's imagination. It is an existence that mirrors that of her favorite<br />
literary character, Alex Rover - the world's greatest adventurer. But Alexandra, the author of the Rover books, leads a reclusive life in the<br />
big city. When Nim's father goes missing from their island, a twist of fate brings her together with Alexandra. They rely on the steadfast<br />
courage of their fictional hero, Alex Rover, to inspire them to save the day.<br />
Nine<br />
2009 • 119 minutes • Colour • Alliance Films Inc<br />
Director: Rob Marshall<br />
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz, Judi Dench, Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson, Sophia Loren, Stacy Ferguson,<br />
Martina Stella<br />
Famous film director Guido Contini struggles to find harmony in his professional and personal lives, as he engages in dramatic<br />
relationships with his wife, his mistress, his muse, his agent, and his mother.<br />
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