The Awakening 1980 R, 102 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Mike Newell Cast: Charlton Heston, Susannah York, Jill Townsend, Stephanie Zimbalist, Patrick Drury, Bruce Myers, Nadim Sawalha, Ian McDiarmid, Miriam Margolyes, Ahmed Osman, Michael Mellinger, Leonard Maguire, Ishia Bennison, Madhav Sharma, Michael Halphie
Matthew Corbeck (Charlton Heston) is an archeologist whose baby daughter is "blessed" with the evil spirit of an ancient Egyptian queen. Based on Bram Stoker's "Jewel of the Seven Stars" and previously filmed as "Blood from the Mummy's Tomb" (1971).
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Beyond the Limit 1983 R, 103 min. Genre: Action / Drama / Romance
Director: John Mackenzie Cast: Michael Caine, Richard Gere, Bob Hoskins, Elpidia Carrillo, A Martinez, Joaquim de Almeida, Stephanie Cotsirilos, Domingo Ambriz, Eric F. Valdez, Nicolas Jasso, Geoffrey Palmer, Leonard Maguire, Jorge Russek, Erika Carlsen, Josefina Echanove
This film adaptation of Graham Greene's "The Honorary Consul" involves a love triangle between a British Doctor Eduardo Plarr (Richard Gere) and kidnapped diplomat Charley Fortnum (Michael Caine) and his ex-prostitute wife. All of the action takes place in hot, humid Argentina where revolutionaries are involved in a possible government takeover.
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Victory 1995 R, 99 min. Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Mark Peploe Cast: Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill, Irene Jacob, Rufus Sewell, Jean Yanne, Ho Yi, Bill Paterson, Irm Hermann, Simon Callow, Graziano Marcelli, Michael Lee, Leonard Maguire, Didi Saad, Topan Setiadji, Hansi Jochmann
This is another remake of Joseph Conrad's novel. It is the story of Axel Heyst (Willem Dafoe)–who lives on an island in the Dutch East Indies in 1913–and the woman, Alma (Irene Jacob), he saved from servitude and has grown to love. When villains arrive on the scene, Axel must go into action.
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| 1. The Awakening (1980)
2. Beyond the Limit (1983)
3. Victory (1995)
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