Act of Vengeance 1986   TV, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Mackenzie
Cast: Charles Bronson, Ellen Burstyn, Wilford Brimley, Hoyt Axton, Ellen Barkin, Keanu Reeves, Robert Schenkkan, Maury Chaykin, Caroline Kava, Alan North
This is the story of Jock Yablonski (Charles Bronson), a United Mine Workers official who challenged Tony Boyle (Wilford Brimley) and then was murdered along with his family. Originally made for cable. 1 User Review
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| | VERY EXCITING MOVIE | RAMSEY CARP 04/05/2009 | | JUST ONE OF MI FAVORITE ACTOR |
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Adoration 2009 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Atom Egoyan
Cast: Scott Speedman, Rachel Blanchard, Arsinee Khanjian, Aaron Poole, Dominic Cuzzocrea, Katie Boland, Noam Jenkins, Kenneth Welsh, Geraldine O'Rawe, Duane Murray, Hailee Sisera, Devon Bostick, Soo Garay, Ieva Lucs, Maury Chaykin
High school French teacher Sabine (Arsinee Khanjian) assigns her class the project of translating a news story concerning airport security agents discovering a bomb that had been placed by a man into his pregnant girlfriend's luggage. One of the students, Simon (Devon Bostick), relates the story to his personal history in when his suicide-bomber father Sami (Noam Jenkins) wrecked a car, and he and Simon's mother Rachel (Rachel Blanchard) were killed, leaving Simon orphaned and now living with his Uncle Tom (Scott Speedman). Simon goes one step further and fashions the story by describing his father as a killer and posting the story on the Internet. The story now becomes an obsession provoking discussions about the difference between freedom fighters and terrorists.
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The Art of War 2000  R, 117 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Christian Duguay
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Anne Archer, Maury Chaykin, Marie Matiko, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Michael Biehn, Donald Sutherland, James Hong, Liliana Komorowska, Paul Hopkins, Glen Chin, Ron Yuan, Bonnie Mak, Uni Park, Erin Selby
Neil Shaw (Wesley Snipes), a special agent working covert operations for the United Nations, is framed as the assassin of the Chinese ambassador. They are both victims of an international threat to destroy the U.N. organization. Now, with the help of Julia Fang (Marie Matiko), Shaw sets out to clear his name.
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Bartleby 2002  PG-13, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jonathan Parker
Cast: Crispin Glover, David Paymer, Glenne Headly, Maury Chaykin, Joe Piscopo, Seymour Cassell, Carrie Snodgress, Dick Martin, Greta Danielle Newgren, Stoney Burke
Herman Melville's "Bartleby the Scrivener" is updated and the scene changed from a law office to the Office of City Records where Bartleby (Crispin Glover) is the new hire whose refusal to work throws the office into turmoil.
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The Bedroom Window 1986  R, 112 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Curtis Hanson
Cast: Steve Guttenberg, Elizabeth McGovern, Isabelle Huppert, Paul Shenar, Wallace Shawn, Frederick Coffin, Brad Greenquist, Maury Chaykin, Mark Margolis
Sylvia (Elizabeth McGovern) witnesses an attack on Denise (Isabelle Huppert) while having an affair with Terry (Steve Guttenberg), one of her husband's associates. In order to protect her reputation, Terry tells the police that he was the witness. When Denise's body is found nearby, Terry becomes the suspect because his story has more holes in it than Swiss cheese. A good little thriller.
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Beethoven's 2nd 1993 PG, 86 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Romance
Director: Rod Daniel
Cast: Charles Grodin, Bonnie Hunt, Nicholle Tom, Christopher Castile, Sarah Rose Karr, Debi Mazar, Chris Penn, Jeff Corey, Virginia Capers, Maury Chaykin, Ashley Hamilton, Danny Masterson, Catherine Reitman, Heather McComb, Scott Waara
This time around, the St. Bernard, Beethoven, is still living with George and Alice Newton (Charles Grodin and Bonnie Hunt) and their children Ryce (Nicholle Tom), Emily (Sara Rose Karr), and Ted (Christopher Castile). Beethoven meets another St. Bernard, Missy, and she becomes his mate and bears a litter of adorable puppies. But, Missy's hateful owner Regina (Debi Mazar) takes Missy away, and plans to use her in a divorce settlement. The Newton kids kidnap the puppies and head off with their parents for a vacation in Montana–with Regina and her boyfriend Floyd (Chris Penn) in pursuit.
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Being Julia 2004 R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Istvan Szabo
Cast: Annette Bening, Jeremy Irons, Shaun Evans, Bruce Greenwood, Michael Gambon, Juliet Stevenson, Rosemary Harris, Miriam Margolyes, Lucy Punch, Maury Chaykin, Sheila McCarthy, Tom Sturridge
This film adaptation of Somerset Maugham's "Theatre" is set in 1930s' London and revolves around aging stage actress Julia (Annette Bening) and her affair with the much younger Tom Fennel (Shaun Evans). Annette Bening was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar.
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Bleacher Bums 2002 R, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Saul Rubinek
Cast: Peter Riegert, Brad Garrett, Wayne Knight, Hal Sparks, Sarain Boylan, Matt Craven, Jeff Geddis, Stephen Markle, Mary Walsh, Charles Durning, Maury Chaykin
Based on a play by Chicago's Organic Theater Company, this film follows diehard Chicago Bruins fans who frequent the bleachers at the games though the Bruins seldom win. Yes, this sounds like–and the play was about–the seldom-winning Chicago Cubs. The ball park and the team's name were changed due to a lack of endorsement resulting from the gambling theme, among other "sins."
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Breaking In 1989 R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bill Forsyth
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Casey Siemaszko, Sheila Kelley, Lorraine Toussaint, Albert Salmi, Harry Carey Jr., Maury Chaykin, Stephen Tobolowsky, Alan Fudge
Burt Reynolds does a great job as a veteran safe-cracker who encounters a young hoodlum while robbing a wealthy home and decides to teach him his art. The two form a partnership of sorts and plan on stealing the Fourth of July take of an amusement park. A clever, well done film.
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Camilla 1994 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Deepa Mehta
Cast: Jessica Tandy, Elias Koteas, Maury Chaykin, Graham Greene, Hume Cronyn, Bridget Fonda, Atom Egoyan, Don McKellar, Ranjit Chowdhry
Camilla (Jessica Tandy) is a sheltered, elderly woman who forms a bond with a young musician (Bridget Fonda), and, together, they head off on a road to self-discovery. Jessica's last movie. 1 User Review
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| | Wonderfully endearing performance by Jessica Tandy | Anonymous 10/05/2009 | I loved it. Probably a little campy but one of those 'Feel Good" movies that makes you glad that you watched it. AND the music was great!
There will never be another Jessica Tandy. |
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Cutthroat Island 1995 PG-13, 123 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Action / Romance
Director: Renny Harlin
Cast: Geena Davis, Matthew Modine, Frank Langella, Maury Chaykin, Stan Shaw, Harris Yulin, Patrick Malahide, Jimmie F. Skaggs, Paul Dillon, Rex Linn, Christopher Masterson, Carl Chase, Peter Geeves, Angus Wright, Ken Bones
The thrill of piracy on the high seas is brought to the screen in this film about beautiful Morgan Adams (Geena Davis) who is the daughter of a pirate. When her father dies, Morgan inherits her father's ship and sets out–as the ship's captain–to find pieces of a missing treasure map and to avenge her father's murder. Because the map is printed in Latin, Morgan joins forces with a well-educated slave, William Shaw (Matthew Modine), who can interpret the map. It isn't long before Morgan discovers that her nasty uncle, Dawg Brown (Frank Langella), is also searching for pieces of the map, and a battle ensues with lots of sword-fighting action.
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 Dances with Wolves 1990  PG-13, 183 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Kevin Costner
Cast: Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene, Rodney A. Grant, Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman, Charles Rocket, Maury Chaykin, Tantoo Cardinal, Robert Pastorelli, Wes Studi, Tony Pierce, Annie Costner, Kirk Baltz, Larry Joshua, Tom Everett
This Academy Award winner for Best Picture is the story of a Union soldier (Kevin Costner) who is sent to a frontier outpost where he befriends a tribe of Sioux Indians. When he grows to appreciate the Indians more than his own race and falls in love with a woman of the tribe, the Army calls him a renegade. Good fare. Costner won an Oscar for Best Director. In all, seven Academy Awards were received along with five nominations, which included Best Actor (Costner), Supporting Actor (Graham Greene), and Supporting Actress (Mary McDonnell). 1 User Review
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| | 02/19/2007 | | it was the best |
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 Devil in a Blue Dress 1995 R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Carl Franklin
Cast: Denzel Washington, Jennifer Beals, Tom Sizemore, Don Cheadle, Maury Chaykin, Lisa Nicole Carson, Mel Winkler, Terry Kinney, Albert Hall, Jernard Burks, Beau Starr, David Wolos-Fonteno, Scott Lincoln, John Roselius, Steven Randazzo
This is the film adaptation of Walter Mosley's novel about a Black man, Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins" (Denzel Washington), who takes on the job of amateur detective after losing his job in Los Angeles during the late 1940s. De Witt Albright (Tom Sizemore) offers "Easy" money to find a White woman, Daphne Monet (Jennifer Beals), who was engaged to mayoral candidate Todd Carter (Terry Kinney). As he searches for Daphne, "Easy" finds himself not only in a racist world but surrounded by blackmail and murder as well and must rely on help from his friend Mouse (Don Cheadle) to find Daphne and, finally, to even save his own life.
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Entrapment 1999 PG-13, 112 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Jon Amiel
Cast: Sean Connery, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Ving Rhames, Will Patton, Maury Chaykin, Kevin McNally, Terry O'Neill, Madhav Sharma, David Yip, Tim Potter
Insurance investigator Gin Baker (Catherine Zeta-Jones) tracks down "the world's greatest art thief," Robert MacDougal (Sean Connery), along a trail leading through New York, Scotland, and Malaysia in this cat-burglary thriller.
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 Hero 1992 PG-13, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
aka: Accidental Hero
Director: Stephen Frears
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis, Andy Garcia, Joan Cusack, Kevin J. O'Connor, Maury Chaykin, Stephen Tobolowsky, Tom Arnold, Warren Berlinger, Christian Clemenson, Susie Cusack, Richard Riehle, Cady Huffman, James Madio, Daniel Baldwin
Andy Garcia plays John Bubber who takes credit and the $1,000,000 reward for the rescue effort of a burning airplane. In fact, the real hero is Bernie LaPlante (Dustin Hoffman) who is amazed at the attention and money Bubber receives.
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Hockey Night 1984 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Paul Shapiro
Cast: Megan Follows, Rick Moranis, Gail Youngs, Yannick Bisson, Robin Ward, Maury Chaykin, Sean McCann, Rob McEwan, Ingrid Veninger, Henry Ramer, Ken Camroux, Deanna Ethridge
The small Canadian town needs more hockey talent for its high-school team, and Cathy (Megan Follows), an avid hockey player, arrives in town with a desire to play. But she's a girl, and that doesn't sit well with some of the boy players. She makes the team in this enjoyable teen tale.
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Iron Eagle II 1988  PG, 105 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Romance
Director: Sidney J. Furie
Cast: Louis Gossett Jr., Mark Humphrey, Stuart Margolin, Alan Scarfe, Sharon Brandon, Maury Chaykin, Colm Feore, Clark Johnson, Jason Blicker, Jesse Collins, Mark Ivanir, Uri Gavriel, Neil Munro, Douglas Sheldon, Azaria Rapaport
American pilot Colonel Charles "Chappy" Sinclair (Louis Gossett Jr.) is back. This time, he and another American pilot, Captain Matt Cooper (Mark Humphrey), join forces with Russian pilots at a base in India where they plan a combined assault on a missile base in the Middle East. As they begin to put their plan together, Chappy learns that someone in the Pentagon plans to sabotage their top-secret mission. But, with Chappy's expert guidance and training, the teams successfully carry out the mission.
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Jerry and Tom 1998 R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Saul Rubinek
Cast: Joe Mantegna, Sam Rockwell, Maury Chaykin, Ted Danson, Charles Durning, William H. Macy, Peter Riegert, Sarah Polley, Shelley Cook, Alyson Court
This story begins and ends in a bar where two hit men–Jerry (Sam Rockwell) and Tom (Joe Mantegna)–reminisce about their lives as hired killers.
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 Joan of Arc 1999 TV, 140 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Christian Duguay
Cast: Leelee Sobieski, Jacqueline Bisset, Powers Boothe, Neil Patrick Harris, Maury Chaykin, Olympia Dukakis, Jonathan Hyde, Robert Loggia, Shirley MacLaine, Peter O'Toole
This made-for-TV miniseries stays true to basic historical facts but does have a tendency to meander as it relates the story of young Joan D'Arc's (Leelee Sobieski) inspired attempt to save France.
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The Kidnapping of the President 1980 R, 113 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: George Mendeluk
Cast: William Shatner, Hal Holbrook, Van Johnson, Ava Gardner, Maury Chaykin, Miguel Fernandes, Michael Kane, Jackie Burroughs, Cindy Girling, Elizabeth Shepard, Michael J. Reynolds, Gary Reineke, Sully Boyar, Ken Anderson, Patrick Brymer
While on a campaign stop in Toronto, the President of the U.S., Adam Scott (Hal Holbrook), is kidnapped by South American terrorist Roberto Assanti (Miguel Fernandes) and his partner Linda Steiner (Cindy Girling). Assanti handcuffs himself to Scott and then claims that he is wired with explosives ready to detonate if demands are not met. Secret Service agent Jerry O'Connor (William Shatner) heads up the rescue team. Van Johnson and Ava Gardner play Vice-President Ethan Richards and his wife Beth.
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A Life Less Ordinary 1997  R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance / Fantasy
Director: Danny Boyle
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Cameron Diaz, Holly Hunter, Delroy Lindo, Ian Holm, Ian McNeice, Stanley Tucci, Dan Hedaya, Maury Chaykin, Judith Ivey, Frank Kanig, Mel Winkler, Tony Shalhoub, K.K. Dodds
A disgruntled employee, Robert (Ewan McGregor), takes his Boss's daughter Celine (Cameron Diaz) hostage, but two angels (Holly Hunter and Delroy Lindo) intervene.
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Love and Death on Long Island 1997 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Kwietniowski
Cast: John Hurt, Jason Priestley, Fiona Loewi, Sheila Hancock, Maury Chaykin, Gawn Grainger, Elizabeth Quinn, Harvey Atkin, Linda Busby, Bill Leadbitter
Giles De'Ath (John Hurt) views a film starring Ronnie Bostock (Jason Priestley) and falls in love with the actor and obsessively adores everything about him.
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 The Mask of Zorro 1998 PG-13, 136 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Comedy / Romance
Director: Martin Campbell
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stuart Wilson, Matt Letscher, Maury Chaykin, Tony Amendola, Pedro Armendariz Jr., L.Q. Jones, Jose Perez, William Marquez, Victor Rivers, Moises Suarez, Humberto Elizondo
The original Zorro, Don Diego de la Vega (Anthony Hopkins), was captured and imprisoned 20 years ago. At the time, his wife was killed, and his daughter Elena was kidnapped and raised by the ruthless Governor Montero (Stuart Wilson). Now, Don Diego breaks out of prison and trains a new Zorro (Antonio Banderas) to take his place and fight Montero who has returned to California to take control. Zorro sets off on his mission and, in the process, wins the heart of Elena (Catherine Zeta-Jones). Style and tongue-in-cheek humor prevail in this entertaining film.
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Meatballs III: Summer Job 1987  R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Mendeluk
Cast: Sally Kellerman, Shannon Tweed, George Buza, Patrick Dempsey, Al Waxman, Isabelle Mejias, Ian Taylor, Hudson Bishop, Mark Blutman, Maury Chaykin
The ghost of dead porn-star Roxy Du Jour (Sally Kellerman) is sent back to Earth by Saint Peter (Al Waxman) with instructions to perform one good deed before entering Heaven. In this case, her "good deed" is to help nerdy 14-year-old Randy (Patrick Dempsey) lose his virginity. Randy just happens to have his eye on The Love Goddess (Shannon Tweed), and Roxy has many helpful hints for him. If you are into slapstick comedy sprinkled with ample profanity, then this is the film for you.
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Millennium 1989 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Kris Kristofferson, Cheryl Ladd, Daniel J. Travanti, Robert Joy, Brent Carver, Maury Chaykin, Al Waxman, Lloyd Bochner, David McIlwraith, Lawrence Dane
A woman from another age (Cheryl Ladd) is trying to help her world by transporting people from this era to hers. She does this by taking passengers off of doomed airplanes. Kris Kristofferson plays an airline employee who investigates air crashes.
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Money for Nothing 1993 R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ramon Menendez
Cast: John Cusack, Debi Mazar, Michael Madsen, Benicio Del Toro, Michael Rapaport, Maury Chaykin, James Gandolfini, Fionnula Flanagan, Elizabeth Bracco, Ashleigh Dejon, Lenny Venito, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Joey (John Cusack) finds $1.2 million, takes the money, and runs. After all, he is unemployed, and the money can help change his life. But, as Joey makes plans to leave the country, his intentions upset his family, the Mob demands its share of the laundering process, and, all the while, Detective Laurenzi (Michael Madsen) is on his trail.
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Mouse Hunt 1997 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Gore Verbinski
Cast: Nathan Lane, Lee Evans, Christopher Walken, Maury Chaykin, Eric Christmas, William Hickey, Michael Jeter, Vicki Lewis, Debra Christofferson, Camilla Soeberg
The Smuntz brothers, Ernie (Nathan Lane) and Lars (Lee Evans), inherit a run-down mansion that just happens to be occupied by a clever mouse that does not fit into their resale-for-profit plans for the house.
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Mr. Destiny 1990 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: James Orr
Cast: James Belushi, Linda Hamilton, Michael Caine, Jon Lovitz, Hart Bochner, Bill McCutcheon, Rene Russo, Jay O. Sanders, Maury Chaykin, Pat Corley, Douglas Seale, Courteney Cox
Larry (James Belushi) is not happy in his life. His marriage to the beautiful Ellen (Linda Hamilton) isn't what it should be, his friend won't leave him alone, his car breaks down, his dog has bladder problems, etc. He KNOWS his life would had been different if he hadn't struck out in the bottom of the ninth inning when he was 15 years old. Despondent, he goes into a bar and tells his problems to the bartender (Michael Caine), who mixes a potion, and Larry walks out into the world that he would have experienced had he made that hit. He finds that all is not perfect in that world, either.
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 My Cousin Vinny 1992 R, 119 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Jonathan Lynn
Cast: Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio, Marisa Tomei, Mitchell Whitfield, Fred Gwynne, Lane Smith, Austin Pendleton, Bruce McGill, Maury Chaykin, James Rebhorn, Paulene Myers, Raynor Scheine, Lou Walker, Chris Ellis, Michael(2) Simpson
After many failed attempts, Vinny Gambino (Joe Pesci) had just passed the bar exam when he gets a call from his cousin Bill (Ralph Macchio) who, with his friend Stan (Mitchell Whitfield), has been mistakenly accused of murder. Vinny heads south to Alabama with his sexy girlfriend Mona Lisa (Marisa Tomei) to plead their case. Totally unprepared to try his first criminal case, with Mona Lisa's support, Vinny regains Bill's consent to represent him and finally learns to apply himself. He even manages to gain respect from all concerned–even the judge (Fred Gwynne). Tomei won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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Mystery, Alaska 1999 R, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jay Roach
Cast: Russell Crowe, Hank Azaria, Mary McCormack, Burt Reynolds, Colm Meaney, Lolita Davidovich, Maury Chaykin, Ron Eldard, Ryan Northcott, Michael Buie
Excitement abounds in Mystery, Alaska, when its amateur hockey team is challenged to a match by the infamous New York Rangers. With the Rangers on the way to Alaska, Mystery's weekly game attains new proportions.
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Nowhere to Hide 1987 R, 91 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Mario Azzopardi
Cast: Amy Madigan, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Robin MacEachern, Michael Ironside, John Colicos, Chuck Shamata, Clark Johnson, Maury Chaykin, Timothy Webber
A Marine Corps officer has discovered something that is causing helicopter accidents in his squadron. He is killed, and the murderers think that his widow (Amy Madigan) has the evidence.
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Owning Mahowny 2003 R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Kwietniowski
Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Minnie Driver, Maury Chaykin, John Hurt, Sonja Smits, Ian Tracey, Roger Dunn, Jason Blicker, K.C. Collins, Vince Corazza, Eric Fink, Michael Caruana, Matthew Ferguson, Conrad Dunn, Janine Theriault
Based on a true, Canadian bank-fraud case, this story revolves around compulsive gambler/bank manager Dan Mahony (Philip Seymour Hoffman) who finds a unique solution to his money woes.
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Soup for One 1982 R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jonathan Kaufer
Cast: Saul Rubinek, Marcia Strassman, Gerrit Graham, Teddy Pendergrass, Richard Libertini, Andrea Martin, Joanna Merlin, Christine Baranski, Maury Chaykin, Michael Jeter
Some clever scenes highlight this comedy about a young man pursuing the woman of his dreams.
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Stars and Bars 1988 R, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Pat O'Connor
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Harry Dean Stanton, Kent Broadhurst, Joan Cusack, Martha Plimpton, Maury Chaykin, Deirdre O'Connell, Will Patton, Laurie Metcalf, Keith David
When a very proper British connoisseur of the arts goes to Georgia in search of an expensive painting, he runs into all kinds of people from the seedier side of life. Very weak.
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Sugartime 1995 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John N. Smith
Cast: John Turturro, Mary-Louise Parker, Elias Koteas, Maury Chaykin, Louis Del Grande, Deborah Duchene, Larissa Laskin, Christopher Barry, Richard Blackburn, Amanda Blitz, Renessa Blitz, Kelly Bodanis
This made-for-TV docudrama is based on William F. Roemer Jr.'s book about the 1960s' love affair between singer Phyllis McGuire (Mary-Louise Parker) and Mafia boss Sam Giancana (John Turturro).
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The Sweet Hereafter 1997 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Atom Egoyan
Cast: Ian Holm, Maury Chaykin, Gabrielle Rose, Peter Donaldson, Bruce Greenwood, David Hemblen, Sarah Polley, Brooke Johnson, Arsinee Khanjian, Tom McCamus, Caerthan Banks, Alberta Watson, Stephanie Morgenstern, Kirsten Kieferle, Earl Pastko
Set in British Columbia, this mystery involves the stories of a tragic accident of a school bus filled with 14 children; the relationships of the residents of their town; and, particularly, the incestuous relationship of a father and his daughter. Attorney Mitchell Stephens (Ian Holm) has his work cut out for him in uncovering events leading to the disaster. Egoyan was nominated for a Best Director Oscar.
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Unstrung Heroes 1995 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Diane Keaton
Cast: Andie MacDowell, John Turturro, Michael Richards, Maury Chaykin, Nathan Watt, Kendra Krull, Anne DeSalvo, Joey Lauren Adams, Candice Azzara, Celia Weston
Based on the Franz Lidz autobiographical novel, this story is set in the early 1960s. The story is about a young boy (Nathan Watt) who seeks refuge with his eccentric uncles while his family tries to deal with his mother's (Andie MacDowell) diagnosis of cancer.
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Varian's War 2000 TV, 121 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lionel Chetwynd
Cast: William Hurt, Julia Ormond, Matt Craven, Lynn Redgrave, Alan Arkin, Maury Chaykin, Remy Girard, Susan Almgren, Barry Blake, Noel Burton
In 1938, a mild-mannered American journalist, Varian Fry (William Hurt), observed the horrible treatment of the Jews by the Nazi regime in Germany. He not only tried to warn the world of the Jewish plight but started smuggling Jews, especially artists and writers, out of Europe. In all, over 2,000 Jews were relocated. This is his story.
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What's Cooking? 2000 PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Gurinder Chadha
Cast: Alfre Woodard, Joan Chen, Dennis Haysbert, Mercedes Ruehl, Maria Carmen, Victor Rivers, Douglas Spain, A Martinez, Lainie Kazan, Maury Chaykin, Isidra Vega, Elena Lopez, Adrian Armas
Thanksgiving celebrations in four different families–Jewish, Latino, Vietnamese, and African-American–are featured showing humor and drama that appear to be inherent in family gatherings, no matter what the cultural heritage.
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Where the Heart Is 1990 R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Boorman
Cast: Dabney Coleman, Uma Thurman, Joanna Cassidy, Crispin Glover, Suzy Amis, Christopher Plummer, David Hewlett, Maury Chaykin, Sheila Kelley, Dylan Walsh, Ken Pogue, Michael Kirby
Successful New Yorker Stewart (Dabney Coleman) makes a good living by blowing up old buildings and developing new communities. But when the neighbors near his newest venture make a dilapidated old building a historical landmark, he comes across poorly on TV. His three lazy children, in their twenties but living off Stewart's success, also ridicule him. So, he gives them each $750 and sends them to the old building to make it on their own. The young ones seem to achieve success by bringing in boarders, but, meanwhile, Stewart's business heads downhill.
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 Where the Truth Lies 2005 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Atom Egoyan
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Colin Firth, Alison Lohman, Rachel Blanchard, David Hayman, Maury Chaykin, Sonja Bennett, Kathryn Winslow, Michael J. Reynolds, Beau Starr, Deborah Grover, Shannon Lawson
Years ago a girl was found dead in the hotel room of comedy team Lanny Morris and Vince Collins (Kevin Bacon and Colin Firth). Neither one was taken to court over the incident, but now journalist Karen O'Connor (Alison Lohman) tries to uncover facts behind the death.
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| 1. Act of Vengeance (1986)
2. Adoration (2009)
3. The Art of War (2000)
4. Bartleby (2002)
5. The Bedroom Window (1986)
6. Beethoven's 2nd (1993)
7. Being Julia (2004)
8. Bleacher Bums (2002)
9. Breaking In (1989)
10. Camilla (1994)
11. Cutthroat Island (1995)
12. Dances with Wolves (1990)
13. Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
14. Entrapment (1999)
15. The Guardian (1984)
16. Hero (1992)
aka: Accidental Hero
17. Hockey Night (1984)
18. Iron Eagle II (1988)
19. Jerry and Tom (1998)
20. Joan of Arc (1999)
21. The Kidnapping of the President (1980)
22. A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
23. Love and Death on Long Island (1997)
24. The Mask of Zorro (1998)
25. Meatballs III: Summer Job (1987)
26. Millennium (1989)
27. Money for Nothing (1993)
28. Mouse Hunt (1997)
29. Mr. Destiny (1990)
30. My Cousin Vinny (1992)
31. Mystery, Alaska (1999)
32. Nowhere to Hide (1987)
33. Owning Mahowny (2003)
34. Pale Saints (1997)
35. Soup for One (1982)
36. Stars and Bars (1988)
37. Sugartime (1995)
38. The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
39. Unstrung Heroes (1995)
40. Varian's War (2000)
41. What's Cooking? (2000)
42. Where the Heart Is (1990)
43. Where the Truth Lies (2005)
44. Wild Thing (1987)
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