 Executive Decision 1996  R, 132 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller / Adventure
Director: Stuart Baird
Cast: Kurt Russell, Steven Seagal, Halle Berry, John Leguizamo, Oliver Platt, David Suchet, Joe Morton, J.T. Walsh, Mary Ellen Trainor, Len Cariou, B.D. Wong, Whip Hubley, Andreas Katsulas, Marly Maples, William James Jones
An intelligence officer, Dr. David Grant (Kurt Russell), leads a group of special-force commandos on a mission to sneak aboard a 747 airliner in mid-flight to thwart the efforts of Arab terrorists. The plane is headed for Washington, D.C. with its threatening load of deadly nerve gas.
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Family Business 1989  R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Sean Connery, Matthew Broderick, Dustin Hoffman, Rosanna DeSoto, Janet Carroll, Victoria Jackson, Bill McCutcheon, Luis Guzman, B.D. Wong, Deborah Rush, Marilyn Cooper, Salem Ludwig, Rex Everhart, James Tolkan, Tony DiBenedetto
After young Adam McMillen (Matthew Broderick) approaches his father Vito (Dustin Hoffman) and grandfather Jessie (Sean Connery) with a scheme to gain millions of dollars worth of test-tube specimens, they attempt the heist and fail. As a result, three generations of the McMillen family are forced into accepting guilt for their lives of crime.
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Father of the Bride 1991 PG, 114 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Charles Shyer
Cast: Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Martin Short, Kieran Culkin, George Newbern, B.D. Wong, Richard Portnow, Peter Michael Goetz, Eugene Levy, Kate McGregor-Stewart, Carmen Hayward, April Ortiz, Mina Vasquez, Gibby Brand
Annie Banks (Kimberly Williams-Paisley) is getting married to Brian (George Newbern), and her parents George and Nina (Steve Martin and Diane Keaton) go through emotional ups and downs preparing for the big day. The wedding will take place in their home, and, even then, George is upset at the costs. Wedding consultant Franck Eggelhoffer (a hilarious Martin Short) is called in, but problems for George continue as he gets closer to the day when Annie will move on to her new life with Brian and away from George.
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Father of the Bride Part II 1995 PG, 106 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Romance
Director: Charles Shyer
Cast: Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, Martin Short, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, George Newbern, Eugene Levy, Kieran Culkin, B.D. Wong, Peter Michael Goetz, Jane Adams, Kate McGregor-Stewart, Rebecca Chambers, Dulcy Rogers, Kathy Anthony, April Ortiz
It is now four years after Annie Banks' (Kimberly Williams-Paisley) wedding, and she is going to have a baby. But wait–so is the mother-of- the-bride, Nina (Diane Keaton). Annie's father George (Steve Martin) is right back in the middle of plans, only this time it is maternity, not wedding, plans.
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Jurassic Park 1993 PG-13, 126 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Bob Peck, Martin Ferrero, B.D. Wong, Joseph Mazzello, Samuel L. Jackson, Wayne Knight, Ariana Richards, Miguel Sandoval, Cameron Thor, Christopher John Fields, Gerald R. Molen
Millionaire John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) is ready to open a dinosaur theme park where scientists have used DNA from extinct dinosaurs to create present-day clones. Hammond invites dinosaur experts Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill) and Dr. Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern), along with scientist Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) and Hammond's grandchildren Lex and Joe (Ariana Richards and Joseph Mazzello) to preview the park prior to its opening. While they are touring the park, the security system is broken into, and the man-eating dinosaurs break free turning their delightful day at the park into just the opposite. Plenty of action and thrills with Oscar-winning visual and sound effects.
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Marco Polo 2007  TV, 176 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Kevin Connor
Cast: Ian Somerhalder, Brian Dennehy, B.D. Wong, Alan Shearman, Mark Jax, Kay Tong Lim, Christian Lee, Luo Yan, Keagan Kang, Melissa Sue Anderson, Desiree Ann Siahaan, Daxing Zhang
This made-for-TV offering follows the adventures of 13th-century Venetian explorer Marco Polo (Ian Somerhalder) who travels to China where he becomes an advisor to the emperor Kubla Khan (Brian Dennehy). Over a 20-year period, the Kahn sends Marco Polo and his servant Pedro (B.D. Wong) on a series of journeys to explore the wonders of new lands.
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 Mulan 1998 G, 88 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy / Musical
Director: Tony Bancroft, Barry Cook
Cast: Ming-Na, Lea Salonga, Eddie Murphy, B.D. Wong, Donny Osmond, Harvey Fierstein, James Hong, Gedde Watanabe, Miguel Ferrer, Soon-Tek Oh, June Foray, Miriam Margolyes, Pat Morita, James Shigeta, George Takei
Disney presents this classic story, which is set in ancient China. Mulan (voice of Ming-Na, singing voice of Lea Salonga) is a Chinese maiden who dresses as a male and joins the army to fend off the invading Mongols. She prays for help from her ancestors, and they send the 18-inches tall dragon Mushu (voice of Eddie Murphy) to protect Mulan. Mulan hides Mushu from others but takes Mushu with her when she joins the command of Captain Shang (B.D. Wong, singing voice of Donny Osmond), and risks everything to gain victory over the Huns.
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Mulan II 2004 G, 79 min.
Genre: Family / Animation / Adventure / Comedy / Musical
Director: Darrell Rooney, Lynne Southerland
Cast: Ming-Na, Lea Salonga, B.D. Wong, Mark Moseley, Lucy Liu, Harvey Fierstein, Sandra Oh, Gedde Watanabe, Lauren Tom, Jerry Tondo, Pat Morita, George Takei, June Forey, Soon-Tek Oh, Frank Welker
Mulan (voice of Ming-Na/singing voice of Lea Salonga) is engaged to marry General Shang (voice of B.D. Wong) when the Emperor (voice of Pat Morita) calls on them to serve as bodyguards for his daughters Mei, Su, and Ting (voices of Lucy Liu, Lauren Tom, and Sandra Oh) when they travel to a foreign land for arranged marriages that will help gain peace between nations. The trek proves difficult, and Mulan's dragon sidekick Mushu (voice of Mark Moseley) contributes to problems because he knows that his job will end if Mulan and Shang marry. Along the way, Mulan realizes that the princesses are being forced into loveless marriages and decides to help them escape their fate.
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Mystery Date 1991 PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jonathan Wacks
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Teri Polo, Brian McNamara, Fisher Stevens, B.D. Wong, Tony Rosato, Don S. Davis, James Hong, Victor Wong, Ping Wu, Duncan Fraser, Jerry Wasserman
Tom (Ethan Hawke), a shy teen, does not have the courage to ask next door neighbor Geena (Teri Polo) out on a date. But his handsome, successful older brother, Craig (Brian McNamara), does a make-over on Tom; Craig even calls Geena on Tom's behalf and provides his sports car for their evening pleasure. Events turn weird when people react to the couple, thinking that Tom is Craig, which is followed by finding a corpse in the trunk of Craig's car.
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 Seven Years in Tibet 1997 PG-13, 139 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Cast: Brad Pitt, David Thewlis, B.D. Wong, Mako, Danny Denzogpa, Jetsun Pema, Victor Wong, Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Jamyang J. Wangchuk, Lhakpa Tsamchoe
Pacifist principles are the theme of this film in which Nazi Heinrich Harrer (Brad Pitt) attempts to scale a mountain in the Himalayas; however, World War II intervenes, and he is captured by the British. After numerous attempts, he escapes from his POW camp and ends up in Lhasa where he becomes tutor to the young Dalai Lama.
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Slappy and the Stinkers 1998  PG, 78 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Barnet Kellman
Cast: B.D. Wong, Bronson Pinchot, Jennifer Coolidge, Joseph Ashton, Gary LeRoi Gray, Carl Michael Lindner, David Dukes, Travis Tedford, Sam McMurray, Scarlett Pomers
Slappy is a sea lion that the Stinkers (one girl and four boy students attending Darlmoor Academy) "liberate" from an aquarium in this crude, slapstick film.
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Stay 2005   R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Marc Forster
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Ryan Gosling, Naomi Watts, Kate Burton, Elizabeth Reaser, Bob Hoskins, Janeane Garofalo, B.D. Wong, John Tormey, Jose Ramon Rosario, Becky Ann Baker, Jessica Hecht
A New York psychiatrist, Sam Foster (Ewan McGregor), strives to save a college student patient, Henry (Ryan Gosling), from committing suicide on his 21st birthday and, in the process, finds himself in a world beyond reality. 1 User Review
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| | A very skilled, very deliberate presentation | 1fatts 03/07/2007 | Critics were divided on this one, and it seems to have come down to whether they "got it" or not. I got it. I frankly have trouble understanding how a professional movie reviewer could have missed it.
The construction is thoughtful and very well executed. People seem to be not exactly where they should be; time moves too quickly and then too slowly; voices are heard at the wrong time and the wrong place; the confusion encompasses not just the characters, but the camera, the weather, the flow of time.
It is all wonderfully arresting, and I think it all comes together beautifully just when it should.
Well worth watching. Make up your own mind. |
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The Substitute 2: School's Out 1998 R, 89 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Steven Pearl
Cast: Treat Williams, B.D. Wong, Larry Gilliard Jr., Edoardo Ballerini, Angel David, Chuck Jeffreys, Paul Lazar, Christopher Cousins, Michael Michele, Owen Stadele
If you are into viewing endless streams of violence, then this story–about an ex-Green Beret mercenary (Treat Williams) posing as a teacher to avenge his brother's murder–will appeal.
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| 1. Executive Decision (1996)
2. Family Business (1989)
3. Father of the Bride (1991)
4. Father of the Bride Part II (1995)
5. Jurassic Park (1993)
6. Marco Polo (2007)
7. Mulan (1998)
8. Mulan II (2004)
9. Mystery Date (1991)
10. Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
11. Slappy and the Stinkers (1998)
12. Stay (2005)
13. The Substitute 2: School's Out (1998)
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