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Bed of Roses 1996 2 and a half stars

    PG, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Michael Goldenberg
Cast: Christian Slater, Mary Stuart Masterson, Pamela Adlon, Josh Brolin, Brian Tarantina, Debra Monk, Mary Alice, Kenneth Cranham, Ally Walker, Anne Pitoniak, Gina Torres, Nick Tate

  Wealthy widower Lewis (Christian Slater) sends Lisa (Mary Stuart Masterson) flowers at her Wall Street office. Lisa is thrilled until she discovers that her admirer delivers flowers for a living (he enjoys watching people smile when they receive flowers). Love perseveres, and romance wins out in this romantic comedy.

A Cry in the Dark 1988 3 stars

    PG-13, 121 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fred Schepisi
Cast: Meryl Streep, Sam Neill, Neil Fitzpatrick, Debra Lawrance, Bruce Myles, Charles "Bud" Tingwell, Nick Tate, Dennis Miller

  This story is based on the true experience of a couple whose baby is stolen by a wild dog while the family is camping in Australia. Their story is doubted, and they must go through the legal system to present their claims of innocence.

The Devil's Playground 1976 3 stars

    N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fred Schepisi
Cast: Arthur Dignam, Nick Tate, Simon Burke, Charles McCallum, John Frawley, Jonathan Hardy, Gerry Duggan, Peter Cox, Thomas Keneally, John Diedrich, Sheila Florance, Alan Cinis, Gary Pixton, Rowan Currie, Richard Morgan

  Set during the autumn of 1953 in a Roman Catholic boarding school, this is the story of 13-year-old Tom Allen's (Simon Burke) sexual awakening during which he must decide between restrictions on priests and temptations of the flesh. Brother Francine (Arthur Dignam) patrols the halls in search of evidence of "undisciplined minds," while Brother Victor (Nick Tate) administers discipline that affects both the hearts and minds of the students he reprimands.

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