 An American Haunting 2006  PG-13, 84 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Courtney Solomon
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Sissy Spacek, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Matthew Marsh, James D'Arcy, Thom Fell, Sam Alexander, Gaye Brown, Zoe Thorne, Miquel Brown, Shauna Shim, Howard Rosenstein
Based on true events between the years 1818-1820 that were documented by the State of Tennessee, this haunting story takes place in Red River, Tennessee, where young Betsy Bell (Rachel Hurd-Wood) is chased, slapped, dragged, and terrorized by a poltergeist–despite efforts by her desperate parents, John and Lucy (Donald Sutherland and Sissy Spacek), to rid their home of the evil spirit.
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Cheri 2009 R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Stephen Frears
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Kathy Bates, Rupert Friend, Felicity Jones, Frances Tomeltry, Anita Pallenberg, Harriet Walter, Iben Hjejle, Gaye Brown, Rollo Weeks, Joe Sheridan, Tom Burke
In Paris during the early 20th century, Lea de Lonval (Michelle Pfeiffer) is retiring from her life as a seductress when she begins a six-year, on-again-off-again love affair with Cheri (Rupert Friend) who happens to be the immature son of her former rival, Madame Charlotte Peloux (Kathy Bates). Along the way, Charlotte steps in and plots to separate Lea and Cheri by arranging a match between Cheri and 18-year-old Edmee (Felicity Jones).
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 Mata Hari 1985  R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Curtis Harrington
Cast: Sylvia Kristel, Christopher Cazenove, Oliver Tobias, Gaye Brown, Gottfried John, William Fox, Michael Anthony, Vernon Dobtcheff, Anthony Newlands, Brian Badcoe, Tutte Lemkow, Nicholas Selby
Exotic dancer/World War I spy Mata Hari (Sylvia Kristel) obtains information from French officers and passes it along to the German Secret Service.
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Princess of Thieves 2001 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Peter Hewitt
Cast: Keira Knightley, Stephen Moyer, Stuart Wilson, Crispin Letts, Malcolm McDowell, Hannah Cresswell, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Jonathan Hyde, Gaye Brown, Del Synnott
It turns out that Robin Hood (Stuart Wilson) had a daughter, Gwyn (Keira Knightley). She wants to follow in her father's footsteps, but along comes Prince Philip (Stephen Moyer), who falls in love with her, and that complicates matters. Together they can change England for the better. Typical Disney fare with rousing musical score. Aimed for 10-year-olds (plus or minus two years).
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Relative Values 2000 PG, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Eric Styles
Cast: Julie Andrews, William Baldwin, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Colin Firth, Edward Atterton, Sophie Thompson, Stephen Fry, Stephanie Beacham, Gaye Brown, Anwen Carlisle
Hollywood star Miranda Frayle (Jeanne Tripplehorn) quickly discovers her fiance's (Edward Atterton) mother (Julie Andrews) finds her lacking as the future daughter-in-law in their aristocratic family. In this comedy, the butler (Stephen Fry) doesn't do it; instead, he comes up with a plan to save the day. Adapted from Noel Coward's 1951 play.
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| 1. An American Haunting (2006)
2. Cheri (2009)
3. Mata Hari (1985)
4. Princess of Thieves (2001)
5. Relative Values (2000)
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