Island of the Dead 2000  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Tim Southam
Cast: Talisa Soto, Bruce Ramsay, Malcolm McDowell, Steffen Wink, Kent McQuaid, Paul Hopkins, Tyrone Benskin, Mos Def, Michel Perron, Daniel Pilon
Wealthy developer Rupert King (Malcolm McDowell) decides to buy a small island near NYC and build a resort on it. The island is also the final resting place for the city's unknown and destitute bodies. When Rupert, his staff, and workers are trapped by swarms of hungry, zombie-like flies, things get tough for the developers.
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 Left Behind 2000  PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Thriller
aka: Left Behind: The Movie
Director: Vic Sarin
Cast: Kirk Cameron, Brad Johnson, Janaya Stephens, Clarence Gilyard Jr., Colin Fox, Gordon Currie, Chelsea Noble, Daniel Pilon, Anthony De Santis, Jack Langedijk, Krista Bridges, Thomas Hauff, Neil Crone, Sten Eirik, Raven Douda
Produced by Christian filmmakers for a Christian audience, this apocalyptic rendition of the Bible shows the world being hit by the Rapture: God's sign that the end is coming. GNN reporter Buck Williams (Kirk Cameron) finds himself in the middle of a BIG story in which people simply vanish, and those left behind must try to sort out their sorry lots in life.
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The List 2000 R, 93 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Sylvain Guy
Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Madchen Amick, Roc LaFortune, Catherine Blythe, Ben Gazzara, Romano Orzari, Terence La Brosse Ross, Daniel Pilon, Michel Perron, Ian(2) MacDonald, Mark Walker, Karyn Dwyer
High-class call girl Gabrielle (Madchen Amick) arranges her own arrest as part of a blackmail plot against her wealthy, influential clients. When she presents incriminating pictures in court, the judge, Richard Miller (Ryan O'Neal), has difficult legal and moral decisions to make about revealing information concerning his friends and colleagues.
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No Greater Love 1996  TV, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
aka: Danielle Steel's 'No Greater Love'
Director: Richard T. Heffron
Cast: Kelly Rutherford, Chris Sarandon, Nicholas Campbell, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Michael Landes, Gina Philips, Hayden Christensen, Susan Hogan, Daniel Pilon, Simon MacCorkindale, Christopher C. Fuller, Polly Shannon
Although she lost her parents and fiance in the Titanic disaster, 20-year-old Edwina (Kelly Rutherford) survived the sinking and now takes on the position of raising her siblings and running the family newspaper business. Will she ever be able to rid herself of haunting memories and live a life of her own? Based on Danielle Steele's novel.
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Play Dirty 1969  PG, 117 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure
Director: Andre De Toth
Cast: Michael Caine, Nigel Davenport, Nigel Green, Harry Andrews, Bernard Archard, Daniel Pilon, Patrick Jordan, Aly Ben Ayed, Martin Burland, George McKeenan, Bridget Espeet, Enrique Avila, Takis Emmanuel
When a British petroleum executive, Douglas (Michael Caine), is given the assignment of working with the British Army in North Africa, he is given the official rank of Captain. He must accompany a small band of ex-convicts on a mission 400 miles behind the German lines, and the inexperienced Capt. Douglas immediately comes into conflict with his men but eventually earns their respect–as well as that of the company's real leader Capt. Cyril Leech (Nigel Davenport).
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Shoot 'Em Up 2007 R, 87 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Michael Davis
Cast: Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti, Monica Bellucci, Stephen McHattie, Greg Bryk, Daniel Pilon, Ramona Pringle, Julian Richings, Tony Munch, Scott McCord, Sidney&Lucas Mende-Gibson, Wiley M. Pickett
Strong, silent Smith (Clive Owen) encounters a pregnant woman (Ramona Pringle) who is being attacked by a thug. He intervenes and ends up delivering her baby (Sidney & Lucas Mende-Gibson) in the midst of a gun fight. The woman dies, and Smith escapes with the infant in tow. After figuring that the baby is the target, Smith takes the infant to a lactating prostitute (Monica Bellucci) to serve as a wet nurse. Now, Smith hunts down the criminal mastermind Hertz (Paul Giamatti) to find out just why he wants the infant killed. And gun battles ensue throughout the chase.
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Starship Invasions 1977 PG, 87 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Ed Hunt
Cast: Robert Vaughn, Christopher Lee, Daniel Pilon, Helen Shaver, Henry Ramer, Victoria Johnson, Tiiu Leek, Doreen Lipson, Kate Parr, Sherri Ross
This film's plot and special effects are so poor that is worth viewing "Starship Invasions" just to see how low a science fiction film can stoop.
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| 1. Island of the Dead (2000)
2. Left Behind (2000)
aka: Left Behind: The Movie
3. The List (2000)
4. No Greater Love (1996)
aka: Danielle Steel's 'No Greater Love'
5. Play Dirty (1969)
6. Shoot 'Em Up (2007)
7. Starship Invasions (1977)
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