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In "The Weight of Water", Catherine McCormack plays a newspaper photographer who is researching the murder of two women in 1837. Who plays her husband, who is seduced by the wife (Elizabeth Hurley) of her brother-in-law (Josh Lucas)?

Sean Penn. Sean Penn takes on a special role in this film, as Thomas Janes, a writer and husband who shakes up his marriage with a photographer, when he shows sexual interest in her sister.

In "Head in the Clouds", Charlize Theron is a photographer who shares her apartment with a teacher (Stuart Townsend) and a Spanish refugee. Who takes on the role of the Spanish refugee?

Penelope Cruz. Directed by John Duigan "Heads in the Clouds" is a romantic drama that tackles not only the love story of the main characters, but also the battle for fascism. Penelope Cruz is cast as Mia, a Spanish refugee who, along with an Irish teacher, prods a self-serving photographer to join their cause against fascism.

Aussie Naomi Watts shine as a struggling actress in "Ellie Parker". Which actor appears as himself, a member of a rock band?

Keanu Reeves. A witty film about an actress finding a place in showbiz, "Ellie Parker" is an engaging film that is worth-watching. Keanu Reeves, in a surprise appearance, appears as himself, a member of his rockband "Dogstar".

In Mike Figgis's disturbing "Hotel", David Schwimmer plays a film producer who is not too happy with the director (Rhys Ifans) of a film from his production. The film in question is an adaptation of John Webster's "The Duchess of Malfi". Which actress play the head of a documentary crew, who captures the murder and mayhem that the film production experiences?

Salma Hayek. From the same director of the Oscar nominated "Leaving Las Vegas", "Hotel" is a horrifying film set in a Venetian hotel. Salma Hayek portrays Charlee Boux, the head of a documentary crew who witnesses the horror that the film production comes to face - from cannibalism to murder.

"Bloodhounds of Broadway" follows the story of some of the guests in a New Year's Eve Party in 1928. Matt Dillon is cast as one of the guests who is known for his failure to pick the winning racehorse, while Julie Hagerty is the socialite responsible for the event. Which actress is cast as a showgirl, who is chased by Feet Samuels (Randy Quaid)?

Madonna. Madonna joins the cast of Harry Brockner's debut feature "Bloodhounds of Broadway". She plays Hortense Hathaway, a manipulative showgirl who becomes the object of affection of a man who is about to sell his body parts to a doctor.

Cameron Crowe directs "Elizabethtown", a comedy about a young man (Orlando Bloom) who returns home for his father's funeral after losing his job. In the process, he falls in love with a flight attendant (Kirsten Dunst). Which Oscar winning actress plays the role of his mother?

Susan Sarandon. The almost faultless Susan Sarandon plays Hollie Baylor, the strong-willed mother of an ex-shoe designer (Orlando Bloom). She is reunited with her son when her husband passes away.

In Mark Mylod's quirky comedy "The Big White", Holly Hunter is Margaret, a loving wife who is losing her grip with reality as her unfortunate husband is faced with bankruptcy. Who plays the role of the husband?

Robin Williams. Set in Alaska, "The Big White" boasts of an excellent performance from the reliable Robin Williams. Here he plays Paul Barnell, a travel agent who is about to go bankrupt. To save his business, Paul passes off a dead man he found in a dumpster as his brother. This he does to collect his brother's life insurance.

George's Hickenlooper's "The Big Brass Ring" swells with a cast of seasoned performers. Oscar nominee Nigel Hawthorne plays an ex-mentor of a politician, who leaks scandalous photos of his former ward to the press, while Oscar nominee Miranda Richardson plays the politician's wife. Name the Oscar winning actor who is cast as a politician whose career is in peril?

William Hurt. Based on a screenplay by Orson Welles, "The Big Brass Ring" focuses on how sordid details in one's past can haunt one's present. William Hurt is splendid as Blake Pellarin, a politician whose hope to win an office is jeopardized when his ex-mentor leaks photos from his past to the press.

Kevin Spacey takes on the role of David Gale, a man waiting for his execution in "The Life of David Gale". A skeptical journalist, Bitsey Bloom (Kate Winslet), discovers that he might be innocent of his crime. Who plays the woman whom David Gale allegedly raped and murdered?

Laura Linney. In this uneven drama, Laura Linney plays Constance Harraway, a professor and death penalty advocate who is allegedly raped and murdered by her own colleague. Whether her rape and murder actually happened is a mystery that a young writer has to solve.

Susan Seidelman's "Gaudi Afternoon" gathers four amazing actresses. Judy Davis is captivating as a Spanish novel translator who is lost in the loneliness of being alone in Spain, while Juliette Lewis is a new age mother and Lili Taylor is a tough lesbian. The fourth actress plays a mysterious and chic woman who hires Davis to spy on her husband. Who plays this role?

Marcia Gay Harden. In this lesbian detective novel, Marcia Gay Harden sizzles as Frankie Stevens, a woman who commissions a lonely novel translator in Barcelona to look for her husband. It turns out that Frankie is a big hoax. Nothing she ever says is true.