One Corner Surfacing (2014)

Actors: Daniel Kremer (producer), Daniel Kremer (director), Daniel Kremer (writer), Amos Poe (actor), Kenneth McGregor (actor), David Proval (actor), William Cully Allen (actor), Alanna Blair (actress), Alanna Blair (actress), Alanna Blair (actress), William McKeever (actor), Bob Van Lindt (actor), William McKeever (producer), Andrei Litvinov (editor), Maryelle Turner (actress),

Plot: Summer 1972. A politically radical author and his party of three men mysteriously turn up missing on a yacht in the middle of Sag Harbor, Long Island. When Detective Gilhardy and harbormaster Kustra investigate a deserted craft abandoned by the four men, they find an unconscious woman stowed in a closet in the yacht's master bedroom. Who is this mysterious woman and how does she fit into the increasingly complex puzzle?

Keywords: 1970s, missing-persons-case, murder, mysterious, yacht
Genres: Drama, Thriller,

Agent Emes 13: Riding on a Donkey (2012)

Actors: John W. Iwanonkiw (actor), Leib Cohen (writer), Leib Cohen (editor), Leib Cohen (producer), Leib Cohen (director), David Dietz (actor), Reuven Russell (actor), Rik Billock (actor), Sholom Ber Cohen (actor), Amy Guterson (actress), Hirsh Dlinn (actor), Erin Brubaker (miscellaneous crew), Greg Caridi (actor), Mendy Cohen (actor), Menachem Davidson (actor),

Genres: Fantasy,

In Search of La Che (2011)

Actors: Chris Quick (writer), Chris Quick (producer), Chris Quick (actor), Chris Quick (editor), Chris Quick (miscellaneous crew), Steve Nallon (actor), Mark D. Ferguson (writer), Mark D. Ferguson (actor), Mark D. Ferguson (producer), Mark D. Ferguson (director), Andy S. McEwan (producer), Andy S. McEwan (actor), Andy S. McEwan (actor), Andy S. McEwan (actor), Andy S. McEwan (actor),

Plot: Like many who grew up in the 1980s, John Tavish enjoyed the music of rock legend Roxy La Che. After years transforming the face of music, Roxy was caught up in the lethal potassium drug craze that swept the nation for many years. Despite twice being admitted to rehab, Roxy never fully recovered and disappeared in 1994 without a trace. Now 15 years after his disappearance, John Tavish tries to solve the mystery of what happened to Roxy La Che.

Keywords: fake-documentary, glasgow-scotland, independent-film, margaret-thatcher, mockumentary, rock-'n'-roll, scotland, spoof, spoof-documentary, urban-legend
Genres: Comedy,

Agent Emes 5: Agent Emes and the Happy Chanukah (2006)

Actors: Leib Cohen (director), Leib Cohen (editor), Leib Cohen (producer), Leib Cohen (writer), Modi (actor), Reuven Russell (actor), Sholom Ber Cohen (actor), Gregory Caridi (actor), Sholom Ber Cohen (actor), Jonathan Klein (composer), Amy Guterson (actress), Hirsh Dlinn (actor), Marty Giles (actor), Marty Giles (actor), Jorge Aranovich (actor),

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Family,
Taglines: By day he learns in yeshiva, at night he battles the forces of evil.

Agent Emes 4: Agent Emes and the Giant Ego (2005)

Actors: Leib Cohen (producer), Leib Cohen (writer), Leib Cohen (director), Reuven Russell (actor), Sholom Ber Cohen (actor), Gregory Caridi (actor), Sholom Ber Cohen (actor), Jonathan Klein (composer), Amy Guterson (actress), Hirsh Dlinn (actor), Jorge Aranovich (actor), Donna Katz (producer), Rochel McAllister (actor), Lizzy Brenner (actress), Aderet Brenner (actress),

Plot: Shpittsburgh has a really BIG problem. Something's wrong with Agent Emes, and it could not have come at a worse time. Dr. Lo-Tov is threatening to disrupt Passover. Tov Me'od headquarters must enlist the services of renowned rabbi and psychologist Abraham J. Twerski to find out what's wrong with the 12-year-old secret agent. Dr. Twerski's insights help uncover the source of our hero's malaise, but not before revealing a far greater threat to Shpittsburgh. Agent Emes is back on his feet, and now must confront a huge, unexpected menace. This menace can only be defeated with special insight into the deeper meaning of the Torah's command to eat matza on Passover.

Keywords: children, dvd-series, educational-film, jewish
Genres: Action, Adventure, Family, Short,
Taglines: By day he learns in yeshiva, at night he battles the forces of evil.

Agent Emes 2: Rabbi-napped (2003)

Actors: Leib Cohen (producer), Leib Cohen (director), Leib Cohen (writer), Reuven Russell (actor), Sholom Ber Cohen (actor), Sholom Ber Cohen (actor), Gregory Caridi (actor), Amy Guterson (actress), Hirsh Dlinn (actor), Yisroel Leeds (actor), Doug Mertz (actor), Jorge Aranovich (actor), Donna Katz (producer),

Plot: When unexplained earthquakes threaten planet Earth, it's up to Agent E to find out why. But the only clue he has is that a group of rabbis have been kidnapped. It's the fiendish Dr. Lo-Tov, of course, up to his old tricks, and only with the help of G-d, and some inspired classmates, can Agent Emes stop him and rescue the rabbis - and the world. This episode focuses on the importance of Torah learning, especially among Jewish children. Along the way, it delves into the way in which G-d created the world, and the responsibility the Jewish people have to help to maintain it.

Keywords: children, dvd-series, educational-film, israel, jewish, jewish-hero, jewish-life, judaism, spy-film, torah
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Short,
Taglines: By day he learns in yeshiva, at night he battles the forces of evil.

File Cabinet (1999)

Actors: Carson Grant (actor), Sarah Francis (actress), Jon Shaver (actor), Michael Stone (editor), Michael Stone (producer), Michael Stone (director), Ori Lahav (writer), Ken Glickman (actor), Marc Camborn (editor),

Plot: Yankel Rosenberg struggles with his modern values and his orthodox Jewish commitments during Shabbat. Confronted by his own desire to be creative and make a profit in the real world of business, Yankel must break his traditions, suffer the criticism of his friends, and surface toward a new direction down the stream of life.

Keywords: breaking-free, jewish-tradition, traditionalism
Genres: Mystery, Short,
Taglines: Religion, Tradition, free will

My Old Man (1979)

Actors: Ernest Hemingway (writer), Ann Skinner (miscellaneous crew), Dominic Frontiere (composer), Michael Jeter (actor), Robert Halmi Sr. (producer), John Erman (director), Mark Arnold (actor), Eileen Brennan (actress), Peter Maloney (actor), David Margulies (actor), Warren Oates (actor), Kristy McNichol (actress), Joseph Maher (actor), Ingrid Johanson (miscellaneous crew), Elise Ganz (miscellaneous crew),

Genres: Drama,

Sparkle (1976)

Actors: Howard Rosenman (producer), Howard Rosenman (writer), Peter Brown (producer), Dorian Harewood (actor), Joel Schumacher (writer), Eugene Jackson (actor), Philip Michael Thomas (actor), Marie Kenney (miscellaneous crew), Beryl Vertue (producer), Irene Cara (actress), Sam O'Steen (director), Lonette McKee (actress), Lester Wilson (miscellaneous crew), Paul Lambert (actor), Mary Alice (actress),

Plot: Three sisters (Sister and the Sisters) from Harlem become singers. Sister (Lonette McKee) becomes involved with drugs, while Sparkle (Irene Cara) ends up being the one who gets famous. This film tells of how drugs ruin Sister's relationships and eventually end her life. It is also about the relationship between Sparkle and Stix (Philip Michael Thomas).

Keywords: african-american, alcoholism, backstage, blaxploitation, concert, domestic-violence, drug-addiction, drugs, fame, female-nudity
Genres: Drama, Music,

Quotes:

Sister: [after Delores and Sparkle discover her drug addiction] Can't you see? Sister can't fly on only one wing.....

Delores: We're old enough to iron for ourselves. You ain't our maid.::Effie: I always iron clothes for the ones that I love.::Delores: I suppose you love them crackers that you work for?::Effie: You watch your mouth. Now, go get your homework before I give you a sign in a place you won't forget.

Sparkle: What do you want?::Stix: Looking for a girl singer.::Sparkle: Didn't you know? This family's fresh out.::Stix: Sparkle...::Sparkle: When'd you get back?::Stix: A few days ago, my grams been real sick...::Sparkle: A few days ago. Must've been out when you called.::Stix: Sparkle... Look, I know how you feel.::Sparkle: I know you do. You know, it's funny. One brain in this room thinking for two people. Since when did you know how anybody feels? About anything except yourself, Mr. Stix Warren?::Stix: Look, Sparkle, we got a lot to talk about. But unless you talk about it, you know, just give me a chance.::Sparkle: Give you a chance? Wanna know something funny? When you first left, I wasn't sure if I'd be able to live without you. Yeah, I used to sit in this room and wondered if I would ever get through another second. Can you imagine a person so unhappy? To not know if they'd live through another second? I got through the second, Stix. Minutes, days, months, weeks. I'm doing fine without you. Just fine.::Stix: Sparkle, no matter what you think of me, I came back because I want you to sing. Why you think I been so busy since I been back? Got me a job at the record company, lined up all my old contacts...::Sparkle: You know, you were always so good at business, Stix. Business! BUSINESS!::Stix: And it's no truer than it is now. I want you to sing, Sparkle.::Sparkle: What have I got to sing about? Sticks, what have I got to sing about?::Stix: I loved Sister too. But what happened to Sister happened to Sister, not to you. You got your whole life. I want you to sing. Don't bury yourself with your sister.::Sparkle: Get out of here. Get out! Nobody ever understood Sister except me! Don't you ever, ever, use her name again! Get out of here! GET OUT!

Effie: [Effie comes in and hears a hallway door close] Delores? Is that you?::Delores: Yeah, Mama. [coming in the front room with a suitcase]::Effie: Where you going?::Delores: I'm leaving, Mama.::Effie: You're leaving for where?::Delores: I'm leaving and I'm going away.::Effie: What do you mean?::Delores: I mean... I can't live like this anymore, Mama. I gotta find another way.::Effie: Well, whatever troubles you got here [crossing to the living room and taking off her coat] are going right with you and that suitcase. [she sits on the couch ]::Delores: You don't understand, Mama. [sets down her suitcase] Like, there's education like there never was before. Mama, we don't have to slaves to the white establishment anymore. [Effie gets up and starts straightening up the room] We don't have to live off what the white man throws our way. Thanking him for his chicken-shit pay and chicken-shit jobs. We don't have to run around shining his shoes and driving his cars and cleaning his floors and being his ma - ...::Effie: [facing Delores] Go on, now, say it. Being their maid. Hmm?::Delores: Yeah, Mama. Being their maid. [near tears] Mama, I seen you, ever since I was a little kid, getting up in the middle of the night to take the subway to ride for two hours to go to their house, to do their cooking and to do their ironing and do their cleaning and wash the shit out of their toilet. And for what, Mama? For WHAT? [Delores picks up her suitcase and heads for the door] Bye.

The Naked Street (1955)

Actors: Peter Graves (actor), Whit Bissell (actor), G. Pat Collins (actor), George Eldredge (actor), James Conaty (actor), Farley Granger (actor), John Dennis (actor), Harry Harvey (actor), Jerry Hausner (actor), John Indrisano (actor), Thomas E. Jackson (actor), James Flavin (actor), Jack Kenney (actor), Mickey Knox (actor), John Larch (actor),

Plot: Roselle Regalzyk (Anne Bancroft) is the naughty but nice little sister of mobster Phil "Regal" (Anthony Quinn). The unwed Roselle has managed to get herself pregnant by Nick Branda (Farley Granger), another convict who is soon on his way to the electric chair. Phil no sooner has Nick sprung so that he can marry Roselle, then Roselle miscarries, making the shotgun wedding unnecessary.

Genres: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir,