 Ask the Dust 2006  R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Towne
Cast: Colin Farrell, Salma Hayek, Donald Sutherland, Eileen Atkins, Idina Menzel, Justin Kirk, Dion Basco, Jeremy Crutchley, William Mapother, Tamara Craig Thomas
Aspiring writer Arturo Bandini (Colin Farrell) leaves his home in Colorado and arrives in 1930s' Los Angeles with dreams of gaining fame and fortune through a writing career. Along with his fortune, he plans to have a beautiful, wealthy woman by his side. Arturo tries to make it in L.A., but after five months he is broke and hungry. That is when Camilla (Salma Hayek) enters his life. Camilla is a Mexican waitress who also wants more than she has been given in life. There is an attraction between the two, but Arturo and Camilla have much to overcome before they see the light of day.
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Lord of War 2005  R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama / Action
Director: Andrew Niccol
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Bridget Moynahan, Jared Leto, Shake Tukhmanyan, Jean-Pierre Nshanian, Jared Burke, Eric Uys, David Shumbris, Stewart Morgan, Jasper Lenz, Jeremy Crutchley, Ian Holm
Ukrainian born, but raised in NYC's Brighton Beach, gun-runner Yuri Orlov (Nicolas Cage) teams up with his brother, Vitaly (Jared Leto), and extends his arms sales around the world. Business booms in a world filled with war and conflict until their own personal problems begin to get in the way.
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The Mangler 1995  R, 105 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Tobe Hooper
Cast: Robert Englund, Ted Levine, Daniel Matmor, Jeremy Crutchley, Vanessa Pike, Demetre Phillips, Lisa Morris, Vera Blacker, Ashley Hayden, Danny Keogh
As so often happens with Stephen King stories, especially short stories, this movie demonstrates the difficulty of capturing the same mood as the written work. The "Mangler" is a huge machine that presses and folds sheets at the Blue Ribbon Laundry owned by mean, old Bill Gartley (Robert Englund). When the Mangler processes a woman and an investigation begins, it becomes apparent that Bill has a deal with the machine to feed it. Then there's the Mangler's "friend," the refrigerator. There seem to be demons at work here. Yes, there is a sequel.
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| 1. Ask the Dust (2006)
2. A Good Man in Africa (1994)
3. Lord of War (2005)
4. The Mangler (1995)
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