The Air I Breathe 2007  R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance / Thriller
Director: Jieho Lee
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Brendan Fraser, Forest Whitaker, Julie Delpy, Clark Gregg, Emile Hirsch, Andy Garcia, Kelly Hu, Evan Parke, Taylor Nichols, Victor Rivers, Cecilia Suarez, Todd Stashwick, Jon Bernthal
Four stories–based on the Chinese proverb that happiness, sorrow, pleasure, and love are the four cornerstones of emotions and make up the air we breathe–interconnect as people come to crossroads in their lives. Crime boss Fingers (Andy Garcia) is at the center as the one in a position to control destinies of four people. Happiness (Forest Whitaker) is a business executive who is told a race is rigged and bets everything. Sorrow (Sara Michelle Gellar) is pop singer Trista who faces losing her career when she cuts off all ties to her manager. Love (Kevin Bacon) is a doctor who must treat Gina (Julie Delpy) who had turned him down romantically. Last but not least, Pleasure (Brendan Fraser) is a criminal who deals with his premonitions and his failure to change the future.
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 Barcelona 1994  PG-13, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Whit Stillman
Cast: Taylor Nichols, Chris Eigeman, Tushka Bergen, Mira Sorvino, Jack Gilpin, Pep Munne, Nuria Badia, Thomas Gibson
Spain in general, Barcelona in particular, is the setting for this drama that contains romance and intrigue during the Cold War. It is the story of two American cousins (Taylor Nichols and Chris Eigeman) whose lives are touched by anti-American zealots and terrorists in Barcelona.
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 Boiler Room 2000 R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ben Younger
Cast: Giovanni Ribisi, Nia Long, Ben Affleck, Nicky Katt, Vin Diesel, Tom Everett Scott, Ron Rifkin, Scott Caan, Jamie Kennedy, Taylor Nichols
J.T. Marlin is a boiler room–a shady brokerage firm using questionable sales tactics to push stocks. After his father (Ron Rifkin) disapproves of Seth (Giovanni Ribisi) for running a gambling casino in his apartment, Seth is like putty in the hands of a recruiter (Ben Affleck) who hires him as J.T. Marlin's new salesman. Seth sees the new job as his chance to reconcile with his father and become a millionaire at the same time in this "greed is good" story.
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Jurassic Park III 2001 PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Horror / Thriller
Director: Joe Johnston
Cast: Sam Neill, William H. Macy, Tea Leoni, Alessandro Nivola, Trevor Morgan, Michael Jeter, John Diehl, Bruce A. Young, Laura Dern, Taylor Nichols, Mark Harelik, Julio Oscar Mechoso, Sarah Danielle Madison, Blake Michael Bryan, Linda Park
Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill) succumbs to an offer he can't resist from Paul (William H. Macy) and Amanda Kirby (Tea Leoni) who want him to be their guide on the remote Isla Sorna where they plan to spend their anniversary watching dinosaurs. But once they land (crash-land!) on the island, Grant learns that all is not what it seems. This is no anniversary party; instead, the Kirbys reveal that they are searching for their son, Eric (Trevor Morgan), who is missing after parasailing over the island. Once again, it is humans vs. Raptors, Pterodactyls, and a giant Spinosaurus.
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Metropolitan 1990 PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Whit Stillman
Cast: Carolyn Farina, Edward Clements, Chris Eigeman, Taylor Nichols, Allison Parisi, Dylan Hundley, Stephen Uys, Isabel Gillies, Bryan Leder, Will Kempe
A cast of unknowns portrays a group of upper-crust preppies who "enjoy" Christmas break in N.Y.C. This excellent film shows class distinctions and values among America's youth.
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| 1. The Air I Breathe (2007)
2. Barcelona (1994)
3. Boiler Room (2000)
4. Jurassic Park III (2001)
5. Metropolitan (1990)
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