Bolt 2008  PG, 96 min.
Genre: Family / Animation / Comedy / Fantasy / Adventure
Director: Byron Howard, Chris Williams
Cast: John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, Susie Essman, Mark Walton, Malcolm McDowell, James Lipton, Greg Germann, J.P. Manoux, Diedrich Bader, Nick Swardson, Dan Fogelman, Kari Wahlgren, Chloe Moretz, Ronn Moss, Randy Savage
In this animated film, Penny (voice of Miley Cyrus) and her cute dog Bolt (voice of John Travolta) are stars on a TV show, and Bolt is unaware that his amazing feats are only part of his TV performance. When Bolt is shipped accidentally from his TV sound stage in Hollywood to New York City, Bolt sets off on a cross-country trip, planning to use what he mistakenly believes are his super powers, to get back to Penny. Along the way, Bolt is joined by a cat, Mittens (voice of Susie Essman), and TV-obsessed hamster Rhino (voice of Mark Walton) and manages to make the trek through the real world. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature.
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Crazy as Hell 2002  R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Eriq La Salle
Cast: Eriq La Salle, Ronny Cox, Michael Beach, John C. McGinley, Sinbad, Tia Texada, Tracy Pettit, William Bassett, Twink Caplan, Tom Everett, Jane Carr, Roberta Haze, Khylan Jones, Jim Ortlieb, J.P. Manoux
Dr. Ty Adams (Michael Beach) arrives at Sedah State Mental Hospital along with a documentary crew that plans to film his unorthodox psychiatric treatments. But, Adams does not count on a new patient (Eriq La Salle) who claims to be Satan and has more than a few tricks up his sleeve.
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Finding Amanda 2008 R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Peter Tolan
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Brittany Snow, Maura Tierney, Peter Facinelli, Steve Coogan, Bill Fagerbakke, Daniel Roebuck, Allan Wasserman, Mighty Rasta, Vitta Quinn, Allie McCulloch, J.P. Manoux
Just before Lorraine (Maura Tierney) leaves her husband Taylor Peters (Matthew Broderick) because of his multiple addictions, she sends him to Las Vegas to rescue her 20-year-old niece Amanda (Brittany Snow) who is working as a call girl. Taylor goes on the mission hoping to win back Lorraine. However, once in Vegas, Taylor cannot resist gambling, decides Amanda is happy in her "career," and things do not turn out as he planned.
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Malibu's Most Wanted 2003 PG-13, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: John Whitesell
Cast: Jamie Kennedy, Taye Diggs, Anthony Anderson, Blair Underwood, Regina Hall, Damien Dante Wayans, Ryan O'Neal, Bo Derek, Snoop Dogg, Jeffrey Tambor, Kal Penn, Nick Swardson, Keili Lefkovitz, Greg Grunberg, J.P. Manoux
Bill Gluckman (Ryan O'Neal) plans to run for governor of California and is afraid that his son Brad (Jamie Kennedy) will embarrass him by acting like and believing that he is from the "hood." Even his psychiatrist can't convince Brad that he is not Black. Bill's solution: have Brad kidnapped and dropped off in a Black neighborhood to "scare the White into him."
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Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation 2004  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Phil Tippett
Cast: Richard Burgi, Colleen Porch, Ed Lauter, Lawrence Monoson, Bill Brown, Sandrine Holt, David Wells, Brenda Strong, J.P. Manoux, Drew Powell
This direct-to-DVD sequel to the 1997 film takes place several years later. A platoon of troopers is stranded on a hostile planet as the Federation continues to fight the nasty bugs. But this time around, a new strain of insect that can infect a person and transfer itself from body to body causes BIG problems.
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| 1. Bolt (2008)
2. Crazy as Hell (2002)
3. Finding Amanda (2008)
4. Malibu's Most Wanted (2003)
5. Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (2004)
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