Black Moon Rising 1986  R, 100 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller / Sci-Fi
Director: Harley Cokliss
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Hamilton, Robert Vaughn, Richard Jaeckel, Bubba Smith, Lee Ving, William Sanderson, Keenan Wynn, Dan Shor, Nick Cassavetes, Don Keith Opper, Richard Angarola, William Marquez, Stanley DeSantis
After being hired by the FBI to steal computer tapes from a large corporation, Quint (Tommy Lee Jones) uses his "Black Moon" high-speed car and hides the evidence in it. Now the car is missing! It was stolen by Nina (Linda Hamilton) and delivered to her car-thief boyfriend Ryland (Robert Vaughn). Now, Quint has no choice but to get the car back, and maybe Nina holds the key to his success.
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 Candyman 1992  R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Bernard Rose
Cast: Virginia Madsen, Tony Todd, Xander Berkeley, Kasi Lemmons, Vanessa Williams, DeJuan Guy, Marianna Eliott, Ted Raimi, Ria Pavia, Mark Daniels, Stanley DeSantis, Kenneth A. Brown, Michael Culkin, Rusty Schwimmer, Eric Edwards
Graduate student Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) is researching the legend of a Chicago ghostly killer called "Candyman" (Tony Todd). She goes to the housing project where a woman was killed, presumably by Candyman's evil spirit, and finds more than she bargained for. A well-produced and acted psychological thriller.
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Clockwatchers 1997 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jill Sprecher
Cast: Toni Collette, Parker Posey, Lisa Kudrow, Alanna Ubach, Helen FitzGerald, Stanley DeSantis, Jamie Kennedy, Paul Dooley, Kevin Cooney, Bob Balaban
Four young women–Iris (Toni Collette), Margaret (Parker Posey), Paula (Lisa Kudrow), and Jane (Alanna Ubach)–work as office temps and enjoy their friendship UNTIL petty thefts occur in the office, and suspicions pervade the workplace.
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Die, Mommie, Die 2003  R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mark Rucker
Cast: Charles Busch, Natasha Lyonne, Jason Priestley, Frances Conroy, Philip Baker Hall, Stark Sands, Victor Raider-Wexler, Nora Dunn, Stanley DeSantis, Josh Hutchinson, Angela Paton, Christopher McDaniel
Drag queen Charles Busch takes on the role of ex-pop singer Angela Arden who murders her producer husband (Philip Baker Hall) so she can be with her gigolo boyfriend (Jason Priestley) in this campy tale of greed, corruption, and revenge. A dark comedy.
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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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Heartwood 1998 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lanny Cotler
Cast: Eddie Mills, Hilary Swank, Jason Robards, Randall Batinkoff, John Terry, John Dennis Johnston, Stanley DeSantis, Tantoo Cardinal, Tomas Arana, Muse Watson, Kai Lennox, Kevin Breznahan, Erin Beaux, Jenna Byrne
Sawmill owner Logan Reeser (Jason Robards) comes close to being forced into shutting down his mill when he refuses to strip the nearby forest of its redwood trees. Coming to the rescue is town outcast Frank Burris (Eddie Mills) who falls in love with the mill manager's (John Terry) daughter Sylvia (Hilary Swank). Then, while wandering in the forest, Frank finds gold along the riverbed and comes up with a plan to save the mill and the town as well.
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I Am Sam 2001 PG-13, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jessie Nelson
Cast: Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dakota Fanning, Dianne Wiest, Doug Hutchison, Stanley DeSantis, Brad Silverman, Loretta Devine, Richard Schiff, Laura Dern, Kit McDonough
Sam (Sean Penn)–a mentally challenged father who has the intellectual ability of a seven year old–runs into legal problems when his daughter (Dakota Fanning) enters school. But there is hope: a high-strung lawyer (Michelle Pfeiffer) comes to Sam's aid despite the efforts of the prosecuting attorney (Richard Schiff). Sean Penn received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.
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Lansky 1999 R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John McNaughton
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Eric Roberts, Max Perlich, Anthony LaPaglia, Matthew Settle, Beverly D'Angelo, Illeana Douglas, Francis Guinan, Stanley DeSantis, Jeff Perry
This made-for-HBO crime film revolves around the life of the crime lord Meyer Lansky as it reviews his youth, gangster activities at the beginning of the 20th century, and his eventual rise to the top of the criminal world.
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 Something New 2006  PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Sanaa Hamri
Cast: Sanaa Lathan, Simon Baker, Mike Epps, Donald Faison, Blair Underwood, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Alfre Woodard, Golden Brooks, Taraji P. Henson, John Ratzenberger, Lee Garlington, Earl Billings, Katharine Towne, Stanley DeSantis, K.C. Clyde
With a great professional life, but no romance in her personal world, an L.A. manager of an accounting firm, Kenya (Sanaa Lathan), accepts a blind date with Brian (Simon Baker) who just happens to be a White man. This comedy/drama focuses on the complexities of interracial relationships, and it is filled with great wit and understanding of the factors involved. 1 User Review
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The Truth About Cats and Dogs 1996 PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Lehmann
Cast: Uma Thurman, Janeane Garofalo, Ben Chaplin, Jamie Foxx, James McCaffrey, Richard Coca, Stanley DeSantis
Abby Barnes (Janeane Garofalo) is a veterinarian who also hosts an L.A. talk-radio show on which she gives witty advice to pet owners. One day, Brian (Ben Chaplin) calls for advice about dealing with his Great Dane and asks Abby for a date. Believing herself to be a "Plain Jane," Abby recruits a gorgeous model–friend Noelle (Uma Thurman)–to take her place, and the comedy of mistaken identities begins.
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| 1. Black Moon Rising (1986)
2. Candyman (1992)
3. Clockwatchers (1997)
4. Die, Mommie, Die (2003)
5. Fools Rush In (1997)
6. Heartwood (1998)
7. I Am Sam (2001)
8. Lansky (1999)
9. Something New (2006)
10. The Truth About Cats and Dogs (1996)
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