Bottle Shock 2008  PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Randall Miller
Cast: Chris Pine, Alan Rickman, Bill Pullman, Rachael Taylor, Freddy Rodriguez, Eliza Dushku, Bradley Whitford, Dennis Farina, Miguel Sandoval, Joe Regalbuto, Hal B. Klein, Kirk Baily, Philippe Bergeron, Mark Famiglietti
In 1976, British expatriate Steven Spurrier (Alan Rickman), now living in Paris where he owns a wine shop, sets up a wine competition. Having heard about California wines, Spurrier researches the wineries there and finds Jim Barret's (Bill Pullman) winery, Chateau Montelana. Jim's hippie son Bo (Chris Pine) isn't very interested in the family business, but Jim agrees to enter the contest, despite being suspicious that the contest is rigged in favor of the French. He brings his wine to Paris–and the rest is history when Napa Valley gains its reputation worldwide as a superior wine region. Based on a true story.
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Man-Thing 2005  R, 106 min.
Genre: Action / Horror
Director: Brett Leonard
Cast: Matthew Le Nevez, Rachael Taylor, Jack Thompson, Rawiri Paratene, Alex O'Lachlan, Steve Bastoni, Robert Mammone, Patrick Thompson, William Zappa, John Batchelor, Ian Bliss, Brett Leonard
The new sheriff (Matthew Le Nevez) is immediately faced with a major problem. Oil company executive Frederic Schist (Jack Thompson) and his son (Patrick Thompson) are at odds with the local citizens because they believe that Schist's oil company has cheated them out of their land. Now, dead bodies are showing up in the swamp. Schist blames the deaths on a local, Rene (Steve Bastoni), while the citizens are convinced that a swamp monster, Man-Thing, is the culprit. With help from a school teacher (Rachael Taylor), the sheriff sets out to investigate what is really going on in the swamp.
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See No Evil 2006  R, 100 min.
Genre: Horror
Director: Gregory Dark
Cast: Glen Jacobs, Samantha Noble, Christina Vidal, Rachael Taylor, Michael J. Pagan, Steven Vidler, Penny McNamee, Luke Pegler, Craig Horner, Michael Wilder
An abandoned hotel is to be renovated for use as a homeless shelter, and a group of juvenile delinquents are assigned to assist in the cleanup. But monstrous Jacob (Glen Jacobs, a.k.a. wrestling superstar Kane) resides in the building. Shot in the head four years ago, Jacob seeks revenge on the policeman who did the dirty deed and who just happens to be a supervisor for the delinquents. And the gruesome killings begin.
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Shutter 2008  PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Masayuki Ochiai
Cast: Joshua Jackson, Rachael Taylor, Megumi Okina, David Denman, John Hensley, Maya Hazen, James Kyson Lee, Yoshiko Miyazaki, Kei Yamamoto, Daisy Betts, Adrienne Pickering, Pascal Morineau, Eri Otoguro
Brooklyn newlyweds Ben and Jane Shaw (Joshua Jackson and Rachael Taylor) are in Japan where photographer Ben is doing a fashion shoot in Tokyo. While driving on a country road, their car hits a young woman (Megumi Okina) standing in the road. Their car then smashes into a tree, and, after regaining consciousness, Ben and Jane cannot find the body of the woman they hit. They continue their trip to Tokyo, and Ben starts his photo shoot. But, when he develops his pictures, each one has a strange blur on it. Jane recognizes the blurs as the face of the woman they hit, and now her ghostly appearance haunts them everywhere they go. Could there be more to those blurs than meets the eye?
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Transformers 2007 PG-13, 144 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Michael Bay
Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Rachael Taylor, Anthony Anderson, Jon Voight, John Turturro, Michael O'Neill, Kevin Dunn, Julie White, Peter Cullen, Amaury Nolasco, Zack Ward
A giant robot ambushes a camp of American Special Forces Rangers, hacks into the Pentagon's mainframe, and uploads top military secrets. The survivors–Capt. Lennox (Josh Duhamel) and Sgt. Epps (Tyrese Gibson)–set out to warn Defense Secretary John Keller (Jon Voight) that there is a threat to the world. Meanwhile, teenager Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) has managed to purchase a 1970s' Camaro that, magically, can drive itself. One night, the Camaro sneaks away and turns into a huge robot, and Sam and cool classmate Makaela (Megan Fox) are caught in the middle of a centuries-old battle between the good Autobots and the bad Decepticons. Three Academy Award nominations were received.
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| 1. Bottle Shock (2008)
2. Man-Thing (2005)
3. See No Evil (2006)
4. Shutter (2008)
5. Transformers (2007)
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