Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai 1999   R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Cast: Forest Whitaker, John Tormey, Cliff Gorman, Henry Silva, Isaach De Bankole, Tricia Vessey, Victor Argo, Gene Ruffini, Richard Portnow, Camille Winbush, Dennis Liu, Frank Minucci
Ghost Dog (Forest Whitaker) is a hit man for the mob and lives by the strict "Way of the Samuri." After a botched job, a contract is put out on him and his master Louie (John Tormey), so Ghost Dog must act to save both of them.
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Keane 2004  R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lodge H. Kerrigan
Cast: Damian Lewis, Abigail Breslin, Amy Ryan, Liza Colon-Zayas, Tina Holmes, John Tormey, Chris Bauer, Frank Wood, Sharon Wilkins, Lev Gorn
Almost one year ago, six-year-old Sophie disappeared from the Port Authority bus terminal in NYC, and her father, William (Damian Lewis), is not dealing well with it. In fact, William is fighting schizophrenia when he meets Lynn (Amy Ryan) and her seven-year-old daughter, Kira (Abigail Breslin). The three bond, for awhile, but then Lynn packs up Kira and takes her to her father in Albany–leaving William, once again, void of human ties.
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Kiss Me, Guido 1997  R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tony Vitale
Cast: Nick Scotti, Anthony Barrile, Anthony DeSando, Craig Chester, Domenick Lombardozzi, Molly Price, Christopher Lawford, David Deblinger, John Tormey, Antonia Rey
A heterosexual Frankie (Nick Scotti) has been unlucky in love, so he turns to the classifieds and naively answers a "GWM" ad. Unaware that Warren is gay, Frankie thinks he has a hot date. The dialogue is amusing, but the characters lack depth.
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Stay 2005   R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Marc Forster
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Ryan Gosling, Naomi Watts, Kate Burton, Elizabeth Reaser, Bob Hoskins, Janeane Garofalo, B.D. Wong, John Tormey, Jose Ramon Rosario, Becky Ann Baker, Jessica Hecht
A New York psychiatrist, Sam Foster (Ewan McGregor), strives to save a college student patient, Henry (Ryan Gosling), from committing suicide on his 21st birthday and, in the process, finds himself in a world beyond reality. 1 User Review
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| | A very skilled, very deliberate presentation | 1fatts 03/07/2007 | Critics were divided on this one, and it seems to have come down to whether they "got it" or not. I got it. I frankly have trouble understanding how a professional movie reviewer could have missed it.
The construction is thoughtful and very well executed. People seem to be not exactly where they should be; time moves too quickly and then too slowly; voices are heard at the wrong time and the wrong place; the confusion encompasses not just the characters, but the camera, the weather, the flow of time.
It is all wonderfully arresting, and I think it all comes together beautifully just when it should.
Well worth watching. Make up your own mind. |
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| 1. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
2. Keane (2004)
3. Kiss Me, Guido (1997)
4. Stay (2005)
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