Rated: R (Language and some Sexuality)
Genre: Drama
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Rosemarie DeWitt, Debra Winger

Kym (Hathaway) has just come out of rehab, again. It’s the weekend of her sister’s wedding and all the drama and tension that comes with planning a wedding hits home from the moment she arrives. Rachel (DeWitt) is the older sister/bride-to-be. Kym’s need for constant attention takes its toll on Rachel who simply wants her wedding day to be about her and not her younger sister. A very real look at a family struggling to deal with the loss of a child as well as dealing with the weight that comes with a recovering addict all, while planning a wedding. Always powerful and often amusing, Hathaway was nominated for her role as the young recovering addict. A sure winner!

In the Movies

Rachel Getting Married

Nominated Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: Anne Hathaway

Rated: R (Language and some Sexuality)
Genre: Drama
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Rosemarie DeWitt, Debra Winger

Kym (Hathaway) has just come out of rehab, again. It’s the weekend of her sister’s wedding and all the drama and tension that comes with planning a wedding hits home from the moment she arrives. Rachel (DeWitt) is the older sister/bride-to-be. Kym’s need for constant attention takes its toll on Rachel who simply wants her wedding day to be about her and not her younger sister. A very real look at a family struggling to deal with the loss of a child as well as dealing with the weight that comes with a recovering addict all, while planning a wedding. Always powerful and often amusing, Hathaway was nominated for her role as the young recovering addict. A sure winner!

The Wrestler

Nominated Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Mickey Rourke
Nominated Best Performance by an Actress in a supporting Role: Marisa Tomei

Rated: R (Violence, Sexuality/Nudity and some drug use)
Genre: Drama
Cast: Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood

Mickey Rourke gives a performance that’s sure to go down in history as the comeback of the century. Rourke plays a retired pro-wrestler named Randy ‘The Ram’ Robinson, who continues to work the circuit in small sports clubs and local halls. Struggling to keep up, ‘The Ram’ finds his health isn’t what it used to be. A gritty and raw look at the world of wrestling behind the dazzling lights and days of glory.

On DVD

Frost/Nixon

Nominated Best Motion Picture of the Year
Nominated Best Achievement in Directing
Nominated Best Achievement in Editing
Nominated Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Nominated Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Frank Langella

Rated: R (Language)
Genre: Drama/Bio
Cast: Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Sam Rockwell, Kevin Bacon

A compelling look at the shaping of the interview which gave a nation its much needed confession. Following Nixon’s resignation after the Watergate scandal in 1974, TV announcer David Frost made the decision to try and land an interview with the shamed President. In a series of sit-down interviews, Frost talks to Nixon about foreign and domestic policy, the handling of Vietnam, Nixon the man and Watergate. The results are a gripping bio-pic with award-winning performances from both Frank Langella and Michael Sheen.

Changeling

Nominated Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: Angelina Jolie
Nominated Best Achievement in Cinematography
Nominated Best Achievement in Art Direction

Rated: R (Language, Some Violent and Disturbing Content)
Genre: Drama/Mystery
Cast: Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich, Jeffrey Donovan, Jason Butler Harner

Based on a true story, Clint Eastwood directs this compelling film about a woman (Jolie) whose son was abducted, but has her prayers answered a few months later with the return of what the LAPD claim is her son. The local Reverend (Malkovich) takes on her plight to disprove the LAPD’s claims and in the process a serial killer is uncovered and a corrupt police force is brought to justice. Emotionally charged and brilliantly casted, Jolie gives a performance to remember.

Frozen River

Nominated Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Melissa Leo
Nominated Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

Rated: R (Language)
Genre: Drama
Cast: Melissa Leo, Misty Uplam, John Canoe

Set in a small town bordering a Mohawk Reservation in New York State and Quebec, this gritty and raw drama shows us the lengths two woman will go to in order to provide for their children. Ray (Leo) and Lila (Uplam) are from opposite ends of the spectrum. Ray is a white mother of two, with a husband who runs out on them days before Christmas. Lila is a Mohawk Indian, living in a trailer and trying to make ends meet. When smuggling people across the border via the frozen solid river becomes an option to make quick money, the two women work together and in the process, form a bond. A touching and powerful film worthy of its Oscar nominations.