Barbershop 2002  PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Tim Story
Cast: Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Sean Patrick Thomas, Eve, Troy Garity, Anthony Anderson, Leonard Earl Howze, Michael Ealy, Keith David, Jazsmin Lewis, Lahmard J. Tate, Tom Wright, Sonya Eddy, Jason Winston George, DeRay Davis
Calvin (Ice Cube) inherits a South Side barbershop but wants out. His solution: sell the shop to Lester (Keith David) with the promise that the storefront sign will remain the "Barbershop." But problems quickly develop when Calvin learns that Lester plans to turn the shop into a strip joint called the "Barbershop," and Calvin realizes he has more to lose than the family business.
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Barbershop 2: Back in Business 2004 PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Cast: Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Sean Patrick Thomas, Eve, Troy Garity, Michael Ealy, Leonard Earl Howze, Queen Latifah, Harry Lennix, Robert Wisdom, Jazsmin Lewis, Carl Wright, DeRay Davis, Kenan Thompson, Garcelle Beauvais
In this sequel to 2002's "Barbershop," Calvin (Ice Cube) and his opinionated crew, including barber Eddie (Cedric the Entertainer) are back. This time around, Calvin encounters a new problem: a development company plans to open a high-tech hair salon featuring "honeys in bikinis" as its barbers directly across the street from Calvin's barbershop. This means that Calvin's "Barbershop" is in jeopardy–and the fight is on.
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Can't Hardly Wait 1998  PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan
Cast: Ethan Embry, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Peter Facinelli, Seth Green, Lauren Ambrose, Jerry O'Connell, Melissa Joan Hart, Jenna Elfman, Charlie Korsmo, Amber Benson, Alexander Martin, Sean Patrick Thomas, Jay Paulson, Brian Hall, Jaime Pressly
The last party at the end of Huntington Hills High School is eagerly anticipated by seniors who see it as their final hurrah. The night turns into one long drunken fling filled with romantic confrontations and "deep" conversations.
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 Cruel Intentions 1999 R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance / Thriller
Director: Roger Kumble
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon, Selma Blair, Louise Fletcher, Joshua Jackson, Eric Mabius, Sean Patrick Thomas, Swoosie Kurtz, Christine Baranski
Rather shallow characters–Kathryn Merteuil (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and Sebastian Valmont (Ryan Phillippe)–attending an affluent prep school appear to control the social life in their small world. The plot for this film revolves around a bet that Sebastian will be able to bed the new headmaster's virgin daughter, Annette Hargrove (Reese Witherspoon).
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 Dracula 2000 2000  R, 107 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Fantasy
aka: Wes Craven Presents Dracula 2000
Director: Patrick Lussier
Cast: Jonny Lee Miller, Justine Waddell, Gerard Butler, Colleen Fitzpatrick, Jennifer Esposito, Danny Masterson, Jeri Ryan, Lochlyn Munro, Sean Patrick Thomas, Christopher Plummer, Omar Epps, Tig Fong, Shane West, Nathan Fillion, Tony Munch
Inside London antiques dealer Abraham Van Helsing's (Christopher Plummer) vault lies Dracula (Gerard Butler)–at rest for 100 years. But thieves break in, and Dracula is resurrected. It isn't long before Dracula is on his way to New Orleans in pursuit of Van Helsing's daughter, Mary (Justine Waddell), who just happens to have a bit of Dracula's blood in her own veins. Following closely behind are Van Helsing and his assistant, Simon (Jonny Lee Miller). Can they reach America in time to save Mary?
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The Fountain 2006 PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Sci-Fi / Romance
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Rachel Reisz, Ellen Burstyn, Mark Margolis, Stephen McHattie, Fernando Hernandez, Cliff Curtis, Sean Patrick Thomas, Donna Murphy, Ethan Suplee, Richard McMillan, Lorne Brass
In this odyssey, Tommy (Hugh Jackman) struggles to save his wife, Izzi (Rachel Weisz), who is dying from cancer. The film then cuts from the present 21st century to the 16th century in which Spanish conquistador Tomas (Hugh Jackman) is sent by Queen Isabel (Rachel Weisz) to find the fountain of youth. Then it cuts to the 26th century where Tom Creo (Hugh Jackman) is on a space ship accompanied by a dying tree of life. All three stories represent examples of the quest for immortality.
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Halloween: Resurrection 2002 R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Cast: Busta Rhymes, Brad Loree, Bianca Kajlich, Tyra Banks, Jamie Lee Curtis, Sean Patrick Thomas, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Ryan Merriman, Daisy McCrackin, Katee Sackhoff
In John Carpenter's eighth "Halloween" movie, teens sign up for a reality show that will provide a live broadcast of their night spent in slasher Michael Myers' (Brad Loree) home. But, unknown to all, Michael is back and living in his house. Is history going to repeat itself?
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Honeydripper 2007 PG-13, 122 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: John Sayles
Cast: Danny Glover, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Yaya DaCosta, Charles S. Dutton, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Gary Clark Jr., Mabel John, Stacy Keach, Nagee Clay, Absalom Adams, Arthur Lee Williams, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Davenia McFadden, Daryl Edwards, Sean Patrick Thomas
This story takes place in Harmony, Alabama, during 1950 and revolves around the efforts of Tyrone "Pine Top" Purvis (Danny Glover) to avoid bankruptcy. Pine Top's bar and blues club, the Honeydipper Lounge, is failing, and he hires popular "Guitar Sam" to perform a one-night-only show as a way to draw in customers who, in turn, will bring in enough money to save the club. But, "Guitar Sam" fails to appear, and now Pine Top has to find someone to impersonate "Guitar Sam" in order to save the club. The answer to his dilemma is itinerant guitarist Sonny Blake (Gary Clark Jr.) who will impersonate "Guitar Sam." But, will the ruse work, and will Pine Top be able to save his club?
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A Raisin in the Sun 2008 TV, 131 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Kenny Leon
Cast: Phylicia Rashad, Audra McDonald, Sanaa Lathan, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, David Oyelowo, Sean Patrick Thomas, John Stamos, Alexandra Cheron, Ron C. Jones, Emily Swiss, Justin Martin, Elle Downs, Bill Nunn
Set in Chicago's South Side during the 1950s, this story centers on the Younger family and how an insurance check for $10,000 could change their lives. Lena's (Phylicia Rashad) husband has died, and she is waiting for the insurance check. Problems arise when each family member has a different plan for the money. When the check does arrive, Lena buys a house in an all-White neighborhood in Chicago, and the Younger family becomes the first Black family to move in.
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 Save the Last Dance 2001 PG-13, 113 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical / Romance
Director: Thomas Carter
Cast: Julia Stiles, Sean Patrick Thomas, Kerry Washington, Fredro Starr, Terry Kinney, Bianca Lawson, Vince Green, Garland Whitt, Elisabeth Oas, Artel Great, Cory Stewart, Jennifer Anglin, Kim Tlusty, Dorothy Martin, Felicia Fields
This story begins with Sara (Julia Stiles) riding a train to Chicago where she will live with her estranged father (Terry Kinney). Once a promising dancer, Sara blames herself for the car accident that killed her mother because she was rushing to Sara's audition. Now Sara is unhappily enrolled in an inner-city school, which is very different from her small-town school. Fortunately, she meets Derek (Sean Patrick Thomas) who also loves dancing. With Derek's help, will Sara get over her grief and dance again? You guessed it!
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| 1. Barbershop (2002)
2. Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004)
3. Can't Hardly Wait (1998)
4. Cruel Intentions (1999)
5. Dracula 2000 (2000)
aka: Wes Craven Presents Dracula 2000
6. The Fountain (2006)
7. Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
8. Honeydripper (2007)
9. A Raisin in the Sun (2008)
10. Save the Last Dance (2001)
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