 Alice in Wonderland 1983  TV, 90 min.
Genre: Family / Fantasy
Director: Kirk Browning
Cast: Kate Burton, Richard Burton, Colleen Dewhurst, Donald O'Connor, Geoffrey Holder, Austin Pendleton, Maureen Stapleton, Zeljko Ivanek, Nathan Lane, Fritz Weaver
The Broadway revival production was staged for the TV cameras in this telling of the classic story. Highlight: well-known cast.
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 Big Trouble in Little China 1986  PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Adventure / Fantasy / Romance
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, Dennis Dun, James Hong, Victor Wong, Kate Burton, Suzee Pai, Donald Li, Carter Wong, Peter Kwong, James Pax, Chao Li Chi, Jeff Imada, Rummel Mor, Craig Ng
This funny satire follows truck driver Jack Burton (Kurt Russell) who takes his friend Wang Chi (Dennis Dun) to the airport to pick up his fiancee Miao Yin (Suzee Pai) and finds himself in the middle of a Chinese gang war. The gang kidnaps Miao because the ghost of Chinese warlord Lo Pan (James Hong) must marry her in order to regain his physical form. John goes beneath the streets of San Francisco and encounters some strange creatures while trying to rescue Miao. High-tech action.
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The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer 2003 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Craig R. Baxley
Cast: Lisa Brenner, Steven Brand, Kate Burton, Tsidii Leloka, Brad Greenquist, Deirdre Quinn, Tsai Chin, Jacob Pearce Guzman, Courtney Taylor Burness, Eric Keenleyside, Ridley Pearson, Frank Buxton
This made-for-TV prequel to the Stephen King miniseries "Rose Red" is based on a novel by Ridley Pearson. Set at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, this is the story of Ellen (Lisa Brenner), whose rich, new husband (Steven Brand) built the Rose Red mansion for her as a wedding present. As time goes on, Ellen becomes suspicious of her husband's past, and it appears that the house may be haunted with some of his acquaintances who had disappeared.
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The Ice Storm 1997 R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ang Lee
Cast: Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Henry Czerny, Sigourney Weaver, Jamey Sheridan, Christina Ricci, Elijah Wood, Courtney Peldon, David Krumholtz, Adam Hann-Byrd, Tobey Maguire, Kate Burton, Katie Holmes, Maia Danziger, Michael Cumpsty
Set in Connecticut during the weekend after Thanksgiving, 1973, this is a tale about members of the wealthy Hood and Carver families who have lost purpose in their lives. Sixteen-year-old Paul Hood (Tobey Maguire) is home from prep school but wishing he was nearer to Casey (Katie Holmes) who he has a crush on. Meanwhile, his 14-year-old sister Wendy (Christina Ricci) has been playing around sexually with neighbor Mikey Carver (Elijah Wood)–whose mother Janey (Sigourney Weaver) is having an affair with Wendy's father Ben (Kevin Kline). Ben's wife Elena (Joan Allen) knows that there are problems but has no idea of how to cope. The ice storm hits, and they find things turning from bad to worse.
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Max Payne 2008  PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: John Moore
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Beau Bridges, Ludacris, Chris O'Donnell, Donal Logue, Amaury Nolasco, Kate Burton, Olga Kurylenko, Joel Gordon, Jamie Hector, Rothaford Gray, Andrew Friedman, Marianthi Evans, Nelly Furtado
Police detective Max Payne's (Mark Wahlberg) wife and baby were killed three years ago, and he is obsessed with finding the killer. He gets his first clue when Natasha (Olga Kurylenko) is murdered, and Max believes her murder is tied to that of his wife. He talks to Natasha's sister, Mona Sax (Mila Kunis), who leads him to a pharmaceutical company that makes drugs, which cause soldiers to hallucinate and believe that they are invincible. Now, Max is even more determined to uncover the truth as he searches New York City's dark streets stopping at nothing to deliver justice.
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Mistrial 1996 R, 89 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Heywood Gould
Cast: Bill Pullman, Robert Loggia, Blair Underwood, Jon Seda, Josef Sommer, Casey Siemaszko, Leo Burmester, James Rebhorn, Roma Maffia, Kate Burton, Peter MacNeill, Roberta Maxwell
When it looks like accused cop-killer Eddie Rios (Jon Seda) is going to be set free, the arresting policeman, Steve Donahue (Bill Pullman), grabs control of the courtroom and proves Rios' guilt.
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Sherrybaby 2006  R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Laurie Collyer
Cast: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Brad William Henke, Sam Bottoms, Kate Burton, Giancarlo Esposito, Danny Trejo, Rio Hackford, Bridget Barkan, Ryan Simkins, Caroline Clay, Michelle Hurst, Sandra Rodriguez, Anna Simpson
After her release from prison, drug addict Sherry Swanson (Maggie Gyllenhaal) returns home to New Jersey where she enters a half-way house and sets out to reclaim custody of her five-year-old daughter, Alexis (Ryan Simpkins), who has been cared for by Sherry's brother and sister-in-law–Bobby and Marcia (Brad William Henke and Kate Burton). But, Sherry's goal proves more difficult as she realizes after a meeting with Alexis and a reunion with her not-so-understanding father Bob, Sr. (Sam Bottoms). "Sherrybaby" does not seem capable of making adult decisions.
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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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Swimfan 2002 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: John Polson
Cast: Jesse Bradford, Erika Christensen, Shiri Appleby, Kate Burton, Clayne Crawford, Jason Ritter, Kia Goodwin, Dan Hedaya, Michael Higgins, Nick Sandow
After high-school senior Ben Cronin (Jesse Bradford) enjoys a one-night stand with sexy Madison (Erika Christensen), his life takes a decided turn for the worse when Madison fails in her demand that he drop girlfriend Amy (Shiri Appleby).
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 Unfaithful 2002 R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Adrian Lyne
Cast: Richard Gere, Diane Lane, Olivier Martinez, Erik Per Sullivan, Myra Lucretia Taylor, Michelle Monaghan, Chad Lowe, Joseph Badalucco Jr., Erich Anderson, Damon Gupton, Kate Burton, Dominic Chianese, Margaret Colin, Larry Gleason, Marc Forget
Connie (Diane Lane) falls during a windstorm and is rescued by a much younger man Paul Martel (Oliver Martinez). Now, she puts her seemingly stable marriage, which includes a young son Charlie (Erik Per Sullivan), to Edward (Richard Gere) on hold and indulges in an adulterous affair with Paul. Edward becomes suspicious and hires Frank Wilson (Dominic Chianese) to investigate. When Edward learns about Paul, he confronts him, and tragedy ensues. Lane was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar.
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| 1. Alice in Wonderland (1983)
2. August (1996)
3. Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
4. The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer (2003)
5. The Ice Storm (1997)
6. Max Payne (2008)
7. Mistrial (1996)
8. Sherrybaby (2006)
9. Stay (2005)
10. Swimfan (2002)
11. Unfaithful (2002)
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