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Movie: Crossing Over (2009)

“Crossing Over is a multi-character canvas about immigrants of different nationalities struggling to achieve legal status in Los Angeles. The film deals with the border, document fraud, the asylum and green card process, work-site enforcement, naturalization, the office of counter terrorism and the clash of cultures. Written by Wayne Kramer”

• Director: Wayne Kramer
• Release Date:
  26 February 2009 (Bahrain)
• Run Time:
  113 min | USA:140 min (original version)
• Country: USA
• Genre: Drama See »
• MPAA:
  Rated R for pervasive language, some strong violence and sexuality/nudity.

Tagline: Every day thousands of people illegally cross our borders… only one thing stands in their way. America.

Trivia: When the immigration officers are interrogating Claire Shepard (Alice Eve), there is a brief mention to IMDb. In order to get an American green-card, Australian Claire affirms she’s a famous TV star in her origin country; therefore, she could get a visa for outstanding accomplishment and become an American citizen. However, the agents later tell her they’ve searched her career profile and, “according to The Internet Movie Database, the only Claire Shepard that matches her spelling, age and place of birth has two credits on little known Aussie TV shows.”See  »

Goofs: Factual errors: In Gavin’s interview scene, the immigration officer relies on the Rabbi’s opinion. The garb and the accent of the Rabbi suggest he is a European Orthodox (probably Lubavich), yet in the end he gives Gavin a card, saying he should come to Temple Bet Sholom. “Temple Bet Sholom” is typically a name for splinter Reform congregations, whose rabbis are mostly American- or Canadian-born (therefore no accent), and wear contemporary clothes.See  »

Movie: New York, I Love You (2009)

“Ten vignettes in New York City: a pickpocket meets his match; a young Hasidic woman, on the eve of her marriage, reveals herself to an Indian businessman; a writer tries a pick-up line; an artist seeks a model; a composer needs to read; two women connect; a man takes a child to Central Park; lovers meet; a couple takes a walk on their anniversary; a kid goes to the prom with a girl in a wheelchair; a retired singer contemplates suicide. There are eight million stories in the naked city: these have been ten of them. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>”

• Release Date:
  16 October 2009 (Spain)
• Run Time:
  103 min
• Country: France , USA
• Genre: Drama , Romance See »
• MPAA:
  Rated R for language and sexual content.

Tagline: every moment another story begins

Trivia: The runtime of the film is 1:43. “143″ is a common numerical representation for the phrase “I love you.”See  »

“Evelyn Salt is a CIA agent and highly respected by all, including her boss, Ted Winter. Out of the blue, a Russian spy walks into their offices and offers a vital piece of information: the President of Russia will be assassinated during his forthcoming visit to New York City to attend the funeral of the recently deceased U.S. Vice President. The name of the assassin: Evelyn Salt. Concerned about the safety of her husband, who she cannot contact, she goes on the run. Winter refuses to accept that she is a mole or a double agent but her actions begin to raise doubts. Just who is Evelyn Salt and what is she planning? Written by garykmcd”

• Director: Phillip Noyce
• Release Date: 23 July 2010 (USA)
• Run Time: 100 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Action , Thriller
• MPAA: Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action.