Gillian Iliana Waters Movies

A military-trained assassin is caught in a deadly quagmire of deception, family secrets, and forbidden love while attempting to carry out his last job in this thriller featuring Eric Roberts. Jacob Tate has seen his fair share of death, and now he's looking to get out of the game. His latest target is Diane Shaw, a small town schoolteacher who mistakes him for the brother she never met. Diane's mother vanished without a trace thirty years prior, and with the help of her brother she hopes to solve a lingering family mystery. Believing that salvation is in sight, Jacob assuredly assumes the role of Diane's brother. But the closer Jacob gets to Diane, the deeper he falls for her. Strangely, his feelings seem to be reciprocated by the confused Diane, who can't deny her attraction, but resists her instincts in an attempt to sort out her true feelings. Just as Jacob prepares to untangle his sordid web of lies, however, the same men who hired him show up to finish the job, and sins of Diane's mother reach down through the family bloodline. With their lives on the line, Jacob must now choose between being Diane's protector, or her most feared predator. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Writer and director Spike Lee casts his satiric gaze on racism in American television and how America's racist past still impacts the present in this biting comedy. Pierre Delacroix (Damon Wayans) is an astute, Harvard-educated African-American writer working for an independent television network who is assigned to brainstorm a new show for the African-American audience. Delacroix is the only black writer on the network's staff, and the longer he works under Dunwitty (Michael Rapaport), the loudmouthed executive in charge of programming, the more he's convinced he's made a mistake. Wanting to be fired, Delacroix writes a pilot he imagines is so offensive no network would ever dare to air it: "The ManTan Minstrel Show," in which dancer Man Ray (Savion Glover) and comedian Womack (Tommy Davidson) portray two shiftless dunderheads, ManTan and Sleep 'N Eat -- who are to be played in blackface. To Delacroix's surprise, Dunwitty gives the idea the go-ahead, and to his shock, the show is soon a massive hit. Delacroix is now stuck trying to explain his show to the African-American community, who are generally not amused, especially Sloan Hopkins (Jada Pinkett Smith), his assistant on the staff, who has become involved with Man Ray. In order to give Bamboozled a look that would suit its setting in the world of network television, Spike Lee and cinematographer Ellen Kuras shot the entire film using digital video equipment. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide