Quotidian (2014)

Actors: Preston Acuff (actor), Beach Eastwood (actor), Ken Gamble (actor), Thom Zimerle (actor), Lauren Tanaka (producer), Cj Simonson (writer), Cj Simonson (writer), William Frank Ramsey (composer), Scriptures (composer), Camille Smura (director), Eddie Lopes (editor),

Plot: In rural Arizona, Eric, a recently widowed man, attends church service. His estranged son Isaac visits a local dive bar and does cocaine in the bathroom. Upon returning home, he finds Isaac waiting for him. The two have a heated discussion about Isaac's return and it is revealed that he originally was made to leave by Eric due to his drug habit. Isaac admits that he has been struggling to cope with his mother's death two years ago but that he has returned to get revenge, and thereby, peace. The culprit appears to be the bartender who Isaac visited earlier that morning, but wasn't charged with the murder due to a clerical error. Warning him not to do anything irrational, Eric leaves to go speak with Pastor Brian about what he needs to do to help Isaac not ruin his life. Pastor Brian tells him that he has been too harsh and urges Eric to find compassion for his son and help him get clean. In the meantime, Isaac searches through the house and in a rage, smashes through a cabinet with an ax to retrieve Eric's gun, which he hid before leaving. Eric returns to find the destroyed house. Isaac heads to bar and has a moment of clarity in the parking lot, before following the bartender home after his shift. Isaac stalks him through his house and ensues on a chase through the desolate Arizona landscape before falling down and scuffling with him. As the two fight, Eric suddenly appears and pulls Isaac off and the two have a moment of reuniting before a gun shot explodes and it is revealed that the bartender has killed Isaac. Eric throws himself in a rage on the bartender and beats him to a pulp, before standing alone to survey the damage, as the sun sets behind him.

Genres: Drama, Short, Western,

Never Open the Door (2014)

Actors: Matthew Aidan (actor), Steven Richards (actor), George Troester (actor), Mike Wood (actor), Kristina Page (actress), Jessica Sonneborn (actress), Deborah Venegas (actress), Federico Bauder Mantellini (producer), Christopher Maltauro (producer), Begoña Lopez Melton (producer), Victor Melton (producer), Christopher Maltauro (writer), Vito Trabucco (writer), Carlos Vivas (composer), Vito Trabucco (director),

Genres: Sci-Fi,

Side by Side (2010)

Actors: Adeel Akhtar (actor), Debra Baker (actress), Mia Baker (actress), Jamie Hooper (producer), Jamie Hooper (writer), Jamie Hooper (director), Jamie Hooper (editor),

Genres: Drama, Family, Short,

Kosher (2010)

Actors: Ali al Rikabi (actor), Ali Al-Rikabi (actor), Zein Al-Rikabi (actor), Michel Benizri (actor), Dora Sela (actor), Mohamed Al Daradji (producer), Francois Aunay (producer), Caroline Brun (producer), Danny Evans (producer), Olivier Gastinel (producer), Aaron Young (producer), Jennifer Norridge (writer), Vanessa James (composer), Isabelle Stead (director), Danny Evans (editor),

Plot: Happy-go-lucky Isaac: five years old, mop-topped, trots through life from behind his bottle-top spectacles. Ridiculed by other children, Isaac's imagination comes to life when a little pig miraculously shows up at his doorstep, filling Isaacs world with some much-needed hope, and in no time upsetting his Orthodox Jewish family. As the pair are forced to separate Isaac's innocence, faith and his friendship with the little pig are tested beyond breaking point, leaving us wondering if Isaac's childhood innocence has been forever lost.

Genres: Drama, Short,
Taglines: Lonely, Isaac's imaginations comes to life when a little pig miraculously shows up at his doorstop.

Kosher (2010)

Actors: Ali al Rikabi (actor), Ali Al-Rikabi (actor), Zein Al-Rikabi (actor), Michel Benizri (actor), Dora Sela (actor), Mohamed Al Daradji (producer), Francois Aunay (producer), Caroline Brun (producer), Danny Evans (producer), Olivier Gastinel (producer), Aaron Young (producer), Jennifer Norridge (writer), Vanessa James (composer), Isabelle Stead (director), Danny Evans (editor),

Plot: Happy-go-lucky Isaac: five years old, mop-topped, trots through life from behind his bottle-top spectacles. Ridiculed by other children, Isaac's imagination comes to life when a little pig miraculously shows up at his doorstep, filling Isaacs world with some much-needed hope, and in no time upsetting his Orthodox Jewish family. As the pair are forced to separate Isaac's innocence, faith and his friendship with the little pig are tested beyond breaking point, leaving us wondering if Isaac's childhood innocence has been forever lost.

Genres: Drama, Short,
Taglines: Lonely, Isaac's imaginations comes to life when a little pig miraculously shows up at his doorstop.

Walk All Over Me (2007)

Actors: Graham Ashmore (actor), Mike Bell (actor), Lothaire Bluteau (actor), Cory Cassidy (actor), Michael Eklund (actor), Darcy Fehr (actor), Omar Alex Khan (actor), Manfred Maretzki (actor), Ross McMillan (actor), Nick Ouellette (actor), Rick Skene (actor), Blake Taylor (actor), Jacob Tierney (actor), Jeff Wahl (actor), Michael Adamthwaite (actor),

Plot: Alberta, a mousy young woman with the survival skills of a snail, loses cash that isn't hers, so she runs from her small town to Seattle where her old babysitter, Celene, lives - a dominatrix with a classy apartment and a life plan. She lets Alberta stay. Alberta gets a job as a checker at a supermarket and becomes fascinated with Celene's work. While vamping in one of Celene's costumes, Alberta ruins it; to make the money to pay Celene back, Alberta contacts Paul, who's sent Celene a tape asking to be a client. Alberta poses as Celene, fitfully playing the part when thugs burst into Paul's apartment looking for $500,000 he stole. Alberta is over her head. Is there any way out?

Keywords: actress, apology, arrest, babysitter, bald-man, baldness, bdsm, beating, black-panties, blood
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller,
Taglines: Love. Larceny. Latex.

Quotes:

Alberta: How do you get them do to what you want?::Celene: Don't give them a choice. Believe in something strongly enough, even if it's total bullshit, so will everyone around you.

Masamang ugat (2003)

Actors: Andrew Kyle Aquino (actor), Eddie Arenas (actor), Ricky Balan (actor), Christian Banzil (actor), Rey Bejar (actor), Vic Belaro (actor), Lando Belgado (actor), Lando Belgado (actor), Alex Bolado (actor), Jowen Briones (actor), Abel Canlas (actor), Jonnel Cruz (actor), Ronaldo Daquis (actor), Gerald de Dios (actor), Archie Adamos (actor),

Genres: Action, Crime, Drama,

Primicias (2000)

Actors: Claudio Amato (actor), Pompeyo Audivert (actor), Gerardo Baamonde (actor), Álex Benn (actor), Carlos Bermejo (actor), Salvador Bivachi (actor), Eduardo Blanco (actor), Ernesto Bucker (actor), Roberto Carnaghi (actor), Hugo Castro (actor), Pedro Cocuzza (actor), Fausto Collado (actor), Juan Darthés (actor), Miguel Dedovich (actor), Martín Adjemián (actor),

Genres: Comedy, Drama,

Jacob (1994)

Actors: Sean Bean (actor), Garry Cooper (actor), Neil Daglish (actor), Giancarlo Giannini (actor), Peter Gordon (actor), Michael Haughey (actor), James Hayes (actor), Oliver Hobson (actor), Peter Jonfield (actor), Philip Locke (actor), Matthew Modine (actor), Daniel Newman (actor), Padraig O'Loinsigh (actor), Christoph M. Ohrt (actor), Joss Ackland (actor),

Plot: In the land of Canaan lives Isaac, son of Abraham, with his clever, strong-willed wife Rebekah and his twin sons Esau and Jacob. The first-born, Esau, is a strong and fearless hunter with a voracious appetite for sensual pleasures. Jacob is a shepherd, more tender and compassionate than Esau. Just as Esau is the pride of his father, so is Jacob the apple of his mother's eye. Rebekah is convinced that Jacob, though the second born son, is the chosen one and the rightful heir of Isaac and Abraham. And she tells him that when she was with child, God announced to her: "Two nations are within thy womb. Two manner of men shall be delivered to you. The one shall be stronger than the other and the elder shall serve the younger". One day Esau returns from a hunt to find Jacob preparing a lentil porridge. Famished, he asks Jacob for some food. Jacob agrees, but on one condition: that Esau sell him his birthright. Since Esau ascribes little value to its meaning, he readily agrees and they conclude the pact. Time has passed. Isaac has grown old and nearly blind. It is time to pass on his paternal blessing to the firstborn. He asks Esau to hunt and prepare some game for him, after which he will give him his blessing. Rebekah knows she must act now. Cornering Jacob, she pressures him into deceiving Isaac so that he obtains the blessing instead of Esau. Jacob resists, but when Rebekah vows to take the blame for this ploy, he finally consents. And thus does Jacob trick his father. When Esau returns from the hunt and appears before his father, he explodes in anger when he learns of the scheme. Having obtained only a lesser blessing from Isaac, he vows to kill Jacob as soon as his father passes away. Isaac, following Rebekah's suggestion, advises Jacob to flee to Harran, to the home of Laban - Rebekah's brother, and to ask him to marry one of his daughters. Laden with gold, silver, skins, spices and oils, Jacob sadly leaves his home and his loved ones. Soon, however, he realizes that he is being followed: a Canaanite, one of Esau's brothers-in-law, robs him of the treasure that was to be his dowry. One night, as he is asleep, Jacob has a vision of a stairway with angel-like figures on it. During this vision God promises him protection and prosperity. The next morning, Jacob swears to remain faithful and devoted to God. After an arduous journey, Jacob arrives in Harran. Haggard and drained of his strength, he immediately forgets his fatigue when he sees a pretty young girl at the fountain. The girl is Rachel, the youngest daughter of his uncle Laban. And Jacob falls head over heels in love with her. Though Laban greets his nephew heartily, he cannot conceal his disappointment that Jacob has arrived without any gifts. Laban's two sons, Morash and Be'or, are less delighted by Jacob's arrival. Jacob soon asks Laban to let him marry Rachel, and he even accepts Laban's rigorous conditions: that Jacob become his indentured servant for a full seven years. Jacob proves to be a singularly successful herdsman and contributes mightily to the welfare of Laban's people. Thus after seven years, Laban is unwilling to let him leave and devises a cunning scheme... When Jacob awakens on the morning following the consummation of his marriage with Rachel, he is horrified to discover that he has slept with Rachel's older sister Leah instead. Laban forced Leah to take her sister's place in the dark tent. As Jacob rages, Laban claims that according to the law of the land, a father must marry off his older daughter first. He is willing, however, to make Jacob another offer: for another seven years in his service, he can take Rachel as his wife in one week's time. And again, Laban and his people enjoy seven more years of rich harvests and expanding flocks, all thanks to Jacob's superior abilities. But while the unloved Leah bears Jacob many children, Rachel, his one and only love, remains barren for many years, until Joseph finally sees the light of day. After his second period of indenture is over, Jacob strikes another deal with Laban, whereby he is allowed to assemble his own herd. His prosperity soon sparks the envy of Laban's sons Morash and Be'or, who accuse Jacob of deceiving them and of stealing their property. Jacob decides it is time to move back to Canaan, and flees with his wives, children and servants. As soon as Laban hears about their escape, he rounds up his sons and his men and gives chase. He finally meets up with Jacob on Mount Gilead. But before he can reach Jacob, God appears to Laban and warns him not to harm Jacob or his people. Jacob's most grueling ordeal, however, still awaits him: his meeting with his brother Esau. Fearing that Esau still intends to kill him, Jacob sends messengers with gifts to his brother to announce his coming. The messengers return sooner than expected, reporting that Esau is already on his way to meet him - with 400 armed men. Jacob sets up camp on the banks of the river Jabbok. That night, while his people await Esau with fear and trembling, Jacob withdraws to collect himself on the other side of the river. There Jacob is attacked by a mysterious being whom he cannot identify. It is an angel. As the struggle intensifies and the angel realizes that he cannot subdue Jacob, he strikes him fiercely on the hip. But Jacob, who gradually realizes who his adversary is, continues to grapple with him and refuses to relinquish his hold until the angel has blessed him. Ultimately the angel yields and gives Jacob the blessing together with the new name of "Israel". He thus confirms Jacob's right to the blessing which he originally obtained by deceit. The following morning, as Esau's army approaches, Jacob gathers his people behind him and awaits his brother. As Esau arrives at the head of his troops, Jacob humbly throws himself at his brother's feet. Esau breaks the tension by coming towards Jacob with open arms and welcoming him home. Reconciling their past differences, Jacob and Esau embrace.

Keywords: based-on-book, biblical, character-name-in-title, jewish, one-word-title, religion, sequel
Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama, History,

Manhattan (1979)

Actors: Bill Anthony (actor), John Doumanian (actor), Llewellyn Lafford (actor), Charles Levin (actor), Mark Linn-Baker (actor), Michael Murphy (actor), Michael O'Donoghue (actor), David Rasche (actor), Damion Scheller (actor), Raymond Serra (actor), Wallace Shawn (actor), Victor Truro (actor), Kenny Vance (actor), Gary Weis (actor), Woody Allen (actor),

Plot: Forty-two year old Isaac Davis has a romanticized view of his hometown, New York City, most specifically Manhattan, as channeled through the lead character in the first book he is writing, despite his own Manhattan-based life being more of a tragicomedy. He has just quit his job as a hack writer for a bad television comedy, he, beyond the ten second rush of endorphins during the actual act of quitting, now regretting the decision, especially as he isn't sure he can live off his book writing career. He is paying two alimonies, his second ex-wife, Jill Davis, a lesbian, who is writing her own tell-all book of their acrimonious split. The one somewhat positive aspect of his life is that he is dating a young woman named Tracy, although she is only seventeen and still in high school. Largely because of their differences a big part of which is due to their ages, he does not see a long term future with her. His life has the potential to be even more tragicomical when he meets journalist Mary Wilkie, the mistress of his best friend, college professor Yale Pollack. Although Isaac's first impression of Mary is that she is a pretentious intellectual, he falls for her. They do become friends with the potential of becoming more than just friends as she knows that being the "other woman" in Yale's life is not a long term role that she wants. An Isaac/Mary coupling may complicate matters even more with Yale being mutually in their lives. Regardless, Isaac may be able to rationalize events after they happen, no matter what those events are.

Keywords: 1970s, adultery, age-difference, bookstore, break-up, cafe, caught-in-the-rain, central-park-manhattan-new-york-city, clothing-store, college
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance,
Taglines: Woody Allen's New Comedy Hit

Quotes:

Isaac Davis: Hit the lights. Go ahead, turn 'em out again. We'll trade fours.

Jeremiah: I'm going to a synposium on semantics.

[Looking at old meat]::Isaac Davis: Corn beef should not be blue

Isaac Davis: I feel like we're in a Noel Coward play. Someone should be making martinis.

Isaac Davis: I think people should mate for life, like pigeons or Catholics.

[first lines]::[music: the opening of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. Voiceover]::Isaac Davis: Chapter One. He adored New York City. He idolized it all out of proportion. Eh uh, no, make that he, he romanticized it all out of proportion. Better. To him, no matter what the season was, this was still a town that existed in black and white and pulsated to the great tunes of George Gershwin. Uh, no, let me start this over.::Isaac Davis: Chapter One: He was too romantic about Manhattan, as he was about everything else. He thrived on the hustle bustle of the crowds and the traffic. To him, New York meant beautiful women and street smart guys who seemed to know all the angles. Ah, corny, too corny for, you know, my taste. Let me, let me try and make it more profound.::Isaac Davis: Chapter One: He adored New York City. To him it was a metaphor for the decay of contemporary culture. The same lack of individual integrity that caused so many people to take the easy way out was rapidly turning the town of his dreams in - no, it's gonna be too preachy, I mean, you know, let's face it, I wanna sell some books here.::Isaac Davis: Chapter One: He adored New York City. Although to him it was a metaphor for the decay of contemporary culture. How hard it was to exist in a society desensitized by drugs, loud music, television, crime, garbage - too angry. I don't want to be angry.::Isaac Davis: Chapter One. He was as tough and romantic as the city he loved. Behind his black-rimmed glasses was the coiled sexual power of a jungle cat. Oh, I love this. New York was his town, and it always would be.

Tracy: Let's fool around. Let's do it some strange way that you've always wanted to, but nobody would do with you.

Isaac Davis: My ex-wife left me for another woman.

Isaac Davis: She's 17. I'm 42 and she's 17. I'm older than her father, can you believe that? I'm dating a girl, wherein, I can beat up her father.

Yale: You are so self-righteous, you know. I mean we're just people. We're just human beings, you know? You think you're God.::Isaac Davis: I... I gotta model myself after someone.