Beverly Hills Cop II 1987  R, 102 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Tony Scott
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Jurgen Prochnow, Ronny Cox, John Ashton, Brigitte Nielsen, Dean Stockwell, Allen Garfield, Paul Reiser, Robert Ridgely, Gilbert R. Hill, Paul Guilfoyle, Brian O'Connor, Alice Adair, Eugene Butler
Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) is back in this sequel to the first movie. When Axel learns that Captain Andrew Bogomil (Ronny Cox) had been shot, he heads back to Beverly Hills and visits Bogomil in the hospital. Again, he teams up with Detective Billy Rosewood and Sergeant John Taggart (Judge Reinhold and John Ashton). Now Axel is up against arms dealer Maxwell Dent (Jurgen Prochnow) who has made the mistake of sending Karla Fry (Brigitte Nielsen) to shoot Bogomil. Lots of guns and action.
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 Boogie Nights 1997  R, 152 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Burt Reynolds, Julianne Moore, John C. Reilly, Don Cheadle, Heather Graham, Luis Guzman, William H. Macy, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Alfred Molina, Philip Baker Hall, Robert Ridgely, Melora Walters, Ricky Jay
Porn star Dirk Diggler (Mark Wahlberg) was once a dishwasher before Jack Horner (Burt Reynolds) opened doors for him in the film industry. This is a behind-the-scenes look at the world of pornographic filmmaking that parallels that of mainstream Hollywood. Reynolds and Julianne Moore received Supporting Actor and Actress Oscar nominations.
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Nightmare in Chicago 1964  TV, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Michael Murphy, Andrew Duggan, Charles McGraw, Robert Ridgely, Carroll O'Connor, Ted Knight, Philip Abbott, Mary Frann, Ron Masak, Barbara Turner
This tense made-for-TV film, shot entirely on location, follows a psycho terrorizing the city during a killing spree, concentrating on drive-by shootings on a Chicago toll road.
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The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat 1974  R, 76 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert(2) Taylor
Cast: Skip Hinnant, Reva Rose, Bob Holt, Robert Ridgely, Fred Smoot, Pat Harrington Jr., Dick Whittington, Peter Leeds, Louisa Moritz, Stanley Adams
This second go-around of the original X-rated "Fritz the Cat" is not bad, with some funny moments as Fritz is on welfare, has a nagging wife, and looks for escape through dreaming of what his other eight lives might be like. Still clearly for adults only.
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Philadelphia 1993 PG-13, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jonathan Demme
Cast: Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen, Ron Vawter, Antonio Banderas, Joanne Woodward, Robert Ridgely, Tracey Walter, Charles Napier, Roberta Maxwell, Buzz Kilman, Daniel Chapman, Obba Babatunde, Paul Lazar
Andrew Beckett (Tom Hanks) has AIDS and has been fired from his law firm because of his disease. Instead of sitting back and accepting his fate, Beckett hires Joe Miller (Denzel Washington) to sue his former law firm. This insightful film shows the ignorance, prejudice, and unfairness experienced by AIDS sufferers. Tom Hanks won an Oscar for his performance, and the song "Streets of Philadelphia" (Bruce Springsteen) also was an Academy Award winner. Three other nominations were received.
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Something Wild 1986 R, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jonathan Demme
Cast: Jeff Daniels, Melanie Griffith, Ray Liotta, Margaret Colin, Jack Gilpin, Robert Ridgely, Tracey Walter, Adelle Lutz, Charles Napier, John Sayles
Charlie (Jeff Daniels) is a conservative businessman who hooks up with wild Lulu (Melanie Griffith). Soon, the couple is on the run, and when they meet up with Lulu's ex-con husband (Ray Liotta), the plot shifts to the relationship between Charlie and the husband.
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Sydney 1997 R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: Hard Eight
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Cast: Philip Baker Hall, John C. Reilly, Gwyneth Paltrow, Samuel L. Jackson, F. William Parker, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Nathanael Cooper, Wynn White, Robert Ridgely, Melora Walters, Kathleen Campbell, Michael J. Rowe
Seasoned gambler Sydney (Philip Baker Hall) teaches young John (John C. Reilly) the intricacies of his profession. Two years later, John and Sydney are still friends, and now John and waitress/hooker Clementine (Gwyneth Paltrow) are a hot item. Enter Jimmy (Samuel L. Jackson), a Reno low-life. One night the four characters are in a motel room with a bloody corpse that has a lot to do with failing to pay for Clementine's services and John's reaction. How they work themselves out from their dilemma provides a perceptive view of the four personalities that is entertaining and enlightening.
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Who Am I This Time? 1982 TV, 60 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jonathan Demme
Cast: Susan Sarandon, Christopher Walken, Robert Ridgely, Les Podewell, Mike Bacarella, Dorothy Patterson, Aaron Freeman, Ron Parady, Maria Todd, Caitlin Hart
Based on Kurt Vonnegut's short story, this tale involves the experiences of shy, hardware store employee Harry Nash (Christopher Walken) who takes on the persona of characters he portrays while acting in local theater productions. "A Streetcar Named Desire" is playing, and Harry, who has the role of Stanley Kowalski, is presently adapting his real life personality to reflect that of the impassioned "Stanley." At the same time, Helene Shaw (Susan Sarandon) has moved to town and wins the role of "Stella" playing opposite Harry. Helene falls in love with Harry–not knowing that Harry's real personality is the exact opposite from that of "Stanley."
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| 1. Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
2. Boogie Nights (1997)
3. Nightmare in Chicago (1964)
4. The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat (1974)
5. Philadelphia (1993)
6. Something Wild (1986)
7. Sydney (1997)
aka: Hard Eight
8. Who Am I This Time? (1982)
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