187 1997  R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Kevin Reynolds
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, John Heard, Kelly Rowan, Clifton Collins Jr., Tony Plana, Karina Arroyave, Lobo Sebastian, Jack Kehler, Jonah Rooney, Demetrius Navarro, Ebony Monique Solomon, Johnny bogris, Dominic Hoffman, Martha Velez, Method Man
A teacher, Trevor Garfield (Samuel L. Jackson), suffers a near-fatal attack at the hands of one of his students in this expose of today's inner-city high schools.
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 Alex & Emma 2003  PG, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
aka: Alex and Emma
Director: Rob Reiner
Cast: Luke Wilson, Kate Hudson, Sophie Marceau, David Paymer, Lobo Sebastian, Chino XL, Rob Reiner, Paul Willson, Alexander Wauthier, Leili Kramer, Rip Taylor, Gigi Bermingham, Francois Giroday, Robert Costanzo, Jordan Lund
Alex (Luke Wilson) is a writer who also gambles, and now the loan sharks are after him. But, if he can complete his new novel in 30 days, his life will be spared. First step: hire a stenographer who turns out to be opinionated Emma (Kate Hudson). Before long, Alex falls in love with her. The story picks up its pace when Alex narrates the novel's contents, and Emma and Alex play the story's romantic lead characters.
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Black and White 1999 R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Yuri Zeltser
Cast: Gina Gershon, Alison Eastwood, Ron Silver, Rory Cochrane, Barry Primus, Marshall Bell, Ross Partridge, James Handy, Carl Anthony Payne II, Ashley Tucker, Joe Unger, Lobo Sebastian, Michael Paul Chan, Kamela Lopez, Boris Lee Krutonog
A rookie LAPD cop, Chris O'Brien (Rory Cochrane), is assigned to work with tough cop Nora Hugosian (Gina Gershon) in tracking down a serial killer. As evidence piles up, O'Brien cannot ignore the fact that it is his partner, Hugosian, who must be considered the prime suspect.
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Dirty 2006  R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Chris Fisher
Cast: Cuba Gooding Jr., Clifton Collins Jr., Cole Hauser, Wyclef Jean, Keith David, Wood Harris, Robert LaSardo, Lobo Sebastian, Taboo, Khleo Thomas, Aimee Garcia, Nicholas Gonzalez, Judy Reyes, Chris Mulkey, Soledad St. Hilaire
This movie follows a nightmarish 24 hours in the lives of Officers Salim Adel (Cuba Gooding Jr.) and Armando Sancho (Clifton Collins Jr.) who work out of LAPD's gang violence unit. The two cops make a deal with drug dealers that sets off a string of events spiraling out of control as they struggle with decisions between bad and worse.
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 Ghosts of Mars 2001 R, 98 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Horror / Thriller
aka: John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Ice Cube, Natasha Henstridge, Pam Grier, Clea DuVall, Jason Statham, Liam Waite, Joanna Cassidy, Wanda De Jesus, Duane Davis, Lobo Sebastian, Richard Centrone, Rosemary Forsyth, Rodney A. Grant, Peter Jason, Doug McGrath
A Martian, intergalactic policewoman Melanie Ballard (Natasha Henstridge), leads a team transporting a killer (Ice Cube) from a mining outpost jail to the capital city for trial. But plans go awry when the team discovers that colonists at the outpost are now possessed by evil Martian ghosts.
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Leprechaun in the Hood 2000  R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Horror / Fantasy / Musical
aka: Leprechaun 5: Leprechaun in the Hood
Director: Rob Spera
Cast: Warwick Davis, Ice-T, Anthony Montgomery, Coolio, Rashaan Nall, Red Grant, Lobo Sebastian, Ivory Ocean, Jack Ong, Bebe Drake, Donna M. Perkins, Daya Vaidya, Chloe Hunter
The Leprechaun (Warwick Davis) shows up this time in 1970s' L.A. where the ruthless Mack Daddy (Ice-T) not only steals his gold but drugs and imprisons him as well. Now, 20-years later, it is Mack Daddy who is being robbed by three young rappers: Postmaster P (Coolio), Stray Bullet (Rashaan Nall), and Butch (Red Grant). Unfortunately for them, they revive the Leprechaun during the break-in. Trouble ensues.
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 The Longest Yard 2005 PG-13, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Peter Segal
Cast: Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Burt Reynolds, Nelly, Michael Irvin, James Cromwell, Walter Williamson, Bill Goldberg, Terry Crews, Bob Sapp, Lobo Sebastian, David Patrick Kelly, Nicholas Turturro, Dalip Singh, Steve Reevis
In this remake of the 1974 film about prisoners who square off against their guards in a game of football, Burt Reynolds is cast in the role of Coach Nate Scarborough, while Adam Sandler takes on the Burt Reynolds' old role of the former NFL pro, now prisoner, Paul "Wrecking" Crewe. Warden Hazen (James Cromwell) makes a deal with Crewe to help his prison guard team win the league championship. Crewe suggests that he train a team of convicts to play against the guards in a game that Hazen assumes will be an easy win for his team of guards. But, as Crewe and fellow prisoner Caretaker (Chris Rock) begin working with their team of convicts, Crewe decides to go for the win.
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Major League: Back to the Minors 1998 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Warren
Cast: Scott Bakula, Corbin Bernsen, Walton Goggins, Eric Bruskotter, Peter Mackenzie, Thom Barry, Judson Mills, Dennis Haysbert, Jensen Daggett, Ted McGinley, Kenny Johnson, Takaaki Ishibashi, Lobo Sebastian, Thom Barry, Tim & Tom DiFilippo
Gus Cantrell (Scott Bakula) is an aging baseball pitcher given the opportunity to coach a Minnesota Twins minor league team. He takes on the task and coaches so well that his team is able to competently compete with the major league Twins.
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Next Day Air 2009 R, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy
Director: Benny Boom
Cast: Donald Faison, Mike Epps, Darius McCrary, Mos Def, Wood Harris, Yasmin Deliz, Omari Hardwick, Emilio Rivera, Cisco Reyes, Lauren London, Lobo Sebastian, Malik Barhardt, Debbie Allen, Jo D. Jonz, Shawn Michael Howard
Impaired by his weed smoking, Next Day Air deliveryman Leo (Donald Faison) accidentally delivers 10 kilos of grade-A cocaine to inept criminals Brody (Mike Epps) and Guch (Wood Harris). They plot to sell the cocaine to Brody's cousin Shavoo (Omari Hardwick) who just happens to be a drug dealer. Meanwhile, the intended recipients of the cocaine package, mobster Jesus (Cisco Reyes) and his girlfriend Chita (Yasmin Deliz) start searching for the package before drug lord Bodega (Emilio Rivera) learns that it is missing. Double-crosses and schemes lie ahead in what will culminate in an all-out battle for what amounts to a million dollars in cash and drugs.
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Next Friday 2000  R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Steve Carr
Cast: Ice Cube, Mike Epps, Tamala Jones, Justin Pierce, John Witherspoon, Don "D.C." Curry, Jacob Vargas, Lisa Rodriguez, Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Kym Whitley, Rolando Molina, Lobo Sebastian, Amy Hill, Clifton Powell, Ronn Riser
In this sequel to 1995's "Friday," Craig's (Ice Cube) father (John Witherspoon) comes up with the solution for hiding his son from jail escapee Debo (Tommy "Tiny" Lister). Craig heads for safety at the Rancho Cucamonga home of his lottery-winning Uncle Elroy (Don "D.C." Curry) and his jittery cousin, Day-Day (Mike Epps). But Craig soon learns that the suburb has its own set of problems.
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| 1. 187 (1997)
2. Alex & Emma (2003)
aka: Alex and Emma
3. Black and White (1999)
4. Dirty (2006)
5. Ghosts of Mars (2001)
aka: John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars
6. Leprechaun in the Hood (2000)
aka: Leprechaun 5: Leprechaun in the Hood
7. The Longest Yard (2005)
8. Major League: Back to the Minors (1998)
9. Next Day Air (2009)
10. Next Friday (2000)
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