Sony Pictures Choice Collection: June
Here’s the June titles for Sony’s manufacture-on-demand program:
The Lords of Flatbush (1974)
Before Rocky was a knock-out, before “The Fonz” was TV’s “Leader of the Pack,” two unknown actors named Sylvester Stallone and Henry Winkler starred in their first major screen roles. Soon they’d rule the box office and the airwaves, but before they were kings, they were The Lords of Flatbush! Clad in blue jeans, black leather jackets and bad attitudes, Stanley (Stallone), Butchey (Winkler), Chico (Perry King and Wimpy (Paul Mace) are a 1950s Brooklyn gang of four cool, sexy rebels. Despite their tough appearance, these boys just want to have fun, but reality – a.k.a. adulthood – rears its ugly head when Stanley’ steady informs him they have to get married, and blue-collar Chico falls for a beautiful blonde (Susan Blakely) from the right side of the tracks. A high-octane cruise down memory lane.
Drop Dead Diva – The Complete Fifth Season
The popular series returns with an all-new season of comedy and drama. Brooke Elliott stars as Jane Bingum, a shallow model who dies and is reincarnated as an excellent, plus-sized attorney. Jane suddenly has a new guardian angel (Justin Deeley) and several new cases, including a student accused of cheating on the SATs, a baseball player tagged for murder, and a beauty pageant contestant who believes the contest she is in is fixed. Not only that, “Old Jane” returns in another person’s body. Let the fun begin!”
Owning Mahowny (2003)
Based on the true story of the largest one-man bank fraud in Canadian history. Philip Seymour Hoffman, Minnie Driver and John Hurt star in this cool, smart, stylish thriller! Dan Mahowny (Hoffman) is a mild-mannered bank manager with a nasty gambling habit and a job that gives him access to a $20 million account. When a major losing streak leaves him busted and unable to cover his losses, Mahowny develops an ingenious plan to play the bank against the casino. But with time running out and the odds stacked against him, obsession becomes compulsion and the thrill of the bet is quickly replaced with a primal desire to stay in the game.
Cleaners – The Complete First Season
Veronica (Emmanuelle Chriqui) and Roxie (Emily Osment) are two gorgeous young women who happen to be a team of expertly trained and highly lethal contract killers. While out on an errand for their boss, Mother (Gina Gershon), they find an unpleasant surprise in the trunk of their car that turns these hunters into the hunted. With the tables turned, the girls must go on the run from a sadistic millionaire, an FBI agent (David Arquette) and Mother’ own deadly squad of assassins (led by Clifton Collins Jr.).
Born Free: A New Adventure (1996)
Elsa the lioness is back for another exciting adventure! When Elsa is orphaned in South Africa, a biological researcher (Chris Noth) takes his two children, Rand (Jonathan Brandis) and Gina (Lea Moreno), out of Chicago and into the wild to help her. Meeting Eleanor (Linda Purl) and her daughter, Val (Ariana Richards), who run the reserve, Rand and Gina realize that the best way for Elsa to be safe is to be put back into the wild, and they only have three weeks to teach her the skills to survive.
The Walls Came Tumbling Down (1946)
Broadway gossip columnist Gilbert Archer (Lee Bowman) is stunned to find out that his best friend, a local priest, has been found dead in what looks like a suicide. But Gilbert believes that his friend has been murdered, and that a new girl in town (Marguerite Chapman) might be a suspect. Delving further into the case, Gilbert discovers that the priest held a code that will lead to a lost Leonardo da Vinci painting, and that there is more than one person interested in attaining that code in this tense thriller.
Just You And Me, Kid (1979)
Bill (George Burns) is an ex-vaudevillian who now lives alone. Kate (Brooke Shields) is a 14-year-old girl running away from a drug dealer. The two meet when Kate is hiding in the trunk of Bill’s car, naked. Bill and Kate have to avoid the drug dealer, nosy neighbors and Bill’s concerned daughter in order to keep Kate safe. Also featuring Academy Award-winner Burl Ives and Ray Bolger.
The Wreck of the Hesperus (1948)
From the epic poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow comes this dramatic nautical tale. John Macready (Willard Parker) is a disgraced sea captain who goes into the salvage business. When the town wants to build a lighthouse, John protests, thinking it will ruin his new career. But when John’s brother dies at sea, John believes that his business partner, George (Edgar Buchanan), might have something to do with his death — and many others.
