Chain of Command 2000  R, 105 min.
Genre: Action
Director: John Terlesky
Cast: Roy Scheider, Michael Biehn, Patrick Muldoon, Maria Conchita Alonso, Ric Young, Sung Hi Lee, William R. Moses, Tom Wright, Philip Tan, Michael Mantell
The briefcase that allows the President to release nuclear weapons has been taken by terrorists, and now it's up to the Secret Service to act before things get way out of hand.
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Deterrence 2000 R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rod Lurie
Cast: Kevin Pollak, Timothy Hutton, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Sean Astin, Clotilde Courau, Badja Djola, Mark Thompson, Uzi Gal, Kathryn Morris, Michael Mantell
In the year 2008, U.S. President Emerson (Kevin Pollak), who took office after the death of the elected president, is now running for his own term as president. He and his staff get snowed in at a small diner in Colorado. That's a good time for Saddam Hussein's son, now running Iraq, to invade Kuwait and kill hundreds of members of the American peacekeeping force. The President warns that he will nuke Iraq if they don't retreat, and Hussein counters with his own threats. So, Emerson asks the people in the diner what to do. Made in 1998 but sat on the shelf until the 2000 release.
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Ocean's Thirteen 2007  PG-13, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Ellen Barkin, Al Pacino, Andy Garcia, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Elliott Gould, Carl Reiner, Shaobo Qin, Michael Mantell, Eddie Jemison
Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and the gang are back in Las Vegas where Danny's mentor Reuben Tishkoff (Elliott Gould) has been double-crossed by Willie Banks (Al Pacino) while they partnered in building a new Las Vegas casino. Danny and Rusty (Brad Pitt)–along with the rest of the gang–plot to get revenge by ruining the grand opening of the casino. The plan calls for infiltrating the casino's security system, rigging the casino games so that everyone will win, and emulating an earthquake to get all of those winners away from the gambling tables before they lose their winnings.
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Power 98 1995  R, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jaime Hellman
Cast: Eric Roberts, Lisa Thornhill, Jason Gedrick, Jack Betts, Michael Mantell, Jennie Garth, Jim Fyfe
Radio personality Karlin Pickett (Eric Roberts) wants to improve ratings, so he recruits young John Price (Jason Gedrick) to go on the air with him. The ploy works, but John's success brings on major problems with his girlfriend Sharon. BUT by now, most viewers will have lost interest.
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 Secretary 2002  R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Steven Shainberg
Cast: James Spader, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jeremy Davies, Patrick Bauchau, Lesley Ann Warren, Stephen McHattie, Oz Perkins, Jessica Tuck, Amy Locane, Mary Joy, Michael Mantell, Lily Knighr, Sabrina Grdevich, Lacey Kohl, Julene Renee
Lee Holloway (Maggie Gyllenhaal) has been released after a short stay at a sanitarium but still practices masochistic behavior, inflicting pain on herself when she encounters her drunken father (Stephen McHattie). Her overprotective mother (Leslie Ann Warren) has encouraged Lee to gain secretarial skills, and now Lee is hired as a secretary in the office of Florida attorney F. Edward Grey (James Spader). Grey often criticizes Lee, and Lee, in turn, thrives on his mental and physical abuse. Even after being fired, Lee plots to get her job–and Grey–back.
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When Billie Beat Bobby 2001  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jane Anderson
Cast: Holly Hunter, Ron Silver, Matt Letscher, Bob Gunton, Jacqueline McKenzie, Elizabeth Berridge, Vincent Van Patten, Caitlin Martin, Gerry Becker, Michael Mantell, Caroline Aaron, Jack Hallett
The famous "battle of the sexes" tennis match between tennis stars Billie Jean King (Holly Hunter) and Bobby Riggs (Ron Silver) in 1973 is recreated in this made-for-TV film. Seeing an opportunity to cash in on the rise of feminism, over-the-hill Bobby challenged top female tennis stars. The match between him and Billie Jean King at the Astrodome was watched by millions on TV.
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Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough 2005  R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Jay Lowi
Cast: Sarah Laine, Sandra McCoy, Linden Ashby, Ron Melendez, Claire Coffee, Brad Johnson, Michael Mantell, Dina Meyer, Van Epperson, Nikki Griffin
Here comes another sequel, or, like the second of the series, a remake of "Wild Things." Spoiled, rich Marie (Sarah Laine) has a problem: her stepfather, Jay (Brad Johnson), will not part with two valuable diamonds that Marie's mother left for her in the will. Add Elena (Sandra McCoy), from the wrong side of the tracks, to the problem. She accuses Jay of rape and will accept the diamonds as restitution. Plenty of double-crossing and plot twists in this sleazy thriller.
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| 1. Chain of Command (2000)
2. Deterrence (2000)
3. Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
4. Power 98 (1995)
5. Secretary (2002)
6. When Billie Beat Bobby (2001)
7. Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough (2005)
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