You won't find many television series whose defining event occurred before the first episode of the first season. Then again, there aren't many, if any, series like HBO's Treme. Created by writer-producers David Simon (of The Wire) and Eric Overmyer, this show has as its driving force, its raison d'ĂȘtre, Katrina, the hurricane that decimated New Orleans and the Gulf Coast in 2005. The debut season began a couple of months after the storm passed through, leaving misery and chaos in its wake; the first of 11 episodes in this, the second season, starts about a year after that. Most of the action still centers around NOLA, where the locals are continuing to pick up the pieces and get on with their lives in a city now plagued with violence and disorder. Some of those who left are returning, but some may be gone for good (several scenes throughout the season take place in New York City). Some are trying to rebuild their homes (which means the endless wait for federal funds continues); others, hewing to a mantra that "no disaster should go to waste," include venal businessmen looking to capitalize on the city's pain by rebuilding New Orleans "properly." And as one character puts it, "Everybody is out of their minds." As before, there are numerous characters and story lines to keep track of. Trombonist Antoine Batiste (Wendell Pierce) takes a job teaching music to schoolkids while also putting together a hot new band, the Soul Apostles. His former wife, bar owner LaDonna (Khandi Alexander), spends much of the season suffering from the effects of a brutal assault. Chef Janette Desautel (Kim Dickens) now lives and plies her trade in Manhattan, while her former boyfriend, DJ and aspiring rapper-music exec Davis McAlary (Steve Zahn), has taken up with up-and-coming fiddler Annie Tee (Lucia Micarelli). Activist lawyer Toni Bernette (Oscar winner Melissa Leo) tries to get to the bottom of a killing that may have involved police misconduct, while daughter Sofia (India Ennenga) struggles to adapt to life without her dad, who died in the previous season. Part of the show's appeal is the fact that these folks and the others whose story lines we follow are not superheroes or world-beaters; they're just people dealing with life's daily, if not exactly ordinary, vicissitudes. But as before, it's the music that remains the show's soul and constant heartbeat, whether it's provided by regulars like Antoine, Annie, and trumpeter Delmond Lambreaux (Rob Brown), who's trying to simultaneously update and honor the traditional New Orleans sound, or guest artists including John Hiatt and Shawn Colvin. You might tune in for the writing and acting (both excellent), but in the end, it's the sounds of Treme that will keep you coming back. --Sam Graham
When two men get laid off they're forced to become stay-at-home dads when they can't find jobs. Until, that is, they decide to open their own day-care centre.
Meet the kid who made 'wimpy' cool, in a family comedy based on the best-selling illustrated novel Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney, the first in a series that has thus far sold 24 million copies.
You've Got Mail - Delivers all the wit charm and warmth you'd expect from a reunion of the stars (Tom Hanks Meg Ryan) and director (Nora Ephron) of 'Sleepless In Seattle'. Greg Kinnear Parker Posey Jean Stapleton and more talented co-stars add perfect support to this valentine to modern - to modem - romance in which superstore book chain magnate Hanks and cosy children's bookshop owner Ryan are anonymous e-mail cyberpals who fall head-over-laptops in love unaware they are combative business rivals. You've got rare Hollywood magic when You've Got Mail.City Of Angels - What if angels walked among us and one of them fell in love with one of us?Two of the brightest stars in the Hollywood constellation spark the biggest romance under the heavens in City Of Angels a 'lyrical unabashedly romantic film [that] earns its wings' (David Ansen Newsweek). Nicholas Cage is Seth an angel who must decide if he'll forsake his immortality and become human - on the chance that the woman of his dreams might love him. That woman is Maggie (Meg Ryan) a pragmatic heart surgeon who doesn't believe in angels... until she meets Seth. Will love be their mutual destiny? Will they take the risks that shape that destiny? The choice is theirs to make. The movie is yours to see share and sweep you away.Addicted To Love - Meg Ryan and Matthew Broderick take a funny look at love's obsessive side as Maggie and Sam teaming for revenge when their exes (Kelly Preston and Tcheky Karyo) team for romance. Sam simply wants his girlfriend back. Maggie wants to get back at her old flame. So all over New York's Soho they unleash their diabolical plot. If successful the two who spurned them will be hapless hopeless loveless. And if Cupid has his way Maggie and Sam just might go from a jilted Who's Through to a romantic Who's Who.
"American Pie" star Jason Biggs stars in this comedy about two buddies who begin to suspect their friend is being badgered into getting married and decide to reunite him with his high school sweetheart.
With the ratings dropping for a wilderness-themed TV show, two animal enthusiasts go to the Andes in search of Bigfoot.
Brothers aren't supposed to get along, so it should come as no surprise that Greg and his older sibling Rodrick fight continuously. However, their mother has a different idea about what the relationship between two brothers should look like, and she writes a column about it for the local newspaper, so she should know. Never one to let nature take its course, Mum tries a variety of strategies to get the boys to bond--everything from the incentive-driven "mom bucks" to punishing them by leaving them home together for the weekend while the rest of the family heads to the water park. The wild party and ensuing chaos that one would expect when two boys are left home alone happens right on schedule, but so does a surprising development in the boys' relationship with one another. Greg pours his every thought about the difficulties of surviving middle school and living with brothers into his journal in this film, which is based on Jeff Kinney's book Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules. While it's definitely a different experience to see the cartoon stick figures from the book morph into human forms in the live-action film, director David Bowers and actors Zachary Gordon, Devon Bostick, Robert Capron, and Rachael Harris do a good job of preserving the feel of the book--specifically, how each of the characters is driven by emotion and how they are often overwhelmed by their sense of mental conflict and anguish. Kids frankly state that The Diary of a Wimpy Kid films aren't as good as the bestselling books, but that doesn't mean they don't enjoy the movies or that they won't be clamouring to see them. (Ages 7 and older) --Tami Horiuchi
A single mum and her slacker sister find an unexpected way to turn their lives around in the off-beat dramatic comedy "Sunshine Cleaning".
Diary of a Wimpy KidThe hysterically funny best-selling book comes to life in this smash-hit family comedy! Greg Heffley is headed for big things but first he has to survive the scariest most humiliating experience of any kid's life - middle school! That won't be easy considering he's surrounded by hairy-freckled morons wedgie-loving bullies and a mouldy slice of cheese with nuclear cooties! Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2Greg Heffley the kid who made 'wimpy' cool is back in this side-splitting sequel based on the second instalment of the best-selling book series! Having rid himself of the Cheese Touch Greg enters the next grade with his confidence and friendships intact and an eye on the new girl in town Holly Hills. But at home Greg is still at war with his older brother Rodrick so their parents have handed down the toughest 'punishment' imaginable - forcing the boys to spend quality time with each other!
Daddy Day Care (Dir. Steve Carr) (2003): In this hilarious comedy two fathers (Eddie Murphy Jeff Garlin) lose their jobs in product development at a large food company and are forced to take their sons out of the exclusive Chapman Academy and become stay-at-home fathers. With no job possibilities on the horizon the two dads open their own day care facility Daddy Day Care and employ some fairly unconventional and sidesplitting methods of caring for children. As Daddy Day Care starts to catch on it launches them into a highly comedic rivalry with Chapman Academy's tough-as-nails director (Anjelica Huston) who has driven all previous competitors out of business... Daddy Day Camp (Dir. Fred Savage) (2007): This hilarious sequel finds dads Charlie Hinton and Phil Ryerson in another kid harried adventure as they take over running a summer day camp. Armed with no knowledge of the great outdoors a dilapidated facility and a motley group of campers it doesn't take long before things get out of control.
You've Got Mail: A modern to modem romance in which superstore book chain magnate Hanks and cozy children's bookshop owner Ryan are anonymous e-mail cyberpals who fall head-over-laptops in love unaware they are combative business rivals! City Of Angels: Nicolas Cage is Seth an angel who must decide if he'll forsake his immortality and become human - on the chance that the woman of his dreams might love him. That woman is Maggie (Meg Ryan) a pragmatic heart surgeon who doesn't believe in angels. Until she meets Seth. Will love be their mutual destiny? Will they take that shape that destiny? The choice is theirs to make... Addicted To Love: What would you do if that special someone dumped you? After seeing the delightful 'Addicted to Love' the better question is what wouldn't you do? Meg Ryan and Matthew Broderick take a funny look at love's obsessive side as Maggie and Sam teaming for revenge when their former flames (Kelly Preston and Tcheky Karyo) team for romance.
"Management" chronicles the chance meeting of Mike Cranshaw (Zahn) and Sue Claussen (Aniston) when she checks into the roadside motel owned by Mike's parents in Arizona.
Drew Barrymore stars in the true life tale of a teen mother who overcame all sorts of hardships and went on to become a succesful writer in later life.
The only ones to see war like this were the ones who lived it. Until now... WWII Lost Films is not just one of HISTORY's biggest projects but one of the most ambitious productions ever undertaken in documentary television history. Over three thousand hours of high definition colour film (filmed in colour not colourised) was discovered in locations all around the world. This dramatic footage has not been seen before and is the backdrop to the incredible personal stories of 12 American soldiers recounting their experiences of fighting in the war's biggest battles. Using the diaries of these men WWII Lost Films creates a moving personal and detailed look at life at the front lines. Diaries were illegal for U.S. soldiers to carry but the 12 characters in this series hid them away in their packs and recorded their experiences in detail. Disc 1: Darkness Falls Hard Way Back Bloody Resolve Battle Stations Day of Days Disc 2: Point of No Return Striking Distance Glory and Guts Edge of the Abyss End Game
Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3: Dog Days, the third instalment in the Wimpy Kid films, is sublimely funny for all ages. That's a tall order, but it's really true. The script, the jokes, the acting, the dialogue are all appropriate for pretty much all ages of children, but manage to be super-appealing to adults too. Zachary Gordon is back as Greg, the wimpy kid who just can't quite square his true desires--to play video games all summer, indoors--with his well-meaning dad's intention that he do something worthwhile, and preferably outside. When Greg starts hanging out at the swanky country club pool to be nearer his crush, Holly (Peyton List), he lets his dad (Steve Zahn) believe he's gotten a job there. The jokes and gags are not highbrow, and yet director David Bowers and the talented cast and well-written script keep things moving along, if you will, swimmingly. What's great about the Wimpy Kid films is that the kids are believable and on-trend, and yet wear age-appropriate clothes and don't drop swear words. It's endearing to see middle-schoolers treated as the almost-teens they are--emphasis on "almost." Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3: Dog Days is truly a comedy that the whole family can enjoy together. --A.T. Hurley
During his summer vacation, "Wimpy Kid" Greg Heffley hatches a plan to pretend he has a job at a ritzy country club -- which fails to keep him away from the season's dog days, including embarrassing mishaps at a public pool and on a camping trip.
Sahara (Dir. Breck Eisner 2005): Dirk (Matthew McConaughey) and Al (Steve Zahn) have been friends since kindergarten having also gone through college and the Navy together. The two now work for a former admiral travelling around the world and salvaging treasures from the sea with the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA). In his spare time Dirk is obsessed with the 150-year-old mystery of the Texas an Ironclad battleship that reportedly disappeared from Richmond Vir
Blue Streak: Jewel thief Miles Logan (Martin Lawrence) finds the only way he can recover a diamond he stole two years prior is to impersonate a detective who along with his rookie partner ends up using his wits to solve crimes... I Spy: A super-powerful experimental spy plane is stolen by an evil arms dealer and is about to be handed over to an international terrorist. The U.S. Government drafts an egotistical boxing star (Murphy) to join a suave special agent (Wilson) on a dangerous top secret mission to get the plane back. Armed with the latest high-tech gadgets and a whole lot of attitude this ultimate odd couple might be able to save the world; if they can just get along! National Security: In this hilarious action-packed comedy Martin Lawrence stars as cocky L.A.P.D. cadet Earl Montgomery who would probably be a great cop if he weren't such a show-off. Earl's rebellious attitude gets him thrown out of the police academy and he has to settle for a job as a lowly security guard with 'National Security'. After a run-in with an uptight police officer Hank Rafferty (Steve Zahn) Earl accuses him of harassment. Hank loses his badge is thrown into jail and eventually winds up working for National Security as well. Earl's overzealous behavior leads to a sophisticated smuggling operation led by Nash (Eric Roberts) and a possible police cover-up. Now everyone wants Earl and Hank dead - though they just may kill each other first!
Meet the kid who made wimpy cool in a family comedy based on the best-selling illustrated novel Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney the first in a series that has thus far sold 24 million copies. Diary of a Wimpy Kid chronicles the adventures of wise-cracking pre-teen Greg Heffley who must somehow survive the scariest time of anyone's life: middle school. Includes free copy of the best-selling book!
Are We There Yet? (Dir. Brian Levant 2005): Smooth operator Nick (Ice Cube) is interested in young attractive divorcee Suzanne (Nia Long) mother of a 7-year-old-boy and an 11-year-old-girl. Trying to get together with Suzanne Nick volunteers to bring her children to meet her out of town. Missing the plane they must make the long journey by car. What Nick doesn't know is that Suzanne's children think that no man is good enough for their mom and will do everything they can to make the trip a nightmare for him... Fasten your seat belts it's going to be a bumpy ride! Daddy Day Care (Dir. Steve Carr 2003): In the hilarious comedy Daddy Day Care two fathers (Murphy Jeff Garlin) lose their jobs in product development at a large food company and are forced to take their sons out of the exclusive Chapman Academy and become stay-at-home fathers. With no job possibilities on the horizon the two dads open their own day care facility ""Daddy Day Care "" and employ some fairly unconventional and sidesplitting methods of caring for children. As ""Daddy Day Care"" starts to catch on it launches them into a highly comedic rivalry with Chapman Academy's tough-as-nails director (Anjelica Huston) who has driven all previous competitors out of business...
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