The Baxter 2005  PG-13, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Michael Showalter
Cast: Michael Showalter, Elizabeth Banks, Michelle Williams, Justin Theroux, Zak Orth, Michael Ian Black, Catherine Lloyd Burns, Peter Dinklage, Paul Rudd, Jon DeVries, Donna Mitchell, Haviland Morris
It is two weeks before quiet, unassuming Elliot (Michael Showalter) plans to marry beautiful, successful editor Caroline (Elizabeth Banks). But, Elliot gets nervous when Caroline's ex-boyfriend, Bradley (Justin Theroux), shows up and obviously attracts the attention of Caroline. At the same time, Elliot is realizing his own attraction to Cecil (Michelle Williams) who is a temp secretary at his office.
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Bomb the System 2005  R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Adam Bhala Lough
Cast: Mark Webber, Gano Grills, Jade Yorker, Jaclyn DeSantis, Joey Dedio, Stephen Buchanan, Al Sapienza, Bonz Malone, Kumar Pallana, Donna Mitchell, Ajay Naidu, KaDee Strickland
Blest (Mark Webber) and brothers Justin and Lune (Gano Grills and Jade Yorker) are devoted NYC graffiti artists who hit the streets, night after night, armed with stolen cans of spray paint and trying–but failing–to keep one step ahead of the NYPD Vandal Squad.
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Less Than Zero 1987  R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Marek Kanievska
Cast: Andrew McCarthy, Jami Gertz, Robert Downey Jr., James Spader, Tony Bill, Nicholas Pryor, Donna Mitchell, Michael Bowen, Sarah Buxton, Lisanne Falk, Michael Greene, Neith Hunter, Brian Wimmer
Based on Bret Easton Ellis' popular novel that is a biting account of the 1980s' young, rich, adult culture in Los Angeles, this film attempts to capture the mood of the book. Clay (Andrew McCarthy) is home from his first year in college for the Christmas holidays. His old girlfriend, Blair (Jami Gertz), is now seeing Julian (Robert Downey Jr.). While Clay makes a play for Blair, Julian becomes more and more addicted to cocaine, and his drug debts are mounting–forcing him to prostitute himself in order to get money.
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 Mona Lisa Smile 2003 PG-13, 117 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Mike Newell
Cast: Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ginnifer Goodwin, Dominic West, Juliet Stevenson, John Slattery, Marcia Gay Harden, Topher Grace, Laura Allen, Marian Seldes, Donna Mitchell, Terence Rigby, Jennie Eisenhower
Katherine Ann Watson (Julia Roberts) begins the academic year as an art professor at Wellesley College. But, this rebellious, free-thinking UC Berkeley grad may be a bit progressive for her conformist 1953 students at the all-girls' college.
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Moving Target 1988 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Chris Thomson
Cast: Jason Bateman, John Glover, Jack Wagner, Chynna Phillips, Donna Mitchell, Claude Brooks, Bernie Coulson, Richard Dysart, Tom Skerritt, William Lanteau
Young musician Toby (Jason Bateman) returns home from summer camp only to find out that his family is missing. He soon realizes that a hit man is on his trail as is the Justice Department. It appears to be in his best interest to locate his family and find out what is going on. Made for TV.
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The Portrait 1993  TV, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Arthur Penn
Cast: Gregory Peck, Lauren Bacall, Cecilia Peck, Paul McCrane, Donna Mitchell, Mitchell Laurance, William Prince, Augusta Dabney, John Murphy, John Bennes
Margaret (Cecilia Peck-Gregory's real-life daughter) returns home after a long absence to finish a portrait of her parents (Peck and Bacall). But things are not the way they used to be in her childhood, such as the house being sold and her father showing the effects of aging.
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Psycho IV: The Beginning 1990 TV, 96 min.
Genre: Horror / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Mick Garris
Cast: Anthony Perkins, Henry Thomas, Olivia Hussey, CCH Pounder, Warren Frost, Donna Mitchell, Thomas Schuster, Sharen Camille, Bobbi Evors, John Landis, Kurt Paul, Louis Crume, Cynthia Garris, Doreen Chalmers, Alice Hirson
Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) is back one more time, and he's even more of a basket case. He calls into a radio talk show and tells about how his crazy, domineering mother (Olivia Hussey) has much to do with why he is what he is today as he reflects on his childhood. Now, Norman is plotting to kill Connie (Donna Mitchell) who is pregnant with his child.
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 The Rookie 1990 R, 121 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Charlie Sheen, Raul Julia, Sonia Braga, Tom Skerritt, Lara Flynn Boyle, Pepe Serna, Mara Corday, Marco Rodriguez, Pete Randall, Donna Mitchell, Xander Berkeley, Tony Plana, David Sherrill, Hal Williams
David Ackerman (Charlie Sheen) is the rookie assigned to tough cop Nick Pulovski (Clint Eastwood) as the replacement for Pulovski's slain partner. Even though he has been taken off the case, Pulovski is determined to avenge the dead partner's murder and is not going to let the German murderers Strom (Raul Julia) and Liesl (Sonia Braga) go free. He enlists Ackerman's help even though Ackerman has issues of his own including an unhappy girlfriend Sarah (Lara Flynn Boyle) and his estranged father Eugene (Tom Skerritt). Finally, when Pulovski is kidnapped by the murderers, it falls on Ackerman to solve the case and rescue his partner.
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Two Bits 1995 PG-13, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: A Day to Remember
Director: James Foley
Cast: Jerry Barone, Al Pacino, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Joe Grifasi, Joanna Merlin, Alec Baldwin, Andy Romano, Donna Mitchell
Set during a hot summer during the Great Depression, this is the story of a young boy, Gennaro (Jerry Barone), who needs two bits to gain admission to the local movie theater. He finds the means to get the money: granting his Grandpa (Al Pacino) one last request.
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| 1. The Baxter (2005)
2. The Bell Jar (1979)
3. Bomb the System (2005)
4. Less Than Zero (1987)
5. Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
6. Moving Target (1988)
7. Party Girl (1995)
8. The Portrait (1993)
9. Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990)
10. The Rookie (1990)
11. Two Bits (1995)
aka: A Day to Remember
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