Because of Winn-Dixie 2005   PG, 106 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama
Director: Wayne Wang
Cast: AnnaSophia Robb, Jeff Daniels, Cicely Tyson, Dave Matthews, Eva Marie Saint, Courtney Jines, Nick Price, Luke Benward, Elle Fanning, Marca Price, Lenore Banks, John McConnell, B.J. Hopper, Harland Williams, William Arthur Pitts
Ten-year-old Opal (AnnaSophia Robb) is lonely; her preacher father (Jeff Daniels) has just moved her to a dusty village in Florida where the citizens have been depressed since the candy factory closed. Opal needs friends and finds one at a grocery store when she encounters a homeless dog that she brings home and names Winn-Dixie. Opal and Winn-Dixie bond, and the pair befriends many of the town's lost souls. 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 06/29/2009 | | I saw this movie for the first time over the weekend and it was excellent. There's not a star in it that wasn't just great!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Hard Target 1993   R, 92 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: John Woo
Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Arnold Vosloo, Lance Henriksen, Yancy Butler, Wilford Brimley, Kasi Lemmons, Ted Raimi, Robert Apisa, Chuck Pfarrer, Mike Leinert, Douglas Forsythe Rye, Lenore Banks, Eliott Keener
Natasha (Yancy Butler) is looking for her homeless, war-veteran father (Chuck Pfarrer) in New Orleans and hires Chance Boudreaux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) to help in her search. They find her father dead, and the trail leads to Randal Poe (Elliott Keener) who, in turn, works for wealthy Emil Fouchon (Lance Henriksen) who manages a game offering rich clients the chance to hunt down homeless veterans. After their discovery, Chance and Natasha find themselves the targets in the game. 1 User Review
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| | Good action, and Van Damme shows his martial arts skills | Anonymous 09/17/2007 | | |
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Passion Fish 1992  R, 138 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Sayles
Cast: Mary McDonnell, Alfre Woodard, David Strathairn, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Angela Bassett, Lenore Banks, Maggie Renzi, Sheila Kelley, Tom Wright
May-Alice (Mary McDonnell) had been a television star before she was hit and paralyzed by a New York cab. Depressed and drowning her sorrows in alcohol, she returns home to Louisiana where the friendship with her nurse Chantelle (Alfre Woodard) changes both women's lives. McDonnell was nominated for an Oscar.
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 This Gun for Hire 1991 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lou Antonio
Cast: Robert Wagner, Nancy Everhard, Fredric Lehne, John Harkins, Marco St. John, Danny Kamin, Dean Cochran, Lenore Banks, Patrik Balduff, David Dahlgren
Robert Wagner takes over the Alan Ladd role from the 1942 film and plays the gunman out for revenge after he is double-crossed.
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| 1. Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
2. Hard Target (1993)
3. Passion Fish (1992)
4. This Gun for Hire (1991)
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