Cause of Death 2000  R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Marc S. Grenier
Cast: Patrick Bergin, Joan Severance, Michael Ironside, Maxim Roy, Cas Anvar, Larry Day, Manon Harvey, Mark Antony Krupa, B Martin Sage, Eugene Clark, Vlasta Vrana, Edward Yankie, Janine Theriault, John Dunn-Hill
Taylor Lewis (Patrick Bergin) is assigned as prosecutor for the case against the mayor's cousin, Angela (Joan Severance), who is accused of murdering her husband. As the trial proceeds, Taylor begins to doubt Angela's guilt, and, to make matters worse, he falls in love with her.
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Face Down 1997  R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Thom Eberhardt
Cast: Joe Mantegna, Peter Riegert, Kelli Maroney, Cameron Thor, Adam Ant, J.K. Simmons, Shannon Lawson, Kent Staines, Diana Reis, Eugene Clark
A convoluted plot–involving a disgraced private-eye, Signorelli (Joe Mantegna), a drop-dead-gorgeous blonde (Kelli Maroney), and a grudge-carrying good cop, Lt. Coop Cooper (Peter Riegert)–offers nothing new but may appeal to the more dedicated fans of this genre.
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Flying 1986   N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Teenage Dream
Dream to Believe
Director: Paul Lynch
Cast: Olivia d'Abo, Rita Tushingham, Keanu Reeves, Jessica Steen, Renee Murphy, Sean McCann, Samantha Langevin, Nicole Logan, Samantha Logan, Eugene Clark
Robin (Olivia d'Abo) encounters obstacles to achieve her dream of being a gymnastics star. Suffering from injuries in an accident that killed her father, living with a mean stepfather, and not being accepted by many at school are a few of the barriers. She is intent on success in this predictable, but OK film that features a young Keanu Reeves. 1 User Review
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| | Preiss 07/13/2007 | | Must see it. Great performance by Olivia d'Abo. |
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Jasper, Texas 2003  R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jeff Byrd
Cast: Louis Gossett Jr., Jon Voight, Joe Morton, Emily Yancy, Bokeem Woodbine, Blu Mankuma, Roy T. Anderson, Karen Robinson, Michelle Moffatt, Demor Barnes, Ron White, Eugene Clark, Samantha Bee
This Showtime film is based on events that transpired after three White men dragged a Black man to death after tying him to their pickup truck in 1998. A media frenzy stormed through Jasper–straining relationships, including those of the White sheriff (Jon Voight) and the town's first Black mayor (Louis Gossett Jr.).
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Land of the Dead 2005  R, 93 min.
Genre: Action / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
aka: George A. Romero's Land of the Dead
Director: George A. Romero
Cast: Simon Baker, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper, Asia Argento, Robert Joy, Eugene Clark, Joanne Boland, Tony Nappo, Jennifer Baxter, Boyd Banks, Maxwell McCabe-Lokos, Shawn Roberts, Jasmin Geljo, Tony Munch, Pedro Miguel Arce
When only an electrified chain-link fence separates the zombies from the city's residents, can Riley (Simon Baker), Slack (Asia Argento), and Charlie (Robert Joy) stop the zombies from eating hearts and other "treats" torn from the bodies of their terrified victims?
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The Magic of Marciano 2000 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tony Barbieri
Cast: Cody Morgan, Nastassja Kinski, Robert Forster, Jason Cairns, Will Cochran, Eugene Clark, Jennifer Overton, Bruce Godfree, Ron Hartman, Marcia Bennett, Billy Kay
Although his mother (Nastassia Kinski) is emotionally disturbed, 10-year-old James (Cody Morgan) finds strength through his friendship with retired psychologist Henry (Robert Forster) who teaches James how to cope.
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Redeemer 2002 TV, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Graeme Clifford
Cast: Matthew Modine, Obba Babatunde, Michele Greene, Frank Fontaine, Vlasta Vrana, Tyrone Benskin, Cas Anvar, Chip Chuipka, Eugene Clark, Benz Antoine, Larry Day, Christian Paul
Novelist Paul Freeman (Matthew Modine) volunteers to teach a writing class in a prison–partly in hopes of finding a story for his next book. He meets Charles Henderson (Obba Babatunde), an ex-Black Panther, who has been in prison for 20 years after a man was accidentally killed during a break-in. Paul becomes interested in the case and finds that there may be a cover-up by government officials. Made for TV.
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Sounder 2003 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Kevin Hooks
Cast: Carl Lumbly, Suzzanne Douglass, Daniel Lee Robertson III, Peter MacNeill, Bill Lake, Paul Winfield, Marcus Johnson, Ashley Archer, Joshua Watkis, Eugene Clark
This made-for-TV Disney presentation is a remake of the excellent 1972 film based on William H. Armstrong's novel. It is the story of David (known as "Boy") (Daniel Lee Robertson, III), a black youngster who is the son of a sharecropper. When his father is jailed for stealing food to feed his family, Boy sets off with his dog Sounder to find his father, meeting challenges and successes along the way. Director Kevin Hooks played Boy in the original film.
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Turn It Up 2000 R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Adetuyi
Cast: Pras, Ja Rule, Jason Statham, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Tamala Jones, John Ralston, Chris Messina, Eugene Clark, Patrice Goodman, Derwin Jordan
Rap musician Diamond (Pras) and his manager, Gage (Ja Rule), run drugs for Mr. "B" to pay for Diamond's hoped-for demo tape. When Diamond runs into a string of personal problems, Gage tries to help by pulling off a heist of $10,000. The problem: he didn't know that the stolen money belonged to Mr. "B."
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| 1. Cause of Death (2000)
2. Face Down (1997)
3. Flying (1986)
aka: Teenage Dream
aka: Dream to Believe
4. Jasper, Texas (2003)
5. Land of the Dead (2005)
aka: George A. Romero's Land of the Dead
6. The Magic of Marciano (2000)
7. Redeemer (2002)
8. Sounder (2003)
9. Turn It Up (2000)
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