FANTASTIC MR. FOX

GENRE:  Animation/ Adventure/ Comedy/ Family
MADE:  2009
CAST:  George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, Willem Dafoe, Owen Wilson
DIRECTOR:  Wes Anderson
WRITER:  Roald Dahl, Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach

PLOT:  at 7 fox years Mr. Fox is having a mid-life crisis which prompts him to plot and raid the farmer's land, after which he must take responsibility and help the animal community somehow survive when the farmer decides to do something about it.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Chicken Run, Ratatouille, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou

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BURN AFTER READING

GENRE:  Comedy/ Crime/ Drama
MADE:  2008
CAST:  Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Frances McDormand
DIRECTOR:  Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
WRITER:  Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

PLOT:  A computer disc containing secret information of a CIA agent is found in the gym locker room by a gym employee who attempts to use if for blackmail.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Barton Fink, The Big Lebowski, O Brother Where Art Thou?

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FROM DUSK TILL DAWN

GENRE:  Action/ Crime/ Horror/ Fantasy
MADE:  1996
CAST:  George Clooney, Harvey Keitel, Juliette Lewis, Quentin Tarantino
DIRECTOR:  Robert Rodriguez
WRITER:  Robert Kurtzman, Quentin Tarantino

PLOT:  Two criminals on the road take a family of three as hostage in their traveling van and take refuge in a bar without realizing the bar is full of vampires.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Pulp Fiction, Desperado, Grindhouse

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