Bastard Out of Carolina 1996   R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anjelica Huston
Cast: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ron Eldard, Glenne Headly, Lyle Lovett, Jena Malone, Dermot Mulroney, Christina Ricci, Michael Rooker, Diana Scarwid, Grace Zabriskie
Set during the 1950s, this is the story of child abuse involving a preteen (Jena Malone) who suffers at the hands of her stepfather (Ron Eldard) while her mother (Jennifer Jason Leigh) looks the other way. This sensitively told tale marks Anjelica Huston's directorial debut. 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 09/28/2009 | | very well done. |
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Cookie's Fortune 1999  PG-13, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Glenn Close, Julianne Moore, Liv Tyler, Chris O'Donnell, Charles S. Dutton, Patricia Neal, Ned Beatty, Courtney B. Vance, Donald Moffat, Lyle Lovett
This gothic mystery, set in a small town in Mississippi, is a Robert Altman production. This time he hits his mark in a plot that revolves around the efforts of Camille Orcutt (Glenn Close) to make her aunt's suicide look like murder in order to save her family from the "social disgrace" of suicide.
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 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 1998 R, 128 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Drama
Director: Terry Gilliam
Cast: Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro, Ellen Barkin, Gary Busey, Tobey Maguire, Cameron Diaz, Christina Ricci, Katherine Helmond, Harry Dean Stanton, Mark Harmon, Michael Jeter, Penn Jillette, Craig Bierko, Lyle Lovett, Flea
This film is an adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson's book about a 1971 drug-and-alcohol crazed trip to Las Vegas. Raoul Duke (Johnny Depp) and his Samoan attorney Dr. Gonzo (Benicio Del Toro) set off across the desert to cover a race and then a convention of district attorneys. Duke interviews his subjects and writes stories from his addict mind-set.
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The New Guy 2002  PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ed Decter
Cast: DJ Qualls, Lyle Lovett, Eddie Griffin, Eliza Dushku, Zooey Deschanel, Parry Shen, Jerod Mixon, Sunny Mabrey, Ross Patterson, Illeana Douglas
Expelled from high school, Dizzy Harrison (DJ Qualls) enrolls in another school where he adopts a new persona: that of cool, popular Gil. All goes well–for awhile–until the truth comes out.
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The Opposite of Sex 1998  R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Don Roos
Cast: Christina Ricci, Martin Donovan, Lisa Kudrow, Lyle Lovett, Johnny Galecki, Ivan Sergei, Heather Lee, William Lee Scott, Megan Blake, Colin Ferguson, Dan Bucatinsky, Chauncey Leopardi
Sixteen-year old Dedee Truitt (Christina Ricci) moves into the home of her homosexual brother, Bill (Martin Donovan). She comes on to Bill's lover, Matt (Ivan Sergei), and, in the process, wreaks havoc on the lives of everyone around her.
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Three Days of Rain 2005 R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: 3 Days of Rain
Director: Michael Meredith
Cast: Peter Falk, Michael Santoro, Don Meredith, Joey Bilow, Merle Kennedy, Erick Avari, Lyle Lovett, Penelope Allen, Bruce Bohne, Blythe Danner, Robert Carradine, Heather Kafka, Bill Stockton
Loosely based on six short stories by 19th-century Russian author Anton Chekhov, this film changes the locale to Cleveland, Ohio, and interweaves a number of tales involving ordinary residents. Among the characters are an alcoholic father (Peter Falk) who manipulates his son (Bill Stockton), a cab driver (football great Don Meredith who in real-life is the director's father), and a disabled janitor (Joey Bilow) being forced out of his job. All have their unique sets of problems and now must endure a three day rain storm.
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| 1. Bastard Out of Carolina (1996)
2. Cookie's Fortune (1999)
3. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
4. The New Guy (2002)
5. The Opposite of Sex (1998)
6. Three Days of Rain (2005)
aka: 3 Days of Rain
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