Daniel Southern

The trailer for Land which will make its Premiere at the 2010 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. Nicaragua is the new Florida, seen by burnt-out Baby Boomers as their cheap ticket to retirement paradise. Three na ve Americans figure they ve got it made with their mega-resort development plans for a bucolic fishing village on the southern coast. There s just one small problem: the locals have other ideas. Old school Sandinistas and ex-lefty imperialistas duke it out in this Wild West showdown between economic colonialism and grassroots resistance. Blinkered by dollar signs, the gringos can t comprehend why the locals aren t grateful for the school they re planning a school to train them to be servants. And the developers really should be more careful about who they rip off. It all plays out against a backdrop of yo-yoing land reforms, Daniel Ortega s mutable politics, and the upcoming elections. A foul-mouthed cowboy and a one-eyed ex-revolutionary poet function as the chorus, throwing the shenanigans on both sides into stark relief.

Theatrical trailer for The Karate Kid. In John G. Avildsen's The Karate Kid, Daniel (Ralph Macchio) and his mother (Randee Heller) move from New Jersey to Southern California, where he's not too keen about his new home--until he meets Ali (Elizabeth Shue), an attractive girl who seems to like him. But trouble looms when Ali's ex-boyfriend (William Zabka) and his gang of ruffians start tormenting Daniel. One day, as Daniel is suffering a beating at the hands of these louts, Mr. Miyagi (Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita), an elderly Japanese handyman, comes to his rescue. To Daniel's amazement, Miyagi manages to take down the whole group all by himself using karate. Daniel begs to learn this ancient martial art, and soon Miyagi begins the boy's training, teaching Daniel that there is more to karate than fighting. Through a series of lessons, the wise mentor instills a sense of honor and nobility in his young pupil while preparing him for the ultimate karate showdown. However, as Daniel studies the discipline and art of karate, his enemies are learning a dirtier kind of fighting from Kreese (Martin Kove), a cold-blooded ex-marine. Ultimately, the boys will fight to the finish in the All Valley Karate Championship in a rousing and triumphant finale. Morita is a gem as the elderly father figure Miyagi, giving the character warmth, wisdom, and comic charm. Macchio's underdog character inspired an entire generation to run out and join the nearest karate school while chanting 'wax on, wax off.'

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Southern Point -- After discovering his father's old travel photographs buried in the garage, Daniel plans to forgo his college education for an impulsive adventure of his own to South America, but without the support of either his family or friends will Daniel reconsider?