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1.The Burning Season - The Chico Mendes Story starring: Raul Julia, Carmen Argenziano, Sonia Braga, Kamala Lopez, Luis Guzmán directed by: John Frankenheimer September 01, 1998
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My only reason for seeing this film is because Luis Guzman is in it. Raul Julia plays "Chico Mendes" who tried to save his people in the Amazon Rainforest. A story that needed to be told, but this film is overlong and slow-moving. I do believe the rainforests should be saved and destroying them should be stopped. Instead of decreasing them the forests should be expanded. The rainforests are beneficial to our weather. Their is wildlife there and flowers used for medical research and medicine that can not be found anywhere else. What would happen if land was just roads, concrete, buildings and dessert. I think if a patch of unhistoric dessert is bare, just plant trees there. It would look nicer than a vacant lot. it is trees that tranform our air ... Read More

2.The Agony and the Ecstasy starring: Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, Diane Cilento, Harry Andrews, Alberto Lupo directed by: Carol Reed March 01, 1995
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An impressive film that should be in any film buff's library. The scenery, acting and story are very well done. Some license is taken with the lives of both Michelangelo and Pope Julius II. However, the acting and exchanges between Heston as Michelangelo and Rex Harrison as Julius II is superb. Introduction to the film provides important views and impressions of the Vatican setting and the spectacular creation of the famous ceiling painted by Michelangelo. A must see film.

3.The Last Movie starring: Julie Adams, Daniel Ades, Richmond L. Aguilar, John Alderman, Michael Anderson Jr. directed by: Dennis Hopper March 19, 1993
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I heard Peter Fonda say that even though his father Henry Fonda didn't like Dennis Hopper that after he read 'The Last Movie' he said, "this is one of the great westerns of our time." Well, Hank may have been right about what was on the page but what ended up on film was a cluttered mess. I am a fan of Dennis Hopper somewhat but no matter how you slice it or how much his Hollywood friends try to dress it up this movie stunk. I bought it back in the early 90's and watched it. I gave it to a friend to watch and he never gave it back and I didn't care one bit. El stinkerOO!!!

4.Havana starring: Robert Redford, Lena Olin, Alan Arkin, Tomas Milian, Daniel Davis directed by: Sydney Pollack January 20, 1993
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This film has every Marxist cliche that you can shake a stick at. Hollywood, which has given us countless propaganda movies eulogizing Communist totalitarianism, does it again with this movie. The basic premise is that totalitarianism in that country is good because things were bad before. Which is like saying that because you have mobsters in New York or Las Vegas, we should impose a dictatorship, starve the people, indoctrinate them, militarize them, have total censorship and kill anyone who objects. In short, a liberal's dream come true.

5.Monsignor starring: Christopher Reeve, Geneviève Bujold, Fernando Rey, Jason Miller, Joseph Cortese directed by: Frank Perry March 03, 1983
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Contrary to popular belief ... there are more than one kind of Catholic. There is the Roman Catholics who demand celibacy of clergy while the seven Eastern Rite (Byzantine Catholics) allows their priests to marry in Europe. Marriage was not a sacrament until sometime around 1000 AD when the Church added it to its list. Why shouldn't a priest be allowed to take holy orders and marriage vows at the same time? When Jesus taught he is referred to as Rabbi in the scripture, which during his day, was a term reserved only for marrried Jewish men. I am not stating anything about my views on theories that Christ was married but that .... if he was ... and if Eastern Catholics can ... why not those in Rome? The late Christopher Reeve plays an ambitious American Priest and WW2 vet who arrives in the Vatican. He ... Read More

6.Fools Rush in starring: Matthew Perry, Salma Hayek, Jon Tenney, Carlos Gómez, Tomas Milian directed by: Andy Tennant June 02, 1998
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Fools Rush In This is a fun romantic comedy movie, in which two people from totally different cultures meet, have a one-night stand, and the woman ends up pregnant. The story revolves around this couple's relationship and the challenges they face, as the expected due date of their child nears. I had this movie in the VHS version when it was first sold, and liked it so much, I recently (and finally) purchased the movie in DVD version.

7.Cowboy Way starring: Woody Harrelson, Kiefer Sutherland, Dylan McDermott, Ernie Hudson, Cara Buono directed by: Gregg Champion June 02, 1998
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This was one of the most delightful feel good movies I have seen in some time. I added it to my collection of great movies. It had action, comedy and feelings. One of the good ones to watch. CEH

8.Il Bell'Antonio starring: Marcello Mastroianni, Claudia Cardinale, Pierre Brasseur, Rina Morelli, Tomas Milian directed by: Mauro Bolognini June 27, 2000
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Leonard Maltin calls this film merely "OK." Well, so much for Leonard Maltin. It is, in fact, a quite splendid adaptation of Sciascia's marvelous novel, with Marcello (Fellini's "Marcellino") in the role of the handsome Antonio, whose reputation as a ladies' man can't help him succeed as a lover when he develops true feelings for the girl he's supposed to marry (played by Claudia Cardinale). A terrific send-up of Italian (read: universal) machismo, beautifully done.

9.Cat Chaser starring: Peter Weller, Kelly McGillis, Charles Durning, Frederic Forrest, Tomas Milian directed by: Abel Ferrara September 08, 1993
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Viewers hoping to see the controversial "pistol" scene, in which McGillis's character is forced by her jealous husband to open her legs for his gun will be disappointed to find that it has been cut from the R-rated DVD version. For that, you'll apparently have to stick with the unrated VHS tape. Other than that, the movie is a decent if unspectacular B thriller, and the digital transfer is pretty good.

10.Amistad starring: Morgan Freeman, Nigel Hawthorne, Anthony Hopkins, Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey directed by: Steven Spielberg
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The film brings to the screen the 1839 Amistad incident when a slave ship experiencing a rebellion was seized by the U.S. Navy and towed into an American port. Subsequently, a trial will commence with the Cuban slavers, the Spanish government, and U.S. naval officers all vying for custody of the slaves while pitted at the same time against those supporting their release and safe return to Africa. The film provides for a very good description of the pre-Civil War era along with people and events slowly tearing at American society and by extension the country as whole. In contrast to Amazon.com's narrow minded reviewer, Dave McCoy and his failed, off-the-target review, the movie actually does an excellent job of transporting the viewer to 19th Century United States and presenting important people like J.C. Calhoun, Martin ... Read More

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