 16 Blocks 2006  PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Richard Donner
Cast: Bruce Willis, Mos Def, David Morse, Jenna Stern, Casey Sander, Cylk Cozart, David Zayas, Robert Racki, Patrick Garrow, Sasha Roiz, Conrad Pla, Hechter Ubarry, Richard Fitzpatrick, Peter McRobbie
NYPD officer Jack Mosley (Bruce Willis) is assigned the job of escorting convict Eddie Bunker (Mos Def) from the jail to the courthouse–a mere 16 blocks. If Mosley fails to reach the courthouse by 10:00 A.M., the case will be dismissed, which is exactly what Jack's colleagues want because, as Jack learns while making the delivery, Bunker is scheduled to testify against the police officers. They are determined to kill Bunker before he reaches his destination, and suddenly Jack realizes that the length of those 16 blocks may be endless.
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Brokeback Mountain 2005  R, 134 min.
Genre: Drama / Western / Romance
Director: Ang Lee
Cast: Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway, Randy Quaid, Linda Cardellini, Anna Faris, Scott Michael Campbell, Kate Mara, Graham Beckel, Roberta Maxwell, Peter McRobbie, Tom Carey, David Harbour, John Tench
Wyoming ranch hand Ennes Del Mar (Heath Ledger) and rodeo cowboy Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) carry on a love affair in 1963 and then go their separate ways only to meet again four years later. Both are now married but find time every year for romantic getaways with each other that ensure their abiding love. Academy Awards were won for Best Director, Musical Score, and Writing; nominations included Best Picture, Actor (Heath Ledger), Supporting Actor (Jake Gyllenhaal), and Supporting Actress (Michelle Williams). 1 User Review
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| | babylove 08/29/2007 | | Although I loved this movie very much, there should have been more love scenes between Jack and Ennes. And Jack should have not died. |
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Golden Years 1991  TV, 232 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Stephen King's Golden Years
Director: Josef Anderson
Cast: Keith Szarabajka, Felicity Huffman, Ed Lauter, R.D. Call, Bill Raymond, Frances Sternhagen, Matt Malloy, Adam Redfield, Jeff Williams, Peter McRobbie
There's secret stuff going on at the military laboratory. When an accident occurs, releasing chemicals, the old janitor (Keith Szarabajka) starts getting younger. Now, government agents are hot on his trail to find out how the chemical works. Originally a TV miniseries. Based on a Stephen King story.
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The Hoax 2007 R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
Cast: Richard Gere, Alfred Molina, Marcia Gay Harden, Hope Davis, Eli Wallach, Julie Delpy, Stanley Tucci, Zeljko Ivanek, John Carter, Christopher Evan Welch, Peter McRobbie, David Aaron Baker, Michael J. Burg, Raul Julia
This film is based on the true story of writer Clifford Irving (Richard Gere) who almost pulled off a great media scam when he conned the publishing house of McGraw-Hill into believing that his 1971 "autobiography" of Howard Hughes was based on real interviews with Hughes. Irving used the fact that Hughes had made it a point to not be seen in public for the last 10 years, and he used tape-recorded "interviews" in which he played Hughes to back up his claims. 1 User Review
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| | the good, the bad and the silly | bill b. 05/15/2007 | Richard Gere as Clifford Irving almost steals the movie with the best acting job he's ever done, despite the disclaimer from Irving that his need for money in spawning the hoax was a hoax in itself apparently. Nevertheless, it is Oscar nom caliber, and the near theft of the film is prevented only by Alfred Molina as his all-too-willing grifting partner. The parts unstolen by Gere become Molina's propterty, and, incidentally, he comes off an off-Broadway role as a washed-up show-biz agent in "Howard Katz" as the titled character. It's quite a switch, but then Molina, show also did a turn as Tevye a few years ago, makes such transititions easy.
The bad, the women, not one of the three in the important roles comes across as a real person. Hope Davis as the McGraw-Hill exec comes closest. Eli Wallach is wasted. The rest of the cast is more than adequate.
The silly, making the claim that the hoax changed the course of history with the Nixon theory that Watergate was triggered by the Irving-Hughes connection is absolutely ludicrous.
Nevertheless, aa fun film. |
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In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders 1988 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Dick Lowry
Cast: Ronny Cox, David Soul, Bruce Greenwood, Michael Gross, Doug Sheehan, Ronald G. Joseph, Teri Copley, Peter McRobbie, Richard Jenkins, Becky Ann Baker, Randal Patrick, Jaime Tirelli
This is the first in a series of made-for-TV movies based on actual FBI cases. Brutal bank robbers Michael and William (David Soul and Michael Gross) ply their trade in the Miami area. The chase is on as agents Ben and Gordon (Ronny Cox and Doug Sheehan) set a trap for the duo resulting in a bloody climax.
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Johnny Suede 1991 R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Tom DiCillo
Cast: Brad Pitt, Alison Moir, Calvin Levels, Catherine Keener, Michael Luciano, Richard Boes, Cheryl Costa, Nick Cave, Tina Louise, Wilfredo Giovanni Clark, Ralph Marrero, Peter McRobbie, Samuel L. Jackson
Johnny Suede (Brad Pitt) wants to be a rock 'n' roller like his idol, Ricky Nelson, back in the 1960s. He has the hair but still needs the suede shoes, and they literally fall from the sky. Now he's ready to roll. But he learns from his love affairs and experiences with the band he forms that there may be more to life than a pair of suede shoes.
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Neon Bible 1995 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Terence Davies
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Diana Scarwid, Denis Leary, Jacob Tierney, Leo Burmester, Frances Conroy, Peter McRobbie, Joan Glover, Bob Hannah
Set in Georgia during World War II, this is the film adaptation of John Kennedy Toole's novel about David (Jacob Tierney) who grows up in a dysfunctional household and rebels against the bigotry he sees in his Southern town.
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School Ties 1992 PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Mandel
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon, Chris O'Donnell, Randall Batinkoff, Ben Affleck, Anthony Rapp, Amy Locane, Peter Donat, Kevin Tighe, Zeljko Ivanek, Andrew Lowery, Cole Hauser, Ed Lauter, Michael Higgins, Peter McRobbie
David Greene (Brendan Fraser) is a 1950s' high-school student who wants to attend an Ivy League university. After he wins a football scholarship to a snooty New England prep school that will ensure his entrance into an Ivy League school, David keeps the fact that he is Jewish a secret in an effort to fit in with his schoolmates and avoid anti-Semitism. David does become a star player, but when classmate Charlie Dillon (Matt Damon)–who has lost both his football position and girlfriend Sally (Amy Locane) to David–learns David's secret, he tells others. Now David must deal with the religious intolerance at his WASP prep school if he wants to keep his dream alive.
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| 1. 16 Blocks (2006)
2. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
3. Golden Years (1991)
aka: Stephen King's Golden Years
4. The Hoax (2007)
5. In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders (1988)
6. Johnny Suede (1991)
7. Neon Bible (1995)
8. School Ties (1992)
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