Second Chance Cinema

122 - Toy Soldiers

(Original Airdate - November 5th, 2019)

Toy Soldiers is a 1991 American action film directed by Daniel Petrie Jr., with a screenplay by Petrie and David Koepp. It stars Sean Astin, Wil Wheaton, Louis Gossett Jr., Andrew Divoff, Mason Adams and Denholm Elliott.

The plot revolves around an all-male boarding school overtaken by terrorists. While the authorities remain helpless, a group of rebellious and mischievous students decide to put their resourcefulness to good use.^[2]

POEM--
"The Regis School of Rejects,
drinking mouthwash and talking sex,
doing their worst is doing their best,
by doing battle with a dangerous terrorist." -Spro

HAIKU
"Rudy, Whil Wheaton,
other dudes in underpants.
John McClain shakes head." -MC

121 - A Bug’s Life

(Original Airdate - October 9th, 2019)

A Bug's Life is a 1998 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures as its second feature-length film, following Toy Story (1995). Directed by John Lasseter and co-directed by Andrew Stanton from a screenplay written by Stanton, Donald McEnery and Bob Shaw and a story conceived by Lasseter, Stanton and Joe Ranft, the film stars the voices of Dave Foley, Kevin Spacey and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. In the film, a misfit ant named Flik, looks for "tough warriors" to save his ant colony from a protection racket run by a gang of grasshoppers. Unfortunately, the "warriors" he brings back turn out to be an inept troupe of Circus Bugs. The film's plot was initially inspired by Aesop's fable The Ant and the Grasshopper.^[3][4]

Production on A Bug's Life began shortly after the release of Toy Story in 1995. The ants in the film were redesigned to be more appealing, and Pixar's animation unit employed technical innovations in computer animation. Randy Newman composed the music for the film. During production, a controversial public feud erupted between Steve Jobs and Lasseter of Pixar and DreamWorks co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg due to the parallel production of his similar film Antz, which was released the same year.

The film was released worldwide on November 20, 1998, received positive reviews and became a commercial success, having grossed $363 million at the box office. It was the first film to be digitally transferred frame-by-frame and released on DVD, and has been released multiple times on home video.

POEM--
"What is the meaning of A Bug's Life?
Is it working hard or avoiding strife?
Flick lives his on the edge of a scythe
while trying to impress and gain a princess wife." -Spro

LIMERICK--
"There once was an ant named Flick
Conformity, it made him so sick
So, he took a stand
with his feet in the sand
And told the grasshoppers just what they could stick [up their asses.]" -MC

120 - Equilibrium

(Original Airdate - September 22nd, 2019)

Equilibrium is a 2002 American science fiction film^[4] written and directed by Kurt Wimmer, and starring Christian Bale, Emily Watson, and Taye Diggs.

The film follows John Preston (Christian Bale), an enforcement officer in a future in which feelings and artistic expression are outlawed and citizens take daily injections of powerful psychoactive drugs to suppress their emotions. After accidentally missing a dose, Preston begins to experience emotions, which makes him question his morality and moderate his actions while attempting to remain undetected by the suspicious society in which he lives. Ultimately, he aids a resistance movement using advanced martial arts, which he was taught by the regime he is helping to overthrow.

HAIKUs--
"What is with Bale's mouth?
Father betrays William Wallace.
Taye Diggs is handsome." -Spro

"Mona Lisa burned.
Emotions are outlawed BUT
no Kardashians." -MC

119 - Lakeview Terrace

(Original Airdate - July 15th, 2019) 

Lakeview Terrace is a 2008 American crime thriller film^[2] directed by Neil LaBute, written by David Loughery and Howard Korder, co-produced by James Lassiter and Will Smith, and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Wilson and Kerry Washington. Jackson plays a racist African-American LAPD police officer who terrorizes his new next-door neighbors (Wilson and Washington) because they are an interracially married couple. The title is a reference to the ethnically mixed middle class Los Angeles neighborhood of Lake View Terrace.

The film was released on September 19, 2008, received mixed reviews and grossed $44 million.

HAIKU--
"Lakeview Terrace home.
Sam L. hates: Kobe Bryant,
Smoke, and White People." -Spro

LIMERICK--
"I enjoy this film truly
I think it's pretty groovy
Lakeview Terrace
Should be embarrassed
They call it Lakeview Circle in the movie." -MC

 

118 - The Ice Harvest

(Original Airdate - July 4th, 2019)

The Ice Harvest is a 2005 American neo-noir black comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, written by Richard Russo and Robert Benton, based on the 2000 novel of the same name by Scott Phillips and starring John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, and Connie Nielsen, with Randy Quaid and Oliver Platt in supporting roles. It was distributed by Focus Features, and it was released on VHS and DVD on February 28, 2006, making it the last Focus Features film released on VHS format. The Ice Harvest grossed $10.2 million worldwide.

HAIKUs--
"As Wichita Falls
So Falls Connie Nielson as
Jessica Rabbit." -Spro

"Charlie and Vick stole money.
Randy Quaid is mobster boss.
Wichita strippers." -MC

117 - The Faculty

(Original Airdate - April 17th, 2019)

The Faculty is a 1998 American science fiction horror film directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Kevin Williamson. It stars Jordana Brewster, Clea DuVall, Laura Harris, Josh Hartnett, Shawn Hatosy, Famke Janssen, Piper Laurie, Bebe Neuwirth, Robert Patrick, Usher Raymond, Jon Stewart, and Elijah Wood.

The film was theatrically released on December 25, 1998, by Miramax Films through Dimension Films. It grossed $63.2 million^[2] and has developed a cult following since its release, with some critics noting it as underrated in Rodriguez's catalog.^[3][4][5][6]

HAIKUs--
"Joshua Hartnett's
hair needs a comb and water.
He dates Ms. Bad Bangs." -Spro

"Teachers are monsters.
Drugs in ball point pen bodies
mightier than sword." -MC

116 - The Beach

(Original Airdate - February 21st, 2019)

The Beach is a 2000 adventure drama film directed by Danny Boyle, from a screenplay by John Hodge, based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Alex Garland. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tilda Swinton, Virginie Ledoyen, Guillaume Canet, and Robert Carlyle. It was filmed on the Thai island of Ko Phi Phi Le.

The film was a moderate box office success but received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics.

HAIKUs--
"The Beach is pristine.
Francoise takes pictures of stars.
Leo goes crazy." -Spro

"Richard was a dick.
He found a map to the beach.
Not a Baywatch film." -MC

115 - Four Brothers

(Original Airdate - February 21st, 2019)

Four Brothers is a 2005 American action film^[3] directed by John Singleton. The film stars Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, André Benjamin and Garrett Hedlund as four adopted brothers who set out to avenge the murder of their adoptive mother. The film was shot in Detroit, Michigan and the Greater Toronto Area.^[4] It has been described as blaxploitation-influenced.^[5][6] Released on August 12, 2005, the film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $92 million worldwide.

 

MUSICAL PARODY-- (To the tune of "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer.")
"Evelyn got shot up in a corner store
After giving a kid a hard time over a Tootsie
Now Four Brothers are here for revenge and more
Killing people all over the Motor City." -Spro 

LIMERICK
"There once lived Four handsome Brothers
Seeking vengeance for the death of their mother
They sought out the guy
who made them all cry.
Oh great... Terrance Howard is back for another." -MC

 

114 - Law Abiding Citizen

(Original Airdate - January 4th, 2019)

Law Abiding Citizen is a 2009 American vigilante action thriller film^[3][4][5] directed by F. Gary Gray, written by Kurt Wimmer, and starring Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler (who also co-produced). The film takes place in Philadelphia, telling the story of a man driven to seek justice while targeting not only his family's killer but also those who have supported a corrupt criminal justice system, intending to assassinate anyone supporting the system. Law Abiding Citizen was filmed on location in Philadelphia, and released theatrically by Overture Films in North America on October 16, 2009.

The film grossed $127 million worldwide and received generally negative reviews from critics. Despite this, it was nominated for a Saturn Award as the Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film of the year, as well as NAACP Image Award nominations for both Foxx (Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture) and Gray (Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture).

HAIKU--
"It's what you can prove!
Jamie Foxx teeth line up well.
He's Scottish sometimes." -Spro

LIMERICK--
"There once was a man named Clyde
He was sad because his whole family died
He had lots of fun
Then killed everyone
And we got to see his naked backside." -MC

113 - The Program

(Original Airdate - November 18th, 2018)

The Program is a 1993 American drama film starring James Caan, Halle Berry, Omar Epps, Craig Sheffer, Kristy Swanson, and Joey Lauren Adams. The film was directed by David S. Ward who has directed and written other Hollywood films such as the Major League series.

The film touches on the season of the fictional Division I FBS (then IA) college football team, the Eastern State University (ESU) Timberwolves as they deal with the pressure to make a bowl game, alcohol and anabolic steroid abuse, receipt of improper benefits, and overall college life. It follows the trials of Coach Sam Winters (Caan), the Heisman Trophy candidate Joe Kane (Sheffer), the freshman running back Darnell Jefferson (Epps), their love interests (Berry and Swanson), and other team members.

The film was released by Touchstone Pictures in September 1993. The film went on to gross over $20 million at the box office. The film was shot on location at several American universities, including: Boston College, Duke University, the University of Michigan, the University of Iowa, and the University of South Carolina. While the college that is the main setting of the film is fictional, the team's opponents are real programs. The film includes a cameo appearance from Michigan coaching legend Bo Schembechler.

HAIKUs--

"Joe Kane is good name
Latimor is gigantor.
Yaaaa, Kristy Swanson." -Spro

"Hut, hut! down, set, hike!
Quarterback. Kristy Swanson.
Both huge shoulder pads." -MC