Aquamarine 2006  PG, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Elizabeth Allen
Cast: Emma Roberts, JoJo, Sara Paxton, Jake McDorman, Arielle Kebbel, Claudia Karvan, Bruce Spence, Tammin Sursok, Roy Billing, Julia Blake, Shaun Micallef, Lulu McClatchy
Claire and Hailey (Emma Roberts and JoJo) are best friends who fear the end of summer when Hailey will be leaving Florida to live in Australia where her marine-biologist mother (Claudia Karvan) has a research grant. In desperation, Claire and Hailey pray to the hurricane god for help, and the next morning their prayers are answered when a huge wave washes mermaid Aquamarine (Sara Paxton) out of the bay and into Claire's swimming pool. Mermaids possess powers to grant wishes, and Aquamarine makes a deal with the girls: if they help her attract a certain good-looking lifeguard (Jake McDorman), she will grant them their wish. But, everything must be accomplished in a mere three days. 1 User Review
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| | great! | angela 03/19/2007 | | this movie was an awsome movie,jake mcdorman is hot! |
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Hotel de Love 1997  R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Craig Rosenberg
Cast: Aden Young, Saffron Burrows, Simon Bossell, Pippa Grandison, Ray Barrett, Julia Blake, Peter O'Brien, Belinda McClory, Caleb Cluff, Cassandra Magrath
Hotel De Love is a tacky honeymoon "paradise" run by Rick Dunne (Aden Young). Rick's former love, Melissa (Saffron Burrows), comes to the hotel and regales Rick with news of her future marriage. Stephen (Simon Bossell), Rick's twin, it seems has been pining for Melissa since adolescence; it remains for Rick's girlfriend, Alison (Pippa Grandison) to bring closure to the dysfunctional obsessions.
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Innocence 2000  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Cox
Cast: Julia Blake, Charles "Bud" Tingwell, Terry Norris, Robert Menzies, Marta Dusseldorp, Kristien Van Pellicom, Kenny Aernouts, Chris Haywood, Norman Kaye, Joey Kennedy
When widower and retired music teacher Andreas (Charles "Bud" Tingwell) contacts his past love, Claire (Julia Blake), even after a 50-year separation, they discover there is still a spark between them. But, Claire is married (although not happily), and more than a few concerns enter into the decision about their right to rekindle a past love.
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Lonely Hearts 1982 R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Cox, Kon Ichikawa
Cast: Wendy Hughes, Norman Kaye, Jon Finlayson, Julia Blake, Jonathan Hardy, Irene Inescort, Vic Gordon, Ted Grove-Rogers, Ron Falk, Chris Haywood
A piano tuner, Peter (Norman Kaye), and a shy office worker, Patricia (Wendy Hughes), have led quiet lives without any romance until they meet and learn how to have a meaningful relationship. A fun film from Australia.
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Man of Flowers 1983 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Cox
Cast: Norman Kaye, Alyson Best, Chris Haywood, Sarah Walker, Julia Blake, Bob Ellis, Werner Herzog, Barry Dickins, Patrick Cook, Victoria Eagger
Bremer (Norman Kaye) is a rich old man who watches instead of participating in life. He love flowers, and also loves to pay a model for disrobing for him. Different.
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My First Wife 1984 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Cox
Cast: John Hargreaves, Wendy Hughes, Lucy Angwin, David Cameron, Julia Blake, Anna Maria Monticelli, Charles "Bud" Tingwell, Robin Lovejoy, Lucy Uralov, Tony Llewellyn-Jones
John (John Hargreaves), a self-centered musician, suffers extreme emotional problems when his wife, Helen (Wendy Hughes), leaves him after ten years of marriage. Family, friends, and lovers expose the pain and confusion suffered by this man for whom work, work, and more work was the be-all and end-all of life.
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Patrick 1978 PG, 115 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Richard Franklin
Cast: Susan Penhaligon, Robert Helpmann, Rod Mullinar, Bruce Barry, Robert Thompson, Julia Blake, Helen Hemingway, Maria Mercedes, Walter Pym, Frank Wilson, Carole-Ann Aylett, Paul Young
Patrick (Robert Thompson) lies in a hospital bed in a deep coma, having been in this state since he electrocuted his mother and her lover. Though comatose, he has telekinesis powers, and when a new nurse, Kathy (Susan Penhaligon), is assigned to his case, he falls in love and sends messages to her via a typewriter. Likewise, those who would try to shorten his life end up dead. When Patrick knows that his death is imminent, he tries to get Kathy to commit suicide so that she can join him.
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X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2009 PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Thriller
Director: Gavin Hood
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiver, Danny Huston, Will i Am, Lynn Collins, Kevin Durand, Dominic Monaghan, Taylor Kitsch, Daniel Henney, Ryan Reynolds, Scott Adkins, Max Cullen, Troye Sivan, Tim Pocock, Julia Blake
This prequel to "X-Men" goes back in time and tells about Logan (Hugh Jackman) growing up with his half-brother Viktor (Liev Schreiver)–before they became Wolverine and Sabretooth. The plot involves Wolverine getting revenge against the villain who has been capturing members of a military team of mutants, which includes Viktor. Viktor tricks Wolverine into being injected by the evil Col. Stryker (Danny Huston) with "Adamantium" that causes his hands to sprout metal claws. Now, Wolverine sets off to put an end to the evil acts.
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| 1. Aquamarine (2006)
2. Hotel de Love (1997)
3. Innocence (2000)
4. Lonely Hearts (1982)
5. Man of Flowers (1983)
6. My First Wife (1984)
7. Patrick (1978)
8. X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
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