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Filmography
3 Men and a Little Lady. Dir. Emile Ardolino. Perf. Tom Selleck, Steve Guttengerg.
and Ted Danson. Touchstone Picture,1990. DVD.
13 Going on 30. Dir. Gary Winic. Perf. Jennifer Garner, and Mark Ruffalo. Columbia
Pictures Corporation, 2004. DVD.27 Dresses. Dir. Anne Fletcher. Perf. Katherine Heigl, James Marsden, and Malin
Akerman. Fox 2000 Pictures, 2008. DVD.A Midsummer Night's Dream. Dir. Michael Hoffman. Perf. Kevin Kline, and Michelle
Pfeiffer. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, 1999. DVD.American Wedding. Dir. Jesse Dylan. Perf. Jason Biggs, and Alyson Hannigan.
Universal Pictures, 2003. DVD.
An Affair to Remember. Dir. Leo McCarey. Perf. Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, and
Richard Denning. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, 1957. DVD.An Unmarried Woman. Dir. Paul Mazursky. Perf. Jill Clayburgh, Alan Bates, and
Michael Murphy. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation,1978. DVD.Annie Hall. Dir. Woody Allen. Perf. Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, and Tony Roberts.
Rollins-Joffe Productions, 1977. DVD.
Arthur. Dir. Jason Winer. Perf. Russell Brand, and Helen Mirren. Warner Bros.
Pictures, 2011. DVD.
The Bachelor. Dir. Gary Sinyor. Perf. Chris O’Donnell, Renee Zelweger, and Artie
Lange. George Street Pictures, 1999. DVD.Bend It Like Beckham. Dir. Gurinder Chadha. Perf. Parminder Nagra, and Keira
Knightley. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, 2002. DVD.Brown Sugar. Dir. Rick Famuyiwa. Perf. Sanaa Lathan, and Taye Diggs. Fox
Searchlight, 2002. DVD.Bubble Boy. Dir. Blair Hayes. Perf. Jake Gyllenhaal, Swoosie Kurtz, and Marley
Shelton. Touchstone Home Entertainment, 2001. DVD.The Devil Wears Prada. Dir. David Frankel. Perf. Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, and
Emily Blunt. Fox 2000 Pictures, 2006. DVD.Enchanted. Dir. Kevin Lima. Perf. Amy Adams, and Patrick Dempsey. Walt Disney
Pictures, 2007. DVD.Father of the Bride. Dir. Charles Shyer. Perf. Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, and Martin
Short. Sandollar Productions, 1991. DVD.French Kiss. Dir. Lawrence Kasidan. Perf. Meg Ryan, and Kevin Kline. Twentieth
Century Fox Film Corporation, 1995. DVD.Ghosts of Girlfriends Past. Dir. Mark Waters. Perf. Matthew McConaughey, and
Jennifer Garner. New Line Cinema, 2009. DVD.The Graduate. Dir. Mike Nichols. Perf. Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, and
Katharine Ross. Embassy Pictures Corporation, 1967. DVD.Guess Who?. Dir. Kevin Rodney Sullivan. Perf. Ashton Kutcher, Bernie Mac, and Zoe
Saldana. Columbia Pictures Corporation, 2005. DVD.The In-Laws. Dir. Arthur Hiller. Perf. Peter Falk, and Alan Arkin. Warner Bros.
Pictures, 2003. DVD.
It Had to Be You. Dir. Don Hartman. Perf. Ginger Rogers, Cornel Wilde, and Percy
Waram. Columbia Pictures Corporation, 1947. DVD.It Had to Be You. Dir. Steven Feder. Perf. Natasha Henstridge, Michael Vartan, and
Michael Rispoli. Black Sheep Entertainment, 2000. DVD.It Happened One Night. Dir. Frank Capra. Perf. Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, and
Walter Connolly. Columbia Pictures Corporation, 1934. DVDLeap Year. Dir. Anand Tucker. Perf. Amy Adams, Matthew Goode, and Adam Scott.
Universal Pictures, 2010. DVD.
License to Wed. Dir. Ken Kwapis. Perf. Many Moore, John Krasinski, and Robin
Williams. Warner Bros. Pictures, 2007. DVD.Love Affair. Dir. Leo McCarey. Pref. Irene Dunne, Charles Boyer, and Maria
Ouspenskaya. RKO Radio Pictures, 1994. DVD.Love in the Afternoon. Dir. Billy Wilder. Perf. Gary Cooper, Audrey Hepburn, and
Maurice Chevalier. Allied Artists Pictures, 1957. DVD.Made of Honor. Dir. Paul Weiland. Perf. Patrick Dempsey, Michelle Monaghan, and
Kevin McKidd. Columbia Pictures, 2008. DVD.The Moon Is Blue. Dir. Otto Preminger. Perf. William Holden, David Niven, and
Maggie McNamara. Otto Preminger Films, 1953. DVD.Moonstruck. Dir. Norman Jewison. Perf. Cher, Nicolas Cage, and Olympia Dukakis.
MGM, 1987. DVD.
Monster-in-Law. Dir. Robert Luketic. Perf. Jennifer Lopez, Michael Vartan, and Jane
Fonda. New Line Cinema, 2005. DVD.My Best Friend’s Wedding. Dir. P.J Hogan. Perf. Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, and
Cameron Diaz. TriStar Pictures, 1997. DVD.The Notebook. Dir. Nick Cassavetes. Perf. Ryan Gosling, and Rachel Mcadams.
Warner Bros. Pictures, 2004. DVD.
Our Family Wedding. Dir. Rick Famuyiwa. Perf. America Ferrera, Forest Whitaker,
and Carlos Mencia. Sneak Preview Entertainment, 2010. DVD.Peggy Sue Got Married. Dir. Francis Ford Coppola. Perf. Kathleen Turner, and
Nicolas Cage, Barry Miller. TriStar Pictures, 1986. DVD.Picture Perfect. Dir. Glenn Gordon Caron. Perf. Jennifer Aniston, Jay Mohr, and
Kevin Bacon. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, 1997. DVD.The Philadelphia Story. Dir. Geroge Cukor. Perf. Cary Grant, Katherarine Hepburn,
and James Stewart. MGM, 1940. DVD.The Proposal. Dir. Anne Fletcher. Perf. Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, and Mary
Steenburgen. Touchstone Pictures, 2009. DVD.Rumor Has It. Dir. Rob Reiner. Perf. Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner, and Shirley
MacLaine. Warner Bros. Pictures, 2005. DVD.Runaway Bride. Dir. Garry Marshall. Perf. Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, and Joan
Cusack. Paramount Pictures, 1999. DVD.Run Fatboy Run. Dir. David Schwimmer. Perf. Simon Pegg, and Thandie Newton.
New Line Cinema, 2007. DVD.
Say It Isn’t So. Dir. J. B. Rogers. Perf. Chris Klein, and Heather Graham. New Line
Cinema, 2001. DVD.Sex and the City. Dir. Michael Patrick King. Perf. Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall,
and Cynthia Nixon. New Line Cinema, 2008. DVD.Something Borrowed. Dir. Luke Greenfield. Perf. Ginnifer Goodwin, Kate Hudson,
and Colin Egglesfield. Warner Home Video, 2011. DVD.Sweet Home Alabama. Dir. Andy Tennant. Perf. Reese Witherspoon, and Patrick
Dempsey. Touchstone Picture, 2002. DVD.The Wedding Planner. Dir. Adam Shankman. Perf. Jennifer Lopez, and Bridgette
Wilson. Columbia Pictures Corporation, 2001. DVD.The Wedding Singer. Dir. Frank Coraci. Perf. Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, and
Christine Taylor. Juno Pix, 1998. DVD.What Happens in Vegas. Dir. Tom Vaughan. Perf. Cameron Diaz, Ashton Kutcher, and
Rob Corddry. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, 2008. DVD.Who's Coming to Dinner. Dir. Stanley Kramer. Perf. Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier,
and Katharine Hepburn. Columbia Pictures Corporation, 1967. DVD.You Again. Dir. Andy Fickman. Perf. Kristen Bell, Betty White. And Jamie Lee Curtis.
Touchstone Picture, 2011. DVD.