12 Bucks 1998  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Wayne Isham
Cast: Scott Waugh, Sean Graham, Ming-Na, Irene Bedard, Ernest Borgnine, David Chokachi, Marj Dusay, David Faustino, Alexandra Paul, Jonathan Silverman
Johnny and Tanner (Scott Waugh and Sean Graham) grow up in a dysfunctional environment with a brutal father. During one abuse of his mother, Tanner shoots his father and ends up in jail. Johnny is sent to a foster home and eventually does well in college, while Tanner lives a life of crime but is now trying to go straight. Fifteen years after the incident the brothers are reunited when Tanner asks Johnny to vouch for him at the parole office–not telling Johnny the office is not in California, but in Florida. So off they go, with 12 bucks in cash, learning a lot about each other on the cross-country trip.
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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within 2001  PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Animation / Sci-Fi
Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi
Cast: Ming-Na, Alec Baldwin, Ving Rhames, Steve Buscemi, Peri Gilpin, Donald Sutherland, James Woods, Keith David, Jean Simmons, Matt McKenzie
This animated film is a video game brought to the screen. It is the year 2065, and alien phantoms are set to invade Earth. But they must reckon with a scientist, Dr. Aki Ross (Ming-Na), who teams up with the Deep Eyes military squadron led by Captain Gray Edwards (Alec Baldwin). Aki, Edwards, and Aki's mentor, Dr. Sid (Donald Sutherland), work for a peaceful end to the problem. Meanwhile, alien hater General Hein (James Woods) has other plans.
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The Joy Luck Club 1993  R, 138 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Wayne Wang
Cast: Kieu Chinh, Tsai Chin, France Nuyen, Lisa Lu, Ming-Na, Tamlyn Tomita, Lauren Tom, Rosalind Chao, Victor Wong, Michael Paul Chan, Chao Li Chi, Melanie Chang
This is the film adaptation of Amy Tan's excellent novel about four Chinese women who fled China in the 1930s and became lifelong friends in San Francisco. It is an insightful look into the Joy Luck Club's members as well as their daughters' contemporary problems.
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 Mulan 1998  G, 88 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy / Musical
Director: Tony Bancroft, Barry Cook
Cast: Ming-Na, Lea Salonga, Eddie Murphy, B.D. Wong, Donny Osmond, Harvey Fierstein, James Hong, Gedde Watanabe, Miguel Ferrer, Soon-Tek Oh, June Foray, Miriam Margolyes, Pat Morita, James Shigeta, George Takei
Disney presents this classic story, which is set in ancient China. Mulan (voice of Ming-Na, singing voice of Lea Salonga) is a Chinese maiden who dresses as a male and joins the army to fend off the invading Mongols. She prays for help from her ancestors, and they send the 18-inches tall dragon Mushu (voice of Eddie Murphy) to protect Mulan. Mulan hides Mushu from others but takes Mushu with her when she joins the command of Captain Shang (B.D. Wong, singing voice of Donny Osmond), and risks everything to gain victory over the Huns.
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Mulan II 2004  G, 79 min.
Genre: Family / Animation / Adventure / Comedy / Musical
Director: Darrell Rooney, Lynne Southerland
Cast: Ming-Na, Lea Salonga, B.D. Wong, Mark Moseley, Lucy Liu, Harvey Fierstein, Sandra Oh, Gedde Watanabe, Lauren Tom, Jerry Tondo, Pat Morita, George Takei, June Forey, Soon-Tek Oh, Frank Welker
Mulan (voice of Ming-Na/singing voice of Lea Salonga) is engaged to marry General Shang (voice of B.D. Wong) when the Emperor (voice of Pat Morita) calls on them to serve as bodyguards for his daughters Mei, Su, and Ting (voices of Lucy Liu, Lauren Tom, and Sandra Oh) when they travel to a foreign land for arranged marriages that will help gain peace between nations. The trek proves difficult, and Mulan's dragon sidekick Mushu (voice of Mark Moseley) contributes to problems because he knows that his job will end if Mulan and Shang marry. Along the way, Mulan realizes that the princesses are being forced into loveless marriages and decides to help them escape their fate.
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 One Night Stand 1997 R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Figgis
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Nastassja Kinski, Ming-Na, Robert Downey Jr., Kyle MacLachlan, Glenn Plummer, Xander Berkeley, Marcus T. Paulk, Thomas Haden Church, John Ratzenberger
Last year, a definitely married man, Max Carlyle (Wesley Snipes), and Karen (Nastassja Kinski) enjoyed a brief affair. Now, when Max visits a friend, Charlie (Robert Downey Jr.), Max and Karen must figure out if and where they are going from here.
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Prom Night 2008 PG-13, 88 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Nelson McCormick
Cast: Brittany Snow, Scott Porter, Jessica Stroup, Dana Davis, Collins Pennie, Kelly Blatz, James Ransone, Brianne Davis, Kellan Lutz, Mary Mara, Ming-Na, Johnathon Schaech, Idris Elba, Jessalyn Gilsig, Linden Ashby
Donna's (Brittany Snow) family was murdered by her psychopathic teacher Richard Fenton (Johnathon Schaech) who was caught and has been locked up in a maximum security asylum. Now, Donna is recovering from the tragedy and is ready to enjoy her senior prom with boyfriend Bobby (Scott Porter) and her good friends Claire (Jessica Stroup) and Lisa (Dana Davis) who, with their boyfriends Ronie (Collins Pennie) and Michael (Kelly Blatz), are looking forward to the big event. But, unbeknownst to Donna, Fenton has escaped from the asylum and is determined to find Donna and kill her. Detective Winn (Idris Elba) is on Fenton's trail. Will he be able to prevent Fenton from carrying out his deadly plot?
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Push 2009 PG, 111 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Paul McGuigan
Cast: Dakota Fanning, Chris Evans, Djimon Hounsou, Camilla Belle, Cliff Curtis, Neil Jackson, Ming-Na, Nate Mooney, Lu Lu, Colin Ford, Joel Gretsch, Scott Michael Campbell, Hal Yamanouchi, Brandon Rhea, Corey Stoll
In this sci-fi, action thriller, 13-year-old Cassie Holmes (Dakota Fanning) arrives in Hong Kong trying to find Kira (Camilla Belle) who has escaped from the Division, which is an American operation determined to transform telekinetic humans into weapons. Cassie meets Nick (Chris Evans) who has been in hiding since the Division killed his father years ago. The two join forces in the search for Kira. But, they aren't the only ones trying to find Kira, and the telepathic Division Agent Henry Caver (Djimon Hounsou) is determined to use all possible means to stop Cassie and Nick from reaching Kira–no matter what the cost.
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Street Fighter 1994 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Comedy
Director: Steven E. DeSouza
Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Raul Julia, Ming-Na, Damian Chapa, Kylie Minogue, Simon Callow, Roshan Seth, Wes Studi, Byron Mann, Grand L. Bush
This comic book, action flick is formed around a video game, "Street Fighter," and kids will recognize most of the set and action from the game. A colonel (Jean-Claude Van Damme) for a U.N. type organization drops into Southeast Asia to bring feuding warlords to their knees. This was Raul Julia's last film before his untimely death.
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| 1. 12 Bucks (1998)
2. Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
3. The Joy Luck Club (1993)
4. Mulan (1998)
5. Mulan II (2004)
6. One Night Stand (1997)
7. Prom Night (2008)
8. Push (2009)
9. Street Fighter (1994)
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