Showing posts with label Juliette Lewis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Juliette Lewis. Show all posts

Gaudi Afternoon

Gaudi Afternoon

Gaudi Afternoon

Cast: Judy Davis, Marcia Gay Harden, Lili Taylor, Juliette Lewis, Courtney Jines

Frankie, a mysterious stranger, asks Cassandra, an American translator living in Barcelona, for help locating her estranged husband Ben. As the task comes with monetary compensation, Cassandra, having financial difficulties, finds it impossible to refuse the offer. Ben has taken off with their daughter Delilah and his new girlfriend April. As Cassandra tracks the trio down, she finds herself drawn to a very unconventional family.


Kalifornia

Kalifornia: Brad Pitt and David Duchovny

Kalifornia

Cast: Brad Pitt, Juliette Lewis, David Duchovny, Michelle Forbes

The movie is about a road trip that goes horribly wrong. Brian Kessler (David Duchovny) is a journalist determined to make a book about serial killers, and also wants to move to California with his photographer girlfriend Carrie Laughlin (Michelle Forbes). They decide to do both at once, by driving to California and visiting infamous murder sites on the way. To subsidize the trip, they take on a pair of travelling companions - Southerner Early Grayce (Brad Pitt) and his child-like girlfriend Adele Corners (Juliette Lewis). While the two couples at first attempt to get over their obvious differences with each other, their trips to murder sites become progressively more eerie, particularly when it is revealed that one of the four is in fact a serial killer.

From Dusk Till Dawn

From Dusk Till Dawn

From Dusk Till Dawn

Cast: George Clooney, Harvey Keitel, Quentin Tarantino, Juliette Lewis, Ernest Liu, Fred Williamson, Tom Savini, Cheech Marin, Salma Hayek

From Dusk till Dawn is a 1996 action-horror film directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Quentin Tarantino. The movie stars George Clooney, Harvey Keitel, Quentin Tarantino and Juliette Lewis.

Fugitive Gecko brothers Seth (George Clooney) and Richie (Quentin Tarantino) fleeing the F.B.I. and Texas police after Richie has broken Seth out of prison in a bloody shootout. Seth Gecko is a cold, tough anti-hero, while his younger brother Richie is a delusional, homicidal serial rapist


Old School

Old School: Elisha Cuthbert

Old School

Cast: Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell, Jeremy Piven, Ellen Pompeo, Juliette Lewis, Vince Vaughn, Perrey Reeves, Craig Kilborn, Elisha Cuthbert, Leah Remini

Three men relive their carefree college years by killing off as many brain cells as possible in this over-the-top comedy. Mitch (Luke Wilson) returns home from a less-than-pleasant business trip one evening to discover his wife Heidi (Juliette Lewis) involved in a m+ªnage +  trois with two blindfolded strangers. Feeling less than welcome at home after this Mitch rents a house near the campus of a nearby college; two of Mitch's old college buddies Beanie (Vince Vaughn) and Frank (Will Ferrell) stop by to cheer him up. They soon become regular guests at Mitch's place despite the fact that Frank only recently wed Marissa (Perrey Reeves) while Beanie and his wife Lara (Leah Remini) are busy with two kids. Beanie decides to throw a housewarming party for Mitch and since Beanie sells audio equipment for a living he's able to trick out the big bash with a massive PA system and an appearance by Snoop Dogg. Mitch soon finds he's the not-entirely-willing proprietor of the school's leading party spot which raises the ire of Pritchard (Jeremy Piven) a dean at the college who was the target of Mitch Frank and Beanie's abuse when they were all students. Pritchard arranges to have Mitch's neighborhood zoned into a student housing district but Beanie and Frank respond by forming a fraternity and making Mitch's home their headquarters. Mitch however is not enthusiastic about the idea especially as he's trying to impress Nicole (Ellen Pompeo) a beautiful divorcee who is less than enchanted with Frank and Beanie's party hearty lifestyle. Old School director Todd Phillips knows more than a bit about the seamy side of fraternity life as director of the infamous unreleased documentary Frat House.

The Switch

The Switch: Jennifer Aniston

The Switch

Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Patrick Wilson, Jeff Goldblum, Juliette Lewis

Jennifer Aniston stars alongside Jason Bateman in this offbeat comedy as Kassie, a smart, fun-loving single woman who, despite her neurotic best friend Wally's (Bateman) objections, decides it's time to have a baby?even if it means doing it by herself... with a little help from a charming sperm donor (Patrick Wilson). But, unbeknownst to her, Kassie's plans go awry because of a last-minute switch that isn't discovered until seven years later when Wally finally gets acquainted with Kassie's cute--though slightly neurotic--son.


Conviction

Conviction: Hilary Swank

Conviction

Cast: Hilary Swank, Sam Rockwell, Minnie Driver, Melissa Leo, Clea DuVall, Juliette Lewis, Loren Dean

Conviction is the inspirational true story of a sister's unwavering devotion to her brother. When Betty Anne Waters' (two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank) older brother Kenny (Sam Rockwell) is arrested for murder and sentenced to life in 1983, Betty Anne, a Massachusetts wife and mother of two, dedicates her life to overturning the murder conviction. Convinced that her brother is innocent, Betty Anne puts herself through high school, college and, finally, law school in an 18 year quest to free Kenny. With the help of best friend Abra Rice (Academy Award nominee Minnie Driver), Betty Anne pours through suspicious evidence mounted by small town cop Nancy Taylor (Academy Award nominee Melissa Leo), meticulously retracing the steps that led to Kenny's arrest. Belief in her brother - and her quest for the truth - pushes Betty Anne and her team to uncover the facts and utilize DNA evidence with the hope of exonerating Kenny.

Natural Born Killers

Natural Born Killers: Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis

Natural Born Killers

Cast: Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Robert Downey, Jr., Tommy Lee Jones, Tom Sizemore

Much of the movie is told from a television-perspective. The film intends to highlight the sensationalized way crimes are depicted in the media and the manner in which some killers have been glamorized by the media. The film was criticized for its excessively graphic and violent content.