"The sunny streets of Brooklyn, just after World War II. A young would-be writer named Stingo (Peter MacNicol) shares a boarding house with beautiful Polish immigrant Sophie (Meryl Streep) and her tempestuous lover, Nathan (Kevin Kline); their friendship changes his life. This adaptation of the bestselling novel by William Styron is faithful to the point of being reverential, which is not always the right way to make a film come to life. ..."
"Jamie Foxx proves a winning romantic lead in the surprisingly subtle Breakin' All the Rules. When Quincy (Foxx, Ali, Collateral) gets brutally dumped by his fiancee, he researches the psychology of firing employees to create a break-up guide--a guide to a kinder, gentler break-up. His cousin Evan (Morris Chestnut, The Brothers) is afraid that his girlfriend is going to dump him, so he asks for Quincy's help, setting in motion a web of m ..."
"BABY BOY: BABY BOY is the powerful urban drama directed by John Singleton (Shaft and Boyz N the Hood) starring rap music superstars TYRESE GIBSON and SNOOP DOGG (Half Baked I Got the Hook Up). With knockout performances from VING RHAMES (Mission: Impossible II Pulp Fiction Con Air) and A.J. Johnson (Friday House Party The Players Club) BABY BOY is a tough honest and unflinching look at modern urban life. Jody (Gibson) is a 20-year-old A ..."
"BROTHERS THE (2001): THE BROTHERS is a fresh and hilarious look at four African-American "brothers" lifelong friends who band together to navigate through the turbulent waters of love and sex on their way to healthy happy and committed relationships. Jackson (Morris Chestnut- The Best Man) is a successful pediatrician who is desperate for intimacy but terrified of commitment. Brian (Bill Bellamy- Love Jones) is the sexy old-school bache ..."
"The game is on, and the rules are out as Jamie Foxx, Morris Chestnut, Jennifer Esposito and Gabrielle Union star in this outrageous comedy that rewrites the book of love. After being dumped by his fiancée, aspiring writer Quincy Watson (Foxx) pens the ultimate how-to book on breaking up. When itbecomes a smash bestseller, Quincy starts giving his cousin, Evan (Chestnut), choice tips on how towin the battle of the sexes. But when Eva ..."
"Dr. Elena Kinder (Kathleen Turner) is out to dominate the world. Two-year-old Sly is the only person in her way. Dr. Kinder and her partner in crime, Dr. Heep (Christopher Lloyd), have a covert research lab dedicated to cracking the code to a secret baby language. When Sly escapes from the lab, he joins his twin brother Whit in an effort to expose the nefarious plot. Raised by his uncle (Peter MacNicol), who cares for special children, ..."
"In 1995, it was promising to hear that Mel Brooks was creating "the companion piece to Young Frankenstein." He had also brought in the heavyweight of deadpan--Leslie Nielsen. As Lt. Frank Drebin in the Police Squad movies, Nielsen has no peer for silly stuff--just the player Brooks would seem to need for a strong movie, as any fan of Brooks perpetually hopes a new film may rekindle his madcap magic. Alas, the end results in Dracula: Dea ..."
"Man sollte meinen, dass sich der gemeinsame Auftritt von Steve Martin (Tote tragen keine Karos, Der Mann mit den zwei Gehirnen) und Goldie Hawn (Ein Vogel auf dem Drahtseil, Der Tod steht ihr gut) als narrensichere Besetzung erweist. Doch das Drehbuch von Housesitter -- Lügen haben schöne Beine ist zu keiner Zeit so stark, um dies zu unterstützen. Und so hat dieser Film unter all den zündenden Gags auch einige, die danebengehen. Steve ..."
"A huge letdown after the grandeur of Don Bluth's 1982 adaptation of Robert C. O'Brien's book (this was the first feature Bluth made after leaving Disney to protest the studio's allegedly lowered animation standards), this straight-to-video sequel offers far poorer art and thinner characterizations. The story finds Timmy (voiced by Ralph Macchio), son of the Jonathan Brisby character from The Secret of NIMH, leaving the family farm and h ..."
"The sunny streets of Brooklyn, just after World War II. A young would-be writer named Stingo (Peter MacNicol) shares a boarding house with beautiful Polish immigrant Sophie (Meryl Streep) and her tempestuous lover, Nathan (Kevin Kline); their friendship changes his life. This adaptation of the bestselling novel by William Styron is faithful to the point of being reverential, which is not always the right way to make a film come to life. ..."
Shiloh by PeterMacnicol Hardcover, 144 Pages, Published by Listening Library ISBN-13: 978-0-307-26015-4, ISBN: 0-307-26015-1
"A comic reinvention of the Bela Lugosi classic about a Transylvanian vampire who works his evil spell on a perplexed group of Londoners. Mel Brooks's Count is a pratfalling evil prince of a guy who believes in long relationships. Brooks portrays vampire hunter Van Helsing, who won't give a bloodsucker an even break.DVD Features:Audio Commentary:Commentary by director/co-writer Mel Brooks, co-stars Steven Weber and Amy Yasbeck, and co-wr ..."
Shiloh by PeterMacnicol Hardcover, 144 Pages, Published 2006 by Listening Library ISBN-13: 978-0-307-28491-4, ISBN: 0-307-28491-3
"When he finds a lost beagle in the hills behind his West Virginia home, Marty tries to hide it from his family and the dog's real owner, a mean-spirited man known to shoot deer out of season and to mistreat his dogs."
Shiloh(Unabridged) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, PeterMacnicol Audio, 3 Pages, Published 2004 by Listening Library (Audio) Audiobook, Cd, Unabridged ISBN-13: 978-1-4000-8500-2, ISBN: 1-4000-8500-4
"When 11-year-old Marty Preston chances upon a mistreated beagle pup in his hometown of Friendly, West Virginia, he is not prepared for the ethical questions he has to face. Should he return the dog to its owner, only to have the animal abused again? Should he tell his parents? Should he steal food to help the poor creature? Marty's efforts to cope with these questions provides the moral backbone for this story, which is presented in a l ..."
The Slave Dancer(Unabridged) by Paula Fox, PeterMacnicol Audio, Published 1996 by Listening Library Unabridged ISBN-13: 978-0-553-47696-5, ISBN: 0-553-47696-3
""Take up the pipe, Claudius," a voice growled near Jessie's bound head. "He's worth nothing without his pipe!"Snatched from the docks of New Orleans, thirteen-year-old Jessie is thrown aboard a slave ship where he must play his fife so that captured slaves will "dance," to keep their muscles strong and their bodies profitable for their owners' use.Jessie is sickened as he witnesses the horrible practices of the slave trade. But even tho ..."