“What do animals, allergies and a bet have in common? A commitment-phobic woman named Lisa Harris. Lisa (Megyn Price) may hold the record for most failed short-term relationships in modern history. It’s not that she doesn’t want to find her true love, it’s just that she doesn’t seem to know what true love means. It’s with the idea of helping Lisa that her mom, Gwen (Jenny O’Hara) bets her she won’t be able to stay with her current boyfriend, Simon (Vince Grant) through Thanksgiving, a record three weeks away. From the moment Lisa accepts the challenge, her life changes. No sooner has Lisa made the bet than Simon is unexpectedly called away on business. Determined not to lose, Lisa lets her roommate Amy (Jenica Bergere) talk her into substituting another man for Simon a handsome carpenter named Mike (Ken Marino). But life’s not so simple…not only does Lisa have to contend with Mike’s allergy to her pet rabbit but with the unexpected return of Mike’s beautiful but manipulative ex-girlfriend George (Elizabeth Lackey). While George poses a threat, it soon becomes clear to Lisa that the main obstacle to a meaningful relationship with Mike is the bet. She wants to tell him about it but every time she tries, she digs herself into a deeper hole. The day before Thanksgiving, Mike finds out about the deception by accident. He steams out of Lisa’s life and into George’s welcoming arms. Mike’s buddy Billy (Ryan Bollman) does his best to keep Mike from taking off with George on a cross-country train trip but George is hard to resist and Mike’s not exactly rational. Although things look bleak, Lisa has discovered something amazing… what it feels like to be truly in love. She races to the train station, hoping to catch Mike before he’s gone but she gets there just as the train’s leaving. She’s lost him. Dejected, Lisa wanders out of the station, then sees Mike, alone. Lisa pours out her heart in apology but Mike isn’t buying it.”

• Director: Brandon Camp
• Release Date: 18 September 2009 (USA)
• Country: USA , Canada
• Genre: Drama , Romance
• MPAA: Rated PG-13 for some language including sexual references.

Tagline: Sometimes when you least expect it…

“Explores Austen’s adage that general incivility is at love’s essence. Sylvia’s husband dumps her for another woman, so Bernadette and Jocelyn organize a book club to distract her. They recruit Sylvia’s daughter Allegra; Prudie, a young teacher whose marriage may be on the rocks; and Grigg, a sci-fi fan who joins out of attraction to Jocelyn. The six read and discuss one Austen novel per month. Jocelyn tries to interest Grigg in Sylvia; Allegra falls in love with a woman she meets skydiving; Prudie contemplates an affair with a student; Sylvia’s ex keeps popping up. In the discussions, characters reveal themselves in their comments. By the end, are truths universally acknowledged? Written by {jhailey@hotmail.com}”

• Director: Robin Swicord
• Release Date: 5 October 2007 (USA)
• Run Time: 106 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Drama , Romance
• MPAA: Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, sexual content, brief strong language and some drug use.

Tagline: You don’t have to know the books to be in the club.

Trivia: Each cast member was required to read the said book they had to discuss in the picture.

Goofs: Errors in geography: Jocelyn says she looks for a book at bookstores on State Street; there is no State Street in Sacramento or its suburbs.

“In order to keep the woman of his dreams from falling for another guy, Charlie Logan has to break the curse that has made him wildly popular with single women: Sleep with Charlie once, and the next man you meet will be your true love.”

• Director: Mark Helfrich
• Release Date: 21 September 2007 (USA)
• Run Time: USA:96 min | USA:101 min (unrated version) | Argentina:101 min
• Country: USA , Canada
• Genre: Comedy , Drama , Romance
• MPAA: Rated R for sequences of strong sexual content including crude dialogue, nudity, language and some drug use.

Tagline: There’s something about Jessica.

Trivia: Jennifer Love Hewitt was offered the role of “Cam Wexler”, but turned it down because of scheduling conflicts. The role then went to Jessica Alba.

Goofs: Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Cam’s speech about penguin mating rituals pertains to Emperor Penguins. All the penguins in her habitat are Gentoo or Chinstrap penguins. Both which have mating rituals that involve nests of stones and shared incubation duties not the months-long endurance trial that Emperor males have to go through.

“This modern retelling of the classic fairytale follows a beautiful college freshman as she pledges her late mother’s once dignified sorority. But after discovering that today’s sisterhood is not what it used to be, Sydney finds her new home away from home with seven outcasts. With the help of her socially challenged new friends, Sydney will take on the reigning campus queen to attempt to transform the school’s misguided social hierarchy. Written by Morgan Creek Productions”

• Director: Joe Nussbaum
• Release Date: 21 September 2007 (USA)
• Run Time: 108 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Comedy , Romance
• MPAA: Rated PG-13 for some language, sexual humor and partying.

Tagline: Freshman year is no fairy tale.

Trivia: When Tyler sings to Sydney in the Library, he sings the same song that played while they danced at the Pledge Coronation.

Goofs: Continuity: If you look closely, you see that Amanda’s bangs change in length. The bangs in the front of her face are longer than the ones in back at the beginning of the movie, then switch so that they are shorter.

“A married silkworm smuggler, Herve Joncour, in 19th Century France who travels to Japan to collect his clandestine cargo. While there he spots a beautiful Japanese woman, the concubine of a local baron, with whom he becomes obsessed. Without speaking the same language, they communicate through letters until war intervenes. Their unrequited love persists however, and Herve’s wife Helene begins to suspect. Written by Anonymous”

• Director: Franois Girard
• Release Date: 21 September 2007 (Canada)
• Run Time: 107 min | Canada:112 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
• Country: Canada , France , Italy , UK , Japan
• Genre: Drama , Romance
• MPAA: Rated R for sexuality and nudity.

Tagline: Love knows no borders

Goofs: Anachronisms: Turkey was established in 1923 -- there was no Turkey in the 19th century.

“The film is based on Michael Noonan’s novel and focuses on four orphans who leave their orphanage for a holiday by the sea. A rumor about two of the seaside residents possibly adopting one of the orphans causes tension to rise among the orphans. . Written by TheZReview.com”

• Director: Rod Hardy
• Release Date: 14 September 2007 (UK)
• Run Time: 105 min
• Country: Australia
• Genre: Drama , Romance
• MPAA: Rated PG-13 for sexual content, nudity, underage drinking and smoking.

Tagline: After that summer nothing would ever be the same again.

Trivia: To make sure he could deliver an authentic Australian accent for the film, Daniel Radcliffe started studying and practicing Australian accents six months prior to shooting.

Goofs: Anachronisms: In this film, set in what appeared to be the 1950s, a Triumph motorcycle appeared with disc brakes. No mass-produced motorcycle had disc brakes until the 1969 Hondas and they never appeared on Triumph models until the 21st century.

“In Colombia just after the Great War, an old man falls from a ladder; dying, he professes great love for his wife. After the funeral, a man calls on the widow -- she dismisses him angrily. Flash back more than 50 years to the day Florentino Ariza, a telegraph boy, falls in love with Fermina Daza, the daughter of a mule trader. Ariza is persistent, writing her constantly, serenading, speaking poetically of love. Her father tries to keep them apart, and then, one day, she sees this love as an illusion. She’s soon married to Urbino, a cultured physician, and for years, Ariza carries a torch, finding solace in the arms of women, loving none. After Urbino’s fall, are Ariza’s hopes delusional? Written by {jhailey@hotmail.com}”

• Director: Mike Newell
• Release Date: 16 November 2007 (USA)
• Run Time: 139 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Drama , Romance
• MPAA: Rated R for sexual content/nudity and brief language.

Tagline: How long would you wait for love?

Trivia: The melody in the song “Hay As” (Bolero) sung by Shakira in this film is based on an anonymous traditional popular song called “La Panaderita” (The little baker woman) from the small town of Torrecilla en Cameros, La Rioja, Spain. Whether intentionally or by pure coincidence is not clear. The lyrics in Shakira’s song are totally different, of course.

Goofs: Anachronisms: The wedding of Dr. Juvenal Urbino and Fermina is a Modern Catholic Mass. Actually, during the late 19th century and the first decades of the 20th century a Traditional Latin Mass would had been conducted instead.

“Holly Kennedy is beautiful, smart and married to the love of her life -- a passionate, funny, and impetuous Irishman named Gerry. So when Gerry’s life is taken by an illness, it takes the life out of Holly. The only one who can help her is the person who is no longer there. Nobody knows Holly better than Gerry. So it’s a good thing he planned ahead. Before he died, Gerry wrote Holly a series of letters that will guide her, not only through her grief, but in rediscovering herself. The first message arrives on Holly’s 30th birthday in the form of a cake, and to her utter shock, a tape recording from Gerry, who proceeds to tell her to get out and “celebrate herself”. In the weeks and months that follow, more letters from Gerry are delivered in surprising ways, each sending her on a new adventure and each signing off in the same way; P.S. I Love You. Holly’s mother and best friends begin to worry that Gerry’s letters are keeping Holly tied to the past, but in fact, each letter is pushing her further into a new future. With Gerry’s words as her guide, Holly embarks on a journey of rediscovery in a story about marriage, friendship and how a love so strong can turn the finality of death into a new beginning for life. Written by Orange”

• Director: Richard LaGravenese
• Release Date: 21 December 2007 (USA)
• Run Time: 126 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Drama , Romance
• MPAA: Rated PG-13 for sexual references and brief nudity.

Tagline: Sometimes there’s only one thing left to say.

Trivia: During the performance of “The Galway Girl” by William (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), Holly (Hilary Swank) flashes back to a performance of the same song by her late husband, Gerry (Gerard Butler). It is later discovered that William and Gerry were best friends, and William is seen briefly on stage with the rest of Gerry’s band, during the flashback performance, while Gerry is singing to Holly.

Goofs: Continuity: During the scenes on the road, just prior to their first kiss, Holly is wearing Gerry’s leather jacket which changes states of openness several times. At one point, the jacket is slightly open with the flaps flat against her chest, then the jacket is shown open with the flaps flipped back on themselves, then switches back again. Then, Holly starts to walk away and remembers that she is wearing his jacket & reaches up to take it off. Cut to a long shot where it shows the jacket buttoned about halfway up from the bottom.

“A single mom takes her family to Georgia for the funeral of her father — a man she never met. There, her clan is introduced to their relatives: the crass, fun-loving Brown family.”

• Director: Tyler Perry
• Release Date: 21 March 2008 (USA)
• Run Time: USA:100 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Comedy , Drama , Romance
• MPAA: Rated PG-13 for drug content, language including sexual references, thematic elements and brief violence.

Tagline: Check your baggage at the door.

Goofs: Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): L.B states that Brenda is a product of his father’s old ways, long before he married the mother of Leroy, Vera and himself. However, this would make Brenda older than the three of them, and it is clearly obvious (and also stated) that Brenda is the youngest of them all.

“On a cold afternoon, with snow on the ground, the high school band is practicing for the last football game. They hear shots. Flashback a few weeks before. Arthur is a high school student, bussing at a restaurant. Annie and Barb are waitresses there -- Annie was Arthur’s babysitter when he was little. She’s now separated from her husband Glenn, who’s on the wagon, starting a new job, praying to Jesus, and trying to prove he has his balance back so he can see more of their small daughter, Tara. Annie’s seeing someone else, Arthur’s parents have just separated, and Arthur is attracted to Lila, a new student at the high school. It’s a small town, people’s lives cross. Written by {jhailey@hotmail.com}”

• Director: David Gordon Green
• Release Date: 11 September 2008 (Greece)
• Run Time: 107 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Drama , Romance
• MPAA: Rated R for language, some violent content, brief sexuality and drug use.

Tagline: Some will fall. Some will fly.

Trivia: David Gordon Green, who would end up directing the film, first worked on the script for another director. After 3 years, this other director moved on to other projects and Green was approached by the producers to make the film.

Goofs: Continuity: In the scene where Arthur takes a swig from a bottle of beer hidden on the floor, he raises it with the label facing him. In the next cut scene, as he lowers the bottle, the label can be clearly seen facing the camera.