Directed byLou Diamond Phillips OriginUSA GenresScience fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation, Erotic thriller ThemesFilms about sexuality, Erotic films, Erotic thriller films ActorsKate Vernon, Lou Diamond Phillips, Hikaru Midorikawa, Andrew Divoff, Kazue Ikura, Tom Dugan Roles Maria Rating43% Radio therapist Amanda Grace's life turns hellish after she becomes involved with young hustler Mick Burroughs. Mick seduces the radio host in order to get hold of a file she has on a criminal who also happens to be one of her patients. Soon, the two are having steamy, erotic encounters that include kinky sex. But she gets so caught up in their relationship that she leaves herself wide open to Mick's treachery. Amanda finds her entire career in jeopardy when Mick blackmails her, and threatens to show everyone an incriminating videotape of them having sex, which also involved a female prostitute, if she doesn't do whatever he says.
, 16minutes Directed byBen Affleck OriginUSA GenresComedy, Horror ThemesFilms about writers, Films about families, Films about sexuality, Films about television, LGBT-related films, Films about domestic violence, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film ActorsTommy Hinkley, Karla Montana Roles The Actress / Sandy Rating41% An unnamed director is casting the lead actress for his first feature film. He discusses the process with his off-screen wife, becoming increasingly angry as he speaks. The director has selected Sandy, a young actress, and will finalise the deal in an upcoming meeting. Meanwhile, Sandy's roommate refuses to let her into their house, as Sandy has failed to pay back a loan. After convincing her roommate that she will pay her back once she gets the part, Sandy enters the house, where she has a phone conversation with her controlling and unsupportive mother. It is revealed that the director's wife is gagged and tied to a meat hook in their living room. The director, a violent misogynist, feels disgraced by his wife's lesbianism. He praises Sandy's qualities, then kills his wife with an axe. The director continues his diatribe, declaring that he will invite Sandy to stay in the house with him while they make the film.
, 2h Directed byVictoria Hochberg GenresDrama ActorsKarla Montana, Jerry Stiller, Tony Plana, Liz Torres, Susan Ruttan, Jenny Gago Roles Marta Delacruz Rating40% Marta de la Cruz is the daughter of two hardworking Mexican immigrants. She and her two siblings were born in the United States and are living in Los Angeles. They are a working-class family, and their hardworking father, Samuel, is the operations manager of a steel mill that makes chain link fences. He has been working hard for much of his life, and the work finally paid off when they became legal citizens. They also have a close relationship with their next-door neighbor Jorge, who is struggling to find work because he has no papers. Marta is seen as spoiled, immature, and somewhat naive, but she wants to have an amazing quinceanera, as her friends are not having one. Her parents tell her that she may have to postpone it, because of financial problems, when in reality, they are not legal citizens, and they need to save money in case Samuel's boss, Mr. Waterman (Jerry Stiller) finds out and he is left jobless. Marta does not understand the situation and is very angry and upset. Her jealousy only increases when she is forced to get a job in the immigration department of their church to volunteer in the community.
, 1h43 Directed byRamón Menéndez OriginUSA GenresDrama, Biography ThemesFilms about education, Films about mathematics, Gangster films ActorsEdward James Olmos, Lou Diamond Phillips, Rosanna DeSoto, Andy García, Estelle Harris, Carmen Argenziano Roles Claudia Camejo Rating73% Jaime Escalante becomes a math teacher at James A. Garfield High School in Eastern Los Angeles. The school is full of hispanic students from working class families who are way below their grade level in terms of academic skills and have a lot of social problems. Escalante seeks to change the school culture to help the students excel in academics. He soon realizes the untapped potential of his class and sets a goal of having the students taking AP Calculus by their senior year. Escalante instructs his class under the philosophy of "ganas", roughly translating into "desire" or "motivation". The students begin taking summer classes in advanced mathematics with Escalante having to withstand the cynicism of other faculty, who feel the students are not capable enough. As the students struggle with the lower expectations they face in society, Escalante helps them overcome the adversity and pass the AP Calculus exams. To his dismay, the Educational Testing Service questions the success of the students, insisting there is too much overlap in their errors and suggests the students cheated. Escalante defends his students, feeling that the allegations are based more on racial and economic perceptions. He offers to have the students retake the test months later and the students succeed in passing the test again despite only having a day to prepare, dispelling the concerns of cheating.