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Speed Racer......Speed Into the Wild.......Christopher
McCandless
Lords of Dogtown .......Jay Adams In the 1970s, a group of teenage surfers from a tough neighborhood known as "Dogtown" in Venice, CA pioneered a revolutionary new style of skateboarding. Riding the waves at the Pacific Ocean pier, the Z-Boys, known for their aggressive style and hard street attitude, combined the death-defying moves of surfing with the art of skateboarding and became overnight sensations and local legends. With empty pools as their canvas, the Z-boys paved the way to what is now referred to as "extreme sports," and created a lifestyle that spread infectiously to become a worldwide counterculture phenomenon. But all of this fame would take its toll on the friendships that they thought would last a lifetime as the sport that started out as an afternoon hobby turned into big business. Running Time: 1 hr. 45 min.
Imaginary Heroes The Travis family façade is destroyed by an event incomprehensible to them -- an event which will open locked doors and finally reveal the secrets that have haunted them for decades. Running Time: 112 min.
The Girl Next Door An ambitious high school senior, Matthew (Hirsch), with dreams of a career in politics is overjoyed to discover that his new neighbor, 19-year-old Danielle (Cuthbert), is absolutely beautiful, and they fall in love quickly, head over heels. Their relationship is put to the test, however when he discovers (along with the rest of the town, eventually) that she used to be a... porn star. Running Time: 1 hr. 48 min.
The Mudge Boy (2003) Indie coming-of-age drama follows teenager Duncan Mudge and how he deals with the death of his mother by speaking in her voice and wearing her clothes to bed, and spending a lot of time with his pet chicken. Premiered at '03 Sundance. Rated R for strong sexual content including graphic dialogue, a rape, and language
The Emperor's Club Based on the short story "The Palace Thief" by Ethan Canin, Kevin Kline stars as William Hundert, a passionate and principled Classics professor who finds his tightly-controlled world shaken and inexorably altered when a new student, Sedgewick Bell (Emile Hirsch), walks into his classroom. What begins as a fierce battle of wills gives way to a close student-teacher relationship, but results in a life lesson for Hundert that will still haunt him a quarter of a century later. Running Time: 1 hr. 49 min.
The Dangerous Life of Altar Boys Set in the South in the early 1970s, it tells the tale of two bright but rebellious boys, Franis Doyle and Tim Sullivan, and their closest friends, who are fighting the stultifying repression of their parish school. They fight boredom, hormones, unresponsive teachers and clueless families in their quest to find something meaningful. Francis is an exceptional artist, whose imaginative forays into a fictional universe of good and evil fill his notebooks with comic-book imagery and create a netherworld of superhero alter egos for the two boys. Foremost among the forces of evil is the stern and disapproving nun, Sister Assumpta (Jodie Foster), who rules their lives. She seizes their artwork one day, setting the boys on an obsessed trail of revenge that ultimately changes their lives. Running Time: 1 hr. 45 min.
Wild Iris (2001) TV
Houdini (1998) TV This biographical film tells the story of Harry Houdini, from his birth and immigration to the U.S., through his career in show business as first an escape artist and then a seance debunker, and finally his tragic death. We also see his relationship with wife Bess.
Gargantua (1998) TV Marine biologist Jack Ellway and his son Brandon are drawn to the Polynesian island of Malau to study the effects of recent seismic activity on the area's marine life. Along with the local doctor Alyson Hart, they soon become caught up in the investigation of a series of recent drownings with unexpected results. As Jack explores the surrounding ocean for a mysterious marine creature, Brandon discovers and befriends a three-foot-long baby creature that is able to leave the ocean and walk on land. As more dangerous and giant creatures come onto the island, and the military begins to take offensive action, Jack must risk everything to save the creatures, the island and his son.
Notable TV Guest Appearances
"The 700 Club" playing "Himself" 22 November 2002 "ER" playing "Chad Kottmeier" in episode: "How the Finch Stole Christmas" (episode # 6.9) 16 December 1999 "ER" playing "Chad Kottmeier" in episode: "Humpty Dumpty" (episode # 6.7) 18 November 1999 "NYPD Blue" playing "Marcello Parisi" in episode: "Voir Dire This" (episode # 6.21) 18 May 1999 "The Pretender" playing "Bryce Banks" in episode: "End Game" (episode # 3.19) 8 May 1999 "Profiler" playing "Bryce Banks" in episode: "Grand Master" (episode # 3.19) 8 May 1999 "Promised Land" playing "Walter Elliott" in episode: "A Day in the Life" (episode # 3.18) 22 April 1999 "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" playing "Darryl" in episode: "Sabrina the Matchmaker" (episode # 3.16) 12 February 1999 "Two of a Kind" playing "Jeremy" in episode: "Let's Dance" (episode # 1.12) 8 January 1999 "Players" playing "Adam Paprelli" in episode: "Con-Vivants" (episode # 1.18) 17 April 1998 "Early Edition" playing "Lance Foster" in episode: "March in Time" (episode # 2.8) 15 November 1997 "3rd Rock from the Sun" playing "Punk" in episode: "Scardy Dick" (episode # 3.5) 29 October 1997 "Kindred: The Embraced" playing "Dying Boy" in episode: "Romeo and Juliet" (episode # 1.4) 10 April 1996
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