The Apostle 1997  PG-13, 148 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Duvall
Cast: Robert Duvall, Farrah Fawcett, Miranda Richardson, Todd Allen, June Carter Cash, Billy Bob Thornton, Billy Joe Shaver, John Beasley, Walton Goggins, Rick Dial
Saintly preacher Eulis "Sonny" Dewey (Robert Duvall) is so upset by learning that his wife Jessie (Farrah Fawcett) is having an affair that he bashes her lover, Horace (Todd Allen), and leaves town. He heads for Louisiana under the alias of "The Apostle" and works as a media preacher with plans to build a new church. Duvall received a Best Actor Oscar nomination.
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 Silverado 1985  PG-13, 133 min.
Genre: Adventure / Western / Comedy / Drama
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Cast: Kevin Kline, Rosanna Arquette, Jeff Goldblum, Linda Hunt, Scott Glenn, John Cleese, Kevin Costner, Danny Glover, Brian Dennehy, Joe Seneca, Marvin J. McIntyre, Sheb Wooley, Jon Kasdan, Todd Allen, Bill Thurman
This Western has it all: adventure, comedy, and drama. The story is about "good guys" Paden (Kevin Kline), Emmett (Scott Glenn), and Mal (Danny Glover) who rescue Emmett's brother Jake (Kevin Costner) from jail where he is being held by Sheriff Langston (John Cleese). They pull off the escape, Jake joins the group, and they arrive in Silverado. Now, they meet frontier widow Hannah (Rosanna Arquette), card shark Slick (Jeff Goldblum), and saloon operator Stella (Linda Hunt)–all of whom have their own stories to tell. The "good guys" confront corrupt Sheriff Cobb (Brian Dennehy) and attempt to rid Silverado of vice. But, when dealing with the nasty sheriff and murdering ranchers, a showdown is a certainty.
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Tycus 2000  R, 94 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: John Putch
Cast: Dennis Hopper, Peter Onorati, Finola Hughes, John Putch, Chick Vennera, Bert Remsen, Art LaFleur, Tommy Hinkley, Robert Romanus, Todd Allen
Jake (Peter Onorati), a tabloid photographer, gets wind of something strange going on in the Sierras and parachutes into a restricted area. There he finds a noted astronomer, Peter Crawford (Dennis Hopper), who has discovered a comet hurtling to Earth. In an attempt to save a chosen segment of humanity, Crawford has begun construction of a city beneath Earth's surface. No awards here.
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Witchboard 1985  R, 98 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Kevin Tenney
Cast: Todd Allen, Tawny Kitaen, Stephen Nichols, Kathleen Wilhoite, Burke Byrnes, Clare Bristol, Gloria Hayes, J.P. Luebsen, Rose Marie, James W. Quinn
The party has been fun so far, and perhaps it also would be fun to use the Ouija Board to contact the spirit of a young boy. That success should have been enough for Linda (Tawny Kitaen), but she decides to use the board alone. The spirit of a murderer answers her call, and the killing spree begins.
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| 1. The Apostle (1997)
2. Silverado (1985)
3. Tycus (2000)
4. Witchboard (1985)
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