David Michael Latt Movies
When a drug deal goes bad, several semi-innocent bystanders must fight for survival in the suspense thriller Killers. Ray (Christopher Maleki) is the leader of a group of bikers looking to make some fast money. They think they may have found the opportunity of a lifetime when a drug dealer named Speed (Frankie Ray) offers Ray a cache of drugs at a bargain price. However, what Ray doesn't know is that Speed stole the stash from Dan (Scott Carson), whose father is a major drug dealer. Dan is hoping to move into the big leagues of illegal chemicals himself, and isn't about to let anyone rip him off; as Ray and Speed are making the trade-off in an abandoned warehouse, a group of hired killers working for Dan roll up and begin making short work of Ray and Speed's respective crews. Heather (Kim Little), Ray's girlfriend who tagged along for the ride, is a rich girl from Beverly Hills who likes slumming with "bad boys" like Ray, but when the drug deal turns into a bloodbath, she realizes she's gotten herself in far too deep. Dan's men are determined to wipe out anyone who was involved in the sale or saw the execution; before long, Heather is being hunted like an animal, and she realizes if she wants to survive, she must become a killer like the men who are chasing her. Killers won the Best Picture/Bronze Award at England's 1998 Festival Of Fantastic Films, and appeared at several other genre film festivals that same year. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Kim Little, Paul Logan, (more)
When their industrialist father dies of a sex-induced heart attack (it's actually murder), the surviving siblings retreat to the family country cabin to fight for control of dead dad's fortune and companies. Ruthless Dennis Hobbs (Chris Hoffman), with his depressed and sexually bored wife Jackie (Kristina Estlund), struggles against his free-spirited (and alcoholic) brother Ethan (Dean Stapleton) and his topless dancer girlfriend Zoey (Tamie Sheffield), as well as the conniving little sister Audrey (Kim Little), who seems to have eyes for Zoey -- as does Dennis. Their weekend of isolation is further threatened by the arrival of a mysterious bisexual hitchhiker (C.C. Costigan), who has eyes for everybody and knows more about the family than a stranger should. ~ Buzz McClain, Rovi
- 2001
James Cromwell starred on this weekly, hour-long drama series as veteran politician Elliott Baines. After three successful terms as senator, Baines is cast adrift when a fourth-term bid comes a cropper. Knowing no other life but politics, the widowed Baines returns home to Seattle, there to contend with the exigencies of being a private citizen -- and to reestablish family ties with his three grown, estranged daughters. Yes, the whole thing sounded a lot like King Lear, which of course was the producers' intention. Also in the cast were Embeth Davidtz as Baines' lawyer daughter, Ellen; Jane Adams as Baines' unhappily married "middle child" Reeva; and Jacinda Barrett as youngest daughter Dori, the obligatory iconoclastic "bohemian." Originally titled The Second Act, Citizen Baines was to have made its CBS debut on September 22, 2001, but was moved to September 29 due to TV coverage of the World Trade Center bombing. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- James Cromwell, Embeth Davidtz, (more)
- 2003
Directed by S. Lee Taylor, Hell's Highway is a horror film whose story line bares a resemblance to The Hills Have Eyes. The morning after a rave in the desert, seven teenagers ignore the warnings of a local gas station attendant and become stuck when their RV breaks down. Cannibals eventually attack the unsuspecting victims one by one. Budgeted for less than 100,000 dollars, Hell's Highway was screened at the San Francisco IndieFest. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
- Starring:
- Aaron Buer, Ryan DeRouen, (more)
Scarecrow Slayer begins with good friends Dave and Karl attempting to boost the scarecrow that stands in a local farmer's field. Dave becomes the victim of a gunshot during the robbery, and his soul goes on to possess the scarecrow. He uses his status as a member of the undead to do away with anyone who attempts to win the hand of his former girlfriend, Mary. Dave concocts a plan to kidnap Mary, but Karl attempts to stop it. Karl is killed in the process, and he too becomes a scarecrow -- leading to a final brawl between the two former friends. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
- Starring:
- Tony Todd, Nicole Kingston, (more)
Touted as something of a return-to-form for Re-Animator director Stuart Gordon, King of the Ants offers the brutal tale of a man discovering his previously untapped potential for violence. Despite the fact that his future seems relatively undefined, young drifter Sean Crawley (Chris McKenna) is an easygoing guy who makes a meager living by painting houses. When electrician Duke Wayne (George Wendt) suggests that the naïve young painter could make more money if he could expand his horizons, an eager Sean takes him up on the offer and Duke introduces Sean to local construction magnate Ray Mathews (Daniel Baldwin). Ray quickly enlists Sean's assistance in trailing a local city accountant whose number crunching is beginning to make the crooked construction heavy uncomfortable, and it's not long before Ray asks Sean to carry out a hit on the overzealous accountant. Although Ray and Duke subsequently attempt to distance themselves from the crime, Sean's attempt to collect on the hit results in a brutal attempt on the amateur hit man's life. Though he is beaten to within inches of death, Sean makes an unexpectedly speedy recovery fueled by an unquenchable thirst for revenge. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Chris L. McKenna, Kari Wuhrer, (more)
In this modern retelling of H.G. Wells' classic sci-fi horror, civilization is laid to ruin when a super race of aliens invades Earth. In a blink of an eye, massive "walkers" cover the planet, annihilating all in their path. As cities crumble and human flesh is ripped from the bone, one man struggles to find the one weapon that will turn the tide for mankind.
Inspired by reports of werewolf sightings in Walworth County, Wisconsin, this low-budget chiller follows a small-town sheriff as he makes the startling discovery that a string of gruesome deaths is linked to a creature possessing the DNA of both a man and a wolf. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
A young babysitter prepares to fight for her life upon discovering that the prankster harassing her on the phone is watching her every move. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Rebekah Kochan, Robert Buckley, (more)
Inspired by the actual government document detailing the largest terrorist attack ever committed on American soil, this incendiary docudrama will challenge everything you thought you knew about the shocking incident that altered the course of world history. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
A family of inbred cannibals dwells in a seaside cave, feasting on unexpected travelers who wander into their territory. Inspired by the horrifying true story of the Sawney Bean clan. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Prehistoric terror comes to contemporary Los Angeles when time traveling scientists mistakenly return to the modern era with a carnivorous dinosaur in tow. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Michael Gross, Christopher Atkins, (more)
Straight-to-video martial arts staple Mark Dacascos stars in this apocolyptic sci-fi zombie flick, which casts him as the lone survivor of world annihilation -- that is, if you don't count the throngs of zombie-creatures chasing him. ~ Michael Hastings, Rovi
- Starring:
- Mark Dacascos
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