Control 2004  R, 98 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Jonathan Baker, Tim Hunter
Cast: Ray Liotta, Willem Dafoe, Michelle Rodriguez, Stephen Rea, Kathleen Robertson, Nick Brimble, Polly Walker, Mac McDonald, Mark Letheren, Ivan Kaye
Sociopath Lee Ray Oliver (Ray Liotta) is about to pay the ultimate price for the brutal murders he committed. But rather than receive a lethal injection, he received a strong sedative that put him into a deep sleep. After being pronounced dead, he awakens later to find that he is getting a second chance IF he participates in an experimental mood-changing experiment to cure a person of criminal instincts. He is given a new name and sent to a small town to start a new life. But old habits are hard to break, despite the medications.
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Frankenstein Unbound 1990 R, 85 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi / Drama
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: John Hurt, Raul Julia, Bridget Fonda, Nick Brimble, Catherine Rabett, Jason Patric, Michael Hutchence, Mickey Knox, Catherine Corman, William Geiger, Myriam Cyr, Terri Treas, Cynthia Allison, Isabella Rocchietta, Matt Cassidy
Time traveler Dr. Joe Buchanan (John Hurt) goes back to the 1800s in Switzerland where he runs into Mary Shelley (Bridget Fonda) and the characters from her story: Dr. Frankenstein (Raul Julia) and his monster (Nick Brimble). Corman came back into directing for this one–after two decades of producing.
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 Gone Fishin' 1997  PG, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Christopher Cain
Cast: Joe Pesci, Danny Glover, Rosanna Arquette, Lynn Whitfield, Willie Nelson, Nick Brimble, Carol Kane, Gary Grubbs, Edythe Davis, Jenna Bari
Joe Waters (Joe Pesci) and Gus Green (Danny Glover) win a fishing trip in the Everglades. While enjoying their prize, everything goes awry–including capture of a dangerous thief, a stolen car, and even a hurricane.
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 Ivanhoe 1997  TV, 300 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Stuart Orme
Cast: Steven Waddington, Victoria Smurfit, Ralph Brown, Rory Edwards, James Cosmo, Chris Walker, Susan Lynch, Aden Gillett, Christopher Lee, Ciaran Hinds, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Nick Brimble, Trevor Cooper, Ronald Pickup, Sian Phillips
This rousing, made-for-TV miniseries is a good retelling of Sir Walter Scott's tale of the young knight Ivanhoe (Steven Waddington) who battles the evil Prince John (Ralph Brown) and his templar cohorts in 12th-century England. After returning from the Crusades, a disguised Ivanhoe finds himself in the middle of Prince John's efforts to replace Richard (Rory Edwards) as king of England. Ivanhoe enters a tournament to win back the love of Rowena (Victoria Smurfit). He wins the tournament but is injured, and is nursed back to health by Rebecca (Susan Lynch) with whom he falls in love. More problems lie ahead when Rebecca is condemned as a witch and is sentenced to be burned at the stake. Ivanhoe rescues Rebecca, but will he be able to restore Richard to the throne?
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A Knight's Tale 2001  PG-13, 132 min.
Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Romance
Director: Brian Helgeland
Cast: Heath Ledger, Rufus Sewell, Shannyn Sossamon, Mark Addy, Paul Bettany, Laura Fraser, Alan Tudyk, Berenice Bejo, James Purefoy, Christopher Cazenove, Scott Handy, Leagh Conwell, Steven O'Donnell, Nick Brimble, Jonathan Slinger
Writer, producer, director Brian Helgeland presents this tale, set in the 14th-century. Knowing that the sport of jousting is reserved for royalty, lowly squire William Thatcher (Heath Ledger) takes on the persona of his dead master Sir Ulrich von Lichtenstein and enters a jousting competition. William wins and with help from friends, Wat and Roland (Alan Tudyk and Mark Addy) along with aspiring writer Geoffrey Chaucer (Paul Bettany), he continues his deception and wins match after match. He even beats the undefeated Count Adhemar (Rufus Sewell) and gains the affection of Lady Jocelyn (Shannyn Sossamon). But, how long will it take before William's deception is exposed?
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Loch Ness 1996 PG, 101 min.
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy
Director: John Henderson
Cast: Ted Danson, Joely Richardson, Ian Holm, Harris Yulin, Kirsty Graham, James Frain, Keith Allen, Nick Brimble, Wolf Kahler, Philip O'Brien, John Verea, Debora Weston
American crytozoologist Dr. Jonathan Dempsey (Ted Danson) travels to Scotland with new technology in hand to uncover mysteries concerning the Loch Ness Monster. Dempsey does learn something, but that new-found knowledge makes an impact on how to deal with what he has learned.
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Out of Reach 2004 R, 86 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Po-Chih Leong
Cast: Steven Seagal, Ida Nowakowska, Agnieszka Wagner, Matt Schulze, Krzysztof Pieczynski, Robbie Gee, Murat Yilmaz, Nick Brimble, Jan Plazalski, Shawn Lawrence
Billy Ray Lancing (Steven Seagal) travels to Poland investigating the disappearance of teenager Irena (Ida Nowakowska) with whom he had been corresponding. In the process, Billy Ray uncovers a network of sexual slavery that may hold the answer to finding Irena.
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 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves 1991 PG-13, 144 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Drama / Romance
Director: Kevin Reynolds
Cast: Kevin Costner, Christian Slater, Alan Rickman, Morgan Freeman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Sean Connery, Brian Blessed, Michael Wincott, Michael McShane, Geraldine McEwan, Nick Brimble, Soo Drouet, Daniel Newman, Jack Wild, Walter Sparrow
"Robin Hood," the story loved by young and old, is retold in this romantic epic about the rogue who robs the rich and gives to the poor. Kevin Costner takes on th role of Robin Hood who joins forces with Little John (Nick Brimble) and his band of thieves to combat the wicked Sheriff of Nottingham (Alan Rickman)–and Robin still finds time for romance with Maid Marian (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio).
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| 1. Control (2004)
2. Frankenstein Unbound (1990)
3. Gone Fishin' (1997)
4. Ivanhoe (1997)
5. A Knight's Tale (2001)
6. Loch Ness (1996)
7. Out of Reach (2004)
8. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
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