Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural 1973  PG, 80 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Lemora, the Lady Dracula
Lady Dracula
Legendary Curse of Lemora
Director: Richard Blackburn
Cast: Leslie Gilb, Richard Blackburn, Cheryl Smith, William Whitton, Steve Johnson, Parker West, Maxine Ballantyne, Hy Pyke, Charla Hall, Jack Fisher, Buck Buchanan
In the 1920s, after her bank robber father Alvin Lee (William Whitton) kills her mother, teenage Lila (Cheryl Smith) is cared for by Reverend Muller (Richard Blackburn). When Lila receives a letter from Lemora (Leslie Gilb) in which she learns that her father is dying and needs her, Lila sneaks away. She sets off on a perilous journey that ends at Lemora's mansion, but her father is nowhere to be seen. It turns out that Lemora is a lesbian vampire who has a sexual interest in Lila. Now, while trying to learn what happened to her father, Lila must fight for her own life.
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Not for Publication 1984  R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Bartel
Cast: Nancy Allen, David Naughton, Laurence Luckinbill, Alice Ghostley, Cork Hubbert, Barry Dennen, Richard Blackburn, Jeanne Evans, Richard Paul, Michael Sullivan
Reporter Lois (Nancy Allen) works for a sleazy New York newspaper that specializes in finding all the scandals that abound in the city. She also has a second job: working for the mayor. When she begins to suspect the mayor of wrongdoing, the fun begins. Bizarre characters, funny at times, tasteless more often than not.
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Sugartime 1995 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
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, Valerie Boyce, Bob Clout, Stuart Clow
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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Vendetta 1999  R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nicholas Meyer
Cast: Christopher Walken, Clancy Brown, Bruce Davison, Joaquim de Almeida, Edward Herrmann, Kenneth Welsh, Luke Askew, Richard Libertini, Andrea Di Stefano, Joel Gordon, Chris Benson, Wayne Robson, Pierrino Mascarino, Daragh O'Malley, Richard Blackburn
In the 1890s, cotton exporter James Houston (Christopher Walken) masterminds a plot to take over the New Orleans docks. When police chief David Hennessy (Clancy Brown) stands in the way, he is killed. As a result of the homicide, Sicilian immigrants who work on the New Orleans docks are rounded up for questioning. Eventually, nine go on trial, but all are acquitted. However, the populace does not agree with the verdicts, and a series of lynchings result. This made-for-HBO film is based on a true story.
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| 1. Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural (1973)
aka: Lemora, the Lady Dracula
aka: Lady Dracula
aka: Legendary Curse of Lemora
2. Not for Publication (1984)
3. Sugartime (1995)
4. Vendetta (1999)
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