The Full Monty 1997  R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Peter Cattaneo
Cast: Robert Carlyle, Tom Wilkinson, Mark Addy, Steve Huison, Paul Barber, Hugo Speer, William Snape, Lesley Sharp, Emily Woof, Deirdre Costello, Paul Butterworth, Dave Hill, Bruce Jones, Andrew Livingston, Vinny Dhillon
Steel workers Gaz (Robert Carlyle) and Dave (Mark Addy) are laid off and come up with a money-making scheme: they will perform as male striptease dancers. They form a group called "Hard Steel," and Horse (Paul Barber), Guy (Hugo Speer), and Lomper (Steve Huison) join them with Gerald (Tom Wilkinson) doing the choreography. To pull in a crowd, they decide to go The Full Monty, which describes full frontal nudity. Academy Award nominations included Best Picture and Director.
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Pandaemonium 2000 PG-13, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Julien Temple
Cast: Linus Roache, John Hannah, Samantha Morton, Emily Woof, Emma Fielding, Andy Serkis, Samuel West, Michael N. Harbour, William Scott-Masson, Clive Merrison
Great Britain's new poet laureate is about to be announced in 1816, and William Wordsworth (John Hannah) is the favorite. As the crowds gather, his old friend/partner Samuel Taylor Coleridge (Linus Roache) comes out of seclusion to join in the congratulations. Now a hopeless opium addict, Coleridge reflects on their early years when they left society to live on a communal farm. While Wordsworth was despondent with writer's block, Coleridge created his masterpiece, "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," with the help of a little opium. As time progressed, jealousies, drugs, and argumentative relationships followed. While not historically accurate, Julien Temple's flair for innovativeness makes for an enjoyable film.
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The Woodlanders 1997   PG, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Phil Agland
Cast: Emily Woof, Rufus Sewell, Cal Macaninch, Tony Haygarth, Jodhi May, Polly Walker, Walter Sparrow, Sheila Burrell, Amanda Ryan
Based on Thomas Hardy's novel, this story is set during the late 19th century in a rural area of England where Grace (Emily Woof) has returned from finishing school and opts to ensure her lot in life by marrying Dr. FitzPiers (Cal Macaninch). But the marriage is a mistake, and Grace realizes that her true love is the woodman Giles (Rufus Sewell) who, although not wealthy, had been her childhood sweetheart.
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| 1. The Full Monty (1997)
2. Pandaemonium (2000)
3. Velvet Goldmine (1998)
4. The Woodlanders (1997)
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