The Cat's Meow 2001  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.
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Cold Comfort Farm 1995 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Schlesinger
Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Eileen Atkins, Sheila Burrell, Stephen Fry, Freddie Jones, Ian McKellen, Joanna Lumley, Rufus Sewell, Miriam Margolyes, Ivan Kaye
This is a good film based on Stella Gibbons' 1932 novel about a society girl, Flora Poste (Kate Beckinsale), who is orphaned at age 19. Unprepared for work, Stella contacts distant relatives, and her cousin, Judith Starkadder (Eileen Atkins), invites her to join her family on their run-down farm. Stella takes up the offer and proceeds to transform those living on the farm as well as the farm itself.
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Curse of the Pink Panther 1983  PG, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Burt Kwouk, David Niven, Ted Wass, Robert Wagner, Herbert Lom, Capucine, Robert Loggia, Harvey Korman, Roger Moore, Joanna Lumley, Leslie Ash, Graham Stark, Andre Maranne, Peter Arne, Patti Davis
In this sequel, Chief Inspector Dreyfus (Herbert Lom) rigs the computer, and Interpol provides a successor to Inspector Clouseau, Sgt. Clifton Sleigh (Ted Wass), who is even more inept than his predecessor. The motive behind Dreyfus' plot is that he is sure Sleigh will never be able to track down the stolen Pink Panther diamond. But, will Dreyfus' plan backfire?
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 Ella Enchanted 2004  PG, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tommy O'Haver
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Hugh Dancy, Cary Elwes, Minnie Driver, Vivica A. Fox, Joanna Lumley, Aidan McArdle, Patrick Bergin, Jimi Mistry, Eric Idle, Steve Coogan, Parminder Nagra
Fairy Godmother Lucinda (Vivica A. Fox) cast a spell on the infant Ella that gave her the gift of obedience. But now Ella (Anne Hathaway) is a young woman who finds the "gift" a problem when she is abused by her new, evil stepmother and step-sisters. So, Ella sets off on a journey to find Lucinda and get the spell removed. You guessed it, good things happen in the form of a handsome prince (Hugh Dancy) during Ella's search for Lucinda.
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The Glory Boys 1984 TV, 110 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Michael Ferguson
Cast: Rod Steiger, Anthony Perkins, Alfred Burke, Joanna Lumley, Aaron Harris, Gary Brown, Sheila Allen, Sallyanne Law, Michael J. Jackson, Ron Berglas, Robert Lang, Christopher Reich
Based on a novel by Gerald Seymour, this British TV miniseries tells the story of an Arab terrorist and an IRA terrorist teaming up to assassinate a famous Israeli nuclear scientist, Dr. Sokarev (Rod Steiger). But the agent, Jimmy (Anthony Perkins)–assigned to protect Sokarev–is a force to be reckoned with.
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Innocent Lies 1995 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Director: Patrick Dewolf
Cast: Adrian Dunbar, Stephen Dorff, Gabrielle Anwar, Sophie Aubry, Joanna Lumley, Florence Hoath, Alexis Denisof, Marianne Denicourt, Melvil Poupaud, Bernard Haller, Keira Knightley
In the last days before World War II, during September 1938, British police detective Alan Cross (Adrian Dunbar) arrives in a French coastal town to attend the funeral of one of his good friends. He uses the trip to investigate the death of his friend, and the trail leads him to the estate of the aristocratic Graves family who appear to be hiding more than a few secrets.
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James and the Giant Peach 1996 PG, 80 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Fantasy / Musical
Director: Henry Selick
Cast: Paul Terry, Simon Callow, Richard Dreyfuss, Susan Sarandon, Miriam Margolyes, Joanna Lumley, Pete Postlethwaite, Mike Starr, David Thewlis, Jane Leeves, Steven Culp, Mario Yedidia
This Disney film begins with a gigantic, orange peach floating to New York with a young orphan (Paul Terry) and his oversize insect friends on board. Blending live action with computer animation and stop-motion puppetry, this movie–based on Roald Dahl's children's fantasy book–is a delight.
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 Maybe Baby 2000  R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ben Elton
Cast: Hugh Laurie, Joely Richardson, Adrian Lester, James Purefoy, Emma Thompson, Tom Hollander, Joanna Lumley, Rowan Atkinson, Matthew Macfadyen, Yasmin Bannerman
Lucy Bell (Joely Richardson) wants desperately to have a baby, and her husband, Sam (Hugh Laurie), is eager to oblige. But, Sam takes things a big step over the line when he writes a script about Lucy's experiences–without Lucy's consent!
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Parting Shots 1999 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy / Thriller
Director: Michael Winner
Cast: Chris Rea, Felicity Kendal, John Cleese, Bob Hoskins, Ben Kingsley, Diana Rigg, Oliver Reed, Joanna Lumley, Gareth Hunt, Peter Davison, Edward Hardwicke, Nicholas Gecks
Things aren't going well for photographer Harry Sterndale (Chris Rea), and now matters worsen when he finds out he has cancer and has only a short time to live. So why not kill all of those who had hurt him in the past? And why not hire an assassin to kill him? You guessed it–the medical diagnosis was wrong. Now he must evade the police and the hit man.
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The Satanic Rites of Dracula 1973 R, 84 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi
aka: Count Dracula and His Vampire Bride
Rites of Dracula
Director: Alan Gibson
Cast: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Michael Coles, William Franklyn, Freddie Jones, Joanna Lumley, Richard Vernon, Barbara Yu Ling, Patrick Barr, Richard Mathews, Maurice O'Connell, Peter Adair, Lockwood West, Valerie Van Ost, Maggie Fitzgerald
This film is the last of the series of "Dracula" movies starring Christopher Lee as Dracula. This time, Dracula heads up a Satanic cult of scientists and politicians, and he develops a plague that will, when released, wipe out life on Earth. Vampire researcher Lorimar Van Helsing (Peter Cushing) tries to stop him, and Count Dracula kidnaps Van Helsing's granddaughter Jessica (Joanna Lumley) and holds her hostage. When Van Helsing learns that it is Dracula–his arch enemy–who is holding Jessica hostage, will he finally do away with Dracula?
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Shirley Valentine 1989 R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Cast: Pauline Collins, Tom Conti, Julia McKenzie, Joanna Lumley, Bernard Hill, Sylvia Syms, Alison Steadman, George Costigan, Anna Keaveney, Tracie Bennett, Ken Sharrock, Karen Craig, Gareth Jefferson, Gillian Kearney, Catharine Duncan
Shirley (Pauline Collins) is an English housewife, unhappy with her life, who leaves her husband Joe (Bernard Hill) for a two week vacation in Greece with her best friend Jane (Alison Steadman). After Jane hooks up with a man and leaves her alone, Shirley runs into tavern owner Costas Caldes (Tom Conti)–certainly a solution to any housewife's boredom–and begins an unforgettable affair with him. Collins received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.
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Tim Burton's Corpse Bride 2005  PG, 78 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Fantasy / Musical
aka: Corpse Bride
Director: Tim Burton, Mike Johnson
Cast: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, Tracey Ullman, Paul Whitehouse, Joanna Lumley, Albert Finney, Richard E. Grant, Christopher Lee, Michael Gough, Jane Horrocks, Deep Roy
On his way home to be married to Victoria (voice of Emily Watson), Victor (voice of Johnny Depp) jokingly puts his wedding ring on what looks like a tree branch and recites his wedding vows. The tree branch is not what it seems; instead, it is the decayed finger of a corpse, Emily (voice of Helena Bonham Carter) who was murdered on the way to her own wedding. Now, the corpse comes to life as a zombie and insists that she and Victor are married. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature. 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 01/20/2007 | | This movie was so cute! I really liked it. It had a great story line and funny characters, as well as amazing actors to bring the characters alive with their voices. I love how the characters look (it's my favorite part of Tim Burton movies). I'm 14, but even I enjoyed the creative songs embedded into this adorable (if I can call corpses adorable) animated movie. |
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Trail of the Pink Panther 1982 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Peter Sellers, David Niven, Herbert Lom, Richard Mulligan, Capucine, Robert Loggia, Harvey Korman, Burt Kwouk, Robert Wagner, Joanna Lumley, Graham Stark, Peter Arne, Andre Maranne, Ronald Fraser, Marne Maitland
The investigation involving the death of Inspector Clouseau (following Peter Seller's actual death) provides the occasion for this film to patch together previous film clips of the inspector in action.
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The Weather in the Streets 1983 N/R, 133 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gavin Millar
Cast: Michael York, Lisa Eichhorn, Joanna Lumley, Rosalind Ayres, Faith Brook, Isabel Dean, Sebastian Shaw, Norman Pitt
Olivia (Lisa Eichhorn) falls in love with Rollo (Michael York), a married man. When she gets pregnant, she is faced with hard choices. A very slow, overly-long film with Lisa Eichhorn as the only bright spot.
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| 1. The Cat's Meow (2001)
2. Cold Comfort Farm (1995)
3. Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
4. Ella Enchanted (2004)
5. The Glory Boys (1984)
6. Innocent Lies (1995)
7. James and the Giant Peach (1996)
8. Maybe Baby (2000)
9. Parting Shots (1999)
10. The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)
aka: Count Dracula and His Vampire Bride
aka: Rites of Dracula
11. Shirley Valentine (1989)
12. Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (2005)
aka: Corpse Bride
13. Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
14. The Weather in the Streets (1983)
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