The Big Fix 1978  PG, 108 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Jeremy Kagan
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Susan Anspach, Bonnie Bedelia, John Lithgow, F. Murray Abraham, Fritz Weaver, Ofelia Medina, Nicolas Coster, Ron Rifkin, Mandy Patinkin
Detective Moses Wine (Richard Dreyfuss) tries to solve a crime of attempted sabotage in a campaign for governor and ends up solving a murder among ex-Berkeley radicals.
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 Boiler Room 2000 R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ben Younger
Cast: Giovanni Ribisi, Nia Long, Ben Affleck, Nicky Katt, Vin Diesel, Tom Everett Scott, Ron Rifkin, Scott Caan, Jamie Kennedy, Taylor Nichols
J.T. Marlin is a boiler room–a shady brokerage firm using questionable sales tactics to push stocks. After his father (Ron Rifkin) disapproves of Seth (Giovanni Ribisi) for running a gambling casino in his apartment, Seth is like putty in the hands of a recruiter (Ben Affleck) who hires him as J.T. Marlin's new salesman. Seth sees the new job as his chance to reconcile with his father and become a millionaire at the same time in this "greed is good" story.
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The Chosen 1982 PG, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jeremy Kagan
Cast: Maximilian Schell, Rod Steiger, Robby Benson, Barry Miller, Hildy Brooks, Ron Rifkin, Val Avery
Danny Saunders (Robby Benson) is a young Hasid Jewish man who is influenced by the secular interests of his friend Reuven Malters (Barry Miller). Reuven's father (Maximilian Schell) is a Jewish professor who is also a Zionist activist. Conflicts between family and friends arise when Danny's father (Rod Steiger) tries to break up the boys' friendship.
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 Dragonfly 2002  PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tom Shadyac
Cast: Kevin Costner, Susanna Thompson, Kathy Bates, Linda Hunt, Joe Morton, Ron Rifkin, Jay Thomas, Matt Craven, Kathryn Erbe, Jacob Smith
A Chicago doctor, Joe Darrow (Kevin Costner), has kept busy through work following the untimely death of his pregnant wife (Susanna Thompson). But, now he begins to believe that his wife is trying to contact him from beyond the grave. A mediocre movie, at best.
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Dress Gray 1986  TV, 192 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Glenn Jordan
Cast: Alec Baldwin, Hal Holbrook, Lloyd Bridges, Eddie Albert, Ron Rifkin, James Sikking, Alexis Smith, Lane Smith, Albert Salmi, Cameron Dye
When cadet David Hand is found murdered near a riverbank at the U.S. Grant Military Academy, a cover-up ensues that breaks wide open when Hand's homosexuality is revealed.
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Get Christie Love! 1974  N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Action
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: Teresa Graves, Harry Guardino, Louise Sorel, Paul Stevens, Ron Rifkin, Lynne Holmes, Lee Paul, Titos Vandis, Tracey Roberts, Debbie Dozier, William Hansen, Andy Romano
In this pilot for the TV series, LAPD policewoman Christie Love (Teresa Graves) goes undercover to break up a vicious drug ring.
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Husbands and Wives 1992  R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Judy Davis, Sydney Pollack, Juliette Lewis, Liam Neeson, Lysette Anthony, Ron Rifkin, Blythe Danner, Cristi Conaway
This is another brilliant Woody Allen comedy/drama about four individuals whose marriages are undergoing stress; they become interested in each others' mates.
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 I'm Not Rappaport 1996 PG-13, 131 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Herb Gardner
Cast: Walter Matthau, Ossie Davis, Amy Irving, Craig T. Nelson, Martha Plimpton, Ranjit Chowdhry, Ron Rifkin, Boyd Gaines, Guillermo Diaz, Elina Lowensohn, Marin Hinkle, Nancy Giles, Irwin Corey, Salem Ludwig, Josh Pais
Two elderly men, Nat Moyer (Walter Matthau) and Midge Carter (Ossie Davis), spend their days sitting on a bench in Central Park. They stop at nothing to maintain control of the world that seems to be passing them by, and problems come to a head when Midge is threatened with retirement from his job of apartment manager. While Nat steps in to help Midge, they take on a drug dealer, The Cowboy (Craig T. Nelson), and a mugger, J.C. (Guillermo Diaz), and, in the process, stop The Cowboy from harming young Laurie Campbell (Martha Plimpton).
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Just a Kiss 2002  R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Fisher Stevens
Cast: Ron Eldard, Kyra Sedgwick, Patrick Breen, Marisa Tomei, Marley Shelton, Taye Diggs, Sarita Choudhury, Joe Caldwell, Ron Rifkin, Kelly Cole
A group of neurotic, Manhattan friends experiences a series of fidelity lapses in their own relationships after Halley (Kyra Sedgwick) discovers boyfriend Dag (Ron Eldard) has enjoyed a fling with Rebecca (Marley Shelton).
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 Keeping the Faith 2000 PG-13, 129 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edward Norton
Cast: Ben Stiller, Edward Norton, Jenna Elfman, Anne Bancroft, Eli Wallach, Milos Forman, Ron Rifkin, Holland Taylor, Lisa Edelstein, Rena Sofer
Father Brian Finn (Edward Norton) and Rabbi Jacob Schram (Ben Stiller) have been friends since childhood. Now, Anna Reilly (Jenna Elfman), a sexy businesswoman, returns to NYC and renews her friendship with the two. But this time around that old friendship evolves into a love triangle in this story about good people handling a situation intelligently. Good acting and a highly amusing script add to the enjoyment of this comedy.
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 L.A. Confidential 1997 R, 138 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Curtis Hanson
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, David Strathairn, Kim Basinger, Danny DeVito, Paul(2) Guilfoyle, Ron Rifkin, Matt McCoy, Paolo Seganti, Steve Rankin, Graham Beckel, Elisabeth Granli, Sandra Taylor
This crime story is set in Hollywood in the 1950s and features police detectives Jack Vincennes and Bud White (Kevin Spacey and Russell Crowe) whose ethical behavior is definitely suspect. Then there is Ed Exley (Guy Pearce) who is a "strictly by the book" cop despite the fact that his captain, Dudley Smith (James Cromwell), tries to get him to relax his morals. In this atmosphere, crimes are investigated, but it is not always the guilty who pay. This film, based on James Ellroy's novel, is one of the year's best. Two Oscars were received, including Best Supporting Actress (Kim Basinger for her role as call-girl Lynn Bracken); seven other nominations were received, including Best Picture and Director.
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Last Summer in the Hamptons 1995 R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Henry Jaglom
Cast: Victoria Foyt, Viveca Lindfors, Jon Robin Baitz, Melissa Leo, Martha Plimpton, Holland Taylor, Ron Rifkin, Savannah Smith Boucher, Roddy McDowall, Roscoe Lee Browne, Andre Gregory, Brooke Smith
Three generations of a dysfunctional theatrical family gather at Helene's (Viveca Lindfors, in her last film) place in the Hamptons for one last time, since the place is no longer affordable. The chitchat changes to trouble when a rich and successful actress, Oona (Victoria Foyt), appears on the scene.
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Manhattan Murder Mystery 1993 PG, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Alan Alda, Anjelica Huston, Jerry Adler, Lynn Cohen, Ron Rifkin, Ira Wheeler, Joy Behar, William Addy
Woody Allen fans will not be disappointed in the humor of this film. Diane Keaton is back and plays the catalyst among a group of friends who decide to investigate the possibility of murder.
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The Negotiator 1998 R, 135 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: F. Gary Gray
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, David Morse, Ron Rifkin, John Spencer, J.T. Walsh, Regina Taylor, Siobhan Fallon, Paul Giamatti, Bruce Beatty, Michael Cudlitz, Carlos Gomez, Tim Kelleher, Dean Norris, Nestor Serrano
Lt. Danny Roman (Samuel L. Jackson) is a top-notch police negotiator who discovers that he has been set up and that the police are about to arrest him for the death of his partner and embezzlement of pension funds. In a panic, he seizes the building, holds hostages, and asks for another negotiator, Lt. Chris Sabian (Kevin Spacey), to help him make a deal.
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 Pulse 2006 R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Sci-Fi
Director: Jim Sonzero
Cast: Kristen Bell, Ian Somerhalder, Christina Milian, Rick Gonzalez, Jonathan Tucker, Samm Levine, Zach Grenier, Ron Rifkin, Octavia Spencer, Jeremy Guskin, Kel O'Neill
This remake of Kiyoshi Kurosawa's "Pulse" involves a plague brought on by the computer hacking of Josh (Jonathan Tucker) who hangs himself in the presence of his girlfriend, Mattie (Kristen Bell). After he has killed himself, Josh's e-mails, containing a virus, begin arriving on Maggie's and her friends' computers. Maggie tracks down the new owner of Josh's old computer, Dexter (Ian Somerhalder), and they join forces to try to put an end to the madness.
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Sam the Man 2000 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Gary Winick
Cast: Fisher Stevens, Annabella Sciorra, Ron Rifkin, John Slattery, Annika Peterson, Maria Bello, Saverio Guerra, George Plimpton, Griffin Dunne, Alex Porter, Rob Morrow, Luis Guzman
Novelist Sam (Fisher Stevens) has one hit book to his credit but is having trouble coming up with a second one. So, he cheats on his fiancee (Annabella Sciorra), avoids his agent, and looks for ways to pay his rent. When the husband of one of the women he slept with leaves him with cuts and bruises, he reevaluates his life. Too slow for many, but if you like cynicism and deep thinking, this one is for you.
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Silent Running 1971 G, 89 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Douglas Trumbull
Cast: Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin, Jesse Vint, Mark Persons, Steve Brown, Cheryl Sparks, Joseph Campanella, Roy Engel, Larry Whisenhunt
Special effects are worth the price of admission for this film in which Bruce Dern plays the leader of a group of space scientists whose spaceship is the greenhouse supply for Earth's last vegetation. Joan Baez sings the environmental songs.
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The Sting II 1983 PG, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jeremy Kagan
Cast: Jackie Gleason, Mac Davis, Teri Garr, Karl Malden, Oliver Reed, Bert Remsen, Ron Rifkin, Jose Perez, Larry Bishop, Monica Lewis
This is nowhere close to being the film that its predecessor was, but there is a little fun here and there. Jackie Gleason and Mac Davis are the heroes (in Paul Newman's and Robert Redford's roles) in this one about fixing a boxing match to get Karl Malden.
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The Substance of Fire 1997 R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Daniel J. Sullivan
Cast: Ron Rifkin, Timothy Hutton, Tony Goldwyn, Sarah Jessica Parker, Eric Bogosian, Lee Grant, Gil Bellows, Tom McDermott, George Morfogen, Benjamin Ungar
As a young boy, Isaac (Ron Rifkin) stood by watching as Nazis burned books. Today, he is in charge of a N.Y. publishing house and wants to publish a study of atrocities performed by Nazi doctors. The problem is that his grown children see this enterprise as a financial disaster that will prove the undoing of the publishing house. In the midst of family turmoil, Isaac loses his mind, and one is left wondering to what degree the Holocaust was to blame.
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 The Sum of All Fears 2002 PG-13, 124 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Phil Alden Robinson
Cast: Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman, James Cromwell, Liev Schreiber, Alan Bates, Philip Baker Hall, Bruce McGill, Bridget Moynahan, Ciaran Hinds, Ron Rifkin
Tom Clancy's novel is brought to the screen with Ben Affleck starring as hero Jack Ryan. This time, Ryan is involved in an international chess game involving a terrorist group that now has its hands on a nuclear weapon and plans to detonate it.
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The Sunshine Boys 1975 PG, 111 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Walter Matthau, George Burns, Richard Benjamin, Lee Meredith, Howard Hesseman, F. Murray Abraham, James Cranna, Ron Rifkin, Jennifer Lee, Fritz Feld
In this is a fine film adaptation of the Neil Simon Broadway hit, the story revolves around two feuding ex-vaudeville stars who try for a comeback through a television special. George Burns was awarded an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, and Walter Matthau was nominated for Best Actor.
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 Tadpole 2002 PG-13, 78 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Gary Winick
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Aaron Stanford, John Ritter, Bebe Neuwirth, Robert Iler, Adam LeFevre, Peter Appel, Alicia Van Couvering, Kate Mara, Ron Rifkin
Fifteen-year-old Oscar Grubman (Aaron Stanford), known to his Manhattan friends as "Tadpole," returns home from boarding school eager to see his friends but even more anxious to see the object of his affection: his stepmother, Eve (Sigourney Weaver). As luck would have it, a one-night stand with Eve's best friend, Diane (Bebe Neuwirth) complicates matters even further.
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 Wolf 1994 R, 126 min.
Genre: Horror / Drama / Fantasy / Thriller / Romance
Director: Mike Nichols
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Spader, Kate Nelligan, Christopher Plummer, Richard Jenkins, Eileen Atkins, Ron Rifkin, Prunella Scales, David Hyde Pierce, Om Puri, Brian Markinson, Peter Gerety, Bradford English, Stewart J. Zully
Will Randall (Jack Nicholson) is a New York publishing editor who is unceremoniously fired by his new boss, Raymond Alden (Christopher Plummer). Then, one night while on a lonely road in Vermont under a full moon, Will hits a wolf, and the wolf bites him. After being bitten, Will gets new energy and falls in love with Alden's daughter, Laura (Michelle Pfeiffer). But, grisly events ensue as Will turns into the dangerous fox that bit him.
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| 1. The Big Fix (1978)
2. Boiler Room (2000)
3. The Chosen (1982)
4. Dragonfly (2002)
5. Dress Gray (1986)
6. Get Christie Love! (1974)
7. Husbands and Wives (1992)
8. I'm Not Rappaport (1996)
9. Just a Kiss (2002)
10. Keeping the Faith (2000)
11. L.A. Confidential (1997)
12. Last Summer in the Hamptons (1995)
13. Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
14. The Negotiator (1998)
15. Pulse (2006)
16. Sam the Man (2000)
17. Silent Running (1971)
18. The Sting II (1983)
19. The Substance of Fire (1997)
20. The Sum of All Fears (2002)
21. The Sunshine Boys (1975)
22. Tadpole (2002)
23. Wolf (1994)
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