Fredric Steinkamp
#1
Bound by Honor
Synopsis:
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influence of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a "…
Starring:
Benjamin Bratt,
Raymond Cruz,
Damian Chapa
Plot:
mexican,
gang war,
1980s,
1970s,
mexican american,
hood,
disney,
blowtorch,
slow motion scene,
watching tv
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#2
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Synopsis:
In the midst of the Great Depression, manipulative emcee Rocky enlists contestants for a dance marathon offering a $1,500 cash prize. Among them are a failed actress, a middle-aged sailor, a delusional blonde and a pregnant girl.
Starring:
Bonnie Bedelia,
Bruce Dern,
Jane Fonda
#3
Ben-Hur
Synopsis:
In 25 AD,Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into slavery and his mother and sister are taken away as prisoners. Three years later and freed by a grateful Roman galley commander whom he has rescued from drowning, he becomes an expert charioteer for R…
Starring:
Charlton Heston,
Haya Harareet,
Stephen Boyd
Plot:
roman empire,
whip,
person on fire,
baldness,
whipping,
jewish,
false accusation,
gay subtext,
gay interest,
ancient rome
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