Tuesday, August 19, 2025

ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK (2013 - 2019)

 




















Created by: Jenji Kohan
Based on the memoirs "Orange is the New Black - My Year in a Women's Prison" by: Piper Kerman
Starring:

91 episodes
(TV-MA - strong language, adult themes, sexual situations, violence, nudity, drug use)

PLOT:

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Saturday, September 14, 2024

THE MIDDLE (2009 - 2018) draft

Created by: Eileen Heisler, DeAnn Heline
Starring: Patricia Heaton, Neil Flynn, Charlie McDermott, Eden Sher, Atticus Shaffer, Chris Kattan, Brian Doyle-Murray

Samantha Adams, Ryan AgaheeRhonda Aldrich, Jill E. AlexanderKirstie Alley, Dean Anthony, Luis AnthonyMoises Arias, Michael William Arnold, Ed Asner, Noelani BaileyGrace Bannon, Adilah Barnes, Gabriel BassoFrances Bay, Terrence BeasorTommy Bechtold, Patricia Belcher, Jimmy Bellinger, Adrienne BerryDaniela Bobadilla, Parker Bolek, Michael Boucher, Shellita Boxie, Harry BoxleyKrista Braun, Peter Breitmayer, Julie Brown, Julianne Buescher, Casey Burke, Steve ByrneAimee CarreroLance Carter, David Chandler, Tahlena ChikamiBrock Ciarlelli, Greg Cipes, Bob Clendenin, Kristina CohenMindy Cohn, Parker ContrerasMason Cook, Josh Cooke, Greg CromerJohn Cullum, Christopher Darga, Brooke Dillman, Bonita DorssomCharles DoughertyRachel Dratch, Thomas F. Duffy, Lancaster DuplechinJason Edgar, Van Epperson, Mari FalconeAmy Farrington, Pat Finn, Christopher H. FisherAndrew J. Fishman, Dave Foley, Faith Ford, Harrison Forsyth, Margarita FrancoJohn Gammon, Richard Gant, Jessica Marie Garcia, Gavin Garrison, Keith GerchakWhoopi Goldberg, Paul R. Grace, Greer Grammer, Mary-Pat GreenWill Green, Rick HallSusan Harmon, Piper Mackenzie HarrisGregory Harrison, Rick Harrison, Brian HarveyLaura Heisler, Carolyn Hennesy, Cheryl Hines, Paul Hipp, Monica Horan, Megan HubbellDavid Hull, Betsy HumeDani Jacoby, Chris JorieLexi Jourden, Kiva JumpJane Kaczmarek, Keven Brahim Kaddi, Greg KasyanLaura Ann KeslingKeegan-Michael Key, Richard Kind, Aramis KnightDavid Koechner, Michael KostroffAndy Kreiss, Peggy LaneDevan Leos, Vicki Lewis, Daniel LewkSam Lloyd, Daniel A. Lopez, Norm Macdonald, Thomas Mann, Gia Mantegna, Rachael Marie, Marsha Mason, Katlin Mastandrea, Will MatthewsAlphonso McAuley, Jack McBrayer, Joel McCrary, Mandy McMillianTroy Metcalf, Andy MilderJeanette Miller, Aedin Mincks, Aidan MinerTina Mirka, Scott Michael Morgan, Mandy Musgrave, Suzy Nakamura, Jillian NelsonJake Netter, Sean O'Bryan, Chord Overstreet, Mary PasseriAlexa PenaVega, Antoine Perry, Jeffrey F. Perry, Blake Petchenick, Brayden PetchenickAaron Zachary Philips, Adam Pilver, Hilary PingleJeris PoindexterAidan Potter, Rachel QuaintanceAlan Rachins, Mike Randleman, Terrell Ransom Jr, Dale RaoulJen Ray, Roger Rees, Lisa Rinna, Azim RizkDoris Roberts, Mel Rodriguez, Ray Romano, Marion Ross, Cynthia RubeAlan Ruck, Dylan Rummel, Sarah RushEmily Rutherford, Garrett Ryan, Blaine Saunders, Keaton Savage, Sam SchuderBrandon Scott, Donovan ScottAmy Sedaris, Nick Shafer, Molly Shannon, Duane R. Shepard JrBrooke Shields, Laura SiegelGibson Bobby Sjobeck, Mackenzie Brooke SmithMalcolm Foster Smith, Maurice G. Smith, Riley B. SmithZachary Robert Smith, Erin SossamonScott Sperber, June SquibbCharles C. Stevenson Jr, French Stewart, Galadriel Stineman, Nicole Sullivan, Derek ThelerWesley Thompson, Dierk Torsek, Austin Trace, Nicole TravoltaTim TrobecChelsey Valentine, Dick Van Dyke, Jerry Van Dyke, Larell VanBurenJeffrey Wallace, Scott Ward, Audrey WasilewskiDerek Waters, Joseph WhippBetty White, Jackson White, Phillip WilburnCasey Wilson, Beau Wirick, Ping Wu, Monica Yudovich

215 episodes
(TV-PG - adult language, adult themes, adult situations)

PLOT:

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Brick asks Frankie to come to his class presentation dressed in a costume. Frankie organizes a publicity stunt in hopes of saving her job. Frankie and Mike's romantic anniversary getaway is ruined by various family matters. Frankie encourages Sue to fight for her right to attend a class trip. Mike involves Brick in various activities to help him interact with others. Axl accidentally breaks down the front door and Mike insists he fix it. An accident leads to a visit from a social worker, Bob tries to help Mr. Ehlert shoot a commercial. Mr. Ehlert forces the staff to work on Thanksgiving, Brick gets lost in a corn maze. Frankie tries to stop her kids from fighting, Mike considers firing Aunt Edie. Mike offers to organize the family Christmas so Frankie can focus on rehearsing a solo for Mass. Sue wants an expensive pair of jeans in order to fit in with her peers. Sue has a confrontation with a neighbor's son, Axl is asked to help Brick with a gym requirement. Mike discovers a dinosaur bone in the quarry at work, Brick decides to run for school historian. Frankie vows to stop yelling at the kids if they follow through on their school work and chores. Frankie and Mike try to plan a quiet, romantic Valentine's Day without the kids. Mike helps Brick train for a regional spelling bee, Sue's birthday is forgotten. Axl is heartbroken when his girlfriend breaks up with him, Sue and Brick watch a scary movie. Frankie worries about her job when a motivational consultant is asked to speak to the sales staff. Mike receives tickets to a basketball game that falls on the day of the funeral of Frankie's uncle. Mike and Frankie decide to cut unnecessary expenses, including their cable TV. Frankie worries that Axl will be heartbroken when his occasional girlfriend reenters his life. Frankie does more for Mike and the kids and less for herself on Mother's Day, Sue steals a magnet. Mike decides that he and Brick should be more social at the Heck family barbecue. Frankie and Mike find out that Brick may be held back a grade, a test reveals Axl to be gifted.

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

KNOWING (2009)
























Directed by: Alex Proyas
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Rose Byrne, Chandler Canterbury, Ben Mendelsohn, Lara Robinson, D.G. Maloney, Nadia Townsend, Alan Hopgood, Adrienne Pickering, Danielle Carter, Alethea McGrath, Tamara Donnellan, Travis Waite, Liam Hemsworth, Joshua Long

121 minutes
(PG-13 - adult language, adult themes, adult situations, sci-fi/fantasy violence, scenes of disaster)

PLOT:
In the fall of 1959, students draw pictures of life as they imagine it will be in 50 years, for a time capsule. Lucinda, an odd child who hears voices, swiftly writes a long string of numbers. In 2009, the capsule is opened; student Caleb Koestler gets Lucinda's "drawing" and his father John, an astrophysicist and grieving widower, takes a look. He discovers dates of disasters over the past 50 years with the number who died. Three dates remain, all coming soon. He investigates, learns of Lucinda, and looks for her family. He fears for his son, who's started to hear voices and who is visited by a silent stranger who shows him a vision of fire and destruction. What's going on?

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

THE RUINS (2008)
























Directed by: Carter Smith
Based on the novel by: Scott Smith
Starring: Jonathan Tucker, Jena Malone, Shawn Ashmore, Laura Ramsey, Joe Anderson, Sergio Calderon, Jesse Ramirez, Balder Moreno, Dimitri Baveas, Patricio Almeida Rodriguez, Luis Antonio Ramos, Walter Quispe, Pauline Whyman, Chris Argirousis, Alexander Gregory, Michelle Atkinson, Bar Paly, Jordan Patrick Smith, Karen Strassman

90 minutes
(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, violence, gore)

PLOT:
A leisurely Mexican holiday takes a turn for the worse when a group of friends and a fellow tourist embark on a remote archaeological dig in the jungle, where something evil lives among the ruins.

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Monday, September 4, 2023

MEMOIRS OF AN INVISIBLE MAN (1992)
























Directed by: John Carpenter
Based on the novel by: H.F. Saint
Starring: Chevy Chase, Daryl Hannah, Sam Neill, Michael McKean, Stephen Tobolowsky, Jim Norton, Pat Skipper, Paul Perri, Richard Epcar, Steven Barr, Gregory Paul Martin, Patricia Heaton, Barry Kivel, Donald Li, Rosalind Chao, Jay Gerber, Shay Duffin, Edmund L. Shaff, Sam Anderson, Elaine Corral, Ellen Albertini Dow, Jonathan Wigan, I.M. Hobson, Rip Haight, Aaron Lustig

99 minutes
(PG-13 - adult language, adult themes, adult situations, sci-fi/fantasy violence)

PLOT:
Nick Halloway is made invisible during an accident. When Jenkins finds out about Nick, he set out to recruit him into the world of espionage, seeing the potential for an invisible CIA agent. When Alice Monroe falls in love with Nick, they are forced to flee the attentions of Jenkins. Nick also has the problem of living invisibly whilst trying to find a cure.

 

Thursday, August 24, 2023

NOTHING SACRED (1937)
























Directed by: William A. Wellman
Based on the story "Letter to the Editor" by: James H. Street
Starring: Carole Lombard, Fredric March, Charles Winninger, Walter Connolly, Sig Ruman, Frank Fay, Troy Brown, Maxie Rosenbloom, Margaret Hamilton, Hattie McDaniel, Olin Howland, Raymond Scott, John Qualen, George Chandler

77 minutes
(NR - adult themes)

PLOT:
Hazel Flagg of Warsaw, Vermont receives the news that her terminal case of radium poisoning from a workplace incident was a complete misdiagnosis with mixed emotions. She is happy not to be dying, but she, who has never traveled the world, was going to use the money paid to her by her factory to go to New York in style. She believes her dreams can still be realized when Wally Cook arrives in town. He is a New York reporter with the Morning Star newspaper. He believes that Hazel's valiant struggle concerning her impending death is just the type of story he needs to resurrect his name within reporting circles after a recent story he wrote led to scandal and a major demotion at the newspaper. He proposes to take Hazel to New York both to report on her story but also to provide her with a grand farewell to life. She accepts. Wally's story results in Hazel becoming the toast of New York. In spending time together, Wally and Hazel fall in love. Hazel not only has to figure out what to do about her relationship with Wally, but also how to conclude her now very public story, which all of New York expects will be a public and imminent death. Others, however, may conclude the story for her.

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Thursday, July 27, 2023

EXTREME MEASURES (1996)
























Directed by: Michael Apted
Based on the novel by: Michael Palmer
Starring: Hugh Grant, Gene Hackman, Sarah Jessica Parker, David Morse, Bill Nunn, John Toles-Bey, Paul Guilfoyle, Debra Monk, Shaun Austin-Olsen, Andre De Shields, J.K. Simmons, Peter Appel, Diana Zimmer, Nancy Beatty, Gerry Becker, Gene Ruffini, Bill MacDonald, Simon Reynolds, D. Garnet Harding, Derwin Jordan, Tara Rosling, Martin Roach, Bernard Browne, Sanjay Talwar, Christina Collins, Arlene Duncan, Cheryl Swarts

118 minutes
(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, violence)

PLOT:
Guy Luthan is a British doctor working at a hospital in New York City. He starts to make unwanted inquiries when the body of a man who died in his emergency room disappears. The trail leads Luthan to the door of eminent surgeon Dr. Lawrence Myrick, but Luthan soon finds himself in danger from people who want the hospital's secret to remain undiscovered.

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ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK (2013 - 2019)

  Created by: Jenji Kohan Based on the memoirs "Orange is the New Black - My Year in a Women's Prison" by: Piper Kerman Starri...