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Bossa Nova 1999 2 and a half stars

    R, 95 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Bruno Barreto
Cast: Amy Irving, Antonio Fagundes, Alexandre Borges, Debora Bloch, Drica Moraes, Giovanna Antonelli, Rogerio Cardoso, Sergio Loroza, Alberto de Mendoza, Stephen Tobolowsky

  In this romantic comedy, Amy Irving takes on the role of Mary Ann, an English teacher and widow living in Rio de Janeiro. She has given up on love while grieving over her husband's untimely death, but the fates step in and romance blooms.

Carried Away 1996 3 stars

    R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bruno Barreto
Cast: Dennis Hopper, Amy Irving, Amy Locane, Julie Harris, Gary Busey, Hal Holbrook, Christopher Pettiet, Priscilla Pointer

  This film adaptation of Jim Harrison's story is about how the courtship of two schoolteachers–Joseph and Rosealee (Dennis Hopper and Amy Irving)–gains momentum after a 17-year-old student (Amy Locane) shows sexual interest in Joseph.

Four Days in September 1997 2 and a half stars

    R, 106 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
Director: Bruno Barreto
Cast: Alan Arkin, Pedro Cardoso, Fernanda Torres, Luiz Fernando Guimaraes, Claudia Abreu, Nelson Dantas, Caroline Kava, Fisher Stevens, Milton Goncalves, Marco Ricca

  Young Brazilian revolutionaries, distraught over the policies of Brazil's military regime, in 1969 target the American ambassador as their kidnap victim in hopes that this act will call worldwide attention to their plight.

One Tough Cop 1998 2 stars

    R, 92 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Bruno Barreto
Cast: Stephen Baldwin, Chris Penn, Mike McGlone, Gina Gershon, Paul(2) Guilfoyle, Amy Irving, Frank Pellegrino, Paul Calderon, Victor Slezak, Luis Guzman

  A dedicated cop, Bo Dieti (Stephen Baldwin), still keeps in touch with friends from his youth–even though some have become mobsters; for example, Ritchie Lacassa (Mike McGlone) is now a mob lieutenant. To make matters worse, Dieti's partner, Duke Finnerty (Sean Penn), owes gambling debts. All this puts Dieti in a very precarious position for blackmail.

A Show of Force 1990 2 stars

    R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bruno Barreto
Cast: Amy Irving, Andy Garcia, Lou Diamond Phillips, Robert Duvall, Kevin Spacey, Erik Estrada, Joseph Campanella, Priscilla Pointer, Hattie Winston, Juan Fernandez, Lupe Ontiveros

  Kate Melendez (Amy Irving) is a TV reporter in Puerto Rico who begins to suspect FBI involvement in the killing of two terrorists seeking shelter in her country.

View from the Top 2003 2 stars

    PG-13, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bruno Barreto
Cast: Gwyneth Paltrow, Christina Applegate, Mark Ruffalo, Candice Bergen, Kelly Preston, Mike Myers, Rob Lowe, Stacey Dash, Jon Polito, Stephen Tobolowsky, Roark Critchlow, Marc Blucas

  In this rags-to-riches comedy/romance, a small town girl (Gwyneth Paltrow) leaves her trailer park home in Silver Springs, Nevada, with dreams of achieving her fortune as a flight attendant for Royalty Airlines.

Movie Quick Pick

1. Bossa Nova (1999)
2. Carried Away (1996)
3. Four Days in September (1997)
4. One Tough Cop (1998)
5. A Show of Force (1990)
6. View from the Top (2003)

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