Children of the Revolution 1996  R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Duncan
Cast: Judy Davis, Sam Neill, F. Murray Abraham, Richard Roxburgh, Geoffrey Rush, Rachel Griffiths
In this satirical comedy, Australian Joan's (Judy Davis) weekly letters to Stalin result in an invitation to the 1952 Party Congress where she sleeps with Agent "Nine" (Sam Neill) AND Stalin (F. Murray Abraham). Nine months later, a son, Joe (Richard Roxburgh) is born who grows up to be an agitator fighting for today's causes.
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 The Hound of the Baskervilles 2002 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure / Mystery / Horror
Director: David Attwood
Cast: Richard Roxburgh, Ian Hart, Richard E. Grant, Neve McIntosh, Matt Day, John Nettles, Geraldine James, Ron Cook, Liza Tarbuck, Danny Webb, Richard Hawley, Paul Kynman, Jim Norton, David McNeill, Casper Zafer
Dr. James Mortimer (John Nettles) asks Sherlock Holmes (Richard Roxburgh) for help in protecting Sir Henry Baskerville (Matt Day) who is the heir to the Baskerville estate following his uncle Sir Charles Baskerville's mysterious death. Mortimer tells Holmes and Holmes' assistant, Dr. Watson (Ian Hart), about a curse that supposedly involves a hound that kills the Baskerville heirs. Watson accompanies Sir Henry to the estate where he finds conflicting clues before Holmes arrives at the estate to help solve the case.
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The Last September 1999  R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Deborah Warner
Cast: Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Jane Birkin, Fiona Shaw, Lambert Wilson, David Tennant, Keeley Hawes, Gary Lydon, Richard Roxburgh, Jonathan Slinger
Set in 1920s England, this story revolves around an elderly couple–Lady Myra (Maggie Smith) and Sir Richard Naylor (Michael Gambon)–and their household of young people. Their niece Lois (Keeley Hawes) falls in love with all the wrong people, and the married guests–Hugo (Lambert Wilson) and Francie (Jane Birkin) try to hide the fact that they are homeless. The plot thickens when a new guest (Fiona Shaw) arrives ready to dispense advice to all.
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 The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 2003   PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Stephen Norrington
Cast: Sean Connery, Naseeruddin Shah, Peta Wilson, Tony Curran, Stuart Townsend, Shane West, Jason Flemyng, Richard Roxburgh, David Hemmings, Max Ryan, Terry O'Neill, Robert Willox
Nineteenth-century sci-fi and adventure characters–including Allan Quatermain (Sean Connery), Captain Nemo (Naseeruddin Shah), Tom Sawyer (Shane West), and The Invisible Man (Tony Curran)–team up to prevent a world war. Good special effects. 1 User Review
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| | KVB 08/13/2007 | Non stop action, good theme, plot, methodical and to have a woman also as a strong figure always rates high for me. Tired of seeing only men having the spotlight in portrayal of strong characters . Where is the sequel??
Bravo...also no profanity nor nudity....which if it had would've degraded the essence. It was Excellent!! Thank you! |
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Mission: Impossible 2 2000 PG-13, 125 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: John Woo
Cast: Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott, Thandie Newton, Ving Rhames, Richard Roxburgh, Anthony Hopkins, John Polson, Brendan Gleeson, Rade Serbedzija, William Mapother, Dominic Purcell, Nicholas Bell, Kee Chan, Kim Fleming, Mathew Wilkinson
Tom Cruise again stars as government agent Ethan Hunt who sets out on another impossible mission. This time, he is recruited by the new IMF chief Commander Swanbeck (Anthony Hopkins) to destroy a deadly virus that has been hijacked by the evil IMF agent, Sean Ambrose (Dougray Scott). Hunt recruits Ambrose's ex-lover Nyah Nordoff-Hall (Thandie Newton) to help infiltrate Ambrose's terrorist group. Complications ensue–especially after Hunt falls in love with Nyah.
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 Moulin Rouge 2001  PG-13, 126 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical / Romance
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, John Leguizamo, Jim Broadbent, Richard Roxburgh, Garry McDonald, Jacek Koman, Matthew Whittet, Kerry Walker, Caroline O'Connor, Christine Anu, Natalie Jackson Mendoza, Lara Mulcahy, David Wenham, Kylie Minogue
Christian (Ewan McGregor) arrives in Montmarte during 1899 and joins "The Children of the Revolution," led by aspiring artist Henri de Toulouse Lautrec (John Leguizamo) who finds him a job writing a show for the Moulin Rouge nightclub. He also introduces Christian to Satine (Nicole Kidman). Christian falls in love, but Satine is promised to the wealthy Duke of Montroth (Richard Roxburgh) who just happens to be financing the show. Complications ensue amidst dazzling musical numbers. The film received eight Academy Award nominations and won for Best Costume Design and Art Direction. Nominations included Best Picture and Actress (Nicole Kidman).
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Oscar and Lucinda 1997 R, 132 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gillian Armstrong
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Cate Blanchett, Ciaran Hinds, Tom Wilkinson, Richard Roxburgh, Barry Otto, Clive Russell, Bille Brown, Josephine Byrnes, Barnaby Kay
In England during the middle of the 19th century, Oscar (Ralph Fiennes) and Lucinda (Cate Blanchett) are outcasts–Oscar is a defrocked Anglican priest, and Lucinda is a liberated heiress who dreams of building a church made almost entirely of glass from her factory. Both are gamblers, and Lucinda bets Oscar that he cannot successfully transport the glass church to the Australian outback.
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 Stealth 2005  PG-13, 120 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Rob Cohen
Cast: Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel, Jamie Foxx, Sam Shepard, Richard Roxburgh, Joe Morton, Ian Bliss, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Michael Denkha, Rocky Helton, Nicholas Hammond
When a robot fighter jet malfunctions and is out of control, it is up to Navy pilots Lt. Ben Gannon (Josh Lucas), Kara Wade (Jessica Biel), and Henry Purcell (Jamie Foxx) to take it down before it causes the next world war.
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Thank God He Met Lizzie 1997 R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: The Wedding Party
Director: Cherie Nowlan
Cast: Richard Roxburgh, Cate Blanchett, Frances O'Connor, Linden Wilkinson, John Gaden, Genevieve Mooy, Michael(2) Ross, Melissa Ippolito, Elena Pavli, Craig Rasmus
Guy (Richard Roxburgh) is looking for love and finds it with the beautiful Lizzie (Cate Blanchett). At the wedding reception, he starts having second thoughts as he begins to have flashbacks about his ex-girlfriend (Frances O'Connor) who is quite the opposite of Lizzie.
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 Van Helsing 2004 PG-13, 135 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Thriller
Director: Stephen Sommers
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, Richard Roxburgh, David Wenham, Shuler Hensley, Elena Anaya, Will Kemp, Kevin J. O'Connor, Alun Armstrong, Silvia Colloca, Josie Maran, Robbie Coltrane, Tom Fisher, Samuel West, Stephen Fisher
Cardinal Jinette (Alun Armstrong) sends monster slayer Van Helsing (Hugh Jackman) on a mission to help Anna Valerious (Kate Beckinsale) kill Count Dracula (Richard Roxburgh)–an act that will release her ancestors from Purgatory.
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| 1. Children of the Revolution (1996)
2. The Hound of the Baskervilles (2002)
3. The Last September (1999)
4. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
5. Mission: Impossible 2 (2000)
6. Moulin Rouge (2001)
7. Oscar and Lucinda (1997)
8. Stealth (2005)
9. Thank God He Met Lizzie (1997)
aka: The Wedding Party
10. Van Helsing (2004)
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