 B. Monkey 1999  R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Radford
Cast: Asia Argento, Jared Harris, Rupert Everett, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Tim Woodward, Ian Hart, Bryan Pringle, Julie T. Wallace, Clare Higgins, Marc Warren
Alan (Jared Harris), a very proper British schoolteacher, falls head over heels for a London jewel thief, Beatrice (Asia Argento), who provides more excitement in his life than he is prepared for.
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Boarding Gate 2007 R, 106 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Olivier Assayas
Cast: Asia Argento, Michael Madsen, Carl Ng, Kelly Lin, Joana Preiss, Alex Descas, Kim Gordon
Former lovers Sandra (Asia Argento) and Miles (Michael Madsen) reunite in Paris where her current lover Lester (Carl Ng) has promised Sandra that after she murders Niles he will get her to Hong Kong where she can assume a new name and invest in a nightclub. And, of course, double crosses prevail throughout, and sleazy consequences ensue.
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Demons 2 1986 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Demons 2: The Nightmare Returns
Director: Lamberto Bava
Cast: David Edwin Knight, Nancy Brilli, Coralina Cataldi Tassoni, Asia Argento, Bobby Rhodes, Virginia Bryant, Davide Marotta, Anita Bartolucci, Antonio Cantafora, Luisa Passega
Sally (Coralina Cataldi Tassoni) is having a birthday party in her high-rise apartment building. She takes a break from the festivities and turns on the TV in her bedroom. A documentary is being shown of a group of teens investigating a place where demons formerly existed. What do you know, demons are loosened, come out of the TV, and all hell breaks loose in the apartment building as the residents are cut off from the world.
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The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things 2004  R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Asia Argento
Cast: Asia Argento, Jimmy Bennett, Cole & Dylan Sprouse, Peter Fonda, Ben Foster, Ornella Muti, Kip Pardue, Michael Pitt, Jeremy Renner, John Robinson, Marilyn Manson, Jeremy Sisto, Matt Schultze, Winona Ryder
Jeremiah (Jimmy Bennett) has spent his first seven years in foster care until his birth mother, Sarah (Asia Argento), takes him away from his loving foster parents. Now, at age 11, Jeremiah (Dylan Sprouse and Cole Sprouse) is doomed to travel the countryside suffering abuse in a world of alcohol, sex, and drugs. 1 User Review
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| | About them | Sprouse 06/26/2007 | Cole Sprouse is like James Willson
Dylan Sprouse is different |
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La Chiesa 1989  R, 110 min.
Genre: Foreign / Horror
aka: The Church
Demons 3
Director: Michele Soavi
Cast: Tomas Arana, Asia Argento, Hugh Quarshie, Barbara Cupisti, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Antonella Vitale, Roberto Corbiletto, Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Lars Jorgenson, Olivia Cupisti
Devil worshippers in a small town were massacred in 12th-century Italy. A church was built over the gravesites by an alchemist who devised an elaborate scheme to seal off the church in the event the Satanists arose from the now-sealed crypt. The builder was buried alive in the church at the end of construction. Now the church is being restored, and–you guessed it–the demons are unleashed. Will the world be saved by the alchemist's defenses? Excellent photography.
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La Reine Margot 1994  R, 143 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Queen Margot
Director: Patrice Chereau
Cast: Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Vincent Perez, Virna Lisi, Dominique Blanc, Pascal Greggory, Claudio Amendola, Miguel Bose, Asia Argento, Jean-Claude Brialy, Jean-Philippe Ecoffey
Based on a historical novel by Alexandre Dumas, this lavish adaptation tells of the events leading up to the "Massacre of St. Bartholomew" in 1572. Religious strife was prevalent during the reign of the Catholic King, Charles IX (Jean-Hugues Anglade). In an effort to appease the Protestants, the real power behind the throne, Catherine de Medici (Virna Lisi), initiates a marriage between her daughter Margot (Isabelle Adjani), the heiress to the throne, and Protestant Henri of Navarre (Daniel Auteuil). But this only leads to further violence.
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Land of the Dead 2005 R, 93 min.
Genre: Action / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
aka: George A. Romero's Land of the Dead
Director: George A. Romero
Cast: Simon Baker, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper, Asia Argento, Robert Joy, Eugene Clark, Joanne Boland, Tony Nappo, Jennifer Baxter, Boyd Banks, Maxwell McCabe-Lokos, Shawn Roberts, Jasmin Geljo, Tony Munch, Pedro Miguel Arce
When only an electrified chain-link fence separates the zombies from the city's residents, can Riley (Simon Baker), Slack (Asia Argento), and Charlie (Robert Joy) stop the zombies from eating hearts and other "treats" torn from the bodies of their terrified victims?
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Last Days 2005 R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gus Van Sant
Cast: Michael Pitt, Lukas Haas, Asia Argento, Scott Patrick Green, Nicole Vicius, Ricky Jay, Ryan Orion, Harmony Korine, Thadeus A. Thomas, Riley G. Matthews Jr.
Set in Seattle, this rock & roll story is reminiscent of Kurt Cobain's life, but it is not really about him. Michael Pitt takes on the role of the heron addicted rock star in this film's glimpse into a very troubled mind.
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Love Bites 2001 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Antoine de Caunes
Cast: Guillaume Canet, Asia Argento, Gerard Lanvin, Jean-Marie Winling, Gilbert Melki, Jose Garcia, Vincent Perez, Orazio Massaro, Frederic Pellegeay, James Arch
After wealthy Abraham von Bulow (Jean-Marie Winling) pays Antoine (Guillaume Canet) to search for Jordan (Orazio Massaro) who might be a vampire, Antoine sets off through the Paris underworld on his violence-filled quest.
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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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New Rose Hotel 1998  R, 92 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Abel Ferrara
Cast: Christopher Walken, Willem Dafoe, Asia Argento, Yoshitaka Amano, Annabella Sciorra, Gretchen Mol, John Lurie, Ryuichi Sakamoto
A corporate raider, Fox (Christopher Walken), and his cohort, X (Willem Dafoe), hatch a plot to send Sandii (Asia Argento) on a mission that involves seducing the brilliant scientist, Hiroshi (Yoshitaka Amano), and coercing him into defecting from his own corporation. But betrayal rears its ugly head, as Fox and X turn into the targets.
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 The Phantom of the Opera 1998 R, 103 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Horror / Romance
Director: Dario Argento
Cast: Julian Sands, Asia Argento, Andrea Di Stefano, Nadia Rinaldi, Coralina Cataldi Tassoni, Istvan Bubik, Zoltan Barabas, Lucia Guzzardi, Aldo Massasso, Gianni Franco, David D'Ingeo, Kitty Keri, John Pedeferri, Leonardo Treviglio, Massimo Sarchielli
This "Phantom of the Opera" differs from the classic story. In this version, the Phantom (Julian Sands) is an orphan, raised by rats in the sewer, and will stop at nothing to protect his rats from those who would do them harm–especially the chief exterminator, Ignace (Istvan Bubik).
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Scarlet Diva 2000 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Asia Argento
Cast: Asia Argento, Jean Shepard, Vera Gemma, Fabio Camilli, Joe Coleman, Selen, Herbert Fritsch, Justinian Kfoury, Vanessa Crane, Daria Nicolodi
Asia Argento wrote, directed, and starred in this, her near-autobiography. Anna (Argento), an up-and-coming superstar, does not feel good about herself and feels unloved. Thus, she begins a global trek, living on sex and drugs in search of something–what that something is seems to be elusive. It could lead to self-destruction.
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The Stendhal Syndrome 1996 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
Director: Dario Argento
Cast: Asia Argento, Thomas Kretschmann, Marco Leonardi, Luigi Diberti, Paolo Bonacelli, Julien Lambroschini, John Quentin, Franco Diogene, Lucia Stara, Sonia Topazio
Anna Manni (Asia Argento) suffers from Stendhal Syndrome; she becomes dizzy and hallucinates when she sees art masterpieces. But she is a police officer whose assignment is to track down a serial rapist. When he lures her into the Uffizi museum, he will have the upper hand–or will he?
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Trauma 1993 R, 86 min.
Genre: Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Dario Argento
Cast: Christopher Rydell, Asia Argento, Laura Johnson, James Russo, Brad Dourif, Frederic Forrest, Piper Laurie, Dominique Serrand, Hope Alexander-Willis, Ira Belgrade, Sharon Barr, Isabell O'Connor, Cory Garvin, Terry Perkins, Tony Saffold
After rescuing anorexic Aura (Asia Argento) when she threatened a suicidal leap off a bridge, David (Christopher Rydell) vows to protect her. Aura returns to her parents–Adriana and Stefan (Piper Laurie and Dominique Serrand)–who are professional mediums. That night, during a seance, Adriana is possessed by a spirit that identifies a serial killer in their midst. She runs outside, followed by Stefan and, later, by Aura who spots the killer holding up what she believes to be the severed heads of Adriana and Stefan. A psychopath is on the loose, and David helps Aura solve the mystery.
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Traveling Companions 1996 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Peter Del Monte
Cast: Asia Argento, Michel Piccoli, Lino Capolicchio, Silvia Cohen, Max Malatesta, Petrizia Pezza, Elisabetta Rocchetti, Chantal Ughi, Sebastiano Colla, Silvia Gasparini
Waitress Cora (Asia Argento) also performs odd jobs. She has become cynical of the world around her after her mother's suicide and having to deal with her mentally ill brother. Cosimo (Michel Piccoli) has become forgetful in his old age and wanders through the town and countryside enjoying himself. His daughter (Silvia Cohen), fearful that Cosimo will come to harm, hires Cora to follow him. As time passes, Cora is drawn to Cosimo and starts learning things about herself.
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 XXX 2002  PG-13, 124 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Rob Cohen
Cast: Vin Diesel, Samuel L. Jackson, Asia Argento, Marton Csokas, Michael Roof, Eve, Danny Trejo, Tom Everett, Thomas Ian Griffith, Richy Muller, Werner Daehn, Petr Jakl
U.S. espionage agent Gibbons (Samuel L. Jackson) recruits extreme sportsman Xander Cage, "XXX" (Vin Diesel), for a mission in the Czech Republic where he plans to infiltrate the "Anarchy 99." Others have failed, but does XXX have what it takes? 2 User Reviews
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| | cherie86 09/29/2009 | | i think this movie was exciting and very well like by the viewing public |
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| 1. B. Monkey (1999)
2. Boarding Gate (2007)
3. Demons 2 (1986)
aka: Demons 2: The Nightmare Returns
4. The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things (2004)
5. La Chiesa (1989)
aka: The Church
aka: Demons 3
6. La Reine Margot (1994)
aka: Queen Margot
7. Land of the Dead (2005)
aka: George A. Romero's Land of the Dead
8. Last Days (2005)
9. Love Bites (2001)
10. Mother of Tears (2007)
aka: Mother of Tears: the Third Mother
11. New Rose Hotel (1998)
12. The Phantom of the Opera (1998)
13. Scarlet Diva (2000)
14. The Stendhal Syndrome (1996)
15. Trauma (1993)
16. Traveling Companions (1996)
17. XXX (2002)
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