Deterrence 2000  R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rod Lurie
Cast: Kevin Pollak, Timothy Hutton, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Sean Astin, Clotilde Courau, Badja Djola, Mark Thompson, Uzi Gal, Kathryn Morris, Michael Mantell
In the year 2008, U.S. President Emerson (Kevin Pollak), who took office after the death of the elected president, is now running for his own term as president. He and his staff get snowed in at a small diner in Colorado. That's a good time for Saddam Hussein's son, now running Iraq, to invade Kuwait and kill hundreds of members of the American peacekeeping force. The President warns that he will nuke Iraq if they don't retreat, and Hussein counters with his own threats. So, Emerson asks the people in the diner what to do. Made in 1998 but sat on the shelf until the 2000 release.
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First-Time Felon 1997 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charles S. Dutton
Cast: Omar Epps, Delroy Lindo, Rachel Ticotin, William Forsythe, Anthony "Treach" Criss, Justin Pierce, Lucinda Jenney, Jo D. Jonz, Badja Djola, Robin Michelle McClamb, Tom Nowicki, Sandra "Pepa" Denton
When petty crook Greg Yance (Omar Epps) is jailed for drug possession, he is offered a choice between five years in jail or two months going through a boot camp. He chooses the latter and becomes a better man as a result. Based on a true story.
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Gunshy 1998  R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jeff Celentano
Cast: William Petersen, Michael Wincott, Diane Lane, Kevin Gage, Michael Byrne, Eric Schaeffer, Meat Loaf, Musetta Vander, R. Lee Ermey, Badja Djola
After the breakup with his girlfriend, a journalist, Jake Bridges (William Petersen) heads for Atlantic City where he embraces alcohol as his cure-all. A small-time mobster (Michael Wincott) spots Jake, saves him from himself, and introduces him to his girlfriend Melissa (Diane Lane). Now a new kind of "friendship" develops.
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Heaven's Prisoners 1996  R, 132 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Phil Joanou
Cast: Alec Baldwin, Kelly Lynch, Eric Roberts, Mary Stuart Masterson, Teri Hatcher, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Badja Djola, Don Stark
Based on James Lee Burke's detective series, this film features Alec Baldwin as ex-cop Dave Robicheaux who, with his wife (Kelly Lynch), looks into the mystery behind a plane crash and does not come up empty-handed.
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 The Hurricane 1999  R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Norman Jewison
Cast: Denzel Washington, Deborah Kara Unger, Vicellous Reon Shannon, Liev Schreiber, John Hannah, Dan Hedaya, Debbi Morgan, Clancy Brown, David Paymer, Rod Steiger, Harris Yulin, Badja Djola, Vincent Pastore, Al Waxman, David Lansbury
Denzel Washington excels in his portrayal of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter–a boxer sent to prison on trumped-up murder charges in 1966. Carter remained in prison until 1986 when the efforts of a Brooklyn-born teenager, Lesra Martin (Vicellous Reon Shannon), spurred another investigation leading to Carter's release. Washington received an Academy Award nomination.
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An Innocent Man 1989 R, 113 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Peter Yates
Cast: Tom Selleck, F. Murray Abraham, Laila Robins, David Rasche, Richard Young, Badja Djola, Todd Graff, M.C. Gainey, Bruce A. Young
The nightmare of prison life is depicted in this film about Jimmie Rainwood (Tom Selleck) who is framed by two cops and sent to jail. When released, he goes on a vendetta to catch the men who set him up.
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 The Last Boy Scout 1991  R, 105 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Tony Scott
Cast: Bruce Willis, Damon Wayans, Chelsea Field, Noble Willingham, Taylor Negron, Danielle Harris, Halle Berry, Bruce McGill, Badja Djola, Kim Coates, Chelcie Ross, Joe Santos, Clarence Felder, Tony Longo, Frank Collison
Disgraced ex-Secret Service agent Joe Hallenbeck (Bruce Willis) now acts as a bodyguard for a stripper, Cory (Halle Berry), who has received death threats. When Cory is gunned down, Joe teams up with her lover, disgraced ex-pro football quarterback Jimmy Dix (Damon Wayans), to investigate the murder. The trail leads to sports betting, mobsters, and corrupt politicians. Ultra-violent.
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Mississippi Burning 1988 R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Alan Parker
Cast: Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Brad Dourif, R. Lee Ermey, Gailard Sartain, Stephen Tobolowsky, Michael Rooker, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Badja Djola, Frankie Faison, Kevin Dunn, Tom Mason, Geoffrey Nauffts, Rick Zieff
This is a very good film about three civil rights workers who were killed in Mississippi during the height of racial problems of the 1960s. FBI agents Ward (Willem Dafoe) and Anderson (Gene Hackman), with different backgrounds, arrive to investigate. They overcome their differences and work together, and information from the town sheriff's wife (Frances McDormand) helps in solving the case. The film won an Oscar for Best Cinematography and was nominated for six others, including Best Picture, Actor (Hackman), Supporting Actress (Frances McDormand) and Director.
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Night at the Golden Eagle 2002 R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Adam Rifkin
Cast: Vinny Argiro, Donnie Montemarano, James Caan, Natasha Lyonne, Vinnie Jones, Ann Magnuson, Fayard Nicholas, Sam Moore, Miles Dougal, Badja Djola
LA's seedy Golden Eagle Hotel is the setting for this film. The action takes place during the course of one evening when Brooklyn hoods Mick (Vinny Argiro) and Tommy (Donnie Montemarano) reunite and plan for the future. But, everything changes after Tommy accidentally kills a prostitute and the two losers are left with the job of disposing of her corpse.
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A Rage in Harlem 1991  R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bill Duke
Cast: Forest Whitaker, Gregory Hines, Robin Givens, Zakes Mokae, Danny Glover, Badja Djola, John Toles-Bey, Ron Taylor, Samm-Art Williams, Stack Pierce, Tyler Collins, Willard E. Pugh
Place: Nachez, MS. Time: 1956. Slim (Badja Djola) and his gang steal a trunk of gold. But, when the police arrive on the scene, Imabelle (Robin Givens) takes off with the loot while the gang shoots it out. She heads to Harlem with the intention of making some money from her contacts in the area. Her adventures start when she meets an undertaker's assistant (Forest Whitaker) who provides the perfect cover. Before long, the many people who want the gold, including Slim, converge on Harlem and Imabelle.
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The Serpent and the Rainbow 1988 R, 98 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Wes Craven
Cast: Bill Pullman, Cathy Tyson, Zakes Mokae, Paul Winfield, Brent Jennings, Conrad Roberts, Badja Djola, Theresa Merritt, Michael Gough, Paul(2) Guilfoyle, Dey Young, Aleta Mitchell, Jaime Pina Gautier, William Newman, Evencio Mosquera Slaco
It appears that zombies really do exist, and scientist Dennis Alan (Bill Pullman) is sent to Haiti by a drug company to find the drug that may used in creating zombies. Teaming up with a local "good" voodoo priest (Paul Winfield) and his daughter (Cathy Tyson), Alan finds that, as he gets closer to the answers, the resistance from the "bad" voodoo priest becomes greater, and he is in jeopardy of becoming a zombie himself. Based on a book by Wade Davis who actually looked for the drug. Good special effects.
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| 1. Deterrence (2000)
2. First-Time Felon (1997)
3. Gunshy (1998)
4. Heaven's Prisoners (1996)
5. The Hurricane (1999)
6. An Innocent Man (1989)
7. The Last Boy Scout (1991)
8. The Lightship (1985)
9. Mississippi Burning (1988)
10. Night at the Golden Eagle (2002)
11. A Rage in Harlem (1991)
12. The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
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