Dog Park 1998  R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bruce McCulloch
Cast: Natasha Henstridge, Luke Wilson, Kathleen Robertson, Janeane Garofalo, Bruce McCulloch, Kristin Lehman, Amie Carey, Gordon Currie, Harland Williams, Mark McKinney
Andy (Luke Wilson) and Cheryl (Kathleen Robertson) are no longer a couple. To make matters worse, Cheryl has taken their dog. So what does Andy do? He heads for the dog park (a green spot in the city where people exercise their dogs), and he meets Lorna (Natasha Henstridge). But like his past relationship this one also appears to be headed nowhere. Meanwhile, instead of the mixed-up people, it is Andy's DOG that gets the psychiatric advice.
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Falling Angels 2003  N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Scott Smith
Cast: Miranda Richardson, Callum Keith Rennie, Katharine Isabelle, Kristin Adams, Monte Gagne, Mark McKinney, Carman Fielding, Courtney Goodison, Melissa Brown, Kett Turton
While their mother Mary (Miranda Richardson) lies on the couch suffering from depression and their militaristic father Jim (Callum Keith Rennie) tries to run the household, three sisters–Lou (Katharine Isabelle), Norma (Monte Gagne), and Sandy (Kristin Adams)–find their own unique ways to survive the effects of living in a dysfunctional family.
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Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy 1996  R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Kelly Makin
Cast: Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney, Scott "Carrot Top" Thompson, Kathryn Greenwood, Amy Smith Lachlan, Brendan Fraser, Janeane Garofalo, Paul Bellini
This is the first movie from the Canadian cult television comedy troupe. The plot revolves around a drug company that rushes "Gleemonex" onto the market before sufficiently testing the new drug's side effects–the result is drugged euphoria.
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New Waterford Girl 1999 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Allan Moyle
Cast: Liane Balaban, Andrew McCarthy, Mary Walsh, Nicholas Campbell, Tara Spencer-Nairn, Cathy Moriarty, Susan Laney Dalton, Darren Keay, Cassie MacDonald, Krista MacDonald, Kevin Curran, Adrien Dixon, Mark McKinney
In the dreary Canadian mining town of New Waterford, 15-year-old "Mooney" (Liane Balaban) dreams of a better life than that endured by other young girls in her town. Her chance comes when she strikes up a friendship with the new neighbor, Lou (Tara Spencer-Nairn).
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 A Night at the Roxbury 1998  PG-13, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Fortenberry
Cast: Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan, Dan Hedaya, Molly Shannon, Richard Grieco, Loni Anderson, Chazz Palminteri, Elisa Donovan, Dwayne Hickman, Jennifer Coolidge, Michael Clarke Duncan, Maree Cheatham, Colin Quinn, Eva Mendes, Mark McKinney
The Butabi brothers–Steve (Will Ferrell) and Doug (Chris Kattan)–work in an artificial-flower shop by day but dream of picking up women in the posh clubs of Los Angeles. One night they get into the top club–the Roxbury–and their experiences are all down hill from there.
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The Out-Of-Towners 1999 PG-13, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sam Weisman
Cast: Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn, Mark McKinney, John Cleese, Oliver Hudson, Valerie Perri, Gregory Jbara, Tom Riis Farrell, Steve Mittleman, Randall Arney, Carlease Burke, William Duell, J.P. Bumstead, Peggy Mannix, Jordan Baker
This remake of the Jack Lemmon/Sandy Dennis 1970's comedy relates the trials of Midwesterners, Henry and Nancy Clark (Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn), who suffer one misfortune after another while visiting New York City on a job interview.
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The Saddest Music in the World 2004  N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Guy Maddin
Cast: Isabella Rossellini, Mark McKinney, Maria de Medeiros, Ross McMillan, David Fox, Claude Dorge, Erik J. Berg, Darcy Fehr, Brent Neal
During the Great Depression, the Canadian owner and operator of the Muskeg Brewery, Lady Port-Huntley (Isabella Rossellini), promotes her beer by offering a $25,000 prize for the country that comes up with the saddest music. Her reasoning: as a double amputee, she knows that the sadder a person is the more he or she will drink.
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Snow Cake 2006 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Marc Evans
Cast: Alan Rickman, Sigourney Weaver, Carrie-Anne Moss, David Fox, Jayne Eastwood, Emily Hampshire, James Allodi, Callum Keith Rennie, Mark McKinney, Selina Cadell, Julie Stewart, Jackie Brown, Nia Roberts, John Bayliss
Linda (Sigourney Weaver) is an autistic, but high-functioning woman whose personality conflicts with that of Alex Hughes (Alan Rickman) when he visits her to return her deceased daughter's personal effects. A comedy of manners ensues as an uneasy friendship forms between these two very different people.
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Spice World 1997 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Adventure / Drama / Musical
aka: Spiceworld
Director: Bob Spiers
Cast: Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell, Melanie Brown, Melanie Chisholm, Victoria Adams, Richard E. Grant, Claire Rushbrook, Alan Cumming, Roger Moore, George Wendt, Meat Loaf, Richard O'Brien, Barry Humphries, Mark McKinney
This film presents an offbeat look at the backstage activities during one day in the lives of the Spice Girls–Baby Spice (Emma Bunton), Ginger Spice (Geri Halliwell), Scary Spice (Melanie Brown), Sporty Spice (Melanie Chisholm), and Posh Spice (Victoria Adams)–as they rehearse, perform, and travel around London aboard a double-decker bus.
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Superstar 1999 PG-13, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bruce McCulloch
Cast: Molly Shannon, Will Ferrell, Elaine Hendrix, Harland Williams, Mark McKinney, Glynis Johns, Jason Blicker, Gerry Bamman, Emmy Laybourne, Jennifer Irwin, Tom Green, Chuck Campbell, Rob Stefaniuk, Natalie Radford, Karyn Dwyer
Based on a "Saturday Night Live" skit about that nerdy Mary Katherine Gallagher (Molly Shannon) who attends a Catholic school, this story revolves around Molly's plan to enter the school talent show as her way of getting the attention of the most popular boy in school, Sky Corrigan (Will Ferrell).
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| 1. Dog Park (1998)
2. Falling Angels (2003)
3. Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy (1996)
4. New Waterford Girl (1999)
5. A Night at the Roxbury (1998)
6. The Out-Of-Towners (1999)
7. The Saddest Music in the World (2004)
8. Snow Cake (2006)
9. Spice World (1997)
aka: Spiceworld
10. Superstar (1999)
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