Flirting 1991 R, 99 min. Genre: Drama
Director: John Duigan Cast: Noah Taylor, Thandie Newton, Nicole Kidman, Felix Nobis, Josh Picker, Bartholomew Rose, Kiri Paramore, Jeff Truman, Marshall Napier, Freddie Paris
In this sequel to "The Year My Voice Broke", Director and Screenwriter Duigan has again come up with a winner. Awkward, shy Danny (Noah Taylor) is now in boarding school and his questioning attitude challenges conventional wisdom. He falls in love with Ugandan Thandiwe (Thandie Newton), a pretty, smart, and intelligent girl who, like Danny, has a rebellious spirit. This is a wonderful film of the pains of growing up.
|  | |
The Quiet American 2002 R, 101 min. Genre: Drama / Thriller / Romance
Director: Phillip Noyce Cast: Michael Caine, Brendan Fraser, Rade Serbedzija, Tzi Ma, Do Thi Hai Yen, Robert(2) Stanton, Holmes Osborne, Pham Thi Mai Hoa, Ferdinand Hoang, Mathias Mlekuz, Quang Hai, Tim Bennett, Kevin Tran, Lap Phan, Jeff Truman
First filmed in 1958, in this version of Graham Greene's novel, Brendan Fraser takes on the role of American doctor Alden Pyle who falls in love with young Phuong (Do Thi Hai Yen), the mistress of Pyle's new friend, veteran London Times journalist Thomas Fowler (Michael Caine). Love, politics, and the beginning of the American War in Southeast Asia all play roles in this powerful drama. Michael Caine received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor.
|  | |
Spotswood 1992 PG, 97 min. Genre: Comedy aka: The Efficiency Expert
Director: Mark Joffe Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Ben Mendelsohn, Alwyn Kurts, Bruno Lawrence, Russell Crowe, Toni Collette, Rebecca Riggs, John Walton, Angela Punch McGregor, John Flaus, Daniel Wyllie, Jeff Truman
Efficiency expert Errol Wallace (Anthony Hopkins) utilizes cold-blooded management practices–until he becomes "humanized" by workers at an Australian family-owned moccasin factory.
|  | |
| 1. Flirting (1991)
2. The Quiet American (2002)
3. Spotswood (1992) aka: The Efficiency Expert
In The News
|