Tava Smiley Movies

A serial dater afflicted with a lifelong curse of loneliness attempts to win the love of a clumsy but beautiful penguin expert in the one romantic comedy that proves true love never comes easy. As a ten-year-old boy, Charlie (Dane Cook), breaks the cardinal rule of spin-the-bottle by refusing to kiss a demented goth girl. Crushed by the disheartening snub and determined to ensure that Charlie never finds true love, the vengeful brooder places a hex on the cowardly rule breaker that follows him well into his adult life. Flash-forward 20 years, and Charlie is a successful dentist who just can't seem to maintain a stable relationship. Sure he's had his fair share of one-night stands, but these days Charlie is just looking to find a nice girl he can settle down with. One day, while attending an ex-girlfriend's wedding, Charlie realizes that every girl he has ever dated has proceeded to find true love with the very next man they've met. When word gets out that Charlie is something of a lucky charm for women looking to tie the knot, every women within a 100-mile radius comes calling for a one-night stand; and while taking a bevy of beauties to bed is fun for the time being, it doesn't take long for Charlie to realize just how empty sex can be without true love. Upon meeting hard-to-get aquatic bird specialist Cam (Jessica Alba), Charlie begins to suspect that he has found the woman of his dreams. Cam is the kind of woman whom Charlie would be happy to grow old with, but what will come of their relationship if Charlie and Cam sleep together? Now, in order to ensure that Cam doesn't end up with the next guy she meets, Charlie will finally attempt to break the curse that has plagued him since childhood. Perhaps with a little help from smooth-talking ladies' man and sympathetic best friend Stu (Dan Fogler), Charlie will finally be able to experience true happiness. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Filmmaker James Cameron has long been fascinated with the ill-fated maiden voyage of the great ship the Titanic, and he used the story as the backdrop for his most famous and successful movie. In the summer of 2001, Cameron and his good friend Bill Paxton (who appeared in Titanic) joined a group of scientists, maritime historians, archaeologists, and deep sea explorers for a daring experiment -- to find and document the Titanic's final resting place at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. Cameron brought along a film crew equipped with state-of-the-art 3-D cameras to document the voyage, and Ghosts of the Abyss offers a detailed look at their search for the Titanic, as well as imagining what the final hours for the crew and passengers must have been like. The initial release of Ghosts of the Abyss was limited to big-screen IMAX theaters and movie houses specially equipped to show 3-D features. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Can a gay man with a weight problem find happiness in the most image-conscious town on Earth? Louie Cappa (Dominick Brascia) is a stand-up comic whose career is going great; he's landed an appearance on The Tonight Show and has even taped his own special for HBO. However, Louie's private life isn't so good; Louie is gay, but he's too self-conscious to come out of the closet to his friends. Louie's insecurities are not helped much by his appearance -- recently relocated to California, surrounded by the tall, thin, and beautiful, Louie is a short, stocky guy who in his own mind looks like a troll. Louie finally works up the nerve to tell his best friend Steven (David Chisum) that he's gay, and Louie is worried how this will impact their friendship. Steven, who is straight, takes the news in stride at first, and even goes so far as to take Louie to a gay bar in hopes that his friend can meet someone special. However, things get uncomfortable when a number of men start hitting on the taller and better-looking Steven, while Louie looks on in despair. My Life As a Troll was written and directed by actor Dominick Brascia, who first learned the ropes as a director on the slice-and-dice horror film Evil Laugh. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide