Black market gun deals, petty scams, convenience store stick-ups, and drug-fueled parties reveal glimpses into the lives of young misfits and low level criminals across New York City.
After a young man’s girlfriend is abducted by a jealous ex-boyfriend, he calls on his mentor, a NY drug boss, for help. This move brings dangerous secrets to light, including the fact that his mother is a notorious DC king pen.
Framed by the FBI and distraught by his girlfriend's murder, Marcus West has come home to rest and see old friends, but there is no rest for the weary.
A raw, noir-tinged urban legend set to the cadence of slam poetry and the beat of street dance, Burn It Up Djassa signals the arrival of an exciting new artistic movement from Africa's Ivory Coast.
Pedro Cancino transports a load bound for Houston, Texas, where his accomplices are waiting for them. However, something is wrong. There is information that does not match. Pedro and his partner prepare because this could be a trap.
Upon discovering a coded message in the self help book "6 Dynamic Laws for Success (In Life, Love & Money)" which purportedly reveals the location of $2.4 million missing from a bank robbery gone bad, a demoralized ex-used car salesman sets out on a quest to find the money and remake himself in the process. However, he soon discovers he’s not the only one after the cash, and that the road to riches and self-improvement is littered with irate ex-wives, litigious fiancés, household calamities, accidental murders, and love at first sight.
Oxygen uncovers shocking new details about one of the most chilling cases in American history with “The Boston Strangler: Unheard Confession.” For the first time ever, viewers will hear from the long-lost 16-hour audio tapes of alleged serial killer Albert DeSalvo’s confession, offering a raw and unfiltered account of the crimes.
A piece of writing with real danger and which focuses on a mysterious mafia of violent Viet Nam Vets living on freight trains who are akin to Hell's Angels without the Harley. The net is closing since they are being pursued by relentless railroad agents. They may be a repugnant set of people and the film will disturb and provoke the audience that sees it but it follows what John Steppling (also writer of '52 Pickup' directed by John Frankenheimer w/ Roy Sheider and Ann Margaret and 'Animal Factory' directed by Steve Buscemi w/ Willem Dafoe. Mickey Rourke. Ed Furlong) believes - 'Art is not your friend'.
The movie opens with tension running high as a black woman is stopped by three white police officers. After being shoved to the ground, she dies from head injuries. Micah a black activist in the city is very angry at police officers and is leading the community to retaliate like Malcom X but he is switched with a white police officer just like in freaky Friday. He wakes up as a white police officer and the officer wakes up black. The two of them soon realize what it is like to walk in other peoples shoes and learn to grow empathy for each other. The two characters bond before switching back and now their outlook on the protest is completely different. Now Micah sees that not all police officers are bad and if they want to achieve true justice it will take everyone black and white working together.
After the accidental death of Jake's oldest daughter and wife, Jake's only daughter Leah, has been abducted by human traffickers. Jake's experience in martial arts, sets out with little clues in hand, and a kali stick in the other.
As prolific and Emmy-Award winning series host John Walsh hits a milestone of hosting 1,100 episodes of America's Most Wanted and helping capture 1,198 fugitives, America's Most Wanted: John Walsh's Dirty Dozen looks back at the origin story of this groundbreaking true crime series and how America's Most Wanted began back in 1988