“A Jewish male nurse (Ben Stiller) plans to ask his live-in girl friend (Teri Polo) to marry him. However, he learns that her strict father (Robert DeNiro) expects to be asked for his daughter’s hand before she can accept. Thus begins the visit from Hell as the two travel to meet Mom (Blythe Danner) and Dad, who turns out to be former CIA with a lie detector in the basement. Coincidentally, a sister (Nicole DeHuff) also has announced her wedding to a young doctor (Thomas McCarthy). Of course everything that can go wrong, does, including the disappearance of Dad’s beloved Himalayan cat, Jinxie. Written by John Sacksteder {jsackste@bellsouth.net}”

• Director: Jay Roach
• Release Date: 6 October 2000 (USA)
• Run Time: 108 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Comedy , Romance
• MPAA: Rated PG-13 for sexual content, drug references and language.

Tagline: First comes love. Then comes the interrogation.

Trivia: As Greg is holding the cat on the roof, the soundtrack pays homage to the theme of Vertigo (1958).

Goofs: Factual errors: Greg buys a bottle of champagne in the Oyster Bay drug store. In New York State, where the film is set, champagne is not sold in drug stores.

“Mollie is a single mum who’s on the lookout for a reliable and normal boyfriend. Her son Mikey, (unbeknownst to her) seems to have a better idea of which of the men she dates would make a good father figure! If only she could understand him… Written by Murray Chapman {muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au}”

• Director: Amy Heckerling
• Release Date: 13 October 1989 (USA)
• Run Time: 93 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Romance , Comedy

Tagline: He's got John Travolta's smile, Kirstie Alley's eyes, and the voice of Bruce Willis… Now all he has to do is find himself the perfect daddy.

Trivia: Cameo: [Debra Chiate]the little girl in the sandbox scene with the line, “I don’t get it.”

Goofs: Continuity: The mess made during fight between Albert and James is different in every shot.

“Ike Graham, New York columnist, writes his text always at the last minute. This time, a drunken man in his favourite bar tells Ike about Maggie Carpenter, a woman who always flees from her grooms in the last possible moment. Ike, who does not have the best opinion about females anyway, writes an offensive column without researching the subject thoroughly. The next day, Ike gets fired by his publisher (and former wife), because he went too far and faked the facts, which real journalists don’t do. Ike’s only way back into the business now is to do a fact-based report on Maggie and her upcoming fourth wedding attempt, which Ike predicts to fail again. So, as he circles her like a vulture his prey-to-be, Maggie’s opinion of Ike sinks below zero. Not only is Ike waiting for her to fail again but the whole town is poking fun at Maggie about her mistakes. But that is a point which Ike doesn’t like. Written by Julian Reischl {julianreischl@mac.com}”

• Director: Garry Marshall
• Release Date: 30 July 1999 (USA)
• Run Time: 116 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Comedy , Romance
• MPAA: Rated PG for language and some suggestive dialogue.

Tagline: Catch her if you can.

Trivia: Richard Gere did not like the location the film was set in (Berlin, Maryland). Calling it “the sticks” he stayed roughly 15 miles away in the community of Ocean Pines during the production of the movie.

Goofs: Continuity: Maggie presents Ike with a gift of the ‘Miles Davis’ album “Kind of Blue.” The closeup shot is that of the original 1950’s album cover. The camera cuts to a shot of the two of them in the doorway, and the album cover has changed to the “Columbia Jazz Masters” reissue cover from much later.

“New York City. Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer, finds his life turned upside down when neighboring gay artist Simon is hospitalized and his dog is entrusted to Melvin. In addition, Carol, the only waitress who will tolerate him, must leave work to care for her sick son, making it impossible for Melvin to eat breakfast. Written by Jon Reeves {jreeves@imdb.com}”

• Director: James L. Brooks
• Release Date: 25 December 1997 (USA)
• Run Time: 139 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Comedy , Drama , Romance
• MPAA: Rated PG-13 on appeal for strong language, thematic elements, nudity and a beating.

Tagline: Brace yourself for Melvin.

Trivia: Title of this movie was translated as “Mr. Cat Poop” in Hong Kong. Apparently it came from the name “Melvin” which is pronounced very similarly to the Cantonese colloquial word for cat poop.

Goofs: Continuity: On the way home from Balti, they stop by a Mobil gas station. Different signs give prices of $1.13 and $1.14 for a gallon of unleaded.

“This is the story of a mild-mannered bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss, who has just discovered a mysterious ancient green wooden mask by the sea that is inhabited by Loki, the Norse night god of mischief. But when Stanley puts on the mask, he transforms into an uncontrolled wacky-suited green-skinned cartoony manic superhero “The Mask” that does the craziest things and amazes people in search of justice and a good time too. Written by Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}”

• Director: Chuck Russell
• Release Date: 29 July 1994 (USA)
• Run Time: 101 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Action , Comedy , Crime , Fantasy , Romance
• MPAA: Rated PG-13 for some stylized violence.

Tagline: From zero to hero

Trivia: The nightclub Jim Carrey frequents in hopes of attracting Cameron Diaz bears the name of the “Coco Bongo”. Coco Bongo was also the name of the bar Peter Appleton (Carrey) went to after losing his job in The Majestic (2001). Coco Bongo is also the name of Jim Carrey’s nightclub in Cancun, Mexico.

Goofs: Continuity: In the final shootout in Niko’s club, Dorian’s bad guys are shooting at Ipkiss (The Mask) as he hides behind the bar. As they finish shooting the center guy removes and drops his gun’s clip. When Ipkiss jumps up and sits on the bar the center guy removes the same clip again before inserting a new one.

“In New York, the simple and naive just-graduated in journalism Andrea Sachs is hired to work as the second assistant of the powerful and sophisticated Miranda Priestly, the ruthless and merciless executive of the Runway fashion magazine. Andrea dreams to become a journalist and faces the opportunity as a temporary professional challenge. The first assistant Emily advises Andrea about the behavior and preferences of their cruel boss, and the stylist Nigel helps Andrea to dress more adequately for the environment. Andrea changes her attitude and behavior, affecting her private life and the relationship with her boyfriend Nate, her family and friends. In the end, Andrea learns that life is made of choices. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil”

• Director: David Frankel
• Release Date: 30 June 2006 (USA)
• Run Time: 109 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Comedy , Drama , Romance
• MPAA: Rated PG-13 for some sensuality.

Tagline: Hell On Heels.

Trivia: Only Valentino, who had designed the black gown Meryl Streep wears in the museum benefit scene, chose to make an appearance.

Goofs: Continuity: When Miranda talks to the lunch party Nigel first has his clock on his left arm, then in the following shots it is on his right.

“In 15th century Paris, Clopin the puppeteer tells the story of Quasimodo, the misshapen gentle-souled bell ringer of Notre Dame, who was nearly killed as a baby by Claude Frollo, the Minister of Justice. But Frollo was forced by the Archdeacon of Notre Dame to raise Quasimodo as his own. Now a young man, Quasimodo is hidden from the world by Frollo in the belltower of the cathedral. But during the Festival of Fools, Quasimodo, cheered on by his gargoyle friends Victor, Hugo, and Laverne, decides to take part in the festivities, where he meets the lively gypsy girl Esmeralda and the handsome soldier Phoebus. The three of them find themselves ranged against Frollo’s cruelty and his attempts to destroy the home of the gypsies, the Court of Miracles. And Quasimodo must desperately defend both Esmeralda and the very cathedral of Notre Dame. Written by Kathy Li”

• Release Date: 21 June 1996 (USA)
• Run Time: 91 min | Denmark:87 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Animation , Drama , Family , Musical , Romance

Trivia: The old heretic is Jafar in his old man disguise from Aladdin (1992).

Goofs: Continuity: When Frollo picks up a piece of the rail, to make his point about the gypsies, the curved edges of the rail are facing towards him, but in the next shot, when he slams it down, the rail fragment is facing the other way.

“On the day that Hurricane Katrina hits New Orleans, elderly Daisy Williams (nee Fuller) is on her deathbed in a New Orleans hospital. At her side is her adult daughter, Caroline. Daisy asks Caroline to read to her aloud the diary of Daisy’s lifelong friend, Benjamin Button. Benjamin’s diary recounts his entire extraordinary life, the primary unusual aspect of which was his aging backwards, being diagnosed with several aging diseases at birth and thus given little chance of survival, but who does survive and gets younger with time. Abandoned by his biological father, Thomas Button, after Benjamin’s biological mother died in childbirth, Benjamin was raised by Queenie, a black woman and caregiver at a seniors home. Daisy’s grandmother was a resident at that home, which is where she first met Benjamin. Although separated through the years, Daisy and Benjamin remain in contact throughout their lives, reconnecting in their forties when in age they finally match up. Some of the revelations in Benjamin’s diary are difficult for Caroline to read, especially as it relates to the time past this reconnection between Benjamin and Daisy, when Daisy gets older and Benjamin grows younger into his childhood years. Written by Huggo”

• Director: David Fincher
• Release Date: 25 December 2008 (USA)
• Run Time: 166 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Romance
• MPAA: Rated PG-13 for brief war violence, sexual content, language and smoking.

Tagline: Life isn't measured in minutes, but in moments

Trivia: When Daisy grew up and met Benjamin for the second time, she talked about “Kismet”, an English word of Arabic origin that means “predestined fate” and “fortune/destiny, as foretold by Providence”.

Goofs: Continuity: When Benjamin first makes tea for the channel swimmer in the glass mugs, the level of liquid fluctuates with each camera shot.

“An animated fairy tale meets modern, live-action comedy. The beautiful princess Giselle is banished by an evil queen from her magical, musical animated land and finds herself in the gritty reality of the streets of modern-day Manhattan. Shocked by this strange new environment that doesn’t operate on a “happily ever after” basis, Giselle is now adrift in a chaotic world badly in need of enchantment. But when Giselle begins to fall in love with a charmingly flawed divorce lawyer who has come to her aid – even though she is already promised to a perfect fairy tale prince back home – she has to wonder: Can a storybook view of romance survive in the real world? Written by Orange”

• Director: Kevin Lima
• Release Date: 21 November 2007 (USA)
• Run Time: 107 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Adventure , Comedy , Family , Fantasy , Musical , Romance
• MPAA: Rated PG for some scary images and mild innuendo.

Tagline: The real world and the animated world collide.

Trivia: The bus driver’s hair is shaped like Mickey Mouse’s ears, as well as the green pepper slices on the pizza Robert and Giselle are served at the Bella Notte restaurant.

Goofs: Continuity: When Nathaniel is talking to the Queen of Andalasia, there are 3 apples in the pot at one point. Then the camera goes to Nathaniel. Then we see the queen in the pot taking the ONE apple and almost taking a bite of it. We see Nathaniel again. When we see the pot again, it is back to being 3 apples.

“Maverick is a hot pilot. When he encounters a pair of MiGs over the Persian Gulf, his wingman is clearly outflown and freaks. On almost no fuel, Maverick is able to talk him back down to the Carrier. When his wingman turns in his wings, Maverick is moved up in the standings and sent to the Top Gun Naval Flying School. There he fights the attitudes of the other pilots and an old story of his father’s death in combat that killed others due to his father’s error. Maverick struggles to be the best pilot, stepping on the toes of his other students and in a different way to Charlie, a civilian instructor to whom he is strongly attracted. Written by John Vogel {jlvogel@comcast.net}”

• Director: Tony Scott
• Release Date: 16 May 1986 (USA)
• Run Time: 110 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Action , Drama , Romance

Tagline: From the Producers of Beverly Hills Cop and Flashdance [UK Theatrical]

Trivia: The motorcycle ridden by Tom Cruise in the movie is a Kawasaki Ninja 900 / GPz900R, then the fastest production motorcycle in the world.

Goofs: Continuity: When Maverick is cruising on his motorcycle right after arriving at Miramar, it is high noon. In the very next shot, the sun is setting.