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Written by Bamboo

On January 9th 2009, five college students left New York City for a weekend in the country. 48 hours later they vanished without a trace. There were no leads and no evidence … until now. (Meaning the video we are watching was found.) You get to see the movie on a hand held camera from one of the people alone on this adventure. It’s Miriam’s 21st Birthday. Miriam’s Aunt Gail lends Miriam her beautiful country house for the weekend as her birthday present. This country house is surrounded by breathtaking mountains and miles and miles of woods. Interestingly enough there appears to be no cell phones anywhere in this movie
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Written by Bamboo

Johnny Cool is a black and white movie made in 1963 starring Henry Silva and Elizabeth Montgomery.  The movie starts in a flashback of Sicily in 1943.  Giordano, as a young boy, kills a solider in an attempt to save himself and his mother.  This starts him on his path to become a local Robin Hood-like hero.  Early in the movie he is chased down and appears to be killed by police and soldiers.  Colini, an exiled American gangster living in Rome, fabricated Giordano’s death in order to exploit his bold, emotionless ability to take down the ones who took Colini down.
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Written by Bamboo

The Sweet Life is a very low-budget, poorly produced romantic comedy lacking comedy and romance.  It has a talentless cast complete with terrible acting. The movie is about two brothers, Michael and Frankie, both very different from one another. Michael is a sensitive, unsuccessful New York magazine writer, basically a pushover who lets everyone walk all over him. His brother Frankie is a shallow, very confident, much more successful womanizer.
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Written by Diane Tillis

Like Dandelion Dust is a compelling drama that focuses on the complexities of parental love towards a child. There are two families at the center of the film. The Porters are a blue-collar couple that gave their newborn up for adoption after struggles with domestic violence and alcoholism.
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