Dandelion 2004  R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Milgard
Cast: Vincent Kartheiser, Taryn Manning, Arliss Howard, Mare Winningham, Blake Heron, Michelle Forbes, Marshall Bell, Shawn Reaves, Robert Blanche, Don Alder, Don Stroud, Steven Weyte
Quiet and sensitive 16-year-old Mason (Vincent Kartheiser) lives in his own world until he meets Danny (Taryn Manning), and they bond. But events change course following a fatal car accident for which Mason takes the blame instead of naming his father (Arliss Howard). After spending two years at the juvenile detention center, Mason is released and tries to renew his relationship with Danny who now has a new boyfriend.
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 Escape from L.A. 1996 R, 100 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Kurt Russell, Stacy Keach, Steve Buscemi, Georges Corraface, Peter Fonda, Pam Grier, Cliff Robertson, A.J. Langer, Valeria Golino, Bruce Campbell, Michelle Forbes, Jeff Imada, Ina Romeo, Peter Jason, Jordan Baker
It is the year 2013, and Los Angeles has suffered a catastrophic earthquake and has become a virtual island. Now, the U. S. President's daughter, Utopia (A.J. Langer), has hijacked Air Force Three and heads for Los Angeles with a black box on board the plane that contains codes for controlling energy satellites. Kurt Russell resumes his role (from 1981's "Escape from New York") as hero Snake Plissken whose mission is to save the world.
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Homicide: The Movie 2000 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jean de Segonzac
Cast: Andre Braugher, Yaphet Kotto, Ned Beatty, Richard Belzer, Clark Johnson, Daniel Baldwin, Giancarlo Esposito, Michelle Forbes, Reed Diamond, Max Perlich
The 1990s' TV show is brought to closure with this movie that brings "everyone" back for a bow. "Gee" (Yaphet Kotto), the former head of the Homicide Division, is running for mayor and a would-be killer sends him to the emergency room. As he balances between life and death, his old crew gets together to track down the gunman. Those who watched the series will get more out of the dialogue than the others who do not know much about the series' episodes.
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 Kalifornia 1993 R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Dominic Sena
Cast: Brad Pitt, Juliette Lewis, David Duchovny, Michelle Forbes, Kathy Larson, David Milford, Sierra Pecheur, Lois Hall, Judson Vaughn, John Zarchen, David Rose, Tommy Chappelle, James Michael McDougal, Patricia Sill, Brett Rice
While on a cross-country trip researching serial killers, writer Brian Kessler (David Duchovny) and his photographer girlfriend Carrie Laughlin (Michelle Forbes) pick up Early Grayce (Brad Pitt) and Adele Corners (Juliette Lewis) and then begin to suspect that they have their own serial killers riding in the back seat.
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Swimming with Sharks 1994 R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: George Huang
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Frank Whaley, Michelle Forbes, T.E. Russell, Jerry Levine, Benicio Del Toro, Roy Dotrice, Matthew Flint, Patrick Fischler, Sabryn Genet, Kyle Reed
What happens when young screenwriter Guy (Frank Whaley) finally gets fed up and treats his boss, Buddy Ackerman (Kevin Spacey), the way he has been treated? After enduring one too many abuses from Buddy, Guy breaks into Buddy's Beverly Hills home, holds him hostage, and tortures him. This is an insightful and amusing look at what goes on behind the scenes in Hollywood.
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| 1. Black Day, Blue Night (1995)
2. Dandelion (2004)
3. Escape from L.A. (1996)
4. Homicide: The Movie (2000)
5. Kalifornia (1993)
6. Swimming with Sharks (1994)
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