Fact, this is Joan Crawford's last known motion picture.
Released October 24th in the US.
Filmed entirely in the UK.
The story: Dr. Brockton is a very sympathetic anthropologist who takes her work extremely seriously.
When she helps discover and rescue a troglodyte, she wants nothing but the best for her beloved creature.
But when it escapes she loses her grasp on its life.
Stars Joan Crawford , Michael Gough , Bernard Kay , Kim Braden , David Griffin , John Hamill , John Hamill , Jack May , Geoffrey Case , Robert Hutton
Directed by Freddie Francis
Not Rated
SCIFI/HORROR
Released July 21st in the US.
Filmed in Oklahoma and California.
The story: George is a young guy who can not seem to keep a job.
George's beloved uncle and aunt happen to own a local tv station.
George's aunt comes up with the idea that George can run the station for them...and he does.
George runs the station so well, he ends up the proud owner of it.
Stars 'Weird Al' Yankovic , Victoria Jackson , Kevin McCarthy , Michael Richards , David Bowe , Stanley Brock , Anthony Geary , Trinidad Silva , Gedde Watanabe , Billy Barty , John Paragon , Fran Drescher , Sue Ane Langdon , David Proval , Grant James , Emo Philips , Lou B. Washington , Vance Colvig Jr. , John Cadenhead
Directed by (and story partly written) Jay Levey
Rated PG13
COMEDY/SCIFI
Straight to video, released December 10, 1988, in the US.
Filmed in Israel.
The story: Young Hansel and Gretel are very good children.
Their parents are very poor.
Their mother dearest seems to have some anger issues, due to not having enough food to feed her small family.
So every time Hansel and or Gretel step out of line in the slightest, their mother dear loses it a bit.
When the family is rewarded some nice fresh milk, by a generous neighbor, mother dear couldn't be happier.
But when an accident occurs and the children are to blame, the mother loses it once more and sends her lovely children off into the woods, with the option not to come home without finding berries...
Even though her neighbor just informed her that another child has gone missing after going through the woods.
Stars Hugh Pollard , Nicola Stapleton , David Warner , Emily Richard , Warren Feigin , Josh Buland , Eugene Kline , Lutuf Nouasser , Cloris Leachman
Directed by Len Talan
Not Rated
FAMILY/FANTASY/ADVENTURE
Made for TV, released December 4th in the US.
Filmed entirely in Canada.
The story: Jack Cameron is something of a modern-day Scrooge.
It seems because of something quite traumatic that happened to him quite some years ago, on Christmas Eve, he now just hates Christmas time altogether.
Jack is a single father, living with his only teenage daughter, who happens to find his hate for Christmas just insane.
But on Christmas Eve, Jack is visited by some very important ghosts, whose mission is to change his holiday spirit and make him remember whats really important.
Stars Tom Arnold , Andrea Roth , Leslie Jordan , Brittney Wilson , Robert Clarke , Sarah-Jane Redmond , Jed Rees
Directed by Ron Oliver
Rated PG
COMEDY/DRAMA/FANTASY
"Last year there were 280,000 incidents of violence by students against their teachers and classmates in our schools.
Unfortunately...this film is partially based on true events...
Fortunately, very few schools are like Lincoln High....yet."
Released August 20th in the US.
Filmed in Canada.
The story: Andrew Norris a music teacher who is starting a new job at a high school he's never even visited before.
Andrew starts his first day of work with high hopes but soon finds his new job terrorizing, to say the least.
It seems there is a group of "bad" kids that will stop at nothing to get what they want, how they want it.
Andrew stops at nothing to try and stop the baddies for good.
Stars Perry King , Roddy McDowall , Timothy Van Patten , Stefan Arngrim , Keith Knight , Lisa Langlois , Michael J. Fox , Erin Noble , Merrie Lynn Ross , Neil Clifford , Al Waxman , David Gardner , Steve Pernie , Robert Reece , Joseph Kelly
Directed by Mark L. Lester
Rated R
DRAMA/THRILLER
Released May 6, 1990, in the US.
Filmed entirely in Italy.
The story: Kracklite is a seemingly happy and quite popular American architect.
He takes his young wife and travels to Italy, to work on a project for a French architect.
Things get tough for the brilliant architect, as he is in Italy for a year or more.
But he carries on with his mission.
All the while, Kracklite becomes more and more sick and reclusive.
Stars Brian Dennehy , Chloe Webb , Lambert Wilson , Stefania Casini , Sergio Fantoni , Vanni Corbellini , Alfredo Varelli , Geoffrey Copleston
Directed by (and story written) Peter Greenaway
Rated R
DRAMA
Released June 15th in the US.
Filmed in New York and California.
The story: Billy and Kate are now living and working in New York City together.
They haven't forgotten what happened that faithful Christmas night in their hometown, but they allow it to all fall behind them.
Well...that is until Billy gets word that yes, Gizmo is in the area and he must be protected!
Stars Zach Galligan , Phoebe Cates , Keye Luke , Christopher Lee , Kathleen Freeman , Dick Miller , Robert Prosky , John Glover , Robert Picardo , Haviland Morris , Jackie Joseph , Gedde Watanabe
Directed by Joe Dante
Rated PG
SEQUEL/FANTASY/FAMILY
Made for TV, released December 19th in the US.
Filmed entirely in Germany.
The story: The night before Christmas, there is a major snowstorm headed for Cincinnati.
Lisa, a very responsible 11-year-old, decides to inform her beloved older sister, who is at work at the local toy store, about the storm.
En route back home, Lisa falls out of her sisters' co-workers' jeep and gets knocked out cold.
Next thing little miss Lisa knows, she finds herself a guest in the summery world of a magical place known as Toyland.
Stars Drew Barrymore , Jill Schoelen , Eileen Brennan , Chad Carlson , Keanu Reeves , Richard Mulligan , Googy Gress , Pat Morita
Directed by Clive Donner
Not Rated
FANTASY/MUSICAL/ADVENTURE
Released February 10th in the US.
Filmed in California.
The story: Ira Wells is a somewhat retired private investigator.
He looses one of his good friends, right before his eyes, without any explanation.
The next day, another friend introduces Ira to a lady who would like him to find her kidnapped kitty cat.
Ira doesn't take the idea seriously at all at first.
But then he gets word that the cat lady, was actually affiliated with his good friend that just past mysteriously.
Stars Art Carney , Howard Duff , Bill Macy , Lily Tomlin , Eugene Roche , Joanna Cassidy
Directed by (and story written)Robert Benton
Rated PG
MYSTERY/DRAMA/COMEDY
This is based on a true story.
Released September 25th in the US.
Filmed entirely in Louisana.
The story: Tucker Max has two best friends...
The soon to be married Dan and the recently dumped Drew.
Tucker tends to have a tendency to interested in 'bedding' women with a disorder or malfunction if you will in some way shape or form...Also, he is quite self-centered and cocky.
For Dan's bachelor party, he talks Dan and Drew into going to a strip club 3 hours out of their way.
Unknown to Dan and Drew , for Tuckers own selfish , deviant plan.
Stars Yvette Yates , Matt Czuchry , Geoff Stults , Keri Lynn Pratt , Jesse Bradford , Marika Dominczyk , Traci Lords , Meagen Fay , Susie Abromeit , Tim Huck , Lex D. Geddings
Directed by Bob Gosse
Rated R
COMEDY/DRAMA
Released October 2nd, 2009 in the US.
Filmed in Connecticut.
The story: Robert is a quiet kid, living at a prep school while attending it.
He is quite fascinated with video production and takes a class with a female friend, who is assigned as his partner.
One afternoon, after a student assembly, Robert is told by his teacher to wait out in the hallway for the rest of his class to come out of their meeting.
But what Robert witnesses and videotapes are more than he ever would have imagined.
Stars Ezra Miller , Emory Cohen , Harrison Lees , Paul Lucenti , Addison Timlin , Dani Baum , Byrdie Bell , Rosemarie DeWitt , Kathryn Furrow-Zacharski , Anna Maliere , Christopher McCann
Directed by Antonio Campos
Not Rated
DRAMA
"Somewhere in DesMoines or San Antonio, there's a young gay person, who all of a sudden realizes that he or she is gay. Knows that if the parents find out they'll be tossed out of the house. The classmates will taunt the child and the Anita Bryant's and John Brigg's are doing their bits on TV and that child has several options. Staying in the closet...suicide...Then one day, that child may open a paper and it says 'Homosexual Elected In San Fransisco' and there are two new options...The option is to go to California...or stay in San Antonio and fight.
Two days after I was elected I got a phone call and the voice was quite young.
It was from Altuna, Pennsylvania and the person said 'thanks'.
And you've got to elect gay people so that that young child and the thousands upon thousands like that child know that there's hope for a better world. There's hope for a better tomorrow. Without hope, there only gays.
But those blacks and Asians, the disabled and seniors...the us'es...the us'es...without hope, the us'es give up.
I know that you cannot live on hope alone but without it, life is not worth living.
And you...and you...and you...gotta give em hope.
Thank you."
~ Harvey Milk
(May 22, 1930 - November 17, 1978)
Released November 1st in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story: Harvey Milk was a small business owner, living in San Francisco.
Nothing out of the norm was his life, although he was a homosexual man, living in a very prominent homosexual area of town.
He stood up for many issues that he felt were freedoms of choice and when he became a supervisor to the town's mayor, he broke some very large boundaries.
Harvey was an inspirational character who held the hearts of his suporters and loved ones in the palms of his hands.
It was a sad day when a disgruntled ex board member took it upon himself to change this hopeful course of history.
Stars Harvey Milk , Anne Kronenberg , Tory Hartmann , Tom Ammiano , Jim Elliot , Henry Der , Jeannine Yeomans , Bill Kraus , Sally M. Gearhart , John Briggs , Jerry Brown , Jimmy Carter , Dianne Feinstein , David Fowler , George Moscone , Dan White
, Harvey Fierstein (voice)
Directed by (and story written) Rob Epstein
Not Rated
DOCUMENTARY/BIOGRAPHY/HISTORY
Released October 17th in the US.
Filmed in New York and New Jersey.
The story: April is a young woman, estranged from her non-comprehensive family, trying to live her life the right way.
April has invited her family, for the first time ever, to her home for Thanksgiving dinner.
Although April doesn't know the first thing about preparing a family dinner.
With help from April's boyfriend and some new friends, April does the job she set out to accomplish.
Stars Katie Holmes , Derek Luke , Oliver Platt , Patricia Clarkson , Alison Pill , John Gallagher Jr. , Alice Drummond , Lillias White , Isiah Whitlock Jr. , Sean Hayes , Sisqó
Directed by (and story written) Peter Hedges
Rated PG13
COMEDY/DRAMA
Released June 13th in the US.
Filmed Texas, California and New York.
The story: Travis W. Redfish is the apple of everyone in his familys' eye.
He is very helpful and seems to be able to fix everyone's problems.
En route to work one regular morning, Travis comes across the girl of his dreams...Only he doesn't understand why.
Travis' love interest is a groupie hitching a ride with roadies for a rock N roll circus.
When Travis helps the roadies get back on track, they invite him along with them to help them out and he becomes somewhat of a permanent fixture on the roadie tour...because no one who knows about him can seem to do without him.
Stars Meatloaf , Kaki Hunter , Art Carney , Gailard Sartain , Don Cornelius , Rhonda Bates , Joe Spano , Jack Elliott , Roy Orbison , Hank Williams Jr. , Deborah Harry , Chris Stein , Clem Burke , Jimmy Destri , Nigel Harrison , Frank Infante , Ray Benson , Alice Cooper , Sheryl Cooper , Alvin Crow , Rick Crow , Shona Lay , Peter Frampton
Directed by Alan Rudolph
Rated PG
COMEDY/MUSICAL
Made for HBO.
Based on a documentary about Edith Beale Sr. and Jr...aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
Released April 18th in the US.
Filmed entirely in Canada.
The story: Big and Little Edie live a very charmed life.
That is until years after big Edies marriage dissolves.
The two see their hopes and dreams fly out the window with the breeze while trying to survive at their beloved home Grey Gardens.
But without any staff and no real means of a regular income, the two find themselves living in squaller and being threatened of losing everything they've ever owned.
Niece Jacqueline gets word of what has become of her aunt and cousin and out of guilt steps in to help save their home.
Stars Drew Barrymore , Jessica Lange , Ken Howard , Daniel Baldwin , Ben Carlson , Joshua Peace , Arye Gross , Justin Louis , Kenneth Welsh
Directed by Michael Sucsy
Rated PG
DRAMA/BIOGRAPHY/HISTORY
Released February 12th in the US.
Filmed in England.
The story: Girly and Sonny are brother and sister.
They live in a very large old house, in the middle of nowhere, with their "mumsy" and "nanny".
Everything is peachy keen at their house, but they do get bored from time to time with no one to play with but each other.
That is why the two are allowed to go out to the zoo and the local playground to see if they cant gather up and bring home some new friends for playmates.
...It's just that their new friends are not ever allowed to leave.
Stars Vanessa Howard , Howard Trevor , Ursula Howells , Pat Heywood , Michael Bryant , Imogen Hassall , Michael Ripper , Hugh Armstrong
Directed by Freddie Francis
Not Rated
MYSTERY/DARK COMEDY
Released November 23rd in the US.
This is a made-for-TV movie.
Filmed entirely in France.
The story: In the mid-60s, Beate is a young German woman who moved to France for school.
Almost instantly she meets a Jewish man, whom she falls for.
Her new love teaches her all about what the Nazis and what they had done to the Jews.
Something the naive' Beate was completely unaware of.
Beate finds herself fighting the good fight in an effort to extract any and all of the last cowardness Nazis living and hiding in Germany.
Stars Farrah Fawcett , Tom Conti , Geraldine Page , Hélène Vallier , Catherine Allégret , Féodor Atkine , Vincent Gauthier , Claude Vernier , Jacques Vincey , Eric Prat , László Szabó , Pascale de Boysson , Jacques Alric , Arno Klarsfeld
Directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Not Rated
BIOGRAPHY/DRAMA
Released April 30th in the US.
Filmed in Illinois , Indiana and California.
The story: Many teens, all friends, find themselves experiencing the same recurrent nightmare.
Not knowing why they are having the nightmare, or who the evil disfigured man who stars in the nightmare is, the friends continuously make an effort to go into their nightmares.
After some time, they all get word of who the spook is and why the hell he's after their hides.
Stars Rooney Mara , Kyle Gallner , Katie Cassidy , Thomas Dekker , Kellan Lutz , Jackie Earle Haley , Connie Britton , Clancy Brown , Julianna Damm
Directed by Samuel Bayer
Rated R
REMAKE/HORROR
Released only in the US, May 9th.
Filming location(s) unknown.
The story: Phoebe, Vivia, and Jennifer are all young, fun college students pledging the hard pledge for a sorority they think is the best thing in the world.
Vivia is into practical jokes and is very good at pulling them off.
The sorority is having an April Fools party and asks Vivia to once again impress the lot with something up her sleeve.
But the house....that the party is held at, has a history...
It seems, 20 something years before, a student had been mysteriously killed during a prank gone wrong.
Everyone whos anyone knows that the infamous house has a so-called bad luck legend involved with.
But no one seems to care, until its too late.
Stars Elaine Wilkes , Sherry Willis-Burch , Joanna Johnson , Ralph Seymour , Paul Bartel , Alicia Fleer , Woody Brown , Martin Hewitt , Terri Hawkes, Deborah Hancock
Directed by William Fruet
Rated R
HORROR
Released October 8th in the US.
Filmed entirely in Connecticut.
The story: In this small town, there is an old tale of a serial killer who is said to have future plans to kill a group of kids all born on the same night as he was killed...
Even though none of the kids believe that they will fall victim to this legend, one by one they see their demise.
Stars Max Thieriot , John Magaro , Denzel Whitaker , Zena Grey , Nick Lashaway , Paulina Olszynski , Emily Meade , Jessica Hecht , Frank Grillo , Danai Gurira , Harris Yulin , Shareeka Epps , Elena Hurst , Dennis Boutsikaris
Directed by (& story written) Wes Craven
Rated R
HORROR/MYSTERY
Released June 10th in the US.
Filmed in New York and Canada.
The story: After the sudden and unexpected accidental death of his beloved wife and mother of his only son, Cal Jamison is now a widower and single parent.
His son, although seemingly very structured and well-rounded is having a very hard time with his mothers' death.
At a time that there are some very strange things going on around the city that they live in, Cal's son is becoming increasingly distant and difficult.
Cals son is also a target for the strange people that are making these strange things happen.
Stars Martin Sheen , Janet-Laine Green , Harley Cross , Jimmy Smits , Robert Loggia , Harris Yulin , Philip Corey , Carla Pinza , Richard Masur , Elizabeth Wilson , Lee Richardson , Helen Shaver , Khali Keyi
Directed by John Schlesinger
Rated R
THRILLER/MYSTERY
The original version which inspired the new film 'Let Me In' 2010.
Released October 24th in the US.
Filmed in Sweden.
The story: Young Oskar is a loner, but not by choice.
He doesn't have any friends and the kids that do pay attention to him are just bullies.
One evening, Oskar witnesses some new tenants moving next door to his apartment complex.
Soon after Oskar meets the new neighbor, a young girl, seemingly his age, who wants to be his friend.
The two become close.
Oskars' new friend lets him in on her disturbing secret.
Stars Kåre Hedebrant , Lina Leandersson , Per Ragnar ,Henrik Dahl , Karin Bergquist , Peter Carlberg , Ika Nord
Directed by Tomas Alfredson
Rated R
HORROR
Released May 19th in the US.
Filmed entirely in Australia.
The story: A mad man has locked away many victims and tortured them, allowing only one to live.
When he is busted, he is shot in the head...
And that should be the end...but it's only the beginning.
Fast forward a month or so after.
One of the policemen who captured the murderer is working with some young inmates so they have a chance at doing some co-op work, which will shorten their jail time.
Unfortunately, and for some reason, the dead and the forgotten killer is inhabiting the hotel where the inmates are staying and killing them off one by one.
Stars Zoe Ventoura , Glenn Jacobs , Christina Vidal , Michael J. Pagan , Samantha Noble , Steven Vidler , Cecily Polson , Luke Pegler , Rachael Taylor , Penny McNamee , Craig Horner , Mikhael Wilder , Tiffany Lamb , Cory Robinson
Directed by Gregory Dark
Rated R
HORROR
Released on DVD February 16th, 2010 in the US.
Filmed in North Carolina.
The story: When a town's water supply and their bottled water is contaminated with a flesh-eating virus, no one is safe.
Especially when no one knows and it's just too late.
Stars Rider Strong , Noah Segan , Alexi Wasser , Giuseppe Andrews , Larry Fessenden , Angela Oberer , Taylor Kowalski , Thomas Blake Jr. , Amanda Jelks , Judah Friedlander , Regan Deal , Michael Bowen , Mark Borchardt , Marc Senter
Directed by Ti West
Not Rated
SEQUEL/HORROR/DARK COMEDY
Released sometime in April of 1986 in the US.
Filmed entirely in Louisiana.
The story: Evelyn is a crazy lady.
She has been out of the loony bin for some time now.
She is widowed and has a young daughter.
When her daughter resorts to black magic to get some answers from her deceased father, Evelyn well , kills her.
Sometime later.
Evelyn resumes to the running of her mountain top motel...
She allows people to check in...and then she decides to play some really lame mind games with them.
Killing some of course.
Stars Anna Chappell , Bill Thurman , Will Mitchel , Virginia Loridans , Major Brock , James Bradford , Amy Hill , Marian Jones , Gregg Brazzel , Jill King
Directed by Jim McCullough Sr.
Rated R
MYSTERY/HORROR
Released July 15th in the US.
Filmed in Florida and California.
This is based on true events.
The story: Marty and Bobby have been best buds since they were little.
Things have always been the same...Marty gets bullied, Bobby does the bullying.
But now that Marty gets a serious girlfriend and she seems to think things would be so much better for everyone if Bobby just disappeared... well, that's when things really take a serious turn for the worst.
Stars Brad Renfro , Nick Stahl , Rachel Miner , Bijou Phillips , Kelli Garner , Navah Paulding , Michael Pitt , Leo Fitzpatrick
Directed by Larry Clark
Rated R
DRAMA/THRILLER/BIOGRAPHY/HISTORY
Released August 1st in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story: LB Jeffries is a photographer stuck at home in a wheelchair due to breaking his leg.
He has many hours to kill, as he never leaves his apartment.
During his many hours inside he is looking out his window, which looks onto all the backsides of his neighbors' apartments.
One of his neighbors' actions strikes Jeffries as very peculiar and he believes that quite possibly, a murder has taken place.
Stars James Stewart , Grace Kelly , Wendell Corey , Thelma Ritter , Raymond Burr , Irene Winston , Judith Evelyn , Ross Bagdasarian , Georgine Darcy , Jesslyn Fax , Rand Harper
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Rated PG
MYSTERY/THRILLER
Released in May sometime in 1980 in the US.
Filming locations unknown.
The story: Newly married couple Larry and Barbara Andrews relocate to Mexico to start their new lives together.
Their good friend sets it up for them to be the new owners of a most extravagant house.
But the house has a horrible curse living inside of it.
Larry and Barbara do not take the curse as seriously as it is.
Soon they find that Barbara just isn't herself anymore.
Stars John Saxon , Lynda Day George , Zitto Kazann , Michael Dante , Mario Milano , Janice Lynde , David Opatoshu , Anne Marisse , Mickey Caruso , Alan Caillou
Directed by (and story partly written) Herb Freed
Rated R
MYSTERY/SCIFI/HORROR
Released February 26th in the US.
Filmed in Georgia and Iowa.
The story: When a wife's concern brings her hubby in to see the town doctor, nothing can be detected or done at the time of his visit.
Later on that evening, when the same man who was at his doctors' office hours before commits a horrible crime on his wife and child, everyone knows there is a big huge problem.
But no one realizes the problem is contagious and spreading until the whole town is taken hostage by the government.
Stars Timothy Olyphant , Radha Mitchell , Joe Anderson , Danielle Panabaker , Christie Lynn Smith , Brett Rickaby , Preston Bailey , John Aylward , Joe Reegan , Glenn Morshower , Gregory Sporleder , Mike Hickman , Lisa K. Wyatt , Justin Welborn
Directed by Breck Eisner
Rated R
REMAKE/HORROR/THRILLER
Released January 30th in the US.
Filmed in California.
The story: Four college students find themselves each renting a room in a beautiful old house by the beach.
One by one the kids turn up missing.
Now it seems there's a dirty little secret that is being kept up inside the beautiful old house and eventually, someone will get to the bottom of it.
Stars Rebecca Balding , Cameron Mitchell , Avery Schreiber , Barbara Steele , Steve Doubet , Brad Rearden , John Widelock , Jack Stryker , Yvonne De Carlo , Juli Andelman
Directed by (and story partly written) Denny Harris
Rated R
THRILLER/MYSTERY
Released August 27th in the US.
Filmed entirely in Louisiana.
The story: Reverend Cotton Marcus has been in the same line of work since childhood.
It is in his family to be a minister and perform exorcisms.
Cotton has just had enough of his profession, largely in part due to the fact that he just does not believe anymore.
Cotton decides he will document, along with a crew, his last exorcism.
So off he and his crew go to perform their magic.
Although Cotton thinks it all a bit of a joke and tries to leave the people he went to help, telling them he has helped and done all he could...
He begins to believe that there is really something evil lurking in his patient...and he may not be able to help at all.
Stars Patrick Fabian , Ashley Bell , Iris Bahr , Louis Herthum , Caleb Landry Jones , Tony Bentley , John Wright Jr. , Shanna Forrestall , Justin Shafer , Carol Sutton
Directed by Daniel Stamm
Rated PG13
MYSTERY/THRILLER
Released February 19th in the US.
Filmed in Massachusetts and Maine.
The story: U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels and partner Chuck Aule are sent to a mental institution to investigate the disappearance of a very important patient.
People and the things get confusing on Shutter Island and at some point, Teddy realizes maybe the reason he's on the island isn't what he thought it was at all.
Stars Leonardo DiCaprio , Mark Ruffalo , John Carroll Lynch , Ben Kingsley , Max von Sydow , Michelle Williams , Jackie Earle Haley , Ted Levine , Elias Koteas
Directed by Martin Scorsese
Rated R
MYSTERY/THRILLER
Released March 16th in the US.
Filmed entirely in Pennsylvania.
The story: When a highly contagious virus is leaked out into a community, everyone is in a panic.
The virus seems to make people, well crazy!
No one who has the virus can be reasoned with or made sense of.
There seems there may not be a cure and many people will have to die as a result.
Stars Lane Carroll , Will MacMillan , Harold Wayne Jones , Lloyd Hollar , Lynn Lowry , Richard Liberty , Richard France , Harry Spillman , Will Disney , Edith Bell , Bill Thunhurst , Leland Starnes , A.C. McDonald , Robert J. McCully , Robert Karlowsky
Directed by George A. Romero
Rated R
HORROR
Shown in many film festivals from 2007 through 2008 in the US.
Released to DVD date unknown.
This is based on true events.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story: In the 1950s, Hank was a guitarist and songwriter.
He worked as a studio musician for many big-name country music stars.
But as the years went on, Hank found himself being let down in his personal life.
Until one day he found that he was living his life in an insane asylum.
Stars Waylon Payne , Ali Larter , Lane Garrison , Scott Michael Campbell , David Conrad , John Fleck , Timothy Omundson , Brent Briscoe , Beau Baxter , Raymond O'Connor , Eden Rountree , Silas Weir Mitchell , Mandy Barnett , Shawn Colvin , Steve Vai
Directed by (and story partly written)Rick Bieber
Rated R
BIO/DRAMA/MUSIC/HISTORY
Released May 9th of 2008 in the US.
Filmed in New York.
The story: Kailey Sullivan is a mother of one, a pool-hall hustler and just an all-around loner.
Her beloved sons' father will not allow her to see her son.
So she schemes up a plan so the two can be together.
But will she go through with it?
Stars Famke Janssen , Rip Torn , Jaymie Dornan , Matt Ross , Marin Hinkle , Lois Smith , Terry Kinney , Tony Robles , John Juback , Ari Graynor , Jordan Bridges , Santo D'Asaro , Zoe Lister Jones
Directed by (and story written) Chris Eigeman
Rated R
DRAMA
Released December 21st in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story: As a child, Dewey found that he had no talent.
Well, until a tragic accident took his older, more talented brother's life.
Dewey's brother made him promise to be successful in everything he did.
As an adult, Dewey did find success, fame, and fortune.
But a lot of it was too overwhelming and he let it get the better of him.
Not until he became a grandfather, did he understand what really made him happy in his life.
Stars Conner Rayburn , Chip Hormess , Raymond J. Barry , Margo Martindale , Hannah Leigh , Terrence Beasor , John C. Reilly , Kristen Wiig , Craig Robinson , Tim Meadows , Frankie Muniz ,Jenna Fischer , Jack White , Jackson Browne , Jewel Kilcher , Lyle Lovett , Ghostface Killah , Eddie Vedder , Jack Black , Morgan Fairchild , Cheryl Ladd , Cheryl Tiegs
Directed by (and story partly written) Jake Kasdan
Rated R
COMEDY/SPOOF/MUSIC
Released January 24th on DVD in the US.
Filmed in Oregon.
The story: Justin is a 17-year-old guy with some issues.
It seems one very big one for his father anyways - is that Justin still sucks his thumb.
At the dentist, Justin gets some hypnosis to help him stop.
He kinda freaks out because of it and finds himself in a lot of trouble.
Now he changes his ways, when a doctor prescribes medicine for him, claiming that he has ADHD.
Justin flip flops a lot but learns some pretty big lessons.
Stars Lou Taylor Pucci , Kelli Garner , Vincent D'Onofrio , Vince Vaughn , Chase Offerle , Tilda Swinton , Keanu Reeves
Directed by Mike Mills
Rated R
DRAMA/DARK COMEDY
Released November 25th, 2005 in the US.
Filmed entirely in New York.
The story: Irene is a quiet, married, mother of two young boys.
She seems just bored with everything. But Irene has a good heart.
After not being able to score herself some more cocaine, she decides she should check herself into rehab.
While in rehab, Irene meets a man she falls for - who seems to be able to help her recover from her addiction. He makes her very happy, which shes just lost over the years.
That is until she finds that he isn't exactly what she believed he was.
Stars Vera Farmiga , Clint Jordan , Lori Berryman , Caridad 'La Bruja' De La Luz , Jasper Daniels , Taylor Foxhall , Giles Penderghast , Hugh Dillon , Jasper Daniels
Directed by Debra Granik
Rated R
(depressing)DRAMA
Released May 6th in the US.
Filming location(s) unknown.
The story: Mike is back and with his old pal Reggie.
They are once again on the lookout or the Tall Man, who is never far away or hard to find.
Mike and Reggie are visited by Mikes's dead brother Jody.
He informs them of what they are up against and what the two must do to stop the Tall Man.
Only this time, they have a couple new friends along for the ride...and there are zombies after them too!
Stars A. Michael Baldwin , Reggie Bannister , Bill Thornbury , Angus Scrimm , Gloria Lynne Henry , Kevin Connors , Cindy Ambuehl , John Davis Chandler , Brooks Gardner , Irene Roseen , Sarah Scott Davis , Duane Tucker , Claire Benedek , Robert Beecher
Directed by (and story written) Don Coscarelli
Rated R
SEQUEL/HORROR
Released July 8th in the US.
Filming location(s)unknown.
The story: Young Mike, who fought the bitter fight to the end, finds himself older now.
He is being released back into society after a stay at the local psych ward.
Mike is positive that the Tall Man is still after him.
But now he is involved with a girl his age, who is having nightmares that involve Mike and the Tall Man as well.
Stars James LeGros , Reggie Bannister , Angus Scrimm , Ruth C. Engel , Kenneth Tigar , Mark Anthony Major , Kenneth Tigar , Paula Irvine , Samantha Phillips , A. Michael Baldwin
Directed by (and story written)Don Coscarelli
Rated R
SEQUEL/HORROR
Released on DVD, October 6th in the US.
Filming location(s) unknown.
The story: Twenty years ago, 5 little girls are convinced by a strange boy, their age, in their town to go to his home with him.
The boy, Milo, lives with his father, who is a gynecologist and has been doing some very strange work in his office.
One of the girls is attacked and killed by young Milo.
As adults, the girls all still keep in touch.
When one gets the news that her friend from childhood is getting married, she returns to her childhood town...only to find that her beloved friend has passed away only hours before her arrival.
Soon the young woman is seeing and encountering some very odd things, which all lead in the direction of that strange young boy she had known in her childhood.
Stars Christel Khalil , Paige Tamada , Fiona Landers , Ashley Nation , Jenny Regli , Asher Metchik , Jennifer Jostyn , Antonio Fargas , Paula Cale , Richard Portnow , Maya McLaughlin , Walter Olkewicz , Jordan Warkol , Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly , Vincent Schiavelli
Directed by Pascal Franchot
Rated R
THRILLER/MYSTERY
Released August 10th, 1977 in the US.
Filmed entirely in Canada.
The story: Rynn is a young teen girl who lives all alone in a big old house her father has supposedly rented for the two of them to share.
The woman who owns the house and her son is very suspicious of Rynn and are often visiting the house, unexpectedly, to try and catch her elusive father for some words.
But the two never do get to talk with Rynn's father, instead, they find their ultimate demise.
Stars Jodie Foster , Alexis Smith , Martin Sheen , Scott Jacoby , Mort Shuman , Clesson Goodhue , Dorothy Davis
Directed by Nicolas Gessner
Rated PG
MYSTERY/DRAMA
Released August 3rd, 2007 in the US.
Filmed in New York and Puerto Rico.
In 2002, in New York City, the wife of H Lavoe "Puchi", was interviewed for this film about his life.
"In the early seventies, a new sound known as salsa hit the streets of New York City and other cities around the world.
One singer rose to the top of that movement and became the voice of his people.
His name was Hector Lavoe."
The story: Hector "Lavoe" Perez came to New York City from Puerto Rico in the mid-sixties to follow his dream as a singer.
He soon became a hero of the Latin American salsa world.
But Hector, a married man with a young son, had too much weight on his shoulders.
By the mid-eighties, he found himself with a very serious drug problem.
Many heartbreaking situations followed.
Stars Marc Anthony , Jennifer Lopez , Nelson Vasquez , John Ortiz , Manny Perez , Vincent Laresca , Federico Castelluccio , Antone Pagan , Ismael Miranda , Andrea Navedo , Bernard Hernandez , Christopher Becerra
Directed by Leon Ichaso
Rated R
BIOGRAPHY/DRAMA/MUSICAL/HISTORY
Released February 3rd in the US.
Filmed in New Zealand, Utah, and New Mexico.
This is based on a true story.
The story: Burt Munro is an older gentleman.
He is very proud of his 1920 Indian motorcycle and is convinced it is, by far, the fastest motorcycle in the world.
With lots of ambition and a little help from some good friends along the way, Bruno makes his life long dream - of achieving the land-speed record and getting into the book of world records by entering and making a new speed record in Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in 1967.
Stars Anthony Hopkins , Barry Ryan , Iain Rea , Charles Pierard , Tessa Mitchell , Phoebe Falconer , Aaron Murphy , Alison Bruce , Tim Shadbolt , Jim Bowman , Annie Whittle , Craig Hall , Greg Johnson , Kate Sullivan , Antony Starr
Directed by (and story written )Roger Donaldson
Rated PG13
BIOGRAPHY/DRAMA/COMEDY/HISTORY
Released, straight to DVD, November 13th in the US.
Filming location(s) unknown.
This is based on true events...(it's hard to figure out which 'true events' the makers of this film are referring to...but, after watching this if you think hard enough, I believe you can figure it out).
"People go missing every day,
But not the son of the Vice President of the United States...
And not in cannibal territory.
In 1961 ...
The disappearance of Michael Rockefeller
Led to the largest manhunt in US history..."
The story: A group of 4 people decides to take a research trip of sorts into the unchartered parts of New Guinea.
They believe, that maybe they can uncover where M Rockefeller is if he is still alive.
Or they can at least find out what really happened to him.
Really bad idea kids!
Stars Sandy Gardiner , Veronica Sywak , Callard Harris , Nick Richey , D. Kevin Epps , John Leonetti , Clifton Morris , Rich Morris , Jeran Pascascio , Del Roy , Darren Thomas
Directed by (and story written)Jonathan Hensleigh
Not Rated
MYSTERY/HORROR
Released October 16th in the US.
Filmed in Illinois and California.
The story: Helen Lyle and her gal-pal are college students, doing some research on their own for a book they are looking to write.
There is a local legend, of an unseen killer.
Helen and her girlfriend interview many who are familiar with the legend.
But the two aren't taking their subject matter seriously when everyone else who knows about it is truly scared out of their wits.
Not until the really bad stuff starts happening do the two women really believe.
Stars Virginia Madsen , Vanessa Williams , Xander Berkeley , Kasi Lemmons , DeJuan Guy , Marianna Elliott , Ted Raimi , Ria Pavia , Carolyn Lowery , Tony Todd
Directed by Clive Barker
Rated R
HORROR
Released February 12th in the US.
Filmed entirely in the UK.
The story: Lawrence Talbot couldn't have returned to his beloved homeland at any better a time.
A werewolf is on the loose and now there are two.
The newest edition begins to take lessons if you will from his new mentor.
Stars Benicio Del Toro , Anthony Hopkins , Simon Merrells , Emily Blunt , Gemma Whelan , Mario Marin-Borquez , Asa Butterfield , Cristina Contes , Nicholas Day , Hugo Weaving
Directed by Joe Johnston
Rated R
REMAKE/HORROR/THRILLER
Released April 22nd in the US.
The story: Enron Corporation was a company that started out with very high hopes.
When it began doing more than its share in the success area, its founders and executives became greedy to the highest extent.
That's when the shit hit the fan.
And it hit the fan beyond most people who worked for the company's' wildest dreams.
Stars Peter Coyote (narrator) , Bill Lerach , Mark Salzberg , Joe Lingold , Michael Lugenbuehl
Directed by (and story partly written) Alex Gibney
Not Rated
DOCUMENTARY/HISTORY
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
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
