24 Nights 1999  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Kieran Turner
Cast: Kevin Isola, Aida Turturro, Stephen Mailer, David Burtka, Rob Bogue, Mary Louise Wilson, Mark Bateman, Sybyl Walker, John Rothman, Johann Carlo
Twenty-four-year-old Jonathan (Kevin Isola), a gay, pot-smoking loser, is a lifelong believer in Santa Claus and is still looking for "Mr. Right." After writing to Santa expressing his need, along comes Toby (David Burtka). Is he the one Santa has sent?
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Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning 1995 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bruce Paltrow
Cast: Randy Quaid, Alex McArthur, Ving Rhames, Eddie Jones, Alan Blumenfeld, Ron Perkins, Steven Flynn, Johann Carlo, Tracy Middendorf, Mary-Joan Negro
The detectives of NYC's 87th precinct are highlighted in the first of a series of made-for-TV films based on Ed McBain stories. In this episode, a serial killer is on the loose with female track and field stars on his hit list. The detectives are hot on the trail.
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Fair Game 1995  R, 89 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Andy Sipes
Cast: William Baldwin, Cindy Crawford, Steven Berkoff, Elizabeth Pena, Christopher McDonald, Miguel Sandoval, Johann Carlo, Salma Hayek, John Bedford Lloyd
A Miami cop (William Baldwin) tries to protect a family attorney (Cindy Crawford) from would-be assassins–lots of chase scenes and gun battles, but not much else.
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Hysterical Blindness 2002 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mira Nair
Cast: Uma Thurman, Gena Rowlands, Juliette Lewis, Justin Chambers, Ben Gazzara, Anthony DeSando, Jolie Peters, Callie Thorne, Jeff Aaron, Johann Carlo
Debby (Uma Thurman) and Beth (Juliette Lewis) are working-class friends nearing 30 in a New Jersey neighborhood. They look for love at their favorite bar, and Debby thinks she has found Mr. Right, construction worker Rick (Justin Chambers), though she is sure to be heartbroken (again). Beth must also deal with a precocious daughter. Meanwhile, Debby's mother, Virginia (Gena Rowlands) has a boyfriend, Nick (Ben Gazzara). But real love and happiness are hard to come by for all three.
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Quiz Show 1994  PG-13, 133 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Redford
Cast: John Turturro, Rob Morrow, Ralph Fiennes, Paul Scofield, David Paymer, Hank Azaria, Christopher McDonald, Paul(2) Guilfoyle, Mira Sorvino, Johann Carlo, Elizabeth Wilson, Allan Rich, Martin Scorsese, Barry Levinson
Now this is a movie! Robert Redford directed this film based on the television quiz show scandals of the 1950s. This movie really captures the more naive era when people still believed what they saw on their television sets. Academy Award nominations were received for Best Picture, Supporting Actor (Paul Scofield), Director, and Writing.
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| 1. 24 Nights (1999)
2. Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning (1995)
3. Fair Game (1995)
4. Hysterical Blindness (2002)
5. Quiz Show (1994)
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