Hobgoblins (1988)

hahahaha! Too much.
Released July 14th in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story : Veteran securtity guard McCreedy is showing the rookie security guard around the lot they are guarding.
McCreedy informs the rookie of a vault that he is never to go near.
When McCreedy is called to see the boss , the rookie checks out the vault.
When McCreedy returns , the rookie is dead inside the vault.
So , leave him there and lock up the vault. Because there is nothing to see here....
McCreedy tells his boss that the rookie disappeared so now the boss insists on hiring a new guy against McCreedys wishes.
The next day , new guy Kevin arrives.
After a shorttime , Kevin gets close with McCreedy. Thats when he lets him in on whats up with the vault.
A long time ago , McCreedy caught some gremlin-like aliens which , as he learned are bad news.
The aliens plan is to tap into your wildest fantasy and make it seem like its coming true.
But that is only a cover-up for their ultimate plan....to kill you.
Well , thats all fine while the aliens are locked up!
Yea , but they get out.
Stars Jeffrey Culver , Billy Frank , James Mayberry , Tom Bartlett , Steven Boggs , Duane Whitaker , Paige Sullivan , Kevin Kildow , Kelley Palmer , Tamara Clatterbuck , Kari French , Daran Norris
Directed by (& story written) Rick Sloane
Rated R
COMEDY/SCIFI/HORROR


"Whatever you do! Do not fantasize!"

Just Before Dawn (1981)

Released October 14th in the US.
Filmed in Oregon.
The story : Five friends are on their way into the mountains for some camping and hiking.
They are stopped by the forest ranger , who advises them it isnt a good place for them to go.
They better be experienced hikers or it could be curtains for them.
Almost to their destination , they are stopped once more by a man in the road.
He is raving about a demon who is after him and has killed his nephew.
The man pleads for them not to leave him out there but seeing how he has been drinking , they dont take him seriously.
They leave him there and go on their way.
But the "demon" that got the mans nephew has hitched a ride with the travelers unknown to them.
Stars Mike Kellan , Charles Bartlett , Gregg Henry , Deborah Benson , Ralph Seymour , Chris Lemmon , Jamie Rose , Roy McLean , John Hunsaker , Katie Powell , Hap Oslund , Barbara Spencer
Directed by Jeff Lieberman
Rated R
HORROR

Evilspeak (1981)

Released February 26 , 1982 in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story : "Coopersmith" is an outcast at the military school he lives at.
Most of the other guys seem to always have a problem with him.
When he is on clean up duty in the basement of the church , he comes across a book of spells from the 1500s.
While working on a project on the computer , Coopersmith decides to take a break and begin translating the book he found.
After a meeting with the colonel , Coopersmith realizes he has lost the book!
But thats okay cause he knows what to ask the computer for anyways.
He wants a spell to help him stand up against his enemies.....
After some unfortunate circumstances the spell book has returned to Coopersmith.
Ah yes , let the games begin.
Stars Richard Moll , Robert Tafur , Clint Howard , Joe Cortese , Claude Earl Jones , RG Armstrong , Bennett Liss , Haywood Nelson , Leonard D'John , Don Stark , Lenny Montana , Lynn Hancock , Katherine Kelly Lang , Sue Casey , Charles Tyner , Hamilton Camp , Kathy McCullenm , Louie Gravance , Loren Lester , Jim Greenleaf , DeForest Covan 
Directed by Eric Weston 
Rated R
HORROR

The Boneyard (1991)

Released June 12th in the US.
Filmed in North Carolina.
The story : Last week the cops dug up the bodies of three children.
A mortician apparently kept the kids alive by feeding them flesh...
After turning himself in , the mortican told the police that he had some "ghouls" locked up....
Now the cops are at Alley's house for her help.
In the past , she has helped the police solve the cases of some missing children due to her psychic powers....
She doesnt want to help as its quite the nightmare fuel.
But this case is particularly gruesome and the cops beg of her to help.
Stars Ed Nelson , James Eustermann , Deborah Rose , Norman Fell , Phyllis Diller , Denise Young , Willie Stratford Jr , Ric Brophy , Robert Yun Ju Ahn
Directed by ( & story written) James Cummins
Rated R
HORROR

Terror Eyes (1989)

Released November 11th in the US,
Filmed entirely in California.
The story : Eva works in the advertising business.
For some reason , her bosses want her to write a horror movie... 
She doesnt consider herself a writer , she doesnt know much about horror movies , or why they want her to write a horror movie but they do.
Shes been having some really creepy nightmares that she thinks would be perfect for her story but she cannot remember any of them when shes awake.
Her and her husband have planned a weekend camping trip with their friends.
While out there , her husband is approached by....something that changes his personality.
Instead of being happy go lucky , he has become a huge jerk and he is really on Eva's ass now claiming her bosses have asked him to get her in gear.
So her husband tells their friends of her dilemma.
They begin telling her scary stories that are true to encourage her thought process.
Stars Vivian Schilling , Dan Bell , Daniel Roebuck , Lance August , Gina Hightower , Rebecca McGovern , David Donham , Eric Parkinson , Bob Grant , Elinor Baggett , Chris Rolland , Fox Harris , Rebecca Bell , Victor Vidales , Diana James , Phil Lowery
Directed by Eric Parkinson , Michael Rissi and Steve Sommers
Not Rated
HORROR/COMEDY/MYSTERY/SCIFI


"And he doesn't do any kind of crime and he hasn't killed anybody in a really long time..."

The Outing (1987)

Released September 11th in the US.
Filmed in Texas. 
The story : Three bumbling idiots break into an old , rich womans home to rob her.
While looking for cash , they do away with the old woman and find a genie lamp.
But the lamp makes short work of them.
The next day a meter reader finds the bodies and calls the police.
The old womans possessions are quickly donated to the museum of natural science.
The two men who go through the things find the lamp.
They believe it could be valuable, so they take some photos of it.
Just then , one of the mens daughter Alex comes by for food money....
After some time Alex is alone with the possessions.
She steals a bracelet.
Then she rubs the lamp.
That was her second mistake...
Stars Deborah Winters , Roy Alan Wilson , Danny Daniels , Red Mitchell , MichelleWatkins , Brian Floores , Hank Amico , James Huston , Andra St Ivanyi , Raan Lewis , Andre Chimene , Damon Merrill , Barry Coffing , Tracye Walker 
Directed by Tom Daley
Rated R
HORROR

The House of Seven Corpses (1974)

Released sometime in February of 1974 in the US.
Filmed entirely in Utah.
The story : Eric Hartman is a movie producer/director.
He has brought his film crew and a handful of actors to an old , vacant house to film his new , devil worship movie.
After a short time , the man who cares for the house decides to tell them all about the people who lived in the house.
They had all been killed or died in a sad , brutal way due to witchcraft of some sort.
The director appreciates this to make his movie authentic and has the actors re-create the murders.
Little do they all realize , the house has a curse...and an unseen killer.
Re-creating the murders isnt actually a good idea.
Stars John Ireland , Faith Domergue , Carole Wells , Charles Macaulay , Jerry Strickler , Ron Foreman , Dennis Record , Marty Hornstein , Charles Bail , Lucy Doheny , Jo Ann Mower , John Carradine , Ronald Victor Garcia , Jeff Alexander , Wells Bond
Directed by Paul Harrison 
Rated PG
HORROR

Hausu AKA House (1977)

Released sometime in September of 1977 in the US.
Filming location(s) unknown.
The story : It is Summer break. 
Gorgeous is excited to be going home from school to go on vacation with her father while her girl friends plan on going to an inn by the sea with their favorite teacher.
When she arrives home , she finds out that her father has a new girlfriend and he plans on taking her along with them.
This doesnt sit well with Gorgeous.
She begins reminiscing about her time with her now deceased mother and then she remembers her mothers sister , who is still alive.
She writes to her aunt , asking if she can come visit.
Meanwhile , her friends find out that they cannot go to the inn by the sea as their favorite teachers sister is going to have a baby.
Gorgeous gets the okay from her aunt that she can come visit and bring her friends along too.
But from the start , things are strange and quickly become terrifying.
Stars Kimiko Ikegami , Kiyohiko Ozaki , Miki Jinbo , Masayo Miyako , Kumiko Ohba , Saho Sasazawa , Ai Matsubara , Eriko Tanaka , Yoko Minamida , Haruko Wanibuchi , Fumi Dan , Tomokazu Miura
Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi
Japanese with English subtitles
Not Rated
HORROR/DARK COMEDY/MYSTERY/FANTASY

"Any old cat can open a door. Only a witch cat can close a door."

The Other Guys (2010)

Released August 6th in the US.
Filmed entirely in New York.
The story : Allen Gamble and Terry Hoitz are policemen.
Allen enjoys working behind his desk while Terry hates it.
They are both stuck working inside the office for different reasons.
Terry wants out of the office....and he despises Allen but the two are assigned to work together.
When the two top cops in their department die , the chief is looking for two good cops to replace them.
Terry believes this is their chance to get out there and be policemen.
While trying to arrest a man for a charge Allen finds serious and Terry doesnt take seriously enough , they stumble onto a more important crime.
Stars Samuel L Jackson , Dwayne Johnson , Will Ferrell , Mark Wahlberg , Michael Keaton , Derek Jeter , Ray Stevenson , Eva Mendez , David Gideon , Joshua Church , Rob Riggle , Damon Wayans Jr , Bobby Cannavale , Zoe Lister Jones , Tess Kartel , Zach Woods , Andy Buckley , Natalie Zee , Brett Gelman , Lindsay Sloane , Shakiem Evans , Brooke Shields , Rosie Perez , Patrick Ferrell , Adam McKay 
Directed by Adam McKay
Rated PG13
COMEDY/MYSTERY

"I feel like were literally driving around in a vagina."

The World of Strawberry Shortcake (1980)

Made for TV , airing March 1st in the US.

The story: It is a berry sunshiny morning in Strawberryland.

The sun has been kind enough to show us around since everyone is still sleeping.

When Strawberry Shortcake wakes up she has many chores to do, one of them being watering her extraordinary strawberry patch.

While doing so , the Peculiar Purple Pie Man of Porcupine Peak needs berries...berries! berries!! and sees Strawberry Shortcake in her garden caring for them.

That's when he sends his berry birds to get the berries but a brave, tall tree scares them off.

Now he has to come up with a new plan.

Meanwhile , the rest of the inhabitants of Strawberryland have gotten together.

It is Strawberry Shortcake's 6th birthday and they want to throw her a surprise party.

When it comes time for lunch and Strawberry Shortcake asks all her friends to eat with her, they all blow her off.

Feeling sad and lonely, Strawberry Shortcake is approached by a "peddler man". 

He tries peddling her a magical watering can but she does not have the cash.

A kind bug who overhears their conversation sends the peddler man to the party to sell the watering can to them for a gift.

But the peddler man is actually the Peculiar Purple Pie Man of Porcupine Peak and his new plan is working brilliantly.

Stars (voices by) Romeo Muller, Robert Ridgely, Russi Taylor, Julie Mc Whirter, Joan Gerber, Pamela Anderson, Bob Holt

Directed by Charles Swenson 

Not Rated

ANIMATION/FAMILY

"Everything is berry wonderful!"

Benji (Takes A Dive) At Marineland (1981)

Made as a TV special , airing on ABC May 10th in the US.
Filmed at Marineland in Florida.
The story : Benji has traveled by his private yacht the Sea Bark to Marineland in St. Augustine , Florida.
He has come to fulfill his lifelong dream of becoming the first dog ever to scuba dive.
It has taken a full year to create just the right scuba equipment for Benji and it is to be kept in a secret hiding place so no one can steal it.
There is only one problem , villian Boris To Death wants to be the first dog to scuba dive instead of Benji.
He will try anything he can think of to keep Benji from pulling off the task.
Stars Benji , Jesse Davis , The Mulberry Squares 
Directed by Joe Camp
Not Rated
FAMILY

The Roommate (2011)

Released February 4th in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story : Sara has just moved into her dorm.
She has been eagerly awaiting her roommates arrival when she gets invited to a Frat party by a girl she has recently befriended.
At the party , Sara meets a new guy. Apparently , her old guy pissed her off something
major and now hes nothing but old news to her.
When Sara gets back to her dorm she realizes her new roomie , Rebecca - has moved in while she was out.
The next day Rebecca cannot wait to get to know Sara.
Rebecca wants to be Sara's best friend....or rather only friend.
So much so , that if anyone gets in the way of their friendship or hurts Sara at all Rebecca is gonna them.
Stars Minka Kelly , Aly Michalka , Cam Gigandet , Kat Graham , Leighton Meester , Danneel Ackles , Billy Zane , Frances Fisher , Tomas Arana , Nina Dobrev 
Directed by Christian E Christiansen
Rated PG13
THRILLER/MYSTERY

Scream 2 , Wes Craven's (1997)

Released December 12th in the US.
Filmed in California and Georgia.
The story : It has been sometime since that horrible tragedy that Sidney lived through with a handful of friends , but she is now attending college and dealing with her life day by day.
Recently a movie about the horror Sidney lived through has been released and it is a big deal.
Sidney is doing her best to ignore it all.
Then she gets word that during opening night of the movie , a young couple were brutally slain at the theater without anyone seeing a thing.
Could this be a copycat murder? And if so , is the murderer after Sidney once again?
No one suspects a thing until there is another murder on the campus where Sidney lives.
Sidney's friends from her past step in to her life again to help her through.
Stars Jada Pinkett Smith , Omar Epps , Paulette Patterson , Heather Graham , Peter Deming , Neve Campbell , Elise Neal , Liev Schreiber , Sarah Michelle Gellar , Timothy Olyphant , Jamie Kennedy , Jerry OConnell , Corteney Cox , Duane Martin , Lewis Arquette , David Arquette , Rebecca Gayheart , Portia de Rossi , Marisol Nichols , Philip Pavel , Tori Spelling , Luke Wilson , Laurie Metcalf
Directed by Wes Craven 
Rated R
SEQUEL/THRILLER/MYSTERY/HORROR

Scream , Wes Craven's (1996)

Released December 20th in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story : High school student Sidney has been dealing with the recent murder of her mother.
It has been a very difficult ordeal for young Sidney but with the help of her friends  , boyfriend and father she is slowly getting by.
There has been a brutal murder of a student from Sidney's school.
The only thing anyone has to go by is the killer wears a mask and calls his victims.
Soon the killer is on the hunt for Sidney , which makes it seem like the killer could very well be the same person who killed her mom.
The killer takes down many of Sidney's unsuspecting friends on the way to her.
Stars Drew Barrymore , Kevin Patrick Walls , David Booth , Carla Hatley , Neve Campbell , Skeet Ulrich , Lawrence Hecht , W Earl Brown , Rose McGowan , Lois Saunders , David Arquette , Joesph Whipp , Courteney Cox , CW Morgan , Liev Shreiber
Directed by Wes Craven
Rated R
HORROR/THRILLER/MYSTERY

"Do you like scary movies?"

Reservation Road (2007)

Released October 19th in the US.
Filmed in Connecticut.
The story : One Fall evening , Ethan and Grace Learner along with their young daughter Emma are in attendance to watch their son/brother Josh play along with his music class.
It is a fine evening had by all.
On their way home the Learners decide to stop at a roadside store to use the restroom and get some windshield washer fluid.
While Ethan is inside the store and Grace and their daughter are using the restroom , Josh has decided to go out close to the road to let a jar of fireflies his sister has collected free.
At the same time Dwight , a man who lives not too far from the Learners , is rushing to get his young son home to his mom after a Red Sox game.
Dwight looks away from the road and fumbles with his cell phone.
When he looks up from his phone he realizes he is just about head-on with an on-coming car.
Swerving to avoid hitting the other car , Dwight takes out young Josh injuring his own son in the process.
Scared to death now , Dwight decides to continue on his way to take his son home without stopping to see about Josh.
Stars Joaquin Phoenix , Jennifer Connolly , Elle Fanning , Sean Curley , Mark Ruffalo , Eddie Alderson , Antoni Corone , Mira Sorvino , Gary Kohn , Cordell Clyde , Kevin Herbst 
Directed by Terry George 
Rated R
DEPRESSING DRAMA/MYSTERY

Bad Influence (1990)

Released March 9th in the US,
Filmed entirely in California,
The story : Working stiff Michael has been worried about his competition at work and a promotion he's dying to get , along with the burden of his fiancee' wanting to get married and have children.
One day after work he finds himself having a much needed drink at a local bar.
When he talks to a random woman who looks like she could use some cheering up , her jealous boyfriend starts ruffing him up.
That's when Alex comes to his rescue.
But before he can thank him , Alex is gone along with Michael's wallet.
A few days later while Michael is out jogging he runs into Alex once again.
The two go for a drink and some talking.
Alex begins encouraging Michael about standing up for himself and when he does he sees good things happen in his favor.
But when Alex goes a bit too far Michael loses it.
Stars James Spader , Marcia Cross , Kathleen Wilhoite , Christian Clemenson , Charisse Glenn , Lisa Zane , Rob Lowe , Tony Maggio , Rosalyn Landor , Perri Lister , Jay Della , Jon de Lancie , Kelly Miller
Directed by Curtis Hanson 
Rated R
MYSTERY/THRILLER

Platoon (1986)

Released February 6 , 1987 in the US.
Filmed in the Philippines.
The story : Young Chris Taylor left his comfortable life as a college student to fight in the Vietnam war.
Chris had no idea how much he and the people around him would suffer but after just three weeks of being in Vietnam he was beginning to feel the pressure.
When things got really tough Chris is advised by a friend that all he had to do was get out of there alive , all the time feeling like he was fighting a war against the men he was supposed to be fighting with.
Stars Charlie Sheen , Keith David , Williem Dafoe , Tom Berenger , Forest Whitaker , Kevin Dillion , Francesco Quinn , Reggie Johnson , Mark Moses , John C McGinely , Corey Glover , Johnny Depp , Chris Penderson , Bob Orwig , Corkey Ford , David Neidorf
Directed by (& story written) Oliver Stone
Rated R
DRAMA/ACTION


"Dedicated to the men who died and fought in the Vietnam War."

The Killing Jar (2010)

Released sometime in January of 2010.
Filmed entirely in North Carolina.
The story : It's a dark rainy night at the Copal Grill/Diner.
There are just about a handful of people in attendance and its just about time for the grill to close down for the night.
Listening to the news , everyone hears that there has been a multiple murder close by.
Now everyone at the grill is a bit uneasy.
Just after the grill closes down , a shady kind of  guy shows up.
He is advised that the grill has just closed down but he gets aggressive and loud when asked what he wants to order.
That's when the waitress gets suspicious.
She thinks that maybe this guy is the guy who killed those people not too long ago.
Stars Amber Benson , Kevin Gage , Lew Temple , Danny Trejo , Patrick Durham , Lindsey Axelsson , Talan Torriero , Harold Perrineau , Michael Madsen , Jake Bursey
Directed by (& story written) Mark Young
Rated R
MYSTERY/THRILLER

Eyes Without A Face AKA Les yeux sans visage (1960)

Released October 24 , 1962 in the US.
Filmed in France.
The story : Rich and famous , crazy and creepy Dr. Genessier has been living with a major guilt trip.
Sometime ago , the doctor caused a horrible car wreck involving himself and his young , beautiful beloved daughter.
The doctor came out of the wreck just more guilty and creepy but his daughter was not as lucky.
His daughter came out of the wreck without a face....
Since then , the doctor has been working like a madman trying to reconstruct his daughters face.
With the help of his secretary/assistant , the doctor has been kidnapping young women  and killing them in order to find the perfect face to replace his daughters.
Stars Alida Valli , Juliette Mayniel , Pierre Brasseur , Edith Scob , Francois Guerin , Alexandre Rignault , Beatrice Altariba , Claude Brasseur , Rene Genin , Charles Bavette 
Directed by George Franju 
B&W
Not Rated
French with English subtitles
HORROR/THRILLER/MYSTERY

"Smile.....
Smile.
Not that much."

Deathtrap (1982)

Released March 19th in the US.
Filmed entirely in New York.
The story : It is opening night for playwright Sidney Bruhl but his play is bombing.
Drunk now he catches the train for home.
When home , Sidney speaks of a student of his who has written the most brilliant play.
Sidney explains to his wife that he plans to invite the student to his home , kill him and then claim the play for his own.
His wife pleads desperatly for Sidney to just become a partner with the student but Sidney will not sway from his plan.
Stars Michael Caine , Dyan Cannon , Christopher Reeve , Tony DiBenedetto , Henry Jones , Irene Worth , Francis B Creamer Jr. , Joe Silver , Jeffrey Lions , Stewart Klein , Joel Siegel 
Directed by Sidney Lumet 
Rated PG
MYSTERY

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)

Released September 17th in the US.
Filmed in Nevada and California.
The story : Bob is a movie maker.
He and his wife Carol head off to a free love camp where they sit in on some group therapy.
All of this purely starts out as Bob doing research as he is planning on making a documentary about the camp.
But the couple find out that after the session , they have been enlightened.
Why not be able to be married and be in-love , and still have sex with others...as long as there are no feelings involved?
Bob and Carol try to bring their best friends Ted and Alice into their new way of thinking but they are having a hard time with the whole idea.
Stars Robert Culp , Natalie Wood , Greg Mullavey , John Halloran , Susan Merin , Jeffery Walker , K.T. Stevens , Lynn Borden , Elliott Gould , Dyan Cannon , Celeste Yarnall , Horst Ebersberg , Lee Bergere , Donald F Muhich , Andre Philippe , Joyce Easton , Howard Dayton
Directed by ( & story partly written) Paul Mazursky
Rated R
DRAMA

Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? (1971)

Released June 15th in the US.
Filmed entirely in New York.
The story : Georgie Soloway is a super successful songwriter.
But recently , Georgie has become somewhat of a recluse.
Georgie cannot sleep very well and when he does get to sleep he has the most vivid , bizarre dreams.
These days Georgie calls on the help of his psychiatrist for guidance but that doesnt help much.
Instead , his doctor stars in most of Georgie's hallucinations...along with many people and situations from his past.
Also , some man who apparently goes by the name Harry Kellerman , has been calling woman who even think they know Georgie and telling lies about him.
But , are the stories actually lies?
Stars Dustin Hoffman , Jack Warden , Rose Gregorio , Betty Walker , David Burns , Regina Baff , Amy Levitt , Joseph R. Sicari , Josip Elic , Dom DeLuise , Robyn Millan , Candice Azzara , Steve Eppolito , Barbara Harris , Sherry Rooney , Sidney Armus , Marty Greene
Directed by Ulu Grosbard
Rated R
DRAMA/COMEDY

Can You Hear the Laughter? The Story of Freddie Prinze (1979)

Made for TV , airing September 11th in the US.
Filming location(s) unknown.
Based on truths.
The story : In 1971 , Freddie just wanted to be rich and famous and get out of the ghetto.
Even though he got accepted to the school of performing arts , he decided that he was good in front of an audience.
He began playing drums in his friends band and when he got lots of attention from women , he thought he should try his hand at being a stand-up comedian.
After a handful of shows , Freddie decided to take his act uptown.
There he was discovered by a manager who got him a gig on the Johnny Carson show.
By 1974 , Freddie was offered the part of Chico in 'Chico and the Man'.
He was an instant sensation.
But always feeling lonely , never feeling good enough and issues with drugs dragged him down to his demise.
Stars Ira Angustain , Julie Carmen , Kevin Hooks , Ken Sylk , James T. Callahan , Randee Heller , Devon Ericson , Stephen Elliott , Mike Binder , Annette Charles , Melanie Chartoff , Stuart Gillard , Leon Charles
Directed by Burt Brinckerhoff
Not Rated
BIOGRAPHY/DRAMA

My Science Project (1985)

Released August 9th in the US.
Filmed in California and Arizona.
The story : Harland is a high school senior who is mostly concerned with cars.
All in the same day Harland gets the heads up from his science teacher that he needs to turn in his project , his girlfriend dumps him and nerdy girl Elle asks him on a date.
Harland accepts Elle's proposal and takes her to an old Airforce graveyard , looking for things to make his science project out of.
What he finds is not of this world.
But he takes it , without realizing there could be some very serious consequences.
Stars John Stockwell , Fisher Stevens , Pat Simmons , Dennis Hopper , Danielle von Zerneck , Raphael Sbarge , John Vidor , Candace Silvers , Ann Wedgeworth , Barry Corbin , Richard Masur
Directed by (& story written) Jonathan R. Betuel
Rated PG
COMEDY/SCIFI

"Why can't girls be like cars?"