Confetti

2006

As if there weren't enough pressure involved in walking down the aisle, three engaged couples up the stakes as competitors out to capture the prized "Most Original Wedding of the Year" title in this hilarious, unscripted mockumentary. Can the brides- and grooms-to-be pull off their dream nuptials and live happily ever after? Director Debbie Isitt captures all the matrimonial madness with an impressive ensemble cast of comedic talents from the UK.

2.9 Average Rating

Class Act

1994

This popular British TV series stars Joanna Lumley as Kate, an aristocratic woman who's forced to take extreme measures to maintain her privileged lifestyle when her wealthy husband vanishes with all their money. Aided by an unlikely pair of accomplices -- Gloria, a "reformed" cat burglaress, and Jack, a cowardly journalist -- Kate sets out to track down her husband and, more importantly, her fortune!

2.9 Average Rating

Satisfaction

1988

Pack your bags for a road trip with the husky-voiced Jennie Lee (Justine Bateman) and her rock 'n' roll band, Mystery, a motley crew of musicians spending the summer at the beach playing cover songs for room and board. With a pre-Pretty Woman Julia Roberts rocking out on bass, Trini Alvarado (Stella, Little Women) on drums and Liam Neeson playing an alcoholic concert promoter, this is an all-star rock show you don't want to miss.

2.9 Average Rating

Amy

1998

A traumatized girl finds her true voice in this moving comedy-drama. Unable to hear or speak, 8-year-old Amy (Alana De Roma) hides from Child Welfare with her loving mom (Rachel Griffiths). But when they move to Melbourne's seedier side, Amy's secret is revealed: She sings like a bird. Encouraged by new friends, Amy sings her way out of her shell and faces the traumatic event that led to her long silence. Ben Mendelsohn also stars.

2.9 Average Rating

Malcolm

1986

In this wacky heist film that swept the Australian Film Institute Awards, Colin Friels plays the titular character -- a shy mechanical genius who gets caught up in a crime spree after being fired for building a tram. Forced to take in lodgers (Lindy Davies and John Hargreaves), Malcolm soon realizes that his skills for invention could be helpful to his new roomies -- who happen to be thieves. Now, he must build the perfect getaway car.

2.9 Average Rating

The Night of the White Pants

2006

Thrown out of his mansion by his soon-to-be ex-trophy wife, Barbara (Janine Turner), Dallas businessman Max Hagan (Tom Wilkinson) forges an unlikely connection with punk rocker Raff (Nick Stahl), the boyfriend of his workaholic daughter, Beth (Selma Blair). Joining Raff for a wild night on the town, Max abandons his thoroughly dysfunctional life and gets in touch with his inner punk in this rollicking comedy from writer-director Amy Talkington.

2.9 Average Rating

Chasing Papi

2003

Handsome young Latino Thomas Fuentes (Eduardo Verastegui), aka Papi, lives in Los Angeles and is engaged to three different girls -- a cocktail waitress in Miami, a wealthy New Yorker and a Chicago lawyer. But Papi's dream come true becomes a nightmare in short order. When the girls find out Papi's been "triple-timing" them -- on the same weekend, no less -- their revenge will be sweet. D.L. Hughley co-stars.

2.9 Average Rating

2 Days in Paris

2007

On their way home from an ill-fated Venice vacation, Marion (Julie Delpy, who also directs) and Jack (Adam Goldberg) stop in Paris to visit Marion's parents. But their sojourn in the City of Lights turns out to be just as disastrous as their "romantic" trip to Italy. Culture shock, run-ins with Marion's myriad ex-lovers and uncomfortable encounters with her belligerent parents conspire to make Jack feel even more estranged from his worldly paramour.

2.9 Average Rating

Filth and Wisdom

2008

Three flatmates -- rocker-dominatrix A.K. (Eugene Hutz, of the Gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello), ballet dancer-stripper Holly (Holly Weston) and pharmacist Juliette (Vicky McClure) -- chase their dreams of glory in contemporary London. Madonna, who makes her directorial debut, squeezes in a couple of her own tunes in this sprawling urban comedy, which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2008.

2.9 Average Rating

Bewitched

2005

Hoping to revive his career, washed-up actor Jack Wyatt is convinced that Isabel Bigelow would make the perfect Samantha to his Darrin in a film update of the 1960s sitcom "Bewitched." But Jack doesn't know how right he is: Isabel really is a witch.

2.9 Average Rating

Hellcab

1998

In this slice-of-life indie, a cab driver (Paul Dillon) is about to encounter what may be the toughest -- and oddest -- day of his life. With every fare he picks up, including a rape victim and a combustible couple, he experiences an incremental personality shift. Each small change helps shape him into a profoundly changed man by the end of the day. Cameos include Julianne Moore, John Cusack and Gillian Anderson.

2.9 Average Rating

Rain in the Mountains

2006

Eric Smallhouse (Steve Pierre) doesn't know the first thing about the traditions and practices of his Native American ancestors, but he's not going to let that little detail dissuade him from leading his people to a resurgence of cultural pride. Renaming himself "Rain in the Mountains," Eric sets out to inspire his people to deny the influences of the white man's world in an effort to recapture their true identity.

2.9 Average Rating

Daydream Believer

2001

When a minor TV actor (Louis Puopolo) sees starry-eyed Vermont gal Valerie (Sybil Kempson) rehearsing in a small-town theater and offers her a part in his off-Broadway play, she impulsively leaves her fiance (Andrew Hernin) and sister (Wendy Lawrence) to chase her acting dream in the Big Apple. But when the gig falls through, Valerie is reduced to a series of humiliating jobs to make ends meet. Debra Eisenstadt directs this independent comedy.

2.9 Average Rating

Cinema 16: European Short Films

2007

Cinephiles will savor this delightful anthology of 16 diverse short films helmed by some of Europe's best directors, including Toby MacDonald ("Je T'aime John Wayne") and Anders Thomas Jensen ("Election Night"). Among the other gems in the collection are "Boy and Bicycle" by Ridley Scott, "Jabberwocky" by Jan Svankmajer, "Fierrot le Pou" by Mathieu Kassovitz, "Gasman" by Lynne Ramsay and "The Man Without a Head" by Juan Diego Solanas.

2.9 Average Rating

Chlorox, Ammonia and Coffee

2005

In this Norwegian comedy, a suddenly single mom (who also happens to be pregnant) arms herself with a toy gun and robs a convenience store after her husband drains their savings and runs off with another woman. Not the smartest move, but who can blame her? Subplots abound as urban eccentrics collide in this wickedly funny melodrama co-starring Benedikte Lindbeck, Fares Fares, Kjersti Holmen and Denis Storhoi.

2.9 Average Rating

Introducing the Dwights

2007

The romantically inexperienced Tim (Khan Chittenden) finds himself caught between a controlling mother and his new girlfriend in this emotional coming-of-age film. Jean (Brenda Blethyn), a struggling comedienne, can't accept that her son is growing up and fears that his budding relationship with Jill will disrupt the family. The conflict comes as Jean tries to revive her comedy career, and Tim's dad relives his glory days as a one-hit wonder.

2.9 Average Rating