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Bird 1988 3 stars

    R, 161 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Forest Whitaker, Diane Venora, Michael Zelniker, Samuel E. Wright, Keith David, Michael McGuire, James Handy, Sam Robards, Bill Cobbs, Arlen Dean Snyder, Damon Whitaker, Morgan Nagler, Penelope Windust, Glenn Wright, George Orrison

  Clint Eastwood directed this classy, but bittersweet, musical about jazz saxophone superman Charlie "Bird" Parker's (Forest Whitaker) troubled personal and professional life, which ended in his untimely death from the chronic effects of drug abuse. The film won an Oscar for Best Sound Recording.

Deadly Force 1983 bomb

    R, 95 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Paul Aaron
Cast: Wings Hauser, Joyce Ingalls, Paul Shenar, Al Ruscio, Arlen Dean Snyder, Lincoln Kilpatrick, Estelle Getty

  Ex-cop Stoney Cooper (Wings Hauser) returns to his haunts in Los Angeles to track down a killer and runs into problems with his former cohort, Otto Hoxley (Lincoln Kilpatrick). Don't bother.

Heartbreak Ridge 1986 2 and a half stars

    R, 126 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Marsha Mason, Everett McGill, Bo Svenson, Mario Van Peebles, Moses Gunn, Eileen Heckart, Arlen Dean Snyder

  A Gunnery Sergeant (Clint Eastwood) turns his young Marine unit into "a few good Men."

Mommy 2: Mommy's Day 1997 1 and a half stars

    N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Max Allan Collins
Cast: Patty McCormack, Paul Peterson, Mickey Spillane, Rachel Lemieux, Gary Sandy, Brinke Stevens, Arlen Dean Snyder, Michael Cornelison, Scott Casber, Todd Eastland

  Mommy (Patty McCormack) is back at it again as she continues to protect her daughter in the direct-to-video sequel to "Mommy," who is the grown up "bad seed." There is some comic relief in this version as Mommy "takes care" of those who cross her.

The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia 1981 2 and a half stars

      PG, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ronald F. Maxwell
Cast: Kristy McNichol, Dennis Quaid, Mark Hamill, Sunny Johnson, Don Stroud, Arlen Dean Snyder, Barry Corbin

  Amanda (Kristy McNichol) and Travis (Dennis Quaid) Child are siblings who star as country singers in this film that retells the story behind the hit song of yesteryear.

No Man's Land 1987 2 and a half stars

    R, 107 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Peter Werner
Cast: Charlie Sheen, D.B. Sweeney, Randy Quaid, Lara Harris, Bill Duke, Arlen Dean Snyder, M. Emmet Walsh, R.D. Call, Al Shannon, Bernie Pock, Kenny Endoso, James F. Kelly

  Cars are being stolen in L.A., and a young cop (D.B. Sweeney) is hot on the thieves' trail in spite of personal problems with a senior policeman (Randy Quaid). Charlie Sheen does a good job portraying the leader of the bad guys.

Yanks 1979 2 and a half stars

    R, 141 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Schlesinger
Cast: Richard Gere, Lisa Eichhorn, Vanessa Redgrave, William Devane, Chick Vennera, Rachel Roberts, John Ratzenberger, Joan Hickson, Arlen Dean Snyder, Annie Ross

  American soldiers go to England during World War II and are met with varied reactions from British citizens. This film highlights stories of three American GIs as they meet and fall in love with local women.

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