Friday, August 19, 2011

Oti-Clens Ear Cleaning Solution for Dogs (4 oz)

  • A non-irritating ear-cleaning agent for use in dogs
  • Non-toxic; does not irritate tissue or retard healing
  • Facilitates routine ear examinations and otic health
  • Particularly great for long-eared canine breeds prone to ear infections and entrapment of foreign matter
  • Eliminates ear wax that might obscure mites, weeds and other organic matter
This digital document is an article from National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, published by The National Underwriter Company on November 18, 1991. The length of the article is 1199 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Brokers view managed car! e as key in WC. (workers compensation)
Author: L.H. Otis
Publication: National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 18, 1991
Publisher: The National Underwriter Company
Issue: n46 Page: p11(2)

Distributed by Thomson GaleThis digital document is an article from National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, published by The National Underwriter Company on October 7, 1991. The length of the article is 1240 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Uncertainty looms in health D&O. (directors and officers market) (Spe! cial Report: Health Care Risk Management Review)
Au! thor: L.H. Otis
Publication: National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 7, 1991
Publisher: The National Underwriter Company
Issue: n40 Page: p9(3)

Distributed by Thomson GaleThis digital document is an article from National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, published by The National Underwriter Company on July 29, 1996. The length of the article is 925 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: Andrea Trimble Hart, the risk manager at Pillsbury Co, is a proponent of managed care for workers' compensation coverage. Pillsbury is self-insured and contracts out claims admin! istration, and it has seen a minimum 10% decrease in workers' compensation costs since the early 1990s. A Florida lawyer warns most small employers are concerned only with cost reduction. The number of ill-treated injured workers seeking legal help has increased since Florida instituted managed care.

Citation Details
Title: Pillsbury risk manager touts WC managed care. (Andrea Trimble Hart, workers compensation)
Author: L. H. Otis
Publication: National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 29, 1996
Publisher: The National Underwriter Company
Issue: n31 Page: p15(2)

Distributed by Thomson GaleThis digital document is an article from National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, published by The National Underwriter Company on! April 25, 1994. The length of the article is 492 words. The p! age leng th shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: Liberty Mutual Insurance Co VP and Asst Gen Counsel Paul Mattera told a National Conference of Insurance Legislators-sponsored panel discussion that workers' compensation costs likely will be increased by the implementation of Pres Clinton's health care reform plan. Clinton's plan would integrate workers' comp into the overall healthcare system, destroying any incentives to improve occupational safety or get disabled workers' back to work.

Citation Details
Title: Clinton plan could boost WC costs. (President Clinton's health care reform proposal, workers' compensation)
Author: L.H. Otis
Publication: National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Ma! nagement (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 25, 1994
Publisher: The National Underwriter Company
Issue: n17 Page: p4(2)

Distributed by Thomson GaleThis digital document is an article from National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, published by The National Underwriter Company on November 8, 1993. The length of the article is 966 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: Monfort Inc VP-Risk Management Lucille A. Gallagher, in remarks to the Self-Insurance Institute of America, faulted businesses' failure to reign in the costs of workers' compensation to the lack of the use of managed care. Gallagher, who also serves as a risk manager at ConAgra Inc's mea! t processing division, said that a survey reveals that 52% of ! employer s have no plans to use managed care for their workers' comp cases. Gallagher says that managed care can significantly reduce workers' comp costs.

Citation Details
Title: RM blasts failure to use managed care in WC. (risk manager; workers' compensation) (Self-Insurance Institute of America Report)(Risk Management/Employee Benefits)
Author: L.H. Otis
Publication: National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 8, 1993
Publisher: The National Underwriter Company
Issue: n45 Page: p33(2)

Distributed by Thomson GaleOti-Clens is a non-irritating ear-cleaning agent for use in dogs.Non-toxic; does not irritate tissue or retard healing.Facilitates routine ear examinations and otic health, particularly for long-eared canine breeds prone to ear infections a! nd entrapment of foreign matter.Eliminates ear wax that might obscure mites, weeds and other organic matter.Dosage: Apply liberally to the ear. Massage the base of the ear. Clean the accessible portion of the ear with a cotton ball following administration of OTI-CLENS. Repeat procedure if necessary. Use once or twice weekly on a routine basis. OTI-CLENS may be used up to 3 times daily over extended periods.

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Le Grand Chef 2: Kimchi Battle Movie Poster (11 x 17 Inches - 28cm x 44cm) (2010) Korean Style B -(Ku Jin)(Jeong-eun Kim)(Ji-hye Wang)

  • Le Grand Chef 2: Kimchi Battle Poster Mini Promo (11 x 17 Inches - 28cm x 44cm) Korean Style B
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Le Grand Chef 2: Kimchi Battle Poster (11 x 17 Inches - 28cm x 44cm) (2010) Korean Style B reproduction poster print

CAST: Ku Jin,Jeong-eun Kim,Ji-hye Wang; DIRECTED BY: Baek Dong-Hoon;

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Head Over Heels Movie Poster (11 x 17 Inches - 28cm x 44cm) (2001) Style B -(Monica Potter)(Freddie Prinze Jr.)(Shalom Harlow)(Ivana Milicevic)(China Chow)(Jay Brazeau)

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After being dumped at the altar ten years prior, Leila Sweet (Shalom Harlow) swore off love and men altogether. True to her commitment, but determined to have a baby, Leila visits Dr. Beverly Kirk (Jake Weber) to explore her options. After placing an ad in the paper for donors, Leila is reminded why she avoided men all these years until she meets Eddie (Donovan Leitch). Could this be her man or will she rediscover true love with the handsome and kind, Dr. B! everly?Compact shabbat prayer book. 3 3/4" x 5 3/4" .Head Over Heels Poster (11 x 17 Inches - 28cm x 44cm) (2001) Style B reproduction poster print

CAST: Monica Potter, Freddie Prinze Jr., Shalom Harlow, Ivana Milicevic, China Chow, Jay Brazeau, Sarah O'Hare, Tomiko Fraser, Stanley DeSantis; DIRECTED BY: Mark Waters; WRITTEN BY: Ron Burch, David Kidd; CINEMATOGRAPHY BY: Mark Plummer; MUSIC BY: Randy Edelman, Steve Porcaro; SOUND: Michael McGee; MUSIC SUPERVISOR: Gary Jones, Happy Walters; EDITING: Cara Silverman; ART DIRECTION: Lance King; COSTUMES: Valerie Halverson; PRODUCTION DESIGN: Perry Andelin Blake. PRODUCER: Robert Simonds, Universal Pictures.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Hortense B. Hewitt Wedding Accessories Gatefold Guest Book

  • Beautifully decorated guest book gives your guests a special place to share their well-wishes on a special day
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Three wonderful Christmas romances set in the middle ages. The Wise Virgin, by Jo Beverley. The de Grave and de Montelan families have been feuding for generations over the possession of the Bethlehem Banner, which had been carried into Bethlehem by crusading ancestors of both families. The de Graves have it, and the de Montelans think that's the cause of their neighbors' fame and glory. When Nicolette de Montelan falls in love with Gerald de Grave, there's no hope, but even so, they make love and Nicol! ette becomes pregnant. Unthinkable, then, that she play the part of the Virgin Mary in the de Montelans' traditional Christmas reenactment. Her impoverished cousin, Joan of Hawes, takes her place, but then it is Joan who is snatched by the great Edmund de Graves, the Golden Lion, trying to save his brother's beloved from disaster.

Forced to hide from pursuit in a cave, neither Edmund nor Joan are pleased with the situation or each other, but through Christmas Eve, they begin to see that they have each found their heart's delight. What hope, though, when a deadly feud stands between them, worsened now by this night's events? Can they find a way to heal ancient wounds and free both families from the prison of hate?

In The Vagabond Knight by Margaret Moore a lady's quiet Christmas is disrupted by an impertinent, boisterous knight who seeks shelter from a storm. Lady Katherine DuMonde thinks Sir Rafe Bracton is trouble the moment she sees him, but courtesy and dut! y command that she be a hospitable hostess. As for Rafe, he t! hinks th e lady will enjoy his company, once she thaws. Rafe, however, has seriously underestimated Lady Katherine. She has long told herself she doesn't need any friendly companionship, or anything else a man might offer, especially one as noisy and overwhelming as the undeniably attractive Rafe. Drawn together by circumstances, the couple are forced to confront both their pasts and their future as they discover the most precious gift of all, love.

In The Unexpected Guest, by Deborah Simmons members of the powerful medieval family of de Burghs are gathering at Campion Castle for their Christmas celebration. But the worst weather in living memory threatens to curtail the festivities until the arrival of a mysterious visitor who changes the course of the holiday - and their lives.Heavenly Hospitality offers over 250 practical, tested ideas that can help you turn an ordinary home into a little bit of heaven for guests while becoming a better steward of God's blessings. ! Whether you're a hospitality novice who hides when the doorbell rings or a frequent entertainer looking for a challenge, you'll discover new ways to use your home to build relationships. Recommending availability rather than perfection, the author offers ideas for everything from simple decorating touches to detailed guidance in planning events.Hospitality is something of a modern paradox. On the one hand, hospitality connotes a nicety or pleasantry easily undervalued as a ritual or formality devoid of epistemological or ethical content. On the other hand, the rise in international conflict and violence, the decline of civil speech, and the increased hostility toward immigrants points to the dire need for hospitable responses to mitigate tensions.

Hospitality represents a further paradox for feminism. Historically, women have been saddled with disproportionate responsibility for hospitality and have also been treated as unwelcome guests in so many arenas. For th! ese reasons, feminists have good reason to be wary of addressi! ng hospi tality. Yet, feminist theory has taken the lead on developing ontological, epistemological, and ethical approaches to connectedness and relationality such that addressing hospitality appears to be an appropriate extrapolation. Feminism and Hospitality is a collection that negotiates amidst these intriguing paradoxes.

Feminism and Hospitality: Gender in the Host/Guest Relationship is the first collection of original works to bring a feminist analysis to issues and theories of personal, political, economic, and artistic hospitality. Furthermore, because feminist theorists have brought so much attention to the nature of human relationships, this volume employs a fresh analysis beyond the tradition in political theory.Gatefold Guest Book has a half-inch clear gem and loop closure. Printed with a flourish design and the words guests, this book will record up to 1000 signatures. Overall size is 10-1/4 by 7-3/4-Inch. Give your guests someplace special to sh! are their well-wishes on your special day. Beautifully decorated guest book coordinates with your wedding decor. Your wedding deserves the best - and the best comes from Hortense B. Hewitt, the leader in quality wedding accessories for more than 60 years.

Angel by Thierry Mugler for Women - 1.7 Ounce EDP Spray

  • Angel By Thierry Mugler For Women - 1.7 Oz Edp Spray
  • Angel By Thierry Mugler For Women
Take a look into the life of Lourdes, a fun, sexy, party planning chef, just shy of turning thirty with a complicated side...Take a look into the life of Lourdes, a fun, sexy, party planning chef, just shy of turning thirty with a complicated side...Rob Simone has traveled through 27 countries exploring mysterious and sacred places and the un-explained phenomenon that surrounds them. This book examines some of the highlights of Rob's research and experiences. Articles include: UFOs and NASA, The "Sun Ship" of Sweden, Mysteries of the Middle East, Crop Circles, The Mayan Calendar, The Gods of Babylon and much more. Including over 50 stunning, some never seen before images and photographs of Egyptian Tombs, stone circles, UFOs, Sacred sites, Jacob's Ladder and more! Rob Simone is an award-winning media personality and accomplished TV and radio producer. Rob hosts a talk show on 104.4 FM London and was recently included in FATE Magazine's "Top 100 Ufologists" list along with Zecharia Sitchin and Steven Spielberg. Rob is founder of A.I.R., The Association of Independent Researchers and has been featured in UFO Magazine, FATE Magazine, FOX News, Japan's Nippon TV, China's CCTV and recently on the 2-hour History Channel program "Decoding The Past"This digital document is an article from World Literature Today, published by University of Oklahoma on January 1, 2002. The length of the article is 895 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: Michael King: Wrestling with the Angel: a Life of Ja! net Frame.
Author: Simone Oettli
Publication: World Literature Today (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 2002
Publisher: University of Oklahoma
Volume: 76 Issue: 1 Page: 140(2)

Article Type: Book Review

Distributed by Thomson GaleThe Epic of Gilgamesh

Edited by Rob Simone

The Epic of Gilgamesh is an epic story from Babylonia and is among the earliest known literary works.

Scholars surmise that a series of Sumerian legends and poems about the mythological hero-king Gilgamesh, thought to be a ruler in the 3rd millennium BC, were gathered into a longer Akkadian poem.

The essential story revolves around the relationship between Gilgamesh, a king who has become distracted and disheartened by his rule, and a friend, Enkidu, who is half-wild and who undertakes dangerous quests with Gilgamesh.
This story is often credited by historians as being one! of the first literary work with high emphasis on immortality.
The Epic of Gilgamesh

Edited by Rob Simone

The Epic of Gilgamesh is an epic story from Babylonia and is among the earliest known literary works.

Scholars surmise that a series of Sumerian legends and poems about the mythological hero-king Gilgamesh, thought to be a ruler in the 3rd millennium BC, were gathered into a longer Akkadian poem.

The essential story revolves around the relationship between Gilgamesh, a king who has become distracted and disheartened by his rule, and a friend, Enkidu, who is half-wild and who undertakes dangerous quests with Gilgamesh.

This story is often credited by historians as being one of the first literary work with high emphasis on immortality.
ARREST IS WARRANTED. REVENGE IS REQUIRED. PURSUIT IS A MUST. AND IF YOU SURVIVE THE LAUGHTER, YOU JUST MIGHT GET OUT OF THIS ALIVE! It’s 2080. Angelica Sanchez has just escaped from a ! watery would-be grave. First she needs to heal. Then she needs some payback. Ira Greer, Angelica’s ex-lover, shot her and left her for dead and she is now determined to put more than just a few rounds into him in response. Along with fellow former blood tracker Jeremiah “Sandman” Stone, Ira Greer is in hot pursuit of Tyson Dumont, the former head of the Eternal Corporation, now a fugitive on the run. As they are closing in on Dumont, they learn that Angelica has come to town to “reconnect” with Ira. There’s only one problem. Angelica is still in love with Ira. So what’s a girl to do? Well, as Angelica puts it: “You know what they say: ‘You always shoot the one you love.’” Prepare yourself for a crazy romp across borders that will leave bodies in the streets and you breathless-all for the sake of dysfunctional love! It’s the Revenge of an Angel.Introduced in 1992. Fragrance notes: vanilla, sandalwood, and patchouli, with lower notes of fresh ! citrus, melons, peaches, and plums. Recommended use: daytime.

Monday, August 15, 2011

All About Anna ( When Johan Came Knocking ) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Denmark ]

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Official Selection: IO Isabella Internation Film Week. A friend once said that every woman needs three men: One for adventure and fun, one for stimulating conversation and one for good sex. Johan was all three. Eventually I got tired of crying over Johan. I'd learned my lesson. I was going to master my emotions. I was NOT a victim of love. From now on it was going to be all about fun. From now on, I would be living life to the hilt.LAST EXIT delves into the alternate and dark side of Copenhagen. Nigel, a loser in every sense of the word, is escaping his criminal past in England and is wedged in a loveless relationship with his wife Maria in a run down Copenhagen apartment. Nigel is constantly under pressure from loansharks and needs work badly

In what seems like a lucky break he finds he can make easy money with a company run by a man ! simply called the President. His first job is straight-forward, storing illegal goods until the heat cools.

Nigel meets gorgeous Tanya, a prostitute employed by the President. He hopelessly falls for her good looks and charm and they begin a potentially dangerous affair.

As the pressure mounts on Nigel from Tanya, Maria and the President his life continues to spiral out of control. Something twists in Nigel's psyche as Last Exit hurtles to a dark and violent conclusion!After 5 years of experimentation, MARIE & JACK was the first commercial film in our "Real People, Real LIfe, Real Sex" series.

Shot in the Summer of 2001, Marie Silva and Jack Bravo were a married couple working in the adult industry, looking for a change from the all too predictable and formulaic approach to on-screen sexuality they experienced in their "day job". I was an idealistic young documentary filmmaker exploring what love and sex might look like outside the confines of the downbe! at Art House approach.

I wanted to show what love a! nd sex l ooked like on screen when the people making love to each other were actually in love with each other, and I wanted to do it in a way that both honored the language of cinema and respected my audience as compassionate human beings. I hoped the result would be a film that would excite the mind, open the heart and arouse the body; and Marie and Jack were generous enough to lay their relationship open both physically and emotionally to my cameras, and through that, to the world.

The result was MARIE AND JACK: A HARDCORE LOVE STORY, a documentary film that is both gentle and unflinching in its depiction of sexuality and eroticism inside of marriage. In their interview Marie and Jack are utterly candid, discussing their love for each other, both emotional and physical. When the interview gives way to lovemaking, it is no less honest; no coy angles or fade-to-black. This is what real love looks like, in all its glistening glory, and it's beautiful!

The DVD inc! ludes the award-winning film, plus 32 minutes of lovemaking footage that I couldn't find a place for in the film; presented as a viewer-controlled multi-angle bonus feature. I made this film because I wanted prove that the human experience of sexuality was every bit as worthy of being witnessed as the violence and misery that is so readily accepted in entertainment, and that being 'serious' about sexuality didn't have to mean draining all the passion and eroticism out of sex. I think that what we captured in MARIE & JACK is every bit as joyful, lusty, and loving as what happens in our own bedrooms, and I hope that when you see this film you'll agree. I hope you'll say to yourself, "Yes! That's what real love looks like. And it's good!"(Farve version, illustrationer af Gry Bay, 15 oliemalerier). Den besynderlige verden handler om Mia på 8 1/2 år. Hun ved der foregår mystiske ting udenfor hjemmets fire vægge, men hvad det er, ved hun ikke. Hendes familie er meget hemmelig! hedsfulde, og de vil ikke fortælle hende noget. Hun føler si! g temmel ig meget til overs, så hun starter sit eget detektivbureau. Hun er træt af , at blive behandlet som en baby. Når ingen ser hende, sniger hun sig udenfor, selvom hun ikke må. Hun opdager at menneskene på øen er lidt underlige. Kvinderne danser, mændene sover og en gruppe børn bor helt for sig selv. Der er noget galt, og detektiv Mia sætter sig for at løse øens mysterium. Hun bliver meget glad for en dreng hun møder, som hedder Jesper, og med fare for deres liv finder de ud af , alt hvad der foregår.Denmark released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: Danish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), Danish ( Subtitles ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.85:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: 2-DVD Set, Alternative Footage, Booklet, Documentary, Interactive Menu, Photo Gallery, Trailer(s), SYNOPSIS: This DVD's licensing restriction requires it to be so! ld to buyers from Europe ONLY.

Anna is a modern, independent single girl, focused on her job and wary of getting caught in romantic relationships. Her life is all about fun. Strangers without strings. No commitment, no casualties. She has just found a new apartment, and is tempted to let her latest boyfriend, Frank, move in with her. Instead, she finds a tenant: The flamboyant, fun-loving Camilla, who shares Anna's views on love and commitment. But then an old boyfriend happens to knock on her door: Johan, the very man who five years previously broke Anna's heart. Anna is tempted. It's not good. More than ever, she needs to get back on the merry-go-round and move on. Fortunately, she receives an offer to design costumes for a theatre in Paris. As far away from romantic temptation as possible -- right?

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Cheryl Tiegs Poster Movie 27x40

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Saturday, August 13, 2011

Derailed (Unrated Widescreen)

  • A clandestine love affair may claim a terrible price from two desperate people in this intelligent thriller. Charles Schine (Clive Owen) is an advertising executive who is happily married to Deana (Melissa George) and has a young daughter. However, that begins to change when Charles meets Lucinda Harris (Jennifer Aniston) on a commuter train. Lucinda, who is also married with a daughter, keep bump
Danny Maccabee (Adam Sandler) meets the girl of his dreams (Brooklyn Decker) but has to enlist his loyal assistant Katherine (Jennifer Aniston) to pretend to be his soon-to-be ex-wife in order to cover up a careless lie. When more lies backfire, Katherine’s kids become involved, and everyone heads off to Hawaii for a ridiculous, out-of-control weekend that tests the limits of how far we’ll go for love.It all comes down to chemistry. And the two main stars of Just Go with It, Jennifer Anis! ton and Adam Sandler, thankfully, have chemistry to spare. Both actors have plenty of sheer likability and honest ease, as well as sparks in just the right places, which helps propel Just Go with It to its satisfying (if a bit predictable) conclusion. (Hollywood execs: Consider an update of Moonlighting starring these two.) If the premise, loosely based on the Goldie Hawn film Cactus Flower, stretches reality, the capability of the whole cast makes Just Go with It an enjoyable ride. Sandler plays Danny, a surgeon who falls for a much-younger bombshell, Palmer (swimsuit model Brooklyn Decker, a surprisingly natural actress). But when Palmer finds the fake wedding band that commitment-phobe Danny has used for his no-strings-attached previous relationships, the web of fibs begins. Danny asks his assistant, Katherine (Aniston), to pretend to be his soon-to-be-ex-wife, and Aniston plays it to the hilt. But soon Danny's wobbly house of cards includes K! atherine's children--and, in the ultimate romantic-comedy trop! e, a gro up trip to Hawaii to work things out. The cast really is stellar, including very small supporting roles by Nicole Kidman and singer Dave Matthews, as an insufferable couple disliked intensely by Katherine. (Of course they end up in Hawaii with the gang, too.) Minka Kelly, Kevin Nealon, and Rachel Dratch also make memorable cameos. But it's Sandler and Aniston, along with the snappy direction by Dennis Dugan (Happy Gilmore, Big Daddy), who make Just Go with It one of the more romantic--and funny--romantic comedies in recent memory. Our advice: Sit back, and just go with it. --A.T. HurleyJennifer Aniston stars alongside Jason Bateman in this offbeat comedy as Kassie, a smart, fun-loving single woman who, despite her neurotic best friend Wally’s (Bateman) objections, decides it’s time to have a baby â€" even if it means doing it herself…with a little help from a charming sperm donor (Patrick Wilson). But, unbeknownst to her, Kassie’s plans go! awry because of a last-minute switch that isn’t discovered until seven years later…when Wally gets acquainted with Kassie’s cute â€" though slightly neurotic â€" son. From the people behind Little Miss Sunshine and Juno comes The Switch.Jennifer Aniston continues her breezy success as queen of the contemporary romantic comedy in the offbeat The Switch, which brings together elements of When Harry Met Sally… and even episodes of Friends. Aniston is charming and capable as Kassie, an accomplished New York career gal who decides it's time to have a baby--husband or no husband. But in The Switch it's the men around Kassie who become truly memorable, and for which The Switch becomes a must-see. Kassie's best friend is Wally (the wryly and neurotically hilarious Jason Bateman), who may have deeper feelings for his good friend than he's willing to admit. Kassie's recruited sperm donor is Roland, the handsome Nordic h! unk with a sweet heart, played with finesse by Broadway star P! atrick W ilson. And the fruit of the insemination is Kassie's son, Sebastian, acted with gravitas and thoughtfulness by the young Thomas Robinson, who's so talented he should grow up to be a huge star. Special mention goes to Jeff Goldblum, who takes his own befuddled persona stereotype to new heights as Wally's concerned friend Leonard. All Aniston really has to do is not overdo the "cute" as she dances among these talented actors, and she accomplishes far more than that. "The switch" of the title involves a snafu during the process of Kassie's insemination--and the results of that plot twist shape the rest of the movie. Though audiences can see much more quickly whom Kassie belongs with, before Kassie or her guys do, the ride is thoroughly believable, human, and gently entertaining. The humor in The Switch can be bawdy but it underscores the timeless quest for love and family. Kassie--and all the "men" in her life--deserve it, and watching them on that journey makes for a de! lightful experience. --A.T. HurleyJennifer Aniston and Aaron Eckhart star in the romantic drama Love Happens. When self-help author Dr. Burke Ryan (Eckhart) arrives in Seattle to teach a sold-out seminar, he unexpectedly meets florist Eloise Chandler (Aniston), the one person who might be able to help him help himself. But will two people who may have met the right person at exactly the wrong time be able to give love a chance? If they can, they’ll find that sometimes, when you least expect it…love happens.Is timing everything? That's the premise of the sweet and frothy Love Happens, a satisfying romantic comedy starring two of America's most versatile and attractive actors, Jennifer Aniston and Aaron Eckhart. Love has the power, as viewers secretly know, to swoop in and change lives--even at the most inopportune times. And Eckhart and Aniston are achingly believable, as the two who would (futilely) fight the fates.

Eckhart plays Dr. Burke Ryan, a mot! ivational guru whose bestselling books and seminars purportedl! y are to help the masses deal with their feelings of grief and loss--but he also finds he uses his massive success as an excellent device to distance himself from his own feelings. Aniston is a successful florist, who, after a string of really bad relationships (her pal says, "you tend to fall for guys with expiration dates right on their foreheads"), has sworn off men. The two meet cute when they literally bump into each other in the Seattle hotel where Eckhart is holding a seminar. It's to both actors' great credit that what seems like an instant connection is really quite believable, though of course the characters' first instinct is to each run the other way. Eckhart and Aniston have believable, adult chemistry, something often missing from contemporary American film. Their emotional baggage has shaped them, and must be opened, organized, and then properly stowed for takeoff; Love Happens gives careful attention to that all-too-necessary process.

Martin ! Sheen has an excellent supporting role as the father of Burke's late wife--and who clearly sees the pain his son-in-law is steeping in, despite success beyond his wildest dreams. Director and co-writer Brandon Camp (John Doe) has a sure knack for dialogue and for connecting characters. He also is adept at letting a setting--in this case, Seattle--develop as a moody and appropriate backdrop for his story. (Though purists and Seattleites will have fun watching for the many breaks in continuity, between shots of the city and of Vancouver, where much of the film was shot.) "You have to give yourself permission to live your life again," Burke's friend (Dan Fogler) urges him. Words to live--and love--by. --A.T. Hurley

DERAILED - DVD MovieWith a nasty villain and a plot twist that will take many viewers by surprise, Derailed is the kind of potboiler that's enjoyable in spite of its flaws. It's basically two-thirds of a good movie, with a convincing set-! up and a barely plausible payoff that... well, you've just got! to see it and decide for yourself. Like Fatal Attraction, it's a good-enough thriller that turns infidelity into every man's nightmare, beginning when Charles (Clive Owen), a well-to-do Chicago advertising director with a sickly, diabetic daughter and a slightly troubled marriage, has a chance encounter with Lucinda (Jennifer Aniston), a lovely and quick-witted financial advisor who's also stuck in a marital rut. Their chemistry is instant (between both characters and stars), but their eventual hotel tryst is interrupted by a mugger (French actor Vincent Cassel at his vile, despicable best) who's out to milk Charles for every dollar he's got. Of course, one phone call to the police would solve everyone's problems, but as he did with Collateral (albeit more convincingly), screenwriter Stuart Beattie turns up the tension with such manipulative skill that you're willing to skate past the plot holes and go along for the ride. With lively supporting performances by rappers! Xzibit and RZA, Derailed marks a commercially slick American debut for Swedish director Mikael Håfström, whose 2003 thriller Evil was a Best Foreign Film Oscar®-nominee. --Jeff Shannon

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