Tagline: He’s leaving virgin territory. At 18, Ian Lafferty (Josh Zuckerman) is struggling through his last summer before college, and he can’t seem to catch a break. He’s taunted by his cocksure older brother Rex, shown up in the romance department by his 14-year-old younger brother and humiliated by his job at the donut shop…
Category: Romantic Comedies
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008)
Tagline: Some friends just fit together. Following freshman year at college, best friends Tibby (Amber Tamblyn), Lena (Alexis Bledel), Carmen (America Ferrera) and Bridget (Blake Lively) find it increasingly difficult to stay in touch. As their lives take different paths, it may take more than a shared pair of well-worn blue jeans to keep their…
Smart People (2008)
Tagline: Sometimes the smartest people have the most to learn. Lawrence Wethrehold is a widowed, acerbic and self-absorbed literature professor who has alienated his son and turned his daughter into an overachieving, friendless teen. He falls for Janet, one of his former students, while at the same time his ne’er-do-well brother unexpectedly shows up at…
Then She Found Me (2008)
Adapted from Elinor Lipman’s novel of the same name, Helen Hunt makes her feature directing debut with “Then She Found Me,” a touching story of schoolteacher April Epner (Helen Hunt) and her very unlikely path towards personal fulfillment. Following the separation from her husband (Matthew Broderick) and the death of her adopted mother, April is…
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
Tagline: A love letter to Barcelona. Woody Allen’s breezy romantic comedy is about two young American women and their amorous escapades in Barcelona, one of the most romantic cities in the world. Vicky (Rebecca Hall) and Cristina (Scarlett Johansson) are best friends, but have completely different attitudes towards love. Vicky is sensible and engaged to…
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008)
Tagline: Coming home is no vacation. Dr. R.J. (Roscoe) Stevens (Martin Lawrence) is a talk-show sensation who has discarded his simple Southern awkward-boy past and the awkward boy he used to be to dispense motivational advice to millions of adoring fans. With reality TV series Survivor winner Bianca Kittles (Joy Bryant) on his arm and…