1408 2007  PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Mikael Hafstrom
Cast: John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Mary McCormack, Tony Shalhoub, Jasmine Jessica Anthony, Chris Carey, Len Cariou, Paul Kasey, Paul Birchard, Margot Leicester, Walter Lewis, Alexandra Silber, Andrew Lee Potts
Mike Enslin (John Cusack) makes a living writing about the supernatural, but he does not believe in ghosts–until he checks out room 1408 of Manhattan's Dolphin Hotel. Despite warnings from the hotel manager, Mr. Olin (Samuel L. Jackson), who tells Mike that the room will never be available because 56 people have died after checking into the suite, Mike forces Mr. Olin to rent him the room. Once in room 1408, Mike encounters a host of otherworldly faces, or are the horrors all in his mind? And, even more important, will Mike survive the night?
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The Alarmist 1998 R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Evan Dunsky
Cast: David Arquette, Stanley Tucci, Kate Capshaw, Mary McCormack, Ryan Reynolds, Tricia Vessey, Ruth Miller, Michael Learned, Lewis Arquette, Hoke Howell
Tommy Hudler (David Arquette) takes on the job of a security systems salesman but soon discovers that the owner of his company, Heinrich Grigoris (Stanley Tucci), uses fear tactics to attract customers-many customers have experienced an unusual number of tragic events. Based on Dunsky's Broadway play "Life During Wartime."
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Backfire! 1995  PG-13, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Dean Bell
Cast: Kathy Ireland, Josh Mosby, Mary McCormack, Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Telly Savalas, Edie Falco, Jeffrey Howard, Michelle Miller, Marissa Copeland
In the tradition of "Airplane!" and "Naked Gun," this film is a spoof on another movie, in this case "Backdraft." The main difference is that this movie is not funny, though it crudely tries to be. Jeremy Jackson (Josh Mosby) is the only male fireman in an all-female fire department. Then fires break out in toilets, and the old fire marshal (Robert Mitchum) investigates. Jeremy uncovers the culprit, "The Most Evil Man" (Telly Savalas).
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The Big Tease 2000 R, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Kevin Allen
Cast: Craig Ferguson, Frances Fisher, Chris Langham, Mary McCormack, Donal Logue, David Rasche, Kevin Allen, Isabella Aitken, Charles Napier, Larry Miller, Angela McCluskey, Francine York, David Hasselhoff, Cathy Lee Crosby, Nina Siemaszko
Leaving Scotland in the company of documentary filmmaker Martin Samuels (Chris Langham), Scottish hairstylist Crawford Mackenzie (Craig Ferguson) is the subject of an upcoming British TV program. He has every intention of winning the "Platinum Scissors" award at the World Hairdressing Competition in L.A. But it isn't long after Crawford checks in at the Century Plaza that he learns he was just invited to attend–not to compete. Determined to not only enter the competition but to win as well, Crawford gets help from publicist Cindy Harper (Frances Fisher), and he is on his way.
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The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy 2000 R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Mystery
Director: Greg Berlanti
Cast: Timothy Olyphant, Andrew Keegan, John Mahoney, Dean Cain, Matt McGrath, Zach Braff, Ben Weber, Billy Porter, Mary McCormack, Nia Long, Justin Theroux, Robert Arce
The gay singles scene in West Hollywood is the setting for a promising photographer, Dennis (Timothy Olyphant), and his friends to drive each other crazy, help each other out, and hop from bed to bed. Of particular note is that, miraculously, not one character in this story appears to fear the diseases rampant among those practicing this lifestyle.
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 Deep Impact 1998 PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Thriller
Director: Mimi Leder
Cast: Robert Duvall, Tea Leoni, Elijah Wood, Vanessa Redgrave, Maximilian Schell, Morgan Freeman, Leelee Sobieski, James Cromwell, Mary McCormack, Blair Underwood, Dougray Scott, Laura Innes, Richard Schiff, Jon Favreau, Ron Eldard
A giant comet is heading on a collision course with Earth, and the U.S. President Tom Beck (Morgan Freeman) orders astronaut Spurgeon Tanner (Robert Duvall) and his team aboard a spaceship to destroy the comet. The mission fails, and the President devises Plan B to hold a lottery in which the winners will be sent to giant caves in the hope that IF they can survive the comet's impact, they will continue to propagate the human race. Fourteen-year-old Leo Biederman (Elijah Wood) discovered the comet, and he and his family are given a pass to enter the cave, but his girlfriend Sarah (Leelee Sobieski) and her family must be left behind. Meanwhile, Tanner has not given up and is devising another plan to prevent the catastrophe and save Earth.
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 Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star 2003  PG-13, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sam Weisman
Cast: David Spade, Doris Roberts, Jon Lovitz, Alyssa Milano, Craig Bierko, Mary McCormack, Scott Terra, Jenna Boyd, Fred Wolf, Nicholas Schwerin, John Farley, Rob Reiner, Bobby Slayton, Joey Diaz, Kevin Grevioux
During the 1970s, Dickie Roberts was a precocious child star of a TV show. But, Dickie (David Spade) is now 35 years old and has left stardom behind. He parks cars for a living and plays poker with other child stars of the past. When Dickie hears about a new movie to be directed by Rob Reiner, he hopes for the role of a "normal" guy but is turned down because he wasn't raised in a "normal" environment. Dickie's solution: hire a "normal" family through which he can learn about the things he never experienced growing up.
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 Full Frontal 2002 R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Blair Underwood, Julia Roberts, David Hyde Pierce, Catherine Keener, David Duchovny, Nicky Katt, Mary McCormack, Erika Alexander, Enrico Colantoni, Rainn Wilson, Brad Pitt, Terence Stamp
For the unofficial sequel to "Sex, Lies, and Video Tape," Steven Soderbergh has assembled a good cast for his ensemble piece. The story involves a movie within a movie and multiple characters who meet, change, and go on with life during a 24-hour period.
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Getting to Know You 1999  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Lisanne Skyler
Cast: Heather Matarazzo, Zach Braff, Michael Weston, Bebe Neuwirth, Mark Blum, Bo Hopkins, Chris Noth, Tristen Skyler, Sonja Sohn, Mary McCormack, Richard Bright
Combining several of Joyce Carol Oates' short stories results in a powerful film about a dysfunctional family. This time around, it's the parents–Trix (Bebe Neuwirth) and Darrell (Mark Blum)–who cause problems. The children–Judith (Heather Matarazzo) and Wesley (Zach Braff)–serve to link the stories together as they tell two tales, which mesh into the original story of their unusual lives.
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Gun Shy 2000 R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Eric Blakeney
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Liam Neeson, Oliver Platt, Jose Zuniga, Richard Schiff, Mary McCormack, Mitch Pileggi, Andrew Lauer, Paul Ben-Victor, Frank Vincent
Undercover DEA agent Charlie Mayo (Liam Neeson) has been stressed-out by his dangerous line of work. As a solution to his problem with flatulence, he heads for group therapy where he meets nurse Judy "the Enema Queen" (Sandra Bullock) who helps him recover. But she cannot solve the problem of his next undercover assignment.
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Harvest 1999 R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Cash Crop
Director: Stuart Burkin
Cast: Mary McCormack, John Slattery, Wil Horneff, Jeffrey DeMunn, Lisa Emery, Anthony Ruivivar, Fred Weller, Paula Garces, Julianne Nicholson, Sheila Marr
Times are tough in a Pennsylvania farming community, so the farmers augment their income by growing marijuana. When the DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) gets wind of the practice, an agent is sent, who teams with the local sheriff, to stop this nonsense. But, there are loyalties and consciences that get in the way.
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 High Heels and Low Lifes 2001 R, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mel Smith
Cast: Minnie Driver, Mary McCormack, Kevin McNally, Mark Williams, Danny Dyer, Michael Gambon, Darren Boyd, Simon Scardifield, Len Collin, Jane Partridge
In this crime/comedy, nurse Shannon (Minnie Driver) and her friend, Frances (Mary McCormack), overhear a phone conversation about a bank heist, which leads the two women into a plan to blackmail the robbers.
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 K-PAX 2001 PG-13, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Iain Softley
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges, Mary McCormack, Alfre Woodard, Ajay Naidu, David Patrick Kelly, Saul Williams, Kimberly Scott, Peter Gerety, Celia Weston, Tracy Vilar, Melanee Murray, John Toles-Bey, Conchata Ferrell, Vincent Laresca
Prot (Kevin Spacey) is arrested at New York City's Grand Central Station after claiming to be an alien. He is sent to a mental hospital where his psychiatrist, Dr. Mark Powell (Jeff Bridges), does not believe him when he tells about coming from the planet K-PAX. Powell becomes obsessed with Prot, but time is running out because Prot tells Powell that he must leave Earth in a few days. Now, Powell is determined to get the truth from him–but can he?
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 Madison 2005 PG, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Bindley
Cast: James Caviezel, Bruce Dern, Mary McCormack, Jake Lloyd, Paul Dooley, Brent Briscoe, Mark Fauser, Reed Diamond, Frank Knapp Jr., Chelcie Ross, Byrne Piven, William Shockley
This film is based on events surrounding the 1971 Madison, Indiana, hydro-plane regatta during which retired racer Jim McCormick (James Caviezel) rallied the town for support after he accepted the offer for Madison to host the regatta, promised $50 thousand (which he didn't have) in earnest money, and managed the "Miss Madison" crew. Originally shown at the Sundance Film Festival in 2001, the film didn't receive public release until 2005.
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 Miracle on 34th Street 1994 PG, 113 min.
Genre: Family / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Les Mayfield
Cast: Richard Attenborough, Elizabeth Perkins, Dylan McDermott, J.T. Walsh, Joss Ackland, James Remar, Mara Wilson, William Windom, Robert Prosky, Simon Jones, Jane Leeves, Katherine Narducci, Mary McCormack, Alvin Greenman, Allison Janney
A Manhattan department store manager, Dorey Walker (Elizabeth Perkins), hires Kris Kringle (Richard Attenborough) to play Santa Claus for the Christmas season. He does a great job and soon claims that he is, in fact, the real Santa. When Kris is framed for an assault and threatened with being placed in an insane asylum, a lawyer Bryan Bedford (Dylan McDermott) comes to his defense. Meanwhile, Dorey's young daughter Susan (Mara Wilson) has her own doubts about Santa, but Kris changes her mind, and she convinces the judge that he also should believe that legally, at least, Santa Claus is real. After winning the case, Bryan asks Dorey to marry him, and Susan gets her Christmas wish and something to believe in.
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Mystery, Alaska 1999 R, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jay Roach
Cast: Russell Crowe, Hank Azaria, Mary McCormack, Burt Reynolds, Colm Meaney, Lolita Davidovich, Maury Chaykin, Ron Eldard, Ryan Northcott, Michael Buie
Excitement abounds in Mystery, Alaska, when its amateur hockey team is challenged to a match by the infamous New York Rangers. With the Rangers on the way to Alaska, Mystery's weekly game attains new proportions.
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 Private Parts 1997 R, 111 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
aka: Howard Stern's Private Parts
Director: Betty Thomas
Cast: Howard Stern, Robin Quivers, Mary McCormack, Paul Giamatti, Fred Norris, Jackie Martling, Gary Dell'Abate, Carol Alt, Richard Portnow, Kelly Bishop, Allison Janney, Michael Murphy, Paul Hecht, Henry Goodman, Jonathan Hadary
Howard Stern stars as himself in this comedy based on his 1993 autobiography of his rise from small-time DJ to the self-proclaimed "King of All Media." Both his professional and personal lives are revealed from his on-the-air bathroom humor that leads to clashes with radio station executives to his marriage to his understanding wife Alison (Mary McCormack).
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 True Crime 1999 R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Isaiah Washington, Denis Leary, Lisa Gay Hamilton, James Woods, Frances Fisher, Bernard Hill, Diane Venora, Michael Jeter, Mary McCormack
Hotshot reporter Steve Everett–"Ev"–(Clint Eastwood) may be a reformed alcoholic, but he hasn't changed enough to stop cheating on his wife–a trait that has ruined his career. When given another reporter's assignment to interview condemned killer Frank Beachum (Isaiah Washington), Ev believes his story and is convinced of his innocence but has only 12 hours to find the proof.
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 World Traveler 2001  PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bart Freundlich
Cast: Billy Crudup, Julianne Moore, Cleavant Derricks, Liane Balaban, David Keith, Mary McCormack, Karen Allen, James LeGros, Francie Swift, Richie Dye
Manhattan architect Cal (Billy Crudup) leaves his family and takes off on a self-pitying, cross-country odyssey of self-discovery.
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| 1. 1408 (2007)
2. The Alarmist (1998)
3. Backfire! (1995)
4. The Big Tease (2000)
5. The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000)
6. Deep Impact (1998)
7. Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003)
8. Full Frontal (2002)
9. Getting to Know You (1999)
10. Gun Shy (2000)
11. Harvest (1999)
aka: Cash Crop
12. High Heels and Low Lifes (2001)
13. K-PAX (2001)
14. Madison (2005)
15. Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
16. Mystery, Alaska (1999)
17. Private Parts (1997)
aka: Howard Stern's Private Parts
18. True Crime (1999)
19. World Traveler (2001)
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