And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself 2003  TV, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bruce Beresford
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Eion Bailey, Alan Arkin, Jim Broadbent, Matt Day, Colm Feore, Michael McKean, Alexa Davalos, Damian Alcazar, Fernando Becerril, Saul Rubinek, Pedro Armendariz Jr.
This HBO production relates the true story of Pancho Villa's partnership with movie pioneer D.W. Griffith. Needing funds to continue his revolution against Mexico's Huerta forces, he suggests to D.W. Griffith that a full-length movie of the actual war be made, including the battles. The resulting film was not received well by U.S. moviegoers because of the gruesome events of war.
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 The Hound of the Baskervilles 2002 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure / Mystery / Horror
Director: David Attwood
Cast: Richard Roxburgh, Ian Hart, Richard E. Grant, Neve McIntosh, Matt Day, John Nettles, Geraldine James, Ron Cook, Liza Tarbuck, Danny Webb, Richard Hawley, Paul Kynman, Jim Norton, David McNeill, Casper Zafer
Dr. James Mortimer (John Nettles) asks Sherlock Holmes (Richard Roxburgh) for help in protecting Sir Henry Baskerville (Matt Day) who is the heir to the Baskerville estate following his uncle Sir Charles Baskerville's mysterious death. Mortimer tells Holmes and Holmes' assistant, Dr. Watson (Ian Hart), about a curse that supposedly involves a hound that kills the Baskerville heirs. Watson accompanies Sir Henry to the estate where he finds conflicting clues before Holmes arrives at the estate to help solve the case.
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Kiss or Kill 1997  R, 93 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Bill Bennett
Cast: Matt Day, Frances O'Connor, Chris Haywood, Barry Otto, Andrew S. Gilbert, Barry Langrishe, Max Cullen, Tiffany Peters, Julie Sobotta, Syd Brisbane
Lovers Al (Matt Day) and Nikki (Frances O'Connor) operate a scam in which Nikki picks up married businessmen and then drugs and robs them–until one of her marks dies. Al and Nikki find a tape in the briefcase of the victim exposing sports hero Zipper Doyle as a pedophile. Nikki threatens Zipper, and Al and Nikki make tracks out of town. But, people along the way keep dying, and the mistrust between Al and Nikki grows deeper.
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Love and Other Catastrophes 1996  R, 79 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Emma-Kate Croghan
Cast: Alice Garner, Frances O'Connor, Matthew Dyktynski, Matt Day, Suzi Dougherty, Radha Mitchell, Suzanne Dowling
Shot in just 17 days and fraught with financial problems, this Australian comedy is about college life and love among gays, straights, and even a gay/straight relationship. Unfortunately, the script lacks inspiration, and the story's characters lack appeal.
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 Muriel's Wedding 1994 R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: P.J. Hogan
Cast: Toni Collette, Daniel Lapaine, Sophie Lee, Rosiland Hammond, Belinda Jarrett, Pippa Grandison, Bill Hunter, Chris Haywood, Matt Day, Rachel Griffiths
Muriel dreams to the backdrop songs of ABBA. She dreams of weddings and having friends in this Australian comedy, so leaves home for Sydney with her friend.
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Scoop 2006 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Hugh Jackman, Ian McShane, Woody Allen, Romola Garai, Kevin McNally, Jim Dunk, Geoff Bell, Christopher Fulford, Nigel Lindsay, Fenella Woolgar, Matt Day, Rupert Frazer
Recently deceased journalist Joe Strombel (Ian McShane) is still able, in his after-life, to uncover a good story. He works through college journalist Sondra Pransky (Scarlett Johansson) who, in turn, teams up with two-bit magician Sid Waterman (Woody Allen) to uncover information implicating distinguished British Lord Peter Lyman (Hugh Jackman) as the "Tarot Card Killer" who has been terrorizing London.
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| 1. And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003)
2. The Hound of the Baskervilles (2002)
3. Kiss or Kill (1997)
4. Love and Other Catastrophes (1996)
5. Muriel's Wedding (1994)
6. Scoop (2006)
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