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The Killing Fields 1984 3 stars

    R, 142 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roland Joffe
Cast: Sam Waterston, Haing S. Ngor, Craig T. Nelson, John Malkovich, Julian Sands, Spalding Gray, Bill Paterson, Ira Wheeler, Graham Kennedy, Patrick Malahide

  The tragedies of Cambodia are artfully depicted in this film, which provides a look at man's inhumanity to man. This excellent presentation was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture and Ngor won for Best Supporting Actor.

Manhattan Murder Mystery 1993 3 and a half stars

    PG, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Alan Alda, Anjelica Huston, Jerry Adler, Lynn Cohen, Ron Rifkin, Ira Wheeler, Joy Behar, William Addy

  Woody Allen fans will not be disappointed in the humor of this film. Diane Keaton is back and plays the catalyst among a group of friends who decide to investigate the possibility of murder.

Masquerade 1988 2 and a half stars

    R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bob Swaim
Cast: Rob Lowe, Meg Tilly, Kim Cattrall, Doug Savant, John Glover, Dana Delany, Erik Holland, Brian Davies, Barton Heyman, Ira Wheeler

  A wealthy young woman (Meg Tilly), living in the Hamptons, is the victim of her conniving stepfather and young suitor (Rob Lowe) who intend to steal her fortune.

New York Stories 1989 2 stars

    PG, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Woody Allen
Cast: Heather McComb, Talia Shire, Nick Nolte, Rosanna Arquette, Patrick O'Neal, Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Mae Questel, Marvin Chatinover, Jesse Borrego, Ira Wheeler, Jessie Keosian, Larry David, Talia Shire

  This film looks at life in New York City from three different perspectives. In "Life Lessons," director Martin Scorsese examines the facets of a great painter's personality, while director Francis Ford Coppola presents one day in the life of a very creative young girl in "Life Without Zoe," and Woody Allen offers "Oedipus Wrecks" about the stereotypical Jewish mother.

September 1987 2 and a half stars

    PG, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Mia Farrow, Elaine Stritch, Dianne Wiest, Denholm Elliott, Sam Waterston, Ira Wheeler, Jack Warden, Rosemary Murphy, Jane Cecil

  Love/hate relationships are shown during a visit to Vermont at the end of summer. Mia Farrow plays the hostess and owner of the New England home where the characters get together for infatuations that somehow are out of kilter.

Movie Quick Pick

1. The Killing Fields (1984)
2. Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
3. Masquerade (1988)
4. New York Stories (1989)
5. September (1987)

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