Chocolat 2000  PG-13, 121 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
Cast: Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp, Alfred Molina, Lena Olin, Judi Dench, Victoire Thivisol, Hugh O'Conor, Peter Stormare, Leslie Caron, Carrie-Anne Moss
Adapted from Joan Harris' 1999 novel, this culinary fable takes place in a small French village where Vianne (Juliette Binoche) has moved with her young daughter, Anouk (Victoire Thivisol). Vianne opens a chocolate shop during the middle of Lent and, in the process, liberates (spiritually, mentally, and physically) the townsfolk. Nominations included: Picture, Actress (Juliette Binoche) and Supporting Actress (Judi Dench). 1 User Review
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| | You Won't Be Sorry | fringedweller 03/06/2007 | It's a graceful, quality movie, that's simply beautiful to watch.
It's a tale about social constraints, and how some people always seem to be caught up in them, while others seem to have an inner compass or knowingness that to steer clear of restraints is what's right for them...and in small towns life one often has to pay a price for not buying into prevailing attitudes of the day.
If this is a morality tale, it's at least told in a thouroughly entertaining, 'non-lectury' way. |
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The Chumscrubber 2005 R, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Arie Posin
Cast: Jamie Bell, Glenn Close, Ralph Fiennes, William Fichtner, John Heard, Lauren Holly, Jason Isaacs, Allison Janney, Carrie-Anne Moss, Rita Wilson, Camilla Belle, Justin Chatwin
Life in the Southern California town of Hillside may appear peaceful, but underneath lives are crumbling. As in the case of video game Chumscrubber who walks around carrying his head in his hands, Hillside residents often do not have their heads screwed on right when it comes to raising their children and communicating with neighbors. When Dean's (Jamie Bell) friend commits suicide, Dean is bullied to locate his missing drugs and hand them over. The ploy fails, and a kidnapping is opted for, but the wrong child is kidnapped. Left to solve the problem are parents who appear incapable of dealing with the situation, and the Chumscrubber comes to the fore.
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The Crew 2000  PG-13, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Dinner
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Burt Reynolds, Dan Hedaya, Seymour Cassel, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jennifer Tilly, Lainie Kazan, Miguel Sandoval, Jeremy Piven, Casey Siemaszko
Four retired mobsters–Joey "Bats" Pistella (Burt Reynolds), Bobby Bartellemeo (Richard Dreyfuss), Mike the Brick (Dan Hedaya), and Tony "The Mouth" Donato (Seymour Cassel)–are living out their days at a Miami hotel. But the hotel is rapidly becoming home to the Yuppie crowd. When the four senior citizens face eviction, they stage a mock murder hoping to scare the up-scale clientele. A problem surfaces: their "corpse" turns out to be the father of a drug lord!
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Disturbia 2007  PG-13, 104 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: D.J. Caruso
Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Sarah Roemer, Carrie-Anne Moss, David Morse, Aaron Yoo, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Matt Craven, Viola Davis, Brandon Caruso, Luciano Caruso, Daniel Caruso, Kevin Quinn, Elyse Mirto
Suffering from trauma following his father's death in a car accident, 17-year-old Kale (Shia LaBeouf) slugs his teacher, which results in a court-ordered, three-month sentence of house arrest. Bored with his new lifestyle, Kale begins to put together surveillance equipment to spy on the neighbors and is joined by new-girl-in-the-neighborhood Ashley (Sarah Roemer) and his friend Ronnie (Aaron Yoo). Kale discovers that things in the neighborhood are not as they appear, and one who stands out from the rest is Mr. Turner (David Morse) who has made friends with Kale's mother, Julie (Carrie-Anne Moss). Mr. Turner's classic Ford Mustang just happens to match the description of a car involved in a murder case, and Kale soon begins to suspect that Turner is a serial killer. Kale, Julie, and Ronnie rig cameras hoping to catch evidence on Turner as they stake out his house.
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Fido 2007 R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy / Horror / Sci-Fi
Director: Andrew Currie
Cast: Carrie-Anne Moss, Dylan Baker, K'Sun Ray, Billy Connolly, Henry Czerny, Tim Blake Nelson, Alexia Fast, Jennifer Clement, Sonja Bennett, Aaron Brown, Brandon Olds, Rob LaBelle, Mary Black, David Kaye
Set in the imaginary town of Willard during the 1950s, this satire features an alternate world in which zombies once rose from the dead and threatened all of humanity. But all was not lost; a company named ZomCon came up with a special collar that turns zombies into slaves that do labor for the law-abiding citizens. Eleven-year-old Timmy's (K'Sun Ray) mother Helen (Carrie-Anne Moss) buys a zombie to use as a status symbol, and Timmy bonds with it and names it Fido (Billy Connolly) because it growls at people. Timmy's Dad (Dylan Baker) is not happy with the situation because Fido, who never complains and does one chore after another, is a better father and husband than he is. There is one slipup, however, when Fido's collar malfunctions and he mauls an elderly neighbor, Mrs. Henderson (Mary Black). Now a zombie outbreak threatens the neighborhood.
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 The Matrix 1999  R, 136 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Gloria Foster, Joe Pantoliano, Marcus Chong, Paul Goddard, Julian Arahanga, Belinda McClory, Matt Doran, Anthony Ray Parker, Robert(3) Taylor, David Aston, Marc Aden
The soulless Matrix, a cyber intelligence, is successfully carrying out its plan to dominate the real world. But when Neo (Keanu Reeves), Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne), and Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) realize they are living in a fabricated world of virtual reality, they join forces and fight to regain access to the real world. Four Oscars were awarded for work on this film: Best Sound, Sound Effects Editing, Visual Effects, and Editing.
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 The Matrix Reloaded 2003  R, 138 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Jada Pinkett Smith, Monica Belucci, Lambert Wilson, Randall Duk Kim, Harry Lennix, Nona Gaye, Anthony Zerbe, Harold Perrineau, Neil&Adrian Rayment, Gloria Foster, Helmut Bakaitis
In this "Matrix" sequel, Neo (Keanu Reeves) and Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) have been called to join Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) on a trip to Zion. Neo finds The Oracle (Gloria Foster) who tells him that unless he can fend off the robots drilling into Zion (the last free human colony hidden under Earth's surface), the survivors living in Zion have only 72 hours left to live. Now, Neo deals with Persephone (Monica Belucci) to get her husband Merovingian (Lambert Wilson) to release The Key Maker (Randall Duk Kim) in order to unlock "The Source" and save the citizens of Zion. The Key Maker is released, but now Merovingian sends his henchmen–the albino twins (Neil Rayment and Adrian Rayment)–out to track down Neo, Trinity, and Morpheus.
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 The Matrix Revolutions 2003 R, 129 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Laurence Fishburne, Hugo Weaving, Jada Pinkett Smith, Ian Bliss, Mary Alice, Monica Bellucci, Nona Gaye, Clayton Watson, Harold Perrineau, Lambert Wilson, Harry Lennix, Anthony Zerbe, Rupert Reid
As the citizens of Zion are mobilizing for an all-out battle against the machines, Neo (Keanu Reeves) lies in a comatose state in a subway station between the Matrix and the Real World. Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) holds a vigil over Neo's unconscious body and works with Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) to free him. They succeed, and Neo again meets with The Oracle (Mary Alice). Now, with aid from Niobe (Jada Pinkett Smith), Neo and Trinity enter the dangerous machine world where Neo makes a deal with the Deus Ex Machina to end the war and, hopefully, save the world.
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 Memento 2000  R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Mark Boone Junior, Stephen Tobolowsky, Harriet Samson Harris, Callum Keith Rennie, Russ Fega, Kimberly Campbell, Jorja Fox, Thomas Lennon, Marianne Muellerleile, Larry Holden, Buzz Visconte
In a desperate attempt to avenge his wife's murder, Leonard Shelby (Guy Pearce), who suffers from short-term memory loss, must rely on Polaroid pictures and tattoos as permanent reminders. Inconsistencies abound in Leonard's world but serve to give the viewer clues to this psychological puzzle's solution. The film received Oscar nominations for Best Editing and Writing.
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New Blood 1999  R, 98 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Michael Hurst
Cast: John Hurt, Nick Moran, Carrie-Anne Moss, Shawn Wayans, Joe Pantoliano, Gouchy Boy, Eugene Robert Glazer, Richard Fitzpatrick, Alan C. Peterson, Rob Freeman, Arthur Eng, Alex Karzis, Hardee T. Lineham, Jonathan Wilson, Richard McMillan
Knowing that he has no chance of coming out of the deal alive, Alan White (John Hurt) agrees to pose as his criminal son Danny's (Nick Moran) kidnap victim in return for which Danny will donate his heart for his twin sister's transplant.
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Red Planet 2000 PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Thriller
Director: Antony Hoffman
Cast: Val Kilmer, Tom Sizemore, Carrie-Anne Moss, Benjamin Bratt, Simon Baker, Terence Stamp, Bob Neill, Neil Ross, Caroline Bossi, Jessica Morton
It is the year 2050, Earth is dying, and a team of astronauts heads off on a mission to Mars to check on the feasibility of setting up a new colony. Many problems await, and the crew must rely on each other for their survival.
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Snow Cake 2006  N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Marc Evans
Cast: Alan Rickman, Sigourney Weaver, Carrie-Anne Moss, David Fox, Jayne Eastwood, Emily Hampshire, James Allodi, Callum Keith Rennie, Mark McKinney, Selina Cadell, Julie Stewart, Jackie Brown, Nia Roberts, John Bayliss
Linda (Sigourney Weaver) is an autistic, but high-functioning, woman whose personality conflicts with that of Alex Hughes (Alan Rickman) when he visits her to return her deceased daughter's personal effects. A comedy of manners ensues as an uneasy friendship forms between these two very different people. 1 User Review
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 Suspect Zero 2004 R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: E. Elias Merhige
Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Ben Kingsley, Carrie-Anne Moss, Harry Lennix, Kevin Chamberlin, Julian Reyes, Keith Campbell, Chloe Russell, Ellen Blake, William B. Johnson, Jerry Gardner, Nicole DeHuff, Daniel Patrick Moriarty, Curtis Plagge, William Mapother
A serial killer is murdering other serial killers. When FBI agents Thomas Mackelway and Fran Kulok (Aaron Eckhart and Carrie-Anne Moss) investigate, clues appear to lead in the direction of former FBI agent Benjamin O'Ryan (Ben Kingsley).
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Toughguy 1995  R, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Terrified
Director: James Merendino
Cast: Heather Graham, Lisa Zane, Paul Herman, Rustam Branaman, Kane Picoy, Jason Cairns, Max Perlich, Balthazar Getty, Don Calfa, Richard Lynch, Tom Bresnahan, Sal Landi, Carrie-Anne Moss, Danny Kuchuck, Peter Dobson
Olive (Heather Graham) had a bad day. First, her husband killed her lover, then he killed himself in front of her. Now, she hangs around bars and picks up men for casual sex. Her life changes when she becomes the victim of a stalker who repeatedly breaks into her apartment, attacks her, then leaves–and the police don't believe her story.
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| 1. Chocolat (2000)
2. The Chumscrubber (2005)
3. The Crew (2000)
4. Disturbia (2007)
5. Fido (2007)
6. The Matrix (1999)
7. The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
8. The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
9. Memento (2000)
10. New Blood (1999)
11. Red Planet (2000)
12. Snow Cake (2006)
13. Suspect Zero (2004)
14. Toughguy (1995)
aka: Terrified
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