Wednesday, August 6, 2025

MARIA FULL OF GRACE (2004)

 




















Directed by: Joshua Marston
Starring: Catalina Sandrino Moreno, John Alex Toro, Johanna Andrea Mora, Virginia Ariza, Yenny Paola Vega, Guilied Lopez, Orlando Tobon, Patricia Rae, Rodrigo Sanchez Borhorquez, Charles Albert Patino, Wilson Guerrero, Fabricio Suarez, Mateo Suarez, Evangelina Morales, Juana Guarderas, Jaime Osorio Gomez, Victor Macias, Selenis Leyva

101 minutes
(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, strong drug content)

PLOT:
María Álvarez, an independent, feisty, underpaid 17-year-old Colombian rose-packager is stuck in a tedious life and a dead-end relationship with her good-for-nothing boyfriend Juan. Things get even worse when an unexpected pregnancy and an ugly altercation with her unfair boss tempt her to accept the risky offer to become a drug mule, smuggling drugs from and as if things weren't bad enough, an unexpected pregnancy and an ugly altercation with her unfair boss will tempt María to accept the risky offer to become a drug mule, transporting drugs from Bogotá to New York City. As things rapidly spiral out of control, the option of an early retirement and a peaceful future for María and her unborn baby begins to fade away. Is there a way out of this hopeless predicament?

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THE MAGNIFICENT BUTCHER (1979)

 




















Directed by: Yuen Woo-ping
Starring: Sammo Hung, Kwan Tak-hing, Yuen Biao, Wei Pei, Fan Mei-sheng, Chung Fat, Hoi Sang Lee, Fung Hak-on, JoJo Chan, Tong Ching, Chiang Kam, Lam Ching-ying, Yuen Miu, Tsang Choh-lam, Fung Ging Man, Sai Gwa-Pau, Ho Pak-kwong, Ka Lee, Billy Chan, Max Lee, Lau Kwok-shing, Chow Kam-kong, Wellsin Chin, Ho Tin-shing, Fong Ping

110 minutes
(PG-13 - adult language, adult themes, adult situations, martial arts violence)
Country of origin: China

PLOT:
A hot-headed young butcher, who is also a kung-fu disciple, gets embroiled in a feud with a rival Shaolin temple. 

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BOYHOOD (2014)

 




















Directed by: Richard Linklater
Starring: Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke, Lorelei Linklater, Libby Villari, Marco Perella, Brad Hawkins, Jamie Howard, Andrew Villarreal, Jenni Tooley, Richard Andrew Jones, Karen Jones, Bill Wise, Zoe Graham, Charlie Sexton, Barbara Chisholm, Cassidy Johnson, Richard Robichaux, Steven Chester Prince, Tom McTigue, Will Harris, Andrea Chen, Maximillian McNamara, Taylor Weaver, Jessi Mechler, Nick Krause, Savannah Welch

165 minutes
(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, teen drug and alcohol use)

PLOT:
A groundbreaking story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a young boy named Mason over the course of 12 years. 

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SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME (1987)

 




















Directed by: Ridley Scott
Starring: Tom Berenger, Mimi Rogers, Lorraine Bracco, Jerry Orbach, John Rubinstein, Andreas Katsulas, Tony Di Benedetto, Jim Moriarty, Mark Moses, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Harley Cross

106 minutes
(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, violence)

PLOT:
Claire Gregory has accidentally witnessed a murderer committing his crime. Fortunately, she manages to escape, and New York cop Mike Keegan is assigned to protect Claire. He risks his job and his marriage when he falls in love with Claire. Will he find the murderer, and will he save his marriage?

BLACK PANTHER - THE ANIMATED SERIES (2010)

 




















Directed by: Mark Brooks, Jon Schnepp
Based on characters appearing in Marvel Comics
Developed by: Reginald Hudlin
Starring: (voices) Djimon Hounsou, Kerry Washington, Alfre Woodard, Jill Scott, David Busch, Stephen Stanton, Carl Lumbly, Jonathan Adams, JB Blanc, Taye Diggs, Phil LaMarr, Peter Lurie, Phil Morris, Vanessa Marshall, Nolan North, Adrian Pasdar, Kevin Michael Richardson, Rick D. Wasserman, Stan Lee

6 episodes
(TV-14 - adult language, adult themes, adult situations, animated sci-fi/fantasy violence)

PLOT:
Black Panther is the ruler and protector of the African nation of Wakanda. Using technology, wits, and extraordinary fighting ability he must protect his nation from an invasion led by Ulysses Klaw, the man who killed his father.

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Tuesday, August 5, 2025

THE MAN FROM HONG KONG (1975)

 




















Directed by: Brian Trenchard-Smith
Starring: Jimmy Wang Yu, George Lazenby, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Roger Ward, Rosalind Speirs, Rebecca Gilling, Grant Page, Sammo Hung, Frank Thring, Deryck Barnes, Ian Jamieson, Bill Hunter, Elaine Wong, John Orcsik, Geoffrey Brown, Kevin Broadribb, Peter Armstrong, Rangi Nikora, Bob Hicks, Max Aspin, Robert Fay, Ruth Erica, Andre Morgan, Phillip Avalon, Brian Trenchard-Smith

106 minutes
(R - adult language, adult themes, sexual situations, martial arts violence, nudity, drug references)

PLOT:
Australian authorities arrest a man believed to be connected to the Sydney criminal underworld and send for Inspector Fang Sing Leng from Hong Kong to question him. After the alleged criminal is assassinated, Inspector Leng and the Sydney police try to hunt down those responsible and hope to solve their case along the way.

THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953)

 




















Directed by: Byron Haskin
Based on the novel by: H.G. Wells
Produced by: George Pal
Starring: Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne, Robert Cornthwaite, Sandra Giglio, Ann Codee, Lewis Martin, Housely Stevenson Jr, Paul Frees, Bill Phipps, Vernon Rich, Henry Brandon, Jack Kruschen, Sir Cedric Hardwicke

85 minutes
(NR - sci-fi/fantasy violence)

PLOT:
The residents of a small town in California are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the nearby hills. Their joy is tempered somewhat when they discover that it has passengers who are not very friendly.

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UTU (1983)