The Architect 2006 R, 81 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Matt Tauber Cast: Anthony LaPaglia, Viola Davis, Isabella Rossellini, Hayden Panettiere, Sebastian Stan, Walton Goggins, Paul James, Serena Reeder, Malcolm Goodwin, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Duane McLaughlin, Constance Wu, Lauren Hodges, David Call, James O'Toole
Chicago activist Tonya Neeley (Viola Davis) dreams of having the drug and crime infested public housing projects torn down. To achieve her goal, she starts a petition and now needs the signature of the project's architect, Leo Waters (Anthony LaPaglia). Tonya does contact Leo at his university class, but his refusal to sign sets off a chain of events that will directly impact both Tonya's and Leo's families.
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Cry Wolf 2005 PG-13, 90 min. Genre: Horror / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Jeff Wadlow Cast: Julian Morris, Lindy Booth, Jon Bon Jovi, Jared Padalecki, Sandra McCoy, Kristy Wu, Paul James, Ethan Cohn, Anna Deavere Smith, Gary Cole, Michael Kennedy, Jesse Janzen, Erica Yates, Jane Beard, Marty Terry
A practical joke goes awry when a group of high-school students–Owen (Julian Morris), Dodger (Lindy Booth), and Tim (Jared Padalecki)–start an online rumor that the murder of a woman was the result of a serial killer, "The Wolf" and that others will be murdered. When others are murdered, the practical jokers come clean, but who will believe them, and how did "The Wolf" know so much about their rumors?
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Spinning Into Butter 2009 R, 87 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Brokaw Cast: Sarah Jessica Parker, Mykelti Williamson, Beau Bridges, Miranda Richardson, James Rebhorn, Victor Rasuk, Paul James, Daniel Eric Gold, Peter Friedman, Jake M. Smith, Joel Johnstone, Linda Powell, Richard Riehle, Maggie Moore, DeWanda Wise
Newly hired as a Dean of Students at Belmont College in New England, Sarah Daniels (Sarah Jessica Parker) finds herself in the midst of chaos brought on by racially motivated crimes against Black student Simon Brick (Paul James). Sarah wants the police to investigate, but fellow Dean Catherine Kenney (Miranda Richardson) and President Winston Garvey (James Rebhorn) are more interested in maintaining the school's reputation than in finding the perpetrator. When Sarah escorts Black reporter Aaron Carmichael (Mykelti Williamson) around campus, they confide in each other about racial prejudice, and Sarah does some serious thinking. Later, Professor Burton Strauss (Beau Bridges) conducts a "Forum on Race," and a riot ensues. Now, Sarah finally must deal with her own prejudices.
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| 1. The Architect (2006)
2. Cry Wolf (2005)
3. Spinning Into Butter (2009)
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