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Sinister

A controversial true-crime writer finds a box of Super 8 home movies in his new home, revealing that the murder case he is currently researching could be the work of an unknown serial killer... Read all Tags: Storyline: The family that was hanged on a tree were all played by stuntmen. However, when the scene was first done, the stunt coordinator botched the preparations for the scene, resulting in one of the actors coming loose from his harness, which went up around his neck. Fortunately he was not physically harmed, and the stunt coordinator was fired on set soon after.

Fata Morgana

Footage shot in and around the Algerian Sahara Desert, accompanied only by a spoken creation myth and the songs of Leonard Cohen. Tags: Storyline: One of two films from 1971 to feature a trio of songs by Leonard Cohen, the other being Robert Altman's McCabe and Mrs. Miller.

Three Wise Girls

"Three Wise Girls" follows the story of Cassie Barnes, a small-town girl who moves to New York City in search of a better life. She finds work as a model and quickly becomes entangled in the glamorous yet morally ambiguous world of high society. Cassie befriends two other women, Gladys Kane and Dot, who are also navigating the complexities of love and ambition in the big city. As Cassie becomes romantically involved with a married man, Jerry Dexter, she faces a moral dilemma that tests her values and friendships. The film explores themes of love, betrayal, and the pursuit of happiness amidst the challenges of urban life.

Waxwork II: Lost in Time

In this sequel, a couple must use a portal through time to defeat evil.

Grateful Dead: Downhill from Here

Tags: Storyline: Most of Downhill From Here was recorded on July 17, 1989. However, the last four songs of the first set, Row Jimmy When I Paint My Masterpiece When Push Comes to Shove, and The Music Never Stopped have been replaced with the last three songs of the first set from July 19 West L.A. Fadeaway Desolation Row and Deal. The title of the video is a play on words referring to the steep slope of Alpine Valley's general admission section, and perhaps also to the notion that 1989 through 1990 was the band's final peak period

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

Terence McDonagh is a drug- and gambling-addled detective in post-Katrina New Orleans investigating the killing of five Senegalese immigrants. Tags: Storyline: According to Werner Herzog, 2,400 cans of decaf coffee had to be used to make the water appear to be river water in the jail scene. They first attempted to use paint, but it proved to be toxic, then the production team used regular coffee, but the actor absorbed it through his skin.

No Good Deed

Terri, a devoted wife and mother of two, is left alone with her children during a stormy night when her husband goes out of town. Meanwhile, Colin Evans, a charming but dangerous psychopath, escapes from prison while being transported to his parole hearing after murdering his girlfriend. He manipigns his former lover, who helps him escape, and then kills her, proceeding to drive aimlessly before crashing his car near Terri's secluded home. Colin, pretending to be a stranded motorist, convinces Terri to let him into her house to use the phone, but his true menacing nature soon emerges. He terrorizes Terri and her children, revealing his dark past and psychological games, forcing her into a desperate fight for survival to protect her family from his violent rampage.