Friday, February 24, 2023

SORDID LIVES (2000)
























Directed by: Del Shores
Starring: Bonnie Bedelia, Delta Burke, Leslie Jordan, Beau Bridges, Olivia Newton-John, Beth Grant, Kirk Geiger, Sarah Hunley, Newell Alexander, Earl H. Bullock, Mitch Carter, Sharron Alexis, Ann Walker, Mary-Margaret Lewis, Rosemary Alexander, Gloria LeRoy

111 minutes
(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations)

PLOT:
A colorful family from a small Texas town must come to grips with the accidental death of the elderly family matriarch during a clandestine meeting in a seedy motel room with her much-younger married neighbor. The woman's family must deal with their own demons while preparing for what could be an embarrassing funeral.

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THE GIRL NEXT DOOR (2004)
























Directed by: Luke Greenfield
Starring: Emile Hirsch, Elisha Cuthbert, Timothy Olyphant, James Remar, Christopher Marquette, Paul Dano, Ulysses Lee, Harris Laskawy, Autumn Reeser, Olivia Wilde, Amanda Swisten, Sung-Hi Lee, Timothy Bottoms, Donna Bullock, Jacob Young, Luther Reigns (Matthew Wiese)

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

PLOT:
18-year-old Matthew Kidman is a straight 'A' over-achiever who feels that he has never really lived life to the full. That is, until he meets 'the girl next door'. Danielle moves in next door, and Matthew thinks he's found the girl of his dreams. All is going well, until Matthew's sex-mad friend Eli reveals that Danielle is actually a ex-porn star. Matthew doesn't know how to take the news or how to treat Danielle, and things go from bad to worse when Danielle's former producer Kelly appears to take her back.

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Thursday, February 23, 2023

COCKTAIL (1988)
























Directed by: Roger Donaldson
Based on the novel by: Heywood Gould
Starring: Tom Cruise, Bryan Brown, Elisabeth Shue, Lisa Banes, Laurence Luckinbill, Kelly Lynch, Gina Gershon, Ron Dean, Ellen Foley, Gerry Bamman, Paul Benedict, Kenneth John McGregor

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

PLOT:
Bent on becoming a successful millionaire, ambitious ex-military man Brian serves drinks at a New York City tavern and studies for his degree while waiting for his big break. Then, veteran bartender and cynical mentor Doug enters the picture, convinced that their chemistry and flamboyant tricks behind the bar will soon make the dynamic bartending duo famous and rich. But all good things must come to an end. As Brian tries to raise money in Jamaica to open his dream bar, a chance encounter with beautiful young waitress Jordan leads to a whirlwind romance and heartbreak. After all, love is a delicate thing. Is Brian sure he wants a future with Jordan?

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PSYCHO BEACH PARTY (2000)
























Directed by: Robert Lee King
Based on the stage play by: Charles Busch
Starring: Lauren Ambrose, Thomas Gibson, Nicholas Brendon, Kimberley Davies, Matt Keeslar, Charles Busch, Beth Broderick, Amy Adams, Kathleen Robertson, Nick Cornish, Andrew Levitas, Channon Roe, Jenica Bergere, Danni Wheeler, Nathan Bexton, Buddy Quaid, Nicholas D'Agosto

95 minutes
(NR - strong language, adult themes, sexual situations, violence)

PLOT:
Impossibly perky Florence doesn't quite fit in at her thoroughly square high school in her seaside Southern California town -- that is, until she happens upon a band of ultra-hip surfer dudes. Renaming herself "Chicklet," she tries her gosh-darnedest to be the sole girl riding the waves with the group led by suave Kanaka. While adopting her surfer alter ego, Florence soon discovers that other less pleasant personalities emerge when confronted with the sight of polka dots. One called Anne Bowman is a tough, "experienced" older lady, while the other, Tylene, is a stereotypical sassy black woman. Blacking out whenever these other personalities take over, Florence becomes increasingly worried that she is responsible for a series of grisly murders. Of course, she is far from the only suspicious character in her oceanside community -- there's B-movie star Bettina Barnes, Swedish exchange student Lars, and Florence's own unnervingly perfect mom.

 

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

BIRD BOX (2018)
























Directed by: Susanne Bier
Based on the novel by: Josh Malerman
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Vivien Lyra Blair, Julian Edwards, Trevante Rhodes, Jacki Weaver, John Malkovich, Sarah Paulson, Rosa Salazar, Danielle Macdonald, Lil Rel Howery, Tom Hollander, Machine Gun Kelly, B.D. Wong, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Parminder Nagra, Rebecca Pidgeon, Amy Gumenick, Taylor Handley, Happy Anderson, David Dastmalchian

124 minutes
(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, sci-fi/fantasy violence, disturbing images)

PLOT:
Amid a nightmarish new reality where an unseen malevolent force purges the global population, the single mother, Malorie, and her two children, embark on a life-threatening quest to find the last protected haven on Earth. However, in this dangerous quest, one's eyesight is the real enemy--and as the defenseless blindfolded protector summons up the courage to follow a faint shred of hope hidden deep in a refuge down the river--darkness may be the only thing that can save them. Now, the rules of survival have changed. Will Malorie and her kids live to see another day?

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WHATEVER HAPPENED TO MASON REESE? (1990)


 





















Directed by: Brett Ratner
Starring: Mason Reese, Michael J. Anderson, Rebecca Gayheart, Cynthia Bailey, Patricia Stein, Tanya Fourie, Louise Gilligan (voice) Anthony Michael Hall

12 minutes
(NR - adult themes)

PLOT:
Former child star Mason Reese goes out for a night on the town. He has a run in with a fan of his while at a sushi restaurant.


Tuesday, February 21, 2023

THE WITCH WHO CAME FROM THE SEA (1976)
























Directed by: Matt Cimber
Starring: Millie Perkins, Lonny Chapman, Vanessa Brown, Peggy Feury, Rick Jason, George Buck Flower, Roberta Collins, Jean Pierre Camps, Mark Livingston, Stafford Morgan, Richard Kennedy, Stan Ross, John F. Goff, Verkina Flower

88 minutes
(R - strong language, adult themes, sexual situations, violence, gore, nudity)

PLOT:
In California, Molly is a deranged woman that babysits her nephews while her sister works hard sewing clothes for her clients. Molly works as waitress in a restaurant in the night shift and is the lover of the owner. She has fantasies with other handsome men. But Molly has also recollections of her childhood, when she was sexually abused by her father. Her insanity leads her to a murderous crime spree against men.

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Monday, February 20, 2023

HUNT TO KILL (2010)
























Directed by: Keoni Waxman
Starring: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Gil Bellows, Eric Roberts, Gary Daniels, Marie Avgeropoulos, Michael Hogan, Michael Eklund, Adrian Holmes, Emilie Ullerup

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

PLOT:
U.S. Border Patrol agent Jim Rhodes is a tough divorcee mourning the loss of his murdered partner while struggling to raise his rebellious daughter in the mountains of Montana. But when a crew of trigger-happy fugitives takes Rhodes and his daughter hostage, a rugged wilderness will explode in all-terrain vengeance. Is there any wounded animal more dangerous than a lawman left for dead?

 

NORMAN NORMAN (2018)


 












Directed by: Sophy Romvari

8 minutes
(NR - adult themes)

PLOT:
A young woman spends the night contemplating cloning her 16-year-old shih tzu, Norman.

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Saturday, February 18, 2023

STRAIGHT TALK (1992)
























Directed by: Barnet Kellman
Starring: Dolly Parton, James Woods, Griffin Dunne, Michael Madsen, Jerry Orbach, Philip Bosco, Deirdre O'Connell, John Sayles, Teri Hatcher, Spalding Gray, Amy Morton, Charles Fleischer, Keith MacKechnie, Jay Thomas, Paula Newsome, Tracy Letts, John Gegenbuber, Paul Dinello

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

PLOT:
Honest, straightforward small-town Shirlee Kenyon chucks her boyfriend and heads for Chicago. When a misunderstanding has her hosting a radio phone-in advice show, it is clear that she is a natural and she is hired on the spot. But the station insists that she call herself Doctor, and as her popularity grows, a local reporter starts digging for the truth. The problem is, the more he is around her, the more he fancies her.

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Wednesday, February 15, 2023

NIGHT NURSE (1931)
























Directed by: William A. Wellman
Based on the novel by: Dora Macy
Starring: Barbara Stanwyck, Ben Lyon, Joan Blondell, Clark Gable, Blanche Friderici, Charlotte Merriam, Charles Winninger, Edward J. Nugent, Vera Lewis, Ralf Harolde, Walter McGrail, Allan Lane, Willie Fung, Jim Farley, Marcia Mae Jones

72 minutes
(NR - adult themes)

PLOT:
Lora Hart manages to land a job in a hospital as a trainee nurse. Upon completion of her training, she goes to work as a night nurse for two small children who seem to be very sick, but something much more sinister is going on.

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Tuesday, February 14, 2023

NICK OF TIME (1995)
























Directed by: John Badham
Starring: Johnny Depp, Christopher Walken, Charles S. Dutton, Courtney Chase, Roma Maffia, Marsha Mason, Peter Strauss, Gloria Reuben, G.D. Spradlin, Bill Smitrovich, Yul Vazquez, Edith Diaz

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

PLOT:
Gene Watson is a public accountant who arrives on a train at Union Station in Los Angeles, accompanied by his 6-year-old daughter Lynn. Because of his ordinary looks, he is approached by a pair of sinister people named Smith and Jones. Pretending to be cops, Smith and Jones kidnap Lynn and confront Gene with a simple choice -- kill California governor Eleanor Grant in 90 minutes or less, or Lynn will die. Watson is given a gun, six bullets, and a name tag, and he is told to go to the Westin Bonaventure Hotel and kill Eleanor, who is giving an afternoon speech. While Jones is watching Lynn in a van, Smith watches Watson in order to prevent Watson from alerting the authorities. Watson must quickly find some way to get himself and Lynn out of this seemingly impossible situation.

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Monday, February 13, 2023

PHASE IV (1974)
























Directed by: Saul Bass
Starring: Michael Murphy, Nigel Davenport, Lynne Frederick, Alan Gifford, Robert Henderson, Helen Horton, David Healy

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

PLOT:
Desert ants suddenly form a collective intelligence and begin to wage war on the inhabitants. It is up to two scientists and a stray girl they rescue from the ants to destroy them.

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Sunday, February 12, 2023

PURPLE RAIN (1984)
























Directed by: Albert Magnoli
Starring: Prince, Apollonia Kotero, Morris E. Day, Olga Karlatos, Clarence Williams III, Jerome Benton, Billy Sparks, Jill Jones, Dez Dickerson, Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman, The Revolution, The Time, Apollonia 6

111 minutes
(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations)

PLOT:
A young man with a talent for music has begun a career with much promise. He meets an aspiring singer, Apollonia, and finds that talent alone isn't all that he needs. A complicated tale of his repeating his father's self-destructive behavior, losing Apollonia to another singer (Morris Day), and his coming to grips with his own connection to other people ensues.

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SLACKER (1990)
























Directed by: Richard Linklater
Starring: Richard Linklater, Rudy Basquez, Mark James, Bob Boyd, Terrence Kirk, Stella Weir, Teresa Taylor, Mark Harris, Frank Orrall, Abra Moore, Louis Black, Sarah Harmon, John Slate, Lee Daniel, Charles Gunning, Louis Mackey, Scott Rhodes, Kim Krizan, Athina Rachel Tsangari, Kalman Spelletich, Kendall Smith

100 minutes
(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations)

PLOT:
Presents a day in the life in Austin, Texas among its social outcasts and misfits, predominantly the twenty-something set, using a series of linear vignettes. These characters, who in some manner just don't fit into the establishment norms, move seamlessly from one scene to the next, randomly coming and going into one another's lives. Highlights include a UFO buff who adamantly insists that the U.S. has been on the moon since the 1950s, a woman who produces a glass slide purportedly of Madonna's pap smear, and an old anarchist who sympathetically shares his philosophy of life with a robber.

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Saturday, February 11, 2023

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN (1980)
























Directed by: Don Taylor
Starring: Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, James Farentino, Katharine Ross, Charles Durning, Ron O'Neal, Soon-Teek Oh, Victor Mohica, James Coleman, Joe Lowry, Alvin Ing, Mark Thomas, Harold Bergman, Richard Liberty, Lloyd Kaufman, Dan Fitzgerald, Peter Douglas

103 minutes
(PG - adult language, adult themes, adult situations, violence)

PLOT:
It is 1980 and the USS Nimitz puts to sea off of Pearl Harbor for routine exercises. After encountering a strange storm and losing all contact with the US Pacific Fleet, nuclear war with the Soviet Union is assumed and the USS Nimitz arms herself for battle. However, after encountering Japanese Zero scout planes and finding Pearl Harbor filled with pre-World War II battleships, it is realized that the storm the Nimitz went through caused the ship to travel back in time: to December 6th, 1941.

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DELTA FORCE 2 - THE COLOMBIAN CONNECTION (1990)
























Directed by: Aaron Norris
Starring: Chuck Norris, Billy Drago, John P. Ryan, Richard Jaeckel, Paul Perri, Mateo GomezBegonya Plaza, Geoff Brewer, Ruth de SosaHector Mercado, Mark Margolis, Kelly Wicker, Rick Prieto

111 minutes
(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, violence, drug references)

PLOT:
The despicable Ramon Cota has murdered an innocent father and child and is exporting illegal drugs into the USA. When Colonel Scott McCoy from the original film, and his sworn partner attempt to bring him to court, their efforts are all in vain, as he is let off virtually Scott free. Unable to contain his rage, Scott's buddy furiously lashes out at him in court, to Cota's anger. He exacts the same ritual on his wife and child as he did on the previous Father and kid. Out on a personal mission of vengeance, the buddy finds himself mercilessly killed at Cota's hands. When an arsenal of soldiers attempt to go in and bring Cota and his army down, they are taken hostage, surely to be executed soon. McCoy leads a brigade of skydiving commandos in, along with himself, to rescue the hostages and exact violent revenge upon Cota.

 

BLACK LEGION (1937)
























Directed by: Archie Mayo
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Dick Foran, Erin O'Brien-Moore, Ann Sheridan, Helen Flint, Joseph Sawyer, Clifford Soubier, Alonzo Price, Paul Harvey, Dickie Jones, Samuel Hinds, Addison Richards, Eddie Acuff, Dorothy Vaughan, John Litel, Henry Brandon, Charles Halton, Pat C. Flick, Francis Sayles, Paul Stanton, Harry Hayden, Egon Brecher, Robert Homans, Jack Mower

83 minutes
(NR - adult themes)

PLOT:
Frank Taylor joins the "pro-American" Black Legion when he loses his chance at foremanship to a foreign-born man. The organization is a sort of Ku Klux Klan in the industrial sphere. Frank has troubles with his wife over this and causes serious trouble when he tells all to his best friend Ed Jackson.

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023

THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY (1961)
























Directed by: Ingmar Bergman
Starring: Harriet Andersson, Gunnar Bjornstrand, Max von Sydow, Lars Passgard

91 minutes
(NR - adult language, adult themes, adult situations)
Country of origin: Sweden

PLOT:
Martin, a respected doctor, his wife Karin, Karin's seventeen-year-old brother Minus, and widowed father David of Karin and Minus' have convened at the family's summer home on an island off the coast of Sweden to celebrate David's return from the Swiss Alps, where he was substantially completing his latest novel. The family has long lived a fantasy of them being a loving family, David's extended absences which are the cause of many of the family's problems. Without that parental guidance, Minus is at a confused and vulnerable stage of his life where he is a bundle of repressed emotions, most specifically concerning not feeling loved by his father and concerning the opposite sex. He is attracted to females as a collective but does not know how to handle blatant female sexuality, especially if it is directed his way. A month earlier Karin was released from a mental institution. Her doctor has told Martin that the likelihood that she will fully recover from her illness is low, her ultimate fate being that her mental state will disintegrate totally, although she has functioned well since her release. In his love for her, Martin has vowed to himself to see her through whatever she faces. As Karin begins to lose grip on reality, Minus is the one most directly affected, although it does bring out the issues all the men are facing with regard to their interrelationships.

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DIANA ROSS - LIVE IN CENTRAL PARK (1983)
























Directed by: Steve Binder
Starring: Diana Ross

108 minutes
(NR - adult themes)

PLOT:
On July 21, 1983, the legendary Diana Ross took the stage in New York's Central Park before an audience of over 800,000. Soon after the entertainer began, pouring rain and heavy wind threatened to put an end to the show, but Diana pushed on for much of the set urging the drenched crowd to remain calm and stay with her. Eventually the torrential storm put an end to the performance, but not before Diana promised her fans she would return the next day. True to her word, Diana performed the entire concert again on July 22nd for the people of New York.
 

Sunday, February 5, 2023

DC SUPER HERO GIRLS - HERO OF THE YEAR (2016)
























Directed by: Cecilia Aranovich
Based on characters appearing in DC Comics
Starring: (voices) Yvette Nicole Brown, Dean Cain, Greg Cipes, Jessica DiCicco, John DiMaggio, Teala Dunn, Ashley Eckstein, Anais Fairweather, Nika Futterman, Grey Griffin, Julianne Grossman, Tania Gunadi, Josh Keaton, Tom Kenny, Misty Lee, Mona Marshall, Danica McKellar, Khary Payton, Cristina Pucelli, Sean Schemmel, Stephanie Sheh, Helen Slater, April Stewart, Tara Strong, Anna Vocino, Hynden Walch, B.J. Ward, Mae Whitman, Alexis G. Zall

76 minutes
(TV-PG - animated sci-fi/fantasy violence)

PLOT:
It's time for the annual Hero of the Year ceremony and the students of Super Hero High compete for the top prize. But the festivities take a turn when Dark Opal targets the heroes and steals some of their most valued possessions to form the ultimate weapon! It's up to the students at Super Hero High to spring into action! But can Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Batgirl and Bumblebee stop Eclipso and her mysterious partner-in-crime to save the day?

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THE MENU (2022)
























Directed by: Mark Mylod
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Hong Chau, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, Janet McTeer, Reed Birney, Judith Light, John Leguizamo, Paul Adelstein, Aimee Carrero, Rebecca Koon, Rob Yang, Arturo Castro, Mark St. Cyr, Peter Grosz, Christina Brucato, Adam Aalderks, Matthew Cornwell

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

PLOT:
Expecting nothing less than the best of everything haute cuisine has to offer, a group of ultra-wealthy gastronomes with a demanding palate arrive at the Hawthorn: an exclusive culinary temple run by highly regarded gourmet chef Julian Slowik. And prepared for an exquisite multiple-course meal and the experience of a lifetime, obsessive epicurean Tyler and his unimpressed plus-one Margot enter the private minimalist restaurant. At last, the long wait is over. However, no one knows that the cryptic genius in the kitchen has big plans for tonight. After all, the imperious culinary artist has been stretching the boundaries of taste and fine dining for decades. Now, the host can finally unveil his magnum opus. But is the blasé clientele ready for Julian's creative madness?

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Saturday, February 4, 2023

DIRECT TO VIDEO - STRAIGHT TO VIDEO HORROR OF THE 90'S (2020)


 





















Directed by: Dustin Ferguson
Starring: James Burke, Kenneth J. Hall, Jerry Smith, C. Courtney Joyner, Jeff Burr, Tiffany Shepis, Lloyd Kaufman, Fred Olen Ray, Jim Wynorski, Chuck Cirino, Deborah Dutch, Kelli Maroney, Brinke Stevens, Steve Latshaw, Debra Lamb, Robert Ray Shafer, Michael Burnett, Rolfe Kanefsky, Joe Castro, Kevin S. Tenney, Tommy Hinkley, Clint Howard

111 minutes
(NR - strong language, adult themes, sexual situations, violence, gore, nudity)

PLOT:
A documentary about the direct-to-video horror hits of the 90s.

SEA FEVER (2019)
























Directed by: Neasa Hardiman
Starring: Hermione Corfield, Dougray Scott, Connie Nielsen, Olwen Fouere, Jack Hickey, Ardalan Esmaili, Elie Bouakaze

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

PLOT:
The crew of a West of Ireland trawler, marooned at sea, struggle for their lives against a growing parasite in their water supply.

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THE WOLF OF SNOW HOLLOW (2020)
























Directed by: Jim Cummings
Starring: Jim Cummings, Riki Lindhome, Robert Forster, Chloe East, Jimmy Tatro, Kelsey Edwards, Anne Sward, Annie Hamilton, Hannah Elder, Skyler Bible, Demetrius Daniels, Chase Palmer, Marshall Allman, Kevin Changaris, Daniel Fenton Anderson

84 minutes
(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, violence, gore, drug use)

PLOT:
Terror grips a small mountain town as bodies are discovered after each full moon. Losing sleep, raising a teenage daughter, and caring for his ailing father, officer John Marshall struggles to remind himself there's no such thing as werewolves.

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Friday, February 3, 2023

COCOON (1985)
























Directed by: Ron Howard
Starring: Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Brian Dennehy, Jack Gilford, Steve Guttenberg, Maureen Stapleton, Jessica Tandy, Gwen Verdon, Herta Ware, Tahnee Welch, Linda Harrison, Barret Oliver, Tyrone Power Jr, Clint Howard, Charles Lampkin, Paul Arlen Talbert, Mike Nomad, Jorge Gil, Rance Howard, James Ritz, Peter Cody, Jim Fitzpatrick

117 minutes
(PG-13 - adult language, adult themes, adult situations, some violence, some nudity)

PLOT:
A group of aliens return to earth to retrieve cocoons containing the people they'd left behind from an earlier trip. These cocoons had been resting at the bottom of the ocean. Once retrieved, they stored these recovered cocoons in the swimming pool of a house they'd rented in a small Florida town. Their mission is hampered by a number of elderly people from a nearby retirement community who had been secretly using the pool, and who discover unusual powers from within these cocoons.

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023

THE BAD SEED (1956)
























Directed by: Mervyn LeRoy
Based on the novel by: William March
Starring: Patty McCormack, Nancy Kelly, Henry Jones, Eileen Heckart, Evelyn Varden, William Hopper, Paul Fix, Jesse White, Gage Clarke, Joan Croydon, Frank Cady, Don C. Harvey

129 minutes
(NR - adult themes)

PLOT:
Christine Penmark seems to have it all: a lovely home, a loving husband and the most "perfect" daughter in the world. But since childhood, Christine has suffered from the most terrible recurring nightmare. And her "perfect" daughter's accomplishments include lying, theft and possibly much, much worse. Only Christine knows the truth about her daughter and only Christine's father knows the truth about her nightmare.

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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...