Friday, October 4, 2024
WANDA SYKES - I'MA BE ME (2009)
Directed by: Beth McCarthy-Miller
Starring: Wanda Sykes
87 minutes
(TV-MA - explicit language)
PLOT:
Emmy-winning actress/comic Wanda Sykes returns to HBO for her second full-length stand-up special. Taped at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C., this riotous performance features Wand's hilarious takes on a variety of topics.
SIX-STRING SAMURAI (1998)
Directed by: Lance Mungia
Starring: Jeffrey Falcon, Justin McGuire, Stephane Gauger, Lex Lang, George L. Casillas, Jefferson Zuma Jay Wagner, Monti Ellison, Kareem, Paul Szopa, Richard McGuire, Gabrille Pimenter, Dan Barton, Lora Witty, Rheagan Wallace, Nathaniel Bresler, John Sarkisian, Euan MacDonald, Henrik Henrickson, Kim De Angelo, The Red Elvises
91 minutes
(PG-13 - adult language, adult themes, adult situations, sci-fi/fantasy violence)
PLOT:
In the post-apocalyptic world of 1990s Nevada, a rock 'n' roll samurai on his way to Lost Vegas takes a young orphan boy under his protection as Death and his metalhead Horsemen chase after them.
TRAILER:
Thursday, October 3, 2024
VIVA (2015)
Directed by: Paddy Breathnach
Starring: Hector Medina, Jorge Perugorria, Luis Alberto Garcia, Jorge Martinez, Luis Manuel Alvarez, Maikel "Renata" Machin Blanco, Laura Aleman, Paula Ali, Luis Angel Batista, Luis Daniel Ventura, Maikol Villa Puey, Oscar Ibarra, Libia Batista, Tomas Cao, Jorge Acosta, Mark O'Halloran
100 minutes
(NR - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, brief graphic nudity)
Country of origin: Ireland, Spain
PLOT:
When his estranged father returns, a hairdresser is forced to quit performing at the local drag club.
TRAILER:
A HOUSE ON THE BAYOU (2021)
Directed by: Alex McAulay
Starring: Paul Schneider, Angela Sarafyan, Jacob Lofland, Lia McHugh, Doug Van Liew, Lauren Richards, Rhonda Johnson Dents
88 minutes
(NR - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, violence, gore)
PLOT:
Follows a troubled couple and their daughter who go on vacation to an isolated house in the Louisiana bayou to reconnect as a family. But when unexpected visitors arrive, the unity starts to unravel.
TRAILER:
NIGHTCRAWLER (2014)
Directed by: Dan Gilroy
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Riz Ahmed, Bill Paxton, Kevin Rahm, Michael Hyatt, Ann Cusack, Carolyn Gilroy, Michael Papajohn, James Huang, Eric Lange, Kiff VandenHeuvel, Myra Turley, Jamie McShane, Price Carson, Kent Shocknek, Pat Harvey, Sharon Tay, Rick Garcia, Bill Seward
117 minutes
(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, violence, graphic images)
PLOT:
When Louis Bloom, a con man desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story.
TRAILER:
LIFE (2017)
Directed by: Daniel Espinosa
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Reynolds, Rebecca Ferguson, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ariyon Bakare, Olga Dihovichnaya, Naoko Mori
104 minutes
(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, sci-fi/fantasy violence)
PLOT:
A crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) performs a successful capture of a space probe returning from Mars with a sample inside. The crew is tasked with studying the sample, which may be the first proof of extraterrestrial life. However, the study eventually backfires as the organism gains intelligence. Trapped aboard the ISS with the rapidly growing organism, the crew must find out how to kill it before it manages to escape and decimate Earth.
TRAILER:
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (2011)
Directed by: Woody Allen
Starring: Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, Adrien Brody, Carla Bruni, Tom Hiddleston, Marion Cotillard, Michael Sheen, Alison Pill, Corey Stoll, Nina Arianda, Kurt Fuller, Mimi Kennedy, Lea Seydoux, Yves Heck, Sonia Rolland, Daniel Lundh, Thérèse Bourou-Rubinsztein, Marcial Di Fonzo Bo, Emmanuelle Uzan, Tom Cordier, Adrien de Van, Serge Bagdassarian, Gad Elmaleh, David Lowe, Yves-Antoine Spoto, Laurent Claret, Vincent Menjou Cortes, Olivier Rabourdin, Francois Rostain, Karine Vanasse, Michel Vuillermoz, Catherine Benguigui, Audrey Fleurot, Guillaume Gouix
94 minutes
(PG-13 - adult language, adult themes, adult situations)
PLOT:
Gil and Inez travel to Paris as a tag-along vacation on her parents' business trip. Gil is a successful Hollywood writer but is struggling on his first novel. He falls in love with the city and thinks he and Inez should move there after they get married, but Inez does not share his romantic notions of the city or the idea that the 1920s were the golden age. When Inez goes off dancing with her friends, Gil takes a walk at midnight and discovers what could be the ultimate source of inspiration for writing. Gil's daily walks at midnight in Paris could take him closer to the heart of the city but further from the woman he's about to marry.
TRAILER:
LADY GAGA PRESENTS: THE MONSTER BALL TOUR AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN (2011)
Directed by: Laurieann Gibson
Starring: Lady Gaga
117 minutes
(TV-MA - strong language)
PLOT:
A live concert performance of Grammy-winning pop sensation Lady Gaga at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
CLIP:
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
THE WILLIES (1990)
Directed by: Brian Peck
Starring: Sean Astin, James Karen, Clu Gulager, Kathleen Freeman, Michael Bower, Ralph Drischell, Ian Fried, Evan Arnold, Patrika Darbo, Shawn Donahue, Rocky Giordani Jr, Suzanne Goddard, Jason Horst, Joshua Miller, F.J. O'Neil, Marilyn Pitzer, Michael Pniewski, Kirk Cameron, Tracey Gold, Jeremy Miller, Chelsea Noble, Dana Ashbrook, Kimmy Robertson, Doug Benson, Bill Erwin
91 minutes
(PG-13 - adult language, adult themes, adult situations, sci-fi/fantasy violence, gore)
PLOT:
At night in the woods, three school boys take turns around the campfire spinning yarns about chicken-fried rat, huge flies and a bathroom monster.
TRAILER:
VENGEANCE (2009)
Directed by: Johnnie To
Starring: Johnny Hallyday, Anthony Wong, Gordon Lam, Lam Suet, Simon Yam, Michelle Ye, Sylvie Testud, Vincent Sze, Eddie Cheung, Berg Ng, Felix Wong, Maggie Shiu, Alan Chui Chung-San
109 minutes
(NR - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, violence)
Country of origin: France, Hong Kong
PLOT:
A French chef swears revenge after a violent attack on his daughter's family in Macau, during which her husband and two children are murdered. To help him find the killers, he hires three local hit-men working for the Chinese mafia.
TRAILER:
THE LEGO MOVIE (2014)
Directed by: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
Based on the toyline by: LEGO
Starring: (voices) Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Ferrell, Will Arnett, Liam Neeson, Morgan Freeman, Charlie Day, Nick Offerman, Alison Brie, Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, Cobie Smulders, Jadon Sand, Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee Williams, Keith Ferguson, Shaquille O'Neal, Will Forte, Dave Franco, Jake Johnson, Keegan-Michael Key, Christopher Miller, Graham Miller
101 minutes
(PG - mild action, rude humor)
PLOT:
An ordinary LEGO construction worker thought to be the prophesied as "special" is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil tyrant from gluing the LEGO universe into eternal stasis.
TRAILER:
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY (1945)
Directed by: Albert Lewin
Based on the novel by: Oscar Wilde
Starring: George Sanders, Hurd Hatfield, Donna Reed, Angela Lansbury, Peter Lawford, Lowell Gilmore, Cedric Hardwicke, Richard Fraser, Douglas Walton, Morton Lowry, Miles Mander, Lydia Bilbrook, Mary Forbes, Robert Greig, Moyna Macgill, Anita Sharp-Bolster, Billy Bevan, Lilian Bond, Devi Dja, Mitchell Lewis, Reginald Owen, Devi Wani, Devi Mima, Devi Tina
110 minutes
(NR - adult themes)
PLOT:
A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.
TRAILER:
HECTOR AND THE SEARCH FOR HAPPINESS (2014)
Directed by: Peter Chelsom
Based on the novel by: Francois Lelord
Starring: Simon Pegg, Rosamund Pike, Toni Collette, Stellan Skarsgard, Jean Reno, Veronica Ferres, Barry Atsma, Christopher Plummer, Ming Zhao, Togo Igawa
120 minutes
(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, some brief nudity)
PLOT:
Disillusioned psychiatrist Hector confesses to his girlfriend that he feels like a fraud for dispensing recommendations to patients who never seemed to improve or get happier. He considers breaking out of his lackluster routine. Summoning up some courage, Hector gives his starved curiosity free reign and embarks on an international quest to find the right formula to bring him joy and vitality.
TRAILER:
THAT'S MY BOY (2012)
Directed by: Sean Anders
Starring: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Leighton Meester, Vanilla Ice, James Caan, Milo Ventimiglia, Blake Clark, Meagen Fay, Tony Orlando, Will Forte, Rachel Dratch, Nick Swardson, Peggy Stewart, Luenell, Ciara, Ana Gasteyer, Todd Bridges, Dan Patrick, Rex Ryan, Jackie Sandler, Erin Andrews, Peter Dante, Alan Thicke, Ian Ziering, Colin Quinn, Baron Davis, Dennis Dugan, Koji Kataoka, Nancy Yee, Eva Amurri Martino, Susan Sarandon
116 minutes
(R - strong language, adult themes, sexual situations, some violence, crude humor, nudity, some drug use)
PLOT:
While in his teens, Donny fathered a son, Todd, and raised him as a single parent until Todd's 18th birthday. Now Donny resurfaces just before Todd's wedding after years apart, sending the groom-to-be's world crashing down.
TRAILER:
SAUSAGE PARTY (2016)
Directed by: Conrad Vernon, Greg Tiernan
Starring: (voices) Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Jonah Hill, Bill Hader, Michael Cera, James Franco, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson, Paul Rudd, Nick Kroll, David Krumholtz, Edward Norton, Salma Hayek, Scott "Diggs" Underwood, Anders Holm, Lauren Miller Rogen, Iris Apatow, Harland Williams, Alistair Abell, Sugar Lyn Beard, Ian James Corlett, Michael Dangerfield, Brian Dobson, Michael Dobson, Ian Hanlin, Maryke Hendrikse, Nicole Oliver, Kelly Sheridan, Jason Simpson, Greg Tiernan, Vincent Tong, Conrad Vernon, Sam Vincent
89 minutes
(R - strong language, adult themes, sexual situations, animated sci-fi/fantasy violence, crude sexual humor, drug use)
PLOT:
A sausage leads a group of supermarket products on a journey to discover the truth about their existence and what really happens when they are picked off the shelf.
TRAILER:
GENERATION X (1996)
Directed by: Jack Sholder
Based on characters appearing in Marvel Comics
Starring: Finola Hughes, Jeremy Ratchford, Matt Frewer, Amarilis, Heather McComb, Bumper Robinson, Agustin Rodriguez, Suzanne Davis, Randall Slavin
87 minutes
(TV-PG - adult language, adult themes, adult situations, sci-fi/fantasy violence)
PLOT:
The new teenage students at a school for mutants try to stop an evil scientist from controlling the world's population through dreams.
TRAILER:
PAW PATROL - THE MOVIE (2021)
Directed by: Cal Brunker
Based on the television series created by: Keith Chapman
Starring: (voices) Iain Armitage, Marsai Martin, Will Brisbin, Keegan Hedley, Lilly Bartlam, Kingsley Marshall, Callum Shoniker, Shayle Simons, Ron Pardo, Yara Shahidi, Kim Kardashian, Randall Park, Dax Shepard, Tyler Perry, Jimmy Kimmel, Kim Roberts, Paul Braunstein, Neil Crone, Monique Alvarez, Jamillah Ross, Josh Robert Thompson, Josh Graham, Joe Pingue, Charles Gallant, Richard Binsley, Raoul Bhaneja, Saara Chaudry, Kevin Duhaney
86 minutes
(G - suitable for all ages)
PLOT:
When the PAW Patrol's biggest rival, Mayor Humdinger, becomes Mayor of nearby Adventure City and starts wreaking havoc, Ryder and everyone's favorite heroic pups kick into high gear to face the challenge head-on. While one of the pups must face his past in Adventure City, the team finds help from a new ally, the savvy dachshund Liberty. Together, armed with exciting new gadgets and gear, the PAW Patrol fights to save the citizens of Adventure City and stop Mayor Humdinger from destroying the bustling metropolis.
TRAILER:
SLEEP, MY LOVE (1948)
Directed by: Douglas Sirk
Based on the novel by: Leo Rosten
Starring: Claudette Colbert, Robert Cummings, Don Ameche, Hazel Brooks, Raymond Burr, Rita Johnson, George Coulouris, Queenie Smith, Ralph Morgan, Keye Luke, Fred Nurney, Edgar Dearing
97 minutes
(NR - adult themes)
PLOT:
Chronic sleepwalker Alison Courtland thinks that a mysterious man wearing horned-rimmed eyeglasses is out to kill her, but her husband blames her tired imagination.
ACTUAL MOVIE:
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