Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid 2004  PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Adventure / Horror
Director: Dwight H. Little
Cast: Johnny Messner, Matthew Marsden, Morris Chestnut, KaDee Strickland, Nicholas Gonzalez, Eugene Byrd, Karl Yune, Salli Richardson, Andy Anderson, Nicholas Hope, Peter Curtin, Denis Arndt
While searching for a source for eternal life, a scientific expedition is sent to Borneo to bring back a sample of the Blood Orchid. But, while in Borneo, they discover giant anacondas that have benefited from munching on the Blood Orchids and now search for human flesh.
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Bandidas 2006  PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama
Director: Joachim Roenning, Espen Sandberg
Cast: Penelope Cruz, Salma Hayek, Steve Zahn, Dwight Yoakam, Denis Arndt, Audra Blaser, Sam Shepard, Gary Cervantes, Joseph D. Reitman, Ernesto Gomez Cruz
Determined to protect Mexico in the early 1900s from American Tyler Jackson (Dwight Yoakam) who is taking over their land, Sara Sandoval (Salma Hayek) and Maria Alvarez (Penelope Cruz) join forces. As bandidas, they rob banks and use the stolen money to help poor peasants in their effort to rid Mexico of evil.
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 Basic Instinct 1992  R, 127 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller / Romance
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Cast: Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, Leilani Sarelle, Jeanne Tripplehorn, George Dzundza, Bruce A. Young, Dorothy Malone, Denis Arndt, Wayne Knight, Stephen Tobolowsky, Chelcie Ross, Daniel von Bargen, Benjamin Mouton, Bill Cable, Jack McGee
A bisexual novelist, Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone), is a suspect in a murder that closely resembles the plot of her latest bestseller. San Francisco homicide Detective Nick Curran (Michael Douglas) becomes attracted to her as he investigates Tramell for the ice pick murder. Meanwhile, Nick's partner Gus Moran (George Dzundza) and his psychiatrist Beth Gardner (Jeanne Tripplehorn) are concerned for Nick's safety as more murders occur. But, Nick's sexual attraction to Catherine is not helping the investigation, and Nick unwittingly enters into Catherine's cat-and-mouse game.
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Behind Enemy Lines: Axis of Evil 2006  R, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
aka: Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil
Director: James Dodson
Cast: Nicholas Gonzalez, Matt Bushell, Shane Edelman, Peter Coyote, Keith David, Bruce McGill, Glenn Morshower, Ben Cross, Eyal Podell, Denis Arndt, April Grace, Courtenay Taylor
Navy SEALS are given orders to destroy a nuclear site in North Korea, but after the team arrives in the area the mission is aborted. Now, the SEALS are stranded in enemy territory and left with no choice; to survive they must defeat the rebel forces that threaten not only their lives but those of the entire free world as well.
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Dead Heat 2002 R, 97 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Mark Malone
Cast: Kiefer Sutherland, Anthony LaPaglia, Radha Mitchell, Lothaire Bluteau, Daniel Benzali, Kay Panabaker, Denis Arndt, Charles Martin Smith, Michael Benyaer, Alf Humphreys
Retired Boston policeman Pally LaMarr (Kiefer Sutherland) and his half-brother Ray (Anthony LaPaglia) invest in a race horse, and Ray hires his friend, Tony (Lothaire Bluteau), to be the jockey. But Tony owes money to the mob, and mob boss Frank Finnegan (Daniel Benzali) steals the horse as payment for a gambling debt. Now it is the two brothers who try to outwit Finnegan. Will they get the horse back in time to win the big race?
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Distant Thunder 1988 R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Cast: John Lithgow, Ralph Macchio, Kerrie Kean, Reb Brown, Janet Margolin, Denis Arndt, Jamey Sheridan, Tom Bower, Michael Currie, Hilary Strang, Robyn Stevan, Gordon Currie
Emotionally troubled Vietnam veteran Mark (John Lithgow) abandons his family and lives in the Washington wilderness with other similarly troubled buddies. After years of wandering, he is ready to reunite with his now-grown son, Jack (Ralph Macchio). Heavy drama.
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Metro 1997 R, 117 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Thomas Carter
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Michael Rapaport, Carmen Ejogo, Michael Wincott, Denis Arndt, Kim Miyori, Art Evans, James Carpenter, Donal Logue, Jeni Chua, Dick Bright, David Michael Silverman, Frank Sommerville, Malou Nubla, Nino Gegennaro
Scott Roper (Eddie Murphy) is a hostage negotiator for the San Francisco Police Department who gets a new partner, Kevin McCall (Michael Rapaport)–a novice in the field of negotiating. The duo is off to the races, and Roper gets more than he expected.
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Night Scream 1997 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Nightscream
Director: Noel Nosseck
Cast: Candace Cameron Bure, Teri Garr, Casper Van Dien, Ned Vaughn, Denis Arndt, Bobby Hosea, Marie Stillin, Paul McGillion, Ellie Harvie, Ken Camroux, Gillian Barber, Alex Bruhanski
One year ago a young woman, Laura, was murdered, presumably by her boyfriend in a murder/suicide. But the boyfriend's body was never found. Drew (Candace Cameron Bure) comes to town and is told that she bears a strong resemblance to Laura. She then starts having dreams associated with the dead woman. Drew becomes a threat to the real killers when she shares her dreams with the police and to Laura's mother (Teri Garr). Made for T.V.
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 S.W.A.T. 2003 PG-13, 117 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Clark Johnson
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Farrell, Michelle Rodriguez, LL Cool J, Josh Charles, Jeremy Renner, Brian Van Holt, Olivier Martinez, Reg E. Cathey, Larry Poindexter, Page Kennedy, Domenick Lombardozzi, Denis Arndt, James DuMont, Lindsey Ginter
After being kicked off L.A.P.D.'s Special Weapons and Tactics (S.W.A.T.) team, Jim Street (Colin Farrell) is given a second chance by Sgt. Dan "Hondo" Harrelson (Samuel L. Jackson) and joins a S.W.A.T. team escorting drug kingpin Alex Montel (Olivier Martinez) to a federal facility in the California desert. The team encounters many problems along the way–including Montel making an offer on live-TV of $1 million to anyone who can get him out of police custody. A well-made police action thriller.
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Sniper 3 2004 R, 90 min.
Genre: Action
Director: P.J. Pesce
Cast: Tom Berenger, Byron Mann, John Doman, Denis Arndt, Troy Winbush, Jeanetta Arnette, William Duffy, Nophand Boonyai, Dom Hetrakul, Govit Vattanakun, Naraporn Chainin, Zawit Subanunt, Bangongsak Kansai, Adyama Isao, Ken Streutker
United States Marine sniper Thomas J. Beckett (Tom Berenger) is back for one last case in this direct-to-video/DVD release. He is sent back to Vietnam–where his killing had started–to deal with an ex-comrade who is now a terrorist. But, Tom better watch out for those who hired him.
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| 1. Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004)
2. Bandidas (2006)
3. Basic Instinct (1992)
4. Behind Enemy Lines: Axis of Evil (2006)
aka: Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil
5. Dead Heat (2002)
6. Distant Thunder (1988)
7. Metro (1997)
8. Night Scream (1997)
aka: Nightscream
9. S.W.A.T. (2003)
10. Sniper 3 (2004)
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