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The Air Up There 1994 2 and a half stars

    PG, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Michael Glaser
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Charles Gitonga Maina, Yolanda Vazquez, Winston Ntshona, Sean McCann, Mabutho "Kid" Sithole, Dennis Patrick, Ilo Mutombo, Nigel Miguel, Eric Menyuk

  In an attempt to recruit a new player for his basketball team, Jimmy Dolan (Kevin Bacon) travels to an African village and becomes involved in the local community.

Ashanti 1979 2 stars

    R, 117 min.
Genre: Adventure
aka: Ashanti: Land of No Mercy

Director: Richard Fleischer
Cast: Michael Caine, Peter Ustinov, Beverly Johnson, Kabir Bedi, Omar Sharif, Rex Harrison, William Holden, Winston Ntshona, Jean-Luc Bideau, Johnny Sekka

  After his wife Anna (Beverly Johnson) is kidnapped by slave traders, Doctor David Linderby (Michael Caine) travels across Africa in pursuit of her captors.

The Dogs of War 1980 2 and a half stars

    R, 102 min.
Genre: Action
Director: John Irvin
Cast: Christopher Walken, Colin Blakely, Tom Berenger, Hugh Millais, Paul Freeman, JoBeth Williams, Robert Urquhart, Pedro Armendariz Jr., Ed O'Neill, Winston Ntshona

  Soldier of fortune Jamie Shannon (Christopher Walken) becomes involved in the overthrow of an African dictatorship. This movie depicts what happens when greed takes over.

A Dry White Season 1989 3 stars

    R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Euzhan Palcy
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Marlon Brando, Susan Sarandon, Winston Ntshona, Janet Suzman, Zakes Mokae, Jurgen Prochnow, David de Keyser

  This story centers on a White schoolteacher (Donald Sutherland) and his Black students in South Africa. The injustice of apartheid is exhibited in enough instances that the teacher is forced to acknowledge what he has ignored in the past.

Tarzan and the Lost City 1998 1 star

    PG, 102 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Carl Schenkel
Cast: Casper Van Dien, Jane March, Steven Waddington, Winston Ntshona, Rapulana Seiphemo, Ian Roberts, Peter Spyro, Sean Taylor, Gys De Villiers, Russel Savadier

  In this rather stilted version of Tarzan set in 1913, Casper Van Dien takes on the title role of the ape man who has now left the jungle and is living the life of an English gentleman about to marry the beautiful Jane. Just before the wedding, Tarzan is called back to his beloved jungle to help a tribal chieftain fight mercenaries.

The Wild Geese 1978 2 and a half stars

    R, 134 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Adventure
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Cast: Richard Burton, Richard Harris, Roger Moore, Hardy Kruger, Stewart Granger, Jack Watson, Frank Finlay, Jeff Corey, Winston Ntshona, John Kani, Jack Watson, Kenneth Griffith, Barry Foster, Ronald Fraser, Ian Yule

  London mercenaries Allen Faulkner (Richard Burton), Rafer Janders (Richard Harris), Shawn Fynn (Roger Moore), and Pieter Coetzee (Hardy Kruger) head for Africa to rescue deposed African president Julius Limbani (Winston Ntshona). After a crash course, they parachute into the African bush and manage to rescue Limbani–but not without casualties among the mercenary group.

Cast
Richard Burton	Col. Allen Faulkner
Richard Harris	Capt. Rafer Janders
Roger Moore	Lt. Shawn Flynn
Hardy Kruger	Lt. Pieter Coetzee
Stewart Granger	Sir Edward Matherson
Jack Watson	RSM Sandy Young
Frank Finlay	Fr. Geoghagen the Priest
Jeff Corey	Mr. Martin
Winston Ntshona	African ex-President Limbani
John Kani	Sgt. Jesse Blake
Jack Watson	RSM Sandy Young
Kenneth Griffith	Arthur Witty, Medical Orderly
Barry Foster	Thomas Balfour
Ronald Fraser	Sgt. Jock McTaggart
Ian Yule	Sgt. Tosh Donaldson

Movie Quick Pick

1. The Air Up There (1994)
2. Ashanti (1979)
aka: Ashanti: Land of No Mercy
3. The Dogs of War (1980)
4. A Dry White Season (1989)
5. Tarzan and the Lost City (1998)
6. The Wild Geese (1978)

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