The Accused 1988  R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Cast: Jodie Foster, Kelly McGillis, Bernie Coulson, Ann Hearn, Carmen Argenziano, Steve Antin, Leo Rossi, Tom(2) O'Brien, Peter Van Norden, Terry David Mulligan, Woody Brown, Scott Paulin, Tom Heaton, Kim Kondrashoff, Stephen E. Miller
Jodie Foster (in her Best Actress Oscar performance) takes the role of Sarah Tobias who is gang-raped in a crowded bar. The case goes to court where District Attorney Kathryn Murphy (Kelly McGillis) agrees to a plea bargain and tries to show that Sarah was on drugs at the time of the rape and acted provocatively. Now, Sarah must contend with the humiliation of her questionable past being paraded in a courtroom. Powerful and moving.
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Andersonville 1996  TV, 167 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Jarrod Emick, Frederic Forrest, Ted Marcoux, Carmen Argenziano, Jayce Bartok, Frederick Coffin, Cliff De Young, Denis Forest, Justin Henry, William H. Macy
Union soldiers endure squalid conditions during the Civil War when they are locked up at the infamous Confederate prison in Andersonville, Georgia. This story may seem excessively long; it was originally made for cable TV and shown in two parts.
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Baja Oklahoma 1988 TV, 105 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Bobby Roth
Cast: Lesley Ann Warren, Peter Coyote, Swoosie Kurtz, Billy Vera, Anthony Zerbe, William Forsythe, Julia Roberts, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Alice Krige, Bruce Abbott, Carmen Argenziano, Paul Bartel, Carole Davis, Linda Dona
Based on Dan Jenkins' novel, this is a delightful musical/comedy about a Texas barmaid who dreams of making a name for herself in the music business.
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A Better Way to Die 2000  R, 96 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Scott Wiper
Cast: Andre Braugher, Scott Wiper, Lou Diamond Phillips, Natasha Henstridge, Matt Gallini, Wayne Duvall, Joe Pantoliano, Carmen Argenziano, Mirjana Jokovic, Jack Conley
A Chicago cop (Scott Wiper) is disillusioned with his work, so he quits and heads back to his hometown. On the way, he inadvertently gets mixed up with the FBI and the Chicago Mafia when he is mistaken for a missing agent that both groups are after. The chase is on in this weak film.
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 Blue Streak 1999 PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Les Mayfield
Cast: Martin Lawrence, Luke Wilson, Peter Greene, Dave Chappelle, William Forsythe, Nicole Ari Parker, Graham Beckel, Tamala Jones, Olek Krupa, Saverio Guerra, Robert Miranda, Richard C. Sarafian, Julio Oscar Mechoso, Steve Rankin, Carmen Argenziano
Miles Logan (Martin Lawrence) is a jewel thief, just released from prison, who impersonates a police officer in his attempt to steal a diamond that is locked up at the police station. But, as it turns out, Logan's well-laid plans go awry in this comedy/action tale.
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 Capone 1975  R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steve Carver
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Susan Blakely, Harry Guardino, John Cassavetes, Sylvester Stallone, Frank Campanella, Carmen Argenziano, George Chandler, Royal Dano, Dick Miller
This film is a biography of Chicago mobster Al Capone (Ben Gazzara) and the world of Chicago in the 1920s. Poor, despite the pretty good cast.
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Circle of Power 1983 R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Mystique
Brainwash
The Naked Weekend
Director: Bobby Roth
Cast: Yvette Mimieux, Christopher Allport, Cindy Pickett, John Considine, Scott Marlowe, Walter Olkewicz, Denny Miller, Hugh Gillin, Leo Rossi, Tony Plana, Carmen Argenziano, Mary McCusker
Bianca Ray (Yvette Mimieux) goes overboard in her duties as CEO when she requires officials in her company to attend in-depth encounter sessions.
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Graduation Day 1981 R, 85 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Herb Freed
Cast: Christopher George, Patch Mackenzie, E. Danny Murphy, E.J. Peaker, Michael Pataki, Linnea Quigley, Vanna White, Richard Balin, Carmen Argenziano, Beverly Dixon
Just prior to graduation day, members of the high-school track team are being killed off in gross ways–one by one. There are plenty of suspects in this nothing of a film, even considering the fact that "Wheel of Fortune's" Vanna White plays one of the victims.
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Grave of the Vampire 1972 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Seed of Terror
Director: John Hayes
Cast: William Smith, Michael Pataki, Lyn Peters, Diane Holden, Jay Adler, Kitty Vallacher, Jay Scott, Eric Mason, Lieux Dressler, William Guhl, Carmen Argenziano, Margaret Fairchild
Vampire Croft (Michael Pataki) rapes Leslie (Kitty Vallacher) so that he can have an offspring. The half-vampire offspring, James (William Smith), is bottle-fed on his mother's blood until she succumbs to anemia. James is not happy with his fate and decides to find and deal with his father.
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Hellraiser: Inferno 2000  R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Scott Derrickson
Cast: Craig Sheffer, Nicholas Turturro, Doug Bradley, James Remar, Carmen Argenziano, Matt George, Michael Shamus Wiles, Winifred Freedman, Nicholas Sadler, Noelle Evans, Lindsay Taylor, Sasha Barrese, Kathryn Joosten, Jessica Elliot, Christopher Neiman
In this fifth "Hellraiser" entry, the evil Pinhead (Doug Bradley) battles bad cop Detective Joseph Thorne (Craig Sheffer) who has been exiled to Hades. The battle is fought over a mysterious puzzle box that provides directions for the only exit back from Hell.
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 Identity 2003 R, 90 min.
Genre: Mystery / Horror / Thriller
Director: James Mangold
Cast: John Cusack, Ray Liotta, Amanda Peet, John Hawkes, Alfred Molina, Clea DuVall, Rebecca De Mornay, John C. McGinley, William Lee Scott, Jake Busey, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Leila Kenzle, Carmen Argenziano, Marshall Bell, Matt Letscher
Travelers–limo driver Ed (John Cusack), prostitute Paris (Amanda Peet), actress Caroline (Rebecca De Mornay), police officer Rhodes (Ray Liotta) and his prisoner Robert Maine (Jake Busey), newlyweds Lou and Ginny (William Lee Scott and Clea DuVall), and married couple George and Alice (John McGinley and Leila Kenzle)–seek refuge from a storm in a seedy hotel run by Larry (John Hawkes). But safety is short-lived as they discover that they are being killed off–one by one.
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Into the Night 1985 R, 115 min.
Genre: Action
Director: John Landis
Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Richard Farnsworth, Michelle Pfeiffer, David Bowie, Dan Aykroyd, Irene Papas, Clu Gulager, Carmen Argenziano, David Cronenberg
An aerospace engineer (Jeff Goldblum) learns of his wife's affair with another man and, in the middle of the night, heads for the airport to try to clear his head. Meanwhile, a woman smuggler (Michelle Pfeiffer) arrives at the airport, is met by four killers, and escapes by jumping into the engineer's car. Then the real intrigue begins.
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Momentum 2003 R, 92 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: James Searle
Cast: Louis Gossett Jr., Grayson McCouch, Teri Hatcher, Michael Massee, Nicki Aycox, Carmen Argenziano, Morocco Omari, Zahn McClarnon, Daniel Dae Kim, Zach Galligan, Brad Greenquist, Sean Blakemore
Former FBI agent Raymond Addison (Louis Gossett Jr.) coerces physics professor Zachary Shefford (Grayson McCouch) to go undercover and infiltrate a gang, led by Adrian Geiger (Michael Massee), that uses telekinetic powers to rob banks and armored cars.
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A Murder of Crows 1999 R, 102 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Rowdy Herrington
Cast: Cuba Gooding Jr., Tom Berenger, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Mark Pellegrino, Eric Stoltz, Doug Wert, Ashley Laurence, Carmen Argenziano, Nate Adams, Jeremiah Black
A disbarred Louisiana attorney, Lawson Russell (Cuba Gooding Jr.), steals another man's manuscript, publishes the crime novel, and becomes a success. One problem now comes to the forefront: the novel's plot involves five real-life, unsolved murders for which Russell now becomes the prime suspect.
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Stand and Deliver 1987 PG, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ramon Menendez
Cast: Edward James Olmos, Lou Diamond Phillips, Rosanna DeSoto, Andy Garcia, Ingrid Oliu, Karla Montana, Vanessa Marquez, Mark Eliot, Carmen Argenziano, Estelle Harris
Based on a true story, this film is about an unusual high-school teacher, Escalante (Edward James Olmos), who goes into an inner-city school to motivate the students into achieving more than anyone believes they are capable. Olmos was nominated for an Oscar.
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Starchaser: The Legend of Orin 1985 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Animation / Adventure / Sci-Fi
Director: Steven Hahn
Cast: Joe Colligan, Carmen Argenziano, Noelle North, Anthony De Longis, Les Tremayne, Tyke Caravelli, Ken Sansom, John Moschitta Jr., Mona Marshall, Herb Vigran, Mickey Morton, Dennis Alwood, John Garwood
This 3-D, animated, sci-fi feature relates the heroic deeds of young Orin (voice of Joe Colligan) as he retrieves a magic sword to kill evil robots and save the human race.
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 Swordfish 2001 R, 98 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Dominic Sena
Cast: John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle, Vinnie Jones, Camryn Grimes, Sam Shepard, Zach Grenier, Drea de Matteo, Rudolf Martin, Chic Daniel, Kirk B.R. Woller, Carmen Argenziano, Tim DeKay, Angelo Pagan
Dangerous spy Gabriel Shear (John Travolta) and his partner Ginger Knowles (Halle Berry) use the services of master computer hacker Stanley Jobson (Hugh Jackman) for a $9.5 billion electronic bank heist. Gabriel heads up the covert counter-terrorists, the Black Cell, and he wants the money in order to pay for his war against international terrorism. Stanley has been paroled from prison but is forbidden from entering electronics stores after infiltrating the F.B.I.'s surveillance operations. Stanley agrees to help because it will provide the legal fees he needs to see his daughter Holly (Camryn Grimes) and, too late, realizes how dangerous the Black Cell is and that he is simply a pawn in the operation.
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Too Good to Be True 1988 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Christian Nyby II
Cast: Loni Anderson, Patrick Duffy, Glynnis O'Connor, Julie Harris, Larry Drake, James Sikking, Neil Patrick Harris, Carmen Argenziano, Lorinne Vozoff, Daniel Baldwin
In this remake of "Leave Her to Heaven," Loni Anderson takes on the Gene Tierney role of the wife who is so possessive that she destroys everyone in her life–including herself.
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Unlawful Entry 1992 R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Cast: Kurt Russell, Ray Liotta, Madeleine Stowe, Roger E. Mosley, Carmen Argenziano, Andy Romano, Ken Lerner, Johnny Ray McGhee, Tony Longo, Dick Miller, Deborah Offner, Dino Anello, Sonny Carl Davis, Harry Northup, Sherrie Rose
After finding a burglar in their suburban L.A. home, Michael and Karen Carr (Kurt Russell and Madeleine Stowe) welcome a police investigation. The investigating police officer, Pete Davis (Ray Liotta), makes friends with Michael and Karen and helps them install a home alarm system, but he turns out to be a psychopath who zeroes in on Karen and tries to destroy Michael's life.
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| 1. The Accused (1988)
2. Andersonville (1996)
3. Baja Oklahoma (1988)
4. A Better Way to Die (2000)
5. Blue Streak (1999)
6. Capone (1975)
7. Circle of Power (1983)
aka: Mystique
aka: Brainwash
aka: The Naked Weekend
8. Graduation Day (1981)
9. Grave of the Vampire (1972)
aka: Seed of Terror
10. Hellraiser: Inferno (2000)
11. The Hot Box (1972)
12. Identity (2003)
13. Into the Night (1985)
14. Momentum (2003)
15. A Murder of Crows (1999)
16. Red Scorpion (1989)
17. Stand and Deliver (1987)
18. Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985)
19. Swordfish (2001)
20. Too Good to Be True (1988)
21. Unlawful Entry (1992)
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