The Curse II: The Bite 1988  R, 88 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: The Bite
Director: Frederico Prosperi
Cast: Jill Schoelen, J. Eddie Peck, Jamie Farr, Savina Gersak, Marianne Muellerleile, Al Fann, Sydney Lassick, Terrence Evans, Sandra Sexton, Bruce Marchiano, Shiri Appleby, Bo Svenson, Jose Garcia, Tiny Wells
While on a road trip through New Mexico, Lisa and Clark (Jill Schoelen and J. Eddie Peck) come across an abandoned nuclear test site that is teeming with radioactive snakes. One such snake bites Clark's hand, and now his arm becomes a lethal snake head. To top it off, his body produces snakes by the dozens. The special effects are good in this sequel to 1987's "The Curse," though there is no common storyline between the two.
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The Hottie and the Nottie 2008  PG-13, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Tom Putnam
Cast: Paris Hilton, Joel Moore, Christine Lakin, Adam Kulbersh, The Greg Wilson, Johann Urb, Marianne Muellerleile, Kathryn Fiori, Erin Cardillo, Samantha Bailey, Gino Anthony Pesi, Karley Scott Collins
After his girlfriend (Kathryn Fiore) dumps him, geeky Nate Cooper (Joel Moore) leaves Maine on a cross-country trip to Los Angeles in search of Cristabel (Paris Hilton) who he loved 20 years ago when they were in the first grade. Nate makes the trek and does find Cristabel, but she refuses to go out with him unless he can find a boyfriend for her extremely unattractive best friend June (Christine Lakin). When Nate fails at finding someone interested in dating June more than once, he helps June go through a makeover to improve her looks. The results are amazing–especially to Nate who now looks at June in a new way.
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Liar Liar 1997  PG-13, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Tom Shadyac
Cast: Jim Carrey, Maura Tierney, Justin Cooper, Cary Elwes, Anne Haney, Jennifer Tilly, Jason Bernard, Swoosie Kurtz, Amanda Donohoe, Mitch Ryan, Marianne Muellerleile, Christopher Mayer, Eric Pierpoint, Randall "Tex" Cobb, Cheri Oteri
A yuppie lawyer, Fletcher Reede (Jim Carrey), has a great career but is newly divorced from his wife, Audrey Reede (Maura Tierney). When their five-year-old son, Max (Justin Cooper), makes a birthday wish that his father will not tell another lie, Fletcher must go 24 hours without telling any falsehoods. Will he survive the ordeal?
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 Memento 2000  R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Mark Boone Junior, Stephen Tobolowsky, Harriet Samson Harris, Callum Keith Rennie, Russ Fega, Kimberly Campbell, Jorja Fox, Thomas Lennon, Marianne Muellerleile, Larry Holden, Buzz Visconte
In a desperate attempt to avenge his wife's murder, Leonard Shelby (Guy Pearce), who suffers from short-term memory loss, must rely on Polaroid pictures and tattoos as permanent reminders. Inconsistencies abound in Leonard's world but serve to give the viewer clues to this psychological puzzle's solution. The film received Oscar nominations for Best Editing and Writing.
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Return to Me 2000  PG, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bonnie Hunt
Cast: David Duchovny, Minnie Driver, Carroll O'Connor, Robert Loggia, Bonnie Hunt, David Alan Grier, Joely Richardson, Eddie Jones, James Belushi, Marianne Muellerleile
Grace Briggs (Minnie Driver), a waitress with progressive heart disease, gets Elizabeth Rueland's (Joely Richardson) heart after a fatal car accident. One year later Elizabeth's widower, Bob (David Duchovny), dines at an Italian restaurant, and guess who's his waitress? Romance blooms, but will it survive the moment that they realize Grace lives only because of Elizabeth's transplanted heart?
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A Smile Like Yours 1997 R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Keith Samples
Cast: Greg Kinnear, Lauren Holly, Joan Cusack, Jay Thomas, Jill Hennessy, Christopher McDonald, Donald Moffat, France Nuyen, Marianne Muellerleile, Sheridan Samples
A so-called "beautiful" couple–Danny (Greg Kinnear) and Jennifer (Lauren Holly)–has nearly everything in life. But one thing is missing: a baby. This is an inane comedy about the trials and tribulations of a couple going to extremes in order to conceive their own bundle of joy.
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Welcome to Paradise 2007 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Family / Drama
Director: Brent Huff
Cast: Crystal Bernard, Brian Dennehy, Bobby Edner, Brad Stine, William Shockley, Beth Grant, Ken Jenkins, Nick Searcy, Marianne Muellerleile, Timothy Stack, Connie Ray, Elizabeth Dennehy
A city preacher, Debbie Laramie (Crystal Bernard), and her son Hayden (Bobby Edner) arrive in the troubled, small town of Paradise, Texas, where, as a woman preacher, she is not treated warmly. The town has turned its back on needy citizens, but after an accidental fire burns down the church, the church members and Debbie work together to rebuild the church–and community relationships as well.
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| 1. The Curse II: The Bite (1988)
aka: The Bite
2. The Hottie and the Nottie (2008)
3. Liar Liar (1997)
4. Memento (2000)
5. Return to Me (2000)
6. A Smile Like Yours (1997)
7. Welcome to Paradise (2007)
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