A LITTLE ROMANCE (1979)

Directed by: George Roy Hill

Based on the novel "E=mc2 Mon Amour" by: Patrick Cauvin

Starring: Laurence Olivier, Diane Lane, Thelonious Bernard, Arthur Hill, Sally Kellerman, Broderick Crawford, David Dukes, Andrew Duncan, Claudette Sutherland, Graham Fletcher-Cook, Ashby Semple, Claude Brosset, Jacques Maury, Anna Massey, Peter Maloney, Dominique Lavanant, Mike Marshall, Michel Bardinet, David Gabison, Isabel Duby, Geoffrey Carey, John Pepper, Denise Glaser, Jeanne Herviale, Carlo Lastricati, Judith Mullen, Philippe Brigaud, Lucienne Legrand

108 minutes

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

PLOT:

Thirteen-year-old Daniel Michon, a movie buff, especially Hollywood movies, lives just outside of Paris with his crooked cabbie father. Thirteen-year-old American Lauren has lived in Paris for three years with her mother, self-absorbed actress Kay King, and her second stepfather, Kay's current husband, wealthy Richard King, a computer company executive. Lauren calls him Richard instead of a dad or father, because she expects him just to be the latest in a long string of stepfathers, and she figures it's easier to say goodbye to a "Richard" than it is to a "dad". Based on Kay's flirtations, it looks as if that next stepfather could be hack Hollywood movie Director George De Marco. Regardless, Lauren loves Richard, who seems to love Lauren more than Kay does, or at least understands Lauren more than Kay does. When Daniel and Lauren meet for the first time on the set of George's latest movie, it's love at first sight. That attraction is strengthened when they learn they are both intellectuals, and as such, outsiders among their peers. Their unlikely romance is threatened by an incident at Lauren's birthday party. As such, Lauren and Daniel decide to run away together to Venice to fulfill Lauren's romantic fantasy, hopefully before their money runs out, which they know will not last forever. Because they know they will have issues, especially crossing the border, they enlist the help of a kindly old gentleman named Julius Edmond Santorin, a true romantic. Julius uses a special skill he possesses to help the pair, that skill, if Lauren and Daniel found out, would require the trio to stick together more than ever to elude the authorities, who would be looking for all three of them.

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WITHIN (2016)

Directed by: Phil Claydon

Starring: Michael Vartan, Erin Moriarty, Nadine Velazquez, JoBeth Williams, Blake Jenner, Tom Wright, Misty Upham, Dorian Kingi, Ronnie Gene Blevins

88 minutes

(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, violence, scenes of terror)

PLOT:

A family move into a beautiful house, as they begin to settle, they begin to notice something isn't quite right. Things begin to move, food gets eaten. Things start to get worse when they realize someone is actually living in the crawl space of the home they've just bought. But they find out the hard way.

 

PETER IBBETSON (1935)

Directed by: Henry Hathaway

Based on the novel by: George du Maurier

Starring: Gary Cooper, Ann Harding, Ida Lupino, John Halliday, Douglass Dumbrille, Virginia Weidler, Dickie Moore, Doris Lloyd, Gilbert Emery, Donald Meek, Christian Rub, Elsa Buchanan, Marguerite Namara, Leonid Kinskey

88 minutes

(NR - adult themes)

PLOT:

Architect Peter Ibbetson is hired by the Duke of Towers to design a building for him. Ibbetson discovers that the Duchess of Towers, Mary, is his now-grown childhood sweetheart. Their love is reactivated, but Peter is sentenced to life in prison for an accidental killing. Mary comes to him in dreams, and they are able to live out their romance in a dream world.

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PAIN & GAIN (2013)

Directed by: Michael Bay

Based on the non-fiction book by: Pete Collins

Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Anthony Mackie, Tony Shalhoub, Ed Harris, Rob Corddry, Rebel Wilson, Ken Jeong, Bar Paly, Michael Rispoli, Tony Plana, Emily Rutherfurd, Yolanthe Sneijder-Cabau, Larry Hankin, Peter Stormare, Brian Stepanek, Kurt Angle

129 minutes

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

PLOT:

Based on the true story of Daniel Lugo a Miami bodybuilder who wants to live the American dream. He would like to have the money that other people have. So, he enlists the help of fellow bodybuilder Adrian Doorbal and ex-convict, Christian bodybuilder Paul Doyle. Their kidnapping and extortion scheme goes terribly wrong since they have muscles for brains, and they're left to haphazardly try to hold onto the elusive American dream.

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THE TOY (1982)

Directed by: Richard Donner

Starring: Richard Pryor, Jackie Gleason, Scott Schwartz, Ned Beatty, Teresa Ganzel, Virginia Capers, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Annazette Chase, Tony King

102 minutes

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

PLOT:

The down-on-his-luck former journalist, Jack Brown, struggles to make ends meet working as a night janitor at the department store of the affluent business tycoon, U.S. Bates. Under those dire circumstances, the desperate-for-cash reporter will soon catch the eye of Bates' pampered son, Eric, who, without a second thought, decides to take Jack home to be his playmate, or better yet, his living toy, for a whole week. Little by little, as Jack demeans himself to pay off his mortgage, he comes to realise that underneath the boy's facade, lies a good kid in need of a real friend, but above all, an unhappy son who yearns to have a loving father who truly cares for him. Will young Eric learn that money can't buy everything?

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THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA (1964)

Directed by: John Huston

Based on the stage play by: Tennessee Williams

Starring: Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr, Sue Lyon, James "Skip" Ward, Grayson Hall, Cyril Delevanti

125 minutes

(NR - adult themes)

PLOT:

The Rev. T. Lawrence Shannon has been living in Mexico for two years, working as a tourist guide for a cut-rate travel agency. Shannon lost his church and was defrocked after taking liberties with one of his parishioners. He's now accompanying a group of middle-aged ladies from Texas whose leader, Judith Fellowes, is keeping a close eye on her teenage ward, Charlotte Goodall, who definitely has an interest in the former priest. After Charlotte and Shannon spend the night together, Fellowes is out to have him fired and to keep her from communicating with his employer, Shannon strands them at a remote hotel run by his good friend Maxine Faulk. It's the arrival of Hannah Jelkes and her elderly grandfather that has the greatest impact however. Her approach to life and love forces Shannon to deal with his demons and re-evaluate his life.

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GASMAN (1998)

Directed by: Lynne Ramsay

Starring: James Ramsay, Lynne Ramsay Jr, Jackie Quinn, Martin Anderson, Denise Flannagan, Lisa Taylor, Robert McEwan

16 minutes

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

PLOT:

It's the Christmas season. With her mom's help, Lynne, a girl of perhaps eight, dresses up; her younger brother Steven plays with a toy car. The children leave with their dad, who's affectionate with them. They walk down a railroad track where an unkempt woman waits with two children, about the same age as Lynne and Steven. The children go with them. They're all headed to a holiday party at a pub. Lynne notices that the girl acts all too familiar with her dad. What's going on?

 

STUBER (2019)

Directed by: Michael Dowse

Starring: Dave Bautista, Kumail Nanjiani, Iko Uwais, Natalie Morales, Betty Gilpin, Jimmy Tatro, Mira Sorvino, Karen Gillan, Steve Howey, Amin Joseph, Scott Lawrence, Aaron Sheridan, Rene Moran, Julia Vasi, Melody Peng, Victoria Anastasi, Malachi Malik, Patricia French, Jay D. Kacho

93 minutes

(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, violence, brief graphic nudity)

PLOT:

A mild-mannered Uber driver named Stu picks up a grizzled detective who is hot on the trail of a sadistic, bloodthirsty terrorist and finds himself thrust into a harrowing ordeal where he has to keep his wits, himself unharmed, and work with his passenger while maintaining his high-class rating.

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PATHS OF GLORY (1957)

Directed by: Stanley Kubrick

Based on the novel by: Humphrey Cobb

Starring: Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou, George Macready, Wayne Morris, Richard Anderson, Joe Turkel, Christiane Kubrick, Jerry Hausner, Peter Capell, Emile Meyer, Bert Freed, Kem Dibbs, Timothy Carey, Fred Bell, John Stein, Harold Benedict, James B. Harris

88 minutes

(NR - adult themes)

PLOT:

1916. The trench warfare between the French and Germans on the battlefields of France results in little advancement of troops on either side - each advancement in tens of meters rather than kilometers - but in many casualties. Thus, the request by French General George Broulard to his subordinate General Paul Mireau to lead an attack to capture the Anthill, a key German held position which is just visible from the current French trench position, is generally regarded as futile. The request is largely one out of want for personal glory for the French military's upper echelon with little regard for the soldiers. Mireau hesitates in accepting the assignment until he learns that a prestigious promotion is on the line, one that is his regardless of success or failure. The regiment he assigns to carry out the attack is led by Colonel Dax, who has no other option but to obey orders despite both he and Mireau knowing the regiment's casualties would number over half without any guarantee of success. While Mireau's eyes are on his own personal gain, Dax is concerned both with carrying out the mission to the best of his ability while protecting his soldiers as a collective. What happens on the battlefield leads to a further rift in overall beliefs between Mireau and Dax in what is best for French society. What also results from the battle is a legal issue scapegoating three of Dax's soldiers, he who will protect his men to the best of his abilities against the cards stacked against them by the military elite.

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TURBULENCE (1997)

Directed by: Robert Butler

Starring: Ray Liotta, Lauren Holly, Catherine Hicks, Hector Elizondo, Rachel Ticotin, Brendan Gleeson, Ben Cross, Jeffrey DeMunn, John Finn, Heidi Kling, Gordy Owens, Michael Harney, Grand Bush, Richard Hoyt-Miller, Michael Francis Kelly, J. Kenneth Campbell, James MacDonald, George Cheung

100 minutes

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

PLOT:

Ryan Weaver romances beautiful women before he kills them. Ryan is arrested, convicted, and is part of a Christmas Eve transfer of prisoners on a transcontinental 747 commercial flight. Other airlines at JFK may have holiday passengers waiting on stand-by, but this jumbo jet takes off with a lot of empty seats. Ryan and another prisoner overpower and kill their guards. The few civilian passengers are herded into a "pantry" on the plane and are not seen again until the end of the movie. Ryan eliminates the other prisoners and all the crew members except Teri Halloran. The remainder of the movie follows a "cat-and-mouse" game between Ryan and Teri on the 747.

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THE SUBSTITUTE (1996)

Directed by: Robert Mandel

Starring: Tom Berenger, Ernie Hudson, Diane Venora, Marc Anthony, William Forsythe, Raymond Cruz, Luis Guzman, Glenn Plummer, Cliff De Young, Shar-ron Corley, Richard Brooks, Rodney A. Grant, Willis Sparks, Peggy Pope, Maria Celedonio, Vincent Laresca, David Spates, Maurice Compte

114 minutes

(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, violence, brief nudity)

PLOT:

After a botched mission in Cuba, professional mercenary Shale and his crew Joey Six, Hollan, Rem, and Wellman head home to Miami, Florida, where Shale is reunited with his fiancé Jane Hetzko, who is a history teacher at Columbus High School in Miami. Some of Jane's students happen to be members of a street gang known as the "Kings of Destruction" (KOD), led by Juan Lacas, who has been terrorizing Jane. After Jane's kneecap is broken by a big Seminole named Bull, she tells Shale that she believes Lacas ordered the attack, so Shale goes undercover as Jane's substitute, and initially, Jane has no idea that Shale is doing this. At the school, Shale meets principal Claude Rolle, librarian Hannah Dillon, and English and drama teacher Darrell Sherman. It turns out that Lacas is one of Jane's students. As Shale investigates the attack on Jane, he discovers that drugs are being circulated into the school. Shale even investigates local drug kingpin Johnny Glades, who may or may not have someone inside the school distributing the drugs for him. Lives are threatened as Shale investigates and sets out to clean up the crime infested school.

 

TIE ME UP! TIE ME DOWN! (1989)

Directed by: Pedro Almodovar

Starring: Victoria Abril, Antonio Banderas, Loles Leon, Francisco Rabal, Julieta Serrano, Maria Barranco, Rossy de Palma, Lola Cardona, Francisca Caballero

101 minutes

(R - strong language, adult themes, sexual situations, some violence, nudity)

Country of origin: Spain

PLOT:

Ricky is released from a mental hospital, and knows exactly what he wants to do. He hunts down Marina, a porn film star he once had sex with, and tries to convince her to be his wife. She is a bit reluctant, so he ties her up. Will this approach endear him to her?

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THE FOUNTAIN (2006)

Directed by: Darren Aronofsky

Starring: Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz, Ellen Burstyn, Stephen McHattie, Mark Margolis, Cliff Curtis

96 minutes

(PG-13 - adult language, adult themes, adult situations, violence)

PLOT:

Three stories - one each from the past, present, and future - about men in pursuit of eternity with their love. A conquistador in Mayan country searches for the tree of life to free his captive queen; a medical researcher, working with various trees, looks for a cure that will save his dying wife; a space traveler, traveling with an aged tree encapsulated within a bubble, moves toward a dying star that's wrapped in a nebula; he seeks eternity with his love. The stories intersect and parallel; the quests fail and succeed.

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THE BEYOND (1981)

Directed by: Lucio Fulci

Starring: Catriona MacColl, David Warbeck, Cinzia Monreale, Antoine Saint-John, Giovanni De Nava, Veronica Lazar, Larry Ray, Al Cliver, Michele Mirabella, Gianpaolo Saccarola, Maria Pia Marsala, Laura De Marchi, Tonino Pulci, Lucio Fulci

87 minutes

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

Country of origin: Italy

PLOT:

The cellar of an old hotel is built on top of the door to the beyond. Bloody zombies roam there. A young woman who is the heir of the hotel wants to restore it. She is confronted with strange events: a painter has a lethal fall, the plumber vanishes, and her friend breaks his neck. When she escapes to the hospital of a friendly doctor, she doesn't know that a nightmare is waiting there.