Desperate Measures 1998  R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Barbet Schroeder
Cast: Michael Keaton, Andy Garcia, Brian Cox, Marcia Gay Harden, Erik King, Efrain Figueroa, Joseph Cross, Janel Maloney, Tracey Walter, Richard Riehle
A San Francisco cop, Frank Conner (Andy Garcia), has a son in need of a bone marrow transplant. While searching a national database he finds only one donor–Peter McCabe (Michael Keaton)–a convicted killer. McCabe sees the transplant procedure as his chance for freedom, and he manages to escape from his guards. Now, Conner must capture McCabe while protecting him from physical harm to ensure his son's transplant.
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 Flags of Our Fathers 2006  R, 132 min.
Genre: Drama / Action
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Ryan Phillippe, Adam Beach, Jesse Bradford, Jamie Bell, John Benjamin Hickey, Paul Walker, Neal McDonough, Ned Eisenberg, John Slattery, Barry Pepper, Joseph Cross, Robert Patrick, Melanie Lynskey, Thomas McCarthy, Judith Ivey
This story, which is built around the battle of Iwo Jima, cuts back and forth between the actual battle and the three surviving soldiers–John "Doc" Bradley (Ryan Phillippe), Rene Gagnon (Jesse Bradford), and Ira Hayes (Adam Beach)–of six who raised the flag depicted in the powerful picture taken by Joe Rosenthal (Ned Eisenberg). Rosenthal's picture was used to raise the spirits of a war-worn American public, and the soldiers were sent on a tour to sell war bonds. The story begins in the present when Bradley's son, James (Thomas McCarthy), interviews Rosenthal trying to get information on how the soldiers coped with the attention received from his photograph. Superb directing by Clint Eastwood. An Oscar was received for Best Sound Editing.
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Jack Frost 1998  PG, 95 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Troy Miller
Cast: Michael Keaton, Kelly Preston, Mark Addy, Joseph Cross, Henry Rollins, Scott Kraft, Dweezil Zappa, Eli Marienthal, Andrew Lawrence, Will Rothhaar, Mika Boorem, Benjamin Brock, Taylor Handley, Moon Unit Zappa
Charlie (Joseph Cross) is 11 years old when his father, Jack Frost (Michael Keaton), is killed in an automobile accident just before Christmas. The next year Jack comes back, reincarnated as a snowman, and tries to heal the family and teach Charlie how to deal with life without a father.
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Milk 2008  R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gus Van Sant
Cast: Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna, James Franco, Alison Pill, Victor Garber, Denis O'Hare, Joseph Cross, Stephen Spinella, Lucas Grabeel, Brandon Boyce, Howard Rosenman, Kelvin Yu, Jeff Koons
Harvey Milk (Sean Penn) was serving as a spokesman for the gay rights' movement when he was assassinated in 1978. This film involves the bigotry Milk experienced while organizing San Francisco's gay community to gain political clout and stand up for their rights. Milk is elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and fights for the rights of not only the gay community but senior citizens and union workers as well and, in the process, gives hope to those in need. Among his problems is his continuing battle with another supervisor, Dan White (Josh Brolin). The film won two Academy Awards, including Best Actor (Penn) and was nominated for six other Oscars, including Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actor (Josh Brolin).
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 Running with Scissors 2006  R, 120 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Ryan Murphy
Cast: Annette Bening, Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes, Evan Rachel Wood, Alec Baldwin, Joseph Cross, Jill Clayburgh, Gwyneth Paltrow, Gabrielle Union, Patrick Wilson, Kristin Chenoweth, Dagmara Dominczyk, Colleen Camp
Based on the best-selling personal memoir of Augusten Burroughs, the story involves Augusten's (Joseph Cross) trials and tribulations that extended from his childhood through teen years. He grew up living with his unstable mother (Annette Bening) and alcoholic father (Alec Baldwin) until his parents headed for divorce. Then, 16-year-old Augusten was foisted off on therapist Dr. Finch (Brian Cox), his long-suffering wife (Jill Clayburgh), and their bizarre children (Gwyneth Paltrow, Evan Rachel Wood, and Joseph Fiennes) with whom Augusten was involved in more than a few painful events.
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Untraceable 2008 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Cast: Diane Lane, Billy Burke, Colin Hanks, Joseph Cross, Mary Beth Hurt, Peter Lewis, Tyrone Giordano, Perla Haney-Jardine, Tim De Zarn, Chris Cousins, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Trina Adams, Brynn Baron, Dan Callahan
Widowed, Special Agent Jennifer Marsh (Diane Lane) works for the FBI's cyber crime unit in Portland. Her job is to investigate criminals on the internet. Jennifer works at night so she can be back in the home she shares with her mother (Mary Beth Hurt) and her daughter (Perla Haney-Jardine) in time to see her daughter off to school. One night at work, Jennifer's screen fills with the words, "Kill With Me." This is her introduction into a deadly game of cat and mouse with an internet predator who displays his murders on his website.
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Wide Awake 1998 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Cast: Joseph Cross, Timothy Reifsnyder, Dana Delany, Denis Leary, Robert Loggia, Rosie O'Donnell, Camryn Manheim, Vicki Giunta, Julia Stiles, Michael Shulman, Heather Casler, Dan Lauria, Stefan Niemczyk, Michael Pacienza, Jaret Ross Barron
When his Grandpa Beal (Robert Loggia) passes away, 10-year-old Joshua (Joseph Cross) embarks on a search for God in order to find his grandfather who had promised to be with him forever. He gets help from sports-loving nun, Sister Terry (Rosie O'Donnell), who appears to be as equally devoted to baseball as she is to God.
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| 1. Desperate Measures (1998)
2. Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
3. Jack Frost (1998)
4. Milk (2008)
5. Running with Scissors (2006)
6. Untraceable (2008)
7. Wide Awake (1998)
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