Diary of the Dead 2007  R, 94 min.
Genre: Fantasy / Horror / Thriller
aka: George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead
Director: George A. Romero
Cast: Michelle Morgan, Joshua Close, Shawn Roberts, Amy Ciupak Lalonde, Joe Dinicol, Scott Wentworth, Philip Riccio, Chris Violette, Tatiana Maslany, Todd Schroeder, Daniel Kash, Laura DeCarteret, Martin Roach, Megan Park
Debra Moynihan (Michelle Morgan) narrates this saga of University of Pittsburgh filmmaker student Jason Creed (Joshua Close) who sets out with a group of students to shoot a low-budget horror film in the Pennsylvania woods. Suddenly, the media reports that the dead are rising from their graves, and Jason and his cohorts–Tracy (Amy Ciupak Lalonde), Gordo (Chris Violette), Tony (Shawn Roberts), and Professor Maxwell (Scott Wentworth)–load themselves and equipment into Mary's (Tatiana Maslany) van and prepare to report what is really happening. They use their camera to shoot and a laptop to edit the real story into a documentary that they title, "The Death of Death."
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I Love You, Beth Cooper 2009  PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Chris Columbus
Cast: Hayden Panettiere, Paul Rust, Jack Carpenter, Lauren London, Lauren Storm, Shawn Roberts, Alan Ruck, Cynthia Stevenson, Jared Keeso, Brendan Penny, Marie Avgeropoulos, Josh Emerson, Pat Finn, Andrea Savage, Anna Mae Routledge
During his high school graduation speech, nerdy valedictorian Denis Cooverman (Paul Rust) listens to advice given him by his pal Rich Munsch (Jack Carpenter) and announces that he loves popular cheerleader Beth Cooper (Hayden Panettiere). This does not sit well with Beth's psychotic boyfriend Kevin (Shawn Roberts) who stalks them when Denis and Rich spend the evening partying with Beth and her popular friends Cammy (Lauren London) and Treece (Lauren Storm).
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Land of the Dead 2005  R, 93 min.
Genre: Action / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
aka: George A. Romero's Land of the Dead
Director: George A. Romero
Cast: Simon Baker, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper, Asia Argento, Robert Joy, Eugene Clark, Joanne Boland, Tony Nappo, Jennifer Baxter, Boyd Banks, Maxwell McCabe-Lokos, Shawn Roberts, Jasmin Geljo, Tony Munch, Pedro Miguel Arce
When only an electrified chain-link fence separates the zombies from the city's residents, can Riley (Simon Baker), Slack (Asia Argento), and Charlie (Robert Joy) stop the zombies from eating hearts and other "treats" torn from the bodies of their terrified victims?
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Skinwalkers 2007  PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: James Isaac
Cast: Jason Behr, Elias Koteas, Rhona Mitra, Kim Coates, Natassia Malthe, Matthew Knight, Sarah Carter, Tom Jackson, Rogue Johnston, Barbara Gordon, Shawn Roberts, Lyriq Bent, Todd Schroeder, Scott Anderson
Bad skinwalkers (werewolves)–Varek (Jason Behr), Zo (Kim Coates), and Sonja (Natassia Malthe)–converge on the town of Huguenot where Timothy (Matthew Knight) is preparing to celebrate his 13th birthday. Timothy is being raised by his widowed mother Rachel (Rhona Mitra) and her husband's family (Sarah Carter, Elias Koteas, and Barbara Gordon). Katherine is unaware that the family members are werewolves and that they protect Timothy because the family knows that Timothy holds the power to control the good skinwalkers' destiny. But, those bad skinwalkers know of the prophecy and, having just learned of where Timothy lives, are determined to kill him.
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We Were the Mulvaneys 2002 TV, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Werner
Cast: Beau Bridges, Blythe Danner, Tammy Blanchard, Tom Guiry, Jacob Pitts, Mark Famiglietti, Shawn Roberts, Colin Ferguson, Leigh Enns, John O'Callaghan, Jon Ted Wynne, Wayne Kicklas
In this made-for-TV film, Michael (Beau Bridges) and Corinne (Blythe Danner) Mulvaney enjoy what they consider an idyllic lifestyle with their four children–until daughter Marianne (Tammy Blanchard) is raped at her prom. Suddenly, the individual lives of family members are shattered, and each deals with the tragedy in unique ways.
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 X-Men 2000 PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Horror / Thriller
Director: Bryan Singer
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, James Marsden, Anna Paquin, Tyler Mane, Bruce Davison, Ray Park, Rebecca Romijn, Matthew Sharp, Rhona Shekter, Kenneth McGregor, Shawn Roberts
This film is based on the popular Marvel comic book series about children born with the special X-Factor in their genes that turns them into mutant superheroes. While psychic Professor Xavier (Patrick Stewart) heads the school that turns skilled mutants into X-Men–including Wolverine (Hugh Jackman). Meanwhile, Magneto (Ian McKellen) organizes his team of mutants to fight the X-Men. Magneto kidnaps Rogue (Anna Paquin) from the school, and now Xavier and his X-Men come to her rescue. As if dealing with Magneto was not enough, they must also contend with Senator Kelly (Bruce Davison) who wants to force all mutants to register as his anti-mutant solution. Good special effects.
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| 1. Diary of the Dead (2007)
aka: George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead
2. I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)
3. Land of the Dead (2005)
aka: George A. Romero's Land of the Dead
4. Skinwalkers (2007)
5. We Were the Mulvaneys (2002)
6. X-Men (2000)
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