 Cellular 2004  PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: David R. Ellis
Cast: Kim Basinger, Chris Evans, William H. Macy, Eric Christian Olsen, Jessica Biel, Jason Statham, Richard Burgi, Eddie Driscoll, Eric Etebari, Adam Taylor Gordon, Bryan Holly, Brendan Kelly
A desperate Jessica (Kim Basinger) pieces together a telephone to call for help after she has been kidnapped. As luck would have it, she connects with slacker Ryan (Chris Evans) who ineptly takes on the task of saving Jessica and her family.
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 Fun with Dick and Jane 2005  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Dean Parisot
Cast: Jim Carrey, Tea Leoni, Alec Baldwin, Richard Jenkins, Carlos Jacott, Angie Harmon, John Michael Higgins, Richard Burgi, Jeff Garlin, Stacey Travis, Timm Sharp
Dick Harper (Jim Carrey) is a rising star at Globodyne Corporation, but there is a problem: the C.E.O. (Alec Baldwin) leaves the company under dire circumstances. Stocks plummet, Dick loses his job, and Dick and wife Jane (Tea Leoni) cannot pay their bills. To make ends meet, Dick and Jane begin robbing banks–and having fun in the process.
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Hostel: Part II 2007 R, 93 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Eli Roth
Cast: Lauren German, Roger Bart, Heather Matarazzo, Bijou Phillips, Richard Burgi, Vera Jordanova, Jay Hernandez, Jordan Ladd, Milan Knazko, Edwige Fenech, Stanislav Ianevski, Patrik Zigo, Zuzana Geislerova, Ivan Furak
While studying art in Rome, three Americans–heiress Beth (Lauren German), party girl Whitney (Bijou Phillips), and naive Lorna (Heather Matarazzo)–decide to take a weekend trip to Prague. Along the way, they meet a model from their class, Axelle (Vera Jordanova), who lures them to a hostel where their pictures are put on an online auction. American millionaires Stuart (Roger Bart) and Todd (Richard Burgi) are the highest bidders, and the prize allows them to torture the women to death. Now, their vacation has turned into a fight for their lives as the women have become victims on their way to a killing factory.
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In Her Shoes 2005 PG-13, 130 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Curtis Hanson
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette, Shirley MacLaine, Mark Feuerstein, Ken Howard, Candice Azzara, Francine Beers, Norman Lloyd, Jerry Adler, Brooke Smith, Richard Burgi, Anson Mount
Sisters Maggie (Cameron Diaz) and Rose (Toni Collette) are direct opposites but best friends. Responsible Rose has rescued flighty Maggie on more than one occasion. But, when a drunken Maggie seduces Rose's boyfriend, Rose finally throws her out of the house. Maggie's solution is to track down their long-lost grandmother, Ella (Shirley MacLaine), who lives in a Florida seniors' complex. Rose finds Ella, and by story's end, both sisters take charge of their own lives and come to grips with life.
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Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation 2004  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Phil Tippett
Cast: Richard Burgi, Colleen Porch, Ed Lauter, Lawrence Monoson, Bill Brown, Sandrine Holt, David Wells, Brenda Strong, J.P. Manoux, Drew Powell
This direct-to-DVD sequel to the 1997 film takes place several years later. A platoon of troopers is stranded on a hostile planet as the Federation continues to fight the nasty bugs. But this time around, a new strain of insect that can infect a person and transfer itself from body to body causes BIG problems.
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| 1. Cellular (2004)
2. Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
3. Hostel: Part II (2007)
4. In Her Shoes (2005)
5. Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (2004)
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