TY - ADVS AU - Reiner,Rob AU - Leven,Jeremy AU - Greisman,Alan AU - Samaha,Elie AU - Black,Todd AU - Hudson,Kate AU - Wilson,Luke AU - Marceau,Sophie AU - Paymer,David AU - Giroday,François AU - Sebastian,Lobo AU - Chino XL AU - Finney,Gavin AU - Leighton,Robert AU - Bell,Alan Edward AU - Shaiman,Marc AU - Cunliffe,Shay AU - Larena,John ED - Franchise Pictures (Firm) ED - Escape Artists (Firm) ED - Warner Home Video (Firm) TI - Alex & Emma SN - 0790782790 AV - PN1997.2 .A449 2003 U1 - 791.43/72 22 PY - 2003/// CY - Burbank, CA PB - Warner Home Video KW - Writer's block KW - Drama KW - Stenographers KW - Manuscripts KW - Feature films KW - Comedy films KW - Video recordings for the hearing impaired N1 - Special features: commentary with Luke Wilson and Rob Reiner; Director of photography, Gavin Finney ; editors, Robert Leighton, Alan Edward Bell ; music composer, Marc Shaiman ; costume designer, Shay Cunliffe ; production designer, John Larena; Kate Hudson, Luke Wilson, Sophie Marceau, David Paymer, Rob Reiner, François Giroday, Lobo Sebastian, Chino XL; MPAA rating: PG-13; for sexual content and some language N2 - Alex is an author whose writer's block and gambling debts have landed him in trouble. In order to get the loan sharks off his back, he must finish his novel in 30 days or end up dead. To help him complete his manuscript, he hires stenographer, Emma. As Alex begins to dictate his tale of a romantic love triangle, Emma challenges his ideas at every turn. Her unsolicited, yet intriguing input, begins to inadvertently influence Alex and his story and soon real life begins to imitate art ER -