Creepshow 2 1987  R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Director: Michael Gornick
Cast: Lois Chiles, George Kennedy, Dorothy Lamour, Tom Savini, Stephen King, Domenick John, Frank Salsedo, David Holbrook, Paul Satterfield, Jeremy Green, Joe Silver, Tom Wright, David Beecroft, Daniel Beer, Dean Smith
"Creepshow" returns–this time in the form of a trilogy. The first is "Old Chief Wood'nhead" about a wooden Indian that comes to life. In the second story, "The Raft," pot smoking teenagers are floating on a raft when they are attacked by a blob of oil. Finally, in "The Hitchhiker," a hit-and-run driver is haunted by her victim. Watch for Stephen King as the truck driver.
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The Gig 1985 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank D. Gilroy
Cast: Wayne Rogers, Cleavon Little, Andrew Duncan, Daniel Nalbach, Jerry Matz, Warren Vache, Joe Silver, Jay Thomas
Dixieland jazz buffs, who play together once a week for their own enjoyment, are hired to play for two weeks at a Catskill Mountain resort. One of their group drops out, and they are forced to hire a real professional, which is where the fun and problems begin.
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Rabid 1977 R, 91 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Rage
Director: David Cronenberg
Cast: Marilyn Chambers, Frank Moore, Joe Silver, Howard Ryshpan, Patricia Gage, Susan Roman, Roger Periard, Lynne Deragon, Terry Schonblum, Victor Desy, Julie Anna, Gary McKeehan
As a result of her medical treatment following a motorcycle accident, Rose (Marilyn Chambers) develops an insatiable taste for human blood. She uses her sexual powers to lure victims, and they, in turn, become sex-crazed creatures that roam around Montreal seeking blood for themselves. With the city in chaos, Montreal is forced to institute martial law.
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Rhinoceros 1973  PG, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Mystery / Romance
Director: Tom O'Horgan
Cast: Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Karen Black, Robert Weil, Joe Silver, Marilyn Chris, Robert Fields, Melody Santangello, Lou Cutell, Don Calfa, Lorna Thayer, Percy Rodriguez
People turn into rhinoceroses in a French village in this "theater of the absurd" adaptation of Eugene Ionesco's play. Stanley (Gene Wilder) is the only one noticing the transformation of everyone else.
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Switching Channels 1988  PG, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Cast: Kathleen Turner, Burt Reynolds, Christopher Reeve, Ned Beatty, Henry Gibson, George Newbern, Al Waxman, Joe Silver, Ken James, Anthony Sherwood
This story originated as a Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur Broadway play "The Front Page"; later three movie versions (one titled "His Girl Friday") were made. The story revolves around television news director John L. Sullivan IV (Burt Reynolds) who tries to keep his ex-wife, Christy Colleran (Kathleen Turner), from marrying again.
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You Light Up My Life 1977 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical / Romance
Director: Joseph(1) Brooks
Cast: Didi Conn, Joe Silver, Michael Zaslow, Stephen Nathan, Melanie Mayron, Jerry Keller, Lisa Reeves, Bernice Nicholson, Ed Morgan, Joseph(1) Brooks, John D. Gowans, Simmy Bow, Amy Letterman, Martin Gish, Marty Zagon
Laurie Robinson (Didi Conn) struggles to become a pop singer despite her father Sy's (Joe Silver) desires for her to follow in his footsteps as a comedian. Meanwhile, Laurie has problems with her romantic life and breaks off her engagement to Ken (Stephen Nathan). Her love life does not improve when she has a one-night stand with Chris (Michael Zaslow) who, she later learns, is the director of a film she auditions for. Will Laurie ever be able to solve her problems and get on with her life? This film won the Academy Award for its title song.
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| 1. The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974)
2. Boardwalk (1979)
3. Creepshow 2 (1987)
4. Deathtrap (1982)
5. The Gig (1985)
6. Rabid (1977)
aka: Rage
7. Raggedy Ann and Andy (1977)
8. Rhinoceros (1973)
9. Switching Channels (1988)
10. You Light Up My Life (1977)
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