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by Leonard F. Reid
Crimson Blue - R
Horror
On a morning in December 1993, Ronaldo Watson attempts to drive to work through a raging blizzard. He comes to a halt in the South Bronx, where he is assaulted by four well-armed young men. Ronaldo normally a peaceful, law-abiding man responds violently in self defense. There and then begins an odyssey that takes him fleeing for his life, through the South Bronx and Harlem, and eventually has repercussions throughout the city and beyond.
We learn that a homicidal police captain, Steve Dempsey is evil incarnate --in the strictest sense of the term. Through his murderous rampage, all of NYC is held in the grip of satanic forces.
In a narrative that is cinematically vivid, we witness, not just the protagonist, but an entire population, struggle against this consummate evil.
Ronaldo's lover, Michelle, and her two young children are quickly embroiled in Ronaldo's life or death struggle. They discover - albeit slowly, painfully, terrifyingly --that love shared by the four of them can forge the most powerful weapon against the powers of darkness.
With all its suspense, conflict, and violence, this a cautionary tale; it shows the poisonous fruits of greed and hatred that society harvests.
In the end we can discover new meaning in the scriptural prediction: "And a little child shall lead them."
1996
Before the Beginning - PG
(before ever - ever was)
A fictional tale that gives viewers a comically serious look into the war in heaven.
Comedy / Drama 2022 - PG
Old Man King - R
"I am war.
I am violence.
I am the King of Sparta."
Autobiography
of King Leonidas of Sparta
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Age 54 (approximately)
In 490 B.C. - The Persian King - Darius the Great - was miraculously defeated by outnumbered Athenians at the plains of Marathon.
Age 64 (approximately)
Then in 480 B.C. His Son - Xerxes - The Magnificent has returned with an incalculable army.
His Mission - To annihilate Greece from the face of the Earth.
2023