3 Men and a Little Lady 1990 PG, 100 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Emile Ardolino Cast: Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, Ted Danson, Nancy Travis, Robin Weisman, Christopher Cazenove, Sheila Hancock, Fiona Shaw, Jonathan Lynn
In this follow-on to "Three Men and a Baby," five years have passed since the "Baby" was left on their doorstep. It is time for her to attend school, and now her mother thinks she must marry to gain respectability for her child. A series of misunderstandings are handled with humorous insight.
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Anna Karenina 1997 PG-13, 108 min. Genre: Drama aka: Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina
Director: Bernard Rose Cast: Sophie Marceau, Sean Bean, Alfred Molina, Mia Kirshner, James Fox, Fiona Shaw, Danny Huston, Phyllida Law, David Schofield, Saskia Wickham
This version of Leo Tolstoy's 1878 novel was filmed entirely in Russia and stars Sophie Marceau as the beautiful woman who leaves her passionless marriage to be near Count Vronsky (Sean Bean) and finds that happiness is elusive.
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The Black Dahlia 2006 R, 120 min. Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Brian De Palma Cast: Josh Hartnett, Aaron Eckhart, Scarlett Johansson, Hilary Swank, Mia Kirshner, Fiona Shaw, Mike Starr, Patrick Fischler, James Otis, John Kavanagh, Troy Evans, Pepe Serna, Angus MacInnes, Rachel Miner
Based on James Ellroy's novel about a real-life Los Angeles murder case when Elizabeth Short (Mia Kirshner) was brutally murdered and grotesquely mutilated, this film is fiction but uses details from the still unsolved 1947 case. Ex-boxers, now LAPD detectives Bucky Bleichert (Josh Hartnett) and Lee Blanchard (Aaron Eckhart) investigate the murder in their unique ways. Bucky dumps girlfriend Kay Lake (Scarlett Johansson) when he comes under the spell of the beautiful bisexual, Madeleine (Hilary Swank), who, it turns out, once slept with Elizabeth. Then there are the drugs and police corruption that enter the picture in this difficult case.
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The Butcher Boy 1997 R, 106 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Neil Jordan Cast: Stephen Rea, Fiona Shaw, Eamonn Owens, Alan Boyle, Andrew Fullerton, Aisling O'Sullivan, Pat McCabe, Sinead O'Connor, Ian Hart, Milo O'Shea, Sean McGinley, Peter Gowen, John Kavanagh, Rosaleen Linehan, Anita Reeves
Based on Patrick McCabe's award-winning novel, this is a wrenching tale showing a vision of the world through the eyes of a mentally disturbed boy who lives in Ireland. Francie (Eamonn Owens) grows up in a dysfunctional family–a suicidal mother (Aisling O'Sullivan) and an alcoholic father Stephen Rea). Following the death of both parents and alone in the world, Francie brutally murders a nasty neighbor, finally ends up in a mental institution, and is confronted by the Virgin Mary (Sinead O'Connor).
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Catch and Release 2007 PG-13, 111 min. Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Susannah Grant Cast: Jennifer Garner, Timothy Olyphant, Juliette Lewis, Kevin Smith, Sam Jaeger, Joshua Friesen, Fiona Shaw, Tina Lifford, Georgia Craig, Christopher Redman, Sonja Bennett, Yorgo Constantine, Joyce Krenz
Gray Wheeler's (Jennifer Garner) fiance has died on his bachelor party fishing trip, and while struggling over the tragedy Gray finds comfort in friends Dennis (Sam Jaeger), Fritz (Timothy Olyphant), and Sam (Kevin Smith). The four share a tiny house in Boulder while Gray tries to rebuild her life. It isn't long before her fiance's hidden secret of fathering a child out of wedlock and paying support to the mother (Juliette Lewis) rises to the fore, but at the same time a new romance blooms for Gray.
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Doctor Sleep 2002 R, 108 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller aka: Close Your Eyes Hypnotic
Director: Nick Willing Cast: Goran Visnjic, Shirley Henderson, Miranda Otto, Paddy Considine, Fiona Shaw, Corin Redgrave, Claire Rushbrook, Josh Richards, Sarah Woodward, Andrew Woodall, Sophie Stuckey, Lauren Gabrielle Volpert
While treating police detective Janet Losey (Shirley Henderson) for smoking addiction, hypnotist Michael Strother (Goran Visnjic) makes an unguarded remark. Losey, recognizing that Strother has telepathic powers, puts pressure on him to help Scotland Yard track down a serial killer.
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Fracture 2007 R, 112 min. Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Gregory Hoblit Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling, David Strathairn, Rosamund Pike, Embeth Davidtz, Billy Burke, Cliff Curtis, Fiona Shaw, Bob Gunton, Josh Stamberg, Xander Berkeley, Zoe Kazan, Judith Scott, Gary Cervantes
Aeronautical engineer Ted Crawford (Anthony Hopkins) and young attorney Willy Beachum (Ryan Gosling) match wits when Crawford acts as his own attorney after he is accused of shooting his wife Jennifer (Embeth Davidtz). Jennifer has survived the shooting but remains comatose, and what at first looked like an open-and-shut case turns out to be not so easy when Ted begins finding holes in Willy's case. Willy's future employer, Nikki Gardner (Rosamund Pike), tries to get him to walk away, but Willy will not give up until the court puts Ted away for life.
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002 PG, 161 min. Genre: Family / Adventure / Fantasy / Mystery
Director: Chris Columbus Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Richard Harris, Maggie Smith, Alan Rickman, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Felton, Miriam Margolyes, David Bradley, Richard Griffiths, Fiona Shaw, Harry Melling
When Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) and Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) miss the train back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, they make use of Ron's father's flying car to reach the school where they rejoin their friend Hermoine Granger (Emma Watson) and nemesis Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton). And off they go with this school year's adventures and mysteries–centering on the Chamber of Secrets.
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2007 PG-13, 138 min. Genre: Adventure / Fantasy
Director: David Yates Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Imelda Staunton, Gary Oldman, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Alan Rickman, Brendan Gleeson, Maggie Smith, Emma Thompson, Richard Griffiths, Fiona Shaw
Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) tries to convince his classmates at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry that Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) has come out of exile and is preparing to attack. But Harry has been branded a liar, and the authorities refuse to listen to him. Enter the new Defense Against Dark Arts instructor Dolores Umbridge (Imelda Staunton) whose cheerful exterior hides her dark soul. She sees Harry as a thorn in her side when he trains his classmates to defend themselves against Voldemort's dark magic. Umbridge throws the school into chaos when she launches a full-scale inquisition and gets some of Harry's classmates to spy on Harry to aid in her discrediting of him. This is definitely one of Harry's most difficult years at Hogwarts. 1 User Review
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| | Best movie yet | Anonymous 07/15/2007 | | I saw this movie twice and enjoyed it. It misses a few points of the book but follows the theme for each story line. Try to see it on the big-screen! |
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 2004 PG, 142 min. Genre: Family / Adventure / Fantasy / Mystery
Director: Alfonso Cuaron Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Michael Gambon, Gary Oldman, David Thewlis, Timothy Spall, Robbie Coltrane, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, David Bradley, Julie Christie, Richard Griffiths, Fiona Shaw, Harry Melling
In this third of the "Harry Potter" series, a new director, Alfonso Cuaron, takes the helm. This time around, Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) is back for his third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, but danger lies ahead in the person of sinister Sirius Black (Gary Oldman) who has escaped from Azkaban prison. It appears that he plans to finish the job he began when he killed Harry's parents. Could Harry be his intended victim? The film received two Academy Award nominations (Original Music Score and Visual Effects).
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 2001 PG, 152 min. Genre: Family / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Chris Columbus Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, John Cleese, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Richard Griffiths, Richard Harris, Ian Hart, John Hurt, Maggie Smith, Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw, Harry Melling, Tom Felton
Renowned throughout the wizard world, 11-year-old Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) first discovers his fame when he enrolls in the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry and his friends, Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) and Hermoine Granger (Emma Watson), begin to suspect that the sorcerer's stone is hidden at the school, and, by story's end, they have become involved in a great adventure to uncover mysteries surrounding the relic. The film received three Academy Award nominations, including Best Original Musical Score.
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Jane Eyre 1996 PG, 113 min. Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Franco Zeffirelli Cast: Charlotte Gainsbourg, William Hurt, Joan Plowright, Anna Paquin, Geraldine Chaplin, Fiona Shaw, John Wood, Josephine Serre, Billie Whitelaw, Maria Schneider, Nic Knight, Nicola Howard, Sasha Graff, Amanda Root, Leanne Rowe
This is Charlotte Bronte's classic tale of the persecuted girl, Jane Eyre (Charlotte Gainsbourg), who rises in life with her heartless aunt, Mrs. Reed (Fiona Shaw), and the repressive school run by the tyrannical Mr. Brocklehurst (John Wood). Following graduation, Jane is hired to care for a young child (Josephine Serre) and is taken under the wing of the maternal Mrs. Fairfax (Joan Plowright). Jane then finds her brooding soul mate in her master, Edward Rochester (William Hurt).
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The Last September 1999 R, 104 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Deborah Warner Cast: Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Jane Birkin, Fiona Shaw, Lambert Wilson, David Tennant, Keeley Hawes, Gary Lydon, Richard Roxburgh, Jonathan Slinger
Set in 1920s England, this story revolves around an elderly couple–Lady Myra (Maggie Smith) and Sir Richard Naylor (Michael Gambon)–and their household of young people. Their niece Lois (Keeley Hawes) falls in love with all the wrong people, and the married guests–Hugo (Lambert Wilson) and Francie (Jane Birkin) try to hide the fact that they are homeless. The plot thickens when a new guest (Fiona Shaw) arrives ready to dispense advice to all.
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London Kills Me 1991 R, 107 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Hanif Kureishi Cast: Justin Chadwick, Steven Mackintosh, Emer McCourt, Roshan Seth, Fiona Shaw, Brad Dourif, Tony Haygarth, Alun Armstrong, Eleanor David
Clint (Justin Chadwick) tries to escape from the drug world, but he finds that even to be a waiter he must find the means to get new shoes. Too soft on drugs and thievery.
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Mountains of the Moon 1990 R, 135 min. Genre: Adventure
Director: Bob Rafelson Cast: Patrick Bergin, Iain Glen, Richard E. Grant, Fiona Shaw, John Savident, James Villiers, Adrian Rawlins, Peter Vaughan, Delroy Lindo, Bernard Hill, Leslie Phillips
This film is based on Captain Richard Burton's (Patrick Bergin) and John Hanning Speke's (Iain Glen) expedition to Africa where they explored the Nile River and followed it to its source.
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My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown 1989 R, 103 min. Genre: Drama aka: My Left Foot
Director: Jim Sheridan Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Cyril Cusack, Ruth McCabe, Ray McAnally, Fiona Shaw, Hugh O'Conor, Eanna MacLiam, Alison Whelan, Kirsten Sheridan, Declan Croghan, Marie Conmee, Phelim Drew, Pat Laffan
Cerebral Palsy did not stop Irish painter and author Christy Brown (Daniel Day-Lewis) from succeeding in life. This is his story of overcoming adversity to find love and professional acclaim. Daniel Day-Lewis won the Best Actor Academy Award, and Brenda Fricker won for Best Supporting Actress. Three other nominations were received, including Best Picture and Director.
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Persuasion 1995 PG, 103 min. Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Roger Michell Cast: Amanda Root, Ciaran Hinds, Corin Redgrave, Susan Fleetwood, Phoebe Nicholls, Fiona Shaw, Judy Cornwell, John Woodvine, Samuel West, Sophie Thompson, Simon Russell Beale, Felicity Dean, Emma Roberts, Richard McCabe
Based on Jane Austen's novel, this is the tale of two 19th-century people, Anne Elliot (Amanda Root) and Captain Wentworth (Ciaran Hinds), who belong to different worlds in society but rise above criticism and pursue their romance and eventual happiness.
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RKO 281 1999 R, 83 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Benjamin Ross Cast: Liev Schreiber, James Cromwell, Melanie Griffith, John Malkovich, Brenda Blethyn, Roy Scheider, Liam Cunningham, David Suchet, Fiona Shaw, Anastasia Hille
Project 281 was RKO's name for the production of "Citizen Kane," which would become largely regarded as the greatest film ever made. Liev Schreiber plays Orson Welles, director of the film, and James Cromwell is William Randolph Hearst, upon whom the film is based. This is the story of that production and the attempts of Hearst to stop the release of the film, which shows him in a poor light. Some good performances in this HBO-produced film.
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Super Mario Bros. 1993 PG, 104 min. Genre: Family
Director: Annabel Jankel, Rocky Morton Cast: Bob Hoskins, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper, Samantha Mathis, Fisher Stevens, Richard Edson, Fiona Shaw, Gianni Russo, Lance Henriksen, Dan Castellaneta
In this film version of the Nintendo game, the dirty dinos capture Princess Daisy (Samantha Mathis) and take her to Dinohattan, a world beneath Manhattan. Two Brooklyn plumbers (Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo) come to Princess Daisy's rescue from the evil King Koopa (Dennis Hopper).
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The Triumph of Love 2001 PG-13, 107 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Clare Peploe Cast: Mira Sorvino, Fiona Shaw, Ben Kingsley, Jay Rodan, Ignazio Oliva, Rachael Stirling, Luis Molteni
The Princess of Sparta (Mira Sorvino) sits on the throne her father usurped. She falls in love with the rightful heir (Jay Rodan) and determines to marry him, give him back the throne, and live happily ever after. But a problem exists. He has been raised by an enlightened couple–the philosopher, Hermocrates (Ben Kinglsey), and his sister, Dontine (Fiona Shaw)–who have taught him enlightenment principles and to detest the princess because of what she represents.
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Undercover Blues 1993 PG-13, 89 min. Genre: Action
Director: Herbert Ross Cast: Kathleen Turner, Dennis Quaid, Fiona Shaw, Stanley Tucci, Larry Miller, Tom Arnold, Park Overall, Ralph Brown, Obba Babatunde, Marshall Bell
Ex-CIA agents Jane and Jeff Blue (Kathleen Turner and Dennis Quaid), with baby in tow, go about their job tracking down criminal elements–never mind that they are retired from the CIA, there are nuclear weapons and thugs who must be eliminated from society.
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| 1. 3 Men and a Little Lady (1990)
2. Anna Karenina (1997) aka: Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina
3. The Avengers (1998)
4. The Black Dahlia (2006)
5. The Butcher Boy (1997)
6. Catch and Release (2007)
7. Doctor Sleep (2002) aka: Close Your Eyes aka: Hypnotic
8. Fracture (2007)
9. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
10. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
11. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
12. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
13. Jane Eyre (1996)
14. The Last September (1999)
15. London Kills Me (1991)
16. Mountains of the Moon (1990)
17. My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989) aka: My Left Foot
18. Persuasion (1995)
19. RKO 281 (1999)
20. Super Mario Bros. (1993)
21. The Triumph of Love (2001)
22. Undercover Blues (1993)
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