10.5 2004  TV, 165 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
aka: Earthquake 10.5
10.5: Apocalypse
Director: John Lafia
Cast: Beau Bridges, Kim Delaney, David Cubitt, Fred Ward, Dule Hill, John Cassini, Kaley Cuoco, John Schneider, Ivan Sergei, Rebecca Jenkins, Lorena Gale
This made-for-TV miniseries features Beau Bridges in the role of U.S. President Paul Hollister who consults with geologist Dr. Samantha Hill (Kim Delaney) on problems presented when an earthquake reaching a 10.5 magnitude on the Richter scale strikes the West Coast. Aftershocks and tsunamis follow, and the President needs to find the way to prevent further destruction.
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Choices 1986  TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Lowell Rich
Cast: George C. Scott, Jacqueline Bisset, Melissa Gilbert, Laurie Kennedy, Steven Flynn, Nancy Allison, Daliah Bache, Kirsten Bishop, Nicholas A. Bourdon, Lorena Gale, Mitch Martin, Vlasta Vrana
College student Terry Granger (Melissa Gilbert) finds herself pregnant and considers abortion. Her father, retired judge Evan (George C. Scott), learns of her situation just before his much younger wife Marisa (Jacqueline Bisset) also finds herself pregnant–despite their not wanting a child. All three must re-evaluate their stand on abortion. Made for TV.
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Holiday Heart 2000  R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Townsend
Cast: Ving Rhames, Alfre Woodard, Jesika Reynolds, Mykelti Williamson, Jonathan Wallace, Blu Mankuma, Phil Hayes, Lorena Gale, James Kidnie, Benz Antoine
Holiday (Ving Rhames), an aging drag queen, is also a softy. He takes in a homeless woman (Alfre Woodard), a writer turned drug addict, and her 12-year-old daughter. He works at helping them rebuild their lives. Made for cable TV.
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Jack Reed: One of Our Own 1996 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Brian Dennehy
Cast: Brian Dennehy, Charles S. Dutton, Susan Ruttan, Kevin Dunn, Suki Kaiser, Michael Talbott, Bernie Coulson, Amber Benson, Terence Kelly, CCH Pounder, Justin Louis, Lorena Gale
Sgt. Jack Reed (Brian Dennehy) steps into the murder case after his partner is murdered in an attempt on young Sarah Landry's (Suki Kaiser) life. Reed takes Sarah into his own home with his family to provide protection while he works out the details in solving the case.
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Mr. St. Nick 2002 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Craig Zisk
Cast: Kelsey Grammer, Charles Durning, Katherine Helmond, Elaine Hendrix, Ana Ortis, Lupe Ontiveros, Luis Garcia, Brian Miranda, Wallace Shawn, Lorena Gale, Veena Sood, Beatrice Zeilanger
Playboy Nick (Kelsey Grammer) intends to settle down and marry TV weatherperson Heidi (Elaine Hendrix). But he has a problem: he is the son of Santa Claus (Charles Durning) and is scheduled to soon take over his father's "business." Matters start getting out of hand when he finds out his fiancee isn't all he thought she was and a mean INS agent is after him. Luckily for Nick, Santa's head elf comes to the rescue. Originally broadcast on "Wonderful World of Disney."
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 The Perfect Score 2004  PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Brian Robbins
Cast: Erika Christensen, Chris Evans, Bryan Greenberg, Scarlett Johansson, Darius Miles, Leonardo Nam, Tyra Ferrell, Matthew Lillard, Vanessa Angel, Bill Mackenzie, Dan Zukovic, Iris Quinn, Lorena Gale, Lynda Boyd, Patricia Idlette
Kyle (Chris Evans) is a perfectionist who is shocked when he finds that his SAT scores are not good enough to get him into the college of his choice. Kyle and his friend Matty (Bryan Greenberg) get together with other seniors–Francesca (Scarlett Johansson), overachiever Anna (Erika Christensen), star basketball player Desmond (Darius Miles) and stoner Ray (Leonardo Nam). They plot to steal the SAT from the Princeton Educational Testing Center in order to assure themselves great scores on the upcoming test.
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Traitor 2008  PG-13, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Cast: Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Jeff Daniels, Said Taghmaoui, Neal McDonough, Aly Khan, Archie Panjabi, Raad Rawi, Hassam Ghancy, Mozhan Marno, Adeel Akhtar, Lorena Gale, Scali Delpeyrat, Mehdi Ortelsberg, Aizoun Abdelkader
At age 12, he saw his father killed in a car bombing in Sudan and then was raised by his mother in Chicago. Now, 30 years later, Samir Horn (Don Cheadle) is a Muslim jihad attempting to sell plastic explosives in Yemen. Samir is arrested and jailed where Omar (Said Taghmaoui) is also being held. Samir had served as a military advisor to Omar in the past. Now, Omar is part of an international terrorist ring recruiting young Muslims to fight a holy war against the West. FBI agents Roy Clayton (Guy Pearce) and Max Archer (Neal McDonough) offer Samir his freedom if he will talk, but Samir refuses the deal. When Omar's cohorts break him out of jail, Samir joins them, but now Clayton and Archer are on Samir's trail hoping to prevent an attack on American soil.
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| 1. 10.5 (2004)
aka: Earthquake 10.5
aka: 10.5: Apocalypse
2. Choices (1986)
3. Holiday Heart (2000)
4. Jack Reed: One of Our Own (1996)
5. Mr. St. Nick (2002)
6. The Perfect Score (2004)
7. Traitor (2008)
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