Awake to Danger 1995  TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Tuchner
Cast: Tori Spelling, Michael Gross, Reed Diamond, Laura Johnson, Shae D'Lyn, John Getz, Michael O'Neill, Jennifer Blanc, Holland Taylor, Leigh Lombardi, Joanna Lipari, Donzaleigh Abernathy, Emily Kuroda, Paul Linke
Sixteen-year-old Aimee (Tori Spelling) awakens from an 18-month coma, which had resulted from viewing the death of her mother during a home invasion. As she goes through therapy, her memory of that night comes into focus, and she is fearful that the killer is lurking nearby.
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Baby Mama 2008  PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael McCullers
Cast: Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Greg Kinnear, Dax Shepard, Romany Malco, Sigourney Weaver, Steve Martin, Maura Tierney, Stephen Mailer, Holland Taylor, James Rebhorn, Denis O'Hare, Kevin Collins, Will Forte, Fred Armisen
Kate Holbrook (Tina Fey) is an overachieving vice-president at Round Earth organic markets. But, she has never had a child, and that is something she wants more than anything else. When she learns that her chances of getting pregnant are nil, Kate's solution is to contact a fertility agency run by Chaffee Bicknell (Sigourney Weaver) and decides that Angie (Amy Poehler) will be the surrogate mother. A short time later, when now-pregnant Angie appears at Kate's door with no place to live, Kate invites her to move in. Chaos and comedy reign as the slovenly Angie takes over Kate's well-ordered world.
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Cinderella II: Dreams Come True 2002   G, 73 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Fantasy / Romance
Director: John Kafka
Cast: Jennifer Hale, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Tress MacNeille, Rob Paulsen, Corey Burton, Holland Taylor, Susan Blakeslee, Frank Welker, Russi Taylor, Andre Stojka, Carmen Carter, Gina La Piana, Susan Yezzi
Disney continues the trend of making sequels, first for newer films and now for older classics. This time it's one of the real classics that gets a follow-on. It is actually three short stories as the Fairy Godmother (voice of Russi Taylor) grants three wishes. Cinderella (voice of Jennifer Hale) brings her home-spun outlook to the aristocratic world, Jaq the mouse (voice of Rob Paulsen) wants to see what it's like to be human, and the once-evil stepsister (voice of Tress MacNeille) finds love. Good for the under-10 crowd. 1 User Review
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| | - | halemybest 04/11/2007 | | jennifer hale is the best i watched her movies and read her books she is amazing especially cinderlla 3 and 2 she is the best |
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D.E.B.S. 2004 PG-13, 91 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy
Director: Angela Robinson
Cast: Sara Foster, Jordana Brewster, Meagan Good, Devon Aoki, Jill Ritchie, Michael Clarke Duncan, Holland Taylor, Geoff Stults, Jimmi Simpson, Jessica Cauffiel, Roger Fan, Scoot McNairy
After four girls (Sara Foster, Devon Aoki, Jill Ritchie, and Meagan Good) have been recruited into paramilitary spy group D.E.B.S., they attend their academy and then head off on their first mission: Get Lucy Diamond (Jordana Brewster).
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The Day Reagan Was Shot 2001 TV, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Cyrus Nowrastch
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Richard Crenna, Yannick Bisson, Colm Feore, Michael Murphy, Holland Taylor, Kenneth Welsh, Leon Pownall, Robert Bockstael, Beau Starr
On March 30, 1981, John Hinkley shot President Reagan in an assassination attempt. This made-for-cable TV film covers the events that followed over the next day as the confused (according to the film) Reagan staff reacted. Based on press accounts and other written materials; there were no interviews with participants.
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George of the Jungle 1997 G, 92 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Adventure / Romance
Director: Sam Weisman
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Leslie Mann, Thomas Haden Church, Richard Roundtree, John Cleese, Greg Cruttwell, Abraham Benrubi, Holland Taylor, Kelly Miller, John Bennett Perry, Keith Scott, Michael Chinyamurindi, Abdoulaye NGom, Lydell M. Cheshier, Specer Garrett
While on an African safari in an attempt to get away from her fiance Lyle Van Der Groot (Thomas Haden Church), Ursula (Leslie Mann) gets lost and is rescued by George (Brendan Fraser) who was raised by apes in the jungle. Ursula and George become infatuated with each other, and now George tries to adapt to a new urban "jungle" when he arrives in San Francisco to save Ursula from a life with Lyle and, perhaps, get her to join him in Africa.
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 Happy Accidents 2000  R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Sci-Fi / Romance
Director: Brad Anderson
Cast: Marisa Tomei, Vincent D'Onofrio, Nadia Dajani, Tovah Feldshuh, Holland Taylor, Richard Portnow, Sean Gullette, Cara Buono, Jose Zuniga, Bronson Dudley, Sanjay Chandani, Lianna Pai, Tamara Jenkins, Saidah Arrika Ekulona, Mike McGlone
New Yorker Ruby Weaver (Marisa Tomei) searches for love but typically ends up with men who have problems; therefore, it seems natural that when she meets Sam (Vincent D'Onofrio) he tells her that he has time-traveled back from the future–2470, to be exact. The story begins with a series of flashbacks as Ruby talks to her therapist Meg Ford (Holland Taylor) and tells her that Sam traveled back in time to escape prosecution for his sister's death and because he found a picture of Ruby at home and wanted to find her. Is Sam telling the truth, and will Meg be able to sort things out? Witty and entertaining.
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 The Jewel of the Nile 1985 PG, 106 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Comedy
Director: Lewis Teague
Cast: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Avner Eisenberg, Spiros Focas, Paul David Magid, Howard Jay Patterson, Randall Edwin Nelson, Samuel Ross Williams, Timothy Daniel Furst, Holland Taylor, Harrid Fillali
This sequel to "Romancing the Stone" is nearly as good as the original. This time around, Joan Wilder (Kathleen Turner) is off writing a story about a desert leader, and Jack Colton (Michael Douglas) comes to her rescue while searching for the Jewel of the Nile.
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Just Write 1997 PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Andrew Gallerani
Cast: Sherilyn Fenn, Jeremy Piven, JoBeth Williams, Wallace Shawn, Alex Rocco, Jeffrey D. Sams, Costas Mandylor, Yeardley Smith, Holland Taylor, Anita Barone
A tour bus driver, Harold McMurphy (Jeremy Piven), sees a future with his favorite star, Amanda Clark (Sherilyn Fenn), when she wrongly assumes that he is a screenwriter. He goes along with the charade that leads to more than one complication for Harold in this comedy.
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 Keeping the Faith 2000 PG-13, 129 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edward Norton
Cast: Ben Stiller, Edward Norton, Jenna Elfman, Anne Bancroft, Eli Wallach, Milos Forman, Ron Rifkin, Holland Taylor, Lisa Edelstein, Rena Sofer
Father Brian Finn (Edward Norton) and Rabbi Jacob Schram (Ben Stiller) have been friends since childhood. Now, Anna Reilly (Jenna Elfman), a sexy businesswoman, returns to NYC and renews her friendship with the two. But this time around that old friendship evolves into a love triangle in this story about good people handling a situation intelligently. Good acting and a highly amusing script add to the enjoyment of this comedy.
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Last Summer in the Hamptons 1995 R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Henry Jaglom
Cast: Victoria Foyt, Viveca Lindfors, Jon Robin Baitz, Melissa Leo, Martha Plimpton, Holland Taylor, Ron Rifkin, Savannah Smith Boucher, Roddy McDowall, Roscoe Lee Browne, Andre Gregory, Brooke Smith
Three generations of a dysfunctional theatrical family gather at Helene's (Viveca Lindfors, in her last film) place in the Hamptons for one last time, since the place is no longer affordable. The chitchat changes to trouble when a rich and successful actress, Oona (Victoria Foyt), appears on the scene.
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 Legally Blonde 2001 PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Luketic
Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, Matthew Davis, Victor Garber, Jennifer Coolidge, Holland Taylor, Ali Larter, Jessica Cauffiel, Alanna Ubach, Oz Perkins, Linda Cardellini, Raquel Welch, Bruce Thomas, Meredith Scott Lynn
Blonde beauty queen Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) is a Miss Hawaiian Tropic and sorority president at her Los Angeles college where she is dating Warner Huntington III (Matthew Davis) who comes from a wealthy East Coast family. Warner is sure that his family will not accept Elle and dumps her before entering law school at Harvard University. Elle has her own plans, and they center on winning back Warner. Elle enrolls at Harvard and, after a shaky start, undergoes a physical, as well as mental, transformation and, to the surprise of all, excels.
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Next Stop, Wonderland 1998 R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Brad Anderson
Cast: Hope Davis, Alan Gelfant, Victor Argo, H. Jon Benjamin, Cara Buono, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Roger Rees, Larry Gilliard Jr., Robert(2) Stanton, Holland Taylor
When Erin's (Hope Davis) boyfriend dumps her, her own mother (Holland Taylor) places an ad in the personals for her. Then there is Alan (Alan Gelfant), the aspiring marine biologist. Erin and Alan often come close but don't quite meet. Will their paths finally cross?
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Power, Passion and Murder 1987  TV, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
Director: Paul Bogart, Leon Ichaso
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Darren McGavin, Stella Stevens, Hector Elizondo, Brian Kerwin, George Murdock, Holland Taylor, Bryan Montgomery, David Ackroyd, Tracy Bogart, Gail Youngs, Christopher Darga
In 1930s' Hollywood, rising star Natica (Michelle Pfeiffer) begins an affair with a married, studio head (Hector Elizondo) that leads to her downfall. Made for TV.
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 Romancing the Stone 1984  PG, 106 min.
Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Romance
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Alfonso Arau, Zack Norman, Manuel Ojeda, Holland Taylor, Mary Ellen Trainor, Ron Silver, Eve Smith, Joe Nesnow, Jose Chavez, Evita Munoz, Camillo Garcia, Rodrigo Puebla
Romantic novelist Joan Wilder (Kathleen Turner), whose greatest excitement comes when she feeds her cat, is suddenly thrust into a world of danger and intrigue when she is ordered to deliver a package to her sister's kidnappers. She heads for the South American jungles where she is fortunate enough to run into soldier of fortune Jack T. Colton (Michael Douglas) who serves as her guide and knows more about the world than when to feed the kitty.
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She's Having a Baby 1988 PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: John Hughes
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth McGovern, Alec Baldwin, William Windom, Isabel Lorca, Holland Taylor, Cathryn Damon, James Ray, Dennis Dugan, Edie McClurg, John Ashton, Paul Gleason
A young couple–Jefferson 'Jake' Edward Briggs (Kevin Bacon) and his wife Kristy (Elizabeth McGovern)–has their problems as they experience marriage, buying a new home, child birth, and other issues if domestic life. In the end, Jake realizes that he hasn't been committed to his wife and married life in general.
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Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams 2002 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara, Steve Buscemi, Mike Judge, Danny Trejo, Cheech Marin, Matt O'Leary, Emily Osment, Ricardo Montalban, Holland Taylor
Those Cortez kids–Carmen and Juni (Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara)–are at it again. This time they travel with rival spy kids–Gary and Gerti Giggles (Matt O'Leary and Emily Osment)–to the mysterious island of Yukara where big trouble awaits in the form of a mad scientist.
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Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over 2003 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Family / Sci-Fi
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Daryl Sabara, Alexa Vega, Ricardo Montalban, Holland Taylor, Sylvester Stallone, Matt O'Leary, Emily Osment, Ryan Pinkston, Cheech Marin, Tony Shalhoub, George Clooney, Salma Hayek
The Toymaker (Sylvester Stallone) has designed a new reality game, and now those Spy Kids find themselves in cyberspace when Juni (Daryl Sabara) enters a video game to save his sister, Carmen (Alexa Vega).
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Steal Big, Steal Little 1995 PG-13, 135 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Andrew Davis
Cast: Andy Garcia, Alan Arkin, Rachel Ticotin, Joe Pantoliano, David Ogden Stiers, Charles Rocket, Holland Taylor, Richard Bradford, Kevin McCarthy, Ally Walker
Ruben Partida Martinez (Andy Garcia) is a good citizen, but his identical twin, Robby Martin (Andy Garcia), is a greedy businessman. The twins were adopted by a California couple who subsequently divorced, with the mother taking Ruben and the father getting custody of Robby. When the mother dies, Ruben inherits her Santa Barbara ranch, but Robby decides to stake his claim.
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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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 The Truman Show 1998  PG, 104 min.
Genre: Drama / Sci-Fi
Director: Peter Weir
Cast: Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone, Holland Taylor, Ed Harris, Brian Delate, Una Damon, Paul Giamatti, Philip Baker Hall, Blair Slater, Peter Krause, Heidi Schanz, Ron Taylor, Don Taylor
Insurance salesman Truman Burbank's (Jim Carrey) entire life has been documented as well as broadcast nationally on a 24-hour basis. All the people around Truman are actors, and Truman lives and works in a huge studio. Despite his made-up world, Truman thinks he is an ordinary man–until he decides to experience life in the outside world. Academy Award nominations included Best Director and Supporting Actor (Ed Harris). 1 User Review
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| | A good movie that doesn't quite gel | 1fatts 03/31/2007 | The elements are all here, and it is a professonal job. Weir directs; Ed Harris was up for an oscar; a solid performance from Laura Linney and Jim Carrey plays confused without going over the top.
And the script is everyone's paranoid fantasy brought to life.
It is enertaining, amusing, more-or-less satisfying, and has a couple of nice scenes taking advantage of good production values.
Then why isn't it better than this? Why isn't this allegory of the central question in so many lives -- isn't there more to me than this? -- more moving? more challenging? more significant?
I think the director sets the mark rather lower than he might have. Carrey is fine, but not better than fine. There are levels of shading that the actor doesn't bring and the director doesn't seek. Ed Harris' final confrontation with Truman, which should be man facing his creator, falls flat because Carrey isn't man enough and Harris' creator isn't high enough.
Still, a good film and well worth a few hours of your time. But one of those films where you wonder what someone else who was willing to take a few more chances could have made of this. |
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The Wedding Date 2005 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Clare Kilner
Cast: Debra Messing, Dermot Mulroney, Amy Adams, Jack Davenport, Sarah Parish, Jeremy Sheffield, Peter Egan, Holland Taylor, Jolyon James, C. Gerod Harris
Kat (Debra Messing) hires professional escort Nick (Dermot Mulroney) to pose as her date for sister Amy's (Amy Adams) four-day wedding extravaganza. The purpose for Kat's deception is to impress her family AND her ex-fiance. Can they pull it off?
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| 1. Awake to Danger (1995)
2. Baby Mama (2008)
3. Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (2002)
4. Cop and a Half (1993)
5. D.E.B.S. (2004)
6. The Day Reagan Was Shot (2001)
7. George of the Jungle (1997)
8. Happy Accidents (2000)
9. The Jewel of the Nile (1985)
10. Just Write (1997)
11. Keeping the Faith (2000)
12. Last Summer in the Hamptons (1995)
13. Legally Blonde (2001)
14. Next Stop, Wonderland (1998)
15. Power, Passion and Murder (1987)
aka: Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
16. Romancing the Stone (1984)
17. She's Having a Baby (1988)
18. Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
19. Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
20. Steal Big, Steal Little (1995)
21. To Die For (1995)
22. The Truman Show (1998)
23. The Wedding Date (2005)
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