Another Day in Paradise 1998  R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Larry Clark
Cast: James Woods, Melanie Griffith, Vincent Kartheiser, Natasha Gregson Wagner, James Otis, Paul Hipp, Brent Briscoe, Peter Sarsgaard, Kim Flowers, Branden Williams
Based on ex-con Eddie Little's novel, this is a story about people who depend on sex and drugs to get them through the day. The plot revolves around two couples–Mel (James Woods) & Sid (Melanie Griffith) and Bobbie (Vincent Kartheiser) & Rosie (Natasha Wagner)–who, after Bobbie is physically beaten, form a dysfunctional family of unredemptive souls.
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The Apostate 1998  R, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: William Gove
Cast: Dennis Hopper, Richard Grieco, Efrain Figueroa, Bridget White, Kristin Minter, Clive Turner, Frank Medrano, Pablo Cunqueiro, Branden Williams, Perri Lister
Set in San Juan, Puerto Rico, this film follows a priest (Richard Grieco), who is also a painter, as he helps the police find the person responsible for grisly murders, including the murder of his brother. The search takes him to haunts for artists, and one artist in particular. Barely watchable.
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 Crossroads 2002  PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tamra Davis
Cast: Britney Spears, Zoe Saldana, Taryn Manning, Anson Mount, Dan Aykroyd, Kim Cattrall, Justin Long, Raymond Young, Kyle Davis, Brandon Henschel, Beverly Johnson, Bohni Turpin, Branden Williams, Ritchie Montgomery, Jamie Lynn Spears
Three high-school seniors (Britney Spears, Taryn Manning, and Zoe Saldana) find a cross-country trip is the catalyst for resuming their lost friendships with each other. A detour but not a bumpy road in Britney Spears' career.
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Fierce People 2006 R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Griffin Dunne
Cast: Diane Lane, Anton Yelchin, Donald Sutherland, Chris Evans, Kristen Stewart, Paz de la Huerta, Blu Mankuma, Elizabeth Perkins, Christopher Shyer, Gary Chalk, Ryan McDonald, Dexter Bell, Branden Williams, Aaron Brooks, Kaleigh Dey
Fifteen-year-old Finn (Anton Yelchan) lives with his mother Liz (Diane Lane) in a grungy apartment in New York where he is looking forward to spending the summer in South America visiting the father he has never met. But, when cocaine-addicted Liz causes major problems and cries out for help, Finn's trip to South America is canceled. Instead of the "perfect" summer with his father, Liz and Finn move into the New Jersey guest cottage on the large farm of mogul Ogden C. Osborne (Donald Sutherland). Now, Liz attends AA meetings, and it is Finn who spends his time getting high and drunk with the Osborne grandchildren, Bryce (Chris Evans) and Maya (Kristen Stewart). But, catastrophe lies ahead after a violent episode that leaves Liz and Finn struggling to maintain their dignity.
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 Mean Creek 2004  R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jacob Aaron Estes
Cast: Rory Culkin, Ryan Kelley, Scott Mechlowicz, Trevor Morgan, Josh Peck, Carly Schroeder, J.W. Crawford, Michael Fisher-Welsh, Branden Williams, William Mapother, Heath Lourwood, Kaz Garas
When Sam (Rory Culkin) tells his older brother, Rocky (Trevor Morgan), that bully George (Josh Peck) beats him up regularly, Rocky plots revenge in the form of a river trip including himself, Rocky, and George during which it will be pay-back time for George.
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| 1. Another Day in Paradise (1998)
2. The Apostate (1998)
3. Crossroads (2002)
4. Fierce People (2006)
5. Mean Creek (2004)
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