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1st Bite
2006Set on a tropical island in Thailand, the strange plight of a beleaguered chef who, while romancing a mysterious woman, discovers the diabolical Zen of cooking. Following a near death escape, he returns to Montreal and falls hard for the woman of his life who unfortunately craves only his cooking but not his loving. Worse still, strange things surfacing around him indicate that his journey to the Far East has deep, divine implications. The stage is set for him to take the 1st bite of true love and end the cycle of suffering for all involved.
Vengeance Valley
1951Family loyalty and bitter rivalry collide in this tense Western drama. Burt Lancaster stars as Owen Daybright, a hardworking ranch foreman whose sense of honor puts him at odds with his irresponsible foster brother, played by Robert Walker. As jealousy, betrayal, and violence erupt, their conflict threatens to tear the family apart. Vengeance Valley blends frontier action with emotional depth, offering a gripping tale of brotherhood and betrayal on the open range.
Kiss-Kiss, Dahlings!
1992A whimsical homage to theater across time, Kiss-Kiss, Dahlings! spans three eras – 1900s Moscow, 1950s college productions, and a 1992 TV studio – through the intertwined lives of three generations of actresses. Starring Blythe Danner, Nancy Marchand, and Cynthia Nixon in standout roles, with a guest appearance by Charlie Rose, this PBS short from Great Performances offers a clever, sentimental reflection on stagecraft and legacy.
God's Little Acre
1958In the 1950s, a poor Georgia cotton farmer and his sons search for the gold presumably buried on the farm by their grandfather but problems related to poverty and addiction threated to destroy their family.
Maybe I’ll Come Home In The Spring
1971A teenager flees her suburban home to live with a hippie commune, only to return months later and struggle with where she truly belongs. Sally Field gives a powerful performance as the conflicted daughter caught between conformity and counterculture, while Eleanor Parker plays her concerned mother and David Carradine portrays her free-spirited lover. Maybe I’ll Come Home in the Spring is a poignant drama reflecting the generational clashes of the early 1970s.
Fourty Guns
1957An authoritarian rancher, Barbara Stanwyck, who rules an Arizona county with her private posse of hired guns. When a new marshall arrives to set things straight, the cattle queen finds herself falling, brutally for the avowedly non-violent lawman. Both have itchy-fingered brothers, a female gunman enters the picture, and things go desperately wrong.
Orphans and Angels
2003The needy and traumatized Theresa, who was raped when she was fourteen year-old, meets the handsome John on the street after an accident during a performance on the stage of her friend Kim asking for a low-budget hotel. She offers a ride to a nearby hostel, they date and she brings him home, where he offers Ecstasy with wine to her. Kim advises her that John is a dangerous drug-dealer that has been missing for five years after the death of his girlfriend also called Theresa, but Theresa stays with him, practicing mutual masturbation, sharing her fears and fantasies and being permanently drugged. When John's friend Billy visits Theresa, he reveals dark secrets about her boyfriend, leading to a tragic end.
The Hard Ride
1971Phil agrees to look after his dying Vietnam vet buddy by taking care of his motorcycle only to run into some trouble with both the law and other bikers.
The Sister in Law
1974This steamy 1970s drama blends crime, passion, and betrayal in a tale of forbidden desire. When a drifter returns to his hometown, he becomes entangled in a dangerous love affair with his brother’s wife, igniting a chain of jealousy, deception, and violence. With its mix of sultry romance and gritty intrigue, The Sister in Law delivers a provocative slice of exploitation-era cinema.
Ginger in the Morning
1974A recently divorced Santa Fe architect is surprised to find himself falling in love with a free-spirited young hitchhiker.
Kansas Pacific
1953Set just before the Civil War, this action-packed western follows the struggle to build a vital railroad line across Kansas. As Union forces race to complete the track to support the war effort, Confederate sympathizers plot sabotage at every turn. Sterling Hayden stars as the tough Army officer tasked with protecting the project, facing danger, betrayal, and gun-slinging battles along the way. Kansas Pacific blends frontier adventure with historical drama in a tale of grit, progress, and patriotism.
Joe
1970When a wealthy businessman kills his daughter’s drug-dealing boyfriend, he finds an unlikely ally in Joe, a factory worker with violent anti-hippie views. Peter Boyle gives a raw, unforgettable performance as the blue-collar bigot whose anger spirals out of control, while Susan Sarandon makes her screen debut as the daughter caught in the chaos. Joe is a gritty, provocative drama that exposes America’s generational divides at the dawn of the 1970s.
Open Wound
2018This tense psychological thriller follows a woman trapped in a toxic and violent relationship, fighting to reclaim her freedom before it destroys her completely. As the cycle of control and abuse escalates, she’s forced to make life-or-death choices that blur the line between victim and survivor. Raw, unsettling, and deeply emotional, Open Wound is a gripping exploration of trauma, resilience, and the desperate struggle to break free.
True Women
1997Covering nearly fifty years of mid-19th-century turmoil, from the tumultuous Texas Revolution to the early women's suffrage movement, "True Women" is a gripping tale of endurance, love, and above all, gritty female determination.
The Proud Rebel
1958A Confederate veteran living in the Yankee North struggles with his son's shock-induced muteness and the Northerners' hatred.
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