For Hire – 1998/Approx. Runtime 100 mins/R Mitch Lawrence (Rob Lowe), a Chicago cabby and would be actor, is a man whose dreams are starting to fade. He’s got a loving and pregnant wife and a decent clientele, including the successful writer Lou Webber (Joe Mantegna), but overall his life is one of quiet frustration, even desperation. When he is diagnosed with inoperable cancer, he agrees to kill a drug dealer who has been threatening Webber in order to set up a nest egg for his wife and the baby. But Mitch soon realizes he is caught up in a deadly game of manipulation and betrayal, proving that at the right price any man is for hire. Southern Cross – 1999/Approx. Runtime 90 mins/R Felipe Solano (Malcolm McDowell) is a wealthy mine owner whose mysterious death opens the door to a life story of collusion and deception. His estranged son Philip Bergman (Esai Morales) becomes drawn in to the mystery of his father s life and death when he is informed of his potential inheritance. As he battles with his father s former partner, Garriosn Carver (Michael Ironside), the ensuing struggle takes him on a wild flight across Chile, encountering danger at every turn.