Art School Confidential 2006  R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Terry Zwigoff
Cast: Max Minghella, Sophia Myles, John Malkovich, Jim Broadbent, Matt Keeslar, Anjelica Huston, Joel Moore, Ethan Suplee, Steve Buscemi, Adam Scott, Jack Ong, Michael Lerner
Aspiring artist Jerome Platz (Max Minghella) leaves his Long Island high school and enters Strathmore Institution's prestigious art school where he encounters bullies but falls in love with Audrey (Sophia Myles). To impress Audrey, Jerome passes off as his own the work of alcoholic artist Jimmy (Jim Broadbent), but then reality hits in the form of a mysterious strangler who is a serial killer looking for victim #6.
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 The Aviator 2004  PG-13, 168 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, John C. Reilly, Alan Alda, Ian Holm, Alec Baldwin, Danny Huston, Jude Law, Adam Scott, Kelli Garner, Gwen Stefani
Leonardo DiCaprio takes on the role of legendary millionaire Howard Hughes during the 20 years from 1927 when he was building his company until 1947 when he was investigated for being involved in corruption concerning World War II government contracts. Based on John Logan's screenplay, this is a very entertaining film. The film won five Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actress (Cate Blanchett); six other nominations were received, including Best Picture, Actor (DiCaprio), Director, and Supporting Actor (Alan Alda).
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The Great Buck Howard 2009  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sean McGinly
Cast: John Malkovich, Colin Hanks, Emily Blunt, Steve Zahn, Tom Hanks, Ricky Jay, Debra Monk, Griffin Dunne, Regis Philbin, Kelly Ripa, John Stewart, Martha Stewart, Tom Arnold, George Takei, Adam Scott
Buck Howard (John Malkovich) is an illusionist whose show business career is on the down slope. He is hoping for a comeback when he hires law school dropout Troy Gable (Colin Hanks) as his road manager. Troy's father (Tom Hanks, Colin's real life father) disapproves of Troy's choice of careers, but Troy sees his job as a new beginning. Troy tries to deal with Buck's large ego and manages to hold his own when Buck exhibits tantrums. Buck has also hired Valerie Brennan (Emily Blunt) as his new publicist with hopes that she will stage his comeback, and Valerie does not hesitate to tell Buck exactly what she is thinking. Meanwhile, Valerie exhibits a sexual interest in Troy. Despite Buck's downsides, he does teach Tony lessons about life and the importance of being true to yourself.
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Hellraiser IV: Bloodline 1996  R, 84 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
aka: Hellraiser: Bloodline
Director: Alan Smithee
Cast: Bruce Ramsay, Valentina Vargas, Doug Bradley, Charlotte Chatton, Adam Scott, Kim Myers, Mickey Cottrell, Pat Skipper, Louis Turenne, Courtland Mead, Paul Perri, Wren T. Brown, Louis Mustillo, Jody St. Michael, Christine Harnos
This fourth in the series of "Hellraiser" films is not very entertaining–note the fact that the director is "Alan Smithee" (an alias used in Hollywood when the director does not want to be associated with his film). Anyway, this episode finds Pinhead (Doug Bradley) in the 22nd century. He is on a space station run by Dr. Paul Merchant (Bruce Ramsay) whose mission is to close the gates to Hell. Pinhead now sets out to prevent Merchant from acheiving his goal because Pinhead, of course, wants the gates left open.
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High Crimes 2002 PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Carl Franklin
Cast: Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, James Caviezel, Adam Scott, Amanda Peet, Bruce Davison, Tom Bower, Juan Carlos Hernandez, Michael Gaston, Jude Ciccolella, Michael Shannon, Dendrie Taylor, Paula Jai Parker, John Billingsley, Emilio Rivera
Attorney Claire Kubik (Ashley Judd) teams up with military lawyer Lt. Terrence Embry (Adam Scott) and civilian attorney Charles W. Grimes (Morgan Freeman) after her ex-USMC husband Tom(James Caviezel) is arrested and charged with murder for war crimes he supposedly committed while serving in El Salvador many years earlier.
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The Lesser Evil 1998 R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David MacKay
Cast: Colm Feore, David Paymer, Tony Goldwyn, Arliss Howard, Steven Petrarca, Adam Scott, Jack Kehler, Richard Riehle, Mason Adams, Anne Haney
Although they are now successful businessmen, George (David Paymer), Ivan (Arliss Howard), Frank (Tony Goldwyn), and Derek (Colin Feore) now must confront evidence that has surfaced following a deadly prank they were involved in over 20-years ago.
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 The Matador 2005 R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Thriller
Director: Richard Shepard
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Hope Davis, Philip Baker Hall, Adam Scott, Dylan Baker, Roberto Sosa, Jonah Meyerson, Portia Dawson, Antonia Zavala
Denver salesman Danny Wright (Greg Kinnear) is grieving over his son's death when he meets hit-man Julian Noble (Pierce Brosnan) at a bar in Mexico City. The two attend a bullfight together, and a bond is formed. Six months later the friendship is rekindled when Julian appears at Danny's Denver home and tells Danny that he needs a place to hide because he has messed up one too many deals and is now the target of his superiors.
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Monster-In-Law 2005 PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Luketic
Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, Michael Vartan, Wanda Sykes, Adam Scott, Annie Parisse, Monet Mazur, Elaine Stritch, Will Arnett, Stephen Dunham, Randee Heller, Mark Moses, Wayne Nickel, Tomiko Fraser, Rochelle Flexer
Charlotte (Jennifer Lopez) thinks she has finally met the right man in Kevin Fields (Michael Vartan)–until they become engaged and his scheming mother, Viola (Jane Fonda), stops at almost nothing to get Charlotte out of Kevin's life.
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 The Return 2006 PG-13, 85 min.
Genre: Thriller / Drama
Director: Asif Kapadia
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Peter O'Brien, Sam Shepard, Adam Scott, Kate Beahan, Darrian McClanahan, Wally Welch, J.C. MacKenzie, Frank Ertl, Brad Leland, Bonnie Gallup, Brent Smiga
Joanna (Sarah Michelle Gellar) is a successful sales representative for a tucking company, but her private life is not as successful. She is estranged from her father (Sam Shepard), and her ex-boyfriend (Adam Scott) stalks her in hopes of winning her back. She begins to have visions of the murder of a young woman and senses that she may be the next target. The answers may lie in her home state of Texas in the town of the murdered woman.
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Step Brothers 2008 R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Adam McKay
Cast: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Mary Steenburgen, Richard Jenkins, Adam Scott, Kathryn Hahn, Andrea Savage, Lurie Poston, Elizateth Yozamp, Logan Manus, Travis T. Flory, Lili Rose McKay, Shira Piven, Seth Morris, Wayne Federman
Both 39-year-old Brennan Huff (Will Ferrell) and 40-year-old Dale Doback (John C. Reilly) have never left their homes and live with their single parents. Now, their parents Nancy Huff (Mary Steenburgen) and Dr. Robert Doback (Richard Jenkins) get married, and Brennan and Dale must share a bedroom. They are step-brothers, and they hate everything about each other–until they find a mutual enemy in Brennan's younger brother Derek (Adam Scott) who tries to convince his father to sell the house, sail around the world, and kick those two grown men out into the real world.
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 Torque 2004 PG-13, 81 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Joseph Kahn
Cast: Martin Henderson, Ice Cube, Monet Mazur, Matt Schulze, Jay Hernandez, Will Yun Lee, Adam Scott, Justina Machado, Jaime Pressly, Faizon Love, Dane Cook, Gichi Gamba
Biker Cary Ford (Martin Henderson) has been framed for the murder of another biker and is now on the run from two biker gangs AND the FBI.
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| 1. Art School Confidential (2006)
2. The Aviator (2004)
3. The Great Buck Howard (2009)
4. Hellraiser IV: Bloodline (1996)
aka: Hellraiser: Bloodline
5. High Crimes (2002)
6. The Lesser Evil (1998)
7. The Matador (2005)
8. Monster-In-Law (2005)
9. The Return (2006)
10. Step Brothers (2008)
11. Torque (2004)
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