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<strong>Criterion</strong> <strong>Pictures</strong><br />

30 MacIntosh Blvd., Unit 7 • Vaughan, Ontario • L4K 4P1<br />

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 />

© 2011 All Rights Reserved Les Films <strong>Criterion</strong> <strong>Pictures</strong> 1-800-595-1996 www.criterionpic.com

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