 Elephant 2003   R, 81 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gus Van Sant
Cast: Alex Frost, Eric Duelen, John Robinson, Elias McConnell, Jordan Taylor, Carrie Finklea, Nicole George, Brittany Mountain, Alicia Miles, Kristen Hicks, Bennie Dixon, Nathan Tyson
The lives of high-school students in Portland, Oregon, are changed forever after two students go on a shooting spree. Capturing the lives and cliques of students before, during, and after the violence is the aim of this film, which won the top prize at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.
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Even Cowgirls Get the Blues 1994   R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gus Van Sant
Cast: Uma Thurman, John Hurt, Rain Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, Lorraine Bracco, Pat Morita, Angie Dickinson, Sean Young, Crispin Glover, Buck Henry
Sissy (Uma Thurman) hitchhikes across country and ends up at the Rubber Rose Ranch in Oregon. Without giving away the weak plot, suffice it to say that the residents of this ranch are VERY unusual. The music saves it from being a bomb. 1 User Review
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| | dumb movie | thewom 10/08/2009 | | This movie is about the dumbest and the weirdest thing I have ever seen. Thought it would be pretty good with all the high end actors in it ... but was totally wrong. Actually had to watch the movie again in later years just to see if what I saw was for real .. YUP .. stupid .... |
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Finding Forrester 2000 PG-13, 135 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gus Van Sant
Cast: Sean Connery, Rob Brown, F. Murray Abraham, Anna Paquin, Busta Rhymes, April Grace, Michael Pitt, Michael Nouri, Richard Easton, Glenn Fitzgerald
Because Jamal Wallace (Rob Brown) is very bright and an exceptional basketball player as well, he gains entrance to a private school in Manhattan. Once enrolled, Jamal meets the reclusive author William Forrester (Sean Connery). They form a bond, and the ensuing relationship proves beneficial to both.
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 Gerry 2002  R, 103 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Gus Van Sant
Cast: Casey Affleck, Matt Damon
"Gerry" (Casey Affleck) and "Gerry" (Matt Damon), as they affectionately call each other, are hiking on a trail through the desert looking for "the thing" when they decide to leave the trail and set off on an uncharted course leading to nowhere. Vast landscape scenes enhance this film.
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 Good Will Hunting 1997 R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gus Van Sant
Cast: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Minnie Driver, Robin Williams, Casey Affleck, Stellan Skarsgard, Cole Hauser, John Mighton, Rachel Majorowski, Colleen McCauley
A janitor at MIT, Will Hunting (Matt Damon), just happens to be a genius. Although Will's early life (he was an orphan) provided few advantages, he now has a chance to realize a dream, but that experience may separate him from valued friendships of his past. Oscars were won for Best Supporting Actor (Robin Williams) and Writing, and seven other nominations were received, including Best Picture, Actor, Director, and Supporting Actress (Minnie Driver).
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Last Days 2005 R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gus Van Sant
Cast: Michael Pitt, Lukas Haas, Asia Argento, Scott Patrick Green, Nicole Vicius, Ricky Jay, Ryan Orion, Harmony Korine, Thadeus A. Thomas, Riley G. Matthews Jr.
Set in Seattle, this rock & roll story is reminiscent of Kurt Cobain's life, but it is not really about him. Michael Pitt takes on the role of the heron addicted rock star in this film's glimpse into a very troubled mind.
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Milk 2008  R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gus Van Sant
Cast: Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna, James Franco, Alison Pill, Victor Garber, Denis O'Hare, Joseph Cross, Stephen Spinella, Lucas Grabeel, Brandon Boyce, Howard Rosenman, Kelvin Yu, Jeff Koons
Harvey Milk (Sean Penn) was serving as a spokesman for the gay rights' movement when he was assassinated in 1978. This film involves the bigotry Milk experienced while organizing San Francisco's gay community to gain political clout and stand up for their rights. Milk is elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and fights for the rights of not only the gay community but senior citizens and union workers as well and, in the process, gives hope to those in need. Among his problems is his continuing battle with another supervisor, Dan White (Josh Brolin). The film won two Academy Awards, including Best Actor (Penn) and was nominated for six other Oscars, including Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actor (Josh Brolin).
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 My Own Private Idaho 1991 R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gus Van Sant
Cast: River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, James Russo, William Richert, Rodney Harvey, Chiara Caselli, Michael Parker, Udo Kier, Grace Zabriskie, Flea
Beautiful photography and fleeting images of nature highlight this story about Mike Waters (River Phoenix), a narcoleptic prostitute whose only friend is a hustler, Scott (Keanu Reeves). Scott is the son of Portland's mayor who, obviously, disapproves of his son's lifestyle, but Scott and Mike set off together in search of Mike's mother before going their separate ways. Strange, sex-filled film.
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Paranoid Park 2007  R, 84 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gus Van Sant
Cast: Gabe Nevins, Daniel Liu, Jake Miller, Taylor Momsen, Lauren McKinney, Winfield Jackson, Joe Schweitzer, Grace Carter, Scott Patrick Green, John Michael Burrowes, Dillon Hines, Emma Nevins, Jay "Smay" Williamson
Paranoid Park is the name of a skateboard park in Portland where teenage "hardcore freaks" go to skate. Alex (Gabe Nevins) is trying to deal with the divorce of his parents (Grace Carter and Jay Williamson) as well as problems with his girlfriend Jennifer (Taylor Momsen) when he heads off to Paranoid Park. While there, he hops a train and accidentally causes the death of a security guard (John Michael Burrowes). Detective Richard Liu (Dan Liu) investigates and interviews Alex who says he knows nothing because the tragic event is buried deep within his mind. Now, Alex starts to express himself by writing in his diary in order to sort out his confusing memories that resulted when he sought to escape realities in his life.
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Psycho 1998   R, 110 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Gus Van Sant
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Julianne Moore, Viggo Mortensen, William H. Macy, Philip Baker Hall, Anne Heche, Rita Wilson, Robert Forster, Chad Everett, Anne Haney
Given the choice of the two "Psychos"? Don't waste your time on this one. Get the Tony Perkins/Janet Leigh version, which is unbeatable in telling the story of Marion Crane's demise in the shower at Norman Bates' motel and the story that follows. 1 User Review
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| | I suppose you could, but why would you want to? | 1fatts 03/26/2007 | I remember a long magazine article about twenty years ago which detailed how progressive parents were teaching their six-month-old babies how to swim.
The best comment on this new athletic phenomenon came from some doctor or another who said: "I suppose you could, but why would you want to?"
You don't remake a masterpiece. You especially don't film the same shooting script word for word and shot by shot. Virtually everyone in this thing suffers by comparison. The best they could have hoped for was "a worthy homage". But it wasn't. |
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To Die For 1995 R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Gus Van Sant
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Matt Dillon, Joaquin Phoenix, Buck Henry, Casey Affleck, Illeana Douglas, Dan Hedaya, Wayne Knight, Kurtwood Smith, Maria Tucci, Alison Folland, Holland Taylor, Susan Traylor, Tim Hooper, Michael Rispoli
This is a story about ambition gone berserk. Obsessed with gaining fame, TV personality Suzanne Stone (Nicole Kidman) is upset when her husband Larry (Matt Dillon) wants her to give up her TV career and start a family. She prepares a documentary, "Teens Speak Out," through which she works with teenagers Jimmy (Joaquin Phoenix), Russell (Casey Affleck), and Lydia (Alison Folland). Then she hatches a plot: seduce Jimmy and get him to kill Larry–knowing that the tabloids will cover the story and bring her the notoriety she dreams of. But, of course, more than a few problems ensue that end up with her downfall.
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| 1. Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
2. Elephant (2003)
3. Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1994)
4. Finding Forrester (2000)
5. Gerry (2002)
6. Good Will Hunting (1997)
7. Last Days (2005)
8. Milk (2008)
9. My Own Private Idaho (1991)
10. Paranoid Park (2007)
11. Psycho (1998)
12. To Die For (1995)
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