Barry Mendel
1) Trainwreck
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
Since she was little, it's been drilled into Amy's head by her dad that monogamy isn't realistic. Now a magazine writer, Amy lives by that credo; enjoying what she feels is an uninhibited life free from stifling, boring romantic commitment, but in actuality, she's kind of in a rut. When she finds herself starting to fall for the subject of the new article she's writing, a charming and successful sports doctor named Aaron Conners; Amy starts to wonder...
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
Widescreen (1.85:1)
Description
An unstoppable event threatens the world's population by attacking the most basic human instinct of all: survival. Elliot Moore is an ordinary man who is trying to save his family from a terrifying, invisible killer. As Elliot discovers the incredible possibility of what is happening, it becomes very clear that no one is safe.
4) Whip it
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
[Widescreen format].
Description
Sixteen-year-old rebel Bliss Cavendar, miserable living in a small Texas town with her beauty pageant-obsessed mother, secretly joins a roller derby team under the name "Babe Ruthless," and her life gets better, although infinitely more confusing.
5) This is 40
Pub. Date
2013
Description
A look at the lives of Pete and Debbie a few years after the events of Knocked Up, the 2007 comedy. After years of marriage, Pete and Debbie are approaching a milestone meltdown. As they try to balance romance, careers, parents and children in their own hilarious ways, they must also figure out how to enjoy the rest of their lives. THIS IS 40 is a candid and heartwarming comedy about the challenges and rewards of marriage and parenthood in the modern...
6) Bridesmaids
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
Theatrical and unrated versions.
Description
Annie's life is a mess. But when she finds out her lifetime best friend is engaged, she simply must serve as Lillian's maid of honor. Though lovelorn and broke, Annie bluffs her way through the expensive and bizarre rituals. With one chance to get it perfect, she'll show Lillian and her bridesmaids just how far you'll go for someone you love.
Series
Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) volume 157
Pub. Date
[2002], c2001
Edition
Widescreen version (2.35:1).
Description
Three grown prodigies, all with a unique genius of some kind, and their mother are staying at the family household. Their father, Royal, had left them long ago, but now returns to make things right with his family.
9) Rushmore
Series
Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) volume 65
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Widescreen presentation, special ed.
Description
When two offbeat friends fall in love with the same woman, each takes drastic measures to win her heart.