Sunday, April 21, 2024

FAST FIVE (2011)
























Directed by: Justin Lin
Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Jordana Brewster, Gal Gadot, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Matt Schulze, Sung Kang, Joaquim de Almeida, Elsa Pataky, Tego Calderon, Don Omar, Michael Irby, Alimi Ballard, Fernando Chien, Yorgo Constantine, Geoff Meedy, Luis Da Silva, Jeirmarie Osorio, Eva Mendes

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

PLOT:
Former cop Brian O'Conner partners with ex-con Dom Toretto on the opposite side of the law. Since Brian and Mia Toretto broke Dom out of custody, they've blown across many borders to elude authorities. Now backed into a corner in Rio de Janeiro, they must pull one last job in order to gain their freedom. As they assemble their elite team of top racers, the unlikely allies know their only shot of getting out for good means confronting the corrupt businessman who wants them dead. But he's not the only one on their tail. Hard-nosed federal agent Luke Hobbs never misses his target. When he is assigned to track down Dom and Brian, he and his strike team launch an all-out assault to capture them. But as his men tear through Brazil, Hobbs learns he can't separate the good guys from the bad. Now, he must rely on his instincts to corner his prey... before someone else runs them down first.

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FAST & FURIOUS (2009)
























Directed by: Justin Lin
Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, John Ortiz, Gal Gadot, Laz Alonso, Sung Kang, Ron Yuan, Tego Calderon, Don Omar, Shea Whigham, Liza Lapira, Jack Conley, Greg Cipes, Neil Brown Jr, Brandon T. Jackson

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

PLOT:
Heading back to the streets where it all began, two men rejoin two women to blast muscle, tuner and exotic cars across Los Angeles and floor through the Mexican desert. When a crime brings them back to L.A., fugitive ex-con Dom Toretto reignites his feud with agent Brian O'Connor. But as they are forced to confront a shared enemy, Dom and Brian must give in to an uncertain new trust if they hope to outmaneuver him. And from convoy heists to precision tunnel crawls across international lines, two men will find the best way to get revenge: push the limits of what's possible behind the wheel.

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Saturday, April 20, 2024

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN - ON STRANGER TIDES (2011)
























Directed by: Rob Marshall
Starring: Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Ian McShane, Geoffrey Rush, Sam Claflin, Astrid Berges-Frisbey, Kevin McNally, Stephen Graham, Richard Griffiths, Greg Ellis, Oscar Jaenada, Keith Richards, Damian O'Hare, Roger Allam, Anton Lesser, Sebastian Armesto, Juan Carlos Vellido, Judi Dench

137 minutes
(PG-13 - adult language, adult themes, adult situations, sci-fi/fantasy violence, intense action sequences)

PLOT:
Captain Jack Sparrow, along with the feared pirate Edward Teach, a.k.a. Blackbeard, and a mysterious woman from his past, Angelica, race to the infamous Fountain of Youth. Meanwhile, the Spanish have sent some ships to go looking for the Fountain and to counter them, the English have sent their own ship under the Captainship of the pirate-turned-privateer Captain Hector Barbossa. While Blackbeard is seeking the Fountain to Save his own skin, Barbossa has a vendetta of his own. Who will be the one to reach the Fountain of Youth before the others?

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Friday, April 19, 2024

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN - AT WORLD'S END (2007)
























Directed by: Gore Verbinski
Starring: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Geoffrey Rush, Chow Yun-fat, Stellan Skarsgard, Bill Nighy, Jack Davenport, Kevin McNally, Naomie Harris, Tom Hollander, Jonathan Pryce, Lee Arenberg, Mackenzie Crook, David Bailie, Martin Klebba, Keith Richards, David Schofield, Greg Ellis, Lauren Maher, Angus Barnett, Giles New, Reggie Lee, Ghassan Massoud, Marcel Iures, Sergio Calderon, Takayo Fischer, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Marshall Manesh, Dominic Scott Kay

168 minutes
(PG-13 - adult language, adult themes, adult situations, sci-fi/fantasy violence, intense action sequences)

PLOT:
With the East India Trading Company trying to eliminate all the pirates, Barbossa, Will and Elizabeth race to bring back Jack from Davy Jones' Locker so as to bring together all the members of The Brethren Court and launch an attack on the East India Trading Company and Lord Cutler Beckett, who is in possession of the heart of Davy Jones. With everyone having his or her own agenda, who will be the one to stab the heart and live forever to be the captain of the Flying Dutchman?

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PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN - DEAD MAN'S CHEST (2006)
























Directed by: Gore Verbinski
Starring: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Bill Nighy, Stellan Skarsgard, Jack Davenport, Tom Hollander, Kevin McNally, Jonathan Pryce, Lee Arenberg, Mackenzie Crook, Naomie Harris, Alex Norton, David Bailie, Martin Klebba, David Schofield, John Boswall, Derrick O'Connor, Geoffrey Rush

150 minutes
(PG-13 - adult language, adult themes, adult situations, sci-fi/fantasy violence, intense action sequences)

PLOT:
William and Elizabeth are sentenced to death for being in contact with Jack Sparrow. For saving Elizabeth, Will accepts to bring Jack's compass in exchange for his and Elizabeth's freedom. Meanwhile, Jack is being hunted by Davy Jones. Elizabeth escapes from prison to look for Will. Jack agrees to trade Will his compass if he finds a special key that will open a special chest. To find the key, Will goes aboard the Flying Dutchman, upon which he gets captured. He is reunited by his father on the Flying Dutchman. He finds the key and escapes the ship. Meanwhile, Jack gets Elizabeth to find the chest containing the heart of Davy Jones. Will and Elizabeth reunite on the island and open the chest and find the heart of Davy Jones. While Jack wants it to settle his debt to Jones, Will wants it to free his father and another person wants it for his own needs. Who is this mysterious person and what does he want to do with it?

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Thursday, April 18, 2024

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN - THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL (2003)
























Directed by: Gore Verbinski
Starring: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport, Kevin McNally, Zoe Saldana, Jonathan Pryce, Treva Etienne, David Bailie, Lee Arenberg, Mackenzie Crook, Trevor Goddard, Isaac C. Singleton Jr, Brye Cooper, Michael Berry Jr, Martin Klebba, Damian O'Hare, Greg Ellis, Giles New, Angus Barnett

143 minutes
(PG-13 - adult language, adult themes, adult situations, sci-fi/fantasy violence, intense action sequences)

PLOT:
William Turner, a resourceful young blacksmith, teams up with the eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the Governor's daughter, Elizabeth Swann, who has been mistakenly captured by the clever and treacherous Barbossa, a former ally of Jack, to make a blood sacrifice so as to end the curse that has been casted upon him and his crew. Will and Jack steal a ship from the Royal Navy and arrive at Tortuga, a pirate port. There Jack meets his friend Joshamee Gibbs and with a buccaneer and "able bodied" crew, set sail to save Elizabeth and take back the Black Pearl. Meanwhile, Barbossa discovers that not Elizabeth's, but someone else's blood was required for the sacrifice. Whose blood is it?

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Wednesday, April 17, 2024

A CONSTANT FORGE (2000)
























Directed by: Charles Kiselyak
Starring: John Cassavetes, Lynn Carlin, Seymour Cassel, Peter Falk, John A. Gallagher, Ben Gazzara, Leila Goldoni, Annette Insdorf, Carol Kane, Sean Penn, Gena Rowlands, Jon Voight, Ray Carney, John Sayles, Peter Bogdanovich, Val Avery, Al Ruban, Julian Schlossberg, Bo Harwood, Charles Durning, Tom Noonan, Lenny Citrano

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

PLOT:
A look at the life, times, and art of independent film pioneer John Cassavetes through interviews with his family, friends, and admirers of his work.

 

INFESTATION (2009)
























Directed by: Kyle Rankin
Starring: Christopher Marquette, Brooke Nevin, E. Quincy Sloan, Kinsey Packard, Wesley Thompson, Linda Park, Deborah Geffner, Ray Wise, Todd Jenson, Bru Muller, Vlado Mihailov, Mike Straub, Daniela Tonova

91 minutes
(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, sci-fi/fantasy violence, brief nudity)

PLOT:
Our hero, Cooper, awakes to find himself nauseous, weak and covered in webbing, hanging from the ceiling of an office where, just minutes ago, he started his new job. As he struggles out of his slimy prison he comes face to face with his opponent - a grotesque, powerful and very angry bug. All 3 ft of it. And so begins a hideous, nail-biting, comedic, all-action adventure to find a safe haven while constantly outwitting an infestation of monstrous proportions. As Cooper embarks on his journey, he befriends a ragtag group of survivors including Sara, a feisty determined female. Will they make it to safety before they are picked off one by one? And what other surprises are in store for our group of unlikely heroes?

 

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

RANDOM HEARTS (1999)
























Directed by: Sydney Pollack
Based on the novel by: Warren Adler
Starring: Harrison Ford, Kristin Scott Thomas, Charles S. Dutton, Bonnie Hunt, Dennis Haysbert, Sydney Pollack, Richard Jenkins, Paul Guilfoyle, Susanna Thompson, Peter Coyote, Kate Mara, Susan Floyd, Dylan Baker, Lynne Thigpen, Reiko Aylesworth, Edie Falco

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

PLOT:
After the death of their loved ones in a tragic plane crash, Police Sergeant Dutch Van Den Broek and U.S. Representative Kay Chandler find keys in the possessions their loved ones left behind. They realize the two had been having an affair and are determined to discover all of the details.

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THE SCORE (2001)
























Directed by: Frank Oz
Starring: Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Angela Bassett, Marlon Brando, Gary Farmer, Jamie Harrold, Paul Soles, Serge Houde, Martin Drainville, Richard Waugh, Mark Camacho

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

PLOT:
Nick Wells, a professional criminal, decides to leave the business for good, since he nearly got caught on his last job. His plan is to live in peace with his girl Diane, running his Montreal jazz club. Soon afterward, Max, his good friend and financial partner, comes along with an offer Nick can't refuse: A historical and priceless French scepter has been discovered while being smuggled into the country. It is now under massive surveillance in the Montreal Customs House, and soon to be returned to France. Nick has to team up with Max's man inside, the young, talented and aggressive thief Jack Teller to get the precious item. Only one question remains: Who will trick whom out of their share?

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PREMIUM RUSH (2012)
























Directed by: David Koepp
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Shannon, Dania Ramirez, Jamie Chung, Wole Parks, Aasif Mandvi, Ashley Austin Morris, Christopher Place, Henry O, Boyce Wong, Brian Koppelman, Kevin Bolger, BoJun Wang, Sean Kennedy, Kym Perfetto, Anthony Chisholm, Lauren Ashley Carter, Aaron Tveit, Darlene Violette, Mario D'Leon, Djani Johnson, Wai Ching Ho, Kin Shing Wong

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

PLOT:
Among the bike couriers in New York City, no one is more determined and reckless than Wilee, an ex-law student more comfortable on his brakeless bike than in a suit. One day, a Chinese foreign student named Nima arranges for him to deliver a vital envelope across the city. Unfortunately, a crooked cop, Det. Robert Monday, has a desperate need for that envelope himself and won't take "No" for an answer. Now, Wilee finds himself relentlessly pursued by Monday and others in a situation becoming more complicated and dangerous by the minute. Together with his friends and rivals, Wilee must discover the secret of this dangerous delivery and make it through a gauntlet that will require all his cunning, daring and courage to survive.

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Monday, April 15, 2024

THE THING WITH TWO HEADS (1972)
























Directed by: Lee Frost
Starring: Ray Milland, Rosey Grier, Don Marshall, Roger Perry, Kathy Baumann, Chelsea Brown, John Dullaghan, John Bliss, Jane Kellem, Rod Steele, Lee Frost, Wes Bishop, Jerry Butler, Rick Baker

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

PLOT:
A rich but racist man is dying and hatches an elaborate scheme for transplanting his head onto another man's body. His health deteriorates rapidly, and doctors are forced to transplant his head onto the only available candidate: a black man from death row.

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THE LAST BOY SCOUT (1991)
























Directed by: Tony Scott
Starring: Bruce Willis, Damon Wayans, Noble Willingham, Chelsea Field, Taylor Negron, Danielle Harris, Halle Berry, Bruce McGill, Kim Coates, Chelcie Ross, Joe Santos, Clarence Felder, Tony Longo, Frank Collison, Billy Blanks. Eddie Griffin, Sara Suzanne Brown, Ryan Cutrona, Michael Papajohn, Jack Kehler, Manny Perry, Rick Ducommun, Morris Chestnut, Bill Medley, Verne Lundquist, Dick Butkus, Lynn Swann

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

PLOT:
When the girl that detective Joe Hallenback is protecting gets murdered, the boyfriend of the murdered girl (ex-football player Jimmy Dix) attempts to investigate and solve the case. What they discover is that there is deep seated corruption going on between a crooked politician and the owner of a pro football team.

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Sunday, April 14, 2024

SCOOBY-DOO! - RETURN TO ZOMBIE ISLAND (2019)
























Directed by: Cecilia Aranovich Hamilton, Ethan Spaulding
Based on characters created by: Joe Ruby, Ken Spears
Starring: Frank Welker, Matthew Lillard, Grey Griffin, Kate Micucci, Elvira (Cassandra Peterson), Janell Cox, David Herman, John Michael Higgins, Dave B. Mitchell, Roger Rose, Travis Willingham

80 minutes
(NR - scary images)

PLOT:
The gang is pulled out of retirement to investigate a mystery on a familiar zombie-infested island.

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Saturday, April 13, 2024

HENRY - PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER (1986)
























Directed by: John McNaughton
Starring: Michael Rooker, Tom Towles, Tracy Arnold, David Katz, Eric Young, Kurt Naebig, Ray Atherton, Erzsebet Sziky, Denise Sullivan, Monica Anne O'Malley, Rick Paul, Ted Kaden, Elizabeth Kaden, Brian Graham, Lisa Temple, Sean Ores, Mary Demas, Kristin Finger, Augie the dog

83 minutes
(NR - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, violence, gore, nudity, disturbing images)

PLOT:
What would you do if you found out that the person living right alongside you is really a serial killer, who engages in bizarre acts of sex with people and animals, living and dead, who killed his own mother? Well, meet Henry. He is a typical under-paid bug spray guy who lives amongst you. He is not Freddy or Jason, he's real. Henry was serving time in jail for killing his mother. He cannot seem to keep his story straight in his head, he can't really recall how he killed that one. She was cruel to him. She made him wear a dress to school, and she made him watch her have sex with dirty old men. He couldn't take it anymore, so one day, he just killed her. No remorse. He hooked up with a friend named Otis, and the two are living together. Otis' sister is moving in too, because she doesn't have any money. They are an interesting trio, each with their own set of morals. Otis' sister begins to fall for Henry, who has wonderful manners and seems to look out for her. Otis on the other hand, he just wants to see his sister naked. Henry and Otis go out for beers one night, and Henry introduces him to the act of murder. They kill a few prostitutes, and a "hot" items salesman. There is no limit to what they will do once they get a taste for it. Otis is becoming quickly addicted, and he can't pull himself out of the web Henry has weaved. That poor girl has no idea what is going on with them. She begins to date Henry. The two appear to fall in love. The cops don't have a clue. Henry is too smart for them. If you shoot one, and stab another, they will never make the connection between the two murders. It all becomes so random that it seems normal death to the police. Henry also has transportation on his side. He travels from town to town once the heat gets too heavy. He can pick up a few hitchhikers on the way and kill them. Bingo! A new guitar. This movie is very shocking, because you only see one or two of the fifteen murders happen, the rest you just see the before and after, with no middle. It makes you wonder what the hell was going on in between.

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Friday, April 12, 2024

MILKSHAKE (2003)
























Directed by: Jake Nava
Starring: Kelis

4 minutes
(NR - adult themes)

PLOT:
Music video for the single, off the singer's fourth studio album, "In the Zone".

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024

THE HOWLING III - THE MARSUPIALS (1987)
























Directed by: Philippe Mora
Based on the novel "The Howling III - Echoes" by: Gary Brandner
Starring: Barry Otto, Imogen Annesley, Max Fairchild, Ralph Cotterill, Leigh Biolos, Frank Thring, Michael Pate, Barry Humphries, Carole Skinner, Brian Adams, Christopher Pate, Dagmar Blahova, Burnum Burnum, Steve Shaw, Bob Barrett, Fred Welsh, John Ewing, Glenda Linscott

94 minutes
(PG-13 - adult language, adult themes, adult situations, violence, brief nudity)

PLOT:
A female werewolf runs away from her family and falls in love with a man who works in the movie business, while a sociologist who studies these creatures is looking for proof of their existence.

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ROGUE (2007)
























Directed by: Greg McLean
Starring: Michael Vartan, Radha Mitchell, Sam Worthington, John Jarratt, Caroline Brazier, Stephen Curry, Celia Ireland, Damien Richardson, Robert Taylor, Heather Mitchell, Geoff Morrell, Mia Wasikowska, Barry Otto

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

PLOT:
A handful of tourists looking for adventure get more than they bargained for when they cross paths with a massive man-eating beast in this thriller. Pete McKell is a writer for an American travel magazine who has been assigned to write a story about vacationing in rugged Northern Australia. Pete signs up for a cruise along a river that's home to a large crocodile population, with tough but pretty Kate Ryan serving as guide. Pete soon finds he's roughing it in the Aussie wilds with an eclectic variety of travelers, including Russell, who is dealing with the death of his wife; Simon, a tactless amateur photographer; and Allen, a member of the British upper crust making the trip with his ailing spouse and their rambunctious daughter. While Kate's former husband, who also works on the river, makes a pest of himself in the early stages of the voyage, the travelers soon find they have more to worry about when their craft is attacked by a massive 25-foot crocodile, who is just clever enough to know how to trap its prey before enjoying them for dinner.

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Monday, April 8, 2024

THEY REMAIN (2018)
























Directed by: Philip Gelatt
Based on the short story "-30-" by: Laird Barron
Starring: Rebecca Henderson, William Jackson Harper, Malcolm Mills, Jordan Douglas Smith, Charlies Lavoie

102 minutes
(TV-MA - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, violence, nudity, disturbing images)

PLOT:
Two scientists who share a romantic history are tasked with investigating unnatural animal behavior on the site of a Manson Family-style cult's compound.

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Saturday, April 6, 2024

MIAMI BLUES (1990)
























Directed by: George Armitage
Based on the novel by: Charles Willeford
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Fred Ward, Charles Napier, Nora Dunn, Obba Babatunde, Shirley Stoler, Paul Gleason

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

PLOT:
After Fred Frenger gets out of prison, he decides to start over in Miami, Florida, where he begins a violent one-man crime wave. He soon meets up with amiable college student/prostitute Susie Waggoner. Opposing Frenger is Sgt Hoke Moseley, a cop who is getting a bit old for the job, especially since the job of cop in 1980's Miami is getting crazier all the time.

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RUNNING WITH SCISSORS (2006)
























Directed by: Ryan Murphy
Based on the memoirs of: Augusten Burroughs
Starring: Joseph Cross, Annette Bening, Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes, Evan Rachel Wood, Alec Baldwin, Jill Clayburgh, Gwyneth Paltrow, Gabrielle Union, Patrick Wilson, Kristin Chenoweth, Dagmara Dominczyk, Colleen Camp, Jack Kaeding, Augusten Burroughs

116 minutes
(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, elements of sexuality, substance abuse)

PLOT:
The story of how a boy was abandoned by his mother and how he, later, abandoned her. The year he'll be 14, the parents of Augusten Burroughs divorce, and his mother, who thinks of herself as a fine poet on the verge of fame, delivers him to the eccentric household of her psychiatrist, Dr. Finch. During that year, Augusten avoids school, keeps a journal, and practices cosmetology. His mother's mental illness worsens, he takes an older lover, he finds friendship with Finch's younger daughter, and he's the occasional recipient of gifts from an unlikely benefactor. Can he survive to come of age?

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

MR. HOLLAND'S OPUS (1995)
























Directed by: Stephen Herek
Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Glenne Headly, Olympia Dukakis, William H. Macy, Jay Thomas, Jean Louisa Kelly, Joanna Gleason, Alicia Witt, Damon Whitaker, Forest Whitaker, Terrence Howard, Alexandra Boyd, Beth Maitland, Anthony Natale, Joseph Anderson, Nicholas John Renner

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

PLOT:
Glenn Holland is a musician and composer who takes a teaching job to pay the rent while, in his 'spare time', he can strive to achieve his true goal - compose one memorable piece of music to leave his mark on the world. As Holland discovers 'Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans' and as the years unfold the joy of sharing his contagious passion for music with his students becomes his new definition of success.

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THE MIDDLE (2009 - 2018) draft

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