Cavedweller 2004  R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lisa Cholodenko
Cast: Kyra Sedgwick, Aidan Quinn, Kevin Bacon, Sherilyn Fenn, Regan Arnold, Jill Scott, April Mullen, Vanessa Zima, Jackie Burroughs, Myron Natwick, Panou, Edie Inksetter, Brian Paul
After her rocker husband (Kevin Bacon) dies, musician Delia Byrd (Kyra Sedgwick) packs up her rebellious daughter Cissy (Regan Arnold) and returns to her Southern town to begin life anew with the now-teenage daughters–Dede (April Mullen) and Amanda (Vanessa Zima)–who she abandoned years ago. But the girls now live with ex-husband Clint's (Aidan Quinn) mother (Jackie Burroughs), and Delia must find courage to deal with once-abusive Clint if she wants to see her daughters.
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Ulee's Gold 1997  R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Victor Nunez
Cast: Peter Fonda, Patricia Richardson, Jessica Biel, J. Kenneth Campbell, Christine Dunford, Vanessa Zima, Tom Wood, Steven Flynn, Dewey Weber, Traber Burns, Chad Fish, Dale C. Marshall, James T. Whitehurst, Charles Branner, Jim Flanagan
Florida beekeeper Ulee Jackson (Peter Fonda) is a widower whose son Jimmy (Tom Wood) is in prison, and Jimmy's wife Helen (Christine Dunford) has abandoned their children. Ulee is raising his teenage granddaughter Casey (Jessica Biel) and her 10-year-old sister Penny (Vanessa Zima). While visiting Jimmy in prison, Jimmy tells Ulee that Helen, who is living with drug dealers Ferris (Dewey Weber) and Eddie (Steven Flynn), is ill. Ulee brings drug-addicted Helen home and gets help from neighbor Connie (Patricia Richardson) to nurse Helen through her drug withdrawal. Ferris and Eddie arrive at Ulee's home and hold Helen and the girls hostage. They demand the $100,000 in stolen bank money that Jimmy hid in Ulee's bee yard. A fight ensues, but Ferris and Eddie are arrested. Now, Ulee struggles against the odds to fix the problems of his dysfunctional family, and there may be hope for their futures. Peter Fonda received an Oscar nomination (Best Actor).
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Wicked 1998 R, 87 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Michael Steinberg
Cast: Julia Stiles, William R. Moses, Patrick Muldoon, Vanessa Zima, Michael Parks, Chelsea Field, Louise Myrback, Linda Hart, Amaryllis Borrego, Casey Rion, Patrick McTavish, Connie Blankenship, Venessa Verdugo, Kyle Sabihy, Sterling Macer Jr.
Fourteen-year-old Ellie (Julia Stiles) knows exactly what she is doing after her mother's (Chelsea Field) mysterious murder. Ellie takes her mother's place, dresses in her wardrobe, wears her makeup, and sleeps with her father, Ben (William R. Moses). All the while, Detective Boland (Michael Parks) snoops around, finding more than one suspect in the homicide.
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| 1. Cavedweller (2004)
2. Ulee's Gold (1997)
3. Wicked (1998)
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