The Amati Girls 2000  PG, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anne DeSalvo
Cast: Mercedes Ruehl, Paul Sorvino, Cloris Leachman, Sean Young, Dinah Manoff, Lily Knight, Lee Grant, Mark Harmon, Jamey Sheridan, Marissa Leigh
Three generations of the Amati women, each having her own set of problems, must contend with sisters, mothers, and daughters who don't hesitate to make their own thoughts known. Unfortunately, the good cast cannot compensate for this bad movie.
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 Around the Bend 2004  R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jordan Roberts
Cast: Michael Caine, Christopher Walken, Josh Lucas, Jonah Bobo, Glenne Headly, David Eigenberg, Robert Douglas, Carlos A. Cabarcas, Gerry Bamman, Jean Effron, Lily Knight, Rick Negron
After the funeral of family patriarch Henry Lair (Michael Caine), three generations of the family–(Jonah Bobo, Josh Lucas, and Christopher Walken)–set off on a trip through the Southwest distributing Henry's ashes, uncovering family secrets, and bonding.
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Brittle Glory 1997  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: The Continued Adventures of Reptile Man
Director: Stewart Schill
Cast: Tony Curtis, Arye Gross, Ally Walker, Richard Portnow, Paul Sand, Wendy Davis, Lillian Hurst, Lily Knight
Jack Steele (Tony Curtis) was the Reptile Man in a television series 25 years ago, and Lewis Rosen (Arye Gross) played Reptile Man's sidekick, Tadpole. Together, they fought for justice. Now the TV superhero and sidekick still put on their costumes and make public appearances, taking advantage of their popularity (Does this sound a little like Clayton Moore playing The Lone Ranger?). But Lewis is tired of being the brunt of Jack's jokes and wants to get back in show business. It appears that Jack may be hampering Lewis' chances at landing a job.
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 The Singing Detective 2003  R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical / Mystery
Director: Keith Gordon
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Robin Wright Penn, Mel Gibson, Jeremy Northam, Katie Holmes, Adrien Brody, Jon Polito, Carla Gugino, Saul Rubinek, Alfre Woodard, Amy Aquino, David Dorfman, Eddie Jones, Lily Knight, Clyde Kusatsu
During his hospitalization, novelist Dan Dark (Robert Downey Jr.) hallucinates and believes he is the detective in his book who investigated a 1950s' homicide. After discussing this with his psychiatrist (Mel Gibson), Dan begins to turn his old novel into a new musical–complete with song and dance.
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 An Unremarkable Life 1989 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Amin Q. Chaudhri
Cast: Patricia Neal, Shelley Winters, Mako, Rochelle Oliver, Charles S. Dutton, Lily Knight, Jenny Chrisinger, Madeleine Sherwood, Laura Lock
Elderly sisters Frances and Evelyn (Patricia Neal and Shelley Winters) have lived in the same home for the last 15 years but remain emotionally in the past, as they cannot move forward beyond old squabbles. When Max Chin (Mako) begins dating Frances, the arguments rise to a new level.
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| 1. The Amati Girls (2000)
2. Around the Bend (2004)
3. Brittle Glory (1997)
aka: The Continued Adventures of Reptile Man
4. The Singing Detective (2003)
5. An Unremarkable Life (1989)
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