Michael D. Olmos

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Michael D. Olmos

Born July 22, 1971 (age 55)

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michael D. Olmos  (born July 22 1971) is a film director and writer. He is the adopted son of actor Edward James Olmos. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael D. Olmos, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

ThursdayThursday · 1998
Thursday
★ 6.91998
MovieThrillerAction
A former Los Angeles drug dealer moves far away to Texas, making a new life for himself as a married architect in the suburbs. His old crime partner unexpectedly shows up with heroin and gangster business, attracting a slew of violent unsavory characters.
BedroomsBedrooms · 2010
Bedrooms
★ 3.32010
MovieDramaRomance
Bedrooms tells a story about the walls that separate people, the heartbreak and infidelity that's often the result and the redemption that comes from tearing those walls down. The film is told in 4 stories by 3 filmmakers. Three of the stories deal with married couples of various ages confronting the turning points of their relationships. A fourth story is interwoven throughout, providing bookends and context in the form of a story about ten year old twins, who, tired of sharing their bedroom set out to build a wall between their beds to create their own spaces. In building the wall to separate, they come to fully appreciate all things that connect them. Bedrooms explores human relationships, their myriad complications and the daily choice we face to either make them work or to move on.
SplinterSplinter · 2006
Splinter
★ 4.62006
MovieThriller
A gang member, suffering from severe memory loss, searches for his brother's murderer. He secretly enlists the aid of the investigating Detective, while other members of his gang are mysteriously and sadistically murdered.
Green Ghost and the Masters of the StoneGreen Ghost and the Masters of the Stone · 2022
Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone
★ 4.62022
MovieActionFantasy
In a Texas border town, car salesman Charlie moonlights as a masked Lucha libre wrestler going by the name “Green Ghost.” When unknown assailants arrive seeking an otherworldly emerald, Charlie discovers that he has super powers. As he learns to fight from the unconventional Master Gin, Charlie is told that he’s part of a secret warrior “triad of light” with his childhood friend Marco and Marco’s sister Karina led by La Nana. Together, they’ve been chosen to protect humanity from Drake, the embodiment of the Mayan apocalypse.
Murder CityMurder City · 2023
Murder City
★ 5.92023
MovieCrimeThriller
A disgraced former cop finds himself working for a ruthless female kingpin to pay off his estranged father’s debt and protect his family.
Filly BrownFilly Brown · 2013
Filly Brown
★ 6.22013
MovieDramaMusic
“Majo” Tonorio, a.k.a. Filly Brown, is a raw, young Los Angeles hip-hop artist who spits from the heart. When a sleazy record producer offers her a crack at rap stardom, Majo faces some daunting choices. With an incarcerated mother, a record contract could be the ticket out for her struggling family. But taking the deal means selling out her talent and the true friends who helped her to the cusp of success.
Windows on the WorldWindows on the World · 2019
Windows on the World
★ 4.82019
MovieDrama
After watching the news on 9/11 with his family, Fernando travels from Mexico to New York City to find his father, an undocumented worker at the World Trade Center's famous Windows on the World restaurant.
The NeighborhoodThe Neighborhood · 2004
The Neighborhood
★ 7.02004
MovieAction
Haunted by his past, a poetic gangster has to survive the hardships getting out of the neighborhood as the barrio drug lord hires a hitman to pit his crew against a rival gang. Choices must be made between his new Familia and his childhood friends.

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BedroomsBedrooms · 2010
Bedrooms
★ 3.32010
MovieDramaRomance
Bedrooms tells a story about the walls that separate people, the heartbreak and infidelity that's often the result and the redemption that comes from tearing those walls down. The film is told in 4 stories by 3 filmmakers. Three of the stories deal with married couples of various ages confronting the turning points of their relationships. A fourth story is interwoven throughout, providing bookends and context in the form of a story about ten year old twins, who, tired of sharing their bedroom set out to build a wall between their beds to create their own spaces. In building the wall to separate, they come to fully appreciate all things that connect them. Bedrooms explores human relationships, their myriad complications and the daily choice we face to either make them work or to move on.

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