88 Minutes 2007 R, 108 min. Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Jon Avnet Cast: Al Pacino, Alicia Witt, Leelee Sobieski, Amy Brenneman, William Forsythe, Deborah Kara Unger, Benjamin McKenzie, Neal McDonough, Leah Cairns, Stephen Moyer, Christopher Redman, Brendan Fletcher, Michael Eklund
Professor of Forensic Psychology Jack Gramm (Al Pacino) testified against Jon Forster (Neal McDonough) at his murder trial nine years ago. Forster has claimed ever since that he is innocent. On the eve of Forster's execution, the Seattle police find an identical crime to the one Forster has been found guilty of, and the F.B.I. has information that the victim was one of Gramm's students. Now, Gramm receives a threat that he has only 88 minutes left to live, and he must use his own forensic skills and those of his cohorts in order to save his own life.
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Absolute Zero 2005 TV, 95 min. Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Robert Lee Cast: Erika Eleniak, Jeff Fahey, Jessica Amlee, Brittney Irvin, Michael Ryan, John B. Lowe, Fred Ewanuick, William MacDonald, Christopher Rosamond, Christopher Redman
A second Ice Age appears to be a certainty as violent snow storms rage over Miami, and climatologist Dr. David Kotzmon (Jeff Fahey) and his team are cut off from communication with the rest of the world. Now, it is up to David to lead his group to safety in the temperature-controlled chamber at INTER SCI if they are to have any chance for survival.
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Catch and Release 2007 PG-13, 111 min. Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Susannah Grant Cast: Jennifer Garner, Timothy Olyphant, Juliette Lewis, Kevin Smith, Sam Jaeger, Joshua Friesen, Fiona Shaw, Tina Lifford, Georgia Craig, Christopher Redman, Sonja Bennett, Yorgo Constantine, Joyce Krenz
Gray Wheeler's (Jennifer Garner) fiance has died on his bachelor party fishing trip, and while struggling over the tragedy Gray finds comfort in friends Dennis (Sam Jaeger), Fritz (Timothy Olyphant), and Sam (Kevin Smith). The four share a tiny house in Boulder while Gray tries to rebuild her life. It isn't long before her fiance's hidden secret of fathering a child out of wedlock and paying support to the mother (Juliette Lewis) rises to the fore, but at the same time a new romance blooms for Gray.
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Ginger Snaps 2000 N/R, 108 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: John Fawcett Cast: Emily Perkins, Katharine Isabelle, Kris Lemche, Jesse Moss, Danielle Hampton, Mimi Rogers, Peter Keleghan, John Bourgeois, Christopher Redman, Jimmy MacInnis
Ginger and Brigitte (Katharine Isabelle and Emily Perkins) are mid-teen sisters who are outcasts, of sorts, and enjoy shocking their high-school classmates. They also fantasize about suicide. One night the girls are attacked by a creature–The Beast of Bailey Downs–that has been attacking and dismembering dogs. The girls survive, but Ginger is wounded. The wounds heal quickly, and things begin to happen to her–like growing a tail. A pretty good thriller.
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| 1. 88 Minutes (2007)
2. Absolute Zero (2005)
3. Catch and Release (2007)
4. Ginger Snaps (2000)
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