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Friday, November 18, 2016
THE MONSTER (2016)
Written & Directed By: Bryan Bertino
Cinematography By: Julie Kirkwood
Editor: Maria Gonzales
Music By: Tomandandy
Cast: Zoe Kazan, Ella Ballentine, Scott Speedman, Aaron Douglas
Kathy is the alcoholic and smoking addicted mother of the young, but mature teenager Lizzy. They live together since Kathy's husband Roy left her, and she neglects her daughter. Kathy is supposed to drive Lizzy to her father's home in the morning, but she sleeps until late afternoon and they have to travel during a rainy night. While driving through a lonely road through the woods, Kathy hits a wolf that breaks her car, leaving them stranded on the empty road. They call 911 and while waiting for the tow truck and an ambulance, the wolf disappears from the road. When the tow truck arrives, the mechanic Jesse tells that he needs to fix the axle and an oil leakage to tow her car. While repairing the vehicle, a monster attacks him but neither Kathy nor Lizzy note. When they seek Jesse out, they realize that they are not alone in the spot. Further, Kathy learns that monsters do exist. Will they be rescued on time?
DIRTY GRANDPA (2016)
Directed By: Dan Mazar
Written By: John D. Phillips
Cinematography By: Eric Alan Edwards
Editor: Anne McCabe
Cast: Zac Efron, Robert DeNiro, Aubrey Plaza, Zoey Deutch, Julianne Hough, Dermot Mulroney, Mo Collins, Adam Pally, Danny Glover, Jason Mantzoukas, Brandon Mychal Smith, Catherine Dyer
Jason Kelly, the grandson of Dick Kelly, loses his grandmother about two weeks before his wedding to Meredith. He tries to assist his grandfather and console him for his loss, but was rather tricked into a spring break road trip; chasing youth once again. with the help of Shadia and Lenore, the two men go on an adventure they'll never forget.
Labels:
2016,
Adam Pally,
Aubrey Plaza,
Catherine Dyer,
Comedy,
Dan Mazar,
Danny Glover,
Dermot Mulroney,
Jason Mantzoukas,
Julianne Hough,
Mo Collins,
Robert DeNiro,
Zac Efron,
Zoey Deutch
NORMA RAE (1979)
Directed By: Martin Ritt
Written By: Irving Ravetch & Harriet Frank Jr.
Cinematography By: John A. Alonzo
Editor: Sidney Levin
Cast: Sally Field, Ron Liebman, Beau Bridges, Pat Hingle, Barbara Baxley, Gail Strickland, Noble Willingham, Bob Minor, Grace Zabriskie, Frank McRae,
Like a lot of her family before her, Norma Rae works at the local textile mill, where the pay is hardly commensurate with the long hours and lousy working conditions. But after hearing a rousing speech by labor activist Reuben, Norma is inspired to rally her fellow workers behind the cause of unionism. Her decision rankles her family, especially her fiancé, Sonny, and provokes no shortage of contempt from her employers.
Labels:
1979,
Barbara Baxley,
Beau Bridges,
Bob Minor,
DRAMA,
Frank McRae,
Gail Strickland,
Grace Zabriskie,
John A. Alonzo,
Martin Ritt,
Noble Willingham,
Pat Hingle,
Ron Liebman,
Sally Field
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
WIENER-DOG (2016)
Written & Directed By: Todd Solondz
Cinematography By: Edward Lachman
Editor: Kevin Messman
Cast: Danny DeVito, Ellen Burstyn, Julie Delpy, Greta Gerwig, Kieran Culkin, Zosia Mamet, Clara Mamet, Ari Graynor, Tracy Letts, Keaton Nigel Cooke, Charlie Tahan,
A dachshund passes from oddball owner to oddball owner, whose radically dysfunctional lives are all impacted by the pooch.
Labels:
2016,
Ari Graynor,
Charlie Tahan,
Clara Mamet,
Comedy,
Danny DeVito,
DRAMA,
Edward Lachman,
Ellen Burstyn,
Greta Gerwig,
Julie Delpy,
Kieran Culkin,
Todd Solondz,
Tracy Letts,
Zosia Mamet
BANG GANG (A MODERN LOVE STORY) (2016)
Written & Directed By: Eva Husson
Cinematography By: Mattias Troelstrup
Editor: Emilie Orsini
Cast: Finnegan Oldfield, Marilyn Lima, Daisy Broom, Lornezo Leferbvre, Fred Hotier
In a small town of France, life seems to be still and somewhat boring for a group of teenage friends, who day in, day out, are asked to cope not only with the usual issues in the life of a high school student but also with the search for love and sex. How do you blow the steam off, when you are a puzzled, sexually-frustrated youngster? Eventually, a party is thrown on a Saturday night and the solution is about to be found in a very simple idea... A game of truth or dare that will be rapidly transformed into a mandatory, dare only, series of sexy challenges between friends, will provide the means to unfold the true self and hidden potential in everyone present. Beer, drugs, spin the bottle and the "Bang Gang" revolution is born. But what deceptively appeared as a way to deal with boredom, strained family relationships, emancipation and above all liberty, quickly turned into the biggest scandal, a mockery of a modern fairy tale, a story of a child given a toy, not knowing what to do or how to play with it.
Saturday, November 12, 2016
HONEYTRAP (2013)
Written & Directed By: Rebecca Johnson
Cinematography By: Annemarie Lean-Vercoe
Editor: John Dwelly
Cast: Jessica Sula, Ntonga Mwanza, Lucien Laviscount, Naomi Ryan, Danielle Vitalis, Lauren Johns, Tosin Cole, Savannah Gordon-Liburd
Inspired by true events, it tells a story of fifteen-year-old Layla, who sets up the boy in love with her to be killed. When Troy discards her, Layla is left in ruins. She vows to rebuild herself as a hardened player in order to win him back and Shaun becomes a pawn in her game. Soon the forces she has set in motion are escalating out of control. The first UK urban drama seen from a girl's point of view, HONEYTRAP is authentically local in its setting but universal in its themes of passion, jealousy and revenge. We have not seen a character like Layla take centre-stage before and it's time her story to be told.
ADULTHOOD (2008)
Written & Directed By: Noel Clarke
Cinematography By: Brian Tufano
Editor: Tom Hemmings
Cast: Noel Clarke, Adam Deacon, Scarlett Alice Johnson, Jacob Anderson, Ben Drew, Shanika Warren-Markland, Cornell John, Red Madrell, Arnold Oceng, Danny Dyer
Not Straight Outta Compton, but straight out of jail and back on the mean streets of London. A story of retribution that has Sam Peel fighting for more than just his freedom. After a six and a half year stretch for murder, his troubles are just about to begin. This has his past conflicts catching-up with his plans to stay alive for the future.
Thursday, November 10, 2016
BLOOD TIES (2013)
Directed By: Guillaume Canet
Written By: Guillaume Canet & James Gray
Based on the French Film ‘RIVALS’ (Les Liens Du Sang) Written By: Jacques Maillot, Pierre Chossen & Eric Veniard
Based On The Novel Written By: Bruno & Michel Papet
Cinematography By: Christophe Offenstein
Editor: Herve De Luze
Cast: Clive Owen, Billy Crudup, Marion Cotillard, Noah Emmerich, Matthias Schoenaerts, Zoe Saldana, Dominick Lombardozzi, John Ventimiglia, Mila Kunis, Lili Taylor, James Caan, Griffen Dunne, Yul Vasquez, Jamie Hector, Eve Hewson, Olek Krupa
Monday, November 7, 2016
THE GREASY STRANGLER (2016)
Directed By: Jim Hosking
Written By: Jim Hosking & Toby Harvard
Cinematography By: Marten Tedin
Editor: Mark Burnett
Cast: Michael St. Michaels, Sky Elboar, Elizabeth De Razzo, Gil Gex, Joe David Walters, Sal Koussa
The Los Angeles-set tale follows Ronnie, a man who runs a Disco Walking tour along with his browbeaten son, Brayden. When a sexy, alluring woman comes to take the tour, it begins a competition between father and son for her attentions. It also signals the appearance of an oily, slimy inhuman maniac who stalks the streets at night and strangles the innocent, soon dubbed 'The Greasy Strangler.'
31 (2016)
Written & Directed By: Rob Zombie
Cinematography By: David Daniel
Editor: Glenn Garland
Cast: Sherri Moon Zombie, Jeff Daniels Phillips, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Meg Foster, Lew Temple, Malcolm McDowell, Judy Geeson, Elizabeth Daily, Ginger Lynn, Jane Carr, Torsten Voges, Ricahrd Brake, Daniel Roebuck, Tracy Walter, Esperanza America, Andrea Dora
The day before Halloween, five carnival employees are kidnapped & held hostage in an isolated compound known as "Murderworld". On Halloween, they are thrown into a sadistic game called "31" where they must survive 12 hours against a gang of maniacs dressed like clowns. It's time to play 31.
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