Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans 2009  R, 121 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Werner Herzog
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer, Xzibit, Fairuza Balk, Shawn Hatosy, Jennifer Coolidge, Tom Bower, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Brad Dourif, Denzel Whitaker, Irma P. Hall, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham, Brandi Coleman
Hurricane Katrina has hit New Orleans, and corrupt cop Terence McDonagh (Nicolas Cage) and his partner, Stevie Pruit (Val Kilmer), are cleaning out lockers when the building collapses. McDonagh suffers back injuries and uses drugs, gambling, and prostitutes to make his life "better." He falls in love with hooker Frankie Donnenfeld (Eva Mendes), and his life reaches new lows when he stops at nothing to get results from his interrogations while he is put on the case of a gangland execution.
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Derailed 2005  R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Mikael Hafstrom
Cast: Clive Owen, Jennifer Aniston, Vincent Cassel, Melissa George, RZA, Addison Timlin, Tom Conti, Xzibit, Giancarlo Esposito, Sandra Bee, David Morrissey, Rachael Blake, William Armstrong, Richard Leaf
Charles (Clive Owen) and Lucinda (Jennifer Aniston) are in a hotel room about to begin an adulterous affair when a stranger (Vincent Cassel) bursts into the room, knocks Charles unconscious, and rapes Lucinda. Because both are married to others, Charles and Lucinda decide to not report the crime to the police–a mistake that leads to blackmail and more danger in the near future.
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 Gridiron Gang 2006  PG-13, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Phil Joanou
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Xzibit, L. Scott Caldwell, Leon Rippy, Kevin Dunn, Jade Yorker, David V. Thomas, Setu Taase, Mo, James Earl, Trever O'Brien, Brandon Smith, Jurnee Smollett, Michael J. Pagan
Detention center probation officer Sean Porter (Dwayne Johnson) believes that football is the means to instill self-esteem and values into the kids he counsels. So, he forms a team, gets equipment, and signs up teams willing to play against his troubled teens. At first, the kids show no discipline. But, as time goes by, they do listen, form a cohesive unit, and leave their old attitudes behind. 1 User Review
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| | A good sports movie | 09/28/2006 | | This film has potential and covers all the bases while not getting cought up in the "Rocky" mentality. I liked it and will watch it again on DVD. |
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Hoodwinked 2005  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy
Director: Cory Edwards, Todd Edwards
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Glenn Close, James Belushi, Patrick Warburton, Anthony Anderson, David Ogden Stiers, Xzibit, Chazz Palminteri, Andy Dick, Ken Marino, Corey Roberts, Ken Marino, Tom Kenny
In this modern animated rendition of "Little Red Riding Hood," no one is what they appear to be as inept cops investigate what REALLY happened at Granny's (voice of Glenn Close) cottage.
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The X-Files: I Want to Believe 2008  PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Chris Carter
Cast: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Amanda Peet, Billy Connolly, Xzibit, Callum Keith Rennie, Adam Godley, Alex Diakun, Nicki Aycox, Fagin Woodcock, Marco Niccoli, Carrie Ruscheinsky, Spencer Maybee, Veronika Hadrava, Denis Krasnogolov
In this second film based on the popular, award-winning television series, top-secret agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) have left the FBI but are called back. FBI Agent Dakota Whitney (Amanda Peet) is working on a case involving a missing female FBI agent and needs their help. A priest, Father Joseph Crissman (Billy Connelly), claims that he has been having visions about the disappearance and leads them to an arm buried in the snow. Now, the subject of ESP divides those working on the case as some agents begin to question whether or not Crissman has a connection to the case that he is keeping hidden.
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 XXX: State of the Union 2005 PG-13, 101 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Lee Tamahori
Cast: Ice Cube, Samuel L. Jackson, Willem Dafoe, Scott Speedman, Peter Strauss, Nona Gaye, Xzibit, Michael Roof, Sunny Mabrey, John G. Connolly, Ramon De Ocampo, Barry Sigismondi
This time around, XXX/Darius Stone (Ice Cube) joins forces with NSA Agent Augustus Gibbons (Samuel L. Jackson) whose mission is to uncover the sinister military group, led by Secretary of Defense Gen. George Octavius Deckert (Willem Dafoe), that is plotting to attack Washington, D.C. during the President's (Peter Strauss) State of the Union address.
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| 1. Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)
2. Derailed (2005)
3. Gridiron Gang (2006)
4. Hoodwinked (2005)
5. The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)
6. XXX: State of the Union (2005)
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