Daniel Melnick
1) Footloose
Series
Language
English
Description
City-boy Ren McCormick finds he has been moved into an uptight Midwestern town where the local officials have banned dancing and rock 'n roll music. Ren revolts with his best friend Willard and the minister's daughter. A timeless struggle between innocent teenage pleasures and adults needs for rigid morality.
Series
Language
English
Description
"Based on director Bob Fosse's own extravagant life, this vibrant and spectacular film follows Fosse's alter ego. Joe Gideon in his relentless pursuit of sex, drugs and self-destruction. His womanizing both supports and debilitates him as he juggles his mistress, ex-wife and beloved daughter. Hovering over all of his excess is an angel. The proceedings are set amid rapturous dream sequences, lavish production numbers and fabulous sets."--Container....
3) Footloose
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
After big-city kid Ren McCormick moves to the sleepy Midwest he finds himself looking for some fun. When he hears the town's minister has banned dancing, Ren decides to take a stand. With his best friend, and the minister's daughter, Ren wages a fight for their right to shake, rattle and roll.
4) Straw dogs
Series
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
A young mathematician, David Summer, and his English wife, Amy, move to a Cornish village, seeking the quiet life. But beneath the seemingly peaceful isolation of the village lies a savagery and violence that could destroy the couple.
5) L.A. story
Publisher
Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
A wacky television weatherman thinks his life is perfect except for an erratic relationship with a style-conscious girlfriend. Then, one bright and smoggy L.A. day, an electronic freeway sign changes his life, when its advice leads him into a frivolous romance with a young and beautiful blond and, ultimately, to true love with the woman of his dreams.
6) Punch line
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Lilah, a housewife who wants to be a comedienne, teams up with Steve, a self-centered comic who teaches Lilah how to be funny.
7) Quicksilver
Publisher
Columbia Pictures
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
As Jack Casey darts through city traffic as a bicycle messenger, he uncovers a sinister web of murder and intrigue. When he falls for Terri, a fellow messenger who has become the pawn of an unscrupulous drug dealer, it's up to Jack to act quickly.
