Melinda Wade

Choke -- A sex-addicted con man pays for his mother's hospital bills by playing on the sympathies of those who rescue him from choking to death.

Sudden Manhattan -- Angela is a university student who is writing a thesis on violence in the media. During her research, she discovers a 'snuff' movie, a film in which a murder has actually been committed. She finds out that not only has the film been shot on campus, but that university administrators may be involved, leading her to the ultimate find: she might be the next _victim.

Based on the novel by Chuck Palahniuk (Fight Club), Choke is a dark and wickedly funny joyride from the depths of sexual compulsion to the heights of the Second Coming! Beside working at a colonial reenactment theme park and trying to hook up with everything on two legs, sex addict Victor Mancini courts the love and money of complete strangers via a demented con that might just kill him. But first, Victor must save his dying, delusional mother (Angelica Houston) by seducing and impregnating her comely physician, a task easier said than done, in this gleefully twisted tale of dysfunction, salvation, love, and libido.

Contemporary film noir favorites Dennis Hopper and Michael Madsen square off in this thriller. After murdering the man who witnessed his daughter kill a pedestrian in a hit-and-run, Henry (Hopper) finds himself the target of a blackmailer (Madsen). But Henry has the chance to gain the upper hand when he helps the extortionist dispose of a body, and thus, a battle of wits ensues between the two men.