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The English Teacher (2013)

Actors: Julianne Moore (actress), Nathan Lane (actor), Gabriella Ludlow (miscellaneous crew), Jim Breuer (actor), Wendy Cohen (miscellaneous crew), Greg Kinnear (actor), Randall Balsmeyer (miscellaneous crew), Fiona Shaw (actress), Michael Angarano (actor), Damon Michael Gordon (miscellaneous crew), Jessica Hecht (actress), Adam Levy (miscellaneous crew), Aaron L. Gilbert (producer), Emma Potter (costume designer), Steven Lafferty (miscellaneous crew),

Plot: Linda Sinclair (Julianne Moore) is a forty-year-old unmarried high school English teacher in the small town of Kingston, Pennsylvania. She shares a small apartment with two Siamese cats and her rich collection of great literature. She maintains no close personal relationships aside from those she has with her favorite authors and stories. Her life is far less complicated than the dramas she devours on the page, and she likes it that way. But Linda's simple life turns an unexpected page when former star pupil Jason Sherwood (Michael Angarano) returns to Kingston after trying to make it as a playwright in New York. Now in his 20s, Jason is on the verge of abandoning art, pressured by his overbearing father, Dr. Tom Sherwood (Greg Kinnear), to face reality and go to law school. Linda can't stand the thought of Jason giving up on his dreams so she decides to mount his play - a dark, angst-ridden, ambitious work - as a Kingston High School production, with flamboyant drama teacher Carl Kapinas (Nathan Lane) directing. As Linda, now well out of her normal comfort zone, takes further risks in life and love, the stage is set for highly comic downfall. With the play, her reputation, and her teaching career on the line, Linda finds an unlikely ally in herself. Amidst the ruins of her formerly perfect life, can she find a way to her own unique storybook ending?

Keywords: female-protagonist, teacher
Genres: Comedy, Comedy, Drama,
Taglines: Refuse to live life by the book.

The Humanity Code (2012)

Actors: Joel Thingvall (actor), Jim Westcott (actor), John Edel (actor), Destiny Soria (actress), Bob Cummings (actor), David Dahlgren (actor), Bruce Miller (actor), Kate Cloutier (actress), Pete Wong (director), Alison Anderson (actress), Wade Everett (actor), Casey Millard (actor), Tim Beaufoy (editor), Tim Beaufoy (director), Roger Wayne (actor),

Plot: In a vast universe where infinite numbers of stars and galaxies exist, Gregg, an ordinary bartender learns about his own humanity through the common personal stories of the poor and rich he serves. Gregg must now decide whether to continue a life with no personal direction or trust a stranger who claims to possess a code that reveals the secret to solving all of humankind's problems.

Keywords: independent-film
Genres: Sci-Fi, Short,

Oishi High School Battle (2012)

Actors: Joe Gressis (writer), Daniel Mk Cohen (actor), Daniel Dominguez (writer), Robert James Watkins (actor),

Genres: Animation, Comedy,
Taglines: Teenage years are rough when you're the daughter of a space demon hunter.

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)

Actors: Noble Willingham (actor), Sean Young (actress), Bill Zuckert (actor), Alice Drummond (actress), David Margulies (actor), Courteney Cox (actress), Raynor Scheine (actor), Mark Margolis (actor), Udo Kier (actor), Troy Evans (actor), Antoni Corone (actor), Jim Carrey (actor), John Capodice (actor), James G. Robinson (producer), Gary Barber (producer),

Plot: To be a Pet Detective, you have to understand both the criminals and animals. Ace Ventura goes even further... He behaves like a criminal animal. When a football team's mascot (a dolphin) is stolen just before the Superbowl, Ace Ventura is put on the case. Now, who would want to steal a dolphin, and why?

Keywords: 1990s, american-football, animal, aquarium, ass, bare-butt, bird, bodyguard, boy-dog-relationship, bra
Genres: Comedy,
Taglines: He's the best there is! (Actually, he's the only one there is.)

Quotes:

Man: Who are you?::Ace Ventura: Ace Ventura, Pet Detective. I've been sent in with a special play. Quarter back sneak

Melissa: Hi, I'm Melissa Robinson.::Ace Ventura: Pleasure to meet you.::Melissa: Did you have any trouble getting in?::Ace Ventura: No, the guy with the rubber glove was surprisingly gentle.

Ace Ventura: Be careful with that phone, Lieutenant. In time you could develop a tumour.

Dan Marino: Hey Ace?::Ace Ventura: Yeah, Dan?::Dan Marino: You got anymore of that gum?::Ace Ventura: That's none of your damn business and I'll thank you to stay out of my personal affairs.::Dan Marino: You're a weird guy, Ace. A weird guy.

Ace Ventura: If I'm not back in five minutes... just wait longer.

Mrs. Finkle: It was all that Dan Marino's fault, everyone knows that. If he had held the ball, laces out, like he was supposed to, Ray would never have missed that kick. Dan Marino should die of gonorrhea and rot in hell. Would you like a cookie, son?

Man: [aggressively] What do you want?::Ace Ventura: HDS, sir, and how are you this afternoon? All righty, then. I have a package for you.::Man: Sounds broken.::Ace Ventura: Most likely, sir. I'll bet it was something nice, though.

Ace Ventura: Excuse me, Ron, I need to use the bathroom.::[whispering loudly]::Ace Ventura: I think it's the pâté.::Ronald Camp: Sure, right over there.::Ace Ventura: Thanks! Stuff probably looks better on the way out, huh?

Ronald Camp: I'll have the plumbing checked immediately, Mr. Ace.::Ace Ventura: See that you do. If I'd been drinking out of the toilet, I might've been killed.

[Aguado stomps on a cockroach to provoke Ventura]::Aguado: Homicide, Ventura. Now how ya gonna solve that one? [everyone laughs]::Ace Ventura: Good question, Aguado. First, I'd establish a motive. In this case the killer saw the size of the bug's DICK, and became insanely jealous. [everybody "oohs"] Then I'd lose 30 pounds... porkin' his wife!::Aguado: Why you...! [Aguado charges Ace, but Ace makes him do a face-plant that ends with his face just an inch or so from the dead bug]::Ace Ventura: Now, kiss and make up.

Lovely But Deadly (1981)

Actors: Marie Windsor (actress), Richard Herd (actor), John Randolph (actor), Robert O. Ragland (composer), David Sheldon (director), Irwin Keyes (actor), David Sheldon (writer), David Sheldon (producer), Mary Beth McDonough (actress), Richard S. Brummer (editor), Mel Novak (actor), Michael Donovan O'Donnell (producer), Doc Duhame (actor), Linda Shayne (actress), Billy Warlock (actor),

Genres: Action, Drama,
Taglines: Who runs your school? They moved in on her school... but she had some moves of her own!