 Bigger Than the Sky 2005   PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Al Corley
Cast: Marcus Thomas, John Corbett, Amy Smart, Sean Astin, Clare Higgins, Patty Duke, Allan Corduner, J.W. Crawford, Victor Morris, Ernie Garrett, Matt Salinger
Bored with his everyday existence, Peter (Marcus Thomas) tries out for a Portland, Oregon, theater production of "Cyrano de Bergerac" and is given the lead. His personal life picks up–maybe a little too much–but his acting abilities remain at zero. 1 User Review
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| | True Irony. | Anonymous 01/21/2007 | That, for the role of "Guy Who Can't Act" they actually GOT a guy who can't act.
Amazing. I actually liked every single other character in this movie except for the star. You're not supposed to feel that way when the credits roll are you? |
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 De-lovely 2004  PG-13, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irwin Winkler
Cast: Kevin Kline, Ashley Judd, Jonathan Pryce, Kevin McNally, Sandra Nelson, Allan Corduner, Peter Polycarpou, Keith Allen, James Wilby, Kevin McKidd, Richard Dillane, Edward Baker-Duly
Taking the form of a stage show with Cole Porter (Kevin Kline) looking back on his life, this biography covers facets of the American composer's life, including his homosexuality and love for his only wife, Linda (Ashley Judd). Yes, the music plays a big role in this film, but the relationship between Cole and Linda takes center stage.
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Defiance 2008 R, 137 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edward Zwick
Cast: Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell, Alexa Davalos, Allan Corduner, Mark Feuerstein, Tomas Arana, Jodhi May, Kate Fahy, Iddo Goldberg, Iben Hjejle, Martin Hancock, Jacek Koman, Ravil Isyanov, George MacKay
During World War II, the Belarus home of the Jewish Bielski brothers–Zus (Liev Schreiber), Asael (Jamie Bell), and Tuvia (Daniel Craig)–is destroyed, but they find refuge in the dense woods where they had played as children. With great effort, they manage to survive, and then other refugees join them and accept their commune lifestyle while the brothers convince the refugees to rebel against the Nazis who are slaughtering the Jews in Europe. Now, winter settles in, and they try to keep their faith alive.
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 Fred Claus 2007 PG, 115 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: David Dobkin
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, John Michael Higgins, Miranda Richardson, Rachel Weisz, Kathy Bates, Trevor Peacock, Ludacris, Elizabeth Banks, Christian Hansen, Kevin Spacey, Bobb'e J. Thompson, Allan Corduner
Ever since his younger brother Nick was born, Fred Claus had been upstaged by Nick who was adored by their parents (Kathy Bates and Trevor Peacock). Now, as adults, the situation has not improved. Nick (Paul Giamatti) has become Santa Claus at the North Pole, and Fred is a repo man in Chicago. When ne'er-do-well Fred finds himself in jail after robbing Salvation Army Santas, he asks Nick for help. Nick bails him out–on condition that Fred help Nick's elves prepare toys for Christmas. But, Fred is not prepared for this kind of work and just might jeopardize the effort to have toys ready for Christmas delivery.
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The Grey Zone 2001 R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tim Blake Nelson
Cast: David Arquette, Steve Buscemi, Harvey Keitel, Daniel Benzali, David Chandler, Allan Corduner, Natasha Lyonne, Mira Sorvino, Michael Stuhlbarg, Lisa Benavides, Lee Wilkof, Brian F. O'Byrne
The Holocaust is the background for this story about Sonderkomando Jews imprisoned in Auschwitz concentration camp who coerced fellow Jews to march into areas where they met certain death by gassing. But, in the midst of the horror, a few Jews plan and execute an uprising.
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Joe Gould's Secret 1999 R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stanley Tucci
Cast: Ian Holm, Stanley Tucci, Patricia Clarkson, Hope Davis, Steve Martin, Susan Sarandon, Hallee Hirsh, Celia Weston, Patrick Tovatt, Allan Corduner
Joe Gould (Ian Holm) graduated from Harvard and then spent 30 years as a homeless, Greenwich Village eccentric, writing "The 20th Century." This film looks at the relationship between Gould and New York Columnist Joe Mitchell (Stanley Tucci), who waited for seven years after Gould's death to reveal his secret.
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Me Without You 2001 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sandra Goldbacher
Cast: Anna Friel, Michelle Williams, Oliver Milburn, Trudie Styler, Marianne Denicourt, Allan Corduner, Nicky Hanson, Steve John Shepard, Kyle MacLachlan, Deborah Findlay
Inseparable as teenagers, Marina (Anna Friel) and Holly (Michelle Williams) find that, after many years of growing into adulthood, betrayal threatens their friendship.
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 Moonlight Mile 2002  PG-13, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Brad Silberling
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman, Susan Sarandon, Holly Hunter, Ellen Pompeo, Allan Corduner, Richard T. Jones, Dabney Coleman, Aleksia Landeau, Mary Ellen Trainor, Careena Melia, Richard Messing, Jim Fyfe
Set in the 1970s and fictionalized from a true event, this story revolves around Joe Nast (Jake Gyllenhaal) who stays in his fiancee's (Careena Melia) family home after her apparent murder. As her parents (Dustin Hoffman and Susan Sarandon) work with Joe and the district attorney to track down the killer, somewhere along the trail Joe begins to fall in love with another woman (Ellen Pompeo).
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 Topsy-Turvy 1999 R, 160 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Leigh
Cast: Jim Broadbent, Allan Corduner, Lesley Manville, Eleanor David, Ron Cook, Timothy Spall, Wendy Nottingham, Alison Steadman, Louise Gold, Kevin McKidd, Katrin Cartlidge, Julia Rayner, Andy Serkis, Shirley Henderson
Director Mike Leigh presents a tribute to those well-known Victorian operetta writers: Gilbert (Jim Broadbent) and Sullivan (Allan Corduner). The focus is on the London production of "The Mikado" and the tribulations encountered as two distinctly different personalities collaborate on their ninth operetta.
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Vera Drake 2004 R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Leigh
Cast: Imelda Staunton, Philip Davis, Peter Wight, Adrian Scarborough, Heather Craney, Daniel Mays, Alex Kelley, Eddie Marsan, Richard Graham, Ruth Sheen, Helen Coker, Allan Corduner
In 1950s' England, devoted wife/daughter/mother/housekeeper Vera (Imelda Staunton) also works on the side as an abortionist helping women in need of her services in her blue-collar town. When one of her "patients" ends up in the hospital, Vera and her family pay the consequences. Three Academy Award nominations were received, including Best Actress (Imelda Staunton) and Director.
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The White Countess 2005 PG-13, 135 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Ivory
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson, Vanessa Redgrave, Lynn Redgrave, John Wood, Madeleine Potter, Madeleine Cooper, Allan Corduner, Hiroyuki Sanada, Luoyong Wang, Ying Da
In 1930s' Shanghai, exiled Russian Countess Sofia Belinsky (Natasha Richardson) takes a job as a nightclub dancer, and occasional prostitute, to support her deceased husband's family. While on the job, Sofia forms a relationship with blind, American expatriate Todd Jackson (Ralph Fiennes) who asks her to be the hostess at his new bar. As their friendship deepens, Todd's cynicism melts away–but only for awhile.
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Yentl 1983 PG, 134 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical / Romance
Director: Barbra Streisand
Cast: Barbra Streisand, Mandy Patinkin, Amy Irving, Nehemiah Persoff, Steven Hill, David de Keyser, Ruth Goring, Miriam Margolyes, Allan Corduner, David de Keyser, Bernard Spear, Anna Tzelniker, Doreen Mantle, Lynda Baron, Jack Lynn
Barbra Streisand produced, directed, starred in, and co-wrote this musical, which is set in Eastern Europe at the turn of the 20th century. Yentl (Streisand) wants to study the Torah, but her religion forbids women from becoming Talmudic scholars. Her solution is to pretend to be a man in order to attend a Yeshiva (Jewish school for priests). She calls herself "Ansel," is accepted as a student, and then falls in love with fellow student Avigdor (Mandy Patinkin). Problems lie ahead because Avigdor is not aware that "Ansel" is a woman, and he is engaged to Hadass (Amy Irving) who just happens to become romantically interested in "Ansel." The film won an Academy Award for its musical score, and Irving was nominated for Best Supporting Actress. A must for Streisand fans.
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| 1. Bigger Than the Sky (2005)
2. De-lovely (2004)
3. Defiance (2008)
4. Fred Claus (2007)
5. The Grey Zone (2001)
6. Joe Gould's Secret (1999)
7. Me Without You (2001)
8. Moonlight Mile (2002)
9. Topsy-Turvy (1999)
10. Vera Drake (2004)
11. The White Countess (2005)
12. Yentl (1983)
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