 40 Days and 40 Nights 2002  R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Michael Lehmann
Cast: Josh Hartnett, Shannyn Sossamon, Vinessa Shaw, Paulo Costanzo, Adam Trese, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Keegan Connor Tracy, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Michelle Harrison, Monet Mazur, Lorin Heath, Aaron Trainor, Glenn Fitzgerald
For six months after being dumped by his girlfriend, Matt (Josh Hartnett) had plunged into a series of one-night stands, which failed to bring solace. Turning to the church for help, Matt takes a vow of celibacy for the 40 days of Lent. But, now he meets Erica (Shannyn Sossamon) who plans a much different scenario for Matt, and his co-workers are placing bets on how long it will take Erica to succeed.
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A Crime of Passion 2003  TV, 95 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Mary Higgins Clark's A Crime of Passion
Director: Charles Wilkinson
Cast: Cynthia Gibb, Gordon Currie, Alexandra Kamp-Groeneveld, Tom Butler, Jennifer Clement, Sebastian Spence, Michelle Harrison, Troy Yorke, Matthew Harrison, Sue Mathew, David Chokachi, Brent Stait
Based on Mary Higgins Clark's "Queen of Suspense," this made-for-TV film begins with Frederica Dumay (Cynthia Gibb) inheriting her father's half-share of a winery, complete with castle. She also has a new trophy husband, Alan (Gordon Currie). When Frederica's friend is murdered, matters heat up, and it appears that she may be the next victim.
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Elegy 2008  R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Isabel Coixet
Cast: Ben Kingsley, Penelope Cruz, Patricia Clarkson, Dennis Hopper, Peter Sarsgaard, Deborah Harry, Sonja Bennett, Michelle Harrison, Chelah Horsdal, Ryan McDonell, Laura Mennell, Marci T. House, Alessandro Juliani
Based on Philip Roth's novel, this story involves Columbia University Professor David Kepesh's (Ben Kingsley) obsession with beautiful graduate student Consuela Castillo (Penelope Cruz) who is half his age. His friend George O'Hearn (Dennis Hopper) advises David to keep the relationship purely sexual–and to grow up. But David's insecurities take over, and his jealous beliefs that Consuela is cheating on him drive her away–at least for awhile.
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 The Invisible 2007 PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Fantasy / Drama / Thriller
Director: David S. Goyer
Cast: Justin Chatwin, Margarita Levieva, Marcia Gay Harden, Chris Marquette, Alex O'Loughlin, Callum Keith Rennie, Michelle Harrison, Ryan Kennedy, Andrew Francis, P. Lynn Johnson, Serge Houde, Desiree Zurowski, Mark Houghton, Alex Ferris, Tania Saulnier
Left for dead after being severely beaten, high-school senior Nick Powell (Justin Chatwin) splits into two beings: his spirit and his body. Nick's spirit goes to school the next day and realizes that no one can see, touch, or hear him. Now, Nick must solve the mystery of his predicament if he is to have the chance to live again–and troubled classmate Annie (Margarita Levieva) lies at the core of the solution.
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Love Happens 2009  PG-13, 109 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Brandon Camp
Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Jennifer Aniston, Dan Fogler, John Carroll Lynch, Martin Sheen, Judy Greer, Frances Conroy, Joe Anderson, Sasha Alexander, Clyde Kusatsu, Michelle Harrison, Michael Kopsa, Anne Marie DeLuise, Tyler McClendon, Panou
Dr. Burke Ryan (Aaron Eckhart) is a widower who has written a self-help book but is still having problems dealing with his own pain over the death of his wife three years ago. While teaching a seminar in Seattle, Burke meets and falls in love with Eloise Chandler (Jennifer Aniston) who has sworn off of men and is spending most of her time working in her floral business. Burke and Eloise have not met at the right time for either of them, but Jennifer makes Burke realize that he has not faced up to the loss of his wife–and, maybe in this case, love happens.
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Once Upon a Mattress 2005  TV, 90 min.
Genre: Musical / Fantasy
Director: Kathleen Marshall
Cast: Carol Burnett, Tracey Ullman, Denis O'Hare, Zooey Deschanel, Matthew Morrison, Michael Boatman, Tom Smothers, Edward Hibbert, Michelle Harrison, Paul Becker
Carol Burnette takes over the role of Queen Aggravain (Burnette played Princess Winnifred in the 1950s' Broadway musical) in this made-for-TV adaptation of the story about a queen who would not let anyone marry before her son, Prince Dauntless (Denis O'Hare), is wed. This time around, Tracey Ullman assumes the role of Princess Winnifred.
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 Paycheck 2003 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Thriller / Mystery
Director: John Woo
Cast: Ben Affleck, Aaron Eckhart, Uma Thurman, Paul Giamatti, Colm Feore, Joe Morton, Michael C. Hall, Peter Friedman, Kathryn Morris, Ivana Milicevic, John Cassini, Fulvio Cecere, Christopher Kennedy, Callum Keith Rennie, Michelle Harrison
Reverse engineer Michael Jennings (Ben Affleck) disassembles cutting-edge technology in order to improve on it for the competition. He wakes up one day with no recollection of the past two years because his memory has been erased so he cannot expose his employers. Worse yet, it appears that those employers are out to kill him, and Jennings must put together pieces of a puzzle to save his own life.
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Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal 2001  R, 98 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Jorge Montesi
Cast: Craig Sheffer, Gabrielle Anwar, Joe Mantegna, Rutger Hauer, Monika Schnarre, John Mann, Michelle Harrison, Andrew Kavadas, Hrothgar Mathews, Rick Burgess
Another bomb of a film in the "Turbulence" series. Rock star Slade Craven (John Mann) is going out in style–a concert from a plane to be broadcast on the internet. But, a look-alike terrorist has other plans as he subdues the star, impersonates him, and hijacks the plane. Wow!
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| 1. 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002)
2. A Crime of Passion (2003)
aka: Mary Higgins Clark's A Crime of Passion
3. Elegy (2008)
4. The Invisible (2007)
5. Love Happens (2009)
6. Once Upon a Mattress (2005)
7. Paycheck (2003)
8. Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal (2001)
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