My Boss’s Daughter (2003)

My Boss's Daughter

Tom Stansfield (Ashton Kutcher) leaves his brain in the wash when he sees an opportunity to romance Lisa Taylor (Tara Reid), his boss’s daughter. In a foolish moment of weakness that he sees as a date and she sees as a favour, he agrees to house-sit overnight for her family. Both you and I know that a evening of chaos with strange visitors, wacky incidents, loss of control and near disasters will ensue.


Director:  David Zucker
Writer:  David Dorfman
Cast:
Ashton Kutcher -  Tom Stansfield
Tara Reid -  Lisa Taylor
Jeffrey Tambor -  Ken
Andy Richter -  Red Taylor
Michael Madsen -  T.J.
Jon Abrahams -  Paul
David Koechner -  Speed
Carmen Electra -  Tina
Kenan Thompson -  Hans
Patrick Cranshaw -  Old Man
Terence Stamp -  Jack Taylor
Molly Shannon -  Audrey Bennett
Mark Aisbett -  Commuter
Tyler Labine -  Spike
Ryan Zwick -  Delivery Boy
Angela Little -  Sheryl









The Marine (2006)

The Marine

Taking a spouse hostage isn’t something that should be undertaken lightly. Rome (Robert Patrick) and his gang of thugs decide the arrival of a cop during a gas tank fill-up whilst escaping from a jewel heist is bad karma and shoot him. They grab Kate Triton (Kelly Carlson), stuff her in the car and blow up the gas pumps expecting to kill her husband John (John Cena). Nope, he’s in hot pursuit and darn cranky.


Director:  John Bonito
Writer:  Michelle Gallagher; Alan B. McElroy
Cast:
John Cena -  John Triton
Robert Patrick -  Rome
Kelly Carlson -  Kate Triton
Anthony Ray Parker -  Morgan
Abigail Bianca -  Angela
Jerome Ehlers -  Van Buren
Manu Bennett -  Bennett
Damon Gibson -  Vescera
Drew Powell -  Joe
Frank Carlopio -  Frank
Firass Dirani -  Al Qaeda Leader
Remi Broadway -  Marine #1
Steve Harman -  Marine #2
Damien Bryson -  Marine #3
Robert Coleby -  Braun
Ashley Lyons -  Chris









My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)

My Super Ex-Girlfriend

Jealousy can be so unattractive. Hannah Lewis (Anna Faris) has cut her finger and her colleague Matt Lewis (Luke Wilson) licks it clean to prevent infection. Jenny aka G-Girl (Uma Thurman) shows up and displays a fit of green envy and domination by her lip-lock on Matt. It’s furthered at dinner when Jenny refuses to save the world because Hannah’s date had a thong emergency at his photo shoot. She’s not about to leave him alone with that hussy no matter how many police cars, ambulances and TV emergency reports happen.


Director:  Ivan Reitman
Writer:  Don Payne
Cast:
Uma Thurman -  Jenny Johnson/G-Girl
Luke Wilson -  Matt Saunders
Anna Faris -  Hannah Lewis
Rainn Wilson -  Vaughn Haige
Eddie Izzard -  Professor Bedlam/Barry
Stelio Savante -  Leo
Mike Iorio -  Lenny
Mark Consuelos -  Steve
Wanda Sykes -  Carla Dunkirk
Margaret Anne Florence -  Shapely Bartender
Eva Veronika -  Elderly Lady
Lawrence Feeney -  Scary Dude
Lou Bonacki -  Parking Lot Manager
Jeff Norris -  NYPD Officer at Garage
Greg Northrop -  NYPD Officer at Station
Catherine Reitman -  TV News Reporter









Murder at 1600 (1997)

Murder at 1600

Periodically, I see a scene that is so striking it stays with me forever. Such is the case in this movie when an overhead camera pans through a room and we see Cory Luchessi (Tony Nappo) polishing the large table with cloths under his hands and under his knees swimming across the screen.


Director:  Dwight H. Little
Writer:  Wayne Beach; David Hodgin
Cast:
Wesley Snipes -  Detective Harlan Regis
Diane Lane -  Nina Chance, Secret Service Agent
Daniel Benzali -  Nick Spikings, Head White House Secret Service Agent
Dennis Miller -  Detective Steve Stengel
Alan Alda -  Alvin Jordan, National Security Advisor
Ronny Cox -  President Jack Neil
Diane Baker -  Kitty Neil, First Lady
Tate Donovan -  Kyle Neil, First Son
Harris Yulin -  General Clark Tully
Tom Wright -  Hal Cooper, Secret Service Agent
Nicholas Pryor -  Paul Moran
Charles Rocket -  Jeffrey Arthur Groves, Suicidal ICC Bureaucrat
Nigel Bennett -  Burton Cash, Secret Service Agent Guarding Kyle Neil
Tamara Gorski -  Ex-Girlfriend in Bar
Douglas O’Keeffe -  John Kerry, Assassin
Tony Nappo -  Cory Allen Luchessi, White House Janitor









Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Betrayal. It is such a nasty word. It is even more wicked when it happens to you. Jane Smith (Angelina Jolie) finds out that her husband is a killer for hire. John Smith (Brad Pitt) discovers that his wife is an assassin. It is such an awkward moment because they are married to each other. He wants revenge and she wants his ass in a sling. It seems to be no different that many marriages except that they have lots of guns and practice.


Director:  Doug Liman
Writer:  Simon Kinberg
Cast:
Brad Pitt -  John Smith
Angelina Jolie -  Jane Smith
Vince Vaughn -  Eddie
Adam Brody -  Benjamin Danz
Kerry Washington -  Jasmine
Keith David -  Father
Chris Weitz -  Martin Coleman
Rachael Huntley -  Suzy Coleman
Michelle Monaghan -  Gwen
Stephanie March -  Julie – Associate #1
Jennifer Morrison -  Jade – Associate #2
Theresa Barrera -  Janet – Associate #3
Perrey Reeves -  Jessie – Associate #4
Melanie Tolbert -  Jamie – Associate #5
Jerry T. Adams -  Guard – Bull
Elijah Alexander -  Marco Racin









Missionary Man (2007)

Missionary Man

Some guys just don’t listen. They’re so pumped with testosterone that they get stupid. It must be in the food they eat or the liquids they drink or their brains are just wired wrong. Ryder (Dolph Lundgren) asks the bunch looking for a witness to leave the property and they decline. He asks another time and they respond with fists and shotguns. Ryder takes away the sawed-off and, after making some holes in the lads’ trucks, forces them to scurry away like badgers with their pants around their knees.


Director:  Dolph Lundgren
Writer:  Dolph Lundgren; Frank Valdez
Cast:
Dolph Lundgren -  Ryder
Kateri Walker -  Nancy
Chelsea Ricketts -  Kiowa
Matthew Tompkins -  John Reno
John D. Montoya -  Junior
James Chalke -  Sheriff Acoma
John Enos III -  Jarfe
Lawrence Varnado -  Gomez
Charles Solomon Jr. -  Murphy
Jonny Cruz -  Billy
August Schellenberg -  White Deer
Brad Imes -  Hoss
Morgana Shaw -  Tiger
Julian Guevara -  Mexican Smuggler
Andrew Stevens -  Smuggler
Bryan Massey -  State Police Deputy









Music and Lyrics (2007)

Music and Lyrics

I’m a book guy, have been for many years. But it took a movie to remind me that you can take all of the novels in the world and not one of them will make me feel as good, as fast as hearing The Temptations singing Smokey’s song about having sunshine on a cloudy day and when it cold outside, I’ve got the month of May. Thanks, Smokey.


Director:  Marc Lawrence
Writer:  Marc Lawrence
Cast:
Hugh Grant -  Alex Fletcher
Drew Barrymore -  Sophie Fisher
Brad Garrett -  Chris Riley
Kristen Johnston -  Rhonda Fisher
Campbell Scott -  Sloan Cates
Scott Porter -  Colin Thompson
Nick Bacon -  Pop Bass Player
Andrew Wyatt -  Pop Guitar Player
Dan McMillan -  Pop Drummer
Tom Foligno -  Has-Beens Promo Announcer
Zak Orth -  David Newbert – TV Executive #1
Brooke Tansley -  Janice Stern – TV Executive #2
Daniel Stewart Sherman -  Willy
Aasif Mandvi -  Khan
Haley Bennett -  Cora Corman
Matthew Morrison -  Ray









Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005)

Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

Frank Keane (Robert Carlyle) is grieving over the death of his wife. He is a witness to a traffic accident involving Steve Mills (John Goodman) where he is asked to find a girl at a dance studio. Frank decides to return and is asked by Marienne Hotchkiss (Mary Steenburgen) to help her demonstrate the Lindy Hop. He is having such a good time he lets loose and dances with most of the female students until Marienne jolts him out of his reverie. For she knows what a powerful medium dance is. A judicious embrace can exorcise many demons but can also extract many deep-seated emotions, so she says. But if one is able to manage the challenges of dance, one can also enjoys its rewards.


Director:  Randall Miller
Writer:  Randall Miller; Jody Savin
Cast:
Robert Carlyle -  Frank Keane
Marisa Tomei -  Meredith Morrison
John Goodman -  Steve Mills
Mary Steenburgen -  Marienne Hotchkiss
Sean Astin -  Kip Kipling
Danny DeVito -  Booth
Donnie Wahlberg -  Randall Ipswitch
David Paymer -  Rafael Horowitz
Camryn Manheim -  Lisa Gobar
Adam Arkin -  Gabe DiFranco
Sonia Braga -  Tina
Elden Henson -  Sampson/Young Steve Mills
Ernie Hudson -  Blake Rische
Miguel Sandoval -  Matthew Smith
Patricia Fraser -  Marilyn Hotchkiss
Teresa Johnston -  Kate Collmary









Man on Fire (2004)

Man on Fire

Events often produce changes in us that are so subtle we fail to notice that they’ve affected us until someone comes along to kick start the synapses. And it takes some random instance to make us remember who we are. Lupita aka “Pita” (Dakota Fanning) gets a new bodyguard Creasy (Denzel Washington), who is a former US intelligence agent now working as a mercenary, and she finds him sad and lonely. He finds her chatty and distracting. She casually brings back his humanity and he shows her another side of living in Mexico. When she’s kidnapped, Creasy realizes the impact she has had on him and vows to clear cut anybody who stands in his path and bring havoc to those who took her and anyone who aids them.


Director:  Tony Scott
Writer:  A.J. Quinnell; Brian Helgeland
Cast:
Denzel Washington -  Creasy
Dakota Fanning -  Pita
Marc Anthony -  Samuel
Radha Mitchell -  Lisa
Christopher Walken -  Rayburn
Giancarlo Giannini -  Manzano
Rachel Ticotin -  Mariana
Jesús Ochoa -  Fuentes
Mickey Rourke -  Jordan
Angelina Peláez -  Sister Anna
Gustavo Sánchez Parra -  Daniel Sanchez
Gero Camilo -  Aurelio Sanchez
Rosa María Hernández -  Maria
Heriberto Del Castillo -  Bruno
Mario Zaragoza -  Jorge Ramirez
Javier Torres Zaragoza -  Sandri