And Justice for All 1979  R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Norman Jewison
Cast: Al Pacino, John Forsythe, Jack Warden, Lee Strasberg, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Lahti, Sam Levene, Craig T. Nelson, Robert Christian, Thomas G. Waites, Larry Bryggman, Dominic Chianese, Victor Arnold, Vincent Beck, Michael Gorrin
Idealistic lawyer Arthur Kirkland (Al Pacino) is a Baltimore defense attorney who is trying to uncover corruption within Maryland's legal system. When Judge Henry T. Fleming (John Forsythe) demands that Kirkland defend him after he is accused of assaulting a woman, Kirkland has no choice but to take the case. Now, honest lawyer Kirkland tries to find justice in the court system while also trying to make the system work. Pacino earned a Best Actor Oscar nomination.
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Light of Day 1987 PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Schrader
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Joan Jett, Gena Rowlands, Jason Miller, Michael McKean, Thomas G. Waites, Cherry Jones, Del Close, Michael Rooker
A brother and sister are struggling band members who take different views on the purity of their art as their family is being torn apart. Rocker Joan Jett can act, too.
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On the Yard 1978  R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Raphael D. Silver
Cast: John Heard, Thomas G. Waites, Mike Kellin, Richard Bright, Joe Grifasi, Lane Smith, David Clennon, Don Blakely, J.C. Quinn, Dominic Chianese
Convict Juleson (John Heard) becomes involved in a power struggle with inmate kingpin Chilly (Thomas D. Waites) in this well-acted, but not very exciting, prison drama.
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Rites of Passage 1999 PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Victor Salva
Cast: Dean Stockwell, James Remar, Jason Behr, Robert Glen Keith, Jaimz Woolvett, Joseph Kell, Thomas G. Waites, Rondell Sheridan, Marianna Elliott, Brenda James
After D.J. (Robert Glen Keith) catches his father, Del (Dean Stockwell), with a mistress, father and son decide to go their cabin to talk it out. Upon arrival, D.J.'s estranged brother, Campbell (Jason Behr), is already there. It has been some time since Del had seen the gay son after past confrontations, but Campbell joins in the discussion. When two convicts show up, one of whom knows Campbell things are really get dicey.
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The Thing 1982  R, 108 min.
Genre: Horror / Sci-Fi / Mystery / Thriller
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Richard Dysart, T.K. Carter, David Clennon, Richard Mazur, Donald Moffat, Charles Hallahan, Keith David, Peter Maloney, Thomas G. Waites, Joel Polis, Norbert Weisser, Larry J. Franco, Nate Irwin
In this remake of the 1951 film, an American scientific expedition, whose 12 members include MacReady (Kurt Russell) and Copper (Richard Dysart) goes to Antarctica and finds a spaceship embedded in the ice. Strange occurrences begin, and it is soon evident that the expedition is in deep trouble when The Thing appears, and it becomes evident that The Thing can mutate into anyone that it kills. Lots of gory special effects.
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| 1. And Justice for All (1979)
2. The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986)
3. The Face of Rage (1983)
4. Light of Day (1987)
5. On the Yard (1978)
6. Rites of Passage (1999)
7. The Thing (1982)
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