The Abyss 1989  R, 140 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Adventure / Thriller / Drama
Director: James Cameron
Cast: Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn, George Robert Klek, John Bedford Lloyd, Christopher Murphy, Adam Nelson, J.C. Quinn, Todd Graff, Chris Elliott, Leo Burmester, Kimberly Scott, Captain Kidd Brewer Jr., Dick Warlock, Jimmie Ray Weeks
Ex-husband and wife Virgil "Bud" and Lindsey Brigman (Ed Harris and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) who hate each other, a crew of engaging oil drillers, and some gung-ho Navy divers find themselves fighting for their lives in the deep ocean while on a mission for the Navy to disarm a missing nuclear submarine–and there's something out there, too. Well deserved Academy Award winner in 1989 for Best Special Effects.
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Bandslam 2009  PG, 111 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Drama
Director: Todd Graff
Cast: Alyson Michalka, Vanessa Hudgens, Gaelen Connell, Lisa Kudrow, Scott Porter, Ryan Donawho, Charlie Saxton, Tim Jo, David Bowie, Elvy Yost, Lisa Chung, J.W. Wright, Landon Henninger, Todd Graff
As a newcomer at his high school, Will Burton (Gaelen Connell) is an outcast, but he does make friends with misfit Sa5m (Vanessa Hudgens). Then, popular classmate, singer/songwriter Charlotte Banks (Alyson Michalka) asks Will to manage her rock band in preparation for the Bandslam competition in which she wants to beat her ex-boyfriend Ben Wheatly's (Scott Porter) band. Will just might make it possible for Charlotte's band to excel in the competition.
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The Beautician and the Beast 1997 PG, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ken Kwapis
Cast: Fran Drescher, Timothy Dalton, Ian McNeice, Patrick Malahide, Michael Lerner, Phyllis Newman, Todd Graff, Lisa Jakub, Heather DeLoach, Adam LaVorgna
An ex-beauty schoolteacher, Joy Miller (Fran Drescher), heads for the less-than-advanced country of Slovetzia where she becomes (surprise!) a nanny to the children of the nation's despot Boris Pochenko (Timothy Dalton) in this sometimes amusing comedy.
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Camp 2003  PG-13, 114 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Todd Graff
Cast: Daniel Letterle, Joanna Chilcoat, Robin de Jesus, Sasha Allen, Tiffany Taylor, Anna Kendrick, Alana Allen, Steven Cutts, Vince Rimoldi, Don Dixon
Kids who are considered misfits at home come to upstate NY for a summer camp that fits the needs of those who aspire to perform on the musical stage. Good music and a fun movie.
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Dominick and Eugene 1988 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert M. Young
Cast: Ray Liotta, Tom Hulce, Jamie Lee Curtis, Robert Levine, Todd Graff, Bill Cobbs, David Strathairn, Tom Signorelli
This film explores family relationships in which one son, Eugene (Ray Liotta), is a bright medical student, while twin Dominick (Tom Hulce) is mentally retarded and works as a trash collector.
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Five Corners 1988 R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tony Bill
Cast: Jodie Foster, Tim Robbins, John Turturro, Todd Graff, Elizabeth Berridge, Rose Gregorio, Gregory Rozakis, John Seitz, Rodney Harvey, Mike Starr
Linda (Jodie Foster) has been raped, and the rapist is about to be released from prison. She goes to Harry (Tim Robbins) for help, and his social consciousness compels him to come to the rescue.
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An Innocent Man 1989  R, 113 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Peter Yates
Cast: Tom Selleck, F. Murray Abraham, Laila Robins, David Rasche, Richard Young, Badja Djola, Todd Graff, M.C. Gainey, Bruce A. Young
The nightmare of prison life is depicted in this film about Jimmie Rainwood (Tom Selleck) who is framed by two cops and sent to jail. When released, he goes on a vendetta to catch the men who set him up.
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Not Quite Paradise 1986 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Not Quite Jerusalem
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Cast: Joanna Pacula, Sam Robards, Kevin McNally, Todd Graff, Selina Cadell, Bernard Strother, Ewan Stewart, Kate Ingram, Gary Cady, Libby Morris
A new group of Americans and Britishers arrive at a kibbutz (a communal farm), joining others from various countries. As love blossoms between one of the Americans, Mike (Sam Robards), and a local woman, Gila (Joanna Pacula), other episodes are played out on the kibbutz.
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Opportunity Knocks 1990 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Donald Petrie
Cast: Dana Carvey, Robert Loggia, Todd Graff, Julia Campbell, Milo O'Shea, James Tolkan, Doris Belack, Sally Gracie, Mike Bacarella, John M. Watson Sr.
Eddie (Dana Carvey) and his pal Lou (Todd Graff) are a pair of small-time con artists–who are also hiding from a creditor. When they break into a house, a phone call reveals that the owners will be absent for a vacation and the caller is the house sitter who will not be able to sit. What a deal! They are able to pay off the loan shark and set up shop in the house. When the owner's parents (Robert Loggia and Doris Belack) come to visit, they believe the pair are house sitters and now the fun really begins as the "heroes" get in over their heads.
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Strange Days 1995 R, 145 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis, Tom Sizemore, Michael Wincott, Vincent D'Onofrio, Richard Edson, Glenn Plummer, Josef Sommer, Todd Graff
Set at the end of 1999, this is the story of an ex-cop (Ralph Fiennes) who has sunk to selling virtual-reality clips of other peoples' sex and violence to those who trade real life experiences for voyeurism.
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Sweet Lorraine 1987 PG-13, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steve Gomer
Cast: Maureen Stapleton, Trini Alvarado, Lee Richardson, John Bedford Lloyd, Freddie Roman, Giancarlo Esposito, Todd Graff, Edie Falco, Tamara Tunie, Evan Handler
The Lorraine is a hotel in the Catskills that is falling on hard times. Maureen Stapleton plays the owner who must decide whether to sell out to developers or hang in there with her dreams for the hotel.
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| 1. The Abyss (1989)
2. Bandslam (2009)
3. The Beautician and the Beast (1997)
4. Camp (2003)
5. Dominick and Eugene (1988)
6. Five Corners (1988)
7. Framed (1990)
8. An Innocent Man (1989)
9. Not Quite Paradise (1986)
aka: Not Quite Jerusalem
10. Opportunity Knocks (1990)
11. Strange Days (1995)
12. Sweet Lorraine (1987)
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