3 Steps to Heaven 1995  R, 90 min.
Genre: Thriller / Comedy
Director: Constantine Giannaris
Cast: Katrin Cartlidge, James Fleet, Frances Barber, Con O'Neill, David Cardy, Paul Mark Elliott, Stuart Laing, Liz Ranken, David Sterne, Constantine Giannaris
After her boyfriend is found dead after a wild party, Juliette (Katrin Cartlidge)–not convinced that it was an accident as determined by the police–conducts her own investigation. Using various disguises, she learns the truth.
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Esther Kahn 2000  N/R, 163 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Arnaud Desplechin
Cast: Summer Phoenix, Ian Holm, Fabrice Desplechin, Frances Barber, Ian Bartholomew, Emmanuelle Devos, Akbar Kurtha, Anton Lesser, Kika Markham, Paul Regan, Laszlo Szabo
This is an interesting portrait of a late 19th-century actress, Esther Kahn (Summer Phoenix), who was born into a large Jewish immigrant family and raised on the streets of London. Her one interest was the theater, where she could escape life's realities. A good depiction of the acting profession.
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Goal II: Living the Dream 2007 N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Goal 2
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Cast: Kuno Becker, Alessandro Nivola, Anna Friel, Stephen Dillane, Rutger Hauer, Frances Barber, Miriam Colon, Leonor Varela, Nick Cannon, Elizabeth Pena, Sean Pertwee, David Beckham, Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane
The story of football (soccer) player Santiago Munez (Kuno Becker) continues. This time around, he is traded from England's Newcastle United team to the Real Madrid's Galacticos where he plays with real-life stars David Beckham, Ronaldo, and Zinedine Zidane. Meanwhile his fiancee Roz (Anna Friel) plans their wedding. But, Santiago basks in his new-found fame and takes on the "good life" risking not only his career but his relationships with his friends and Roz as well.
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Prick Up Your Ears 1987  R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Stephen Frears
Cast: Gary Oldman, Alfred Molina, Vanessa Redgrave, Wallace Shawn, Lindsay Duncan, Julie Walters, Frances Barber, Janet Dale, Bert Parnaby, Margaret Tyzack, Stephen Bill, Rosalind Knight, James Grant, Roger Lloyd-Pack, Helena Michell
This film is based on the biography of British playwright Joe Orton (Gary Oldman) who, despite financial success, lived for years in a small London room with Kenneth Halliwell (Alfred Molina). One night, Halliwell killed Orton and then committed suicide. This film relates the story behind the grisly crime. Interesting look at (illegal) homosexuality in England in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Shiner 2000  R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Irvin
Cast: Michael Caine, Martin Landau, Frances Barber, Frank Harper, Andy Serkis, Claire Rushbrook, Danny Webb, Matthew Marsden, Kenneth Cranham, Peter Wright
Fight promoter Billy "Shiner" Simpson, a small-time crook, now has the chance of a lifetime: manage his son (Matthew Marsden) to the championship. But his past catches up with him when he bets all his money on his son and the son is set up.
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| 1. 3 Steps to Heaven (1995)
2. Esther Kahn (2000)
3. Goal II: Living the Dream (2007)
aka: Goal 2
4. Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
5. Shiner (2000)
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