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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 The Departed 2006  R, 149 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Anthony Anderson, Alec Baldwin, Kevin Corrigan, James Badge Dale, David O'Hara, Mark Rolston, Robert Wahlberg, Kristen Dalton
Lies, lies, and more lies proliferate when Massachusetts State Police plant one of their own, Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio), into Irish-American gangster Frank Costello's (Jack Nicholson) inner circle. But, Costello has been employing his own deceits, and his spy, Colin Sulllivan (Matt Damon), is working in the Special Investigations Unit that is trying to bring down Costello. With intelligence leaks on both sides, a deadly game of cat and mouse becomes the order of the day. The film received four Oscars, including Best Picture and Director; and a nomination was received for Best Supporting Actor (Mark Wahlberg).
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 Eraser 1996  R, 107 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Chuck Russell
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Caan, Vanessa Williams, Robert Pastorelli, James Coburn, Michael Papajohn, James Cromwell, Danny Nucci, Andy Romano, Nick Chinlund, Mark Rolston, Joe Viterelli, John Slattery, Robert Miranda, Roma Maffia
Working for the FBI's Witness Protection Program, United States Marshal John Kruger (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is assigned to protect Lee Cullin (Vanessa Williams) who has blown the whistle on her employer, a weapons manufacturer. It appears her company had been selling high-tech weapons to terrorists. Problems accelerate when government officials, who are in on the deal, plot to get Cullin before her identity can be erased.
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Hard Rain 1998  R, 98 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Mikael Salomon
Cast: Christian Slater, Morgan Freeman, Minnie Driver, Randy Quaid, Edward Asner, Mark Rolston, Richard Dysart, Michael A. Goorjian, Dann Florek, Ricky Harris
Cascading water from a ruptured dam floods a town. During the torrential downpour Jim (Morgan Freeman) tries to rob an armored truck, but the guard, Tom (Christian Slater) saves the loot and hides it. But the real problem comes in retrieving the cash–with the sheriff and Jim in hot pursuit.
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Highway 2001   R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Cox
Cast: Jared Leto, Jake Gyllenhaal, Selma Blair, John C. McGinley, Jeremy Piven, Mark Rolston, Stephen Shellen, Kimberley Kates, Arden Myrin, Danny Comden
Jack and Pilot (Jared Leto and Jake Gyllenhaal) are losers in Las Vegas but enjoy their life with their menial jobs. When Jake has sex with a mobster's woman, the thugs are sent out to deal with him. So the two buddies hit the road to Seattle with the baddies in hot pursuit. Along the way, they run across a variety of characters in this, just another weak road picture.
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 Humanoids from the Deep 1996  TV, 86 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
aka: Roger Corman Presents Humanoids from the Deep
Director: Jeff Yonis
Cast: Emma Samms, Robert Carradine, Justin Walker, Mark Rolston, Danielle Weeks, Clint Howard, Bert Remsen, Kaz Garas, Warren Burton, Season Hubley, Walton Goggins, Greg Travis
In this Corman flick the sea monster has a big appetite after chemicals have been dumped into the water. The trouble is, the monster mutates the townsfolk, and we hope the scientist can stop it.
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 Lethal Weapon 2 1989 R, 110 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Richard Donner
Cast: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Patsy Kensit, Joss Ackland, Derrick O'Connor, Mark Rolston, Darlene Love, Mary Ellen Trainor, Traci Wolfe, Steve Kahan, Jenette Goldstein, Dean Norris, Nestor Serrano, Grand L. Bush
This time around, our two cops Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh (Mel Gibson and Danny Glover) zero in on dishonest diplomats from South Africa. This sequel has the same high intensity action as the original and has added Joe Pesci as the character who is being "protected" by the two. Pesci is great as the fast-talking accountant who thinks he has a foolproof scheme of his own.
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Letters from a Killer 1998  R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Carson
Cast: Patrick Swayze, Gia Carides, Kim Myers, Tina Lifford, Elizabeth Ruscio, Olivia Birkelund, Roger E. Mosley, Bruce McGill, Mark Rolston, Don Stark
Race Darnell (Patrick Swayze), falsely accused of murdering his wife, spends spare moments on death row sending love letters to lonely women. But one of the recipients is BIG trouble when she decides to avenge her broken heart.
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Prancer 1989 G, 100 min.
Genre: Family / Drama
Director: John D. Hancock
Cast: Sam Elliott, Cloris Leachman, Abe Vigoda, Michael Constantine, Rutanya Alda, Rebecca Harrell, Ariana Richards, Mark Rolston, Johnny Galecki, Walter Charles, John Duda, Victor Truro, Loren Janes, Marcia Porter, Robert Zimmermann
Nine-year-old Jessica Riggs (Rebecca Harrell) believes in Santa, and when she finds one of Santa's reindeers, Prancer, injured in the forest, she secretly nurses him. Jessica gets help from veterinarian Orel Benton (Abe Vigoda) and her older brother Steve (John Duda), and all goes well–until Jessica tries to contact Santa. This leads to problems for her father John (Sam Elliott) who decides to sell Prancer. But, by Christmas, all ends happily.
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Rush Hour 1998 PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Brett Ratner
Cast: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Tom Wilkinson, Elizabeth Pena, Tzi Ma, Julia Hsu, Ken Leung, Philip Baker Hall, Chris Penn, Mark Rolston, Robert Littman, Kai Lennox, Larry Sullivan, Yang Lin, Roger Fan
Hong Kong Detective Inspector Lee (Jackie Chan) is called to Los Angeles to work on a kidnapping case involving the Chinese consul's (Tzi Ma) daughter Soo Yung (Julia Hsu). Lee teams up with local cop Detective James Carter (Chris Tucker), and, although neither man likes teamwork, they set out to save the young girl. More of Chan's terrific stunts are displayed.
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Saw V 2008 R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Action / Thriller / Mystery
Director: David Hackl
Cast: Tobin Bell, Julie Benz, Scott Patterson, Betsy Russell, Costas Mandylor, Meagan Good, Mark Rolston, Carlo Rota, Greg Bryk, Laura Gordon, Joris Jarsky, Mike Butters, Al Sapienza, Mike Realba, Lyriq Bent
The deceased sociopath Jigsaw's (Tobin Bell) deadly work is now being carried out by detective Mark Hoffman (Costas Mandylor) who uses his police skills to track down those who could expose him. This story uses flashbacks to previous "Saw" films as Hoffman–while being pursued by Agent Straum (Scott Patterson)–now becomes the one using mechanical contraptions on victims that result in either mutilation or death.
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Saw VI 2009 R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Kevin Greutert
Cast: Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Mark Rolston, Betsy Russell, Shawnee Smith, Peter Outerbridge, Samantha Lemole, Tanedra Howard, Marty Moreau, Shawn Ahmed, Janelle Hutchison, Caroline Cave, Gerry Mendicino, Shauna MacDonald, George Newbern
The FBI is on the trail of Detective Hoffman (Costas Mandylor) who they believe is carrying out the deeds of vengeance ordered by Jigsaw (Tobin Bell). The terror continues, and this time it is not only those performing evil who are punished. Insurance executive William (Peter Outerbridge) has denied health care for the needy, and he becomes a victim in the continuing mayhem.
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 The Shawshank Redemption 1994 R, 142 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Darabont
Cast: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, Clancy Brown, William Sadler, Gil Bellows, Mark Rolston, James Whitmore, Jeffrey DeMunn, David Proval, Larry Brandenburg, Neil Guintoli, Brian Libby, Joseph Ragno, Jude Ciccolella
Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) has been falsely convicted of murder and sentenced to Shawshank State Prison in Maine. Once there, he learns just how tough prison can be. One shining light in his newfound Hell is Red (Morgan Freeman) who shows Andy how to work the prison system to survive. Set in the 1940s, this film is based on a Stephen King short story. Seven Academy Award nominations were received, including Best Picture and Actor (Morgan Freeman).
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Survival Quest 1989 R, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Don Coscarelli
Cast: Lance Henriksen, Dermot Mulroney, Traci Lind, Mark Rolston, Ben Hammer, Catherine Keener, Michael Allen Ryder, Steve Antin, Paul Provenza, Dominic Hoffman, Ken Daley, Reggie Bannister, Brooke Bundy
A paramilitary group of teenage boys–the Blue Legion–led by survivalist Jake (Mark Rolston) is camping in the Sierra Madre Mountains. Another crew of campers–Survival Quest–is led by gentle Hank (Lance Henriksen) who teaches his group to work together. Hostilities pop up between the two very different groups, and harassment is the name of Blue Legion's game. But, harassment accelerates into the murder of Hank, and now the Survival Quest crew must use what Hank taught them as they race through the mountains–one step ahead of the Blue Legion group that has plans to kill them all.
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A Table for One 1999 R, 110 min.
Genre: Thriller
aka: Wicked Ways
Director: Ron Senkowski
Cast: Rebecca De Mornay, Michael Rooker, Mark Rolston, Lisa Zane, Shareen Mitchell, Dale Dye, Ari Barak, Peter Dobson, Diane Robin, Keli Daniels, Patrick O'Neal, Adele Yoshioka
Bigamist Matt (Michael Rooker) plays a deadly game of jealousy with his psychotic wife, Ruth (Rebecca De Mornay), that involves their neighbor, Tom (Mark Rolston), who is playing his own game.
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Weeds 1987 R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John D. Hancock
Cast: Nick Nolte, Rita Taggart, Lane Smith, William Forsythe, John Toles-Bey, Joe Mantegna, Ernie Hudson, Mark Rolston, J.J. Johnston, Anne Ramsey
This is a good story about a convict (Nick Nolte) who pens a play giving him a chance at the outside world.
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| 1. Aliens (1986)
2. The Departed (2006)
3. Eraser (1996)
4. Hard Rain (1998)
5. Highway (2001)
6. Humanoids from the Deep (1996)
aka: Roger Corman Presents Humanoids from the Deep
7. Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
8. Letters from a Killer (1998)
9. Prancer (1989)
10. Rush Hour (1998)
11. Saw V (2008)
12. Saw VI (2009)
13. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
14. Survival Quest (1989)
15. A Table for One (1999)
aka: Wicked Ways
16. Weeds (1987)
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