Last Chance Harvey 2008   PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Joel Hopkins
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, Eileen Atkins, Liane Balaban, James Brolin, Kathy Baker, Richard Schiff, Tim Howard, Wendy Mae Brown, Jeremy Sheffield, Daniel Lapaine, Bronagh Gallagher, Patrick Baladi, Michael Landes, Adam James
After being told by his boss Marvin (Richard Schiff) that his job is in jeopardy, Harvey Shine (Dustin Hoffman) flies to France for his daughter Susan's (Liane Balaban) wedding. Before he leaves, Harvey promises Marvin that he will be back for a Monday morning meeting to discuss whatever possibilities he may have to retain his job as a jingle writer for TV commercials. Harvey arrives in France only to learn that Susan has chosen her stepfather Brian (James Brolin) to escort her down the aisle. Harvey leaves for the airport. He misses his flight, calls Marvin, and is told that he is fired. While consoling himself at the airport bar, Harvey meets Kate (Emma Thompson) who has her own problems but consoles Harvey, and he returns for the wedding reception where he offers a compassionate toast.
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Mother of Tears 2007  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Horror / Drama / Fantasy / Thriller
aka: Mother of Tears: the Third Mother
Director: Dario Argento
Cast: Asia Argento, Cristian Solimeno, Adam James, Moran Atias, Valeria Cavalli, Philippe Leroy, Daria Nicolodi, Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni, Udo Kier, Robert Madison, Jun Ichikawa, Tommaso Banfi, Massimo Sarchielli
In this, the final film of Dario Argento's trilogy, American art student Sarah Mandy (Asia Argento) is visiting Rome when she breaks the seal on an ancient urn and, in the process, unwittingly unleashes terror in the form of a plague of witches. Now, Sarah must use her own psychic powers to stop the most powerful witch, "Mother of Tears," from destroying Rome. The first two films in the trilogy are " Suspiria" (1977) and "Inferno" (1980).
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 Murder on the Orient Express 2001 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Carl Schenkel
Cast: Alfred Molina, Adam James, Fritz Wepper, Peter Strauss, Meredith Baxter, Leslie Caron, Kai Wiesinger, Amira Casar, Natasha Wightman, Dylan Smith, Tasha de Vasconcelos, David Hunt, Nicolas Chagrin, Jason Croot
This is a made-for-TV movie featuring Agatha Christie's master detective Hercule Poirot (Alfred Molina). Poirot is returning home aboard the Orient Express when an American businessman (Peter Strauss) is discovered murdered in his compartment, and Poirot uses his sleuthing powers to solve the case.
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| 1. Last Chance Harvey (2008)
2. Mother of Tears (2007)
aka: Mother of Tears: the Third Mother
3. Murder on the Orient Express (2001)
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