Return to Sender (2011)

Actors: Landen Koepkey (editor), Landen Koepkey (actor), Landen Koepkey (producer), Landen Koepkey (writer), Matthew Houston (director), Matthew Houston (producer), Joseph Whitley (producer), Ian Gecox (actor), Ian Gecox (producer),

Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Short,

The Mailbox (2010)

Actors: Gary T. Smith (director), Gary T. Smith (actor), Gary T. Smith (producer), Gary T. Smith (writer), Frank Roberts (actor), Jessica Leigh Smith (actress), Michael Scialabba (actor), Boone Smith (actor), Paul S. Ryden (actor), Leith Rogers (actor), Tommy Smith (miscellaneous crew), Anna Smith (miscellaneous crew), Allison Troxell (producer), Vicki Smith (miscellaneous crew), Nathan O'Neil Smith (editor),

Plot: Andrew sends a letter to his grandfather asking what a scripture verse means: "He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it." Hoping to make it plain, Grandpa decides to tell him a story. Putting pen to paper he writes: "Have you ever heard the saying that 'You only get to keep what you give away?'" And then he begins the tale.

Genres: Drama, Short,
Taglines: What would you do if you lost everything only to gain a glimpse of the eternal?

Red Corvette (2009)

Actors: Brenton Covington (editor), Brian Stewart (writer), Jose Rosete (actor), Brian Stewart (producer), Austin Nordell (producer), Brenton Covington (director), Austin Nordell (actor), Brenton Covington (actor), Brenton Covington (producer), David C. Hayes (producer), Dominic Ross (producer), Dominic Ross (actor), Richard Anderson (actor), Michael Harrelson (actor), Jermaine Stegall (composer),

Plot: This is a coming of age style film about a girl who hooks up at college with the wrong fellow who tries to take the fast train to financial success by selling marijuana that was lost in a plane crash. Teenage angst and hard lessons learned when someone veers off the path of right doing and goes against their own conscience.

Genres: Drama,

Wholesale Souls, Inc. (2006)

Actors: Andrew Gingerich (producer), Andrew Gingerich (writer), Andrew Gingerich (director), Andrew Gingerich (editor), Vincent Gagnepain (actor), Ethan Holbrook (actor), Parker Cagle-Smith (writer), Parker Cagle-Smith (actor), Parker Cagle-Smith (composer), Evan Riffe (actor), Evan Riffe (writer), Mikhail Twarogowski (actor), David Gingerich (actor), Gregory Ley (actor), Paul Binkley (actor),

Plot: High school student James Young sells his soul over the Internet for a little extra spending money. But when it is purchased and resold by a company known as Wholesale Souls, Inc., James tries to track down and re-purchase his soul. After several frustrating encounters with Wholesale Souls, Inc. executive Stan McReynolds, a man who may or may not be Satan incarnate, James grows increasingly paranoid and his relationship with his friends becomes strained. Surrounded more and more by hallucinatory suspicions and personal tragedy, James makes a decision that will change his life and the lives of his friends forever.

Keywords: black-comedy, high-school, reference-to-satan, souls, suicide
Genres: Comedy,
Taglines: Quality souls, discount prices.

Doki-Doki (2003)

Actors: Chris Eska (writer), Chris Eska (actor), Chris Eska (editor), Chris Eska (director), Chiaki Yanagimoto (miscellaneous crew), Chiaki Yanagimoto (actress), Yumi Endô (actress), Aya Mitsuhashi (producer), Yuri Kaburagi (actress), Haruki Iwakiri (actor), Megumi Kano (producer), Tomoko Namiki (actress), Hayato Sugano (actor), Mark Mitchell (composer), Hitomi Kobayashi (actor),

Plot: In suburban Tokyo, commuters find themselves waiting every day with the same group of strangers for the same seat on the same train. Perhaps over 1000 days never knowing who they are, what their lives are like, where they live, who they love. Until one day, things change.

Keywords: doki, eska, japanese, university-of-california-los-angeles
Genres: Drama, Romance, Short,
Taglines: In suburban Tokyo, commuters find themselves waiting every day with the same group of strangers for the same seat on the same train. Until one day, things change.

No Good Deed (2002)

Actors: Bob Rafelson (director), Bram Eisenthal (miscellaneous crew), Jeff Beal (composer), Stellan Skarsgård (actor), Joss Ackland (actor), Tony Calabretta (actor), Francis X. McCarthy (actor), Larry Day (actor), Grace Zabriskie (actress), Milla Jovovich (actress), Samuel L. Jackson (actor), Noel Burton (actor), Richard Jutras (actor), Leonard L. Thomas (miscellaneous crew), Frank Hübner (producer),

Plot: About a police detective, Jack, who, while doing a friend a favor and searching for a runaway teenager on Turk Street, stumbles upon a bizarre band of criminals about to pull off a bank robbery. Jack finds himself being held hostage while the criminals decide what to do with him, and the leader's beautiful girlfriend, Erin, is left alone to watch Jack. Erin, who we discover is a master manipulator of the men in the gang, reveals another side to Jack - a melancholy romantic who could have been a classical cellist. She finds Jack's captivity an irresistible turn-on and he can't figure out if she's for real, or manipulating him, too. Before the gang returns, Jack and Erin's connection intensifies and who ends up with the money is anyone's guess.

Keywords: bank, bank-robbery, bare-breasts, bare-butt, baseball, based-on-short-story, beating, canada, cello, claustrophobia
Genres: Crime, Drama, Music, Thriller,
Taglines: ...goes unpunished. HE was more than a cop. SHE was more than a thief.

Quotes:

Erin: I can't let you escape, because then I would have to escape, and nobody escapes Tyrone.::Jack Friar: That's ridiculous.::Erin: Is it? This is how Tyrone says you shouldn't have escaped.::[Erin removes a shoe to reveal a toe is missing]::Erin: It's alright, I get 10% off my pedicures now.

Jack Friar: [to Erin] You've got a way of making me feel really good... when you want something.

Hoop: I hope you know how to die fast, because we need to be in Albany by eight.

Erin: The best way to chase something, Hoop, is to let it chase you.

Tyrone: Control is a good thing.::Mr. Quarre: [belches] Control that.

[first lines]::Amy: Jack, thank God you're home.::Jack Friar: What's wrong?::Amy: I need your help. It's Connie, she's run away again.

Erin: You don't look so good.::Jack Friar: That's because you're used to looking at you.

Jack Friar: I look a lot better when I'm not waiting for someone to kill me.

Jack Friar: [about to be executed] You think because you've already killed somebody, killing me's no big deal? You kill me and every cop on the planet's work takes a sudden vacation. You become the case that never closes, the guy they never stop hunting. You be job one. Pay attention Erin, 'cause this applies to you too. When they catch you, where ever they catch you, they're gonna subdue you. And they're gonna subdue you substantially. Then they're gonna tell you to run, and that's gonna confuse you, 'cause you never heard that before. Then your animal brain is gonna kick in with survival mode, telling you stupid shit like, hey, they're lettin' me go. So you'll run.::Tyrone: And then what?::Jack Friar: Then they shoot your dumb ass.

[last lines]::Jack Friar: Arrest her.

Billboard Dad (1998)

Actors: Edwin Avedissian (miscellaneous crew), Ashley Olsen (actress), Mary-Kate Olsen (actress), Hélène Cardona (actress), Peter Abrams (producer), Twink Caplan (actress), David Michael Frank (composer), Robert L. Levy (producer), Mary Anne Seward (miscellaneous crew), Teresa Ganzel (actress), Jessica Tuck (actress), Matthew Carey (actor), Sharyn L. Ross (editor), Debra Christofferson (actress), Judy B. Swartz (costume designer),

Genres: Comedy, Family, Romance,
Taglines: Two sisters advertise to get their dad a date...and get a whole lot more.

Quotes:

Tess: How come you didn't tell on us?::Ryan: 'Cuz I'm not a rat.::Tess: Spare us the prison code of honor. You didn't tell on us 'cause now you've got one up on us. You can use it later when you really want re revenge.

[Emily has a crush on her diving instructor Brad. After a dive]::Brad: Good, Emily, you're getting better!::Emily: Thanks, Bod, I mean Brad!

Blockbuster (1998)

Actors: John Karyus (actor), Josh Slates (writer), Josh Slates (director), Josh Slates (editor), Hari Leigh (actress), Lisa Altomare (actress), Anne Orwin (actress), Judy Ashdon (actress), Julie L. Graham (actress), Siobain Sullivan (actress), Tara Conley (actress), Kerri Machado (actress), Bethany Lutz (actress), Rachael Murkett (actress),

Genres: Comedy, Family, Mystery, Short, War,

One Fine Day (1996)

Actors: Mae Whitman (actress), Maggie Wagner (actress), Amanda Peet (actress), Holland Taylor (actress), Michelle Pfeiffer (actress), Marianne Muellerleile (actress), Anna Maria Horsford (actress), George Clooney (actor), Michael Badalucco (actor), Joe Grifasi (actor), Charles Durning (actor), Robert Klein (actor), Carl Burrows (actor), James Newton Howard (composer), Michelle Pfeiffer (producer),

Plot: Melanie Parker, an architect and mother of Sammy, and Jack Taylor, a newspaper columnist and father of Maggie, are both divorced. They meet one morning when overwhelmed Jack is left unexpectedly with Maggie and forgets that Melanie was to take her to school. As a result, both children miss their school field trip and are stuck with the parents. The two adults project their negative stereotypes of ex-spouses on each other, but end up needing to rely on each other to watch the children as each must save his job. Humor is added by Sammy's propensity for lodging objects in his nose and Maggie's tendency to wander.

Keywords: architect, corruption, custody, divorce, fairy-tale, father-daughter-relationship, friendship, husband-wife-relationship, idealism, innocence
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance,
Taglines: She was having a perfectly bad day... Then he came along and spoiled it.

Quotes:

Melanie: I only wanted to warn you that Sammy can get into trouble faster than you can make most women smile.

Melanie: Look, I just called...::Jack Taylor: You just called to check up on me, because you don't really trust me... Sammy, no! Put the gun down!::[Melanie laughs]::Jack Taylor: ...and you only asked me to watch Sammy out of sheer desperation. Part of you would feel safer leaving Sammy at the 9th Street Drop-in Center, *with* LSD, isn't that true?::Melanie: No, that is not true. I just called to warn you that Sammy can get in trouble faster than you can make most women smile. Just be careful, okay?::Jack Taylor: I won't let him out of my sight... hey, Sammy! Guns aren't toys!::[into phone]::Jack Taylor: It's not loaded.::Melanie: Goodbye.

[Melanie dials her cell phone]::Jack Taylor: Hello?::Melanie: Hi, it's me.::Jack Taylor: Me who?::Melanie: You have the kids?::Jack Taylor: What kids?::Melanie: [stands, alarmed] You didn't pick up the kids?::[Sammy and Maggie both yell "Hi" into the phone along with Jack]::Jack Taylor: Oh, you mean those kids.

Jack Taylor: Maggie, when you grow up and are incredibly beautiful and intelligent and possess a certain sweetness that's... that's like a distant promise to the brave, to the worthy, could you please not beat to a pulp every miserable bastard that comes your way simply because you can? Could you not do that?::Maggie Taylor: Okay Daddy.

Jack: What would you do if I kissed you right now?::Melanie: You wouldn't kiss me.::Jack: But what would you do if i did?::Melanie: Do you wanna kiss me right now?::Jack: I wouldn't've mentioned it if didn't.

[Phone rings]::Jack: What?::Melanie: I forgot to tell you that Sammy is allergic to shellfish and dander. And also, he's not allowed to watch commercial TV. And no matter what he says, he has to hold your hand when he crosses the street. Oh, and also, if you go to the playground, I'd like you to check the sandbox first, because you never know what people throw in there. And, also... OK. Bye.::Jack: Fine.::Melanie: Fine.

Jack Taylor: You aren't going to fire me. My face is on buses.

Melanie Parker: Let's do this right. Let me freshen up so I'll feel a little more like a woman and less like a dead mommy.

Melanie Parker: You're the most important thing in the world.::Sammy Parker: No, I'm not. Your job is.

Maggie Taylor: I'm hungry.::Jack Taylor: Want a Tic Tac?::Maggie Taylor: No.::Jack Taylor: That's all I've got.

That Chink at Golden Gulch (1910)

Actors: William J. Butler (actor), Edward Dillon (actor), John T. Dillon (actor), Frank Evans (actor), Francis J. Grandon (actor), Guy Hedlund (actor), Dell Henderson (actor), J. Jiquel Lanoe (actor), W. Chrystie Miller (actor), George Nichols (actor), Anthony O'Sullivan (actor), Alfred Paget (actor), W.C. Robinson (actor), Charles West (actor), Kate Bruce (actress),

Genres: Short, Western,