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Foreign Language. English Feature Films. The Client (1994 film) Mark Sway and his little brother, Ricky, are sneaking cigarettes in the forest near their home when they witness the suicide of Mob lawyer Jerome Clifford.

The Client (1994 film)

Prior to his suicide, Clifford reveals to Mark that he is killing himself to avoid being murdered by Barry "The Blade" Muldanno, the nephew of notorious mob kingpin "Uncle Johnny" Sulari. As a result of witnessing the suicide, Ricky goes into shock and is hospitalized. It soon becomes apparent to authorities - and the Mob - that Clifford may have revealed to Mark the location of the body of a Louisiana senator believed to have been murdered by Muldanno. Mark seeks out a lawyer and finds Regina "Reggie" Love, a recovering alcoholic, who agrees to defend him in court. They quickly run afoul of Roy Foltrigg, a celebrated and vain US Attorney who is attempting to solve the case as a springboard to greater ambitions. The film received generally positive reviews. Roger Ebert gave the film a score of 2.5 out of 4.[3] Trial movies.

This Is Spinal Tap. Reiner and the three main actors are credited as the writers of the movie because they ad libbed much of the dialogue.

This Is Spinal Tap

Several dozen hours of footage were filmed before Reiner edited it to the released movie. A 4½ hour bootleg version of the movie exists and has been traded among fans and collectors for years.[4] The three main members of Spinal Tap—David St. Borat. Despite a limited initial release in the United States, the film was a critical and commercial success.

Borat

Baron Cohen won the 2007 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor: Musical or Comedy, as Borat, while the film was nominated for Best Motion Picture in the same category.[5] Borat was also nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 79th Academy Awards. Controversy surrounded the film even two years prior to release, and after the film's release, some cast members spoke against, and even sued, its creators. It was banned in all Arab countries except Lebanon,[6] and the Russian government discouraged Russian cinemas from showing it.[7] It was released on DVD 5 March 2007 (a day later in Region 1 countries). Plot[edit] Kazakh television personality Borat Sagdiyev leaves Kazakhstan for the "Greatest Country in the World", the "U, S and A" to make a documentary at the behest of the Kazakh Ministry of Information.

Cast[edit] Anger Management (film) Anger Management is a 2003 American slapstick comedy film directed by Peter Segal, written by David S.

Anger Management (film)

Dorfman, and starring Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson. It was produced by Revolution Studios in association with Sandler's production company Happy Madison Productions and was distributed by Columbia Pictures. When an annoying passenger causes Dave Buznik to lose his temper on an airline flight, he is sentenced to anger management classes. Buznik learns his therapist is the passenger, who proves to have a rather interventionist style of therapy. Flatliners. Plot[edit] Nelson Wright (Kiefer Sutherland), convinces four of his medical school classmates — Joe Hurley (William Baldwin), David Labraccio (Kevin Bacon), Randall Steckle (Oliver Platt) and Rachel Manus (Julia Roberts) — to help him discover what lies beyond death.

Flatliners

Nelson flatlines for one minute before his classmates resuscitate him. While "dead", he experiences a sort of afterlife. Once Upon a Time in the West. Once Upon a Time in the West (Italian: C'era una volta il West) is a 1968 Italian/American epic Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone for Paramount Pictures.

Once Upon a Time in the West

It stars Henry Fonda cast against type as the villain, Charles Bronson as his nemesis, Jason Robards as a bandit, and Claudia Cardinale as a newly widowed homesteader with a past as a prostitute. The screenplay was written by Leone and Sergio Donati, from a story devised by Leone, Bernardo Bertolucci, and Dario Argento. The widescreen cinematography was by Tonino Delli Colli, and Ennio Morricone provided the film score. It is the first statement in Leone's "Once Upon a Time" trilogy, the other two are Once Upon a Time... the Revolution and Once Upon a Time in America. The original version by the director was 166 minutes (2 hours and 46 minutes) when it was first released on December 21, 1968. 3:10 to Yuma (1957 film) 3:10 to Yuma is a 1957 American western film starring Glenn Ford and Van Heflin and directed by Delmer Daves.

3:10 to Yuma (1957 film)

The film was based on a 1953 short story by Elmore Leonard. What's Eating Gilbert Grape. What's Eating Gilbert Grape is a 1993 American drama film directed by Lasse Hallström and starring Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis, and Leonardo DiCaprio.

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

Peter Hedges wrote the screenplay, adapted from his 1991 novel of the same name. It was filmed in the Texas cities of Manor, Elgin, and Lockhart. Plot[edit] In the small town of Endora, Iowa, Gilbert Grape (Johnny Depp) is busy caring for his mentally handicapped younger brother, Arnie (Leonardo DiCaprio), as they wait for the many tourists' trailers to pass through town during their yearly camp ritual at a nearby recreational area. His mother, Bonnie (Darlene Cates), is morbidly obese after years of depression following her husband's suicide by hanging.

Gilbert has taken responsibility for repairing their shanty of a farmhouse while looking after Arnie, who has a habit of climbing up the town water tower if left unsupervised for too long.

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Katharine Hepburn. Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an American actress of film, stage, and television.

Katharine Hepburn

Known for her headstrong independence and spirited personality, Hepburn was a leading lady in Hollywood for more than 60 years. She appeared in a range of genres, from screwball comedy to literary drama, and received four Academy Awards for Best Actress—a record for any performer. In 1999, Hepburn was named by the American Film Institute as the greatest female star in Hollywood history. Hepburn famously shunned the Hollywood publicity machine, and refused to conform to society's expectations of women.

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Jeannine Oppewall. Biography[edit] Early life[edit]

Jeannine Oppewall

The Insider (film) Produced by Touchstone Pictures, the film stars Al Pacino and Russell Crowe, with Christopher Plummer, Bruce McGill, Diane Venora, Michael Gambon, Philip Baker Hall, Lindsay Crouse, Gina Gershon, Debi Mazar, and Colm Feore in supporting roles. The script was adapted by Eric Roth and Mann from Marie Brenner's Vanity Fair article "The Man Who Knew Too Much". It was nominated for seven Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Russell Crowe), Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Sound and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published. In Louisville, Kentucky, Dr. Jeffrey Wigand (Crowe) leaves his office at the Brown & Williamson (B&W) Tobacco Company and returns to his home, in the upscale suburb of Hurstbourne, on the east side of town, to his wife, Liane (Venora), and to their two daughters, both of whom have serious medical conditions requiring continuing treatment.

In an attempt to discredit Dr. In 1996 Dr. Dr.

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