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Eye of the Stranger 1993 2 stars

    R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Heavener
Cast: David Heavener, Martin Landau, Don Swayze, Sally Kirkland, John Pleshette, Stella Stevens, Sy Richardson

  Howard Baines (Martin Landau) has the town in his grips; he is the mayor and uses power for his own gains–until a stranger (David Heavener) comes to the town and helps its citizens free themselves from their corrupt mayor.

Malice in Wonderland 1985 2 and a half stars

    TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Rumor Mill

Director: Gus Trikonis
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Jane Alexander, Richard Dysart, Joyce Van Patten, Jon Cypher, Leslie Ackerman, Bonnie Bartlett, Joel Colodner, Rick Lenz, Mary McCusker, John Pleshette, Tim Robbins

  Bitter rivals in Hollywood's gossip world, Louella Parsons (Elizabeth Taylor) and Hedda Hopper (Jane Alexander), feud and claw their way to reach the status of Top Gossip Queen.

Micki + Maude 1984 3 stars

    PG-13, 120 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Dudley Moore, Amy Irving, Ann Reinking, Richard Mulligan, George Gaynes, Wallace Shawn, George Coe, John Pleshette, Lu Leonard, Priscilla Pointer

  The star of a TV show (Dudley Moore) finds himself in the middle of an unusual predicament–both his wife and girlfriend are pregnant. This is a very funny movie with Dudley Moore at his devious best when he tries to reconcile his two worlds.

Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry 1986 2 and a half stars

    TV, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Schaefer
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Harold Gould, David Ogden Stiers, Charles(2) Frank, Bibi Besch, Denholm Elliott, Brenda Forbes, Suzanne Lederer, John Pleshette, Kathryn Walker, Babs Chula, Tom Heaton

  Wealthy, WASP, widowed Margaret Delafield (Katharine Hepburn) falls in love with a Jewish doctor, Marvin Elias (Harold Gould)–an event that throws both families into tailspins.

Rocky II 1979 2 and a half stars

    PG, 119 min.
Genre: Drama / Action
Director: Sylvester Stallone
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Burgess Meredith, Carl Weathers, Tony Burton, Joe Spinell, Frank McRae, Leonard Gaines, Al Silvani, Sylvia Meals, John Pleshette, Stu Nahan, Bill Baldwin, Jerry Ziesmer

  In this sequel, Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) marries Adrian (Talia Shire) after losing his match with World Heavyweight Champion Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers). Now, with a baby on the way, Rocky and Adrian need money, and down-and-out Rocky accepts the offer of a rematch with Apollo Creed. The fight finale is riveting. Stallone wrote and directed this sequel.

Movie Quick Pick

1. Eye of the Stranger (1993)
2. Malice in Wonderland (1985)
aka: The Rumor Mill
3. Micki + Maude (1984)
4. Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry (1986)
5. Rocky II (1979)

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