Life is not ALWAYS funny,
and neither was this movie,
but I have to believe it was
not meant to be. The characters
and setting are rich and believable
(isn't this what movies and
books are about-- suspension
of disbelief, and being taken
to another time and place?).
My
Best Friend's Wedding (Special
Edition)
Fred
Astaire dances on the ceiling
in this 1951 Alan Jay Lerner
musical for MGM, directed
by Stanley Donen (Singin'
in the Rain). The appealing
story finds Astaire as part
of a brother-and-sister act
(along with Jane Powell) that
travels to London at the time
of Queen Elizabeth II's wedding.
Astaire...
Betsy's
Wedding
Alan
Alda wrote, directed, and
starred in this lightweight
comedy about a wedding and
the havoc it causes in one
family. Dad (Alda) wants it
big and splashy; Betsy (Molly
Ringwald), the one who's actually
getting married, wants something
small and personal (and is
even considering eloping).
As the...
Wedding Bell Blues
As
intelligent as it is absurd,
"Wedding Bell Blues"
pokes great fun at the twists
and turns of modern love.
The result is an outrageous
comedy of love, marriage and
misadventure. Interactive
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The
Wedding Party
Guy
(Richard Roxburgh of Mission:
Impossible 2 and Oscar &
Lucinda) meets Lizzie (Cate
Blanchett of Elizabeth and
The Talented Mr. Ripley) when
a stray cat begins to give
birth in his arms. Despite
this unlikely beginning, they
soon get married--which is
when Australian comedy The
Wedding Party...
Muriel's
Wedding (Widescreen)
Ever
since the late '70s when the
Australian New Wave was in
full surge, Down Under directors
have delivered movies that
often hit you like news from
another planet. Offbeat characters,
weird narrative twists, and
a tart mixture of laughs and
catastrophe--this is the juice
that fuels such flicks as
Proof, The Adventures of Priscilla,
Queen of the Desert, Strictly
Ballroom, Heavenly Creatures,
and most certainly Muriel's
Wedding. Directed by P.J.
Hogan (who would go on to
helm the Hollywood hit My
Best Friend's Wedding), this
little gem follows tradition
by featuring an authentic
misfit:
Paper Wedding
A
couple are forced to get to
know one another after they've
gotten married in this drama.
Claire (Genevieve Bujold)
is a 40-ish college professor
who lives and teaches in Montreal,
supplementing her earnings
by writing textbooks. Claire
isn't especially satisfied
with her career, and her on-going
affair with a married man
seems to be leading her into
a emotional dead end. One
day, Claire's sister Annie
(Dorothee Berryman), a lawyer,
asks a rather large favor
of her -- one of her clients,
Pablo...
