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Citizen Duane (2006)
May 2nd
Director: Michael Mabbott Writers: Robert DeLeskie, Jonathan Sobol Starring: Douglas Smith, Donal Logue, Devon Bostick, and Jane McGregor Rated: PG-13 Release date: 2006 | DVD release date: 2010
Duane Balfour (Douglas Smith) comes from a long line of failures. In his small town of Ridgeway, Duane is tired of the elite few (mainly the Miltons) who run things and plans to do something about it. After repeated confrontations with Chad Milton (Nicholas Carella), son of Mayor Kelly Milton (Rosemary Dunsmore), and countless failed attempts at revenge, Duane plans to run for Mayor.
Duane’s aspirations are inhibited only by his personality and stubbornness. More >
Fraternity Massacre at Hell Island (2010)
Apr 17th
Director/Writer: Mark Jones Rated: n/a (contains violence and nudity) Cast: Tyler Farrell, Sarah Ewell, Anthony Flessas, and Corie Ventura
In 1984 a crazy gypsy puts a curse on a group of performers. Forward to present day, a group of pledges to Zeta Alpha Rho show up for Hell Night, their initiation. Hell Night, which takes place on an island, is well known to the college to cause all sorts of shenanigans and is frowned upon. From the very start, we seen hints that madness will ensue on this year’s Hell Night.
A crazy roommate, an obsessive girlfriend, and a schizophrenic dean of students are all More >
The Ghost Writer (2010)
Apr 14th
Director: Roman Polanski Writer: Robert Harris Rated: PG-13 Cast: Ewan McGregor, Kim Cattrall, Pierce Brosnan, and Olivia Williams
Roman Polanski returns to the big screen at full force and shows us just how a mystery film is made with The Ghost Writer. Robert Harris adapted and co-wrote the screenplay with Polanski for this sleek thriller based on his own book, The Ghost. The story follows a professional ghost writer, played by Ewan McGregor, hired to complete the autobiography of former British prime minister Adam Lang (Pierce Brosnan). Turns out, the previous ghost’s work was brought to an abrupt after his body More >
Survival of the Dead (2010)
Mar 28th
Writer/director: George A. Romero | Rated: R | Review date: 24-March-2010
For the sixth installment of George Romero’s Dead series, Survival of the Dead moves to an island inhabited primarily by two rival clans: the O’Flynns and the Muldoons. The O’Flynns, lead by patriarch Patrick O’Flynn (Kenneth Welsh), protect the island from the undead by exterminating all the infected. On the other side we have Seamus Muldoon (Richard Fitzpatrick) and his family of religiously charged individuals bent on keeping their loved ones around, in hopes that they can adapt and co-exist once again. When the two groups clash, O’Flynn is expelled from the More >
Creature of Darkness (2010)
Mar 24th
Writer/Director: Mark Stouffer | Rated: R | Review date: 24-March-2010
Mark Stouffer’s Creature of Darkness is a science fiction monster movie much reminiscent of the Predator. It differs in that this time around, we don’t have a group of rag tag commandos, but rather college-aged friends out for a good time in the woods. The story follows Andrew (Devon Sawa) who’s suffered nightmares of a creepy and murderous alien. Andrew’s friend Heather (Fernanda Romero) convinces him to overcome his fears and join a group on an off-road adventure. It’s only a matter of time before Andrew’s nightmares start to resemble reality.
At this point the More >