Boys Don't Cry 1999  R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Kimberly Peirce
Cast: Hilary Swank, Chloe Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard, Brendan Sexton III, Alison Folland, Alicia Goranson, Matt McGrath, Rob Campbell, Jeanetta Arnette, Cheyenne Rushing, Robert Prentiss, Josh Ridgway, Jerry Haynes, Craig Erickson, Stephanie Sechrist
This is a fictionalized account of the true facts behind the story of Brandon Teena (Hilary Swank), a woman living as a man and having the courage to be who he thought he was. At the age of 21, he was the object of an intensely brutal rape and murder, and Brandon's world came to an abrupt end. Brandon is also the subject of a 1997 documentary, "The Brandon Teena Story," which does a fine job of sticking with the truth in this tragedy. Hilary Swank won an Oscar for Best Actress and a nomination was received by Chloe Sevigny for Best Supporting Actress in her role as Lana who is Brandon's love interest.
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 City of Ghosts 2003  R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Matt Dillon
Cast: Matt Dillon, James Caan, Natascha McElhone, Gerard Depardieu, Sereyvuth Kem, Stellan Skarsgard, Rose Byrne, Shawn Andrews, Chalee Sankhavesa, Christopher Curry, Rob Campbell, Jack Shearer
Con man Jimmy Cremming (Matt Dillon) heads for Cambodia in search of his mentor, Marvin (James Caan). But, once in contact with him, Jimmy wants no part of plans for opening a casino. Events change, and when Marvin is captured by terrorists, Jimmy tries to rescue him. Direct to Video/DVD.
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The Crucible 1996 PG-13, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nicholas Hytner
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder, Paul Scofield, Joan Allen, Bruce Davison, Rob Campbell, Jeffrey Jones, Peter Vaughan, Karron Graves, Charlayne Woodard, Frances Conroy, Elizabeth Lawrence, George Gaynes, Mary Pat Gleason, Robert Breuler
Based on Arthur Miller's classic play about the Salem witch trials, this is an excellent film concerning the effects caused by jealousy and religion in old Massachusetts. Paul Scofield stands out as Judge Danforth who is determined to rid evil from Salem, and Winona Ryder is very convincing as Abigail Williams who deceives, lies, and wreaks havoc in order to steal her ex-lover who is the husband (Daniel Day-Lewis) of hated rival Elizabeth Proctor (Joan Allen).
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 Hedwig and the Angry Inch 2000 R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Cameron Mitchell
Cast: John Cameron Mitchell, Miriam Shor, Michael Pitt, Andrea Martin, Alberta Watson, Stephen Trask, Theodore Liscinski, Ben Mayer-Goodman, Rob Campbell, Michael Aranov
Based on his off-Broadway play, this is writer/star John Cameron Mitchell's story about a transsexual, Hedwig Schmidt (John Cameron Mitchell), who is touring America with her rock band playing the Bilgewater Inns' family restaurants. During the performances, Hedwig wittily muses about the circumstances behind a life choice for surgery to change him from a boy into a girl. Great music, great humor, great film.
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Hostile Waters 1997  PG, 93 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: David Drury
Cast: Rutger Hauer, Martin Sheen, Max von Sydow, Colm Feore, Rob Campbell, Harris Yulin, Regina Taylor, John Rothman, Michael Attwell, Dominic Monaghan, Peter Guinness, Alexis Denisof
In 1986, a Russian nuclear submarine and an American nuclear submarine collided. Based on this true event, the story involves how the submarine captains and politicians react to the volatile situation.
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The Photographer 2000 R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jeremy Stein
Cast: Reg Rogers, Mary Alice, Marisa Berenson, Rob Campbell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Chris Bauer, John Heard, Anthony Michael Hall, Kristen Wilson, Tom Noonan, Tina Holmes, Fenton Lawless, Richard Bright
A year after photographer Max (Reg Rogers) gained fame for his stunning art show, he has lost his creativity and must come up with something for his follow-up show. So, when a man leaves a folder with 10 stunning photos on the bar, Max considers use of the pictures. But he loses the pictures when they are stolen by muggers, and now he searches for the missing photos throughout the streets of NYC. On the way, he meets an assortment of oddball people. Good shots of the atmosphere on the streets of NYC.
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 Unforgiven 1992  R, 130 min.
Genre: Western / Drama
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Richard Harris, Saul Rubinek, Frances Fisher, Rob Campbell, Anthony James, Shane Meier, Jaimz Woolvett, Anna Levine, David Mucci, Tara Frederick, Liisa Repo-Martell, Beverley Elliott
In 1880s' Wyoming, William Munny (Clint Eastwood) is a former outlaw who has switched to the side of the law after marriage, but now his wife has died. In the nearby town of Big Whiskey, Sheriff Little Bill Daggett (Gene Hackman) has denied legal rights to the town's prostitutes, and they have put a $1000 bounty on the sheriff's life. The Schofield Kid ((Jaimz Woolvett) arrives on the scene and convinces Munny to come to the prostitute's aid and collect the bounty money. Munny joins up with his neighbor Ned Logan (Morgan Freeman), and they head to Big Whiskey to right the wrongs done to the prostitutes and end the rule of the corrupt sheriff. The film won the Academy Award for Best Picture, Clint Eastwood won for Best Director, and Gene Hackman won for Best Supporting Actor. Eastwood was also nominated for Best Actor.
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| 1. Boys Don't Cry (1999)
2. City of Ghosts (2003)
3. The Crucible (1996)
4. Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2000)
5. Hostile Waters (1997)
6. The Photographer (2000)
7. Unforgiven (1992)
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