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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Report To The Commissioner (1975)















































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Patty Butler (Susan Blakely) is a New York City police detective working undercover to investigate a Times Square drug-trafficking ring run by a street-smart crook named Stick Henderson (Tony King). When a naive rookie cop, Bo Lockley (Michael Moriarty), begins to investigate Patty, the incident ends with Patty shot dead. After Patty's death, Bo's corrupt superiors attempt to cover up the incident, and Bo is forced into an uneasy alliance with Stick Henderson.

Surviving the Game (1994)












































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Storyline
Mason (Ice-T), who lives on the streets, wants to cease his life on the same day his two best friends die, his dog and an older man with whom he shared his food and roof. Just in time, Cole (Charles S. Dutton), from a charity organization, prevents his suicide attempt and introduces Mason to Thomas Burns (Rutger Hauer) who offers Mason a well-paid job as a servant for a hunting party in the Rocky Mountains. Mason accepts the position and flies with them to a cabin in the wilderness where they prepare everything for the four wealthy businessmen who want to hunt something special. Mason does not yet know that he is the victim of their sport until the following morning when he finds himself on the run for his life. Now, he must use his cleverness in SURVIVING THE GAME.