12:01 1993  TV, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jack Sholder
Cast: Jonathan Silverman, Helen Slater, Martin Landau, Nicolas Surovy, Robin Bartlett, Jeremy Piven, Constance Marie, Glenn Morshower, Paxton Whitehead
Barry Thomas (Jonathan Silverman) is an office worker who, after work, witnesses the murder of coworker Lisa (Helen Slater). Later, at 12:01 AM, he gets shocked from a faulty lamp wire during a storm. The next morning he notes that the previous day is being repeated, and the same occurs for the succeeding days. He realizes that he will be caught up in time until he stops the murder.
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9 2009 PG-13, 79 min.
Genre: Animation / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Director: Shane Acker
Cast: Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau, John C. Reilly, Chrispin Glover, Jennifer Connelly, Fred Tatascirore, Elijah Wood, Alan Oppenheimer, Tom Kane, Helen Wilson
In an apocalyptic world, robots have taken over after destroying humanity. Out of the destruction, a burlap doll, #9 (voice of Elijah Wood), comes to life and, with help from his friends–war veteran #1 (voice of Christopher Plummer), inventor #2 (voice of Martin Landau), mechanic #5 (voice of John C. Reilly), visionary artist #6 (voice of Crispin Glover), and warrior #7 (Jennifer Connelly)–sets out to defeat the robots and give hope for the future.
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 The Adventures of Pinocchio 1996  G, 88 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Steve Barron
Cast: Martin Landau, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Genevieve Bujold, Udo Kier, Rob Schneider, Bebe Neuwirth, John Sessions, Jean-Claude Dreyfus
Carlo Callodi's classic tale is retold in this live-action film about the woodcutter, Gepetto (Martin Landau), who carves the figure of a boy that becomes the real-life Pinocchio (Jonathan Taylor Thomas).
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Alone in the Dark 1982  R, 92 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Jack Sholder
Cast: Jack Palance, Donald Pleasence, Martin Landau, Dwight Schultz, Deborah Hedwall, Erland van Lidth, Lee Taylor-Allan, Phillip Clark, Elizabeth Gracen, Brent Jennings
A psychiatrist and his family are terrorized by mentally ill patients who have escaped from a mental hospital.
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The Aryan Couple 2004  PG-13, 118 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: John Daly
Cast: Martin Landau, Judy Parfitt, Kenny Doughty, Caroline Carver, Danny Webb, Christopher Fulford, Steven Mackintosh, Jake Wood, Nolan Hemmings, Austen Palmer, Tyler Bizzell, Gretchen Becker, Richard Bremmer
In 1944, German/Jewish industrialist Joseph Krauzenberg (Martin Landau) opts for "The Europe Plan," which offers wealthy Jewish families the opportunity to emigrate. His emigration is to be exchanged for the family's fortune. His wealth is such that Nazi leaders Adolf Eichmann (Steven Mackintosh) and Heinrich Himmler (Danny Webb) come to his home to deal with the paperwork. During a security check, Krauzenberg's valet and maid, Hans and Ingrid Vassman (Kenny Doughty and Caroline Carver), come under scrutiny and are identified as resistance fighters who now have the opportunity to murder Eichmann and Himmler. Hans and Ingrid wonder if they should ignore the consequences and proceed with the execution that would change the course of history. 2 User Reviews
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| | 1944 Germania | r torrestein 06/26/2009 | | Tears and anguish are [present through out the great performance of this great cast of actors. It is important that the movie present the fact that not all Germans were in agreement with the extermination of the jews during WWII. |
| | Ed 02/22/2007 | | Tense, intensifying and very well made. The kind of thriller I enjoy. |
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 B.A.P.S. 1997  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Townsend
Cast: Halle Berry, Martin Landau, Ian Richardson, Natalie Desselle, Troy Beyer, Luigi Amadeo, Jonathan Fried, Dennis Rodman, Pierre Edwards, Bernie Mac
B.A.P.S. is an acronym for Black American Princesses. This film is a satire with waitress Nisi (Halle Berry) and hairdresser Mickey (Natalie Desselle) as two young women who travel to Hollywood to audition for a music video and to Beverly Hills in search of a million dollar husband.
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The Being 1983  R, 79 min.
Genre: Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
aka: Easter Sunday
The Pottsville Horror
Director: Jackie Kong
Cast: Martin Landau, Jose Ferrer, Dorothy Malone, Ruth Buzzi, Marianne Gordon Rogers, Murray Langston, Kinky Friedman, Johnny Dark
The cast is good in this film, but that's about all. It seems that a beast (created from nuclear waste, no less) is terrorizing Pottsville, Idaho. The film sat around on the shelves for about three years before being let out to terrorize the public.
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Black Gunn 1972 R, 94 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Robert Hartford-Davis
Cast: Jim Brown, Martin Landau, Brenda Sykes, Luciana Paluzzi, Vida Blue, Stephen McNally, Keefe Brasselle, Timothy Brown, William Campbell, Bernie Casey
Nightclub owner Gunn (Jim Brown) gathers together a mean group of men to extract revenge on gang members who killed his brother. Violent, weak, blaxploitation film.
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Bonanno: A Godfather's Story 1999 TV, 139 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Youngest Godfather
Director: Michel Poulette
Cast: Martin Landau, Edward James Olmos, Costas Mandylor, Guido Grasso Jr., Bruce Ramsay, Tony Nardi, Robert Loggia, Zachary Bennett, Domenico Fiore, Claudia Ferri, Vito Rezza, Vince Corazza
This made-for-TV production covers the life of Mafia boss Joseph Bonanno (Martin Landau-elderly, Tony Nardi-middle age, and Bruce Ramsey-young) from his childhood in Italy through his adulthood as a Mafia Don.
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By Dawn's Early Light 1990  TV, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jack Sholder
Cast: Powers Boothe, Rebecca De Mornay, James Earl Jones, Martin Landau, Darren McGavin, Rip Torn, Peter MacNicol, Jeffrey DeMunn, Kieran Mulroney, Nicolas Coster
The Soviets think the United States has launched a nuclear attack, and they quickly strike back. It was all a mistake; but is it too late to correct it?
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City Hall 1996 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Harold Becker
Cast: Al Pacino, John Cusack, Bridget Fonda, Danny Aiello, David Paymer, Martin Landau, Anthony Franciosa, Richard Schiff, Mel Winkler, Nestor Serrano
A young deputy mayor, Kevin Calhoun (John Cusack) looks into the killings of a police officer, a child, and a local hood. He uncovers political corruption that appears to directly involve the mayor (Al Pacino) of New York City.
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City of Ember 2008 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Gil Kenan
Cast: Bill Murray, Saoirse Ronan, Tim Robbins, Harry Treadway, Liz Smith, Martin Landau, David Ryall, Ian McElhinney, B.J. Hogg, Mary Kay Place, Toby Jones, Lucinda Dryzek, Matt Jessup, Lara McIvor, Myles Thompson
Ember is a dark place covered with dirt–an underground world that began a number of generations ago. Mayor Cole (Bill Murray) appears to be in charge, but he follows the orders of bureaucrat Sul (Martin Landau) in a world where power outages are common and food supplies are getting low. Although Loris Harrow (Tim Robbins) and his teenage son Doon (Harry Treadway) run their house on steam and rust, the outlook is not good. Doon and classmate Lina (Saoirse Ronan) want to escape, but they know that if they fail, BIG problems will result. Nevertheless, they piece together a plot that involves a metal box that just may provide the answers to their problems.
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 Cleopatra 1963 G, 245 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Martin Landau, Pamela Brown, Roddy McDowall, Michael Hordern, George Cole, Hume Cronyn, Cesare Danova, Kenneth Haigh, Andrew Keir, Robert Stephens, Francesca Annis, Gregoire Aslan
This film stars Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton as Cleopatra and Marc Antony, but the film is more famous for the off-screen romance of the two stars. Cleopatra is queen of Egypt and uses her wiles to begin an affair with Roman emperor Julius Caesar (Rex Harrison) in order to gain power to retain her empire. When Caesar is killed in the Roman Senate, Cleopatra seduces Roman general Marc Antony planning to make him her protector. But, Marc Antony is defeated at the Battle of Actium, and the doomed lovers meet for the last time. The film won four Oscars (Best Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume, and Special Visual Effects) and had five nominations including Best Picture and Actor (Harrison).
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Crimes and Misdemeanors 1989  PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Alan Alda, Woody Allen, Martin Landau, Claire Bloom, Jerry Orbach, Mia Farrow, Anjelica Huston, Dolores Sutton, Sam Waterston, Joanna Gleason, Stephanie Roth Haberle, Gregg Edelman, Daryl Hannah, Kenny Vance, Joel Fogel
A New York City doctor, Judah Rosenthal (Martin Landau), tries to end an affair, but his mistress Dolores Paley (Anjelica Huston) has other ideas. When Dolores threatens to expose his infidelity to his wife (Claire Bloom), Judah confides in his brother Jack (Jerry Orbach) who has ties to organized crime. Jack suggests that Judah have Dolores murdered. Meanwhile, documentary filmmaker Clifford Stern (Woody Allen) is commissioned to make a film about his brother-in-law Lester (Alan Alda) who is a successful TV producer, and both Clifford and Lester fall for TV producer Halley Reed (Mia Farrow). All of the characters represent different sides of human frailities that result in everything from murder to comedy. Another of Woody's hits for which he received Oscar nominations for Director and Writing. Landau was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
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 Ed Wood 1994 R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker, Bill Murray, Vincent D'Onofrio, Patricia Arquette, Jeffrey Jones, G.D. Spradlin, Mike Starr, Norman Alden
Edward D. Wood (Johnny Depp) has been called the worst director in Hollywood's history. He also has the dubious honor of being responsible for what many consider to be the worst movie ever made ("Plan 9 from Outer Space"). This is the story behind all of the stinkers Wood directed and features his most utilized star, Bela Lugosi (Martin Landau–who won "Best Supporting Actor"). This movie delivers the message: If you are inept and work really hard, you will still be inept!
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Edtv 1999 PG-13, 122 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Jenna Elfman, Ellen DeGeneres, Woody Harrelson, Martin Landau, Sally Kirkland, Rob Reiner, Dennis Hopper, Elizabeth Hurley, Clint Howard
An up-and-coming producer, Cynthia (Ellen De Generes), develops an idea to increase the ratings of her San Francisco cable station, True TV. The plan is to follow and film one person for 24 hours every day of every week. An underachieving video store clerk, Ed Pekurny (Matthew McConaughey), is chosen as the new star of this unique virtual-reality show. As we meet his not-so-average family, it becomes increasingly clear how the media is able to distort the truth and how people get trapped in the celebrity thing.
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Firehead 1991 R, 88 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Peter Yuval
Cast: Chris Lemmon, Gretchen Becker, Christopher Plummer, Brett Porter, Martin Landau, Ann Thornton, Lauren Levy, George Elliot, Edmund Kearney, Douglas Simms, Thomas C. Smith-Alden, Eugene Walters, Robert MacDowell, Graham Timbes, Ralph Sims
Carrying out a plot to start World War III, Russian defector Ivan Tigor (Brett Porter) uses his powers to start fires to set ablaze U.S. arms factories. Scientist Warren Hart (Chris Lemmon) and his CIA agent cohort Melia Buchanan (Gretchen Becker) enter the picture and set out to stop Tigor's evil plan.
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The Gazebo 1959 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Glenn Ford, Debbie Reynolds, Carl Reiner, John McGiver, Martin Landau, Mabel Albertson, Doro Merande, Bert Freed, Dick Wessel, Robert Ellenstein
This is a strange, but very funny, movie about a murder plot and a body that just will not stay buried under the gazebo. Look for Alfred Hitchcock in a bit part.
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The Greatest Story Ever Told 1965 N/R, 225 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Stevens
Cast: Max von Sydow, Dorothy McGuire, Claude Rains, Jose Ferrer, Charlton Heston, John Wayne, Shelley Winters, Robert Blake, Sidney Poitier, Telly Savalas, Michael Anderson Jr., Carroll Baker, Martin Landau, Van Heflin, Richard Conte
The life and times of Jesus Christ are depicted in this film containing an all-star cast. Max von Sydow plays the role of Jesus Christ, and the large supporting cast includes Dorothy McGuire as Mary, Claude Rains as Herod the Great, Jose Ferrer as Herod Antipas, Charlton Heston as John the Baptist, and Telly Savalas as Pontius Pilate.
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The Hallelujah Trail 1965 N/R, 152 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Sturges
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Lee Remick, Jim Hutton, Pamela Tiffin, Donald Pleasence, Brian Keith, Martin Landau, John Dehner, Dub Taylor, Robert J. Wilke
A cavalry officer in charge of a wagon shipment of whiskey faces a temperance leaguer in Denver who is trying to talk the citizens into making their city alcohol-free.
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The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island 1981 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Baldwin
Cast: Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Russell Johnson, Dawn Wells, Connie Forslund, Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer, Scatman Crothers, Martin Landau, Barbara Bain
This is the third Gilligan TV movie that constituted a comeback for the Gilligan crew still stuck on the island. They get a visit from the Harlem Globetrotters, a mad scientist, and basketballing robots.
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 Hollywood Homicide 2003 PG-13, 117 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Ron Shelton
Cast: Harrison Ford, Josh Hartnett, Lena Olin, Bruce Greenwood, Isaiah Washington, Lolita Davidovich, Keith David, Master P, Dwight Yoakam, Martin Landau, Lou Diamond Phillips, Gladys Knight
Not-so-bright, LAPD cops–Joe Gavilan and K.C. Calden (Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett)–moonlight as a realtor and yoga instructor/inspiring actor. They happen to be on the spot when a rap group is brutally slain, look for clues, go on with their other interests, and finally participate in an indescribable chase scene.
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In the Beginning 2000 TV, 185 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Kevin Connor
Cast: Martin Landau, Jacqueline Bisset, Bill Campbell, Eddie Cibrian, Diana Rigg, Fred Weller, Alan Bates, Steven Berkoff, Geraldine Chaplin, Christopher Lee, Art Malik, Amanda Donohoe
Bible stories from Genesis and Exodus are the focus of this two-part, made-for-TV miniseries, which includes the troubles and testing of Abraham (Martin Landau) and continues through the stories of Joseph (Eddie Cibrian) and his coat of many colors and Moses (Bill Campbell) and the Ten Commandments.
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Intersection 1994 R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Rydell
Cast: Richard Gere, Lolita Davidovich, Sharon Stone, Martin Landau, David Selby, Jennifer Morrison, Ron White, Tom Heaton, Matthew Walker, Scott Bellis
Partners (Richard Gere and Sharon Stone) in an architectural firm are also married; however, their lives are emotionally empty. Enter the girlfriend (Lolita Davidovich) who presents the dilemma for Gere: should he go back to his wife and daughter or leave them for happiness with his new love interest? Set in the Pacific Northwest, this film's scenery is the film's highlight as it provides the setting for a romantic triangle. Beyond that, this soaper will only appeal to the affectionate few.
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Joseph 1995 TV, 185 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Roger Young
Cast: Paul Mercurio, Ben Kingsley, Martin Landau, Lesley Ann Warren, Alice Krige, Dominique Sanda, Warren Clarke, Monica Bellucci, Stefano Dionisi, Valeria Cavalli, Kelly Miller, Michael Angelis
This TV miniseries provides a good retelling the Biblical story of Joseph (Paul Mercurio). Joseph's brothers, jealous of his being the favorite son and his ability to interpret dreams, sell Joseph into slavery to the Egyption Pharaoh. Joseph eventually rises to a powerful position in the government and, eventually, is reunited with his family.
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The Long Way Home 1997  N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Mark Jonathan Harris
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Edward Asner, Sean Astin, Martin Landau, Miriam Margolyes, David Paymer, Nina Siemaszko, Helen Slater, Michael York, Richard Amend
Narrated by Morgan Freeman, this film won an Academy Award for Best Documentary. It is an insightful view of the Jews who had been held in concentration camps by the Nazis, and, after release, the hardships continued until the formation of a homeland. Told from interviews and actual films of the times, this is an excellent historical presentation.
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The Majestic 2001 PG, 152 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Darabont
Cast: Jim Carrey, Martin Landau, Laurie Holden, Allen Garfield, Amanda Detmer, David Ogden Stiers, Jeffrey DeMunn, Hal Holbrook, James Whitmore, Daniel von Bargen
Blacklisted in 1951, Hollywood scriptwriter Peter Appleton's (Jim Carrey) troubles continue; he suffers from amnesia after a car accident and ends up in a small town where a family thinks he is their long missing son, Luke. But the government tracks Peter down and hauls him in for a Senate hearing.
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Max and Helen 1990 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Philip Saville
Cast: Treat Williams, Alice Krige, Martin Landau, Jonathan Phillips, Adam Kotz, Jodhi May, Nicholas Woodeson, Lulee Fisher, Ian Bartholomew, Zoltan Gera
Martin Landau turns in a fine performance as Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal who tells the story (from Wiesenthal's book) of a couple who were separated for 20 years after being in a concentration camp.
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Meteor 1979 PG, 103 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Ronald Neame
Cast: Sean Connery, Karl Malden, Natalie Wood, Brian Keith, Henry Fonda, Martin Landau, Trevor Howard, Richard Dysart, Joseph Campanella, Bo Brundin
Huge chunks of a meteor are headed for Earth in this film that is aimed at those who are hooked on disaster movies. Will the U.S. convince Russia to join with them and divert their space-based atomic weapons and used them on the meteor? The good cast is largely wasted.
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Mistress 1992 R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Barry Primus
Cast: Robert Wuhl, Martin Landau, Robert De Niro, Danny Aiello, Eli Wallach, Jace Alexander, Laurie Metcalf, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Jean Smart, Ernest Borgnine
While Jack Roth (Martin Landau) attempts to produce a screenplay for Marvin Landisman (Robert Wuhl), three wealthy backers of the project (Eli Wallach, Danny Aiello, and Robert De Niro) work to get their mistresses roles in the film. This drama/comedy is not at all great, but not bad for a winter night when you don't want to think too hard.
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Nevada Smith 1966 N/R, 131 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Steve McQueen, Karl Malden, Brian Keith, Arthur Kennedy, Suzanne Pleshette, Martin Landau, Raf Vallone, Janet Margolin, Pat Hingle, Howard Da Silva, Paul Fix, Val Avery, John Doucette, Gene Evans, Josephine Hutchinson
After the senseless, brutal murder of his parents, Indian half-breed Max Sand (Steve McQueen) wants revenge. Gun merchant Jonas Cord (Brian Keith) teaches Max how to use weapons, and, as "Nevada Smith," he goes from town to town hunting down the killers. One of them, Bill Bowdre (Arthur Kennedy) is now in prison, and Nevada commits a crime to get himself into the same prison in order to kill him. Remade in 1975 for TV.
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The New Adventures of Pinocchio 1999 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Martin Landau, Udo Kier, Gabriel Thomson, Gemma Gregory, Warwick Davis, Sarah Alexander, Simon Schatzberber, Ben Ridgeway, Alain Brizzi, Jusif Mustafaev
Pinocchio (Gabriel Thomson) approaches carnival owner Madame Flambeau (Udo Kier) from whom he buys an elixir that is supposed to cure any ill. But, when Geppetto (Martin Landau) drinks the elixir, he becomes a puppet also. In search of a way to reverse the process, Pinocchio and Geppetto head off on an adventure to help Geppetto.
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 North by Northwest 1959 N/R, 136 min.
Genre: Adventure / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Martin Landau, Leo G. Carroll, Jessie Royce Landis, Philip Ober, Josephine Hutchinson, Edward Platt, Les Tremayne, Adam Williams, Robert Ellenstein, Philip Coolidge, Patrick McVey, Ken Lynch
A Madison Avenue businessman (Cary Grant) is pursued by foreign agents who mistakenly think he is a spy. He has a torrid affair with a stranger (Eva Marie Saint) during a train ride while eluding the agents. The chase takes place from New York City, through Midwest corn fields, and culminates at the top of Mount Rushmore in South Dakota's Black Hills. One of Hitchcock's and filmdom's greats. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Art Direction-Set Direction, Film Editing, and Writing.
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Operation Snafu 1970 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
aka: Situation Normal, All Fouled Up
Director: Nanni Loy
Cast: Peter Falk, Martin Landau, Nino Manfredi, Jason Robards, Scott Hylands, Slim Pickens, Frank Latimore, Antonio Margheriti, Milena Vukotic, Corrado Sonni
Peter Falk leads an inept group of men on a special World War II mission.
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Paint It Black 1989 R, 101 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Tim Hunter
Cast: Rick Rossovich, Sally Kirkland, Julie Carmen, Martin Landau, Doug Savant, Jason Bernard
A struggling sculptor, Jonathan Dunbar (Rick Rossovich), is suspected of murdering art dealer Marion Easton (Sally Kirkland) while the real killer, a psychopath, Eric (Doug Savant), remains on the loose.
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Pork Chop Hill 1959 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lewis Milestone
Cast: Gregory Peck, Harry Guardino, Rip Torn, George Peppard, James Edwards, Bob Steele, Woody Strode, Norman Fell, Martin Landau, Harry Dean Stanton
The infamous battle of Pork Chop Hill during the Korean War is reenacted in this fine film that features Gregory Peck as Lieutenant Clemons who is ordered to "Take the hill."
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Ready to Rumble 2000 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Brian Robbins
Cast: David Arquette, Oliver Platt, Scott Caan, Bill Goldberg, Rose McGowan, Diamond Dallas Page, Martin Landau, Joe Pantoliano, Richard Lineback, Chris Owen
If you are older than 14 and not a young boy, skip this inane story about sewer workers–Gordie (David Arquette) and Sean (Scott Caan)–who can't handle the fact that their hero, Jimmy King (Oliver Platt), has been ousted from the wrestling match they plan to attend.
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Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman 1987 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Ray Austin
Cast: Lee Majors, Lindsay Wagner, Richard Anderson, Martin Landau, Gary Lockwood, Tom Schanley, Lee Majors II
The stars of two series of the 1970s are reunited to stop a terrorist group. Personal complications also arise as Steve Austin's (Lee Majors) son is in a crash and Steve must decide about bionically "rebuilding" him as he had done with Jaime Sommers (Lindsay Wagner). The hoped-for TV series didn't materialize, but a sequel was made.
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 Rounders 1998 R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Dahl
Cast: Matt Damon, Edward Norton, Gretchen Mol, John Malkovich, John Turturro, Martin Landau, Famke Janssen, Michael Rispoli, Josh Mostel, Vernon E. Jordan Jr.
Mike McDermott (Matt Damon) is a student at law school who uses his expertise as a poker player to help his friend, "Worm" (Edward Norton), pay off a $15,000 debt to a loan shark. This leads Mike into the world of cutthroat poker players of underground New York and Atlantic City.
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Savage 1973 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Watch Dog
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Will Geer, Paul Richards, Michele Carey, Barry Sullivan, Dabney Coleman, Pat Harrington Jr., Jack Bender, Louise Latham, Susan Howard, Victor Millan, Warren J. Kemmerling, Richard Stahl
Steven Spielberg moved away from TV after this entry that concerns TV investigative reporter Paul Savage (Martin Landau). He obtains a photo of a Supreme Court nominee that could destroy the nominee's career, but the photo is too hot to handle.
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Shiner 2000 R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Irvin
Cast: Michael Caine, Martin Landau, Frances Barber, Frank Harper, Andy Serkis, Claire Rushbrook, Danny Webb, Matthew Marsden, Kenneth Cranham, Peter Wright
Fight promoter Billy "Shiner" Simpson, a small-time crook, now has the chance of a lifetime: manage his son (Matthew Marsden) to the championship. But his past catches up with him when he bets all his money on his son and the son is set up.
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Sliver 1993 R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance / Thriller
Director: Phillip Noyce
Cast: Sharon Stone, William Baldwin, Tom Berenger, Polly Walker, Martin Landau, Colleen Camp, CCH Pounder, Nina Foch, Keene Curtis, Nicholas Pryor, Amanda Foreman, Anne Betancourt, Tony Peck, Dr. Melvyn Kinder, Frantz Turner
Following her divorce, Carly Norris (Sharon Stone) finds a new apartment in a needle-shaped structure. The shape of this apartment building is not the only thing strange about it; its occupants could only be described as extremely peculiar. Carly meets new neighbors–author Jack Lansford (Tom Berenger) and her landlord Zeke Hawkins (William Baldwin)–who are both attracted to her, and she begins an affair with Zeke. Carly learns that women in the apartment building have been killed and that the police suspect that a serial killer is responsible. When Carly discovers that Zeke has secretly wired the apartments and watches the activities of the tenants, she suspects him as the killer but, at the same time, becomes obsessed with the lives of her neighbors. Is Carly setting herself up to be the next victim?
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Sweet Revenge 1987 R, 78 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Mark Sobel
Cast: Nancy Allen, Ted Shackelford, Martin Landau, Sal Landi, Michele Little, Gina Gershon, Jim Beaver, George E. Mahlberg, Stacey Adams, Lotis Key
Jillian Grey (Nancy Allen) finds her job as a reporter becoming dangerous when she is kidnapped by leaders of the white-slavery ring she is investigating. Probably not as good as one star, but the reviewer is easy today.
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They Call Me Mister Tibbs 1970 PG, 108 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Gordon Douglas
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Barbara McNair, Martin Landau, David Sheiner, Anthony Zerbe, Jeff Corey, Edward Asner, Norma Crane, Juano Hernandez, Beverly Todd
Police detective Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) is once again out on the street solving crimes, but his real personality comes through in his father/son relationship. Follows "In the Heat of the Night" and is followed by "The Organization."
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A Town Called Hell 1971 R, 95 min.
Genre: Western
aka: A Town Called Bastard
Director: Robert Parrish
Cast: Robert Shaw, Stella Stevens, Martin Landau, Telly Savalas, Fernando Rey, Michael Craig, Al Lettieri, Dudley Sutton, Aldo Sambrell, Paloma Cela
Robert Shaw takes on the role of the town priest in this confusing Western story about a town under the control of the diabolical Dan Carlos (Telly Savalas). This is a violent movie.
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 Tucker: The Man and His Dream 1988 PG, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Martin Landau, Joan Allen, Frederic Forrest, Mako, Dean Stockwell, Christian Slater, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Donat, Don Novello, Elias Koteas, Nina Siemaszko, Corin Nemec, Marshall Bell, Jay O. Sanders
Following World War II, Preston Tucker (Jeff Bridges) dreams of competing with Detroit in the manufacture of cars. With support from his wife Vera (Joan Allen), son Junior (Christian Slater), and business manager Abe (Martin Landau), Tucker does manage to produce his "car of the future." This true story shows how Tucker was able to get 50 of his cars out of production only to be hauled into court by Detroit's Big Three. Martin Landau received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
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The X-Files: Fight the Future 1998 PG-13, 121 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Rob Bowman
Cast: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Martin Landau, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Blythe Danner, Mitch Pileggi, William B. Davis, John Neville, Terry O'Quinn, Glenne Headly
FBI special agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) head for Dallas, Texas, where they investigate an explosion in a high-rise building. This leads to uncovering the secret behind a black ooze that uses humans as hosts. Are they treading on a high-level government cover-up?
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1. 12:01 (1993)
2. 9 (2009)
3. The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)
4. Alone in the Dark (1982)
5. The Aryan Couple (2004)
6. B.A.P.S. (1997)
7. The Being (1983)
aka: Easter Sunday
aka: The Pottsville Horror
8. Black Gunn (1972)
9. Bonanno: A Godfather's Story (1999)
aka: Youngest Godfather
10. By Dawn's Early Light (1990)
11. City Hall (1996)
12. City of Ember (2008)
13. Cleopatra (1963)
14. Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
15. Cyclone (1987)
16. Ed Wood (1994)
17. Edtv (1999)
18. Eye of the Stranger (1993)
19. The Fall of the House of Usher (1982)
20. Firehead (1991)
21. The Gazebo (1959)
22. The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
23. The Hallelujah Trail (1965)
24. The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981)
25. Hollywood Homicide (2003)
26. In the Beginning (2000)
27. Intersection (1994)
28. Joseph (1995)
29. Kung Fu: The Movie (1986)
30. The Long Way Home (1997)
31. The Majestic (2001)
32. Max and Helen (1990)
33. Meteor (1979)
34. Mistress (1992)
35. Nevada Smith (1966)
36. The New Adventures of Pinocchio (1999)
37. North by Northwest (1959)
38. Operation Snafu (1970)
aka: Situation Normal, All Fouled Up
39. Paint It Black (1989)
40. Pork Chop Hill (1959)
41. Ready to Rumble (2000)
42. The Return (1980)
aka: The Alien's Return
43. Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1987)
44. Rounders (1998)
45. Savage (1973)
aka: Watch Dog
46. Shiner (2000)
47. Sliver (1993)
48. Sweet Revenge (1987)
49. They Call Me Mister Tibbs (1970)
50. A Town Called Hell (1971)
aka: A Town Called Bastard
51. Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
52. Without Warning (1980)
aka: It Came Without Warning
53. The X-Files: Fight the Future (1998)
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