Capote 2005  R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bennett Miller
Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Clifton Collins Jr., Chris Cooper, Bruce Greenwood, Bob Balaban, Amy Ryan, Mark Pellegrino, Allie Mickelson, Marshall Bell, R.D. Reid, Marina Stephenseon Kerr, Kelci Stephenson, Craig Archibald, Bronwen Coleman
In 1959, Truman Capote (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and his good friend, author Harper Lee (Catherine Keener), traveled to Holcomb, Kansas, to get background information for Capote's book, "In Cold Blood." This is the story of that journey and of the relationship Capote formed with one of the killers, Perry Smith (Clifton Collins Jr.). Hoffman won an Academy Award for Best Actor. The film received four other nominations, including Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actress (Catherine Keener).
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Dawn of the Dead 2004  R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Zack Snyder
Cast: Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, Jake Weber, Mekhi Phifer, Ty Burrell, Michael Kelly, Kevin Zegers, Michael Barry, Lindy Booth, Tom Savini, Scott H. Reiniger, Ken Foree, Jayne Eastwood, Boyd Banks, R.D. Reid
A virus has hit the U.S. resulting in corpses turning into blood-thirsty zombies. Ana (Sarah Polley) returns from her nursing duties and finds that her husband has been turned into a zombie. She escapes but finds zombies everywhere she goes. Ana is rescued by a cop, Kenneth (Ving Rhames), and then joins a small group of survivors, including Michael (Jack Weber) and Andre (Mekhi Phifer). They head for Crossroads Mall where they enjoy a few minutes of peace–until zombies arrive on the scene. Using a shuttle buss, they ram their way out of the mall and head for the boat docks hoping to find safety on an island. But, will they find that the island is really free from zombies?
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Dirty Pictures 2000  R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Pierson
Cast: James Woods, Craig T. Nelson, Diana Scarwid, Leon Pownall, David Huband, Judah Katz, R.D. Reid, Matt North, Allegra Fulton, Muzzi Michele
Protection of the First Amendment is the subject of this docudrama, which reenacts the 1990 trial of Cincinnati museum director Dennis Barrie (James Woods). Barrie was prosecuted for exhibiting the sexually explicit photographs by Robert Mapplethorpe. An interesting examination of the museum's right to use controversial art in its exhibition.
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 Half Baked 1998  R, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Tamra Davis
Cast: Dave Chappelle, Guillermo Diaz, Jim Breuer, Harland Williams, Rachel True, Clarence Williams III, Laura Silverman, Tommy Chong, Snoop Dogg, R.D. Reid, Gregg Rogell, Kevin Brennan, Alice Poon, Rick Demas, David Bluestein
When Kenny (Harland Williams) lands in jail, his fellow pothead friends–Thurgood (Dave Chappelle), Scarface (Guillermo Diaz), and Brian (Jim Breuer)–contrive a drug-influenced plot to raise $100,000 as bail. Their plot involves stealing marijuana from a government pharmaceutical research lab and selling it on the streets.
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Homecoming 1996  PG, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Jean
Cast: Anne Bancroft, Kimberlee Peterson, Bonnie Bedelia, Trever O'Brien, Hanna Hall, William Greenblatt, Anna Louise Richardson, Scott Michael Campbell, Jacque Lynn Colton, R.D. Reid, Roger Dunn, Richard Fitzpatrick
The Tillerman children are orphaned when their mother disappears. They hit the road in search of their grandmother who has been estranged from the family. They locate her, but the loner grandmother Abigail (Anne Bancroft) is reluctant to take them in. It's going to take work for the children to soften her up.
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Lars and the Real Girl 2007 PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Craig Gillespie
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider, R.D. Reid, Kelli Garner, Nancy Beatty, Doug Lennox, Joe Bostick, Liz Gordon, Nicky Guadagni, Patricia Clarkson, Karen Robinson, Maxwell McCabe-Lokos
Shy Lars Lindstrom (Ryan Gosling) cannot stand to be touched and cannot relate to other human beings. He orders a life-size "Real Doll" that is anatomically correct, names her Bianca, and introduces her to his brother Gus (Paul Schneider) and Gus' wife Karin (Emily Mortimer). Not knowing how to handle Lars' delusions, Karin gets Lars to visit a doctor/psychologist, Dagmar (Patricia Clarkson), who convinces Karin and Gus to sympathize with Lars. They heed her advice, and, before long, the townsfolk join in and accept Bianca. The act of putting aside skepticism actually helps Lars when the community treats Bianca with respect. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay.
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Skulls II 2002 R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Joe Chappelle
Cast: Robin Dunne, Lindy Booth, Ashley Cafagna-Tesoro, Nathan West, Aaron Ashmore, Christopher Ralph, James Gallanders, Andrew Gillies, Stephen Young, Simon Reynolds, Ardon Bess, Sandi Ross, Margo Gagnon, R.D. Reid, Patric Masurkevitch
This direct-to-video/DVD release finds our secret society still at the college. Ryan (Robin Dunne) is inducted as a member and later sees a member (apparently) kill a woman. Now what? Should he break the Skulls' rules and investigate or report the incident?
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Stuck 2008 R, 85 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Stuart Gordon
Cast: Mena Suvari, Stephen Rea, Russell Hornsby, Rukiya Bernard, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, Lionel Mark Smith, Wayne Robson, R.D. Reid, Patrick McKenna, Sharlene Royer, John Dartt, John Dunsworth, Mauricio Hoyos, Brian Johnson, Wally MacKinnon
In Providence, Rhode Island, nurse's assistant Brandi Boski (Mena Suvari) celebrates the possibility of a job promotion at a bar with co-worker Tanya (Rukiya Bernard). Brandi drinks too much, and when she drives home, she runs into a homeless man, Tom (Stephen Rea). The impact smashes Tom through Brandi's broken windshield. Knowing that the accident will ruin her promotion possibilities, Brandi drives the car into her garage and plans to let Tom die there. But, Tom doesn't die and now realizes that he, and he alone, must save himself from certain death.
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Summer's End 1998 TV, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Helen Shaver
Cast: James Earl Jones, Brendan Fletcher, Jake LeDoux, Wendy Crewson, Jonathan Kroeker, Andrew Sardella, Al Waxman, Randy Hughson, R.D. Reid, Sarah Francis
A recently widowed mother takes her two boys to their cottage on the lake to help overcome their loss. They meet a retired African American doctor (James Earl Jones), and though he becomes friends with the boys, racial hatred gets in the way. Made for TV.
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| 1. Capote (2005)
2. Dawn of the Dead (2004)
3. Dirty Pictures (2000)
4. Half Baked (1998)
5. Homecoming (1996)
6. Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
7. Skulls II (2002)
8. Stuck (2008)
9. Summer's End (1998)
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