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Saturday, December 29, 2018
ASSASSINATION NATION (2018)
Written & Directed By: Sam Levinson
Cinematography By: Marcell Rev
Editor: Ron Patane
Cast: Odessa Young, Joel McHale, Hari Nef, Abra, Suki Waterhouse, Colman Domingo, Maude Apatow, Bella Thorne, Anika Noni Rose, Kathryn Erbe, Bill Skarsgard, Danny Ramirez, Cody Christian, Jennifer Morrison
After a malicious data hack exposes the secrets of the perpetually American town of Salem, chaos decends and four girls must fight to survive, while coping with the hack themselves.
Labels:
2018,
Abra,
Action-Adventure,
Anika Noni Rose,
Bella Thorne,
Bill Skarsgard,
Colman Domingo,
Comedy,
Cult,
Hari Nef,
Joel McHale,
Kathryn Erbe,
Marcell Rev,
Maude Apatow,
Odessa Young,
Sam Levinson,
Teen
Friday, December 28, 2018
A QUIET PLACE (2018)
Directed By: John Krasinski
Written By: John Krasinski, Bryan Woods & Scott Peck
Story By: Bryan Woods & Scott Peck
Cinematography By: Charlotte Bruus Christensen
Editor: Christopher Tellefsen
Cast: John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe
On a devastated Earth overrun by lethal and ever-hearing predators of a possible extraterrestrial origin, the Abbotts struggle to survive in a desolate New York City in a new era of utter silence. As this new type of invader is attracted to noise, even the slightest of sounds can be deadly; however, it's been already twelve months since the powerful monsters' first sightings, and this resilient family still stands strong. To learn the rules of survival in this muted dystopia is essential; nevertheless, an otherwise joyous event is threatening an already frail stability. Now, more than ever, don't make a sound.
AN EVENING WITH BEVERLY LUFF LINN (2018)
Directed By: Jim Hosking
Written By: Jim Hosking & David Wike
Cinematography By: Nanu Segal
Editor: Mark Burnett & Nick Emerson
Cast: Aubrey Plaza, Jemaine Clement, Craig Robinson, Maria Bamford, Emile Hirsch, Matt Berry, Jacob Wysocki
Lulu Danger's unsatisfying marriage takes a turn for the worse when a mysterious man from her past comes to town to perform an event called "An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn; For One Magical Night Only."
REINDEER GAMES (2000)
Directed By: John Frankenheimer
Written By: Ehren Kruger
Cinematography By: Alan Caso
Editor: Antony Gibbs & Michael Kahn
Music By: Alan Silvestri
Cast: Ben Affleck, Charlize Theron, Gary Sinise, Clearance Williams III, Dennis Farina, Donal Logue, Danny Trejo, Issac Hayes, James Frain, Ashton Kutcher
After assuming his dead cellmate's identity to get with the other man's girlfriend, an ex-con finds himself a reluctant participant in a casino heist.
Saturday, December 22, 2018
DUMPLIN' (2018)
Directed By: Anne Fletcher
Written By: Kristin Hahn
Based on the Novel By: Julie Murphy
Cinematography By: Elliot Davis
Editor: Emma E. Hickox
Cast: Danielle MacDonald, Jennifer Aniston, Odeya Rush, Harold Perrineau, Dove Cameron, Maddie Baillio, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Kathy Najimy, Luke Benward, Georgie Flores
Willowdean ('Dumplin'), the plus-size teenage daughter of a former beauty queen, signs up for her mom's Miss Teen Bluebonnet pageant as a protest that escalates when other contestants follow her footsteps, revolutionizing the pageant and their small Texas town.
Friday, December 21, 2018
TRUE LIES (1994)
Written & Directed By: James Cameron
Based on The Original screenplay “La Totale” By: Claude Zidi, Simon Michael & Didier Kaminika
Cinematography By: Russell Carpenter
Editor: Conrad Buff, Mark Goldblatt & Richard A. Harris
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Bill Paxton, Tom Arnold, Tia Carerre, Art Malik, Charlton Heston, Eliza Dushku, Grant Heslov, Marshall Manesh
A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United States.
THE HEAT (2013)
Directed By: Paul Feig
Written By: Katie Dippold
Cinematography By: Robert Yeoman
Editor: Jay Deuby & Brent White
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Melissa McCarthy, Tony Hale, Demian Bichir, Bill Burr, Marlon Wayans, Michael Rappaport, Jane Curtain, Ben Falcone, Taran Killam, Michael McDonald, Kaitlin Olson, Joey McIntyre, Tom Wilson, John Ross Bowie, Nathan Corddry Sarah Ashburn,
an FBI agent, is extremely ambitious and has her eye on a promotion, but she doesn't get along with her co-workers. She is sent to Boston to uncover the identity of an elusive drug lord, Mr. Larkin, by tracking down his proxy, Rojas, and is told that she'll have a good shot at the promotion if she finds Larkin. When she arrives in Boston, she learns that Larkin has been eliminating his competition and taking over their operations. She learns that Rojas is in Boston PD custody and goes to see him to ask him what he knows about Larkin, but is warned that the cop who arrested Rojas, Shannon Mullins, is very territorial, and she is not exactly sociable. When the two meet they don't get along. When Mullins learns why Ashburn is in Boston, she decides to find Larkin herself. Ashburn is told by her boss to work with Mullins, but it won't be easy because Ashburn does things by the book while Mullins does things her way.
THUNDER ROAD (2018)
Written & Directed By: Jim Cummings
Cinematography By: Lowell A. Mayer
Editor: Jim Cummings & Brian Vannucci
Cast: Jim Cummings, Nican Robinson, Kendal Farr, Chelesa Edmundson, Macon Blair, Jocelyn DeBoer, Ammie Leonards
A police officer faces a personal meltdown following a divorce and the death of his mother.
Saturday, December 15, 2018
EIGHTH GRADE (2018)
Written & Directed By: Bo Burnham
Cinematography By: Andrew Wehde
Editor: Jennifer Lilly
Cast: Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, Emily Robinson, Jake Ryan, Daniel Zolghardi, Imani Lewis
An introverted teenage girl tries to survive the last week of her disastrous eighth grade year before leaving to start high school.
SKATE KITCHEN (2018)
Story By & Directed By: Crystal Moselle
Written By: Crystal Moselle, Jen Silverman & Aslihan Unaldi
Cinematography By: Shabier Kirchner
Editor: Nico Luenen
Cast: Rachelle Vinberg, Nina Moran, Jules Lorenzo, Kabrina Adams, Jaden Smith, Elizabeth Rodriguez
Camille's life as a lonely suburban teenager changes dramatically when she befriends a group of girl skateboarders. As she journeys deeper into this raw New York City subculture, she begins to understand the true meaning of friendship as well as her inner self.Camille's life as a lonely suburban teenager changes dramatically when she befriends a group of girl skateboarders. As she journeys deeper into this raw New York City subculture, she begins to understand the true meaning of friendship as well as her inner self.
THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST (2018)
Directed By: Desiree Ahkavan
Written By: Desiree Ahkavan & Cecilia Frugiuele
Based On The Novel By: Emily M. Danforth
Cinematography By: Ashley Connor
Editor: Sara Shaw
Cast: Chloe Grace Moretz, Sasha Lane, Jennifer Ehle, John Gallagher Jr., Marin Ireland, Emily Skeggs, Quinn Shephard, Dalton Harrod, Forrest Goodluck
In 1993, a teenage girl is forced into a gay conversion therapy center by her conservative guardians.
MADELINE'S MADELINE (2018)
Directed By: Josephine Decker
Written By: Josephine Decker & Donna Di Novelli
Story Consultant: Gail Segal
Story Editor: Sharon Mishihi
Dramturg By: Alexandra Tatarsky
Cinematography By: Ashley Connor
Editor: Josephine Decker, Harrison Atkins & Elizabeth Rao
Cast: Helena Howard, Molly Parker, Miranda July, Sunita Mani, Lisa Tharps, Blake Baumgartner, Emily Decker
A theatre director's latest project takes on a life of its own when her young star takes her performance too seriously.
Friday, December 7, 2018
DEN OF THIEVES (2018)
Written & Directed By: Christian Gudegast
Story By: Christian Gudegast & Paul Scheuring
Cinematography By: Terry Stacey
Editor: Nathan Godley, Joel Cox & David Cox
Cast: Gerard Butler, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Pablo Schrieber, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Meadow Williams, Brian Van Holt, Jordan Bridges, Dawn Olivieri, Maurice Compte, Evan Jones, Mo McRae
A gritty L.A crime saga which follows the intersecting and often personally connected lives of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff's Dept. and the state's most successful bank robbery crew as the outlaws plan a seemingly impossible heist on the Federal Reserve Bank of downtown Los Angeles.
STICK (1985)
Directed By: Burt Reynolds
Written By: Elmore Leonard & Joseph C. Stinson
Based on the novel By: Elmore Leonard
Cinematography By: Nick McLean
Editor: William Gordean
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Candice Bergen, George Segal, Dar Robinson, Jose Perez, Alex Rocco, Richard Lawson, Tricia Leigh Fisher
Ernest 'Stick' Stickley returns from prison, and very soon he gets involved with his old friend in a drug-running deal that goes sour. Hired by a rich investor, he tries to walk the line, but trouble follows him throughout as he tries to collect a debt and make up for lost time with his daughter. Stick also finds a new flame with a financial wiz and gets set to enjoy a new life, but Chucky and Nestor, the two hoods who owe him the debt, have other plans for Stick.
CONFIDENCE (2003)
Directed By: James Foley
Written By: Doug Jung
Cinematography By: Juan Ruiz Amchia
Editor: Stuart Levy
Cast: Ed Burns, Rachel Weisz, Dustin Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Brian Van Holt, Morris Chestnut, Louis Lombardi, Andy Garcia, Robert Forster, Robert Pine, Leland Orser, John Caroll Lynch, Luis Guzman, Donal Logue, Tony “Tiny” Lister, Franky G, Nicole Lenz
Jake Vig is a consummate grifter about to pull his biggest con yet, one set to avenge his friend's murder. But his last scam backfired, leaving him indebted to a mob boss and his enforcer.
SAY IT ISN'T SO (2001)
Directed By: J.B. Rogers
Written By: Peter Gaulke & Gerry Swallow
Cinematography By: Mark Irwin
Editor: Larry Madaras
Cast: Chris Klein, Heather Graham, Sally Field, Richard Jenkins, Eddie Cibrian, Sarah Silverman, Orlando Jones, Richard Riehle, Brent Briscoe, Julie White, Brent Hinkley, Courtney Peldon, Lin Shaye
Young orphan Gilly finds out his lover Jo may actually be his biological sister. After they break up he discovers he's not related and travels across the country to stop her impending wedding. Unfortunately the entire nation has heard the same story and thinks he's just after incestuous thrills.
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