An aspiring model falls in love with a struggling musician when they suddenly cross paths on a NY subway train. Having achieved success as a NY model, Brier decides to move to L.A. to launch an acting career. With the support of her acerbic agent and sometimes surrogate mom, Carrie, Brier lands a spot in a highly sought after acting class where she befriends another would-be actress, Clea. While out on the town discovering the music scene, Brier again crosses paths with Luke, a singer/songwriter who has been toiling for years without a record deal. Brier and Clea decide to help Luke and unbeknownst to him, they set out to create some L.A. style hype to get him noticed. As Luke’s profile rises, so do the demands of his budding new career. When Luke and Brier can’t hide that spark that was always there, they both discover that the price of fame may be higher than anyone expected.
A college art class is given a bizarre assignment–they are each given part of a mannequin which they must decorate according to their own personal fears. They then reassemble the pieces and dub the resulting figure “Jigsaw.” During a drunken celebration, the students burn the figure as an effigy–but somewhere along the line, Jigsaw is given the gift of life and rises to brutally slaughter its creators
Love is a game for Ben who lies and cheats on his girlfriend Emily, with the greatest of ease. But when he meets the sexy and unpredictable Chlo, the tables are turned. Ben falls head over heels in love, and is astonished to find someone even more immoral than he is.
Race car driver Michael Singer (Billy Zane) and his father enter themselves in a competition–if they can break the land speed record (1000 mph), they will win 50 million dollars. Unfortunately, the other team is just as determined as they are–and even without competition, Michael faces grave physical danger just by trying.
An out-of-control speed freak (Schwartzman) is introduced his drug of choice’s creator (Rourke) by his dealer (Leguizamo). A massive three-day adventure ensues (with Fugit, Murphy, and Suvari in tow).
1: All It Takes Is A Little Persuasion 2: In a word, they’re gone.
Plot Summary:
Three fraternal bank robbers languishing in jail, discover a profitable (if not dodgy) way to spend their time. Crime can most certainly pay, if you “know wot I mean?” However when sex and greed rear-up between the good crims and the bad cops, the consequences are both bizarre and fatal.
