Anywhere But Here 1999  PG-13, 114 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Wayne Wang
Cast: Susan Sarandon, Natalie Portman, Shawn Hatosy, Bonnie Bedelia, Hart Bochner, Eileen Ryan, Corbin Allred, Ray Baker, John Diehl, Faran Tahir, Shawn Hatosy, Shishir Kurup, Samantha Goldstein, Caroline Aaron, Bebe Drake
Adele (Susan Sarandon) decides to take her daughter Ann (Natalie Portman) and flee Wisconsin looking for an exciting life in Beverly Hills, California. Adele leaves her husband Ted (Ray Baker) behind, and the women leave in their Mercedes Benz on their adventure. They arrive in California where, away from the bonds of family, they must rely on each other–no matter how difficult that may be, and Adele constantly tries to convince Ann that they have made the right decision.
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Because of Winn-Dixie 2005  PG, 106 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama
Director: Wayne Wang
Cast: AnnaSophia Robb, Jeff Daniels, Cicely Tyson, Dave Matthews, Eva Marie Saint, Courtney Jines, Nick Price, Luke Benward, Elle Fanning, Marca Price, Lenore Banks, John McConnell, B.J. Hopper, Harland Williams, William Arthur Pitts
Ten-year-old Opal (AnnaSophia Robb) is lonely; her preacher father (Jeff Daniels) has just moved her to a dusty village in Florida where the citizens have been depressed since the candy factory closed. Opal needs friends and finds one at a grocery store when she encounters a homeless dog that she brings home and names Winn-Dixie. Opal and Winn-Dixie bond, and the pair befriends many of the town's lost souls. 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 06/29/2009 | | I saw this movie for the first time over the weekend and it was excellent. There's not a star in it that wasn't just great!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Blue in the Face 1995  R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Wayne Wang
Cast: Harvey Keitel, Giancarlo Esposito, Roseanne, Michael J. Fox, Mel Gorham, Lily Tomlin, Lou Reed, Mira Sorvino, Madonna, Jim Jarmusch, Jared Harris, Stephen Gevedon, Malik Yoba, Jose Zuniga, Keith David
Based on the improvisations of its actors, this film continues where "Smoke" left off. The six cast members are back, but now they are joined by a bizarre group including Roseanne, Lily Tomlin, and Michael J. Fox. This movie is delightful viewing.
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The Center of the World 2001 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Wayne Wang
Cast: Peter Sarsgaard, Molly Parker, Carla Gugino, Mel Gorham, Balthazar Getty, Pat Morita, Shane Edelman, Shirley Knight
Richard, a partner in a successful Internet company, pays $10,000 for three days in Las Vegas with a stripper (Molly Parker). She sets strict ground rules, but neither has taken into account the factor of emotions.
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Chinese Box 1997  R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Wayne Wang
Cast: Jeremy Irons, Gong Li, Maggie Cheung, Michael Hui, Ruben Blades, Russell Cawthorne, Jared Harris, Chaplin Chang, Noel Rands, Emma Lucia
Based on the story of Hong Kong after the British turned it over to the People's Republic of China in 1997, this is the tale of John (Jeremy Irons), a dying photojournalist. His death coincides with, and is symbolic of, the end of British domination of the city.
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Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart 1984 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Wayne Wang
Cast: Laureen Chew, Kim Chew, Victor Wong, Ida F.O. Chung, Cora Miao, John Nishio
Tensions between a mother who adheres to traditional Chinese customs and her Americanized daughter who wants to choose her own way of life is the theme of this film. The mother and daughter are portrayed by a real-life mother and daughter, Laureen Chew and Kim Chew.
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The Joy Luck Club 1993  R, 138 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Wayne Wang
Cast: Kieu Chinh, Tsai Chin, France Nuyen, Lisa Lu, Ming-Na, Tamlyn Tomita, Lauren Tom, Rosalind Chao, Victor Wong, Michael Paul Chan, Chao Li Chi, Melanie Chang
This is the film adaptation of Amy Tan's excellent novel about four Chinese women who fled China in the 1930s and became lifelong friends in San Francisco. It is an insightful look into the Joy Luck Club's members as well as their daughters' contemporary problems.
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Last Holiday 2006 PG-13, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Adventure
Director: Wayne Wang
Cast: Queen Latifah, LL Cool J, Timothy Hutton, Giancarlo Esposito, Alicia Witt, Gerard Depardieu, Jane Adams, Michael Estime, Susan Kellerman, Jascha Washington, Matt Ross, Ranjit Chowdhry, Kendall Mosby, Michael Nouri, Jaqueline Fleming
Diagnosed with a terminal illness, shy Georgia Byrd (Queen Latifah) cashes in her savings and flies off to a posh Czechoslovakian resort where she spends the holidays on a spending spree that impresses the other guests (Timothy Hutton, Giancarlo Esposito, and Alicia Witt). Meanwhile, chemistry sparks the relationship between Georgia and Sean Matthews (LL Cool J) who she had admired from afar.
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Maid in Manhattan 2002  PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Wayne Wang
Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Ralph Fiennes, Tyler Posey, Natasha Richardson, Stanley Tucci, Marissa Matrone, Bob Hoskins, Frances Conroy, Chris Eigeman, Amy Sedaris, Priscilla Lopez, Lisa Roberts Gillan, Maddie Corman, Sharon Wilkins, Jayne Houdyshell
While running for the U.S. Senate, Republican candidate Christopher Marshall (Ralph Fiennes) runs into hotel maid Marisa Ventura (Jennifer Lopez) who is a single mother. Christopher mistakes Marisa for a socialite, and falls in love. Complications ensue, but, when the truth comes out, social status is ignored, and love conquers all.
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Slam Dance 1987  R, 99 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
aka: Slamdance
Director: Wayne Wang
Cast: Tom Hulce, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Virginia Madsen, Harry Dean Stanton, Millie Perkins, Don Keith Opper, Adam Ant, Judith Barsi, Rosalind Chao, Herta Ware, John Doe, Robert Beltran, Sasha Delgado, Joshua Caceras, Marty Levy
Two call girls are murdered, and an L.A. artist, C.C. Drood (Tom Hulce), had a connection to both of them. Suddenly, the police are investigating him, and now he must work to prove his innocence.
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Smoke 1995 R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Wayne Wang
Cast: Harvey Keitel, William Hurt, Forest Whitaker, Stockard Channing, Harold Perrineau, Ashley Judd, Giancarlo Esposito, Victor Argo, Jared Harris, Jose Zuniga, Stephen Gevedon, Daniel Auster, Deirdre O'Connell, Michelle Hurst, Erica Gimpel
Taken from Paul Auster's novel, "The Music of Chance," this film records moments in the lives of several people who wander in and out of a Brooklyn cigar store. Shopkeeper Augie (Harvey Keitel) is a storyteller who touches and is touched by the lives of those around him. Among the interesting characters are Paul Benjamin (William Hurt), Rashid (Harold Perrineau Jr.), and Ruby (Stockard Channing).
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| 1. Anywhere But Here (1999)
2. Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
3. Blue in the Face (1995)
4. The Center of the World (2001)
5. Chan Is Missing (1982)
6. Chinese Box (1997)
7. Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart (1984)
8. Eat a Bowl of Tea (1989)
9. The Joy Luck Club (1993)
10. Last Holiday (2006)
11. Maid in Manhattan (2002)
12. Slam Dance (1987)
aka: Slamdance
13. Smoke (1995)
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