Bed of Roses 1996  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, Michael Haley, Cass Morgan, Victor Sierra
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.
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The Devil's Playground 1976  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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Submarine X-1 1968 G, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: James Caan, Rupert Davies, David Summer, William Dysart, Norman Bowler, Brian Grellis, Paul Young, John Kelland, Kenneth Farrington, Keith Alexander, Carl Rigg, Steve Kirby, Nick Tate, George Pravda, Diana Beevers
Commander Bolton (James Caan) is not the most competent Naval officer, but he is given a chance to redeem himself through command of a miniature submarine during World War II.
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The Year My Voice Broke 1987 PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: John Duigan
Cast: Noah Taylor, Leone Carmen, Ben Mendelsohn, Graeme Blundell, Lynette Curran, Malcolm Robertson, Judi Farr, Tim Robertson, Bruce Spence, Harold Hopkins, Nick Tate, Vincent Ball, Anja Coleby, Kylie Ostara, Kelly Dingwall
Director/Screenwriter John Duigan's film is an absorbing story of a teenage Danny Embling's (Noah Taylor) friendship with a troubled girl in a small 1960s town in Australia. This was followed by a sequel, "Flirting."
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| 1. Bed of Roses (1996)
2. A Cry in the Dark (1988)
3. The Devil's Playground (1976)
4. Submarine X-1 (1968)
5. The Year My Voice Broke (1987)
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