French Postcards 1979  PG, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Willard Huyck
Cast: Miles Chapin, Blanche Baker, David Marshall Grant, Valerie Quennessen, Debra Winger, Mandy Patinkin, Marie-France Pisier, Jean Rochefort, Lynn Carlin, George Coe, Christophe Bourseiller, Francois Lalande, Anemone, Veronique Jannot, Marie-Anne Chazel
American college students spend their junior year in Paris where one of them, Joel (Miles Chapin), engages in a torrid, but short, love affair with teacher Madame Catherine Tessier (Marie-France Pisier). Meanwhile, the other students enjoy their share of adventures in and out of the classroom as they explore the streets and cafes of Paris while visiting famous sights.
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The Handmaid's Tale 1990  R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama / Sci-Fi
Director: Volker Schlondorff
Cast: Natasha Richardson, Robert Duvall, Faye Dunaway, Aidan Quinn, Elizabeth McGovern, Victoria Tennant, Blanche Baker, David Dukes, Traci Lind, Zoey Wilson, Kathryn Doby, Reiner Schone, Lucia Hartpeng, Karma Ibsen Riley, Lucile McIntyre
Based on Margaret Atwood's novel, this is a morality tale about the future in America when ecological disasters have left most of the women infertile. Those who are still fertile are kept in camps and are the "handmaidens" to the men who make up the wealthy, powerful elite. Kate (Natasha Richardson) is a handmaid who is forced to lie between infertile Serena Joy (Faye Dunaway) and her husband, the Commander (Robert Duvall), while he impregnates her. Following the ceremony, Serena Joy is angry, the Commander is unfulfilled, and Kate dreams of freedom for herself and her unborn child.
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Nobody's Child 1986 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lee Grant
Cast: Marlo Thomas, Ray Baker, Caroline Kava, Kathy Baker, Anna Maria Horsford, Madeleine Sherwood, Jackson Davies, Michael Higgins, Blanche Baker, Garwin Sanford, Karen Elizabeth Austin
After surviving more than 20 years in mental institutions, 36-year-old Marie Balter (Marlo Thomas) comes under the care of the dedicated Dr. Blackwell (Caroline Kava). Blackwell's method of treating extreme depression and panic disorder works, and, as a result, Marie is able to live a normal life–including romance, college, and a bright future. This made-for-TV offering is based on a true story. Marlo Thomas won an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress.
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 Raw Deal 1986  R, 97 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: John Irvin
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kathryn Harrold, Darren McGavin, Sam Wanamaker, Paul Shenar, Blanche Baker, Steven Hill, Joe Regalbuto, Robert Davi, Ed Lauter, Mordecai Lawner, Louise Robey, Victor Argo, George P. Wilbur, Denver Mattson
After his son is killed while trying to protect a man scheduled to testify against mobster Patrovita (Sam Wanamaker), FBI chief Shannon (Darren McGavin) calls former FBI agent Mark Kaminsky (Arnold Schwarzenegger) back into service. His assignment is to infiltrate Chicago's largest mob, led by Max (Robert Davi). As Kaminsky works undercover to put away the gang members, violence is the order of the day–especially when he is given orders to kill Shannon.
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The Seduction of Joe Tynan 1979  R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jerry Schatzberg
Cast: Alan Alda, Barbara Harris, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn, Melvyn Douglas, Charles Kimbrough, Carrie Nye, Michael Higgins, Blanche Baker, Dan Hedaya
Senator Joe Tynan (Alan Alda) fights for moral issues in the U.S. Congress. However, his moral actions do not extend to his personal life when he has an affair with Karen Traynor (Meryl Streep)–a certain threat his marriage. 1 User Review
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| | happy 05/26/2009 | love the fresh ideas of yesterday in this raw world of today
it was refreshinng and yet the message of love romance and guilt was stil there and the funny expirerinces was reallly a tickler
most movie critics are to harsh ,Most movies for a step back from reality and not always have to a express realism and movie ingeneral are us just to clear minds to get back of today's rat race. |
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Shakedown 1988 R, 96 min.
Genre: Action
Director: James Glickenhaus
Cast: Peter Weller, Sam Elliott, Patricia Charbonneau, Antonio Fargas, Blanche Baker, Tom Waits, John C. McGinley, Paul Bartel, George Loros, Shirley Stoler
A public defender (Peter Weller) and a cop (Sam Elliott) are both convinced that a drug dealer, who is accused of murdering a policeman, is innocent of the charge. They team up to uncover the truth, and the truth is corruption. Top-of-the-line stunts.
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 Sixteen Candles 1984  PG, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: John Hughes
Cast: Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Paul Dooley, Michael Schoeffling, John Cusack, Gedde Watanabe, Jami Gertz, Blanche Baker, Edward Andrews, Max Showalter, Justin Henry, Haviland Morris, Carlin Glynn, Billie Bird, Carole Cook
Molly Ringwald steals the show as the teenager, Samantha, whose busy family forgets her all-important 16th birthday because it is the evening before her sister's wedding. To make matters worse, her visiting grandparents have taken over Samantha's bedroom. At school, geek (Anthony Michael Hall) will not leave Samantha alone, and Samantha has her eye on hunk Jake (Michael Schoeffling), but she has to take foreign exchange student Long Duc Dong (Gedde Watanabe) to the school dance. However, all is not lost in Samantha's trip into womanhood because Jake begins to pay attention to her.
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| 1. Cold Feet (1984)
2. French Postcards (1979)
3. The Handmaid's Tale (1990)
4. Nobody's Child (1986)
5. Raw Deal (1986)
6. The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979)
7. Shakedown (1988)
8. Sixteen Candles (1984)
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