The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer 2003  R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Craig R. Baxley
Cast: Lisa Brenner, Steven Brand, Kate Burton, Tsidii Leloka, Brad Greenquist, Deirdre Quinn, Tsai Chin, Jacob Pearce Guzman, Courtney Taylor Burness, Eric Keenleyside, Ridley Pearson, Frank Buxton
This made-for-TV prequel to the Stephen King miniseries "Rose Red" is based on a novel by Ridley Pearson. Set at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, this is the story of Ellen (Lisa Brenner), whose rich, new husband (Steven Brand) built the Rose Red mansion for her as a wedding present. As time goes on, Ellen becomes suspicious of her husband's past, and it appears that the house may be haunted with some of his acquaintances who had disappeared.
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Finding Home 2003  PG-13, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lawrence D. Foldes
Cast: Lisa Brenner, Genevieve Bujold, Louise Fletcher, Jeanetta Arnette, Misha Collins, Sherri Saum, Johnny Messner, Justin Henry, Andrew Lukich, Jason Miller, William Bookston, Jennifer O'Kain
Amanda (Lisa Brenner) inherits her grandmother's Bed-and-Breakfast in Maine and plans to sell the property for financial gain. But, after returning to the home and going through her grandmother's possessions, Amanda uncovers family secrets and reevaluates her focus on life.
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The Librarian: Quest for the Spear 2004 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Fantasy
Director: Peter Winther
Cast: Noah Wyle, Sonya Walger, Bob Newhart, Jane Curtin, Olympia Dukakis, Kyle MacLachlan, Kelly Hu, David Dayan Fisher, Lisa Brenner, Mario Ivan Martinez, Clyde Kusatsu
Thirty-something student living with his mother (Olympia Dukakis), Flynn (Noah Wyle) is forced out of school and takes a job at a library where Judson (Bob Newhart) and Charlene (Jane Curtin) give him the job of overseeing the library's mythical artifacts. When one of the artifacts is stolen, Flynn, with reluctant help from martial-arts-skilled Nicole (Sonya Walger), searches for the artifact to retrieve it from the villains.
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The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines 2006 TV, 92 min.
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Cast: Noah Wyle, Gabrielle Anwar, Bob Newhart, Jane Curtin, Olympia Dukakis, Erick Avari, Robert Foxworth, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Zahn McClarnon, Lisa Brenner
In this sequel to "The Librarian: Quest for the Spear," former librarian Flynn Carson (Noah Wyle) searches for a map that will lead him to the fabled King Solomon's Mines where the Book of Solomon is stored. Sharing his travels with Professor Emily Davenport (Gabrielle Anwar), Flynn ends up uncovering family secrets in his adventure of a lifetime.
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 The Patriot 2000  R, 160 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama
Director: Roland Emmerich
Cast: Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson, Jason Isaacs, Chris Cooper, Tcheky Karyo, Rene Auberjonois, Lisa Brenner, Tom Wilkinson, Donal Logue, Leon Rippy, Adam Baldwin, Jay Arlen Jones, Gregory Smith, Mika Boorem
In 1780 the British thought they had a stronghold on South Carolina, but guerilla activities helped to confuse Cornwallis as he squandered his strength chasing American forces across the area. The famous "Swamp Fox" Francis Marion understood the role of a guerilla force and proceeded to snap up, one by one, the British posts that Cornwallis had carefully set up in South Carolina. In this rewrite of history, "Swamp Fox" is transformed into the "Ghost," Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson), widower and father of seven children. Another history rewrite takes place in the perception of slavery: slaves seem happy to serve their masters. In reality, in the South more than 10,000 African Americans supported the British forces and were relocated to Nova Scotia, Florida, Jamaica, and Africa at the end of the war. But if you are looking for rousing action and great special effects–and are willing to go along with the premise that the American Revolution was won because Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson) led the guerrillas against the evil British (especially Col. William Tavington (Jason Isaacs))–then this movie will prove entertaining.
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The Triangle 2005 TV, 270 min.
Genre: Action / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Craig R. Baxley
Cast: Sam Neill, Eric Stoltz, Catherine Bell, Lou Diamond Phillips, Bruce Davison, Michael E. Rodgers, Lisa Brenner, John Sloan, Charles Martin Smith, Barrie Ingham, Marius Weyers, Shannon Esrechowitz, Adrienne Pierce
In this made-for-TV miniseries, strange things are happening in the Bermuda Triangle, and billionaire shipping magnate Eric Benirall (Sam Neill) is losing ships and crews. His solution is to hire specialists–journalist Howard Thomas (Eric Stoltz), engineer Emily Patterson (Catherine Bell), psychic Stan Lathem (Bruce Davison), meteorologist Bruce Geller (Michael E. Rodgers), and the sole survivor of one of the shipwrecks Meeno Paloma (Lou Diamond Phillips). Off they go to solve the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle, but the more they investigate, the more nightmarish the answers become.
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| 1. The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer (2003)
2. Finding Home (2003)
3. The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004)
4. The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006)
5. The Patriot (2000)
6. The Triangle (2005)
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