 City of Industry 1997  R, 97 min.
Genre: Action
Director: John Irvin
Cast: Harvey Keitel, Stephen Dorff, Timothy Hutton, Famke Janssen, Wade Dominguez, Michael Jai White, Reno Wilson, Lucy Liu, Dana Barron, Tamara Clatterbuck
Professional criminal Roy Egan (Harvey Keitel) has been part of a successful diamond heist in Palm Springs, but when he is left holding an empty bag, he joins forces with Rachel Montana (Famke Janssen) and seeks the stolen fortune and more than a little revenge against his once-partner-in-crime, Skip Kovich (Stephen Dorff).
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 Crank 2006  R, 87 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
Cast: Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Dwight Yoakam, Efren Ramirez, Carlos Sanz, Reno Wilson, Edi Gathegi, Glenn Howerton, Keone Young, Valarie Rae Miller, Jay Xcala, Yousuf Azami, David Brown, Laurent Schwaar
After being poisoned with an adrenaline cocktail that will kill him if he allows his heartbeat to drop, hit man Chev Chelios (Jason Statham) sets out through the streets of L.A. attempting to exact revenge on his nemesis Verona (Jose Pablo Cantillo), trying to rescue his girlfriend Eve (Amy Smart), and searching for an antidote to halt his poisoning.
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Crank: High Voltage 2009  R, 96 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Crank 2
Director: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
Cast: Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Clifton Collins Jr., Ling Bai, David Carradine, Corey Haim, Efren Ramirez, Dwight Yoakam, Glenn Howerton, Holly Weber, Chester Bennington, Joseph D. Reitman, Joseph Julian Soria, Reno Wilson, Billy Unger
In this sequel to "Crank" (2006), hit man Chev (Jason Statham) has survived his plunge onto the street in Los Angeles and has been kidnapped by a Chinese gangster. The gangster has Chev's heart surgically removed and replaced with a mechanical one that needs regular jolts of electricity to keep working. Chev gets help from Doc Miles (Dwight Yoakam) and Venus (Efren Ramirez), and then, after reuniting with his girlfriend Eve (Amy Smart), Chev sets out to seek revenge against those who stole heart.
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Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature 2001 R, 89 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: She Creature
Director: Sebastian Gutierrez
Cast: Rufus Sewell, Carla Gugino, Jim Piddock, Reno Wilson, Mark Aiken, Fintan McKeown, Aubrey Morris, Gil Bellows, Rya Kihlstedt, Hannah Sim
Angus (Rufus Sewell) runs a sideshow in 1905 Ireland with his girlfriend, Lillian (Carla Gugino), posing as a mermaid in the show. When they steal a real mermaid and head to America on a ship, Lillian bonds with the mermaid who, in turn, has bad things in store for the ship's crew. Good, eerie flick.
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Rough Draft 1998  R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: Diary of a Serial Killer
Director: Joshua Wallace
Cast: Gary Busey, Arnold Vosloo, Michael Madsen, Julia Campbell, Reno Wilson, David Michaels, Marcy Kaplan, Patricia Skeriotis, Erica Yohn, William Frankfather, Brien Blakely, Jeff N. Strong
While investigating a victim of a serial killer, freelance journalist Nelson Keece (Gary Busey) befriends the killer, Stefan (Arnold Vosloo), and documents his "work." Meanwhile, troubled Detective Haynes (Michael Madsen) is hot on the trail.
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Stir 1998 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Rodion Nakhapetov
Cast: Traci Lords, Andrew Heckler, Daniel Roebuck, Seth Adkins, Tony Todd, Karen Black, Michael J. Pollard, Reno Wilson, Robert Wisdom, Angel Aviles, Darryl Jones, Rodion Nakhapetov
Shortly after Joseph Bekins (Daniel Roebuck) was murdered in a motel room, his widow, Kelly (Traci Lords), and their six-year-old son, Matthew (Seth Adkins), visit the sight of the crime. Kelly is surprised to find Joseph's colleague, Michael (Andrew Heckler), there also. Unbeknownst to them, all fall under the watchful eye of FBI agent Bubba (Tony Todd). Later, Matthew begins having visions of his father's death scene and identifies Michael as the killer. Now, the action really heats up.
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| 1. City of Industry (1997)
2. Crank (2006)
3. Crank: High Voltage (2009)
aka: Crank 2
4. Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature (2001)
aka: She Creature
5. Rough Draft (1998)
aka: Diary of a Serial Killer
6. Stir (1998)
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