Circus 2000  R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rob Walker
Cast: John Hannah, Famke Janssen, Peter Stormare, Eddie Izzard, Fred Ward, Brian Conley, Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Amanda Donohoe, Ian Burfield, Neil Stuke
Leo (John Hannah) wants out of the crime business and plans a leisurely life at a beach home in Cuba where he and his wife, Lily (Famke Janssen), will live happily ever after. But before the change in lifestyle, Leo must pull off one last job, which will give them needed money for his dream. His assignment is to assassinate a woman who turns out to be someone other than who he thought–but for that matter, is Lily who she seems?
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Dark Obsession 1989  NC-17, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nick Broomfield
Cast: Gabriel Byrne, Amanda Donohoe, Struan Rodger, Douglas Hodge, Peter Sands, David Delve, Michael Hordern, Ian Carmichael, Judy Parfitt, Ralph Brown
Following a night of revelry, a drunken Sir Hugo (Gabriel Byrne) is responsible for a hit-and-run car accident. The four witnesses take a vow of secrecy to protect Hugo from the law in this story depicting the British "upper-crust" as those who do all the proper things in public but sink into lives of deceit in private.
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In the Beginning 2000  TV, 185 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Kevin Connor
Cast: Martin Landau, Jacqueline Bisset, Bill Campbell, Eddie Cibrian, Diana Rigg, Fred Weller, Alan Bates, Steven Berkoff, Geraldine Chaplin, Christopher Lee, Art Malik, Amanda Donohoe
Bible stories from Genesis and Exodus are the focus of this two-part, made-for-TV miniseries, which includes the troubles and testing of Abraham (Martin Landau) and continues through the stories of Joseph (Eddie Cibrian) and his coat of many colors and Moses (Bill Campbell) and the Ten Commandments.
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I'm Losing You 1998 R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bruce Wagner
Cast: Rosanna Arquette, Andrew McCarthy, Frank Langella, Elizabeth Perkins, Salome Jens, Buck Henry, Gina Gershon, Amanda Donohoe, Ed Begley Jr., Laraine Newman
When Perry Needham Krohn (Frank Langella), a movie producer, learns that he is dying of cancer, the tragedy serves as a catalyst for his highly dysfunctional family. The ensuing saga is pure soap opera.
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The Lair of the White Worm 1988 R, 93 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Ken Russell
Cast: Amanda Donohoe, Hugh Grant, Catherine Oxenberg, Peter Capaldi, Sammi Davis, Stratford Johns, Paul Brooke, Imogen Claire, Chris Pitt, Gina McKee, Christopher Gable, Lloyd Peters
Bram Stoker's last novel is adapted for film by Ken Russell who plays it just for fun. An archeologist digs up an odd-looking skull, which is followed by the premature return to town by the mysterious Lady Sylvia Marsh (Amanda Donohoe). A local legend tells of a giant worm-like creature that wreaked havoc in the area before it was killed by an ancient ancestor of Lord James D'Ampton (Hugh Grant)–who lives next door to Lady Sylvia. When the skull turns up missing and the townsfolk begin to disappear or act strangely, the indications are that the creature has returned.
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Liar Liar 1997  PG-13, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Tom Shadyac
Cast: Jim Carrey, Maura Tierney, Justin Cooper, Cary Elwes, Anne Haney, Jennifer Tilly, Jason Bernard, Swoosie Kurtz, Amanda Donohoe, Mitch Ryan, Marianne Muellerleile, Christopher Mayer, Eric Pierpoint, Randall "Tex" Cobb, Cheri Oteri
A yuppie lawyer, Fletcher Reede (Jim Carrey), has a great career but is newly divorced from his wife, Audrey Reede (Maura Tierney). When their five-year-old son, Max (Justin Cooper), makes a birthday wish that his father will not tell another lie, Fletcher must go 24 hours without telling any falsehoods. Will he survive the ordeal?
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The Madness of King George 1994  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nicholas Hytner
Cast: Nigel Hawthorne, Helen Mirren, Julian Wadham, Rupert Everett, Amanda Donohoe, Rupert Graves, Ian Holm, John Wood, Jim Carter, Anthony Calf
King George III (Nigel Hawthorne) not only lost his mind, he also lost the United States when it won its independence. This film is delightful and a must-see for all history buffs who will enjoy watching as George's own son, the Prince of Wales (Rupert Everett), makes a power play for the throne. The film won an Academy Award for Art Direction and was nominated for three others, including Actor and Supporting Actress (Mirren).
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Starship Troopers 3: Marauder 2008 R, 105 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Horror
Director: Edward Neumeier
Cast: Casper Van Dien, Jolene Blalock, Stephen Hogan, Boris Kodjoe, Amanda Donohoe, Marnette Patterson, Danny Keogh, Stelio Savante, Cecile Breccia, Garth Breytenbach, Graeme Richards, Cokey Falkow, Tanya van Graan, Antonio Summerton, Nicole Tupper
In this third entry of the series, the Bug war continues. Sky Marshal Omar Anoke (Stephen Hogan), General Dix Hauser (Boris Kodjoe), and Captain Lola Beck (Jolene Blalock) arrive on Roku San planet where Colonel Johnny Rico (Casper Van Dien) welcomes them. Meanwhile, the bugs break through fences surrounding the facility, but Dix, Lola, and Omar escape–only to crash land on planet OM-1. Will Johnny Rico be successful in leading troops to rescue them?
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| 1. Circus (2000)
2. Dark Obsession (1989)
3. In the Beginning (2000)
4. I'm Losing You (1998)
5. The Lair of the White Worm (1988)
6. Liar Liar (1997)
7. The Madness of King George (1994)
8. Starship Troopers 3: Marauder (2008)
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