 The Birdcage 1996  R, 117 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mike Nichols
Cast: Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, Dianne Wiest, Christine Baranski, Dan Futterman, Calista Flockhart, Hank Azaria, Tom McGowan, Grant Heslov, Kirby Mitchell, James Lally
This remake of the 1978 film, "La Cage aux Follies," is one funny movie with a terrific cast. Armand (Robin Williams) owns the nightclub where his lover, drag queen Albert (Nathan Lane), headlines. The fun really begins when Armand and Albert pass themselves off as respectable heterosexuals when Armand's daughter becomes engaged to the son of an ultraconservative U.S. Senator (Gene Hackman).
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The Last Shot 2004  R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jeff Nathanson
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Alec Baldwin, Toni Collette, Tony Shalhoub, Calista Flockhart, Tim Blake Nelson, Buck Henry, Ray Liotta, Ian Gomez, Troy Winbush, Thomas McCarthy, W. Earl Brown
FBI agent Joe Devine (Alec Baldwin) works undercover to trap members of the Gotti family during a mob sting operation. He picks would-be screenwriter/producer Steven Schats (Matthew Broderick) to join his efforts. But, it doesn't take long for both of them to get swept away by the magic of moviemaking and end up way over their heads.
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 A Midsummer Night's Dream 1999 PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
aka: William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
Director: Michael Hoffman
Cast: Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Everett, Stanley Tucci, Calista Flockhart, Anna Friel, Christian Bale, Dominic West, David Strathairn, Sophie Marceau, Roger Rees, Sam Rockwell, Gregory Jbara, Bill Irwin, Max Wright
One of the marvels of Shakespeare's comedies is that they are timeless. This version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is set in 19th-century Tuscany, and the star-crossed lovers Nick Bottom and Titania (Kevin Kline and Michelle Pfeiffer) ride bicycles to their moonlight rendezvous.
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Telling Lies in America 1997 PG-13, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Guy Ferland
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Brad Renfro, Maximilian Schell, Calista Flockhart, Paul Dooley, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Luke Wilson, Damen Fletcher, Jerry Swindall, K.K. Dodds
During the 1960s, Karchy (Brad Renfro) is a young Hungarian immigrant trying to find his niche in America. Unfortunately, he is influenced by Billy Magic (Kevin Bacon), a high-living, rock'n'roll disc jockey. Karchy must decide between the splashy arena of fabrication or the more sensible world of truth and honesty.
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Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her 2000 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Rodrigo Garcia
Cast: Glenn Close, Cameron Diaz, Holly Hunter, Calista Flockhart, Kathy Baker, Amy Brenneman, Valeria Golino, Miguel Sandoval, Matt Craven, Gregory Hines
Five interweaving stories are told of women whose lives intersect with the others. Great cast and interesting, but it drags at times.
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| 1. The Birdcage (1996)
2. The Last Shot (2004)
3. A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)
aka: William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
4. Telling Lies in America (1997)
5. Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000)
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