Amateur 1994  R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Hal Hartley
Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Martin Donovan, Elina Lowensohn, Damian Young, Chuck Montgomery, Michael Imperioli, Dave Simonds, Pamela Stewart
An ex-nun porno-writer (Isabelle Huppert), an amnesiac pornographer (Martin Donovan), and an unsuccessful starlet (Elina Lowensohn) provide the backdrop for this existential tale of entwining events and characters.
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Edge of Darkness 2010 R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama / Action / Thriller
Director: Martin Campbell
Cast: Mel Gibson, Danny Huston, Ray Winstone, Bojana Novakovic, Shawn Roberts, David Aaron Baker, Jay O. Sanders, Denis O'Hare, Damian Young, Caterina Scorsone, Frank Grillo, Wayne Duvall, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Gabrielle Popa, Paul Sparks
While walking out their front door, Boston homicide detective Thomas Craven's (Mel Gibson) daughter Emma (Bojana Novakovic) is shot and killed by a masked gunman. At first, it is believed that Thomas was the intended victim, but Thomas discovers evidence that Emma had secrets in her personal and professional lives that resulted in her murder. Clues lead to Emma's corporate boss Jack Bennett (Danny Huston) and sleazy Senator Jim Pine (Damian Young). Thomas does get some help from government operative Jedburgh (Ray Winstone) who has been sent to look into the situation and hide evidence. But, it is Thomas who must uncover the facts.
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Everybody's Fine 2009  PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Comedy
Director: Kirk Jones
Cast: Robert De Niro, Kate Beckinsale, Drew Barrymore, Sam Rockwell, Lucian Maisel, Damian Young, James Frain, Melissa Leo, Brendan Sexton III, James Murtaugh, Katherine Moennig, Austin Lysy, Chandler Frantz, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, Lily Mo Sheen
Retiree Frank Goode (Robert De Niro) is a recent widower who invites his grown children to visit him at his home in upstate New York. When they all cancel plans for the reunion, Frank decides to surprise them by taking a cross-country trip and visiting each one. His first visit is to son David's (Austin Lysy) NYC apartment, but David is not home. Frank finds daughter Amy (Kate Beckinsale) living a tension-filled life with her family in Chicago. His son Robert (Sam Rockwell) plays in the Denver orchestra, but Frank learns that he is not the conductor he led his father to believe he is. When he visits daughter Rosie (Drew Barrymore) in Las Vegas, Frank learns that she is caring for a friend's baby and is not the successful Las Vegas dancer she dreamed of being. None appear happy to see Frank who finally figures out that they are not as happy and successful as he believed–and that they are hiding information about David. And, all Frank wants is to be a good father.
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Going Nomad 1998  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Art Jones
Cast: Damian Young, Jourdan Zayles, Jamie C. Ward, Gregory Wolfe, Mason Pettit, Victor Argo, Tom Oppenheim, Graciela Lecube, Jose Yenque, Marilyn Brett
El Cid Rivera (Damian Young) and his group of "urban nomads" spend their nights piloting 1970s Buicks and Lincolns down New York's asphalt streets in search of the Perfect Ride. Later, they gather at a local bar, discuss life, and then head for dead-end jobs, which serve to fill the interim between their nocturnal rides.
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Kill the Poor 2006 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan Taylor
Cast: David Krumholtz, Clara Bellar, Paul Calderon, Jon Budinoff, Heather Burns, Zak Orth, Larry Gilliard Jr., Otto Sanchez, Jaime Tirelli, Fisher Stevens, Cliff Gorman, Damian Young
The time is 1982, and the place is New York City where Joe (David Krumholtz) and his pregnant French wife, Anabelle (Clara Bellar), buy into a tenement building on Avenue E on the city's lower East Side. Their neighbors are pot heads, dealers, and thieves roaming the streets. To make their house a home and protect the property, Joe joins forces with the other tenants who elect him president of the "co-op." Joe is asked to evict long-time squatter Carlos DeJesus (Paul Calderon) who has lived in the building longer than anyone else. But, Joe's attempts at mediation meet with little success.
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Second Best 2004 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Eric Weber
Cast: Joe Pantoliano, Boyd Gaines, Peter Gerety, Bronson Pinchot, Matthew Arkin, Jennifer Tilly, Stephen Bogardus, Barbara Barrie, Polly Draper, James Ryan, Damian Young, Irma St. Paule
Failed publishing executive Elliot (Joe Pantoliano) invites his best friend from college days, successful movie producer Richard (Boyd Gaines), to his home for a visit. But, the reunion triggers those feelings of being "second best" for Elliot.
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Simple Men 1992 R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Hal Hartley
Cast: Robert John Burke, Bill Sage, Karen Sillas, Elina Lowensohn, Martin Donovan, Chris Cooke, Jeffrey Howard, Holly Marie Combs, Mark Bailey, Joe Stevens, Damian Young, Marietta Marich
Immediately following a botched computer heist, Bill (Robert John Burke) is double-crossed by his partner/girlfriend. He then sets off with brother Dennis (Bill Sage) in search of their long-lost father who has escaped from prison. Quirky characters.
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| 1. Amateur (1994)
2. Edge of Darkness (2010)
3. Everybody's Fine (2009)
4. Going Nomad (1998)
5. Kill the Poor (2006)
6. Second Best (2004)
7. Simple Men (1992)
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