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Drowning Mona | Deep Impact | Dream with the Fishes

Drowning Mona

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Casey Affleck (Bobby Calzone)
Neve Campbell (Ellen)
Jamie Lee Curtis (Rona)
Danny DeVito (Wyatt Rash)
William Fichtner (Phil Dearly)
Bette Midler (Mona Dearly)
Marcus Thomas (Jeff Dearly)
Yul Vazquez (Frenchy)
Kathleen Wilhoite
Written by
Peter Steinfeld
Rated:   pg-13
(for some thematic elements, language, and brief sexuality
Drowning Mona

This movie seems to be getting a bad rap.  We actually enjoyed it -- a piece of fluff, a lighthearted murder mystery, a cartoon -- but a fun time at the show!  Popcorn is necessary.


Oceans Rise.  Cities Fall.  Hope Survives.

DEEP IMPACT

Robert Duvall
Téa Leoni
Morgan Freeman
Elijah Wood
Vanessa Redgrave
Maximilian Schell
Directed by Mimi Leder

Produced by Stephen Spielberg


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Despite this provocative photo of Tea Leoni, who stars as a young TV newshound who gets a chance at the bigtime as an anchorperson when she inadvertently discovers the biggest secret in history, this movie is actually very sensitive, thought-provoking, and tasteful -- with some incredible special effects.   Recommended.

 

Dream with the Fishes

Produced by: 3 Ring Circus Films
David Arquette as Terry
Brad Hunt as Nick
Cathy Moriarty as Aunt Elise
Kathryn Erbe as Liz
Patrick McGaw as Don
J.E. Freeman as Joe, Nick's Father
Timi Prulhiere as Michelle
Anita Barone as Mary
Allyce Beasley as Sophia
Sorry, but I thought this was a pretty stupid movie. But for those of you who find sentiment in watching a dying man smash knuckles and knock heads with his Dad or see something entertaining about a guy who watches women through binoculars, hey!

The women were all pretty one-dimensional paper dolls who seemed to be hanging around only because of the aforementioned jerky guys. And the fish thing was only a metaphor, not a whole lot happened with that.

P.S. This picture's pretty cool, though!

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