From Other Worlds 2007  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Sci-Fi
Director: Barry Strugatz
Cast: Cara Buono, Isaach De Bankole, David Lansbury, Melissa Leo, Joel de la Fuente, Robert Peters, Jonah Meyerson, Quinn Shephard, Robert Downey Sr., Paul Lazar, Sharon Wilkins, Laura Esterman, Lori Tan Chin, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Larry Block
Joanne Schwartzbaum (Clara Buono) is leading a somewhat boring life in Brooklyn with her husband Brian (David Lansbury) and children Linda and Henry (Quinn Shephard and Jonah Meyerson). Then, one night, Joanne walks into the kitchen and is kidnapped by aliens. Afterwards, they remove Joanne's memory of them and leave her on her patio with a fan-shaped bruise on her abdomen. As she tries to sleuth out the mystery, Joanne joins a UFO support group where she meets and joins forces with Abraham (Isaach De Bankole). Together, Joanne and Abraham convince the UFO support group to help them break into the Brooklyn Art Museum in order to steal a certain artifact. Their actions result in saving the whole world.
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The Goodbye Girl 2004  TV, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Benjamin
Cast: Jeff Daniels, Patricia Heaton, Hallie Kate Eisenberg, Lynda Boyd, Alan Cumming, Richard Benjamin, Sharon Wilkins, Zern Santiago, Marco Soriano, Woody Jeffreys, Emily Holmes, Marie Stillin
This made-for-TV version of the "Goodbye Girl" features Patricia Heaton in the role of divorced and aging Broadway dancer Paula McFadden who shares an apartment with her young daughter, Lucy (Hallie Kate Eisenberg). Paula agrees to let aspiring actor Elliot (Jeff Daniels) move into the apartment, and over a period of time love enters the relationship. But, their love is tested when Elliot fails in his acting role and considers moving on.
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 I, Robot 2004  PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Alex Proyas
Cast: Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, Alan Tudyk, James Cromwell, Bruce Greenwood, Adrian Ricard, Chi McBride, Jerry Wasserman, Fiona Hogan, Peter Shinkoda, Terry Chen, David Haysom, Scott Heindl, Sharon Wilkins, Craig March
It is the year 2035, and robots have become part of the modern world. A prominent robot inventor, Dr. Alfred Lanning (James Cromwell), turns up dead, and his death arouses suspicions of police Detective Del Spooner (Will Smith) who believes robots had a role in Lanning's death. Great special effects resulting in an Academy Award nomination.
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Keane 2004  R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lodge H. Kerrigan
Cast: Damian Lewis, Abigail Breslin, Amy Ryan, Liza Colon-Zayas, Tina Holmes, John Tormey, Chris Bauer, Frank Wood, Sharon Wilkins, Lev Gorn
Almost one year ago, six-year-old Sophie disappeared from the Port Authority bus terminal in NYC, and her father, William (Damian Lewis), is not dealing well with it. In fact, William is fighting schizophrenia when he meets Lynn (Amy Ryan) and her seven-year-old daughter, Kira (Abigail Breslin). The three bond, for awhile, but then Lynn packs up Kira and takes her to her father in Albany–leaving William, once again, void of human ties.
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Maid in Manhattan 2002  PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Wayne Wang
Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Ralph Fiennes, Tyler Posey, Natasha Richardson, Stanley Tucci, Marissa Matrone, Bob Hoskins, Frances Conroy, Chris Eigeman, Amy Sedaris, Priscilla Lopez, Lisa Roberts Gillan, Maddie Corman, Sharon Wilkins, Jayne Houdyshell
While running for the U.S. Senate, Republican candidate Christopher Marshall (Ralph Fiennes) runs into hotel maid Marisa Ventura (Jennifer Lopez) who is a single mother. Christopher mistakes Marisa for a socialite, and falls in love. Complications ensue, but, when the truth comes out, social status is ignored, and love conquers all.
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Palindromes 2005 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Todd Solondz
Cast: Ellen Barkin, Richard Masur, Matthew Faber, Angela Pietropinto, Bill Buell, Valerie Shusterov, Hannah Freiman, Will Denton, Rachel Corr, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Debra Monk, Sharon Wilkins
Eight actresses take on the role of troubled 12-year-old Aviva in a mirage of scenarios that support the theory that people's true natures don't change even when they alter their outward appearances.
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| 1. From Other Worlds (2007)
2. The Goodbye Girl (2004)
3. I, Robot (2004)
4. Keane (2004)
5. Maid in Manhattan (2002)
6. Palindromes (2005)
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