Big Spender 2003  PG, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul(2) Schneider
Cast: Casper Van Dien, Graham Greene, Tara Spencer-Nairn, Matthew Knight, Corinne Conley, Chris Benson, Randy Butcher, Eve Crawford, Bob Desrosiers, Sten Eirik
Based on a true story, Eddie Burton (Casper Van Dien) has served time in jail, over and over again–until he participates in a work-release program through which he saves a retired race horse from being destroyed and finds a reason to change his ways.
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Black Fox 1995 TV, 275 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Steven Hilliard Stern
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Tony Todd, Raoul Trujillo, Chris Wiggins, Janet Bailey, Nancy Sorel, Chris Benson, Cynthia Preston, Lawrence Dane, Kim Coates, Michael Rhoades, Dale Wilson, Leon Goodstriker, Morningstar Mecredi, Byron Chief-Moon
Originally a three-part TV miniseries, this film tells the story of Alan (Christopher Reeve) and his ex-slave buddy, Britt (Tony Todd), as they move West to find a new life in early-1860s Texas. Episodes include: "Black Fox," "Black Fox : Good Men and Bad," and "Black Fox the Price of Peace."
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 The Cutting Edge 1992  PG, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Paul Michael Glaser
Cast: D.B. Sweeney, Moira Kelly, Roy Dotrice, Terry O'Quinn, Dwier Brown, Chris Benson, Kevin Peeks, Barry Flatman, Rachelle Ottley, Steve Sears
Spoiled, rich Kate (Moira Kelly) has just failed to win in pairs skating at the Olympics–due largely to her poor attitude. Now it's time to find another partner; but this proves difficult until her coach brings in an ex-Olympic hockey player (D.B. Sweeney). As they prepare for another Olympics, love blooms in this "old-fashioned" romantic comedy.
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A Lobster Tale 2006 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Adam Massey
Cast: Colm Meaney, Alberta Watson, Graham Greene, Jack Knight, Dale Ewing, Joe Pingue, Bruce McFee, Keir Gilchrist, Erik Knudsen, Deborah Grover, Chris Benson, Gerry Quigley, Jonathan Whittaker, Kevin Jubinville, Ken James
Cody Brewer (Colm Meaney) is a Maine lobster fisherman who is struggling to make ends meet, and his wife Martha (Alberta Watson) and young son Jake (Jack Knight) also have problems. Everything changes when a strange moss is caught in Cody's net, and Cody discovers that the moss has magical powers, which allow it to perform miracles. Cody is relieved when he sees that the powers affect not only the Brewer family but bring good things for the whole community as well.
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Vendetta 1999  R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nicholas Meyer
Cast: Christopher Walken, Clancy Brown, Bruce Davison, Joaquim de Almeida, Edward Herrmann, Kenneth Welsh, Luke Askew, Richard Libertini, Andrea Di Stefano, Joel Gordon, Chris Benson, Wayne Robson, Pierrino Mascarino, Daragh O'Malley, Richard Blackburn
In the 1890s, cotton exporter James Houston (Christopher Walken) masterminds a plot to take over the New Orleans docks. When police chief David Hennessy (Clancy Brown) stands in the way, he is killed. As a result of the homicide, Sicilian immigrants who work on the New Orleans docks are rounded up for questioning. Eventually, nine go on trial, but all are acquitted. However, the populace does not agree with the verdicts, and a series of lynchings result. This made-for-HBO film is based on a true story.
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| 1. Big Spender (2003)
2. Black Fox (1995)
3. The Cutting Edge (1992)
4. A Lobster Tale (2006)
5. Vendetta (1999)
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