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Mother Night

It is a classic dilemma. Howard W. Campbell (Nick Nolte) is a German sympathizer, a writer and spokesman who promotes the Nazi agenda. He is considered a celebrity with the Reich and a propagandist in America. He also works as a spy for the Americans. But his handlers disappear and he has no proof of what he does or has done. How can he prove his worth when nobody believes he had the best of democratic intentions.


Director:  Keith Gordon
Writer:  Kurt Vonnegut Jr.; Robert B. Weide
Cast:
Nick Nolte -  Howard W. Campbell Jr.
Sheryl Lee -  Helga Noth/Resi Noth
Alan Arkin -  George Kraft
Bernard Behrens -  Rev. Dr. Lionel Jones
Anna Berger -  Epstein’s Mother
Arye Gross -  Dr. Abraham Epstein
Norman Rodway -  Werner Noth
Frankie Faison -  Robert Sterling Wilson
Gerard Parkes -  Father Patrick Keeley
Vlasta Vrana -  August Krapptauer
Zach Grenier -  Joseph Goebbels
Kirsten Dunst -  Young Resi Noth
Anthony J. Robinow -  Prison Warden
Michael McGill -  Prison Official
Shimon Aviel -  Guard Bernard Liebman
Bill Corday -  Campbell’s Father









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Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

Frank Keane (Robert Carlyle) is grieving over the death of his wife. He is a witness to a traffic accident involving Steve Mills (John Goodman) where he is asked to find a girl at a dance studio. Frank decides to return and is asked by Marienne Hotchkiss (Mary Steenburgen) to help her demonstrate the Lindy Hop. He is having such a good time he lets loose and dances with most of the female students until Marienne jolts him out of his reverie. For she knows what a powerful medium dance is. A judicious embrace can exorcise many demons but can also extract many deep-seated emotions, so she says. But if one is able to manage the challenges of dance, one can also enjoys its rewards.


Director:  Randall Miller
Writer:  Randall Miller; Jody Savin
Cast:
Robert Carlyle -  Frank Keane
Marisa Tomei -  Meredith Morrison
John Goodman -  Steve Mills
Mary Steenburgen -  Marienne Hotchkiss
Sean Astin -  Kip Kipling
Danny DeVito -  Booth
Donnie Wahlberg -  Randall Ipswitch
David Paymer -  Rafael Horowitz
Camryn Manheim -  Lisa Gobar
Adam Arkin -  Gabe DiFranco
Sonia Braga -  Tina
Elden Henson -  Sampson/Young Steve Mills
Ernie Hudson -  Blake Rische
Miguel Sandoval -  Matthew Smith
Patricia Fraser -  Marilyn Hotchkiss
Teresa Johnston -  Kate Collmary









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Man on Fire

Events often produce changes in us that are so subtle we fail to notice that they’ve affected us until someone comes along to kick start the synapses. And it takes some random instance to make us remember who we are. Lupita aka “Pita” (Dakota Fanning) gets a new bodyguard Creasy (Denzel Washington), who is a former US intelligence agent now working as a mercenary, and she finds him sad and lonely. He finds her chatty and distracting. She casually brings back his humanity and he shows her another side of living in Mexico. When she’s kidnapped, Creasy realizes the impact she has had on him and vows to clear cut anybody who stands in his path and bring havoc to those who took her and anyone who aids them.


Director:  Tony Scott
Writer:  A.J. Quinnell; Brian Helgeland
Cast:
Denzel Washington -  Creasy
Dakota Fanning -  Pita
Marc Anthony -  Samuel
Radha Mitchell -  Lisa
Christopher Walken -  Rayburn
Giancarlo Giannini -  Manzano
Rachel Ticotin -  Mariana
Jesús Ochoa -  Fuentes
Mickey Rourke -  Jordan
Angelina Peláez -  Sister Anna
Gustavo Sánchez Parra -  Daniel Sanchez
Gero Camilo -  Aurelio Sanchez
Rosa María Hernández -  Maria
Heriberto Del Castillo -  Bruno
Mario Zaragoza -  Jorge Ramirez
Javier Torres Zaragoza -  Sandri









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Mean Girls

Secrets. They can make you, they can break you, they can deceive you. Regina George (Rachel McAdams) is betrayed by Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan) and decides to submarine her by turning in their book of secrets to the school administration. While Cady, Karen (Amanda Seyfried) and Gretchen (Lacey Chabert) are being questioned by the high school principal, Regina is scattering copies of the pages throughout the school. As the contents spread through the students, the chaos seeps through the crowd like a virus.


Director:  Mark S. Waters
Writer:  Rosalind Wiseman; Tina Fey
Cast:
Lindsay Lohan -  Cady Heron
Rachel McAdams -  Regina George
Lacey Chabert -  Gretchen Wieners
Amanda Seyfried -  Karen Smith
Tina Fey -  Ms. Norbury
Lizzy Caplan -  Janis Ian
Daniel Franzese -  Damian
Tim Meadows -  Mr. Duvall
Amy Poehler -  Mrs. George
Ana Gasteyer -  Betsy Heron
Neil Flynn -  Chip Heron
Jonathan Bennett -  Aaron Samuels
Rajiv Surendra -  Kevin Gnapoor
Elana Shilling -  Spelling Girl
Graham Kartna -  Homeschooled Boy
Ely Henry -  Homeschooled Boy









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Muriel's Wedding

When faced with a serious medical condition, everybody wonders what caused it. Sometimes the reason is obvious, sometime it isn’t and we grab at straws in order to explain how this could of happened. Rhonda Epinstalk (Rachel Griffiths) is one of these people. She has been diagnosed with a cancerous spinal tumour which is pressing on the nerves and resulting in her legs being paralysed. She thinks she knows why. She believes having too much sex is the reason. Sounds reasonable, don’t you think?


Director:  P.J. Hogan
Writer:  P.J. Hogan
Cast:
Toni Collette -  Muriel Heslop/Mariel Heslop-Van Arckle
Bill Hunter -  Bill Heslop
Rachel Griffiths -  Rhonda Epinstalk
Sophie Lee -  Tania Degano
Rosalind Hammond -  Cheryl
Belinda Jarrett -  Janine
Pippa Grandison -  Nicole
Jeanie Drynan -  Betty Heslop
Daniel Wyllie -  Perry Heslop
Gabby Millgate -  Joanie Heslop
Gennie Nevinson -  Deidre Chambers
Matt Day -  Brice Nobes
Chris Haywood -  Coach Ken Blundell
Daniel Lapaine -  David Van Arckle
Susan Prior -  Girl at wedding
Cecily Polson -  Tania’s mother