Posts Tagged ‘ostracism’

Bound by Honor (aka “Blood in, blood out”) (1993)

Monday, January 21st, 2008
Genres: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Chapa, Damian | Borrego, Jesse | Bratt, Benjamin | Castillo, Enrique | Rivers, Victor | Lindo, Delroy | Towles, Tom | Carrasco, Carlos | Wilson, Teddy | Cruz, Raymond | Rodriguez, Valente | Flaherty, Lanny | Thornton, Billy Bob | Rivas, Geoffrey | Murcelo, Karmin
Directors: Hackford, Taylor
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Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the “Vatos Locos”, and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influence of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a “home” for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional artist, but a heroin addiction overcomes him with tragic results. Paco becomes a cop and an enemy to his “carnal”, Miklo.

Planet of the Apes (2001)

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007
Genres: Action | Sci-Fi
Countries: USA
Actors: Wahlberg, Mark | Roth, Tim | Bonham Carter, Helena | Duncan, Michael Clarke | Giamatti, Paul | Warren, Estella | Tagawa, Cary-Hiroyuki | Warner, David | Kristofferson, Kris | Avari, Erick | Elliott, Lucas | Parke, Evan | Shadix, Glenn | Shen, Freda Foh | Ellis, Chris
Directors: Burton, Tim
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It is the year 2029: Astronaut Leo Davidson (Mark Wahlberg) boards a pod cruiser on a Space Station for a “routine” reconnaissance mission. But an aburupt detour through a space time wormhole lands him on a strange planet where talking apes rule over the human race. With the help of a sympathetic chimpanzee activist named Ari (Helena Bonham-Carter) and a small band of human rebels, Leo leads the effort to evade the advancing Gorilla Army led by General Thade (Tim Roth) and his most trusted warrior Attar (Michael Clarke Duncan). Now the race is on to reach a sacred temple within the planet’s Forbidden Zone to discover the shocking secrets of mankind’s past - and the key to its future.

Rated X (2000)

Sunday, May 6th, 2007
Genres: Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Sheen, Charlie | Estevez, Emilio | Blake, Geoffrey | Weigel, Rafer | Hutson, Tracy | Ward, Megan | O'Quinn, Terry | Brett, Danielle | de Boer, Nicole | Grover, Deborah | McFadyen, Dylan | Estevez, Taylor | Cabral, Eric | Clark, Robert | Jafelice, Loretta
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Based on the true story of Jim and Artie Mitchell, two brothers who entered the porn industry in the early 60’s. After creating such legendary porn films as “Behind the Green Door” and “Inside Marily Chambers”, they later became addicted to drugs and began a downward spiral leading to bankruptcy and murder.

Wild Things (1998)

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Dillon, Matt | Bacon, Kevin | Campbell, Neve | Russell, Theresa | Richards, Denise | Rubin-Vega, Daphne | Wagner, Robert | Murray, Bill | Snodgress, Carrie | Perry, Jeff | Pendergast, Cory | Macaulay, Marc | Svane Stepp, Toi | Neal, Dennis | Yáñez, Eduardo
Directors: McNaughton, John
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When High School Guidance counselor Sam Lombardo is accused of raping the popular student Kelly Van Ryan, his carefully structured life is ruined. But as the case heads to trial, an outcast school girl Suzie, may have information to free Sam. But the investigating Detective Ray, thinks that a more devious plan is at work that involves Sam, Kelly, and Suzie. As Ray digs deeper into the case, he uncovers a scheme that has very high stakes and where nothing is as it seems.