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[TRAILER] Hutu Paul Rusesabagina (Don Cheadle) manages the Hôtel des Mille Collines and lives a happy life with his Tutsi wife and their three children, but when Hutu military forces initiate a campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Tutsi minority, Paul is compelled to allow refugees to take shelter in his hotel. As the U.N. pulls out, Paul must struggle alone to protect the Tutsi refugees in the face of the escalating violence later known as the Rwandan genocide. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Feb 16, 2024 - 2 comments

In the late 1960s, the King of Rock and Roll is recruited by a shady spy agency to help battle the dark forces that threaten the country. [more inside]
posted by 1970s Antihero on Mar 20, 2023 - 1 comment

Jack Gladney, professor of Hitler studies at The-College-on-the-Hill, husband to Babette, and father to four children/stepchildren, is torn asunder by a chemical spill from a rail car that releases an "Airborne Toxic Event" forcing Jack to confront his biggest fear - his own mortality. [IMDB] [more inside]
posted by chavenet on Jan 2, 2023 - 21 comments

In post-Sept. 11 Los Angeles, tensions erupt when the lives of a Brentwood housewife, her district attorney husband, a Persian shopkeeper, two cops, a pair of carjackers and a Korean couple converge during a 36-hour period. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Nov 8, 2022 - 10 comments

Less than 24 hours into his parole, charismatic thief Danny Ocean is already rolling out his next plan: In one night, Danny's hand-picked crew of specialists will attempt to steal more than $150 million from three Las Vegas casinos. But to score the cash, Danny risks his chances of reconciling with ex-wife, Tess. [more inside]
posted by box on Jul 2, 2022 - 26 comments

Struggling to figure out where he fits in, Dean decides to pursue his calling as "The Great Uniter" and attempts to organize the first integrated baseball game between his team and his friend Brad's team. (ABC reboot) [more inside]
posted by oh yeah! on Sep 22, 2021 - 5 comments

An American soldier called Killmonger rescues Tony Stark when his Humvee is attacked in Afghanistan. [more inside]
posted by Karmakaze on Sep 15, 2021 - 26 comments

When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution. [more inside]
posted by 1970s Antihero on Aug 29, 2021 - 12 comments

A rogue artificial intelligence kidnaps the son of famed basketball player LeBron James, who then has to work with Bugs Bunny to win a basketball game.
posted by ellieBOA on Jul 22, 2021 - 2 comments

(Episode 7 recap) At TBDs Halloween party, Blair tries to make the trade of a lifetime, Mo and Dawn argue over an opportunity, Tiff and Corkie loosen up, and Keith phones a friend.
posted by ellieBOA on Jul 23, 2020 - 0 comments

Mo has an unexpected guest. Blair and Tiff go looking for a new home.
posted by ellieBOA on Mar 16, 2020 - 0 comments

After the fallout from Black Monday, Dawn and Blair pursue a new deal from different directions while Mo runs from his past.
posted by ellieBOA on Mar 16, 2020 - 0 comments

A group of outsiders takes on the 1980s old-boys club of Wall Street.
posted by ellieBOA on Apr 3, 2019 - 1 comment

Cheadle's first time hosting. [more inside]
posted by rhizome on Feb 17, 2019 - 14 comments

The story of a young man's adventures in the Californian pornography industry of the late 1970s and early 1980s. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Feb 23, 2018 - 13 comments

A career bank robber breaks out of jail and shares a moment of mutual attraction with a US Marshall he has kidnapped. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Feb 12, 2016 - 11 comments

Special guest Kathryn P. McMurphy returns to discuss the 1995 neo-noir mystery Devil in a Blue Dress with Kevin & Kamau. They talk about Denzel passing the ball to Don Cheadle, try to figure out the deal with that guy cutting up all the trees in the movie, and get into the sexiest Denzel moment in film history. Plus, a quick update on Carbon Copy! [more inside]
posted by Gin and Broadband on Jan 22, 2015 - 0 comments