 The 13th Warrior 1999   R, 103 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: John McTiernan
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Diane Venora, Omar Sharif, Vladimir Kulich, Dennis Storhoi, Maria Bonnevie, Mischa Hausserman, Sven Wollter, John DeSantis, Asbjorn "Bear" Riis, Daniel Southern, Neil Maffin, Clive Russell, Oliver Sveinall, Richard Bremmer
While wandering abroad during the 10th century after banishment from civilized Baghdad, poet Ibn Fadlan (Antonio Banderas) and his mentor, Melchisidek (Omar Sharif), are taken under the wing of a Viking warrior, Herger (Dennis Storhoi). He leads them into King Hrothgar's (Sven Wollter) forest realm where they are soon confronted in battle by the marauding band of warriors known as the Eaters of the Dead (Michael Crichton's original title of this story). 2 User Reviews
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| | Wonderful movie | DeiGoddess 04/11/2009 | | I thought this movie was great. You had to really pay attention in order to actually follow the story, such as how he learn to understand what the people were saying. For me, the movie helped me to understand some things in the spiritual although it is not a spiritual movie. I lost my original copy of this movie, but when I start my collection back up, it is definitely going to be there. |
| | Anonymous 03/04/2007 | | Perhaps not historical correct - but great fun to watch. |
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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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F/X 1986 R, 110 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Robert Mandel
Cast: Bryan Brown, Brian Dennehy, Diane Venora, Cliff De Young, Mason Adams, Jerry Orbach, Joe Grifasi, Trey Wilson, Tom Noonan, Martha Gehman
A member of the mob wants to go underground and the Justice Department arranges a fake assassination so he can enter the Witness Relocation Program. Rollie Tyler (Bryan Brown) is hired to do the dastardly deed, but he is double-crossed and now must run for his life.
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 Hamlet 2000 R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance / Thriller
Director: Michael Almereyda
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Kyle MacLachlan, Sam Shepard, Diane Venora, Bill Murray, Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles, Karl Geary, Paula Malcomson, Steve Zahn, Dechen Thurman, Rome Neal, Jeffrey Wright, Paul Bartel, Casey Affleck
This Shakespeare classic is updated. The year is 2000 and set in hi-tech corporate America at the multinational conglomerate Denwick Corporation in Manhattan. Hamlet (Ethan Hawke) is struggling as a young filmmaker in New York City trying to gain control in his deceased father's company while also dealing with his mother Gertrude's (Diane Venora) marriage to her brother-in-law Claudius (Kyle MacLachlan). His father's Ghost (Sam Shepard) appears and wants Hamlet to be kind to Gertrude but to get revenge against Claudius who killed him. Once again, Shakespeare's drama proves timeless.
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 Heat 1995  R, 165 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Michael Mann
Cast: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Jon Voight, Diane Venora, Ashley Judd, Amy Brenneman, Tom Sizemore, Jeremy Piven, Hank Azaria, Mykelti Williamson, Wes Studi, Dennis Haysbert, Natalie Portman, William Fichtner
Any film that Al Pacino and Robert De Niro both agree to perform in is guaranteed good movie fare. In this story, L.A. Police Detective Vincent Hanna (Pacino) becomes obsessed with the criminal activities of Neil McCauley (De Niro) and his gang of thieves. The climax is a riveting gunfight between cops and robbers across city streets in L.A.–do NOT miss this one.
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 The Insider 1999  R, 162 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Mann
Cast: Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora, Philip Baker Hall, Lindsay Crouse, Debi Mazar, Stephen Tobolowsky, Colm Feore, Rip Torn
Based on a 1994 "60 Minutes" episode, Al Pacino plays Lowell Bergman, the "60 Minutes" producer who was responsible for Mike Wallace's (Christopher Plummer) interview with Jeffrey Wigand (Russell Crowe), the fired researcher at Brown & Williamson–one of America's largest tobacco companies. The interview proved damaging to the tobacco industry, and, faced with the probability of a lawsuit, CBS refused to air the segment. The film received seven Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Actor (Crowe), and Director.
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Ironweed 1987 R, 135 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Hector Babenco
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep, Carroll Baker, Michael O'Keefe, Tom Waits, Diane Venora, Fred Gwynne, Margaret Whitton, James Gammon, Joe Grifasi, Jake Dengel, Nathan Lane, Will Zahm, Laura Esterman, Hy Anzell
It is 1938 in Albany, New York, where Francis Phelan (Jack Nicholson) and Helen Archer (Meryl Streep) have been drinking companions for years lamenting over their misfortunes in life. Francis was once a professional baseball player but after killing his infant son by dropping him, Francis left his wife Annie (Carroll Baker) and children, and his life spiraled downward. Helen has turned to prostitution to support her drinking and other basic needs. When Francis visits Annie and family, there is a chance for reconciliation. Will he take steps to rehabilitate himself, or will he continue his downtrodden life with Helen? Both Nicholson and Steep were nominated for Oscars.
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The Jackal 1997  R, 119 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Thriller
Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Cast: Bruce Willis, Richard Gere, Diane Venora, Sidney Poitier, Mathilda May, Tess Harper, J.K. Simmons, Richard Lineback, Jack Black, Leslie Phillips, John Cunningham, Sophie Okonedo, Stephen Spinella, David Hayman
In this remake of 1973's "The Day of the Jackal," the Russian Mafia has paid The Jackal (Bruce Willis) 70 million dollars to assassinate a high-ranking American government official. When the FBI figures out the plot, they hire imprisoned, IRA sniper Declan Mulqueen (Richard Gere) because he is the only person who can identify The Jackal. Now, FBI Deputy Director Carter Preston (Sidney Poitier) and Mulqueen work together in their attempt to prevent the assassination plans of The Jackal from being carried out.
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Looking for an Echo 2000 R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Davidson
Cast: Armand Assante, Diane Venora, Joe Grifasi, Tom Mason, Tony Denison, Johnny Williams, Edoardo Ballerini, Christy Carlson Romano, David Vadim, Monica Trombetta
Thirty years after their heyday as a do-wop band (Vinnie and the Dreamers) the members reunite for lead singer Vinnie's (Armand Assante) 50th birthday, talk about what might have been, and think about a possible comeback.
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Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 2001  PG-13, 104 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Brian Trenchard-Smith
Cast: Michael York, Michael Biehn, Diane Venora, R. Lee Ermey, Udo Kier, Franco Nero, Jim Metzler, Noah Huntley, Michael Paul Chan, David Hedison
Michael York is back in his role of Stone Alexander whose body Satan has taken over to accomplish its goal of controlling the world–and the battleground between good and evil is set.
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Race Against Time 2000 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Geoff Murphy
Cast: Eric Roberts, Cary Elwes, Chris Sarandon, Diane Venora, Sarah Wynter, Cas Anvar, Daniel Magder, Joel McNichol
Suicide is legal in the year 2008, and selling one's body for organ parts is a big business. James Gabriel (Eric Roberts) has large bills resulting from his son's illness, and so he signs a contract. When the son dies, he decides to run rather than submit to the conditions of the contract. The race is on as the evil medical establishment tries to track him down.
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Stateside 2004  R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Reverge Anselmo
Cast: Rachael Leigh Cook, Jonathan Tucker, Joe Mantegna, Val Kilmer, Ed Begley Jr., Penny Marshall, Carrie Fisher, Zena Grey, Agnes Bruckner, Diane Venora, Daniel Franzese, Michael Goduti
Wealthy, rebellious, teenager Mark (Jonathan Tucker) meets schizophrenic Dori (Rachael Leigh Cook) when he visits her roommate in a mental hospital. Sparks fly, but Mark must report to Parris Island for boot camp. Despite difficulties with Marine Corps drill sergeant SDI Skeer (Val Kilmer), Mark's longing for Dori keeps him on the right path. But, will her illness and his lifestyle allow for a healthy relationship?
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The Substitute 1996 R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Mandel
Cast: Tom Berenger, Ernie Hudson, Diane Venora, Glenn Plummer, Marc Anthony, Raymond Cruz, William Forsythe, Luis Guzman, Richard(2) Brooks, Sharron Corley
Shale (Tom Berenger) is a mercenary soldier who returns to the United States and visits Jane (Diane Venora), a high-school teacher he befriended in Latin America. When he finds her school is dominated by thugs, Shale comes to her aid and goes undercover as a teacher to break up a cocaine ring operating out of the school.
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Three Wishes 1995 PG-13, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martha Coolidge
Cast: Patrick Swayze, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Joseph Mazzello, Seth Mumy, David Marshall Grant, Jay O. Sanders, Michael O'Keefe, John Diehl, Diane Venora, Colleen Camp
Drifter Jack McCloud (Patrick Swayze) arrives in L.A. in 1955, moves in with a family whose husband and father is M.I.A. in Korea, and performs all sorts of miracles–including converting a last-place Little League team into championship status. There is one major hurdle this "family" must cross: this is the 1950s, and society is not quite ready for live-in boyfriends in suburban neighborhoods. A few good scenes. 3 User Reviews
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| | touching, good acting, dreams can come true if you believe | sorare 05/11/2007 | | Very enjoyable. The family can watch this one. It makes you believe that dreams can come true. Swayze did a good job in this one. |
| | touching, good acting, dreams can come true if you believe | sorare 05/11/2007 | | Very enjoyable. The family can watch this one. It makes you believe that dreams can come true. Swayze did a good job in this one. |
| | Great Movie | DrgonWhere 03/11/2007 | | I throughly enjoyed this movie.. Family oriented and just overall great.. Funny and sad.. Patrick Swazey, does a great job.. I highly recommend this movie.. |
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 True Crime 1999 R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Isaiah Washington, Denis Leary, Lisa Gay Hamilton, James Woods, Frances Fisher, Bernard Hill, Diane Venora, Michael Jeter, Mary McCormack
Hotshot reporter Steve Everett–"Ev"–(Clint Eastwood) may be a reformed alcoholic, but he hasn't changed enough to stop cheating on his wife–a trait that has ruined his career. When given another reporter's assignment to interview condemned killer Frank Beachum (Isaiah Washington), Ev believes his story and is convinced of his innocence but has only 12 hours to find the proof.
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Wolfen 1981 R, 115 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Michael Wadleigh
Cast: Albert Finney, Diane Venora, Edward James Olmos, Gregory Hines, Tom Noonan, Dick O'Neill, Dehl Berti, Peter Michael Goetz, James Tolkan, John McCurry
Wolf-like creatures are on the prowl in Manhattan, and a city cop, Dewey Wilson (Albert Finney), tries to put an end to the terror they are causing among the city's residents.
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The Young Girl and the Monsoon 2000 R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: James Ryan
Cast: Terry Kinney, Ellen Muth, Mili Avital, Diane Venora, Tim Guinee, Domenick Lombardozzi, Liana Ryan, Lee Wong, Christine Merlich, Candyce Mason
When his teenage daughter, Constance (Ellen Muth), comes to live with Hank (Terry Kinney) for three months, problems are inevitable as the middle-aged father tries to deal with his manipulative daughter.
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| 1. The 13th Warrior (1999)
2. Bird (1988)
3. Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole (1983)
4. F/X (1986)
5. Hamlet (2000)
6. Heat (1995)
7. The Insider (1999)
8. Ironweed (1987)
9. The Jackal (1997)
10. Looking for an Echo (2000)
11. Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 (2001)
12. Race Against Time (2000)
13. Stateside (2004)
14. The Substitute (1996)
15. Three Wishes (1995)
16. True Crime (1999)
17. Wolfen (1981)
18. The Young Girl and the Monsoon (2000)
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