The process of tracking someone is more of an art than a science. Figuring out where they are going and what they are doing is not a challenge for amateurs. Deidre (Natascha McElhone) and Sam (Robert De Niro) make it look easy but it could serve as a textbook example as the pose as tourists taking snapshots, having coffee at a local bistro and generally almost being in the way of their prey.

Director:  John Frankenheimer Writer:  J.D. Zeik; David Mamet Cast:
Robert De Niro -  Sam Jean Reno -  Vincent Natascha McElhone -  Deirdre Stellan Skarsgård -  Gregor Sean Bean -  Spence Skipp Sudduth -  Larry Michael Lonsdale -  Jean-Pierre Jan Triska -  Dapper Gent		Jonathan Pryce -  Seamus O’Rourke Ron Perkins -  Man with the Newspaper Féodor Atkine -  Mikhi Katarina Witt -  Natacha Kirilova Bernard Bloch -  Sergi Dominic Gugliametti -  Clown Ice Skater Alan Beckworth -  Clown Ice Skater Daniel Breton -  Sergi’s Accomplice

It’s never a good thing to try and fool your family with a scheme to return to their good graces. The repercussions can be savage and brutal. Any hope for forgiveness is unlikely. Royal Tenenbaum (Gene Hackman) has been kicked out onto the street, he is broke and now homeless. He finds out that his wife, Etheline (Anjelica Huston) is considering marrying her accountant, Henry Sherman (Danny Glover). So Royal devises a plot to convince Etheline that he has stomach cancer in order to win her back as well as the affections of his estranged children. But his symptoms are unlike any other case of stomach cancer.

Director:  Wes Anderson Writer:  Wes Anderson; Owen Wilson Cast:
Gene Hackman -  Royal Tenenbaum Anjelica Huston -  Etheline Tenenbaum Gwyneth Paltrow -  Margot Tenenbaum Ben Stiller -  Chas Tenenbaum Luke Wilson -  Richie Tenenbaum Owen Wilson -  Eli Cash Danny Glover -  Henry Sherman Bill Murray -  Raleigh St. Clair		Alec Baldwin -  Narrator (voice) Seymour Cassel -  Dusty Kumar Pallana -  Pagoda Grant Rosenmeyer -  Ari Tenenbaum Jonah Meyerson -  Uzi Tenenbaum Aram Aslanian-Persico -  Young Chas Tenenbaum Irene Gorovaia -  Young Margot Tenenbaum Amedeo Turturro -  Young Richie Tenenbaum

Sometimes what you realize that you don’t know as much as you think you do. Proto-vampire Sadie (Lucy Liu) is killing those who turned her. She finds Eve (Carla Gugino) in a lounge and is about to stake her with a crossbow, when Eve tries to persuade and seduce her with information and misdirection. Sadie may be a novice and in need of some context for her future, but a silver tongue will only take you so far.

In a delightful skirmish of words we discover that Sadie’s saviour isn’t what he seems to be. Eve isn’t as charming as she thinks she is. And Sadie isn’t as gullible as Eve hopes.

Director:  Sebastian Gutierrez Writer:  Sebastian Gutierrez Cast:
Robert Forster -  Lloyd Cameron Richardson -  Collette Lucy Liu -  Sadie Blake Allan Rich -  Harrison Samantha Shelton -  LA Weekly Editor Kevin Wheatley -  Ethan Mills Margo Harshman -  Tricia Rawlins Cameron Goodman -  Kaitlin		Holt McCallany -  Rourke James D’Arcy -  Bishop Carla Gugino -  Eve Michael Chiklis -  Clyde Rawlins Paul Cassell -  Detective Easton Mako -  Poe Sam Cooper -  Coroner’s Assistant Natsuko Ohama -  Sadie’s Mother

Why is it that those who run science think they can demand results? Simply making the demand cannot guarantee them. Then raising the threat of replacement by those who will compounds the stupidity. On the other hand, when it is Umbrella Corporation scientist Dr. Sam Isaacs (Iain Glen) there may be some merit in such a crackdown. He is cloning Alice (Milla Jovovich), running deadly rat maze tests on her and finally stuffing himself with what he thinks is a solution to the zombie virus based upon her blood. He needs somebody in control before he goes off the deep end. Oops, too late.

Director:  Russell Mulcahy Writer:  Paul W.S. Anderson Cast:
Milla Jovovich -  Alice Oded Fehr -  Carlos Olivera Ali Larter -  Claire Redfield Iain Glen -  Dr. Isaacs Ashanti -  Betty Christopher Egan -  Mikey Spencer Locke -  K-Mart Matthew Marsden -  Slater		Linden Ashby -  Chase Jason O’Mara -  Albert Wesker Mike Epps -  L.J. Joe Hursley -  Otto John Eric Bentley -  Umbrella Tech James Tumminia -  Lab Tech Kirk B.R. Woller -  Scientist Rick Cramer -  Ice Hockey / Corridor Guard

It is my fervent hope that Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker got paid an boatload to assuage the shame of having this on their resume. But Paris sure is alluring in the movie. And was that Roman Polanski doing the cavity search?

Director:  Brett Ratner Writer:  Jeff Nathanson; Ross LaManna Cast:
Chris Tucker -  Detective James Carter Jackie Chan -  Chief Inspector Lee Max von Sydow -  Varden Reynard Hiroyuki Sanada -  Kenji Yvan Attal -  George Youki Kudoh -  Dragon Lady Noémie Lenoir -  Genevieve Jingchu Zhang -  Soo Yung		Tzi Ma -  Ambassador Han Dana Ivey -  Sister Agnes Henry O -  Master Yu Mia Tyler -  Marsha Michael Chow -  Chinese Foreign Minister David Niven Jr. -  British Foreign Minister Oanh Nguyen -  Mi Andrew Quang -  Kung Fu Kid

How screwed up would you be if you found out that both your mom and your grandma slept with the same guy? Beau Burroughs (Kevin Costner) has had his way with both. Sarah Huttinger (Jennifer Aniston) thinks Beau might be her father. When he’s proven not to be and she’s quite irked bythe circumstances, she sets off with this smoothie and soon finds herself in a quandry. She has the chance to follow in the footsteps of both women. Well, why not? All it might cost her is her future.

Director:  Rob Reiner Writer:  Ted Griffin Cast:
Jennifer Aniston -  Sarah Huttinger Kevin Costner -  Beau Burroughs Shirley MacLaine -  Katharine Richelieu Mark Ruffalo -  Jeff Daly Richard Jenkins -  Earl Huttinger Christopher McDonald -  Roger McManus Steve Sandvoss -  Scott Mena Suvari -  Annie Huttinger		Mike Vogel -  Blake Burroughs Robert Lanza -  New Year’s Eve M.C. Lisa Vachon -  Young Katharine Trevor Stock -  Young Beau Jennifer Taylor -  Jocelyn Richelieu Marcia Ann Burrs -  Pasadenan Wife Lynn Wanlass -  Pasadenan Wife Mary Anne McGarry -  Pasadenan Wife

What does it take to kill some guys? Sasha (Ivan Petrushinov), a Russian gangster, is left lying inside his car with a bullet through his head. It was put there by Nick Cherenko (Dolph Lundgren) who, after the killing of his wife and son in a firefight, popped him and fled to the USA. Now maybe seven years later, he is approached by a woman who wants him to rescue her daughter who has been kidnapped and sold into a white slavery ring run by none other than the aforementioned Sacha. Nick has some ideas that he’d like to try out to make sure that he is able to put Sasha down permanently.

Director:  Dolph Lundgren Writer:  Bryan Edward Hill; Dolph Lundgren Cast:
Dolph Lundgren -  Nick Cherenko Ben Cross -  William Burton Ivan Petrushinov -  Sasha Olivia Lee -  Julia Raicho Vasilev -  Achmed		Assen Blatechki -  Yuri Hilda van der Meulen -  Alina Velizar Binev -  The German Barry Evans -  Barry Maria Ilieva -  Natalya

I remember from some other movie the scene where the hero/anti-hero on a motorcycle is careening down a highway (maybe with a girl-in-jeopardy on the back) chased by the bad guys in a roadster/Hummer/fast car and he jams on the front brake while twisting the handlebars. It forces his cycle into a pirouette and, as it twists, he fires his billion round machine pistol at them causing a gigantic explosion which would take out a small city in most places. And he just smirks. This movie has one of the best of those scenes in it with Miyamoto (Takeshi Kaneshiro) as the gunslinging maverick, Milly (Anne Suzuki) as the girl and a poor old Beamer as the car-in-jeopardy.

Director:  Takashi Yamazaki Writer:  Kenya Hirata; Takashi Yamazaki Cast:
Takeshi Kaneshiro -  Miyamoto Anne Suzuki -  Milly Kirin Kiki -  Xie Goro Kishitani -  Mizoguchi Yukiko Okamoto -  Dr. Yagi Mitsuru Murata -  Mizoguchi’s Henchman Kisuke Iida -  Karasawa, Mizoguchi’s Henchman Kazuya Shimizu -  Murakami, Mizoguchi’s Henchman		Chiharu Kawai -  Liu’s Interpreter Dean Harrington -  Dr. Brown Xiaoqun Zhao -  Slave Merchant Masaya Takahashi -  Liu Laoban, Chinese Godfather Ahmad Ali -  Future Soldier Ari Anders -  Future Technition Byron Baron -  Future Soldier Bernard Beardsley -  Future Soldier

City traffic can make you scream. The lights change too soon, other drivers are distracted by cell phones, dining and personal grooming. What can you do? Well one thing is to have a singalong. Soo Yung (Julia Hsu) may not be a teenager yet but she knows how to have a good time. All you need to do is sing and with a back seat all to herself, she’s finding it a grand endeavour. However, Soo Yung’s bodyguard (Roger Fan) isn’t so lucky since he has a job to do. Neither is Soo Yung’s driver (George Cheung) as he has to keep his mind on the road.

Director:  Brett Ratner Writer:  Ross LaManna; Jim Kouf Cast:
Ken Leung -  Sang Jackie Chan -  Chief Inspector Lee Tom Wilkinson -  Thomas Griffin/Juntao Tzi Ma -  Consul Han Robert Littman -  First Caucasian Michael Chow -  Diner Guest Julia Hsu -  Soo Yung Chris Tucker -  Detective James Carter		Chris Penn -  Clive Cod Kai Lennox -  Cop at Diner Larry Sullivan Jr. -  Cop at Diner Yan Ling -  Consul Secretary Roger Fan -  Soo Yung’s Bodyguard George Cheung -  Soo Yung’s Driver Lucy Lin -  Exposition Official Rex Linn -  FBI Agent Dan Whitney

Kids… What can you do with them? Particularly when they are royalty. Not much as Falkon (Paul L.Smith) knows. He has the unenviable task of being shepherd to the crankiest monarch this side of Cimmeria, Tarn (Ernie Reyes, Jr.), who orders him about as if his kingdom and his people still existed rather than slaughtered by the army of Queen Gedren (Sandahl Bergman). But the royal does have class. After rescuing his little butt from the swivel hand, he has the courtesy to offer Sonja (Brigitte Nielsen) a reward in gold, a job as cook and to dismiss her from his presence. Sonja just smiles.

Director:  Richard Fleischer Writer:  Robert E. Howard; Clive Exton; George MacDonald Fraser Cast:
Brigitte Nielsen -  Red Sonja Arnold Schwarzenegger -  Kalidor Sandahl Bergman -  Queen Gedren Paul L. Smith -  Falkon Ernie Reyes, Jr. -  Tarn Ronald Lacey -  Ikol Pat Roach -  Brytag Janet Agren -  Varna		Terry Richards -  Djart Donna Osterbuhr -  Kendra, the High Priestess Kiyoshi Yamazaki -  Kyobo Tad Horino -  Swordmaster Francesca Romana Coluzzi -  Red Sonja’s Mother Lara Naszinski -  Gedren’s Handmaid Stefano Mioni -  Barlok, Red Sonja’s Brother Tutte Lemkow -  Wizard

What alternative is there when you discover your sport is being rigged? Aurora (Rebecca Romijn-Stamos) finds that TV coverage is being set up to film what are thought to be accidents. It takes a while to convince her teammates that something nefarious is going on and that what are thought to be accidental deaths are murder for the TV ratings. But it is soon becomes apparent that she, along with the others, are slated to be just another tragedy unless they can convince the viewers that a revolution is in order.

Director:  John McTiernan Writer:  William Harrison; Larry Ferguson; John Pogue Cast:
Chris Klein -  Jonathan Cross Jean Reno -  Alexis Petrovich LL Cool J -  Marcus Ridley Rebecca Romijn-Stamos -  Aurora Naveen Andrews -  Sanjay Oleg Taktarov -  Denekin David Hemblen -  Serokin Janet Wright -  Coach Olga		Andrew Bryniarski -  Halloran Kata Dobó -  Katya Alice Poon -  Red Team: #7 Lucia Rijker -  Red Team: #9 Melissa Stubbs -  Red Team: #12 Paul Wu -  Red Team: U Chow – #16 Yolanda Hughes-Heying -  Red Team: #28 Jay Mahin -  Red Team: Toba – #39

What length will you go to achieve your goal? Nick Easter (John Cusack) is finding out. He and Marlee (Rachel Weisz) are meeting clandestinely in a church to plot their jury tampering plan but things are amiss. His apartment has been burned out; one juror, Eddie Weese (Guy Torry) is threatened with exposure to his church and family of his HIV status; Rikki Coleman (Rhoda Griffis) is suicidal over excepting that her family will be told of her abortion and the husband of Millie Dupree (Rusty Schwimmer) has been arrested for attempted bribery. Can their middle hold or will their plan cost more than they will gain?

Director:  Gary Fleder Writer:  John Grisham; Brian Koppelman; David Levien; Rick Cleveland; Matthew Chapman Cast:
John Cusack -  Nicholas Easter Gene Hackman -  Rankin Fitch Dustin Hoffman -  Wendell Rohr Rachel Weisz -  Marlee Bruce Davison -  Durwood Cable Bruce McGill -  Judge Harkin Jeremy Piven -  Lawrence Green Nick Searcy -  Doyle		Stanley Anderson -  Henry Jankle Cliff Curtis -  Frank Herrera Nestor Serrano -  Janovich Leland Orser -  Lamb Jennifer Beals -  Vanessa Lembeck Gerry Bamman -  Herman Grimes Joanna Going -  Celeste Wood Bill Nunn -  Lonnie Shaver

Coolest escape ever? It could be when Alice (Milla Jovovich) is chased by Nemesis (Matthew Taylor) and she barrels through a window, slips into the offices and finds herself stranded in a blind hallway. Without hesitating, she bullets a hole in the wall, slides onto her back with guns blazing backwards over her head to slow down Nemesis, hurtles into an air shaft, slides down into a basement, tips over a dumpster just before an explosive round detonates in the shaft.

Director:  Alexander Witt   Cast:
Milla Jovovich -  Alice Sienna Guillory -  Jill Valentine Oded Fehr -  Carlos Oliviera Thomas Kretschmann -  Major Cain Sophie Vavasseur -  Angie Ashford Razaaq Adoti -  Sgt. Peyton Wells Jared Harris -  Dr. Charles Ashford Mike Epps -  L.J.		Sandrine Holt -  Terri Morales Matthew Taylor -  Nemesis Malcolm Xerxes -  Featured City Hall Undead #1 Deborah Valente -  Tech Natalie Charles -  Refugee #2 Tom Gerhardt -  Zombie Dad Michy Gustavia -  Featured City Hall Undead #2 Shane Mackinnon -  Featured City Hall Undead #3

We all dream about running off to exotic climes to participate in high adventure with shady characters who turn out to have hearts of gold. Not many of us make it to the airport let alone plan what to pack. But it keeps us sane when our day takes a turn for the worse like getting splashed by a bus or being cut off by a marauding speeder on the freeway. But it is worth continuing to dream those dreams. Joan Wilder (Kathleen Turner) is one of those dreamy folks who happens to find herself in Columbia to ransom her sister and literally runs into a profiteering soldier of fortune, Jack Colton (Michael Douglas). While trying to get back to civilization, a misstep sends them both careening down the mud-soaked side of a mountain ending up with Jack’s face ending up planted in Joan’s crotch.

Director:  Robert Zemeckis Writer:  Lem Dobbs; Howard Franklin; Treva Silverman; Diane Thomas Cast:
Michael Douglas -  Jack T. Colton Kathleen Turner -  Joan Wilder Danny DeVito -  Ralph Zack Norman -  Ira Alfonso Arau -  Juan Manuel Ojeda -  Zolo Holland Taylor -  Gloria Mary Ellen Trainor -  Elaine		Eve Smith -  Mrs. Irwin Joe Nesnow -  Super José Chávez -  Santos Chachita -  Hefty Woman Camillo García -  Bus Driver Rodrigo Puebla -  Bad Hombre Paco Morayta -  Hotel Clerk Jorge Zamora -  Maitre’D

Is there such a thing as overkill? Our vamp Lilith (Eileen Daley) sucks the life out of her victim and then pops him three times with her pistol. But then she is part assassin. But her escape is impeded by two tennis-playing bodyguards. With a vague aim, she fire off a couple of rounds missing each one. I guess she is a short-range assassin.

Director:  Jake West Writer:  Jake West Cast:
Eileen Daly -  Lilith Silver Christopher Adamson -  Sethane Blake Jonathan Coote -  Detective Inspector Price Kevin Howarth -  Platinum David Warbeck -  The Horror Movie Man Heidi James -  Ariauna Isabel Brook -  Celeste Louisa Moore -  Silk		Grahame Wood -  Student Photographer Jennifer Guy -  Cindy Arnold Georgio Serafini -  Leonard Arnold Mark Caven -  The Detective Brad Lavelle -  The Chill Pilgrim Peter Godwin -  Illuminati Conspirator Scott Bennett -  Guard 1 – Max Paul Marino -  Guard 2 – Paul

Pressed to the floor by his bodyguard for his own protection, Dorothy Macha (Ray Liotta) looks into the face of his assassin (Kamay Lau), masquerading as a waitress. She has been shot in the neck by Sorter (Mark Strong), Macha’s button man, but she know she can blast her target if only she can reach her gun and pull the trigger. Macha is in a panic as he realizes he is in even greater danger by being held down. With all of the crowd noise, all he can do is squirm and scream.

Director:  Guy Ritchie Writer:  Luc Besson; Guy Ritchie Cast:
Jason Statham -  Jake Ray Liotta -  Macha Vincent Pastore -  Zach André Benjamin -  Avi Terence Maynard -  French Paul Andrew Howard -  Billy Mark Strong -  Sorter Francesca Annis -  Lily Walker		Anjela Lauren Smith -  Doreen Elana Binysh -  Rachel Faruk Pruti -  Ivan Shend -  Teddy Kamay Lau -  Waitress Bill Moody -  Al Stephen Walters -  Joe Vincent Riotta -  Benny