City on Fire 1979  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alvin Rakoff
Cast: Barry Newman, Susan Clark, Shelley Winters, Leslie Nielsen, James Franciscus, Ava Gardner, Henry Fonda, Jonathan Welsh, Terry Haig, Richard Donat, Mavor Moore, Donald Pilon
This is a weak disaster film, despite the good cast. The plot involves an oil-refinery fire that quickly leaps out of control and threatens a drought-stricken community.
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The Pyx 1973  R, 111 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Harvey Hart
Cast: Karen Black, Christopher Plummer, Donald Pilon, Jean-Louis Roux, Yvette Brind'amour, Jacques Godin, Lee Broker, Terry Haig, Robin Gammell, Louise Rinfret, Gerard Parkes, Henry Gamer
Police Sergeant Jim Henderson (Christopher Plummer) investigates the death of a hooker, Elizabeth (Karen Black), who was found dead after falling from a penthouse balcony while clutching a pyx. Henderson uncovers a terrifying cult of Satanists. The film goes back and forth between the current investigation and flashbacks of Elizabeth's life.
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Seducing Doctor Lewis 2003  N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Jean-Francois Pouliot
Cast: Raymond Bouchard, David Boutin, Benoit Briere, Pierre Collin, Lucie Laurier, Bruno Blanchet, Rita Lafontaine, Clemence DesRochers, Donald Pilon, Jean-Pierre Gonthier, Ken Scott, Marie-France Lambert
The town of St. Marie-La-Mauderne has fallen into hard times, but hopes rise when a factory plans to locate in the fishing village–IF the residents can find a doctor willing to take up a five-year residency on the island.
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| 1. City on Fire (1979)
2. The Pyx (1973)
3. Seducing Doctor Lewis (2003)
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