Amateur 1994  R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Hal Hartley
Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Martin Donovan, Elina Lowensohn, Damian Young, Chuck Montgomery, Michael Imperioli, Dave Simonds, Pamela Stewart
An ex-nun porno-writer (Isabelle Huppert), an amnesiac pornographer (Martin Donovan), and an unsuccessful starlet (Elina Lowensohn) provide the backdrop for this existential tale of entwining events and characters.
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Going Nomad 1998  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Art Jones
Cast: Damian Young, Jourdan Zayles, Jamie C. Ward, Gregory Wolfe, Mason Pettit, Victor Argo, Tom Oppenheim, Graciela Lecube, Jose Yenque, Marilyn Brett
El Cid Rivera (Damian Young) and his group of "urban nomads" spend their nights piloting 1970s Buicks and Lincolns down New York's asphalt streets in search of the Perfect Ride. Later, they gather at a local bar, discuss life, and then head for dead-end jobs, which serve to fill the interim between their nocturnal rides.
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Kill the Poor 2006  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan Taylor
Cast: David Krumholtz, Clara Bellar, Paul Calderon, Jon Budinoff, Heather Burns, Zak Orth, Larry Gilliard Jr., Otto Sanchez, Jaime Tirelli, Fisher Stevens, Cliff Gorman, Damian Young
The time is 1982, and the place is New York City where Joe (David Krumholtz) and his pregnant French wife, Anabelle (Clara Bellar), buy into a tenement building on Avenue E on the city's lower East Side. Their neighbors are pot heads, dealers, and thieves roaming the streets. To make their house a home and protect the property, Joe joins forces with the other tenants who elect him president of the "co-op." Joe is asked to evict long-time squatter Carlos DeJesus (Paul Calderon) who has lived in the building longer than anyone else. But, Joe's attempts at mediation meet with little success.
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Second Best 2004 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Eric Weber
Cast: Joe Pantoliano, Boyd Gaines, Peter Gerety, Bronson Pinchot, Matthew Arkin, Jennifer Tilly, Stephen Bogardus, Barbara Barrie, Polly Draper, James Ryan, Damian Young, Irma St. Paule
Failed publishing executive Elliot (Joe Pantoliano) invites his best friend from college days, successful movie producer Richard (Boyd Gaines), to his home for a visit. But, the reunion triggers those feelings of being "second best" for Elliot.
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Simple Men 1992 R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Hal Hartley
Cast: Robert John Burke, Bill Sage, Karen Sillas, Elina Lowensohn, Martin Donovan, Chris Cooke, Jeffrey Howard, Holly Marie Combs, Mark Bailey, Joe Stevens, Damian Young, Marietta Marich
Immediately following a botched computer heist, Bill (Robert John Burke) is double-crossed by his partner/girlfriend. He then sets off with brother Dennis (Bill Sage) in search of their long-lost father who has escaped from prison. Quirky characters.
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| 1. Amateur (1994)
2. Going Nomad (1998)
3. Kill the Poor (2006)
4. Second Best (2004)
5. Simple Men (1992)
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