Girlfight 2000  R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Karyn Kusama
Cast: Michelle Rodriguez, Jaime Tirelli, Paul Calderon, Santiago Douglas, Ray Santiago, Elisa Bocanegra, Shannon Walker Williams, Iris Little Thomas, John Sayles, Louis Guss
So far, nothing has gone right in Diana's (Michelle Rodriguez) life, and the chip on her shoulder has grown to mammoth proportions. Then one day she goes to the local gym and falls in love with the world of boxing. She convinces a coach (Jaime Tirelli) to give her boxing lessons, and it isn't long before her hostile attitude is reversed.
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 Moonstruck 1987 PG, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Norman Jewison
Cast: Cher, Nicolas Cage, Olympia Dukakis, Vincent Gardenia, Danny Aiello, John Mahoney, Julie Bovasso, Louis Guss, Joe Grifasi, Anita Gillette, Leonardo Cimino, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Nada Despotovich, Helen Hanft, Robin Bartlett
Loretta (Cher) is a superstitious woman who feels that bad luck has caused her tragedies in life. She accepts Johnny Commarari's (Danny Aiello) marriage proposal because she wants the security of a husband. After Johnny leaves for a trip to Sicily to visit his dying mother, Loretta meets his brother Ronny (Nicholas Cage), and she finds the great love of her life. Cher and Olympia Dukakis (in the role of Loretta's mother) won Oscars for this film, as did the Writing-Screenplay. Nominations were received for Best Picture, Supporting Actor (Vincent Gardenia as Loretta's father) and Director.
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Seize the Day 1986  TV, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fielder Cook
Cast: Robin Williams, Jerry Stiller, Joseph Wiseman, Glenne Headly, Tony Roberts, Richard B. Shull, Katherine Borowitz, John Fiedler, William Duell, Louis Guss
Saul Bellow's novel is brought to the screen, exploring the relative unimportance of a single human being when confronted with the forces of a capitalist society. Robin Williams, as usual, does a fine job.
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Two Family House 2000 R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Raymond De Felitta
Cast: Michael Rispoli, Kelly Macdonald, Katherine Narducci, Kevin Conway, Matt Servitto, Michele Santopietro, Louis Guss, Rosemary DeAngelis, Anthony Arkin, Saul Stein
To attain his dream of owning a bar, Buddy (Michael Rispoli) uses an inheritance to buy a two family house in which he and his wife Estelle (Katherine Narducci) can live on the second floor while the bar occupies the first. Estelle objects, and then Buddy learns that the O'Nearys (Kelly MacDonald and Kevin Conway) already rent the upstairs apartment and are not about to be evicted. Despite these problems, Buddy is about to learn the importance of family, friends, and what love is really all about.
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Used People 1992  PG-13, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Beeban Kidron
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Marcello Mastroianni, Kathy Bates, Marcia Gay Harden, Jessica Tandy, Sylvia Sidney, Bob Dishy, Asia Vieira, Louis Guss, Irving Metzman, David Gow
Pearl (Shirley MacLaine) is a Jewish woman grieving for her newly deceased husband. An Italian rogue (Marcello Mastroianni) invites her for a cup of coffee, moves into her life, and brings happiness to her entire family.
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| 1. Girlfight (2000)
2. Moonstruck (1987)
3. Original Sin (1989)
4. Seize the Day (1986)
5. Two Family House (2000)
6. Used People (1992)
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