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Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) returns to the land of sunshine and palm trees to investigate the near-fatal shooting of police Captain Andrew Bogomil (Ronny Cox). With the help of Sgt. Taggart (John Ashton) and Det. Rosewood (Judge Reinhold), they soon uncover that the shooting is associated with a series of "alphabet" robberies masterminded by a heartless weapons kingpin, and the chase is on. [more inside]
posted by box on Jun 30, 2024 - 6 comments

[TRAILER] Barry B. Benson (Jerry Seinfeld), a bee who has just graduated from college, is disillusioned at his lone career choice: making honey. On a special trip outside the hive, Barry's life is saved by Vanessa (Renée Zellweger), a florist in New York City. As their relationship blossoms, he discovers humans actually eat honey, and subsequently decides to sue us. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Sep 11, 2023 - 7 comments

A robotic boy, the first programmed to love, David (Haley Joel Osment) is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee (Sam Robards) and his wife (Frances O'Connor). Though he gradually becomes their child, a series of unexpected circumstances make this life impossible for David. Without final acceptance by humans or machines, David embarks on a journey to discover where he truly belongs, uncovering a world in which the line between robot and machine is both vast and profoundly thin. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Feb 2, 2023 - 15 comments

The latest battle in the eternal war between Good and Evil has come to New Jersey in the late, late 20th Century. Angels, demons, apostles and prophets (of a sort) walk among the cynics and innocents of America and duke it out for the fate of humankind. [more inside]
posted by Marky on Oct 6, 2022 - 28 comments

A crime lord ascends to power and becomes megalomaniacal while a maverick police detective vows to stop him. [more inside]
posted by Carillon on Aug 22, 2022 - 4 comments

During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and promoting Black pride and unity. The footage from the festival sat in a basement, unseen for over 50 years, keeping this incredible event in America's history lost...until now.
posted by 1970s Antihero on Jul 3, 2021 - 11 comments

Loy plays with fire, Josto wears his heart on his sleeve, Oraetta makes a surprising discovery and Deafy closes in on Zelmare and Swanee.
posted by paper chromatographologist on Nov 10, 2020 - 5 comments

46th Season Premiere [more inside]
posted by rhizome on Oct 4, 2020 - 23 comments

Eddie Murphy hosts for the first time since 1984, breaking Mick Jagger's record (34 years) of longest gap between hosting appearances. [more inside]
posted by rhizome on Dec 22, 2019 - 20 comments

When a presidential candidate dies unexpectedly in the middle of the campaign, Washington, D.C. alderman Mays Gilliam is unexpectedly picked as his replacement. [more inside]
posted by kat518 on Jul 5, 2015 - 1 comment

A comedian tries to make it as a serious actor when his reality-TV star fiancée talks him into broadcasting their wedding on her TV show.
posted by mathowie on Dec 16, 2014 - 6 comments

Two comedy giants this week. First, Jesse talks to Chris Rock about what it was like to become one of the world’s best stand-up comics in the 1990s. Rock’s got a new movie out. It’s called Top Five. Then, Jesse sits down with Monty Python member John Cleese. They’ll talk about his early life and about what Cleese really thought about the recent Python reunion. Cleese’s new memoir is called So, Anyway. Plus, we ask Scott Aukerman what piece of culture he wishes he had made. His answer? Twin Peaks. Lastly, Jesse tells you about a TV show that lets people just be people.
posted by ocherdraco on Dec 10, 2014 - 9 comments

An uninterrupted eight minute set by Prince couldn't compensate for a night of flubbed lines and flat sketches.
posted by Small Dollar on Nov 2, 2014 - 17 comments