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- Four young friends bound by a tragic accident are reunited when they find themselves being stalked by a hook-wielding maniac in their small seaside town.
- A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people.
- An unearthly fog rolls into a small coastal town exactly 100 years after a ship mysteriously sank in its waters.
- An Irish immigrant and his daughter move into a town in the American South with a magical piece of gold that will change people's lives, including a struggling farmer and African American citizens threatened by a bigoted politician.
- Two bank robbers fall in love with the girl they've kidnapped.
- Without hostile intent, a Soviet submarine runs aground off New England. Men are sent for a boat, but many villagers go into a tizzy, risking bloodshed.
- In an attempt to rectify their criminal past, a once successful Hollywood starlet, turned prostitute, and a petty, misogynistic thief, set out together to solve a high profile child abduction case in San Francisco.
- Slavoj Zizek examines famous films in a philosophical and a psychoanalytic context.
- The residents of vacation spot Seal Island find themselves terrorized by a pack of dogs -- the remnants of discarded pets by visiting vacationers.
- A former Afghan journalist seeking asylum discovers the dark underbelly of his new small-town home in Northern California.
- Brady (Sean Hoagland), who will shortly be going away to college, is a shy, introspective 18 year old, who moves to the coastal seaside town of Rock Haven with his overprotective, widowed mother Marty (Laura Jane Coles), who is setting up a Christian school nearby. He spends a lot of time on the beach, either reading the bible or staring at the waves crashing on shore, until he meets a neighbour's free- spirited visiting son, 19 year old Clifford (Owen Alabado). There is an instant attraction to each other, even though homosexuality conflicts with Brady's devoutly Christian beliefs. Brady has struggled with his feelings before and spends a lot of time showering, as if to scrub these feelings away. He seeks advice from his pastor (played by David Lewis, the director), who tries to reassure him by emphasising biblical texts which portray God as non-condemnatory love. Brady's mother, sensing that something is wrong, tries to fix him up with a nice Christian girl - who knows immediately that he is not interested in her because he isn't staring down her dress. Because Brady is obviously uncomfortable around girls, Clifford teaches him some moves. During one such session, Clifford feels Brady's crotch; Brady jumps away, and Clifford teases him that he is aroused. Brady avoids Clifford for a while, but then starts hanging out with him again and they bond over junk food. Clifford respects Brady's faith and takes an interest in the Bible that Brady has given him as a present. Eventually, they sleep together. Brady had told his mother that he had being driven to a church sleepover by Peggy. When he returns the next day, she tells him that Peggy was in a car accident and confronts him about what is happening. He tells her that he is gay and she reacts by trying to get him to go to a camp to "fix" him. All good things come to an end and so does this summer.
- In the town of Bodega Bay, Joseph went to sea with the love of his life and returned alone. The mystery deepens upon Joseph's exoneration in her disappearance, while a reporter stirs the pot of suspicion and the wrath of a vengeful family.
- A teenage boy struggles to keep his father's faith in God, when his family falls victim to the plot of the Devil.
- The Harts travel to Kingman's Ferry, a town a quaint little town where people know Jennifer Hart as Jennifer Edwards.
- A marine biologist looks into reports that a mermaid is menacing people along the Oregon shore.
- Two teenage boys spend their summer in a beach hut on the Pacific Coast. Their friendship is put to test when a mysterious woman moves next door. Both fall under her spell and get caught up in an emotional turmoil with dramatic consequences.
- "Daniel Raim has followed his Oscar-nominated The Man on Lincoln's Nose, a warm and illuminating short documentary on renowned production designer Robert Boyle with the equally delightful and thoughtful feature-length Something's Gonna Live. Raim again focuses on Boyle but brings in Boyle's friends and fellow art directors, the late Henry Bumstead and the late Albert Nozaki, who worked together at Paramount in the early 30s. Raim follows the three on a visit to that studio, and later Boyle and storyboard artist Harold Michelson return to Bodega Bay, the site of The Birds, one of Boyle's five films with Alfred Hitchcock. (Bumstead made four with Hitchcock and designed Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima, released the year of his death, 2006, at the age of 91.) Finally, Boyle discusses making In Cold Blood with the late cinematographer Conrad Hall and The Thomas Crown Affair with cinematographer Haskell Wexler. "Boyle and his colleagues admit to missing the camaraderie of the studio system, believe that films once left more to the imagination and were more personal, but all these artists are grateful for being able to leave a legacy-and an awesome one at that-and they talk about their craft rather than indulging in mere nostalgia. Like Raim's earlier documentary on Boyle, Something's Gonna Live is another reminder that not all of Hollywood's greatest stars are actors."
- Production design has always been a key part of the Hollywood filmmaking process, but until recently the field received very little critical attention. But thanks to Daniel Raim's lucid and concise Oscar nominated documentary about Robert Boyle, one of Hollywood's best art directors, a general audience now has a chance to savor what these masters of their craft have contributed. Boyle tells stories about working on everything from Hitchcock's "North by Northwest," "The Birds" and "Marnie" to "Fiddler on the Roof." Boyle is quite eloquent and witty in explaining his craft, and others, including fellow art director Henry Bumstead, are also interviewed. Raim has done an imaginative job of editing production storyboards and sketches with photographs and film segments so that we 'get' what the production designer actually does. The detailed segment on constructing Mt. Rushmore in the studio (thus the film's title!) is fascinating, as we learn more about how actual photos of a location can be skillfully blended with a constructed set. A special highlight is Raim's coverage of "The Birds," in which Raim has Boyle revisit the actual location as film footage from Hitchcock's memorable film is intercut with continuity sketches drawn for Boyle by his draftsman, Harold Michelson. We see a black-and-white line drawing of Tippi Hedren with a bird attacking her, which then becomes that actual shot in the film. Raim's film is a welcome gift to everyone anywhere who wants to know more about what has and continues to make Hollywood Hollywood.
- TV documentary about the making of 'The Goonies'.
- Harry Stephens (Michael Reinero) stands at the twilight of his life, watching his last few relationships slip like sand through his fingers. After the loss of his wife Clair (Christina Marie), Harry sees his estranged son Richard (Colby Salmon) starting down the same path he once took, and tries to find redemption before it's too late for both of them. Cat's in the Cradle is a moving story about the life of a family, inspired by Harry Chapin's 1974 hit song.
- The Evil Ones have been trapped in-between the worlds for millennia. They cannot cross the veil that separates our physical world from their realm without help from this side. During a séance, lead by En'Kara, five friends unwittingly open a portal through the veil, which helps the Evil Ones to take possession of humans. Those who are unable to take a host appear as shadow beings, fleeting glimpses unable to manifest physically. Brien follows a shadow being through the veil to a parallel universe. He ends up finding his chase, Enki, who relates to him the philosophy on true nature of the universe. Brien learns that he has been charged with stopping the Evil Ones from crossing over before the number of their entities reaches critical mass, thus bringing down the veil. The possessed Aliester tries one last time to help his brethren cross over the veil. Brien thwarts his efforts by changing reality as he becomes one with the veil. Without the veil, there is no separation of the manifest from the unmanifest; the order of our universe would revert to the chaos before creation.
- TRANSCENDENT is a short film inspired by the visionary writings of horror author H.P. Lovecraft. Following one woman's journey to find her true place in the world; TRANSCENDENT is a different kind of 'Homecoming' story loosely adapted from Lovecraft's 'The Shadow Over Innsmouth'. It lives somewhere between art film, surrealist experiment, and horror film.
- A suffering father becomes dangerously enamored with the victim of a prostitution ring.
- Genevieve and Adrian, two young friends, are individually seduced by the same young man. As the love triangle develops, the boundaries of their friendship come into question.
- Riley Joseph is taking a trip. Traveling makes her jumpy and the phone calls from her over-tending friend Brenna aren't helping. Riley winds through the back roads of a California coastal oblivion. At the most remote portion of her journey her car fails her. She waits half the day for help, but when the massive truck pulls in behind her she begins to feel something is very wrong. Is it in her mind? Is it Brenna's suggestions playing upon her vulnerability? Or is the stranger now approaching her hunting these lonely roads for prey?
- A memory deletion session between a futuristic doctor and a mysterious female patient dredges up procedure-resistant memories from a bittersweet past.
- Overwhelmed by the city, a man takes a drive to the beach where he discovers something he didn't think possible.
- In the netherworld of Hollywood, California, Count Vlogula takes the viewer into the mind of a modern-day Vampire.
- 2015 Luma: A Meditation on Independence (Film) An audio-visual reconstruction of my dreams in the year 2011, Luma acts as my own personal, experimental method of meditation on film. A story of transformation from dependent female to independent female, this work documents a woman's journey out of the sea and into her dreams to find herself while exploring themes of rebirth, reflection and out-of-body experience. Super 16mm telecine, San Francisco, CA.
- Are you a fan of "My Fair Lady"? Now, for the first time...find out what Eliza Doolittle was REALLY thinking.
- In 1827, Anton Sukorov and his young daughter were expelled from Fort Ross for their pagan beliefs. All thought they had been committed to oblivion within the sky-devouring California redwood groves...but families survive. Present day, Jasmine is a commercial real estate agent scouting unincorporated land for a resort project. Amid the silent decay of the forest she finds Sukorov's descendants consumed by raging fear and murderous hysteria. Once inside their universe she may never be able to return home.
- A dark and conflicted erotic noir feature, "The Contemptuous Ruby" takes a tried and true concept of treachery and sexual debauchery and spins it into a well-defined psycho thriller with a classic story line. The lonely isolation of Breakwater, Louisiana Bayou makes the script feel all that more intimate and personal. Opening in a large, blue, late night swimming pool, the writers quickly establish the tone for the piece. The main protagonist offers sexual tension and manipulates the lives of those around her. The writers give this story a sardonic and tragic element with a main character being a tattoo of Comedy and Tragedy as a metaphor to the torment of a paralyzed man, Walter, held captive in a mangled war torn body while bound to his wheelchair. Walter's mute state and the immobility of his hands while reliving his days of happiness and glory in his mind's eye are clearly visualized by extreme close-ups of his face and his eyes while he sits and watches 8mm film over and over again. His young and beautiful bride, Ruby, from days long past has degenerated into an aging and perverse sadist who tortures him with malicious indifference by performing acts of carnal lust with complete strangers while he, Walter, is forced to watch. By the time we're introduced to Ruby, her evil is developed and her inevitable quest for absolution and annihilation is revealed. The fact that she gets both, serves the audience well. The writers lead you in and out of Ruby's psychosis, where the nocturnal bayou coast of Breakwater, Louisiana offers up a diabolical noir setting.
- A young girl awakens to the dichotomies between her parents' values and their practices. Her growing disillusionment and the lack of guidance leave her feeling more and more abandoned in what seems to be a an increasingly dark world. Based on a poem by Rosemary Griggs, this short piece addresses the difficulties we all have in trying to contextualize our experiences within our belief systems.
- Vincent, Tangella and Mr. Livingston host the 21st-century version of Creature Features, the classic San Francisco Bay Area horror-host program made famous by Bob Wilkins in the 70's and John Stanley in the 80's.
- 2005– 22mTV-MA8.5 (2K)TV EpisodeDennis and Dee explore their new accommodations in the countryside; Frank accompanies Charlie to find the truth about Charlie's Irish childhood pen pal; Mac has an identity crisis and decides to join the seminary.
- 2005– 21mTV-MA8.1 (1.9K)TV EpisodeDennis ends up helping Frank with some of his business's dirty work. Mac and Charlie learn about their Irish heritage while Dee rushes to the set of an Irish soap opera and she will play an "Obnoxious American MILF.
- 2005– 23mTV-MA7.9 (1.7K)TV EpisodeMac spends a day at the seminary to truly understand what it takes to become a priest; Dennis and Frank plan an elaborate trap to humiliate Charlie's pen pal; Dee prepares for a date with an Irish doctor; Charlie bonds with his pen pal.
- 2005– 22mTV-MA8.8 (2.4K)TV EpisodeThe Gang attempts to ascend a mountain in order for Charlie to fulfill an old and mysterious Irish burial tradition; one by one, the Gang backs out until Charlie is left to honor the dead body alone.
- Mike gets behind the wheel of a monster truck, tries his hand as a punk rock bike polo player, and joins a forager in the pursuit of ingredients for a feast.
- Norman Reedus and Steven Yeun hit the Bay Area of California, navigating sprawling urban centers and lush green countryside to meet a group of motorcycle legends.