Posts Tagged ‘death-penalty’

Identity (2003)

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007
Genres: Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Cusack, John | Liotta, Ray | Peet, Amanda | Hawkes, John | Molina, Alfred | DuVall, Clea | McGinley, John C. | Scott, William Lee | Busey, Jake | Vince, Pruitt Taylor | De Mornay, Rebecca | Argenziano, Carmen | Bell, Marshall | Kenzle, Leila | Letscher, Matt
Directors: Mangold, James
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Strangers from all different walks of life: a limo driver escorting a movie star, parents with a young son, a cop transporting a convict, a prostitute, a young couple, and a motel manager are caught up in a nasty rainstorm, stuck at a motel in desolate Nevada. Soon they realize they may be at the motel for another reason when one by one, people start getting killed off. As tensions flare and fingers are pointed, they have to get to the bottom of why they’re there. Meanwhile in an undisclosed location, a psychiatrist is trying to prove the innocence of a man accused of murder in an eleventh hour trial. How these two through-lines are related can only be found in Identity.

Wrongfully Accused (1998)

Friday, February 16th, 2007
Genres: Action | Comedy
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Nielsen, Leslie | Crenna, Richard | LeBrock, Kelly | McGraw, Melinda | York, Michael | Bernhard, Sandra | Pearl, Aaron | Jones, Leslie | Ratner, Benjamin | Plunkett, Gerard | Fraser, Duncan | Walsh, John | Hannigan, Maury | Hearn, Chick | Arnold, Brian
Directors: Proft, Pat
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Ryan Harrison, a violin god, superstar and sex symbol does not want to cheat on sexy Lauren Goodhue’s husband with her. Shortly after that Mr. Goodhue is found murdered and Ryan suddenly finds himself being the main suspect. After being sentenced to death he manages to flee while being transferred to his execution site. Now, all the world is after him as he stumbles from one unfortunate incident to the next in order to find the real murderer.

Fugitive, The (1993)

Monday, February 12th, 2007
Genres: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Ford, Harrison | Jones, Tommy Lee | Ward, Sela | Moore, Julianne | Pantoliano, Joe | Katsulas, Andreas | Krabbé, Jeroen | Roebuck, Daniel | Caldwell, L. Scott | Wood, Tom | Dean, Ron | Kosala, Joseph F. | Nino, Miguel | Drummond, John | Fosco, Tony
Directors: Davis, Andrew
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Based off of a one time 1960’s Mini-Series. (This is not correct. It was a full-blown TV series that ran for four years.) A well respected Chicago surgeon Dr. Richard Kimble has found out that his wife, Helen, has been murdered ferociously in her own home. The police found Kimble and accused him of the murder. Then, Kimble (without Justifiable Reason) was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death. However, on the way to prison, Kimble’s transport crashed. Kimble escapes and is now on the run. Deputy Samuel Gerard from Chicago takes charge of the chase of Kimble. Meanwhile, Kimble makes up his own investigation to find who really killed his life, and to lure Gerard and his team into it as well.

Laramie Project, The (2002)

Saturday, February 3rd, 2007
Genres: Crime | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Ricci, Christina | Buscemi, Steve | Linney, Laura | Phoenix, Summer
Directors: Kaufman, Moisés
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‘Moisés Kaufman’ (qv) and members of New York’s Tectonic Theater Project went to Laramie, Wyoming after the murder of ‘Matthew Shepard (I)’ (qv). This is a film version of the play they wrote based on more than 200 interviews they conducted in Laramie. It follows and in some cases re-enacts the chronology of Shepherd’s visit to a local bar, his kidnap and beating, the discovery of him tied to a fence, the vigil at the hospital, his death and funeral, and the trial of his killers. It mixes real news reports with actors portraying friends, family, cops, killers, and other Laramie residents in their own words. It concludes with a Laramie staging of “Angels in America” a year after Shephard’s death.