harry potter and the half-blood prince
cast: daniel radcliffe, emma watson, rupert grint, alan rickman, maggie smith, michael gambon, jim broadbent, helena bonham carter, tom felton, bonnie wright, julie walters, jessie cave
what imdb says: As Harry Potter begins his 6th year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he discovers an old book ( Read more... )

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POOR CHOICES!
everything that boy does is stupid.

also: what the fuck wb? don't add shit in that's not in the books if you don't have enough time to fit in all the stuff that was in the books.

also: UTILIZE ALAN RICKMAN MORE

in bruges
cast: colin farrell, brendan gleeson, ralph fiennes, clemence poesy
what imdb says: Holed up in Bruges, Belgium after a difficult job, two hit men begin to differ on their views of life and death as they become used to local customs.

( Maybe that's what hell is, the entire rest of eternity spent in fucking Bruges. )

happy-go-lucky
cast: sally hawkins
what imdb says: A look at a few chapters in the life of Poppy, a cheery, colorful, North London schoolteacher whose optimism tends to exasperate those around her.

( You keep on rowin', and I'll keep on smilin'. )

eternal sunshine of the spotless mind
cast: jim carrey, kate winslet, mark ruffalo, tom wilkinson, elijah wood, kirsten dunst
what imdb says: A couple undergo a procedure to erase each other from their memories when their relationship turns sour, but it is only through the process of loss that they discover what they had to begin with.

( Well, technically speaking, the operation is brain damage, but it's on a par with a night of heavy drinking. Nothing you'll miss. )

julia
cast: jane fonda, vanessa redgrave, meryl streep
what imdb says: At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany.

( Way down deep he's very superficial. )

p.s. i love you
cast: hilary swank, gerard butler, lisa kudrow, james marsters, kathy bates, harry connick jr, jeffery dean morgan
what imdb says: A young widow discovers that her late husband has left her 10 messages intended to help ease her pain and start a new life.

( So now, all alone or not, you gotta walk ahead. Thing to remember is if we're all alone, then we're all together in that too )

slumdog millionaire
cast: dev patel, frieda pinto,
what imdb says: A Mumbai teen who grew up in the slums, becomes a contestant on the Indian version of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" He is arrested under suspicion of cheating, and while being interrogated, events from his life history are shown which explain why he knows the answers.

( Shut up! The man with the Colt 45 says shut up! )

jeux d'enfants (love me if you dare)
cast: guillaume canet, marion cotillard
what imdb says: As adults, best friends Julien and Sophie continue the odd game they started as children -- a fearless competition to outdo one another with daring and outrageous stunts. While they often act out to relieve one another's pain, their game might be a way to ( Read more... )

A whole bunch of Meryl Movies coming at you today. One got her an Oscar nomination and the other two let her be as funny as she wants.

the bridges of madison county
cast: meryl streep, clint eastwood
what imdb says: Photographer Robert Kincaid wanders into the life of housewife Francesca Johnson, for four days in the 1960s

( This kind of certainty comes but once in a lifetime )