Blood and Wine 1997  R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bob Rafelson
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Stephen Dorff, Jennifer Lopez, Judy Davis, Michael Caine, Harold Perrineau, Robyn Peterson, Mike Starr, John Seitz, Marc Macaulay
Florida wine dealer Alex Gates (Jack Nicholson) joins forces with Victor Spansky (Michael Caine). Together, they plot to steal a million-dollar necklace; they succeed, and then the real twists and turns of this excellent story begin.
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Carolina Skeletons 1991  R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Erman
Cast: Louis Gossett Jr., Bruce Dern, Melissa Leo, Paul Roebling, Bill Cobbs, Henderson Forsythe, Clifton James, Richard Jenkins, G.D. Spradlin, Rosanna Carter, Trazana Beverley, Marc Macaulay
After a career in the Army, James Bragg (Louis Gossett Jr.) returns home in the early 1960s. He is haunted by the thought of his brother's execution 30 years previously for the rape and murder of two girls. Thus, he begins a search for the real killers, and he soon recognizes that there are those who do not want their secrets uncovered. Made for cable TV.
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The Code Conspiracy 2001  PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Hank Whetstone
Cast: Jim Fitzpatrick, Maria Conchita Alonso, David Warner, Lou Rawls, Marc Macaulay, Tom Nowicki, Hank Stone, Rus Blackwell, Holland Hayes, Russell Warner, Bill Cordell
While developing a computer code, software professionals John and Professor (Jim Fitzpatrick and David Warner) uncover a code that holds the key to the Dead Sea Scrolls, which allows them to predict people's futures as well as prove the existence of God. Of course the government–and others–would like to have that information, and the chase is on.
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From Justin to Kelly 2003  PG, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy / Family / Musical / Romance
Director: Robert Iscove
Cast: Kelly Clarkson, Justin Guarini, Katherine Bailess, Anika Noni Rose, Greg Siff, Brian Dietzen, Jason Yribar, Theresa San-Nicholas, Justin Gorence, Christopher Bryan, Kaitlin Riley, Renee Robertson, Yamil Piedra, Marc Macaulay, Toi Svane Stepp
"American Idol" television stars Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini play the lead roles in this Spring Break, Miami Beach story about Kelly and Justin meeting and falling in love. Of course, there are plenty of songs and dances in this comedy.
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 Monster 2003  R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Patty Jenkins
Cast: Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Bruce Dern, Scott Wilson, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Lee Tergesen, Annie Corley, Marco St. John, Bubba Baker, Marc Macaulay, Brett Rice, Robb Chamberlain, Rus Blackwell, Tim Ware, Stephen Jones
This crime drama attempts to delve into the psyche of highway prostitute Aileen Wuornos (Charlize Theron). At age 13, Aileen became a prostitute. Later, she hooks up with lesbian Selby Wall (Christina Ricci) and forms a relationship that leads to Aileen killing her clients and getting their money without having sex. Aileen kills seven men in Florida and is known as the first female serial killer. Theron won an Oscar for Best Actress.
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My Bloody Valentine 3-D 2009 R, 100 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Patrick Lussier
Cast: Jensen Ackles, Jaime King, Kerr Smith, Edi Gathegi, Tom Atkins, Kevin Tighe, Betsy Rue, Megan Boone, Karen Baum, Joy de la Paz, Marc Macaulay, Todd Farmer, Liam Rhodes, Jeff Hochendoner, Richard John Walters
In this 3-D remake of the 1981 film, Jensen Ackles takes on the role of Tom Hanniger who causes an accident on Valentine's Day in his father's mine that leaves six men dead. The sole survivor, Harry Warden (Richard John Walters), lies in a coma. Exactly one year later, Warden awakens and seeks revenge with a pick-axe by first killing people at the hospital and then heading to the mine where he continues the killings–until Sheriff Burke (Tom Atkins) shoots Warden and leaves him for dead. Tom flees Harmony after the violence but returns exactly 10 years later when his father dies, and Tom must sell the mine. The sheriff is now Tom's old friend Axel Palmer (Kerr Smith), and he is married to Tom's ex-girlfriend Sarah (Jaime King). Just as Tom returns, a new series of pick-axe murders take place, and Tom, Sarah, and Axel are faced with the terror that Warden might be the perpetrator–or is he?
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Palmetto 1998  R, 114 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Volker Schlondorff
Cast: Woody Harrelson, Elisabeth Shue, Gina Gershon, Michael Rapaport, Chloe Sevigny, Rolf Hoppe, Angela Featherstone, Tom Wright, Marc Macaulay, Joe Hickey
This film misses the boat on editing as well as casting (Woody Harrelson is wrong, wrong, wrong for his role). But the story is good–newly released from prison, Harry Barber (Woody Harrelson) eagerly accepts the chance for a quick buck when Rhea Malroux (Elisabeth Shue) offers him $50,000 to participate in a trumped-up kidnapping. But events don't go according to plan.
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 Passenger 57 1992 R, 83 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Kevin Hooks
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Bruce Payne, Tom Sizemore, Alex Datcher, Bruce Greenwood, Robert Hooks, Elizabeth Hurley, Michael Horse, Ernie Lively, Marc Macaulay, Duchess Tomasello, Joel Fogel, William Edward Roberts, James Short, Jane McPherson
FBI agents are escorting a dangerous criminal (Bruce Payne) when he and his cohorts skyjack the plane on which they are riding and kill the agents. John Cutter (Wesley Snipes), an airline security agent, is aboard and must defuse the terrorist situation.
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Plato's Run 1997  R, 96 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: James Becket
Cast: Gary Busey, Roy Scheider, Steven Bauer, Jeff Speakman, Tiani Warden, Maggie Myatt, Horacio Le Don, Doug DeLuca, Melanie Chartoff, Marc Macaulay, Mario Ernesto Sanchez, Salvador Levy
Ex-Navy Seal/ex-CIA agent Plato Smith (Gary Busey) is hired by Cuban American Gomez (Salvador Levy) to rescue his son from a Cuban prison. The mission works, but there is more to Gomez's son than meets the eye, and now Plato is on the run.
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Premonition 2007  PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Mennan Yapo
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Julian McMahon, Nia Long, Amber Valletta, Peter Stormare, Shyann McClure, Courtney Taylor Burness, Marc Macaulay, Kate Nelligan, Irene Ziegler, Matt(2) Moore, Laurel Whitsett
Linda (Sandra Bullock) is living the good life in a beautiful house with her loving husband Jim (Julian McMahon) and daughters Megan (Shyann McClure) and Bridgette (Courtney Taylor Burness). Then, one day she gets news that Jim has been killed in a car accident, but the following morning, Linda wakes up and finds Jim alive and well. Now Linda enters a race against time and fate to prevent what she believes is her premonition from becoming a reality.
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The Take 1990 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
aka: The Mobsters
Director: Leon Ichaso
Cast: Ray Sharkey, R. Lee Ermey, Larry Manetti, Lisa Hartman, Joe Lala, Julio Oscar Mechoso, Roberto Escobar, Orestes Matacena, Nelson Oramas, Ruben Rabasa, Tony Bolano, Alonna Shaw, Marc Macaulay, Alfredo Alvarez Calderon, Earl Finn
Miami ex-cop Dennis (Ray Sharkey) cannot seem to stay away from temptation when his greed takes over. He served a jail sentence for accepting bribes, and now, after being released from the pen, he tries to change his life around. This time, temptation comes in the form of a Cuban drug cartel operating out of Miami, and Dennis cuts himself in on an illegal deal. Not a good idea!
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 Wild Things 1998 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: John McNaughton
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Matt Dillon, Neve Campbell, Theresa Russell, Denise Richards, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Robert Wagner, Bill Murray, Jeff Perry, Carrie Snodgress, Marc Macaulay, Cory Pendergast, Eduardo Yanez, Toi Svane Stepp, Dennis Neal
High-school guidance counselor Sam Lombardo (Matt Dillon) was named "educator of the year" and prided himself on his accomplishments UNTIL students Suzy (Neve Campbell) and Kelly (Denise Richards) testify that he raped them. Detectives Ray Duquette (Kevin Bacon) and Gloria Perez (Daphne Rubin-Vega)–despite disapproval of the department–begin their investigation into the campaign to destroy Lombardo.
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| 1. Blood and Wine (1997)
2. Carolina Skeletons (1991)
3. The Code Conspiracy (2001)
4. From Justin to Kelly (2003)
5. Monster (2003)
6. My Bloody Valentine 3-D (2009)
7. Palmetto (1998)
8. Passenger 57 (1992)
9. Plato's Run (1997)
10. Premonition (2007)
11. The Take (1990)
aka: The Mobsters
12. Wild Things (1998)
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