Thursday, June 30, 2022

TRANSPORTER 2 (2005)

 


Directed By: Louis Leterrier Written By: Luc Besson & Robert Mark Kamen  Cinematography: Mitchell Amundsen Editor: Christine Lucas Navarro & Vincent Tabaillon

Cast: Jason Statham, Amber Valletta, Alessandro Grossman, Kate Nauta, Matthew Modine, Jason Flemyng, Keith David, Francois Baerleand, Annalynne McCord

Transporter Frank Martin surfaces in Miami, Florida, and is implicated in the kidnapping of the young son of a powerful USA official.

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

AVENGING ANGEL (1985)

 


Directed By: Robert Vincent O’Neil Written By: Robert Vincent O’Neil & Joseph M. Cala Cinematography: Peter Lyons Collister  Editor: John R. Bowey

Cast: Betsy Russell, Rory Calhoun, Susan Tyrell, Ossie Davis, Robert F. Lyons, Steven M. Porter, Paul Lambert, Barry Pearl, Frank Doubleday

Molly, the former prostitute, has managed to leave her street life with help from Lt. Andrews. She studies law and leads a normal life. When Andrews is killed by a brutal gang, she returns to the streets as Angel to find his killers.

Saturday, June 25, 2022

SNAKE EYES: G.I. JOE ORIGINS (2021)

 


Directed By: Robert Schwentke Written By: Joe Shrapnel, Anna Waterhouse & Evan Spiliotopoulos Story By: Evan Spiliotopoulos  Cinematography: Bojan Bazelli Editor: Stuart Levy


Cast: Henry Golding, Andrew Koji, Haruka Abe, Samara Weaving, Iko Uwais, Takehiro Hira, Peter Mensah, Eri Ishada, Ursula Corbero

A G.I. Joe spin-off centered around the character of Snake Eyes.

Friday, June 24, 2022

THE MANY SAINTS OF NEWARK (2021)

 


Directed By: Alan Taylor  Written by: David Chase & Lawrence Konner Cinematography: Kramer Morgenthau Editor: Christopher Tellefsen


Cast: Alessandro Nivola, Ray Liotta, Leslie Odom Jr, Vera Farmiga, Jon Bernthal, Corey Stoll, Michael Gandolfini, Michaela De Rossi, Billy Magnussen, John Magaro, Joey Diaz, Talia Balsam, Ed Marinaro


Before becoming the notorious crime legend, young and inexperienced Anthony Soprano was under the wing of his father figure and mentor, Dickie Moltisanti. Against the backdrop of racial injustice during the violent 1967 Newark riots in the streets of Newark, New Jersey, and a destructive, all-out gang war with ambitious, mighty challengers, Uncle Dickie shows Tony the ropes, paving the way for a new era in crime.

Thursday, June 23, 2022

EL CAMINO: A BREAKING BAD MOVIE (2019)

 


Written & Directed By: Vince Gilligan Cinematography: Marshall Adams Editor: Skip MacDonald


Cast: Aaron Paul, Jonathan Banks, Jesse Plemmons, Matt Jones, Charles Baker, Robert Forester, Larry Hankin, Tom Bower, Marla Gibbs, Tess Harper,  Brendan Sexton III, Kevin Rankin, Krysten Ritter, Bryan Cranston 

Fugitive Jesse Pinkman runs from his captors, the law, and his past.

Wednesday, June 22, 2022

FEMALE PRISONER SCORPION: JAILHOUSE 41 (1972)

 



Directed By: Shun’Ya Ito Written By: Shun’Ya Ito, Fumio Konami & Hiro Matsuda  Based On The Manga Characters created by: Tooru Shinohara  Cinematography: Masao Shimizu  Editor: Osamu Tanaka 


Cast: Meiko Kaji, Kayoko Shirashi, Fumio Watanabe, Yukie Kagawa, Eiko Yanami, Hiroko Isayama 


After spending a year in solitary confinement, Matsu escapes from prison with six more convicts, followed by the guards led by the vengeful warden who wants her dead at all costs.


Saturday, June 18, 2022

CRUSH (2022)



 Directed By: Sammi Cohen  Written By: Kristen King & Casey Beckham  Editor: Melissa Remebalich-Aperlo


Cast: Rowan Blanchard, Auli’i Cravalho, Isabella Ferreira, Tyler Alvarez, Teala Dunn, Rico Paris, Aasif Mandvi, Michelle Buteau, Megan Mullally, Addie Weyrich

An aspiring artist and high school student who is forced, against her will, to join her high school track team. However, the situation isn't entirely bad, as it gives her an opportunity to pursue a girl that she has had a long-term crush on. However, things get even more complicated when she finds that she is falling for another teammate entirely. Soon she will see what real love feels like.

Friday, June 17, 2022

JOE BELL (2021)

 


Directed By: Reinaldo Marcus Green Written By: Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana Cinematography: Jacques Jouffret  Editor: Mark Sanger 


Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Reid Miller, Connie Britton, Gary Sinise, Charles Halford, Maxwell Jenkins, Morgan Lily 

The true story of a small town, working-class father who embarks on a walk across the U.S. to crusade against bullying after his son is tormented in high school for being gay. Meanwhile he realizes he is instead missing out on his sons life back at home.

Thursday, June 16, 2022

THE BIRDCAGE (1996)

 



Directed By Mike Nichols  Written By: Elaine May  Based on An Earlier Screenplay By: Francis Veber, Edouard Molinaro, Marcello Danon & Jean Poiret Based in the play La Cage Aux Folles by: Jean Poiret Cinematography: Enrique Lubezki Editor: Arthur Schmidt 


Cast: Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest, Hank Azaria, Christine Baranski, Dan Futterman, Calista Flockhart, Tom McGowan, Grant Heslov, Kirby Mitchell, Ann Cusack, Trina McGee-Davis

A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's right-wing moralistic parents

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

MOMMIE DEAREST (1981)

 


Directed By: Frank Perry Written By: Frank Perry, Frank Yablans, Tracy Hotchner & Robert Getchem  Based on The Book by: Christina Crawford  Cinematography: Paul Lohmann Editor: Peter E. Berger 


Cast: Faye Dunaway, Diana Scarwid, Steve Forrest, Howard Da Silva, Rutanya Alda, Jocelyn Brando 

This is a mother and daughter tale and partial biography as it is more Christina Crawford's story and memoir. 

Friday, June 10, 2022

GOOD ON PAPER (2021)

 


Directed By: Kimmy Gatewood Written By: Iliza Shlesinger Cinematography: Giles Dunning  Editor: Kyla Plewes 


Cast: Iliza Shlesinger, Ryan Hansen, Margaret Cho, Rebecca Rittenhouse, Beth Dover, Kimia Behpoornia, Matt McGorry, Alison Becker 

After years of putting her career first, a stand-up comic meets a guy who seems perfect: smart, nice, successful and possibly too good to be true.

Thursday, June 9, 2022

SOMEONE LIKE YOU (2001)

 


Directed By: Tony Goldwyn  Written By: Elizabeth Chandler Based On The Novel “ANIMAL HUSBANDRY” By: Laura Zigman Cinematography: Anthony B. Richmond  Editor: Dana Congdon

 

Cast: Ashley Judd, Hugh Jackman, Marisa Tomei, Greg Kinnear, Ellen Barkin, Donna Hanover, Catherine Dent, Nicole leach, Peter Friedman, Colleen Camp, Mirelle Enos, Veronica Webb, Naomi Judd

After being jilted by her boyfriend, a talk show talent scout writes a column on the relationship habits of men which gains her national fame.

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

LOVERBOY (1989)

 


Directed By: Joan Micklin Silver Written By: Robin Schiff, Leslie Dixon & Tom Ropelewski Story By: Robin Schiff  Cinematography: John Hora Editor: Rick Shaine 


Cast: Patrick Dempsey, Kirstie Alley, Kate Jackson, Robert Ginty, Dylan Walsh, Nancy Valen, Barbara Carrera, Vic Tayback, Bernie Coulson, Kim Miyori, Carrie Fisher, Robert Picardo, E.G. Daily 

Randy is still unfocused after 2 years in college. His dad will no longer pay tuition and Randy gets a job delivering pizzas. Several cute cougars pay him $200 for pizza delivery and "services rendered". Their husbands?

Saturday, June 4, 2022

SUMMER OF 85 (2020)

 


Written & Directed By: Francois Ozon Based on the book “Dance On My Grave” By Aidan Chambers  Cinematography: Hichame Alouie Editor: Laurie Gardette 


Cast: Felix Lefebvre, Benjamin Voisin, Philippine Velge, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Melvil Poupaud, Isabelle Nanty 

When 16-year-old Alexis is caught up in the deceitful Normandy sea, David heroically saves him from drowning. And, this is how Alexis meets the person of his life. But, how long will this tumultuous, dreamy relationship last? Will the dream last for more than one summer, the summer of 85?

Friday, June 3, 2022

THRASHIN' (1986)

 


Directed By: David Winters
Written By: Paul Brown & Alan Sacks
Cinematography: Chuck Colwell
Editor: Lorenzo DeStefano & Nicholas Smith Production Desinger: Catherine Hardwicke


Cast: Josh Brolin, Robert Rusler, Pamela Gidley, Josh Richman, Sherilyn Fenn, Chuck McCann, David Wagner, Tony Hawk, Tony Alva, Brooke McCarter Jr, Brett Marx, Mark Munski

Two skateboarding gangs battle each other for supremacy, and a member of one gang falls in love with the sister of his rival.

Thursday, June 2, 2022

THIS IS THE NIGHT (2021)

 


Written & Directed By: James DeMonaco Cinematography: Anastas N. Michos Editor: Keith Fraase 

Cast: Naomi Watts, Frank Grillo, Lucius Hoyos, Madelyn Cline, Chase Vacnin, Bobby Cannavale, River Alexander, Max Casella, Steve Lipman, Method Man, Lenny Venito, Jonah Hauer-King

A teenager living in Staten Island during the summer of 1982 embarks on a quest that draws in his family members.

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

SWITCH (1991)

 


Written & Directed By: Blake Edwards  Cinematography: Dick Bush  Editor: Robert Pergament 


Cast: Ellen Barkin, Jimmy Smits, Perry King, JoBeth Williams, Lorraine Bracco, Tony Roberts, Bruce Payne, Lynette Anthony, Victoria Mahoney, Basil Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Kevin Kilner, David Wohl, Tea Leoni, Jim J. Bullock, Rick Aiello 


Steve Brooks is a sexist and the prototype macho. Unfortunately one day he is killed by one of his girlfriends. In heaven, though, there is no place for men like him and he is sent back to earth in the body of a woman so that he can see how women are treated by men like the one he once was.