Another Woman 1988  PG, 81 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Gene Hackman, Mia Farrow, Ian Holm, John Houseman, Blythe Danner, Betty Buckley, Martha Plimpton, Sandy Dennis, David Ogden Stiers, Philip Bosco, Harris Yulin, Frances Conroy, Fred Melamed, Kenneth Welsh
Facing a mid-life crisis, successful Professor Marion Post (Gena Rowlands) is writing a book and is forced to come to terms with her own frailties and associations with her family. When she listens in on the sessions of the psychiatrist in the office next door as he counsels Hope (Mia Farrow), Marion is reminded of her of her own problems. A fine performance by Rowlands in this Woody Allen drama.
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 Carrie 1976 R, 97 min.
Genre: Fantasy / Drama / Horror / Thriller
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, William Katt, Amy Irving, John Travolta, Nancy Allen, Betty Buckley, P.J. Soles, Sydney Lassick, Stefan Gierasch, Priscilla Pointer, Michael Talbott, Noelle North, Doug Cox, Harry Gold
In Brian De Palma's terrifying tale, a reserved, high-school senior (Sissy Spacek) with telekinetic abilities is scorned by her classmates. When Carrie goes to the prom with the campus jock (William Katt), she discovers that others have devised a nasty plan to further humiliate her. Carrie, however, has a few nasty tricks of her own. From the Stephen King novel by the same name. Both Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie received Oscar nominations.
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Frantic 1988  R, 120 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Roman Polanski
Cast: Harrison Ford, Emmanuelle Seigner, Betty Buckley, John Mahoney, Jimmie Ray Weeks, David Huddleston, Yorgo Voyagis, Gerard Klein, Dominique Pinon, Alexandra Stewart, Djiby Soumare, Robert Barr
While American surgeon Doctor Richard Walker (Harrison Ford) is visiting Paris, his wife Sondra (Betty Buckley) disappears from their hotel. This sets off a frantic chain of events leading to a miniature Statue of Liberty: the key to identifying the kidnappers.
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The Happening 2008  R, 91 min.
Genre: Horror / Drama / Sci-Fi
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, John Leguizamo, Ashlyn Sanchez, Betty Buckley, Spencer Breslin, Robert Bailey Jr., Frank Collison, Jeremy Strong, Alan Ruck, Victoria Clark, M. Night Shyamalan, Alison Folland, Kristen Connolly, Cornell Womack
When a toxin causes those who come in contact with it to commit suicide, the result is a mass carnage of dead people. High-school biology teacher Elliot Moore (Mark Wahlberg) and his wife Alma (Zooey Deschanel), along with Elliot's colleague Julian (John Leguizamo) and his eight-year-old daughter Jess (Ashlyn Sanchez), try to escape. Then, Julian leaves Jess with the Moores while he tries to locate his missing wife. The trio joins other refugees, and they find corpses everywhere along their path as they try to escape the deadly phenomenon.
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Simply Irresistible 1999  PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mark Tarlov
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Sean Patrick Flanery, Patricia Clarkson, Dylan Baker, Christopher Durang, Larry Gilliard Jr., Betty Buckley, Amanda Peet, Anthony Ruivivar, Olek Krupa
In this Cinderella story, Amanda Shelton (Sarah Michelle Gellar) inherits a restaurant and finds she also has come upon magical powers served through her food. Customers' personalities change for the better after eating her fare as is shown when her "Prince Charming," department store owner (Sean Patrick Flanery), dines at her restaurant and finds his life changed forever.
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Tender Mercies 1983 PG, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bruce Beresford
Cast: Robert Duvall, Tess Harper, Betty Buckley, Wilford Brimley, Ellen Barkin, Lenny von Dohlen, Paul Gleason, Norman Bennett, Allan Hubbard, Michael Crabtree, Glen Fleming, Andrew Scott Hollon, Rick Murray, Stephen Funchess, James Aaron
Robert Duvall won the Oscar for his portrayal of Mac Sledge, a has-been country singer, who hits bottom in a drunken stupor in a Texas motel. To earn payment for the room, he agrees to work for the motel manager Rosa Lee (Tess Harper). Mac and Rosa fall in love and marry, and Mac becomes a father to Rosa's young son, Sonny (Allan Hubbard). When the opportunity appears for Mac to make a comeback as a singer, he must decide between family and career. Academy Award nominations were received for Best Picture and Director.
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| 1. Another Woman (1988)
2. Carrie (1976)
3. Frantic (1988)
4. The Happening (2008)
5. Simply Irresistible (1999)
6. Tender Mercies (1983)
7. Wild Thing (1987)
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