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Wonderland

Posted on March 30, 2012 by admin
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Directed by James Cox Plot Summary: On the afternoon ofJuly 1, 1981,Los Angeles police responded to a distress call at8763 Wonderland Avenue inLaurelCanyon and discovered a grisly quadruple homicide. The police investigation that followed would unearth a seedy world of … Continue reading →

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Never Get Outta The Boat

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This movie depicts exactly how dismal rehabs and “sober living homes” can be. You’re on your own in these halfway houses – alone and just as isolated sober as an addict is when  at the bottom of their drug and alcohol use. The … Continue reading →

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Spun

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Directed by Jonas kerlund Plot Summary: When college drop-out, Ross, becomes the local crystal meth cook’s personal driver in exchange for free drugs, he has no idea what he’s in for as he bounces from one bizarre situation to the … Continue reading →

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Pure

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Directed by Gillies MacKinnon Plot Summary: Following the death of her husband, 10-year-old Paul’s mother Mel comes to rely on an old friend, Lenny, who is also a pimp and dealer. Soon Paul must take care of both his mother … Continue reading →

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Devdas

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Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali Plot Summary: After his wealthy family prohibits him from marrying the woman he is in love with, Devdas Mukherjee’s life spirals further and further out of control as he takes up alcohol and a life … Continue reading →

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Big Bad Love

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Directed by Arliss Howard Plot Summary: Vietnam veteran Leon Barlow is struggling as a writer, and his personal life isn’t much better. His unsympathetic ex-wife Marilyn doesn’t approve of his visits with his two children, and he has problems with … Continue reading →

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Down Time

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Directed by Sean Wilson Plot Summary: A street hustler who makes all the wrong moves finds himself doing hard time in the penitentiary in this hard-edged drama. Slim (William Van Nolan) is a small time drug dealer who tries to … Continue reading →

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Blow

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Directed by Ted Demme Plot Summary: A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950′s. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family. It is finally … Continue reading →

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MacArthur Park

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MacArthur Park (2001) Directed by Billy Wirth Plot Summary: Despite its grim milieu–a Los Angeles park that is home to cocaine addicts, gangsters, and hustlers–MacArthur Park explodes with energy and humanity. The ensemble drama’s compressed setting is like a small sea … Continue reading →

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28 Days

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Directed by Betty Thomas Plot Summary: After getting into a car accident while drunk on the day of her sister’s wedding, Gwen Cummings is given a choice between prison or a rehab center. She chooses rehab, but is extremely resistant … Continue reading →

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