Chaka Forman Movies
- 1993
In the final episode of NYPD Blue's first season, Kelly (David Caruso) offers to stand by Janice (Amy Brenneman) as she goes to trial. Later on, Robin (Debrah Farentino) and Kelly have a romantic rendezvous. Meanwhile, Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) unearths evidence pertaining to a nearly cold case at an auction, and also tries to make another go of his relationship with Sylvia (Sharon Lawrence). Dominating all these proceedings is the investigation of the killing of a priest. Sherry Stringfield makes her final series appearance as Laura Michaels Kelly. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1997
Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) and Simone (Jimmy Smits) investigate the murder of a Russian mail-order bride who wanted to divorce her husband. After losing his cool while investigating an unusual drive-by shooting, Medavoy (Gordon Clapp) wonders if he should go through with his dinner date with Abby (Paige Turco). And while moonlighting with the U.S. Marshal's office, Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) is assigned to supervise captured drug couriers at airport customs -- a duty otherwise known as "dump detail." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1998
In this TV family drama series, former high-school computer geek Dennis Sweeny (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) returns to his dying hometown, Hyperion Bay, situated on the coast somewhere between L.A. and San Francisco. As a successful self-made entrepreneur, Dennis can boost Hyperion Bay's economy with the local launch of a new high-tech computer firm. He faces a more difficult problem in dealing with his resentful older brother Nick (Dylan Neal). Filmed in Southern California, this series premiered September 21, 1998 on the WB. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
- Starring:
- Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Raymond J. Barry, (more)
- 2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation moved from Fridays to a Thursday-night time slot with this episode, in which Frank Damon (Sterling Macer Jr.) is facing execution for killing his wife and child in a fire. With time running out, Damon begs Grissom (William L. Petersen) to prove his innocence. Elsewhere, Catherine (Marg Helgenberger) and Nick (George Eads), investigating the murder of a 16-year-old, follow the trail of clues to an illegal sports-gambling operation. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Eric Christian Olsen and Jeremy Sumpter star as brothers Randy and Skeet Dobson in this coming-of-age surfer movie from director Ron Moler. With their widowed mother working to provide for the family, Randy is left to look after 12-year-old Skeet. Despite the fact that a kid brother is a bit of a style-cramper, Randy lets Skeet tag along with him to the beach where he and his friends surf the summer days away. But trouble begins to brew when a pretty girl named Samantha (Shelby Fenner) chooses Randy over the leader of a rough-and-tumble surfer gang. Meanwhile, all is not well at home either when Skeet befriends Jim Wesley (Mark Harmon), a legendary surfer who begins a romantic relationship with the boys' mother, Jessica (Stacy Edwards), much to Randy's chagrin. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi
- Starring:
- Eric Christian Olsen, Stacy Edwards, (more)
An unstable Gulf War veteran with a savior complex receives a shocking wake-up call upon returning stateside and accepting a position with the Department of Homeland Security in the directorial debut of Training Day screenwriter David Ayer. Jim (Christian Bale) is a Gulf War veteran who believes his sworn duty to protect his fellow Americans extends to the streets of Los Angeles, and he longs to fulfill his destiny by joining the LAPD. Rejected by the force and left to ponder his future with his impoverished Mexican paramour -- whom he had intended on bringing to the city after joining the police -- the dejected and unemployed veteran is offered a second shot at helping his country when he is subsequently approached by the Department of Homeland Security. As Jim and his unemployed best friend, Mike (Freddy Rodriguez), carve a swath of chaos through the streets of Los Angeles, the weight of their American dream soon comes crashing down in a devastating blow that threatens to dash their high hopes for a bright future. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Christian Bale, Freddy Rodriguez, (more)
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