Two escaped convicts and a female railway worker find themselves trapped on a train with no brakes and nobody driving.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089941/
Trailer
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
DECEMBER 17th 2013
Runaway Train
Two escaped convicts and a female railway worker find themselves trapped on a train with no brakes and nobody driving.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089941/
Trailer
Two escaped convicts and a female railway worker find themselves trapped on a train with no brakes and nobody driving.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089941/
Trailer
Friday, December 13, 2013
DECEMBER 10th 2013
Animal Factory
A young man goes to prison and a tough, older convict takes him under his wing as a mentor.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0204137/
Trailer
A young man goes to prison and a tough, older convict takes him under his wing as a mentor.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0204137/
Trailer
Monday, December 2, 2013
DECEMBER 3rd 2013
Straight Time
After being released on parole, a burglar attempts to go straight.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078326/
Trailer
After being released on parole, a burglar attempts to go straight.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078326/
Trailer
DECEMBER 2013
Written by Eddie Bunker
December only has three free Tuesdays that aren't taken up by holiday time and prison/crime writer Edward Bunker only has three film writing credits, so it's a perfect match. Celebrate Christmas with tales of recidivism, jailbreak and the brutality of prison life!
December 3rd: Straight Time
December 10th: Animal Factory
December 17th: Runaway Train
December only has three free Tuesdays that aren't taken up by holiday time and prison/crime writer Edward Bunker only has three film writing credits, so it's a perfect match. Celebrate Christmas with tales of recidivism, jailbreak and the brutality of prison life!
December 3rd: Straight Time
December 10th: Animal Factory
December 17th: Runaway Train
Thursday, November 21, 2013
NOVEMBER 26th 2013
Johnny Handsome
A career criminal who has been deformed since birth is given a new face by a kindly doctor and paroled from prison. It appears that he has gone straight, but he is really planning his revenge on the man who killed his father-figure and sent him to prison.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097626/
Trailer
A career criminal who has been deformed since birth is given a new face by a kindly doctor and paroled from prison. It appears that he has gone straight, but he is really planning his revenge on the man who killed his father-figure and sent him to prison.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097626/
Trailer
Thursday, November 14, 2013
NOVEMBER 19th 2013
Cohen and Tate
A boy kidnapped by two mismatched hitmen puts them at each other's throats while being driven to their employers, possibly to be killed.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097074/
Trailer
A boy kidnapped by two mismatched hitmen puts them at each other's throats while being driven to their employers, possibly to be killed.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097074/
Trailer
Saturday, November 9, 2013
NOVEMBER 12th 2013
One False Move
After a violent drug rip-off LAPD detectives track down the trio responsible to a small rural town.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102592/
Trailer
After a violent drug rip-off LAPD detectives track down the trio responsible to a small rural town.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102592/
Trailer
Sunday, November 3, 2013
NOVEMBER 5th 2013
Red Rock West
When a promised job for Michael fails to materialize, he is mistaken by Wayne to be the hitman he hired to kill his unfaithful wife.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105226/
Trailer
When a promised job for Michael fails to materialize, he is mistaken by Wayne to be the hitman he hired to kill his unfaithful wife.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105226/
Trailer
NOVEMBER 2013
More Neo-Noir
Late 80s/early 90s crime stuff.
November 5th: Red Rock West
November 12th: One False Move
November 19th: Cohen and Tate
November 26th: Johnny Handsome
Late 80s/early 90s crime stuff.
November 5th: Red Rock West
November 12th: One False Move
November 19th: Cohen and Tate
November 26th: Johnny Handsome
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
OCTOBER 29th 2013
Night of the Lepus
Giant mutant rabbits terrorize the southwest!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069005/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Trailer
Giant mutant rabbits terrorize the southwest!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069005/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Trailer
OCTOBER 22nd 2013
The Hand
Jon Lansdale is a comic book artist who loses his right hand in a car accident. The hand was not found at the scene of the accident, but it soon returns by itself...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082497/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Trailer
Jon Lansdale is a comic book artist who loses his right hand in a car accident. The hand was not found at the scene of the accident, but it soon returns by itself...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082497/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Trailer
OCTOBER 15th 2013
Nightbreed
A community of mutant outcasts of varying types and abilities attempts to escape the attention of a psychotic serial killer and redneck vigilantes.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100260/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Trailer
A community of mutant outcasts of varying types and abilities attempts to escape the attention of a psychotic serial killer and redneck vigilantes.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100260/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Trailer
OCTOBER 8th 2013
Night of the Demons
On the night of Halloween, 10 teens decide to go to a party at an abandoned funeral parlor.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093624/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
Trailer
On the night of Halloween, 10 teens decide to go to a party at an abandoned funeral parlor.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093624/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
Trailer
OCTOBER 1st 2013
Evilspeak
A military cadet who happens to be a social outcast taps into a way to summon demons and cast spells on his tormentors through his computer.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082346/
Trailer
A military cadet who happens to be a social outcast taps into a way to summon demons and cast spells on his tormentors through his computer.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082346/
Trailer
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
OCTOBER 2013
Halloween Grab Bag
Some Halloween turds n treats, comin' at ya!
October 1st: Evilspeak
October 8th: Night of the Demons
October 15th: Nightbreed
October 22nd: The Hand
October 29th: Night of the Lepus
Some Halloween turds n treats, comin' at ya!
October 1st: Evilspeak
October 8th: Night of the Demons
October 15th: Nightbreed
October 22nd: The Hand
October 29th: Night of the Lepus
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
SEPTEMBER 24th 2013
Firestorm
Smoke jumper Jessy Graves' day is about to take a twist for the worst.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120670/
Trailer
Smoke jumper Jessy Graves' day is about to take a twist for the worst.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120670/
Trailer
Monday, September 16, 2013
SEPTEMBER 17th 2013
Dead Bang
Jerry Beck investigates some leads which bring him into contact with a group of white supremacy extremists.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097166/
Trailer
Jerry Beck investigates some leads which bring him into contact with a group of white supremacy extremists.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097166/
Trailer
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
SEPTEMBER 10th 2013
Out For Justice
Drug dealer Richie Madano shoots Bobby Lupo, a policeman in broad daylight and in front of his family. his friend Gino vows vengeance.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102614/
Trailer
Drug dealer Richie Madano shoots Bobby Lupo, a policeman in broad daylight and in front of his family. his friend Gino vows vengeance.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102614/
Trailer
SEPTEMBER 3rd 2013
Stone Cold
Joe Huff is a tough, go-it-alone cop with a flair for infiltrating dangerous biker gangs. The FBI blackmail Joe into an undercover operation to convict some extremely violent bikers.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102984/
Trailer
Joe Huff is a tough, go-it-alone cop with a flair for infiltrating dangerous biker gangs. The FBI blackmail Joe into an undercover operation to convict some extremely violent bikers.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102984/
Trailer
SEPTEMBER 2013
William Forsythe: A Super Guy
William Forsythe is an ultimate badass - whether he's a villainous henchman or a salty sidekick he steals the show. Let us take this month to celebrate Forsythe, an American hero.
September 3rd: Stone Cold
September 10th: Out For Justice
September 17th: Dead Bang
September 24th: Firestorm
William Forsythe is an ultimate badass - whether he's a villainous henchman or a salty sidekick he steals the show. Let us take this month to celebrate Forsythe, an American hero.
September 3rd: Stone Cold
September 10th: Out For Justice
September 17th: Dead Bang
September 24th: Firestorm
AUGUST 27th 2013
Army of Shadows
France, 1942, during the occupation. The everyday of the French Resitance shown rigorously and austerely.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064040/
Trailer
France, 1942, during the occupation. The everyday of the French Resitance shown rigorously and austerely.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064040/
Trailer
AUGUST 20th 2013
Le Samouraï
Things suddenly go badly for a successful French assassin.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062229/
Trailer
Things suddenly go badly for a successful French assassin.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062229/
Trailer
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
AUGUST 13th 2013
Le Deuxième Souffle
Gustave Minda, better known as Gu, a dangerous gangster, escapes from jail. He goes to Paris and gets involved in a gangland killing. Before leaving the country Gu needs a final job to get some money.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060305/
Gustave Minda, better known as Gu, a dangerous gangster, escapes from jail. He goes to Paris and gets involved in a gangland killing. Before leaving the country Gu needs a final job to get some money.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060305/
Monday, August 5, 2013
AUGUST 6th 2013
Le Circle Rouge
Corey is a young gun in the French underworld who has just been released from prison. Escaped convict Vogel hides in the trunk of Corey's car. The two enlist the help of an alcoholic former cop for an elaborate jewelry-store robbery.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065531/?ref_=sr_5
Trailer
Corey is a young gun in the French underworld who has just been released from prison. Escaped convict Vogel hides in the trunk of Corey's car. The two enlist the help of an alcoholic former cop for an elaborate jewelry-store robbery.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065531/?ref_=sr_5
Trailer
Sunday, August 4, 2013
AUGUST 2013
Jean-Pierre Melville
Melville's existential, minimalist, crime movie masterpieces - comin' at ya!
August 6th: Le Cercle rouge
August 13th: Le deuxième souffle
August 20th: Le Samouraï
August 27th: Army of Shadows
Melville's existential, minimalist, crime movie masterpieces - comin' at ya!
August 6th: Le Cercle rouge
August 13th: Le deuxième souffle
August 20th: Le Samouraï
August 27th: Army of Shadows
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
JULY 30th 2013
Street Smart
A New York journalist lies when his fake story about a pimp describes a real pimp up for murder.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094056/
Trailer
A New York journalist lies when his fake story about a pimp describes a real pimp up for murder.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094056/
Trailer
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
JULY 23rd 2013
Kinjite: The Forbidden Subjects
A brutal Los Angeles police Lt. is determined to bust up an organization that forces underage girls into prostitution.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097670/
Trailer
A brutal Los Angeles police Lt. is determined to bust up an organization that forces underage girls into prostitution.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097670/
Trailer
Thursday, July 11, 2013
JULY 16th 2013
Streetwalkin'
Cookie and her brother run away from their loveless mother in the province and arrive in New York. At the train station Cookie meets the fancy man Duke.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088195/
Trailer
Cookie and her brother run away from their loveless mother in the province and arrive in New York. At the train station Cookie meets the fancy man Duke.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088195/
Trailer
Friday, July 5, 2013
JULY 9th 2013
Angel
15 year-old Molly is the best in her class in high school. Nobody suspects that the model pupil earns her money at night: as prostitute "Angel" on Sunset Blvd.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086896/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
Trailer
15 year-old Molly is the best in her class in high school. Nobody suspects that the model pupil earns her money at night: as prostitute "Angel" on Sunset Blvd.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086896/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
Trailer
JULY 2nd 2013
Fear City
Strippers in Manhattan are being stalked and murdered by a psycho. A conflicted ex-boxer-turned-private-eye, hired by the strip club owners, set out to find him before he strikes again.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087247/
Trailer
Strippers in Manhattan are being stalked and murdered by a psycho. A conflicted ex-boxer-turned-private-eye, hired by the strip club owners, set out to find him before he strikes again.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087247/
Trailer
Saturday, June 29, 2013
JULY 2013
Urban Sleaze
Pimps, pros, panty-sniffers, punks and pukes - the 80s were a glorious time for streetwalking prostitutes. Time capsules of a paranoid era when any hapless teenager was a waiting target for a ruthless pimp, serial killers prowl the neon streets and Morgan Freeman wears a leather kangol hat.
July 2nd: Fear City
July 9th: Angel
July 16th: Streetwalkin'
July 23rd: Kinjite: The Forbidden Subjects
July 30th: Street Smart
Pimps, pros, panty-sniffers, punks and pukes - the 80s were a glorious time for streetwalking prostitutes. Time capsules of a paranoid era when any hapless teenager was a waiting target for a ruthless pimp, serial killers prowl the neon streets and Morgan Freeman wears a leather kangol hat.
July 2nd: Fear City
July 9th: Angel
July 16th: Streetwalkin'
July 23rd: Kinjite: The Forbidden Subjects
July 30th: Street Smart
Sunday, June 23, 2013
JUNE 25th 2013
The Pack
The residents of vacation spot Seal Island find themselves terrorized by a pack of dogs -- the remnants of discarded pets by visiting vacationers.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076516/
Trailer
The residents of vacation spot Seal Island find themselves terrorized by a pack of dogs -- the remnants of discarded pets by visiting vacationers.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076516/
Trailer
Thursday, June 13, 2013
JUNE 18th 2013
Framed
A gambler kills the sheriff of a small village in an accident. But as nobody believes him, he is condemned to a long sentence in prison.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073015/
Trailer
A gambler kills the sheriff of a small village in an accident. But as nobody believes him, he is condemned to a long sentence in prison.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073015/
Trailer
Saturday, June 8, 2013
JUNE 11th 2013
Golden Needles
Various factions are fighting each other to gain possession of a very special statue. The statue itself is not worth much, the needles inside it are the true prize. These "golden needles" hold extraordinary and unique properties, if inserted in the right positions in a man he will gain super sexual prowess, if placed incorrectly he dies.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071568/
Trailer
Various factions are fighting each other to gain possession of a very special statue. The statue itself is not worth much, the needles inside it are the true prize. These "golden needles" hold extraordinary and unique properties, if inserted in the right positions in a man he will gain super sexual prowess, if placed incorrectly he dies.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071568/
Trailer
Monday, June 3, 2013
JUNE 4th 2013
Walking Tall (1973)
Based on the life of Tennessee sheriff Buford Pusser whom almost single-handily cleaned up his small town of crime and corruption, but at a personal cost of his family life and nearly his own.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070895/
Trailer
Based on the life of Tennessee sheriff Buford Pusser whom almost single-handily cleaned up his small town of crime and corruption, but at a personal cost of his family life and nearly his own.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070895/
Trailer
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
JUNE 2013
Joe Don Baker
After the runaway success of Walking Tall Joe Don Baker escaped, albeit briefly, being typecast as a heavy, a thug, a heel, a redneck enforcer and actually had a period in which he could play the redneck leading man instead. We will explore this short, glorious era.
We've watched Walking Tall a couple times for Movienight's past, but it's really the springboard for JDB fever, so...
June 4th: Walking Tall
June 11th: Golden Needles
June 18th: Framed
June 25th: The Pack
After the runaway success of Walking Tall Joe Don Baker escaped, albeit briefly, being typecast as a heavy, a thug, a heel, a redneck enforcer and actually had a period in which he could play the redneck leading man instead. We will explore this short, glorious era.
We've watched Walking Tall a couple times for Movienight's past, but it's really the springboard for JDB fever, so...
June 4th: Walking Tall
June 11th: Golden Needles
June 18th: Framed
June 25th: The Pack
MAY 28th 2013
Stargate
An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111282/
Trailer
An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111282/
Trailer
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
MAY 21st 2013
StageFright
A troupe of struggling stage actors is rehearsing for a small-town production of a play. Everything seems to be as it should until the cast members begin to turn up dead.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092576/
Trailer
A troupe of struggling stage actors is rehearsing for a small-town production of a play. Everything seems to be as it should until the cast members begin to turn up dead.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092576/
Trailer
Thursday, May 9, 2013
MAY 14th 2013
McBain
Santos attempts to lead a people's revolt in Colombia to overthrow the oppressive presidente. When his revolt fails and he is killed, his sister Christina goes to New York to find McBain, a lieutenant Santos rescued during the Vietnam War.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102422/
Trailer
Santos attempts to lead a people's revolt in Colombia to overthrow the oppressive presidente. When his revolt fails and he is killed, his sister Christina goes to New York to find McBain, a lieutenant Santos rescued during the Vietnam War.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102422/
Trailer
MAY 7th 2013
The Ultimate Warrior
Atomic holocaust is not the only plague that threatens our future. New York City, 2012 A.D.: In a devastated world, one tired man finds a reason to fight.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073835/
Trailer
Atomic holocaust is not the only plague that threatens our future. New York City, 2012 A.D.: In a devastated world, one tired man finds a reason to fight.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073835/
Trailer
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