101 Dalmatians 1996 G, 103 min. Genre: Family / Comedy / Adventure
Director: Stephen Herek Cast: Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Joely Richardson, Joan Plowright, Hugh Laurie, Mark Williams, John Shrapnel, Tim McInnerny, Hugh Fraser, Zohren Weiss, Mark Haddigan, Michael Percival, John Evans, Frank Welker, Bill Stewart
In this live-action remake of the classic Disney animated film, Dalmatians Pongo and Perdy meet at the park, and their owners Roger (Jeff Daniels) and Anita (Joely Richardson) fall in love and marry. Pongo and Perdy are also attracted to each other and soon become parents of 15 Dalmatian puppies. Meanwhile, Anita's boss Cruella De Vil (Glenn Close), who already has 84 Dalmatians, wants to purchase Anita's dogs to make a coat of Dalmatian fur. When Anita refuses the offer, Cruella sends her henchmen Jasper (Hugh Laurie) and Horace (Mark Williams) to kidnap the Dalmatians. Will Pongo and Perdy be able to save the day and prevent Cruella's plans for coat making with the 101 Dalmatians?
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The Draughtsman's Contract 1982 R, 103 min. Genre: Drama / Comedy / Mystery
Director: Peter Greenaway Cast: Anthony Higgins, Janet Suzman, Anne-Louise Lambert, Hugh Fraser, Neil Cunningham, Dave Hill, David Gant, David Meyer, Tony Meyer, Nicolas Amer, Suzan Crowley, Lynda La Plante, Michael Feast, Alastair Cummings
Mr. Neville (Anthony Higgins) is an artist who accepts a commission from Mrs. Herbert (Janet Suzman) to make 12 drawings of her husband's (Dave Hill) estate while he is away. The commission has a condition: Neville will have sex 12 times with Mrs. Herbert. Sounds like a good deal to Mr. Neville, until Mr. Herbert's murdered body is found on the estate. Now, Neville realizes that he has no idea of what is really going on in this upper-crust world.
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Patriot Games 1992 R, 116 min. Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Phillip Noyce Cast: Harrison Ford, Anne Archer, Patrick Bergin, Sean Bean, Thora Birch, James Fox, Samuel L. Jackson, Polly Walker, James Earl Jones, Richard Harris, J.E. Freeman, Alex Norton, David Threlfall, Alun Armstrong, Hugh Fraser
Former CIA analyst Jack Ryan (Harrison Ford) and his family–wife Cathy (Anne Archer) and daughter Sally (Thora Birch)–are on a vacation in England. While they are preparing to tour Buckingham Palace, an assassination attempt is foiled when Jack saves Lord Holmes (James Fox) from a terrorist attack. Later, the Ryans return to the family home in Maryland but do not resume their normal routines because now they are the targets of those same terrorists, and Jack must come to the rescue.
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| 1. 101 Dalmatians (1996)
2. The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)
3. Patriot Games (1992)
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