Actor John Leguizamo (1964)

In the film John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017), directed by Chad Stahelski and written by Derek Kolstad, John finds his stolen Ford Mustang in the hands of Abram Tarasov, brother of Viggo who was killed in the first film. He goes on a violent rampage against Tarasov’s men, causing significant damage to his car. However, he spares Tarasov and returns home. John then takes his Mustang to be repaired by chop-shop owner Aurelio. Later on, he is visited by Santino D’Antonio, a crime boss from the Camorra who reminds him of the ‘impossible task’ that John ...

Ice Age: Collision Course (2016) is an animated adventure comedy film, produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Peaches, a good-natured mammoth, is set to marry Julian, much to Manny’s dismay. He finds Julian annoying and doubts his ability to protect Peaches. Things escalate when Peaches expresses her desire for an unconventional honeymoon journey, which does not sit well with both Manny and Ellie. Diego and Shira also have concerns about starting a family, worrying that their status as saber-tooth tigers may prevent them from making friends with other kids. Sid, on the other hand, plans to propose to his girlfriend Francine but ends up ...

Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade (2016) is an animated television special created by Blue Sky Studios and directed by Ricardo Curtis. Set five years after the fourth film and four months before the fifth, it follows Manny and his group as they prepare for Easter. While Ellie struggles to decorate on her own, Manny and Diego try to catch glimpses of hawk fights. Meanwhile, Crash and Eddie’s April Fools’ prank on Peaches proves unsuccessful. Peaches, eager to spend time with her friends, requests to celebrate Easter with them instead. Scrat’s latest dig leads him to his beloved acorn once again, but it ...

John Wick (2014), an American action thriller film directed by Chad Stahelski and written by Derek Kolstad, tells the story of a grieving man in New York City. After the death of his wife Helen, John receives a beagle puppy from her to help him cope. However, a group of Russian gangsters led by Iosef Tarasov approach John at a gas station, attempting to intimidate him into selling them his prized 1969 Boss 429 Mustang. When their efforts fail, they break into John’s home, attacking him and ultimately killing the puppy while stealing the car. In an attempt to remove ...

Chef (2014) is an American comedy-drama film that centers around Miami-born Carl Casper, the head chef at Gauloises in Brentwood, Los Angeles. Despite being popular with his staff and hostess Molly, Carl clashes with the restaurant’s owner, Riva. She wants him to stick to traditional dishes instead of his innovative creations. Carl also has a troubled relationship with his ex-wife Inez and their tech-savvy son Percy. During a visit from food critic Ramsey Michel, Riva insists that Carl stick to old favorites rather than trying something new. These demands lead to a negative review from Ramsey, which prompts Carl to publicly insult him on Twitter and gain a large ...

The Counselor (2013), directed by Ridley Scott and written by Cormac McCarthy, is a crime thriller film. In Mexico, cocaine is transported in barrels inside a sewage truck across the border to the United States. The drug is then stored at a sewage treatment plant. To purchase an engagement ring for his girlfriend Laura, The Counselor travels to Amsterdam to meet with a diamond dealer. Upon returning to the United States, he attends a party in Texas hosted by drug dealer Reiner and his girlfriend Malkina. During their conversation, The Counselor reveals his involvement in ...

Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012), an animated adventure comedy produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox, follows the story of Manny and Ellie, who are happily living with their teenage daughter Peaches. While Ellie supports Peaches’ desire to explore and make new friends, Manny’s overprotective nature causes tension between them. As Sid’s family returns briefly to drop off his elderly grandmother, they leave him and Sid behind once again. Peaches rebels against her father’s rules by hanging out with a group of teenage mammoths, resulting in a heated argument. However, things take a dramatic turn when Scrat’s ...

The Lincoln Lawyer (2011), aт American legal thriller film, was adapted from Michael Connelly’s 2005 novel of the same name. Mickey Haller, a criminal defense attorney, operates out of his black Lincoln Town Car in LA County, California. Earl Briggs serves as his chauffeur. Haller’s typical clients include low-level criminals such as Eddie Vogel, the leader of a biker gang. His ex-wife, Maggie McPherson, who shares a daughter with him, is a district attorney who disapproves of his choice of clientele. Unexpectedly, Haller is hired to represent Louis Roulet, a wealthy playboy from Beverly Hills and the son of ...

Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (2011) is an animated TV special and an installment of the Ice Age franchise. It was created by Blue Sky Studios under the direction of Karen Disher. Set eight years after the third film and before the fourth, it follows Scrat as he tries to steal an acorn from a beaver’s food stash, only to end up losing all his treasure when it rolls away. At the same time, Manny brings out a special Christmas Rock from storage to surprise his daughter Peaches during a snowball fight with her friends Crash and Eddie. The rock holds sentimental value for Manny as it has been passed down ...

The American animated adventure comedy film, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009), was created by Blue Sky Studios and released by 20th Century Fox. While Ellie is pregnant, Manny becomes fixated on ensuring a perfect and safe life for both her and their soon-to-be-born child. He does not want them to suffer the same fate as his previous wife and child, causing him to distance himself from Diego. However, Diego is struggling with the idea of leaving the herd as he feels he is losing his skills as a hunter and is not suited for family life. Meanwhile, Sid also desires a family of his own and stumbles upon an icy cave where he discovers three seemingly abandoned eggs. ...

The Happening (2008) is a science fiction thriller film written, directed, and produced by M. Night Shyamalan. In New York City’s Central Park, a series of suicides occur among the people. The cause is believed to be a bio-terrorist attack using an airborne neurotoxin, which quickly spreads throughout the Northeastern United States. High school science teacher Elliot Moore and his wife Alma are joined by Elliot’s mathematician colleague Julian and his daughter Jess on a train out of Philadelphia. As they journey, they discover that Boston and Philadelphia have also been affected. Their communication is cut ...

Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) is an American animated adventure comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Our main characters, Manny, Sid, and Diego reside in a valley surrounded by a high ice wall. They soon discover that the ice wall is actually a dam holding back a reservoir that could flood their home. Urged by a vulture, they must reach a boat at the other end of the valley within three days to potentially save themselves. As they face this urgent situation, more challenges arise. For Manny, there is also the looming possibility of being the last mammoth alive. Additionally, Diego’s severe fear of water is revealed due to ...

Assault on Precinct 13 (2005), a 2005 action thriller directed by Jean-François Richet and starring Ethan Hawke and Laurence Fishburne, follows Detroit Police Department Sergeant Jake Roenick in the aftermath of a failed sting operation. Struggling with substance abuse, he clings to his mundane position as desk sergeant at Precinct 13, which is set to close down. On New Year’s Eve, Roenick, along with officer Jasper O’Shea and secretary Iris Ferry, are left to cover the shift. When psychiatrist Alexandra Sabian ...

Land of the Dead (2005) is a post-apocalyptic horror film written and directed by George A. Romero. Following the zombie apocalypse, human civilization has reorganized and established a chain of protected city-states across America. One such sanctuary is located within the triangular peninsula of downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where a feudal-like government governs its citizens. Surrounded on two sides by rivers and barricaded on the third with an electrified fence guarded by a militia, this city provides relative security for its inhabitants. Beyond its borders lies a desolate landscape with abandoned suburbs and ...

Ice Age (2002) is an animated adventure comedy produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox. The film follows a herd of prehistoric animals as they migrate south to escape an impending ice age. Sid, a clumsy ground sloth, is accidentally left behind and tries to catch up with the herd on his own. Unfortunately, he interrupts a meal of two brontotheres and is nearly attacked. Lucky for Sid, he is saved by Manny, a cynical woolly mammoth who chose not to migrate. Although Manny prefers solitude, Sid insists on tagging along and constantly tests his patience with his outgoing personality. Meanwhile, prior to these events, half of a Smilodon pack was ...

Moulin Rouge! (2001) is a jukebox musical romantic drama film helmed by Baz Luhrmann. Set in 1900 Paris, the story follows Christian, a young writer mourning the loss of his beloved. He takes to his typewriter to pen their love story. In the Montmartre district, he joins the Bohemian movement and meets Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and his troupe who are working on a play called Spectacular Spectacular. With Christian’s help, they finish the play and head to the Moulin Rouge in hopes that Satine, the star performer and courtesan, will be impressed by Christian’s talents and convince Harold Zidler, the proprietor ...

In 3028, an American animated sci-fi film called Titan A.E. (2000) was directed by Don Bluth. The cutting-edge ‘Titan Project’ angers the Drej, a violent species of energy beings who see humans as a potential adversary. With the goal of eliminating humanity, the Drej launch a massive attack on Earth, forcing people to flee in search of safety. As Professor Sam Tucker leaves his son Cale in the care of his alien friend Tek and escapes on the spaceship Titan, he gives Cale a gold ring and assures him that there is still hope for their kind. After Earth is destroyed by the Drej, surviving humans become refugees ...

Romeo + Juliet (1996) was directed, produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann. Set in Verona Beach, the story follows two rival business empires: the Capulets and Montagues. The younger generation of these families feel the animosity held by their elders, Fulgencio and Gloria Capulet and Ted and Caroline Montague. Things escalate when a shootout breaks out between Benvolio, Romeo’s cousin from the Montague family, and Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin from the Capulet family, causing chaos in the city. The Chief of Police, Captain Prince intervenes by arresting both Benvolio and Tybalt and reprimanding their ...

Carlito’s Way (1993) is an American crime drama film helmed by Brian De Palma and written by David Koepp. The screenplay is based on the novels Carlito’s Way (1975) and After Hours (1979) written by Judge Edwin Torres. Set in 1975 New York, the story follows Carlito Brigante’s release from prison after serving five years of a thirty-year sentence. His close friend and lawyer, Dave Kleinfeld, uses a legal loophole to get him out. Despite his initial plans to leave behind his criminal ways, ...

Revenge (1990) is an American romantic thriller film directed by Tony Scott. Michael J. ‘Jay’ Cochran, a U.S. Navy aviator, decides to leave after 12 years of service. As a parting gift, he receives matching Beretta shotguns and an invitation from his wealthy friend Tiburon ‘Tibey’ Mendez to stay at his lavish hacienda in Mexico. Tibey, a powerful crime boss, surrounds himself with bodyguards for protection. During his stay, Jay meets Miryea, Tibey’s beautiful young wife who is unhappy due to her husband’s lack of desire for children to preserve her appearance. Jay presents Tibey with ...