Away From Her (2006)

Released May 27 , 2007 in the US.
Filmed entirely in Canada.
The story : Fiona and Grant have been married for 40 years.
The last 20 of that 40 they have been together every day of their lives.
Lately, Fiona has been very forgetful. The couple soon finds out Fiona has Alzheimers.
They then make the difficult choice to put Fiona in an institution.
Grant battles with the idea, especially when he finds out he cannot visit his wife for the first 30 days of her stay.
When Grant finally does get to visit, he sees that his wife has taking a liking to another man in the institution.
The more Grant visits Fiona, the more he sees that his wife seems to be more interested in spending time with the new man in her life than him.
Stars Stacy LaBerge , Julie Christie , Gordon Pinsent , Alberta Watson , Deanna Dezmari , Clare Coulter , Olympia Dukakis , Thomas Hauff , Grace Lynn Kung , Lili Francks , Judy Sinclair
Directed by Sarah Polley
Rated PG13
DRAMA

Eddie the Eagle (2016)

Released February 26th in the US.
Filmed in the UK , Austria and Germany.
Based on truths.
The story : Ever since "Eddie" can remember, he has wanted to compete in the Olympics.
Only what sport he would compete in, he couldn't figure out.
Eddie goes to work with his dad one day and there he sees a ski slope.
Now he only dreams of skiing in the Olympics.
But Eddie goes even farther when he decides he will train for ski jumping in Germany.
There Eddie attempts perfecting the art of ski jumping with some help from an ex Olympic ski jumper.
Stars Tom Costello , Jo Hartley , Keith Allen , Jack Costello , Dickon Tolson , Taron Egerton , Edvin Endre , Mads Sjogard Pettersen , Marc Benjamin , Iris Berben , Hugh Jackman , Tim McInnerny
Directed by Dexter Fletcher
Rated PG13
BIOGRAPHY/HISTORY/COMEDY/DRAMA

Raging Bull (1980)

Released December 19th in the US.
Filmed in New York and California.
Based on truths.
The story : In the 1940s , Jake was a tough , serious boxer whose only brother was his manager.
He was high strung , paranoid and violent in the ring as well as in his personal life.
As time went by the more matches Jake had under his belt , the more he believed he was unbeatable.
But after a fight with his brother and then losing a major fight , Jake called life in the ring quits.
By the 50s , Jake had retired from boxing , opened a nightclub and began trying to live a normal family man kind of life.
Stars Robert DeNiro , Joe Pesci , Lori Anne Flax , Frank Vincent , Mario Gallo , Nicholas Colasanto , Frank Adonis , Frank Topham , Joseph Bono , Cathy Moriarty , Theresa Saldana , Charles Scorcese
Directed by Martin Scorcese
Rated R
BIOGRAPHY/HISTORY/DRAMA

Danny Deckchair (2003)

Released August 11 , 2004 in the US.
Filmed entirely in Australia.
The story : All year long , Danny has been looking forward to going away with live-in girlfriend Trudy on holiday.
The week before their trip , Trudy tells Danny that she has to work and cannot go.
This depresses Danny a bit but he gets over it.
That is until he goes to Trudys work to surprise her and finds her with another man.
Danny decides he will try something he has never done before , in hopes of at least an adventure.
Stars Rhys Ifans , John Batchelor , Justine Clarke , Rhys Muldoon , Miranda Otto , Alan Flower , Julie Wood , Jane Ruggiero , Brian Langsworth , Steve Rassios , Gina Bortolin
Directed by Jeff Balsmeyer
Rated PG13
COMEDY/DRAMA

Entertainment (2015)

Released November 13th in the US.
Filmed in California.
The story : Gene is a traveling comedian.
But , he's depressed , depressive and he tells the most horrible jokes...
Anyone who even tries to kindle some sort of relationship with Gene falls flat on their face.
All Gene cares about is reconnecting with his daughter , who refuses to acknowledge his presence.
Stars Gregg Turkington , Annabella Lwin , Tye Sheridan , John C Reilly , Craig Holland , Sergio Estrada , Susan Cernas , Lotte Verbeek , (voice) Mike Hickey , Amy Seimetz , Michael Cera
Directed by Rick Alverson
Rated R
DRAMA/DARK COMEDY

"Laugh your fool head off but shut your fool mouth..."

The Forger (2014)

Released April 24 , 2015 in the US.
Filmed entirely in Massachusetts.
The story : Raymond Cutter is an art thief/artist.
While serving time , Raymond cuts a deal with a larger than himself thief to get out of jail early.
Raymond has a 15-year-old son who is sick and he wants to spend time with him.
Money and more time served are the risks Raymond takes , the same things that put him in jail in the first place.
But this time , Raymond gets hip to the cops on his trail and he works with them to clear himself while spending time with his father and son who are also in on the scheme.
Stars John Travolta , Christopher Plummer , Tye Sheridan , Abigail Spencer , Anson Mount , Marcus Thomas , Jennifer Ehle , Travis Aaron Wade , Lydon Smith , Julio Oscar Mechoso
Directed by Philip Martin
Rated R
THRILLER/DRAMA

Orny Adams : More Than Loud (2017)

Made for Showtime , airing December 1st in the US.
Filmed in California.
The story : Orny has jokes galore and he knows exactly what he's talking about.
Germaphobes, gluten intolerance, "milleniums" , life beating the hell out of you , his Wikipedia page , a lack of common sense , relationships , marriage , women and technology are a few topics he covers.
Stars Orny Adams ( & jokes written by) 
Directed by Scott Moran
Not Rated
STANDUPCOMEDY

"#OrnyIsJewish"

Modern Romance (1981)

Released March 13th in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story : Robert has been seeing Mary for quite some time now, nevermind the fact that he has broken off their relationship numerous times in the past...
The couple meet for lunch and its pleasant enough at first but suddenly, out of the blue, Robert breaks up with Mary again.
He says this is the last time and they don't have enough in common...
Mary is sick of Robert constantly changing his mind out of the blue so she tells him to never call her again.
Now Robert can't decide if he wants to go on with his life or get back with Mary , so he concentrates on getting back with Mary.
Shortly after they get back together Robert becomes paranoid and clingy.
Stars Albert Brooks , Kathryn Harold , Tyann Means , Bruno Kirby , Bob Einstein , Jane Hallaren , James L Brooks , George Kennedy , (voice) Thelma Leeds , Rick Beckner , Jerry Belson 
Directed by Albert Brooks
Rated R
COMEDY/DRAMA

Goddess of Love (1988)

Made for TV , airing November 20th in the US.
Filmed in California.
The story : A long , long time ago Venus , the Goddess of Love was banished from Mt. Olympus by her father.
Venus just didn't take love seriously and that's a heavy problem when you're the Goddess of Love you know.
Anyways, Venus was turned to stone until love makes her human again.
So now present day, the statue of Venus lives in an art museum in L.A.
She is said to be "the most expensive lady in town."
Two crooks decide to steal Venus and really cash in.
While being chased by the cops, the crooks hide her in a discotech's courtyard, as there are many other statues there to fit in with.
Ted happens to be at the dischotech thanks to his buddy throwing him a surprise bachelor party.
Out in the courtyard and talking about the ring which has been in Ted's fiancee's family for decades, Ted slips the ring onto Venus' finger , showing his buddy how everything will work out.
Little does he realize , when he put that ring on Venus' finger it meant that she now belongs to him and he belongs to her!
Stars Vanna White , John Rhys Davies , Betsey Palmer , Ray OConnor , Michael Goldfinger , Jennifer Bassey , David Naughton , David Leisure , Amanda Bearse , Philip Baker Hall
Directed by Jim Drake 
Not Rated
COMEDY/FANTASY

"I'll risk it! I love Greek olives!"

ALF 's Special Christmas parts 1 & 2 (1987)

Made for TV, airing December 14th in the US.

Season 2. Episodes 12 &13.
The story: The Tanners are spending their Christmas at a cabin this year.
When Willie was little his family spent the best Christmas he can remember there.
While getting settled, the Tanners notice Alf has been opening presents among other annoying things.
Willie gets angry at Alf and basically says get lost for a while.
While Alf is outside George, the owner of the cabin stops by.
After meeting with the Tanners, George is off to the hospital to play Santa and give all the sick children their gifts.
Alf hears this and gets into George's truck to investigate but ends up at the hospital in Santa's toy sleigh.
Stars Max Wright, Anne Scheeden, Andrea Elson, Benji Gregory, Cleavon Little, Keri Houlihan, Carl Franklin, Connie Richmond, Glenn Withrow, Molly Hagan
Directed by Burt Brinckerhoff
Not Rated
COMEDY/DRAMA/CHRISTMAS/SERIES

"Dedicated to the Memory of Our Friends  , Tom Kyle - 1944 - 1987 and Tiffany Leigh Smith- 1979 - 1987"

ALF : Oh , Tannerbaum (1986)

Made for TV, airing December 22nd in the US.
The story: It's Christmas Eve. Alf was confused with how some things at Christmas work.
The Tanners wake to find that Alf has cut their Christmas tree into firewood.
Now Willie must go get another one.
Willie returns with a fake tree but decides he isn't happy with it.
Alf if stuck on the thought of snow for Christmas and mentions snow forecasted for the tree farm where Willie and Kate used to go every year to cut their own tree.
Willie and Alf hurry off to get another tree.
Stars Max Wright, Anne Scheeden, Andrea Elson, Benji Gregory, John LaMotta
Directed by Rick Gough
Not Rated
COMEDY/SERIES/CHRISTMAS

Classic Tales : The Little Match Girl (2008)

Made for TV in Australia, not released in the US...

Season 1. Episode 26.
The story: On a snowy Christmas Eve, a poor little girl walked through the snow without any shoes.
Hoping to find someone who would buy some matches from her, she peered into windows.
All she saw were many people and children enjoying the evening.
Freezing , the girl decided to light one of her matches.
What she seen in the gleaming light of the lit match was the warmth of a cozy fireplace.
After the match went out, she lit another and there in front of her stood her beloved deceased grandmother.
The more matches the little girl lit , the closer to her grandmother she became.
Stars (voice by) Tracey Mann
Directed by Craig Handley
Not Rated
ANIMATION/FAIRY TALE/FAMILY/SERIES/CHRISTMAS

Best Ed. (2008)

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

The Night Before Hoppenscotch : It's Hoppenscotch Eve, Ed is super excited. Buddy tells him that it is getting late and he better get to bed. Buddy tells Ed the story of the Great Cobbler Hoppenscotch and Ed is almost to sleep. But then Ed wakes to realize they forgot to put their socks out. Their neighbor Mr. Thursty is on the look out for Cobbler Hoppenscotch , as he believes he is only a trespasser . But Ed and Buddy want to help Mr. Thursty because they are the Cobbler helpers!

Yeederhosers : Out on the ski slopes for some sledding. Ed and Buddy meet Saint Lewis , the St Bernard that safe guards the slopes. Saint Lewis offers to allow Ed and Buddy to take over being the patrol buddies of the slopes for the day. Ed loves the idea but Buddy isnt enjoying himself very much. Buddy just wants to go inside where it's nice and warm and there's hot chocolate.

Stars (voices by) Sean Cullen , Patrick McKenna , Kedar Brown , Jeff Lumby , Carolyn Scott , Sarah Commisso , Tessa Marshall , Tarah Consoli , Jayne Eastwood , Kathleen Laskey 
Directed by Rick Marshall 
Not Rated
ANIMATION/CHRISTMAS

"My happy sandals look even happier and you've been blessed with swollen nuts!"

Simon's Cat : Little Box (2016)

Made for the internet in the UK , airing December 16th...
The story : While wandering through the living room, Simon's cat happens upon a box.
After sitting on top of the box and nothing fun happening, Simon's cat begins to walk away.
But in doing so , he opens the box!
Now it is time to fit inside the box. But no matter how hard Simon's cat tries , he cannot fit.
Then Simon's kitten shows up and he fits inside the box perfectly...
Stars (voice by) Simon Tofiled
Directed by Simon Tofield
Not Rated
ANIMATION/FAMILY/SERIES/CHRISTMAS

Simon's Cat : Christmas Presence part 1 (2013)

Made for the internet in the UK , airing December 6th...
The story: It's Christmas time again.
While strolling through the living room, Simon's cat finds a Santa Claus doll, holding a bag while standing by the fireplace.
When Simon's cat begins petting at the Santa doll begging for food, the doll begins singing.
This scares Simon's cat and he decides to beat the doll with the fireplace shovel.
Now on its side and apparently harmless, Simon's cat snags Santa's bag in hopes that there is food inside.
What he finds is just some styrofoam stuffing.
Stars (voice by) Simon Tofield
Directed by Simon Tofield
Not Rated
ANIMATION/FAMILY/SERIES/CHRISTMAS

Simon's Cat : Santa Claws (2010)

Made for the internet in the UK , airing December 10th...
The story: Simon has just about finished putting his Christmas tree up.
Away from the tree now, Simon's cat - who has never seen a Christmas tree, gets sight of it.
He is curious and decides to begin exploring the tree.
Inside the tree he goes, all the while knocking glass ornaments off the tree and to their demise onto the floor.
Simon finally returns to add the angel as his trees finishing touch.
Stepping back to admire his handiwork now, he spots his cat hiding inside the tree.
Simon tells the cat to get down but he just goes up , up , up!
Stars (voice by) Simon Tofield
Directed by Simon Tofield
Not Rated
ANIMATION/FAMILY/SERIES/CHRISTMAS

Almost Naked Animals : Home for the Howiedays (2011)

Made for TV in Canada, airing October 21st but not released in the US...

Season 1. Episode 25.
The story: Every year, Howie tries inviting his sister Goodle to the Howiedays festivities.
But every year, Goodle turns Howie down in a crude way.
This year he is not taking no for an answer, leaving Goodle with no choice but to have to attend.
Howie explains that Howiedays is a celebration of everyone's different holiday traditions.
Goodle doesn't have one so she tries ruining everyone else's.
That is until she sees Howie's tradition. Then she becomes sentimental.
Stars (voices by) Rob Tinkler, Emilie Claire Barlow, Sean Cullen, David Berni, Howard Jerome, Linda Kash, Alyson Court, Julie Lemieux, Tony Daniels, Ron Pardo, Stacey Derass, Dwayne Hill
Directed by Brad Ferguson
Not Rated
ANIMATION/SERIES/CHRISTMAS

Almost Naked Animals : The Perfect Gift (2011)

Made for TV in Canada , airing October 21st but not released in the US...
The story: Narwhal doesn't have the perfect gift for Bunny yet.
It has to be really good this time , because last year he gave her a rock.
When everyone arrives to open their gifts they have to wait.
No one can find Narwhal.
After reminiscing about all the horrible gifts they have all got from Narwhal in the past they finally decide the perfect gift from him , is him!
Stars (voices by) Sean Cullen , Emilie Claire Barlow , Rob Tinkler , Howard Jerome , Linda Kash , David Berni , Alyson Court , Julie Lemieux , Tony Daniels , Ron Rardo , Stacey Derass
Directed by Brad Ferguson
Not Rated
ANIMATION/CHRISTMAS

The New Woody Woodpecker Show : The Twelve Lies of Christmas (2001)

Made for TV, airing December 15th in the US.

Season 2. Episode 16.
The story: It's Christmas Eve.
Woody's niece and nephew along with his sister are spending the night at his place.
Woody tells the kids that they better behave themselves or he will tell his friend Santa to only leave them coal.
The kids' aren't buying that. They don't believe Woody actually knows Santa.
So he tells them a story of how he saved Christmas but his landlord believes she was the one who saved Christmas.
Actually, everyone has their own story of how they saved Christmas...
Stars (voice by) Billy West
Not Rated
ANIMATION/CHRISTMAS/FAMILY/SERIES/CHRISTMAS

Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever The Movie (2014)

Made for Lifetime, airing November 29th in the US.
Filmed entirely in Canada.
The story: Grumpy Cat lives at the pet store with many other animals who want a home.
Grumpy Cat had a home once but that's a different story.
The owner of the pet store is behind on his rent. He tells his manager that he will have his rent when he sells the million dollar dog that he has.
So the manager is content with that.
During the night, two crooks break into the pet store to steal the dog.
But Crystal, who helps at the pet store happens to be there when they break in.
She sees everything.
Now it's up to Crystal and her new best friend Grumpy Cat to stop the crooks and rescue the pup.
Stars (voice) Aubrey Plaza , Grumpy Cat , Megan Charpentier , Daniel Roebuck , Shauna Johannesen , Russell Peters , David Lewis , Evan Todd , Isaac Haig , Casey Manderson , Ryan Beil
Directed by Tim Hill
Not Rated
COMEDY/ADVENTURE/CHRISTMAS

The New Woody Woodpecker Show (2000)

Made for TV , airing April 1st in the US.... 
A Very Woody Christmas : Woody loves Christmas. Just when going through all the gifts he got he realizes he didnt get anything for Knothead and Splinter.
After picking up their gifts , Woody sees a gift wrapping stand.
Little does he realize the guys running the stand are actually crooks stealing gifts.

It's A Chilly Christmas After All : It is freezing! Chilly Willy is watching the weather and finds out that Santa will get to travel to many really warm places this year. Chilly Willy wants to go too.
But Chilly Willy runs into trouble when he goes to Santas workshop and Smedley , Santas head elf is working hard to be the one who rides along with Santa this year and believes Chilly Willy to be a "peaker".

Yule Get Yours : Woody is in a huge hurry to tell Santa all about what he wants for Christmas this year. So much in a hurry that he cuts all the other kids in line waiting to see him. When Woody speaks to Santa and his head elf , they find that he has been greedy and self-centered and he is ordered to give back the last five years of gifts instead of getting any new ones. Woody believes he must prove to Santa and his elf that he has changed his ways this year in hopes of getting what he asked for.

Stars (voices by) Billy West...
Directed by Bob Jacques
Not Rated
ANIMATION/CHRISTMAS/FAMILY/SERIES/CHRISTMAS

"And I want a get out of jail free card and I want a bumper sticker that says 'I break and enter' and I want a remote control getaway car..."

Voyeur (2017)

Made for Netflix, airing December 1st in the US.
Filming location (s) unknown.
The story: In 1980, famous journalist Gay Talese was working on releasing his newest book, 'The Neighbors Wife'.
Talese received a letter from a man named Gerald Foos - a  previous hotel owner , who had spied on customers without their knowledge while they stayed at his hotel.
Foos told Talese that he may be interested in his life story for his "upcoming book or another in the future".
Talese was fascinated and in fact, began corresponding with Foos.
Many years past. Talese and Foos became friends and Talese believed he knew Foos story so well that he wanted to write about it.
Foos was also finally ready to have his secret story heard, believing that most people who could have been involved had since past.
Stars Gay Talese, Gerald Foos, Anita Foos, Nan Talese, Edward Sabol
Directed by Myles Kane & Josh Koury
Not Rated
DOCUMENTARY/BIOGRAPHY/HISTORY

Gerald's Game ; Stephen King's (2017)

Made for Netflix, airing September 29th in the US.
Filmed entirely in Alabama...
The story: Married couple Jessie and Gerald are getting away.
They both feel like they need some alone time together to help bring the magic back into their relationship.
When they settle in to go to bed early, Gerald takes out the handcuffs.
At first , Jessie is all for it.
But soon she feels like Gerald is being rough, distancing them once again.
After an argument, Gerald drops dead.
Now Jessie is left with her own dark thoughts until she can escape the cuffs.
Stars Carla Gugino , Bruce Greenwood , Carel Struycken , Henry Thomas , Kate Siegel , Chiara Aurelia , Adalyn Jones , Bryce Harper , Gwendolyn Mulamba , James Flanagan , Chuck Borden
Directed by Mike Flanagan
Not Rated
MYSTERY/THRILLER

Holidays (2016)

Released April 15th in the US.
Filmed in Ireland.
This movie consists of eight short stories...
1. Valentines Day; written & directed by Kevin Kolsch & Dennis Widmyer: Maxine is in-love with her swim coach who has a heart problem.
After coach gives her a Valentines Day card out of sympathy, Maxine repays him for his kindness.
2. St. Patricks Day; written & directed by Gary Shore: Elizabeth is an elementary school teacher. She wants nothing more than a child of her own. When she finds out she is strangely with-child, she is ecstatic. But there's a twist.
3. Easter; written & directed by Nicholas McCarthy: It's the night before Easter. A young girl is off to bed and while talking with mommy expresses confusion about how Easter relates to Jesus and the Easter bunny as well as how they are related to each other. She will find out without moms help...
4. Mothers Day; written & directed by Sarah Adina Smith: A young woman is scared to death of getting pregnant. She believes she is cursed as every time she has intercourse, no matter the safety precautions, she always conceives. Her new doctor sends her to a sanctuary for women who cannot have children in hopes that it will somehow help her.
5. Fathers Day; written & directed by Anthony Scott Burns: Carol has received a package in the mail with a Fathers Day greeting. She has not seen her father since she was just a little girl and had been told since that he is no longer living. When she opens the package and finds a cryptic recorded message from her beloved dad, she has to do as shes told.
6. Halloween; written & directed by Kevin Smith: Ian is a giant dirtbag. He has been putting ads in the paper for girls to work for him on his webcam site. Ian already has three girls working for him and he's an extra large asshole to all three of them. When business is slow and the girls want the night off but Ian won't allow it, they leave him with no choice.
7. Christmas; written & directed by Scott Stewart: Keith has been busting his ass trying to get his son the new virtual reality glasses. When he hits the last store which has one another customer gets it before him. After trying to bribe the lucky guy with the last virtual reality glasses in hand and getting turned down , an unexpected lucky thing happens to Keith and he actually gets the glasses. But maybe he should have just skipped them all together and found something else...
Lastly ,  8. New Year's Eve; directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer & written by Dennis Widmyer : Reggie is a lonely guy with some really strange quirks. He has just ended what he considered a relationship with potential.Shortly thereafter, another women from the dating website who believes she has nothing to lose, decides to have a go at a date with Reggie for New Years Eve.
Stars Ruth Bradley , Rick Peters , Sonja Kinski , Seth Green , Lorenza Izzo , Michael Gross , Harley Quinn Smith , Mark Steger , Clare Grant , Jocelin Donahue , Ava Acres , Sophie Traub , Aleksa Palladino , Harley Morenstein , Andrew Bowen , Megan Duffy , Peter Campion , Scott Stewart
Not Rated
HORROR/DARK COMEDY/SCIFI

Christine (2016)

Released October 14th in the US.
Filming location(s) unknown.
Based on truths.
The story: Christine Chubbuck is a tv news reporter for a local Florida station.
She has become increasingly annoyed with her job as she isn't allowed much freedom.
When her boss tells her that her stories need more grit because that's what the watchers want to see, Christine tries a few new things.
But even those attempts don't work for her with her boss or her job.
Soon every effort Christine has made looks like an unmanageable failure to her , leaving her feeling as if she has only one choice left.
Stars Rebecca Hall , Michael C Hall , J Smith Cameron , Maria Dizzia , Timothy Simons , Kim Shaw , Kimberley Drummond , Tracy Letts , John Cullum , Morgan Spector , Jayson Warner Smith
Directed by Antonio Campos
Rated R
HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY/DRAMA

"Life is hard enough without dwelling on every little thing."

A Very Merry Cricket (1973)

Made for TV, airing December 14th in the US.
The story: It's Christmas in New York. 
While reading a Christmas story about peace, Tucker mouse believes peace is a thing of the past.
He recalls how his and Harry the cats' friend Chester the Cricket, who makes beautiful music, changed the people of New York for the better.
Everyone was peaceful and happy when Chester played.
Is it possible that if Chester comes to New York he can make the people of New York happy and peaceful once again, this time for Christmas?
Tucker and Harry seem to think so.
Stars (voices by) Les Tremayne, Mel Blanc
Directed by Chuck Jones
Not Rated
SEQUEL/ANIMATION/FAMILY/CHRISTMAS

Detour (2016)

Released January 20 , 2017 in the US.
Filmed entirely in South Africa.
The story: Harper hasn't been doing so good lately.
After his mom was in a horrible car accident that has left her in a coma he has been having some really dark thoughts.
Harper believes his stepdad, who was in the car with his mom when she had her accident, had a hand in her current state.
When things are at last looking grim for his mom, Harper begins to worry his stepdad is going to get away with his moms' death.
He continuously thinks of ways to get rid of him...
Stars Nick Boraine , Tye Sheridan , Deon Lotz , Jared Abrahamson , Stephen Moyer , Emory Cohen , Joe Vaz , Bel Powely , Reine Swart , John Lynch , Gbenga Akinnagbe , Nic Rasenti 
Directed by (& story written) Christopher Smith
Rated R
THRILLER

"One flew East. One flew West. One flew over the cuckoo's nest."

Office Christmas Party (2016)

Released December 9th in the US.
Filmed in Georgia and Illinois.
The story: It's that time of the year once again.
Everyone at Zenotek is looking forward to the office Christmas party and their bonuses.
Hours before the party is to start, the bosses hard-nosed sister, who is the CEO of the company calls a meeting.
She decides her brothers part of the company is not doing good enough and she is going to fire a bunch of people , cut all bonuses and absolutely no Christmas party this year.
The Chief Technical Officer of the company and his boss decide to go along with having the Christmas party and invite a client whose influence will hopefully help them impress their CEO so they will all be able to keep their jobs.
Stars Jason Bateman , TJ Miller , Olivia Munn , Kate McKinnon , Vanessa Bayer , Jennifer Aniston , Rob Corddry , Randall Park , Karan Soni , Andrew Leeds , Courtney B Vance , Jillian Bell , Sam Richardson , Jamie Chung , Abbey Lee , Oliver Cooper , Matt Walsh , Chloe Wepper , Nick Peine
Directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck 
Rated R
COMEDY/CHRISTMAS

Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015)

Released August 5th in the US.
The story: On the farm, things have been routine and mundane for some time.
Shaun the sheep is bored and would like a day off from the repetition that has become his life.
He concocts a plan and everyone helps.
After putting the farmer to sleep and then trying to wake him, a horrible accident happens.
The farmer loses his memory and now it's up to Shaun and the other sheep to bring him back.
Stars (voices by) Justin Fletcher , John Sparkes , Omid Djalili , Kate Harbour , Richard Webber , Tim Hands , Andy Nyman , Simon Greenall , Emma Tate , Sean Connolly , Jack Paulson
Directed by Mark Burton & Richard Starzak
Rated PG
ANIMATION/COMEDY/FAMILY/ADVENTURE

( A 2015 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL SUNDANCE KIDS FILM)

The Babysitter (2017)

Made for Netflix, airing October 13th in the US.
Filmed in California.
The story: Cole is a junior high school student.
He gets bullied a lot and he has one friend, Melanie who lives across the street.
When Cole's parents go away and they go away often, they leave Cole in the care of babysitter Bee.
Cole and Bee are the best of friends and he really loves having her around.
When Cole tells Melanie about Bee staying the weekend, Melanie mentions Bee having guys over while he is asleep.
Cole is totally naive to this and has never before given it a thought, but now he has an idea.
Bee puts Cole to bed and he waits until he hears people downstairs.
That's when Cole proceeds to spy on Bee and her friends but what he witnesses he would have never guessed in a million years.
Stars Judah Lewis , Emily Alyn Lind , Leslie Bibb , Ken Marino , Miles J Harvey , Zachary Alexander Rice , Chris Wylde , Samara Weaving , Robbie Amell , Hana Mae Lee , Bella Thorne , Andrew Bachelor , Doug Haley , Samuel Gilbert , Doc Duhame , Jean Claude Leuyer 
Directed by Brian Duffield
Not Rated
COMEDY/HORROR

Bleed For This (2016)

Released November 18th in the US.
Filmed entirely in Rhode Island.
Based on truths.
The story: Ever since Vinny was just a little kid, he has always been a fighter.
As an adult, Vinny's dad has been training him in his boxing ring for years.
After working with a professional trainer and getting his World Champion title, Vinny is involved in a horrible accident.
Still alive and bored as hell, Vinny can think of nothing more than getting back into the ring.
Stars Miles Teller , Ciaran Hinds , Katey Sagal , Amanda Clayton , Daniel Sauli , Aaron Eckhart , Ted Levine , Tina Casciani , Jean Pierre Augustin , Edwin Rodriguez , Tom DeNucci , Lonnie Farmer
Directed by (& story written) Ben Younger 
Rated R
BIOGRAPHY/DRAMA/HISTORY

Ghoulies lll AKA Ghoulies Go To College (1991)

Released September 18th in the US.
Filmed in California.
The story : Twenty years ago , a college student decided to conjure up some of the Ghoulies with help of a summoning comic book...
The effect was only partial and the comic book got locked in the walls of the frat house bathroom.
Present day , it is prank time at the college.
Everything is about the best prank.
While in the bathroom , one frat guy finds the comic book by accident.
He takes it to class and the professor confiscates it.
Later on , the professor decides to the read the incantations inside the book to humor himself.
The result raises the Ghoulies from their slumber.
Stars Evan MacKenzie , Eva LaRue , John R Johnston , Patrick Labyorteaux , Billy Morrisette , Hope Marie Carlton , Andrew Barach , Kevin McCarthy , Jason Scott Lee , Griffin O Neal , Marcia Wallace
Directed by John Carl Buechler
Rated R
SEQUEL/HORROR

The Howling (1981)

Released April 10th in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story: Karen White is a local anchorwoman who everyone recognizes.
Recently, a  murderer has taken a liking to Karen and has been contacting her.
In an effort to capture the killer , the police devise a plan involving Karen meeting with the killer.
Karen goes along with the plan but it ends as a horrifying ordeal for her.
After the incident , Karen sees a doctor.
The doctor advises Karen that it will do her worlds of good to go away to his retreat.
Karen doesnt want to but believes she needs a change of pace so she goes.
Everyone seems nice enough at the retreat but some really weird stuff happens and no one is actually as they appear... 
Soon Karen begins thinking staying at home wasn't such a bad idea after all.
Stars Dee Wallace , Robert Picardo , Patrick Macnee , Christopher Stone , Slim Pickens , Belinda Balaski , Dennis Dugan , Elisabeth Brooks , Margie Impert , Don McLeod , Kenneth Tobey
Directed by Joe Dante
Rated R
HORROR

1922 ; Stephen King's (2017)

Made for Netflix, airing October 20th in the US.
Filming location(s) unknown.
The story: Humble farmer Wilfred James is married and has one 14-year-old son.
There isn't anything in the world Wildred takes more pride in than his land and his son....
Wilfred's wife Arlette owns 100 acres of their 180 acres.
She wants to sell all the land and move to the city, taking her young son along.
But Wilfred doesn't want her to take his son away from him and his son doesn't want to move to the city.
Arlette's demeaning, ruthless ways leave Wilfred and his son with only one choice.
Stars Thomas James , Dylan Schimd , Molly Parker , Kaitlyn Bernard , Bob Frazer , Eric Keenleyside , Neal McDonough , Tanya Champoux , Patrick Keating , Brian dArcy James 
Directed by Zak Hilditch
Not Rated
MYSTERY/THRILLER/HORROR

Mirror Mirror (1990)

Released October 12th in the US.
Filming location(s) unknown.
The story: Curator Emelin and realtor Mrs. Perlili are working together to clean out the old Weatherworth estate.
Mrs. Perlili has to leave early so Emelin finishes the job herself.
The movers arrive and Emelin advises them to take the rest of the estate to her shop.
Soon Mrs. Perlili sells the home off to newly widowed Mrs. Gordon and her daughter Megan.
Megan isn't thrilled about the move but she finds slight comfort in an old mirror she finds in her new room.
The mirror was supposed to be delivered to Emelin but got left behind, so now it belongs to Megan.
But the mirror has a curse on it...and it begins channeling its energies through Megan.
Whenever Megan gets uncomfortable about something, the mirror makes bad things happen.
Stars Traci Lee Gold , Michelle Gold , Yvonne De Carlo , Ann Hearn , Karen Black , Rainbow Harvest , Dorit Sauer , Kristin Dattilo , Ricky Paull Goldin , William Sanderson , Charlie Spradling , Tom Bresnahan , Stephen Tobolowsky , Pamela Perfili , Ian Vespucious , M J King
Directed by Marina Sargenti
Rated R
HORROR/MYSTERY


"Aren't we a bit grumpy??
I'm going to the store Megan. Do you want me to pick you up some Midol???"

Cell ; Stephen King's (2016)

Released July 8th in the US.
Filmed in Georgia....
The story : Clay Riddel is an artist who has been living in Boston for the past year while being separated from his wife and son who are in New Hampshire.
When Clay gets news his work is finally going to pay off , he rushes to the airport and calls his wife.
He is planning on flying to New Hampshire to see them.
But while on the phone , something strange starts happening to all the people in the airport around him.
It appears that whoever was on their cell phone has now gone... insane.
Stars John Cusack , Clark Sarullo , Ethan Andrew Casto , Samuel L Jackson , Isabelle Fuhrman , Owen Teague , Stacy Keach , Joshua Mikel , Anthony Renyolds , Erin Elizabeth Burns
Directed by Tod Williams
Rated R
HORROR/SCIFI

Leatherface : Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990)

Released January 12th in the US.
Filmed entirely in California... 
The story: Michelle and her friend Ryan are driving her dads' car from Los Angeles to Florida.
While driving through Texas, they are stopped at a roadblock but the police won't offer up any information about whats going on.
The only information they get is, "Get going and don't stop for anything..."
So on they go, driving through the night.
The next day they stop at the Last Chance gas station.
The attendant is creepy but there's a seemingly friendly-enough , helpful cowboy.
When the attendant starts shit, the cowboy sends Michelle and Ryan on their way in a hurry.
Ryan suggests in the heat of the moment to talk Michelle into taking the new road the cowboy told him about...
But no one told either of them that was definitely not the road they wanted to take....
Stars Kate Hodge , William Butler , Michael Shamus Wiles , Tom Everett , Viggo Mortensen , R A Mihailoff , Ken Foree . Joe Unger , Jennifer Banko , Miriam Byrd Nethery , Caroline Williams
Directed by Jeff Burr
Not Rated
HORROR/THRILLER/SEQUEL

Little Evil (2017)

Made by Netflix , airing September 1st in the US.
Filmed entirely in Ohio.
The story : Gary and Samantha got married not too long ago.
Samantha has a son Lucas that Gary hasnt really gotten to know yet.
Now is the time.
Samantha has convinced Gary he will be a great stepdad and he does his best.
But after sometime , it appears to Gary that Lucas is evil and wants only to hurt him.
Stars Adam Scott , Evangeline Lilly , Owen Atlas , Clancy Brown , Bridget Everett , Chris Delia , Tyler Labine ,Donald Faison , Sally Field , Kyle Bornheimer , Hank Harris , Carla Gallo
Directed by (& story written) Eli Craig
Not Rated
DARK COMEDY

The October Society's Tales of Halloween (2015)

Released October 16th in the US.
Filmed in California.
This film consists of ten short stories by ten different directors.
1. 'Sweet Tooth' : After trick or treating , Mikey is going crazy eating as much of his candy that he can.
The babysitter and her beau decide to tell Mikey the story of Sweet Tooth.
Sweet Tooth was a child who got revenge against his parents who always allowed him to trick or treat but never allowed him to eat any of his candy.
2. 'The Night Billy Raised Hell' : Billy is tricked into doing pranks on Halloween by his sister and her beau.
But the first person Billy tries playing a trick on shows him what will really happen if he plays tricks on people.
3. 'Trick' : Four people just chilling on Halloween are taking turns answering the door for trick or treaters.
One child causes one the four harm , which sets in motion a chain reaction of hurt on the four due to a trick or treaters need for revenge.
4. 'The Weak and the Wicked' : Some bullies finally get a payback for killing a kid their ages' innocent parents from the demon of All Hallow's Eve.
5. 'Grim Grinning Ghost' : While at a Halloween party , Lynn's mother tells a creepy tale of Mary Bailey who was tortured due to a disfigured face. Lynn meets Mary...
6. ' Ding Dong' : Every Halloween Bobbie gets depressed. All she wants is a child. Bobbie eventually comes up with a great idea for giving out candy and getting to see and maybe capture , the kiddies.
7. 'This Means War' : A guy who takes his Halloween decorations and pranks seriously flips his lid when his neighbor tries competing with him but not very seriously.
8. 'Friday the 31st' : A killer who looks like Jason Voorhees has killed a bunch of Halloween party goers. After finishing off his last victim , he is met by a pestering little alien who changes the course of things to come.
9. 'The Ransom of Rusty Rex' : Two bank robbers decide to try their hand at kidnapping a rich guys kid for ransom. But when they call Mr. Rex and ask for the cash to get his kid , he doesnt want him back...
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10. 'Bad Seed' : This year , Ray has carved the best pumpkin he has ever carved. His pumpkin is so good , its bad...
Stars (voice) Adrienne Barbeau , Hunter Smit , Cameron Easton , Caroline Williams , Robert Rusler , Clare Kramer , Barry Bostwick , Marcus Eckert , Ben Stillwell , Natalie Castillo , Christopher Zajac Denek , John F Beach , Tiffany Shepis , Casey Ruggieri , Trent Haaga , Mia Page , Kennedy Fuselier , Clayton Keller , Marnie McKendry , Alex Essoe , Lin Shaye , Barbara Crampton , Lisa Marie , Mick Garris , Stuart Gordon , Liesel Hanson , Pollyanna McIntosh , Marc Senter , Lilly Von Woodenshoe , Lucas Armendariz , Vanessa Menendez , Dana Gould , James Duvall , Elissa Dowling , Graham Denmen , Thomas Blake Jr , Sean Clark , Buzz Wallick , Jennifer Wenger , Amanda Moyer , Nick Principe , Jose Pablo Cantillo , Sam Witwer , John Landis , Greg McLean , Cerina Vincent, John Savage , Joe Dante , Pat Healy , Kristina Klebe 
Directed by David Parker , Darren Lynn  Bousman , Adam Gierasch , Paul Solet , Axelle Carolyn , Lucky McKee ,  John Skipp , Mike Mendez , Ryan Schifrin , Neil Marshall
Rated R
HORROR/DARK COMEDY/HALLOWEEN

Child's Play (1972)

Released December 12th in the US.
Filmed entirely in New York.
The story : Paul Reis is the new gym teacher at a Catholic , all boy prep school.
Paul actually went to the school and never thought he would see the day he'd be back to teach.
After a very short time , things start going a bit haywire with the normally , fairly well-haved students.
Paul learns that there have been 6 incidents in only the last two weeks with students doing harm to other students at the school.
No one knows why. 
No one can guess why and none of the kids are talking.
Well , that is until one of them loses an eye.
Stars Robert Preston , Beau Bridges , Jerome Malley , Charles White , David Rounds , Ron Weyand , Bryant Fraser , Kate Harrington , Jamie Alexander , Brian Chapin , Mark Hall Haefeli , Robbie Reed
Directed by Sidney Lumet
Rated PG
MYSTERY/THRILLER/SNOREFEST

Death Note (2017)

I am a great lover of the original 'Death Note' , so I had to watch this.
I liked the characters and the beginning a lot but I also thought it dragged halfway through too.
Not bad even though I personally didnt see a need to remake such a dope movie in the first place!
Made by Netflix , airing on instant streaming August 25th in the US.
Filmed in Canada and Washington.
The story : Light is a bright high school student who spends his time doing other peoples school work for cash.
Sitting outside school , writing papers , a strong wind blows in and a book falls from the sky to Lights feet.
He picks it up and hurries for shelter out of the surprise rain storm.
While doing so , Light witnesses a male student being bullied , then a female.
Light steps in but wakes up in the rain with all his work on the ground.
Being found out , Light recieves after school detentions.
As he sits in the detention room unattended, he decides to check out the book.
Thats when he is visited by Ryuk , the one who dropped the book with Light.
He slightly explains what it is and what it can be used for , telling Light to try it out.
Soon Light finds a way to use his new book to many peoples advantage but there is a dangerous curve.
Stars Nat Wolff , Margaret Qualley , Shea Whigham , (voice) Wiliam Dafoe , Jason Liles , Lakeith Stanfield , Paul Nakauchi , Jack Ettlinger , Matthew Kevin Anderson , Chris Britton , Paul McGillion
Directed by Adam Wingard
Not Rated
REMAKE/FANTASY/THRILLER

"So many rules...!"

Sideways (2004)

Released January 21, 2015 in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story: Miles, an aspiring writer, and lover of wine has big plans for the upcoming week.
His best buddy Jack is getting married to Victoria really soon so Miles is excited about spending a week away with him.
Off into the countryside for some golfing and wine tasting, Miles believes its the best way to spend some quality time with Jack.
But unknown to Miles, Jack has different plans for his last week being single, regardless of Miles or anything he thinks they should do.
Miles doesn't approve, has lots of issues with Jack over his decisions but deals with it all as best he can.
Stars Paul Giamatti , Thomas Haden Church , Jessica Hecht , Marylouise Burke , Virginia Madsen , Sandra Oh , Stephanie Faracy , Alysia Reiner , Patrick Gallagher , Joe Marinelli , Missy Doty
Directed by Alexander Payne 
Rated R
COMEDY/DRAMA

Night Watch (1973)

Released August 10th in the US.
Filmed entirely in the UK.
The story: Mrs. Ellen Wheeler is a rich lady who has had some bad luck.
In the past, Ellen was widowed when she was married to Carl who was in a tragic accident.
Now Ellen is remarried to work-a-holic John, spends all her days and nights in the house doing jigsaw puzzles and has her best gal pal Sarah around for comfort -  who happens to be having an affair with a married man...
Recently, Ellen has been dealing with bad dreams and sleepless nights.
She looks to John and Sarah for sympathy.
But one night, while not being able to sleep, Ellen sees a dead body in the abandoned house next door.
She flips and begins trying to convince John, Sarah and the police of what she seen.
But without anyone finding any evidence, no one wants to believe Ellen actually seen anything.
Stars Elizabeth Taylor , Laurence Harvey , Billie Whitelaw , Robert Lang , Laon Maybanke , Kevin Colson , Linda Hayden , Bill Dean , Tony Britton , Michael Danvers Walker , David Jackson
Directed by Brian G Hutton
Rated PG
MYSTERY/THRILLER

The Founder (2016)

Released January 20 , 2017 in the US.
Filmed in Georgia and Mexico.
Based on truths.
The story: It's the summer of 1956...
Ray Kroc is a salesman and is trying his hands at selling everything imaginable to get to the top.
Currently, Ray is trying to sell shake blenders to car hops without much success...
That is until he finds out he has an order, in San Bernadino, for six of his blenders.
Ray can't believe it and thinks it's a joke so he goes to the establishment, which is called McDonald's , to see for himself.
What he finds is a fast food burger joint with an amazing new concept no one else is doing.
After meeting and getting to know the owners/founders and learning their story , Ray decides he wants in.
Stars Michael Keaton , Linda Cardellini , Nick Offerman , John Carroll Lynch , Laura Dern , BJ Novak , Kate Kneeland , Justin Randell Brooke , Griff Furst , Wilbur Fitzgerald , Patrick Wilson
Directed by John Lee Hancock 
Rated PG13
HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY/DRAMA

Baby Mama (2008)

Released April 25th in the US.
Filmed in Pennsylvania and New York.
The story : Kate is a busy business woman in her mid-30s that would really like to have a baby.
Not being able to get pregnant herself , she decides to look for a surrogate mother.
The only person who applies to Kates add is Angie.
Angie isnt anything like Kate and at first this drives Kate crazy.
But after some work , Kate begins learning how to deal with Angie and becomes friends with her.
Stars Tina Fey , Amy Poehler , Steve Martin , Greg Kinnear , Romany Malco , Sigourney Weaver , Dax Shepard , Maura Tierney , Holland Taylor , Denis O Hare , Kevin Collins , Fred Armisen
Directed by Michael McCullers
Rated PG13
COMEDY/DRAMA

Tower (2016)

Released October 14th in the US.
The story : August 1 , 1966 was a scorching hot summer day in Austin , Texas.
In and around the University of Texas , everyone went about their business like any other day.
But by noon time , major chaos ensued.
25-year-old Charles Whitman , a former Marine sharpshooter and troubled student at the University , had began shooting at and killing many people at random from the observation deck of the main clock tower on the University grounds.
Many people who were there as well as having been shot and survived that day tell their story.
Stars (voices by) Violett Beane , Blair Jackson , Louie Arnette , Monty Muir , Chris Doubek , Josephine McAdam , Reece Everett Ryan , Aldo Ordonez , Vicky Illk , John Fitch , Jeremy Brown
Directed by Keith Maitland 
Not Rated
HISTORY/DOCUMENTARY/ANIMATION

The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)

Watching this film gave me great anxiety and made me literally ill for the first half hour to forty five minutes.
It angered me so much until , what i  was waiting for , the inevitable happened.
Although there was some good that came of the experiment  , that did not happen overnight.
Released July 17th in the US.
Filmed in California and Canada.
Based on truths.
The story : In August of 1971 , during summer break at the Stanford University in California - Philip Zimbardo , doctor of psychology , decided to do an experiment.
Along with fellow colleagues, Zimbardo's study , on paper , was a simple one that they all agreed upon.
Enrolled in the experiment were 24 male students that were currently attending colleges around the world , who after being interviewed and found to be psychologically stable , would get paid 15 dollars a day for up to 2 weeks , to play the roll of prison detainee or prison guard in a fake prison.
The result was to prove the effects on prison inmates when their rights were taken away.
But there were rules and guidelines on the paper that each signed that by day became increasingly disposable , making the experiment more like a real life prison nightmare that no one signed up for.
Stars Billy Crudup , Michael Angarano , Moises Arias , Olivia Thirlby , Ezra Miller , Tye Sheridan , Nicholas Braun , Gaius Charles , Keir Gilchrist , Thomas Mann , Ki Hong Lee , Logan Miller , Johnny Simmons , James Wolk , Nelsan Ellis , Brett Davern , Jesse Carere , Matt Bennett
Directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez
Rated R
HISTORY/DRAMA/BIOGRAPHY/THRILLER

"But the results are important..."

( A 2015 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL WINNER)

Audrie and Daisy (2016)

Released September 23rd in the US.
Filmed in California and Missouri.
The story : Audrie Pott was a typical 15-year-old who lived in Saratoga , California.
One evening , Audrie attended a party.
People at the party were drinking alcohol, including Audrie.
When Audrie past out , some horrible things happened , were recorded and posted on the internet for people from her school to see.
Audrie could not live with that...
In Maryville , Missouri , Daisy Coleman - like Audrie , is a typical 14-year-old girl ,  living with her family.
One evening , Daisy was drinking a bit with her friend at home when a boy who was friends with her older brother texted her.
The boy invited her and her friend over for some drinks , Daisy went ahead.
After Daisy past out , she was brought to her home and left on her front lawn in the cold morning air.
Unsure of exactly what happened but knowing something bad happened , Daisy tried to get justice.
Stars Delaney Henderson , Paige Parkhurst , Daisy Coleman , Darren White , Jim Fall
Directed by Bonnie Cohen & Jon Shenk
DOCUMENTARY/HISTORY

"This is not the end."

Casablancas : The Man Who Loved Women (2016)

Not released in the US.
Filming location(s) uknown.
The story : As a child , John Casablancas had a charmed and privileged life.
Always close to his family and traveling aboard , John could not have asked for a better upbringing.
After boarding school he enrolled in the Navy and then went on to live in Paris.
While there , John worked for a major soft drink company and met a very popular fashion photographer.
This started a new era of ideas , adventures and experiences for John.
Always around beautiful woman , John decided to start up his own modeling agency.
What became of John's idea was legend , still known by many to this day , making many a famous face along the way.
Stars John Casablancas , Oprah Winfrey , David Letterman , Naomi Campbell , Stephanie Seymour , Cindy Crawdord , Linda Evangelista , Gisele Bundchen
Directed by Hubert Woroniecki
Not Rated
DOCUMENTARY/HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY

Mommy Dead and Dearest (2017)

Made for HBO , airing March 15th in the US.
Filming location(s) unknown.
The story : This is the story of a young woman named Gypsey Rose.
Growing up , Gypsey Rose didn't have a chance.
Living solely with ,  being brought up and having every movement controlled by her single , not right in the head mother Gypsey Rose wasn't even allowed to know how old she was.
Gypsey Rose's mother Deedee Blanchard , had been known by her family as a con artist and crook.
Deedee was always looking for a way to make an easy dollar and by the time Gypsey Rose was a small child , Deedee was finding ways to be financially set through her seemingly very ill daughter...
When Gypsey Rose desperately wanted to break away from her mothers clutches and did what was the only thing she thought she must , the result was not the happy ending she hoped it would be.
Directed by Erin Lee Carr
DOCUMENTARY/BIOGRAPHY/HISTORY