Jacob Witkin Movies
Renowned herb connoisseur Tommy Chong returns in this sky-high horror comedy about a murderous smoking apparatus. The goofy and indelibly outré Evil Bong 2: King Bong is directed by low-budget genre legend Charles Band, the man behind such classics as Demonic Toys, Dollman, and Puppet Masters. ~ Jonathan Frey, Rovi
- 2008
The horror rises like baker's yeast in this sequel to the fully baked frightener about a murderous cookie man with a true taste for terror. After inheriting his father's fledgling film studio, ambitious young producer Kelvin Cheatam announces an outrageous slate of genre films that will have horror hounds drooling and hopefully save the studio from bankruptcy. "Hamburger Time Traveler Detective" and "Space Spankers 2015" are sure to be big hits, but Cheatam's most personal project is "Tiny Terrors 9: Purgatory of the Petite." The "Tiny Terrors" series was his father's most infamous film series, and Cheatam is determined to carry on the twisted family tradition. As production on "Tiny Terrors 9" gets underway, however, a crusty killer shows up on lend an air of authenticity to all of the cinematic slaughter currently unfolding before the cameras. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- K-Von Moezzi, Kelsey Sanders, (more)
As a young boy, Eric Weiss was saved from a grim fate at the hands of Hitler's SS by a kindly toymaker named Andre Toulon. Fascinated with the toymaker's seemingly supernatural ability to breathe life into his carefully crafted figurines, Eric spends his entire life attempting to unlock the secret behind the toymaker's magic. Just when it seems that Eric may have perfected the ability to create artificial life, a rogue agent named Maclain breaks into his lab and tortures the new puppet master in hopes of extracting the valuable secret. Time itself seems to stand still as the present meets the past, and the bloody legacy of the murderous puppets is revealed in an act so shocking that it may destroy the very souls of all involved. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jacob Witkin, Kate Orsini, (more)
Based on the best-selling books by Catherine Marshall, the original TV series Christy focused on 19-year-old Christy Huddleston, an idealistic schoolteacher who left a life of wealth and comfort behind to accept a job in the backward mountain community of Cutter, NC, in 1912. First telecast as a two-part, four-hour PAX Network miniseries on May 13 and May 14, 2001, Christy: Return to Cutter Gap picks up where the weekly series left off. Lauren Lee Smith replaces Kellie Martin as Christy, while Stewart Finlay-McLennan repeats his series role as the community's agnostic, Scottish-born doctor Neil McNeill. In part one of Return to Cutter Gap, titled "A Change of Seasons," the year is 1913, and Cutter Gap is in the throes of a deadly typhoid epidemic. The superstitious mountaineers believe that the illness has been brought on by such "outsiders" as Christy Huddleston and the community's new minister, Rev. David Grantland (James Waterston). Dr. McNeill realizes that the real cause of the epidemic is Cutter Gap's brackish water and squalid living conditions, but he is unable to convince the locals of his findings. Meanwhile, Christy suffers a crisis of faith when one of her closest friends dies of the fever, and on another front, she finds herself romantically torn between McNeill and Grantland. Part two, "A New Beginning," takes place three months later. This time, the community is literally torn apart by a raging storm. As the rest of the citizens head to the highest point in Cutter Gap, Christy and Dr. McNeill are stranded in a tiny hunter's shack. Shocked when McNeill declares his love for her, Christy rushes into the deluge, contracting a deadly fever. Also complicating matters is the presence of attractive aviatrix Harriet Quimby (Claudette Mink), who has apparently set her cap for McNeill. The story concludes with a wedding -- but which man does Christy choose for her life partner? Filmed in British Columbia, Christy: Return to Cutter Gap was originally telecast under the title Christy: Choices of the Heart). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Lauren Lee Smith, Diane Ladd, (more)
- 1994
A motion picture crew descends upon Cabot Cove to film a historical documentary. In the course of production, the crew unearths an old document signed by George Washington, which claims that the town's most venerated Revolutionary War hero, Joshua Peabody, was actually a traitorous scoundrel. Evidently someone isn't pleased about having his or her illusions shattered: shortly after the document appears, the film's director is murdered. Now it is up to Jessica (Angela Lansbury) to burrow through the multitude of likely suspects. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
This lighthearted Agatha Christie whodunit concerns a group of friends who spend the weekend at The Chimney's, a gorgeous old palatial estate,. When one individual fails to awaken the morning after the guests arrive, and another mysterious death follows, Lady Eileen 'Bundle' Brent (Cheryl Campbell) and Jimmy Thesiger (James Warwick) put their heads together to find the murderer. The crimes involve stolen government information and a secret society called 'The Seven Dials.' Made for Granada Television in Great Britain.
~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
