Afirma Pereira 1996  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Pereira Declares
According to Pereira
Director: Roberto Faenza
Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Daniel Auteuil, Stefano Dionisi, Nicoletta Braschi, Marthe Keller, Joaquim de Almeida, Teresa Madruga, Nicolau Breyner, Filipe Ferrer, Joao Grosso
Elderly Joe Pereira (Marcello Mastroianni) is a dying man, burying his head in the sand, ignoring Spain's civil war and the Fascist power structure in Portugal–no easy task for the editor of the cultural section of a Lisbon daily newspaper. But when a young Italian subversive, Monteiro Rossi (Stefano Dionisi), comes on board, he forces Pereira to reckon with the political world.
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Behind Enemy Lines 2001  PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: John Moore
Cast: Owen Wilson, Gene Hackman, Joaquim de Almeida, David Keith, Olek Krupa, Gabriel Macht, Charles Malik Whitfield, Eyal Podell, Vladimir Mashkov, Marko Igonda, Aernout Van Lynden, Sam Jaeger, Don Winston, Shane Johnson, Geoffrey Pierson
When the reconnaissance plane of two Navy Lieutenants–Chris Burnett (Owen Watson) and Jeremy Stackhouse (Charles Malik Whitfield)–is shot down by a SAM missile over Bosnia, Burnett and Stackhouse parachute to "safety." But, once on the ground, Stackhouse is murdered by Serbs, and Burnett begins a fight-to-the-death game of cat-and-mouse to evade capture. Meanwhile, his commanding officer (Gene Hackman) acts, against orders, to organize a rescue mission.
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Che 2008  R, 262 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Benicio Del Toro, Demian Bichir, Rodrigo Santoro, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Maria D. Sosa, Joaquim de Almeida, Pablo Duran, Ezequiel Diaz, Othello Rensoli, Franka Potente, Norman Santiago, Juan Salinas, Paty M. Bellott, Raul Beltran, Raul "Pitin" Gomez
This four-and-a-half hour film is divided into two parts. Part I begins in 1956 as Castro (Demian Bichir), along with his rebel force–including Ernesto "Che" Guevara (Benicio Del Toro)–arrive in Cuba, and the guerilla war begins as they overthrow dictator Fulgencio Batista. Guevara emerges as a revolutionary hero. In Part II, the year is 1966, and Guevara disappears and then resurfaces in the Bolivian jungles where he recruits a band of guerillas to spread the revolution throughout Latin America.
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 Clear and Present Danger 1994 PG-13, 142 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Phillip Noyce
Cast: Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe, Anne Archer, James Earl Jones, Donald Moffat, Harris Yulin, Joaquim de Almeida, Dean Jones, Thora Birch, Hope Lange, Henry Czerny, Miguel Sandoval, Benjamin Bratt, Raymond Cruz, Ann Magnuson
In the United States, the President is given the power to order military might only in the case of "clear and present danger" to the national security. This is the reasoning behind President Edward Bennett (Donald Moffat) ordering Special Forces into Colombia to break up a drug cartel. Jack Ryan (Harrison Ford) is the President's intelligence deputy who leads the covert military attack. Intrigue and action prevail from beginning to end.
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 Desperado 1995 R, 106 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Joaquim de Almeida, Cheech Marin, Steve Buscemi, Quentin Tarantino, Carlos Gomez, Tito Larriva, Angel Aviles, Danny Trejo, Carlos Gallardo, Angela Lanza, Abraham Verduzco, Albert Michel Jr., David Alvarado
Musician El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas) turns into a killer when he heads for a Mexican city to avenge the death of the woman he loved. He has killed a number of drug lords, and now only one drug king, Bucho (Joaquim de Almeida), remains on his list. Upon arriving in the town, El Mariachi is befriended by Carolina (Salma Hayek). But, there may be more to Carolina than meets the eye, and a bloody showdown lies ahead.
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La Cucaracha 1998 R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jack Perez
Cast: Eric Roberts, Joaquim de Almeida, Tara Crespo, Alejandro Patino, James McManus, Victor Rivers, Michael Pena, Felicia Kamriani, Enrique Rinaldo, Aixa Maldonado, Ana Mercedes, Armando Jose Duran, Fred Herrera, Pelipe De La Rosa, Anselmo Rivera
Eric Roberts portrays down-and-out, exiled American Walter Pool living in Mexico who is offered $100,000 to kill local crime boss Herberto Ortega (Victor Rivers). Whether or not he commits the actual murder doesn't matter; what counts is that he finds some personal redemption in the attempt. While this film may not be for everyone, both fine acting and superb directing work well together in this successful black comedy.
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On the Run 1998 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bruno de Almeida
Cast: Michael Imperioli, John Ventimiglia, Drena DeNiro, Agnes Jaoui, Joaquim de Almeida, Nick Sandow, Victor Argo, Tom Gilroy, Joseph Gannascoli, Suzanne Shepherd
Two stars from "The Sopranos"–Michael Imperioli and John Ventimiglia–take on lead roles in this story about an introverted travel agent, Albert DeSantis, who gets a visit from his childhood friend, Louie Salazar. Louie has just broken out of prison and is ready to take Albert on a night filled with adventure.
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One Man's Hero 1999 R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lance Hool
Cast: Tom Berenger, Joaquim de Almeida, Daniela Romo, James Gammon, Stephen Tobolowsky, Patrick Bergin, Mark Moses, Stuart Graham
With the Mexican-American War as background, this film offers a little-known story of the Saint Patrick Battalion–a band of Irish American immigrants. The men in this battalion faced religious discrimination upon arrival in the U.S., and while fighting in Mexico, they deserted to the Mexican side. This act would result in execution for treason at war's end.
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Only You 1994 PG, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Norman Jewison
Cast: Marisa Tomei, Robert Downey Jr., Bonnie Hunt, Joaquim de Almeida, Fisher Stevens, Billy Zane, Adam LeFevre, Siobhan Fallon, Phyllis Newman, John Benjamin Hickey, Antonia Rey, Denise Du Maurier, Jessica Hertel, Tammy Minoff, Harry Barandes
When she was a child, Pittsburgh schoolteacher Faith Covatch (Marisa Tomei) was shown on a Ouija Board that she would marry a man named DAMON BRADLEY. Now, on the eve of her wedding to another, Faith takes a telephone call from a man named Damon Bradley (Robert Downey Jr.). In two seconds, Faith is off to Italy in search of her destiny, which includes Damon.
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Vendetta 1999  R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nicholas Meyer
Cast: Christopher Walken, Clancy Brown, Bruce Davison, Joaquim de Almeida, Edward Herrmann, Kenneth Welsh, Luke Askew, Richard Libertini, Andrea Di Stefano, Joel Gordon, Chris Benson, Wayne Robson, Pierrino Mascarino, Daragh O'Malley, Richard Blackburn
In the 1890s, cotton exporter James Houston (Christopher Walken) masterminds a plot to take over the New Orleans docks. When police chief David Hennessy (Clancy Brown) stands in the way, he is killed. As a result of the homicide, Sicilian immigrants who work on the New Orleans docks are rounded up for questioning. Eventually, nine go on trial, but all are acquitted. However, the populace does not agree with the verdicts, and a series of lynchings result. This made-for-HBO film is based on a true story.
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 Women 1997 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Luis Galvao Teles
Cast: Miou-Miou, Carmen Maura, Marthe Keller, Marisa Berenson, Geusch Patti, Joaquim de Almeida, Morgan Perez, Didier Flamand, Robert Guilmard, Maurice Chevit
Five middle-aged friends–Eva (Miou-Miou), Linda (Carmen Maura), Barbara (Marthe Keller), Chloe (Marisa Berenson), and Branca (Guesch Patti)–agree to be videotaped for a segment of Linda's TV show on which they will discuss their lives and loves through sarcasm, tears, and laughter.
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| 1. Afirma Pereira (1996)
aka: Pereira Declares
aka: According to Pereira
2. Behind Enemy Lines (2001)
3. Beyond the Limit (1983)
4. Che (2008)
5. Clear and Present Danger (1994)
6. Desperado (1995)
7. La Cucaracha (1998)
8. On the Run (1998)
9. One Man's Hero (1999)
10. Only You (1994)
11. Vendetta (1999)
12. Women (1997)
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