The Mysterious Arrival of an Unseen Invasion Small seed pods develop and float off a planet within space, eventually drifting all the way to Planet Earth. We see these pods transform into small, pretty flowers in gardens. However, these flower pods begin to become something the world has never seen before. Over time, these pods […]
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Chasing Dreams: Joe’s Journey from Texas to New York City Joe (Jon Voight) is a hustler who decides it’s time to make some significant changes in his life. He packs his belongings and leaves his home in Texas, heading to New York City with one goal in mind: attractive, wealthy women. Confident in his charm,
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A Stranger in Town: Detective Virgil Tibbs Arrives in Sparta When the body of a wealthy, murdered businessman is discovered in an alleyway in the small town of Sparta, Mississippi, the people are rocked. As the local police scramble to find the killer, an officer detains a suspicious African American man (Sidney Poitier) at a
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A Chance Encounter Between Two Pairs In March 1963, LA police officer Karl Hettinger (John Savage) is assigned a new partner, Ian Campbell (Ted Danson). The pair break the ice, quickly beginning to learn about each other through sharing their past experiences. Around the same time, Jimmy Smith (Franklyn Seales), a common thief, is released
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A Romantic Night Interrupted It was meant to be a romantic and peaceful evening for John Putnam (Richard Carlson) and his partner, Ellen Fields (Barbara Rush). As they engage in conversation, we learn that John is a writer who has recently experienced significant success, having sold his work for a considerable profit. He plans to
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Three astronauts—Charles Brubaker(James Brolin), John (O.J. Simpson), and Peter (Sam Waterston)—are suited up and on board a large space rocket, Capricorn One, destined for Mars. However, moments before take-off, the hatch of their rocket opens unexpectedly, and the three men are instructed to exit immediately, though no reason is given for the emergency. Leaving the
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The film begins with text on the screen stating that in October 1994, three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods of Burkesville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary. A year later, their footage was discovered. What viewers are about to see is, in fact, that footage. After this introduction, we are introduced to the filmmaking crew
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Venturing deep into South America to meet her new husband, Joanna Leiningen (Eleanor Parker) does not find her new husband as eager to meet her as she thought he would be. Christopher Leiningen (Charlton Heston), married to Joanna by proxy, is suspicious of her, and all his worst fears are confirmed when it is revealed
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The crumbling, isolated Norman mansion amidst the Louisiana Bayous is an eerie place. Even more so when the family gathers together to read a will 10 years after the previous owner, Cyrus Norman, dies. One by one, the family called to the reading and enter the mansion. We learned about their personalities and their relationship
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In the opening scene, Paul (Edward Herrmann) and his son, Billy (Peter Billingsley), spend a wonderful time together. However, as their time together ends, Paul has to comfort a shocked and upset Billy as his parents are split up, and Billy is about to return to his mother, Sally (Catherine Hicks), for a long period
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