Beowulf 1999  R, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Horror
Director: Graham Baker
Cast: Christopher Lambert, Rhona Mitra, Oliver Cotton, Gotz Otto, Charles Robinson, Brent Jefferson Lowe, Roger Sloman, Layla Roberts, Vincent Hammond, Robert Willox
Medieval knight Beowulf (Christopher Lambert) battles the evil, man-eating beast, Grendel (Vincent Hammond), that has been devouring warriors at the Outpost.
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The Girl of Your Dreams 1998  R, 120 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Fernando Trueba
Cast: Penelope Cruz, Antonio Resines, Jorge Sanz, Rosa Maria Sarda, Santiago Segura, Loles Leon, Jesus Bonilla, Neus Asensi, Miroslav Taborsky, Johannes Silberschneider, Gotz Otto, Hanna Schygulla
Set in 1938 during the Spanish Civil War, a Spanish film company is invited to Hitler's Germany to shoot their movie and gladly accepts in order to get away from war-torn Spain. But all doesn't go as well as hoped, including being watched over by Propaganda Minister Goebbels (Johannes Silberschneider) who also makes a run on the film's star, Macarena (Penelope Cruz). A good film directed by Fernando Trueba who also Directed the Academy Award-winning "Belle Epoque."
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The Shanghai Spell 2002  N/R, 119 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Fernando Trueba
Cast: Fernando Tielve, Aida Folch, Ariadna Gill, Fernando Fernan Gomez, Eduard Fernandez, Antonio Resines, Rosa Maria Sarda, Jorge Sanz, Juan Jose Ballesta, Gotz Otto, Feodor Atkine
Set during the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, Dani (Fernando Tielve) is the primary character as he narrates events in this drama. Capt. Blay (Fernando Fernan Gomez) encourages Dani to draw a portrait of young Susana (Aida Folch) who is recovering from tuberculosis. The story unfolds as events from Susana's father's (Eduard Fernandez) life come to the fore when she tells about her father's activities as a spy. By story's end, Dani and Susana are on the verge of a romance with each other.
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 Tomorrow Never Dies 1997  PG-13, 119 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce, Michelle Yeoh, Teri Hatcher, Gotz Otto, Judi Dench, Desmond Llewelyn, Samantha Bond, Joe Don Baker, Vincent Schiavelli, Ricky Jay, Colin Salmon, Geoffrey Palmer, Julian Fellowes, Terence Rigby
This top-flight James Bond adventure stars Pierce Brosnan as Agent 007 battling media baron Elliot Carver (Jonathan Pryce) who will stop at nothing to boost his ratings–even starting World War III as he and his cohorts plot to sink a British naval ship and then place the blame on China. Bond teams up with Chinese External Security Force agent Wai Lin (Michelle Yeoh) to bring an end to Carver's madness. Carver is married to Paris (Teri Hatcher) who just happens to be one of Bond's former lovers, and his superior, M (Judi Dench), ensures that the past relationship is exploited as Bond and Wai Lin go after the ruthless Carver.
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| 1. Beowulf (1999)
2. The Girl of Your Dreams (1998)
3. The Shanghai Spell (2002)
4. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
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