DANGEROUS LIAISONS

GENRE:  Drama/ Romance
MADE:  1988
CAST:  Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, Keanu Reeves, Uma Thurman
DIRECTOR:  Stephen Frears
WRITER:  Christopher Hampton, Choderlos de Laclos,

PLOT:  Set in France, the Marquise Isabelle de Marteuil and Vicomte Sebastien de Valmont, bored aristocrats play their private game of heart break and deceit.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Cruel Intentions, The Age of Innocence, Valmont

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ART SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL

GENRE:  Comedy/ Drama
MADE:  2006
CAST:  Max Minghella, Sophia Myles, John Malkovich
DIRECTOR:  Terry Zwigoff
WRITER:  Daniel Clowes

PLOT:  Jerome has always aspired to be an artists, but now that he has enrolled himself in art school he must face the fact that the art world is a lot different than anticipated.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Ghost World, Rushmore, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

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THE MESSENGER: THE STORY OF JOAN OF ARC

GENRE:  Adventure/ Biographical/ Drama
MADE:  1999
CAST:  Milla Jovovich, John Malkovich, Rab Affleck
DIRECTOR:  Luc Besson
WRITER:  Andrew Birkin, Luc Besson

PLOT:  A young girl with visions said to be from God goes on a mission to free France from it's oppressors, the story of Joan of Arc.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  The Last Temptation Of Christ, Schindler's List, Kundun

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BURN AFTER READING

GENRE:  Comedy/ Crime/ Drama
MADE:  2008
CAST:  Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Frances McDormand
DIRECTOR:  Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
WRITER:  Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

PLOT:  A computer disc containing secret information of a CIA agent is found in the gym locker room by a gym employee who attempts to use if for blackmail.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Barton Fink, The Big Lebowski, O Brother Where Art Thou?

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THESPIAN OF THE WEEK: John Malkovich

Name:  John Gavin Malkovich

AKA:  John Malkovich

Date of birth:  December 9, 1953

From:  Christopher, Illinoise

Specialty:  Acting

JOHN MALKOVICH FILMS TO WATCH

Of Mice And Men

Drama

Being John Malkovich

Dark dramedy

Burn After Reading

Comedic drama

BEING JOHN MALKOVICH

GENRE:  Dark comedy/ Drama/ Fantasy
MADE:  1999
CAST:  John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener, John Malkovich
DIRECTOR:  Spike Jonze
WRITER:  Charlie Kaufman

PLOT:  A puppeteer and his love interest, his coworker, find a way to make easy money when they stumble upon a portal in their office that leads into the head of John Malkovich the movie star.  There on ensues a bizarre love triangle between the puppeteer, his wife and the co-worker.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Adaptation, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, The Hudsucker Proxy

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