Kiss of the Dragon 2001  R, 98 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Chris Nahon
Cast: Jet Li, Bridget Fonda, Tcheky Karyo, Laurence Ashley, Burt Kwouk, Cyril Raffaelli, Didier Azoulay, John Forgeham, Max Ryan, Colin Prince
A deadly conspiracy confronts Liu Jian (Jet Li) when he goes on temporary assignment in Paris and finds himself framed for murder. As is expected in a Jet Li film, the action scenes are top-notch, taking advantage of Jet Li's martial arts prowess.
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 Mean Machine 2001  R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Barry Skolnick
Cast: Vinnie Jones, David Kelly, David Hemmings, Vas Blackwood, Jason Statham, Robbie Gee, John Forgeham, Jason Flemyng, Ralph Brown, Geoff Bell, Sally Phillips, Danny Dyer, Martin Wimbush, David Reid, David Cropman
Vinnie Jones plays the out-of-shape jock Danny Meehan in the U.K. remake of Robert Aldrich's "The Longest Yard." This time around, U.K. football (what the U.S. calls soccer) provides the hook for prison inmates taking on prison guards in one free-for-all game.
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Prime Suspect 1991  TV, 207 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Christopher Menaul
Cast: Helen Mirren, Tom Bell, John Benfield, John Bowe, Zoe Wanamaker, Bryan Pringle, Ralph Fiennes, Tom Wilkinson, John Forgeham, Gary Whelan, Jack Ellis, Craig Fairbrass
Jane Tennison (Helen Mirren) is the only woman on London's homicide squad. When the head investigator of a murder case dies, Jane lobbies for and heads up the case. She not only must deal with a crazed serial killer but also with her hostile male comrades in the squad. This is the first of several British TV miniseries entries that follow the exploits of Jane Tennison.
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Sheena 1984  PG, 117 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: John Guillermin
Cast: Tanya Roberts, Ted Wass, Donovan Scott, Trevor Thomas, Elizabeth Of Toro, France Zobda, Clifton Jones, John Forgeham, Errol John, Sylvester Williams, Bob Sherman, Nancy Paul, Kathryn Gant, Michael Shannon, Kirsty Lindsay
Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, steps out of the pages of comic books and onto the silver screen in this adventure starring Tanya Roberts in the title role. Now let's see if she can step back in the book and off the silver screen.
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| 1. Kiss of the Dragon (2001)
2. Mean Machine (2001)
3. Prime Suspect (1991)
4. Sheena (1984)
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