 American Beauty 1999  R, 120 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sam Mendes
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, Mena Suvari, Peter Gallagher, Chris Cooper, Allison Janney, Scott Bakula, Sam Robards, Barry Del Sherman, Amber Smith, Joel McCrary, Erin Cathryn Strubbe, Matthew Kimbrough
Lester (Kevin Spacey) and Carolyn Burnham (Annette Bening) have grown apart over their years of marriage when Lester falls head-over-heels for their daughter Jane's (Thora Birch) best friend, Angela (Mena Suvari). Carolyn, meanwhile, begins an affair with successful realtor Buddy Kane (Peter Gallagher), and Jane becomes chummy with her neighbor, Ricky Fitts (Wes Bentley). Their tangled lives all come together one stormy night amidst bizarre misunderstandings. The film received eight Academy Award nominations, five of which captured Oscars, including Best Picture, Actor (Spacey), and Director. Other nominations included Bening for Best Actress.
|  | |
 American Pie 1999  R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Weitz
Cast: Jason Biggs, Jennifer Coolidge, Shannon Elizabeth, Alyson Hannigan, Chris Klein, Tara Reid, Eugene Levy, Natasha Lyonne, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Seann William Scott, Mena Suvari, Chris Owen, Molly Cheek, Lawrence Pressman
Jim (Jason Biggs), Oz (Chris Klein), Kevin (Thomas Ian Nicholas), and Finch (Eddie Kaye Thomas) are high-school seniors determined to lose their virginity before heading off to college. The senior prom looms as the defining time and place.
| | |
American Pie 2 2001 R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: J.B. Rogers
Cast: Jason Biggs, Shannon Elizabeth, Chris Klein, Alyson Hannigan, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Mena Suvari, Tara Reid, Seann William Scott, Eugene Levy, Natasha Lyonne, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Chris Owen, Molly Cheek, John Cho, Casey Affleck
The characters of "American Pie" (1999) reunite after one year in college when Jim, Stifler, Kevin, Oz, and Finch (Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott, Thomas Ian Nicholas,Chris Klein, and Eddie Kaye Thomas) rent a beach house on Lake Michigan. They have big plans for the summer. But, have they counted on Vicky, Michelle, Nadia, Heather, and Jessica (Tara Reid, Alyson Hannigan, Shannon Elizabeth, Mena Suvari, and Natasha Lyonne) and their input into the summer plans? Fans of those Michigan teens will enjoy the summer misadventures.
| | |
American Virgin 2000  R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Live Virgin
Director: Jean-Pierre Marois
Cast: Bob Hoskins, Mena Suvari, Robert Loggia, Gabriel Mann, Sally Kellerman, Lamont Johnson, Bobbie Phillips, Rick Peters, O-Lan Jones, Michael Milhoan
High-school student Katrina (Mena Suvari) rebels against her porno-director father (Robert Loggia) and agrees to be photographed having sex on the pay cable show "Live Virgin." As if that's not bad enough, "Live Virgin" just happens to be produced by her father's rival (Bob Hoskins). No awards here.
| | |
 Beauty Shop 2005 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bille Woodruff
Cast: Queen Latifah, Alicia Silverstone, Andie MacDowell, Alfre Woodard, Mena Suvari, Della Reese, Golden Brooks, Laura Hayes, Paige Hurd, Little JJ, LisaRaye, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Kevin Bacon
After moving from Chicago to Atlanta to allow her daughter, Vanessa (Paige Hurd), to attend a prestigious music school, Gina (Queen Latifah) opens a beauty salon and hires stylists to attract customers who enjoy their talents AND their unique personalities.
| | |
Brooklyn Rules 2007  R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Corrente
Cast: Freddie Prinze Jr., Scott Caan, Jerry Ferrara, Alec Baldwin, Mena Suvari, Monica Keena, Robert Turano, Phyllis Kay, Ursula Abbott, Paul Araujo, Daniel Tay, Ty Thomas Reed, P.J. Brown, Kevin Thoms, Christian Maelen
Three childhood friends–Michael (Freddie Prinze, Jr.), Carmine (Scott Caan), and Bobby (Jerry Ferrara)–grew up in Brooklyn and are now in their twenties with different goals in life. Michael is studying to be a lawyer, and Bobby wants a job at the post office. Carmine is trying to impress mobster Caesar Manganaro (Alec Baldwin) and has fallen in with the Gambino family operation. Now, a mob war breaks out, and the Mafia becomes a factor in the young men's lives that threatens their long friendship.
| | |
The Dog Problem 2006 R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Scott Caan
Cast: Giovanni Ribisi, Lynn Collins, Scott Caan, Mena Suvari, Don Cheadle, Kevin Corrigan, Melissa Keller, Sarah Shahi, Joanna Krupa, Ali Pomerantz, Tito Ortiz
Solo (Giovanni Ribisi) was once a successful novelist enjoying fame and fortune, but he has lost it all on drugs and women. When his psychiatrist (Don Cheadle) recommends that Solo get a pet, he buys a small dog to bring meaning into his life. But, he has problems bonding with his new "friend"–until he meets and falls in love with a stripper, Lola (Lynn Collins), who has her own dog. Despite problems–such as Lola's larger dog biting Solo's smaller one–a new chapter in Solo's life is about to begin.
| | |
Domino 2005 R, 115 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Tony Scott
Cast: Keira Knightley, Mickey Rourke, Edgar Ramirez, Riz Abbasi, Delroy Lindo, Lucy Liu, Mena Suvari, Christopher Walken, Mo'Nique, Dabney Coleman, Jacqueline Bisset, Jerry Springer
This film is very loosely based on the life of Domino Harvey (Keira Knightley) who was the troubled daughter of actor Lawrence Harvey. Domino left her career as a model to become a very successful bounty hunter. The reason she gives for her change in careers: "I want to have a little fun."
| | |
Edmond 2006 R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Stuart Gordon
Cast: William H. Macy, Julia Stiles, Joe Mantegna, Bai Ling, Jeffrey Combs, Denise Richards, Mena Suvari, Dylan Walsh, Russell Hornsby, Debi Mazar, Rebecca Pidgeon, Lionel Mark Smith, Marcus Thomas, Jack Wallace
Bored and discontented, middle-class businessman Edmund Burke (William H. Macy) stops by a tarot reader storefront on his way home from work. The message he receives, "You are not where you belong." encourages him to leave his wife (Rebecca Pidgeon). That act begins his downhill spiral into the city's violent underworld where Edmund responds in kind.
| | |
Factory Girl 2006 R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Hickenlooper
Cast: Sienna Miller, Guy Pearce, Jimmy Fallon, Hayden Christensen, Mena Suvari, Shawn Hatosy, Illeana Douglas, Jack Huston, Armin Amiri, Tara Summers, Beth Grant, James Naughton, Edward Herrmann, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Don Novello
Debutante Edie Sedgwick (Sienna Miller) drops out of college in 1965 and heads to New York hoping to escape a past filled with family tragedies. She meets young Andy Warhol (Guy Pearce) who tells her he will make her a star and features her in a series of art films. Edie gains stardom–only to find problems dealing with success, losing her grip on reality, and spiraling down into the world of drug and alcohol abuse.
| | |
Loser 2000 PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Mystery / Thriller / Romance
Director: Amy Heckerling
Cast: Jason Biggs, Mena Suvari, Greg Kinnear, Zak Orth, Thomas Sadoski, Jimmi Simpson, Dan Aykroyd, Twink Caplan, Robert Miano, Colleen Camp, Mollie Israel, Andy Dick, Steven Wright, Brian Backer, David Spade
Adjusting to freshman year at NYU can be difficult for a Midwesterner–as farm boy Paul Tannel (Jason Biggs) learns. Not only do his roommates boot him out of the dorm, but Paul falls for classmate Dora (Mena Suvari) who just happens to be having an affair with Professor Edward Alcott (Greg Kinnear). Despite the contrived plot, the story is a modest success with its appealing characterizations.
| | |
 The Musketeer 2001  PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Peter Hyams
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Mena Suvari, Stephen Rea, Tim Roth, Justin Chambers, Bill Treacher, Daniel Mesguich, David Schofield, Nick Moran, Steve Spiers, Jan Gregor Kremp, Jeremy Clyde, Michael Byrne, Jean-Pierre Castaldi, Tsilla Chelton
Yet another adaptation of the Alexandre Dumas novel comes to the screen in the story about D'Artagnan (Justin Chambers) striving to become a Musketeer like his father. As a child, D'Artagnan had witnessed the evil Febre (Tim Roth) killing his parents, and he arrives in Paris seeking to avenge his parents' deaths. D'Artagnan learns that the Musketeers have been disbanded by Cardinal Richelieu (Stephen Rea), and he searches for Musketeers Aramis (Nick Moran), Athos (Jan Gregor Kremp) and Porthos (Steve Spiers). During his search, D'Artagnan joins forces with Francesca (Mena Suvari), whose mother had served the Queen (Catherine Deneuve), and Francesca has remained close to her. By story's end, D'Artagnan prevents a war and falls in love with Francesca.
| | |
Rumor Has It... 2005 PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Rob Reiner
Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner, Shirley MacLaine, Mark Ruffalo, Richard Jenkins, Christopher McDonald, Steve Sandvoss, Mena Suvari, Mike Vogel, Lynn Wanlass
Sarah (Jennifer Aniston) believes that her grandmother (Shirley MacLaine) is the real Mrs. Robinson from the movie, "The Graduate," and now she wants to find out just how she fits into the picture. So, she drops her fiance (Mark Ruffalo), quits her job, and sets out to uncover what really happened 30 years ago. At the end of her trail is Beau Burroughs (Kevin Costner), the man who slept with both her mother and grandmother, and surprises await.
| | |
Snide and Prejudice 2001 N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Philippe Mora
Cast: Angus Macfadyen, Rene Auberjonois, T.C. Warner, Mena Suvari, Richard Moll, Brian McDermott, John Dennis Johnston, Joseph Bottoms, Sam Bottoms, Brion James, Jeffrey Combs, Richard Edson
Dr. Sam Cohen (Rene Auberjonois) has a unique treatment for his psychotic patients. One patient, Michael (Angus Macfadyen), thinks he is Hitler and has other patients believing they are Nazi followers. Dr. Cohen takes advantage of this as he encourages the patients to present a story of Hitler's life. A good cast but otherwise a plodding comedy/drama.
| | |
Sonny 2002   R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nicolas Cage
Cast: James Franco, Brenda Blethyn, Harry Dean Stanton, Mena Suvari, Brenda Vaccaro, Seymour Cassel, Nicolas Cage, Josie Davis, Willie Metcalf, Janet Shea, Scott Caan, Marc Coppola
Twenty-six-year-old, Army vet Sonny Phillips comes home to New Orleans to visit his mother, Jewel (Brenda Blethyn), before beginning a new life in Texas. But Jewel has her own plans for Sonny; she wants Sonny to return to his life as a New Orleans gigolo. After a brief stay in Texas, Sonny does come back to Jewel who teams him up with a hooker (Mena Suvari), and Sonny is back under his mother's control. 1 User Review
| User Review |
| | great | ellie 03/05/2007 | | i liked it |
|
| | |
Spun 2002 R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jonas Akerlund
Cast: Jason Schwartzman, John Leguizamo, Mena Suvari, Patrick Fugit, Brittany Murphy, Mickey Rourke, Peter Stormare, Alexis Arquette, Deborah Harry, Eric Roberts, Elisa Bocanegra, Larry Drake
The drug culture is glorified in this story about speed freaks Ross (Jason Schwartzman), Nikki (Brittany Murphy), and The Cook (Mickey Rourke) who spend three days out of control under the influence of drugs.
| | |
Standing Still 2006 R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Matthew Cole Weiss
Cast: Jon Abrahams, Amy Adams, Ethan Embry, Roger Avary, Xander Berkeley, Adam Garcia, Lauren German, Colin Hanks, Marne Patterson, Melissa Sagemiller, Nikki Schieler Ziering, Mena Suvari, Aaron Stanford, James Van Der Beek
Four years after graduation, college friends of Elise (Amy Adams) and Michael (Adam Garcia) reunite for their wedding in Los Angeles. Bachelor and bachelorette parties ensue, secrets are revealed, and issues–such as lesbianism, marriage, and estranged dads (Xander Berkeley)–are tackled in a variety of ways.
| | |
Stuck 2008  R, 85 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Stuart Gordon
Cast: Mena Suvari, Stephen Rea, Russell Hornsby, Rukiya Bernard, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, Lionel Mark Smith, Wayne Robson, R.D. Reid, Patrick McKenna, Sharlene Royer, John Dartt, John Dunsworth, Mauricio Hoyos, Brian Johnson, Wally MacKinnon
In Providence, Rhode Island, nurse's assistant Brandi Boski (Mena Suvari) celebrates the possibility of a job promotion at a bar with co-worker Tanya (Rukiya Bernard). Brandi drinks too much, and when she drives home, she runs into a homeless man, Tom (Stephen Rea). The impact smashes Tom through Brandi's broken windshield. Knowing that the accident will ruin her promotion possibilities, Brandi drives the car into her garage and plans to let Tom die there. But, Tom doesn't die and now realizes that he, and he alone, must save himself from certain death.
| | |
Sugar & Spice 2001 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Francine McDougall
Cast: Marley Shelton, James Marsden, Marla Sokoloff, Mena Suvari, Melissa George, Alexandra Holden, Rachel Blanchard, Sara Marsh, Sean Young, W. Earl Brown
In this satire on today's teens, high-school cheerleader Diane–pregnant with the star quarterback's baby–leads her cohorts in a bank robbery as her solution to financial woes.
| | |
Trauma 2004 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Horror / Thriller
Director: Marc Evans
Cast: Colin Firth, Mena Suvari, Brenda Fricker, Naomie Harris, Tommy Flanagan, Sean Harris, Kenneth Cranham, Dorothy Duffy, Nicola Cunningham, Justin Edwards, Cornelius Booth, Nina Hossain, Alison David, Martin Hancock, Kananu Kirimi
Ben (Colin Firth) awakens from a coma and learns that his wife was killed in the car accident that put him in the hospital. When he leaves the hospital, Ben tries to start life anew; however, hallucinations take over instead as Ben enters a new world far away from reality.
| | |
| 1. American Beauty (1999)
2. American Pie (1999)
3. American Pie 2 (2001)
4. American Virgin (2000)
aka: Live Virgin
5. Beauty Shop (2005)
6. Brooklyn Rules (2007)
7. The Dog Problem (2006)
8. Domino (2005)
9. Edmond (2006)
10. Factory Girl (2006)
11. Loser (2000)
12. The Musketeer (2001)
13. Rumor Has It... (2005)
14. Snide and Prejudice (2001)
15. Sonny (2002)
16. Spun (2002)
17. Standing Still (2006)
18. Stuck (2008)
19. Sugar & Spice (2001)
20. Trauma (2004)
In The News
|
