 Constantine 2005  R, 122 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Horror / Thriller
Director: Francis Lawrence
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Shia LaBeouf, Tilda Swinton, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Djimon Hounsou, Max Baker, Gavin Rossdale, Peter Stormare, Jesse Ramirez, Jose Zuniga, Francis Guinan, Larry Cedar, April Grace, Suzanne Whang
Comic book, supernatural detective John Constantine (Keanu Reeves) comes to the screen in this story that begins when Angela (Rachel Weisz) asks his aid in investigating the suicide of her twin sister, Isabel (also played by Weisz). This leads to demon slayer Constantine battling emissaries of both Heaven and Hell who are trying to upset the balance of cosmic power.
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For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story 2000  PG-13, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph Sargent
Cast: Andy Garcia, Gloria Estefan, Mia Maestro, David Paymer, Charles S. Dutton, Tomas Milian, Freddy Rodriguez, Andy Mendez, Jose Zuniga, Felix David Manrique
This is the story of famed jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval (Andy Garcia) who fled from Cuba to the U.S. with his family. An HBO production.
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Gun Shy 2000  R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Eric Blakeney
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Liam Neeson, Oliver Platt, Jose Zuniga, Richard Schiff, Mary McCormack, Mitch Pileggi, Andrew Lauer, Paul Ben-Victor, Frank Vincent
Undercover DEA agent Charlie Mayo (Liam Neeson) has been stressed-out by his dangerous line of work. As a solution to his problem with flatulence, he heads for group therapy where he meets nurse Judy "the Enema Queen" (Sandra Bullock) who helps him recover. But she cannot solve the problem of his next undercover assignment.
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 Happy Accidents 2000 R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Sci-Fi / Romance
Director: Brad Anderson
Cast: Marisa Tomei, Vincent D'Onofrio, Nadia Dajani, Tovah Feldshuh, Holland Taylor, Richard Portnow, Sean Gullette, Cara Buono, Jose Zuniga, Bronson Dudley, Sanjay Chandani, Lianna Pai, Tamara Jenkins, Saidah Arrika Ekulona, Mike McGlone
New Yorker Ruby Weaver (Marisa Tomei) searches for love but typically ends up with men who have problems; therefore, it seems natural that when she meets Sam (Vincent D'Onofrio) he tells her that he has time-traveled back from the future–2470, to be exact. The story begins with a series of flashbacks as Ruby talks to her therapist Meg Ford (Holland Taylor) and tells her that Sam traveled back in time to escape prosecution for his sister's death and because he found a picture of Ruby at home and wanted to find her. Is Sam telling the truth, and will Meg be able to sort things out? Witty and entertaining.
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 The Hunted 2003  R, 94 min.
Genre: Action
Director: William Friedkin
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Benicio Del Toro, Connie Nielsen, Leslie Stefanson, Jose Zuniga, Ron Canada, Mark Pellegrino, Aaron Brounstein, Carrick O'Quinn, Lonny Chapman, Rex Linn, Eddie Velez
Retired FBI Agent L.T. Bonham (Tommy Lee Jones) agrees to aid FBI Agent Abby Durrell (Connie Nielson) in tracking down a trained assassin (Benicio Del Toro) who is leaving hunters' corpses in his wake. A brutal chase movie.
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Hurricane 1998 R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Hurricane Streets
Director: Morgan J. Freeman
Cast: Brendan Sexton III, Shawn Elliott, Jose Zuniga, David Roland Frank, Isidra Vega, Antoine McLean, Carlo Alban, Lynn Cohen, Edie Falco, Heather Matarazzo, Mtume Gant, Adrian Grenier, L.M. Kit Carson, Andy Ko, Terry Alexander
Fifteen-year-old Marcus (Brendan Sexton III) is troubled but dreams of leaving his life of petty crime in NYC and moving to the calmer world of his uncle's New Mexico home. "I just want space man," says Marcus, but he is stuck in his world of "Hurricane Streets."
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Nadja 1994 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller
Director: Michael Almereyda
Cast: Elina Lowensohn, Peter Fonda, Suzy Amis, Galaxy Craze, Martin Donovan, Karl Geary, Jared Harris, David Lynch, Jack Lotz, Isabel Gillies, Jose Zuniga, Bernadette Jurkowski, Jeff Winner, Sean, Nic Ratner
In this black-and-white, dream-like film, vampire hunter Dr. Van Helsing (Peter Fonda) has killed Count Dracula, and Dracula's daughter, Nadja (Elina Lowensohn), takes her father's ashes to Brooklyn where she visits her brother Edgar (Jared Harris). Edgar is ill and is being nursed by his live-in lover Cassandra (Suzy Amis). Meanwhile, Van Helsing is on Nadja's trail because he knows that if Dracula's ashes are not properly disposed of, he will come back to life. Van Helsing finds Nadja and kills her, but Nadja has now taken over Cassandra's body, and a new life begins for Nadja.
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 Next 2007 PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Lee Tamahori
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Julianne Moore, Jessica Biel, Thomas Kretschmann, Tory Kittles, Jose Zuniga, Jim Beaver, Jason Butler Harner, Michael Trucco, Enzo Cilenti, Laetitia Danielle, Nicolas Pajon, Sergej Trifunovic
Las Vegas magician Chris Johnson (Nicolas Cage) has a secret gift of clairvoyance that allows him to see two minutes into the future–a talent that allows him to "win" at the blackjack tables. As a child, Chris underwent numerous medical experiments as doctors examined his condition. Now, as an adult, he has changed his name to escape the medical establishment. But, a terrorist group is threatening to blow up Los Angeles, and FBI Counter Terror agent Callie Ferres (Julianne Moore) is determined to find Chris and convince him that he should use his clairvoyance to prevent the catastrophe. And the chase is on as Chris and new girlfriend Liz (Jessica Biel) head through the Arizona desert with Callie in pursuit.
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The Opportunists 2000 R, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Myles Connell
Cast: Christopher Walken, Peter McDonald, Cyndi Lauper, Vera Farmiga, Donal Logue, Jose Zuniga, Tom Noonan, Anne Pitoniak, Olek Krupa, Paul D'Amato
One last big heist is what struggling automobile mechanic Vic Kelly (Christopher Walken) agrees to when approached by night security guards Pat (Donal Logue) and Jesus (Jose Zuniga). Enter Vic's Irish cousin Michael (Peter McDonald), and plans soon go into effect to rob a deposit delivery warehouse.
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 Ransom 1996 R, 121 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Brawley Nolte, Gary Sinise, Delroy Lindo, Liev Schreiber, Lili Taylor, Paul(2) Guilfoyle, Jose Zuniga
This loose remake of the 1956 Glenn Ford vehicle is about Tom Mullen's (Mel Gibson) dilemma when his son, Sean (Brawley Nolte), is kidnapped. Going against the wishes of his wife, Kate (Rene Russo), and the FBI, Mullen hatches his own plot to get the boy out of the clutches of kidnapper Jimmy Shaker (Gary Sinise).
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Smoke 1995 R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Wayne Wang
Cast: Harvey Keitel, William Hurt, Forest Whitaker, Stockard Channing, Harold Perrineau, Ashley Judd, Giancarlo Esposito, Victor Argo, Jared Harris, Jose Zuniga
Taken from Paul Auster's novel, "The Music of Chance," this film records moments in the lives of several people who wander in and out of a Brooklyn cigar store. Shopkeeper Augie (Harvey Keitel) is a storyteller who touches and is touched by the lives of those around him. Among the interesting characters are Paul Benjamin (William Hurt), Rashid (Harold Perrineau Jr.), and Ruby (Stockard Channing).
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Stonewall 1995 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Nigel Finch
Cast: Guillermo Diaz, Fred Weller, Brendan Corbalis, Duane Boutte, Bruce MacVittie, John Doman, Luis Guzman, Isaiah Washington, Dwight Ewell, Matthew Faber, Peter Ratray, Michael McElroy, Nicole Ari Parker, Jose Zuniga, John Ventimiglia
In 1969, patrons of the Stonewall bar in Greenwich Village decided to fight off police bashing, and that began the gay liberation movement. This docudrama recreates that era through the eyes of Matty Dean (Fred Weller). This is an interesting film that provides a contrast as well as a reminder of feelings about homosexuals–then and now.
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| 1. Constantine (2005)
2. For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000)
3. Fresh (1994)
4. Gun Shy (2000)
5. Happy Accidents (2000)
6. The Hunted (2003)
7. Hurricane (1998)
aka: Hurricane Streets
8. Nadja (1994)
9. Next (2007)
10. The Opportunists (2000)
11. Ransom (1996)
12. Smoke (1995)
13. Stonewall (1995)
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