SHERLOCK GNOMES (2018)

Directed by: John Stevenson

Starring: (voices) Johnny Depp, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Emily Blunt, James McAvoy, Jamie Demetriou, Mary J. Blige, Michael Caine, Maggie Smith, Ashley Jensen, Matt Lucas, Stephen Merchant, Ozzy Osbourne, Julie Walters, Richard Wilson, Julio Bonet, Kelly Asbury, Dan Starkey, Dexter Fletcher, Javone Prince, James Hong, Stephen Wight, John Stevenson

86 minutes

(PG - some rude and suggestive humor)

PLOT:

Sherlock Gnomes and his assistant, Dr. Gnome Watson, storm into London's natural history museum, where their nemesis, a pie mascot named Moriarty, is holding gnomes hostage, planning to smash them. After a brief battle, Moriarty is defeated by getting seemingly crushed by a dinosaur skeleton. Meanwhile, Gnomeo and Juliet, as well as the other gnomes, are moving to London. While there, Gnomeo and Juliet are declared the new leaders of the garden. Noticing that Juliet has cast him aside to improve the garden, Gnomeo leaves to find a flower as a centerpiece, but nearly gets caught in a shop, forcing Juliet to rescue him. Gnomeo and Juliet return to the garden, but then find out that all of the other gnomes have gone missing. Sherlock and Watson show up at the scene to investigate, and after Gnomeo and Juliet help them escape from a sewer flood, Sherlock agrees for them to team up.

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THE COLONY (2013)

Directed by: Jeff Renfroe

Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Bill Paxton, Kevin Zegers, Charlotte Sullivan, John Tench, Lisa Berry, Atticus Mitchell, Dru Viergever, Romano Orzari, Michael Mando, Earl Pastko, Julian Richings

93 minutes

(NR - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, violence)

PLOT:

Groups of people - colonies - are forced underground due to another ice age. Colony 7 goes to check on Colony 5, which they lost contact with. When they get there, they find that the colony has fallen and there is a whole new enemy that they have to face on their way back.

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SAY HEY, WILLIE MAYS! (2022)

 

Directed by: Nelson George

Starring: Willie Mays, Barry Bonds, Reggie Jackson, Dr. Todd Boyd, Dr. Harry Edwards, Faye Davis, Gerald Watkins, Rev. William Greason, John Shea, Jon Miller, Michael Mays, Bob Costas, Vin Scully, Willie Brown, Orlando Cepeda, Ozzie Virgil, Juan Marichal, Tito Fuentes, Miguel "Mike" Murphy, Dusty Baker, Larry Baer

98 minutes

(TV-14 - adult language, adult themes, adult situations)

PLOT:

Archival footage, contemporary interviews and reflection on Willie Mays and his trailblazing influence in and outside baseball too.

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ESCAPING THE MADHOUSE - THE NELLIE BLY STORY (2019)

Directed by: Karen Moncrieff

Starring: Christina Ricci, Judith Light, Josh Bowman, Anja Savcic, Mark Hildreth, Nikki Duval, Tamara Gorski, Sharon Bajer, Lauren Cochrane, Paul Essiembre

88 minutes

(TV-14 - adult language, adult themes, adult situations, violence)

PLOT:

A young journalist looks behind the curtain of a nearby mental hospital, only to uncover the grim and gruesome acts they bestow upon their "patients".

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DOUBLE DRAGON (1994)

Directed by: James Yukich

Based on the video game series developed by: Technōs Japan

Starring: Mark Dacascos, Scott Wolf, Alyssa Milano, Robert Patrick, Julia Nickson, Leon Russom, Kristina Wagner, Nils Allen Stewart, Henry Kingi, George Hamilton, Vanna White, Andy Dick, Cory Milano

95 minutes

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

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In the years following the great Los Angeles earthquake, two orphans are raised and trained in martial arts by Satori, who also happens to be the caretaker of one half of a magic amulet. When the evil Koga Shuko finds the other half, he immediately goes on the attack to take Satori's piece and claim the power contained within the amulet. Only Satori's two boys, Billy and Jimmy, can stop Koga from reaching his goal.

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THE KINGDOM (2007)

Directed by: Peter Berg

Starring: Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Ashraf Barhom, Ali Suliman, Jeremy Piven, Richard Jenkins, Tim McGraw, Kyle Chandler, Frances Fisher, Danny Huston, Kelly AuCoin, Anna Deavere Smith, Minka Kelly, Amy Hunter, T.J. Burnett, Omar Berdouni, Raad Rawi, Mahmoud Said, Trevor St. John, Ashley Scott

110 minutes

(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, violence, intense action sequences)

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After a terrorist attack on an American housing compound in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where families and FBI Agent Francis Manner are murdered, FBI agent Ronald Fleury blackmails the Saudi Arabian consul to get five days of investigation in the location. He travels with agent Grant Sykes, Janet Mayes, and Adam Leavitt to avenge their friend and try to find those responsible for the bombing. The agents find all sorts of difficulties in their investigation, but they are supported by Colonel Faris Al Ghazi, who advises the team how to act in a hostile environment.

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INTRODUCING DOROTHY DANDRIDGE (1999)

Directed by: Martha Coolidge

Based on the biography by: Earl Mills

Screenplay by: Shonda Rimes, Scott Abbott

Starring: Halle Berry, Brent Spiner, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Obba Babatunde, Loretta Devine, Cynda Williams, LaTanya Richardson, Tamara Taylor, Alexis Carrington, William Atherton, D.B. Sweeney, Don Gettinger, Nicholas Hormann, Sharon Brown, Darrian C. Ford, Andre Carthen, Jon Mack, Kerri Randles, Benjamin Brown, Tyrone Wade, Wendi Williams

120 minutes

(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, violence, rape, drug use, some nudity)

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Biopic of the multi-talented African-American singer/dancer/actress Dorothy Dandridge. As a teenager, she was part of the Dandridge Sisters night club where she met her first husband, Harold Nicholas. She had difficulties with intimacy however owing to her brutal treatment at the hands of her mother's female lover, whom they referred to as Auntie. The stress of having a mentally disabled child ends her marriage to Harold and the color barrier in Hollywood makes it difficult for her to find meaningful work. Her big break came with the lead role in Carmen Jones, for which she was nominated for a best actress Oscar. She had a relationship with the film's director, Otto Preminger. Although she had never again was given the opportunity or a role as great, she re-married and continued performing. She died of a prescription drug overdose in 1965.

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SECONDS (1966)

Directed by: John Frankenheimer

Based on the novel by: David Ely

Starring: Rock Hudson, Salome Jens, John Randolph, Will Geer, Jeff Corey, Richard Anderson, Murray Hamilton, Karl Swenson, Khigh Dhiegh, Frances Reid, Wesley Addy, John Lawrence, Elisabeth Fraser, Dody Heath, Robert Brubaker, Dorothy Morris, Barbara Werle

107 minutes

(NR - adult themes)

PLOT:

Middle-aged banker Arthur Hamilton is given the opportunity to start a completely new life when he receives calls from his old friend Charlie. The only problem is that Charlie is supposed to be dead. Hamilton is eventually introduced to a firm that will fake his death and create an entirely new look and life for him. After undergoing physical reconstruction surgery and months of training and psychotherapy, Hamilton returns to the world in the form of artist Tony Wilson. He has a nice house in Malibu and a manservant, a company employee who is there to assist him with his adjustment. He finds that the life he had hoped for isn't quite what he expected and asks the company to go through the process with surprising results.

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WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING (1985)

Directed by: Maurice Phillips

Starring: Billy Ocean, Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito

4 minutes

(NR - adult themes)

PLOT:

Music video for the single, off the English singer's sixth studio album "Love Zone" and "The Jewel of the Nile" soundtrack.

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CHARADE (1963)

Directed by: Stanley Donen

Based on the short story "The Unsuspecting Wife" by: Peter Stone, Marc Behm

Starring: Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matthau, James Coburn, George Kennedy, Dominique Minot, Ned Glass, Jacques Marin, Paul Bonifas, Thomas Chelimsky

113 minutes

(NR - adult themes)

PLOT:

Dragged into a white-knuckle, cat-and-mouse game to unearth $250,000 allegedly stolen by her estranged and recently deceased husband Charles, Regina Lampert, an elegant American interpreter living in France, crosses paths with dashing perfect stranger Peter Joshua. And as if the terrible sense of loss weren't enough, a trio of ruthless cut-throats picks up the sweet scent of easy profit, bent on finding the lost cash first. As suave but enigmatic Peter dices with death to protect Regina before the situation spins out of control, little by little, a timid relationship forms; however, money corrupts. Now, fragile alliances and dangerous encounters spell trouble, and Regina can only count on herself to unravel the secret. But what are the chances of getting to the bottom of the mystery when trust falters?

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THE LONG WALK HOME (1990)

Directed by: Richard Pearce

Produced by: Taylor Hackford, John Cork

Starring: Sissy Spacek, Whoopi Goldberg, Dwight Schultz, Ving Rhames, Dylan Baker, Erika Alexander, Lexi Randall, Richard Parnell Habersham, Jason Weaver, Crystal Robbins, Cherene Snow, Chelcie Ross, Dan Butler, Philip Sterling, Schuyler Fisk, Mary Steenburgen

97 minutes

(PG - adult language, adult themes, adult situations)

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Dramatizes the events in 1955-1956 in Montgomery, Alabama, when blacks boycotted public transport because they were forced to sit at the back. Odessa works as a maid for the Thompsons, and as well as she is treated, she feels it is her duty to walk to work, even if it means she is exhausted, and gets to work late.

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