Posted on May 23, 2013 |
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Sommersby / A Stranger Within (1993)
Drama | Mystery | Romance
Set in the south of the United States just after the Civil War, Laurel Sommersby is just managing to work the farm without her husband Jack, believed killed in the Civil War. By all accounts, Jack Sommersby was not a pleasant man, thus when he returns, Laurel has mixed emotions. It appears that Jack has changed a great deal, leading some people to believe that this is not actually Jack but an imposter.
Starring: Richard Gere, Jodie Foster, Bill Pullman, James Earl Jones, William Windom, Frankie Faison
Director: Jon Amiel
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Tags: Bill Pullman, Frankie Faison, James Earl Jones, Jodie Foster, Jon Amiel, Richard Gere, William Windom
Posted on February 5, 2013 |
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Cry, the Beloved Country (1995)
Drama | Thriller
South African church minister Steven Kumalo is summoned from his village to Johannesburg. There he finds that his son Absolom has been jailed in connection with a robbery in which a white man was killed. The father of the white man, James Jarvis, is a supporter of apartheid, the separation of the races which is the law of South Africa. When they encounter each other, both Kumalo and Jarvis come to unexpected realizations not only about their sons, but about the nature of their own humanity.
Starring: Richard Harris, James Earl Jones, Tsholofelo Wechoemang, Charles S. Dutton, Dolly Rathebe
Director: Darrell Roodt
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Tags: Charles S. Dutton, Darrell Roodt, Dolly Rathebe, James Earl Jones, Richard Harris, Tsholofelo Wechoemang
Posted on October 29, 2012 |
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Field of Dreams (1989)
Drama | Family | Fantasy | Sport
An Iowa farmer hears a voice in his cornfield accompanied by a vision of a baseball field. He takes it as a sign to build a baseball diamond which would ennable Shoeless Joe Jackson of the infamous Chicago "Black" Sox to play ball again.
Starring: Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, James Earl Jones, Ray Liotta, Burt Lancaster, Timothy Busfield
Director: Phil Alden Robinson
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Tags: Amy Madigan, Burt Lancaster, James Earl Jones, Kevin Costner, Phil Alden Robinson, Ray Liotta, Timothy Busfield
Posted on July 22, 2012 |
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Coming to America (1988)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
Coming to America casts comedian Eddie Murphy as pampered African prince Akeem, who rebels against an arranged marriage and heads to America to find a new bride. Murphy's regal father (James Earl Jones) agrees to allow the prince 40 days to roam the U.S., sending the prince's faithful retainer Semmi (Arsenio Hall) along to make sure nothing untoward happens. To avoid fortune hunters, Prince Akeem conceals his true identity and gets a "Joe job" at a fast-food restaurant.
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, John Amos, James Earl Jones, Shari Headley
Director: John Landis
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Tags: Arsenio Hall, Eddie Murphy, James Earl Jones, John Amos, John Landis, Shari Headley
Posted on July 12, 2012 |
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The Hunt For Red October (1990)
Action | Adventure | Thriller
Russia's newest Typhoon-class nuclear missile submarine Red October, equipped with a silent propulsion system, sets sail from Murmansk. At the same time a mysterious letter is sent from Red October's captain, Marko Ramius, to the chief political officer of the Soviet Navy. Shortly after almost the entire Soviet fleet in the North Atlantic and Mediterranean sets out for the Atlantic Ocean with the mission to hunt down and destroy the Red October. CIA-analyst Jack Ryan believes that Ramius is trying to defect to the West. The Pentagon and White House generals do not believe in his idea. They believe Soviet's story, that Ramius is a madman and that he will launch his nuclear missiles at the United States. A race between NATO and the Soviet Union begins. Who will find the Red October first? In the middle of all this Ryan is trying to get to Ramius and help him.
Starring: Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, James Earl Jones, Sam Neill
Director: John McTiernan
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Tags: Alec Baldwin, James Earl Jones, John McTiernan, Sam Neill, Scott Glenn, Sean Connery