Tag Archives: Samuel L. Jackson

Django Unchained (2012)

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Directed by Quentin Tarantino, Django is a slave living in the Deep South after having been separated from his wife Broomhilda. When Django is held for a slave auction, Dr. King Schultz, a German bounty hunter who uses his former profession of a dentist as a cover, frees Django from his vicious masters, the Speck brothers and gives him the option of helping him hunt down and kill the Brittle Brothers, a ruthless gang of killers whom only Django has seen. In return, Schultz will free Django from slavery completely and help find and rescue Broomhilda from the brutal but charming Francophile Calvin Candie, who owns Candyland, a plantation where male slaves are trained to fight for sport and female slaves are forced into prostitution.

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The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)

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Directed by Renny Harlin, A women suffering from amnesia begins to recover her memories after trouble from her past finds her again. Samantha Caine is a suburban school teacher suffering from amnesia. When Caine’s mysterious past begins to haunt her idyllic life, she sets out on a desperate search to discover her true identity. Aided by Mitch, a dead-beat private detective, the two follow a trail of clues into the middle of a conspiracy led by rogue elements of the U.S. intelligence community and a notorious international arms dealer. They slowly learn that Caine is much more than a PTA mom who cooks a mean lemon meringue pie.

The Negotiator (1998)

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Directed by F. Gary Gray, A hostage negotiator in Chicago is set up for a murder and, in order to clear his name, takes a group hostage and ferrets out the guilty party. In a desperate attempt to prove his innocence, a skilled police negotiator accused of corruption and murder takes hostages in a government office to gain the time he needs to find the truth.

Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)

Directed by John McTiernan, On the streets of New York, police officer John McClane has just about seen it all. He’s got a nose for danger, a penchant for being in the wrong place at the wrong time, and a talent for overcoming incredible odds. But this time, danger is looking for him. Seeking a very personal and mysterious revenge against McClane, a malevolent genius named Simon is forcing the heroic cop to play a deadly game. The stakes: New York City itself. The game begins when a phone call from Simon sends McClane to Harlem, where he unexpectedly forms an alliance with the very unwilling Zeus Carver. McClane and Zeus soon find themselves careening across the Big Apple, pursuing the deadly Simon, who’s always one step ahead of them.

Unthinkable (2010)

Directed by Gregor Jordan, Armed with the knowledge that their suspect has planted three nuclear bombs in three U.S. cities, black ops interrogator H  and FBI Agent Helen Brody  resort to extreme methods to get the confession that could save millions of innocent lives. A former nuclear expert, Younger has turned against his country. Shortly after Younger plants his bombs, he’s apprehended by the nation’s top anti-terrorism task force. But while Younger is in custody, the FBI can’t get him to reveal where the nukes have been hidden. H may be able to get an answer, but once Agent Brody gets a glimpse of his tactics, she begins to wonder whether the good guys have finally stooped to the level of the terrorists, or if H is truly justified in fighting fire with fire.

Iron Man 2 (2010)

Directed by Jon Favreau, The world is aware that billionaire inventor Tony Stark is the armored Super Hero Iron Man. Under pressure from the government, the press and the public to share his technology with the military, Tony is unwilling to divulge the secrets behind the Iron Man armor because he fears the information will slip into the wrong hands. With Pepper Potts, and James “Rhodey” Rhodes at his side, Tony forges new alliances and confronts powerful new forces. Tony must contend with deadly issues involving the government, his own friends and new enemies.

The Avengers (2012)

Directed by Joss Whedon, The Super Hero team up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel Super Heroes Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins. His team will need all their powers to save the world from disaster.

Patriot Games (1992)

Directed by Phillip Noyce, Ryan foils an attempted assassination, thereby incurring the wrath of a maniacal Irish radical. After seemingly neutralizing the villains, and deciding to celebrate the occasion with his wife and daughter, everything appears to be back to normal; then all hell breaks loose. Jack tries to stop an IRA fringe group from carrying out an assassination attempt on English royals and is subsequently brought back into the CIA in order to save his now threatened family.

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

Directed by Joe Johnston, After being deemed unfit for military service, Steve Rogers volunteers for a top secret research project that turns him into Captain America, a superhero dedicated to defending America’s ideals.

Jurassic Park (1993)

Directed by Steven Spielberg, Huge advancements in scientific technology have been able to create an island full of living dinosaurs. John Hammond have invited four individuals, plus his two grandchildren to join him at Jurassic Park. But will everything go to plan? Especially when one of the parks own workers attempt to steal the dinosaurs embryos, and have to shut down all the electricity in the process. It’s now a race for survival with everyone located all over the island.

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