Angel Eyes 2001  R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Luis Mandoki
Cast: Jennifer Lopez, James Caviezel, Terrence Howard, Sonia Braga, Victor Argo, Shirley Knight, Jeremy Sisto, Monet Mazur, Daniel Magder, Kari Matchett, Connor McAuley, Peter MacNeill
A tough Chicago cop, Sharon Pogue (Jennifer Lopez), is estranged from her family when she meets an odd stranger, Catch Lambert (James Caviezel), who just happens to be the victim who Sharon comforted after a car accident one year ago. Thus begins their on again/off again romantic relationship.
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Bordertown 2007 R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Gregory Nava
Cast: Maya Zapata, Jennifer Lopez, Antonio Banderas, Sonia Braga, Martin Sheen, Zaide Silvia Gutierrez, Irineo Alvarez, Rene Rivera, Juan Diego Botto, Kate del Castillo, Randall Batinkoff, Karolinah Villarreal, Julio Cedillo, Brandon Smith
Lauren (Jennifer Lopez) is an American correspondent from a Chicago newspaper who is assigned to the border town of Juarez, Mexico, to investigate unsolved homicides involving many women. It appears that the police are covering up the brutal crimes, and when one of the victims, Eva (Maya Zapata), escapes her captors she gives Lauren her story. While tracking down the attackers, Lauren finds herself in grave danger from a web of corruption that extends over both sides of the border.
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Empire 2002 R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Franc. Reyes
Cast: John Leguizamo, Peter Sarsgaard, Denise Richards, Vincent Laresca, Isabella Rossellini, Sonia Braga, Delilah Cotto, Nestor Serrano, Anthony "Treach" Criss, Rafael Baez, Fat Joe
Drug dealer Vic Rosa (John Leguizamo) decides to go straight and befriends a shady investment banker, Jack (Peter Sarsgaard), who invests Vic's ill-gotten money in the stock market. If the deal sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
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From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter 2000  R, 94 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: P.J. Pesce
Cast: Michael Parks, Marco Leonardi, Ara Celi, Orlando Jones, Rebecca Gayheart, Sonia Braga, Danny Trejo, Lennie Loftin, Temuera Morrison, Jordana Spiro
It is 1915, and an American writer (Michael Parks) is on his way to join the fight in Mexico. But, an outlaw escapes from the hangman with a hostage and interrupts the writer's trip. Things get gory as the vampires take over in this bad prequel to the original.
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Kiss of the Spider Woman 1985  R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Hector Babenco
Cast: William Hurt, Raul Julia, Sonia Braga, Jose Lewgoy, Milton Goncalves, Miriam Pires, Nuno Leal Maia, Fernando Torres, Patricio Bisso, Herson Capri, Denise Dumont, Antonio Petrin, Wilson Grey, Miguel Falabella, Walter Breda
The scene is a South American prison, and the film's main characters are two cellmates with nothing in common except for the fact that they are not accepted by society. Molina (William Hurt) is a gay who has molested a young child, and Valentin (Raul Julia) is a revolutionary. Over a period of time, they begin to have compassion for each other. Hurt won an Oscar for his performance. Nominations were received for Best Picture and Director.
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The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains 1987  TV, 115 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Daniel Mann
Cast: Val Kilmer, Charles Durning, Sonia Braga, James Keach, Elisha Cook Jr., William Sanderson, Kyra Sedgwick, Billy Bob Thornton, Clancy Brown, Taj Mahal
A man wrongfully convicted of murder escapes from the chain gang and his adventures start. The story is based on the true adventures of Robert Elliot Burns, which also resulted in the 1932 classic "I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang."
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Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School 2005 PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Randall Miller
Cast: Robert Carlyle, Marisa Tomei, John Goodman, Mary Steenburgen, Sean Astin, Danny DeVito, Donnie Wahlberg, David Paymer, Camryn Manheim, Adam Arkin, Sonia Braga, Elden Henson, Ernie Hudson, Miguel Sandoval
Grieving widower Frank Keane (Robert Carlyle) promised Steve Mills (John Goodman), who is dying, that he will relay a message to Steve's childhood sweetheart, Marilyn, at the Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School. Upon arrival at the school, Frank learns that Marilyn has died but that her daughter, Marienne (Mary Steenburgen), now runs the school. Frank opts to take classes offered at the school, his life begins anew, and he brings members of his support group to class.
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The Milagro Beanfield War 1988 R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Redford
Cast: Chick Vennera, Christopher Walken, Sonia Braga, Ruben Blades, Richard Bradford, Julie Carmen, James Gammon, Melanie Griffith, John Heard, M. Emmet Walsh
When big money interests want to build a resort near a small town, a group of its citizens fight for the right to cultivate the land. Great scenery.
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Moon Over Parador 1988 PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Mazursky
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Raul Julia, Sonia Braga, Jonathan Winters, Fernando Rey, Sammy Davis Jr., Michael Greene, Polly Holliday, Charo, Milton Goncalves, Marianne Sagebrecht, Reinhard Kolldehoff
A Caribbean dictator dies and, in the interest of stability, the police chief asks a visiting actor (Richard Dreyfuss) to impersonate the dictator.
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Perfume 2001  R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Rymer
Cast: Paul Sorvino, Sonia Braga, Peter Gallagher, Jared Harris, Rita Wilson, Leslie Mann, Jeff Goldblum, Omar Epps, Mariel Hemingway, Michelle Williams
Icons of the fashion world get together for a show. The film uses this as a backdrop for, basically, cameo appearances by various stars who have been told to improvise. And improvise they do, but without guidelines, it would seem. This experiment will fail to interest most moviegoers.
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 The Rookie 1990 R, 121 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Charlie Sheen, Raul Julia, Sonia Braga, Tom Skerritt, Lara Flynn Boyle, Pepe Serna, Mara Corday, Marco Rodriguez, Pete Randall, Donna Mitchell, Xander Berkeley, Tony Plana, David Sherrill, Hal Williams
David Ackerman (Charlie Sheen) is the rookie assigned to tough cop Nick Pulovski (Clint Eastwood) as the replacement for Pulovski's slain partner. Even though he has been taken off the case, Pulovski is determined to avenge the dead partner's murder and is not going to let the German murderers Strom (Raul Julia) and Liesl (Sonia Braga) go free. He enlists Ackerman's help even though Ackerman has issues of his own including an unhappy girlfriend Sarah (Lara Flynn Boyle) and his estranged father Eugene (Tom Skerritt). Finally, when Pulovski is kidnapped by the murderers, it falls on Ackerman to solve the case and rescue his partner.
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Roosters 1993  R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert M. Young
Cast: Edward James Olmos, Sarah Lassez, Sonia Braga, Maria Conchita Alonso, Danny Nucci, Valente Rodriguez, Mark Dacascos, L. Ignacio Gameros, Arin Pasquel Real, Grace Keagy
Gallo Morales (Edward James Olmos) has served seven years in prison for killing a man over a cock fight. After his release, he comes home to retrieve the cock-fighting rooster his father bred but discovers that his son, Hector (Danny Nucci), has inherited the rooster and isn't going to give it up. Meanwhile, his 15-year-old daughter, Angela (Sarah Lassez), seeks refuge from the world outside, but Gallo ignores her. And then there's Gallo's wife, Juana (Sonia Braga), who just wants a normal family life. Symbolism abounds in this allegory about relationships. 1 User Review
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| | Poorly orchestrated | Nachitzin 10/28/2009 | | Neither the Actors from Latin America who were not themelves Latinos, The Director or James Edward Olmos, had a clue what happens at a Catholic Graveside. After the filming an anonymous voice is heard saying a "Hail Mary" instead of the dialogue presented to the real Roman Catholic Priest "Rev. L. Ignacio Gameros, M.Div." playing the part. Too many instances of this kind of sloppy filming when it comes to Catholic Rite and Ritual have been and are witnessed on a regular basis. |
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A Will of Their Own 1998 TV, 240 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Karen Arthur
Cast: Lea Thompson, Ellen Burstyn, Thomas Gibson, John Shea, Sonia Braga, Faye Dunaway, Charlotte Ross, Karin Anglin, Eric McCormack, Tovah Feldshuh, Diana Scarwid, Reiko Aylesworth
This TV miniseries follows the challenges and successes of strong-willed women in the 20th century, chronicling three generations of one family. A fine cast.
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| 1. Angel Eyes (2001)
2. Bordertown (2007)
3. Empire (2002)
4. From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (2000)
5. Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
6. The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987)
7. Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005)
8. The Milagro Beanfield War (1988)
9. Moon Over Parador (1988)
10. Perfume (2001)
11. The Rookie (1990)
12. Roosters (1993)
13. Two Deaths (1996)
14. A Will of Their Own (1998)
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