 American Splendor 2003  R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
Cast: Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis, Judah Friedlander, James Urbaniak, Harvey Pekar, Joyce Brabner, Earl Billings, Madylin Sweeten, Toby Radloff, Danielle Batone, Danny Hoch, Shari Springer Berman
By day, Harvey (Paul Giamatti) works as a file clerk at a V.A. hospital in Cleveland. By night, he drudges up stories about his experiences and turns them into the comic book, "American Splendor." The mix of reality and fiction works very well in this film–so well, in fact, that "American Splendor" won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
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 Black Hawk Down 2001  R, 144 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Eric Bana, Tom Sizemore, William Fichtner, Sam Shepard, Gabriel Casseus, Ewen Bremner, Kim Coates, Ron Eldard, Hugh Dancy, Ioan Gruffudd, Tom Guiry, Charlie Hofheimer, Danny Hoch
This film is based on the true story of 100 U.S. soldiers who were dropped into Somalia to capture two lieutenants of a warlord. Their planned one-hour kidnapping raid turns out to be an ambush during which two of the Black Hawk helicopters are shot down in what is now known as 1993's bloody Battle of Mogadishu. Oscars were received for Best Sound and Editing; Ridley Scott was nominated for Best Director.
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 Lucky You 2007  PG-13, 124 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Curtis Hanson
Cast: Eric Bana, Drew Barrymore, Robert Duvall, Charles Martin Smith, Horatio Sanz, Robert Downey Jr., Debra Messing, Jean Smart, Evan Jones, Phyllis Somerville, Delaine Yates, Mykel Shannon Jenkins, Saverio Guerra, Danny Hoch, Olivia Tracey
Huck Cheever (Eric Bana) is a big-time Las Vegas cardsharp who loses as often as he wins. He learned poker from his father, L.C. Cheever (Robert Duvall), who is a two-time World Series of Poker champion, and Huck hopes to be competing against L.C. in the next World Championship. The other part of Huck's life is aspiring lounge singer Billie Offer (Drew Barrymore) who hooks up with him, leaves him, comes back, and leaves again in their on-again, off-again relationship. But the main thrust of this story is Huck trying to obtain the $10,000 needed to enter the World Poker Championship.
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We Own the Night 2007  R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Gray
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, Robert Duvall, Danny Hoch, Alex Veadov, Oleg Taktarov, Dominic Colon, Joe D'Onofrio, Yelena Solovey, Antoni Corone, Tony Musante, Paul Herman, Moni Moshonov
The year is 1988, and New York City brothers Joe and Bobby (Mark Wahlberg and Joaquin Phoenix) have chosen different paths for their careers. Their father Burt (Robert Duvall) is a deputy police chief, and Joe has followed in his footsteps as a tough police lieutenant determined to make his city a safe place to live and work. Meanwhile, Bobby manages a nightclub in Brooklyn where Russian drug dealer Vadim Nezhinski (Alex Veadov) hangs out. Burt and Joe want Bobby to give information on the Russian dealers, but Bobby cannot decide what to do–until Joe is shot by Nezhinski. Joe survives the assault, and Burt, Joe, and Bobby now join forces when Bobby offers to spy on the Russian cocaine operation. By helping to bring down Nezhinski, Bobby also endangers his girlfriend Amanda (Eve Mendes) who is a hostess at the club. But, working together, father and sons will try to show that it is the good guys who "own the night."
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Whiteboyz 1999  R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Marc Levin
Cast: Danny Hoch, Dash Mihok, Mark Webber, Piper Perabo, Eugene Byrd, Bonz Malone, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Rich Komenich, Annabel Armour
Flip (Danny Hoch) believes that the mole on his arm represents what he really is: black. And he is sure that the rest of his white skin is just a birthmark. Flip and his friends, James (Dash Mihok) and Trevor (Mark Webber), dream of moving from Iowa to Chicago's Cabrini Green housing project. Finally, their black friend Khalid (Eugene Byrd) takes the trio on a road trip to Chicago, and is Flip ever in for a rude awakening!
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| 1. American Splendor (2003)
2. Black Hawk Down (2001)
3. Lucky You (2007)
4. We Own the Night (2007)
5. Whiteboyz (1999)
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