Airheads 1994  PG-13, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Musical
Director: Michael Lehmann
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, Adam Sandler, Chris Farley, Michael McKean, Judd Nelson, Ernie Hudson, Amy Locane, Joe Mantegna, Nina Siemaszko, Marshall Bell, Reg E. Cathey, David Arquette, Michael Richards, Michelle Hurst
"The Lone Rangers" is a rock band, and its three members–Chazz," Rex, and Pip (Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, and Adam Sandler)–are trying to get their demo tape heard, but to no avail. They decide to take matters into their own hands by holding a local radio station hostage–using water pistols as weapons.
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 The American President 1995  PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance / Fantasy
Director: Rob Reiner
Cast: Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox, Anna Deavere Smith, David Paymer, Richard Dreyfuss, Samantha Mathis, John Mahoney, Shawna Waldron, Anne Haney, Nina Siemaszko, Wendie Malick, Beau Billingslea, Joshua Malina
This Bill Clinton-like American President Andrew Shepherd (Michael Douglas) deals with media attention along with criticism when he (a widower) becomes involved with environmental lobbyist Sydney Wade (Annette Bening). Political enemies, including Kansas Senator Bob Rumson (Richard Dreyfuss), have a field day when Shepherd and Wade begin their love affair. This film provides great satire on today's made-for-TV Washington, D.C., politics and how issues get lost in the race for ratings.
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Bed & Breakfast 1992 PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Robert Ellis Miller
Cast: Roger Moore, Talia Shire, Colleen Dewhurst, Nina Siemaszko, Ford Rainey, Stephen Root, Jamie Walters, Cameron Arnett, Bryant Bradshaw, Victor Slezak, Jake Weber, Marceline Hugot
Widowed Ruth (Colleen Dewhurst), daughter Claire (Talia Shire), and granddaughter Cassie (Nina Siemaszko) run a bed and breakfast that has seen better days. One day, con-artist Adam (Roger Moore) appears at their door, claims he has amnesia, and ends up changing all of their lives for the better.
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The Big Tease 2000  R, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Kevin Allen
Cast: Craig Ferguson, Frances Fisher, Chris Langham, Mary McCormack, Donal Logue, David Rasche, Kevin Allen, Isabella Aitken, Charles Napier, Larry Miller, Angela McCluskey, Francine York, David Hasselhoff, Cathy Lee Crosby, Nina Siemaszko
Leaving Scotland in the company of documentary filmmaker Martin Samuels (Chris Langham), Scottish hairstylist Crawford Mackenzie (Craig Ferguson) is the subject of an upcoming British TV program. He has every intention of winning the "Platinum Scissors" award at the World Hairdressing Competition in L.A. But it isn't long after Crawford checks in at the Century Plaza that he learns he was just invited to attend–not to compete. Determined to not only enter the competition but to win as well, Crawford gets help from publicist Cindy Harper (Frances Fisher), and he is on his way.
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The Haunting of Molly Hartley 2008  PG-13, 86 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Mickey Liddell
Cast: Haley Bennett, Jake Weber, Chace Crawford, Shannon Marie Woodward, Shanna Collins, AnnaLynne McCord, Marin Hinkle, Nina Siemaszko, Josh Stewart, Jessica Lowndes, Randy Wayne, Ron Canada, Kevin Cooney, Jamie McShane, Ross Thomas
High school student Molly Hartley (Haley Bennett) relocates to a new school where fellow classmate Joseph (Chace Crawford) shows her the ropes while outcast Alexis (Shanna Collins) tries to convert her to Christianity. Meanwhile, Molly is haunted by memories of her mentally ill mother (Marin Hinkle) who had tried to stab her. At her father's (Jake Weber) urging, Molly seeks help from her school counselor (Nina Siemaszko) who tells her that there could be a genetic connection between her mother's mental illness and Molly's state of mind. Is something sinister lying in wait for Molly and her friends as Molly prepares to celebrate her 18th birthday?
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The Long Way Home 1997  N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Mark Jonathan Harris
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Edward Asner, Sean Astin, Martin Landau, Miriam Margolyes, David Paymer, Nina Siemaszko, Helen Slater, Michael York, Richard Amend
Narrated by Morgan Freeman, this film won an Academy Award for Best Documentary. It is an insightful view of the Jews who had been held in concentration camps by the Nazis, and, after release, the hardships continued until the formation of a homeland. Told from interviews and actual films of the times, this is an excellent historical presentation.
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The Saint of Fort Washington 1993 R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tim Hunter
Cast: Danny Glover, Matt Dillon, Rick Aviles, Nina Siemaszko, Ving Rhames, Joe Seneca, Adam Trese, Kevin Corrigan, Brian Tarantina, Aida Turturro
Two down-on-their-luck young men (Matt Dillon and Danny Glover) join forces to escape the oppression of the homeless in New York City.
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Sinatra 1992 TV, 250 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steven Sadwith
Cast: Philip Casnoff, Olympia Dukakis, Joe Santos, Gina Gershon, Rod Steiger, Bob Gunton, Jeff Corey, Nina Siemaszko, Marcia Gay Harden, Jay Robinson, Joe Grifasi, Ralph Seymour, David Raynr, Vincent Guastaferro
Produced by his daughter Nancy Sinatra, this is an accurate rendition of larger-than-life Frank Sinatra's (played by Philip Casnoff) ups and downs in his personal as well as professional life.
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Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes 2000 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Matthew Irmas
Cast: Steven Weber, Swoosie Kurtz, Gail O'Grady, Gabriel Mann, Stephen Tobolowsky, Gregg Henry, Nina Siemaszko, Jack Johnson, Bonnie Somerville, Larry Cedar
Hutch Rimes (Steven Weber) is in the insurance business, a happily married man who also keeps a motel room for his affairs with other women. Things get dicey when one of these women wants him to help kill her husband. His problems continue after a 10-year jail sentence for that botched job. A sometimes-clever black comedy.
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 Suicide Kings 1997 R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter O'Fallon
Cast: Christopher Walken, Denis Leary, Henry Thomas, Sean Patrick Flanery, Jay Mohr, Johnny Galecki, Jeremy Sisto, Nina Siemaszko, Jay Fiondella, Cliff De Young
When his sister is kidnapped, Avery (Henry Thomas) and his friends plan to rescue her by kidnapping Carlo Bartolucci (Christopher Walken), a former Mafia kingpin, and get him to influence the original kidnappers to release Avery's sister. A pretty good plot with good acting.
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 Tucker: The Man and His Dream 1988 PG, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Martin Landau, Joan Allen, Frederic Forrest, Mako, Dean Stockwell, Christian Slater, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Donat, Don Novello, Elias Koteas, Nina Siemaszko, Corin Nemec, Marshall Bell, Jay O. Sanders
Following World War II, Preston Tucker (Jeff Bridges) dreams of competing with Detroit in the manufacture of cars. With support from his wife Vera (Joan Allen), son Junior (Christian Slater), and business manager Abe (Martin Landau), Tucker does manage to produce his "car of the future." This true story shows how Tucker was able to get 50 of his cars out of production only to be hauled into court by Detroit's Big Three. Martin Landau received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
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| 1. Airheads (1994)
2. The American President (1995)
3. Bed & Breakfast (1992)
4. The Big Tease (2000)
5. The Haunting of Molly Hartley (2008)
6. The Long Way Home (1997)
7. The Saint of Fort Washington (1993)
8. Sinatra (1992)
9. Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes (2000)
10. Suicide Kings (1997)
11. Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
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