Saturday, May 29, 2010

The Salton Sea (2002)


Released April 26th in the US.
Filmed in California.
The story: A lonely man with nothing much to lose spends a lot of time with drug dealers.
He is looking to avenge the death of someone very close to him and seems to go to every length possible to do so.
Stars Val Kilmer , Adam Goldberg , Doug Hutchison , Anthony LaPaglia , Glenn Plummer , Luis Guzmán , Chandra West , B.D. Wong , Deborah Kara Unger , Peter Sarsgaard ,Vincent D'Onofrio , R. Lee Ermey , Shalom Harlow , Shirley Knight , Meat Loaf , Danny Trejo , Ricky Trammell , Kenji Nakamura , Justine Visone
Directed by D.J. Caruso
Rated R
DRAMA/MYSTERY/THRILLER

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Grease (1978)


Released June 16th in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story: During summer vacation, Sandy and Danny fell in love.
But Sandy is forced to go back home to Australia.
At the end of the summer, Sandy finds herself back in town once again to attend her last year of high school.
Not knowing that the love of her life Danny attends the same school.
Stars Olivia Newton-John , John Travolta , Stockard Channing , Jeff Conaway , Barry Pearl , Michael Tucci , Kelly Ward , Didi Conn , Jamie Donnelly , Dinah Manoff , Eve Arden , Frankie Avalon , Joan Blondell , Edd Byrnes , Sid Caesar
Directed by Randal Kleiser
Rated PG
DRAMA/MUSICAL

I Am Sam (2001)


Released January 25th, 2002 in the US.
Filmed in California.
The story: Sam is a mentally retarded adult who lives on his own.
He has a baby with a woman he hardly knows and ends up being the sole parent to the child.
Because Sam is mentally disabled he is forced to prove his capabilities as a good, capable parent time and time again.
Stars Sean Penn , Dakota Fanning , Dianne Wiest , Loretta Devine , Richard Schiff , Michelle Pfeiffer , Laura Dern , Stanley DeSantis , Doug Hutchison , Joseph Rosenberg , Brad Silverman , Ken Jenkins
Directed by (and story partly written) Jessie Nelson
Rated PG13
DRAMA

Friday, May 21, 2010

Sherrybaby (2006)


Released September 8th in the US.
Filmed entirely in New Jersey.
The story: Sherry Swanson has just gotten out of prison, where she has been incarcerated for the past 3 years.
She wants so very much to put the pieces of her life back together but it is very hard.
One step at a time, Sherry gets a little ahead and takes many steps back before ultimately coming to terms with herself and her inner demons.
Stars Maggie Gyllenhaal , Michelle Hurst , Sandra Rodríguez , Anna Simpson , Giancarlo Esposito , Caroline Clay , Rio Hackford , Brad William Henke , Bridget Barkan , Ryan Simpkins , Stephen Peabody , Sam Bottoms , Kate Burton , Danny Trejo
Directed by (and story written) Laurie Collyer
Rated R
DRAMA

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Hatchet , Adam Green's (2006)


Released September 7th, 2007 in the US.
Filmed in Louisiana and California.
The story: A bunch of guys are in New Orleans for the Mardi Gras party.
One of the guys decides he doesn't want to party but would like to take a spooky swamp tour.
Another guy from the group, feeling bad and guilty, decides to go along on the tour.
But in the end, he really wished he just stayed at the party.
Stars Joel Moore , Deon Richmond , Parry Shen , Tamara Feldman , Mercedes McNab , Joleigh Fioravanti , Richard Riehle , Joel Murray , Patrika Darbo , Tony Todd , Joshua Leonard , Robert Englund
Directed by (and story written) Adam Green
Rated R
HORROR/DARK COMEDY

Sunday, May 9, 2010

The Prowler (1981)

Released November 6th in the US.
Filmed in New Jersey.
The story: Its 30-something years after a double murder on the evening of a college graduation dance.
This year id the first year the dance will go on once more.
Although even before the festivities start, there is something scary going on in town.
But this doesn't stop the students from going on with the show.
Stars Joy Glaccum , Vicky Dawson , Christopher Goutman , Lawrence Tierney , Farley Granger , Cindy Weintraub , Lisa Dunsheath , David Sederholm , Thom Bray , Diane Rode , Bryan Englund , Donna Davis , Timothy Wahrer
Directed by Joseph Zito (Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter - 1984)
Rated R
MYSTERY/HORROR

Precious : Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire (2009)

Released November 20th in the US.
Filmed entirely in New York.
The story: Precious is a 16-year-old mother, going to school and living with her extremely abusive mother.
She gets good grades in school, despite her home life.
But because the school she attends finds that she is with child once again, they advise her to attend an 'alternative' school.
This new experience opens a whole new chapter in the young mothers' cruel life.
Stars Gabourey Sidibe , Mo'Nique , Nealla Gordon , Paula Patton , Sherri Shepherd , Stephanie Andujar , Chyna Layne , Amina Robinson , Xosha Roquemore , Angelic Zambrana , Grace Hightower , Aunt Dot , Mariah Carey , Lenny Kravitz
Directed by Lee Daniels
Rated R
DRAMA/BIOGRAPHY