Blade 1998  R, 120 min.
Genre: Action / Horror / Thriller
Director: Stephen Norrington
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson, N'Bushe Wright, Donal Logue, Kevin Patrick Walls, Udo Kier, Arly Jover, Traci Lords, Tim Guinee, Sanaa Lathan, Eric Edwards, Donna Wong, Shannon Lee, Carmen Thomas
Based on comic book hero Blade (Wesley Snipes), this is an action-packed story about Blade's effort to stop his archenemy, vampire king Frost (Stephen Dorff), who is trying to take over the world and turn Earth into the vampires' planet. With help from his mentor Abraham Whistler (Kris Kristofferson) and hematologist Dr. Karen Jensen (N'Bushe Wright), Blade sets off to stop Frost before he can complete his evil deed.
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The Empire of the Wolves 2005  R, 128 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
Director: Chris Nahon
Cast: Jean Reno, Arly Jover, Jocelyn Quivrin, Laura Morante, Philippe Bas, David Kammenos, Didier Sauvegrain, Patrick Floersheim, Vernon Dobtcheff, Albert Dray, Elodie Navarre, Philippe Du Janerand
Jean-Louis (Jean Reno) is called out of retirement and teamed with a rookie police officer (Jocelyn Quivrin) to investigate murders in the Turkish district of Paris. Meanwhile, Anna (Arly Jover) has recurring dreams of horrible murders and has developed amnesia as well. Upon going to the doctor, Anna learns that she had undergone extensive plastic surgery. Does she hold the key to the murder investigation?
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Four Dogs Playing Poker 1999  R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: 4 Dogs Playing Poker
Director: Paul Rachman
Cast: Stacy Edwards, Balthazar Getty, Daniel London, Olivia Williams, Tim Curry, Forest Whitaker, Steve Jones, John Taylor, George Lazenby, Arly Jover
Four friends head to Buenos Aires to steal a valuable piece of art for a ruthless black market dealer. They get the statuette, screw up the delivery, and it is lost. Now, with the dealer demanding either the art or one million dollars, the group needs a way out. The solution: insure each of them, then conduct a lottery to see who is the victim and who is the killer. OK entertainment.
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Little Ashes 2009 R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Morrison
Cast: Javier Beltran, Robert Pattinson, Matthew McNulty, Marina Gatell, Esther Nubiola, Bruno Oro, Simon Andreu, Vicky Pena, Arly Jover, Sue Flack, Christian Rodrigo, Marc Pujol, Ferran Lahoz, Adrian Devant, Vicky Pena
This story begins in 1922 when 18-year-old Salvador Dali (Robert Pattinson) arrives at the university preparing to become an artist. He makes friends with Federico Garcia Lorca (Javier Beltran) and Luis Bunuel (Matthew McNulty), and they become the in-crowd of ultra-modernists in Madrid. Later, Luis goes to Paris, and Federico and Salvador spend time in Cadaques where, after sharing their beliefs and secrets, their relationship changes from platonic to intimate. Later, Salvador flees to Paris where he finds success as an artist.
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Vampires: Los Muertos 2002  R, 94 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: John Carpenter's Vampires: Los Muertos
Director: Tommy Lee Wallace
Cast: Jon Bon Jovi, Cristian de la Fuente, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Arly Jover, Darius McCrary, Anilu Pardo, Javier Grajeda, Tommy Lee Wallace, Diego Luna, Honorato Magaloni
Although John Carpenter's name is associated with this sequel to his 1998 "John Carpenter's Vampires," it is directed by one of his associates, Tommy Lee Wallace, who has a few horror flicks to his credit. The Vampire hunters are back, funded by the Vatican, to rid the world of those pesky vampires. Derek Bliss (Jon Bon Jovi) is sent to Mexico to take care of a particularly nasty nest of the bloodsuckers. Direct to video/DVD.
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The Young Unknowns 2003 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Catherine Jelski
Cast: Devon Gummersall, Arly Jover, Eion Bailey, Leslie Bibb, Dale Godboldo, Simon Templeman
Charlie (Devon Gummersall), the son of a successful Hollywood director, has big plans but little on his resume. He and girlfriend Paloma (Arly Jover) are staying at Charlie's father's home in the Hollywood Hills where Joe (Eion Bailey) and Cassandra (Leslie Bibb) stop by for a visit. The evening turns into what will seem like a very long (even though the film time is only 87 minutes) exercise in drinking and drugging.
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| 1. Blade (1998)
2. The Empire of the Wolves (2005)
3. Four Dogs Playing Poker (1999)
aka: 4 Dogs Playing Poker
4. Little Ashes (2009)
5. Vampires: Los Muertos (2002)
aka: John Carpenter's Vampires: Los Muertos
6. The Young Unknowns (2003)
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