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Friday, April 24, 2020
ABOUT SCHMIDT (2002)
Directed By: Alexander Payne
Written By: Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor
Based on the Novel By: Louis Begley
Cinematography: James Glennon
Editor: Kevin Tent
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Kathy Bates, Dermont Mulroney, Hope Davis, June Sqibb, Howard Hesseman, Harry Groener, Connie Ray, Len Cariou
Warren Schmidt has led a safe, predictable life working in the insurance industry in Omaha, Nebraska for many years, yet now faces retirement. At the same time, he is forced to take a hard look at his wife, his life, and his relationship with his estranged daughter. An often hilarious series of events follow as Schmidt embarks on an unpredictable RV journey to attend his daughter's wedding in Denver, Colorado
Labels:
2002,
Alexander Payne,
Comedy,
Connie Ray,
Dermont Mulroney,
DRAMA,
Harry Groener,
Hope Davis,
Howard Hesseman,
Jack Nicholson,
Jim Taylor,
June Sqibb,
Kathy Bates,
Len Cariou
PUSHING TIN (1999)
Directed By: Mike Newell
Written By: Glen Charles & Les Charles
Based On An Article By: Darcy Frey
Cinematography: Gale Tattersall
Editor: Jon Gregory
Cast: John Cusack, Angelina Jolie, Cate Blanchett, Billy Bob Thornton, Vicki Lewis, Jake Weber, Kurt Fuller, Matt Ross, Mike O’Malley
Nick and the other boys working the hotspot of air traffic control in New York are impressed with themselves, to say the least. They thrive on the no-room-for-error, fast-paced job and let it infect their lives. The undisputed king of pushing tin, "The Zone" Falzone, rules his workplace and his wedded life with the same short-attention span that gets planes where they need to be in the nick of time. That is, until Russell Bell, a new transfer with a reputation for recklessness but a record of pure perfection shatters the tensely-held status quo. The game of one-upmanship between the two flies so high as to lead Nick into Russell's bed with his wife. His sanity slipping just as fast as his hold on #1, Cusack's controller is thrown out-of-control when Thornton's wanderer quietly leaves town. Nick must now find a way to regain his sanity and repair his marriage before he breaks down completely.
FEELING MINNESOTA (1996)
Written & Directed By: Steven Baigelman
Cinematography: Walt Lloyd
Editor: Martin Walsh & Thom Noble
Music By: Los Lobos
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Cameron Diaz, Delroy Lindo, Vincent D’Onofrio, Tuesday Weld, Courtney Love, Dan Aykroyd
Freddie is a former stripper marrying Sam to repay a debt owed to nightclub owner Red. But Freddie is in love with Jjaks, Sam's brother. Jjaks and Freddie run off together, and Sam finds where they have been hiding and calls the cops. Meanwhile someone calls to blackmail Sam and Jjaks. In the end will it all work out?
Friday, April 17, 2020
TONE DEAF (2019)
Written & Directed By: Richard Bates Jr.
Cinematography: Ed Wu
Editor: Yvonne Valdez
Cast: Amanda Crew, Robert Patrick, Hayley Marie Norman, AnnaLynne McCord, Kim Delaney, Ray Wise, Ray Santiago, Nelson Franklin, Keisha Castle Hughes, Ronnie Gene Blevins
A woman goes to the countryside to spend a quiet weekend after losing her job and having her last complicated relationship implode. She rents a country house to an old-fashioned widower, who struggles to hide his psychopathic tendencies.
DANNY COLLINS (2015)
Written & Directed By: Dan Fogelman
Cinematography: Steve Yedlin
Editor: Julie Monroe
Cast: Al Pacino, Annette Bening, Christopher Plummer, Bobby Cannavale, Jennifer Garner, Nick Offerman, Melissa Benoist, Josh Peck, Katarina Cas, Giselle Eisenberg, Brian Thomas Smith, Scott Lawrence
Inspired by a true story, Al Pacino stars as aging 1970s rocker Danny Collins, who can't give up his hard-living ways. But when his manager uncovers a 40 year-old undelivered letter written to him by John Lennon, he decides to change course and embarks on a heartfelt journey to rediscover his family, find true love and begin a second act.
Labels:
2015,
Al Pacino,
Annette Bening,
Bobby Cannavale,
Christopher Plummer,
Comedy,
Dan Fogelman,
DRAMA,
Jennifer Garner,
Josh Peck,
Melissa Benoist,
Music,
Nick Offerman,
Scott Lawrence,
Steve Yedlin
HOUSE PARTY 2 (1991)
Directed By: George Jackson & Doug McHenry
Written By: Rusy Cundieff & Daryl G. Nickens
Story By: Rusty Cundieff
Based on characters created By: Reginald Hudlin
Cinematography: Francis Kenny
Editor: Joel Goodman & Janice Hampton
Cast:Christopher Reid, Christopher Martin, Martin Lawrence, Kamron, Queen Latifah, Tisha Campbell, Iman, Georg Sanford Brown, Helen Martin, Tony Burton, William Schallert, B-Fine, Boulegged Lou, Paul Anthony, Christopher Michael, Barry Diamond, Daryl Mitchell, Eugene Allen
When Kid's college money is stolen by a crooked music promoter, Play's solution is to stage the 'mutha' of all pajama parties.
Friday, April 10, 2020
THE GOLDEN GLOVE (2020)
Written & Directed By: Faith Akin
Based on the Novel By: Heniz Struck
Cinematography: Rainer Klaussmann
Editor: Andrew Bird & Franziska Schmidt-Karner
Cast: Jonas Dassler, Margarete Tiesel, Adam Bousdoukos, Katja Studt, Marc Bosemann
A serial killer strikes fear in the hearts of residents of Hamburg during the early 1970s.
HORSE GIRL (2020)
Directed By: Jeff Baena
Written By: Jeff Baena & Alison Brie
Cinematography: Sean McElwee
Editor: Ryan Brown
Cast: Alison Brie, Molly Shannon, John Ortiz, Debby Ryan, Toby Huss, Angela Trimbur, Paul Reiser, Aaron Stanford, Robin Tunney, Matthew Gray Gubler, Dylan Gelula, John Reynolds, David Paymer, Jay Duplass
Sarah, a socially isolated arts and crafts store employee, finds herself more content in the company of horses and supernatural crime shows than people. But when a series of strangely surreal dreams upend the simplicity of her waking life, Sarah struggles to distinguish her visions from reality. A darkly humorous psychological thriller about a woman's search for the truth, however abstract it may be.
Labels:
2020,
Aaron Stanford,
Alison Brie,
Angela Trimbur,
Debby Ryan,
DRAMA,
Dylan Gelula,
Jeff Baena,
John Ortiz,
Matthew Gray Gubler,
Molly Shannon,
Paul Reiser,
Robin Tunney,
Sean McElwee,
Toby Huss
THE NIGHT OF THE VIRGIN (2016)
Directed By: Robert San Sebastian
Written By: Guillermo Guerrero
Cinematography: Adrian Hernandez
Editor: Ibon Belandia
Cast: Javier Bodalo, Miriam Martin, Victor Amilibia
In this horror-comedy, at a New Year's Eve party, Nico, a naive twenty year old, sets out ready to lose his virginity at all costs that same night. In the middle of the party, his gaze crosses Medea, a cunning and attractive mature woman.
Friday, April 3, 2020
GERRY (2002)
Directed By: Gus Van Sant
Cinematography: Harris Savides
Written & Edited By: Gus Van Sant, Matt Damon & Casey Affleck
Cast: Matt Damon, Casey Affleck
Two friends that call each other Gerry decide to hide in the wilderness in order to see something. However, they do not find what they're looking for. They decide to return to the car but they get lost in the desert, without water, supplies or a compass. Now they have to walk, trying to find the road to survive.
GUMMO (1997)
Written & Directed by: Harmony Korine
Cinematography: Jean-Yves Escoffier
Editor: Christopher Tellefsen
Cast: Chloe Sevingy, Max Perlich, Linda Manz, Jacob Sewell, Harmony Korine, Nick Sutton, Jacob Reynolds, Carisa Glucksman
Lonely residents of a tornado-stricken Ohio town wander the deserted landscape trying to fulfill their boring, nihilistic lives.
SEX, LIES & VIDEOTAPE (1989)
Written, Edited & Directed By: Steven Soderbergh
Cinematography: Walt Lloyd
Music By: Cliff Martinez
Cast: James Spader, Peter Gallagher, Laura San Giacomo, Andie McDowell
Ann is married to John, who is having an affair with her sister Cynthia. Ann's a quiet type and unwilling to let herself go. When John's old friend, Graham, shows up, all their lives change. Graham likes to videotape interviews with women.
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