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The Lost City (2005)
Set in Havana, Cuba, during the
50's, a club owner is caught in the turbulent transition from the
oppressive regime of Batista to the Marxist government of Fidel
Castro. Castro's regime ultimately leads the club owner to flee to
New York.
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Modigliani
(2005)
Set in Paris in 1919, biopic
centers on the life of late Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani,
focusing on his last days as well as his rivalry with Pablo
Picasso. Modigliani, a Jew, has fallen in love with Jeanne, a
young and beautiful Catholic girl. The couple has an illegitimate
child, and Jeanne's bigoted parents send the baby to a faraway
convent to be raised by nuns. Modigliani is distraught and needs
money to rescue and raise his child. The answer arrives in the
shape of Paris' annual art competition. Prize money and a
guaranteed career await the winner. Neither Modigliani, nor his
dearest friend and rival Picasso have ever entered the
competition, believing that it is beneath true artists like
themselves. But push comes to shove with the welfare of his child
on the line, and Modigliani signs up for the competition in a
drunken and drug-induced tirade. Picasso follows suit and all of
Paris is aflutter with excitement at who will win. With the
balance of his rela! tionship with Jeanne on the line, Modigliani
tackles this work with the hopes of creating a masterpiece, and
knows that all the artists of Paris are doing the same.
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Ocean's
Twelve (2004)
It's been three years since Danny
Ocean (Clooney) and his crew - fronted by detail man Rusty Ryan
(Pitt), up-and-coming pickpocket Linus Caldwell (Damon),
explosives expert Basher Tarr (Cheadle) and safecracker Frank
Catton (Mac) - pulled off one of the most audacious and lucrative
heists in history, robbing ruthless entrepreneur Terry Benedict
(Garcia) of every dime stored in his impenetrable Las Vegas vault.
After splitting the $160 million take, each of the infamous
Ocean's crew have tried to go straight, lay low and live a legit
life... but that's proven to be a challenge, much to the chagrin
of Danny's wife Tess (Roberts). When someone breaks Rule Number
One and rats them out to Benedict, going straight is no longer an
option. He wants his $160 million back - with interest - or else.
And, as the gang quickly discovers, Benedict isn't the only
powerful person in the world looking for Ocean's Eleven.
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Twisted
(2004)
A female police officer (Judd),
whose father was a serial killer, and is now investigating a
murder finds herself the center of her own investigation when her
past lovers start dying at a furious pace.
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The
Unsaid (2003)
Vincent Kartheiser stars in this
thriller as Tommy, a young mental patient eager to prove that he
is fit to leave the institution and live on his own. Assigned to
assess Tommy's mental fitness, a psychiatrist named Michael Hunter
(Garcia) finds that the young man reminds him of his own son, who
committed suicide years earlier. As Michael struggles to
understand Tommy, he gradually begins to uncover a shocking
episode from Tommy's past that had yet to be discovered.
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Confidence
(2003)
This is the story of a con man
(Burns) whose latest scam puts him in debt with the mafia, when it
turns out that his victim, an accountant, is a *mob* accountant,
leading the kingpin (Hoffman) to assign an enforcer to shadow his
every move, even as the con man and his crew work to pull off
another scam for the mob to pay off the debt completely before
they come collecting.
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The
Man From Elysian Fields (2002)
Byron Tiller (Andy Garcia) is
pushed to his limit when his latest novel is rejected by his
publisher, and he can't even get back his old job in advertising
to support his new family and nascent career. When Luther Fox, the
dapperly outfitted head of a very upscale male escort service
recruits him, Byron begins servicing the beautiful and lonely wife
(Olivia Williams) of one of the most famous and much-honored
authors on the planet, Tobias Alcott (James Coburn). Byron rapidly
becomes involved with not only Andrea but her larger-than-life but
dying husband, and the ensuing twists create a playful ride that
leads finally to more serious lessons on life and marriage.
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Ocean's
Eleven (2001)
Dapper Danny Ocean (GEORGE CLOONEY)
is a man of action. Less than 24 hours into his parole from a New
Jersey penitentiary, the wry, charismatic thief is already rolling
out his next plan. Following three rules — don't hurt anybody,
don't steal from anyone who doesn't deserve it, and play the game
like you've got nothing to lose — Danny orchestrates the most
sophisticated, elaborate casino heist in history. In one night,
Danny's handpicked 11-man crew of specialists — including an ace
card sharp (BRAD PITT), a master pickpocket (MATT DAMON) and a
demolition genius (DON CHEADLE) — will attempt to steal over
$150 million from three Las Vegas casinos owned by Terry Benedict
(ANDY GARCIA), the elegant, ruthless entrepreneur who just happens
to be dating Danny's ex-wife Tess (JULIA ROBERTS).
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Lakeboat
(2001)
Dale, an attractive Ivy League
college student, accepts a summer internship aboard the Seaway
Queen as the replacement for the ship's cook who's disappeared.
Once there, he's exposed to a subculture and way of living he's
never experienced or even imagined existed.
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For
Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000)
Andy Garcia stars as
world-renowned Cuban trumpet player Arturo Sandoval in this moving
portrait of his life in Cuba, his passion for jazz, and his
eventual defection from his homeland in 1990. A passionate free
thinker, Arturo struggled for personal and creative freedom in
Cuban, experiencing a lifetime of artistic persecution. Despite
strict revolutionary guidelines, Arturo played with the
award-winning Cuban fusion band Irakere, receiving critical and
commercial success while living under the shadow of Fidel Castro's
dictatorship. In 1981, Sandoval left Irakere and formed his own
band, desperate to play jazz by his own rules. A musical virtuoso,
Sandoval lived to play his own brash brand of jazz, inspired by
his mentor and longtime friend, American jazz legend Dizzy
Gillespie (Charles S.Dutton). Ultimately, Arturo's love for his
wife, Mariela (Mia Maestro), and his growing family forced him to
stay in Cuba, constantly compromising his artistic freedom for the
revolution. Finally, in 1990, after years of artistic frustration,
Gillespie helped Arturo to defect with his wife and young son. The
Sandovals' remarkable journey to freedom is conveyed through a
series of flashbacks, as Arturo reflects on his passion for his
country, his wife, and his ultimate desire for musical freedom.
Andy Garcia gives an uplifting and moving performance as the jazz
legend, swinging and bopping onstage to his own uncompromising
rhythm. The film also features a fabulous supporting cast,
including Latin superstar Gloria Estefan, and a rousing score from
the legend himself, Arturo Sandoval.
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Just
the Ticket (1999)
Gary Starke is a ticket scalper
extraordinaire who presides over a motley crew of street
merchants. Over the years, Gary has stayed afloat through a
combination of talent, street smarts and an honor-among-thieves
philosophy. But after his true love, Linda dumps him, and a
ruthless rival, Casino, sets his sights on becoming the city's new
ticket "master," Gary finds his world falling apart
around him.Tired of Gary's broken promises and irresponsibility,
and needing to know what her future holds, Linda has accepted a
scholarship to the Cordon Bleu in Paris. Her eagerness to pursue
her dream of becoming a world class chef is tempered by the
bittersweet realization that Gary, a man she has believed in for
eight long years, is still trying to win her back. But for Gary,
the future is always just another scheme away.
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Desperate
Measures (1998)
Widowed police officer Frank
Conner (Andy Garcia) has a cancer-stricken nine-year-old son,
Matthew (Joseph Cross), whose only hope for survival is a
bone-marrow transplant, but the only matching donor is Pete McCabe
(Michael Keaton), a vicious, psychotic killer being held in a
maximum-security prison. McCabe at first denies Conner’s request
for help but then agrees, devising an elaborate plan to use the
medical procedure as an opportunity to escape. McCabe breaks loose
before the transfusion can occur, and Conner is forced to become
both his tracker and his ally, wanting to bring the serial killer
back into custody but determined--for the sake of his son--to keep
McCabe alive.
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The
Disappearance of Garcia Lorca (1997)
A prismatic dramatic investigation
of the mysterious, officially unsolved murder of Spanish poet
Federico Garcia Lorca, told through the eyes of an idealistic
Puerto Rican journalist who vows--almost twenty years after the
fact--to return to Spain and find out the truth. But he finds a
culture still ashamed in its participation in fascism and afraid
of the power of art. Based on the biographies "The
Assasination of Federico Garcia Lorca" and "Federico
Garcia Lorca: A Life," both by Ian Gibson.
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Hoodlum
(1997)
HOODLUM stars Laurence Fishburne
in a powerful performance as Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson,
the notorious Harlem gangster of the 1930s. Director Bill Duke
mixes a sumptuous visual style with a message of black
empowerment. Bumpy gets out of prison and goes to work for the
Harlem numbers powerhouse known as Madam Queen (Cicely Tyson),
bringing him into conflict with the psychopathic Dutch Schultz
(Tim Roth), who is trying to take over the numbers racket in
Harlem. As the blood flows through Harlem streets, those around
Bumpy begin to question his methods-- and his morals.
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Night
Falls on Manhattan (1997)
In Sidney Lumet's NIGHT FALLS ON
MANHATTAN, an ex-policeman who takes a job as a district attorney
is forced to choose between upholding the law and protecting his
family when his father--also a cop--is implicated on corruption
charges.
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Things
to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1996)
A suave, reformed hit man who
never killed anybody is forced into just one more job when his
former boss gives him an offer he can't refuse. Though he just met
the girl of his dreams he acquiesces and gets his rag-tag team
together, but they botch the job and incur the wrath of the boss,
who sets an actual killer on their trail. A blackly comedic
suspense thriller.
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Steal
Big, Steal Little (1995)
Andy Garcia plays twin brothers
fighting over an inheritance in this greedy comedy. The brother
who got the cash loved his adoptive mother; the one who didn't
only loved her money. Now it's up to an ex-Chicago cop, an
avaricious businessman and a fence-sitting lawyer to choose the
triumphant twin.
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When A
Man Loves A Woman (1994)
A picture-perfect family, full of
love and passion for life, is threatened by the wife's dependence
on alcohol in this heart-wrenching drama. In the end, it may take
more than they can give to overcome their shared struggles.
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Jennifer
8 (1992)
A beautiful blind woman (Uma
Thurman) may be the only witness to a string of grisly murders.
But when she fears she may be the next victim, detective John
Berlin (Andy Garcia) finds himself in a situation messier than the
killer's last crime scene.
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Hero
(1992)
When a plane crashes in a
rainstorm, Bernie Laplante (Dustin Hoffman), a small time crook,
anonymously risks his life and saves everyone. One of the
passengers, Gayle Gayley (Geena Davis), a workaholic newscaster,
sets out to find her hero with the help of a lost loafer. However,
this hero won't stand up under too bright a light in this
delightful Capra-esque fable.
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Dead
Again (1991)
In Kenneth Branagh's stylish
suspense film, Branagh stars as Mike Church, a Los Angeles
detective who is drawn into the life of Grace (Emma Thompson), a
woman with amnesia who is plagued by disturbing nightmares.
Attempts to help her regain her memory bring them to Franklyn
Madson (Derek Jacobi), a mysterious hypnotist who runs an antique
shop. Under hypnosis, Grace claims that in a previous life she was
Margaret Strauss, a concert pianist who was murdered by her
jealous husband, Roman. Further sessions lead her to believe that
Mike is actually Roman reincarnated and that the two are destined
to re-create the murder. Mike must then attempt to solve two
mysteries--the real identity of Grace and the true story behind a
40-year-old crime. Branagh's taut thriller also features Robin
Williams, Andy Garcia, and Campbell Scott.
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The
Godfather, Part III (1990)
Francis Ford Coppola's grand
finale to the epic Mafia saga once again stars Al Pacino as
Michael Corleone, the aging don of the infamous Corleone family.
Michael is on the verge of legitimizing the family business with
the help of his nephew, Vincent Mancini (Andy Garcia). However,
failing health and treacherous Mafioso colleagues Joey Zasa (Joe
Mantegna) and Don Altobello (Eli Wallach) keep him immersed in the
criminal life he had hoped to escape. Coppola reunited many of the
same cast and crew from THE GODFATHER and THE GODFATHER, PART 2 in
this continuing tale of family crime.
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A Show
of Force (1990)
A television reporter risks her
career and her life pursuing a shady trail of clues left in the
wake of the shooting of two young men at on a mountaintop near a
broadcast tower in 1978 Puerto Rico. Were they terrorists or
victims of a government conspiracy? Based on a true story.
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Internal
Affairs (1990)
Drama surrounding a police
corruption investigation.
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Black
Rain (1989)
Director Ridley Scott's
international crime thriller stars Michael Douglas as Mike
Conklin, a New York detective under investigation for corruption.
When yakuza hit man Sato (Yusaku Matsuda) kills two American
mobsters in New York, he's extradited to Osaka to face trial, with
Conklin and Charlie Vincent (Andy Garcia) as his escorts.
Mistakenly turning over their prisoner to yakuza disguised as
police, Conklin and Vincent realize, after running down some blind
alleys, that they have no chance of finding Sato in the unfamiliar
city and enlist the services of Japanese desk cop Masahiro "Mas"
Masumoto (Ken Takakura). While relaxing with Mas at a karaoke bar,
the cops also get information on the world of the yakuza from
Joyce Kinglsey (Kate Capshaw), a high-class bargirl. As they
continue the search for Sato, the scrupulous, methodical, and
civilized style of Japanese police work rubs the improvisational,
rule-breaking Americans the wrong way. But when Vincent is
murdered, Mas and Conklin realize that success will come only
through a blending of investigative and cultural styles. The
almost impenetrably sooty, neon-saturated city of Osaka is
superbly photographed by future director Jan de Bont.
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American
Roulette (1988)
A deposed Latin American
president, living in exile in London, doesn't know whom he can
trust, as an assassination squad closes in on him. Still opposing
the heavy-handed, terrorist regime back in his own country, he
also finds himself caught up in the separate agendas being pursued
by the KBG and the CIA.
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Blood
Money: The Story of Clinton and Nadine (1988)
Clinton's a small-time bird
smuggler who gets caught up in a twisted web of danger and
deception. Nadine's an ex-hooker who is inexorably pulled in with
him. So what could Contra weapons traffickers possibly want from
them?
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Stand
and Deliver (1988)
Story of a dedicated East Los
Angeles high school teacher who= transforms some of his students
into math scholars.
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The
Untouchables (1987)
Kevin Costner is idealistic
federal agent Eliot Ness, whose assignment to clean up
Prohibition-era Chicago leads to violence and manly questions
about upholding the law. Initially powerless to stop the flow of
booze into the city (the police force is corrupt and everyone in
town seems to be on the mob’s payroll), Ness finds guidance from
an older streetwise cop (Sean Connery, who won an Academy Award
for this role) who convinces him he'll need to break some rules if
he wants to bring down head mobster Al Capone (Robert De Niro).
Andy Garcia and Charles Martin Smith play Ness’s other recruits,
who together must stand tall against a city full of assassins.
Director Brian De Palma (MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE) packs the film with
violence and creative camera movements while David Mamet's
intelligent script capably dodges clichי at every turn.
There’s a real sense of what's at stake for these characters on
a personal level, which contrasts nicely with the futility
inherent in enforcing Prohibition in the first place. The film is
based on the autobiographical book by Ness (cowritten with Oscar
Fraley) and the 1959-63 TV series; Ennio Morricone (THE GOOD, THE
BAD, AND THE UGLY) composed the uninhibitedly bombastic score.
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8
Million Ways to Die (1986)
Hal Ashby’s last film, taken
from Lawrence Block’s novel 8 MILLION WAYS TO DIE, stars Jeff
Bridges as Scudder, a down-and-out alcoholic ex-cop who was
dismissed from the force after a questionable shooting. He’s
hired by Sunny (Alexandra Paul), an expensive prostitute, to pay
off her pimp, Chance (Randy Brooks), the owner of a an after hours
club, so she can get out of "the life." When she’s
murdered while trying to leave town with a large suitcase full of
cash, Scudder decides to find her killer. At the club he meets
Sarah (Rosanna Arquette), another prostitute, who has a drinking
problem of her own. Through her he connects Sunny to one of the
club's frequent customers, Angel (Andy Garcia), a volatile,
typically psychotic coke dealer who calls everybody
"baby." He’s been using a supermarket owned by Chance
to smuggle drugs. When Angel abducts Sarah, for whom he has, to
say the least, mixed feelings, Scudder must arrange a deal for her
return.
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The
Mean Season (1984)
THE MEAN SEASON, based on a novel
by John Katzenbach, tells the riveting story of disgruntled Miami
newspaper reporter Malcolm Anderson (Kurt Russell), who decides to
quit the news game after tiring of writing about murder. But
before he leaves, he finds himself in the middle of the biggest
story of his life when a serial killer decides to contact him.
Apparently impressed by the journalist's prose style, the
so-called Numbers Killer wants to use the media to promote his
deadly activities and finds Anderson the perfect mouthpiece.
Meanwhile, the notoriety feeds Anderson's own ego and ambition as
well, and he heedlessly plunges ahead with his work--until the
danger comes too close to home. THE MEAN SEASON features a
terrific cast led by Russell, Andy Garcia, Joe Pantoliano, and
Mariel Hemingway.
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A
Night in Heaven (1983)
Faye (Lesley Ann Warren) is a prim
and proper college instructor whose marriage is suffering. Her
husband, Whitney (Robert Logan), works evenings, and when he loses
his job at the Kennedy Space Center, he becomes even more removed
and isolated, leaving Faye frustrated and lonely. When Faye's
wisecracking sister (Deborah Rush) comes to town she drags Faye to
Heaven, an exotic strip club where Faye is shocked to discover
Ricky (Christopher Atkins), one of her young male students,
moonlighting as an exotic dancer. Ricky is a smooth-talking young
stud who Faye has failed in her class. When he discovers Faye in
the audience he whisks her off her feet, and what begins as a
torrid prank becomes real sexual attraction. Soon Faye is sneaking
off to see Ricky perform and, despite her better judgement, she
has an affair with her young student. However, one passionate
night of torrid sexual fascination causes Faye to re-examine her
marriage and the real source of her loneliness. Director John G.
Avildsen's film features erotic and flashy dance sequences set to
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