Thursday, August 31, 2023

CON AIR (1997)
























Directed by: Simon West
Produced by: Jerry Bruckheimer
Starring: Nicolas Cage, John Malkovich, John Cusack, Steve Buscemi, Ving Rhames, Colm Meaney, Mykelti Williamson, Dave Chappelle, Rachel Ticotin, Danny Trejo, Monica Potter, M.C. Gainey, John Roselius, Renoly Santiago, Jesse Borrego, Nick Chinlund, Angela Featherstone, Jose Zuniga, Landry Allbright, Steve Eastin, Kevin Gage, Ty Granderson, Emilio Rivera, Doug Hutchison, Jeris Lee Poindexter, David Ramsey, Conrad Goode, John Diehl, Don S. Davis, Powers Boothe

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

PLOT:
Cameron Poe, a highly decorated Army Ranger, comes home to Alabama to his wife Tricia, only to run into a few drunken regulars at the bar where she works. Cameron accidentally kills one of the drunks and is sent to a federal penitentiary for involuntary manslaughter for seven years. He becomes eligible for parole and can now go home to his wife and daughter. Unfortunately, Cameron has to share a prison airplane with some of the country's most dangerous criminals, who take control of the plane and are now planning to escape the country. Cameron has to find a way to stop them while playing along. Meanwhile, United States Marshal Vince Larkin is trying to help Cameron get free and stop the criminals, led by Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom.

 

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

HITMAN'S WIFE'S BODYGUARD (2021)
























Directed by: Patrick Hughes
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Salma Hayek, Samuel L. Jackson, Antonio Banderas, Morgan Freeman, Richard E. Grant, Frank Grillo, Tom Hopper, Kristofer Kamiyasu, Caroline Goodall, Alice McMillan, Gabriella Wright, Dragan Micanovic, Rebecca Front, Blake Ritson, Miltos Yerolemou, Ivor Bagaric

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

PLOT:
The world's most lethal odd couple - bodyguard Michael Bryce and hitman Darius Kincaid - are back on another life-threatening mission. Still unlicensed and under scrutiny, Bryce is forced into action by Darius's even more volatile wife, the infamous international con artist Sonia Kincaid. As Bryce is driven over the edge by his two most dangerous protectees, the trio get in over their heads in a global plot and soon find that they are all that stand between Europe and a vengeful and powerful madman.

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KEVIN SMITH - TOO FAT FOR 40 (2010)
























Directed by: Joey Figueroa, Zak Knutson
Starring: Kevin Smith

199 minutes
(TV-PG - adult language, adult themes)

PLOT:
A no holds barred concert with award winning filmmaker and raconteur Kevin Smith. In this special celebrating his milestone 40th birthday, Kevin answers questions from his fans, revealing stories and hilarious truths.

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MO' BETTER BLUES (1990)
























Directed by: Spike Lee
Starring: Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes, Spike Lee, Joie Lee, Cynda Williams, Giancarlo Esposito, Bill Nunn, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Dick Anthony Williams, Abbey Lincoln, John Turturro, Nicholas Turturro, Robin Harris, Samuel L. Jackson, Leonard L. Thomas, Charlie Murphy, Coati Mundi, Steve White, Ruben Blades

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

PLOT:
Bleek Gilliam is a talented and self-centred jazz trumpeteer, whose single-minded concentration on his music leaves many, especially the women in his life, scrambling for his attention. Bleek forms his own band The Bleek Gilliam Quartet, and a rivalry emerges with bandmate Shadow that threatens to tear apart the quartet.

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023

MAD MAX - FURY ROAD (2015)
























Directed by: George Miller
Starring: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Riley Keough, Zoe Kravitz, Abbey Lee, Courtney Eaton, Nathan Jones, Josh Helman, John Howard, Richard Carter, iOTA, Angus Sampson, Jennifer Hagan, Megan Gale, Melissa Jaffer, Melita Jurisic, Gillian Jones, Joy Smithers, Antoinette Kellerman, Christina Koch, Jon Iles, Quentin Kenihan, Coco Jack Gillies, Chris Patton, Stephen Dunlevy, Richard Norton

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

PLOT:
An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and almost everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order. There's Max, a man of action and a man of few words, who seeks peace of mind following the loss of his wife and child in the aftermath of the chaos. And Furiosa, a woman of action and a woman who believes her path to survival may be achieved if she can make it across the desert back to her childhood homeland.

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MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME (1985)
























Directed by: George Miller, George Ogilvie
Starring: Mel Gibson, Tina Turner, Bruce Spence, Adam Cockburn, Frank Thring, Angelo Rossitto, Paul Larsson, Angry Anderson, Robert Grubb, George Spartels, Edwin Hodgeman, Bob Hornery, Andrew Oh, Helen Buday, Mark Spain, Mark Kounnas, Rod Zuanic, Justine Clarke, Shane Tickner, Toni Allaylis, James Wingrove, Adam Scougall, Tom Jennings

107 minutes
(PG-13 - adult language, adult themes, adult situations, violence, intense action sequences)

PLOT:
Left for dead in the unforgiving deserts of post-apocalyptic Australia after defeating Lord Humungus' barbarian bikers, former Main Force Patrol officer Max Rockatansky happens upon Bartertown: a remote market-town outpost in the middle of the dry Wasteland and the realm of the autocratic Queen Aunty Entity. But there, a lethal challenge awaits Max in The Thunderdome, the stronghold's combat arena. As Max finds himself once again stranded in the vast wilderness, he discovers the peaceful haven of The Lost Tribe: a community of marooned children who survive on their own, waiting for a hero. However, is the lone warrior indeed their saviour?

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THE ROAD WARRIOR (1981)
























Directed by: George Miller
Starring: Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Mike Preston, Max Phipps, Vernon Wells, Kjell Nilsson, Emil Minty, Virginia Hey, William Zappa, Arkie Whiteley, Steven J. Spears, Syd Heylen, Moira Claux, David Downer, David Slingsby, Kristoffer Greaves, Max Fairchild, Tyler Coppin, Jerry O'Sullivan

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

PLOT:
After eradicating Night Rider's followers, former patrolman Max Rockatansky now scavenges for food and precious petrol on the deserted highways of an energy-starved Australia. Then, Max stumbles upon a small oil refinery in the scorched wilderness; however, there's a catch: the community of survivors is under siege by brutal biker warlord Lord Humungus and his barbarian marauders. Now, to get his hands on as much gas as he can carry, Mad Max will have to provide the defenseless residents with a powerful truck. Using this method, they can transport gasoline to safety. Of course, this is easier said than done. Is the Road Warrior up to the task?

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MAD MAX (1979)
























Directed by: George Miller
Starring: Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Steve Bisley, Tim Burns, Roger Ward, David Bracks, David Cameron, Robina Chaffey, Stephen Clark, Reg Evans, Max Fairchild, Sheila Florence, Hunter Gibb, Vincent Gil, Jonathan Hardy, Brendan Heath, Paul Johnstone, Nick Lathouris, John Ley, Steve Millichamp, George Novak, Geoff Parry, Lulu Pinkus, Kim Sullivan, Karen Moregold

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

PLOT:
As a perpetual energy crisis brings a post-apocalyptic Australia to its knees, only fragments of law, civilisation, and order remain, and the brutal Night Rider's marauding motorcycle gang of outlaws terrorise the remaining outback communities. When Max Rockatansky, a hard-boiled officer of the elite Main Force Patrol, kills the blood-lusting cop-killer, his comrades, led by the sadistic Toe-cutter, embark on a mindless killing spree. Now, it's Max's turn to mourn his loved ones and take the law into his own hands. Who can stand in the way of Mad Max, the road warrior?

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ELVIS (2022)
























Directed by: Baz Luhrmann
Starring: Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge, Helen Thomson, Richard Roxburgh, David Wenham, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Luke Bracey, Kelvin Harrison Jr, Dacre Montgomery, Leon Ford, Gary Clark Jr, Yolanda "Yola" Quartey, Natasha Bassett, Xavier Samuel, Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Adam Dunn, Alton Mason, Shonka Dukureh, Sharon Brooks, Cle Morgan, Liz Blackett, Nicholas Bell, Kate Mulvany, Josh McConville

159 minutes
(PG-13 - adult language, adult themes, adult situations, drug references)

PLOT:
Almost half a century after his untimely death on August 16, 1977, in Memphis, Tennessee, the dysfunctional relationship between Elvis Presley, The King of Rock 'n' Roll, and his long-time manager Colonel Tom Parker continues to stir controversy. To clear his name and set the record straight about his involvement with Elvis's rise to fame and career, a dying, penniless Parker awakens alone in a Las Vegas hospital room in 1997, with his mind filled with memories. As the colonel reminisces about their eventful, two-decade-long love/hate relationship, elements of Elvis Presley's story--from the singer's humble roots, Parker's first encounter with Presley in 1955, the influence of black music, country, gospel, and blues--unfold. On his deathbed, Tom Parker looks back on other pivotal landmarks of their career path, including Elvis's military service in West Germany, his focus on a new movie career, and the performer's marriage to Priscilla Presley. Of course, the former manager calls to mind Elvis Presley's return to live performances with the 1968 televised Christmas concert, Elvis: The Comeback Special (1968), the 5-year residency in the International Hotel, Las Vegas, and the last Nebraska concert on June 20, 1977, at the Pershing Municipal Auditorium, Lincoln. Elvis Presley rocked the stage in an unrivalled last performance on June 26, 1977, at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, only six weeks before his death.

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RED SPARROW (2018)
























Directed by: Francis Lawrence
Based on the novel by: Jason Matthews
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Charlotte Rampling, Mary-Louise Parker, Jeremy Irons, Ciaran Hinds, Joely Richardson, Bill Camp, Thekla Reuten, Douglas Hodge, Sakina Jaffrey, Sergei Polunin, Sasha Frolova, Sebastian Hulk, Kristof Konrad, Hugh Quarshie

140 minutes
(R - strong language, adult themes, sexual situations, violence, intense action sequences, graphic nudity)

PLOT:
A young Russian intelligence officer is assigned to seduce a first-tour CIA agent who handles the CIA's most sensitive penetration of Russian intelligence. The two young officers collide in a charged atmosphere of trade-craft, deception, and inevitably forbidden passion that threatens not just their lives but the lives of others as well.

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MARTY (1955)
























Directed by: Delbert Mann
Screenplay by: Paddy Chayefsky
Starring: Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair, Esther Minciotti, Augusta Ciolli, Joe Mantell, Karen Steele, Jerry Paris, Frank Sutton

90 minutes
(NR - adult themes)

PLOT:
Stuck as the last of six children at home with an overbearing Italian mother, the only child still unmarried, 34 year old socially awkward Bronx butcher Marty faces middle age with no prospects of marriage, and he faces permanent bachelorhood. But when he is goaded by his mother into going to the Stardust Ballroom one Saturday night, Marty unexpectedly meets Clara, a lonely teacher. Suddenly, Marty's future seems bright.

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Monday, August 28, 2023

FIVE ON THE BLACK HAND SIDE (1973)
























Directed by: Oscar Williams
Based on the stage play by: Charlie L. Russell
Starring: Leonard Jackson, Clarice Taylor, Virginia Capers, Glynn Turman, D'Urville Martin, Dick Anthony Williams, Sonny Jim Gaines, Ja'net DuBois, Bonnie Banfield, Carl Franklin, Godfrey Cambridge

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

PLOT:
In contrast to most of the violence-laden "blaxploitation" films of the period, this low-budget effort eschews exploitation for humanity and domestic drama. Leonard Jackson plays a barber who is also the domineering head of a middle-class African American family. Jackson is forced to rethink his values when his previously docile wife joins their three children in rebelling against her husband's retrogressive behavior.

 

WHITE MEN CAN'T JUMP (2023)
























Directed by: Calmatic (Charles Kidd II)
Starring: Jack Harlow, Sinqua Walls, Lance Reddick, Teyana Taylor, Laura Harrier, Myles Bullock, Vince Staples, Zak Steiner, J. Alphonse Nicholson, Aiden Shute, Bentley Green, Andrew Schulz, James Earl, Stan Verrett, Blake Griffin, Taylor Rooks, Tyler Herro

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

PLOT:
Seemingly opposite street hoopers, Jeremy, an injury prone former star, and Kamal, a has-been prodigy, team up to take one final shot at living out their dreams.

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LET'S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER (1982)
























Directed by: Hal Ashby
Starring: The Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts), Ian Stewart, Ian McLagan, Ernie Watts, Bobby Keys

95 minutes
(PG - adult language, adult themes)

PLOT:
The Rolling Stones' shows in Tempe, Arizona and East Rutherford, New Jersey during their 1981 US tour.

 

THE ROLLING STONES: SOME GIRLS - LIVE IN TEXAS '78 (2011)
























Directed by: Lynn Leneau Calmes
Starring: The Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts), Ian Stewart, Ian McLagan, Doug Kershaw

82 minutes
(NR - adult language, adult themes)

PLOT:
The Rolling Stones 1978 tour of the USA in support of that year's "Some Girls" album is considered by some fans to be one of their very best. The tour took a back to basics' approach, with the band and their music very much at the forefront and little or no staging. This is undeniably the Rolling Stones at the peak of their form.

 

THE OTHER GUYS (2010)
























Directed by: Adam McKay
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Will Ferrell, Eva Mendes, Michael Keaton, Steve Coogan, Ray Stevenson, Samuel L. Jackson, Dwayne Johnson, Lindsay Sloane, Natalie Zea, Rob Riggle, Damon Wayans Jr, Viola Harris, Rob Huebel, Brett Gelman, Bobby Cannavale, Andy Buckley, Ben Schwartz, Adam McKay, Zach Woods, Chris Gethard, Zoe Lister-Jones, Michael Delaney, Tess Kartel, Anne Heche, Horatio Sanz, Thomas Middleditch, Derek Jeter, Brooke Shields, Rosie Perez, Tracy Morgan, Monty Sopp, Brian "Road Dogg" James, Josef Sommer, Ice-T

107 minutes
(PG-13 - adult language, adult themes, adult situations, violence, crude humor, drug references)

PLOT:
Terry Hoitz's past mistakes in the line of duty and Allen Gamble's reluctance to take risks have landed them the roles of the "Other Guys", disgraced New York City police detectives relegated to filling out paperwork for cocky hero cops Danson and Highsmith. The mismatched duo must look past their differences when they take on a high-profile investigation of shady capitalist David Ershon and attempt to fill the shoes of the notoriously reckless officers they idolize.

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Sunday, August 27, 2023

BULL DURHAM (1988)
























Directed by: Ron Shelton
Starring: Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Robert Wuhl, Trey Wilson, William O'Leary, David Neidorf, Jenny Robertson, Danny Gans, Tom Silardi, Rick Marzan, Lloyd Williams, Max Patkin

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

PLOT:
It's the start of the minor league baseball season, and Annie Savoy, for who baseball is *the* religion, is going through the annual process of choosing the one player on her home team of the Durham Bulls of the Carolina League, he who she will take under her wings, sexual and otherwise, solely for the season, and who has always gone on to have his best year as a player. She has narrowed her choice to two recent acquires: Ebby Calvin LaLoosh, the wild neophyte pitcher with a wicked fastball - the pitch on which he solely relies - but can't aim, the more he thinks about it, the more erratic the pitch gets, while he doesn't appreciate anyone criticizing him or it in believing he knows best in his lack of self-awareness; and catcher Crash Davis, the veteran who has been around the minor leagues for twelve years and who was brought in solely to harness and reign in Ebby's power. While Ebby would gladly accept Annie's offer in seeing sex as an inherent part of his being, Crash, who is as philosophical in being a thinker as he is athletic, takes himself out of the running - the first player ever to do so - as, although attracted to her, does not see sex as the "game" she seems to treat it, especially as he knows he is nearing the end of his baseball playing career. Part of Annie's initial transformation of Ebby is to give him that nickname he sorely wants - Nuke - to match his pitches. Thus begins Annie, Crash and Nuke's three-way season-long relationship as they evolve because of it as baseball, sexual and human beings.

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THE HITCHER (2007)
























Directed by: Dave Meyers
Starring: Sean Bean, Sophia Bush, Zachary Knighton, Neal McDonough, Kyle Davis, Skip O'Brien, Travis Schuldt, Danny Bolero, Lauren Cohn, Yara Martinez, Jeffrey Hutchinson

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

PLOT:
While driving through the New Mexico Desert during a rainy night, the college students Jim Halsey and his girlfriend Grace Andrews give a ride to the hitchhiker John Ryder. While in their car, the stranger proves to be a psychopath threatening the young couple with a knife, but Jim succeeds to throw him out of the car on the road. On the next morning, the young couple sees John in another car with a family, and while trying to advise the driver that the man is dangerous, they have an accident. While walking on the road, they find the whole family stabbed in the car, and John sees that the driver is still alive. He drives to a restaurant seeking for help, but the police blame Jim and Grace to the murder and send them to the police station. However, John kills the policemen and pursues the couple, playing a tragic and violent mouse and cat game with Grace and Jim.

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Saturday, August 26, 2023

HALLOWEEN - H20 (1998)
























Directed by: Steve Miner
Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, LL Cool J, Adam Arkin, Josh Hartnett, Michelle Williams, Adam Hann-Byrd, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Janet Leigh, Chris Durand, Nancy Stephens, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Branden Williams, Beau Billingslea, Matt Winston, Larisa Miller, Emmalee Thompson, Tom Kane, Lisa Gay Hamilton

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

PLOT:
It's been two bloody decades since the horrific events of 1978. Now, the suffocating stranglehold of unstoppable Michael Myers tightens around traumatized Laurie Strode. As a result, Laurie, now the headmistress of Hillcrest Academy, is living in fear, protected under a new identity. However, she is unaware that the masked serial killer has already found her whereabouts, and he is hell-bent on finishing what he has started. This time there is no turning back: Laurie must give her all to stand up for herself and look death in the eye. But does she have what it takes to destroy Michael, the right hand of evil?

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EATING OUT - THE OPEN WEEKEND (2011)
























Directed by: Q. Allan Brocka
Starring: Chris Salvatore, Daniel Skelton, Aaron Milo, Lilach Mendelovich, Harmony Santana, Michael Vara, Alvaro Orlando, Joel Rush, Nicol Paone, Geoffrey Dwyer, Michael King, Michael CliffordJennifer Elise Cox, Ralph Cole Jr, Mink Stole, Chris Puckett, Rebekah Kochan

82 minutes
(NR - strong language, adult themes, sexual situations, graphic nudity)

PLOT:
Zack and his new boyfriend Benji are setting off to vacation at an all-male resort in Palm Springs with their friend Lilly. In light of the veritable smorgasbord of available men that are sure to be awaiting their arrival, Benji has proposed that he and Zack open up their relationship, just for the weekend. He's not ready to limit himself sexually and explains that this will be a good way for them to explore together. Zack is less than thrilled with the idea, but he's eager to keep Benji happy and, after all, he likes sex too. At the same time, Zack's ex, Casey, is making his way to the same resort with his hag-in-training, Penny. Knowing that Zack will be there with his new boyfriend, Casey immediately goes into panic mode, recruiting his new friend, Peter, to be his pretend boyfriend for the weekend, proving to Zack that he's had no trouble moving on from their relationship. It isn't long before all plans go awry, and Benji starts making eyes at Peter, while Zack realizes he might not be as over Casey as he'd thought. With the gay boys otherwise engaged, Lilly and Penny are soon locked in combat for the attention of Luis, the resort's sexy bartender, who also happens to be the sole straight man in sight. It's complete sexual chaos as the various couples battle it out to win the object (or objects) of their affections.

 

EATING OUT - DRAMA CAMP (2011)
























Directed by: Q. Allan Brocka
Starring: Chris Salvatore, Daniel Skelton, Aaron Milo, Lilach Mendelovich, Harmony Santana, Garikayi Mutambirwa, Drew Droege, Marikah Cunningham, Michael SerratoRonnie Kroell, Steven Daigle, Rob Westin, Joel Rush, Jesse Archer, Mink Stole, Rebekah Kochan

96 minutes
(NR - strong language, adult themes, sexual situations, graphic nudity)

PLOT:
Zack and Casey's relationship is in a slump, but things are about to change at Dick Dickey's Drama Camp. Zack meets gorgeous Benji, and when they get cast as lovers in a sexed-up version of "The Taming of the Shrew", their self-restraint is put to the test. Will Zack and Casey's relationship last with Benji in the picture?

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EATING OUT - ALL YOU CAN EAT (2009)
























Directed by: Glenn Gaylord
Starring: Rebekah Kochan, Daniel Skelton, Chris Salvatore, Michael E.R. Walker, Mink Stole, Leslie Jordan, John Stallings, Julia Cho, Sumalee Montano, Christina Balmores, Tabitha Taylor, Maximiliano Torandell, Greg McKeon

81 minutes
(NR - strong language, adult themes, sexual situations, graphic nudity)

PLOT:
Tiffani and her friend Casey try to lure the gorgeous Zack with a phony online profile using the image of Tiffani's buff ex, Ryan... which works fine until the real Ryan shows up. Only through some fancy footwork, advice from his Aunt Helen and mentor Harry, and a daring sexual escapade can Casey figure out how to set things right and perhaps even find the love he's been seeking.

 

EATING OUT 2 - SLOPPY SECONDS (2006)
























Directed by: Phillip J. Bartell
Starring: Rebekah Kochan, Jim Verraros, Emily Brooke Hands, Brett Chukerman, Marco Dapper, Scott Vickaryous, Mink Stole, Adrian Quinonez, Jessie Gold, James Michael Bobby, Michael Serrato, Sarah Lilly, Andrew Ley, Nicholas James, Todd MitchellJoseph Morales

85 minutes
(NR - strong language, adult themes, sexual situations, graphic nudity)

PLOT:
How far would you go to get the person of your dreams? The first time around, Kyle convinced his straight roommate to pretend to be gay to get the girl. Now, with the help of Gwen and Tiffani, Kyle pretends to be heterosexual to land Troy, the new guy -- and nude model -- in town, only to find himself joining the campus ex-gay support group and nabbing a girlfriend! Kyle's ex-boyfriend, Marc, is horrified at the plan and decides to pursue the confused Troy with his own tactic -- being his out gay self. Who will win him first?


 

EATING OUT (2004)
























Directed by: Q. Allan Brocka
Starring: Rebekah Kochan, Ryan Carnes, Jim Verraros, Scott Lunsford, Emily Stiles, Natalie Burge, Billy Shepard, John Janezic, Stafford "Doc" Williamson, Jillian Nusbaum, Murph Michaels, Martie van der Voort

84 minutes
(NR - strong language, adult themes, sexual situations, graphic nudity)

PLOT:
When Caleb's gay roommate Kyle reveals that quite a lot of straight woman bed with gay men (ostensibly to convert them), nice guy Caleb considers going gay to improve his unsatisfactory heterosexual sex life. He shortly thereafter falls for Gwen, whom he meets at a party, but she's got her own sexual frustrations going. She's only attracted to gay men while instantly dismissive of any straight guy approaching her, such as Caleb. Kyle quickly moves on the Caleb-is-gay campaign to benefit them, but his motives aren't entirely altruistic. He longs for Marc, a desirable hottie who's Gwen's gay roommate. Unfortunately for Kyle, Marc only has eyes for Caleb. Kyle's plan: Get Caleb to date Marc so it'll bring Caleb closer to Gwen while putting himself (Kyle) in proximity with Marc (their true targets). But as Gwen starts putting the moves on her roommate's new boyfriend, and as Kyle becomes increasingly jealous of Caleb's time spent with Marc, and as Marc persists in laying the foundations for a long-term relationship with Caleb, it becomes a question of how long the deception can continue before something gives?

 

Friday, August 25, 2023

ANNIHILATION (2018)
























Directed by: Alex Garland
Starring: Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Oscar Isaac, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny, Benedict Wong, Sonoya Mizuno, David Gyasi, Sammy Hayman, Josh Danford

115 minutes
(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, sci-fi/fantasy violence, some gore)

PLOT:
It's been already twelve months since his last covert operation, and the rugged military, Kane, is still missing in action, presumed dead. With his wife--the successful academic biology professor, Lena--still grieving him, an unprecedented phenomenon in the swamplands of Florida will soon have her following in Kane's footsteps, as a member of a strong all-women team. So many theories try to explain the mysterious ever-expanding iridescent membrane which swallows the area; however, none was able to yield facts. What kind of startling biological transmutations lurk behind this bright and colorful kaleidoscope of horrors? In the end, what did Kane see?

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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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Wednesday, August 23, 2023

EDGE OF TOMORROW (2014)
























Directed by: Doug Liman
Based on the novel "All You Need is Kill" by: Hiroshi Sakurazaka
Screenplay by: Christopher McQuarrie, Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth
Starring: Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton, Brendan Gleeson, Noah Taylor, Jonas Armstrong, Tony Way, Kick Gurry, Charlotte Riley, Franz Drameh, Dragomir Mrsic, Masayoshi Haneda, Madeleine Mantock, Harry Landis

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

PLOT:
An alien race has hit the Earth in an unrelenting assault, unbeatable by any military unit in the world. Major William Cage is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously dropped into what amounts to a suicide mission. Killed within minutes, Cage now finds himself inexplicably thrown into a time loop-forcing him to live out the same brutal combat over and over, fighting and dying again...and again. But with each battle, Cage becomes able to engage the adversaries with increasing skill, alongside Special Forces warrior Rita Vrataski. And, as Cage and Vrataski take the fight to the aliens, each repeated encounter gets them one step closer to defeating the enemy!

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023

GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE (1997)
























Directed by: Sam Weisman
Based on the animated series created by: Jay Ward, Bill Scott
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Leslie Mann, Thomas Haden Church, Richard Roundtree, Greg Cruttwell, Abraham Benrubi, John Bennett Perry, Holland Taylor, Kelly Miracco, Abdoulaye N'Gom, Michael Chinyamurindi, Lydell M. Cheshier, Willie L. Brown Jr, Lauren Bowles, Afton Smith, Samantha Harris, Noah John Cardoza (voices) John Cleese, Keith Scott, Frank Welker, Tress MacNeille

92 minutes
(PG - crude humor, mild action)

PLOT:
This is the story of a baby named George, who got into a plane crash in a jungle, stayed alive and was adopted by a wise ape. Life in the jungle is pretty sweet for George, until a beautiful, blonde American heiress, named Ursula Stanhope has traveled to Bukuvu from San Francisco is search of adventure. Her intended, Lyle Van de Groot, pursues her in hopes of capturing the legendary White Ape who is supposed to exist in the mountains. Ultimately, a romance blooms between Ursula and George, an extremely clumsy gorilla boy raised by an erudite ape. After they are found, Ursula takes George to the USA in San Fransisco. Meanwhile, Lyle and his devious trackers pursue schemes of their own to kidnap George's elephant "doggie."

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THE BLACK DEMON (2023)
























Directed by: Adrian Grunberg
Starring: Josh Lucas, Fernanda Urrejola, Julio Cesar Cedillo, Venus Ariel, Carlos Solorzano, Jorge A. Jimenez, Raul Mendez, Hector Jimenez, Edgar Flores, Omar Chaparro

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

PLOT:
Paul Sturges takes his family on a trip to Mexico to inspect an oil rig his company owns. Once they get out there, he finds the place almost abandoned with only a few terrified workers left who tell him that the rig has been repeatedly attacked by a monstrous shark that is part of a Mexican legend. With the rig sinking into the water and the shark hunting them, he must find a way to get his family to safety and stay alive.

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Monday, August 21, 2023

DON'T TELL MOM THE BABYSITTER'S DEAD (1991)
























Directed by: Stephen Herek
Starring: Christina Applegate, Joanna Cassidy, Josh Charles, Keith Coogan, John Getz, Concetta Tomei, Robert Hy Gorman, Danielle Harris, Christopher Pettiet, David Duchovny, Kimmy Robertson, Jayne Brook, Eda Reiss Merin, Sydney LassickChris Claridge, Jeff Bollow, Michael Kopelow, Alejandro Quezada, Wendy Brainard, Sara Buxton, Kawena Charlot, Laurie Morrison, Deborah Tucker, Frank Dent, Bryan Clark, E.E. Bell, Robert F. Newmyer, Dan Castellaneta

102 minutes
(PG-13 - adult language, adult themes, adult situations, brief drug use)

PLOT:
When a single mother goes away for the summer, the kids are at first delighted, but then they find out that Mom has hired the sitter from hell to stay with them. When the sitter dies of a sudden coronary they deposit the body at a mortuary, only to discover that all their summer-expense money was in her purse. The kids must find a way to survive the summer without mom or her money. This means actual work.

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THE FURIES (1950)
























Directed by: Anthony Mann
Based on the novel by: Niven Busch
Starring: Barbara Stanwyck, Wendell Corey, Walter Huston, Judith Anderson, Gilbert Roland, Thomas Gomez, Beulah Bondi, Albert Dekker, John Bromfield, Wallace Ford, Blanche Yurka, Louis Jean Heydt, Frank Ferguson, Charles Evans, Movita Castaneda, Craig Kelly, Myrna Dell

109 minutes
(NR - adult themes)

PLOT:
In the 1870s New Mexico territory, T.C. Jeffords is a cattle baron who built his ranch, The Furies, from scratch. He borrows from banks, pays hired hands with his own scrip ("T.C.s"), and carries on low-level warfare with the Mexicans who settled the land but are now considered squatters. He has enemies, including Rip Darrow, a saloon owner from whose father T.C. took land. His headstrong daughter Vance has a lifelong friend in one of the Mexicans, her heart set on Rip, and dad's promise that she will run The Furies someday. Her hopes are smashed by Rip's revenge, a gold-digger who turns T.C.'s head, and T.C.'s own murderous imperialism. Is Vance to be cursed by fury and hatred?

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Sunday, August 20, 2023

PARASITE (1982)
























Directed by: Charles Band
Starring: Demi Moore, Robert Glaudini, Luca Bercovici, James Davidson, Al Fann, Scott ThomsonCherie Currie, Tom Villard, Vivian Blaine, Freddy Moore, Cheryl Smith, Joanelle Romero

85 minutes
(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, sci-fi/fantasy violence, gore)

PLOT:
Paul Dean has created a deadly parasite that is now attached to his stomach. He and his female companion, Patricia Welles, must find a way to destroy it while also trying to avoid Ricus, his rednecks, and an evil government agent named Merchant.

 

THE MIDDLE (2009 - 2018) draft

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