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Miss Congeniality 2
Armed and Fabulous

Genre: Comedy
Director: John Pasquin
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Regina King, Enrique Murciano Jr., Diedrich Bader and Ernie Hudson

The story catches up with FBI agent Gracie Hart (Sandra Bullock) shortly after she successfully disarmed a threat against the Miss United States Pageant while working undercover as a contestant in Miss Congeniality. Having become a media celebrity following her heroic pageant exploits, Gracie has been spending more time lately at the salon than the shooting range, working the talk show circuit and promoting her book. When her friends, pageant winner Cheryl and Stan are kidnapped in Las Vegas, Gracie make all-out efforts to jump back into action to save them. This puts her at loggerheads with the FBI top brass who don't want to risk losing their mascot and fear she might not be up to the job anymore.

The Ring Two

Fear comes full circle

Genre: Horror / Mystery
Director: Hideo Nakata
Distributor: DreamWorks Pictures
Cast: Naomi Watts, David Dorfman, Simon Baker, Elizabeth Perkins and Sissy Spacek

"The Ring 2" picks up six months after the horrifying events that terrorised Rachel Keller (Naomi Watts) and her son Aidan (David Dorfman) in Seattle. To escape her haunting memories, Rachel takes Aidan and moves to the small coastal community of Astoria, Oregon, to start fresh. However, Rachel's resolve quickly turns to dread when evidence at a local crime scene - including an unmarked videotape seems eerily familiar. Rachel realises that the vengeful Samara is back and more determined than ever to continue her relentless cycle of terror and death.

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