The Apostate 1998  R, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: William Gove
Cast: Dennis Hopper, Richard Grieco, Efrain Figueroa, Bridget White, Kristin Minter, Clive Turner, Frank Medrano, Pablo Cunqueiro, Branden Williams, Perri Lister
Set in San Juan, Puerto Rico, this film follows a priest (Richard Grieco), who is also a painter, as he helps the police find the person responsible for grisly murders, including the murder of his brother. The search takes him to haunts for artists, and one artist in particular. Barely watchable.
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 Fallen 1998  R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Fantasy / Thriller
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Cast: Denzel Washington, Donald Sutherland, John Goodman, Embeth Davidtz, Elias Koteas, James Gandolfini, Robert Joy, Aida Turturro, Allelon Ruggiero, Gabriel Casseus, Michael J. Pagan, Frank Medrano, Ray Xifo, Tara Carnes, Tony Michael Donnelly
The demon spirit–Azazel–of an executed killer is the focus of Detective John Hobbes (Denzel Washington) after he had captured and prosecuted the killer. Hobbes and his partner Jonesy (John Goodman) believe that Azazel possesses one person after another, and after Hobbes kills a man possessed by Azazel, he becomes suspect. He gets advice from theology professor Gretta Milano (Embeth Davidtz) whose father had been killed by Azazel and gets drawn into the occult as he continues his search for the truth to save his family and others from the demon spirit.
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The Fan 1996  R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Tony Scott
Cast: Robert De Niro, Wesley Snipes, Ellen Barkin, John Leguizamo, Benicio Del Toro, Patti D'Arbanville, Brandon Hammond, Charles Hallahan, Dan Butler, Chris Mulkey, Andrew J. Ferchland, Kurt Fuller, Michael Jace, Frank Medrano, Don S. Davis
A crazed sports fan Gil Renard (Robert De Niro), who happens to sell sporting knives, admires his baseball idol Bobby Rayburn (Wesley Snipes). Bobby is a famous player who has signed a $40 million deal with the San Francisco Giants. But, Bobby goes into a slump, and that gives Gil the idea to murder one of Bobby's chief rivals. Matters get even worse when Gil believes that Bobby is not grateful for his devotion, and he stalks Bobby and his family.
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Gabriela 2001  R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Vincent Jay Miller
Cast: Seidy Lopez, Jaime Gomez, Zach Galligan, Troy Winbush, Lupe Ontiveros, Stacy Haiduk, Evelina Fernandez, Frank Medrano, Sal Lopez, Danny De La Paz, Liz Torres
Student Gabriela (Seidy Lopez) works at a California hospital for the summer where she meets social worker Mike (Jaime Gomez). They soon find they are attracted to each other, but there's a problem: Gabriela has a fiance. It's another rehash of the love triangle, this time with a largely Hispanic cast.
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Kissing a Fool 1998 R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Doug Ellin
Cast: David Schwimmer, Jason Lee, Mili Avital, Bonnie Hunt, Vanessa Angel, Kari Wuhrer, Frank Medrano, Bitty Schram, Judy Greer, Jerry Springer
A Chicago TV sportscaster, Max Abbitt (David Schwimmer) decides to test the loyalty of his soon-to-be wife, Sam (Mili Avital), and sets up a scenario in which his best friend Jay (Jason Lee) will try to bed the beautiful Sam. Despite the inane plot, this comedy does work, and the result is an entertaining hour and a half.
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 The Replacement Killers 1998 R, 92 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Cast: Chow Yun-Fat, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rooker, Jurgen Prochnow, Kenneth Tsang, Carlos Gomez, Til Schweiger, Danny Trejo, Clifton Collins Jr., Frank Medrano, Leo Lee, Patrick Kilpatrick, Randall Duk Kim, Andrew J. Marton, Sydney Coberly
Hit-man John Lee (Chow Yun-Fat) turns down an assignment because his target is a seven-year-old boy. Because of his refusal to kill the boy, his bosses send in hit men to get Lee, and the chase is on with Meg Coburn (Mira Sorvino) soon joining in the fray as John Lee and Meg try to escape from "The Replacement Killers."
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Shade 2003 R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Damian Nieman
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Melanie Griffith, Gabriel Byrne, Hal Holbrook, Thandie Newton, Stuart Townsend, Dina Merrill, Bo Hopkins, Jamie Foxx, Patrick Bauchau, Roger Guenveur Smith, Charles Rocket, Joe Nicolo, George Tovar, Frank Medrano
Charlie (Gabriel Byrne) and Tiffany (Thandie Newton) join forces with fellow L.A. poker players Larry (Jamie Foxx) and Vernon (Stuart Townsend) to carry out a sting in which they plan to beat "The Dean" (Sylvester Stallone) in a poker game. There is one catch: the ill-begotten money belongs to a mob boss, he wants his money back, and now they are pursued by gangsters.
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Telling You 1998 R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert DeFranco
Cast: Peter Facinelli, Dash Mihok, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Frank Medrano, Richard Libertini, Robert DeFranco, Matthew Lillard, Jennifer Jostyn, Gary Wolf, Rick Rossovich
Phil Fazzulo (Peter Facinelli) and Dennis Nolan (Dash Mihok) have come home from college to take dead-end jobs at a pizza parlor. They have a good time socializing, but find their lives going nowhere while their college friends seem to be moving up in the world.
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Winchell 1998 R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Mazursky
Cast: Stanley Tucci, Glenne Headly, Paul Giamatti, Christopher Plummer, Xander Berkeley, Kevin Tighe, Frank Medrano, Vic Polizos, Paula Cale, Megan Mullally
Stanley Tucci won the Golden Globe award for his portrayal of Walter Winchell in this true story about the larger-than-life gossip columnist. The story meanders at times, but Tucci's performance makes viewing worthwhile.
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| 1. Amongst Friends (1993)
2. The Apostate (1998)
3. Fallen (1998)
4. The Fan (1996)
5. Gabriela (2001)
6. Kissing a Fool (1998)
7. The Replacement Killers (1998)
8. Shade (2003)
9. Telling You (1998)
10. Winchell (1998)
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