 Bad Santa 2003  R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Terry Zwigoff
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Brett Kelly, Lauren Graham, Lauren Tom, Bernie Mac, John Ritter, Ajay Naidu, Lorna Scott, Alex Borstein, Dylan Charles, Billy Gardell
Santa (Billy Bob Thornton) and his elf (Tony Cox) are really con men who, year after year, have worked in department stores and robbed the stores' safes on Christmas Eve. Could this be the year that these two will get their comeuppance?
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Batman Beyond: The Movie 1999 TV, 130 min.
Genre: Animation / Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Curt Geda, Butch Lukic, Dan Riba, Yukio Suzuki
Cast: Will Friedle, Kevin Conroy, Teri Garr, Sherman Howard, Michael Ansara, George Takei, Seth Green, Linda Hamilton, Olivia d'Abo, George Lazenby, Ryan O'Donohue, Lauren Tom, Bruce W. Timm, Michael Gross, CCH Pounder
Bruce Wayne (voice of Kevin Conroy) had long-ago retired as Batman when young Terry McGinnis (voice of Will Friedle) tries to avenge his father's murder. In the process, Terry discovers Wayne's secret life and dons Wayne's Batman suit. Voila! We now have a new Batman in the person of Terry McGinnis.
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The Batman/Superman Movie 1998 TV, 64 min.
Genre: Animation / Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Toshihiko Masuda
Cast: Kevin Conroy, Tim Daly, Dana Delany, Mark Hamill, Clancy Brown, Arleen Sorkin, Lisa Edelstein, Bob Hastings, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Joseph Bologna, Robert Costanzo, George Dzundza, Lauren Tom, Brad Garrett, Corey Burton
The Joker (voice of Mark Hamill) steals a valuable statuette containing Kryptonite and heads to Metropolis to make a deal with Lex Luther (voice of Clancy Brown) to kill Superman (voice of Tim Daly). Batman (voice of Kevin Conroy) is in pursuit and comes across Superman. After the two get over personality issues with each other, they team up to take care of the situation. Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne meets and dates Lois Lane (voice of Dana Delany), which doesn't make Clark Kent happy. A fun animated film.
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Catfish in Black Bean Sauce 2000  PG-13, 119 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Chi Muoi Lo
Cast: Paul Winfield, Mary Alice, Chi Muoi Lo, Lauren Tom, Kieu Chinh, Sanaa Lathan, Tyler Christopher, Tzi Ma, George(2) Wallace, Wing Chen
When Saigon fell at the close of the Vietnam War, a brother and sister–Dwayne (Chi Muoi Lo) and Mai (Lauren Tom)–were separated from their parents and, subsequently, adopted in the U.S. by an African American family: Harold (Paul Winfield) and Dolores Williams (Mary Alice). The story takes place years later when Mai tracks down their birth mother, Vinh (Tzi Ma), and brings her home. Inevitable problems ensue.
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In Good Company 2004  PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Paul Weitz
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace, Scarlett Johansson, Marg Helgenberger, David Paymer, Clark Gregg, Philip Baker Hall, Selma Blair, Frankie Faison, Ty Burrell, Kevin Chapman, Amy Aquino, Colleen Camp, Lauren Tom, Zena Grey
Dan Foreman (Dennis Quaid) gets a new boss, up-and-comer Carter Duryea (Topher Grace), who just happens to be half Dan's age and also is more than a little interested in Dan's college-age daughter, Alex (Scarlett Johansson). To make matters worse, Dan's wife Ann (Marge Helgenberger) is expecting a new baby, and he is in no position to quit his job. But, slowly, a father/son bond is formed between Dan and Carter. An entertaining film about business ethics.
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The Joy Luck Club 1993  R, 138 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Wayne Wang
Cast: Kieu Chinh, Tsai Chin, France Nuyen, Lisa Lu, Ming-Na, Tamlyn Tomita, Lauren Tom, Rosalind Chao, Victor Wong, Michael Paul Chan, Chao Li Chi, Melanie Chang
This is the film adaptation of Amy Tan's excellent novel about four Chinese women who fled China in the 1930s and became lifelong friends in San Francisco. It is an insightful look into the Joy Luck Club's members as well as their daughters' contemporary problems.
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Manhood 2003  R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bobby Roth
Cast: Nestor Carbonell, John Ritter, Janeane Garofalo, Bonnie Bedelia, Nick Roth, Lauren Tom, Barbara Williams, Barry Newman, Andrew J. Ferchland, Skyler Shaye, Sybil Temchen, Carole Davis
Reformed womanizer Jack (Nestor Carbonell) tries to put his life back together–starting with connecting to his son and nephew. This is a boring, dark drama of a dysfunctional family. Sundance Film Festival material was billed as a dark comedy, but the comedy is hard to find.
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Mulan II 2004 G, 79 min.
Genre: Family / Animation / Adventure / Comedy / Musical
Director: Darrell Rooney, Lynne Southerland
Cast: Ming-Na, Lea Salonga, B.D. Wong, Mark Moseley, Lucy Liu, Harvey Fierstein, Sandra Oh, Gedde Watanabe, Lauren Tom, Jerry Tondo, Pat Morita, George Takei, June Forey, Soon-Tek Oh, Frank Welker
Mulan (voice of Ming-Na/singing voice of Lea Salonga) is engaged to marry General Shang (voice of B.D. Wong) when the Emperor (voice of Pat Morita) calls on them to serve as bodyguards for his daughters Mei, Su, and Ting (voices of Lucy Liu, Lauren Tom, and Sandra Oh) when they travel to a foreign land for arranged marriages that will help gain peace between nations. The trek proves difficult, and Mulan's dragon sidekick Mushu (voice of Mark Moseley) contributes to problems because he knows that his job will end if Mulan and Shang marry. Along the way, Mulan realizes that the princesses are being forced into loveless marriages and decides to help them escape their fate.
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Nothing Lasts Forever 1984 PG, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tom Schiller
Cast: Zach Galligan, Apollonia van Ravenstein, Lauren Tom, Dan Aykroyd, Imogene Coca, Eddie Fisher, Sam Jaffe, Mort Sahl, Bill Murray, Paul Rogers
This comedy is centered on a would-be artist (Zach Galligan) who has adventures in a futuristic New York and on the moon.
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When a Man Loves a Woman 1994 R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Luis Mandoki
Cast: Meg Ryan, Andy Garcia, Ellen Burstyn, Tina Majorino, Lauren Tom, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Mae Whitman, LaTanya Richardson, Eugene Roche, Gail Strickland, Susanna Thompson, Al Franken
Finally, alcoholism is portrayed as what it is–an illness and NOT a personality flaw. Meg Ryan plays Alice Green, wife, mother, and alcoholic, who hits her low point and recovery begins. The message is great, but there's not much entertainment value.
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| 1. Bad Santa (2003)
2. Batman Beyond: The Movie (1999)
3. The Batman/Superman Movie (1998)
4. Catfish in Black Bean Sauce (2000)
5. In Good Company (2004)
6. The Joy Luck Club (1993)
7. Manhood (2003)
8. Mulan II (2004)
9. Nothing Lasts Forever (1984)
10. When a Man Loves a Woman (1994)
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