Wednesday, August 8, 2018

A Steve Martin Special : A Wild and Crazy Guy (1978)


Made for NBC , airing November 22nd in the US.
Filmed in California.
The story : During his stand up comedy show at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles , Steve does some extra comedy for TV , this being the first show of many.
Steve talks of his interest in relationships and their workings.
He's a turtle rider.
He is the star of famous door slams.
Steve can be seen as a reporter , touching on the subjects the city dump , a fully clothed beach and money litterers.
He talks about the differences between his onstage life and his home life.
He tries his hands at being a judge for tennis court and being a ballet valet parker as well as being invisible , a ski instructor and a scout guide.
Finally , he hosts his own variety show.
Stars Steve Martin , Joy Garrett , Michael Elias , David Dozer , Zale Kessler , Anna Rodzianko , Phillip Baker Hall , Strother Martin , Michael McManus , Maryedith Burrell , Johnny Cash
Directed by Gary Weis
Not Rated
COMEDY

Sunday, August 5, 2018

Remember (2015)


Released December 17th in the US.
Filmed entirely in Canada.
The story : Zev Guttman is an elderly Jewish man living with dementia.
He has been living in a nursing home , with his wife , closer to their son.
But a week ago , Zev's wife past.
Now his friend Mack from the nursing home asks him if he remembers what he said he would do when she was gone.
Zev does not so Mack reminds him , having written it all down in a note.
Zev has promised to travel around the world , looking for the man who is to blame for his familys murder in a Auschwitz death camp.
Stars Christopher Plummer , Kim Roberts , Martin Landau , Sean Francis , Howard Jerome , Amanda Smith , Henry Czerny , TJ McGibbons , Liza Balkan , Peter DaCunha , Daniel Dash
Directed by Atom Egoyan
Rated R
MYSTERY

Swing Shift (1984)


Released April 13th in the US.
Filmed in California.
The story : It is the 1940s.
Kay and Jack are a happily married couple.
Soon Jack is off to war and that leaves Kay alone and lonely.
She decides she wants to help the troops so she goes out and gets herself a job at an aircraft plant.
There she befriends her neighbor and finds herself involved romantically with a co worker.
Stars Goldie Hawn , Ed Harris , Christine Lahti , Fred Ward , Holly Hunter , Kurt Russell , Susan Peretz , Joey Aresco , Patty Maloney , Sudie Bond , Dennis Fimple , Danny Darst 
Directed by Jonathan Demme
Rated PG
DRAMA

Blood Father (2016)


Released August 26th in the US.
Filmed entirely in New Mexico.
The story : Link is an ex convict , out on parole.
He hasn't seen his daughter since she was little and since hes been out of prison , shes been missing.
One day , she calls and needs his help.
Link will go to no end to help his daughter , even if it means his life.
Stars Erin Moriarty , Diego Luna , Richard Cabral , Daniel Moncada , Ryan Dorsey , Mel Gibson , Katalina Parrish , William H Macy , Michael Parks , Dale Dickey , Miguel Sandoval
Directed by Jean Francois Richet
Rated R
THRILLER/ACTION

Saturday, August 4, 2018

The Adderall Diaries (2015)


Released March 10 , 2016 in the US.
Filmed in New York.
The story : Stephen Elliott is a writer.
He is recently seeing some success of the non fiction novel about his childhood with his father.
At a reading of his book Stephen embarrassingly gets called out by surprise on his so-called lies  and quickly sees the decline of his rising career.
Because Stephen believes everything in his book is mostly true , his agent advises him to find proof of the horrible things that he endeared as a kid to keep his career in the running.
What he finally allows himself to learn from his father and friends helps him see what really happened.
Stars James Franco , Timothee Chalamet , Ed Harris , Danny Flaherty , Jim  Parrack , Amber Heard , Christian Slater , Cynthia Nixon , Michael Cristofer , Adam LeFevre , Jake Katzman
Directed by (& story written) Pamela Romanowsky
Rated R
DRAMA/MYSTERY

National Lampoons Blackball (2003)


Released February 11 , 2005 in the US.
Filmed entirely in the UK.
The story : Cliff is a young man.
He works helping his grandfather wallpaper for a living.
But Cliffs heart is not in it.
Cliff is a bowler...and thats all he ever really thinks about doing.
When he gets the chance to play for the cup and beats the outstanding elderly fraternity player , he begins getting the attention hes been craving.
Stars Paul Kaye , Bernard Cribbins , James Cromwell , Imelda Staunton , Ian McNiece , Kenneth Cranham , Johnny Vegas , Alice Evans , Vince Vaughn , James Fleet , David Ryall
Directed by Mel Smith
Rated R
COMEDY/DRAMA

Friday, August 3, 2018

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)


Released December 14th in the US.
Filmed in Alabama , Wyoming , Mexico , California , Washington DC and India.
The story : One evening , in the quiet town of Munchie , Indiana many people witness UFOs...
The UFO sighting effects some of these people in a very extreme way.
They spend many days and hours concentrating on a shape they keep seeing in their heads , while the rest of the world begins reporting more and more sightings.
Family man Roy and mother of young Barry , Jillian from Munchie are both obsessed with the sighting.
Roy cannot stop thinking about the UFOs and the shape until he can prove to himself it is all real while Jillian cannot stop obessing as Barry was taken away by one of the UFOs.
Stars Francois Truffant , Bob Balaban , Cary Guffey , Melinda Dillon , Richard Dreyfuss , Warren J Kemmerling , Roberts Blossom , Teri Garr , J Patrick McNamara , Phillip Dodds , Adrienne Campbell , Shawn Bishop  , Justin Dreyfuss , Lance Henriksen , Merrill Connally
Directed by (& story written) Steven Spielberg
Rated PG
SCIFI/DRAMA