Tuesday, January 28, 2014

The Illustrated Man ; Ray Bradbury's (1969)

Released March 26th in the US.
Filming location(s) unknown.
The story : Two men , one young one older - just roaming the earth on their separate way.
The older of the two confronts the younger man , as he is looking for a woman and wants to know if he has seen her or her home.
Of course the younger man has no idea what the older man is talking about , but welcomes him to his campfire as he really doesn't have much of a choice in the matter.
Sooner than later , the older man lets the younger man in on the reason he is infact looking for the woman.
It seems she has "illustrated" his whole body , everything but his face , with illustrations she has done by hand.
The younger man finds the mans tattoos fantastic but is reprimanded for calling them tattoos.
The older man insists that no one can stand to be around him long , as in his tattoos they see their fate - good or bad.
Stars Robert Drivas , Rod Steiger , Claire Bloom , Pogo , Jason Evers , Tim Weldon , Don Dubbins , Christine Matchett
Directed by Jack Smight
Rated PG
DRAMA/SCIFI/THRILLER/MYSTERY

"You never flinch from pain. Pain is part of everything good."

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Bad Girls from Valley High (2005)

Oh! Yes! hahahahahaha! Yea I really love this one. It seems I've sat through numerous crappy movies to get to this point.
Score! Finally.
Released March 22nd in the US.
Filmed entirely in Canada.
The story : Danielle , Tiffany and Brooke are three friends who aren't very nice people.
Well , Danielle is the queen bitch of the three. Tiffany wants to be just like Danielle and Brooke...well , Brooke just doesn't have too much clue.
So , Danielle is hell-bent on being with the quiet guy in school - Drew , who lost the love of his life - Charity , last year to what everyone believes is suicide.
But , Charity did not really take her own life....
There's a new girl in school , Katarina.
She has caught Drews' eye without much effort at all.
You know it , Danielle is pissed right off about this.
She plots plan after plan to try and screw Katarina over , but none of it really works out.
Hmmmmmm...
Soon Danielle , Tiffany and Brooke begin to believe that Katarina has put some sort of spell on them all.
Stars Julie Benz , Nicole Bilderback , Monica Keena , Jonathan Brandis , Suzanna Urszuly , Chris D'Elia , Aaron Paul , Christopher Lloyd , Terrance Morris , Tanja Reichert , Janet Leigh , Jennifer Carmichael , Patricia Idlette , Victor Da Costa
Directed by John T. Kretchmer
Rated R
MYSTERY/COMEDY

wait for it...*wink*

Daddy's Girl (1996)

Released December 23rd in the US.
Filming location(s)unknown.
The story : Jody is a creepy little girl.
She has some very serious separation issues.
Her daddy is no exception to this rule...
Anyone who threatens her beloved daddys well being in any way , shape or form - will have to deal with the wrath that is this too-smart-for-her-own-good kid.
Stars Gabrielle Boni , William Katt , Ruth Manning , Michele Greene , Roxana Zal , Mimi Craven , Peggy McCay , Whip Hubley , Lindsay Ridgeway , Madison Mason , Freda Foh Shen , Christopher Kriesa , Sarah Long , Eddie Daniels
Directed by Martin Kitrosser
Rated R
THRILLER

Slugs The Movie (1988)

Released February 5th in the US.
Filmed in New York and Spain.
The story : In a sleepy , naive New York town some unexplained tragedies keep on happening.
At first , no one reports anything out of the ordinary.
Then , the police catch on to something peculiar but dont really pay too much attention to it.
Until one day , a local cop who has recently figured out there's something strange going on comes home from work to find his wife gardening in their yard.
As he inspects his wife's garden closer , he sees what resemble the same kind of slug trails he's just seen at some new houses.
Then , the couple see this abnormally large slug and oh by golly it's time to find out what the heck is going on!
Ooh scaryyyy. *yawn* Yeaaaa not so much.
Stars Michael Garfield , Philip MacHale , Kim Terry , Alicia Moro , Concha Cuetos , Santiago Alvarez , Emilio Linder , Kris Mann , John Battaglia , Kari Rose , Manuel de Blas , Andy Alsup , Frank Brana , Stan Schwartz , Juan Majan
Directed by Juan Piquer
Rated R
SCIFI/HORROR

"Hmmmm. My salad tasted funny...."

aHah! *covers mouth* :X

Monday, January 20, 2014

Becoming Chaz (2011)

Released January 23rd in the US.
Filming location(s)unknown.
The story : For the longest time , "Chaz" Bono just didn't feel female.
There was always something not right there.
Living the life of a young lesbian , she felt she still wasn't the person she felt like inside.
After much alcohol and drug abuse during the course of some heartbreaking personal tragedies , Chaz finally got help and lives close to the adult life she wants to live these days.
With support from live - in lover and many friends and family , Chaz has finally taken a step of going further into becoming and living life as a male.
Stars Chaz Bono , Jennifer Elia , Cher , Jimm Giannini
Directed by Fenton Bailey & Randy Barbato
Not Rated
DOCUMENTARY

Cheerleader Camp AKA Bloody Pom Poms (1988)

Released sometime in 1988 in the US. *yawn*
Filmed in California.
The story : A group of friends who all happen to be cheerleaders , travel to cheerleader camp together. (oh - , boyyy)
From the moment they arrive , everyone instantly turns into a psycho skank or a back stabbing loser.
Well , everyone except goody two shoes Alison and Cory. Everything that's going on around them does have its effect on the girls but they are at the camp for a reason and by God they are gonna make things happen!
But! To make matters worse , Alison has been having some really creepy nightmares and it's not exactly helping that her beau has become a total , drooling moral-ess hardon and she seen a dead body already.
I mean she's only been there for a whole day! : /
Stars Betsy Russell , Lucinda Dickey , Lorie Griffin , Terri Weigel , Leif Garret , George 'Buck' Flower , Travis McKenna , Rebecca Ferratti , Vicky Benson , Jeff Prettyman , Krista Pflanzer , Craig Piligian , William Johnson , Kathryn Litton , John Quinn
Directed by John Quinn
Rated R
HORROR/COMEDY


My favorite part of the movie is the poster! :P

Creep Van (2012)

Released June 10th in the US.
Filmed entirely in Michigan.
The story : So Campbell is this young guy who isn't having very much luck.
He has been having one hell of a time keeping any and all jobs in his past , basically because of his lack of wheels.
When Campbell sees a van he would like to buy , he calls the number on its window.
Unfortunately , the owner of the van doesn't exactly want to sell his creepy van.
Instead , playing the "For Sale" card is actually a new way to find some unsuspecting victims.
Stars Brian Kolodziej , Tonya Kay , Amy Wehrell , Gerald Emerick , Collin Bernsen , Mike Butler , Erik Porn , Angelina Armani , Lloyd Kauffman , Dennis Dreith
Directed by Scott W. Mckinlay
Not Rated
DARK COMEDY/HORROR/MYSTERY

Friday, January 17, 2014

Stevie Nicks : In Your Dreams (2013)

Released April 2nd in the US.
Filming location(s) unknown.
The story: Way back in 2009, little miss rock 'N roller Stevie Nicks worked on a HBO special with Dave Stewart, formerly of The Eurythmics.
The duo performed a 15-minute set, during which Stevie played piano and Dave played guitar namely on a version of Stevie's 'Rhiannon'. After which, Stevie was quite convinced that she wanted to work with Dave once again in the future.
When they finally get down to working together, it is to write songs for and record Stevie's latest album. This is her first album in 10 years with all new songs.
Oh! By the way...Dave's second love to music??
Film.
Dave talks Stevie into allowing him to film the process of making this new album, from beginning to end, with all involved - because it is a good idea.
And the rest?
The rest is pure, history...
<(;^) 
 Stars Stevie Nicks , Dave A. Stewart , Mick Fleetwood , Scott Campbell , Mike Campbell , Glen Ballard , Alex Best , Lindsey Buckingham , Waddy Watchel , Sharon Celani , Jessi Nicks , Lori Nicks , Callais Parish , Indya Stewart , Kaya Stewart , Kellianne Murphy , Steve Ferrone , Ned Douglas , Torrey DeVitto , Ann Marie Calhoun , Johnnie Hobbs III 
Directed by Stevie Nicks & David A. Stewart 
 Not Rated 
 DOCUMENTARY 

 "And we were , magic..."

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Bruiser ; George A Romero's (2000)

Released on DVD , October 9 , 2001 in the US.
Filmed entirely in Canada.
The story : Henry is a working stiff.
He owns a beautiful house , makes nice money and has a good job.
But Henry lacks in the respect area when it comes to his personal life , his work life and his friendships.
One morning while getting ready for work , he overhears a man commit suicide on a radio show.
The incident has had quite the effect on Henry.
Henry begins "taking care" of the people he knows have been taking advantage of him , all behind his new identity.
Stars Jason Flemyng , Nina Garbiras , Peter Stormare , Leslie Hope , Andrew Tarbet , Tom Atkins , Jonathan Higgins , Jeff Monahan , Marie V. Crus , Beatriz Pizano , Susanne Sutchy
Directed by (& story written) George A. Romero
Rated R
HORROR/THRILLER

"It takes all kinds."

Adam : His Song Continues (1986)

Made for TV, airing September 29th in the US.
Filming location(s) unknown.
The story: It has been three long hard years since The Walsh's lost their child Adam to a predator.
They have recently gone on TV to help the public be aware that there are bad situations in the world that they need to keep their children out of.
Hoping that the press will leave them alone, the TV appearance only makes them more susceptible.
The TV program did help find a number of missing children though.
The Walsh's believe their work will never be done.
They help establish the first center for missing children as well as the fingerprinting system , which is a resource in helping locate missing children.
Stars Daniel J. Travanti , JoBeth Williams , Richard Masur , Martha Scott , Paul Regina , Sam McMurray , Lindsey Amelio , Royana Black , Bob Gunton , Belinda Montgomery , Libby Villari
Directed by Robert Markowitz
Not Rated
SEQUEL/BIOGRAPHY/DRAMA

Snowmen (2010)

Released April 24th in the US.
Filmed entirely in Utah.
The story : Billy is a young kid with only one really good friend.
A new kid moves in next door to Billy , now he's got two really good friends.
Seeing how Billy has had Cancer in the past , he's got it in his head that he could be dying anytime now.
So , Billy comes up with an idea.
He would like to be remembered for doing something no one else has ever done before.
His idea? Build as many snowmen in a day as possible to get into the Guinness Book of World Records.
Stars Bobby Coleman , Bobbe J. Thompson , Lucas Lamb , Josh Flitter , Carolina Andrus , Ray Liotta , Susanne Sutchy , Beverly Mitchell , Doug E. Doug , Christopher Lloyd'
Directed by (& story written)Robert Kirbyson
Rated PG
FAMILY

"Profound."

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Guilt Trip (2012)

Released December 19th in the US.
Filmed in California , Arizona , Nevada , Tennessee and New Mexico.
The story : Andy has been trying to sell a new cleaning product that he has invented but without much luck.
He's beginning to worry as he's down to his last thousand dollars.
Andy decides to take his product on the road , pitching his idea to any big company that will listen.
He starts out his journey by stopping in at his mothers place.
During conversation , Andy's mother decides to tell him of her first love , whom which he is named after.
Andy gets the idea to locate his mothers first love , because he believes it will give her something to do and think about instead of pestering him.
So , to get his mother to reunite once again with her first love , Andy convinces her that he would like her to go along on the road trip with him.
Stars Seth Rogan , Julene Renee , John Funk , Zabyrna Guevara , Robert Curtis Brown , Barbra Streisand , Kathy Najimy , Miriam Margoyles , Rose Abdoo , Tom Virtue , Vivian Wanderwerd , Worth Howe , Kevin O'Keefe , Nora Dunn , Jackson Douglas , Adam Scott , Ari Graynor
Directed by Anne Fletcher
Rated PG13
COMEDY/DRAMA

"We were in Nam together...Just backpacking though."

Monday, January 6, 2014

The Iron Lady (2011)

Released January 12th in the US.
Filmed in the UK.
Based on truths.
The story : Aging one-time English Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has been reminiscing about her life and achievements.
Her beloved husband has been past for many years now , and Margaret is just beginning to let him go by trying to collect all his things to give them away.
As she does so , she finds herself imagining that he is in her presence constantly.
But her family and employees are worried about her , believing that she is losing her memory and hallucinating. They fear that her health is failing.
She has to accept her past and let it go to allow it to not overcome her.
Stars Meryl Streep , Jim Broadbent , Alexandra Roach , Harry Lloyd , Olivia Colman , Susan Brown , Phoebe Waller-Bridge , Alice da Cunha , Iain Glen , Emma Dewhurst , Victoria Bewick
Directed by Phyllida Lloyd
Rated PG13
BIOGRAPHY/DRAMA

American Hustle (2013)

Released December 20th in the US.
Filmed entirely in Massachusetts.
This is loosely based on the life of con man Melvin Weinberg....
The story : Small time con man Irving Rosenfeld meets the girl of his dreams , even though he has a wife.
First he falls head over heels , then he lets his dream girl in on his "business".
She decides she could really help him pull his scams off and she does just that.
But soon , they get busted and the girl is the one to do jail time.
Now the con is to let the policeman who busted them in on their scams , allowing him to believe that the girl has left Irving and is now falling for him.
Irving is hired to do his part and instead of a team of two , many people become involved - including the policeman who busted them and the FBI , as the FBI had been working on taking down corrupt city officials in the past.
They take down senators , mayors , congressmen , members of the city council , house representatives and an immigration inspector in what is known as the infamous Abscam FBI sting.
Stars Christian Bale , Amy Adams , Jennifer Lawrence , Jack Huston , Bradley Cooper , Michael Peña , Shea Whigham , Jeremy Renner , Elisabeth Rohm
Directed by David O. Russell
Rated R
BIOGRAPHY/DRAMA/CRIME


"Some of this may be true."

Sunday, January 5, 2014

Texas Chainsaw (2013)

Released January 4th in the US.
Filmed entirely in Louisiana.
The story : On that August day , Sally Hardesty escaped her worst nightmare. But her brother and her friends did not.
She went straight to the police that day and told them all that she had gone through.
When the police arrived at the scene , so did a group of angry locals out for blood.
The locals took the situation into their own hands , ignoring pleas from the police.
The result was a whole family being killed as well as burning the farmhouse that they were all in , to the ground.
The locals believed they had taken care of the whole family. Little did they realize there were a couple survivors.
Fast forward to the present day , Heather Miller has just been told by the only parents that she has ever known that she is infact their adopted child.
All this has come into the light for Heather due to her biological grandmother passing away and leaving her a house.
Heather goes to the house , bringing some friends along without any clue of who she is or what to expect.
Stars Thom Barry , Paul Rae , David Born , Sue Rock , Bill Moseley , Gunnar Hansen , Ritchie Montgomery , Dodie Brown , David Bell , John Dugan , Marilyn Burns , Dodie Brown , Sam McKinzie , Alexandra Daddario , Tania Raymonde , Trey Songz , Scott Eastwood , Shaun Sipos , Keram Malicki-Sánchez , James MacDonald , Richard Riehle
Directed by John Luessenhop
Rated R
REMAKE/HORROR

"Now , it's your time."

Thursday, January 2, 2014

The Ramen Girl (2008)

Released , on DVD , May 26 , 2009 in the US.
Filmed in Tokyo , Japan and Florida.
The story : Abby is a naive American girl who has moved to Tokyo to keep her current relationship from being a long distance one.
She has gotten herself a job and everything , even though she doesn't like it.
Abby never sees it coming but one morning she wakes to find that her boyfriend is packing up for a work trip.
Abby tells him she will go along with him but he explains that he just wont have the time for her.
He basically doesn't want her to go with him and with that , he just leaves her behind.
For a while , Abby continues at the job she hates while feeling sorry for herself. But she needs another change.
The poor , lonely girl begins being drawn to a ram-en house that she can see from the apartment after she breaks down one evening.
The ram-en she is served on that dark , depressing night will change her life.
Stars Brittany Murphy , Daniel Evans , Daniel Evans , Tammy Blanchard , Toshiyuki Nishida , Sohee Park , Kimiko Yo , Renji Ishibashi , Thane Camus , Hako Ueno , Masayuki Maekawa
Directed by Robert Allan Ackerman
Rated PG13
COMEDY/DRAMA

talhotblond : a documentary film by Barbara Schroeder (2009)

Released Februray 1st in the US.
Filmed in New York and West Virginia.
Based on truths.
The story : Middle-aged family man and ex-Marine Thomas Montgomery loved his wife and daughters but he was starting to have some very heavy issues with self doubt.
He didn't know how to approach his problems although today he may tell you about the lack of communication that he had been experiencing in his marriage.
Soon , Thomas found himself gaming online in chat rooms. Making what he believed to be friends that he could talk with in the process.
Then , he met a teenage girl named Jessi.
Thomas found himself hopelessly in love with Jessi. She relayed the same feelings for him , although she believed he was her age.
The two never met in person.
Jessi made friends with a co worker of Thomas' , 22 year old Brian.
After a while , she began toying with both men.
Things spiraled out to a point no one involved's control. In the end , the consequences were devastating.
Stars Thomas Montgomery , (voice) Steve Clement , Ken Case , Tim Shieler , Dan Barrett , Deb Barrett , Dan Barrett , Ron Kenyon , Rex Beaber , Jim Hatch , Lee Kirk , John Molloy
Directed by Barbara Schroeder
Not Rated
DOCUMENTARY

"Be nice. Don't lie."

IMAX : Flight Of The Aquanaut (1993)

Released sometime in 1993.
Filming location(s) unknown.
Based on truths.
The story : A man studying marine biology is working with a crew on a hard underwater scuba suit for great exploratory use.
He has heard many reports from local fisherman claiming that the places where fish once were in abundance they are now scarce.
The fisherman believe there is a curse on the ocean.
No one can say for sure if there is infact a curse or not.
But after diving down into the depths of the ocean where the problem has been , one man can say for certain that he does believe there is really a curse on the ocean and its inhabitants.
No Stars
Not Rated
DOCUMENTARY

The Iceman (2012)

Released May 3 , 2013 in the US.
Filmed in New York , Louisiana and California.
Based on truths.
The story : Family man Rich Kuklinski works hard at a dead end job to make sure that his wife and young daughters are taken care of.
When he is told by the man who runs the business where he is employed that he will be out of a job , there is nothing he can do or say about it.
But because the man who just put him out of a job is associated with the Mafia , Rich finds himself doing another kind of job , against his will of course.
For many years after that faithful meeting , Rich leads the secret life of a contract killer for hire.
Stars Michael Shannon , Winona Ryder , Ray Liotta , Chris Evans , Jimmy Lee Jr. , Juan Michael Konshuk-Mas , Garrett Kruithof , Kelly Lind , Ashlynn Ross , Weronika Rosati , David Schwimmer , Robert Davi , Danny A. Abeckaser , John Ventimiglia , Ryan O'Nan , McKaley Miller , Megan Sherrill , James Franco , Stephen Dorff
Directed by Ariel Vromen
Rated R
BIOGRAPHY/DRAMA

Mother (1996)

Released December 25th in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story : Writer John Henderson has just gone through yet another divorce.
He is having a hard time finding someone , and he cannot figure out why.
John wants to write another book but he is very uninspired.
He decides maybe if he moves in with his mom , he can figure out why his marriages have failed among other unanswered questions he may find.
Stars Albert Brooks , Laura Weekes , Paul Collins , John C. McGinley , Rob Morrow , Isabel Glasser , Danielle Quinn , Spencer Klein , Lisa Kudrow , Debbie Reynolds , Vanessa Williams , Anne Haney , Billye Ree Wallace , James Gleason , Matt Nolan , Harry Hutchinson , Kimiko Gelman , Peter White , Rosalind Allen
Directed by Albert Brooks
Rated PG13
COMEDY/DRAMA


"It's so nice to have a man around the house."

"Dad used to fix stuff?"

"Oh God no. I just like the expression."