Goldman

Hitabdot Aliza (2012)

Actors: David Abramov (producer), David Abramov (director), David Abramov (writer), Ari Libsker (actor), Rana Werbin (actress), Sonya Sonin (actress), Adi Kum (actor), Eldad Karin (actor),

Plot: Israel is a pianist, an ascetic, who lives in the studio of Caesar. He sleeps on the sofa and doesn't have to pay a dime for his stay. There is only one condition: Each time Caesar brings a girl, he lowers the window shutters, which is a sign to Israel to stay outside the apartment. Israel lives in Tel - Aviv, a city whose sons were lost on their search for any meaning, fruitless tangled attempts bounded in front Israel's eyes, whose awareness is to him a barrier for any self fulfillment. Adapted from Yaakov Shabtai's novel 'Past Continuous' (Zikhron Devarim).

Genres: Drama, Short,

The Other End (2011)

Actors: Tony Devon (actor), Jacob Carobbi (producer), Piper Varagot (actress), Janet Jones (writer), Janet Jones (director), Carmela Jumellois (costume designer), Janet Jones (editor), Jane Jones (director), Jane Jones (writer), Jane Jones (editor), Leslie Simmi (composer), Edward Moran (actor), Brian Keating (actor), Bridgett Hawke (actress), Tom Feliciano (producer),

Genres: Drama,

After Twilight (2005)

Actors: Christine M. Auten (actress), Luci Christian (actress), Junie Hoang (actress), Hash Patel (actor), Marty Fleck (actor), Richard Alvarez (writer), Richard Alvarez (actor), Robert Works (actor), Melrose Fougere (actress), Gary Watson (writer), Gary Watson (director), Gary Watson (editor), Sophia Vassilakidis (miscellaneous crew), Jack Gonzales (actor), Laurie Scott (actress),

Plot: Bookish Jen Frazier seems an unlikely choice to be a freedom fighter, but when a theocratic new order occupies the state of Texas, Jen is pushed into action carrying contraband for the underground. In the backroom of a closed antique shop Goldman, the proprietor, charges Jen with the task of delivering a mysterious package to an unnamed underground. But the religious police led by Sgt. Streetman raid the shop. Jen escapes capture, but the police seize Goldman, and beat him to death for resisting arrest. In spite of the danger Jen decides to deliver the package. At the appointed hour, Jen arrives to deliver the package to her contact. When the contact appears, the secret agents of the church subdue him. Jen avoids capture only because the occupants of a mysterious white van snatch her off the street. Against her will, Jen is drawn into the underground network of interfaith freedom fighters led by Jessie, the Liberator. Deep under the city streets, Jen meets the core of "witnesses" led by Jessie, and begins to grasp the full extent of the resistance forming against the theocratic order represented by Sgt. Streetman. Jen strikes a bargain with Jessie to insure the package is delivered into the hands of its intended recipients. In so doing, Jen makes the ultimate sacrifice and the contents of the mysterious package are revealed to the audience.

Keywords: austin-film-society, neo-noir, theocracy
Genres: Drama, Short,
Taglines: How do you fight a state with God on its side?

The Meeting (2005)

Actors: Christopher Kriesa (actor), Mj Mynarski (composer), Paul Darrigo (actor), Joel King (actor), Michaela von Schweinitz (producer), Michaela von Schweinitz (writer), Michaela von Schweinitz (director), Michaela von Schweinitz (editor), Mark Castaldo (producer), Mike Halleen (miscellaneous crew), Bryan Theis (miscellaneous crew), Melissa Timme (actress), Britt Marder (actress),

Plot: "THE MEETING" is about JULIA on her way to her first important meeting. When her car breaks down, Julia takes off on foot and crosses paths with an angry driver who causes her to lose her portfolio. Convinced she's lost her shot at success, she's helped by a mysterious stranger.

Genres: Comedy, Short,
Taglines: Sometimes you get what you never expected

Doomsdayer (2000)

Actors: Oli Laperal Jr. (miscellaneous crew), Brigitte Nielsen (actress), Jessie Lasaten (composer), Udo Kier (actor), Raymond Bagatsing (actor), Vito Cajili (editor), T.J. Storm (actor), Michael D. Sellers (writer), Michael D. Sellers (producer), Ravil Isyanov (actor), Romano Kristoff (actor), Michael J. Sarna (director), Anthony Vlastas (miscellaneous crew), Joe Lara (actor), Ciro Dammicco (producer),

Plot: An international anti-terrorist organization has a mission to track down weapons of mass destruction before they fall into the wrong hands. They discover the existence of a powerful weapon called the Doomsdayer, which is capable of triggerring the meltdown of every nuclear power plant of Earth. Mission specialist Jack Logan (Joe Lara) i assigned to travel halfway around to find Max Gast (Udo Kier), the owner of this terrible weapon, and track him until he can locate the device. But the device has already been activated and the seven-days countdown has begun.

Keywords: exploding-helicopter, independent-film
Genres: Action,

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Actors: Barry Pepper (actor), Edward Burns (actor), Tom Hanks (actor), Paul Giamatti (actor), Dennis Farina (actor), Nathan Fillion (actor), Ted Danson (actor), Adam Goldberg (actor), Vin Diesel (actor), John de Lancie (actor), Dale Dye (actor), Bryan Cranston (actor), Matt Damon (actor), Tom Sizemore (actor), Giovanni Ribisi (actor),

Plot: Opening with the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944, members of the 2nd Ranger Battalion under Cpt. Miller fight ashore to secure a beachhead. Amidst the fighting, two brothers are killed in action. Earlier in New Guinea, a third brother is KIA. Their mother, Mrs. Ryan, is to receive all three of the grave telegrams on the same day. The United States Army Chief of Staff, George C. Marshall, is given an opportunity to alleviate some of her grief when he learns of a fourth brother, Private James Ryan, and decides to send out 8 men (Cpt. Miller and select members from 2nd Rangers) to find him and bring him back home to his mother...

Keywords: 1940s, act-of-god, ambush, american, american-flag, anti-semitism, army, army-ranger, based-on-true-story, battle
Genres: Action, Drama, War,
Taglines: In the Last Great Invasion of the Last Great War, The Greatest Danger for Eight Men was Saving... One. The mission is a man. There was only one man left in the family, and the mission was to save him.

Quotes:

Private Reiben: I got a bad feeling about this one.::Captain Miller: When was the last time you felt good about anything?

[Listening skeptically to German propaganda coming over a loudspeaker]::Captain Miller: "The Statue of Liberty is kaput" - that's disconcerting.

Gen. George C. Marshall: I have a letter here, written a long time ago, to a Mrs. Bixby in Boston. So bear with me. "Dear Madam: I have been shown in the files of the War Department a statement of the Adjutant-General of Massachusetts that you are the mother of five sons who have died gloriously on the field of battle. I feel how weak and fruitless must be any words of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But I cannot refrain from tendering to you the consolation that may be found in the thanks of the Republic they died to save. I pray that our heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom. Yours very sincerely and respectfully, Abraham Lincoln."

Private Jackson: Sir... I have an opinion on this matter.::Captain Miller: Well, by all means, share it with the squad.::Private Jackson: Well, from my way of thinking, sir, this entire mission is a serious misallocation of valuable military resources.::Captain Miller: Yeah. Go on.::Private Jackson: Well, it seems to me, sir, that God gave me a special gift, made me a fine instrument of warfare.::Captain Miller: Reiben, pay attention. Now, this is the way to gripe. Continue, Jackson.::Private Jackson: Well, what I mean by that, sir, is... if you was to put me and this here sniper rifle anywhere up to and including one mile of Adolf Hitler with a clear line of sight, sir... pack your bags, fellas, war's over. Amen.::Private Reiben: Oh, that's brilliant, bumpkin. Hey, so, Captain, what about you? I mean, you don't gripe at all?::Captain Miller: I don't gripe to *you*, Reiben. I'm a captain. There's a chain of command. Gripes go up, not down. Always up. You gripe to me, I gripe to my superior officer, so on, so on, and so on. I don't gripe to you. I don't gripe in front of you. You should know that as a Ranger.::Private Reiben: I'm sorry, sir, but uh... let's say you weren't a captain, or maybe I was a major. What would you say then?::Captain Miller: Well, in that case... I'd say, "This is an excellent mission, sir, with an extremely valuable objective, sir, worthy of my best efforts, sir. Moreover... I feel heartfelt sorrow for the mother of Private James Ryan and am willing to lay down my life and the lives of my men - especially you, Reiben - to ease her suffering."::Mellish: [chuckles] He's good.::Private Caparzo: I love him.::[they make mocking kissy-faces at each other]

Private Jackson: What I mean by that, sir, is if you was to put me and this here sniper rifle anywhere up to and including one mile from Adolf Hitler... with a clean line of sight... Pack your bags, fellas. War's over. Amen.

Private Reiben: You wanna explain the math of this to me? I mean, where's the sense of riskin' the lives of the eight of us to save one guy?::Captain Miller: Twenty degrees. Anybody wanna answer that?::Medic Wade: Reiben, think about the poor bastard's mother.::Private Reiben: Hey, Doc, I got a mother, all right? I mean, you got a mother. Sarge's got a mother. I mean, shit, I bet even the captain's got a mother. [he turns and looks at Miller, who has a bemused expression on his face] Well, maybe not the captain, but the rest of us got mothers.::Upham: "Theirs not to reason why, theirs but to do and die."::Mellish: La-la, la-la, la-la, la-la, la-la, la-la, la-la, la-la. What the fuck is that supposed to mean, Corporal, huh? We're all supposed to die, is that it?::Captain Miller: Upham's talking about our duty as soldiers.::Upham: Yes, sir.::Captain Miller: We all have orders, and we have to follow 'em. That supersedes everything, including your mothers.::Upham: Yes, sir. Thank you sir.::Private Reiben: Even if you think the mission's FUBAR, sir?::Captain Miller: *Especially* if you think the mission's FUBAR.

Upham: What's FUBAR?::Mellish: Oh, it's German. [he chuckles derisively] Yeah.::Upham: Never heard of that.

Captain Miller: Caparzo, get that kid back up there!::Private Caparzo: Captain, the decent thing to do would be take her over to the next town.::Captain Miller: We're not here to do the decent thing, we're here to follow fucking orders!

Private Reiben: You want to explain the math of this to me? I mean, where's the sense in risking the lives of the eight of us to save one guy?::Captain Miller: Anyone wanna answer that?::Medic Wade: Reiben, think about the poor bastard's mother.::Private Reiben: Hey, Doc, I got a mother, you got a mother, the sarge has got a mother. I'm willing to bet that even the Captain's got a mother. Well, maybe not the Captain, but the rest of us have got mothers.

Sergeant Horvath: I don't know. Part of me thinks the kid's right. He asks what he's done to deserve this. He wants to stay here, fine. Let's leave him and go home. But then another part of me thinks, what if by some miracle we stay, then actually make it out of here. Someday we might look back on this and decide that saving Private Ryan was the one decent thing we were able to pull out of this whole godawful, shitty mess. Like you said, Captain, maybe we do that, we all earn the right to go home.

Men with Guns (1997)

Actors: Jack Duffy (actor), Antony I. Ginnane (producer), Peter R. Simpson (producer), Max Perlich (actor), Paul Sorvino (actor), Donal Logue (producer), Mimi Kuzyk (actress), Joe Pingue (actor), Donal Logue (actor), Callum Keith Rennie (actor), Sam Malkin (actor), Tony Nappo (actor), Sabrina Grdevich (actress), Kari Skogland (director), Bill MacDonald (actor),

Plot: Three losers, Eddie, Lucas and Mamet, are sent to collect some debt at a remote farm. But the thugs there are too hard for them, and they are humiliated. They return for revenge, it gets out of hand, ends with a bloodbath and they are left with a big amount of cocaine. The drugs belong to local mob boss Horace Burke, who sends his son to find them. Cops are also after them.

Keywords: blood, bloodbath, cleaning-obsession, cocaine, crime-lord, debt, diet-obsession, drug-dealing, farm, father-son-relationship
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama,

Zihron Devarim (1995)

Actors: Menahem Golan (actor), Amos Gitai (director), Amos Gitai (actor), Assi Dayan (actor), Roberto Cicutto (producer), Zohar M. Sela (editor), Laurent Truchot (producer), Shmuel Wolf (actor), Uri Ophir (composer), Michal Zoharetz (actress), Samuel Calderon (actor), Sharon Hacohen (actress), Leah Koenig (actress), Riki Gal (actress), Amos Shoov (actor),

Plot: In Tel Aviv, people prepare food, eat, make love, get pregnant, and die. Can one find peace in this life, asks one character at a wake; can there be an act of freedom in this modern life, asks another. Goldman's much-despised father has died; his friends Caesar and Israel set off for the funeral. They miss it, but go to Goldman's house later. Caesar has women troubles: his son from a previous marriage is ill; he's promised marriage to two women of opposite temperament. Israel has a girlfriend toward whom he's hot and cold. Goldman's mother is living in the past. Friendship, family, love, and memories may not in the end help characters find peace or freedom.

Keywords: based-on-novel
Genres: Drama,

The Park Is Mine (1986)

Actors: Tommy Lee Jones (actor), R.D. Reid (actor), James Kidnie (actor), Dennis O'Neill (actor), Eric Peterson (actor), Gerry Mendicino (actor), Carl Marotte (actor), Tom Harvey (actor), Michael Copeman (actor), Lawrence Dane (actor), Philip Akin (actor), Louis Di Bianco (actor), Yaphet Kotto (actor), Denis Héroux (producer), Helen Shaver (actress),

Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller,

Quotes:

Mitch: The park is mine!

[after Valery is shot]::Mitch: You ignorant mother fuckers have just shot an innocent photojournalist here! A female...::[Mitch is cut off by a burst of gunfire]

Mitch: I never meant to hurt anyone.::Valery: You shove a gun in an old man's face and tell him you're gonna blow his head off, and he dies of a heart attack because he's so fucking scared, and you're not responsible because your gun isn't loaded?

Mitch: Take off your clothes.::Valery: What?::Mitch: [shouts] Get naked!

[after killing Tran Chan Dinh, a mercenary sent to kill him]::Mitch: Those sick sons-of-bitches! They're sending in the Viet Cong to get *me*!

Valery: You were in the Marines?::Mitch: No. US Army.::Valery: So, what did you do in the army?::Mitch: Sneak into places, blow shit up, and kill people.

Mitch: [Speaking into radio] I don't want to hurt anyone. That's the first thing. I could have, but I didn't... even though there have been several attempts on my life. My name is not important; I'm just a guy. Nobody pays much attention to guys like me. I don't mean just because I'm a vet; I mean because my whole life has been directed by other people... I guess I let them. There's a lot of people like me in this city, who don't feel they have any control over their lives. A few weeks ago I got fed up; I couldn't hold a job, I couldn't put certain things behind me... my wife and I split up and my little boy's... whatever. And then a friend of mine killed himself - he was a vet, a good American, all those things... and when he wasn't useful anymore it was like he didn't exist; it was like he was made out of glass and they just looked right through him, and that boy disappeared. I am staying in this park until nine o'clock Wednesday night - that is Veteran's Day. All I want is for all of you to think about what is going on in your lives and in this city; about how you are treated and how you treat other people. I came here to say that one ordinary man can have some power - right now I matter, right now I make a difference, and I will NOT disappear.

The Fuel of Life (1917)

Actors: Walter Edwards (director), Tom Guise (actor), Lee Hill (actor), Frank Newburg (actor), Lee Phelps (actor), J. Barney Sherry (actor), Belle Bennett (actress), Texas Guinan (actress), Alberta Lee (actress), Eugene Burr (actor), Edward Hayden (actor), Margaret Shillingford (actress), Grant Wallace (writer), Maude Reeves White (writer), Estelle La Cheur (actress),

Genres: Drama,