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2B Perfectly Honest   2004     2 stars  User Rating      R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Randel Cole  
Cast: Adam Trese, Andrew McCarthy, John Turturro, Michael Badalucco, Aida Turturro, Robert Vaughn, Hayley Mills, Mark Margolis, Kathleen Chalfant, Rick Washburn, Bruce MacVittie, Paul Lazar

  When social climber Frank's (Adam Trese) ad agency, that he owns with Josh (Andrew McCarthy), fails, he moves back home with parents Nick and Terri (Robert Vaughn and Hayley Mills). Frank sets out to regain his stature, but roadblocks lie ahead.    1 User Review




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jcpjackie@comcast.net 02/24/2007 
  OVER THE YEARS I FIND THAT NO MATTER WHAT ANDREW MCCARTHY IS A PART OF IN HIS ACTING CAREER, HE IS A JOY TO WATCH, HE'S AN OUTSTANDING ACTOR. I WISH I COULD SEE AND HEAR MORE OF HIM. HOPE HE'S DOING WELL.


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Hi-Life   1998     2 stars    R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Roger Hedden  
Cast: Campbell Scott, Eric Stoltz, Daryl Hannah, Charles Durning, Katrin Cartlidge, Moira Kelly, Peter Riegert, Anne DeSalvo, Saundra Santiago, Bruce MacVittie

  It's Christmastime, and Ray (Campbell Scott) runs a bar in New York where the usual group is gathered spreading the cheer. Meanwhile, Jimmy (Eric Stoltz) is in debt to Fatty (Charles Durning), and Jimmy needs a way to pay it off–fast. So, maybe the unpopular Jimmy can get his girlfriend (who happens to be the sister of Ray) to get the cash from Ray.


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Poster Art From art.comThe January Man   1989     1 and a half stars    R, 97 min.
Genre: Mystery / Action / Comedy / Thriller / Romance
Director: Pat O'Connor  
Cast: Kevin Kline, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Susan Sarandon, Rod Steiger, Harvey Keitel, Danny Aiello, Alan Rickman, Faye Grant, Tandy Cronyn, Kenneth Welsh, Brian Tarantina, Bill Cobbs, Bruce MacVittie, Jayne Haynes, Greg Walker

  There is a serial killer on the loose in New York City, and Nick Starkey (Kevin Kline) is called back into service by his brother, the NYPD police commissioner Frank Starkey (Harvey Keitel), to track down the killer. Mayor Eamon Flynn (Rod Steiger) gets Nick reinstated on the force. During his investigation, Nick manages to have an affair with Flynn's daughter, Bernadette (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio), and still finds the killer.



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Kevin Kline Nick Starkey
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Bernadette Flynn
Susan Sarandon Christine Starkey
Rod Steiger Mayor Eamon Flynn
Harvey Keitel Commissioner Frank Starkey
Danny Aiello Captain Vincent Alcoa
Alan Rickman Ed
Faye Grant Alison Hawkins
Tandy Cronyn Lana Apico
Kenneth Welsh Roger Culver
Brian Tarantina Cone
Bill Cobbs Detective Reilly
Bruce MacVittie Rip
Jayne Haynes Alma
Greg Walker January Man
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Lonely Hearts   2006     2 and a half stars    R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Todd Robinson  
Cast: John Travolta, James Gandolfini, Jared Leto, Salma Hayek, Scott Caan, Laura Dern, Michael Gaston, Bruce MacVittie, Dan Byrd, Andrew Wheeler, Alice Krige, Dagmara Dominczyk, John Doman, Bailee Madison

  Based on the "Lonely Hearts Killers" crimes, which were committed in the 1940s, this film shows how New York detectives–Elmer C. Robinson (John Travolta), who was obsessed with the murders, and his partner Charles Hildebrandt (James Gandolfini)–tracked down Ray Fernandez (Jared Leto) and Martha Beck (Salma Hayek). Their scam was to swindle elderly women out of their money and then murder them to destroy any evidence. Fernandez and Beck were finally arrested, confessed to 12 of their murders, and were electrocuted the same day at Sing Sing prison in 1951.



Cast
John Travolta Elmer C. Robinson
James Gandolfini Charles Hildebrandt
Jared Leto Ray Fernandez
Salma Hayek Martha Beck
Scott Caan Detective Reilly
Laura Dern Rene Fodie
Michael Gaston D.A. Hunt
Bruce MacVittie Eastman
Dan Byrd Eddie Robinson
Andrew Wheeler Detective Tooley
Alice Krige Janet Long
Dagmara Dominczyk Delphine Downing
John Doman Chief MacSwain
Bailee Madison Rainelle Downing

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Looking for Richard   1996     3 stars    PG-13, 118 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Al Pacino  
Cast: Al Pacino, Estelle Parsons, Alec Baldwin, Kevin Spacey, Winona Ryder, Aidan Quinn, Harris Yulin, Kevin Conway, Madison Arnold, Bruce MacVittie

  This documentary is about Shakespeare's "Richard III" as Al Pacino conducts interviews, rehearses with the cast, and provides insight into and appreciation for the works of Shakespeare.

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Luminous Motion   1998     1 and a half stars    R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bette Gordon  
Cast: Eric Lloyd, Deborah Kara Unger, Terry Kinney, Jamey Sheridan, James Berland, Paz de la Huerta, June Stein, Bruce MacVittie

  A mother (Deborah Kara Unger) and her deeply disturbed 10-year-old son Phillip (Eric Lloyd) travel the highways as Mom makes ends meet by prostituting herself in cheap motels along the way. A car accident changes their routine, and mother and son move in with Pedro (Terry Kinney) who offers them a stable life. But Phillip doesn't understand a normal existence and longs for the motion of his days on the road with Mom.


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O.K. Garage   1998     1 star    R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: All Revved Up

Director: Brandon Cole  
Cast: John Turturro, Lili Taylor, Will Patton, Gemma Jones, Joseph Maher, Paul Calderon, Bruce MacVittie, Richard Bright, Olek Krupa, John Spencer

  Rachel (Lili Taylor) has continuing car problems but keeps taking her car to the same shady mechanic. She finally turns to friend Sean (Will Patton) for help, and he brings Johnny (John Turturro) along, starting a love triangle in this weak effort, despite the good cast.

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Stonewall   1995     2 and a half stars    N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Nigel Finch  
Cast: Guillermo Diaz, Fred Weller, Brendan Corbalis, Duane Boutte, Bruce MacVittie, John Doman, Luis Guzman, Isaiah Washington, Dwight Ewell, Matthew Faber, Peter Ratray, Michael McElroy, Nicole Ari Parker, Jose Zuniga, John Ventimiglia

  In 1969, patrons of the Stonewall bar in Greenwich Village decided to fight off police bashing, and that began the gay liberation movement. This docudrama recreates that era through the eyes of Matty Dean (Fred Weller). This is an interesting film that provides a contrast as well as a reminder of feelings about homosexuals–then and now.


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Where the Money Is   2000     2 and a half stars    PG-13, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Marek Kanievska  
Cast: Paul Newman, Linda Fiorentino, Dermot Mulroney, Susan Barnes, Anne Pitoniak, Bruce MacVittie, Irma St. Paule, Michel Perron, Dorothy Gordon, Rita Tucket

  Nurse Carol Ann McKay (Linda Fiorentino), married to Wayne (Dermot Mulroney), is semi-discontent with her life when she begins to suspect that the new geriatric patient–the legendary bank robber, Henry Manning (Paul Newman)–has been faking the extent of his stroke. Linda begins to make her own criminal plans; the question is: Is Henry really going to be able to help?

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Movie Quick Pick
1. 2B Perfectly Honest (2004)
2. Hi-Life (1998)
3. The January Man (1989)
4. Lonely Hearts (2006)
5. Looking for Richard (1996)
6. Luminous Motion (1998)
7. O.K. Garage (1998)
   aka: All Revved Up
8. Stonewall (1995)
9. Where the Money Is (2000)


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