The Border 1982  R, 107 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Tony Richardson
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Harvey Keitel, Valerie Perrine, Warren Oates, Elpidia Carrillo, Shannon Wilcox, Jeff Morris, Lonny Chapman, Alan Fudge, William Russ
U.S. Border Patrolman Charlie (Jack Nicholson) rebels against the corruption and physical violence he encounters in his chosen profession.
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The Brave 1997   N/R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Johnny Depp
Cast: Johnny Depp, Marlon Brando, Marshall Bell, Elpidia Carrillo, Frederic Forrest, Clarence Williams III, Max Perlich, Luis Guzman, Cody Lightning, Nicole Mancera, Pepe Serna, Lupe Ontiveros, Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman, Alexis Cruz, Chuck E. Weiss
Raphael (Johnny Depp) is an alcoholic American Indian–just out of jail and unemployed–when McCarthy (Marlon Brando) offers him $50,000 to be tortured to death for a snuff film. Raphael lives with his wife Rita (Elpidia Carrillo) and their children, Frankie and Marta (Cody Lightning and Nicole Mancera) near a junkyard, and he accepts the offer because the money will help his family build a better life. Now, Raphael has one week to live and tries to teach Frankie how to take over his role as the man of the house. 1 User Review
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| | Firefly 03/23/2009 | | This is actually an excellent movie which has suffered its opening at Cannes 1997 for far too many years. It is beautifully acted and filmed, a very compelling and thought-provoking movie. |
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Bread and Roses 2000  R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ken Loach
Cast: Adrien Brody, Pilar Padilla, Elpidia Carrillo, Jack McGee, George Lopez, Alonso Chavez, Monica Rivas, Frankie Davila, Benicio Del Toro, Ron Perlman, Lillian Hurst, Mayron Payes
When illegal immigrant Maya (Pilar Padilla) arrives in L.A., she moves in with her sister Rosa's (Elpidia Carrillo) family. In need of money, the sisters work as janitors, meet union organizer Sam (Adrien Brody), and join the union–despite fears that they will lose their much-needed jobs.
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Nine Lives 2005 R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rodrigo Garcia
Cast: Glenn Close, Dakota Fanning, Amy Brenneman, Holly Hunter, Joe Mantegna, Ian McShane, Aidan Quinn, Sissy Spacek, Robin Wright Penn, Kathy Baker, Elpidia Carrillo, Stephen Dillane, Miguel Sandoval, Amanda Seyfried, Lisa Gay Hamilton
Key moments in the lives of nine women are told in a series of 10-minute vignettes. The women include prisoner Sandra (Elpidia Carrillo) waiting for her children to visit, ex-wife Lorna (Amy Brenneman) attending her ex-husband's wife's funeral, mother and daughter Maggie and Maria (Glenn Close and Dakota Fanning) having a picnic at a graveside, and Ruth who is thinking about having an affair. Other stories involve Diana (Robin Wright Penn) running into an old boyfriend, cancer patient Camilla (Kathy Baker) preparing for surgery, teenage Samantha (Amanda Seyfried) caring for her invalid father, and Sonia (Holly Hunter) who is upset with her cheating boyfriend. Good acting.
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 Predator 1987 R, 107 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Horror / Thriller
Director: John McTiernan
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Jesse Ventura, Sonny Landham, Sven-Ole Thorsen, Elpidia Carrillo, Bill Duke, R.G. Armstrong, Kevin Peter Hall, Richard Chaves, Shane Black, Steve Boyum, William H. Burton, Henry Kingi
United States Major Dutch Schaeffer (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and his commando unit are sent to the jungles of Latin America on a mission to rescue other commandos. A creature has been attacking the commandos, one-by-one. Dutch figures out that the creature is an alien, appears to be heavily armed, able to make itself invisible, and is attacking them for sport. But, it is not until the end of their race to safety that Dutch is able to confirm his suspicions when he comes face to face with the Predator. There is a sequel.
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 Predator 2 1990 R, 108 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Cast: Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Ruben Blades, Maria Conchita Alonso, Bill Paxton, Robert Davi, Adam Baldwin, Morton Downey Jr., Kevin Peter Hall, Elpidia Carrillo, Kent McCord, Morton Downey Jr., Steve Kahan, Calvin Lockhart, Henry Kingi
Set in 1997 (at the time–the future), the Predator (Kevin Peter Hall) has relocated to Los Angeles, and LAPD Lieutenant Mike Harrigan (Danny Glover) and his partners–Danny (Ruben Blades), Leona (Maria Conchita Alonso), and Jerry (Bill Paxton)–set out to stop the havoc being wreaked on Los Angeles citizens. FBI investigator Peter Keyes (Gary Busey) warns Harrigan and his team to stay out of it, but his advice goes unheeded. More people are killed, including some of Harrigan's team, before Harrigan confronts the Predator, injures it, and becomes the hunter rather than the hunted.
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Salvador 1986 R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Oliver Stone
Cast: James Woods, James Belushi, John Savage, Michael Murphy, Elpidia Carrillo, Tony Plana, Colby Chester, Cynthia Gibb, John Doe, Will MacMillan, Valerie Wildman, Jose Carlos Ruiz, Jorge Luke, Juan Fernandez, Salvador Sanchez
Richard Boyle (James Woods) is a down-on-his-luck photojournalist who joins his disc-jockey friend Dr. Rock (Jim Belushi) on a car trip to El Salvador in 1980 to cover the war. Boyle forms uneasy alliances with both the guerillas and the right-wing military and realizes that the U.S. press is not adequately reporting the situation. Meanwhile, Boyle falls in love with a Salvadorian, Maria (Elpidia Carrillo), and must find the means to get her out of the country alive. This is based on a true story and conveys the excitement of the time. Woods was nominated for an Oscar.
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Seven Pounds 2008  PG-13, 118 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure / Romance
Director: Gabriele Muccino
Cast: Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, Michael Ealy, Barry Pepper, Elpidia Carrillo, Bill Smitrovich, Robinne Lee, Joe Nunez, Tim Kelleher, Gina Hecht, Andy Milder, Sarah Jane Morris, Madison Pettis, Judyann Elder
Haunted by guilt, using the credentials of an IRS auditor, Ben Thomas (Will Smith) interviews seven people whose lives are in danger and sets out to help them. One of the people Ben tries to help is Emily (Rosario Dawson), an artist in need of a heart transplant. Emily and Ben fall in love, but Emily has no idea about the other six people–including blind telemarketer Ezra (Woody Harrelson), abused mother Connie (Elpidia Carrillo), and Ben's own brother (Michael Ealy) to whom he donates his kidney–who are on Ben's list of those he wants to help.
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| 1. Beyond the Limit (1983)
2. The Border (1982)
3. The Brave (1997)
4. Bread and Roses (2000)
5. Nine Lives (2005)
6. Predator (1987)
7. Predator 2 (1990)
8. Salvador (1986)
9. Seven Pounds (2008)
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