 Dinosaur 2000  PG, 84 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure
Director: Eric Leighton, Ralph Zondag
Cast: D.B. Sweeney, Alfre Woodard, Julianna Margulies, Joan Plowright, Ossie Davis, Samuel E. Wright, Della Reese, Max Casella, Peter Siragusa, Hayden Panettiere
Disney's computer animated technology is excellent in this story about the imminent extinction of dinosaurs during the Mesozoic Age. Warning: this film contains realistic violence that many parents may reasonably consider inappropriate for children.
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The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea 2000  G, 75 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Jim Kammerud, Brian Smith
Cast: Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright, Tara Strong, Pat Carroll, Buddy Hackett, Kenneth Mars, Max Casella, Stephen Furst, Rob Paulsen, Clancy Brown
Ariel (Jodi Benson) knows that the evil sea witch, Morgana (Pat Carroll), lurks in the ocean with plans to control the Seven Seas; so, she has told daughter Melody (Tara Charendoff) that the ocean is off-limits. But, at 12-years of age, Melody has a mind of her own and ventures into the ocean where she is drawn into Morgana's clutches. Ariel calls on her old friend, Sebastian (Samuel E. Wright), to rescue Melody. Will he succeed?
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 Newsies 1992 PG, 121 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Kenny Ortega
Cast: Christian Bale, David Moscow, Robert Duvall, Bill Pullman, Luke Edwards, Max Casella, Ann - Margret, Michael Lerner, Marc Lawrence, Jeffrey DeMunn
This Disney film is based on the 1899 strike by newspaper boys in New York City who found Joseph Pulitzer's business tactics less than fair to those delivering his papers.
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Revolutionary Road 2008  R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Sam Mendes
Cast: Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kathy Bates, Michael Shannon, Kathryn Hahn, David Harbour, Dylan Baker, Richard Easton, Zoe Kazan, Jay O. Sanders, Max Casella, Keith Reddin, Ty Simpkins, Ryan Simpkins, Max Baker
Problems are developing in the marriage of a Connecticut couple, Frank and April (Leonardo DeCaprio and Kate Winslet), as they find themselves becoming a typical suburban family, which is what they vowed never to do. April's solution is to move as a family to France where they believe that they will be free from consumer demands and will be able to enjoy their artistic spirits. They brag to their neighbors about their decision, but will they be able–amidst constant arguments–to carry out their plans for a new lifestyle in France? Mentally challenged John Givings (Michael Shannon) appears to the only one to understand the Wheelers' problem. The film received three Academy Award nominations including Shannon for Best Supporting Actor.
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Sergeant Bilko 1996 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jonathan Lynn
Cast: Steve Martin, Dan Aykroyd, Phil Hartman, Glenne Headly, Max Casella, Daryl Mitchell, Eric Edwards, Chris Rock, Rance Howard, Dan Ferro, Austin Pendleton
"Sergeant Bilko" is reincarnated from the 1960s' TV series. In this film version, starring Steve Martin in the title role, Major Thorn (Phil Hartman) is Bilko's nemesis as he plots revenge for being bilked over a boxing match 15 years ago.
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 Trial and Error 1997 PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jonathan Lynn
Cast: Michael Richards, Jeff Daniels, Alexandra Wentworth, Rip Torn, Charlize Theron, Jessica Steen, Austin Pendleton, Jennifer Coolidge, Max Casella, Dale Dye
Lawyer Charles Tuttle (Jeff Daniels) is sent by his soon-to-be father-in-law's law firm to defend con man Benny Gibbs (Rip Torn) in a Nevada court case. Tuttle's friend, Richard Rietti (Michael Richards), is an actor who hosts a bachelor party at which Tuttle gets drunk and fails to appear for Gibb's court case, but Rietti uses his skills, appears in court, and pretends to be Tuttle. Now he must play out the charade or risk being arrested for impersonating a lawyer.
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| 1. Dinosaur (2000)
2. The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000)
3. Newsies (1992)
4. Revolutionary Road (2008)
5. Sergeant Bilko (1996)
6. Trial and Error (1997)
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