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Filmography
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Mostly Martha (2007)
The life of a top chef
(Zeta-Jones) changes when she becomes the guardian of her young
niece.
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Stompanato (2007)
A retelling of the scandalous
murder of thug and wannabe actor Johnny Stompanato (Reeves)
by Lana Turner's young daughter, Crane.
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Rachel's Holiday (2006)
Because of her drug addiction, a
woman (Zeta-Jones) loses her boyfriend, best friend, and job
before checking into rehab in Dublin, Ireland.
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Smoke & Mirrors
(2006)
Mimi Leder
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Coming Out (2006)
A gay cabaret performer (Alan
Cumming) is forced to lead a struggling Welsh rugby team to
victory after his father, who coached the team, died.
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The
Legend of Zorro (2005) The
Legendary Zorro goes off on another adventure to protect
the future of California and its citizens. This time, he
fights against evil-doers with the help of his beautiful
wife, Elena, and their precocious young son, Joaquin.
Alejandro De LaVega is torn between two worlds: his life
as Zorro and his life as a family man. After Alejandro
once again breaks his promise to stop wearing the mask,
Elena leaves him, and soon begins seeing Armand, a haughty
French Count. But a mysterious explosion in the desert
leads Zorro to believe that there's more to Armand than
meets the eye, and our hero is intent on finding out what
that is. Little does he know, there are others working to
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Ocean's
Twelve (2004)
Action/Adventure,
Romance, Thriller and Crime/Gangster
2 hrs. 05 min. 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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The
Terminal (2004)
Comedy and Drama
2 hrs. 08 min. An immigrant (Hanks) fleeing the war
that ravages his tiny Eastern European homeland finds
himself stuck in the terminal of one of New York City's
airports when the time of his landing coincides precisely
with the point at which the war causes his nation of
origin to no longer exist, meaning that his passport and
paperwork are no longer valid. As a man without a home, he
takes up residence in the terminal itself, befriending the
staff of the airport, and falling in love with an airline
flight attendant (Zeta-Jones).
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Intolerable
Cruelty (2003)
Comedy and Romance
1 hr. 40 min. A slick Beverly Hills divorce lawyer (Clooney)
frames the wife (Zeta-Jones) of a client to get him
released from the marriage without a settlement. She vows
to get revenge by marrying the attorney, aiming to take
him to the cleaners in their own savage divorce, but what
she doesn't expect is that she falls in love with him in
the process.
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Sinbad:
Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
Romance and Animation
1 hr. 25 min. This movie follows one of the many
adventures of the famous Arabian sailor, Sinbad (Pitt)
(which isn't one of the seven great voyages documented
elsewhere). The adventure starts when Eris (Pfeiffer), the
goddess of Chaos, steals the "Book of Peace",
and frames Sinbad for the crime. Setting out to prove his
innocence (and save the life of his best friend, Proteus
the Shapeshifter, voiced by Fiennes), Sinbad travels to
the realm that Eris resides in, where he is challenged by
terrifying monsters which include a giant scorpion, a
giant serpent and the Roc, a 40-foot-tall bird made of ice
and snow. Even if Sinbad can defeat all of these monsters,
he also has to deal with the effects of Eris' golden
"Apple of Discord", which has the ability to
turn friends into enemies when thrown in their midst.
Zeta-Jones plays Marina, Proteus' girlfriend, who stows
away on Sinbad's ship to make sure that he fulfills his
mission.
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Chicago
(2002)
Comedy, Drama,
Musical/Performing Arts and Crime/Gangster
1 hr. 40 min. It's the long-awaited film version of
the Broadway hit. Set in the roaring 20's, this is the
story of Chicago chorus girl Roxie Hart (Zellweger), who
shoots her unfaithful lover (West). Landing in jail, she
meets Velma Kelly (Zeta-Jones), another chorus girl and
murderess, currently enjoying media attention and legal
manipulation, care of her attorney, Billy Flynn (Gere),
king of the old "Razzle Dazzle." Soon enough,
however, Flynn takes Roxie's case as well, and Velma finds
herself old news as Roxie is now the most famous murderess
in town, on her way to getting out of jail and becoming a
star. The two go through a series of attempts at getting
what they both want (often conflicting): freedom and fame.
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America's
Sweethearts (2001)
Comedy and Romance
1 hr. 41 min. For an awkward, self-conscious girl like
Kiki (Julia Roberts), being the personal assistant to a
beautiful mega-star like Gwen (Catherine Zeta-Jones) isn't
easy. But when she dutifully accepts the task of helping
Gwen and her estranged mega-star husband Eddie (John
Cusack) make it through one last public appearance
masterminded by legendary press agent Lee Phillips (Billy
Crystal), forever devoted Kiki finds that her job is about
to get even harder. At first it seems her challenge is to
keep the peace between Gwen and Eddie and their public
image intact, but soon Kiki is faced with a more personal
concern as her longtime friendship with Eddie begins to
take a romantic turn.
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High
Fidelity (2000)
Comedy and Romance
1 hr. 47 min. In a biting romantic comedy, Rob Gordon
is the owner of a semi-failing record store in Chicago,
where he sells music the old-fashioned way -- on vinyl.
He's a self-professed music junkie who spends his days at
Championship Vinyl with his two employees, Dick and Barry.
Although they have an encyclopedic knowledge of pop music
and are consumed with the music scene, it's of no help to
Rob, whose needle skips the love groove when his long-time
girlfriend, Laura, walks out on him. As he examines his
failed attempts at romance and happiness, the process
finds him being dragged, kicking and screaming, into
adulthood.
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Traffic
(2000)
Drama and
Crime/Gangster
2 hrs. 20 min. Based on the 1980s British television
miniseries TRAFFIK, director Steven Soderbergh presents
TRAFFIC, a patchwork of stories that evokes the
high-stakes, high-risk world of the drug trade, as seen
through a series of inter-related stories, some are highly
personal, some are filled with intrigue and danger. A
Mexican policeman finds himself caught in a web of
corruption; A pair of undercover DEA agents work in the
sordid and dangerous world of San Diego dealers; a wealthy
drug baron living in upscale, suburban America is arrested
and learns how quickly his unknowing and pampered wife
takes over his business; and the U.S. President's new
anti-drug czar, an Ohio State Supreme Court Justice, must
deal with his increasingly drug-addicted teenage daughter.
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The
Cinder Path (1999)
Drama
The downtrodden son of a farmer, married to one woman
but in love with her sister, ships off to World War I in
search of glory and redemption. On the front lines, he
must battle not only the enemy but also the demons of
self-doubt which have plagued him throughout his life. A
miniseries presentation of Catherine Cookson's novel.
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Entrapment
(1999)
Thriller and
Crime/Gangster
Sparks fly as Catherine Zeta-Jones, an insurance
agent, charms her way into doing business with Sean
Connery, an aging thief. In preparation for their latest
heist, Connery has her suffer through a rigorous training
camp. Promises begin to blur and dwindle as romance
introduces itself into the picture, building up to a
payoff that's sure to disappoint one of the involved
parties.
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The
Haunting (1999)
Suspense/Horror and
Thriller
1 hr. 57 min. A remake of the classic 1963 movie
"The Haunting" about a team of paranormal
experts who look into strange occurrences in an ill-fated
house. Through the course of the night some will unravel,
some will question, and all will fight for their lives as
the house fights back.
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The
Mask of Zorro (1998)
Action/Adventure
2 hrs. 16 min. Two Tonys (Anthony Hopkins and Antonio
Banderas) give us two Zorros in Martin Campbell's winsome
revival of old California's legendary masked hero. It's a
summer movie showing that swords and repartee are more fun
than a barrel of asteroids.
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The
Phantom (1996)
Action/Adventure
A lavish action-adventure of swashbuckling romance and
mystery based on the popular comic-strip superhero created
by Lee Falk. Kit Walker (Billy Zane), a.k.a. the Phantom,
must rescue a rich heiress and (Kristy Swanson) prevent a
vicious brotherhood of pirates and a ruthless business
mogul from bringing an ancient prophecy of power to pass.
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Blue
Juice (1995)
Comedy
JC (Pertwee) is the hero of the Cornish surfing
community, and at times, it's only member. Staring thirty
hard in the face, he fears that the wave that has carried
him through a prolonged adolescence is heading for the
rocks as his girlfriend pressures him for commitment and
his friends contemplate growing up. Featuring McGregor and
Zeta Jones in prominent roles shortly before they reached
worldwide fame in TRAINSPOTTING and MASK OF ZORRO,
respectively. An admirable contribution to that rarest of
genres, the British surf drama.
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Catherine
the Great (1995)
Catherine Zeta-Jones (MASK
OF ZORRO, TRAFFIC) portrays the legendary German princess
in this made-for-TV epic. In 1744, young Sophia is crowned
Catherine II, wife of Peter (Hannes Jaenicke), a horrible
despot and ruler of Russia. Soon Catherine rises above her
oppressive environment to become the famed Czarina of
Russia. The film is helmed by the great TV-movie director
Marvin Chomsky, who earlier made HOLOCAUST, ROOTS, and
VICTORY AT ENTEBBE, among others.
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The
Return of the Native (1994)
Drama
Eustacia Vye, an exquisite beauty despairing at her
boring life on an English moor, sets up a fateful lovers'
triangle when she uses her wiles to entice two men, a
dashing suitor and a successful man who made his name
abroad and returned to his home on the heath. A Hallmark
Hall of Fame version of Thomas Hardy's classic 1878 novel.
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The
Darling Buds of May (1993)
The Larkins are a big,
brash, boozy and beautiful family who enjoy life on their
cluttered Kent farm where pigs, goats, geese and chickens
share the yard.
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Splitting
Heirs (1993)
Comedy
Thirty years after the babies of a cook and a duke are
switched at birth, there's hell to pay (and a fantastic
inheritance.)
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Christopher
Columbus - The Discovery (1992)
Action/Adventure
When explorer Christopher Columbus (George Corraface)
proposes the world is round and wishes to prove it by
sailing East to reach India, he is scoffed at by his
fellow Italian countrymen, he travels to Spain to seek
financing there. After proving his Spanish loyalty and
being thoroughly questioned by inquisitor Tomas de
Torquemada, he receives the sponsorship he needs from King
Ferdinand (Tom Selleck) and Queen Isabella (Rachel
Ferdinand). Setting sail into the unknown Eastern void,
Columbus is faced with a mutinous revolt before reaching a
mysterious island (America) and its strange Indian
inhabitants.
John Glen (OCTOPUSSY and IRON EAGLE 3-ACES) directs this
story of Columbus, the man who challenged the limits of
the world. Featuring a plethora of beautiful Oceanic
footage, CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS-THE DISCOVERY attempts to
present Columbus in a modern way - passionate, flawed but
dedicated to his burning belief that the world was round
and a new route to the East was possible. |
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