Duane Hopwood 2005  R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Matt Mulhern
Cast: David Schwimmer, Janeane Garofalo, Judah Friedlander, Susan Lynch, Dick Cavett, Steve Schirripa, Jerry Grayson, Bill Buell, John Krasinski, Ramya Pratt, Brian Tarantina, Irma St. Paule, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Lenny Venito
Duane Hopwood (David Schwimmer) has hit rock bottom. His wife, Linda (Janeane Garofalo), has filed for divorce after he was arrested for drunk driving, and now he has lost his job as pit boss at an Atlantic City casino. With help from friends–maintenance man Anthony (Judah Friedlander) and bartender Gina (Susan Lynch)–Duane does get his life back on track and regains his family. In the process, he learns about unconditional love and how to celebrate life.
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 Gigli 2003  R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Brest
Cast: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Justin Bartha, Lenny Venito, Christopher Walken, Al Pacino, Lainie Kazan, Missy Crider, Alex Fatovich, Peter Van Norden, Terry Camilleri, Robert Silver
Everything does not go as planned when mob-enforcer Larry Gigli (Ben Affleck) is ordered to kidnap a mentally challenged man, Brian (Justin Bartha), and another enforcer, Ricki (Jennifer Lopez), is sent along to aid and abet.
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Men in Black II 2002 PG-13, 88 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Comedy
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Rip Torn, Lara Flynn Boyle, Johnny Knoxville, Rosario Dawson, Tony Shalhoub, Patrick Warburton, David Cross, Jack Kehler, Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine, Peter Spellos, Michael Jackson, Michael Bailey Smith, Lenny Venito
Those MiB operatives–Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) and Agent J (Will Smith)–are back, but Agent J must first get Agent K out of retirement and restore his memory that the MiB agency's neuralizer has wiped out. Then it's time to save the Earth, which is once again threatened by aliens out to destroy it.
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Money for Nothing 1993  R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ramon Menendez
Cast: John Cusack, Debi Mazar, Michael Madsen, Benicio Del Toro, Michael Rapaport, Maury Chaykin, James Gandolfini, Fionnula Flanagan, Elizabeth Bracco, Ashleigh Dejon, Lenny Venito, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Joey (John Cusack) finds $1.2 million, takes the money, and runs. After all, he is unemployed, and the money can help change his life. But, as Joey makes plans to leave the country, his intentions upset his family, the Mob demands its share of the laundering process, and, all the while, Detective Laurenzi (Michael Madsen) is on his trail.
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 War of the Worlds 2005  PG-13, 117 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Justin Chatwin, Miranda Otto, Tim Robbins, David Alan Basche, Yul Vazquez, Rick Gonzalez, Lenny Venito, Lisa Ann Walter, Daniel Franzese, Gene Barry
Adapted from H.G. Wells' 1898 novel, this story involves a deadbeat father, Ray Ferrier (Tom Cruise), trying to regain a relationship with his children–Robbie (Justin Chatwin) and Rachel (Dakota Fanning)–when a three-legged alien that attacks humans appears on the scene. Will Ray be able to save his kids? Three Academy Award nominations were received (Best Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, and Visual Effects).
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 The Wild 2006 G, 94 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Comedy
Director: Steve "Spag" Williams
Cast: Kiefer Sutherland, James Belushi, Eddie Izzard, Janeane Garofalo, William Shatner, Richard Kind, Greg Cipes, Colin Hay, Miles Marsico, Jack De Sena, Lenny Venito, Joseph Siravo
Jealous of his father Samson's (voice of Kiefer Sutherland) ability to attract attention with his majestic roar, lion cub Ryan (voice of Richard Kind) escapes from Manhattan's Central Park Zoo and stows away on a ship heading for Africa. This forces Samson and his animal friends to form a rescue party. Their mission is to find Samson, but, once in Africa, they head right into the midst of wildebeast leader Kazar (voice of William Shatner) who has plans to move the wildebeasts to the top of the food chain.
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| 1. Duane Hopwood (2005)
2. Gigli (2003)
3. Men in Black II (2002)
4. Money for Nothing (1993)
5. War of the Worlds (2005)
6. The Wild (2006)
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