Blue Steel 1990  R, 102 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Ron Silver, Clancy Brown, Elizabeth Pena, Louise Fletcher, Philip Bosco, Kevin Dunn, Matt Craven, Richard Jenkins, Mary Mara, Mike Starr, Tom Sizemore, Skipp Lynch, Chris Walker, Mike Hodge
Policewoman Megan Turner (Jamie Lee Curtis) kills a holdup man on her first assignment. Her gun is picked up by mentally unbalanced Wall Street broker Eugene Hunt (Ron Silver) who then uses it to commit murders throughout the city with the rookie's name engraved on the bullets. The two become involved, and he makes it appear that she is the mass murderer.
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D-War 2007 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Fantasy
aka: Dragon Wars
Director: Hyung-rae Shim
Cast: Jason Behr, Amanda Brooks, Robert Forster, Aimee Garcia, Craig Robinson, Chris Mulkey, John Ales, Elizabeth Pena, Billy Gardell, Holmes Osborne, Cody Arens, Kevin Breznahan, Geoffrey Pierson
Young Ethan (Cody Arens) enters a Los Angeles antiques shop run by Jack (Robert Forster) and is zapped by something emanating from an old Korean Chest. It turns out that Ethan has absorbed the spirit of a warrior from 500 years ago who had saved his beloved from the monstrous Buraki–Serpents and Dragons that devastated the land. Jack presents a pendant that has powers and tells Ethan to seek out the modern-day incarnation of the warrior's lover, which, after she reaches age 20, they will be able to call up Imoogi dragons to take on the Buraki. Later, Ethan (now played by Jason Behr) does meet up with the woman, Sarah (Amanda Brooks). And yes, the Buraki are released on Los Angeles, wreaking havoc, and yes, the Ethan/Sarah duo take on the monsters via the Imoogi.
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Down and Out in Beverly Hills 1986  R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Mazursky
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Bette Midler, Nick Nolte, Little Richard, Tracy Nelson, Elizabeth Pena, Paul Mazursky, Evan Richards, Valerie Curtin, Barry Primus
What happens when a couple (Richard Dreyfuss and Bette Midler) save a bum (Nick Nolte) from drowning himself in their massive swimming pool behind their opulent B.H. mansion? You've got the plot of this film. Of course, Midler is the over-dieted, over-analyzed, over-pampered wife who ends up in bed with the bum and Dreyfuss is the coat hanger manufacturer.
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Down in the Valley 2005  R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama / Western
Director: David Jacobson
Cast: Edward Norton, Evan Rachel Wood, David Morse, Rory Culkin, Bruce Dern, John Diehl, Kat Dennings, Hunter Parrish, Aviva, Muse Watson, Aaron Fors, Geoffrey Lewis, Elizabeth Pena
The lives of cowboy Harlan Carruthers (Edward Norton) and bored teenager Tobe (Evan Rachel Wood) intersect at a gas station when she invites him to join her group of friends on the way to the beach. The chance encounter leads to their May-December romance that is destined to end in tragedy.
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Fair Game 1995  R, 89 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Andy Sipes
Cast: William Baldwin, Cindy Crawford, Steven Berkoff, Elizabeth Pena, Christopher McDonald, Miguel Sandoval, Johann Carlo, Salma Hayek, John Bedford Lloyd
A Miami cop (William Baldwin) tries to protect a family attorney (Cindy Crawford) from would-be assassins–lots of chase scenes and gun battles, but not much else.
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Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home 1995 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Dwight H. Little
Cast: Jason James Richter, Francis Capra, Michael Madsen, August Schellenberg, Jayne Atkinson, Elizabeth Pena, Jon Tenney, Mary Kate Schellhardt
Jesse (Jason James Richter) is back, this time with a half-brother, Elvis (Francis Capra). While the story may not be memorable, the special effects with mechanical whales are a highlight.
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Fugitive Among Us 1992 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Toshiyuki Uno
Cast: Eric Roberts, Peter Strauss, Elizabeth Pena, Guy Boyd, Lauren Holly, Salvator Xuereb, Kiersten Warren, Annette McCarthy, Sean McGraw, Dennis Letts
This made-for-TV film is based on the true story of a rapist (Eric Roberts) who ran from the courtroom after being convicted of the crime. Detective Matt Cole (Peter Strauss) is obsessed with recapturing the rapist in the long pursuit that follows.
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Goal II: Living the Dream 2007 N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Goal 2
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Cast: Kuno Becker, Alessandro Nivola, Anna Friel, Stephen Dillane, Rutger Hauer, Frances Barber, Miriam Colon, Leonor Varela, Nick Cannon, Elizabeth Pena, Sean Pertwee, David Beckham, Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane
The story of football (soccer) player Santiago Munez (Kuno Becker) continues. This time around, he is traded from England's Newcastle United team to the Real Madrid's Galacticos where he plays with real-life stars David Beckham, Ronaldo, and Zinedine Zidane. Meanwhile his fiancee Roz (Anna Friel) plans their wedding. But, Santiago basks in his new-found fame and takes on the "good life" risking not only his career but his relationships with his friends and Roz as well.
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Impostor 2002 PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Gary Fleder
Cast: Gary Sinise, Madeleine Stowe, Vincent D'Onofrio, Tony Shalhoub, Mekhi Phifer, Tim Guinee, Shane Brolly, Lindsay Crouse, Gary Dourdan, Tracey Walter, Elizabeth Pena
The year is 2079, and respected scientist Spencer John Olham (Gary Sinise) has invented the ultimate weapon to fight aliens–just in time for agent Hathaway (Vincent D'Onofrio) to accuse him of being an alien himself. Now, it is up to Olham to clear his name.
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 The Incredibles 2004  PG, 115 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Brad Bird
Cast: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson, Jason Lee, Elizabeth Pena, Spencer Fox, Sarah Vowell, Brad Bird, Wallace Shawn, Jean Sincere, Dominique Louis, Teddy Newton, John Ratzenberger, Lou Romano
Superhero "Mr. Incredible" (voice of Craig T. Nelson) has moved to the suburbs where he is known by the name of Bob Parr. Bob has just settled into the neighborhood when he gets a call to report back to superhero status with his family in tow to re-enter the world of crime fighting. The film received two Academy Awards, including Best Animated Feature, and was nominated for two others. 1 User Review
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| | A new favorite among animated films | family guy 06/05/2007 | | Our family loved this movie. We have seen it a number of times and it is fun every time. |
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Jacob's Ladder 1990  R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Adrian Lyne
Cast: Tim Robbins, Elizabeth Pena, Danny Aiello, Matt Craven, Macaulay Culkin, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Jason Alexander, Ving Rhames, Perry Lang, Patricia Kalember, Eriq La Salle, Brian Tarantino, Anthony Alessandro, Brent Hinkley, S. Epatha Merkerson
Years ago, something happened to a battalion in Vietnam when American soldier Jacob Singer (Tim Robbins) went through a traumatic experience that has left him with strange visions. Jacob has divorced his wife Sarah (Patricia Kalember) and feels responsible for a car accident in which his son Gabe (Macaulay Culkin) died. Jacob now has a new girlfriend, his coworker at the Post Office, Jezzie (Elizabeth Pena) but continues to experience the visions along with panic attacks. The truth behind Jacob's problems is searched for as Sarah, Jacob's chiropractor Louis (Danny Aiello), his comrade from Vietnam Paul (Pruitt Taylor Vince), and Michael (Matt Craven) all come to his aid. 1 User Review
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| | I was captivated | silverfox80 03/31/2009 | | |
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 La Bamba 1987  PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Luis Valdez
Cast: Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, Rosanna DeSoto, Elizabeth Pena, Danielle von Zerneck, Joe Pantoliano, Rick Dees, Marshall Crenshaw, Howard Huntsberry, Daniel Valdez
This is the story of rock "n" roll star Richie Valens who was killed in the airplane crash that also took the lives of Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper.
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Lone Star 1996 R, 136 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: John Sayles
Cast: Kris Kristofferson, Chris Cooper, Matthew McConaughey, Joe Morton, Elizabeth Pena, Clifton James, Tony Plana, Frances McDormand, Gordon Tootoosis, Stephen Lang
Forty years ago Sheriff Charley Wade (Kris Kristofferson) controlled the Mexican/American border, and now his skeletal remains are found out in the arid Texas desert. The current sheriff, Sam Deeds (Chris Cooper), wants to solve the apparent murder. In the process, he examines the past and falls in love with the girl (Elizabeth Pena) he adored years before. This film is filled with clever plot twists that will keep the viewer's interest.
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The Lost City 2006 R, 143 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Andy Garcia
Cast: Andy Garcia, Dustin Hoffman, Tomas Milian, Bill Murray, Ines Sastre, Steven Bauer, Richard Bradford, Jsu Garcia, Enrique Murciano, Elizabeth Pena, Millie Perkins, Nestor Carbonell, Victor Rivers, Juan Fernandez
Fico (Andy Garcia) owns the popular El Tropico nightclub in Havana and adopts the hands-off policy on government shared by his university professor father (Dustin Hoffman) and tobacco plantation owner uncle (Richard Bradford). But the year is 1960, Batista has decamped, and Castro has taken power. Fico tries to hold his upper-class family together while his brothers, Ricardo and Luis (Enrique Murciano and Nestor Carbonell), support the revolution. Later, after Ricardo is killed, Fico falls in love with Ricardo's widow, Aurora (Ines Sastre). This story of romance in the midst of revolution captures the culture of one privileged group in Havana during the revolution. 1 User Review
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| | FRECKLES 05/26/2007 | | I LOVED EVERY SECOND OF THIS MOVIE. GREAT STORY (AND PRETTY MUCH TRUE) , GREAT MUSIC, GREAT WRITING AND ACTING. I DON'T KNOW WHY I NEVER HEARD ABOUT IT SOONER. MAJOR KUDOS. |
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Nothing Like the Holidays 2008 PG-13, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Alfredo De Villa
Cast: John Leguizamo, Freddy Rodriguez, Debra Messing, Alfred Molina, Elizabeth Pena, Luis Guzman, Vanessa Ferlito, Jay Hernandez, Melonie Diaz, Ramses Jimenez, Manny Perez, Alexander Bautista, Claudia Michelle Wallace, Manny Sosa, Cheryl Hamada
When a Puerto Rican family reunites at their parents home in Chicago for Christmas, family members–Iraq war veteran Jesse (Freddy Rodriguez), his struggling actress sister Roxanna (Vanessa Ferlito), lawyer brother Mauricio (John Leguizamo), and his workaholic wife Sarah (Debra Messing)–are told by their mother Anna (Elizabeth Pena) that she is divorcing their father Eduardo (Alfred Molina). This news causes the family to work together, and, in the process, they discover the true meaning of Christmas.
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The Pass 1998  R, 90 min.
Genre: Thriller
aka: Highway Hitcher
Director: Kurt Voss
Cast: William Forsythe, James LeGros, Elizabeth Pena, Michael McKean, Nancy Allen, Jamie Kennedy, John Doe, Jaason Simmons, Chris Shearer, Richard Fleming
Down-on-his-luck Charles Duprey (William Forsythe) picks up Hunter (James LeGros), a hitchhiker who turns out to be a psycho. Charles dumps Hunter and drives off–only to be stopped up the road by a mudslide and forced to find a room for a few days. Meanwhile, Hunter remains on Charles' trail and is killing a few others along the way. Unknown to Charles, Hunter has been hired to kill Charles so that his ex-wife (Elizabeth Pena) and friend (Michael McKean) can collect on the insurance money.
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Rush Hour 1998 PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Brett Ratner
Cast: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Tom Wilkinson, Elizabeth Pena, Tzi Ma, Julia Hsu, Ken Leung, Philip Baker Hall, Chris Penn, Mark Rolston, Robert Littman, Kai Lennox, Larry Sullivan, Yang Lin, Roger Fan
Hong Kong Detective Inspector Lee (Jackie Chan) is called to Los Angeles to work on a kidnapping case involving the Chinese consul's (Tzi Ma) daughter Soo Yung (Julia Hsu). Lee teams up with local cop Detective James Carter (Chris Tucker), and, although neither man likes teamwork, they set out to save the young girl. More of Chan's terrific stunts are displayed.
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The Second Civil War 1997 TV, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joe Dante
Cast: Beau Bridges, Joanna Cassidy, Phil Hartman, James Earl Jones, Dan Hedaya, James Coburn, Elizabeth Pena, Denis Leary, Ron Perlman, Brian Keith
When the Governor of Idaho (Beau Bridges) refuses to allow Pakistani orphans to relocate in his state, the President of United States (Phil Hartman) does not agree with the decision and sends in federal troops.
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Strangeland 1998  R, 85 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Dee Snider's Strangeland
Director: John Pieplow
Cast: Dee Snider, Kevin Gage, Elizabeth Pena, Brett Harrelson, Robert Englund, Linda Cardellini, Brett Pirozzi, Amy Smart, Amal Rhoe, Tucker Smallwood
Teenagers Genevieve (Linda Cardellini) and Tiana (Amal Rhoe) go online and meet "Captain Howdy"–really Carleton Hendricks (Dee Snider). They accept an invitation to his home and, too late, realize that he is a psycho sadist. Terrible.
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They All Laughed 1981 PG, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Cast: Audrey Hepburn, John Ritter, Ben Gazzara, Colleen Camp, Sean H. Ferrer, Dorothy Stratten, Elizabeth Pena, George Morfogen, Blaine Novak, Patti Hansen
One of Peter Bogdanovich's better productions, this comedy is about the loves and adventures of detectives John Russo (Ben Gazzara) and Charles Rutledge (John Ritter) who fall in love with beautiful women they have been hired to investigate.
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Things Behind the Sun 2001 R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Allison Anders
Cast: Kim Dickens, Gabriel Mann, Don Cheadle, Alison Folland, Elizabeth Pena, Rosanna Arquette, Patsy Kensit, CCH Pounder, Eric Stoltz, Bill Cordell
Hard-drinking and hard-living Sherry (Kim Dickens) is an up-and-coming singer with a current hit song about rape–a song that reflects her despair over being raped as a child. Each year she gets drunk on the same lawn on the same day at the rape scene. Meanwhile, Owen (Gabriel Mann), who writes for a music magazine, is sent to get a story on Sherry. Owen knows much about her past, having been involved in the rape incident by his older brother, and must face up to his old demons. A powerful story based on Director Anders' rape at a young age.
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Times Square 1980 R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Allan Moyle
Cast: Tim Curry, Trini Alvarado, Robin Johnson, Peter Coffield, Herbert Berghof, David Margulies, Anna Maria Horsford, J.C. Quinn, Miguel Pinero, Elizabeth Pena
Pamela Pearl (Trini Alvarado) is a troubled teenager who "escapes" onto 42nd Street where she teams up with Nicky (Robin Johnson), another runaway. The girls enter the punk-rock lifestyle, perform in a strip joint, and engage in other asocial behaviors that illustrate their off-the-wall mental states.
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 Tortilla Soup 2001 PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Maria Ripoll
Cast: Hector Elizondo, Jacqueline Obradors, Tamara Mello, Paul Rodriguez, Nikolai Kinski, Elizabeth Pena, Raquel Welch, Joel Joan, Constance Marie, Jade Herrera
Master Chef Martin Naranjo (Hector Elizondo) is a widower who has lost his sense of smell and taste. He lives with his three, grown daughters on whom he wants to instill his own cultural values. Add to the mix Hortensia (Raquel Welch) who would love to live out her old age with Martin as her companion, and you have an enjoyable comedy.
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Transamerica 2005 R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Duncan Tucker
Cast: Felicity Huffman, Kevin Zegers, Fionnula Flanagan, Graham Greene, Burt Young, Elizabeth Pena, Carrie Preston, Venida Evans, Jon Budinoff, Raynor Scheine, Danny Burstein, Paul Borghese
Seventeen-year-old Toby (Kevin Zegers) is being held in a New York prison for drug possession when he is released into the custody of born-again Christian transsexual Bree (Felicity Huffman) who is saving money for the operation that will finally make him a woman. What Toby does not understand is that Bree is really his birth-father, but the two set off on a father-son, cross-country road trip, and discoveries lie ahead. Two Academy Award nominations were received, including Best Actress (Felicity Huffman).
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Vibes 1988 PG, 99 min.
Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy / Mystery
Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Cyndi Lauper, Peter Falk, Julian Sands, Googy Gress, Elizabeth Pena, Karen Akers, Michael Lerner, Aharon Ipale, John Kapelos, Ray Stoddard, Park Overall, Max Perlich, Steve Buscemi, Rodney Kageyama
Museum curator Nick Deezy (Jeff Goldblum) and hairdresser Sylvia Pickel (Cyndi Lauper) are studying psychic phenomena with New York University's Dr. Harrison Steele (Julian Sands) as their professor. Both Sylvia and Nick have psychic powers and come to the aid of Harry Buscafusco (Peter Falk) who wants them to travel to Ecuador in search of his missing son. Actually, Harry is a con-man searching for an Incan lost city of gold and believes that, using their psychic powers, Sylvia and Nick will find it. But, they aren't the only ones searching for the treasure. Dr. Steele is on their trail planning to use the treasure, which he believes has psychic powers that would allow him to rule the world–after getting rid of Nick and Sylvia. Will Nick and Sylvia overcome the dangers that lie ahead, and, in the process, will they find love?
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The Waterdance 1992 R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Neal Jimenez
Cast: Eric Stoltz, Wesley Snipes, William Forsythe, Helen Hunt, Elizabeth Pena, William Allen Young, James Roach, Henry Harris, Grace Zabriskie, Kimberly Scott
A heavy drama/comedy about three paraplegics in a rehabilitation center, the tale is told of how each copes with his new handicap and with each other. Pretty good performances throughout.
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| 1. Batteries Not Included (1987)
2. Blue Steel (1990)
3. D-War (2007)
aka: Dragon Wars
4. Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986)
5. Down in the Valley (2005)
6. Fair Game (1995)
7. Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995)
8. Fugitive Among Us (1992)
9. Goal II: Living the Dream (2007)
aka: Goal 2
10. Impostor (2002)
11. The Incredibles (2004)
12. Jacob's Ladder (1990)
13. La Bamba (1987)
14. Lone Star (1996)
15. The Lost City (2006)
16. Nothing Like the Holidays (2008)
17. The Pass (1998)
aka: Highway Hitcher
18. Roommates (1994)
19. Rush Hour (1998)
20. The Second Civil War (1997)
21. Strangeland (1998)
aka: Dee Snider's Strangeland
22. They All Laughed (1981)
23. Things Behind the Sun (2001)
24. Times Square (1980)
25. Tortilla Soup (2001)
26. Transamerica (2005)
27. Vibes (1988)
28. The Waterdance (1992)
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