Agent Cody Banks 2003  PG, 100 min.
Genre: Family / Action / Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Harald Zwart
Cast: Frankie Muniz, Hilary Duff, Angie Harmon, Keith David, Cynthia Stevenson, Arnold Vosloo, Daniel Roebuck, Ian McShane, Darrell Hammond, Martin Donovan, Connor Widdows, Marc Shelton, Chris Gauthier, Harry Van Gorkum, Eliza Norbury
After the CIA recruits and trains teenager Cody Banks (Frankie Muniz), he is ready to perform covert operations but must still deal with his problem of becoming tongue-tied around girls. Wouldn't you know it! His first case involves befriending Natalie (Hilary Duff) and then spying on her scientist father Dr. Connors (Martin Donovan).
|  | |
Avenging Angelo 2002  R, 96 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama
Director: Martyn Burke
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Madeleine Stowe, Raoul Bova, Anthony Quinn, Harry Van Gorkum, Billy Gardell, George Touliatos, Angelo Celeste, Ezra Perlman, Carin Moffat, Dawn Greenhalgh, John Gilbert, Lori Alter, Angelo Tsarouchas, Nancy Beatty
When mob boss Angelo (Anthony Quinn) is killed by rivals, his bodyguard, Frankie (Sylvester Stallone), seeks out Angelo's daughter, Jennifer (Madeleine Stowe), as he promised he would do, in order to protect her in case she is on the hit men's list. But Jennifer, who had grown up as a foster child, had not known that she was Angelo's daughter. Now, she is out for revenge with Frankie tagging along for the ride. And, of course, they fall in love.
| | |
Dragonheart: A New Beginning 2000 PG, 85 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Doug Lefler
Cast: Christopher Masterson, Robby Benson, Harry Van Gorkum, Rona Figueroa, Matt Hickey, Henry O, Tom Burke, Ken Shorter, John Woodnutt, Lubomir Misak, Karin Hayduova, Peter Hric
Young stableboy Geoffrey (Christopher Masterson) checks out the cellar and, low and behold, comes face to face with dragon Drake (voice of Robby Benson). Drake and Geoffrey bond, and by story's end, save the kingdom.
| | |
The Foreigner 2003  R, 96 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Michael Oblowitz
Cast: Steven Seagal, Max Ryan, Sherman Augustus, Harry Van Gorkum, Jeffrey Pierce, Anna-Louise Plowman, Gary Raymond, Kate Fischer, Philip Dunbar, Izbela Okrasa
Bullets fly non-stop in this confusing action film as European-based mercenary Jonathan Cold (Steven Seagal) is hired to deliver a package. The shooting starts even as Cold picks up the package (with unknown contents), and persists throughout as many mysterious people seem to want the contents. This direct-to-DVD/Video is for Seagal fans only.
| | |
The Last Legion 2007   PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama
Director: Doug Lefler
Cast: Colin Firth, Ben Kingsley, Aishwarya Rai, Peter Mullan, Kevin McKidd, John Hannah, Iain Glen, Thomas Sangster, Rupert Friend, Nonso Anozie, Owen Teale, Alexander Siddig, Robert Pugh, James Cosmo, Harry Van Gorkum
Odoacer (Peter Mullan) leads the Goth takeover, and Rome falls resulting in its last emperor, 12-year-old Romulus Augustus (Thomas Sangster), and his mentor and tutor Ambrosinus (Ben Kingsley) being exiled to Capri. On the isle, Romulus discovers the legendary sword of Julius Caesar, and he determines to save Rome. But he needs help, and help comes in the form of loyal legionnaire Aurelius (Colin Firth), his small group of loyal men, and a mysterious warrior (Aishwarya Rai) who help Romulus escape from the island and travel to Britannia in search of the last Roman Legion to aid in their stand against the Goths to regain Rome.
| | |
Under Pressure 2000 R, 100 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Escape Under Pressure
Director: Jean Pellerin
Cast: Rob Lowe, Craig Wasson, Larissa Miller, Harry Van Gorkum, Scott Anthony Viscomi, Stanley Kamel, Mike White, Michael E. Rodgers, Tommy Hinkley, Joseph Patrick Kelly, Adoni Maropis, Ravil Issyanov
On board a Greek ocean liner, American tourists John (Rob Lowe) and Chloe Spencer (Larissa Miller) find themselves caught in the middle of a plot by international thieves to steal a valuable Greek artifact.
| | |
| 1. Agent Cody Banks (2003)
2. Avenging Angelo (2002)
3. Dragonheart: A New Beginning (2000)
4. The Foreigner (2003)
5. The Last Legion (2007)
6. Under Pressure (2000)
aka: Escape Under Pressure
In The News
|
