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Director Ron Krauss' Rave is an honest portrayal of the havoc wreaked by the innocence of youth, peer pressure and the overwhelming demands of family life. Daffy is a good kid from a Mexican family. Contrary to his father, Daffy has a low racial tolerance that causes obvious trouble with him and others. Nette, his girlfriend, just found out she is pregnant with Daffy's baby and is set on spending the rest of her life with him.
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Preston Tylk's first crime is taking his wife for granted. His next crime is murder. In classic, suspense-thriller style, Preston Tylk is a normal guy who, because of extraordinary circumstances, finds himself on a quest to get his life back. When his wife admits that she's been having an affair, Preston leaves the house in a rage--only when he returns, he finds his wife dead in their house. This starts a chain of events that blurs the line between right and wrong, good and bad. Preston is terrorized by his wife's lover, blamed for her murder and hunted by the authorities.
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A great example of modern film noir, Lady in the Box is a first-rate thriller from writer/director Christian Otjen--a tense and creepy descent into a horror story that could happen to anyone. It's a dark night in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on the shore of one of the great lakes, and Jerry (Darren Burrows, Northern Exposure) is bragging to best friend Chris (Robert Knepper, Love and Sex) that he's got a sexy new girlfriend who wants to experiment with handcuffs. Jerry's also just received his own boat, and business is going well at the bar he's a 'tender at.
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Crept and Mattress have gone to hell,...literally! Their last assignment, as cops, led to their demise at the hands of a thug. Now, the duo find themselves amidst Beelzebub's fiery depths, believing they were sent there by mistake and trying to find a way home. Following Satan one day, after his psychiatric appointment (C'mon! He feels depressed too!), our dynamic twosome learn the secret to getting back to earth lies in a few magic crystals. As fate would have it, they steal a crystal and head back home to set events straight. What happens next can only be believed by seeing.
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This story of love, romance and everything in between follows twenty-something, Greek-American Manny and his circle of friends, including brother Anthony, insecure Teddy and ladies-man Mike as they each pursue the fairer sex in their own ways. Teddy is still after Jenny, the girlfriend he just dumped, despite her best friend's efforts to keep them apart, and convinces Mike to help him in a scheme to get her back.
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Jeff Wilkes is a doctor who has a phobia of dead people, orders five limes with his vodka tonic, and is a "Scuzz" B-movie freak. New to L.A., he answers an ad for a roommate and meets Aron Presley, a young man who believes that he is Elvis reincarnated.
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Sure to be an audience-pleaser, Dinner and a Movie is an intricately drawn and comically vivid romance from first-time feature film director Lisa Kors. Katie is an idealistic filmmaker, hell-bent on creating the next Great American Documentary. According to Katie, however, time is running out. Her parents have suddenly asked for their "student loan" money back -- with interest. Her day job as a children's party entertainer is more humiliating than her glittery mermaid costume. Katie knows it's time to get her dream made.
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Watch out world, Joi is on the scene. True, she just quit her job and found out - the hard way - that her boyfriend is gay, but sometimes you have to start all over to get it right. New city, new job and Joi is ready for anything. Anything but a devastatingly handsome but overly condescending boss, a backstabbing best friend and an overbearing mother with way too much attitude. Masquerade is a heartwarming, fun, romantic comedy for today. Light, engaging dialogue, well-drawn, well-played supporting roles, a case of mistaken identity and beautiful actors and actresses with great hair.
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Doug E. Doug's comic first feature, Citizen James, is a surrealistic, small town/big city fairytale filled with the magic, romance and splendor of the amoral, anti-social, gun-toting, street thug's wayward adolescent life magnified to cinematic proportions. Equipped with not much more than a lightweight rap and a vague vision of filmmaking, Bed-Stuy resident James (Doug E. Doug from Cosby) decides to film The Angela Davis Story with his two entirely clueless friends, Steffan and Fuquan. With absolutely no idea where to start, they go in search of the great filmmaker, Bleep Lee.
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Many view Alcatraz simply as an abandoned prison and tourist attraction. For some, however, it is an inspiration. The year 1969 saw the occupation of Alcatraz Island by Native American activists in one of the most turbulent periods in modern American history. Director James Fortier's superb re-telling of events shows the nascent Native American struggle to establish identity in a sea of cultural arrogance and indifference.