An American Rhapsody 2001  PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Eva Gardos
Cast: Nastassja Kinski, Scarlett Johansson, Tony Goldwyn, Mae Whitman, Agnes Banfalvy, Zoltan Seress, Zsuzsa Czinkoczi, Balazs Galko, Larisa Oleynik, Lisa Jane Persky, Kelly Endresz-Balanki, Andras Szoke, Erzsi Pasztor, Colleen Camp, Robert Lesser
A family flees Soviet-dominated Hungary and migrates to the U.S., but the parents (Nastassja Kinski and Tony Goldwyn) take their daughter Maria with them and must leave their baby daughter Suzanne behind. Six years later, the American Red Cross facilitates a reunion, and Suzanne (Kelly Endresz-Balanki) is brought to the U.S. where more problems ensue over the next nine years with a perplexed Suzanne failing to adapt to her new home and country. This is Suzanne's (now played by Scarlett Johansson) story as seen through her eyes as a 15-year-old who revisits Hungary in an attempt to come to terms with the circumstances of her life. An uplifting story for all ages.
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Ernest Saves Christmas 1988  PG, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John R. Cherry III
Cast: Jim Varney, Douglas Seale, Oliver Clark, Noelle Parker, Robert Lesser, Gailard Sartain, Billie Bird, Bill Byrge, Buddy Douglas, Patty Maloney, Tom Nowicki, Daniel Butler
Ernest learns that Santa Claus is in trouble and sets out to find a way to save Christmas.
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 Great Balls of Fire! 1989 PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama
Director: Jim McBride
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Winona Ryder, John Doe, Stephen Tobolowsky, Alec Baldwin, Trey Wilson, Steve Allen, Lisa Blount, Lisa Jane Persky, Robert Lesser, Joshua Sheffield, Mojo Nixon, Jimmie Vaughn, David Ferguson, Paula Person
Jerry Lee Lewis and his music in the 1950s are the subjects of this film, and includes Lewis' (Dennis Quaid) cousin Jimmy Swaggart (Alec Baldwin) as the Bible-thumping zealot. Lewis' unconventional lifestyle includes marrying his 13-year-old cousin, Myra (Winona Ryder), an act that begins his downfall when he is condemned as a pervert. Songs include "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On," "Real Wild Child," "Crazy Arms," and the title song "Great Balls of Fire!" to round out the hits.
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Hester Street 1975 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joan Micklin Silver
Cast: Steven Keats, Carol Kane, Mel Howard, Dorrie Kavanaugh, Doris Roberts, Zvee Scooler, Paul Freedman, Martin Garner, Lin Shaye, Mordecai Lawner, Philip Sterling, Joel Wolfe, Ed Crowley, Robert Lesser, Joanna Merlin
Jewish immigrants Gitl (Carol Kane) and her son Yossele (Paul Freedman) arrive in the United States at the turn of the 20th century to join Gitl's husband Jake (Steven Keats). Jake has been in New York for five years and has tried to adapt to the foreign ways of his newly adopted country. Gitl, unlike Jake, clings to her Old World culture, and Jake's effort to modernize her thinking–even trying to change Yoselle's name to Joey–brings problems to their marriage. Kane was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.
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Poltergeist II: The Other Side 1986  PG-13, 91 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Fantasy / Drama
Director: Brian Gibson
Cast: JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Heather O'Rourke, Oliver Robins, Zelda Rubinstein, Will Sampson, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Robert Lesser, Julian Beck, John P. Whitecloud, Noble Craig, Susan Peretz, Helen Boll, Jaclyn Bernstein, Kelly Jean Peters
As if the Freeling family–father Steve (Craig T. Nelson), mother Diane (JoBeth Williams), daughter Carol Anne (Heather O'Rourke), and son Robbie (Oliver Robins)–had not suffered enough with their poltergeists in the first movie, they are back again. Following Grandma's death, the toy telephone rings, and who should be on the other end but the "other side." Now the family is visited by the evil spirit of cult leader Henry Kane (Julian Beck), and, once again, they contact psychic medium Tangina Barrons (Zelda Rubinstein) for help. As in the first film, the special effects are excellent.
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The Presidio 1988  R, 97 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Peter Hyams
Cast: Sean Connery, Mark Harmon, Meg Ryan, Jack Warden, Mark Blum, Dana Gladstone, Jenette Goldstein, Marvin J. McIntyre, Don Calfa, Robert Lesser, John DiSanti, James Hooks Reynolds, Curtis W. Sims, Rick Zumwalt, Rosalyn Marshall
While stationed at the Presidio, Army M.P. Lt. Col. Alan Caldwell (Sean Connery) has run-ins with San Francisco cop Jay Austin (Mark Harmon) over jurisdictional matters. Things really heat up when Harmon becomes interested in Caldwell's pretty daughter Donna (Meg Ryan).
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The Relic 1997 R, 110 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Peter Hyams
Cast: Penelope Ann Miller, Tom Sizemore, James Whitmore, Linda Hunt, Clayton Rohner, Chi Muoi Lo, Audra Lindley, Thomas Ryan, Robert Lesser, Diane Robin, Lewis Van Bergen, Constance Towers, Francis X. McCarthy, John Kapelos, Tico Wells
Two large crates arrive at the Field Museum in Chicago where Dr. Margo Green (Penelope Ann Miller) works. It is not long before a monster is on the loose at the museum's opening-night gala, and corpses are discovered all over the museum. Margo and Chicago police officer Lt. Vincent D'Agosta (Tom Sizemore) work together to investigate the gruesome murders and trace them to a monster of South American origin that has found its way, along with the crates, into the museum.
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Running Scared 1986 R, 108 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama
Director: Peter Hyams
Cast: Gregory Hines, Billy Crystal, Steven Bauer, Darlanne Fluegel, Joe Pantoliano, Jimmy Smits, Dan Hedaya, Jon Gries, Tracy Reed, Larry Hankin, John DiSanti, Don Calfa, Betty Carvalho, Robert Lesser, Louis Perez
In this comedy/action film, cool undercover policemen Ray Hughes and Danny Costanzo (Gregory Hines and Billy Crystal) set out to stop Julio Gonazales' (Jimmy Smits) drug trafficking in Chicago. But, after their boss Captain Logan (Dan Hedaya) chews them out for blowing the cover on the operation, they leave Chicago and take a forced vacation in Key West where they enjoy the sunshine. They have so much fun in Key West that they decide to retire–after they return to Chicago and put an end to Julio and his drug ring. Hines and Crystal play well off each other and make this an enjoyable movie.
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 Shoot to Kill 1988 R, 110 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Tom Berenger, Kirstie Alley, Clancy Brown, Richard Masur, Andrew Robinson, Kevin Scannell, Frederick Coffin, Robert Lesser, Michael Chapman
An FBI agent (Sidney Poitier) heads for the Pacific Northwest where he enlists the aid of a rugged woodsman (Tom Berenger) in pursuit of a vicious killer.
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You Better Watch Out 1980 R, 100 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Christmas Evil
Terror in Toyland
Director: Lewis Jackson
Cast: Brandon Maggart, Dianne Hull, Scott McKay, Joe Jamrog, Peter Friedman, Raymond J. Barry, Robert Lesser, Sam Gray, Ellen McElduff, Patricia Richardson, Jeffrey DeMunn, Andy Fenwick, Brian Neville, Peter Neuman, Gus Salud
Toy factory worker Harry Standling (Brandon Maggart) is obsessed with putting out a quality product. He is also about to go off the deep end due to trauma he suffered as a child when he found out about Santa–in a shocking manner. Matters get worse when he snaps and starts rewarding the good children and killing the bad.
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| 1. An American Rhapsody (2001)
2. Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)
3. Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
4. Hester Street (1975)
5. Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
6. The Presidio (1988)
7. The Relic (1997)
8. Running Scared (1986)
9. Shoot to Kill (1988)
10. You Better Watch Out (1980)
aka: Christmas Evil
aka: Terror in Toyland
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