11/29/2008
Cinemax Asia Synopses - Month of December 2008
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55 DAYS AT PEKING
Set in 1900, China. For years, the great nation has been occupied by the foreign powers. But now, the Chinese are fighting back with the Boxer Rebellion. The difference in this movie is that the heroes are the foreign powers who are outnumbered by the Chinese as they defend against the 55-day siege of their fortress.
Starring: David Niven, Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner
ALLAN QUATERMAIN AND THE LOST CITY OF GOLD
In this sequel to 1985's "King Solomon's Mines," intrepid adventurer Allan Quatermain receives a mysterious gold piece from a dying man. Could this be a clue leading to Quatermain's missing brother, Robeson? Together with his archaeologist girlfriend Jesse Huston, Quatermain embarks on a quest to East Africa in search of his lost brother. Based on the H. Rider Haggard book, this action adventure promises high thrills and spills in the style of Indiana Jones.
Starring: James Earl Jones, Sharon Stone, Richard Chamberlain
AMERICAN PASTIME
The Nomura family is happily living in America until the attack on Pearl Harbor breaks out. The next thing they know, they are shipped to an internment camp in Utah where they find themselves prisoners. What the prisoners and guards have in common, however, is the love of baseball. Before long, a guards versus prisoners game is in the works. Can baseball bridge the rift?
Starring: Gary Cole, Aaron Yoo, Sarah Drew
ANACONDA
A documentary film crew, led by Terri Flores and Dr Steve Cale, stray into dangerous territory when Paul Sarone, a scientist obsessed with exploring the habitat of the world's largest snake, comes aboard. While their aims are purely anthropological, the snake has other ideas. Now they must use every primal resource at their disposal, just to stay alive.
Starring: Owen Wilson, Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube
ASSIGNMENT K
A head honcho of a British spy unit, Philip Scott poses as the successful head of a toy company. Then his cover gets blown and his girlfriend is kidnapped. The ransom – Scott has to reveal the identities of the other secret agents.
Starring: Stephen Boyd, Camilla Sparv, Michael Redgrave
ATTACK FORCE
Seagal is back as Marshall Lawton, whose strike force is decimated by villains with extraordinary strength. It turns out they are on a new strength-inducing drug called the CTX. Lawton assembles a new force to take out the bad guys, exact revenge and clean up the streets.
Starring: Steven Seagal
AVALANCHE EXPRESS
In a life-or-death mission, an elite team of espionage agents must transport a Russian defector, while enemy spies, double agents and forces of nature conspire to kill the man as they speed across Europe aboard a train dubbed The Avalanche Express.
Starring: Linda Evans, Robert Shaw, Lee Marvin
BABY MONITOR: SOUND OF FEAR
Carol Whiston is a wife, mother and successful career woman. When she secretly learns that her husband, Matt is having an affair with the babysitter, she delves into another type of business - murder. Using an upcoming birthday party as an excuse, she coyly invites her husband's mistress, Ann to baby-sit their young son. She hires a couple of thugs to murder Ann and make it look like a robbery gone bad. Unfortunately, the plan doesn't work out as expected and a series of unexpected twists add to the suspense in this well crafted thriller.
Starring: Jason Beghe, Barbara Tyson, Josie Bissett
BABYLON 5: A CALL TO ARMS
Through their dreams, four people are drawn together to restore peace to the galaxy. After five years of peaceful existence, the Alliance now faces its toughest challenge yet - the Drakh, allies of the Shadows and the Alliance's old enemies. President of the Alliance, Sheridan, has previously dealt with a few highly intense conflicts. Now, the Drakhs have decided that they should be the Master race, and using the technology from the Shadows, they plan to destroy the Alliance. But is there more to the Drakh's plan?
Starring: Bruce Boxleitner, Jerry Doyle, Jeff Conaway
BABYLON 5: IN THE BEGINNING
The future holds power that leads to an encounter with an alien race called the Minbari. Through a series of accidents and misunderstandings, a war breaks out between the human race and Minbari, leading to a near-annihilation of human life on Earth.
Starring: Bruce Boxleitner, Mira Furlan
BABYLON 5: THE RIVER OF SOULS
In this installment of the cult Babylon 5 series, an archaeologist brings a stolen relic to the space station Babylon 5, the soul hunters - an immortal race that captures and eternally imprisons souls - lay siege to the remote outpost. Babylon 5 is caught between two implacable forces: the soul hunters and the wrathful souls that have escaped their control.
Starring: Jerry Doyle, Tracy Scoggins
BABYLON 5: THIRD SPACE
A representative from Interplanetary Expeditions, Dr Trent, is brought in to examine an artifact that is able to take one to a "third" space. The artifact was built as an attempt to make contact with the Gods.
Starring: Bruce Boxleitner, Claudia Christian
BEVERLY HILLS COP III
The heat is on again as Detroit's motor-mouthed detective, Axel Foley, is back where he doesn't belong – Beverly Hills. This time round, together with the newly promoted Billy Rosewood, they investigate a group of counterfeiters who are operating from a family theme park. Combining high-octane action and in-your-face comedy, "Beverly Hills Cops III" is a slick action caper that is sure to entertain.
Starring: Judge Reinhold, Eddie Murphy
BONE EATER
An ancient Native American legend rises up and terrorizes the local townspeople. Sheriff Evans goes on an all-out investigation while keeping the calm among the people.
Starring: Bruce Boxleitner, Gil Gerard, Brian Gross
BRADDOCK: MISSING IN ACTION III
When Colonel James Braddock is told that his Asian wife and 12-year-old son are still alive in Vietnam, he mounts a one-man assault to free them from the communists. Armed with the latest hi-tech firepower, Braddock fights his way into the heart of the country and outmaneuvers a sadistic Vietnamese officer.
Starring: Chuck Norris
BULLSEYE!
Mistaken identity and double-crosses abound in this action-packed comedy. Two unscrupulous scientists, Doctor Hicklar and Sir John Bevistock, intend to sell a cold fusion formula to the highest bidder. However, things get mixed up when a pair of con artists, who look exactly like the corrupt scientists, want a share of the pie as well.
Starring: Michael Caine, Roger Moore
CHRISTINE
Based on the best-selling novel by Stephen King, Christine tells the tale of a teenage nerd who buys a rusty red and white 1958 Plymouth Fury after falling head-over-heels for her chrome-accented charms. Her name is Christine. But deep within her chassis lies an unholy presence. As Cunningham goes about restoring Christine to her former beauty, the task slowly becomes an obsession, and Christine begins to assume a life of her own. Now, she will kill anyone who comes between her and Cunningham.
Starring: Alexandra Paul, John Stockwell, Harry Dean Stanton
CODE NAME PHOENIX
The year is 2020, and the human race is at risk of being wiped out by the fountain of youth. An anti-aging serum has been developed. Lucy Chang, a Chinese undercover agent codenamed Phoenix, tries to destroy it, but her attempt is sabotaged. Compelled to flee to America with a million-dollar bounty on her head, she tries to clear her name and destroy the serum but runs into Jake Randall, an honest US Marshal who is torn between turning her in or risking his life to save her and all of mankind.
Starring: Christina Cox, Jeffery Meeks
CRY-BABY
Maverick director John Waters does a quirky spin on '50s nostalgia in Cry-Baby, his musical homage to Rebel Without a Cause and Romeo and Juliet.
Starring: Johnny Depp, Amy Locane
DARK AVENGER
A federal judge is brutally attacked and left for dead but the killer is released on a technicality after his conviction. Found and nursed back to health by someone he previously helped to reform, the judge regains his strength and begins a new chapter of his life. Though crippled and maimed, he dons a mask and equips himself with a series of high-tech gadgets to battle evil as the "Dark Avenger."
Starring: Hector Elizondo, Robert Vaughn
DAYS OF THUNDER
Cole Trickle, a cocky newcomer has his eye on the Daytona and the gorgeous doctor who patches him up after his first heart-stopping crash. The young stock car race driver must learn to deal with life on and off the track as a serious injury introduces him to fear and romance.
Starring: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman
DEATH BY MAGIC
A magician goes in search for a successor to take over his fight against evil. But first, Earth's current protector must hunt down a replacement to represent the forces of good.
Starring: Peter Firth, Kimberly Davies, Gabrielle Fitzpatrick
DEATH WISH 3
Paul Kersey became a one-man vigilante committee when his wife was killed and daughter raped 10 years ago. He swore to rid the streets of the trash that destroyed the lives of others. The media and public adored him; the police banished him not to return to New York. But when his friend is brutally murdered, he cannot help but return to get revenge for the senseless killing. The police are aware of his agenda, but this time, they welcome it.
Starring: Ed Lauter, Charles Bronson
DISCLOSURE
Based on the novel by best-selling author, Michael Crichton, a happily married man, Tom Sanders, resists temptation when he's propositioned by his new boss and old flame – Meredith Johnson. Walking out on her attempt at seduction, she vows revenge, and files charges of sexual harassment the next day. But Sanders fights back, and uncovers a dirty world of corporate secrets.
Starring: Michael Douglas, Demi Moore
DOLORES CLAIBORNE
Based on the best-selling novel by Stephen King, Dolores Claiborne tells the tale of Selena, a successful New York journalist, and her mother, Dolores Claiborne. Selena is forced to confront Dolores when the latter becomes the prime suspect in the murder of rich society matron, Vera. As Vera's servant, Dolores has endured forty years of abuse. Can Selena clear her mother’s name?
Starring: Kathy Bates, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Christopher Plummer
DOWNHILL RACER
Magnificent skiing footage shot on location in the Alps sparks this drama about the US Olympic ski team. An ambitious skier from Colorado sets out to become an Olympic champion – but learns that winning isn't everything.
Starring: Robert Redford, Gene Hackman
FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH
A hilarious tale of sex, rock n' roll and high school which perfectly captures the spirit of youth, this comedy is full of iconic moments, quotable lines and unforgettable characters.
Starring: Phoebe Cates, Judge Reinhold, Sean Penn
FINAL ANALYSIS
In this gripping thriller, a prominent psychiatrist, Isaac Barr, gets involved with the sister of his client, Heather Evans.
Starring: Kim Basinger, Uma Thurman, Richard Gere
FINAL DESTINATION 3
In this third installment of the Final Destination series, a high school senior has a premonition of a roller coaster ride that goes wrong. She manages to warn her friends and save their lives, but death comes knocking on their doors once again to take back the lives which should have been lost.
Starring: Mary Winstead, Ryan Merriman
FIRST SHOT
The President's popularity as defender of the free world has shot him onto the wanted list of a militia rebel group for killing their brothers. But there's just one smudge in their grand plan - Agent Alex McGregor - head of the Secret Service and now in charge of the President's safety. While the President's life's at stake, the rebels raise the stakes further, by kidnapping Alex's husband and sending her a clear message that she's their next target for termination. Can Alex protect the two most important men in her life?
Starring: Doug Savant, Mariel Hemingway
FIRST TARGET
A U.S. Secret Service agent, Alex McGregor is charged with safeguarding the life of the President of the United States. Powerful opponents of President Jonathan Hayes are out to assassinate him, after his failure to grant them the election favors they asked for. An opportunity to target him arrives, when he visits Washington State National Park. Now, the ever vigilant Alex must put her life on the line. She is aided every step of the way by her fiancée, outdoor adventure guide, Grant Coleman
Starring: Daryl Hannah, Gregory Harrison, Doug Savant
FLIGHT OF FURY
Steven Seagal stars as a secret Air Force operative who must stop a terrorist organization from stealing a stealth bomber. He must succeed or the world will be put in extreme danger.
Starring: Steven Seagal
FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED
Hammer Film's fifth installment in their Dr Frankenstein series sees the complete transformation of doctor into monster. Frankenstein transplants the brain of an insane doctor into his assistant's body, creating a pathetic, misshapen beast, while using blackmail and rape to control the people around him.
Starring: Peter Cushing, Freddie Jones, Veronica Carlson
FREEDOMLAND
A white woman, Brenda Martin, claims that she was carjacked and her four-year-old son kidnapped by a black man. Black detective Lorenzo Council investigates the crime and discovers there is more to it than meets the eye.
Starring: Julianne Moore, Samuel Jackson
FURNACE
A detective teams up with a psychologist to investigate a series of unexplainable grisly deaths at the local prison.
Starring: Tom Sizemore, Michael Pare, Ja Rule
GONE
While traveling through the Australian Outback, young British couple Alex and Sophie meets a charismatic American man Taylor, who seems too nice to be true. What is his ulterior motive?
Starring: Scott Mechlowicz, Shaun Evans
HARD TO KILL
Corrupt police officials and criminals brutally attack good cop Mason Storm, killing his wife and leaving him in a coma. What the criminals didn't bargain for is the fact that Storm is, indeed, hard to kill.
Starring: Steven Seagal, Kelly Lebrock
HITCHED
Marriages are made in heaven, but could end up feeling like hell. That's what philandering Ted Robbins discovers, when a short while after being married to Eve Robbins, she imprisons him in the basement of their house and reports him missing. Then it's left to Detective Cary Grant to get to the bottom of the matter.
Starring: Anthony Michael Hall, Tim Matheson, Sheryl Lee Diamond
INSIDE MAN
This battle-of-wits thriller pits a consummate bank robber, Dalton Russell, against the street-smart cop, Detective Frazier. Russell seems to be pulling off the perfect bank robbery while Frazier has been sent to stop him. The plot is full of twists and turns, and thickens when the bank owner sends in super negotiator, Madeleine White, to strike a deal with the robber. But it appears that there is more than meets the eye.
Starring: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster
IT'S ALIVE III ISLAND OF THE ALIVE
The second sequel to Mutant Babies sees them being deserted on an island. Outraged by the court's decision, the father responsible for the babies fights the justice system to free them.
Starring: Michael Moriarty, Karen Black
JOAN OF ARC
Beginning with a young Joan witnessing her sister's rape and murder at the hands of brutal English soldiers, the film picks up years later when Joan appears at the court of the French Dauphin, who is making little progress against his enemies. Joan's self-confidence and charisma induce the Dauphin to take a gamble by allowing her to lead his troops, resulting in an upset victory at Orleans. However, Joan eventually outlives her usefulness to the French throne and is sold out to the English, who burn her for heresy. The movie features several exciting medieval battle scenes.
Starring: John Malkovich, Faye Dunaway, Milla Jovovich
JOHN CARPENTER PRESENTS VAMPIRES: LOS MUERTOS
Derek Bliss is a solo vampire hunter who gets an assignment to track down a nest of blood drinkers based in Mexico. Derek pulls a team together consisting of a mysterious priest, a middle school dropout with a score to settle, a Memphis drifter, and Zoey, a girl who has been bitten by a vampire. The team goes hunting for Una – the female master vampire who has kidnapped a priest, in hopes of performing a bloody ceremony that will allow her to tolerate sunlight. Will Bliss and his team be able to stop Una?
Starring: Jon Bon Jovi, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Christian De La Fuente
LADIES NIGHT
A tale of lies and deceit, Ladies Night follows the heinous acts of two conmen as they pull off scam after scam on unsuspecting middle-aged women. The trail of bodies eventually catches the attention of Ethan Grant, an insurance investigator. As he closes in on the criminals, the startling truth reveals deep dark secrets from the past for everyone involved.
Starring: Colin Ferguson, Paul Michael Glaser
LADY IN THE WATER
From M. Night Shyamalan comes this eerie tale of modest apartment building manager, Cleveland, and the mysterious young woman named Story, whom he rescues. When Cleveland and the tenants of his building discover that this fragile, ethereal woman is being pursued by deadly creatures as she tries to return to the realm of literary imagination to which she belongs, they begin to realize that their world may not be as real as they believe.
Starring: Paul Giamatti, Jeffrey Wright, Bryce Howard
LIVE ONCE, DIE TWICE
What happens when the person you love never really existed at all? In this tale filled to the brim with twists and turns, a young woman is confronted by the reality that her husband is not only lying to her; he has lied from the very moment they first met. This leads her to investigate the matter, turning up her husband's other wife and a host of darker secrets.
Starring: Kellie Martin, Martin Cummins
LONELY ARE THE BRAVE
Kirk Douglas stars as a rebel cowboy who gets arrested so he can go to the jail where his best friend is imprisoned to help him break out. The problem is his friend does not want to break out and the hero must now go the distance alone.
Starring: Walter Matthau, Kirk Douglas, Carroll O'Connor
LOS LOCOS
An army scout, Chance, has to lead a squad of mentally handicapped prisoners on a mission across the desert.
Starring: Mario Van Peebles, Melora Walters
MACKENNA'S GOLD
Marshal McKenna is forced to help bandit chief Colorado search for a lost Apache canyon filled with gold. But they are not the only one looking for it.
Starring: Gregory Peck, Telly Savalas, Omar Sharif
MAXIMUM RISK
The ''Muscles from Brussels'' has a new mission. Retired French soldier, Alain Moreau, finds out that he has a brother – and a twin no less. Only it's too late for a reunion, because when Moreau finds him, he is lying dead on a European street. Thirsting to avenge his death, Moreau becomes part of the shadowy underworld that swallowed his brother. Aided by the sultry Alex, Moreau goes on a rampage.
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Natasha Henstridge
MIDWAY
This star-studded classic traces the days leading up to – and the aftermath – of the great World War II sea battle of Midway, one of America's most vulnerable Pacific bases, and a strategic target for the enemy.
Starring: Henry Fonda, Charlton Heston
MIRAGE
A power blackout in his office building seems to have precipitated a memory loss in accountant David. Unable to recall even the simplest fact about his life, David enlists the services of a private detective, Ted Caselle, to help him recover his identity. Eventually, a string of outlandish and frightening encounters lead David to a psychiatrist who assists him in recalling his past, plunging him deeper into a life-threatening nightmare.
Starring: Gregory Peck, Walter Matthau, Diane Baker
ON DEADLY GROUND
Nature never had a better friend than Forrest Taft. A trouble-shooter for a big oil company, he learns that his boss, Michael Jennings, has plans to install sub-standard equipment harmful to both human lives and the environment. When Taft objects to the plans, Jennings tries to kill him. After being rescued by Masu, an Eskimo woman, he goes out to stop his boss.
Starring: Michael Caine, Steven Seagal, Joan Chen
OUTSIDE THE LAW
Julie's goes on hiatus when her fiancé gets killed during a military mission, but finds a pair of goons from a government agency stalking her. She manages to elude them, but bumps into restaurant owner Annie and her brother Rick, who just minutes after, get whacked by a couple of baddies. Julie takes out the two bad guys. Soon, Annie ends up dead, Rick ends up in hot soup, a new drug ends up in the market, and Julie's motel apartment ends up bombed to smithereens. Realizing that she can't stand on the sidelines, she takes a stand
Starring: Cynthia Rothrock, Jeff Wincott
PAST MIDNIGHT
After serving 15 years in jail for a crime that he claims he did not commit, Ben Jordan is released from prison. He soon falls in love with his social worker, Laura Matthews, who believes that he is innocent. As she pieces together the puzzle of events on that horrible night, Laura begins to discover evidence that does not add up.
Starring: Rutger Hauer, Clancy Brown, Natasha Richardson
PLOTS WITH A VIEW
Boris Plotz is the middle-aged mortician in a small Welsh village who has loved Betty Rhys-Jones from afar since their childhood. His chance to declare his love arrives when Betty's bedridden and shrewish mother-in-law dies. Betty's town-councilor husband is having an affair with his secretary Meredith, though good-hearted Betty refuses to expose and divorce him. Instead, Boris and Betty settle on eloping, which involves an undertaker's specialist skills. Adding to the plot's complications is rival undertaker, Frank Featherbed, who wants to drive Boris out of business with two-for-one deals and themed funerals.
Starring: Alfred Molina, Naomi Watts, Brenda Blethyn
POSEIDON
It's New Year's Eve, and over 2,000 people are celebrating the moment onboard a luxury cruise liner, Poseidon. At the stroke of midnight, a huge rogue wave hits the ship and rolls it upside down. Against the captain's orders to stay put and wait for rescue, a group of survivors make their way out of the wreckage, determined to save themselves from an impending watery grave.
Starring: Kurt Russell, Richard Dreyfuss, Joshua Lucas
RED PLANET
The earth is dying, and in order to sustain human life, humanity has to look at other planets in order to colonize. Commander Kate Bowman leads a crew of six including Robby Gallagher and Lt. Ted Santen to Mars to oxygenate the planet. However, things go awry and they have to crash-land on its surface. Soon the team is struggling to find the space station that contains the life support systems. But the worst is yet to come – when they realize that they are not alone on the Red Planet.
Starring: Val Kilmer, Benjamin Bratt, Carrie-Anne Moss
RED ROCK WEST
Michael Williams is a down-and-out drifter mistaken to be the hit man a bartender hired to kill his unfaithful wife. Taking full advantage of this situation, Michael collects the money and runs. Things go really wrong during his getaway as Michael soon runs into the real hit man.
Starring: Dennis Hopper, Nicolas Cage, Lara Flynn Boyle
RENEGADE JUSTICE
Simon is a special forces-trained, nerves-of-steel man seeking revenge for the murder of his son, who got killed in a drive-by shooting.
Starring: Steven Seagal, Eddie Griffin
REST STOP
A young couple, Jess and Nicole, make a pit stop at an abandoned rest stop. But when Nicole comes out from the ladies, Jess has vanished. With her cell phone out of range, Nicole is left to her own devices until a mysterious motorcycle cop appears out of the blue.
Starring: Joseph Lawrence, Joey Mendicino, Jaimie Alexander
RETURN TO THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL
The editor of a fashion magazine Ariel and her friend Paul are abducted by a group of treasure hunters and forced to go to a haunted house in search of an evil but valuable relic.
Starring: Jeffrey Combs, Amanda Righetti, Erik Palladino
ROAD HOUSE 2: LAST CALL
Federal agent Shane visits his uncle to help him defend against a crime lord who wants to take over his uncle's bar. Shane teams up with the bar staff and a local school teacher as they face impossible odds to beat the bad guys.
Starring: Jake Busey, Johnathon Schaech
STAY ALIVE
Video games don't get as real as this. A group of teenagers are addicted to a new video game about an evil Hungarian villain called the Blood C
Set in 1900, China. For years, the great nation has been occupied by the foreign powers. But now, the Chinese are fighting back with the Boxer Rebellion. The difference in this movie is that the heroes are the foreign powers who are outnumbered by the Chinese as they defend against the 55-day siege of their fortress.
Starring: David Niven, Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner
ALLAN QUATERMAIN AND THE LOST CITY OF GOLD
In this sequel to 1985's "King Solomon's Mines," intrepid adventurer Allan Quatermain receives a mysterious gold piece from a dying man. Could this be a clue leading to Quatermain's missing brother, Robeson? Together with his archaeologist girlfriend Jesse Huston, Quatermain embarks on a quest to East Africa in search of his lost brother. Based on the H. Rider Haggard book, this action adventure promises high thrills and spills in the style of Indiana Jones.
Starring: James Earl Jones, Sharon Stone, Richard Chamberlain
AMERICAN PASTIME
The Nomura family is happily living in America until the attack on Pearl Harbor breaks out. The next thing they know, they are shipped to an internment camp in Utah where they find themselves prisoners. What the prisoners and guards have in common, however, is the love of baseball. Before long, a guards versus prisoners game is in the works. Can baseball bridge the rift?
Starring: Gary Cole, Aaron Yoo, Sarah Drew
ANACONDA
A documentary film crew, led by Terri Flores and Dr Steve Cale, stray into dangerous territory when Paul Sarone, a scientist obsessed with exploring the habitat of the world's largest snake, comes aboard. While their aims are purely anthropological, the snake has other ideas. Now they must use every primal resource at their disposal, just to stay alive.
Starring: Owen Wilson, Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube
ASSIGNMENT K
A head honcho of a British spy unit, Philip Scott poses as the successful head of a toy company. Then his cover gets blown and his girlfriend is kidnapped. The ransom – Scott has to reveal the identities of the other secret agents.
Starring: Stephen Boyd, Camilla Sparv, Michael Redgrave
ATTACK FORCE
Seagal is back as Marshall Lawton, whose strike force is decimated by villains with extraordinary strength. It turns out they are on a new strength-inducing drug called the CTX. Lawton assembles a new force to take out the bad guys, exact revenge and clean up the streets.
Starring: Steven Seagal
AVALANCHE EXPRESS
In a life-or-death mission, an elite team of espionage agents must transport a Russian defector, while enemy spies, double agents and forces of nature conspire to kill the man as they speed across Europe aboard a train dubbed The Avalanche Express.
Starring: Linda Evans, Robert Shaw, Lee Marvin
BABY MONITOR: SOUND OF FEAR
Carol Whiston is a wife, mother and successful career woman. When she secretly learns that her husband, Matt is having an affair with the babysitter, she delves into another type of business - murder. Using an upcoming birthday party as an excuse, she coyly invites her husband's mistress, Ann to baby-sit their young son. She hires a couple of thugs to murder Ann and make it look like a robbery gone bad. Unfortunately, the plan doesn't work out as expected and a series of unexpected twists add to the suspense in this well crafted thriller.
Starring: Jason Beghe, Barbara Tyson, Josie Bissett
BABYLON 5: A CALL TO ARMS
Through their dreams, four people are drawn together to restore peace to the galaxy. After five years of peaceful existence, the Alliance now faces its toughest challenge yet - the Drakh, allies of the Shadows and the Alliance's old enemies. President of the Alliance, Sheridan, has previously dealt with a few highly intense conflicts. Now, the Drakhs have decided that they should be the Master race, and using the technology from the Shadows, they plan to destroy the Alliance. But is there more to the Drakh's plan?
Starring: Bruce Boxleitner, Jerry Doyle, Jeff Conaway
BABYLON 5: IN THE BEGINNING
The future holds power that leads to an encounter with an alien race called the Minbari. Through a series of accidents and misunderstandings, a war breaks out between the human race and Minbari, leading to a near-annihilation of human life on Earth.
Starring: Bruce Boxleitner, Mira Furlan
BABYLON 5: THE RIVER OF SOULS
In this installment of the cult Babylon 5 series, an archaeologist brings a stolen relic to the space station Babylon 5, the soul hunters - an immortal race that captures and eternally imprisons souls - lay siege to the remote outpost. Babylon 5 is caught between two implacable forces: the soul hunters and the wrathful souls that have escaped their control.
Starring: Jerry Doyle, Tracy Scoggins
BABYLON 5: THIRD SPACE
A representative from Interplanetary Expeditions, Dr Trent, is brought in to examine an artifact that is able to take one to a "third" space. The artifact was built as an attempt to make contact with the Gods.
Starring: Bruce Boxleitner, Claudia Christian
BEVERLY HILLS COP III
The heat is on again as Detroit's motor-mouthed detective, Axel Foley, is back where he doesn't belong – Beverly Hills. This time round, together with the newly promoted Billy Rosewood, they investigate a group of counterfeiters who are operating from a family theme park. Combining high-octane action and in-your-face comedy, "Beverly Hills Cops III" is a slick action caper that is sure to entertain.
Starring: Judge Reinhold, Eddie Murphy
BONE EATER
An ancient Native American legend rises up and terrorizes the local townspeople. Sheriff Evans goes on an all-out investigation while keeping the calm among the people.
Starring: Bruce Boxleitner, Gil Gerard, Brian Gross
BRADDOCK: MISSING IN ACTION III
When Colonel James Braddock is told that his Asian wife and 12-year-old son are still alive in Vietnam, he mounts a one-man assault to free them from the communists. Armed with the latest hi-tech firepower, Braddock fights his way into the heart of the country and outmaneuvers a sadistic Vietnamese officer.
Starring: Chuck Norris
BULLSEYE!
Mistaken identity and double-crosses abound in this action-packed comedy. Two unscrupulous scientists, Doctor Hicklar and Sir John Bevistock, intend to sell a cold fusion formula to the highest bidder. However, things get mixed up when a pair of con artists, who look exactly like the corrupt scientists, want a share of the pie as well.
Starring: Michael Caine, Roger Moore
CHRISTINE
Based on the best-selling novel by Stephen King, Christine tells the tale of a teenage nerd who buys a rusty red and white 1958 Plymouth Fury after falling head-over-heels for her chrome-accented charms. Her name is Christine. But deep within her chassis lies an unholy presence. As Cunningham goes about restoring Christine to her former beauty, the task slowly becomes an obsession, and Christine begins to assume a life of her own. Now, she will kill anyone who comes between her and Cunningham.
Starring: Alexandra Paul, John Stockwell, Harry Dean Stanton
CODE NAME PHOENIX
The year is 2020, and the human race is at risk of being wiped out by the fountain of youth. An anti-aging serum has been developed. Lucy Chang, a Chinese undercover agent codenamed Phoenix, tries to destroy it, but her attempt is sabotaged. Compelled to flee to America with a million-dollar bounty on her head, she tries to clear her name and destroy the serum but runs into Jake Randall, an honest US Marshal who is torn between turning her in or risking his life to save her and all of mankind.
Starring: Christina Cox, Jeffery Meeks
CRY-BABY
Maverick director John Waters does a quirky spin on '50s nostalgia in Cry-Baby, his musical homage to Rebel Without a Cause and Romeo and Juliet.
Starring: Johnny Depp, Amy Locane
DARK AVENGER
A federal judge is brutally attacked and left for dead but the killer is released on a technicality after his conviction. Found and nursed back to health by someone he previously helped to reform, the judge regains his strength and begins a new chapter of his life. Though crippled and maimed, he dons a mask and equips himself with a series of high-tech gadgets to battle evil as the "Dark Avenger."
Starring: Hector Elizondo, Robert Vaughn
DAYS OF THUNDER
Cole Trickle, a cocky newcomer has his eye on the Daytona and the gorgeous doctor who patches him up after his first heart-stopping crash. The young stock car race driver must learn to deal with life on and off the track as a serious injury introduces him to fear and romance.
Starring: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman
DEATH BY MAGIC
A magician goes in search for a successor to take over his fight against evil. But first, Earth's current protector must hunt down a replacement to represent the forces of good.
Starring: Peter Firth, Kimberly Davies, Gabrielle Fitzpatrick
DEATH WISH 3
Paul Kersey became a one-man vigilante committee when his wife was killed and daughter raped 10 years ago. He swore to rid the streets of the trash that destroyed the lives of others. The media and public adored him; the police banished him not to return to New York. But when his friend is brutally murdered, he cannot help but return to get revenge for the senseless killing. The police are aware of his agenda, but this time, they welcome it.
Starring: Ed Lauter, Charles Bronson
DISCLOSURE
Based on the novel by best-selling author, Michael Crichton, a happily married man, Tom Sanders, resists temptation when he's propositioned by his new boss and old flame – Meredith Johnson. Walking out on her attempt at seduction, she vows revenge, and files charges of sexual harassment the next day. But Sanders fights back, and uncovers a dirty world of corporate secrets.
Starring: Michael Douglas, Demi Moore
DOLORES CLAIBORNE
Based on the best-selling novel by Stephen King, Dolores Claiborne tells the tale of Selena, a successful New York journalist, and her mother, Dolores Claiborne. Selena is forced to confront Dolores when the latter becomes the prime suspect in the murder of rich society matron, Vera. As Vera's servant, Dolores has endured forty years of abuse. Can Selena clear her mother’s name?
Starring: Kathy Bates, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Christopher Plummer
DOWNHILL RACER
Magnificent skiing footage shot on location in the Alps sparks this drama about the US Olympic ski team. An ambitious skier from Colorado sets out to become an Olympic champion – but learns that winning isn't everything.
Starring: Robert Redford, Gene Hackman
FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH
A hilarious tale of sex, rock n' roll and high school which perfectly captures the spirit of youth, this comedy is full of iconic moments, quotable lines and unforgettable characters.
Starring: Phoebe Cates, Judge Reinhold, Sean Penn
FINAL ANALYSIS
In this gripping thriller, a prominent psychiatrist, Isaac Barr, gets involved with the sister of his client, Heather Evans.
Starring: Kim Basinger, Uma Thurman, Richard Gere
FINAL DESTINATION 3
In this third installment of the Final Destination series, a high school senior has a premonition of a roller coaster ride that goes wrong. She manages to warn her friends and save their lives, but death comes knocking on their doors once again to take back the lives which should have been lost.
Starring: Mary Winstead, Ryan Merriman
FIRST SHOT
The President's popularity as defender of the free world has shot him onto the wanted list of a militia rebel group for killing their brothers. But there's just one smudge in their grand plan - Agent Alex McGregor - head of the Secret Service and now in charge of the President's safety. While the President's life's at stake, the rebels raise the stakes further, by kidnapping Alex's husband and sending her a clear message that she's their next target for termination. Can Alex protect the two most important men in her life?
Starring: Doug Savant, Mariel Hemingway
FIRST TARGET
A U.S. Secret Service agent, Alex McGregor is charged with safeguarding the life of the President of the United States. Powerful opponents of President Jonathan Hayes are out to assassinate him, after his failure to grant them the election favors they asked for. An opportunity to target him arrives, when he visits Washington State National Park. Now, the ever vigilant Alex must put her life on the line. She is aided every step of the way by her fiancée, outdoor adventure guide, Grant Coleman
Starring: Daryl Hannah, Gregory Harrison, Doug Savant
FLIGHT OF FURY
Steven Seagal stars as a secret Air Force operative who must stop a terrorist organization from stealing a stealth bomber. He must succeed or the world will be put in extreme danger.
Starring: Steven Seagal
FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED
Hammer Film's fifth installment in their Dr Frankenstein series sees the complete transformation of doctor into monster. Frankenstein transplants the brain of an insane doctor into his assistant's body, creating a pathetic, misshapen beast, while using blackmail and rape to control the people around him.
Starring: Peter Cushing, Freddie Jones, Veronica Carlson
FREEDOMLAND
A white woman, Brenda Martin, claims that she was carjacked and her four-year-old son kidnapped by a black man. Black detective Lorenzo Council investigates the crime and discovers there is more to it than meets the eye.
Starring: Julianne Moore, Samuel Jackson
FURNACE
A detective teams up with a psychologist to investigate a series of unexplainable grisly deaths at the local prison.
Starring: Tom Sizemore, Michael Pare, Ja Rule
GONE
While traveling through the Australian Outback, young British couple Alex and Sophie meets a charismatic American man Taylor, who seems too nice to be true. What is his ulterior motive?
Starring: Scott Mechlowicz, Shaun Evans
HARD TO KILL
Corrupt police officials and criminals brutally attack good cop Mason Storm, killing his wife and leaving him in a coma. What the criminals didn't bargain for is the fact that Storm is, indeed, hard to kill.
Starring: Steven Seagal, Kelly Lebrock
HITCHED
Marriages are made in heaven, but could end up feeling like hell. That's what philandering Ted Robbins discovers, when a short while after being married to Eve Robbins, she imprisons him in the basement of their house and reports him missing. Then it's left to Detective Cary Grant to get to the bottom of the matter.
Starring: Anthony Michael Hall, Tim Matheson, Sheryl Lee Diamond
INSIDE MAN
This battle-of-wits thriller pits a consummate bank robber, Dalton Russell, against the street-smart cop, Detective Frazier. Russell seems to be pulling off the perfect bank robbery while Frazier has been sent to stop him. The plot is full of twists and turns, and thickens when the bank owner sends in super negotiator, Madeleine White, to strike a deal with the robber. But it appears that there is more than meets the eye.
Starring: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster
IT'S ALIVE III ISLAND OF THE ALIVE
The second sequel to Mutant Babies sees them being deserted on an island. Outraged by the court's decision, the father responsible for the babies fights the justice system to free them.
Starring: Michael Moriarty, Karen Black
JOAN OF ARC
Beginning with a young Joan witnessing her sister's rape and murder at the hands of brutal English soldiers, the film picks up years later when Joan appears at the court of the French Dauphin, who is making little progress against his enemies. Joan's self-confidence and charisma induce the Dauphin to take a gamble by allowing her to lead his troops, resulting in an upset victory at Orleans. However, Joan eventually outlives her usefulness to the French throne and is sold out to the English, who burn her for heresy. The movie features several exciting medieval battle scenes.
Starring: John Malkovich, Faye Dunaway, Milla Jovovich
JOHN CARPENTER PRESENTS VAMPIRES: LOS MUERTOS
Derek Bliss is a solo vampire hunter who gets an assignment to track down a nest of blood drinkers based in Mexico. Derek pulls a team together consisting of a mysterious priest, a middle school dropout with a score to settle, a Memphis drifter, and Zoey, a girl who has been bitten by a vampire. The team goes hunting for Una – the female master vampire who has kidnapped a priest, in hopes of performing a bloody ceremony that will allow her to tolerate sunlight. Will Bliss and his team be able to stop Una?
Starring: Jon Bon Jovi, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Christian De La Fuente
LADIES NIGHT
A tale of lies and deceit, Ladies Night follows the heinous acts of two conmen as they pull off scam after scam on unsuspecting middle-aged women. The trail of bodies eventually catches the attention of Ethan Grant, an insurance investigator. As he closes in on the criminals, the startling truth reveals deep dark secrets from the past for everyone involved.
Starring: Colin Ferguson, Paul Michael Glaser
LADY IN THE WATER
From M. Night Shyamalan comes this eerie tale of modest apartment building manager, Cleveland, and the mysterious young woman named Story, whom he rescues. When Cleveland and the tenants of his building discover that this fragile, ethereal woman is being pursued by deadly creatures as she tries to return to the realm of literary imagination to which she belongs, they begin to realize that their world may not be as real as they believe.
Starring: Paul Giamatti, Jeffrey Wright, Bryce Howard
LIVE ONCE, DIE TWICE
What happens when the person you love never really existed at all? In this tale filled to the brim with twists and turns, a young woman is confronted by the reality that her husband is not only lying to her; he has lied from the very moment they first met. This leads her to investigate the matter, turning up her husband's other wife and a host of darker secrets.
Starring: Kellie Martin, Martin Cummins
LONELY ARE THE BRAVE
Kirk Douglas stars as a rebel cowboy who gets arrested so he can go to the jail where his best friend is imprisoned to help him break out. The problem is his friend does not want to break out and the hero must now go the distance alone.
Starring: Walter Matthau, Kirk Douglas, Carroll O'Connor
LOS LOCOS
An army scout, Chance, has to lead a squad of mentally handicapped prisoners on a mission across the desert.
Starring: Mario Van Peebles, Melora Walters
MACKENNA'S GOLD
Marshal McKenna is forced to help bandit chief Colorado search for a lost Apache canyon filled with gold. But they are not the only one looking for it.
Starring: Gregory Peck, Telly Savalas, Omar Sharif
MAXIMUM RISK
The ''Muscles from Brussels'' has a new mission. Retired French soldier, Alain Moreau, finds out that he has a brother – and a twin no less. Only it's too late for a reunion, because when Moreau finds him, he is lying dead on a European street. Thirsting to avenge his death, Moreau becomes part of the shadowy underworld that swallowed his brother. Aided by the sultry Alex, Moreau goes on a rampage.
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Natasha Henstridge
MIDWAY
This star-studded classic traces the days leading up to – and the aftermath – of the great World War II sea battle of Midway, one of America's most vulnerable Pacific bases, and a strategic target for the enemy.
Starring: Henry Fonda, Charlton Heston
MIRAGE
A power blackout in his office building seems to have precipitated a memory loss in accountant David. Unable to recall even the simplest fact about his life, David enlists the services of a private detective, Ted Caselle, to help him recover his identity. Eventually, a string of outlandish and frightening encounters lead David to a psychiatrist who assists him in recalling his past, plunging him deeper into a life-threatening nightmare.
Starring: Gregory Peck, Walter Matthau, Diane Baker
ON DEADLY GROUND
Nature never had a better friend than Forrest Taft. A trouble-shooter for a big oil company, he learns that his boss, Michael Jennings, has plans to install sub-standard equipment harmful to both human lives and the environment. When Taft objects to the plans, Jennings tries to kill him. After being rescued by Masu, an Eskimo woman, he goes out to stop his boss.
Starring: Michael Caine, Steven Seagal, Joan Chen
OUTSIDE THE LAW
Julie's goes on hiatus when her fiancé gets killed during a military mission, but finds a pair of goons from a government agency stalking her. She manages to elude them, but bumps into restaurant owner Annie and her brother Rick, who just minutes after, get whacked by a couple of baddies. Julie takes out the two bad guys. Soon, Annie ends up dead, Rick ends up in hot soup, a new drug ends up in the market, and Julie's motel apartment ends up bombed to smithereens. Realizing that she can't stand on the sidelines, she takes a stand
Starring: Cynthia Rothrock, Jeff Wincott
PAST MIDNIGHT
After serving 15 years in jail for a crime that he claims he did not commit, Ben Jordan is released from prison. He soon falls in love with his social worker, Laura Matthews, who believes that he is innocent. As she pieces together the puzzle of events on that horrible night, Laura begins to discover evidence that does not add up.
Starring: Rutger Hauer, Clancy Brown, Natasha Richardson
PLOTS WITH A VIEW
Boris Plotz is the middle-aged mortician in a small Welsh village who has loved Betty Rhys-Jones from afar since their childhood. His chance to declare his love arrives when Betty's bedridden and shrewish mother-in-law dies. Betty's town-councilor husband is having an affair with his secretary Meredith, though good-hearted Betty refuses to expose and divorce him. Instead, Boris and Betty settle on eloping, which involves an undertaker's specialist skills. Adding to the plot's complications is rival undertaker, Frank Featherbed, who wants to drive Boris out of business with two-for-one deals and themed funerals.
Starring: Alfred Molina, Naomi Watts, Brenda Blethyn
POSEIDON
It's New Year's Eve, and over 2,000 people are celebrating the moment onboard a luxury cruise liner, Poseidon. At the stroke of midnight, a huge rogue wave hits the ship and rolls it upside down. Against the captain's orders to stay put and wait for rescue, a group of survivors make their way out of the wreckage, determined to save themselves from an impending watery grave.
Starring: Kurt Russell, Richard Dreyfuss, Joshua Lucas
RED PLANET
The earth is dying, and in order to sustain human life, humanity has to look at other planets in order to colonize. Commander Kate Bowman leads a crew of six including Robby Gallagher and Lt. Ted Santen to Mars to oxygenate the planet. However, things go awry and they have to crash-land on its surface. Soon the team is struggling to find the space station that contains the life support systems. But the worst is yet to come – when they realize that they are not alone on the Red Planet.
Starring: Val Kilmer, Benjamin Bratt, Carrie-Anne Moss
RED ROCK WEST
Michael Williams is a down-and-out drifter mistaken to be the hit man a bartender hired to kill his unfaithful wife. Taking full advantage of this situation, Michael collects the money and runs. Things go really wrong during his getaway as Michael soon runs into the real hit man.
Starring: Dennis Hopper, Nicolas Cage, Lara Flynn Boyle
RENEGADE JUSTICE
Simon is a special forces-trained, nerves-of-steel man seeking revenge for the murder of his son, who got killed in a drive-by shooting.
Starring: Steven Seagal, Eddie Griffin
REST STOP
A young couple, Jess and Nicole, make a pit stop at an abandoned rest stop. But when Nicole comes out from the ladies, Jess has vanished. With her cell phone out of range, Nicole is left to her own devices until a mysterious motorcycle cop appears out of the blue.
Starring: Joseph Lawrence, Joey Mendicino, Jaimie Alexander
RETURN TO THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL
The editor of a fashion magazine Ariel and her friend Paul are abducted by a group of treasure hunters and forced to go to a haunted house in search of an evil but valuable relic.
Starring: Jeffrey Combs, Amanda Righetti, Erik Palladino
ROAD HOUSE 2: LAST CALL
Federal agent Shane visits his uncle to help him defend against a crime lord who wants to take over his uncle's bar. Shane teams up with the bar staff and a local school teacher as they face impossible odds to beat the bad guys.
Starring: Jake Busey, Johnathon Schaech
STAY ALIVE
Video games don't get as real as this. A group of teenagers are addicted to a new video game about an evil Hungarian villain called the Blood C
