I was so puzzled why this film didn't get the attention it deserved. An obvious labor of love for Kevin Spacey, this is a  unique turn on the film bio genre. Spacey directs and stars and sings and dances as Bobby Darin and I think it's one of his best performances. He really does sound like Darin and with the help of very little makeup, looks like him too.

Title  The Conformist ( Il Conformista)
Review Date  August 30, 2009
Country, Release Date, Time:  Italy and USA, Oct. 22 1970  Color
Genre (Feature, Doc, Short)  Drama
Producers  Giovanni Bertolucci, Maurizio Lodi-Fe
Director  Bernardo Bertolucci
Screenplay Bernardo Bertolucci
Story By Alberto Moravia
The Historical Setting: 1938 - 1943  Fascist Italy.
Language: Italian ( with English Subtitles )
Stars: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Stefania Sandrelli
Cinematographer  Vittorio Storaro
Editor Franco Arcalli
Music by Georges Delerue
Distributor  Paramount Pictures
Contact/Website http://www.criterion.com/

A very entertaining film about a part of our recent past that doesn't get alot of attention; the clash of artists and powerbrokers in 1930s America. It focuses on the Federal Theater Project (a part of the WPA) that was inacted to keep the arts thriving during the depression years.

Director Tim Robbins creates a Robert Altman-like mosaic of real and fictional characters to show the conflict of 'art for the masses'. A excellent cast with standout performances by Bill Murray, Joan and John Cusack, Cherry Jones, Emily Watson and Hank Azaria.

The highlight is the recreation of Orson Welles' controversial musical, 'The Cradle Will Rock'.

An intelligent and thought provoking film.

Roger Moore does a good job in trying to shake (not stir) his James Bond persona in this fun, little seen film.

He plays a woman-hating, cat loving, egotistical British Naval officer who specializes in covert missions. When terrorist Anthony Perkins hijacks 3 oil derricks in the North sea, ffolkes is called in to help. It's fun to see Moore in such an anti-Bond role and he has some fine comic lines.

Perkins is also fun to watch in his very over-the-top performance. A great little movie to enjoy on a rainy Sunday afternoon. It's too bad the film wasn't more successful -- it would have been nice to see further adventures of ffolkes.

A very witty and smart satire of the church's (Church of England in this case) role in society.

Peter Sellers plays an idealistic Vicar who is mistakenly sent to a wealthy English parish. His selfless and progressive ways start to turn the town on its ear and enrage the Anglican and town leaders. The film subtely takes on issues of race, class, poverty and (obviously) religion.

Sellers is very good in one of his earlier performances -- always smiling and optimistic as he niavely trys to change the village for the better.

An excellent little film with a big bite.

Review Date:  Sept, 2009
Country, Release Date, Time:  USA, April 17 1959
Aspect rtio: 1:85 Eastman color
Running Time: 125 minutes
Genre (Feature, Doc, Short): Drama
Producers:  Ross Hunter
Director:  Douglas Sirk
Screenplay: Elenore Griffin & Allen Scott
Historical Setting: 1959 New York
Language: English
Stars: Lana Turner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee, Juanita Moore, Susan Kohner
Cinematographer:  Russell Metty
Editor:  Milton Curruth
Music: Frank Skinner
Distributor: Universal Pictures

Title:  The Informer
Review Date:  Feb, 2010
Country & Release Date:  USA, May 9, 1935
Aspect ratio: 1:37  Black & White
Running Time: 91 minutes
Genre: Drama
Producer:  John Ford
Director:  John Ford
Screenplay: Dudley Nichols
Original Story: Liam O’Flaherty
Historical Setting: 1922, Dublin Ireland
Language: English
Stars: Victor McLaglen
Cinematographer:  Joseph H. August
Editor:  George Hively
Music by Max Steiner
Distributor:  RKO Radio Pictures

Review Date:  Sept 15, 2009
Country, Release Date:  USA, Oct. 25, 1967
Aspect ratio: 1:85 Color
Running Time: 105 minutes
Genre: Drama
Director:  Jean-Pierre Melville
Screenplay: Joan McLeod novel The Ronin (uncredited), Jean-Pierre Melville, Georges Pellegrin
Historical Setting:   1967 Paris, France
Language: French
Stars: Alain Delon, Francois Perier
Cinematographer:  Henri Decae
Editors:  Monique Bonnot & Yo Maurette
Music: Francois de Roubaix
Original Distributor:  S.N. Prodis
Contact/Website: http://www.criterion.com/films/184

One of those great adult comedies from the 70s that they just don't know how to make anymore.

There is a difference between irreverent and tasteless and it seems tasteless is the norm nowadays in adult or mature comedies. MJ&S is the definition of irreverent -- full of the offensive yet very funny material that is considered 'politically incorrect' today.

The film centers around a down and out private ambulance service trying to compete with another more by the book service. It stars probably the oddest movie trio, Bill Cosby, Raquel Welch and Harvey Keitel, but they have great chemistry together.  Cosby is hilarious and it's nice to see him outside of his squeaky clean image.

The supporting cast is very funny also, especially Larry Hagman's sleazy Murdoch. MJ&S is laugh out loud funny at times but also has it's share of violent and dramatic moments.

Like another gem from '76, 'Car Wash', MJ&S is smartly written and a great reflection of its times.

I discovered Jacques Tati about 10 years ago thru Turner Classic Movies (probably the best film channel still around) and I couldn't believe I had never heard of him before that. He is a landmark filmmaker and needs to be remembered alongside such comic greats as Chaplin and Keaton.

There are no other films comparable to Tati films -- they are meticulously made observations of everyday life usually told thru the experiences of Tati's alter ego, Mons. Hulot.

'Playtime' is undeniably Tati's masterpiece. It has many levels; a slapstick comedy, a social commentary and a satire of modern life. The 'plot' (a word used loosely in Tati films) centers around Hulot trying to make an appointment in downtown Paris. The film focuses on the modern Paris -- full of cold, steel buildings and the so-called progress of the modern age.

Right from the beginning, you realize this is a different kind of film. The flashbacks within a flashback require complete attention, but it is definitely worth it.

An intelligent thriller about revenge and retribution, the film takes on a very surreal feel; is what we're seeing really happening or is it a dream...?

Lee Marvin gives a great icy cool performance -- I think it's his best. The supporting cast is also good, including the incredibly beautiful Angie Dickinson. John Boorman's direction and Johnny Mandel's score are terrific as is the smart script.

I have seen this film about 4 times and still find new things everytime. An underrated classic.

Review Date:  Dec 5, 2009
Release Date:  13 March 1956 (USA)
Aspect ratio: 1: 1:85 ( Vista Vision )Color
Running Time: 119 minutes
Genre: Western
Producers:  Merrian C. Cooper, Patrick Ford
Director:  John Ford
Screenplay: Frank S. Nugent, novel Alan Le May
The Historical Setting:  1868, Texas
Language: English
Stars: John Wayne, Jeffery Hunter, Vera Miles
Cinematographer:  Winton C Hock
Editor:  Jack Murray
Music: Max Steiner
Original Distributor:  Warner Bros.

'Silent Running' is one of the best pre-'Star Wars' sci-fi films that dealt with serious social and environmental issues of it'sday.

Much of the sci-fi in the late 60s and early 70s had pessimistic views of the world's future and were very dark in tone. This film is not that different but it does have a somewhat hopeful message. In the film, earth has lost all its plantlife due to pollution. Some plantlife has been preserved in geo-domes attached to a fleet of space freighters orbiting around Saturn.

The plan is to re-forest the Earth but the mission is cut short and the crew is told to abandon the domes in space. Bruce Dern is the one crew member who decides to take matters into his own hands and try to save the forests.

I think this is one of Dern's best performances....

This is one of Robert Altman's lesser known films but it definitely deserves an audience.

Similar to Altman's 'Nashville' in its satire of American society, Altman shows us the wedding of a young couple and the reception that follows. We meet the many dysfunctual members of the groom's and bride's families (one priviledged, one not) and find out about the many skeletons in their closets.

One of Altman's trademarks is his overlapping of dialogue, which make his films seem so real. Althought there is a script, much of the dialogue is improvised by the very talented cast. There are about 40 different speaking parts in the film and you really get the feeling that you are there milling around with the other guests at the party; eavesdropping on the multiple conversations.

The large and diverse cast (another Altman hallmark) includes Carol Burnett, Mia Farrow, Lauren Hutton, Pam Dawber, Paul Dooley and Lilian Gish. Altman films definitely are an aquired taste (it took me years to really appreciate his work), but they are always entertaining, able to make an important statement on American life and are great for repeat viewings.

Classic, cult, animated Ralph Bakshi film still holds up well today.  In this age of cookie-cutter, Pixar-style dominated animated films, it's refreshing to go back and see the innovative films of Bakshi.

The story borrows a lot from Tolkien's world, but Bakshi throws in some great 'modern' touches and social commentary. Admittedly an anti-Disney film in it's approach and technique -- it contains some great imaginative scenes, beautifully complex backgrounds and good use of rotoscoping and revamped stock footage.

Plays much better with repeat viewings to notice the great detail in each shot. The special features are good too -- esp. the Bakshi interview in which he repeated says this is his first 'kids' film -- I would recommend NOT showing this to kids younger than 12 though...

Review Date  Sept, 2009
Country, Release Date, Time:  USA, May 30, 1939
Aspect ration 1:37  Black & White
Running Time: 100 minutes
Genre (Feature, Doc, Short)  Drama
Producers:  Darryll F. Zanuck
Director:  John Ford
Screenplay: Lamar Trotti
Historical Setting:   1830 - Springfield Illinois
Language: English
Stars: Henry Fonda, Alice Brady,
Cinematographer:  Bert Clennon, Arthur Miller
Editor:  Walter Thompson
Music by Alfred Newman
Distributor:  20TH Century Fox Film Corporation
Contact/Website: http://www.criterion.com/films/766

Review Date: April, 2009
USA, 2009, 78min., color
Genre: Documentary
Production Company: Disinformation Company
Website: www.disinfo.com

Review Date: Sundance, 2009
USA, 2008, 89min., color
Genre: Documentary
Director: Doug Pray
Executive Producers: David Baldwin, Gregory Beauchamp, Kirk Souder, Mary Warlick
Producers:  Jimmy Greenway, Michael Nadeau
Cinematographer: Peter Nelson
Editor: Philip Owens
EIC:  Terry Clark
Music: Jeff Martin
Contact: Michael Nadeau, mnadeau@artindustry.com

Venezuela, 2008, 114min., color
Spanish and English with English subtitles
Genre: Documentary
Directors/Editors: Michael Fox and Sylvia Leindecker
Production Company: Estreito Meio Productions
Distributor: PM Press
Website: www.pmpress.org

Review Date: May, 2009
USA, 2008, various lengths., color
Genre: Documentary newsreel shorts
Director: Various
Producers: Various
Website: www.bignoisefilms.org, www.pmpress.org

Review Date: Sundance, 2009
Denmark, 2008, 85min., color
English and Burmese with English subtitles
Genre: Documentary
Director: Anders Ostergaard
Screenwriters: Anders Ostergaard, Jan Krogsgaard
Executive Producer/Producer: Lise Lense-Moller
Coproducers: Fredrik Gertten, Torstein Nyboe
Cinematographer: Simon Plum
Editors: Janus Billeskov Jansen, Thomas Papapetros
Composer: Conny Malmqvist
Sound Editor: Martin Hennel
Contact: Lise Lense-Moller, llm@magichourfilms.dk
Website: www.burmavj.com

Review Date: Sundance, 2009
USA, 2009, 80min., color
Genre: Documentary
Director/Cinematographer/Screenwriter: Adam Bhala Lough
Executive Producer: Quincy Jones III
Producers: Adam Bhala Lough, Josh Krause
Editor: Andy Grieve
Composer: Dwayne "Lil Wayne" Carter
Contact: Adam Bhala Lough adambhala@hotmail.com

Review Date: Sundance, 2009
Denmark, 2008, 90min., color
Genre: Documentary
Director: Louie Psihoyos
Screenwriter: Mark Monroe
Executive Producer: Jim Clark
Producers: Fisher Stevens, Paula DuPre Pesmen
Coproducer: Olivia Ahneman
Editor: Geoffrey Richman
Contact: Rena Ronson, rr@wma.com - Josh Braun, info@submarine.com

Review Date: Sundance, 2009
USA, 2008, 44min., color
Genre: Documentary Short
Producers: Big Noise Tactical
www.bignoisefilms.org 

Producer/Director: Robert Stone
Executive Producer: Mark Samels
Original Music:Michael Giacchino
Cinematographer: Howard Shack
Editor: Don Kleszy
Sound designer: Coll Anderson
Official website: www.earthdaysmovie.com

Review Date: Sundance, 2009
Mexico/USA, 2008, 83min., color, Spanish with English subtitles
Genre: Documentary
Director: Natalia Almada
Producers: Daniel Alatorre, Natalia Almada
Cinematographer: Chuy Chavez
Music: Shahzad Ismaily, John Zorn
Sound Design: Alejandro de Icaza
Contact: Natalia Almada, Natalia@altamurafilms.com

Directed by  Scott Hamilton Kennedy
Writers   Scott Hamilton Kennedy
Producers
  Julie Bergman Sender ... executive producer
  Dan Cogan ... supervising producer
  Dominique Derrenger ... co-producer
  Scott Hamilton Kennedy ... producer
  Vivianne Nacif ... co-producer
  Stuart Sender ... executive producer
Cast
  Danny Glover ... Himself
  Daryl Hannah ... Herself
Original Music
  Doug DeAngelis
  Gabriel Tenorio
Cinematographers
  Scott Hamilton Kennedy
Editors
  Alex Blatt
  Tyson FitzGerald
  Scott Hamilton Kennedy

Year: 2009
Documentary: USA
Running Time: 95 minutes
Directed by
  Scott Hamilton Kennedy
Writers  Scott Hamilton Kennedy Writer
Producers
  Julie Bergman Sender ... executive producer
  Dan Cogan ... supervising producer
  Dominique Derrenger ... co-producer
  Scott Hamilton Kennedy ... producer
  Vivianne Nacif ... co-producer
  Stuart Sender ... executive producer
Cast
  Danny Glover ... Himself
  Daryl Hannah ... Herself
Original Music
  Doug DeAngelis  Gabriel Tenorio
Cinematographers
  Scott Hamilton Kennedy
Editors
  Alex Blatt
  Tyson FitzGerald
  Scott Hamilton Kennedy
Production Managers
  [MORE]

Review Date: October, 2008
Year: 2005
Director: Stephanie Higgins
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: UNRATED
Studio: Master Peace Productions, Sassy Media
Distributor: The Cinema Guild, TLA Video
Running time: 47 minutes
www.cinemaguild.com
www.sassymedia.com
www.tlavideo.com

Review Date: Sundance, 2009
USA/Iran, 2008, 92min., color
Farsi with English Subtitles
Genre: Documentary
Director/Cinematographer/Editor: Hamid Rahmanian
Screenwriter/Producer: Melissa Hibbard
Composer: David Bergeaud
Sound: Paul Longstaffe, Christopher, Harvengt
Contact: Melissa Hibbard: info@fictionvillestudio.com

Review Date: Slamdance, 2009
USA, 2009, 84min., color
Genre: Documentary
Director: Barbara Bell, Anna Lorentzon
Screenwriter: Barbara Bell
Executive Producers: Anna Lorentzon, Alex Norden
Producers: Barbara Bell
Cinematographer: Anna Lorentzon
Editor: Barbara Bell, Anna Lorentzon
Sound Mixer: Chad Bernhard
Production Company: NC17 Productions,
Website: www.graphicsexualhorror.com

Year/Country: USA, 2006, color
Director: Robina Marchesi
Producer: Klara Grunning-Harris
Cinematographer: Jason Kleinberg
Editors: Lisa Maine Seybold
Running Time: 72 minutes
Website: www.gumbydharma.com

Review Date: May, 2009
USA, 2008, 73min., color
Genre: Documentary
Director: Skye Borgman
Producer: Matt Zettell
Cinematographer: Skye Borgman
Editor: S. Birch
Sound Design: Quinton Nixon
Website: www.junkdreams.com

Genre/Year:  Documentary: 2008, USA
Director:  Daniel J. Woolsey, David A. Wilson
Producer:  Barion L. Grant
Writer: David A. Wilson
Starring:  David A. Wilson, David B. Wilson
Running Time: 82 Minutes

Director: Michel Orion Scott
Producer: Rupert Isaacson
Cinematographer: Jeremy Bailey
Editor: Rita K Sanders
Assistant Editor: Michelle Green
Composers: Lili Haydn, Kim Carroll
Sound Recordist:  Justin Hennard
Contact: Michel Scott, michelorions@gmail.com|
Website: www.overthehillsmovie.com
Review Date: Sundance, 2009
USA, 2008, 94min., color

Review Date: January, 2010
Year: 2008
Director: Randall Chu
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Studio: Shoes Off Productions LLC
Distributor: Media Education Foundation www.mediaed.org
Running time: 55 minutes
Official Website: www.thepriceofpleasure.com 

Once relegated to the margins of society, pornography has emerged as one of the most visible and profitable sectors of the cultural industries, assuming an unprecedented role in the mainstream of our popular culture at the same time that its content has become more extreme and harsh, more overtly sexist and racist. This eye-opening and disturbing film tackles the complexity behind this seeming paradox, placing the voices of critics, producers, and performers alongside the observations of men and women as they candidly discuss the role pornography has played in shaping their sexual imaginations and relationships.

Review Date: Sundance, 2009
USA, 2009, 90min., color
Genre: Documentary
|Director/Screenwriter: Paul Saltzman
Producers: Paul Saltzman, Patricia Aquino
Cinematographers: Bongo, Don Warren, Paul Saltzman
Editors: Kevin Schjerning, Stephen Philipson
Sound: Thabi Moyo, Corey Easley
Contact: Amy Grey, amyg@dishcommunications.com

Review Date: Sundance, 2009
USA, 2008, 92min., color
Genre: Documentary
Director/Cinematographer/Editor: Eric Daniel Metzger
Executive Producer: Ben Affleck
Producers: Mikaela Beardsley, Steven Cantor
Original Music: Eric Liebman
Sound Recordist: Gautam Choudhury
EIC:  Terry Clark
Narrator: Eric Daniel Metzger
Contact: James Malanga, james@stickfigureproductions.com

Review Date: Sundance, 2009
United Kingdom, 2008, 104min., color
Zulu with English subtitles
Genre: Documentary
Director: Kim Longinotto
Executive Producer: Peter Dale
Producers: Teddy Leifer, Paul Taylor
Associate Producer: Rebecca Lloyd-Evans
Editor: Ollie Hudleston
Sound: Mary Milton
Website: www.roughaunties.com

Review Date: Sundance, 2009
USA, 2008, 87min., color
Genre: Documentary
Director: R. J. Cutler
Executive Producers: Molly Thompson, Robert Sharenow, Robert DeBitetto, R. J. Cutler
Producers: R. J. Cutler, Eliza Hindmarch, Sadia Shepard
Cinematographer: Bob Richman
Editor: Azin Samari
Composer: Craig Richey
Contact: R. J. Cutler, september@arp.tv

Review Date: Sundance, 2009
USA/Iran, 2008, 94min., color
Genre: Documentary
Director: Greg Barker
Executive Producers: Samantha Power, Sheila Nevins, Nick Frasier
Producers: John Battsek, Julie Goldman
Editor: Karen Schmeer
Contact: Greg Barker greg@sergiothemovie.com
Website: www.sergiothemovie.com

Review Date: Sundance, 2009
USA, 2008, 74min., color
Genre: Documentary
Director: Liz GarbusExecutive Producers: Sheila Nevins, Nancy Abraham
Producers: Liz Garbus, Rory Kennedy, Jed Rothstein
Coproducer/Editor: Karen K.H. Sim
Cinematographer: Tom Hurwitz
Composer: Miriam Cutler
Contact: Liz Garbus, lgarbus@moxiefirecracker.com

Review Date: November, 2008
Year: 2008
Producers: Shelby McIntyre and Chris Woods
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: UNRATED
Studio: Aphelion Films
Distributor: TBD
Running time: 80 minutes
www.stripclubkingmovie.com

Review Date: Sundance, 2009
United Kingdom, 2008, 108min., color
Genre: DocumentaryDirector/Screenwriter: John Dower
Executive Producers: John Smithson, Elinor Day
Producer: John Dower
Cinematographer: Stephen Standen
Picture Editors: Nicholas Packer, Kate Spankie
Contact: Ellie Carbutt: ellie.carbutt@darlowsmithson.com

Title: We Live in Public
Year/Country: USA, 2008, color
Director: Ondi Timoner
Producers: Ondi Timoner, Keirda Bahruth
Editors: Josh Altman, Ondi Timoner
Running Time: 90 minutes
Website: www.weliveinpublicthemovie.com

Review Date: Sundance, 2009
USA, 2009, 85min., color
Genre: Documentary
Directors: Emily Kunstler, Sarah Kunstler
Executive Producer: Vanessa Wanger
Producers: Jesse Moss, Susan Korda
Cinematographer: Brett Wiley
Editor: Emily Kunstler
Music: Shahzad Ismaily
Contact: Sarah Kunstler, Off Center Media - Info@off-center.com

USA, 2008, 85min., color
Genre: Documentary
Director/Producer: Stanley Nelson
Screenwriter: Marcia Smith
Executive Producer: Sharon Grimberg, Mark Samuels
Coproducer: Julianna  Brannum
Cinematographers: Stephen McCarthy, Michael Chin, Allen Moore
Editors: Aljernon Tunsil, Lillian Benson, Lawrence Lerew
Sound: James LeBrecht
Contact: Jim Dunford jim_dunford@wgbh.org

Director: Jim Torres. 
Cast:
Azura Skye ... Sara
Joshua Leonard ... Michael
Nathan Baesel ... David
Reg E. Cathey ... Samuel
Diane Salinger ... Margaret.  
MPAA Rating: R
Studio: Kooroc Films (US)
Distributor: MTI Home. 95 Minututes
www.mtivideo.com

Directed by
  Frankie Frain
Writers
  Frankie Frain Story and screenplay
  Jacob Sadeck Story
  Keith Sadeck Story
  Christopher Szulewski Story
  Nina Szulewski Story
Producers
  Frankie Frain ... producer
  Jonathan Hunt ... executive producer
  Nina Szulewski ... executive producer
Cast
  Alyssa Crisswell ... Jezebel Hoffman
  Alan Desmarais ... Derrick Snell/Arthur Duhl
  Jake Emanuel ... Ted Gillette
  Benjamin Fisher ... Willie
  Frankie Frain ... A-Bo/Topher Harris
  Jonathan Hunt ... Greg Pierce
  Lloyd Kaufman ... Ronald Weinberg
  Kurt Kroeber ... Hoffman Re-enactor
  [MORE]

This movie came out in festival a year ago and premiered on DVD in November, 2007. I am writing this review in August, 2008 so I am not going to bore you with what the film is about. If you want to know that, you can read anyone of the fifty reviews already online. Besides, I like to be surprised, don't you?

Year 2008
Director: David A. Schweiger & L.W. Smith
Stars: Jeff Batton, Bryen C. Winstead, Mathew Palmer
MPAA Rating: UNRATED
Studio: Gypsy Lar Productions, Ariztical Entertainment
Running time: 128 Minutes
www.myspace.com

Review Date: November, 2008
Year: 2008
Director: Brooks Benjamin
Starring: Casey Payne.......Peter Davis, Allison Barnes.....Samantha, Wesley Murphy.......Rocky, David Keith.......Joe (featured)
MPAA Rating: Unrated
Studio: Lycan Entertainment (US)
Distributor: TBD
Running time: 109 minutes
www.summervillemovie.com

Directed by
  Mark Perreault
Writers
  Mark Perreault, Rock Schroeter
Producers
  Andrew Perreault ... producer
  Rock Schroeter ... associate producer
Cast
  Jack Robinson ... Roger Van Gundy
  David Simon ... Mr. MacMurray
  Kaitlyn Black ... Patricia
  Jane Shepherd ... Mrs. Atwater
  Christine Haeberman ... Janice
  Alex Quattlander ... Eli
  Myles McLane ... Richard
  John Godley ... Detective Thompson
  Alvin Bellow ... Detective Highsmith
  Mike Holley ... Hardware Store Clerk
  Cheryl Murphy-Johnson ... Postal Clerk
Runtime: 87 mins

Review Date: November, 2008
Year: 2008
Director: Randall Chu
Starring: Leah Allers ... Naomi; Len Cordova ... Jim;Stephanie Denise Griffin ... Jane; Kyle Vogt ... Neil; Arianne Martin ... Polly; Fred Ochs ... Dr. Winters
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Studio: Shoes Off Productions LLC
Distributor: www.amazon.com, www.createspace.com
Running time: 89 minutes
www.captivesmovie.com

Review Date: October, 2009
Directed by: Darin Scott
Writers
  Kerry Douglas Dye Co-writer
  Darin Scott Co-writer
Producers
  Nick Allan ... producer
  Charles Melander ... executive producer
  Ken Schwenker ... co-producer
  Mark Sonoda ... producer
Cast
  Meghan Ory ... Claire Thompson
  Jeffrey Combs ... Walston
  Diane Salinger ... Miss Darrode
  Matt Cohen ... Rudy
  Bevin Prince ... Ariel
  Shelly Cole ... Lily
  Ryan Melander ... Bruce
  Danso Gordon ... Eldon
  Scott Whyte ... Moreton
  Ian Reed Kesler ... Reed
  Erin Cummings ... Paula

Review Date: January, 2010
Year: 2007
Director: Brian Hooks
Starring:
   Brian Hooks ... Marcus
   Jud Tylor ... Karina
   Cherie Johnson ... Roxy
   Germán Legarreta ... Shawn
   Antwon Tanner ... Kareem
   Wil Horneff ... Scott/Josh
   Aimee Garcia ... Jody Walters
   Rutger Hauer ... Detective John Criton
MPAA Rating: [R]
Studio: Hooks and Taylor Entertainment
Distributor: Screen Media Films
Running time: 100 minutes
Official Website: www.deadtonemovie.com  

Finals at the prestigious University of Dreyskill are finally over and it's time to party. "The Crew", as they are known by their peers and dorm mates, are invited to a rich classmate's hideaway mansion high up in the hills of Colorado. What was supposed to be a weekend of fun and relaxation quickly becomes a trip they will never forget... If they survive! A simple game of prank scare phone calls becomes an intense game of survival and escape when one of the Crew members accidentally calls the wrong person.

The movie business; a unique drug that gets under your skin, permeates your spirit and often usurps your soul. Where else can you erect the sacred wall of work, block out the rest of the world, have an instant family - with all the ups and downs that come with shared jeopardy and instant intimacy - and have the opportunity to see the world, eat and live well and be creative? Which brings us to The Deal, a film by filmmakers about filmmaking.

Title: Death in Love
Review Date: January, 2010
Year: 2008
Director: Boaz Yakin
Starring:
  Morena Baccarin
  Emma Bell ... Young Girl
  Jacqueline Bisset ... Mother
  Jean Brassard ... Young Girl's Father
  Adam Brody ... Talent Agent
  Fabrizia Dal Farra ... Concentration Camp Woman
  Francis Dumaurier ... Old Lawyer
  Seth Fisher ... Hotel Receptionist
  Kelli Giddish ... Young Mother
  Lukas Haas ... Youngest Son
  Laura Holloway ... Woman #1
  Jamie Hurley ... Woman Tending Child
  Vanessa Kai ... Asian Woman
  Josh Lucas ... Eldest Son
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Distributor: Screen Media films
Running time: 97 minutes
Official Website: www.deathinlovethefilm.com

A family’s dangerous legacy unravels as a mother’s desperate concentration camp choic [MORE]

Year 2007
Director: Chris Stapp.  Stars: Chris Stapp, Matt Heath, Bonnie Soper
MPAA Rating: UNRATED
Studio: Elevenmedia, Video Nasties,
Running time: 81 Minutes
www.devildaredmeto.com

Review Date: October, 2008
Year: 2008
Director: Mark Stouffer
Starring: French Stewart...Blackie, Luke Benward...Owen, Brittany Curran...Lilly, Kelly Perine...Arty, Kevin Farley...Bud
MPAA Rating: PG [for some bullying, rude humor, language, mild threat and action]
Studio: Stouffer Pictures in association with North By Northwest Entertainment
Distributor: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Running time: 108 minutes
www.diamonddogcaper.com, www.screenmediafilms.net

Rating: USA/PG-13/90 minutes
Directed by: Steve Shimek
Writer:  Steve Shimek
Producers:
  Jason Faller ... executive producer 
  Timothy Gutierrez ... line producer 
  Maclain Nelson ... executive producer 
  Jake Sorensen ... producer
Cast:
  Kelly Stables ... Raya
  Brad Johnson ... Hunter  
  Newell Alexander ... Aaron
  Erik Denton ... Darius
  Slate Holmgren ... Rolland
  Adam Johnson ... Malnik[MORE]

Review Date: October, 2009, Shriekfest
Released: USA, 123 minutes, 2009
Directed by: Richard Dutcher
Writers: Richard Dutcher
Producers
  Doug Boyd ... associate producer
  Richard Dutcher ... producer
  Jeff T. Miller ... line producer
Cast
  Ving Rhames ... Carruthers
  Ava Gaudet ... Carla
  Kristopher Shepard ... Marcus
  Richard Dutcher ... Martineau
  Jontille Gerard ... Josie
  Bart Johnson ... Jeff Morgan
  JJ Neward ... Caroline
  Marie Westbrook ... Jenny
  Desean Terry ... Shawn
  Rachel Emmers ... Emma
  J.J. Boone ... Detective France
  Jacque Gray ... Camille

Year 2007
Director: Alki David
Stars: Billy Zane, Kelly Brook, Alki David
MPAA Rating: PG
Studio: Screen Media Films
Running time: 92 Minutes
www.usheretails.com

Review Date: September, 2008
Year: 2007
Director/Writer: Jaymes Thompson
Starring:  Derek Long as Mike; Mari Marks as Helen; Vinny Markus as Dom; Noah Naylor as Manfred; Jim Polivka as Rodney; Allie Rivenbark as Brenda; Hilary Schwartz as Starr; Michael Soldier as Alex; Maria Tomas as Anetta
MPAA Rating: UNRATED
Studio: MoDean Pictures
Distributor: Ariztical Entertainment
Running time: 115 Minutes original
www.ariztical.com

Review Date: January, 2010
Year: 2007
Director: Robert Parent
Starring:
  Kortney Adams ... Tracy Young
  Kelly Cook ... Nurse
  David Lawrence ... Doctor Morgan
  Dennis Lemoine ... Todd Lincoln
  Leah Polacco ... Stephanie Brooks
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Studio: Gabriel Film Group
Distributor: Seminal Films www.seminalfilms.com 
Running time: 90 minutes
Official Website: www.gabrielfilmgroup.com

THE HIKING TRIP is about a young woman named Tracy, ventures out with some friends on a hiking trip that turns into a nightmare. That is her story but will anyone believe her? For Tracy, even reality becomes a place of terror. After waking up in a hospital with no connection to the outside world and no exits, she pleads with a mysterious doctor for answers. The further Tracy progresses through her psychiatric evaluation, the stranger her story become. She must unravel the mystery of her past and learn the fate of her friends before she goes insane.

 Release Date: 2008 - USA/R/87 minutes
 Directed by: Luke Ricci
 Writers: Luke Ricci 
 Producers
  Jason Dittmer ... producer
  Dan Hooker ... line producer
  Todd Makurath ... producer
  Luke Ricci ... producer
 Cast
  Dameon Clarke ... Mike
  Ryan K. Smith¹ ... Thug
  Laura Regan ... Abigail
  George Wyner ... Dr. Goldberg
  Mary Jo Catlett ... Mrs. Wilson
  Douglas Dickerman ... Rob
  Mark R. Gerson ... Young Man
  Matthew Gray Gubler ... Bart
  Ramon Hilario ... Juan
  Gonzalo Menendez ... Officer Rico Chavez
  Joe Ordaz ... Town sheriff

Review Date: March, 2009
Year Produced: 2006
Director: Frankie Frain
Writers: William Forte, Frankie Frain, Corey Huntington
Producers:
  Frankie Frain ... producer
  Corey Huntington ... co-producer
  Jonathan Hunt ... executive producer
  Nina Szulewski ... co-producer
Cast:
   Steven Borges ... Fat Person #3
  Justin Carleton ... Chlamydia
  Philip Carlsyle ... Peter Pottington
  Zachary Carlysle ... Fat Person #2/Mr. Beefy Burger
  Alan Desmarais ... Miguel Pottington
  William Forte ... Gus
  Frankie Frain ... Doctor
  Bonnie Huntington ... Corn Child/Young Miguel and Silly Waunka
  Corey Huntington

Review Date: November, 2008
Year: 2008 (Collectors Edition)
Director: Hector Babenco
Starring: William Hurt, Raul Julia, Sonia Braga
MPAA Rating: R (feature) NR (documentary)
Distributor: City Lights Home Entertainment
Running time: 120 minutes,
Tangled Web running time: 108 minutes
www.citylightsmedia.com

Review Date: November, 2008
Year: 2008
Director: Gary King
Starring:  Susan Cagle ... Truly Hanssen; Jenn Dees ... Veronica Darling; Jared Asato ... Jared Ishii; Mark DiConzo ... Mark Wagner;  John Weisenburger ... Ringo Barnes; Jeremy Koerner ... Elliot George; Vanessa Streiff ... Samantha Thompson; Kether Donohue ... Pam; Molly Ryman ... Andrea Stratten; Bridget Trama ... Julianne George; David Winning ... David Bultman
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Studio: Kitchen Table Films
Distributor: N/A
Running time: 92 minutes
www.nylately.com

USA: 2009, 87 minutes, Color
Directed by:   Peter LaVilla
Writers:   Peter LaVilla Writer
Producers
  Sally Kirkland ... producer
  Peter LaVilla ... executive producer
  Ralph Milo ... executive producer
  Ralph Milo ... producer
Cast - in credits order
  Sally Kirkland ... Elizabeth St. James
  Rosemary Gore ... Mollie Siegel
  Jeannie Evans ... Madison
MPAA Rating: UNRATED
Production Company: No restrictions Entertainment
Running time: 89:00
Distributor: East Coast Motion Pictures, plavilla@aol.com

Short: 2009
Director/Writer: Edgar Michael Bravo
Producer: John Paul Rice
Co-Producer: Levi Obery
Cinematographer: Rush Hamden
Editor: Jason Rose
Cast
  Kelly-Ann Tursi ... Brandi/Becky Lewis
  Jon Morgan Woodward ... Roger/Infant Man
  Joe Luckay ... Bobby Richards
  Paul D. Nguyen ... Chi Trang
  Kalena Knox ... Dianthia
  Phillip Gay ... Tom
  John Buckley Gordon ... Sal
  Eleonora Barna ... Prostitute
  Dan King ... Diner Customer
  Michelle Arenal ... Michelle
  Karla Marie Holland ... Mrs. Harmon  Ann Hagemann ... Becky's Mother
  Steve Christopher ... BillAutumn Cowling ... Young Becky
MPAA Rating: UNRATED
Production Company: No restrictions Entertainment
Official Website: www.onehourfantasygirlmovie.com
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Review Date: April, 2010
Year: 2008, Canada
Director: Robert Townsend
Starring:
Ving Rhames ... Sonny Liston
Stacey Dash ... Geraldine Liston
Nicholas Turturro ... Ceasar Novak
Bridgette Wilson-Sampras¹ ... Farah
David Proval ... Savino
Rick Roberts ... Father Alios
Alan Van Sprang ... Nico Orso
Egidio Tari ... Bobby Zazo
Andrew Hinkson ... Muhammad Ali/Cassius Clay
Troy Amos-Ross ... Floyd Patterson
MPAA Rating: R
Studio: Access Motion Pictures
Distributor: Screen Media
Running time: 104 minutes
Official Website: http://www.screenmediafilms.net

Review Date: March, 2009
Year: 2008
Director: Joone
Producers: Joone, Samantha Lewis
Cast - in credits order
  Jesse Jane ... Jules Steel
  Evan Stone ... Capt. Edward Reynolds
  Belladonna ... Olivia
  Sasha Grey ... Maria
  Katsuni¹ ... Xifeng
  Tommy Gunn ... Victor Stagnetti
  Shay Jordan ... Ai Chow
  Steven St. Croix ... Marco
Studio: Digital Playground
Distributor: MTI Home Video
Running time: 138 minutes
www.digitalplayground.com

Review Date: December, 2008
USA, 2008, 85min., color/black & white
Genre: Mockumentary
Director/Screenwriter: Brad Robinson
Producers: Nicole DeFalco, Michelle Orren, Brad Robinson
Cinematographer: Jeff Preston
Editors: Andrew Ortner, Brad Robinson
Music: Robert Hunt
Contact: Nicole DeFalco  nomadprod@comcast.net
Website: www.publicinteretmovie.com

Title: The Scratch
Director: Jorge Suarez
Stars:  Jason Adkins, Brian Forrest, Phil Idrissi, Kristen Nedopak, Filipe Da Costa, Dan Ross
Runtime: 92 mins
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
DVD Features: Director Commentary, 5.1 Surround Sound, Interactive Menus, Scene Selections, Trailers; Trailers not rated by the MPAA
www.maverickentertainment.cc

Title: Short Track
Review Date: December, 2008
Year: 2008
Director: Marie Hopkins
Cast - in credits order
  Pepper Sweeney ... Blake Beckett
  Barbara Niven ... Audrey Beckett
  Joshua Snyder ... Indy Johansen
  Ann Bratton ... Abby Beckett
  Patrick Gorman ... 'Pops' Beckett
  Mathis Fender ... Brody Beckett
  Kaley Bridgeman ... Chevy Beckett
  Matt Knudsen ... Wayne
  Steven Christie ... Cotton
  Travis Johns ... Terry Harrison
  Adrian Roberts ... Dill Crotti
  Holly Daniels ... Pam Harrison
  David Michael ... Alex
  Jodi Shilling ... Stacy
MPAA Rating: PG
Studio: Mach 1 Productions
Distributor: Monarch Home Video
Running time: 98 minutes

Title: Spy School
Review Date: December, 2008
Year: 2008
Director: Mark Blutman
Cast - in credits order
  Forrest Landis ... Thomas Miller
  AnnaSophia Robb ... Jackie Hoffman
  Rider Strong ... Mr. Randall
  Lea Thompson ... Claire Miller
  D.L. Hughley ... Albert
  Roger Bart ... Principal Hampton
  Brian Posehn ... Grissom
  Ezra Buzzington ... Cedric Bailey
  Timmy Deters ... Drake Chapman
  Andrew Hoeft ... Shane Santini
  Shawn Prince ... Safchik, Barry
  Melanie Abramoff ... Christina Adams
  Mitch Rouse ... Kip Miller
  Suzy Nakamura ... Mrs. Bleckner
MPAA Rating: PG [for mild action and brief smoking]
Studio: Kosmic Film Entertainment
Distributor: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Running time: 88 minutes

Director: Sidney Mansa Winters
Stars: Eric Lane, Greg Niecestro, Simeon Henderson,Tommie Phipps, Diane Howard, Dan Lougheen
Runtime: 110 mins
MPAA Rating: R
www.maverickentertainment.com

Review Date: April, 2010
Year: 2007, USA
Director: Scott L Flynn
Starring:
  Patrick Bauchau ... Albert Fish
  Jack Conley ... Det. Will King
  John Aylward ... Captain Ayers
  Jillian Armenante ... Delia Budd
  Silas Weir Mitchell ... Albert Fish, Jr.
  Vyto Ruginis ... Detective Maher
  Mollie Milligan ... Gertrude
  Lexi Ainsworth ... Grace Budd

MPAA Rating: R
Studio: Animationwerks
Distributor: Monarch Home Video
Running time: 96 minutes
Official Website: www.monarchvideo.com

Review Date: April, 2010
Year: 2009, Canada
Director: Mike Clattenberg
Starring:
  Robb Wells ... Ricky
  John Paul Tremblay ... Julian
  Mike Smith ... Bubbles
  John Dunsworth ... Jim Lahey
  Jonathan Torrens ... J-Roc
  Pat Roach¹ ... Randy
  Lucy Decoutere ... Lucy
  Sarah E. Dunsworth ... Sarah

MPAA Rating: R
Studio: Topsail Entertainment
Distributor: Screen Media
Running time: 102 minutes
Official Website: http://www.screenmediafilms.net

Review Date: October, 2008
Year: 2006
Director: Eric Styles
Starring:
Jaime King ... Nathalie; Lydia Leonard ... Dana; Jason Durr ... Dr. Anthony; Annabelle Wallis ... Paige;  Yasmin Paige ... Young Dana; Camille Solari ... Lucy; Tiffany Hannam-Daniels ... Young Nathalie; Diana Gherasim ... Young Paige
MPAA Rating: R
Studio: La Vie En Rose, Clubdeal (UK), Castel Film Romania
Distributor: The Weinstein Company, Intandem Films
Running time: 90 minutes
www.camillesolari.net
www.weinsteinco.com
www.intandemfilms.com

Release Date: 2009 USA, R Rating. 83 minutes
Directed by
  Ken Gayton (co-director)
  Jason Schaver (co-director)
Writers
  Ken Gayton Co-writer
  Jason Schaver Co-writer
Producers
  Alex Ferguson ... associate producer 
  Ken Gayton ... co-producer/co-exec-producer 
  Katie Meardon ... co-executive producer 
  Jason Schaver ... co-producer/co-exec-producer
Cast 
  Ken Gayton, Jason Schaver, Erika Walter, Adam Breske, Alyssa Roehrenbeck, Esther Claire, Kimberley Hellem, [MORE]