 The Day After Tomorrow 2004  PG-13, 124 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Roland Emmerich
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Emmy Rossum, Dash Mihok, Jay O. Sanders, Sela Ward, Austin Nichols, Arjay Smith, Tamlyn Tomita, Sasha Roiz, Ian Holm, Nassim Sharara, Kenneth Welsh, Carl Alacchi, Michel "Gish" Abou-Samah
Well-orchestrated, eco-disaster scenes–a Tsunami swamping Manhattan, tornadoes devastating L.A., and hail pelting Tokyo, effects of melting ice caps–highlight this film, but the plot about Jack Hall (Dennis Quaid) struggling to locate his son, Sam (Jake Gyllenhaal), pales in comparison.
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 Glory Road 2006  PG, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Gartner
Cast: Josh Lucas, Derek Luke, Austin Nichols, Mehcad Brooks, Emily Deschanel, Jon Voight, Damaine Radcliff, Alphonso McAuley, Al Shearer, Red West, Sam Jones III, Evan Jones
When Dan Haskins (Josh Lucas) is hired to coach men's basketball at Texas Western College, he finds that a group of disorderly White players make up the team. Haskins solution: recruit talented Black players. Haskins then leads his team all the way to the 1966 NCAA national championship. Based on a true story.
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Holiday in the Sun 2001  G, 90 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Steve Purcell
Cast: Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Austin Nichols, Ben Easter, Ashley Hughes, Markus Flanagan, Jamie Rose, Jeff Altman, Billy Aaron Brown, Wendy Schaal, Megan Fox, Ashley Kelly
The 15-year-old twins look forward to their upcoming Hawaiian vacation with their friends–and the opportunity to see and be seen by boys. But drat it, their father takes them to the Bahamas instead, where they meet the boys; have assorted adventures; and, of course, get involved in solving a mystery involving a smuggling operation, thank you very much. One long advertisement for the resort where they stay, but the 8-12 year old crowd will like it.
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Wimbledon 2004 PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Loncraine
Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Paul Bettany, Sam Neill, Jon Favreau, Bernard Hill, Eleanor Bron, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Robert Lindsay, Austin Nichols, Kyle Hyde, Celia Imrie, Penny Ryder
Tennis star Peter Colt (Paul Bettany) has fallen on hard times as his ranking has hit an all-time low–until he meets and falls in love with rising tennis star Lizzie Bradbury (Kirsten Dunst). Despite parental interference, the relationship seems to be helping Peter's tennis game. Will love conquer all?
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| 1. The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
2. Glory Road (2006)
3. Holiday in the Sun (2001)
4. Wimbledon (2004)
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