Jimi Plays Monterey
Synopsis: Few people in the United States had any idea who Jimi Hendrix was when he and his band, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, came on-stage at the {~1967 Monterey Pop […]
Category Archives: Film
Psycho (1960)
Synopsis: Alfred Hitchock’s landmark masterpiece of the macabre stars Anthony Perkins as the troubled Norman Bates, whose old dark house and adjoining motel are not the place to spend a […]
Wedding Crashers
Synopsis: Life’s A Party. Crash It. Guided by a set of “wedding crashing rules,” John Beckwith (Owen Wilson) and Jeremy Grey (Vince Vaughn) can charm their way into any wedding…and […]
The Girlfriend Experience
Synopsis: Chelsea (adult film star Sasha Grey in her mainstream film debut), a $2,000-an-hour Manhattan call girl, offers more than sex to her clients; it’s her companionship and conversation that […]
High Fidelity
Synopsis: From the guys who brought you Grosse Pointe Blank comes the absolutely hilarious High Fidelity. John Cusack (Being John Malkovich) stars as Rob Gordon, the owner of a semi-failing record […]
The Notebook
Synopsis: Behind every great love is a great story. As teenagers, Allie (Rachel McAdams) and Noah (Ryan Gosling) begin a whirlwind courtship that soon blossoms into tender intimacy. The young […]
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
Synopsis: Ozzy Osbourne, Gene Simmons, and Aerosmith’s Joe Perry and Steven Tyler are among the Heavy Metal artists interviewed in The Decline of Western Civilization 2: The Metal Years. This […]
Shadow of a Doubt
Synopsis: When Uncle Charlie comes to visit his relatives in the sleepy town of Santa Rosa, the foundation is laid for one of his most engaging and suspenseful excursions. Joseph […]
Cooley High
Synopsis: Often called ‘the black American Graffiti’ – but with “far more vitality and variety” (The New York Times), Cooley High takes a nostalgic, poignant – and hilariously funny – […]
The Deathmaster
Synopsis: In Deathmaster (1972) Quarry portrays Khorda, a Charles Manson-esque guru with a taste for human blood. Set in the hippie communes of 1970s Khorda is quickly accepted as the […]
The Return of Count Yorga
Synopsis: Robert Quarry reprises his role as the “exceptionally dapper vampire” (The Hollywood Reporter) in this heart-stopping thriller with a surprise climax that will “scare you right out of your […]
Fanboys
Synopsis: Get ready for the comedy adventure that’s “smart, funny, and tailor-made for the inner-Jedi in all of us” (Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com). In 1998, four childhood buddies with a shared […]
The Philadelphia Story
Synopsis: Sophisticated romantic comedy achieved its pinnacle in this timeless classic voted one of the Top 100 American Films of all time by the American Film Institute. Katharine Hepburn, Cary […]
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