The Slow Roll :: Archive

Elizabethtown (2005) / dir. Cameron Crowe
Hours after a ruinous product debut, suicidal industrial designer Drew Baylor (Orlando Bloom) learns of his father's sudden death. As the only son, Drew must travel to their small hometown of Elizabethtown, Kentucky to attend to his father's memorial. On the flight to Kentucky, Drew meets Claire (Kirsten Dunst), a quick-witted flight attendant, who helps him navigate the rough waters ahead and proves that amazing things happen when you least expect them.

Synopsis	Published	Chapters
The Cat in the Hat (2003) / dir. Bo Welch [SLOW ROLL EXPRESS] Conrad and Sally Walden (Spencer Breslin and Dakota Fanning) are home alone with their pet fish. It is raining outside, and there is nothing to do. Until The Cat in the Hat (Mike Myers) walks in the front door! The Cat introduces them to the world of imagination, and at first it's all fun and games -- until things get out of hand, and The Cat must go, go, go, before their parents get back.	5 January 09 - 9 January 09	3
Catwoman (2004) / dir. Pitof Patience Phillips (Halle Berry) is a shy, sensitive woman who can't stop apologizing for her own existence. Working as a graphic designer for a mammoth cosmetics company, Patience inadvertently stumbles upon the dark secret of her employer and is killed. She is brought back to life with the speed, agility, and ultra-keen senses of a cat. With her newfound feline intuition, Patience becomes Catwoman, balancing on the thin line between good and bad as she battles her way out of a corporate conspiracy.	27 August 07 - 12 October 07	20 + credits
Elizabethtown (2005) / dir. Cameron Crowe Hours after a ruinous product debut, suicidal industrial designer Drew Baylor (Orlando Bloom) learns of his father's sudden death. As the only son, Drew must travel to their small hometown of Elizabethtown, Kentucky to attend to his father's memorial. On the flight to Kentucky, Drew meets Claire (Kirsten Dunst), a quick-witted flight attendant, who helps him navigate the rough waters ahead and proves that amazing things happen when you least expect them.	7 May 07 - 22 June 07	20 + credits
Here On Earth (2000) / dir. Mark Piznarski The lives of three teens unexpectedly intersect during one fateful summer. Kelley Morse (Chris Klein), a rich student, takes his new car for a drive and locks horns with locals in a nearby town. A dangerous car race leaves a popular diner in ruins, and Kelley is sentenced to help rebuild it. Before long, he finds himself in a love triangle with Samantha (Leelee Sobieski) and her boyfriend Jasper (Josh Hartnett).	5 November 07 - 19 December 07	19 + credits
Honey (2003) / dir. Bille Woodruff Honey Daniels (Jessica Alba) is a struggling hip-hop dancer who's got all the moves, talent, and relentless passion to succeed. She's been waiting all her life to show the world her dance moves and now her dream is just step away. Inspired by the energy and music of the streets, she risks her shot at the big time to reach out, take a chance, and make it on her own terms.	2 July 07 - 17 August 07	20 + credits
Ice Princess (2005) / dir. Tim Fywell 17-year-old physics whiz Casey Carlyle (Michelle Trachtenberg) is working on a summer project, showing the elements of physics applied in competitive figure skating. Casey eventually realizes that to better understand the principles she's using, she'll have to become her own test subject. The more Casey gets involved, the more she falls in love with figure skating, and must ultimately make a choice: her mother's dream of Harvard, or her new dream of figure skating?	26 January 09 - 11 March 09	19 + credits
London (2005) / dir. Hunter Richards [SLOW ROLL EXPRESS] A party becomes a metaphor for the wasted lives of a handful of young hipsters. Syd (Chris Evans) receives a phone call from a friend informing him that his ex-girlfriend London (Jessica Biel) will be moving away to Los Angeles with her new boyfriend in a few days, and that her going-away party is that evening. Although not invited to the bash, Syd decides to attend anyway, bringing along Bateman (Jason Statham), a banker who moonlights as a cocaine dealer.	22 October 07 - 31 October 07	5
A Sound of Thunder (2005) / dir. Peter Hyams In the year 2055, a business called Time Safari allows the rich to travel back in time and hunt a live dinosaur. Lead by Dr. Travis Ryer (Edward Burns), the teams are instructed not to disturb any element of their surroundings. But when a hunter accidentally steps on a butterfly in the past, this minor event causes a series of catastophic changes to the present. Only Dr. Sonia Rand (Catherine McCormack), the inventor of time travel technology, can help them reverse the effects before it's too late.	27 April 09 - 8 May 09; 18 May 09 - 1 June 09	12 + credits
Twisted (2004) / dir. Philip Kaufman Newly promoted homicide detective Jessica Shepard (Ashley Judd) is searching for a serial killer, and is shocked to discover that the victims are all men she has recently slept with. The investigation becomes more and more twisted as her partner (Andy Garcia) behaves strangely, and her police commissioner mentor (Samuel L. Jackson) is asked to remove Jessica from the investigation as she is a prime suspect. All the clues point to her and Jessica begins to suspect that she might be the killer she is looking for.	7 January 08 - 11 January 08; 10 March 08 - 21 March 08; 24 November 08 - 19 December 08	20 + credits