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Elias Koteas

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Gardens of StoneGardens of Stone (1987)
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. James Caan, Anjelica Huston, James Earl Jones
Downbeat story of a frustrated soldier appointed to guard the US military cemetery during the Vietnam war.
Tucker: a Man and His DreamTucker: a Man and His Dream (1988)
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Joan Allen, Martin Landau
Jeff Bridges portrays Preston Tucker, who dreamed of building the car of the future, but was crushed by the big three auto–makers in the 1940s.
Adjuster, TheAdjuster, The (1991) Recommended
Dir. Atom Egoyan
Feat. Elias Koteas, Arsinee Khanjian, Maury Chaykin
Eliptical and seductive fifth feature from one of cinema's most original talents. Two 'adjusters' – an insurance assessor, and his wife, a film…
ExoticaExotica (1994) Aro Favourite
Dir. Atom Egoyan
Feat. Elias Koteas, Don McKellar, Mia Kirshner
Canadian dir. Atom Egoyan consummates his voyeuristic obsessions to a creative zenith with a critical masterpiece that aims straight at the most…
SugartimeSugartime (1995)
Dir. John N. Smith
Feat. John Turturro, Mary-Louise Parker, Elias Koteas
Charts the infamous, real–life romance between Chicago mobster Sam Giancana (John Turturro) and whitebread songstress Phyllis McGuire…
Prophecy, TheProphecy, The (1996)
Dir. Gregory Widen
Feat. Christopher Walken, Eric Stoltz, Elias Koteas
Christopher Walken plays the Archangel Gabriel(!), spreading terror on earth on behalf of a private vendetta in heaven. X–FILES fans should…
CrashCrash (1996) Aro Favourite
Dir. David Cronenberg
Feat. James Spader, Holly Hunter, Deborah Kara Unger
Auteur David Cronenberg's latest vision is an anti–fable about accident victims James Spader and Holly Hunter, who become sexually obsessed…
Thin Red Line, TheThin Red Line, The (1998) Aro Favourite
Dir. Terrence Malick
Feat. Nick Nolte, Sean Penn, Elias Koteas
A studiously arthouse rendition of WWII, isolating a crucial battle of the Pacific campaign (Guadacanal) as a minutely observed microcosm of humanity…
Lost SoulsLost Souls (2000)
Dir. Janusz Kaminski
Feat. Winona Ryder, Ben Chaplin, John Hurt
Winona Ryder and Ben Chaplin are the souls in question of this devil thriller, in which, in his 33rd year, the Anti–Christ has his previously…
Harrison's FlowersHarrison's Flowers (2000)
Dir. Elie Chouraqui
Feat. Andie MacDowell, David Strathairn, Adrien Brody
Andie MacDowell searches for her photojournalist husband (David Strathairn), presumed dead in the 1991 Serbian siege of Vukovar, with the aid of…
Dancing at the Blue IguanaDancing at the Blue Iguana (2000)
Dir. Michael Radford
Feat. Daryl Hannah, Sandra Oh, Jennifer Tilly
Revealing the mixed–up lives of those who work at an L.A. stripclub, this well–meaning drama was written chiefly through the…
Shot in the HeartShot in the Heart (2001)
Dir. Agnieszka Holland
Feat. Elias Koteas, Giovanni Ribisi, Eric Bogosian
Interesting slant on the Gary Gilmore case – an infamous US murderer and subject of a Norman Mailer book –this sets Gilmore (Koteas) against his…
Collateral DamageCollateral Damage (2001)
Dir. Andrew Davis
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Elias Koteas, Cliff Curtis
Overtaken by the events of September 11, 2001, (the cinema release was delayed 6 months) this terrorist thriller has…
NovocaineNovocaine (2001)
Dir. David Atkins
Feat. Steve Martin, Laura Dern, Helena Bonham Carter
Dentist Steve Martin is singled out for bad luck in this noir black comedy, that conflates Coen Bros–type weird mishaps, great casting and a…
AraratArarat (2002) Recommended
Dir. Atom Egoyan
Feat. Arsinee Khanjian, Charles Aznavour, Christopher Plummer
A challenging dramatic meditation on the 'forgotten' genocide of 1.5 million Armenians by Turkey during WWI, moulded into an epic of history and…
ShooterShooter (2007)
Dir. Antoine Fuqua
Feat. Mark Wahlberg, Michael Pena, Danny Glover
Mark Wahlberg plays a military sniper recruited to prevent an presidential assassination in this political thriller for a generation of George…
Two LoversTwo Lovers (2008) Recommended
Dir. James Gray
Feat. Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow, Vinessa Shaw
Joaquin Phoenix (in reputedly his final film) re–teams with dir. James Gray for this acutely observed ‘anti–romance’, about a bipolar…
I Come with the RainI Come with the Rain (2008)
Dir. Tran Anh Hung
Feat. Josh Hartnett, Elias Koteas, Tran Nu Yen-Khe
Dir. Tran Anh Hung revives the humid, squalored atmosphere of his acclaimed CYCLO with this stylish, heavy–handed international noir. Josh…
DefendorDefendor (2009)
Dir. Peter Stebbings
Feat. Woody Harrelson, Elias Koteas, Kat Dennings
Woody Harrelson stars as a mild mannered construction worker by day and homemade superhero by night, vowing vengeance on the villainous 'Captain…
Fourth Kind, TheFourth Kind, The (2009)
Dir. Olatunde Osunsanmi
Feat. Milla Jovovich, Elias Koteas, Will Patton
Jittery alien abduction flick has Jovovich as an Alaskan psychotherapist whose hypnotised patients claim alien abduction. 'Documentary' footage…
Shutter IslandShutter Island (2010)
Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley
Martin Scorsese’s latest is an intensely atmospheric, if overly confounding psychological thriller, set on a remote island which is home to shadowy…
Killer Inside Me, TheKiller Inside Me, The (2010)
Dir. Michael Winterbottom
Feat. Casey Affleck, Kate Hudson, Jessica Alba
Casey Affleck disturbs as a psychotic small town sheriff struggling to cover his bloody tracks in this grim, stylish neo–noir. Adroitly…
Let Me InLet Me In (2010) Recommended
Dir. Matt Reeves
Feat. Kodi Smit-McPhee, Chloe Grace Moretz, Richard Jenkins
Justifiable American remake elevates the style and menace of the Swedish vampire hit with special attention paid to the relationship between a…
Dream HouseDream House (2011)
Dir. Jim Sheridan
Feat. Daniel Craig, Naomi Watts, Rachel Weisz
Less haunted house movie than emotionally fraught character drama, this somewhat trashy if competently delivered thriller centres on a family man…
A Very Harold and Kumar ChristmasA Very Harold and Kumar Christmas (2011)
Dir. Todd Strauss-Schulson
Feat. John Cho, Kal Penn, Neil Patrick Harris
Harold and Kumar's ethnic stoner bromance continues into the holiday season, here reuniting to track down the perfect tree on the eve of…
Last Days on Mars, TheLast Days on Mars, The (2013)
Dir. Ruairi Robinson
Feat. Liev Schreiber, Elias Koteas, Romola Garai
An inaugural manned mission to Mars comes unstuck following an encounter with a potential new life–form in this tense sci–fi expedition…

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