Apology 1986  TV, 98 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Robert Bierman
Cast: Lesley Ann Warren, Peter Weller, George Loros, John Glover, Chris Noth, Jimmie Ray Weeks, Harvey Fierstein
In this made-for-cable TV movie, an artist, as inspiration for a recent project, sets up a phone service into which people call to confess their sins. Trouble begins, however, when one caller goes on a killing spree as a means of having something to add to the phone service.
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The Broken Giant 1998  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Estep Nagy
Cast: John Glover, Brooke Smith, George Dickerson, Missy Yager, Will Arnett, Chris Noth, Joe Coleman
When a beautiful, but very distraught woman, Clio (Missy Yager), appears at the doorstep of the young minister Ezra Caton (Will Arnett), he lets her stay despite objections from his girlfriend (Brooke Smith) as well as his parishioners. Then Clio's father (John Glover) arrives on the scene and matters become complicated further.
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Cast Away 2000  PG-13, 143 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Nick Searcy, Chris Noth, Lari White, Geoffrey Blake, Jenifer Lewis, David Allen Brooks, Nan Martin, Viveka Davis, Peter Von Berg, Dmitri S. Boudrine, Leonid Citer, Anne Bellamy, Dennis Letts
"I'll be right back," Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks) tells girlfriend Kelly (Helen Hunt). In the next scene, he survives his plane's crash landing and floats to a deserted island. Now, he enters a world with no clocks, no meetings, and no people. It represents the direct opposite of Noland's life as a FedEx executive. If he is to survive, Noland must fend for himself to obtain food, fire, and water. Survive he does, and Tom Hanks excels in carrying the storyline by himself through more than half of the film. Tom Hanks was nominated for a Best Actor Academy Award.
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Cold Around the Heart 1997  R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Cold Heart
Director: John Ridley
Cast: David Caruso, Kelly Lynch, Stacey Dash, Chris Noth, John Spencer, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Richard Kind, Kirk Baltz, Jennifer Jostyn, Tom McGowan
A jewel thief, Ned Tash (David Caruso), picks up a pregnant hitchhiker, Bec Rosenberg (Stacey Dash), and gets more than he bargained for when she pulls a gun on him–a fitting reward for Tash who is tracking down his double-crossing lover, Jude (Kelly Lynch). Jude, in turn, has made off with $250,000 worth of diamonds, which the pair had stolen during a murderous heist.
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The Confession 1999   R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Hugh Jones
Cast: Alec Baldwin, Ben Kingsley, Amy Irving, Jay O. Sanders, Kevin Conway, Anne Twomey, Richard Jenkins, Boyd Gaines, Chris Noth, Gerry Bamman
Following his son's death, Harry Fertig (Ben Kingsley) kills the three people he believes are responsible. Now, he hires the high-powered lawyer, Roy Bleakie (Alec Baldwin), to defend him when he is indicted for murder. 3 User Reviews
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| | intelligent script superbly acted | Anonymous 01/06/2008 | | I was riveted by Alec Baldwin's performance, even though I saw it on the small screen. He easily held his own with Ben Kingsley (Oscar for Gandhi); he gave a very powerful, sensitive dramatic performance that was as natural as breathing. The previous reviewer is right, it is a thinking person's movie. But it's not simply high-minded--there are unexpected twists and turns that paint a moral palette with many shades of grey, involving the two men and also Amy Irving's character. (Amy Irving is an 'ace' too.) That medical malpractice is at the heart of the matter made it all the more fascinating, considering the relevance.**** |
| | A poignant commentary on the world we live in. | gjbsport 12/05/2007 | | This is movie goes to the heart of our society. A man is considered insane because he confesses to his crime and expects, even demands, to be punished for that crime. It reveals the character of people. The power of one man to do the right thing regardless of the consequences. Considering the consequences ahead of time, the accepting them and then even demanding that they be enforced. Man's laws are arbitrary and can be subverted by clever, sleazy lawyers but God's law is immutable, it changes not and cannot be avoided through the slight of hand of men. It seemed that every person who had any dealing with Ben Kingsley's character was changed in some way. They seemed compelled to do the right thing just as he was doing by accepting responsibility for his actions. This movie didn't do well because it mentioned God, it moves along much like a book might, and it was too revealing of people's heart. It forced me to look at my life and reevaluate it. A thinking person's movie, it is not mindless entertainment. |
| | thought provoking | Anonymous 01/25/2007 | | The pivot of the movie is this line by Ben Kingsley were he tells Alec Baldwin " In life it is very difficult to know what the right thing is, but once you know what the right thing is, it is very hard to do any thing else". |
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 Double Whammy 2001 R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tom DiCillo
Cast: Denis Leary, Elizabeth Hurley, Steve Buscemi, Luis Guzman, Victor Argo, Chris Noth, Donald Faison, Maurice G. Smith, Keith Nobbs, Melonie Diaz
Things just aren't going well at work for NYC cop Ray Pluto (Denis Leary). He even throws out his back during a fast food restaurant robbery, with a child saving the day. Things aren't going well at his apartment building either, with several odd episodes unfolding. A so-so comedy.
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Getting to Know You 1999 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Lisanne Skyler
Cast: Heather Matarazzo, Zach Braff, Michael Weston, Bebe Neuwirth, Mark Blum, Bo Hopkins, Chris Noth, Tristen Skyler, Sonja Sohn, Mary McCormack, Richard Bright
Combining several of Joyce Carol Oates' short stories results in a powerful film about a dysfunctional family. This time around, it's the parents–Trix (Bebe Neuwirth) and Darrell (Mark Blum)–who cause problems. The children–Judith (Heather Matarazzo) and Wesley (Zach Braff)–serve to link the stories together as they tell two tales, which mesh into the original story of their unusual lives.
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The Glass House 2001 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Daniel Sackheim
Cast: Diane Lane, Leelee Sobieski, Stellan Skarsgard, Bruce Dern, Trevor Morgan, Rita Wilson, Michael O'Keefe, Kip Pardue, Kathy Baker, Chris Noth
Following the car crash that killed their parents, 16-year-old Ruby (Leelee Sobieski) and her younger brother, Rhett (Trevor Morgan), are put in the care of legal guardians–Erin (Diane Lane) and Terry (Stellan Skarsgard) Glass. But, the children quickly learn that they have not moved into the home of caring, substitute parents. Instead, they are greeted with drug abuse, hints of perversion, eavesdropping, and isolation.
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The Perfect Man 2005 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Mark Rosman
Cast: Hilary Duff, Heather Locklear, Chris Noth, Vanessa Lengies, Carson Kressley, Amy Acker, Dennis DeYoung, Mazin Elsadig, Aria Wallace, Michelle Nolden
Jean (Heather Locklear) has endured a series of bad relationships after which she has packed her household–including teenager Holly (Hilary Duff) and elementary schooler Zoe (Aria Wallace) and moved on to a new city. But Holly, who is tired of changing schools and friends, concocts a scheme with her new friend Amy (Vanessa Lengies) in the form of an imaginary secret admirer who will keep Jean intrigued with e-mails and letters via Amy's Uncle Ben (Chris Noth).
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Rough Riders 1997 TV, 240 min.
Genre: Action
Director: John Milius
Cast: Tom Berenger, Sam Elliott, Gary Busey, Brad Johnson, Illeana Douglas, Chris Noth, Brian Keith, George Hamilton, R. Lee Ermey, Nick Chinlund
When he was Navy Assistant Secretary, Theodore Roosevelt enlisted his voluntary "Rough Riders" cavalry to join Cuban rebels in the Spanish American War. The focus is on battle scenes and the macho world of men proving their "manhood." Never mind the fact that most of the story was invented by Roosevelt who loved playing a hero.
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Searching for Paradise 2002 R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Myra Paci
Cast: Susan May Pratt, Chris Noth, Jeremy Davies, John Pierson, Michele Placido, Laila Robins, Josef Sommer, Mary Louise Wilson, Jonathan Lisecki
Recent college grad Gilda (Susan May Pratt) is infatuated with actor Michael De Santis (Chris Noth). She continuously watches a tape of him, and, after her father dies, she uses an excuse of visiting her grandfather to meet Michael. After getting an audience with him by posing as a reporter, she (as well as he) gets something other than what was expected.
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Sex and the City 2008 R, 145 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Michael Patrick King
Cast: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Chris Noth, Candice Bergen, Jennifer Hudson, David Eigenberg, Evan Handler, Jason Lewis, Mario Cantone, Lynn Cohen, Willie Garson, Joanna Gleason, Joseph Pupo
Taking on their original roles from the HBO series, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon, and Kristin Davis provide the emotional ups and downs that are at the center of this story. Carrie (Parker) is still an author and lives in a huge penthouse apartment on Fifth Avenue with Mr. Big (Chris Noth) who she plans to marry. Miranda (Nixon) is busy juggling her law career with motherhood while living in Brooklyn with husband Steve (David Eigenberg) and their young son. Meanwhile, Charlotte (Davis) and her husband Harry (Evan Handler) are living happily with their adopted Chinese daughter, and Samantha (Cattrall) is living in Malibu with actor "Smith" (Jason Lewis) whose career she manages. Breakups and reconciliations ensue as the women experience good and bad phases of life and, hopefully, learn from their experiences.
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Smithereens 1982 R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Musical
Director: Susan Seidelman
Cast: Susan Berman, Brad Rijn, Richard Hell, Nada Despotovich, Roger Jett, Kitty Summerall, Chris Noth, Robynne White, D.J. O'Neill, Edie Schecter, Pamela Speed, Tom Cherwin, Amos Poe
Wren (Susan Berman) is a New Jersey 19 year old who moves to NYC and enters the world of punk rock in her quest for fame and fortune. Lacking musical talent but determined to become a star, Wren latches onto rock musician Eric (Richard Hell) and nice-guy Paul (Brad Rijn) who lives in a van. Her relationships with them prove meaningless, and despite her desperate attempts to gain stardom, Wren's efforts prove ill-fated.
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A Texas Funeral 1999 R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: W. Blake Herron
Cast: Robert Patrick, Joanne Whalley, Isaiah Washington, Jane Adams, Grace Zabriskie, Martin Sheen, Olivia d'Abo, Chris Noth, Quinton Jones, Jackie Belvin
The family gathers to attend the funeral of their patriarch, and at the ceremony the grieving widow removes one of the ears of the deceased. Thus begins the story, told in flashbacks, of this bizarre family's secrets.
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| 1. Apology (1986)
2. The Broken Giant (1998)
3. Cast Away (2000)
4. Cold Around the Heart (1997)
aka: Cold Heart
5. The Confession (1999)
6. Double Whammy (2001)
7. Getting to Know You (1999)
8. The Glass House (2001)
9. The Perfect Man (2005)
10. Rough Riders (1997)
11. Searching for Paradise (2002)
12. Sex and the City (2008)
13. Smithereens (1982)
14. A Texas Funeral (1999)
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