August Rush 2007 PG, 113 min. Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Kirsten Sheridan Cast: Freddie Highmore, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Terrence Howard, Robin Williams, William Sadler, Marian Seldes, Mykelti Williamson, Leon G. Thomas III, Aaron Staton, Alex O'Loughlin, Jamia Simone Nash, Ronald Guttman
Irish-born singer Louis Connelly (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) and concert cellist Lyla Novacek (Keri Russell) meet and fall in love on a roof-top garden in Greenwich Village. Fate separates them, but their night of love has produced a son. After giving birth, Lyla is told that her infant has died, but the baby is put in an orphanage. Years later, that baby is now a street musician, August Rush (Freddie Highmore), who tries to connect people through music. Will he be able to use his talent to connect with Lyla and Louis and, in the process, form his longed-for family? An Academy Award nomination was received for Best Original Song ("Raise It Up")
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Danton 1982 PG, 136 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Andrzej Wajda Cast: Gerard Depardieu, Wojciech Pszoniak, Patrice Chereau, Boguslaw Linda, Angela Winkler, Roland Blanche, Roger Planchon, Anne Alvaro, Emmanuelle Debever, Krzysztof Globisz, Gerard Hardy, Tadeusz Huk, Ronald Guttman, Andrzej Seweryn
During the French Revolution, Robespierre (Wojciech Pszoniak) and Georges Danton (Gerard Depardieu) represented opposing ideas on how best to carry out the plans for liberty, equality, and fraternity. Robespierre's "Reign of Terror" prevailed, and Danton joined the aristocrats on the guillotine.
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The Guru 2003 R, 95 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Daisy von Scherler Mayer Cast: Jimi Mistry, Heather Graham, Marisa Tomei, Michael McKean, Dash Mihok, Emil Marwa, Ronald Guttman, Malachy McCourt, Raahul Singh, Ajay Naidu, Anita Gillette, Christine Baranski
Dance teacher Ramu Gupta (Jimi Mistry) migrates from India with dreams of Hollywood stardom but ends up in NYC in "reel" life featured in porn films and in "real" life as the guru of sex.
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Mrs. Harris 2005 TV, 95 min. Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Phyllis Nagy Cast: Annette Bening, Ben Kingsley, Frances Fisher, Lawrence O'Donnell, Cloris Leachman, Frank Whaley, Bill Smitrovich, Chloe Sevigny, Michael Gross, Brett Butler, Lee Garlington, Ellen Burstyn, Ronald Guttman, John Rubinstein
In this made-for-TV film, based on the true story of the murder of Diet Dr. Herman Tarnower, the world-renowned creator of the Scarsdale Diet, Ben Kingsley takes on the role of Dr. Tarnower. Annette Bening plays Mrs. Jean Harris, the lover scorned after their 14-year affair, who shot and killed Tarnower.
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The Squeeze 1987 PG-13, 102 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Roger Young Cast: Michael Keaton, Rae Dawn Chong, John(2) Davidson, Liane Langland, Leslie Bevis, Meat Loaf, Ronald Guttman, Bobby Bass, Lou Criscuolo, Joe Pantoliano
If you are a Michael Keaton fan, by all means watch this film. Otherwise, taking out the trash might provide a few more laughs as Keaton playes a con-artist who gets mixed up in all kinds of trouble.
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| 1. August Rush (2007)
2. Danton (1982)
3. The Guru (2003)
4. Mrs. Harris (2005)
5. The Squeeze (1987)
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