Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Liz & Dick (2012)


Made for Lifetime , airing November 25th in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
Based on truths.
The story : In 1961 , Elizabeth Taylor is cast in the title role in 'Cleopatra'.
Not too long after shooting started , actor Richard Burton was called in to play along side Elizabeth.
The two did not hit it off and found each other rude.
Finally , when Elizabeth let her guard down , the two began seeing each other.
More and more the two seen each other til they became known as a couple.
But both were married to someone else.
Finally after Burton got his divorcee he wanted to marry Elizabeth.
No sooner did the two get hitched things became difficult and hostile between them.
But their love for each other never faltered.
Stars Lindsay Lohan , Grant Bowler , David Hunt , Theresa Russell , Bruce Nozick , Tanya Franks , Creed Batton , Andy Hirsch , Brian Howe , Eyal Podell , Henry Hereford , Taylor Ann Thompson
Directed by Lloyd Kramer 
Rated TV14
DRAMA/HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY

The Perfection (2018)


Made for Netflix , airing on instant streaming May 24 , 2019 in the US.
Filmed in Canada.
The story : As a child Charlotte lived her life as a musical prodigy.
When her mother got sick she was forced to leave the school and home she'd been accustomed to , to take care of her.
Now an adult , Charlotte is finally free of caring for her mother although... she has some unresolved issues from her past.
As she understands it , there is a new musical prodigy in her mentors lives that they have raised.
Charlotte decides to get back in touch with them , also meeting and befriending new prodigy Lizzie.
She has a new mission in her life.
Stars Allison Williams , Milah Thompson , Molly Grace , Logan Browning , Steven Weber , Alania Huffman , Winnie Hung , Graeme Duffy , Mark Kandborg , Stephen Chang
Directed Richard Shepard 
Not Rated 
MYSTERY

Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Twice Dead (1988)


Released sometime in October of 1988 in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story : Harry Cates has lost his business and is now bankrupt.
Just at the perfect time , he has also inherited an old mansion from his late uncle.
He takes his wife along with their two teenaged kids , Scott and Robin - from the only home they've ever known in Colorado with the intention of relocating in California.
When they show up at their new house though , there is a group of trouble makers hanging out all around it.
Just when the family thinks there will be a problem the police show up and clear the scene.
They also tell the family that the former owner was a famous actor....but , decide not to tell them anymore about that.
Quickly they get settled in and just as soon Scott begins seeing and experiencing weird things in the house.
But he doesn't tell anyone about it.
When Scott and Robin are on their way home from school on their first day , they have a run in with the trouble makers.
The leader of the trouble makers just has it out for Scott but his buddy , Crip - is strangely in love with Robin.
Scott and Robin get away this time , but day by day the trouble makers find ways to mess with them.
At the same time , Scott begins investigating the actors history and comes up with an idea to get rid of the trouble makers.
But just when Scott and Robin think they've scared them away , they get the surprise of their lives.
Stars Jonathan Chapin , Jill Whitlow , Bob Mclean , Tom Bresnahan , Sam Melville , Brooke Bundy , Christopher Burgard , Shawn Player , Joleen Lutz , Travis McKenna , Todd Bridges 
Directed by Bert L Dragin
Rated R
MYSTERY/HORROR

Monday, May 20, 2019

The Trials of Cate McCall (2013)


Released April 5 , 2014 in the US.
Filmed in California and North Carolina.
The story : Cate is a damn good attorney who used to be the DA.
But she ran into some trouble after acquiring a drinking problem.
She is on probation due to the circumstances and to boot  , she has lost custody of her young daughter to her father.
Now her soul purpose is to do everything she can to get her daughter back.
That includes having to take court cases that she believes are shit.
She gets assigned to a case where a young women has been in prison for the last 5 years.
After reading up on the case , Cate is convinced that her client is guilty.
But after meeting with her and finding that many things don't add up , Cate believes her client is an innocent one.
Stars Kate Beckinsale , David Lyons , Ava Kolker , Anna Schafer , Nick Nolte , Brendan Sexton III , Isaiah Washington , James Cromwell , Mark Pellegrino , Clancy Brown , Johnny Sneed , Dale Dickey , Lily Knight , Kathy Baker , Joe Stevens , Lee Weaver , Amanda Aday , Deborah Van Valkenburgh
Directed by (& story written) Karen Moncrieff
Not Rated
MYSTERY

"You cannot change the wind. But you can adjust the sails."

Sunday, May 19, 2019

A Killing in a Small Town (1990)


Made for CBS , airing May 22nd in the US.
Filmed entirely in Texas.
Based on truths...and some names have been changed.
Most importantly , Candy Morrison is actually Candy Montgomery.
Peggy Blankenship = Betty Gore.
Stan Blankenship is Allan Gore and Dale Morrison , Pat Montgomery.
The story : It's 1979 in the small town of Lucas , Texas.
There lives Candy Morrison , wife of Dale and mother of two.
Candy is a church going lady , one who works closely with the children in the church.
Everyone likes Candy and it seems her life couldn't be happier.
But Candy is lonely and bored with her marriage.
Also she has recently found that she is very attracted to her neighbor , also involved in the church and husband of good friend Peggy  , Stan.
She decides to tell Stan she's interested in him and the two begin entertaining the idea of having an affair.
They agree that the only rule to their affair will be no emotional ties between them.
But when Stan decides he needs to spend more time at home with his wife and family he tells Candy they shouldn't see each other as much anymore.
Candy tells him that she is okay with them not seeing each other at all anymore and he agrees.
But Candy isn't settling so easily.
She believes her once good friend Peggy is now in the way of her personal happiness.
Stars Barbara Hershey , Richard Gilliland , John Terry , Hal Holbrook , Brian Dennehy , Lee Garlington , Matthew Posey , James Monroe Black , Dennis Letts , Marco Perella
Directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal
Rated R
DRAMA/HISTORY

Friday, May 17, 2019

Dark Side of the Ring : The Fabulous Moolah (2019)


Made for Viceland , airing on TV May 15th in the US.
Season 1. Episode 6.
The story : Known as one of the first mainstream lady wrestlers.
Mary Ellen Ellison AKA The Fabulous Moolah paved the way for many up and comers as well as trained some of the best.
A true legend in her own right.
Losing her mother at age 9 , Mary was raised by her father and brothers. 
It was a hard life.
She became a unwed mother young and would often attend local wrestling matches.
Mary wanted to be just like her idol Mildred Burke.
She then met Buddy Lee , they became a couple and business partners , with Mary mostly wrestling and Buddy promoting and booking.
The two trained and promoted many women wrestlers , namely the first South Carolina black women in wrestling , Susie Mae McCoy AKA Sweet Georgia Brown.
The stories known to Sweet Georgia Brown's children are not good ones , claiming much abuse from Mary and Buddy.
Things went on until Mary caught Buddy in bed with one of their girl wrestlers and threw him out.
Many of their girls went with Buddy and now Mary would go on to create her own empire of women wrestlers.
She lived on a compound where she housed many women , there she trained them for the ring.
Many of the girls thought at the time the money was the only thing Mary cared about.
Mary was forever wrestling , even against some of her best trainees.
She eventually went as far as winning back the championship from one of them.
She wrestled to just about the day she died and when the WWF decided to name a battle in her honor years after her death , days later decided to take away that honor due to the controversy which came with her name.
Stars (voice) Dutch Mantell , Mary Austin , Jim Cornette , Selina Majors AKA Bambi , Barbara McCoy , Kenny McCoy , Michael McCoy , Victoria Otis AKA Princess Victoria , Wendi Richter 
Directed by Jason Eisener
Rated TV14
DOCUMENTARY/HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY/SERIES

"Take a bite and growl."

Dark Side of the Ring : The Mysterious Death of Gorgeous Gino (2019)


Made for Viceland , airing on TV May 8th in the US.
Season 1. Episode 5.
The story : Born Charles Eugene Wolfe Jr. , "Gorgeous" Gino Hernadez was wrestling professionally by the time he was 17.
He wanted to be called Gino and that's what everyone , including his mother called him.
He loved wrestling and was taught a lot by his stepfather Luis Hernadez who was a famous wrestler for a time. 
Gino looked up to him so much that his onstage persona held his name.
Considered a good son and father , Gino lived his life outside the ring the same way he did inside of it.
But his work left him very little play time.
Good looking and cocky , talented and very materialistic , Gino became known as The Million Dollar Man. 
He was always pissing people off too.
He began wrestling along with Chris Smith and the two became known as the Dynamic Duo.
As time went on though , they were marketed as rivals.
Every night after work Gino would frequent a popular disco in the area where he lived.
There he would party the night away , doing many drugs.
Gino began running with a dangerous crowd and soon his drug use caused a lot of paranoia.
So when he was found dead in his Houston condo in February of 1986 at the young age of 28 , many people were suspicious.
Gino's tragic death was such a shock that it had his beloved mother in fear for her daughter's and her own life.
Stars (voice) Dutch Mantell , Patrice Aguirre , Jake "The Snake" Roberts , Bruce Prichard AKA Brother Love , Lisha Gillespie , Janice Gillespie , Kevin Von Erich , David Manning , Jim Cornette , Jeannie Clark AKA Lady Blossom
Directed by Jason Eilsener
Rated TV 14
DOCUMENTARY/HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY/SERIES

Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Dark Side of the Ring : The Last of Von Erichs (2019)


Made for Viceland , airing on TV May 1st in the US.
Season 1. Episode 4.
The story : The Texas bred Von Erichs' family dynasty has two legacies...
The biggest names in wrestling and the most tragedies in a family...
Fritz Von Erich was a very popular wrestler in the 50s and 60s.
Inventor of the "iron claw" , he wanted to quit wrestling , take care of his family and promote wrestling.
His 5 boys loved watching him wrestle and were very into it.
So into it that the three oldest , along with their fathers help and need to get them into the business , created a career out of following in their fathers footsteps.
The result , the Von Erich boys - David , Kerry and Kevin became household names while growing up on TV.
They were teen idols and everyone loved them.
They wanted to be good examples.
David was the first to become prospect for World Champion but tragedy struck him down when he died suddenly while working in Japan in 1984.
Next Von Erich brother to become number one was Kerry.
He became world champion in honor of David in 1985.
Then Fritz felt the need to replace David so he brought in Lance as a Von Erich brother.
One of the major problems with Lance was that he wasn't actually a Von Erich , although Fritz promoted him as one.
Kerry and Kevin were dead set against this idea and in the end it began the damage to their family name.
Brother Mike was next on the roster but he wasn't exactly cut out for wrestling , even though he really wanted to wrestle. Then he got injured and while recovering acquired a staph infection.
Just when the family began thinking they lost another member Mike pulled through.
But his recovery was short lived as he became someone none of his family knew or recognized.
He couldn't handle the disappointment he had caused and decided to get out the easy way.
Brother Chris was the next and last member of the family to get into the business but he also was not cut out for that line of work.
He had health problems that caused the work to often be too much for him.
When he too got hurt , he was no longer able to work.
This put him into a deep depression , so much so that he was the next of the Von Erich boys to take his own life.
Another chance in the spotlight , Kerry went mainstream with WWF but he was hiding a secret that weighed on him for many years.
In fear that his secret would ruin his career the family swore to never tell and no one outside the family ever found out.
Next , by the advice of his father , he then became the Texas Tornado , dropping the family name completely.
But soon an ongoing drug problem and pressures to do better in the business took him down.
Stars (voice) Dutch Mantell , Kevin Von Erich , David Manning , Jim Cornette , David Meltzer , Ross Von Erich , Marshall Von Erich 
Directed by Jason Eisener
Rated TV14
DOCUMENTARY/HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY/SERIES

"Whatever you put into something is what you get out of it."

Dark Side of the Ring : The Killing of Bruiser Brody (2019)


Made for Viceland , airing on TV February 3rd in the US.
Season 1. Episode 3.
The story : He was danger that people were drawn to. He scared audiences and the people loved it.
A larger than life presence with true authenticity. A superstar and legend of his time.
Frank Goodish , better known as Bruiser Brody was a quiet , intelligent man.
He played football in high school and went on to college on scholarship due to his talents.
Going on to live family man life in Texas , he couldn't have been a happier guy.
Working was a big part of his life and livelihood. He wanted his son to be secured by it.
He was always trying to buy into the industry and did so in Japan. He was a true hero there.
Puerto Rico was another place he was trying to get his hands on , although Puerto Rico was known for its violence.
The audiences in Puerto Rico wanted the violence in their wrestling , the violence made it real.
Jose Huertas Gonzalez AKA Invader #1 was a very angry rival of Franks in Puerto Rico. There he was being groomed  to be their next best.
In their past Frank had beat the snot out of Jose so bad that he swore to kill him one day.
Shortly before the two saw each other again ,  Jose  lost his only child in a drowning accident so his head wasn't in a good place.
On July 16 , 1988 Frank got the call to go to Puerto Rico from their World Wrestling Council.
He couldn't wait to get there as he vaguely told people WWC owed him money and he was trying to buy into their business.
He told friends he wasn't leaving until he got his money , no matter what he had to do to get it.
But that evening , right before the show , Frank was called into a private room by Jose to talk and that's when things turned deadly.
Stars (voice) Dutch Mantell , Mick Foley , Tom "Mr. USA" Atlas , Abdulla The Butcher , Dutch Mantell , Geoff Goodish , Barbara Goodish , David Manning 
Directed by Jason Eisener
Rated TV14
DOCUMENTARY/HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY/SERIES

"Consider yourself lucky if you make it out with one true friend."

Dark Side of the Ring : The Montreal Screwjob (2019)


Made for Viceland , airing on TV April 17th in the US.
Season 1. Episode 2.
The story : Bret Hart became the World Wrestling Champion on November 9 , 1997.
He believed himself to be a world champ as he traveled around the world wrestling and most all of his memories from that time are happy ones.
His family had close ties to wrestling , owning Stampede Wrestling out of Alberta , Canada.
WWF bought up Stampede Wrestling in 1984 and Bret was a part of the package.
At 21 , he was a good asset to have as he knew the wrestling world and what he was doing.
He became an International wrestling star known to many.
Soon WWF management were marketing Bret along with fellow wrestler Shawn Michaels.
The two were a team until defeating all there was to defeat. Then they were marketed as competitors against each other and things got ugly.
Real life became weapons for their battles , which set the stage for much disrespect.
When Bret's contract was about to run out with WWF , he contacted WCW.
They offered him a nice contract but when the manager at WWF found out he offered a better one.
But times were hard and money was tight. Many former WWF wrestlers had turned their backs on WWF and left for WCW , so the TV ratings weren't there.
Just when Bret thought he was back in the saddle with WWF , they decided to break the money news to him.
They wanted him to leave but also leave his World Champion belt behind.
But Bret wouldn't do it.
The end result changed the wrestling world forever.
Stars (voice) Dutch Mantell , Bret Hart , Jim Cornette , Bruce Prichard AKA Brother Love , Scott Hall AKA Razor Ramon , Earl Hebner , Harry Zafrany , Vince Russo
Directed by Jason Eisener 
Rated TV14
DOCUMENTARY/HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY/SERIES

"Hate is a hell of a motivator."

Dark Side of the Ring : The Match Made in Heaven (2019)


Made for Viceland , airing on TV April 10th in the US.
Season 1. Episode 1.
The story : Randy "Macho Man" Savage and Miss Elizabeth were the first and best package that was created in the WWF model.
Theirs was a fictional love story surrounding a real life marriage that eventually turned tragic.
Randy Poffo AKA Randy Savage was a second generation wrestler who broke out onto the wrestling scene in 1979.
He played crazy really well because he lived crazy 24/7.
Some loved him. Some hated him. But everyone respected him.

At a gym one day Randy met new girl at the front desk Elizabeth. 
Randy believed it was love at first sight and the two began a relationship.
Elizabeth , said to have been super nice , smart and quick to learn was working as a ICW announcer as well as an editor so she knew the wrestling business.
Soon the two were married in a small ceremony at Elizabeth's mothers home in Frankfort , Kentucky.
The two were inseparable and when Randy explained that he wanted his wife with him while on the road , his managers decided they would like to market the two of them as a team.
Wrestler and manager.
The public loved them as a team but didn't know they were actually husband and wife.
In their own reality , Randy was very controlling and protective of Elizabeth and she had very little friends unless he allowed it.
As time went on , Randys' paranoia escalated and Elizabeth grew weary of her lack of freedom.
She also wanted time away from the business and wanted him to quit , but he wasn't ready.
After separating from Randy and spending some time with friends in Florida , Elizabeth decided she would leave Randy for good.
The two parted ways and at first Randy couldn't handle it but with time they became friendly and worked together on the wrestling scene once again.
But Elizabeth was now living a secret life that not too many people knew about...and the end result for Elizabeth and Randy wouldn't be a pleasant one.
Stars (voice) Dutch Mantell , Bruce Prichard AKA Brother Love , Lanny Poffo , Linda Bollea , Scott Hall AKA Razor Ramon , Jimmy Hart , Jake "The Snake" Roberts , Eric Bischoff 
Directed by Jason Eisener 
Rated TV14
DOCUMENTARY/HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY/SERIES

"Sometimes art imitates life and things get fucked up."

Monday, May 13, 2019

The Devil We Know (2018)


Release date in the US , unknown.
Filming location(s) unknown.
The story : In 1946 the DuPont Chemical Company began making Teflon at their Parkersburg , West Virginia Plant.
Very quickly Teflon was taking off , claiming that its use made namely housewives work easier.
Many residents of Parkersburg made their living at the DuPont factory and worked around Teflon , without any warnings to their health.
But when pregnant employees began giving birth to children with deformities and other employees came up with Cancer , DuPont had to be responsible.
The coincidences were too great , no matter how many times DuPont claimed their chemicals were safe for humans.
Some time past before anything was done to try and curb the deadly contamination , although for about 30 years prior or more the company knew very well the result of the contaminants but continued to make decisions based on money.
The terror didn't just start and end in Parkersburg though...
Stars Bucky Bailey , Sue Bailey , Ken Cook , Joe Kiger , Darlene Kiger , Glenn Evers , Melinda Bailey , Sharon Lerner , Rob Billot , Harry Deitzler , Jimmy Columbo , Gwen Botleim , Earl Botleim , A Paul Brooks Jr MD
DOCUMENTARY/HISTORY

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Sunday, May 12, 2019

Adrift (2018)


Released June 1st in the US.
Filmed in Fuji.
Based on truths.
The story : Tahiti. 1983.
San Diego native Tami has been living and working in Tahiti for a few years now.
She has been trying to travel the world and has no intention of going back home til she has.
While working at the marina Tami meets Richard.
The two begin a quick relationship while planning on sailing together.
While out on the town one evening they meet up with some old friends of Richard's who happen to  have a proposition for him.
Due to situations out of their control they must return home. They need someone to sail their boat from Tahiti to San Diego for a very nice paycheck.
With mixed emotions Tami decides to accompany Richard on the trip but it has some very serious repercussions for the both of them.
Stars Shailene Woodley , Siale Tunoka , Grace Palmer , Sam Clafin , Jeffrey Thomas , Elizabeth Hawthorne , Tami Ashcraft
Directed by Baltasar Kormakur
Rated PG13
BIOGRAPHY/HISTORY/ACTION

Kate Plays Christine (2016)


Released August 24th in the US.
Filming location(s) unknown.
The story : 31-year old Kate is a budding actress.
While looking for a good role she gets hired to play Christine Chubbuck in a reenactment of her life.
Christine Chubbuck was a 30-year-old  , who was depressed and fed up with rejectment in her life.
She worked as a news anchor for a local Florida news channel in 1974.
In trying to make a statement while fighting with many demons , Christine took her own life on camera during a taping of a news broadcast.
Kate has never played such a role and as she involves herself in trying to figure out what kind of women Christine was , she becomes more and more distraught with the idea of popularizing such a women and statement.
Stars Kate Lyn Sheil , Steven C Bovio , Stephanie Coatney , Michael Ray Davis , Zachary Gossett , Rod Grant , Holland Hayes , Tatyana Kukrecht , David Mackey , Kinda Roser , Michael Rubino
Directed by (& story written) Robert Greene
Not Rated
DOCUMENTARY/BIOGRAPHY/HISTORY/DRAMA

"Some people say , when you die , you die two deaths.
The first is when you die and the second time is the last time someone talks about you."

A Women Under the Influence (1974)


Released November 18th in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story : Mabel is a loving wife and mother of three children.
She sees her children off one Sunday afternoon in hopes of having some time alone with hubby Nick.
But their plans backfire when Nick finds out he has to work late on an emergency job.
Upset now , Mabel doesn't have the greatest of evenings and to top it off when she wakes up she has no idea what is going on.
Hours later Nick shows up with his work crew hungry and ready for a meal.
Mabel obliges by making them all dinner but becomes so out of hand and embarrassing for Nick that things end badly.
From that point on it seems Mabel is no longer herself and begins frightening people due to her strange , erratic behavior.
Stars Peter Falk , Gena Rowlands , Lady Rowlands , Fred Draper , Katherine Cassavettes , Matthew Cassel , Matthew Labyorteaux , Christina Grisanti , Mario Gallo , Eddie Shaw , Angela Gristanti
Directed by (& story written) John Cassavettes 
Rated R
DRAMA

Enchanted ; Disney's (2007)


Released November 21st in the US.
Filmed in New York.
The story : Once upon a time , in a land called Andalasia , there lived a lovely young Princess named Giselle.
There , young , charming Prince Edward and Giselle are madly in love and soon will be married.
On the day of their wedding , as Giselle is on her way , she is stopped and distracted by an old maid.
The old maid , who is really Prince Edward's stepmother in disguise , is looking to keep the two from getting hitched and tricks Giselle.
The result is Giselle gets stranded in New York City , which is all new to her as she comes from a land of fairy tales.
Luckily because Giselle is so charming everyone she encounters in the city just adores her , which helps her along.
By chance she meets young Morgan and her dad , who take Giselle in and promise to help her find Prince Edward.
Stars (voice) Julie Andrews , Amy Adams , James Mardsen , Susan Sarandon , Timothy Spall , Patrick Dempsey , Rachel Covey , Idina Menzel , (voice) Jeff Bennett , (voice) Kevin Lima
Directed by Kevin Lima
Rated PG
ANIMATION/LIVE ACTION/FANTASY/COMEDY

Thursday, May 9, 2019

Perfect Bid : The Contestant Who Knew Too Much (2017)


Released October 13th in the US.
Filmed entirely in Canada.
The story : In 1973 , young Theodore Slauson began watching the popular TV game show ' The Price Is Right' along with his siblings.
Immediately , Theodore was hooked.
As time went on , Theodore's love for math and numbers became a great accomplishment for him.
His math knowledge also helped him guess and remember the prizes and prices on his favorite show.
Theodore began recording the prizes , which he would see many times along with the prices , so when he seen the items on the show he would automatically know what was what.
In the early 80s , Theodore is a math teacher and still in love with 'The Price Is Right'.
He attends a show airing every chance he gets , also helping other contestants win.
When it is finally Theodore's turn to play on the show he comes very close to winning but because he was a contestant , that automatically disqualifies him as being one again.
Although he can still be seen in the audience , helping other contestants.
Stars Theodore Slauson , Roger Dobkowitz , Bob Barker , Drew Carey , Kevin Pollak
Directed by C J Wallis
Rated PG
DOCUMENTARY/BIOGRAPHY/HISTORY

Sunday, May 5, 2019

21 & Over (2013)


Released March 1st in the US.
Filmed in Washington , California and China.
The story : Miller , Casey and Jeff Chang are longtime friends but they haven't seen much of each other since attending different colleges.
It is Jeff Chang's 21st birthday and Miller has decided to call up Casey so the two of them can surprise their friend and celebrate his birthday.
When they tell Jeff Chang their plans he explains he cannot go out.
He has a very important interview in the morning and his controlling dad will kill him if he screws it up.
That's not a good enough excuse for Miller though.
He convinces Jeff Chang and Casey that they can still go out for at least one drink.
But after Jeff Chang gets drinking , going home is really not an option.
Stars Miles Teller , Craig Cackowski , Skylar Astin , Justin Chon , Francois Chau , Russell Hodgkinson , Sarah Wright , Jonathan Keltz , Daniel Booko , Zach Sanchez Vitale
Directed by John Lucas and Scott Moore
Rated R
COMEDY

Saturday, May 4, 2019

The Last Resort (2018)


Released December 21st in the US.
Filmed in Florida and New York.
The story : In the mid-1970s , Miami Beach , Florida was the place to be....if you were an 80-year-old retiree of Jewish decent that is!
Many Jewish retirees flocked to the warm , sandy beaches of the spectacular art deco town as if they were born to be there.
They relished in being part of a community with all of their similarities and natures.
On any given day , many of them could be seen sitting in their lawn chairs on hotel grounds playing cards while kibitzing , passing their time by sitting on their front porches , crowding the local market and each others space or dancing up a dance hall storm.
At the same time , two young budding photographers with very different styles but the same love for art were recording this precious time in history for the world to see.
Stars Gary Monroe , Ellen Sweet Moss , Susan Gladstone , Edna Buchanan , Stan Hughes , Mitchell Kaplan , Kelly Reichardt 
Directed by Dennis Scholl and Kareem Tabsch
Not Rated
DOCUMENTARY/HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY

Friday, May 3, 2019

Extremely Wicked , Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)


Released on Netflix instant streaming , May 3rd in the US.
Filmed entirely in Kentucky.
Based on truths.
The story : Seattle , in 1969 , young , single , mother of one Liz Kendall meets charming law student Ted Bundy on her first night out since relocating.
The two quickly hit it off and become completely smitten with each other.
Their lives together seem like a dream come true to Liz until , in 1974 , Ted is arrested , charged with abduction and assault and its reported in the local newspaper.
He is forced to tell Liz about the ordeal but claims his innocence , that someone is trying to frame him.
At his day in court , Ted is convicted of the said crime and put in jail.
But he escapes....
Quickly he is recaptured and put back in jail.
But this time around , detectives from other states have been putting pieces of a horrible puzzle together.
Similar crimes are connected and set upon Ted , crimes of rape and brutal murders.
Ted escapes once more from prison , fearing he will never be a free man again.
Now residing in Florida , he is arrested once more.
Only this time around there will be no getting out of it.
Stars Lily Collins , Angela Sarafyan , Zac Efron , Sydney Vollmer , Macie Carmosino , Ava Inman , Morgan Pyle , James Hetfield , Jeffrey Donovan , Haley Joel Osment , John Malkovich
Directed by Joe Berlinger
Rated R
BIOGRAPHY/HISTORY/DRAMA

You Were Never Really Here (2017)


Released April 6 , 2018 in the US.
Filmed in New York.
The story : Joe is a hired gun man with some major trauma that torments him.
His weapon of choice is a ball peen hammer but when the occasion calls for one , he uses a gun.
A very important New York Senator has a troubled 13-year-old daughter who continuously runs away from home.
He wants her back.
She has been taking off ever since her mother offed herself a couple years back and going to stay at a brothel where under aged girls are put to work.
Typically no one can stop Joe.
But when his plan doesn't go exactly as planned , things get hairy for him.
Instead of giving up on saving the young girl , he makes its his soul mission.
Stars Joaquin Phoenix , Dante Pereira Olson , Larry Canady , Judith Roberts , John Doman , Frank Pando , Ekaterina Samsonov , Alex Manette , Kate Easton , Scott Price , Jonathan Wilde 
Directed by Lynne Ramsay
Rated R
DRAMA/MYSTERY


(FIRST RELEASED AS A 2018 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT FILM)