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Fame hungry Roxie Hart dreams of a life on the Vaudville stage, and spends her nights jazzing it up in the bright lights of Chicago, continually hoping that she'll find her lucky break, and be shot into 1920's stardom, so able to flee her boring husband Amos. In awe of seductive club singer Velma Kelly (who is subsequantly arrested for the murder of her husband and sister - after discovering their affair), Roxie meets Fred Cassely a man who convinces her he can 'make her showbiz career take off'. However after Roxie has undergone the 'casting couch' treatment, and Fred has had his wicked way with her, he reveals that he has no more connections in showbusiness than she does. This is the final straw for Roxie, and her constant anger at rejection explodes. She shoots Fred Cassely and kills him. Upon discovering her infidelity, Roxie's husband Amos refuses to take the blame for the murder and Roxie is sent to jail, pending hanging. In jail she finally meets tabloid darling Velma Kelly, currently receiving huge media attention for the double murder she committed earlier in the tale. Sharing the clink with Velma, are a collection of other sly females, all awaiting trial for the murders of their own partners. Velma is aloof to Roxie, however the prison Warden Mrs Morton offers Roxie the opportunity of representation by slick Chicago lawyer Billy Flynn. Billy is more a showbiz P. R agent than a legal lawyer and minipulates the tabloids into thinking Roxie is no more than an innocent 'good time girl' who took the wrong path, than a scheming murderess. The tabloids go crazy for the new girl on the cell block, and Roxie finally becomes a star. However due to Roxie's new found fame, Velma is forgotten about. She is forced to approach Roxie with an offer of a part in her Vaudville act (filling the gap left by her murdered sister), but Roxie turns down her offer flat, thinking she needs no support in topping the bill. However, just as Velma's star fell, so does Roxie's, when Go-to-hell Kitty arrives at the jail on a multiple murder charge, the press forget Roxie and now she and Velma are in the same boat. With one more trick up her sleave Roxie manages to bring the media attention back onto her, and her day in court arrives. Billy is now ready to play the ultimate showman!
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Crime |
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Taye Diggs |
Cliff Saunders |
Catherine Zeta-Jones |
Renée Zellweger |
Dominic West |
Richard Gere |
Jayne Eastwood |
Bruce Beaton |
Christine Baranski |
Roman Podhora |
John C. Reilly |
Colm Feore |
Rob Smith |
Shawn Wayne Doyle |
Steve Behal |
Robbie Rox |
Chita Rivera |
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Rob Marshall |
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Neil Diamond stars as Yussel in this tale of a young Jewish cantor who strives to make a career in music. Against the wishes of his rigid father and his loving wife, Yussel travels to California to play his music. Swept up by the excitement, he meets a woman who shares his dream. He grows apart from his family, and becomes confused about what he should ultimately do with his life.
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Music |
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Neil Diamond |
Laurence Olivier |
Lucie Arnaz |
Catlin Adams |
Franklyn Ajaye |
Paul Nicholas |
Sully Boyar |
Mike Kellin |
James Booth |
Luther Waters |
Oren Waters |
Rod Gist |
Walter Janovitz |
Janet Brandt |
John Witherspoon |
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Richard Fleischer |
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A bright-eyed young actress travels to Hollywood, only to be ensnared in a dark conspiracy involving a woman who was nearly murdered, and now has amnesia because of a car crash. Eventually, both women are pulled into a psychotic illusion involving a dangerous blue box, a director named Adam Kesher, and the mysterious night club Silencio.
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Drama |
Mystery |
Thriller |
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Naomi Watts |
Laura Harring |
Ann Miller |
Dan Hedaya |
Justin Theroux |
Brent Briscoe |
Robert Forster |
Katharine Towne |
Lee Grant |
Scott Coffey |
Billy Ray Cyrus |
Chad Everett |
Rita Taggart |
James Karen |
Lori Heuring |
Mark Pellegrino |
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David Lynch |
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Romantic comedy set in London in the late 16th century: Young playwright William Shakespeare struggles with his latest work "Romeo and Ethel the Pirate's Daughter". A great fan of Shakespeare's plays is young, wealthy Viola who is about to be married to the cold-hearted Lord Wessex, but constantly dreams of becoming an actress. Women were not allowed to act on stage at that time (female roles were played by men, too), but dressed up as a boy, Viola successfully auditions for the part of Romeo. Soon she and William are caught in a forbidden romance that provides rich inspiration for his play.
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Drama |
Romance |
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Geoffrey Rush |
Tom Wilkinson |
Steve O'Donnell |
Tim McMullen |
Joseph Fiennes |
Steven Beard |
Antony Sher |
Patrick Barlow |
Martin Clunes |
Sandra Reinton |
Simon Callow |
Judi Dench |
Bridget McConnell |
Georgie Glen |
Nicholas Boulton |
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John Madden |
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