Baby It's You 1983  R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: John Sayles
Cast: Rosanna Arquette, Vincent Spano, Joanna Merlin, Jack Davidson, Frank Vincent, Fisher Stevens, Robert Downey Jr., Matthew Modine, Nick Ferrari, Leora Dana, Bill Raymond, Sam McMurray, Dolores Messina, Liane Alexandra Curtis, Marta Kober
The rich-girl-in-love-with-boy-from-the-other-side-of-the-tracks classic storyline is again used; this time however, it's the 1960s and Jill Rosen (Rosanna Arquette) is an intelligent, college bound Jewish girl, and Albert 'Sheik' Capadilupo (Vincent Spano) is an Italian waiter with aspirations to become a singer. Good performances and script.
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Black and Blue 1999  TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Shapiro
Cast: Mary Stuart Masterson, Anthony LaPaglia, Will Rothhaar, Sam Robards, Beau Starr, Sabrina Grdevich, Elizabeth Brown, Allegra Fulton, Janet Bailey, Joanna Merlin
Battered wife Fran Benedetta (Mary Stuart Masterson) and her young son, Robert (Will Rothhaar), leave their home, change their names, and start a new life. All is peaceful–until Robert makes contact with his father (Anthony LaPaglia). Will the cycle of abuse continue?
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City of Angels 1998  PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Brad Silberling
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Meg Ryan, Dennis Franz, Andre Braugher, Theodore Borders, Colm Feore, Robin Bartlett, Joanna Merlin, Sarah Dampf
An angel, Seth (Nicholas Cage), falls in love with beautiful surgeon Maggie Rice (Meg Ryan) and is faced with the dilemma of remaining an angel or becoming human to spend the rest of his life with Maggie. 2 User Reviews
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| | dolphin1962 04/04/2009 | | This movie is a must see! Teh acting is incredible, the storywell rounded, and the soundtrack is fantastic!! Anytime I hear Alanisse Morrisette sing "Uninvited" I get shivers up and down my spine! "Iris" from the googoo dolls is another excellent song from the movie.... Just go rent it and watch it.... You won't be dissappointed!!!! Dolphin1962 |
| | Pink Pig 02/25/2009 | I am a big Fan of Meg Ryan.... she serious and has just enough humor to make you laugh.
I really enjoyed "CITY OF ANGLES" !!!
I would like to know if it is available on DVD or VHS .....OR BOTH.......CNA YOU HELP ME OUT ON LOCATING THIS MOVIE ?????????
CAROLYN SCOTT(aka CALLIE) |
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Class Action 1991  R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Apted
Cast: Gene Hackman, Colin Friels, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Joanna Merlin, Laurence Fishburne, Donald Moffat, Jan Rubes, Matt Clark, Fred Dalton Thompson, Jonathan Silverman
A lawyer (Gene Hackman) files a suit on behalf of his clients against an automobile manufacturer and finds that his own daughter (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) is the lawyer representing the auto company.
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Fame 1980 R, 134 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Alan Parker
Cast: Irene Cara, Lee Curreri, Laura Dean, Antonia Franceschi, Boyd Gaines, Anne Meara, Barry Miller, Debbie Allen, Joanna Merlin, Eddie Barth, Albert Hague, Tresa Hughes, Paul McCrane, Maureen Teefy, Jim Moody
This story focuses on students–Coco (Irene Cara), Doris (Maureen Teefy), Montgomery (Paul McCrane), Raul (Barry Miller), and Bruno (Lee Curreri)–at New York High School for the Performing Arts. From auditions through ensuing years at school, they cope with their teenage problems and keep up with academics in their own unique ways as they work through training that may lead to stardom. The film won Academy Awards for Best Musical Score and Song ("Fame").
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Hester Street 1975 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joan Micklin Silver
Cast: Steven Keats, Carol Kane, Mel Howard, Dorrie Kavanaugh, Doris Roberts, Zvee Scooler, Paul Freedman, Martin Garner, Lin Shaye, Mordecai Lawner, Philip Sterling, Joel Wolfe, Ed Crowley, Robert Lesser, Joanna Merlin
Jewish immigrants Gitl (Carol Kane) and her son Yossele (Paul Freedman) arrive in the United States at the turn of the 20th century to join Gitl's husband Jake (Steven Keats). Jake has been in New York for five years and has tried to adapt to the foreign ways of his newly adopted country. Gitl, unlike Jake, clings to her Old World culture, and Jake's effort to modernize her thinking–even trying to change Yoselle's name to Joey–brings problems to their marriage. Kane was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.
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The Invasion 2007  PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Action / Horror / Thriller
Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel, James McTeigue
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Jeremy Northam, Jackson Bond, Jeffrey Wright, Veronica Cartwright, Josef Sommer, Celia Weston, Roger Rees, Eric Benjamin, Susan Floyd, Stephanie Berry, Adam LeFevre, Joanna Merlin, Alexis Raben
A space shuttle crashes in flames on Earth and spreads extraterrestrial spores than ominously transform the actions and emotions of ordinary people who come in contact with them. After pricking his finger on one of the spores, Centers for Disease Control official Tucker Kaufman (Jeremy Northam) goes through a personality transformation. His ex-wife, Washington, D.C. psychiatrist Carol (Nicole Kidman), notices the change and becomes even more concerned when Tucker takes off with their son Oliver (Jackson Bond). Now, Carol and her friend Dr. Ben Driscoll (Daniel Craig) put their heads together looking for a cure before the Earth is devastated by extraterrestrials.
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 Mystic Pizza 1988 R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Donald Petrie
Cast: Annabeth Gish, Julia Roberts, Lili Taylor, Vincent D'Onofrio, William R. Moses, Adam Storke, Conchata Ferrell, Joanna Merlin, Matt Damon, Porscha Radcliffe, Arthur Walsh, John Fiore, Gene Amoroso, Sheila Ferrini, John Cunningham
This little movie about three girls–sisters Kat Arujo and Daisy Arujo (Annabeth Gish and Julia Roberts) and new girl in town Jojo (Lili Taylor)–who become best friends turned out to be a hit. It is about their summer jobs at a Mystic, Connecticut, pizza parlor, their loves, and disappointments–all a part of growing up.
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Prince of Darkness 1987 R, 102 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Donald Pleasence, Jameson Parker, Victor Wong, Lisa Blount, Dennis Dun, Susan Blanchard, Anne Marie Howard, Ann Yen, Peter Jason, Jesse Lawrence Ferguson, Ken Wright, Dirk Blocker, Robert Grasmere, Thom Bray, Joanna Merlin
A priest (Donald Pleasence) learns of the existence of a large tube, with green swirling fluid, in the cellar of an old church. The priest, a physicist friend, and two graduate students stay in the church to uncover the truth behind the fluid. The truth is that the devil has been "sleeping" for thousands of years and now is the time to awaken. John Carpenter all the way.
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Soup for One 1982 R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jonathan Kaufer
Cast: Saul Rubinek, Marcia Strassman, Gerrit Graham, Teddy Pendergrass, Richard Libertini, Andrea Martin, Joanna Merlin, Christine Baranski, Maury Chaykin, Michael Jeter
Some clever scenes highlight this comedy about a young man pursuing the woman of his dreams.
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Two Bits 1995 PG-13, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: A Day to Remember
Director: James Foley
Cast: Jerry Barone, Al Pacino, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Joe Grifasi, Joanna Merlin, Alec Baldwin, Andy Romano, Donna Mitchell
Set during a hot summer during the Great Depression, this is the story of a young boy, Gennaro (Jerry Barone), who needs two bits to gain admission to the local movie theater. He finds the means to get the money: granting his Grandpa (Al Pacino) one last request.
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Wackness 2008 R
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Jonathan Levine
Cast: Ben Kingsley, Famke Janssen, Josh Peck, Olivia Thirlby, Mary-Kate Olsen, Jane Adams, Method Man, Aaron Yoo, Talia Balsam, David Wohl, Bob Dishy, Joanna Merlin, Shannon Briggs
It is the summer of 1994 on Manhattan's Upper East Side, and Luke (Josh Peck) has just graduated from high school but is continuing his drug dealing activities before heading off to college. He is seeing a psychiatrist, Dr. Squires (Ben Kingsley)–a pot smoker–who trades therapy sessions with Luke for bags of weeds. When Luke tells Dr. Squires that he is depressed, Dr. Squires tells him to go out with a girl, get high, and have sex. What Dr. Squires does not know is that Luke has a crush on Stephanie (Olivia Thirlby) who just happens to be Dr. Squires' daughter.
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Witness Protection 1999 R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Pearce
Cast: Tom Sizemore, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Shawn Hatosy, Forest Whitaker, Skye McCole Bartusiak, William Sadler, Jim Metzler, Greg Pitts, Leon Russom, Joanna Merlin, Harrison Young, Daniel Zacapa, Greg Lipari, Randy Thompson, Byron Minns
After a failed assassination attempt on his life, South Boston mobster Bobby "Bats" Batton (Tom Sizemore) applies for the Federal Witness Relocation Program. This means that he, his wife Cindy (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio), and children Sean and Suzie (Shawn Hatosy and Skye McCole Bartusiak) must assume new identities and move to Seattle. They realize very quickly that those things are easier said than done.
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| 1. Baby It's You (1983)
2. Black and Blue (1999)
3. City of Angels (1998)
4. Class Action (1991)
5. Fame (1980)
6. Hester Street (1975)
7. The Invasion (2007)
8. Love Child (1982)
9. Mystic Pizza (1988)
10. Prince of Darkness (1987)
11. Soup for One (1982)
12. Two Bits (1995)
aka: A Day to Remember
13. Wackness (2008)
14. Witness Protection (1999)
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