Identity
Complete strangers stranded at a remote desert motel during a raging storm soon find themselves the target of a deranged murderer. As their numbers thin out, the travelers begin to turn on each other, as each tries to figure out who the killer is.
Director: James Mangold
Stars: Alfred Molina Amanda Peet Clea DuVall Jake Busey John C. McGinley John Cusack John Hawkes Ray Liotta Rebecca De Mornay William Lee Scott
Operation Dumbo Drop
Five Green Berets stationed in Vietnam in 1968 grudgingly undertake the mission of a lifetime -- to secretly transport an 8,000-pound elephant through 200 miles of rough jungle terrain. High jinks prevail when Capt. Sam Cahill promises the Montagnard villagers of Dak Nhe that he'll replace their prized elephant in time for an important ritual. But for Capt. T.C. Doyle, the mission becomes a jumbo-sized headache!
Director: Simon Wincer
Stars: Corin Nemec Danny Glover Denis Leary Dinh Thien Le Doug E. Doug Hoang Ly Marshall Bell Ray Liotta Tchéky Karyo Vo Trung Anh
The Purge
Given the country's overcrowded prisons, the U.S. government begins to allow 12-hour periods of time in which all illegal activity is legal. During one of these free-for-alls, a family must protect themselves from a home invasion.
Director: James DeMonaco
Stars: Adelaide Kane Arija Bareikis Chris Mulkey Edwin Hodge Ethan Hawke Lena Headey Max Burkholder Rhys Wakefield Tom Yi Tony Oller
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Some of Sin City's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants.
Director: Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller
Stars: Bruce Willis Dennis Haysbert Eva Green Jessica Alba Joseph Gordon-Levitt Josh Brolin Mickey Rourke Powers Boothe Ray Liotta Rosario Dawson
GoodFellas
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
Director: Martin Scorsese
Stars: Chuck Low Frank Sivero Frank Vincent Joe Pesci Lorraine Bracco Mike Starr Paul Sorvino Ray Liotta Robert De Niro Tony Darrow
Cop Land
Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of a place everyone calls “Cop Land” — a small and seemingly peaceful town populated by the big city police officers he’s long admired. Yet something ugly is taking place behind the town’s peaceful facade. And when Freddy uncovers a massive, deadly conspiracy among these local residents, he is forced to take action and make a dangerous choice between protecting his idols and upholding the law.
Director: James Mangold
Stars: Annabella Sciorra Arthur J. Nascarella Harvey Keitel John Spencer Michael Rapaport Peter Berg Ray Liotta Robert De Niro Robert Patrick Sylvester Stallone
Blow
A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family. It is finally revealed that George's father cannot make a living and the family goes bankrupt. George does not want the same thing to happen to him, and his friend Tuna, in the 1960's, suggests that he deal marijuana. He is a big hit in California in the 1960's, yet he goes to jail, where he finds out about the wonders of cocaine. As a result, when released, he gets rich by bringing cocaine to America. However, he soon pays the price.
Director: Ted Demme
Stars: Cliff Curtis Ethan Suplee Franka Potente Johnny Depp Jordi Mollà Miguel Sandoval Paul Reubens Penélope Cruz Rachel Griffiths Ray Liotta
Wise Guys
Harry Valentini and Moe Dickstein are both errand boys for the Mob. When they lose $250,000, they are set up to kill each other. But they run off to Atlantic City and comedy follows.
Director: Brian De Palma
Stars: Antonia Rey Dan Hedaya Danny DeVito Harvey Keitel Joe Piscopo Julie Bovasso Louis Vincent Albano Mimi Cecchini Patti LuPone Ray Sharkey
Ben-Hur
A falsely accused nobleman survives years of slavery to take vengeance on his best friend who betrayed him.
Director: Timur Bekmambetov
Stars: Ayelet Zurer Jack Huston Marwan Kenzari Moisés Arias Morgan Freeman Nazanin Boniadi Pilou Asbæk Rodrigo Santoro Sofia Black-D'Elia Toby Kebbell
Battleship
When mankind beams a radio signal into space, a reply comes from ‘Planet G’, in the form of several alien crafts that splash down in the waters off Hawaii. Lieutenant Alex Hopper is a weapons officer assigned to the USS John Paul Jones, part of an international naval coalition which becomes the world's last hope for survival as they engage the hostile alien force of unimaginable strength. While taking on the invaders, Hopper must also try to live up to the potential that his brother, and his fiancée's father, Admiral Shane, expect of him. For our review of the film, click here.
Director: Peter Berg
Stars: Alexander Skarsgård Brooklyn Decker Gregory D. Gadson Hamish Linklater Jesse Plemons John Tui Liam Neeson Rihanna Tadanobu Asano Taylor Kitsch
Edge of Darkness
As a seasoned homicide detective, Thomas Craven has seen the bleakest side of humanity. But nothing prepares him for the toughest investigation of his life: the search for his only daughter Emma's killer. Now, he is on a personal mission to uncover the disturbing secrets surrounding her murder, including corporate corruption, government collusion and Emma's own mysterious life.
Director: Martin Campbell
Stars: Bojana Novaković Caterina Scorsone Danny Huston Denis O'Hare Gbenga Akinnagbe Jay O. Sanders Mel Gibson Ray Winstone Shawn Roberts Wayne Duvall
The Year Without a Santa Claus
Feeling forgotten by the children of the world, old St. Nick decides to skip his gift-giving journey and take a vacation. Mrs. Claus and two spunky little elves, Jingle and Jangle, set out to see to where all the season's cheer has disappeared. Aided by a magical snowfall, they reawaken the spirit of Christmas in children's hearts and put Santa back in action.
Director: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Stars: Bob McFadden Dick Shawn George S. Irving Mickey Rooney Shirley Booth
The Little Drummer Boy
In this touching Christmas classic a young orphaned drummer boy is kidnapped. After he escapes he searches for his camel and finds him in the Nativity of the Baby Jesus. He gives Baby Jesus the only gift he has a song on his drum. This song is the only gift Baby Jesus responds to.
Director: Arthur Rankin, Jr., Jules Bass
Stars: Greer Garson José Ferrer June Foray Paul Frees Ted Eccles
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
After seeking to live a normal life, Logan sets out to avenge the death of his girlfriend by undergoing the mutant Weapon X program and becoming Wolverine.
Director: Gavin Hood
Stars: Daniel Henney Danny Huston Dominic Monaghan Hugh Jackman Kevin Durand Liev Schreiber Lynn Collins Ryan Reynolds Taylor Kitsch Will.i.am
The Wolverine
Wolverine faces his ultimate nemesis - and tests of his physical, emotional, and mortal limits - in a life-changing voyage to modern-day Japan.
Director: James Mangold
Stars: Brian Tee Famke Janssen Haruhiko Yamanouchi Hiroyuki Sanada Hugh Jackman Ken Yamamura Rila Fukushima Svetlana Khodchenkova Tao Okamoto Will Yun Lee
Babes in Toyland
Ollie Dee and Stanley Dum try to borrow money from their employer, the toymaker, to pay off the mortgage on Mother Peep's shoe and keep it and Little Bo Peep from the clutches of the evil Barnaby. When that fails, they trick Barnaby into marrying Stanley Dum instead of Bo Peep. Enraged, Barnaby unleashes the bogeymen from their caverns to destroy Toyland.
Director: Gus Meins, Charley Rogers
Stars: Charlotte Henry Felix Knight Florence Roberts Henry Brandon Johnny Downs Marie Wilson Oliver Hardy Scotty Beckett Stan Laurel Virginia Karns
Shanghai Knights
The dynamic duo of Chon Wang and Roy O'Bannon return for another crazy adventure. This time, they're in London to avenge the murder of Chon's father, but end up on an even bigger case. Chon's sister is there to do the same, but instead unearths a plot to kill the royal family. No one believes her, though, and it's up to Chon and Roy (who has romance on his mind) to prove her right.
Director: David Dobkin
Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson Aidan Gillen Alison King Anna-Louise Plowman Constantine Gregory Donnie Yen Fann Wong Georgina Chapman Jackie Chan Owen Wilson
Shanghai Noon
Chon Wang, a clumsy imperial guard trails Princess Pei Pei when she is kidnapped from the Forbidden City and transported to America. Wang follows her captors to Nevada, where he teams up with an unlikely partner, outcast outlaw Roy O'Bannon, and tries to spring the princess from her imprisonment.
Director: Tom Dey
Stars: Adrien Dorval Jackie Chan Jason Connery Lucy Liu Owen Wilson Roger Yuan Stacy Grant Walton Goggins Xander Berkeley Yu Rong-Guang
Major League II
After losing in the ALCS the year before, the Cleveland Indians are determined to make it into the World Series this time! However, they first have to contend with Rachel Phelps again when she buys back the team.
Director: David S. Ward
Stars: Alison Doody Charlie Sheen Corbin Bernsen Dennis Haysbert Eric Bruskotter James Gammon Michelle Burke Omar Epps Takaaki Ishibashi Tom Berenger
Major League
When Rachel Phelps inherits the Cleveland Indians from her deceased husband, she's determined to move the team to a warmer climate—but only a losing season will make that possible, which should be easy given the misfits she's hired. Rachel is sure her dream will come true, but she underestimates their will to succeed.
Director: David S. Ward
Stars: Charles Cyphers Charlie Sheen Chelcie Ross Corbin Bernsen Dennis Haysbert James Gammon Margaret Whitton Rene Russo Tom Berenger Wesley Snipes
Murder on the Orient Express
Genius Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of an American tycoon aboard the Orient Express train.
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Stars: Daisy Ridley Derek Jacobi Johnny Depp Josh Gad Judi Dench Kenneth Branagh Leslie Odom Jr. Michelle Pfeiffer Penélope Cruz Willem Dafoe
The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters
Slip, Sach and the rest of the Bowery Boys enter a haunted house, where they engage in slapstick with a gorilla, a robot and a vampire
Director: Edward Bernds
Stars: Benny Bartlett Bernard Gorcey David Gorcey Ellen Corby Huntz Hall John Dehner Laura Mason Leo Gorcey Lloyd Corrigan Paul Wexler
The Day the Earth Stood Still
A representative of an alien race that went through drastic evolution to survive its own climate change, Klaatu comes to Earth to assess whether humanity can prevent the environmental damage they have inflicted on their own planet. When barred from speaking to the United Nations, he decides humankind shall be exterminated so the planet can survive.
Director: Scott Derrickson
Stars: Jaden Smith James Hong Jennifer Connelly John Cleese John Rothman Jon Hamm Kathy Bates Keanu Reeves Kyle Chandler Robert Knepper
Lethal Weapon 3
Archetypal buddy cops Riggs and Murtaugh are back for another round of high-stakes action, this time setting their collective sights on bringing down a former Los Angeles police lieutenant turned black market weapons dealer. Lorna Cole joins as the beautiful yet hardnosed internal affairs sergeant who catches Riggs's eye.
Director: Richard Donner
Stars: Danny Glover Darlene Love Ebonie Smith Joe Pesci Mary Ellen Trainor Mel Gibson Rene Russo Steve Kahan Stuart Wilson Traci Wolfe
Superman II
Three escaped criminals from the planet Krypton test the Man of Steel's mettle. Led by General Zod, the Kryptonians take control of the White House and partner with Lex Luthor to destroy Superman and rule the world. But Superman, who attempts to make himself human in order to get closer to Lois, realizes he has a responsibility to save the planet.
Director: Richard Lester
Stars: Christopher Reeve Clifton James Gene Hackman Jack O'Halloran Jackie Cooper Margot Kidder Ned Beatty Sarah Douglas Susannah York Valerie Perrine
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Hapless museum night watchman Larry Daley must help his living, breathing exhibit friends out of a pickle now that they've been transferred to the archives at the Smithsonian Institution. Larry's (mis)adventures this time include close encounters with Amelia Earhart, Abe Lincoln and Ivan the Terrible.
Director: Shawn Levy
Stars: Amy Adams Ben Stiller Bill Hader Christopher Guest Hank Azaria Jon Bernthal Owen Wilson Ricky Gervais Robin Williams Steve Coogan
Lethal Weapon 2
In the opening chase, Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh stumble across a trunk full of Krugerrands. They follow the trail to a South African diplomat who's using his immunity to conceal a smuggling operation. When he plants a bomb under Murtaugh's toilet, the action explodes!
Director: Richard Donner
Stars: Danny Glover Darlene Love Derrick O'Connor Jenette Goldstein Joe Pesci Joss Ackland Mark Rolston Mel Gibson Patsy Kensit Steve Kahan
CHiPS
The adventures of two California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers as they make their rounds on the freeways of Los Angeles.
Director: Dax Shepard
Stars: Adam Brody Adam Rodríguez Dax Shepard Jessica McNamee Justin Chatwin Kristen Bell Maya Rudolph Michael Peña Rosa Salazar Ryan Hansen
The Invisible Man
Working in Dr. Cranley’s laboratory, scientist Jack Griffin was always given the latitude to conduct some of his own experiments. His sudden departure, however, has Cranley’s daughter Flora worried about him. Griffin has taken a room at the nearby Lion’s Head Inn, hoping to reverse an experiment he conducted on himself that made him invisible. But the experimental drug has also warped his mind, making him aggressive and dangerous. He’s prepared to do whatever it takes to restore his appearance.
Director: James Whale
Stars: Claude Rains Dudley Digges E. E. Clive Forrester Harvey Gloria Stuart Harry Stubbs Henry Travers Holmes Herbert Una O'Connor William Harrigan
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
This classic "Peanuts" tale focuses on the thumb-sucking, blanket-holding Linus, and his touching faith in the "Great Pumpkin." When Linus discovers that no one else believes in the creature, he sets out to prove that the Pumpkin's no myth—by spending the night alone in a pumpkin patch.
Director: Bill Melendez
Stars: Ann Altieri Bill Melendez Christopher Shea Gail DeFaria Glenn Mendelson Kathy Steinberg Lisa DeFaria Peter Robbins Sally Dryer
Night at the Museum
Chaos reigns at the natural history museum when night watchman Larry Daley accidentally stirs up an ancient curse, awakening Attila the Hun, an army of gladiators, a Tyrannosaurus rex and other exhibits.
Director: Shawn Levy
Stars: Ben Stiller Bill Cobbs Carla Gugino Dick Van Dyke Jake Cherry Kim Raver Mickey Rooney Patrick Gallagher Ricky Gervais Robin Williams
Public Enemies
Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover and the fledgling FBI. Desperate to capture the elusive outlaw, Hoover makes Dillinger his first Public Enemy Number One and assigns his top agent, Melvin Purvis, the task of bringing him in dead or alive. For our review of the film, click here.
Director: Michael Mann
Stars: Billy Crudup Channing Tatum Christian Bale Domenick Lombardozzi Emilie de Ravin Giovanni Ribisi Johnny Depp Leelee Sobieski Marion Cotillard Stephen Lang
The Dirty Dozen
12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy château and kill the Nazi officers vacationing there. The soldiers, most of whom are facing death sentences for a variety of violent crimes, agree to the mission and the possible commuting of their sentences.
Director: Robert Aldrich
Stars: Charles Bronson Ernest Borgnine George Kennedy Jim Brown John Cassavetes Lee Marvin Ralph Meeker Richard Jaeckel Robert Ryan Trini López
The Magnificent Seven
Looking to mine for gold, greedy industrialist Bartholomew Bogue seizes control of the Old West town of Rose Creek. With their lives in jeopardy, Emma Cullen and other desperate residents turn to bounty hunter Sam Chisolm for help. Chisolm recruits an eclectic group of gunslingers to take on Bogue and his ruthless henchmen. With a deadly showdown on the horizon, the seven mercenaries soon find themselves fighting for more than just money once the bullets start to fly.
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Stars: Chris Pratt Denzel Washington Ethan Hawke Haley Bennett Lee Byung-hun Manuel Garcia-Rulfo Martin Sensmeier Matt Bomer Peter Sarsgaard Vincent D'Onofrio
Species
In 1993, the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence Project receives a transmission detailing an alien DNA structure, along with instructions on how to splice it with human DNA. The result is Sil, a sensual but deadly creature who can change from a beautiful woman to an armour-plated killing machine in the blink of an eye.
Director: Roger Donaldson
Stars: Alfred Molina Ben Kingsley Forest Whitaker Herta Ware Jordan Lund Marg Helgenberger Michael Madsen Michelle Williams Natasha Henstridge William Utay
Dirty Harry
When a madman dubbed 'Scorpio' terrorizes San Francisco, hard-nosed cop, Harry Callahan – famous for his take-no-prisoners approach to law enforcement – is tasked with hunting down the psychopath. Harry eventually collars Scorpio in the process of rescuing a kidnap victim, only to see him walk on technicalities. Now, the maverick detective is determined to nail the maniac himself.
Director: Don Siegel
Stars: Andrew Robinson Clint Eastwood Harry Guardino John Larch John Mitchum John Vernon Lyn Edgington Mae Mercer Reni Santoni Ruth Kobart
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
Martians, upset that their children have become obsessed with TV shows from Earth which extol the virtues of Santa Claus, start an expedition to Earth to kidnap the one and only Santa. While on Earth, they kidnap two lively children that lead the group of Martians to the North Pole and Santa. The Martians then take Santa and the two children back to Mars with them. Voldar, a particularly grumpy Martian, attempts to do away with the children and Santa before they get to Mars, but their leader Lomas stops him. When they arrive on Mars, Santa, with the help of the two Earth children and a rather simple-minded Martian lackey, overcomes the Martians by bringing fun, happiness and Christmas cheer to the children of Mars.
Director: Nicholas Webster
Stars: Bill McCutcheon Charles Renn Chris Month Donna Conforti John Call Leila Martin Leonard Hicks Pia Zadora Victor Stiles Vincent Beck
Rescue from Gilligan’s Island
When a decaying Russian satellite crashes on the island, the Professor uses a key component for a barometer. With that device, he learns that a massive wave is going to swamp the island. In desperation, the castaways lash their huts together into one structure in order to have any chance to ride the disaster out.
Director: Leslie H. Martinson
Stars: Alan Hale Jr. Bob Denver Dawn Wells Jim Backus Judith Baldwin Natalie Schafer Russell Johnson
Major Payne
Major Benson Winifred Payne is being discharged from the Marines. Payne is a killin' machine, but the wars of the world are no longer fought on the battlefield. A career Marine, he has no idea what to do as a civilian, so his commander finds him a job - commanding officer of a local school's JROTC program, a bunch of ragtag losers with no hope.
Director: Nick Castle
Stars: Andrew Leeds Chris Owen Damien Dante Wayans Damon Wayans Joseph Blaire Karyn Parsons Leonard L. Thomas Michael Ironside Orlando Brown Steven Martini
Around the World in 80 Days
A bet pits a British inventor, a Chinese thief and a French artist on a worldwide adventure that they can circle the globe in 80 days. For our review of the film, click here.
Director: Frank Coraci
Stars: Adam Godley Cécile de France David Ryall Ian McNeice Jackie Chan Jim Broadbent Robert Fyfe Roger Hammond Steve Coogan Will Forte
Backdraft
Firemen brothers Brian and Stephen McCaffrey battle each other over past slights while trying to stop an arsonist with a diabolical agenda from torching Chicago.
Director: Ron Howard
Stars: Anthony Mockus Sr. Donald Sutherland J.T. Walsh Jason Gedrick Jennifer Jason Leigh Kurt Russell Rebecca De Mornay Robert De Niro Scott Glenn William Baldwin
The Six Million Dollar Man
Colonel Steve Austin, astronaut and test pilot, is badly injured when he crashes while testing an experimental aircraft. A covert government agency (OSI) is willing to pay for special prosthetics to replace the eye, arm and both legs he lost in the crash. Highly advanced technology (Bionics) built into them will make him faster, stronger and better than normal. In return they want him to become a covert agent for the OSI. It will cost $6,000,000 to rebuild Steve Austin.
Director: Richard Irving
Stars: Barbara Anderson Charles Robinson Darren McGavin Dorothy Green Ivor Barry Lee Majors Martin Balsam
The Hanging Garden
William, a once obese and troubled teen, goes back to his family's home after being gone, without word, for ten years and finds it (and his family) haunted with his past. He had moved to the city and become a fit, well-adjusted gay man, but during his visit home, he becomes unhinged as the newly remembered reasons for his miserable adolescence come to life in each of their presents.
Director: Thom Fitzgerald
Stars: Chris Leavins Ian Parsons Joel S. Keller Kerry Fox Peter MacNeill Seana McKenna
A Dry White Season
During the 1976 Soweto uprising, a white school teacher's life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy who died in police custody.
Director: Euzhan Palcy
Stars: Donald Sutherland Gerard Thoolen Janet Suzman Jürgen Prochnow Leonard Maguire Marlon Brando Susan Sarandon Thoko Ntshinga Winston Ntshona Zakes Mokae