Mays Gilliam, a Washington D.C. neighborhood Alderman, is about to be red-lined out of his job. But after the untimely death of the party frontrunner, Gilliam is plucked from obscurity, and thrust into the limelight as his party’s nominee–for President of the United States. The players in Gilliam’s life include: Mitch Gilliam, his unsophisticated older brother who becomes his running mate; Kim, his ex-girlfriend who had once dumped him, but who now has a sudden change of heart as she sees a chance at becoming First Lady; Martin Geller, his campaign manager; Lisa Clark, the woman who truly believes in Gilliam; and Debra Lassiter, the woman who doesn’t have faith in his candidacy, and is serving as his reluctant advisor.
1: Get Naughty this Holiday Season. 2: He doesn’t care if you’re naughty or nice. 3: He’s very naughty . . . and not very nice. [DVD]
Plot Summary:
“Bad Santa” is the story of two conmen who go on a road trip to malls dressed as Santa and his elf. Rather than spreading good cheer, the duo’s motive is to rob each establishment, a strategy that becomes complicated when they encounter an 8-year-old who teaches them the true meaning of Christmas.
1: Fall… in love. 2: Sometimes What You’re Looking For Is Right Where You Left It.
Plot Summary:
New York fashion designer Melanie Carmichael suddenly finds herself engaged to the city’s most eligible bachelor. But Melanie’s past holds many secrets, including Jake, the redneck husband she married in high school, who refuses to divorce her. Bound and determined to end their contentious relationship once and for all, Melanie sneaks back home to Alabama to confront her past, only to discover that you can take the girl out of the South, but you can never take the South out of the girl.
1: Log In. Log Out. Leg It! 2: Log On. Hack In. Go Anywhere. Get Everything. 3: Log on. Hack in. Go anywhere. Steal everything. 4: Once you know the password you can go anywhere. 5: Password Accepted
Plot Summary:
When the DEA shut down its dummy corporation operation codenamed SWORDFISH in 1986, they had generated $400 million which they let sit around; fifteen years of compound interest has swelled it to $9.5 billion. A covert counter-terrorist unit called Black Cell, headed by the duplicitious and suave Gabriel Shear, wants the money to help finance their raise-the-stakes vengeance war against international terrorism, but it’s all locked away behind super-encryption. He brings in convicted hacker Stanley Jobson, who only wants to see his daughter Holly again but can’t afford the legal fees, to slice into the government mainframes and get the money.
1: Her Birthright Was Stolen. Her Dignity Taken. Her Rights Denied. Deception Was The Only Option.
Plot Summary:
Paris, 1786: a woman in court. The Crown murdered her father for his views about the poor, now Jeanne wants her home and good name back. She believes all can be set right if she can talk to the Queen, whose House Minister rebuffs her. With the help of a courtside gigolo, she learns to use what others desire to get what she wants. She needs a patron: with forged letters, she convinces Cardinal de Rohan she is the Queen’s confidante and can help him regain royal favor. Jeanne conspires to have the Cardinal purchase a fabulous diamond necklace for the Queen. He delivers it to Jeanne for Marie Antoinette. If the scheme breaks down, what then? Might this affair spark revolution?
1: Lead Us Into Temptation 2: Loves a Killer. 3: Obsession. Lies. Desire. Lust… 4: Sono ai no poison. Jinsei wo kuruwase, kokoro made hadaka ni suru [Japan] 5: This is not a love story - it’s a story about love.
Plot Summary:
When a man (Antonio Banderas) selects a mail order bride, he is surprised to see the beauty (Angelina Jolie) who appears before him. She alleges that she sent false photos to him to assure that he would love her for what she is and not for her beauty. However, what she is is a con artist, whore, and actress, who teams with a fellow actor (Thomas Jane) to steal money from men. What she does not expect is that she falls in love with her new husband and ultimately must decide between him and her sadistic former lover. Contains explicit sex including sadistic acts as Thomas Jane cuts Jolie’s back with a knife as part of their lovemaking.
1: Ever hear a killer rumor? You know you love it. 2: Ever heard a killer rumor? 3: Everyone does it, no one talks about it 4: If it were a game, would you play it? If it were a drug, would you be addicted? If it were a weapon, would you pull the trigger? 5: It can turn you on, or turn on you. 6: You Know You Love It.
Plot Summary:
For a class project, three self absorbed college students decide to do their project on gossip to track it’s growth. But, first they need some gossip so one night at a nightclub, they spot a guy (Jackson) and a girl (Hudson) making out before the girl passes out. Around the campus the girl is known for not giving out. The three decide to use that as their base and mix it into her boyfriend raping her when she was passed out. The gossip gets spread to the girl who only remembers passing out at the club. One of her friends suggest that maybe her boyfriend raped her.
1: He has the power to hear everything women are thinking. Finally… a man is listening.
Plot Summary:
Nick Marshall, Playboy and Hot Shot in advertising, thinks he’s God’s gift to women. After a little accident, he discovers that he is suddenly able to hear what women really think. First, Nick is pretty disappointed when he discovers that his beloved macho behaviour does not exactly contribute to being desired. Then, his upcoming dream position in the company is being given to a new team member: Darcy, not only a woman, but a man-eating one, also is a very talented ad expert. So, Nick decides to sabotage his new boss by reading her thoughts and selling her ideas as his own. Unfortunately, love gets in his way.
