Actress Sharon Stone (1958)

The comedy film Fading Gigolo (2013), starring and directed by John Turturro, follows a wealthy dermatologist named Dr. Parker who mentions to her patient Murray that she and her friend Selima are interested in a ménage à trois and asks if he knows of any willing men. Murray, struggling financially after his bookstore fails, persuades his former employee Fioravante to take on the gig. With Murray acting as their pimp, they quickly establish a successful gigolo business. Meanwhile, Murray lives with Othella and her children, one of whom gets head lice. To treat the child, Murray takes him to Avigal, a widow of a Hasidic ...

Largo Winch II (2011) is a thrilling French film based on the Belgian comic of the same name. Three years prior to his passing, Nerio Winch shares with his bodyguard, Freddy, that he has located his son, Largo, in a village in Burma. He instructs Freddy to follow him closely. Meanwhile, Largo saves villagers from a massacre perpetrated by General Min and his local militia. As he tends to the wounded with his partner Malunai, Frenchman Simon Ovronnaz arrives with survivors in tow. However, when Simon reveals he was hired by someone working for Min, the villagers turn on him and Kadjang suffers severe injuries after a confrontation with Largo. Consequently, Largo is ...

Catwoman (2004) is an American superhero film directed by Pitof and loosely based on the DC Comics character of the same name. The story follows Patience Phillips, a timid individual whose closest source of support is her friend Sally. Patience is employed at Hedare Beauty, a cosmetics company preparing to launch their latest product, a skin cream known as Beau-line that claims to reverse aging. While delivering a revised advertisement to the company’s research and development lab, Patience overhears scientist Dr. Ivan Slavicky and CEO Laurel Hedare discussing the harmful side effects of the cream. Instead of ...

Antz (1998) is an American animated adventure comedy film from DreamWorks Animation and Pacific Data Images. The story follows Z, an anxious worker ant who struggles with feelings of insignificance in the colony. Even his therapist reminds him of his supposed meaningless existence. One night at the local bar, Z meets Bala, the princess of the colony who also seeks refuge from her stifling royal life. As the ant colony prepares for war against a termite invasion, Z sees this as an opportunity to see Bala again and switches places with his friend Weaver to join the army. There, he befriends staff sergeant Barbatus while remaining unaware of General Mandible’s ...

The American Western movie, The Quick and the Dead (1995), was directed by Sam Raimi. It takes place in Redemption, a town in the Old West, where the notorious outlaw-turned-mayor John Herod reigns supreme. He has declared a single-elimination shooting tournament with specific rules: any contestant can challenge another, no challenges can be declined, each player must fight once daily, and a match ends when one person yields or dies. The Lady, a skilled gunslinger, enters the competition solely for the large cash prize. While sign-ups are underway, Herod’s henchmen appear with Cort, an ex-member of their gang ...

Casino (1995) is an epic crime film directed by Martin Scorsese, based on Nicholas Pileggi’s nonfiction book Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas. In the movie, sports handicapper and Mafia associate Sam ‘Ace’ Rothstein is enlisted by the Chicago Outfit to run the Tangiers Casino in Las Vegas alongside frontman Philip Green. With Sam at the helm, the casino sees a significant increase in profit, thanks in part to some unaccounted-for cash skimmed from the count room and delivered to the Midwest Mafia bosses. To ensure protection for Sam, the ...

The Specialist (1994), an American action thriller directed by Luis Llosa, follows the story of Ray Quick and Ned Trent, two CIA operatives with expertise in explosives. During a mission to destroy a car carrying a South American cocaine dealer, they discover that there is also a young girl inside. Despite Ray’s objections, Ned proceeds with the detonation, resulting in the death of both the dealer and the child. Enraged by Ned’s actions, Ray confronts him and reports him to their superiors before leaving the CIA. Years later in Miami, Ray works as a freelance hitman and often communicates with his potential ...

The film, Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986), was directed by Gary Nelson. Following their successful journey to King Solomon’s Mines, Allan Quatermain and Jesse have settled in colonial Africa where they plan to get married. While Jesse intends to travel to America for the wedding, Allan is feeling restless. One day, a man being chased by two masked individuals appears from the jungle. It turns out that he is a friend of Quatermain’s who has been delirious and seeking help. Despite receiving care from Jesse and Allan, the man is killed by his pursuers at night. Before passing away, he reveals ...

King Solomon’s Mines (1985) is an action-packed adventure based on H. Rider Haggard’s famous 1880 novel of the same name. Jesse Huston enlists the help of Allan Quatermain to locate her missing father, Professor Huston. Together with Umbopo, a mysterious companion, they venture into uncharted territory following an allegedly authentic map. However, little do they know that Professor Huston has been taken captive by their rivals – Colonel Bockner, a German military leader, and Dogati, a notorious Turkish slave-trader and adventurer who has been at odds with Quatermain for quite some time. Under duress, ...