 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001  PG-13, 178 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Peter Jackson
Cast: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Liv Tyler, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Andy Serkis, Sean Bean, Ian Holm, Hugo Weaving
Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood) is the Hobbit who has been given the long-missing Ancient Ring of the Dark Lord of Sauron. Now that Frodo has the Ring in his possession, he has no choice but to find the Cracks of Doom in order to destroy the Ring and end the reign of the Dark Lords. This film received the most Academy Award nominations for 2001 (13), and won four Oscars (Best Cinematography, Visual Effects, Original Score, and Makeup). Nominations included Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actor (Ian McKellen).
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 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003 PG-13, 201 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Peter Jackson
Cast: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Liv Tyler, Cate Blanchett, Bernard Hill, John Rhys-Davies, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Andy Serkis, Hugo Weaving, Ian Holm, Sean Bean
In the conclusion to J.R.R. Tolkien's trilogy, Gollum (Andy Serkis) continues to lead the gentle Hobbits–Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin)–on the trek to Mount Doom in their quest to destroy the One Ring. Meanwhile, the deposed King Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) strives to unite the people of Middle Earth in preparation for battle in the forthcoming massive attack by the Dark Lord Saurons' minions. Winner of 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Director, and Original Score and Song.
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 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2002 PG-13, 179 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Peter Jackson
Cast: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Sean Astin, Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom, Liv Tyler, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Christopher Lee, Brad Dourif, Billy Boyd, Andy Serkis, Dominic Monaghan, Hugo Weaving
The Hobbits continue where the last film–"Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring"–left off as Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin) continue on their way to Mordor in their effort to destroy the One Ring. Academy Awards were received for Best Sound Editing and Visual Effects, and the film received four nominations, including Best Picture.
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On a Clear Day 2005  PG-13, 99 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Gaby Dellal
Cast: Peter Mullan, Brenda Blethyn, Jamie Sives, Sean McGinley, Billy Boyd, Ron Cook, Jodhi May, Benedict Wong, Anne Marie Timoney, Shaun Dingwall, Tony Roper, Paul Ritter
After many years working as a shipbuilder in Glasgow, Frank Redmond (Peter Mullan) is laid off and suffers a loss of confidence in himself–until he comes up with an idea to swim the English Channel. Friends Norman (Ron Cook), Dann (Billy Boyd), and Eddie (Sean McGinley) support Frank through his training, but as the day approaches, events occur that force Frank to deal with strained family relationships between Frank and his wife (Brenda Blethyn) and son (Jamie Sives). Now, Frank tries to swim back to the center of his family.
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Seed of Chucky 2004  R, 87 min.
Genre: Horror / Comedy / Thriller
aka: Child's Play 5
Director: Don Mancini
Cast: Jennifer Tilly, Hannah Spearritt, John Waters, Brad Dourif, Redman, Steve Lawton, Tony Gardner, Jason Flemyng, Nicholas Rowe, Stephanie Chambers, Simon James Morgan, Bethany Simons-Danville, Billy Boyd, Rebecca Santos, Keith-Lee Castle
In this, the fifth, episode of the "Child's Play" series, Glenn (Billy Boyd)–the orphan doll son of those murdering dolls–Chuck and Tiffany (Brad Dourif and Jennifer Tilly)–comes to Hollywood when he hears that a film is being made about his infamous parents. Glenn resurrects his parents but then has major problems dealing with their blood-thirsty lifestyles.
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Urban Ghost Story 1998  R, 85 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Genevieve Jolliffe
Cast: Heather Ann Foster, Stephanie Buttle, Jason Connery, Nicola Stapleton, Andreas Wisniewski, Billy Boyd, Elizabeth Berrington, Kenneth Bryans, Alan Owen, Carolyn Bonnyman
Young teen Lizzie (Heather Ann Foster), a recent survivor of an auto accident that killed her friend, lives in a Glasgow apartment with mother Kate (Stephanie Buttle) and younger brother and sister. When poltergeist activity begins in Lizzie's room, Kate turns to newsman John (Jason Connery) for help. But John believes it is a hoax, and "experts" that arrive on the scene add to the weirdness.
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| 1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
3. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
4. On a Clear Day (2005)
5. Seed of Chucky (2004)
aka: Child's Play 5
6. Urban Ghost Story (1998)
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