Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery 1997  PG-13, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Drama
Director: Jay Roach
Cast: Mike Myers, Elizabeth Hurley, Michael York, Mimi Rogers, Robert Wagner, Seth Green, Fabiana Udenio, Mindy Sterling, Paul Dillon, Charles Napier, Will Ferrell, Anastasia Sakelaris, Monet Mazur, Joann Richter, Afifi Alaouie
British secret agent Austin Powers (Mike Myers) was frozen in the 1960s; his nemesis, Dr. Evil (also played by Myers), also had himself cryogenically frozen–awaiting the correct time to once again attempt his domination of the world. Now, the two are thawed, and the protagonists once again meet to do battle.
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Blink 1994 R, 106 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Michael Apted
Cast: Madeleine Stowe, Aidan Quinn, James Remar, Peter Friedman, Bruce A. Young, Laurie Metcalf, Matt Roth, Paul Dillon, Michael P. Byrne, Marilyn Dodds Frank
A woman (Madeleine Stowe), who was blinded 20 years ago by her mother during an alcoholic attack, regains her sight following surgery. Although her vision is blurry, she does witness a murderer leaving the scene of his crime. Enter the cop (Aidan Quinn), and the psychological drama begins.
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Chicago Cab 1998  R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
aka: Hellcab
Director: Mary Cybulski, John Tintori
Cast: Paul Dillon, Gillian Anderson, John Cusack, Moira Harris, Julianne Moore, Michael Ironside, Laurie Metcalf, Kevin J. O'Connor, Tim Reinhard, Tim Gamble, Harry Lennix, Rana Khan, Darryl Theirse, Shanesia Davis-Williams, Phillip Edward Van Lear
Part of the job of a cab driver is to listen to the problems of his fares; this theme pervades throughout the story, which takes place one Christmas Eve in the life of a Chicago hack, Johnny (Paul Dillon). During his 14-hour shift in frigid weather, Johnny transports a scary man (John Cusack), a geek (Tim Reinhard), a rape victim (Julianne Moore), and others who he observes through his rear-view mirror and listens to their stories along the way.
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Cutthroat Island 1995 PG-13, 123 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Action / Romance
Director: Renny Harlin
Cast: Geena Davis, Matthew Modine, Frank Langella, Maury Chaykin, Stan Shaw, Harris Yulin, Patrick Malahide, Jimmie F. Skaggs, Paul Dillon, Rex Linn, Christopher Masterson, Carl Chase, Peter Geeves, Angus Wright, Ken Bones
The thrill of piracy on the high seas is brought to the screen in this film about beautiful Morgan Adams (Geena Davis) who is the daughter of a pirate. When her father dies, Morgan inherits her father's ship and sets out–as the ship's captain–to find pieces of a missing treasure map and to avenge her father's murder. Because the map is printed in Latin, Morgan joins forces with a well-educated slave, William Shaw (Matthew Modine), who can interpret the map. It isn't long before Morgan discovers that her nasty uncle, Dawg Brown (Frank Langella), is also searching for pieces of the map, and a battle ensues with lots of sword-fighting action.
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 Fight Club 1999 R, 139 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Fincher
Cast: Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Helena Bonham Carter, Meat Loaf, Jared Leto, Zach Grenier, Van Quattro, Markus Redmond, Paul Dillon, Peter Iacangelo
A new form of self-help sessions is introduced by Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) whose method of curing frustrations is to gather like-minded bodies together and beat each other to a pulp. Durden's idea gains enormous popularity, clubs sprout up across America, and he becomes a cult hero.
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Held for Ransom 2000  N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Lee Stanley
Cast: Dennis Hopper, Zachery Ty Bryan, Jordan Brower, Kam Heskin, Randy Spelling, Timothy Bottoms, Tsianina Joelson, Debi Mazar, Paul Dillon, Morgan Fairchild, Joan Van Ark, John Getz
JD (Dennis Hopper) hijacks a school bus containing rich students and holds them hostage for ransom in a remote swamp.
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P.S. Your Cat Is Dead 2003 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Steve Guttenberg
Cast: Steve Guttenberg, Lombardo Boyar, Cynthia Watros, Shirley Knight, Tom Wright, A.J. Benza, Paul Dillon, Kenneth Moskow, Fred Medrano, Ann Guttenberg, Stanley Guttenberg
Steve Guttenberg wrote, produced, directed, and stars in this story based on James Kirkwood's novel and play. Jimmy Zoole (Guttenberg) has experienced a disastrous year; it is New Year's Eve and Jimmy's girlfriend has dumped him, the novel he is writing was stolen, his play closed after one night, and his cat has died. Now, to top off all the rest, he finds a burglar–gay comic Eddie (Lombardo Boyar)–hiding under his bed. Jimmy ties up Eddie, and they begin talking. By night's end, the two have bonded.
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Soldier 1998 R, 96 min.
Genre: Adventure / Sci-Fi
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
Cast: Kurt Russell, Jason Scott Lee, Jason Isaacs, Connie Nielsen, Gary Busey, Sean Pertwee, Michael Chiklis, Paul Dillon, Mark Bringleson, K.K. Dodds
After being left for dead on a waste planet, Sgt. Todd (Kurt Russell) befriends a peaceful colony of people but finds he must still fight one last battle to defend his new home.
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| 1. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
2. Blink (1994)
3. Chicago Cab (1998)
aka: Hellcab
4. Cutthroat Island (1995)
5. Fight Club (1999)
6. Held for Ransom (2000)
7. P.S. Your Cat Is Dead (2003)
8. Soldier (1998)
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