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James Laurenson - Movies

The Bourne Identity 1988 2 and a half stars

    TV, 185 min.
Genre: Adventure / Thriller / Drama / Mystery
Director: Roger Young
Cast: Richard Chamberlain, Jaclyn Smith, Yorgo Voyagis, Anthony Quayle, Peter Vaughan, Donald Moffat, Denholm Elliott, Bruce Boa, James Faulkner, James Laurenson, Ted Maynard, Sylvia Marriott, Michael Habeck, Wolf Kahler, Philip Madoc

  Jason Bourne (Richard Chamberlain) washes ashore near a French village. He had been shot several times, but a retired doctor brings him back to health. The problem: Jason does not have any idea who he is or what happened to him. He also has no idea why a microfilm containing a Swiss bank account code is imbedded in his thigh. As he searches for his identity, he is followed by assassins, and wherever he goes he is recognized. It appears that he may be a feared terrorist. This TV miniseries is a good (and faithful) rendition of Robert Ludlum's novel.

The Cat's Meow 2001 3 stars

    PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Edward Herrmann, Eddie Izzard, Cary Elwes, Joanna Lumley, Jennifer Tilly, Claudia Harrison, Victor Slezak, Ronan Vibert, James Laurenson, Chiara Schoras, Claudie Blakley

  Based on true events, this is a good fictionalized version of the scandal surrounding the death of producer Tom Ince (Cary Elwes) aboard William Randolph Hearst's (Edward Herrmann) yacht during a fancy gathering of celebrities hosted by Hearst and his mistress, Marion Davies (Kirsten Dunst). A scenario is presented of what may have occurred as the Hollywood elite are shown in their real colors.

Heartbreakers 1984 2 and a half stars

    R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bobby Roth
Cast: Peter Coyote, Nick Mancuso, Carole Laure, Max Gail, James Laurenson, Carol Wayne, Jamie Rose, Kathryn Harrold, George Morfogen, Jerry Hardin

  Arthur Blue (Peter Coyote) and Eli Kahn (Nick Mancuso) are middle-aged bachelors whose friendship becomes strained when they both fall in love with Liliane (Carole Laure).

In the Cold Light of Day 1994 2 and a half stars

    N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Rudolf Van den Berg
Cast: Richard E. Grant, Lynsey Baxter, Perdita Weeks, Roger Sloman, Heathcote Williams, Simon Cadell, Thom Hoffman, James Laurenson

  Two obsessed men–a serial killer and his nemesis, an ex cop intent on tracking him down–play cat and mouse in this suspense thriller from the Netherlands.

Pink Floyd: The Wall 1982 2 and a half stars

    R, 95 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Alan Parker
Cast: Bob Geldof, Christine Hargreaves, James Laurenson, Eleanor David, Bob Hoskins, Jenny Wright, Michael Ensign, Joanne Whalley

  This film is based on the Pink Floyd album. The "wall" falls down as a result of rocker Pink Floyd's reconstruction of his own life in which he built a wall around himself.

The Turn of the Screw 1974 2 stars

    TV, 120 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Dan Curtis
Cast: Lynn Redgrave, Jasper Jacob, Eva Griffith, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Megs Jenkins, James Laurenson, Benedict Taylor, John Barton, Anthony Taylor

  This made-for-TV adaptation of Henry James' gothic tale relates the story of Jane (Lynn Redgrave), who is hired to be governess to two children who seem to be possessed by ghosts.

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