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
