Thrashin' (1986)Directed by: David Winters
Written by: Paul Brown + Alan Sacks
Starring: Josh Brolin, Robert Russler, Pamela Gidley, Brooke McCarter, Josh Richman, Brett Marx, Sherilyn Fenn
A hilarious time capsule of a movie. In Los Angeles, a skateboarder (Brolin) falls in love with the sister of the leader of a rival skate-gang. So it's pretty much Romeo & Juliet with skating instead of suicide. This isn't a good movie by any means, but it's really entertaining. B
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)Directed by: Sydney Pollack
Written by: Horace McCoy; James Poe and Robert E. Thompson
Starring: Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York, Gig Young, Red Buttons, Bonnie Bedelia, Michael Conrad, Bruce Dern, Al Lewis
One of the more depressing films I've seen recently. This grisly film follows a group of desperate people who enter a three day dance marathon during the Great Depression. Throughout the film the various contestants drive themselves to the brink of physical, and in some cases mental, exhaustion in order to win a cash prize. A-
White Dog (1982)Directed by: Samuel Fuller
Written by: Romain Gary; Samuel Fuller and Curtis Hanson
Starring: Kristy McNichol, Paul Winfield, Jameson Parker, Samuel Fuller, Lynne Mooder, Martine Dawson, Burl Ives
A girl (McNichol) in Los Angeles is driving along Mullholland one night when she hits a large stray white German Shepherd. After getting it some medical attention she adopts it. Soon, to her dismay, she realizes the dog has been trained by it's previous owner to attack and kill black people. She does whatever she can to retrain the dog, and ends up taking it to an experienced animal trainer (Winfield) who specializes in breaking 'white dogs.' What follows is a heartbreaking meditation on racism. B+
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