Bedazzled 2000  PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Harold Ramis
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Elizabeth Hurley, Frances O'Connor, Miriam Shor, Orlando Jones, Paul Adelstein, Toby Huss, Gabriel Casseus, Brian Doyle-Murray, Jeff Doucette
Unhappy and lonely Elliot (Brendan Fraser) deals with the Devil (Elizabeth Hurley) and trades his soul for the chance to be married to the woman of his dreams, Allison (Frances O'Connor). As in the 1967 film version of the Faust saga, much goes wrong along the way.
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 Biker Boyz 2003  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Reggie Rock Bythewood
Cast: Laurence Fishburne, Derek Luke, Orlando Jones, Djimon Hounsou, Lisa Bonet, Brendan Fehr, Larenz Tate, Kid Rock, Rick Gonzalez, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Meagan Good, Terrence Howard
Biker clubs–mostly composed of affluent African Americans–meet in Fresno, CA, for the annual drag racing championships. Big on noise, little of substance.
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Chain of Fools 2000 R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Traktor
Cast: Steve Zahn, Salma Hayek, Jeff Goldblum, Elijah Wood, Lara Flynn Boyle, Tom Wilkinson, David Cross, David Hyde Pierce, Orlando Jones, Kevin Corrigan, John Cassini, Michael Rapaport
Hapless barber Kresk (Steve Zahn) gains possession of a valuable treasure of ancient coins after killing the person who stole them. Now an assortment of oddballs who want the loot are on his trail, as is police Sergeant Kolko (Salma Hayek) who Kresk falls for. A wacky, off-kilter film with several well-known stars.
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Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant 2009 PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy / Comedy / Horror / Thriller
Director: Paul Weitz
Cast: John C. Reilly, Ken Watanabe, Josh Hutcherson, Chris Massoglia, Ray Stevenson, Patrick Fugit, Willen Dafoe, Salma Hayek, Jessica Carlson, Michael Cerveris, Daniel Newman, Colleen Camp, Don McManus, Orlando Jones, Morgan Saylor
Darren Shan (Chris Massoglia) and his friend Steve (Josh Hutcherson) meet aging vampire Larten Crepsley (John C. Reilly) while attending a traveling freak show. Larten fakes Dennis' death and turns him into a blood sucker. As a member of the undead, Darren joins the freak show and finds himself in the middle of a war between the vampires and their rivals, the Vampanese.
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 Double Take 2001 PG-13, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Gallo
Cast: Orlando Jones, Eddie Griffin, Gary Grubbs, Daniel Roebuck, Sterling Macer Jr., Benny Nieves, Garcelle Beauvais, Andrea Navedo, Edward Herrmann, Shawn Elliott
When Daryl Chase (Orlando Jones) is framed for murder and wanted by both the FBI and a Mexican drug cartel, he takes Freddy Tiffany's (Eddie Griffin) passport as his means of escape. Too late, Daryl learns that Teddy is also a wanted man.
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 Drumline 2002  PG-13, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Charles Stone III
Cast: Nick Cannon, Zoe Saldana, Orlando Jones, Leonard Roberts, GQ, Jason Weaver, Earl Poitier, Candace Carey, Shay Roundtree, Miguel Gaetan, Omar J. Dorsey, J. Anthony Brown
Harlem street drummer Devon (Nick Cannon) wins a scholarship to an Atlanta university, but his background as an inner-city youth did not prepare him to fit in with his fellow band members. After much trial and error, Devon begins to understand the importance of teamwork.
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 Evolution 2001 PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ivan Reitman
Cast: David Duchovny, Julianne Moore, Orlando Jones, Seann William Scott, Ted Levine, Ethan Suplee, Michael Ray Bower, Pat Kilbane, Ty Burrell, Dan Aykroyd
When community college professors, Ira Kane (David Duchovny) and Harry Block (Orlando Jones), find that fighting off mutant monsters proves too difficult, the Army–led by Dr. Woodman (Ted Levine) and his assistant, Allison Reed (Julianne Moore)–is called in. But the odds are against them as the mutants keep evolving and reproducing. But wait, a secret weapon just might be discovered!
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From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter 2000  R, 94 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: P.J. Pesce
Cast: Michael Parks, Marco Leonardi, Ara Celi, Orlando Jones, Rebecca Gayheart, Sonia Braga, Danny Trejo, Lennie Loftin, Temuera Morrison, Jordana Spiro
It is 1915, and an American writer (Michael Parks) is on his way to join the fight in Mexico. But, an outlaw escapes from the hangman with a hostage and interrupts the writer's trip. Things get gory as the vampires take over in this bad prequel to the original.
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Liberty Heights 1999  R, 128 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Barry Levinson
Cast: Adrien Brody, Ben Foster, Orlando Jones, Bebe Neuwirth, Joe Mantegna, Rebekah Johnson, David Krumholtz, Richard Kline, Vincent Guastaferro, Justin Chambers
Set in a Jewish neighborhood in Baltimore during 1954–at a time when integration had just been legally enforced–this is the story of the Kurtzmans: Van (Adrien Brody), Ben (Ben Foster), Ada (Bebe Neuwirth), and Nate (Joe Mantegna). The characters are believable, funny, and sad as they uniquely deal with the changing world around them.
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 Primeval 2007  R, 94 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Michael Katleman
Cast: Dominic Purcell, Brooke Langton, Orlando Jones, Jurgen Prochnow, Gideon Emery, Gabriel Malema, Linda Mpondo, Lehlohonolo Makoko, Dumisani Mbebe, Eddy Bekombo, Chris April, Ernest Ndhlovu
Three hundred victims have fallen prey to a legendary 25-foot crocodile in South Africa. Now, in search of a big story, an American TV crew–Tim Manfrey (Dominic Purcell), Aviva Masters (Brooke Langton), and Steven Johnson (Orlando Jones)–head to the area with plans to capture the crocodile alive. They are accompanied by crocodile hunter Jacob Krieg (Jurgen Prochnow) and herpetologist Matthew Collins (Gideon Emery). But all their expertise goes for naught when the expedition runs into problems in the area, which is in the midst of a civil war, and now they must deal not only with the giant crocodile but with warring factions as well.
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The Replacements 2000 PG-13, 117 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Howard Deutch
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Gene Hackman, Brooke Langton, Jon Favreau, Jack Warden, Rhys Ifans, Orlando Jones, Michael Jace, Troy Winbush, Michael Taliferro, Faizon Love, Ace Yonamine, David Denman, Gailard Sartain, Brett Cullen
This is a fictionalized account of the 1987 NFL strike in which the fictional Washington Sentinels replace striking players with less than first-rate talent. Gene Hackman takes on the role of Coach McGinty who recruits a washed-up quarterback, Shane Falco (Keanu Reeves).
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Say It Isn't So 2001 R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: J.B. Rogers
Cast: Chris Klein, Heather Graham, Orlando Jones, Sally Field, Richard Jenkins, John Rothman, Jack Plotnick, Eddie Cibrian, Mark Pellegrino, Brent Hinkley
Black comedy reigns in this love story of Gilly Noble (Chris Klein) and Jo Wingfield (Heather Graham) who fall in love only to learn that they may be brother and sister. But Gilly believes it just isn't so and sets out to win Jo back.
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 The Time Machine 2002 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Adventure
Director: Simon Wells
Cast: Guy Pearce, Samantha Mumba, Sienna Guillory, Jeremy Irons, Orlando Jones, Mark Addy, Phyllida Law, Omero Mumba, Laura Kirk, Josh Stamberg, Alan Young, Yancey Arias, John W. Momrow, Max Baker, Jeffrey M. Meyer
Adapted from H.G. Wells' 1895 novel, this version of "The Time Machine" is directed by Simon Wells, the great-grandson of the author. This time around, the time machine inventor, Alexander Hartdegen (Guy Pearce), is changed from an English scientist into an absent-minded, NYC professor who manages to reach the future in his quest to understand why he cannot change the past.
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Waterproof 2001 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Barry Berman
Cast: April Grace, Whitman Mayo, Burt Reynolds, Cordereau Dye, Brandon Crawford, Ja'net DuBois, Anthony Lee, Orlando Jones, Lou Criscuolo, Al Wiggins, Leland L. Jones, Joe Inscoe
An elderly Jewish, Washington, D.C., merchant–Eli Zeal (Burt Reynolds)–is robbed by 10-year-old Thaniel (Cordereau Dye) and two men who are directing the heist. The gun goes off, injuring Eli. At that moment, Thaniel's mother (April Grace) drives by, comes in to save her son, and kidnaps Eli to take on a trip to Louisiana where she seeks refuge.
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| 1. Bedazzled (2000)
2. Biker Boyz (2003)
3. Chain of Fools (2000)
4. Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
5. Double Take (2001)
6. Drumline (2002)
7. Evolution (2001)
8. From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (2000)
9. Liberty Heights (1999)
10. Primeval (2007)
11. The Replacements (2000)
12. Say It Isn't So (2001)
13. The Time Machine (2002)
14. Waterproof (2001)
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