THE YELLOWS (LES JAUNES) (2014)

 




















Directed by: Remi Frechette
Starring: Pierre-Louis Renaud, Melissa Merlo, Roch Aubert, Louise Malouin, Jean Drolet, Chloe Bourgeois, Maxime Bessette, Fayolle Jean, Sofiane Laliberte, Christian Perrault, Jason Roy-Leveille, Manuel Sinor, Elisabeth Locas, Debbie Lynch-White, Yannick Lupien, Jeanne Ostiguy, Judy Wong, Frederik Marquis

96 minutes
(TV-MA - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, sci-fi/fantasy violence)
Country of origin: Canada

PLOT:
An epidemic of yellow crawling brains threatens the lives of inhabitants in a recluse Northern Quebec town.

THE KID FROM BORNEO (1933)

 




















Directed by: Robert F. McGowan
Starring: George "Spanky" McFarland, Dickie Moore, Matthew "Stymie" Beard, Tommy Bond, Dorothy DeBorba, Bobby "Wheezer" Hutchins, Dickie Jackson, Henry Hanna, Pete the Pup, John Lester Johnson, Harry Bernard, Otto Fries, May Wallace, Dick Gilbert

19 minutes
(NR - suitable for all ages)

PLOT:
The gang goes to a circus sideshow to visit Dickie and Spanky's uncle, mistakenly believing he is "The Wild Man from Borneo."

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CONTACT (1997)

 




















Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Based on the novel by: Carl Sagan
Starring: Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, James Woods, Tom Skerritt, William Fichtner, John Hurt, Angela Bassett, Rob Lowe, Jake Busey, David Morse, Jena Malone, Geoffrey Blake, Max Martini, Steven Ford, Jay Leno, Larry King, Ann Druyan

150 minutes
(PG - adult language, adult themes, adult situations, some violence)

PLOT:
Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of extraterrestrial intelligence, sending plans for a mysterious machine.

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THEY WILL KILL YOU (2026)

 




















Directed by: Kirill Sokolov
Starring: Zazie Beetz, Myha'la, Patricia Arquette, Paterson Joseph, Tom Felton, Heather Graham, Orefile Moloi, Angus Sampson, James Remar, Willie Ludik, David Viviers, Gabe Gabriel, Viktoria Korotkova, Dorothy Ann Gould, Mike Huff, Darron Meyer, Neels Clasen

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

PLOT:
A woman takes a job as a housekeeper in a New York City high-rise, unaware of the building's history of disappearances. She soon realizes the community is shrouded in mystery.

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GIRLS TRIP (2017)

 




















Directed by: Malcolm D. Lee
Starring: Regina Hall, Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith, Tiffany Haddish, Larenz Tate, Mike Colter, Kate Walsh, Kofi Siriboe, Deborah Ayorinde, Lara Grice, Tonea Stewart, Mike Epps, Common, D-Nice, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Estelle, Mase, Ne-Yo, Morris Chestnut, Ava DuVernay, Faith Evans, Mariah Carey

122 minutes
(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, drug material, brief graphic nudity)

PLOT:

When four lifelong friends travel to New Orleans for the annual Essence Festival, sisterhoods are rekindled, wild sides are rediscovered, and there's enough dancing, drinking, brawling and romancing to make the Big Easy blush.

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WAR OF THE WORLDS (2005)

 




















Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Based on the novel by: H.G. Wells
Starring: Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Justin Chatwin, Miranda Otto, Tim Robbins, Rick Gonzalez, Yul Vazquez, Lenny Venito, Lisa Ann Walter, Ann Robinson, Gene Barry, David Alan Basche, Roz Abrams, Camillia Sanes, Amy Ryan, Danny Hoch, Columbus Short, Daniel Franzese, Dee Bradley Baker, Channing Tatum, Ty Simpkins, Morgan Freeman

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

PLOT:
An alien invasion threatens the future of humanity. The catastrophic nightmare is depicted through the eyes of one American family fighting for survival.

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HONEY BADGER GRIT (2017)

 












Narrated by: Bray Poor

46 minutes
(TV-14 - animal violence)

PLOT:
On the harsh and unforgiving plains of central Namibia, Africa, a young honey badger named Grit has just left home to venture out in the great, wide world, but it won't be easy. Fewer than half of all young honey badgers survive their first few weeks on their own, as they deal with intense heat, starvation and round-the-clock threats from the many predators of the savannah. In a world where every day is as relentless as the last, Grit will need resourcefulness, resilience and a little bit of luck in order to survive.

A Smithsonian Channel nature presentation.