Sunday, February 14, 2016

Exclusive (1992)


Made for TV  , airing October 4th in the US,
Filming location(s) unknown.
The story : Marcy has had a rough past.
When she worked as an investigative television news reporter she was an alcoholic and married to a alcoholic cop.
These days , Marcy has slowed her act down.
Newly married to an honest man , no longer drinking and taking her job one step at a time by just reporting the news and not by helping make it.
One evening while still at work Marcy gets a strange call from a woman telling her to meet her at a local bar.
When Marcy shows up there , everyone inside is dead.
Now Marcy cannot get over this mystery and it becomes one she works very closely on to solve.
Stars Suzanne Somers , Ed Begley Jr , Michael Nouri , Joe Cortese , Scott Bryce , James Pickens Jr , Kelly Rowan , Audrie Neenan , Lily Mariye , Eric Poppick , Jerry Adler , Liane Curtis
Directed by Alan Metzger
Not Rated
MYSTERY/THRILLER

Black Mass (2015)


Released September 18th in the US.
Filmed entirely in Massachusetts.
Based on truth.
The story : In Boston , in the 1970s FBI agent John Connolly is assigned to come up with a pliable way to take down the Angiulo mob family.
Then comes to mind a childhood friend of his who grew up in the area in question , James Bulger.
John believes signing James on as an information for the FBI is a good idea , even though his co-workers are hesitant.
After John gets the okay to sign James on ,The only thing he asks of James is that he not kill anyone...
But James cannot help himself and John seemingly goes along with all of it until he exhausted all his options.
Stars Johnny Depp , Jesse Plemons , Joel Edgerton , Dakota Johnson , Benedict Cumberbatch , Luke Ryan , Kevin Bacon , Rory Cochrane , David Harbour , Adam Scott , Peter Sarsgaard , Cory Stoll , Julianne Nicholson , Mary Klug , Erica McDermott , Scott Anderson , Juno Temple
Directed by Scott Cooper
Rated R
BIOGRAPHY/DRAMA

The Visit ; M. Night Shyamalan's (2015)


Released September 11th in the US.
Filmed in Pennsylvania and Florida.
The story : Brother and sister Tyler and Becca like to film things in their lives.
They decide to ask their  single mom about her life before they came along.
She tells them of their grandparents , who growing up were the love of her life.
But now , she hasnt seen them in over 15 years due to them not agreeing with her choices.
Now Tyler and  Becca really wanna visit with their grandparents and get to know them.
So after staying with them for a bit , Tyler and Becca notice their grandparents seem a bit odd...
Stars Ed Oxenbould , Olivia DeJonge , Kathryn Hahn , Deanna Dunagan , Peter McRobbie , Celia Keenan Bolger , Patch Darragh , Samuel Stricklen , Benjamin Kanes , Jorge Cordova
Directed by (& story written) M Night Shyamalan
Rated PG13
THRILLER/MYSTERY/HORROR/DARK COMEDY

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

A Walk in the Woods (2015)


Released September 2nd in the US.
Filmed in North Carolina , Georgia , Virginia , Pennsylvania and Connecticut.
The story : Bill Bryson is an aging foreword writer who is bored out of his mind.
He has a good life , but he just needs some kind of inspiration.
Out of the blue , Bill decides he would like to hike the Appalachian Trail.
His wife doesnt like the idea and thinks he should not go alone.
Bill calls up everyone he can think of but no one wants to go.
Then he gets a call from an old friend who is more than willing.
So off they go!
Stars Robert Redford , Randall Newsome , Emma Thompson , R Keith Harris , Njema Williams , Nick Offerman , Mary Steenburgen , Mimi Gould , Gaia Wise , Valerie Payton , Susan McPhail 
Directed by Ken Kwapis
Rated R
DRAMA/COMEDY

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Heartlands (2002)


Not released in the US....
Filming location(s) unknown...
The story : Colin is a reserved gentleman.
Living with his wife Sandra. The two own a local shop and get together for drinks with mates while playing on a dart team.
The dart team will soon be traveling abroad to a tournament and all on the team are pretty excited about that , including Colin and Sandra even though she doesnt play.
But tragedy befalls poor goofer Colin when he catches his wife with one of their mates....
Now their relationship seems to be over and Sandra has moved out to be with her lover...
The dart team carries on together to the tournament but Colin has decided to stay behind.
After some thought , Colin decides to go to the tournament and bring Sandra back home with him.
But on his way , he learns a lot about himself which changes how he sees his whole existence.
Stars Michael Sheen , Phillipa Peak , Jim Carter , Jane Robbins , Paul Shane , Joe Dempsie , Russell Hayes , Alan Williams , Mark Addy , Ruth Jones , Mark Strong , Bill Rodgers , Celia Imrie
Directed by Damien ODonnell
PG13
DRAMA/COMEDY

Monday, February 8, 2016

The Stranger (2014)


Released June 12 , 2015 in the US.
Filmed in Chile.
The story : Martin has come to a small town looking to locate his wife.
The last time he seen her was while she was carrying their child.
Martin was getting up the courage to do away with his wife , as she no longer was able to control her "infection".
After Martin finds out his wife is no longer alive he doesnt have much to do.
Sitting in a park , he is approached and attacked by three hoodlums who believe they have killed him.
One of the hoodlums dad is a cop and helps him do away with the body.
But a young boy sees all of this and because the man isnt dead , he tries to help him.
Stars Cristobal Tapia Montt , Nicolas Duran , Alessandra Guerzoni , Ariel Levy , Luis Gnecco . Aaron Burns , Pablo Villa , Sally Rose , John Allan 
Directed by (& story written) Guillermo Amoedo
Not Rated
HORROR/THRILLER/MYSTERY

The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom (2011)


Released October 12 , 2012 in the US.
Filmed entirely in Canada.
The story : Elizabeth is an 11-year-old not unlike many other young girls her age.
While studying blood-types at school , Elizabeth figures out she is adopted...
Now upset and confused because her parents didnt tell her , she begins wondering who her real parents are.
Elizabeth starts thinking that Dolly Parton could actually be her mom.
When no one close to her seems to have the time to talk to her about this , she takes it upon herself to travel alone in hopes of meeting Dolly.
Stars Julia Sarah Stone , Chantele Francis , Rebecca Croll , Trevor Hayes , Macha Grenon , Gil Bellows , Mung-Ling Tsui , Will Woytowich , Rebecca Windheim , Emma Elle Paterson
Directed by (& story written) Tara Johns
Not Rated
DRAMA