IF I CAN'T HAVE LOVE, I WANT POWER (2021)

 




















Directed by: Colin Tilley
Starring: Halsey, Sasha Lane, Vuk Celebic, Brian Caspe

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

PLOT:
Featuring music from her fourth studio album produced by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, this evocative film experience stars Halsey as the young and pregnant "Queen Lila", who wrestles with the manipulative chokehold of love.

MOTHER/ANDROID (2021)

 




















Directed by: Mattson Tomlin
Starring: Chloe Grace Moretz, Algee Smith, Raul Castillo, Linnea Gardner, Kiara Pichardo, Oscar Wahlberg, Christian Mallen, Jared Reinfeldt, Liam McNeill, Jon F. Merz, Tamara Hickey, Jason Bowen, Hana Kim, Benz Veal, Will Lyman, Owen Burke, Kate Avallone

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

PLOT:
In a post-apocalyptic world where androids, once commonly used as workers and servants, have become sentient and risen against the human race, a pregnant woman and her partner set out on a harrowing journey to a human enclave in Boston where she can safely give birth.

TRAILER:

LOVE CRIMES OF KABUL (2011)

 

Directed by: Tanaz Eshaghian

71 minutes

(TV-14 - adult language, adult themes, adult situations)

Country of origin: Afghanistan

PLOT:

An intimate portrait of three young Afghani women accused of committing "moral crimes" such as premarital sex and running away from home. As we follow them from prison to trial, we discover the pressures and paradoxes that women in Afghanistan face today and the dangerous consequences when they refuse to fit in.

INTERVIEW:

FOOL'S GOLD (1947)

 




















Directed by: George Archainbaud
Based on characters created by: Clarence E. Mulford
Starring: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks, Jane Randolph, Robert Emmett Keane, Steve Barclay, Harry Cording, Earle Hodgins, Robert Bentley, Wee Willie Davis, Forbes Murray, Glen B. Gallagher, Ben Corbett, Fred Toones

63 minutes
(NR - adult themes)

PLOT:
The son of an Army friend is about to join an outlaw gang. Hoppy prevents this and brings the gang to justice.

EARTH ANGEL (1991)

 




















Directed by: Joe Napolitano
Starring: Cathy Podewell, Rainbow Harvest, Cindy Williams, Mark Hamill, Roddy McDowall, Erik Estrada, Keely Christian, Dustin Nguyen, Tommy Hinkley, Garrett Morris, John Lacy, Andy Dick, Daran Norris, Susan Egan, Frank Novak, Deborah Lee Johnson, Jay Anthony Franke, Tristan Tait, Kelly Jones Gabriele, Kerry Marcus, Brian Krause, Alan Young

92 minutes
(TV-14 - adult language, adult themes, adult situations)

PLOT:
When a prom queen dies in 1962, her only means of entering heaven is by returning to Earth in 1991 to assist friends from her youth.

ACTUAL MOVIE:

DESERT HEARTS (1985)

 




















Directed by: Donna Deitch
Based on the novel "Desert of the Heart" by: Jane Rule
Starring: Helen Shaver, Patricia Charbonneau, Audra Lindley, Andra Akers, Gwen Welles, Dean Butler, James Staley, Katie La Bourdette, Alex McArthur, Tyler Tyhurst, Denise Crosby, Antony Ponzini

96 minutes
(R - strong language, adult themes, sexual situations, nudity)

PLOT:
It is 1950s Nevada, and Professor Vivian Bell arrives to get a quickie divorce. She's unsatisfied with her marriage and feels out of place at the ranch she stays on, she finds herself increasingly drawn to Cay Rivers, an open and self-assured lesbian, and the ranch owner's daughter. The emotions released by their developing intimacy, and Vivian's insecurities about her feelings towards Cay, are played out against a backdrop of rocky landscapes and country and western songs.

TRAILER:

EMIL AND THE DETECTIVES (1964)

 




















Directed by: Peter Tewksbury
Based on the novel by: Erich Kästner
Starring: Walter Slezak, Bryan Russell, Roger Mobley, Heinz Schubert, Peter Ehrlich, Cindy Cassell, Elsa Wagner, Eva Ingeborg Scholz, Wolfgang Völz, Brian Richardson, Robert Swann, David Petrychka, Ann Noland, Ron Johnson, Rick Johnson

92 minutes
(NR - suitable for all ages)

PLOT:
When Emil travels by bus to Berlin to visit his grandmother and his cousin, his money is stolen by a crook who specializes in digging tunnels. Emil must get the money back as it is for his grandmother. While following the thief, Emil runs into Gustav, an enterprising young boy who gathers up all his friends to help Emil find the money. Emil's cousin also gets involved and they get into more trouble than they bargained for when Emil's pickpocket turns out to be mixed up with a couple of notorious bank robbers.