By Shawn Estes
from WillametteLive, Section Screen
Posted on Tue Jan 15, 2008 at 11:35:25 AM PDT
"Good Luck Chuck"After being hexed in a game of spin-the-bottle gone awry, Charlie Logan (Dane Cook) has always had bad luck with women: after he sleeps with a woman she finds her true love with the next guy. When this gift/curse becomes public knowledge, suddenly everyone wants a turn with Charlie. Unfortunately, all he really wants is the luck of the women who he is sleeping with. Then Charlie crosses paths with Cam, played by Jessica Alba. When a genuine relationship develops between the two, Charlie realizes he's got to break his curse before Cam winds up with the next guy she meets. It is rated R.
"Mr. Woodcock"
A best-selling writer of self-help books, John Farley (Seann William Scott), violates his own rule of letting go of the past when he returns to his hometown to receive an award. Upon arrival, he discovers that his widowed mother, Beverly (Susan Sarandon), is engaged to marry his sadistic high school gym teacher, Mr. Woodcock (Billy Bob Thornton). Mr. Woodcock was John's worst nightmare and he decides that the relationship with his mother isn't going to work. With a nerdy old friend (Ethan Suplee) by his side, he hatches a plan to end the relationship. It is rated PG-13.
"Suburban Girl"
Sarah Michelle Gellar and Alec Baldwin star in this straight-to-DVD adaptation of the bestselling book "The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing" by Melissa Bank. Gellar plays Brett, a naive book editor on her way up the corporate ladder. She falls head-over-heels for older, seasoned author Archie Knox (Baldwin). A family crisis forces Brett to make a decision between pursuing her big-city dreams or returning to suburbia. The film, screened at the Tribeca Film Festival in May, was announced in September to be released on DVD this week. It is rated PG-13.
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