The Brave 1997   N/R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Johnny Depp
Cast: Johnny Depp, Marlon Brando, Marshall Bell, Elpidia Carrillo, Frederic Forrest, Clarence Williams III, Max Perlich, Luis Guzman, Cody Lightning, Nicole Mancera, Pepe Serna, Lupe Ontiveros, Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman, Alexis Cruz, Chuck E. Weiss
Raphael (Johnny Depp) is an alcoholic American Indian–just out of jail and unemployed–when McCarthy (Marlon Brando) offers him $50,000 to be tortured to death for a snuff film. Raphael lives with his wife Rita (Elpidia Carrillo) and their children, Frankie and Marta (Cody Lightning and Nicole Mancera) near a junkyard, and he accepts the offer because the money will help his family build a better life. Now, Raphael has one week to live and tries to teach Frankie how to take over his role as the man of the house. 1 User Review
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Drag Me to Hell 2009  PG-13, 99 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Sam Raimi
Cast: Alison Lohan, Justin Long, Lorna Raver, Dileep Rao, David Paymer, Adriana Barraza, Chelcie Ross, Reggie Lee, Molly Cheek, Bojana Novakovic, Kevin Foster, Alexis Cruz, Ruth Livier, Flor de Maia Chahua, Shiloh Selassie
When bank loan officer Christine Brown (Alison Lohan) denies an aged customer, Mrs. Ganush (Lorna Raver), a mortgage extension, the humiliated Mrs. Ganush places the curse of Lamia on Christine. For three days, Christine will suffer until the Lamia drags her down into Hell–unless she can break the curse. With support from her skeptical boyfriend Clay (Justin Long) and help from psychic Rham (Dileep Rao), Christine will try to escape the fate of eternal damnation.
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The Old Man and the Sea 1990 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jud Taylor
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Gary Cole, Valentina Quinn, Francesco Quinn, Patricia Clarkson, Alexis Cruz, Joe Santos, Sully Diaz, Paul Calderon, Jaime Tirelli
Anthony Quinn is excellent as the "Old Man" in this TV remake of Ernest Hemingway's tale of the battle fought in catching and bringing back the big fish. The story is weakened by the addition of two side stories that reduce the impact of the central theme.
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Riot in the Streets 1997  R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Riot
Director: Galen Yuen, Richard Di Lello, David C. Johnson, Alex Munoz
Cast: Mario Van Peebles, Luke Perry, Melvin Van Peebles, Cicely Tyson, Douglas Spain, Mako, Peter Dobson, Kieu Chinh, Alexis Cruz, Lucy Liu
Four stories are interwoven into the theme of events that surrounded the 1992 Los Angeles riots when citizens, learning of the Rodney King court verdict, took to the streets.
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Slayer 2006  TV, 87 min.
Genre: Horror / Sci-Fi
Director: Kevin VanHook
Cast: Casper Van Dien, Jennifer O'Dell, Kevin Grevioux, Tony Plana, Lynda Carter, Alexis Cruz, Danny Trejo, Ray Park, Ski Carr, Pablo Espinosa, Toby Holguin, Joyce Giraud
Military commander Hawk (Casper Van Dien) and his unit are on patrol when they confront vampires and think they have killed them all. But now there are new reports of vampires in the area, and Hawk is sent back down to rid the jungles, once and for all, of vampires. But Hawk's right-hand man (Kevin Grevioux) joins the vampires, and, to complicate matters further, Hawk's ex-wife, Dr. Laurie Williams (Jennifer O'Dell), has been conducting experiments in the area. Now she is the one who accidentally finds the evil vampire king, Javier (Tony Plana). Will Hawk be able to stop the assault and save his ex-wife, as well?
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 Stargate 1994 PG-13, 119 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Roland Emmerich
Cast: James Spader, Kurt Russell, Jaye Davidson, Viveca Lindfors, Alexis Cruz, Mili Aveital, Leon Rippy, John Diehl, Carlos Lauchu, Djimon Hounsou, Erick Avari, French Stewart, Gianin Loffler, Christopher John Fields, Derek Webster
An Egyptologist, Dr. Daniel Jackson (James Spader), interprets the hieroglyphics on a huge stone and thus opens the door to the realm of outer space. Jackson joins an expedition, led by Col. Jack O'Neil (Kurt Russell), to a far-away galaxy in search of civilization's beginnings.
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Why Do Fools Fall in Love 1998 R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gregory Nava
Cast: Larenz Tate, Halle Berry, Vivica A. Fox, Lela Rochon, Paul Mazursky, Little Richard, Pamela Reed, Alexis Cruz, Miguel A. Nunez Jr., Ben Vereen
In the 1950s, singing star Frankie Lymon (Larenz Tate) died following a heroin overdose. Before that, he was exploited both professionally and personally. This is his story, but it is his three wives (Lymon never bothered with divorce) who provide the drama through their fight over his estate.
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| 1. The Brave (1997)
2. Drag Me to Hell (2009)
3. The Old Man and the Sea (1990)
4. Riot in the Streets (1997)
aka: Riot
5. Slayer (2006)
6. Stargate (1994)
7. Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998)
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