D. Neil Mark Movies
Actress and writer Nia Vardalos, who became an overnight sensation with My Big Fat Greek Wedding, returns to the big screen with this gender-bending comedy. Connie (Vardalos) and Carla (Toni Collette) are best friends who've shared the same dream ever since they were teenagers -- making a name for themselves in the musical theater. However, after years of treading water on Chicago's dinner theater circuit and playing bottom-of-the-barrel nightclubs, the two are facing middle age with minimal career success. One evening after a performance, Connie and Carla have the misfortune of witnessing the murder of nightclub owner Frank (Michael Roberds) by low-level Mafiosi; the gals are seen by the shooters, and they hit the road in fear for their lives. Connie and Carla end up in Los Angeles, where they struggle to create new identities for themselves. After witnessing a drag review at a nightclub, they realize that even they have more talent than most of the men performing that evening, and they decide to pose as female impersonators in hopes of landing a gig. Connie and Carla's new act is an immediate hit, and soon they're the toast of L.A.'s gay community. But the women discover it's difficult to keep on fooling people into believing they're men, and things become even more complicated when the Mobsters discover that Connie and Carla are in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, Connie finds herself falling for Jeff (David Duchovny), a regular guy looking for his cross-dressing brother who can't understand why he's developing a crush on a drag queen. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Nia Vardalos, Toni Collette, (more)
- 2003
Dylan (Kevin Sorbo) and his crew conduct a search for a missing space colony. Also joining the search is Constantine Stark (Michael Ironside), the "patriarch" of a small band of freedom fighters and the ancestor of a legendary guerilla leader. Dylan's confusion over the fact that he has never heard of Stark or his followers gives way to terror when a deadly virus figures into the proceedings. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2000
Lydecker (John Savage) offers a 50,000-dollar reward for the murderer of Dan Vogelsang -- and the face on all the wanted posters is that of Max (Jessica Alba). At the urging of her friends, Max flees the city, vowing never to return. But she changes her mind upon realizing that Logan (Michael Weatherly), at present undergoing delicate surgery to remove a bullet in his spine, needs her help -- desperately. The climax involves an "above and beyond" act of sacrifice on the part of one of Max's fellow Manticore refugees. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1997
Searching for the missing SG-9, the SG-1 team arrives on a planet where the surviving SG-9 members are treated as gods because of their advanced technology. Taking full advantage of this situation is renegade SG-9 captain Jonas Harrison (William Russ), who reigns as the planet's absolute ruler, insanely dedicated to rebuilding its Gou'ald temples and slaughtering "disbelievers." The only person capable of stopping Harrison in his tracks is his former lover--SG-1 team member Samantha Carter (Amanda Tapping). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
