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.

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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.

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A HOUSE ON THE BAYOU (2021)

 




















Directed by: Alex McAulay
Starring: Paul SchneiderAngela SarafyanJacob LoflandLia McHughDoug Van LiewLauren RichardsRhonda 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.

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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.

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LIFE (2017)

 




















Directed by: Daniel Espinosa
Starring: Jake GyllenhaalRyan ReynoldsRebecca FergusonHiroyuki SanadaAriyon BakareOlga DihovichnayaNaoko 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.

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MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (2011)

 




















Directed by: Woody Allen
Starring: Owen WilsonRachel McAdamsKathy BatesAdrien BrodyCarla BruniTom HiddlestonMarion CotillardMichael SheenAlison PillCorey StollNina AriandaKurt FullerMimi KennedyLea SeydouxYves HeckSonia RollandDaniel LundhThérèse Bourou-RubinszteinMarcial Di Fonzo BoEmmanuelle UzanTom CordierAdrien de VanSerge BagdassarianGad ElmalehDavid LoweYves-Antoine SpotoLaurent ClaretVincent Menjou CortesOlivier RabourdinFrancois RostainKarine VanasseMichel VuillermozCatherine BenguiguiAudrey FleurotGuillaume 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.

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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.

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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.

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VENGEANCE (2009)

 




















Directed by: Johnnie To
Starring: Johnny HallydayAnthony WongGordon LamLam SuetSimon YamMichelle YeSylvie TestudVincent SzeEddie CheungBerg NgFelix WongMaggie ShiuAlan 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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THAT'S MY BOY (2012)

 




















Directed by: Sean Anders
Starring: Adam SandlerAndy SambergLeighton MeesterVanilla IceJames CaanMilo VentimigliaBlake ClarkMeagen FayTony OrlandoWill ForteRachel DratchNick SwardsonPeggy StewartLuenellCiaraAna GasteyerTodd BridgesDan PatrickRex RyanJackie SandlerErin AndrewsPeter DanteAlan ThickeIan ZieringColin QuinnBaron DavisDennis DuganKoji KataokaNancy YeeEva Amurri MartinoSusan 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.

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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.

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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.

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PAW PATROL - THE MOVIE (2021)

 




















Directed by: Cal Brunker
Based on the television series created by: Keith Chapman
Starring: (voices) Iain ArmitageMarsai MartinWill BrisbinKeegan HedleyLilly BartlamKingsley MarshallCallum ShonikerShayle SimonsRon PardoYara ShahidiKim Kardashian, Randall ParkDax ShepardTyler PerryJimmy KimmelKim RobertsPaul BraunsteinNeil CroneMonique AlvarezJamillah RossJosh Robert ThompsonJosh GrahamJoe PingueCharles GallantRichard BinsleyRaoul BhanejaSaara ChaudryKevin 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.

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SLEEP, MY LOVE (1948)

 




















Directed by: Douglas Sirk
Based on the novel by: Leo Rosten
Starring: Claudette ColbertRobert CummingsDon AmecheHazel BrooksRaymond BurrRita JohnsonGeorge CoulourisQueenie SmithRalph MorganKeye LukeFred NurneyEdgar 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.

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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 ...