Alien: Resurrection 1997  R, 108 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Horror / Thriller
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, Ron Perlman, Michael Wincott, Dan Hedaya, Dominique Pinon, Gary Dourdan, J.E. Freeman, Brad Dourif, Raymond Cruz, Kim Flowers, Marlene Bush, Leland Orser, Carolyn Campbell, David St. James
In this sequel to "Alien 3," the time is 200 years later, and Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) has died., but she has been cloned. Scientists remove the baby Alien Queen from the cloned Ripley's chest. Unfortunately, some of the old Queen Alien DNA is still present, and, once again, the Queen Alien begins giving birth to a new breed of deadly aliens.
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Impostor 2002  PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Gary Fleder
Cast: Gary Sinise, Madeleine Stowe, Vincent D'Onofrio, Tony Shalhoub, Mekhi Phifer, Tim Guinee, Shane Brolly, Lindsay Crouse, Gary Dourdan, Tracey Walter, Elizabeth Pena
The year is 2079, and respected scientist Spencer John Olham (Gary Sinise) has invented the ultimate weapon to fight aliens–just in time for agent Hathaway (Vincent D'Onofrio) to accuse him of being an alien himself. Now, it is up to Olham to clear his name.
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 Perfect Stranger 2007  R, 109 min.
Genre: Thriller / Drama
Director: James Foley
Cast: Halle Berry, Bruce Willis, Giovanni Ribisi, Richard Portnow, Gary Dourdan, Florencia Lozano, Nicki Aycox, Kathleen Chalfant, Gordon MacDonald, Daniella Van Graas, Paula Miranda, Patti D'Arbanville, Clea Lewis, Gerry Becker
Reporter Rowena Price (Halle Berry) goes undercover in real life and on the Internet to investigate her friend Grace's (Nicki Aycox) murder. She suspects that the murder is tied to Grace's lover, the powerful and married Harrison Hill (Bruce Willis), who runs a very powerful NYC ad agency. To get close to the suspect, Rowena gets help from researcher Miles (Giovanni Ribisi) to obtain a job, under an assumed name, at Hill's office. Once there, Rowena assumes yet another name when she goes online and seduces Hill through a chat room. But, is it possible that Rowena is not the only one with a fake identity?
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Playing God 1997 R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Andy Wilson
Cast: David Duchovny, Timothy Hutton, Angelina Jolie, Gary Dourdan, Michael Massee, Peter Stormare, Andrew Tiernan, John Hawkes, Will Foster Stewart, Philip Moon
Dr. Eugene Sands (David Duchovny) is a disgraced surgeon; he lost his medical license for performing surgery while under the influence of drugs. Now, he has resorted to performing surgery on criminals who cannot allow themselves to be seen in the public surroundings of hospitals.
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Scar City 1999 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Scarred City
Director: Ken Sanzel
Cast: Stephen Baldwin, Chazz Palminteri, Tia Carrere, Michael Rispoli, Gary Dourdan, Larry Manetti, Bray Poor, Steven Flynn, D.B. Woodside, James Villemaire, Herschel Sparber, Dana Eskelson
A young policeman, John Trace (Stephen Baldwin), has problems accepting the tactics of his police unit that stops at nothing in the pursuit of drug dealers and mobsters. During one raid, Trace breaks the rules by setting a prostitute (Tia Carrere) free and, as a result, becomes the hunted target of both police and mobsters.
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Trois 2000 R, 93 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Rob Hardy
Cast: Gary Dourdan, Gretchen Palmer, Kenya Moore, Soloman K. Smith, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Chrystale Wilson, Bryce Wilson, Jay Jones, Tariq Holloway, Donna Biscoe
Jermaine (Gary Dourdan) thinks he and his wife Jasmine (Kenya Moore) need something to spice up their sex life. Jasmine, secretly dealing with a past abusive relationship, reluctantly agrees, so Jermaine hires Jade (Gretchen Palmer) to make a threesome. After one romp, Jermaine starts being stalked–could it be by Jade? The all-Black cast & crew do an adequate job in this "Fatal Attraction" look-a-like–especially considering the low budget.
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The Weekend 1999 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Brian Skeet
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Deborah Kara Unger, Brooke Shields, Jared Harris, David Conrad, James Duval, D.B. Sweeney, Gary Dourdan
Marian (Deborah Kara Unger) and John Kerr (Jared Harris) throw a disastrous dinner party at which everything has gone wrong. But matters get even worse when Laura's B-movie actress daughter, Nina (Brooke Shields), appears at the door. The actors (especially Brooke Shields) give this story credibility.
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Weekend at Bernie's II 1993  PG, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Klane
Cast: Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, Terry Kiser, Troy Beyer, Barry Bostwick, Tom Wright, Steve(2) James, Novella Nelson, Gary Dourdan, Stack Pierce
We didn't really need a sequel, but there may be some appeal to a follow-up of a loser, and this film fills the bill. As the story continues, Larry and Richard (Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman), who are suspected of fraud, set out to clear their names. However, they will need Bernie, but he is dead.
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| 1. Alien: Resurrection (1997)
2. Impostor (2002)
3. Perfect Stranger (2007)
4. Playing God (1997)
5. Scar City (1999)
aka: Scarred City
6. Trois (2000)
7. The Weekend (1999)
8. Weekend at Bernie's II (1993)
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