In a recovering America, every year the government holds a competition for the young men of the country, one from each state. The task is simple; walk, maintain a pace of 3 miles per hour, and be the last man standing. The prize is lifechanging; financial security for the rest of their life and the…
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The Life of Chuck
Thanks, Chuck, for 39 Great Years! The signs have been going up all around town and the radio and TV ads have been singing Chuck’s praises as he prepares to retire. The only problem is, no one in town knows who Chuck is. It is just one of the many things which Marty Anderson (Chiwetel…
The Boogeyman
Lester Billings (David Dastmalchian), a disturbed man accused of killing his children, visits Dr. Will Harper (Chris Messina) unannounced one afternoon looking for someone to talk to. Unable to help the man, Lester hangs himself in a closet, adding to the trauma for the Harper family, still recovering from the recent loss of their matriarch. …
Children of the Corn
Rylstone, Nebraska. A once-proud farming town faces new challenges now that their fields have been stripped of nutrients from the prolonged use of pesticides and their corn is dying, shedding toxic spores into the air as they decay. Boleyn (Elena Kampouris), an aspiring botanist, is getting ready to leave for college with promises to return…
Mr. Harrigan’s Phone
Mr. Harrigan (Donald Sutherland) is a prickly old businessman who hires Craig (younger: Colin O’Brien, older: Jaeden Martell) to come a few hours a week and read him novels. All too eager to escape the house which feels so empty after his mother passed away, Craig begins helping around the manor with the daily chores…
Firestarter
Charlie (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) is a young girl with the incredible – and as of yet, uncontrollable – power of being able to set things on fire with her mind. The daughter of Andy (Zac Efron) and Vicky (Sydney Lemmon), both with powers of their own, captures the interest of the Department of Scientific Intelligence. …
The Marquee Topic 