Brother to Brother 2004  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rodney Evans
Cast: Anthony Mackie, Roger Robinson, Larry Gilliard Jr., Aunjanue Ellis, Duane Boutte, Daniel Sunjata, Alex Burns, Ray Ford, Bradley Cole, Oni Faida Lampley, Billoah Greene, Kevin Jackson
Black/gay Perry Williams (Anthony Mackie) is a young artist/student who has problems being accepted for who he is–even his father kicked him out of the house. But, when he meets elderly Black writer Bruce Nugent (Roger Robinson), who had lived through the 1930s' Harlem Renaissance, Perry learns from Bruce's past and gains a perspective about his present-day life.
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 Cecil B. DeMented 2000  R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Waters
Cast: Melanie Griffith, Stephen Dorff, Alicia Witt, Adrian Grenier, Larry Gilliard Jr., Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jack Noseworthy, Eric M. Barry, Erika Lynn Rupli, Harriet Dodge
When indie-film director Cecil B. DeMented (Stephen Dorff) and his cult followers kidnap A-list Hollywood star Honey Whitlock (Melanie Griffith), they plan to give her a punk makeover and star her in their own underground movie as a statement in their guerilla assault on mainstream films. Unfortunately, this is one of those uninspired comedies that comes across as amateurish and not very funny.
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 Gangs of New York 2002 R, 165 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz, Jim Broadbent, Liam Neeson, John C. Reilly, Henry Thomas, Brendan Gleeson, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Gary Lewis, Eddie Marsan, Alec McCowen, David Hemmings, Larry Gilliard Jr.
The story begins in New York's Five Points slum, during 1846, where crime runs rampant in Lower Manhattan as unwelcome immigrants flock to the city. Gang wars ensue, and Bill the Butcher (Daniel Day-Lewis) kills Priest Vallon (Liam Neeson). Sixteen years later, Priest's son, Amsterdam (Leonardo DiCaprio), enters the arena with a mission: hunt down his father's killer. The film received 10 Academy Award nominations, including Best Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis), Picture, and Director.
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Kill the Poor 2006 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan Taylor
Cast: David Krumholtz, Clara Bellar, Paul Calderon, Jon Budinoff, Heather Burns, Zak Orth, Larry Gilliard Jr., Otto Sanchez, Jaime Tirelli, Fisher Stevens, Cliff Gorman, Damian Young
The time is 1982, and the place is New York City where Joe (David Krumholtz) and his pregnant French wife, Anabelle (Clara Bellar), buy into a tenement building on Avenue E on the city's lower East Side. Their neighbors are pot heads, dealers, and thieves roaming the streets. To make their house a home and protect the property, Joe joins forces with the other tenants who elect him president of the "co-op." Joe is asked to evict long-time squatter Carlos DeJesus (Paul Calderon) who has lived in the building longer than anyone else. But, Joe's attempts at mediation meet with little success.
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 The Machinist 2004  R, 102 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Thriller
Director: Brad Anderson
Cast: Christian Bale, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Aitana Sanchez-Gijon, John Sharian, Michael Ironside, Larry Gilliard Jr., Reg E. Cathey, Anna Massey, Matthew Romero Moore, Robert Long, Colin Stinton, Craig Stevenson, Ferran Lahoz, Norman Bell, Jeremy Xido
Trevor Reznik (Christian Bale) is a lathe operator who suffers from insomnia, can't eat, and has become isolated at work because of an accident blamed on him. Now, he appears to be getting mysterious notes and is having visions of events that may or may not be happening. What will Trevor uncover when he begins to investigate?
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Next Stop, Wonderland 1998 R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Brad Anderson
Cast: Hope Davis, Alan Gelfant, Victor Argo, H. Jon Benjamin, Cara Buono, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Roger Rees, Larry Gilliard Jr., Robert(2) Stanton, Holland Taylor
When Erin's (Hope Davis) boyfriend dumps her, her own mother (Holland Taylor) places an ad in the personals for her. Then there is Alan (Alan Gelfant), the aspiring marine biologist. Erin and Alan often come close but don't quite meet. Will their paths finally cross?
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Simply Irresistible 1999 PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mark Tarlov
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Sean Patrick Flanery, Patricia Clarkson, Dylan Baker, Christopher Durang, Larry Gilliard Jr., Betty Buckley, Amanda Peet, Anthony Ruivivar, Olek Krupa
In this Cinderella story, Amanda Shelton (Sarah Michelle Gellar) inherits a restaurant and finds she also has come upon magical powers served through her food. Customers' personalities change for the better after eating her fare as is shown when her "Prince Charming," department store owner (Sean Patrick Flanery), dines at her restaurant and finds his life changed forever.
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A Soldier's Sweetheart 1998 R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Thomas Michael Donnelly
Cast: Kiefer Sutherland, Georgina Cates, Skeet Ulrich, Daniel London, Louis Vanaria, Larry Gilliard Jr., Christopher Birt
During the Vietnam War an Army medic, Fossie (Skeet Ulrich) finds a way to bring his girlfriend, Marianne (Georgina Cates), to the war zone. Marianne becomes fascinated with the carnage and ends up joining the Green Berets on a night patrol.
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The Substitute 2: School's Out 1998 R, 89 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Steven Pearl
Cast: Treat Williams, B.D. Wong, Larry Gilliard Jr., Edoardo Ballerini, Angel David, Chuck Jeffreys, Paul Lazar, Christopher Cousins, Michael Michele, Owen Stadele
If you are into viewing endless streams of violence, then this story–about an ex-Green Beret mercenary (Treat Williams) posing as a teacher to avenge his brother's murder–will appeal.
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 The Waterboy 1998 PG-13, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Frank Coraci
Cast: Adam Sandler, Fairuza Balk, Kathy Bates, Henry Winkler, Jerry Reed, Blake Clark, Larry Gilliard Jr., Allen Covert, Clint Howard, Rob Schneider, Peter Dante, Jonathan Loughran, Al Whiting, Todd Holland, Robert Kokol
Bobby Boucher (Adam Sandler) has enjoyed his job as the waterboy for a college football team, but they fire him. Despite his overprotective mother's (Kathy Bates) wishes, Bobby joins another team, the Mud Dogs, who are coached by neurotic Coach Klein (Henry Winkler). He also finds a girlfriend, Vickie (Fairuza Balk), who has much to teach Bobby about the birds and the bees. Bobby becomes a star player on the Mud Dogs. They win their games and now are scheduled to face Bobby's former team in the Bourbon Bowl.
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| 1. Brother to Brother (2004)
2. Cecil B. DeMented (2000)
3. Gangs of New York (2002)
4. Kill the Poor (2006)
5. The Machinist (2004)
6. Next Stop, Wonderland (1998)
7. Simply Irresistible (1999)
8. A Soldier's Sweetheart (1998)
9. The Substitute 2: School's Out (1998)
10. The Waterboy (1998)
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