96m; U.S.
Director: Jill Sprecher
Cast: Parker Posey, Lisa Kudrow, Toni Collette and Alanna Ubach
Synopsis: Four temporary office workers; shy Iris, brash Margaret, wannabe starlet Paula and pampered Jane become fast friends while temping at a big company where looking busy is a full time occupation. But when their boss hires a new assistant, their jobs — and their friendship — are suddenly in danger.
93m; Czechoslovakia
Director: Jirí Menzel
Cast: Václav Neckár, Josef Somr and Vlastimil Brodský
Synopsis: An apprentice train dispatcher at a village station seeks his first sexual encounter and becomes despondent when he is unable to perform.
118m; Ireland
Director: Alan Parker
Cast: Robert Arkins, Michael Aherne and Angeline Ball
Synopsis (IMDB): The travails of Jimmy Rabbitte to form the “World’s Hardest Working Band,” The Commitments, and bring soul music to the people of Dublin, Ireland.
104m; Canada
Director: Dilip Mehta
Cast: Seema Biswas, Don McKellar and Lisa Ray
Synopsis: An unsuspecting Canadian couple in the Diplomatic Service posted in New Delhi & inherit a household headed by the wily & inspiring cook Stella.
12m; U.S.
Director: David Lindabury
Synopsis: Burned out by the grind of boring, anonymous jobs, Corey and Dale really need a day off. But with no vacation time left, and a mandatory sales meeting to attend, they need to find a temporary solution. Juan and Esteban have worked plenty of dirty jobs before, but nothing has prepared them for a day in the office. Can they survive the cubicles and conference rooms of corporate America?
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95m; U.S.
Director: Sergio Arau
Synopsis: One day California wakes up and not a single Latino is left in the state. They have all inexplicably disappeared, chaos, tragedy, and comedy quickly ensue. NOT SCREENED
103m; U.S.
Director: Walter Lang
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn and Gig Young
Synopsis (IMDB): Two extremely strong personalities clash over the computerization of a TV network’s research department.
109m; U.S.
Director: David Frankel
Cast: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway,
Synopsis: A naive young woman comes to New York and scores a job as the assistant to one of the city’s biggest magazine editors, the ruthless and cynical Miranda Priestly.
92m; U.S.
Director: Sam Wood
Cast: Jean Arthur, Robert Cummings and Charles Coburn
Synopsis: A tycoon goes undercover to ferret out labor agitators at his department store, but gets involved in their lives instead.
85m; U.S.
Director: Douglas Horn
Cast: D.B. Sweeney, Missi Pyle and Cedric Yarbrough
Synopsis: A 38-year old former chef starts all over again when he interviews for entry-level corporate jobs–and can’t get one.
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