The Wedding Planner (2001)

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Daughters of the Dust

Film.com's FREE movie of the week is "Daughters of the Dust." A film that portrays the unique culture of the Gullah people by focusing on the extended Peazant family as its members struggle with the decision to leave their island and move north. On the eve of their departure, memories of their Gullah history and its African roots come rising to the surface. Winner of Cinematography at the 1991 Sundance Film Festival.

CinemaSource

Rating: PG-13

Release Date: Jan 26, 2001

Running Time: 102 mins. (V)

Country Of Origin: United States

Country Of Origin: Germany

starring: Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, Justin Chambers, Judy Greer, Alex Rocco, Joanna Gleason, Charles Kimbrough, Kevin Pollak, Fred Willard

director: Adam Shankman

The Wedding Planner

Workaholic wedding planner Mary Fiore is so devoted to her career that she doesn't have time to find a man. Things change, however, when Mary takes on a lucrative new client -- the ultra-rich Donnollys, to whom money is no object in regards to the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Fran. When Mary is victim to an unlikely accident involving a runaway dumpster during wedding preparations, she is literally and figuratively swept off of her feet by Steve Edison, a charming pediatrician -- who just happens to be the fiance of Fran Donnolly.

When a successful, controlling wedding planner falls for the fiance of one of her clients, her life begins to fall apart. And so does the movie.

Story

Meet Mary (Jennifer Lopez), the best wedding planner in San Francisco. She runs the show like a perfectly choreographed dance and can do just about anything, from fixing bridesmaids' dresses to giving inspirational pep talks. Mary handles her life pretty much the same way, without disturbances, which makes for a lack of men in her life. Her father…