Aliens 1986  R, 137 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Horror / Thriller
Director: James Cameron
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser, Lance Henriksen, Jenette Goldstein, Bill Paxton, William Hope, Mark Rolston, Paul Maxwell, Blain Fairman, Al Matthews, Ricco Ross, Colette Hiller
Fifty-seven years have passed since the last encounter, and Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver)–the only survivor of "Alien"–awakens from hibernation and becomes a member of a crew of soldiers on the trail of the alien in her nest (where she has devoured an entire colony except for one little girl). Intense and scary. Weaver continues her good performances and received an Oscar nomination. The film also received two Oscars (Best Visual Effects and Sound Effects Editing) and was nominated for four others.
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 Hellbound: Hellraiser II 1988  R, 97 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Action / Drama / Fantasy
aka: Hellraiser II
Director: Tony Randel
Cast: Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Kenneth Cranham, Imogen Boorman, Sean Chapman, William Hope, Doug Bradley, Barbie Wilde, Simon Bamford, Nicholas Vince, Oliver Smith, Angus MacInnes, Deborah Joel, James Tillitt, Bradley Lavelle
Kirsty and Tiffany (Ashley Laurence and Clare Higgins) are in BIG trouble when doctor Channard (Kenneth Cranham) opens the gates of Hell, and they are next seen flailing down hospital corridors–the victims of the underworld Cenobite demons.
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The Last Days of Patton 1986 TV, 146 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Delbert Mann
Cast: George C. Scott, Richard Dysart, Murray Hamilton, Eva Marie Saint, Ed Lauter, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Daniel Benzali, William Hope, Irina Brook, Shane Rimmer, Garrick Hagon, Jeff Harding
General George S. Patton Jr. is again played by George C. Scott–16 years after the very successful movie, "Patton." The General is mortally wounded in an automobile accident. While he lies in the hospital bed, he reminisces about happier times.
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Sherlock Holmes 2009 PG-13, 134 min.
Genre: Action / Mystery
Director: Guy Ritchie
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong, Eddie Marsan, Kelly Reilly, Robert Maillet, Geraldine James, William Houston, Hans Matheson, James Fox, William Hope, Clive Russell, James Stephens, James Greene
The sinister Lord Blackwood (Mark Strong) rises from his grave, and, once again, Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) and Dr. Watson (Jude Law) are on his trail as they help Scotland Yard Inspector Lestrade (Eddie Marsan) prevent Blackwood from destroying England. The killing spree begins, and the corpses pile up while Holmes and Watson work to unravel Blackwood's deadly plot involving deceit and black magic. The film received Oscar nominations for Best Art Direction and original music score.
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The Walker 2007 R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Paul Schrader
Cast: Woody Harrelson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lauren Bacall, Ned Beatty, Lily Tomlin, Moritz Bleibtreu, Mary Beth Hurt, Willem Dafoe, William Hope, Geff Francis, Steven Hartley, Garrick Hagon, Michael J. Reynolds
Carter Page III (Woody Harrelson) is gay and serves as an escort to middle-aged wives–Natalie (Lauren Bacall), Abigail (Lily Tomlin), and Lynn (Kristin Scott Thomas)–of powerful men in Washington, D.C. When he escorts Lynn to a tryst with lobbyist Robbie Kononsberg (Steven Hartley), she discovers Robbie's murdered body. Now Carter tries to protect Lynn and her husband Larry (Willem Dafoe) from the media and, with his photographer lover Ernek (Moritz Bleibtreu), begins an investigation of the murder.
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| 1. Aliens (1986)
2. Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
aka: Hellraiser II
3. The Last Days of Patton (1986)
4. Sherlock Holmes (2009)
5. The Walker (2007)
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