An American Werewolf in London 1981  R, 97 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: John Landis
Cast: David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Griffin Dunne, John Woodvine, Brian Glover, Frank Oz, David Schofield, Lila Kaye, Joe Belcher, Rik Mayall, Sean Baker, Paddy Ryan, Anne-Marie Davies, Don McKillop, Paul Kember
American students David Kessler and Jack Goodman (David Naughton and Griffin Dunne) are backpacking in the English countryside when they are attacked by a werewolf. David survives and is hospitalized, but Jack is killed. During one of David's ensuing nightmares, he is visited by Jack and warned that unless he commits suicide, he will turn into a werewolf during the next full moon. David ignores Jack's advice, and, when David is released from the hospital, he moves in with his nurse, Alex Price (Jenny Agutter). They begin a love affair, and now it is only a short time before the next full moon. Will David's nightmares prove to be true? Wry humor interwoven with horror.
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Anna Karenina 1997  PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina
Director: Bernard Rose
Cast: Sophie Marceau, Sean Bean, Alfred Molina, Mia Kirshner, James Fox, Fiona Shaw, Danny Huston, Phyllida Law, David Schofield, Saskia Wickham
This version of Leo Tolstoy's 1878 novel was filmed entirely in Russia and stars Sophie Marceau as the beautiful woman who leaves her passionless marriage to be near Count Vronsky (Sean Bean) and finds that happiness is elusive.
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 Cleopatra 1999 TV, 139 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Franc Roddam
Cast: Leonor Varela, Timothy Dalton, Billy Zane, Rupert Graves, John Bowe, Art Malik, Nadim Sawalha, Owen Teale, Bruce Payne, Sean Pertwee, Philip Quast, Daragh O'Malley, David Schofield, Kassandra Voyagis, Indra Ove
In this made-for-HBO miniseries, this is the story of the out-of-wedlock child produced by Julius Caesar and Cleopatra (Timothy Dalton and Leonor Varela), as well as their son's possible selection to be Caesar's successor. This sets off Caesar's assassination with Marc Antony (Billy Zane) and Octavian (Rupert Graves) left to divide the Roman Empire while Cleopatra casts her spell on Marc Antony.
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Gladiator 2000  R, 150 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou, Richard Harris, David Schofield, John Shrapnel, Tomas Arana, Ralf Moeller, Sven-Ole Thorsen, Spencer Treat Clark, David Hemmings, Tommy Flanagan
Set in 180 A.D., this action film uses real historical events and people as background for its tale of greed and corruption versus loyalty and truth. After Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) murders his father, the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris), he forces trusted general Narcissus Maximus (Russell Crowe) into exile. Rescued by slaves, Maximus is sold as a gladiator and ends up fighting in the Colosseum under the alias of "The Spaniard." The film won five Academy Awards: Best Picture, Actor (Crowe), Costume Design, Sound, and Visual Effects. It also received seven other nominations, including Best Director.
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The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie 2003  PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Johansson
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Kevin Zegers, Brenda James, David Schofield, Justin Chatwin, Heather Wahlquist, James Caan, Leslie Hope, Jeremy Raymond, Lorette Clow, Cameron Daddo, David Lereaney
Troubled teen Charlie (Kevin Zegers) is given an ultimatum by his principal (James Caan): either get suspended from school or spend the summer working for Mrs. Ritchie (Gena Rowlands). Under the guidance of Mrs. Ritchie, Charlie begins his conversion as he learns valuable lessons about friendship and life.
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 The Musketeer 2001 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Peter Hyams
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Mena Suvari, Stephen Rea, Tim Roth, Justin Chambers, Bill Treacher, Daniel Mesguich, David Schofield, Nick Moran, Steve Spiers, Jan Gregor Kremp, Jeremy Clyde, Michael Byrne, Jean-Pierre Castaldi, Tsilla Chelton
Yet another adaptation of the Alexandre Dumas novel comes to the screen in the story about D'Artagnan (Justin Chambers) striving to become a Musketeer like his father. As a child, D'Artagnan had witnessed the evil Febre (Tim Roth) killing his parents, and he arrives in Paris seeking to avenge his parents' deaths. D'Artagnan learns that the Musketeers have been disbanded by Cardinal Richelieu (Stephen Rea), and he searches for Musketeers Aramis (Nick Moran), Athos (Jan Gregor Kremp) and Porthos (Steve Spiers). During his search, D'Artagnan joins forces with Francesca (Mena Suvari), whose mother had served the Queen (Catherine Deneuve), and Francesca has remained close to her. By story's end, D'Artagnan prevents a war and falls in love with Francesca.
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Unstoppable 2004 R, 96 min.
Genre: Action
Director: David Carson
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Jacqueline Obradors, Stuart Wilson, Kim Coates, Mark Sheppard, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Vincent Riotta, David Schofield, Nicholas Aaron, Kim Thomson
Special Forces operative Dean Cage (Wesley Snipes) is home from Bosnia with a heavy heart after having made a decision that cost the life of his friend. Events take a turn for the worse when CIA agents mistake him for another man and inject him with a drug that causes hallucinations. The race is on as Dean must find the antidote and prove his identity. Not one of Snipes' best films.
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Valkrie 2008 PG-13, 120 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Bryan Singer
Cast: Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, Carice van Houten, Thomas Kretschmann, Terence Stamp, Eddie Izzard, Kevin McNally, Tom Hollander, David Schofield, Kenneth Cranham, Christian Berkel, David Bamber, Ian McNeice
During World War II, Col. Claus von Stauffenberg (Tom Cruise) was serving in the German army in Tunisia where he lost his left eye, right hand, and fingers of his left hand as a result of the Allied bombing. Claus has had enough of the Nazi regime and joins a movement plotting to kill Hitler (David Bamber) but still win the war. Now, he conspires with the military and government bigwigs (Kenneth Branagh, Terence Stamp, Bill Nighy, and Eddie Izzard) in smoke filled rooms to plot Hitler's demise.
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| 1. An American Werewolf in London (1981)
2. Anna Karenina (1997)
aka: Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina
3. Cleopatra (1999)
4. Gladiator (2000)
5. The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie (2003)
6. The Musketeer (2001)
7. Unstoppable (2004)
8. Valkrie (2008)
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