Affliction 1997  R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Paul Schrader
Cast: Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek, James Coburn, Willem Dafoe, Mary Beth Hurt, Jim True-Frost, Marian Seldes, Holmes Osborne, Brigid Tierney, Sean McCann, Tim Post, Christopher Heyerdahl, Janine Theriault, Wayne Robson, Sheena Larkin
Based on Russell Banks' novel, this film adaptation features Nick Nolte as Wade Whitehouse, a small-town sheriff in New England who delves into an "accidental" hunting accident to redeem his bleak life–both professionally and personally. He reexamines his life and the relationship he has with his abusive father Glen (James Coburn). Meanwhile, his ex-wife (Mary Beth Hurt) hates him, and his relationship with his daughter Jill (Brigid Tierney) is badly in need of repair. Wade is dating Margie (Sissy Spacek) who is the only one he seems capable of relating to. After his mother dies, Wade's brother Rolfe (Willem Dafoe) comes home to pay his respects, and now Wade suspects Rolfe of being involved in the criminal world. James Coburn won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, and Nick Nolte was nominated for Best Actor.
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August Rush 2007  PG, 113 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Kirsten Sheridan
Cast: Freddie Highmore, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Terrence Howard, Robin Williams, William Sadler, Marian Seldes, Mykelti Williamson, Leon G. Thomas III, Aaron Staton, Alex O'Loughlin, Jamia Simone Nash, Ronald Guttman
Irish-born singer Louis Connelly (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) and concert cellist Lyla Novacek (Keri Russell) meet and fall in love on a roof-top garden in Greenwich Village. Fate separates them, but their night of love has produced a son. After giving birth, Lyla is told that her infant has died, but the baby is put in an orphanage. Years later, that baby is now a street musician, August Rush (Freddie Highmore), who tries to connect people through music. Will he be able to use his talent to connect with Lyla and Louis and, in the process, form his longed-for family? An Academy Award nomination was received for Best Original Song ("Raise It Up")
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The Big Fisherman 1959  N/R, 180 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Borzage
Cast: Howard Keel, Susan Kohner, John Saxon, Martha Hyer, Herbert Lom, Ray Stricklyn, Marian Seldes, Alexander Scourby, Beulah Bondi, Jay Barney, Charlotte Fletcher, Mark Dana, Rhodes Reason, Henry Brandon, Brian G. Hutton
Based on a novel by Lloyd C. Douglas, this Disney production is overly long and not well executed. It is the story of Simon Peter (a miscast Howard Keel), the "fisher of men," who started as a fisherman and became a leader in the Christian movement. Good scenery (San Fernando Valley) with three Academy Award nominations. 2 User Reviews
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| | Anniele 03/15/2013 | I would love to watch this movie. I saw this movie years ago and it is excellent. I would like to purchase it if I can find it.
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| | brimashica 02/08/2007 | | Yhis is a excellent movie to watch. Yet I can't find it to watch. The peson I watch the movie from can't find it. I would like to watch this movie, because I am teaching my kids about the Lord. |
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Digging to China 1998  PG, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Timothy Hutton
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Mary Stuart Masterson, Cathy Moriarty, Evan Rachel Wood, Marian Seldes, Joanne Pankow
Dreaming of a better world occupies 10-year-old Harriet's (Evan Rachel Wood) time as she tries to escape the reality of an alcoholic mother and a trampy, resentful, older sister. Then one day, Harriet meets and bonds with a 30-year-old retarded man, Ricky Schroth (Kevin Bacon). Together, they engage in innocent flights of fancy as they cope with the struggles life has dealt them.
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Fingers 1978 R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: James Toback
Cast: Harvey Keitel, Tisa Farrow, Jim Brown, Michael V. Gazzo, Marian Seldes, Dominic Chianese, Danny Aiello, Ed Marinaro, Tanya Roberts, Zack Norman, Georgette Mosbacher, Carol Francis, Lenny Montana, Vasco Vallerdes, Tony Sirico
In this insightful film, Jimmy Angelilli (Harvey Keitel) is a concert pianist who is torn between the world of mobsters and the more respectable realm through which he enjoys via his music.
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 The Haunting 1999   PG-13, 113 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Jan de Bont
Cast: Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Lili Taylor, Owen Wilson, Marian Seldes, Bruce Dern, Virginia Madsen, Alix Koromzay, Todd Field, Michael Cavanaugh, Tom Irwin, M.C. Gainey, Charles Gunning, Hadley Eure, Saul Priever
This film is a remake of Shirley Jackson's novel, "The Haunting of Hill House"–about spinster Nell (Lili Taylor), the brazen Theo (Catherine Zeta-Jones), and manipulative Luke (Owen Wilson) who enter a haunted house at the suggestion of a psychology professor, Dr. Jeffrey Marrow (Liam Neeson). They get much more than they bargain for when they attempt to investigate mysteries within the confines of this eerie house.
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Home Alone 3 1997 PG, 102 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama / Action
Director: Raja Gosnell
Cast: Alex D. Linz, Olek Krupa, Rya Kihlstedt, Lenny von Dohlen, David Thornton, Haviland Morris, Kevin Kilner, Marian Seldes, Seth Smith, Scarlett Johansson, James Saito, Christopher Curry, Baxter Harris, Richard Hamilton, Kevin Gudahl
In this "Home Alone" sequel, Alex's (Alex D. Linz) toy cart has a computer chip hidden in it that a group of North Korean terrorists want, and he is determined that the terrorists will not get the best of him.
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If These Walls Could Talk 2 2000 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jane Anderson, Martha Coolidge, Anne Heche
Cast: Vanessa Redgrave, Marian Seldes, Paul Giamatti, Elizabeth Perkins, Michelle Williams, Nia Long, Natasha Lyonne, Chloe Sevigny, Sharon Stone, Ellen DeGeneres
This made-for-TV drama covers the lesbian owners of a house at three different times: 1961, 1972, and 2000. The first episode is the best, telling of an older couple, Edith and Abby (Vanessa Redgrave and Marian Seldes), and how Edith handles the death of her long-time mate.
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 Mona Lisa Smile 2003 PG-13, 117 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Mike Newell
Cast: Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ginnifer Goodwin, Dominic West, Juliet Stevenson, John Slattery, Marcia Gay Harden, Topher Grace, Laura Allen, Marian Seldes, Donna Mitchell, Terence Rigby, Jennie Eisenhower
Free-thinking Katherine Ann Watson (Julia Roberts) begins the academic year as an art history professor at Wellesley College. But, this rebellious University of California Berkeley graduate may be a bit progressive for her conformist 1953 students at the all-girls' college.
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Tom and Huck 1995 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Comedy / Drama
Director: Peter Hewitt
Cast: Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Brad Renfro, Eric Schweig, Amy Wright, Charles Rocket, Michael McShane, Marian Seldes, Rachael Leigh Cook, Lanny Flaherty, Courtland Mead, William Newman, Peter Mackenzie, Heath Lamberts, Joey Stinson, Blake Heron
This is the Disney rendition of Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer." When their friend, Muff Potter (Michael McShane), is arrested for the murder of Doc Robinson (William Newman), Tom Sawyer (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) and Huck Finn (Brad Renfro) come to his rescue.
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Town & Country 2001 R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Chelsom
Cast: Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn, Garry Shandling, Andie MacDowell, Jenna Elfman, Nastassja Kinski, Charlton Heston, Marian Seldes, Tricia Vessey
When wealthy architect Porter Stoddard (Warren Beatty) and his wife, Ellie (Diane Keaton), learn that there is trouble in the marriage of their best friends–Mona (Goldie Hawn) and Griffin (Garry Shandling)–the news triggers a midlife crisis for Porter. It isn't long before events begin to jeopardize the Stoddard marriage as well in this not-very-funny romantic comedy.
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The Visitor 2008 PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Thomas McCarthy
Cast: Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Jekesai Gurira, Hiam Abbass, Marian Seldes, Maggie Moore, Michael Cumpsty, Bill McHenry, Richard Kind, Tzahi Moskovitz, Amir Arison, Neal Lerner
Sixty-two-year-old, Connecticut economics Professor Walter Vale (Richard Jenkins) has lost his purpose in life. When he attends a conference in New York City, he finds a young couple–Tarek (Haaz Sleiman) and Zainab (Danai Gurira)–residing in his seldom-used Manhattan apartment. They had rented the apartment from a con man who knew that Walter was not living there. Walter allows them to stay, and that decision opens up a new world for him. Tarek teaches Walter how to play the African drum, and Walter is delighted to discover the world of jazz. When Tarek is arrested as an illegal immigrant, Walter comes to his aid. Tarek's mother Mouna (Hiam Abbass) arrives in the city looking for her son, and romance also enters Walter's world. Cultural differences have fallen by the wayside. Jenkins received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor.
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| 1. Affliction (1997)
2. August Rush (2007)
3. The Big Fisherman (1959)
4. Digging to China (1998)
5. Fingers (1978)
6. The Haunting (1999)
7. Home Alone 3 (1997)
8. If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000)
9. Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
10. Tom and Huck (1995)
11. Town & Country (2001)
12. The Visitor (2008)
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