Bad Day on the Block 1997  R, 88 min.
Genre: Thriller
aka: Under Pressure
The Fireman
Director: Craig R. Baxley
Cast: Charlie Sheen, Mare Winningham, David Andrews, Noah Fleiss, Chelsea Russo, John Ratzenberger, Dawnn Lewis, Keone Young, Elias Zarou, Michelle Moffatt, Cody Jones, David Hewlett
Lyle Wilder (Charlie Sheen) is a decorated firefighter, but his wife and son have seen his violent side and leave. Lyle takes it out on the neighbors who he believes are to blame for his problems.
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Brick 2006  R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Rian Johnson
Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Nora Zehetner, Lukas Haas, Noah Fleiss, Matt O'Leary, Emilie de Ravin, Noah Segan, Richard Roundtree, Meagan Good, Brian J. White, Jonathan Cauff, Reedy Gibbs, Cody Lightning
When the police fail in their efforts, teenager Brendan (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) investigates the murder of ex-girlfriend Emily (Emilie de Ravin) with help from his peer, The Brain (Matt O'Leary). Clues eventually link Emily to a local drug ring headed by The Pin (Lukas Haas) and the mysterious "brick."
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Double Parked 2000 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stephen Kinsella
Cast: Callie Thorne, Bill Sage, Noah Fleiss, Rufus Read, Cassandra Morris, P.J. Brown, Michelle Hurd, Eileen Galindo, Lanny Flaherty, Ruth Williamson
Single mom Rita Ronaldi (Callie Thorne) has escaped an abusive husband and now, with son Matt (Rufus Read), has been struggling to find a niche in Jersey City. Rita lands a job as meter maid, but at the same time Matt falls in with a bad crowd that robs parking meters. Believe it or not, that's just the beginning of this exhaustingly downbeat story.
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Joe the King 1999  R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Whaley
Cast: Noah Fleiss, Val Kilmer, Karen Young, Ethan Hawke, John Leguizamo, Austin Pendleton, Max Ligosh, James Costa, Raymond DeFelitta, Camryn Manheim
Joe Henry (Noah Fleiss) is only 14-years old and is already into a life of petty crime, which he sees as the solution for dealing with his miserable existence. He uses stolen money to pay off family debts and buy food as he struggles to survive in the reality of his circumstances.
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Off the Black 2006 R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Ponsoldt
Cast: Trevor Morgan, Nick Nolte, Sonia Feigelson, Rosemarie DeWitt, Timothy Hutton, Sally Kirkland, Noah Fleiss, Johnathan Tchaikovsky, Michael Higgins, James Ponsoldt, Marlyne Afflack, John Tuell
Alcoholic, baseball umpire Ray Cook (Nick Nolte) catches kids vandalizing his yard after a controversial call. One of the vandals is high-school pitcher Dave Tibbel (Trevor Morgan) whose pitch is the one in question. Ray offers Dave redemption if he cleans up the mess, and the two warm up to each other when they realize they are both lonely souls. Dave's father (Timothy Hutton) is emotionally detached from his family, and Ray asks Dave to pose as his son for his 40th high-school reunion.
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Storytelling 2001 R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Todd Solondz
Cast: Selma Blair, Paul Giamatti, John Goodman, Julie Hagerty, Mike Schank, Mark Webber, Noah Fleiss, Lupe Ontiveros, Leo Fitzpatrick, Robert Wisdom
Divided into two sections, Todd Solondz first presents "Fiction," the story about white college student (Selma Blair) who finds that when she writes about an actual sexual encounter with her black professor, her work must be called fiction. The second story, "Nonfiction," involves an aspiring filmmaker (Mike Schank) who follows a high-school senior (Mark Webber) around with a video camera, capturing moments within his dysfunctional family.
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| 1. Bad Day on the Block (1997)
aka: Under Pressure
aka: The Fireman
2. Brick (2006)
3. Double Parked (2000)
4. Joe the King (1999)
5. Off the Black (2006)
6. Storytelling (2001)
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