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"Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road" is a deeply personal documentary that explores the life and career of Brian Wilson, the legendary songwriter and co-founder of The Beach Boys, through a literal and metaphorical road trip across Los Angeles, Brian's hometown. With Rolling Stone editor Jason Fine behind the wheel and Brian selecting the music, the two revisit many of the periods and locations integral in shaping Brian's life. Incorporating fascinating anecdotes and interviews with a diverse set of musicians that were profoundly inspired by Brian's musical legacy, including Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, Nick Jonas, Linda Perry, Jakob Dylan and Taylor Hawkins, the film also features over 50 of Brian's most iconic hits, rare tracks, never-before-heard demos, and his own personal home movies and photo albums. With honesty and humour, this intimate, unconventional, and deeply revealing portrait of one of rock and roll's most legendary - and most enigmatic - icons, explores The Beach Boys cofounder's life in music, his struggles with mental illness, and the daily rhythms of his life. - Director:
- Brent Wilson
- Cast:
- Nick Jonas, Elton John, Taylor Hawkins
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Out of the Blue (1980)No Looking Back
Cebe (Linda Manz) is a teenage rebel obsessed with Elvis and the Sex Pistols. Her trucker father, Don (Dennis Hopper) is in prison after drunkenly smashing his rig into a school bus, and her mother, Kathy (Sharon Farrell) is a junkie waitress who takes refuge in the arms of other men, including Don's best friend, Charlie (Don Gordon). With Don's release, the family struggles to reconnect and the trauma of the past looms large as dark secrets slowly begin to emerge. - Director:
- Dennis Hopper
- Cast:
- Linda Manz, Dennis Hopper, Sharon Farrell
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'Where the Day Takes You' is the critically-acclaimed story of teenage runaways trying to survive on the streets of Los Angeles. An outstanding ensemble cast, including Sean Astin, Lara Flynn Boyle, Peter Dobson, Balthazar Getty, Ricki Lake, James Le Gros, Dermot Mulroney and Will Smith, takes you on an unforgettable tour of Hollywood's notorious underground. From the after-hours dance clubs to the hidden drug dens, from panhandling to prostitution, it's a no-holds-barred look at life in the fast lane. Fleeing abusive families, the kids form a protective family of their own. But when their father figure, King, is falsely accused of murder, they are forced to take the law into their own hands. - Director:
- Marc Rocco
- Cast:
- Dermot Mulroney, Robert Knepper, Laura San Giacomo
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The shock-a-minute chiller that scared the hell out of audiences around the world takes terror to the next level in this extended version of the film that includes additional footage not shown at the cinemas, and DVD features to die for! A cross-country road trip takes a deadly turn in this spine-tingling update of Wes Craven's classic horror master-piece about a stranded family that falls prey to a freakish clan of bloodthirsty mutants in the New Mexico desert. - Director:
- Alexandre Aja
- Cast:
- Ted Levine, Kathleen Quinlan, Dan Byrd
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Librarians, Stuart Goodson (Emilio Estevez) and Myra (Jena Malone) see their regular winter day shaken up when a collection of homeless patrons decide to take shelter in their library overnight as temperatures outside drop to deadly levels of freezing. What starts as a peaceful sit-in quickly escalates into a full-on face-off, orchestrated on one side by city prosecutor and mayoral candidate, Josh Davis (Christian Slater) and on the other by increasingly impatient crisis negotiator, Bill Ramstead (Alec Baldwin), resulting in a growing media storm and what can only be described as a mini-miracle. - Director:
- Emilio Estevez
- Cast:
- Alec Baldwin, Taylor Schilling, Emilio Estevez
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In 1950's New York, Lionel Essrog (Edward Norton), a lonely private detective with an affliction, ventures to solve the murder of his mentor and only friend, Frank Minna (Bruce Willis). Armed only with a few clues and the powerful engine of his obsessive mind, Lionel unravels closely guarded secrets that hold the fate of the whole city in the balance. - Director:
- Edward Norton
- Cast:
- Edward Norton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Alec Baldwin
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Psycho Goreman (2020)PG: Psycho Goreman
Siblings Mimi (Nita-Josee Hanna) and Luke (Owen Myre) unwittingly resurrect an ancient alien overlord who was entombed on Earth millions of years ago after a failed attempt to destroy the universe. They nickname the evil creature Psycho Goreman (Matthew Ninaber) - (or PG for short) and use the magical amulet they discovered to force him to obey their childish whims. It isn't long before PG's reappearance draws the attention of intergalactic friends and foes from across the cosmos and a rogues' gallery of alien combatants converges in small-town suburbia to battle for the fate of the galaxy. - Director:
- Steven Kostanski
- Cast:
- Nita-Josee Hanna, Steven Vlahos, Anna Tierney
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Tom Cruise plays Dr. William Harford, a New Yorker who plunges into an erotic foray that threatens his marriage - and may even ensnare him in a lurid murder mystery - after his wife's (Nicole Kidman) admission of sexual longings. As the story sweeps from doubt and fear to self-discovery and reconciliation, Kubrick orchestrates it with masterful flourishes. - Director:
- Stanley Kubrick
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- Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Todd Field
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Los Angeles, 1928. When single mother Christine Collins (Angelina Jolie) leaves for work, her son vanishes without a trace. Five months later, the police reunite mother and son; but he isn't her boy. Driven by one woman's relentless quest for the truth, the case exposes a world of corruption, captivates the public and changes LA forever. - Director:
- Clint Eastwood
- Cast:
- Angelina Jolie, William Brent, Colm Feore
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Following the loss of their son, retired sheriff George Blackledge (Kevin Costner) and his wife Margaret (Diane Lane) leave their Montana ranch to rescue their young grandson from a dangerous family living off the grid. They soon discover that the Weboy family has no intention of letting the child go, forcing George and Margaret to fight for their family. - Director:
- Thomas Bezucha
- Cast:
- Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, Kayli Carter
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Last Man Standing (1996)Gundown
Jericho, Texas, 1931. A new breed of gunfighter haunts the windswept border town: tweed-suited mobsters from Chicago who control the illegal flow of liquor crossing the Mexican border. Jerichos two rival gangs have replaced civil law with civil war and Sheriff Galt (Bruce Dern) is powerless to stop them. Then, a mysterious stranger blows into town, looking for a place to spend the night. Calling himself Smith (Bruce Willis), he seems like just another drifter, that is, until he draws his gun. Then, all hell is let loose. Soon he has been recruited by first one gang and then the other, as he cleverly and deceptively betrays both sides in a war that can leave only one man standing... - Director:
- Walter Hill
- Cast:
- Bruce Willis, Bruce Dern, William Sanderson
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Written and directed by Jonah Hill, 'Mid 90's' follows Stevie (Sunny Suljic), a 13 year-old in '90's LA who spends his summer navigating between his troubled home life and a group of new friends that he meets at a Motor Avenue skate shop. This movie follows a teenager named Stevie growing up in Los Angeles. He's struggling with his family, including his co-dependent single mom and his abusive older brother, and at school, where his richer friends seem to overlook him. When Stevie befriends a crew of skateboarders, he learns some tough lessons about class, race, and privilege. - Director:
- Jonah Hill
- Cast:
- Sunny Suljic, Katherine Waterston, Lucas Hedges
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Tokyo Drifter (1966)Tôkyô Nagaremono
Tetsu (Tetsuya Watari) and his boss Kurata (Ryûji Kita) want to put their life of crime behind them and go straight. But the past is not so easy to escape and when Kurata comes under threat from old adversaries, loyalties soon draw his number one bodyguard back into a world of gangland rivalry and bloodshead. - Director:
- Seijun Suzuki
- Cast:
- Tetsuya Watari, Chieko Matsubara, Hideaki Nitani
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Rick (Christian Bale) is a screenwriter living in Los Angeles, while successful in his career, his life feels empty. Haunted and confused, he finds temporary solace in the decadent Hollywood excess that defines his existence. Women provide a distraction to his daily pain, and every encounter brings him closer to finding his place in the world. - Director:
- Terrence Malick
- Cast:
- Ben Kingsley, Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett
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When a brilliant high school student (Jonny Weston) and his friends discover blueprints for a machine that can send them back in time, the possibilities seem endless. They rewrite history to win the lottery, ace exams, and party like there's no tomorrow. But by changing the past, they have threatened the future of our world. Can they undo the damage they have unleashed before it's to late? - Director:
- Dean Israelite
- Cast:
- Amy Landecker, Sofia Black-D'Elia, Virginia Gardner
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