Andersonville 1996  TV, 167 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Jarrod Emick, Frederic Forrest, Ted Marcoux, Carmen Argenziano, Jayce Bartok, Frederick Coffin, Cliff De Young, Denis Forest, Justin Henry, William H. Macy
Union soldiers endure squalid conditions during the Civil War when they are locked up at the infamous Confederate prison in Andersonville, Georgia. This story may seem excessively long; it was originally made for cable TV and shown in two parts.
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 Cliffhanger 1993 R, 118 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Renny Harlin
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Michael Rooker, John Lithgow, Janine Turner, Rex Linn, Leon, Max Perlich, Paul Winfield, Ralph Waite, Caroline Goodall, Craig Fairbrass, Gregory Scott Cummins, Denis Forest, Michelle Joyner, Trey Brownell
Treasury Department officers, along with $100 million, are skyjacked and crash in the mountains. Along come Gabe Walker (Sylvester Stallone) out of retirement and his ex-partner Hal Tucker (Michael Rooker) as guides. They are ready to save the day. Unfortunately, they end up captured by a gang, led by Qualen (John Lithgow), whose intention is to find the crash site first and plan to use Gabe as their guide. Good photography, stunts, and action.
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 Hidden Agenda 1998  R, 97 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Secret Agenda
Director: Iain Paterson
Cast: Kevin Dillon, Andrea Roth, J.T. Walsh, Christopher Plummer, Michael Wincott, Daniel Kash, Paul Soles, Rod Wilson, Phillip Jarrett, Wendy Lyon, Denis Forest, Craig Gardne, Cintija Asperger, Richard Denison, Oliver Dawson
David (Kevin Dillon) heads to Berlin to visit the brother he hasn't seen in years. But, his brother has been murdered, and David is caught up in international intrigue (left over from the Cold War?). Ho hum.
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Last Stand at Saber River 1997 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Drama
Director: Dick Lowry
Cast: Tom Selleck, Suzy Amis, Rachel Duncan, Haley Joel Osment, Keith Carradine, David Carradine, Harry Carey Jr., David Dukes, Tracey Needham, Chris Stacy, Patrick Kilpatrick, Eugene Osment, Denis Forest, Lumi Cavazos, Raymond Cruz
This made-for-TV Western is based on Elmore Leonard's novel about Confederate soldier Paul Cable's (Tom Selleck) struggles to adapt to a peaceful life in Arizona following the Civil War. Upon his return to Arizona with his family–wife Martha (Suzy Amis) and children Clare and Davis (Rachel Duncan and Haley Joel Osment)–Cable finds that his homestead has been taken over by Union sympathizers. He teams up with Vern Kidson (Keith Carradine) to gain peace in the community for his family to enjoy.
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 The Mask 1994 PG-13, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Chuck Russell
Cast: Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz, Richard Jeni, Peter Riegert, Amy Yasbeck, Peter Greene, Nancy Fish, Ben Stein, Orestes Matacena, Tim Bagley, Johnny Williams, Reg E. Cathey, Jim Doughan, Denis Forest, Joseph Alfieri
Jim Carrey plays mild-mannered bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss who discovers an ancient mask floating in the river that, when worn, turns him into a cartoon character with super-human abilities. The mask is just what Stanley needs to give him the courage to step out of his shell and do anything he wants. He sets out to woo beautiful Tina (Cameron Diaz) who happens to be the girlfriend of gangster Dorian Tyrel (Peter Greene). Tyrel is plotting to rob Stanley's bank and take over the city; however, with his new mask, Stanley now has the power needed to stop Tyrel in his tracks.
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Wedlock 1991  R, 100 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Deadlock
Director: Lewis Teague
Cast: Rutger Hauer, Mimi Rogers, Joan Chen, James Remar, Stephen Tobolowsky, Basil Wallace, Grand L. Bush, Denis Forest, Glenn Plummer, Belle Avery
Set in the near future, Frank (Rutger Hauer) is in prison for stealing millions in diamonds, which have not been recovered. He is in a unisex prison where each convict is linked to an unknown partner, and if they are separated by more than 100 yards, explosive collars on each will detonate. Frank finds out that his partner is Tracy (Mimi Rogers), and the two plan an escape. The escape is successful, and they head for the diamonds. But members of his gang, including his fiancee, are on their trail.
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Where Truth Lies 1996 R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: William H. Molina
Cast: John Savage, Kim Cattrall, Malcolm McDowell, Candice Daly, Eric Pierpoint, Sam J. Jones, Denis Forest, David St. James, Timothy Patrick Quill, Rance Howard, Barry Lee Pearl, Jean Speegle Howard
Now here's a bizarre film. A psychiatrist, Dr. Ian Lazarre (John Savage), sinks into depression and drinking after his wife's death in an alcohol-related car accident, though he has remarried to a woman who looks just like his dead wife. He is talked into going to a rehab center that specializes in using experimental drugs. But the head of the institution, Dr. Renquist (Malcolm McDowell), is out to get Ian; in fact, Renquist murdered Ian's first wife–and staged the car accident–out of jealousy and now intends to take care of Ian.
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| 1. Andersonville (1996)
2. Cliffhanger (1993)
3. Hidden Agenda (1998)
aka: Secret Agenda
4. Last Stand at Saber River (1997)
5. The Mask (1994)
6. Wedlock (1991)
aka: Deadlock
7. Where Truth Lies (1996)
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