Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh 1995  R, 94 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Fantasy
Director: Bill Condon
Cast: Kelly Rowan, Tony Todd, Timothy Carhart, Veronica Cartwright, William O'Leary, Fay Hauser, Matt Clark, Bill Nunn, David Gianopoulos, Joshua Gibran Mayweather, Caroline Barclay, Michael Bergeron, Brianna Blanchard, Clotiel Bordeltier, Russell Buchanan
The Candyman (Tony Todd) is sort of a ghost whose evil powers are unleashed as he kills people living in New Orleans' French Quarter. Schoolteacher Annie (Kelly Rowan) tries to convince her students that Candyman is simply a legend and says his name into a mirror, which is how those who believe say they can summon him. Nothing happens, but that night Candyman appears and kills Annie's husband Paul (Timothy Carhart). Annie learns that her family is connected to Candyman and goes to her family's ancestral home where she smashes the mirror to destroy Candyman. But, will her actions really cause the end of Candyman?
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 Dreamgirls 2006  PG-13, 125 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Bill Condon
Cast: Jamie Foxx, Beyonce Knowles, Eddie Murphy, Danny Glover, Jennifer Hudson, Anika Noni Rose, Keith Robinson, Sharon Leal, Hinton Battle, Jordan Belfi, John Krasinski, John Lithgow
Based on the hit Broadway musical, this story involves the rise to fame of "The Dreams" (Jennifer Hudson, Beyonce Knowles, and Anika Noni Rose) after they are discovered by Curtis Taylor Jr. (Jamie Foxx) who finds work for them as a backup band for James "Thunder" Early (Eddie Murphy). But, it doesn't take long for "The Dreams" to gain popularity and outshine "Thunder." The film received two Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actress (Jennifer Hudson); six other nominations were received, including Best Supporting Actor (Eddie Murphy). 1 User Review
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| | Zhane 02/26/2007 | | i love the movie so much. and i just want to wacht it over and over again. |
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Gods and Monsters 1998  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bill Condon
Cast: Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, Lynn Redgrave, Lolita Davidovich, Kevin J. O'Connor, David Dukes, Jack Betts, Arthur Dignam, Martin Ferrero, John Gatins
The last days in the life of British director James Whale ("Frankenstein" and "Bride of Frankenstein") are recounted in this campy tale of Whale's homosexual attraction to his tall, square-headed gardener–a fantasized reincarnation of Frankenstein's monster. Ian McKellen received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and Lynn Redgrave received a nomination for Supporting Actress.
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 Kinsey 2004 R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bill Condon
Cast: Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Chris O'Donnell, Peter Sarsgaard, Timothy Hutton, John Lithgow, Tim Curry, Oliver Platt, Dylan Baker, Julianne Nicholson, William Sadler, Veronica Cartwright
The man behind the landmark study on human sexual behavior, 1968's "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male," Alfred Kinsey (Liam Neeson) is the subject of this film, which reveals the rigid social mores of that era. Laura Linney received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
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Murder 101 1991  PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Bill Condon
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Dey Young, Raphael Sbarge, Kim Thomson, Mark L. Taylor, Antoni Corone, J. Kenneth Campbell, Todd Merrill, Yorgo Constantine, Yavone Evans
Charles Lattimore (Pierce Brosnan) teaches a class in mystery writing. After he gives an assignment to the class to develop a plot for the perfect murder, one of the students turns up dead. Now the mystery begins as to whodunit. Interesting made-for-cable-TV fare.
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| 1. Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995)
2. Dreamgirls (2006)
3. Gods and Monsters (1998)
4. Kinsey (2004)
5. Murder 101 (1991)
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