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1. STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART Based on the book by PAMELA WALLACE . She also wrote the Teleplay. Source Disheartened when Edward (Greg Evigan), her boyfriend of five years, fails to ask her to marry him, photographer Jordan Donovan (Teri Polo) takes her friend's advice and flies to Wyoming for a blind date with rancher Tyler Ross (Andrew McCarthy). The two overcome their initial dislike of each other  and fall in love, but Tyler is haunted by the death of his wife, while Jordan is still attached to Edward. Worried they may not be able to maintain a relationship, Jordan returns to New York City. -WWW Initial release :  9 February 2003 Director :  David S. Cass Sr. Adapted from :  Straight from the Heart Initial DVD release :  27 May 2003 Produced by :  Kevin Bocarde ,  Larry Levinson Horses, horses and more horses.  Yes!  This is my kind of film, plus the love story, of course....

If I couldn't figure out why Jennifer Lawrence is the highest paid actor before, now I know why.  Just watch JOY and you would probably agree with me.  Her acting's really seamless and she's very versatile.  There are moments where I am reminded of Renée Zellweger because to me, they look similar, but of course, they are also different as different could be. A story of a family across four generations, centered on the girl who becomes the woman (Jennifer Lawrence) who founds a business dynasty and becomes a matriarch in her own right. Facing betrayal, treachery, the loss of innocence and the scars of love, Joy becomes a true boss of family and enterprise. Allies become adversaries and adversaries become allies, both inside and outside the family, as Joy's inner life and fierce imagination carry her through the storm she faces-WWW Directed by David O.  Russell Screenplay by David O. Russell Story by Annie Mumolo David O. Russell (loosely b...