I've Totally Seen That Movie Before

The Man With One Red Shoe (1985) Director: Stand Dragoti Writers:   Francis Veber, Yves Robert, Robert Klane Cast:  Tom Hanks, Dabney Coleman, Lori Singer, Charles Durning, Carrie Fisher, Edward Hermann, Jim Belushi, Irving Metzman, Tom Noonan, Gerrit Graham Synopsis: Based on the French film, The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe , this film focuses on internal politics within the CIA. Copper (Coleman), the agency's deputy director, has designs on the director's position, which is currently held by Ross (Durning). To achieve this, Cooper attempts to show that Ross is corrupt and orchestrates a Senate inquiry. Ross is aware of the plot and devises one of his own in an attempt to foil Cooper's machinations. Ross feeds Cooper misinformation by openly sending his underling, Brown (Hermann), to fetch someone at the airport, which is a critical witness that can bury Cooper for good. The thing is, there is no such person, and Brown is instructed to pick just a random person to...

The Edge (1997) Director:  Lee Tamahori Writer:  David Mamet Cast:  Anthony Hopkins, Alec Baldwin, Elle MacPherson, Harold Perrineau, Larry Musser Synopsis: While staying in a remote northern resort cabin, billionaire Charles Morse (Hopkins), along with fashion photographer Robert Green (Baldwin) and his assistant Stephen (Perrineau) are involved in a plane crash, which leaves them stranded in the wilderness. Left with no food and no means of contacting civilization, the trio are forced to try to walk out of the wilderness. Along the way, they are forced to contend with harsh weather, rough terrain, aggressive wildlife and perhaps even betrayal from a friend.  First Impressions: I've always had a fascination with movies depicting man's struggle to survive the wilderness. I'm not sure why but I'm constantly drawn to those types of stories. So, when ads for this film started hitting TV back in 1997, I was obviously interested. I was able to catch it in theaters with a ...