Bird 1988  R, 161 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Forest Whitaker, Diane Venora, Michael Zelniker, Samuel E. Wright, Keith David, Michael McGuire, James Handy, Sam Robards, Bill Cobbs, Arlen Dean Snyder, Damon Whitaker, Morgan Nagler, Penelope Windust, Glenn Wright, George Orrison
Clint Eastwood directed this classy, but bittersweet, musical about jazz saxophone superman Charlie "Bird" Parker's (Forest Whitaker) troubled personal and professional life, which ended in his untimely death from the chronic effects of drug abuse. The film won an Oscar for Best Sound Recording.
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The Hillside Strangler 2004  R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Chuck Parello
Cast: C. Thomas Howell, Nicholas Turturro, Allison Lange, Marisol Padilla Sanchez, Jennifer Tisdale, Lin Shaye, Kent Masters King, Aimee Brooks, Natasha Melnick, Damon Whitaker
Cousins Kenneth Bianchi (C. Thomas Howell) and Angelo (Nicholas Turturo) embark on a crime spree in L.A. that resulted in the murder of 10 women during the late 1970s.
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 Mr. Holland's Opus 1995 PG, 143 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stephen Herek
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Glenne Headly, Olympia Dukakis, Jay Thomas, Alicia Witt, William H. Macy, Joanna Gleason, Terrence Howard, Damon Whitaker, Jean Louisa Kelly
What starts out as a temporary teaching job turns into a 30-year career for music teacher Mr. Holland (Richard Dreyfuss). Sadly, his son is deaf and will never hear music, but father and son manage to form an inspiring bond that transcends the father's love for music. A Disney change-of-pace. Dreyfuss was nominated for an Academy Award.
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| 1. Bird (1988)
2. The Hillside Strangler (2004)
3. Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
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