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A Soldier's Girl (2003)

A Soldier’s Girl (2003)

A Soldier’s Girl is based on a tragic true story, about the affair between a soldier, Pvt. Barry Winchell, falling for a “local girl” who is a transgender nightclub singer...

Linda
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

Charlie Kaufman has earned the somewhat unique honor of being a screenwriter who is a household name, with the creation of such cinematic head trips as Being John Malkovich...

Vickie
Along Came Polly (2004)

Along Came Polly (2004)

Reuben Feffer (Ben Stiller) is a guy who likes things that are safe and well-planned out. He works at a big insurance company, assessing the risks involved in insuring...

Vickie
April's Shower (2003)

April’s Shower (2003)

The fact that April’s Shower, a tedious, middling “romantic comedy,” not only made the cut for this year’s Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, but was featured as a centerpiece...

Linda
Latter Days (2003)

Latter Days (2003)

L.A. pretty-boy Christian (Wesley A. Ramsey) is blessed with modelesque good looks, and the effortless ability to pick up and take home any man he wants—even if the guy...

Linda
Sugar Sweet (2001)

Sugar Sweet (2001)

Sugar Sweet is not as saucy as the movie summary suggests. In fact, it is a cute comedy and love story, purportedly the first film from Japan by a...

Linda
Raising Victor Vargas (2002)

Raising Victor Vargas (2002)

Please ignore the fact this film has an instantly forgettable, cookie-cutter title. Disregard the pleasant but vague poster. Get over the fact that you will not recognize a single...

Linda
Down with Love (2003)

Down With Love (2003)

Catcher Block (Ewan McGregor) is, as we’re reminded more than once during this delightfully winning comedy, a ladies’ man, man’s man, man about town. He’s a hotshot writer for...

Linda
Unfaithful (2002)

Unfaithful (2002)

Diane Lane, in a Golden Globe-nominated performance, plays Connie, a suburban housewife who has a perfectly nice home, a perfectly nice son, and most importantly, a perfectly nice marriage...

Linda
Bollywood/Hollywood (2002)

Bollywood/Hollywood (2002)

Synopsis: A seriously fun cross-cultural comedy that revels in its Desi roots, Deepa Mehta’s (Earth, Fire) rollicking faux-Bollywood romantic musical employs all the conventions of the genre to tell...

Eric
Tipping the Velvet (2002)

Tipping the Velvet (2002)

Tipping the Velvet is a three-hour television adaptation of the surprisingly successful first novel by Sarah Waters (read Moviepie’s exclusive interview with Sarah Waters about the series). Surprising in...

Linda
Moonlight Mile

Moonlight Mile (2002)

One of my favorite things about getting the chance to see movies before they open theatrically is being able to watch a film with virgin eyes. To see it...

Vickie