Coney Island Baby 2003 N/R, 93 min. Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Amy Hobby Cast: Karl Geary, Laura Fraser, Hugh O'Conor, Tom Hickey, Andy Nyman, Patrick Fitzgerald, Conor McDermottroe, David McEvoy, Thor McVeigh, Sinead Dolan, Marian Quinn
After spending a year in NYC, Billy Hayes (Karl Geary) returns home to Ireland on a quest to woo the woman he left behind: Bridget (Laura Fraser). But, Billy has changed as has Bridget who is now engaged to another man.
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Hamlet 2000 R, 111 min. Genre: Drama / Romance / Thriller
Director: Michael Almereyda Cast: Ethan Hawke, Kyle MacLachlan, Sam Shepard, Diane Venora, Bill Murray, Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles, Karl Geary, Paula Malcomson, Steve Zahn, Dechen Thurman, Rome Neal, Jeffrey Wright, Paul Bartel, Casey Affleck
This Shakespeare classic is updated. The year is 2000 and set in hi-tech corporate America at the multinational conglomerate Denwick Corporation in Manhattan. Hamlet (Ethan Hawke) is struggling as a young filmmaker in New York City trying to gain control in his deceased father's company while also dealing with his mother Gertrude's (Diane Venora) marriage to her brother-in-law Claudius (Kyle MacLachlan). His father's Ghost (Sam Shepard) appears and wants Hamlet to be kind to Gertrude but to get revenge against Claudius who killed him. Once again, Shakespeare's drama proves timeless.
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Happy Here and Now 2002 R, 89 min. Genre: Mystery / Sci-Fi
Director: Michael Almereyda Cast: Karl Geary, Shalom Harlow, Clarence Williams III, Ally Sheedy, Josephine Martin, Gloria Reuben, Liane Balaban, Isabel Gillies, David Arquette, Quintron, Nic Ratner, Larry Fessenden
While searching for missing sister Muriel (Shalom Harlow), sixteen-year-old Amelia (Liane Balaban) is aided by ex-CIA agent Bill (Clarence Williams III). Together, they uncover a software program that disguises people on the Internet. Amelia goes online, pretending to be Muriel in her attempt to find her sister, and finds herself in a dreamlike world.
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Mimic: Sentinel 2003 R, 76 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi aka: Mimic 3
Director: J.T. Petty Cast: Alexis Dziena, Karl Geary, Lance Henriksen, John Kapelos, Rebecca Mader, Nick Phillips, Amanda Plummer, Keith Robinson, Tudorel Filimon, Maria Oprescu, Mircea Constantinescu, Mircea Anca Jr., Ion Haiduc, Nicolae Constantin Tarase, Marius Silviu Florentin
Sickly Marvin (Karl Geary) leads a sheltered life in a bubble at his apartment. For recreation, he keeps track of the neighborhood by looking out the window and photographing events. When he witnesses killings by giant roaches (yes, they are back), he, his sister (Alexis Dziena), and their friend (Rebecca Mader) realize that they must step in and save the day.
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Montana 1998 R, 96 min. Genre: Action / Drama / Comedy
Director: Jennifer Leitzes Cast: Kyra Sedgwick, Stanley Tucci, Robin Tunney, Robbie Coltrane, John Ritter, Ethan Embry, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Mark Boone Junior, Jerry Grayson, Paul Calderon, Ajay Naidu, Karl Geary, Richard Zobel, Alan Manson, Raynor Scheine
In this double-crossing hit man story, the "heroine," Claire (Kyra Sedgwick), is sent off by her gangster boss (Robbie Coltrane) to track-down his runaway girlfriend, Kitty (Robin Tunney). Along on the mission are Claire's terminally ill hit man lover Nick (Stanley Tucci) and the boss' son, Jimmy (Ethan Embry). But, when Claire kills Jimmy during a rape attempt, the tables are turned, and Claire becomes the foil when the boss' right-hand man, Duncan (Philip Seymour Hoffman), takes over.
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Nadja 1994 R, 95 min. Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller
Director: Michael Almereyda Cast: Elina Lowensohn, Peter Fonda, Suzy Amis, Galaxy Craze, Martin Donovan, Karl Geary, Jared Harris, David Lynch, Jack Lotz, Isabel Gillies, Jose Zuniga, Bernadette Jurkowski, Jeff Winner, Sean, Nic Ratner
In this black-and-white, dream-like film, vampire hunter Dr. Van Helsing (Peter Fonda) has killed Count Dracula, and Dracula's daughter, Nadja (Elina Lowensohn), takes her father's ashes to Brooklyn where she visits her brother Edgar (Jared Harris). Edgar is ill and is being nursed by his live-in lover Cassandra (Suzy Amis). Meanwhile, Van Helsing is on Nadja's trail because he knows that if Dracula's ashes are not properly disposed of, he will come back to life. Van Helsing finds Nadja and kills her, but Nadja has now taken over Cassandra's body, and a new life begins for Nadja.
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Trance 1998 R, 95 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller aka: The Eternal
Director: Michael Almereyda Cast: Alison Elliott, Jared Harris, Christopher Walken, Rachel O'Rourke, Lois Smith, Karl Geary, Paula Malcomson, Sinead Dolan, Raina Feig, Jason Miller
Nora and Jim (Alison Elliott and Jared Harris) need a change of pace, so they head to Nora's homeland of Ireland. They are met by Nora's Uncle Bill (Christopher Walken), who proudly shows off the mummy of a druid witch that he dug up. The mummy looks a lot like Nora, and after Nora starts feeling strange and has hallucinations it's time for the witch to act.
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| 1. Coney Island Baby (2003)
2. Hamlet (2000)
3. Happy Here and Now (2002)
4. Mimic: Sentinel (2003) aka: Mimic 3
5. Montana (1998)
6. Nadja (1994)
7. Trance (1998) aka: The Eternal
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