54 1998  R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Christopher
Cast: Mike Myers, Ryan Phillippe, Neve Campbell, Salma Hayek, Breckin Meyer, Sherry Stringfield, Sela Ward, Jared Harris, Lauren Hutton, Art Garfunkel
Mike Myers stars as Steve Rubell, the owner of Studio 54, the NYC disco that entertained the likes of Andy Warhol and Truman Capote. Shane O'Shea (Ryan Phillippe) dreams of being part of this life; he is a naive New Jersey busboy who gains admittance by sleeping around and doing drugs.
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 After the Sunset 2004  PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy
Director: Brett Ratner
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Salma Hayek, Woody Harrelson, Don Cheadle, Naomie Harris, Russell Hornsby, Chris Penn, Obba Babatunde, Troy Garity, Rex Linn, Rachael Harris, Tom McGowan
FBI Agent Stan Lloyd (Woody Harrelson) has vowed to capture master jewel thief Max Burdett (Pierce Brosnan) and has followed his trail for years. Max is now claiming retirement and living in the Bahamas with his lover/accomplice (Salma Hayek). When Stan learns that a valuable diamond is scheduled for display on a cruise ship in the Bahamas, he enlists the aid of island police officer Sophie (Naomie Harris) with plans to nab Max when he tries to steal the diamond.
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 Ask the Dust 2006 R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Towne
Cast: Colin Farrell, Salma Hayek, Donald Sutherland, Eileen Atkins, Idina Menzel, Justin Kirk, Dion Basco, Jeremy Crutchley, William Mapother, Tamara Craig Thomas
Aspiring writer Arturo Bandini (Colin Farrell) leaves his home in Colorado and arrives in 1930s' Los Angeles with dreams of gaining fame and fortune through a writing career. Along with his fortune, he plans to have a beautiful, wealthy woman by his side. Arturo tries to make it in L.A., but after five months he is broke and hungry. That is when Camilla (Salma Hayek) enters his life. Camilla is a Mexican waitress who also wants more than she has been given in life. There is an attraction between the two, but Arturo and Camilla have much to overcome before they see the light of day.
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Bandidas 2006 PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama
Director: Joachim Roenning, Espen Sandberg
Cast: Penelope Cruz, Salma Hayek, Steve Zahn, Dwight Yoakam, Denis Arndt, Audra Blaser, Sam Shepard, Gary Cervantes, Joseph D. Reitman, Ernesto Gomez Cruz
Determined to protect Mexico in the early 1900s from American Tyler Jackson (Dwight Yoakam) who is taking over their land, Sara Sandoval (Salma Hayek) and Maria Alvarez (Penelope Cruz) join forces. As bandidas, they rob banks and use the stolen money to help poor peasants in their effort to rid Mexico of evil.
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Chain of Fools 2000 R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Traktor
Cast: Steve Zahn, Salma Hayek, Jeff Goldblum, Elijah Wood, Lara Flynn Boyle, Tom Wilkinson, David Cross, David Hyde Pierce, Orlando Jones, Kevin Corrigan, John Cassini, Michael Rapaport
Hapless barber Kresk (Steve Zahn) gains possession of a valuable treasure of ancient coins after killing the person who stole them. Now an assortment of oddballs who want the loot are on his trail, as is police Sergeant Kolko (Salma Hayek) who Kresk falls for. A wacky, off-kilter film with several well-known stars.
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Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant 2009 PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy / Comedy / Horror / Thriller
Director: Paul Weitz
Cast: John C. Reilly, Ken Watanabe, Josh Hutcherson, Chris Massoglia, Ray Stevenson, Patrick Fugit, Willen Dafoe, Salma Hayek, Jessica Carlson, Michael Cerveris, Daniel Newman, Colleen Camp, Don McManus, Orlando Jones, Morgan Saylor
Darren Shan (Chris Massoglia) and his friend Steve (Josh Hutcherson) meet aging vampire Larten Crepsley (John C. Reilly) while attending a traveling freak show. Larten fakes Dennis' death and turns him into a blood sucker. As a member of the undead, Darren joins the freak show and finds himself in the middle of a war between the vampires and their rivals, the Vampanese.
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 Death to Smoochy 2002  R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Danny DeVito
Cast: Robin Williams, Edward Norton, Danny DeVito, Jon Stewart, Catherine Keener, Harvey Fierstein, Pam Ferris, Michael Rispoli, Vincent Schiavelli, Salma Hayek
Fired from his job as host of a children's TV show, bribe-taking, foul-mouthed "Rainbow"/Randolph Smiley (Robin Williams) plots against his too-good-to-be-true replacement–a purple rhino, "Smoochy"/Sheldon Mopes (Edward Norton).
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 Desperado 1995 R, 106 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Joaquim de Almeida, Cheech Marin, Steve Buscemi, Quentin Tarantino, Carlos Gomez, Tito Larriva, Angel Aviles, Danny Trejo, Carlos Gallardo, Angela Lanza, Abraham Verduzco, Albert Michel Jr., David Alvarado
Musician El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas) turns into a killer when he heads for a Mexican city to avenge the death of the woman he loved. He has killed a number of drug lords, and now only one drug king, Bucho (Joaquim de Almeida), remains on his list. Upon arriving in the town, El Mariachi is befriended by Carolina (Salma Hayek). But, there may be more to Carolina than meets the eye, and a bloody showdown lies ahead.
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 Dogma 1999 R, 125 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Kevin Smith
Cast: Ben Affleck, George Carlin, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino, Salma Hayek, Jason Lee, Jason Mewes, Alan Rickman, Chris Rock, Kevin Smith, Janeane Garofalo, Brian O'Halloran, Bud Cort, Jeff Anderson
In this satire on Catholicism, two renegade angels–Loki (Matt Damon) and Bartleby (Ben Affleck) who were cast out of Heaven–think they have found a loophole that will get them back into Heaven. But Jay (Jason Mewes) and Silent Bob (Kevin Smith) are on to the ploy and are determined to prevent their return.
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 The Faculty 1998 R, 110 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Cast: Elijah Wood, Piper Laurie, Christopher McDonald, Bebe Neuwirth, Robert Patrick, Usher Raymond, Jon Stewart, Salma Hayek, Daniel von Bargen, Josh Hartnett
Is the faculty of Herrington, Ohio, High School from outer space? Well, yes, this town is the focus of an invasion from space and the faculty is the first victim. A group of courageous students attempt to save the world. Freely taken from other sci-fi/horror movies, it is still some fun.
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Fair Game 1995 R, 89 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Andy Sipes
Cast: William Baldwin, Cindy Crawford, Steven Berkoff, Elizabeth Pena, Christopher McDonald, Miguel Sandoval, Johann Carlo, Salma Hayek, John Bedford Lloyd
A Miami cop (William Baldwin) tries to protect a family attorney (Cindy Crawford) from would-be assassins–lots of chase scenes and gun battles, but not much else.
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 Fled 1996 R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Kevin Hooks
Cast: Laurence Fishburne, Stephen Baldwin, Will Patton, Robert John Burke, Robert Hooks, Victor Rivers, David Dukes, Ken Jenkins, Salma Hayek
Two chained-together convicts, Piper (Laurence Fishburne) and Dodge (Stephen Baldwin), escape and set off to get their hands on the money they left behind before serving time. Both the Cuban-American Mafia and the police are in fast pursuit along the trail of Piper and Dodge.
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Follow Me Home 1997   R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Bratt
Cast: Alfre Woodard, Jesse Borrego, Benjamin Bratt, Calvin Levels, Steve Reevis, Tom Bower, John Allen Nelson, Ahimsa Stone, Salma Hayek, Akima
Four graffiti artists take a road trip. Destination: Washington, D.C. where they plan to "paint" the White House. The artists represent minority races, while their adversaries are white. For many viewers the caricatures of white men as indecent souls may be uncomfortable, but the concept is insightful.
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Fools Rush In 1997 PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Andy Tennant
Cast: Matthew Perry, Salma Hayek, Jon Tenney, Carlos Gomez, Tomas Milian, Anne Betancourt, Jill Clayburgh, John Bennett Perry, Siobhan Fallon, Stanley DeSantis, Suzanne Snyder, Angelina Torres
Alex Whitman (Matthew Perry) is a successful contractor in Las Vegas working on a construction site where he meets and heads straight to bed with Isabel Fuentes (Salma Hayek). A few months later, a pregnant Isabel reenters the picture; they marry and prove that, while opposites may initially attract, living happily ever after takes work.
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 Frida 2002 R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Julie Taymor
Cast: Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina, Geoffrey Rush, Ashley Judd, Antonio Banderas, Edward Norton, Valeria Golino, Mia Maestro, Roger Rees, Patricia Reyes Spindola, Saffron Burrows
This biography tells the story of sexual revolutionary/Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (Salma Hayek) who shared her life with her husband, the great artist Diego Rivera (Alfred Molina). But, at the same time, Frida found time for an affair with Leon Trotsky and participated in more than one romantic affair with women. The film won Academy Awards for Musical Score and Makeup and received four other nominations, including Best Actress (Salma Hayek).
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 From Dusk Till Dawn 1996 R, 108 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Cast: Quentin Tarantino, George Clooney, Juliette Lewis, Harvey Keitel, Cheech Marin, Salma Hayek, Michael Parks, Fred Williamson, Tom Savini, John Saxon, Marc Lawrence, Danny Trejo
Two brothers (George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino) rob a bank and take a minister and his family hostage. As if that isn't bad enough, they cross the border and end up in a saloon frequented by vampires. If it is gore and profanity that you are looking for, this is your film.
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Hotel 2001 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Mike Figgis
Cast: Max Beesley, Saffron Burrows, Rhys Ifans, Salma Hayek, David Schwimmer, Lucy Liu, Burt Reynolds, John Malkovich, Heathcote Williams, Valeria Golino, Julian Sands, Chiara Mastroianni
As filmmakers converge on the Hungaria Hotel in Venice to make a movie, Charlee Boux (Salma Hayek) films her documentary of behind-the-scenes filming action. Other activities at the hotel include those of hotel workers who kidnap guests at night to serve their own cannibal tastes...and on and on it goes.
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In the Time of the Butterflies 2001 PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mariano Barroso
Cast: Salma Hayek, Edward James Olmos, Lumi Cavazos, Mia Maestro, Pilar Padilla, Marc Anthony, Demian Bichir, Fernando Becerril, Ana Martin, Anthony Alvarez
This made-for-cable TV film is based on Julia Alvarez's novel, which was based on the true story of three sisters who resisted the rule of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo, the despotic ruler of the Dominican Republic. In 1960, the sisters' bodies were found on the coast of the Dominican Republic after they had been fighting Trujillo's regime since their father had been killed. This is their story, though it is little more than a showcase for Salma Hayek.
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Lonely Hearts 2006 R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Todd Robinson
Cast: John Travolta, James Gandolfini, Jared Leto, Salma Hayek, Scott Caan, Laura Dern, Michael Gaston, Bruce MacVittie, Dan Byrd, Andrew Wheeler, Alice Krige, Dagmara Dominczyk, John Doman, Bailee Madison
Based on the "Lonely Hearts Killers" crimes, which were committed in the 1940s, this film shows how New York detectives–Elmer C. Robinson (John Travolta), who was obsessed with the murders, and his partner Charles Hildebrandt (James Gandolfini)–tracked down Ray Fernandez (Jared Leto) and Martha Beck (Salma Hayek). Their scam was to swindle elderly women out of their money and then murder them to destroy any evidence. Fernandez and Beck were finally arrested, confessed to 12 of their murders, and were electrocuted the same day at Sing Sing prison in 1951.
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The Maldonado Miracle 2003 PG, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Salma Hayek
Cast: Peter Fonda, Mare Winningham, Ruben Blades, Eddy Martin, Bill Sage, Dan Merker, Soledad St. Hilaire, Scott Michael Campbell, Jesse Borrego, Christina Cabot, Frank Gerrish, Jeanette Longoria
In San Ramos, the statue of Jesus appears to be shedding tears. Although Father Russell (Peter Fonda) doubts that a miracle is really happening, word spreads, and tourists flock to the small, dying town giving its residents hope.
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Mi Vida Loca 1994 R, 92 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: My Crazy Life
Director: Allison Anders
Cast: Angel Aviles, Seidy Lopez, Jacob Vargas, Marlo Marron, Jesse Borrego, Magali Alvarado, Salma Hayek, Devine, Monica Lutton, Christina Solis
The lives of Hispanic women living and working in a Los Angeles barrio are the primary interest of this good drama.
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Midaq Alley 1995 N/R, 140 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Jorge Fons
Cast: Ernesto Gomez Cruz, Maria Rojo, Salma Hayek, Bruno Bichir, Delia Casanova, Daniel Gimenez Cacho, Claudio Obregon, Juan Manuel Bernal, Margarita Sanz, Abel Woolrich
A 1947 novel by Nobel prizewinner Naguib Mahfouz is translated from 1940s' Cairo to modern Mexico City with excellent results. The story revolves around several people of a close-knit Mexico City neighborhood. Their stories are intertwined into excellent film fare: a middle-aged father and cantina owner is attracted to a young man, a beautiful woman has trouble waiting for her lover who has fled to the U.S., and a homely landlady falls in love.
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No One Writes to the Colonel 1999 N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Arturo Ripstein
Cast: Fernando Lujan, Marisa Paredes, Salma Hayek, Rafael Inclan, Ernesto Yanez, Daniel Gimenez Cacho, Esteban Soberanes, Patricia Reyes Spinola, Odiseo Bichir, Julian Pastor
Based on a novella by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, this is a powerful story of hope and despair in the face of poverty, sickness, and aging. Set in Mexico in the late 1940s, this is the story of the Colonel (Fernando Lujan), who fought in the war to overthrow the clerical rulers years before. Now he dresses up each week and goes to the pier awaiting the arrival of a letter that announces his pension–a letter that he knows will never arrive.
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 Once Upon a Time in Mexico 2003 R, 102 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Johnny Depp, Mickey Rourke, Eva Mendes, Danny Trejo, Enrique Iglesias, Marco Leonardi, Cheech Marin, Ruben Blades, Willem Dafoe, Gerardo Vigil
In this sequel to 1991's "El Mariachi," drug lord Barillo (Willem Dafoe) and General Marquez (Gerardo Vigil) have hatched a plot to overthrow the president of Mexico. CIA Agent Sands (Johnny Depp) recruits Gen. Mariachi (Antonio Banderas) to help prevent Marquez from assuming power after the assassination. Double crosses prove to be the mainstay of this story.
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Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over 2003 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Family / Sci-Fi
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Daryl Sabara, Alexa Vega, Ricardo Montalban, Holland Taylor, Sylvester Stallone, Matt O'Leary, Emily Osment, Ryan Pinkston, Cheech Marin, Tony Shalhoub, George Clooney, Salma Hayek
The Toymaker (Sylvester Stallone) has designed a new reality game, and now those Spy Kids find themselves in cyberspace when Juni (Daryl Sabara) enters a video game to save his sister, Carmen (Alexa Vega).
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Time Code 2000 R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Figgis
Cast: Saffron Burrows, Salma Hayek, Stellan Skarsgard, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Julian Sands, Holly Hunter, Kyle MacLachlan, Steven Weber, Richard Edson, Xander Berkeley
Writer/director Mike Figgis brings four interrelated stories to the screen–split into four segments that unfold simultaneously in real time. The volume is raised for the segment meant to draw the audiences' attention at that moment. This works in that it opens doors for future innovations and, once you have accustomed yourself to the four screens, the stories do entertain.
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The Velocity of Gary 1998  R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Dan Ireland
Cast: Vincent D'Onofrio, Thomas Jane, Salma Hayek, Olivia d'Abo, Chad Lindberg, Lucky Luciano, Shawn Michael Howard, Ethan Hawke, Tzi Ma, Jason Cutler
Valentino (Vincent D'Onofrio) is a well-known porn actor and member of a bisexual triangle. When Valentino discovers that he has contracted AIDS, his lovers–Mary Carmen (Salma Hayek) and Gary (Thomas Jane)–must look at their own lives and make decisions for the future.
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Who the Hell Is Juliette? 1997 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Carlos Marcovich
Cast: Yuliet Ortega, Fabiola Quiroz, Oneida Ramirez, Victor Ortega, Jorge Quiroz, Michele Ortega, Daniel Gimenez Cacho, Salma Hayek
This documentary follows a beautiful teenager, Yuliet Ortega, around her Havana barrio and then switches to her friend, Fabiola Quiroz, in her N.Y.C. world of high-fashion modeling–a life far removed form that of Yuliet.
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Wild Wild West 1999 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Cast: Will Smith, Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh, Salma Hayek, M. Emmet Walsh, Ted Levine, Fred'que Van Der Wal, Musetta Vander, Sofia Eng
Eccentric inventor Dr. Arliss Loveless (Kenneth Branagh) wants to change the course of history by killing President Grant (Kevin Kline) and giving most of the country back to England and Spain. Enter special agents James T. West (Will Smith) and Artemus Gordon (also played by Kevin Kline) who, as they are investigating the strange disappearances of many scientists, walk right into the dastardly plot.
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| 1. 54 (1998)
2. After the Sunset (2004)
3. Ask the Dust (2006)
4. Bandidas (2006)
5. Breaking Up (1997)
6. Chain of Fools (2000)
7. Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
8. Death to Smoochy (2002)
9. Desperado (1995)
10. Dogma (1999)
11. The Faculty (1998)
12. Fair Game (1995)
13. Fled (1996)
14. Follow Me Home (1997)
15. Fools Rush In (1997)
16. Frida (2002)
17. From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
18. Hotel (2001)
19. In the Time of the Butterflies (2001)
20. Living It Up (2000)
21. Lonely Hearts (2006)
22. The Maldonado Miracle (2003)
23. Mi Vida Loca (1994)
aka: My Crazy Life
24. Midaq Alley (1995)
25. No One Writes to the Colonel (1999)
26. Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
27. Roadracers (1994)
aka: Rebel Highway
28. Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
29. Time Code (2000)
30. The Velocity of Gary (1998)
31. Who the Hell Is Juliette? (1997)
32. Wild Wild West (1999)
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