The Browning Version 1994  R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Figgis
Cast: Albert Finney, Greta Scacchi, Matthew Modine, Julian Sands, Michael Gambon, Ben Silverstone, Maryam d'Abo, Jim Sturgess, Joseph Beattie, Mark Bolton, Tom Havelock, Walter Micklethwait
In this second film version of Terence Rattigan's 1948 play, Albert Albert Finney plays the old schoolmaster who is being retired to make way for more up-to-date courses rather than the Greek and Latin taught by the old, unloved master. Meanwhile, his wife (Greta Scacchi) is having an affair, which adds to his despair. This is a change of pace for director Mike Figgis, and he does a respectable job in painting a picture of changing from the old ways to the new.
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Cold Creek Manor 2003  R, 118 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Mike Figgis
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone, Stephen Dorff, Juliette Lewis, Kristen Stewart, Ryan Wilson, Dana Eskelson, Christopher Plummer, Simon Reynolds, Kathleen Duborg, Paula Brancati, Aidan Devine
Fed up with life in the city, the Tilson family (Dennnis Quaid, Sharon Stone, Kristen Stewart, and Ryan Wilson) moves into Cold Creek Manor, a remote country home. It doesn't take long for the Tilsons to discover that the former owner–menacing Dale Massie (Stephen Dorff)–is not ready to relinquish his home, and horrors ensue.
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Hotel 2001 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Mike Figgis
Cast: Max Beesley, Saffron Burrows, Rhys Ifans, Salma Hayek, David Schwimmer, Lucy Liu, Burt Reynolds, John Malkovich, Heathcote Williams, Valeria Golino, Julian Sands, Chiara Mastroianni
As filmmakers converge on the Hungaria Hotel in Venice to make a movie, Charlee Boux (Salma Hayek) films her documentary of behind-the-scenes filming action. Other activities at the hotel include those of hotel workers who kidnap guests at night to serve their own cannibal tastes...and on and on it goes.
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Internal Affairs 1990 R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Mike Figgis
Cast: Richard Gere, Andy Garcia, Nancy Travis, Laurie Metcalf, William Baldwin, Richard Bradford, Michael Beach, Annabella Sciorra, Katherine Borowitz, Faye Grant, John Kapelos, Xander Berkeley, John Capodice, Victoria Dillard, Pamella D'Pella
Sergeant Raymond Avila (Andy Garcia) is an investigator for the Internal Affairs Department of the LAPD who is obsessed with getting the goods on another cop, Dennis Peck (Richard Gere). Peck has criminals at his disposal and divides the bribery money collected among his four ex-wives and eight children with whom he is obsessed. When Avila finds officers willing to testify against Peck, they end up dead, and the investigation is filled with other problems–including resistance from Avila's superiors who consider Peck an asset to the force. Finally, Avila investigates Peck's partner, Stretch (William Baldwin), and Peck, who believes that Avila is investigating him only to seek a promotion, begins stalking Avila and even turns Avila against his wife, Kathleen (Nancy Travis).
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 Leaving Las Vegas 1995  R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Mike Figgis
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Elisabeth Shue, Julian Sands, Richard Lewis, Steven Weber, Kim Adams, Laurie Metcalf, R. Lee Ermey, Valeria Golino, Xander Berkeley, Emily Procter, Stuart Regen, Graham Beckel, Carey Lowell, Thomas Kopache
This is a haunting love story about alcoholic Ben Sanderson (Nicolas Cage) who is bent on drinking himself to death in Las Vegas when he meets Sera (Elisabeth Shue), a troubled prostitute. Clinging to each other in their platonic relationship, they both move beyond their desperate selves into a somewhat better place. An American tragedy. Nicolas Cage won an Academy Award for Best Actor, and three other nominations were received, including Best Director and Actress (Shue).
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Liebestraum 1991  R, 109 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Mike Figgis
Cast: Kevin Anderson, Pamela Gidley, Bill Pullman, Kim Novak, Graham Beckel, Zach Grenier, Thomas Kopache, Taina Elg, Max Perlich, Catherine Hicks
Nick (Kevin Anderson) is called back to his hometown by his dying mother (Kim Novak). Thus begins the story of an old scandal, his own affair with his boyhood friend's wife, and other brooding moments. While director Figgis does his usual great job of presenting his story beautifully, the story itself is not all that good in this instance.
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The Loss of Sexual Innocence 1999 R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Figgis
Cast: Julian Sands, Saffron Burrows, Stefano Dionisi, Kelly Macdonald, Gina McKee, Femi Ogumbanjo, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Bernard Hill, Johanna Torrel, Rossy de Palma
This Mike Figgis film delves into the character of Nic–based on his sexual episodes from age five through adulthood. Some parts of Figgis' allegory work well, but most fail.
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Miss Julie 1999 R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Figgis
Cast: Saffron Burrows, Peter Mullan, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Tam Dean Burn, Heathcote Williams, Eileen Walsh, Sue Maund, Joanna Page, Andrea Ollson, Sara Li Gustafsson, Bill Ellis, Duncan MacAskill
Based on Swedish playwright August Strindberg's 1889 play, Mike Figgis' adaptation has Saffron Burrows in the role of Miss Julie who flirts and torments the servants. Peter Mullan takes on the role of Jean, the servant who plans to rise above his station using Miss Julie as part of his game plan. But, all is lost when Jean's lover, Christine (Maria Doyle Kennedy), catches on, and her jealousy leads to Miss Julie's ultimate destruction.
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Mr. Jones 1993 R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Figgis
Cast: Richard Gere, Lena Olin, Anne Bancroft, Tom Irwin, Delroy Lindo, Bruce Altman, Annie McEnroe, Lucinda Jenney, Bill Pullman, Anna Maria Horsford
What happens when a manic depressive (Richard Gere) and the psychologist (Lena Olin) find more in common than a doctor/patient relationship is the theme of this flick.
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 One Night Stand 1997 R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Figgis
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Nastassja Kinski, Ming-Na, Robert Downey Jr., Kyle MacLachlan, Glenn Plummer, Xander Berkeley, Marcus T. Paulk, Thomas Haden Church, John Ratzenberger
Last year, a definitely married man, Max Carlyle (Wesley Snipes), and Karen (Nastassja Kinski) enjoyed a brief affair. Now, when Max visits a friend, Charlie (Robert Downey Jr.), Max and Karen must figure out if and where they are going from here.
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Stormy Monday 1988 R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical / Romance
Director: Mike Figgis
Cast: Melanie Griffith, Tommy Lee Jones, Sting, Sean Bean, James Cosmo, Heathcote Williams, Prunella Gee, Alison Steadman, Al Matthews, Brian Lewis, Mark Long, Brian Lewis, Andrzej Borkowski, Les Wilde, Benny Graham
Corrupt American businessman Cosmo (Tommy Lee Jones) is trying to take over Finney's (Sting) Newcastle, England, nightclub. But, he runs into big time trouble from club workers Kate (Melanie Griffith) and Brendan (Sean Bean) who are determined to stop him.
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Time Code 2000  R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Figgis
Cast: Saffron Burrows, Salma Hayek, Stellan Skarsgard, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Julian Sands, Holly Hunter, Kyle MacLachlan, Steven Weber, Richard Edson, Xander Berkeley
Writer/director Mike Figgis brings four interrelated stories to the screen–split into four segments that unfold simultaneously in real time. The volume is raised for the segment meant to draw the audiences' attention at that moment. This works in that it opens doors for future innovations and, once you have accustomed yourself to the four screens, the stories do entertain.
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Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules 1991 TV, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Women & Men 2
Women and Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
Women and Men 2
Director: Mike Figgis, Walter Bernstein, Kristi Zea
Cast: Juliette Binoche, Matt Dillon, Scott Glenn, Ray Liotta, Andie MacDowell, Kyra Sedgwick, Jerry Stiller, Ariane, Jared Harris, Jane Krakowski
This film is the second of a pair that presents three stories–this time from works by Irwin Shaw, Carson McCullers, and Henry Miller. Mike Figgis, Walter Bernstein, and Kristi Zea each directed a story, and like its predecessor, it is an overall good effort.
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| 1. The Browning Version (1994)
2. Cold Creek Manor (2003)
3. Hotel (2001)
4. Internal Affairs (1990)
5. Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
6. Liebestraum (1991)
7. The Loss of Sexual Innocence (1999)
8. Miss Julie (1999)
9. Mr. Jones (1993)
10. One Night Stand (1997)
11. Stormy Monday (1988)
12. Time Code (2000)
13. Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules (1991)
aka: Women & Men 2
aka: Women and Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
aka: Women and Men 2
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