The Big Brass Ring 1999  R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Hickenlooper
Cast: William Hurt, Nigel Hawthorne, Miranda Richardson, Irene Jacob, Ewan Stewart, Gregg Henry, Ron Livingston, Jefferson Mays, Jim Metzler, Carmine Giovinazzo
An Orson Welles screenplay (written with his late-life companion Oja Kodar) is brought to the screen by George Hickenlooper. It's a drab political drama concerning the gubernatorial candidate (William Hurt) who has a rich and boozing wife. Then along comes his shady ex-mentor (Nigel Hawthorne) with all of the dark secrets, followed by a journalist (Irene Jacob).
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The Closer You Get 2000  PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: American Women
Director: Aileen Ritchie
Cast: Ian Hart, Sean McGinley, Niamh Cusack, Ewan Stewart, Sean McDonagh, Cathleen Bradley, Pat Shortt, Ruth McCabe, Maureen O'Brien, Pat Laffan
A group of young men in a small Irish town routinely meet at the local pub to complain about not having enough eligible and attractive women in town. Of course, the women don't agree with that assessment. The men place an ad in a Miami newspaper inviting eligible women to come to their town. Fun, but forgettable, fare.
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Conspiracy 2001  R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Pierson
Cast: Stanley Tucci, Kenneth Branagh, Colin Firth, Barnaby Kay, Ben Daniels, David Threlfall, Jonathan Coy, Brendan Coyle, Ian McNeice, Owen Teale, Nicholas Woodeson, Ewan Stewart, Kevin McNally, Brian Pettifer, Peter Sullivan
In 1942, Nazi leaders met in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee to discuss and decide actions to be taken to solve the Jewish "problem." Their conclusion: extermination. This HBO-produced film tells the story of that Wannsee Conference. Good cast, good film.
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Not Quite Paradise 1986  R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Not Quite Jerusalem
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Cast: Joanna Pacula, Sam Robards, Kevin McNally, Todd Graff, Selina Cadell, Bernard Strother, Ewan Stewart, Kate Ingram, Gary Cady, Libby Morris
A new group of Americans and Britishers arrive at a kibbutz (a communal farm), joining others from various countries. As love blossoms between one of the Americans, Mike (Sam Robards), and a local woman, Gila (Joanna Pacula), other episodes are played out on the kibbutz.
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Stella Does Tricks 1997 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Coky Giedroye
Cast: Kelly Macdonald, James Bolam, Hans Matheson, Ewan Stewart, Andy Serkis, Joyce Henderson, Suzanne Maddock, Richard Syms, Lindsay Henderson, Paul Chahidi
When London prostitute Stella (Kelly Macdonald) tries to turn over a new leaf, she moves in with Eddie (Hans Matheson) and finds work at a flower shop. But problems ensue when her former pimp, Mr. Peter (James Bolam), refuses to let Stella out of his clutches.
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Young Adam 2003  NC-17, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Mackenzie
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Tilda Swinton, Peter Mullan, Emily Mortimer, Jack McElhone, Therese Bradley, Ewan Stewart, Stuart McQuarrie, Pauline Turner, Alan Cooke, Rory McCann, Ian Hanmore
A drifter who is also a writer with secrets, Joe (Ewan McGregor), works for Les (Peter Mullan) and Ella (Tilda Swinton) on their barge moving coal between Glasgow and Edinburgh. After they discover the corpse of a young woman floating near the barge, Joe's secret past begins to rise to the surface.
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| 1. The Big Brass Ring (1999)
2. The Closer You Get (2000)
aka: American Women
3. Conspiracy (2001)
4. Not Quite Paradise (1986)
aka: Not Quite Jerusalem
5. Stella Does Tricks (1997)
6. Young Adam (2003)
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