Friday Night Lights 2004  PG-13, 117 min.
Genre: Drama / Action
Director: Peter Berg, Josh Pate
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Lucas Black, Garrett Hedlund, Derek Luke, Jay Hernandez, Lee Jackson, Lee Thompson Young, Tim McGraw, Grover Coulson, Connie Britton, Connie Cooper, Kasey Stevens, Ryanne Duzich, Amber Heard, Morgan Farris
Based on H.D. Bessinger's novel is about the blue-collar town of Odessa, Texas, pinning its hopes on the1988 football season of the Permian High School Panthers, coached by Gary Gaines (Billy Bob Thornton). The story involves hero-worship, economics, and racism in a world where winning or losing affects the entire community.
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Never Back Down 2008  PG-13, 113 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Jeff Wadlow
Cast: Sean Faris, Amber Heard, Cam Gigandet, Evan Peters, Leslie Hope, Djimon Hounsou, Wyatt Smith, Affion Crockett, Neil Brown Jr., Lauren Leech, Tilky Jones, Steven Crowley, Tom Nowicki
In this Mixed-Martial-Arts teen drama, widow Margot Tyler (Leslie Hope) moves to Orlando with her sons–17-year-old Jake (Sean Faris) and 10-year-old Charlie (Wyatt Smith). Jake, who had been a talented football player in Iowa, is troubled by the DWI death of his father and tries to stay in the shadows of his new schoolmates. But, after being goaded by bully Ryan McCarthy (Cam Gigandet), Jake enters into an extreme hand-to-hand combat and is beaten. Jake wants revenge and begins training at the gym under the tutelage of Jean Roqua (Djimon Hounsou) who takes him under his wing and teaches Jake about honor and winning the mental game of fighting martial arts.
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Pineapple Express 2008  R, 111 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: David Gordon Green
Cast: Seth Rogen, James Franco, Danny McBride, Kevin Corrigan, Craig Robinson, Gary Cole, Rosie Perez, Joe Lo Truglio, Ed Begley Jr., Noa Dunn, Amber Heard, Arthur Napiontek, Cleo King, Bill Hader
When lazy pothead Dale Denton (Seth Rogen) stops by the apartment of his dealer Saul Silver (James Franco), Saul offers him a rare strain of marijuana, Pineapple Express. Dale and Saul smoke for a few minutes, and then Dale, who is a process server, heads out to serve his subpoena on drug lord Ted Jones (Gary Cole). While waiting to approach Jones, Dale witnesses crooked cop Carol (Rosie Perez) and Jones kill a man. Dale panics and flees the scene, leaving behind his still-smoldering joint. Jones finds the joint, gets help from middle man Red (Danny McBride), and tracks it back to Saul and Dean. Now, hit men appear on the scene, and Dale and Saul try to escape while bullets and body parts fly through the air.
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The Stepfather 2009 PG-13, 101 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Nelson McCormick
Cast: Dylan Walsh, Sela Ward, Penn Badgley, Amber Heard, Sherry Stringfield, Paige Turco, Jon Tenney, Nancy Linehan Charles, Marcuis Harris, Braeden Lemasters, Deirdre Lovejoy, Skyler Samuels, Blue Deckert, Jason Wiles, Kara Briola
The serial killer stepfather, David Harris (Dylan Walsh), is engaged to marry Susan (Sela Ward) when her 16-year-old son, Michael (Penn Badgley), arrives home from military school for summer vacation. Michael becomes suspicious of David, begins investigating, and finds that David bears a resemblance to a criminal profiled on "America's Most Wanted." Bizarre incidents ensue, and a neighbor is killed. But, only Michael believes that there is more to David than meets the eye. Will Michael be able to find proof before it is too late?
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Zombieland 2009 R, 81 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Horror
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Cast: Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin, Amber Heard, Bill Murray, Derek Graf, Mike White
A plague has infested Earth and has turned most of the population into zombies. College student Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg), who has spent his life as a loner staying away from problems, joins forces with zombie slayer Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson), and they set out on a mission to destroy the zombies. Along the way, they encounter con artists Wichita (Emma Stone) and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin) in a grocery store. Reluctantly, the four of them head west to a deserted, California theme park that is believed to be free of zombies and along the way begin to question their decisions to survive together.
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| 1. Friday Night Lights (2004)
2. Never Back Down (2008)
3. Pineapple Express (2008)
4. The Stepfather (2009)
5. Zombieland (2009)
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