11/01/2008
HBO Asia Synopses - Month of November 2008
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Tom Welles (Cage) is a private eye on the biggest case of his life when he is hired by a wealthy widow who finds a reel of 8mm film in her dead husband's safe. The film appears to be a snuff movie where a girl looks like she was being murdered. The widow wants Tom to get to the bottom of the case and find out what really happened to the girl and what her husband's involvement in the film was. Tom follows the trail and soon discovers that the secrets he uncovered may cost him his life.
Starring: James Gandolfini, Nicolas Cage, Joaquin Phoenix
300
Based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller, 300 tells the heroic story of Spartan king Leonidas (Butler) and 300 of his best warriors as they fight the invading Persian army of King Xerxes in Thermopylae in 480 B.C. Filled with amazing battle sequences straight out of the graphic novel, 300 is a dramatic retelling of a part of Greek history re-interpreted through Frank Miller's work.
Starring: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey
"HUSTLE"
Phil Gaines (Reynolds), a tough but cynical cop, investigates the suicide death of a call girl, only to discover a web of murder and deceit that leads to a powerful attorney and Phil's own prostitute girlfriend, Nicole (Deneuve).
Starring: Burt Reynolds, Ben Johnson, Catherine Deneuve
A DAUGHTER'S CONVICTION
When Jo’s (Nevin) latest stepfather is murdered, she returns home to find her mother arrested for the crime. No one else seems to believe her mother’s innocence except for her and so she goes out of her way to prove it.
Starring: Kate Jackson, Brooke Nevin
A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
A small-town diner owner's life is shattered by the arrival of shadowy thugs who claim he is part of their past. Directed by David Cronenberg, this adaptation from a graphic novel is about Tom Stall (Mortensen), a quiet restaurateur who is forced to resort to violence after he is accosted by goons who claim to know him and attempt to rob his diner. Tom is hailed as a hero, but when more thugs show up, Tom's inconsequential past comes under the spotlight.
Starring: Ed Harris, Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello
ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES
The Addams Family return in the sequel to the blockbuster movie. Expect more macabre humor when Uncle Fester falls in love and finds a soulmate in the new nanny. Even little Wednesday can not escape Cupid when she goes to summer camp. Danger lurks around the corner, though, as Uncle Fester's new squeeze has plans for him, none of which involve his longevity.
Starring: Christopher Lloyd, Raul Julia, Anjelica Huston
ALL THE KING'S MEN
Based on Robert Penn Warren's 1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, All The King's Men tells the story of a man's rise to power in Louisiana's world of politics. Willie Stark (Penn) is elected as a governor with the support of the lower social classes. But when Judge Irwin (Anthony Hopkins) supports a group of Stark's enemies pushing for impeachment, Stark plays dirty to bring down the judge and ends up setting up his own ultimate downfall.
Starring: Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Sean Penn
ALL THE PRETTY HORSES
Adapted from Cormac McCarthy's beloved bestseller, the plot revolves around John Grady and his pal Lacey Rawlins. The two leave their Texas home in search of real cowboy country. Along the way they pick up a mysterious teenager, who gets John and Lacey into trouble. They manage to ditch him and continue their journey - which takes them to a sprawling hacienda run by a businessman, Don Hector. There, Grady falls for Don Hector's gorgeous daughter, Alejandra. The two then embark on a secretive but blissful affair. That is, until Grady's past comes back to haunt him.
Starring: Matt Damon, Henry Thomas, Penelope Cruz
BABY BOY
An aimless young man has to learn the meaning of fatherly responsibility when his mother's boyfriend moves in with them and starts pushing him to grow up – the hard way.
Starring: Ving Rhames, Tyrese Gibson, Snoop Doggy Dogg
BALLS OF FURY
Taking a page from Enter the Dragon's plot, Balls of Fury tells the tale of a former ping-pong champ who is brought in by the government to infiltrate a high-stakes underworld tournament and bring down the organizer, a feared crime boss.
Starring: Christopher Walken, Dan Fogler, Maggie Q
BIG LOVE 13: DAMAGE CONTROL
In the aftermath of her "Mother of the Year" exposure at the Governor's mansion, Barb retreats into her own world, leaving Nicki and Margene to run the Henrickson household. Desperate to discover who betrayed the family, Bill gathers evidence against Home Plus employee Wendy and gives Don an ultimatum to get rid of her. Having nearly succumbed to Wanda's poisoning, Alby urges Roman to take revenge against Joey and Bill. Meanwhile, Wanda faces an inquisition at Juniper Creek, and Joey feels the pressure from Roman. At home, Sarah meets an older suitor named Scott at an ex-Mormon meeting.
BIG LOVE 14: THE WRITING ON THE WALL
Home Plus billboards have been defaced, leading Bill and Don to scramble for repairs - and a rethinking of Bill's public face on Home Plus. Registering for college courses, Barb's check bounces and the culprit turns out to be Nicki. At Juniper Creek, Joey falls off the wagon and sends Nicki on a remedial trip to the compound. Now working at Home Plus, Ben comes clean to Brynn about his family, while Sarah is caught in a lie with Scott. In the midst of crises, Bill and Barb forget Nicki's anniversary, and Joey makes a decision that will have far-ranging implications.
BIG LOVE 15: REUNION
Bill and Nicki drive to Juniper Creek for a family reunion - and a council vote that Bill hopes to leverage against Roman in the case against Joey. Arriving at Lois' cabin, they are surprised to find her brother Eddie in residence, overseeing Lois' new laundromat. At home, Barb catches Ben in a compromising position with Margene, and Sarah later catches him in an even more compromising one with Brynn. Alby refuses to toe the party line and his actions result in Nicki and Bill cutting short their visit. Rhonda pledges herself to Roman, but ends up having second thoughts.
BIG LOVE 16: ROCK AND A HARD PLACE
Bill's anxieties over his upcoming testimony in Joey's case are compounded by the presence of Rhonda, who threatens to blackmail Nicki. Suspicious that Rhonda's disappearance is orchestrated, Roman sends the Juniper Creek police to the Henricksons with a warrant. Ben and Brynn celebrate their three-month anniversary with Margene; Sarah tries to get Heather to go out to a non-date movie with Scott; Barb contemplates an offer from a child advocate; Lois looks to end Joey's persecution by putting a crazy idea into Wanda's head; and Margene invents a new confession to tell Pam.
BIG LOVE 17: VISION THING
Discussing his second business with Don over lunch, Bill finds himself drawn to an attractive young waitress named Ana. Nicki worries over Wayne's enrollment at a Catholic school after finding him playing with rosary beads. At Home Plus, Bill finds his deal with Weber Gaming jeopardized by Reese's impatience. Showing up at Sarah's restaurant after a week on the streets, Rhonda gets her cousin to agree to harbor her at Jordan's. Joey turns to Barb to help get Wanda out of the hospital, and finds himself courted by a recently widowed sister-wife named Kathy.
BIG LOVE 18: DATING GAME
Having uncovered Bill's romantic secret, Margene befriends an unsuspecting Ana, then arranges lunch with (the unequally unsuspecting) Barb and Nicki to introduce them to their prospective sister-wife. Having found a welcoming home at Heather's, Rhonda becomes the focus of media attention by agreeing to an interview with ex-polygamist April Blessing. Bill tries to get a reluctant Don to embrace his Weber Gaming deal; later, he discusses his attraction to Ana with several fellow polygamists. Ben uses his new driver's license to visit an old confidante; Bill discovers that an underground polygamist group, the Greenes, have resurfaced with a vengeance.
BIG LOVE 19: GOOD GUYS AND BAD GUYS
Margene's dysfunctional past is illuminated when her mother Ginger pays a visit. At the Juniper Creek compound, Lois is shocked when Frank returns to lay claim to her fortune. With tensions at an all-time high as federal agents close in on the fugitive polygamist leader Orlean Abbot, Bill plays a dangerous game to land Weber Gaming, pitting Roman against the Greenes and vice-versa. Sarah's boyfriend Scott comes forward to tell Bill about Alby's stalking, and Barb stands up to Roman, who calls an emergency UEB board meeting.
BIG LOVE 20: KINGDOM COME
Stressed out from the Weber deal and exhausted by Margene's sexual appetite, Bill proposes that he take a night off from his wives every seventh day. The proposal is met with resistance - especially from Barb, who has already seen her nights dwindle with each new wife. At the compound, Frank discovers Lois' valuable pea stash, and holds the money hostage. With the Weber deal still in doubt, Bill continues to play both sides of the inter-compound dispute. Armed with new information about Eddie's windfall, Frank pays Bill a visit in an effort to blackmail him.
BIG LOVE 21: CIRCLE THE WAGONS
Bill enlists Nicki to sell Barb and Margene on Weber Gaming - with predictable results. In the wake of the latest public blemish on Juniper Creek, Bill calls an emergency UEB meeting that Alby ends up crashing. Burned by Frank, a distraught Lois fights to get back into Bill's good graces. Margene is unsettled after running into an old co-worker at Home Plus, as is Ben. Nicki tries to buy her way into the compound, but is miffed when Adaleen freezes her out. After confronting Sarah about her "moral ambiguity," Barb tries to get Heather back into her daughter's life.
BIG LOVE 22: THE HAPPIEST GIRL
Rebuffed by Barb, Bill asks Margene to accompany him to a trade convention. Alby realizes that Juniper Creek has been robbed - and thinks he knows by whom. Nicki tries to orchestrate a celebration at Juniper Creek, but ends up moving it to her house when Alby objects. After running into an old acquaintance at the convention, Bill is forced to summon Barb to bail him out, turning Margene from public wife to pariah. Scolded by Barb for violating his grounding, Ben meets a couple of twins with long-term potential. .
BLACK SHEEP
Those madcap guys from Tommy Boy are up to their side-splitting antics again: Al Donnelly, a promising candidate for state governor fears he may be embarrassed by his whacky brother Mike, and hires his personal aide Steve Dodds to keep Mike out of trouble.
Starring: David Spade, Tim Matheson, Chris Farley
BLANKMAN
Crime problem getting you down? Never fear, Blankman's here! Meet Darryl Walker (Wayans), a nerdy inventor who decides to become the crime fighter, Blankman - possibly the most engagingly inept superhero ever. Donning long underwear and wearing his grandma's bathrobe as a cape, he roams the city, bringing evildoers to justice, while romancing a pretty TV anchorwoman on the side.
Starring: Damon Wayans, Robin Givens, David Alan Grier
BLUE STREAK
What happens when a $20 million diamond gets stolen, then stashed in an unfinished building that turns out to be the new 37th Los Angeles Police Precinct two years later? Jewel thief Miles Logan (Lawrence) has to go in as an undercover cop to retrieve his loot. After a short jail term, Miles learns everything there is to know about the boys in blue in order to blend in and cash out. But the new cop soon discovers that he is a better law enforcer than he was a crook - until his old ways come back to haunt him.
Starring: Luke Wilson, Martin Lawrence
BOWFINGER
Steve Martin is a movie producer desperate to make his dream project come true, and will go to any length to cast the hottest action star of the moment (Murphy). An outrageous romp through the world of low – very low – budget filmmaking.
Starring: Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, Heather Graham
CHARLOTTE'S WEB
Based on the best-selling children's classic by EB White, Charlotte's Web tells the tale of Wilbur, a small pig who is saved from becoming dinner on the table by young Fern who houses him in her barnyard. There, he befriends Charlotte, a spider, who spins up webs of miracles to save Wilbur when it appears that the pig's days are numbered.
Starring: Dakota Fanning
CLUB PARADISE
Normalcy takes a holiday when Jack Moniker (Williams) opens up a Caribbean resort. All hell breaks loose as Moniker and Ernest Reed try to turn a seedy hotel into a tropical Eden. The plumbing is a joke, guests vanish without a trace and the locals are plotting an uprising. And then things start to get really wild!
Starring: Robin Williams, Rick Moranis, Peter O'Toole
COUSINS
Everything's relative in this glorious romantic comedy about following your heart. Cousins by marriage, Larry and Maria are understandably upset when shallow spouses Tom and Tish have a quickie fling. But their commiseration turns into infatuation and soon, they too, are having an affair.
Starring: Sean Young, Isabella Rossellini, Ted Danson
DADDY DAY CAMP
Charlie Hinton and Phil Ryerson is a pair of fathers who attempt to keep their summer camp afloat even though they are under dire economic strain. In order to help improve the financial situation, and to whip together a group of children who have a problem with following orders, Hinton brings in his military trained father even though he and his father have been on the outs. Soon the campers, and the fathers, are involved in a series of adventures that will save the camp and some broken relationships.
Starring: Cuba Gooding Jr, Lochlyn Munro
DISTURBIA
Drawing inspiration from celluloid classics such as Rear Window, Disturbia tells the tale of a young teenager who comes to the conclusion that his neighbor is in fact a murderer. As he spies on him from his room, morals and ethics is raised, creating a commentary which draws the audience in implicating them in the crime.
Starring: Carrie-Anne Moss, David Morse, Shia Labeouf
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
An innocent woman is falsely charged and convicted for murdering her husband who plotted his own 'death' to escape his debt. When she gets out of jail after six years and gets paroled into a halfway house, she begins to plot her revenge, taking advantage of a legal rule of double jeopardy, which states that a person cannot be convicted for the same crime twice.
Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Ashley Judd, Bruce Greenwood
ENTOURAGE 43: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE
The fourth season premiere of Entourage takes a behind-the-scenes look at the filming of Medellin on location in Bogota, Colombia. On set, E and Walsh clash over keeping the film on schedule and Billy develops an infatuation with Vince's beautiful Colombian co-star, which becomes disruptive to the production. Meanwhile, Drama tries to angle for a part in the film, and Ari provides color commentary from his L.A. office.
FATAL CONTACT: BIRD FLU IN AMERICA
As an outbreak of avian flu mutates into a virus that becomes contagious and transmittable among humans, scientists scramble to find a cure and contain the disease.
Starring: Stacy Keach, Joely Richardson
FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS 09: WHAT GOES ON TOUR?
Using the band’s “emergency fund”, Murray organizes a warm-up tour in preparation for a big gig in Central Park. At an airport bar, the boys get hooked by some “mermaids” from a women’s water-polo team and nearly ruin the tour and their relationship with Murray.
FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS 10: NEW FANS
Conchords triple their fan base after playing a local world music jam, but Mel is suspicious of the two new fans’ motives.
FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS 11: THE ACTOR
Bret and Jemaine enlist a semi-professional actor to pretend to be a record label guy in an attempt to cheer up Murray after a disappointing gig. The actor ends up getting carried away, offering Murray and the Conchords a recording deal that’s too good to be true.
FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS 12: THE THIRD CONCHORD
Murray foists a new bongo-playing band member on Bret and Jemaine, triggering angry dances and mutant half-bands.
GHOSTBUSTERS II
A lot has changed since the Ghostbusters last saved the world. Dr. Peter Venkman now hosts a talk show on parapsychology, Dr. Ray Stantz and Winston Zeddemore make a living as entertainers for children's birthday parties, and Dr. Egon Spengler continues to research the effect of human emotions on psycho-magnetic energy fields. However, when Dana Barrett's eight-month-old son becomes the target of demons, she calls the team back from retirement.
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver
GOODFELLAS
Follow a wise guy, Henry Hill (Liotta), and his partners in crime, Jimmy Conway (De Niro) and Tommy De Vito (Pesci), as he rises from neighborhood punk to top of the Mafia anthill, only to be brought down by drugs and the Feds.
Starring: Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Ray Liotta
HBO CENTRAL
HBO Central is your monthly guide to the hottest attractions on HBO! Join your host, Mohini, for an exciting look at what's new on the channel each month. Take a peek at the biggest blockbusters and HBO Original productions headed your way, including Hollywood gossip, behind-the-scenes tidbits, superstar profiles and red carpet style guides. It's a one-stop hub of entertainment news that’s all about HBO, on HBO.
HAIRSPRAY
Set in John Waters' beloved native Baltimore during the 1960s TV dance-show craze, Hairspray tells the story of zaftig high school "hairhopper" Tracy Turnblad as she graduates from outsider to celebrity trendsetter. She stars on "The Corny Collins Show," wins the heart of resident hunk Link Larkin and kicks down the barriers to racial integration on local television – all without messing up her hair!
Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, John Travolta, Amanda Bynes
HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
A summer has passed since Harry's encounter with the Dark Lord, and Harry returns to learn that the wizarding community remains in denial about Voldemort's return and a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher has been assigned. Now, with the entire wizard community in peril, the future of magic may depend on Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint
I'LL DO ANYTHING
Written and directed by James L Brooks, out-of-work actor Matt Hobbs (Nolte) is fighting the Hollywood system and losing. The talented but unsuccessful actor has a lot of adjusting to do when his ex-wife dumps their six-year-old daughter on him. Things get even more complicated when he falls for a production assistant but has to choose between family and career.
Starring: Nick Nolte, Joely Richardson
I DREAMED OF AFRICA: A TRUE STORY
Kuki Gallmann (Basinger) wants a new start and leaves her predictable life in Italy for the freedom of the African wild. There, she discovers one true thing about Africa – that within its magical exterior and enchanting canvas is a place of pain and suffering which is certainly no walk in the park. Now home to a life that's free as far as her eyes can see, she has to deal with the locals – poachers who have never heard of animals on the endangered species list.
Starring: Kim Basinger, Vincent Perez
INNOCENT BLOOD
A beautiful vampire with a conscience stalks the streets of Pittsburgh in search of prey in this comedic horror flick. She prefers the blood of mobsters – so when a gang war breaks out, she feasts nightly and makes the killings look like mob hits. But she doesn’t complete the job while feeding on one baddie, and he in turn becomes a blood sucker and is out for her blood!
Starring: Anne Parillaud, Anthony Lapaglia
IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES
This comedy drama charts the creation and dissolution of a seemingly perfect marriage. Hollywood mogul Albert Brodsky (O' Neal) and beautiful Lucy Van Patten (Long) meet, fall in love and get married. They have a charming little girl, Casey (played by a winsome nine year old Barrymore). The Brodskys' wealth and successful careers do not allow them much time with their daughter leading to negligence on both their married life and daughter. The couple file for divorce, but are in for a shock of their lives when little Casey decides to pursue her legal rights, and sues for divorce from her parents!
Starring: Drew Barrymore, Shelley Long, Ryan O'Neal
JENNIFER EIGHT
When LA cop Sergeant John Berlin moves to a small town, he investigates a serial murder and falls in love with a young blind woman, Helena Robertson. Pitting his skills like never before against the serial killer, he must race against time before Helena becomes the next victim!
Starring: Uma Thurman, John Malkovich, Andy Garcia
JESSE STONE: DEATH IN PARADISE
When a 14 year-old teenager is found dead in the Paradise river in Massachusetts, Chief of Police Jesse Stone (Selleck) seeks clues from the crime scene and various suspects - including a notable philanthropist - to unravel the identity of the criminal.
Starring: Tom Selleck
JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO
Joe Banks (Hanks) makes a bizarre deal with a businessman - six weeks of a king's lifestyle, after which he will jump into a Pacific isle volcano. Sparks fly when he teams up with yacht skipper, Patricia (Ryan) and sets sail for his destiny – or maybe theirs.
Starring: Meg Ryan, Tom Hanks
JUST ONE OF THE GUYS
She's 18 and adorable – the most popular girl in school. But next Monday, Terri is going to enroll in a new high school as a boy. The plucky teenager wants to be taken seriously as a journalist, and thinks that being a girl stands in her way! A cast of talented newcomers keeps the laughs coming in this lighthearted romp.
Starring: Joyce Hyser, Clayton Rohner, Billy Jacoby
KINDERGARTEN COP
Detective John Kimble (Schwarzenegger) faces his toughest assignment yet. His attempts to track down a drug dealer lead to the school where the dealer's young son is studying. The fun begins when Kimble realizes he must go undercover as the son's kindergarten teacher!
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope Ann Miller, Pamela Reed
LEAP OF FAITH
Faith healer Jonas Nightingale suits up for divine inspiration as he leads a traveling revival show into the little town of Rushwater. While he 'preaches' to his innocent flock, his beautiful assistant Jane is busy scouting out physical problems in the audience, and then informing him about it through an earpiece. The audience buys it, but the skeptical sheriff doesn't. He sees Nightingale for the fraud that he is and wants to expose him. Jane is sent to seduce the lawman, but falls in love with him instead.
Starring: Steve Martin, Debra Winger, Liam Neeson
LET'S GO TO PRISON
A career criminal bent on revenge against the judge sent him to jail, John Lyshitski (Shepard) puts himself back into prison when he finds out that the judge's son, Nelson (Arnett), had been wrongly sentenced of a crime and is now serving time in the same prison that John was sent to. Let the revenge begin!
Starring: Dax Shepard, Wil Arnett, Chi McBride
LIFE SUPPORT
Inspired by a true story of one woman's struggle to find meaning in misfortune, this HBO Original Movie uses a mix of actors and real people from the HIV/AIDS community to tell the story of Ana, an HIV-positive woman who dedicates her life to an AIDS outreach group, Life Support. When she discovers that her daughter's HIV-infected friend has gone missing, she embarks on a journey to save one life and heal another, learning the poignant lesson of loving and letting go along the way.
Starring: Queen Latifah, Anna Deavere Smith
LITTLE CHILDREN
A darkly comic journey through a world both familiar and foreign, this story of marriage, children, desire and infidelity bristles with the keen writing of its acclaimed author and the direction of Todd Field.
Starring: Kate Winslet, Jennifer Connelly, Patrick Wilson
LITTLE NIKITA
In a routine background check, FBI agent Roy Parmenter (Poitier) finds out that the parents of teenage applicant, Jeff Grant (Phoenix) are actually Russian spies. With a Soviet spy hunting down these agents and killing them, Roy’s hunt drags Jeff along as Jeff gets torn between his family and his love for his country.
Starring: Sidney Poitier, River Phoenix, Richard Jenkins
LIVING HIGH
A pair of buddies who is always "high on drugs" loses their apartment and decides to visit a rehabilitation center for a roof over their heads and so they can watch cable.
Starring: Mekhi Phifer, Danny Masterson, Ronnie Warner
LOSER
Loser centers on Paul (Biggs), a Midwestern bumpkin who moves to New York for college at NYU. He arrives in the big city only to find that no one seems to like him. However, through a bizarre twist of fate, he meets fellow student, Dora (Suvari). He falls for her quickly and figures she likes him too. Or so he thinks. Unfortunately, Dora is busy having an affair with a pompous, unappreciative University professor (Kinnear). Things get worse for both Paul and Dora when he gets thrown out of his hostel and into the back room of an animal hospital and she loses her job as a strip-club waitress.
Starring: Greg Kinnear, Jason Biggs, Mena Suvari
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE II
Agent Ethan Hunt (Cruise, Mission Impossible, Vanilla Sky) is back and this time the mission is deadlier than ever. The Germans have created `Chimera?, a genetically engineered virus that can destroy the entire world. And Hunt has to find it. But he?s not the only one after the virus ? a former IMF agent is also after it, already having stolen the cure for the virus. And that?s not all the problems he has on his hands, he falls in love with a thief Nyah (Newton, It Was An Accident, The Truth About Charlie). Directed by John Woo.
Starring: Ving Rhames, Tom Cruise, Thandie Newton
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III
Super-spy Ethan Hunt (Cruise) is recalled from retirement to rescue one of his trainees who has been captured by the villain, Owen Davian (Hoffman), an evil international weapons and information trader. Hunt assembles his crew — old friend Luther Strickell (Rhames), transportation guy Declan and background operative Zhen.
Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Michelle Monaghan
MY DOG SKIP
Based on William Morris' boyhood memoir, Willie is an 8-year old who looks destined to grow up a lonely kid. His only friend next door is going off to boot camp, and his classmates beat him up for reading books instead of playing ball. That's until he receives the best gift on his ninth birthday - a Jack Russell puppy, Skip. Who says money can't buy you love? It bought Willie a childhood companion and a whole lot more. Skip leaves his friendly mark in the community and soon enough, helps his owner fit into it like comfortable shoes.
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Diane Lane, Frankie Muniz
MY FELLOW AMERICANS
Once you've been the most powerful men in the world, what do you do next? Veterans Russell Kramer and Matt Douglas whoop it up as ex-presidents, sworn rivals who are forced to team up to save their reputations. Their foe is current president William Haney, who tries to blame a kickback scandal on them. Things turn serious when our heroes narrowly escape a murder attempt. Bickering constantly, the duo takes to the roads and the stage is set for madcap mayhem.
Starring: James Garner, Jack Lemmon, Lauren Bacall
NACHO LIBRE
Jack Black stars in this hilarious story as a poor Mexican monastery worker with a big heart. His lifelong dream of becoming a wrestler is finally realized when he enters a local Lucha Libre tournament in an attempt to save his community with the prize money.
Starring: Jack Black
NOT LIKE EVERYONE ELSE
When one of her teachers falls ill, Native American teenager Brandi Blackbear is accused of putting a curse and gets suspended. The Blackbears then enlist the help of the American Civil Liberties Union to file a suit against the school and clear Brandi's name of witchcraft accusations.
Starring: Alia Shawkat, Illiana Douglas
PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES
All Steve Martin wants to do is get from New York to Chicago in time for Thanksgiving. But bad weather lands him in Wichita, with the pushy, talkative John Candy as his traveling companion. Using every form of transportation known to man, he is determined to make it to the family table in time for dinner. Martin and Candy turn in fine performances in this John Hughes comedy which also stars Kevin Bacon.
Starring: Steve Martin, John Candy
PRESUMED INNOCENT
Assistant D.A. Rusty Sabich (Ford) is assigned to the murder case of his beautiful co-worker with whom he had an affair. At first the investigation goes slowly, but when incriminating evidence suddenly surfaces, the investigator finds himself named as the accused. Sabich faces the complete collapse of his life as he knows it. His wife stands by him, but is bitter because of his infidelity. He now has to rely on his knowledge of the law, and on defense attorney Sandy Stern (Julia) to steer him through the courtroom and clear his name.
Starring: Harrison Ford, Brian Dennehy, Greta Scacchi
READY TO RUMBLE
Gordie Boggs and Sean Dawkins are two young Wyoming men who spend their days dreaming of being like their professional wrestling idol, Jimmy King. When the wrestling championships roll into town, the two get the shock of their lives when they witness their idol fall from grace, beaten to a bloody pulp and thrown out of the league. After the show, Sean and Gordie decide to take matters into their own hands and begin a hilarious quest to return the King to glory.
Starring: Oliver Platt, David Arquette, Scott Caan
RECOUNT
Recount examines the torturous process that culminated in the Supreme Court decision in Bush versus Gore. The Republicans, led by Texan James Baker, seize the initiative as the case is tried in the judicial system and the court of public opinion. The Democrats play catch-up until Ron Klain, Gore's former chief of staff, takes over and starts matching Baker's political hardball. Mutual respect forms between the two as the fate of the presidency plays out among a cast ranging from the impressive (appellate lawyer David Boies) to the maligned (Florida's Secretary of State Katherine Harris).
Starring: Kevin Spacey, John Hurt, Denis Leary
REIGN OF THE GARGOYLES
It's World War II and a group of brave American airmen face the greatest terror in the skies – a mythical gargoyle controlled by the Nazis!
Starring: Joe Penny, Julia Rose
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN
This film authentically recreates the setting and the horror of D-Day in Normandy. The story centers on the mission to recover one soldier - Private Ryan (Damon). Dropped behind enemy lines, his survival is crucial since three of his brothers have already died in previous battles. An eight-man team, led by Captain John Miller (Hanks) must conquer their individual fears and rescue a soldier who is after all, just a name to them. Hanks stars as the woeful veteran whose only real goal is to return home to his wife.
Starring: Matt Damon, Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore
SCHOOL TIES
Religion, ethnicity, social standing and equality in the 1950s, are issues that consume this film. David Greene fits right in at the exclusive New England prep school he currently attends, as a result of a football scholarship. He's handsome, popular, intelligent and unstoppable on the field. But would he be able to retain his popularity if his roommate and friend, Chris Reece, and bigoted rich kid, Charlie, find out that he's Jewish?
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon, Chris O'Donnell
SO I MARRIED AN AXE MURDERER
Mike Myers stars in this comedy as a San Francisco poet who falls for lady butcher, played by Nancy Travis, whose past may include hacking her spouses to death!
Starring: Mike Myers, Nancy Travis
SOLDIER
Set in the post apocalyptic future, Sgt. Todd 3465 (Russell) is a veteran soldier who becomes obsolete and is replaced by a new breed of genetically engineered soldiers. The deadliest of these is Caine 607 (Lee). Dumped on a remote planet inhabited by a peaceful group of lost and forgotten pioneers, Todd must now defend the settlers from Caine 607 and his deadly squad of soldiers.
Starring: Jason Isaacs, Kurt Russell, Jason Scott Lee
SPIES LIKE US
Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd play Federal fumblers picked as the perfect duo for a Mideast mission. They think they are spies but it turns out that they are actually decoys to lure the Soviet defenses so that the real US spies can be sent in.
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Steve Forrest
STEPMOM
Isabel (Roberts) and Jackie (Sarandon) square off as two mothers competing for a place in the hearts of the same children in this tender drama that asks: can another person ever take the place of a child's natural mother? Isabel is a career-minded fashion photographer forced into the role of unwelcome stepmother to her boyfriend's children. When their natural mother, Jackie, appears, the result is a conflict that is, at times, comical and often, tragic. Jackie soon discovers she's terminally ill and the women realize that they must find a way to connect, in order to save the people they both love.
Starring: Julia Roberts, Ed Harris, Susan Sarandon
STOMP THE YARD
When DJ, a troubled youth from Los Angeles, moves to Atlanta to attend Truth University, he discovers “stepping” - the age-old style of dance traditionally done in African-American fraternities, where teams demonstrate complex moves and create rhythmic sounds using their bodies. DJ’s raw talent and hip-hop-inspired moves quickly place him at the center of a fierce rivalry between two fraternities, the winner of which will be determined in front of a sold-out arena at the annual stepping championships. But before he can help his teammates, he must first battle his own demons and learn the true meaning of brotherhood.
Starring: Columbus Short, Meagan Goode
SUPERSTAR
Orphan Mary Katherine Gallagher, an ugly duckling at St. Monica High School, has a dream: to be kissed soulfully. She decides she can realize this dream if she becomes a superstar, so her prayers, fantasies, and conversations with her only friend focus on achieving super-stardom. Her big chance is a school talent contest but her main competition is Evian, the school beauty. She is dancing with Sky, the object of Mary Katherine's kiss dream. Mary Katherine gets some talent-show help from her fellow special education students, her grandma, and inspiration from secrets in her past.
Starring: Will Ferrell, Molly Shannon, Elaine Hendrix
SWEET NOTHING IN MY EAR
Suppose your deaf child could have an operation that might allow him or her to hear again. Dan Miller and his wife Laura only want what's best for their eight-year-old son Adam, who's been deaf since age four. Laura opposes the surgery, as she is herself deaf and doesn't consider it a disability. However, Dan misses talking and listening to his son.
Starring: Jeff Daniels, Marlee Matlin
THE ANT BULLY
In this animated feature, 10 year old Lucas is the object of a neighborhood bully's constant attention. He vents his anger on an ant hill in his front yard. The ants come together and the wizard ant manages to shrink the boy to ant-size. Now he must live with the ants where he learns many valuable lessons in life.
THE BODYGUARD
A former secret service agent (Costner) is now the bodyguard of a pop superstar (Houston) turned actress. In the course of protecting the unpredictable star from a homicidal fan, they develop a trust and love that is rare for both.
Starring: Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston, Bill Cobbs, Gary Kemp, Michelle Richards
THE COVENANT
1692. Five powerful witch families commit a covenant of silence to hide from witch hunters but one of them breaks the covenant and all five families are banished. Fast forward to present time and four teenage wizard friends are in high school. The eldest who is turning 18, is about ascend to a higher power but an evil warlock, a descendant of the fifth family has arrived and he has evil plans.
Starring: Steven Strait, Sebastian Stan, Laura Ramsey
THE GOOD GERMAN
Amidst the ruins of post-WWII Berlin, US Army war correspondent Jake Geismer becomes embroiled with Lena Brandt, a former lover whose missing husband is the object of a manhunt by both the American and Russian armies. Intrigue mounts as Jake tries to uncover the secrets Lena may be hiding in her desperation to get herself and her husband out of Berlin. Tobey Maguire stars as a soldier with black market connections who may be Lena's way out - or her entry into even darker territory.
Starring: George Clooney, Tobey Maguire, Cate Blanchett
THE GOOD SHEPHERD
Edward Wilson (Damon), head of the CIA covert operations responsible for the Bay of Pigs invasion, investigates, through a series of flashbacks into his past - the source of a leak that got Fidel Castro tipped. This in turn influences the Cold War paranoia he has in the office and affects the way he deals with his work, ideals and his family.
Starring: Matt Damon, Alec Baldwin, Angelina Jolie
THE HOLIDAY
Amanda Woods (Diaz) from Los Angeles and Iris Simpkins (Winslet) from the English countryside of Surrey may be miles apart but they have one common problem – they both have failed relationships. They meet online and decide to swap homes for the holidays. Will the lonely hearts find love in a new location?
Starring: Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jude Law
THE INVASION
An insidious behavior-altering epidemic is decimating the human race. When a Washington D.C.-based psychiatrist discovers that the epidemic's origins are extraterrestrial, she must fight to protect her son, who may hold the key to stopping the escalating invasion.
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig
THE KINGDOM
A FBI Special Agent has just received the assignment of his career: assemble an elite team to hunt down and capture the terrorist mastermind responsible for a deadly attack on Americans working in Saudi Arabia.
Starring: Jennifer Garner, Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper
THE LAST TYCOON
Based on a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, this is a haunting love story set in 1930s Hollywood. Robert De Niro stars as Monroe Stahr, a young studio genius at the top of his game. Jack Nicholson plays a union organizer while Robert Mitchum stars as a powerful studio head.
Starring: Robert De Niro, Jack Nicholson, Robert Mitchum
THE NUMBER 23
Jim Carrey stars in this dark psychological thriller revolving around a man who becomes haunted by the fact that he's reading a book about his own life and that the book ends in his murder. Spiraling into an obsession with the number 23, Walter Sparrow (Carrey) twists his once idyllic life into an inferno of psychological torture spurred on by the mysterious novel, The Number 23.
Starring: Jim Carrey, Virginia Madsen
THE PERFECT STORM
Based on Sebastian Junger's best-selling novel, The Perfect Storm is an action adventure set on the tumultuous seas. Days after returning from a disappointing fishing trip, Captain Billy Tyne decides to take his boat out one last time before the season ends, much to the chagrin of his crew member Bobby Shatford. But they haven't anticipated a terrifying storm that will rock the North Atlantic. Will they be able to weather the perfect storm and return home?
Starring: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane
THE PRINCE OF TIDES
Leaving a crumbling marriage behind him in South Carolina, Tom Wingo (Nolte) travels to New York to help his sister's psychiatrist, Susan Lowenstien (Streisand) reconstruct the Wingo family's troubled history. As Tom delves into his turbulent past, he searches for what may be his own salvation as well as his sister's. At the same time, Tom gives the doctor courage to resolve her relationship with her arrogant husband. They come face to face with their own pains and make startling discoveries about each other and in the process, fall in love.
Starring: Nick Nolte, Barbra Streisand
THE REAPING
Katherine Winter (Swank) lost her faith in God after her family was tragically killed, and since devoted her life to debunking religious phenomena. But when she's called in to investigate a small Louisiana town suffering what appear to be Biblical plagues, she's confronted with a terrifying reality that her science cannot explain. Now, she must find the part of her soul she has buried deep inside herself if she is to combat the demonic forces threatening the community.
Starring: Hilary Swank, David Morrissey
THE REMAINS OF THE DAY
Based on the best-selling novel by Kazuo Ishiguro, The Remains of the Day tells the tale of Stevens, an English butler who has devoted 30 years to his master, Lord Darlington in post-WWI Britain. Prizing discretion and service above all, Stevens realizes as he looks back on his life that his unquestioning faith in Lord Darlington has cost him dearly. Engrossed in orchestrating his employer’s banquets, receptions and conferences – which turn out to involve a pact with the Nazis – he was forced to neglect his dying father and deny his feelings for the attractive housekeeper, Miss Kenton.
Starring: Emma Thompson, Anthony Hopkins, Hugh Grant
THE RETURN
Since 11, Joanna (Gellar) has been seeing haunting visions of a woman being murdered in cold blood. Joanna decides to follow her visions to uncover the truth and is led to the victim’s hometown. There, she discovers that the murder she is trying to prevent may well be her very own.
Starring: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Sam Shepard
THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE BEGINNING
Travel back to a time before the original massacre and discover the origin of Leatherface, the original face of horror in this prequel to original horror masterpiece, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Starring: Jordana Brewster, Taylor Handley
THIR13EN GHOSTS
Upon his Uncle Cyrus' mysterious death, widowed teacher Arthur Kriticos inherits a luxurious mansion which was once home to Cyrus. As Arthur and his family move into their strange new home, they encounter vengeful entities that threaten to annihilate anyone in their path. Soon, Arthur is joined by ghost hunter Dennis, and ghost "liberator" Kalina. Caught in a frantic race to save himself and his family, Arthur soon realizes the house is a riddle which contains the key to their salvation – or destruction.
Starring: Matthew Lillard, Tony Shalhoub, Shannon Elizabeth
VICE VERSA
Like many fathers, Marshall (Reinhold) has forgotten what it was like to be a kid. His son, Charlie (Savage), doesn't really understand what makes a successful father either. Hollywood has found the big fix — switch their roles. What happens thereafter is the smart-kid-dumb-dad syndrome, and it's time for father and son to get better acquainted with each other. The trouble is, dad's got a heavy deadline looming, and he must now depend on his son to come through for him.
Starring: Judge Reinhold, Fred Savage
WE ARE MARSHALL
When the entire football team and coaches of Marshall University died in a plane crash in 1970, the team's new coach, Jake Lengyel (McConaughey), rallies the surviving team together to keep the football program alive.
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox, Anthony Mackie
WIND CHILL
Two college students share a ride home for the holidays. When their car breaks down on a deserted stretch of road, they get preyed upon by the ghosts of people who have died there.
Starring: Ashton Holmes, Emily Blunt
Tom Welles (Cage) is a private eye on the biggest case of his life when he is hired by a wealthy widow who finds a reel of 8mm film in her dead husband's safe. The film appears to be a snuff movie where a girl looks like she was being murdered. The widow wants Tom to get to the bottom of the case and find out what really happened to the girl and what her husband's involvement in the film was. Tom follows the trail and soon discovers that the secrets he uncovered may cost him his life.
Starring: James Gandolfini, Nicolas Cage, Joaquin Phoenix
300
Based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller, 300 tells the heroic story of Spartan king Leonidas (Butler) and 300 of his best warriors as they fight the invading Persian army of King Xerxes in Thermopylae in 480 B.C. Filled with amazing battle sequences straight out of the graphic novel, 300 is a dramatic retelling of a part of Greek history re-interpreted through Frank Miller's work.
Starring: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey
"HUSTLE"
Phil Gaines (Reynolds), a tough but cynical cop, investigates the suicide death of a call girl, only to discover a web of murder and deceit that leads to a powerful attorney and Phil's own prostitute girlfriend, Nicole (Deneuve).
Starring: Burt Reynolds, Ben Johnson, Catherine Deneuve
A DAUGHTER'S CONVICTION
When Jo’s (Nevin) latest stepfather is murdered, she returns home to find her mother arrested for the crime. No one else seems to believe her mother’s innocence except for her and so she goes out of her way to prove it.
Starring: Kate Jackson, Brooke Nevin
A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
A small-town diner owner's life is shattered by the arrival of shadowy thugs who claim he is part of their past. Directed by David Cronenberg, this adaptation from a graphic novel is about Tom Stall (Mortensen), a quiet restaurateur who is forced to resort to violence after he is accosted by goons who claim to know him and attempt to rob his diner. Tom is hailed as a hero, but when more thugs show up, Tom's inconsequential past comes under the spotlight.
Starring: Ed Harris, Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello
ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES
The Addams Family return in the sequel to the blockbuster movie. Expect more macabre humor when Uncle Fester falls in love and finds a soulmate in the new nanny. Even little Wednesday can not escape Cupid when she goes to summer camp. Danger lurks around the corner, though, as Uncle Fester's new squeeze has plans for him, none of which involve his longevity.
Starring: Christopher Lloyd, Raul Julia, Anjelica Huston
ALL THE KING'S MEN
Based on Robert Penn Warren's 1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, All The King's Men tells the story of a man's rise to power in Louisiana's world of politics. Willie Stark (Penn) is elected as a governor with the support of the lower social classes. But when Judge Irwin (Anthony Hopkins) supports a group of Stark's enemies pushing for impeachment, Stark plays dirty to bring down the judge and ends up setting up his own ultimate downfall.
Starring: Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Sean Penn
ALL THE PRETTY HORSES
Adapted from Cormac McCarthy's beloved bestseller, the plot revolves around John Grady and his pal Lacey Rawlins. The two leave their Texas home in search of real cowboy country. Along the way they pick up a mysterious teenager, who gets John and Lacey into trouble. They manage to ditch him and continue their journey - which takes them to a sprawling hacienda run by a businessman, Don Hector. There, Grady falls for Don Hector's gorgeous daughter, Alejandra. The two then embark on a secretive but blissful affair. That is, until Grady's past comes back to haunt him.
Starring: Matt Damon, Henry Thomas, Penelope Cruz
BABY BOY
An aimless young man has to learn the meaning of fatherly responsibility when his mother's boyfriend moves in with them and starts pushing him to grow up – the hard way.
Starring: Ving Rhames, Tyrese Gibson, Snoop Doggy Dogg
BALLS OF FURY
Taking a page from Enter the Dragon's plot, Balls of Fury tells the tale of a former ping-pong champ who is brought in by the government to infiltrate a high-stakes underworld tournament and bring down the organizer, a feared crime boss.
Starring: Christopher Walken, Dan Fogler, Maggie Q
BIG LOVE 13: DAMAGE CONTROL
In the aftermath of her "Mother of the Year" exposure at the Governor's mansion, Barb retreats into her own world, leaving Nicki and Margene to run the Henrickson household. Desperate to discover who betrayed the family, Bill gathers evidence against Home Plus employee Wendy and gives Don an ultimatum to get rid of her. Having nearly succumbed to Wanda's poisoning, Alby urges Roman to take revenge against Joey and Bill. Meanwhile, Wanda faces an inquisition at Juniper Creek, and Joey feels the pressure from Roman. At home, Sarah meets an older suitor named Scott at an ex-Mormon meeting.
BIG LOVE 14: THE WRITING ON THE WALL
Home Plus billboards have been defaced, leading Bill and Don to scramble for repairs - and a rethinking of Bill's public face on Home Plus. Registering for college courses, Barb's check bounces and the culprit turns out to be Nicki. At Juniper Creek, Joey falls off the wagon and sends Nicki on a remedial trip to the compound. Now working at Home Plus, Ben comes clean to Brynn about his family, while Sarah is caught in a lie with Scott. In the midst of crises, Bill and Barb forget Nicki's anniversary, and Joey makes a decision that will have far-ranging implications.
BIG LOVE 15: REUNION
Bill and Nicki drive to Juniper Creek for a family reunion - and a council vote that Bill hopes to leverage against Roman in the case against Joey. Arriving at Lois' cabin, they are surprised to find her brother Eddie in residence, overseeing Lois' new laundromat. At home, Barb catches Ben in a compromising position with Margene, and Sarah later catches him in an even more compromising one with Brynn. Alby refuses to toe the party line and his actions result in Nicki and Bill cutting short their visit. Rhonda pledges herself to Roman, but ends up having second thoughts.
BIG LOVE 16: ROCK AND A HARD PLACE
Bill's anxieties over his upcoming testimony in Joey's case are compounded by the presence of Rhonda, who threatens to blackmail Nicki. Suspicious that Rhonda's disappearance is orchestrated, Roman sends the Juniper Creek police to the Henricksons with a warrant. Ben and Brynn celebrate their three-month anniversary with Margene; Sarah tries to get Heather to go out to a non-date movie with Scott; Barb contemplates an offer from a child advocate; Lois looks to end Joey's persecution by putting a crazy idea into Wanda's head; and Margene invents a new confession to tell Pam.
BIG LOVE 17: VISION THING
Discussing his second business with Don over lunch, Bill finds himself drawn to an attractive young waitress named Ana. Nicki worries over Wayne's enrollment at a Catholic school after finding him playing with rosary beads. At Home Plus, Bill finds his deal with Weber Gaming jeopardized by Reese's impatience. Showing up at Sarah's restaurant after a week on the streets, Rhonda gets her cousin to agree to harbor her at Jordan's. Joey turns to Barb to help get Wanda out of the hospital, and finds himself courted by a recently widowed sister-wife named Kathy.
BIG LOVE 18: DATING GAME
Having uncovered Bill's romantic secret, Margene befriends an unsuspecting Ana, then arranges lunch with (the unequally unsuspecting) Barb and Nicki to introduce them to their prospective sister-wife. Having found a welcoming home at Heather's, Rhonda becomes the focus of media attention by agreeing to an interview with ex-polygamist April Blessing. Bill tries to get a reluctant Don to embrace his Weber Gaming deal; later, he discusses his attraction to Ana with several fellow polygamists. Ben uses his new driver's license to visit an old confidante; Bill discovers that an underground polygamist group, the Greenes, have resurfaced with a vengeance.
BIG LOVE 19: GOOD GUYS AND BAD GUYS
Margene's dysfunctional past is illuminated when her mother Ginger pays a visit. At the Juniper Creek compound, Lois is shocked when Frank returns to lay claim to her fortune. With tensions at an all-time high as federal agents close in on the fugitive polygamist leader Orlean Abbot, Bill plays a dangerous game to land Weber Gaming, pitting Roman against the Greenes and vice-versa. Sarah's boyfriend Scott comes forward to tell Bill about Alby's stalking, and Barb stands up to Roman, who calls an emergency UEB board meeting.
BIG LOVE 20: KINGDOM COME
Stressed out from the Weber deal and exhausted by Margene's sexual appetite, Bill proposes that he take a night off from his wives every seventh day. The proposal is met with resistance - especially from Barb, who has already seen her nights dwindle with each new wife. At the compound, Frank discovers Lois' valuable pea stash, and holds the money hostage. With the Weber deal still in doubt, Bill continues to play both sides of the inter-compound dispute. Armed with new information about Eddie's windfall, Frank pays Bill a visit in an effort to blackmail him.
BIG LOVE 21: CIRCLE THE WAGONS
Bill enlists Nicki to sell Barb and Margene on Weber Gaming - with predictable results. In the wake of the latest public blemish on Juniper Creek, Bill calls an emergency UEB meeting that Alby ends up crashing. Burned by Frank, a distraught Lois fights to get back into Bill's good graces. Margene is unsettled after running into an old co-worker at Home Plus, as is Ben. Nicki tries to buy her way into the compound, but is miffed when Adaleen freezes her out. After confronting Sarah about her "moral ambiguity," Barb tries to get Heather back into her daughter's life.
BIG LOVE 22: THE HAPPIEST GIRL
Rebuffed by Barb, Bill asks Margene to accompany him to a trade convention. Alby realizes that Juniper Creek has been robbed - and thinks he knows by whom. Nicki tries to orchestrate a celebration at Juniper Creek, but ends up moving it to her house when Alby objects. After running into an old acquaintance at the convention, Bill is forced to summon Barb to bail him out, turning Margene from public wife to pariah. Scolded by Barb for violating his grounding, Ben meets a couple of twins with long-term potential. .
BLACK SHEEP
Those madcap guys from Tommy Boy are up to their side-splitting antics again: Al Donnelly, a promising candidate for state governor fears he may be embarrassed by his whacky brother Mike, and hires his personal aide Steve Dodds to keep Mike out of trouble.
Starring: David Spade, Tim Matheson, Chris Farley
BLANKMAN
Crime problem getting you down? Never fear, Blankman's here! Meet Darryl Walker (Wayans), a nerdy inventor who decides to become the crime fighter, Blankman - possibly the most engagingly inept superhero ever. Donning long underwear and wearing his grandma's bathrobe as a cape, he roams the city, bringing evildoers to justice, while romancing a pretty TV anchorwoman on the side.
Starring: Damon Wayans, Robin Givens, David Alan Grier
BLUE STREAK
What happens when a $20 million diamond gets stolen, then stashed in an unfinished building that turns out to be the new 37th Los Angeles Police Precinct two years later? Jewel thief Miles Logan (Lawrence) has to go in as an undercover cop to retrieve his loot. After a short jail term, Miles learns everything there is to know about the boys in blue in order to blend in and cash out. But the new cop soon discovers that he is a better law enforcer than he was a crook - until his old ways come back to haunt him.
Starring: Luke Wilson, Martin Lawrence
BOWFINGER
Steve Martin is a movie producer desperate to make his dream project come true, and will go to any length to cast the hottest action star of the moment (Murphy). An outrageous romp through the world of low – very low – budget filmmaking.
Starring: Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, Heather Graham
CHARLOTTE'S WEB
Based on the best-selling children's classic by EB White, Charlotte's Web tells the tale of Wilbur, a small pig who is saved from becoming dinner on the table by young Fern who houses him in her barnyard. There, he befriends Charlotte, a spider, who spins up webs of miracles to save Wilbur when it appears that the pig's days are numbered.
Starring: Dakota Fanning
CLUB PARADISE
Normalcy takes a holiday when Jack Moniker (Williams) opens up a Caribbean resort. All hell breaks loose as Moniker and Ernest Reed try to turn a seedy hotel into a tropical Eden. The plumbing is a joke, guests vanish without a trace and the locals are plotting an uprising. And then things start to get really wild!
Starring: Robin Williams, Rick Moranis, Peter O'Toole
COUSINS
Everything's relative in this glorious romantic comedy about following your heart. Cousins by marriage, Larry and Maria are understandably upset when shallow spouses Tom and Tish have a quickie fling. But their commiseration turns into infatuation and soon, they too, are having an affair.
Starring: Sean Young, Isabella Rossellini, Ted Danson
DADDY DAY CAMP
Charlie Hinton and Phil Ryerson is a pair of fathers who attempt to keep their summer camp afloat even though they are under dire economic strain. In order to help improve the financial situation, and to whip together a group of children who have a problem with following orders, Hinton brings in his military trained father even though he and his father have been on the outs. Soon the campers, and the fathers, are involved in a series of adventures that will save the camp and some broken relationships.
Starring: Cuba Gooding Jr, Lochlyn Munro
DISTURBIA
Drawing inspiration from celluloid classics such as Rear Window, Disturbia tells the tale of a young teenager who comes to the conclusion that his neighbor is in fact a murderer. As he spies on him from his room, morals and ethics is raised, creating a commentary which draws the audience in implicating them in the crime.
Starring: Carrie-Anne Moss, David Morse, Shia Labeouf
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
An innocent woman is falsely charged and convicted for murdering her husband who plotted his own 'death' to escape his debt. When she gets out of jail after six years and gets paroled into a halfway house, she begins to plot her revenge, taking advantage of a legal rule of double jeopardy, which states that a person cannot be convicted for the same crime twice.
Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Ashley Judd, Bruce Greenwood
ENTOURAGE 43: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE
The fourth season premiere of Entourage takes a behind-the-scenes look at the filming of Medellin on location in Bogota, Colombia. On set, E and Walsh clash over keeping the film on schedule and Billy develops an infatuation with Vince's beautiful Colombian co-star, which becomes disruptive to the production. Meanwhile, Drama tries to angle for a part in the film, and Ari provides color commentary from his L.A. office.
FATAL CONTACT: BIRD FLU IN AMERICA
As an outbreak of avian flu mutates into a virus that becomes contagious and transmittable among humans, scientists scramble to find a cure and contain the disease.
Starring: Stacy Keach, Joely Richardson
FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS 09: WHAT GOES ON TOUR?
Using the band’s “emergency fund”, Murray organizes a warm-up tour in preparation for a big gig in Central Park. At an airport bar, the boys get hooked by some “mermaids” from a women’s water-polo team and nearly ruin the tour and their relationship with Murray.
FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS 10: NEW FANS
Conchords triple their fan base after playing a local world music jam, but Mel is suspicious of the two new fans’ motives.
FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS 11: THE ACTOR
Bret and Jemaine enlist a semi-professional actor to pretend to be a record label guy in an attempt to cheer up Murray after a disappointing gig. The actor ends up getting carried away, offering Murray and the Conchords a recording deal that’s too good to be true.
FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS 12: THE THIRD CONCHORD
Murray foists a new bongo-playing band member on Bret and Jemaine, triggering angry dances and mutant half-bands.
GHOSTBUSTERS II
A lot has changed since the Ghostbusters last saved the world. Dr. Peter Venkman now hosts a talk show on parapsychology, Dr. Ray Stantz and Winston Zeddemore make a living as entertainers for children's birthday parties, and Dr. Egon Spengler continues to research the effect of human emotions on psycho-magnetic energy fields. However, when Dana Barrett's eight-month-old son becomes the target of demons, she calls the team back from retirement.
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver
GOODFELLAS
Follow a wise guy, Henry Hill (Liotta), and his partners in crime, Jimmy Conway (De Niro) and Tommy De Vito (Pesci), as he rises from neighborhood punk to top of the Mafia anthill, only to be brought down by drugs and the Feds.
Starring: Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Ray Liotta
HBO CENTRAL
HBO Central is your monthly guide to the hottest attractions on HBO! Join your host, Mohini, for an exciting look at what's new on the channel each month. Take a peek at the biggest blockbusters and HBO Original productions headed your way, including Hollywood gossip, behind-the-scenes tidbits, superstar profiles and red carpet style guides. It's a one-stop hub of entertainment news that’s all about HBO, on HBO.
HAIRSPRAY
Set in John Waters' beloved native Baltimore during the 1960s TV dance-show craze, Hairspray tells the story of zaftig high school "hairhopper" Tracy Turnblad as she graduates from outsider to celebrity trendsetter. She stars on "The Corny Collins Show," wins the heart of resident hunk Link Larkin and kicks down the barriers to racial integration on local television – all without messing up her hair!
Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, John Travolta, Amanda Bynes
HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
A summer has passed since Harry's encounter with the Dark Lord, and Harry returns to learn that the wizarding community remains in denial about Voldemort's return and a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher has been assigned. Now, with the entire wizard community in peril, the future of magic may depend on Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint
I'LL DO ANYTHING
Written and directed by James L Brooks, out-of-work actor Matt Hobbs (Nolte) is fighting the Hollywood system and losing. The talented but unsuccessful actor has a lot of adjusting to do when his ex-wife dumps their six-year-old daughter on him. Things get even more complicated when he falls for a production assistant but has to choose between family and career.
Starring: Nick Nolte, Joely Richardson
I DREAMED OF AFRICA: A TRUE STORY
Kuki Gallmann (Basinger) wants a new start and leaves her predictable life in Italy for the freedom of the African wild. There, she discovers one true thing about Africa – that within its magical exterior and enchanting canvas is a place of pain and suffering which is certainly no walk in the park. Now home to a life that's free as far as her eyes can see, she has to deal with the locals – poachers who have never heard of animals on the endangered species list.
Starring: Kim Basinger, Vincent Perez
INNOCENT BLOOD
A beautiful vampire with a conscience stalks the streets of Pittsburgh in search of prey in this comedic horror flick. She prefers the blood of mobsters – so when a gang war breaks out, she feasts nightly and makes the killings look like mob hits. But she doesn’t complete the job while feeding on one baddie, and he in turn becomes a blood sucker and is out for her blood!
Starring: Anne Parillaud, Anthony Lapaglia
IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES
This comedy drama charts the creation and dissolution of a seemingly perfect marriage. Hollywood mogul Albert Brodsky (O' Neal) and beautiful Lucy Van Patten (Long) meet, fall in love and get married. They have a charming little girl, Casey (played by a winsome nine year old Barrymore). The Brodskys' wealth and successful careers do not allow them much time with their daughter leading to negligence on both their married life and daughter. The couple file for divorce, but are in for a shock of their lives when little Casey decides to pursue her legal rights, and sues for divorce from her parents!
Starring: Drew Barrymore, Shelley Long, Ryan O'Neal
JENNIFER EIGHT
When LA cop Sergeant John Berlin moves to a small town, he investigates a serial murder and falls in love with a young blind woman, Helena Robertson. Pitting his skills like never before against the serial killer, he must race against time before Helena becomes the next victim!
Starring: Uma Thurman, John Malkovich, Andy Garcia
JESSE STONE: DEATH IN PARADISE
When a 14 year-old teenager is found dead in the Paradise river in Massachusetts, Chief of Police Jesse Stone (Selleck) seeks clues from the crime scene and various suspects - including a notable philanthropist - to unravel the identity of the criminal.
Starring: Tom Selleck
JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO
Joe Banks (Hanks) makes a bizarre deal with a businessman - six weeks of a king's lifestyle, after which he will jump into a Pacific isle volcano. Sparks fly when he teams up with yacht skipper, Patricia (Ryan) and sets sail for his destiny – or maybe theirs.
Starring: Meg Ryan, Tom Hanks
JUST ONE OF THE GUYS
She's 18 and adorable – the most popular girl in school. But next Monday, Terri is going to enroll in a new high school as a boy. The plucky teenager wants to be taken seriously as a journalist, and thinks that being a girl stands in her way! A cast of talented newcomers keeps the laughs coming in this lighthearted romp.
Starring: Joyce Hyser, Clayton Rohner, Billy Jacoby
KINDERGARTEN COP
Detective John Kimble (Schwarzenegger) faces his toughest assignment yet. His attempts to track down a drug dealer lead to the school where the dealer's young son is studying. The fun begins when Kimble realizes he must go undercover as the son's kindergarten teacher!
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope Ann Miller, Pamela Reed
LEAP OF FAITH
Faith healer Jonas Nightingale suits up for divine inspiration as he leads a traveling revival show into the little town of Rushwater. While he 'preaches' to his innocent flock, his beautiful assistant Jane is busy scouting out physical problems in the audience, and then informing him about it through an earpiece. The audience buys it, but the skeptical sheriff doesn't. He sees Nightingale for the fraud that he is and wants to expose him. Jane is sent to seduce the lawman, but falls in love with him instead.
Starring: Steve Martin, Debra Winger, Liam Neeson
LET'S GO TO PRISON
A career criminal bent on revenge against the judge sent him to jail, John Lyshitski (Shepard) puts himself back into prison when he finds out that the judge's son, Nelson (Arnett), had been wrongly sentenced of a crime and is now serving time in the same prison that John was sent to. Let the revenge begin!
Starring: Dax Shepard, Wil Arnett, Chi McBride
LIFE SUPPORT
Inspired by a true story of one woman's struggle to find meaning in misfortune, this HBO Original Movie uses a mix of actors and real people from the HIV/AIDS community to tell the story of Ana, an HIV-positive woman who dedicates her life to an AIDS outreach group, Life Support. When she discovers that her daughter's HIV-infected friend has gone missing, she embarks on a journey to save one life and heal another, learning the poignant lesson of loving and letting go along the way.
Starring: Queen Latifah, Anna Deavere Smith
LITTLE CHILDREN
A darkly comic journey through a world both familiar and foreign, this story of marriage, children, desire and infidelity bristles with the keen writing of its acclaimed author and the direction of Todd Field.
Starring: Kate Winslet, Jennifer Connelly, Patrick Wilson
LITTLE NIKITA
In a routine background check, FBI agent Roy Parmenter (Poitier) finds out that the parents of teenage applicant, Jeff Grant (Phoenix) are actually Russian spies. With a Soviet spy hunting down these agents and killing them, Roy’s hunt drags Jeff along as Jeff gets torn between his family and his love for his country.
Starring: Sidney Poitier, River Phoenix, Richard Jenkins
LIVING HIGH
A pair of buddies who is always "high on drugs" loses their apartment and decides to visit a rehabilitation center for a roof over their heads and so they can watch cable.
Starring: Mekhi Phifer, Danny Masterson, Ronnie Warner
LOSER
Loser centers on Paul (Biggs), a Midwestern bumpkin who moves to New York for college at NYU. He arrives in the big city only to find that no one seems to like him. However, through a bizarre twist of fate, he meets fellow student, Dora (Suvari). He falls for her quickly and figures she likes him too. Or so he thinks. Unfortunately, Dora is busy having an affair with a pompous, unappreciative University professor (Kinnear). Things get worse for both Paul and Dora when he gets thrown out of his hostel and into the back room of an animal hospital and she loses her job as a strip-club waitress.
Starring: Greg Kinnear, Jason Biggs, Mena Suvari
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE II
Agent Ethan Hunt (Cruise, Mission Impossible, Vanilla Sky) is back and this time the mission is deadlier than ever. The Germans have created `Chimera?, a genetically engineered virus that can destroy the entire world. And Hunt has to find it. But he?s not the only one after the virus ? a former IMF agent is also after it, already having stolen the cure for the virus. And that?s not all the problems he has on his hands, he falls in love with a thief Nyah (Newton, It Was An Accident, The Truth About Charlie). Directed by John Woo.
Starring: Ving Rhames, Tom Cruise, Thandie Newton
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III
Super-spy Ethan Hunt (Cruise) is recalled from retirement to rescue one of his trainees who has been captured by the villain, Owen Davian (Hoffman), an evil international weapons and information trader. Hunt assembles his crew — old friend Luther Strickell (Rhames), transportation guy Declan and background operative Zhen.
Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Michelle Monaghan
MY DOG SKIP
Based on William Morris' boyhood memoir, Willie is an 8-year old who looks destined to grow up a lonely kid. His only friend next door is going off to boot camp, and his classmates beat him up for reading books instead of playing ball. That's until he receives the best gift on his ninth birthday - a Jack Russell puppy, Skip. Who says money can't buy you love? It bought Willie a childhood companion and a whole lot more. Skip leaves his friendly mark in the community and soon enough, helps his owner fit into it like comfortable shoes.
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Diane Lane, Frankie Muniz
MY FELLOW AMERICANS
Once you've been the most powerful men in the world, what do you do next? Veterans Russell Kramer and Matt Douglas whoop it up as ex-presidents, sworn rivals who are forced to team up to save their reputations. Their foe is current president William Haney, who tries to blame a kickback scandal on them. Things turn serious when our heroes narrowly escape a murder attempt. Bickering constantly, the duo takes to the roads and the stage is set for madcap mayhem.
Starring: James Garner, Jack Lemmon, Lauren Bacall
NACHO LIBRE
Jack Black stars in this hilarious story as a poor Mexican monastery worker with a big heart. His lifelong dream of becoming a wrestler is finally realized when he enters a local Lucha Libre tournament in an attempt to save his community with the prize money.
Starring: Jack Black
NOT LIKE EVERYONE ELSE
When one of her teachers falls ill, Native American teenager Brandi Blackbear is accused of putting a curse and gets suspended. The Blackbears then enlist the help of the American Civil Liberties Union to file a suit against the school and clear Brandi's name of witchcraft accusations.
Starring: Alia Shawkat, Illiana Douglas
PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES
All Steve Martin wants to do is get from New York to Chicago in time for Thanksgiving. But bad weather lands him in Wichita, with the pushy, talkative John Candy as his traveling companion. Using every form of transportation known to man, he is determined to make it to the family table in time for dinner. Martin and Candy turn in fine performances in this John Hughes comedy which also stars Kevin Bacon.
Starring: Steve Martin, John Candy
PRESUMED INNOCENT
Assistant D.A. Rusty Sabich (Ford) is assigned to the murder case of his beautiful co-worker with whom he had an affair. At first the investigation goes slowly, but when incriminating evidence suddenly surfaces, the investigator finds himself named as the accused. Sabich faces the complete collapse of his life as he knows it. His wife stands by him, but is bitter because of his infidelity. He now has to rely on his knowledge of the law, and on defense attorney Sandy Stern (Julia) to steer him through the courtroom and clear his name.
Starring: Harrison Ford, Brian Dennehy, Greta Scacchi
READY TO RUMBLE
Gordie Boggs and Sean Dawkins are two young Wyoming men who spend their days dreaming of being like their professional wrestling idol, Jimmy King. When the wrestling championships roll into town, the two get the shock of their lives when they witness their idol fall from grace, beaten to a bloody pulp and thrown out of the league. After the show, Sean and Gordie decide to take matters into their own hands and begin a hilarious quest to return the King to glory.
Starring: Oliver Platt, David Arquette, Scott Caan
RECOUNT
Recount examines the torturous process that culminated in the Supreme Court decision in Bush versus Gore. The Republicans, led by Texan James Baker, seize the initiative as the case is tried in the judicial system and the court of public opinion. The Democrats play catch-up until Ron Klain, Gore's former chief of staff, takes over and starts matching Baker's political hardball. Mutual respect forms between the two as the fate of the presidency plays out among a cast ranging from the impressive (appellate lawyer David Boies) to the maligned (Florida's Secretary of State Katherine Harris).
Starring: Kevin Spacey, John Hurt, Denis Leary
REIGN OF THE GARGOYLES
It's World War II and a group of brave American airmen face the greatest terror in the skies – a mythical gargoyle controlled by the Nazis!
Starring: Joe Penny, Julia Rose
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN
This film authentically recreates the setting and the horror of D-Day in Normandy. The story centers on the mission to recover one soldier - Private Ryan (Damon). Dropped behind enemy lines, his survival is crucial since three of his brothers have already died in previous battles. An eight-man team, led by Captain John Miller (Hanks) must conquer their individual fears and rescue a soldier who is after all, just a name to them. Hanks stars as the woeful veteran whose only real goal is to return home to his wife.
Starring: Matt Damon, Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore
SCHOOL TIES
Religion, ethnicity, social standing and equality in the 1950s, are issues that consume this film. David Greene fits right in at the exclusive New England prep school he currently attends, as a result of a football scholarship. He's handsome, popular, intelligent and unstoppable on the field. But would he be able to retain his popularity if his roommate and friend, Chris Reece, and bigoted rich kid, Charlie, find out that he's Jewish?
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon, Chris O'Donnell
SO I MARRIED AN AXE MURDERER
Mike Myers stars in this comedy as a San Francisco poet who falls for lady butcher, played by Nancy Travis, whose past may include hacking her spouses to death!
Starring: Mike Myers, Nancy Travis
SOLDIER
Set in the post apocalyptic future, Sgt. Todd 3465 (Russell) is a veteran soldier who becomes obsolete and is replaced by a new breed of genetically engineered soldiers. The deadliest of these is Caine 607 (Lee). Dumped on a remote planet inhabited by a peaceful group of lost and forgotten pioneers, Todd must now defend the settlers from Caine 607 and his deadly squad of soldiers.
Starring: Jason Isaacs, Kurt Russell, Jason Scott Lee
SPIES LIKE US
Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd play Federal fumblers picked as the perfect duo for a Mideast mission. They think they are spies but it turns out that they are actually decoys to lure the Soviet defenses so that the real US spies can be sent in.
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Steve Forrest
STEPMOM
Isabel (Roberts) and Jackie (Sarandon) square off as two mothers competing for a place in the hearts of the same children in this tender drama that asks: can another person ever take the place of a child's natural mother? Isabel is a career-minded fashion photographer forced into the role of unwelcome stepmother to her boyfriend's children. When their natural mother, Jackie, appears, the result is a conflict that is, at times, comical and often, tragic. Jackie soon discovers she's terminally ill and the women realize that they must find a way to connect, in order to save the people they both love.
Starring: Julia Roberts, Ed Harris, Susan Sarandon
STOMP THE YARD
When DJ, a troubled youth from Los Angeles, moves to Atlanta to attend Truth University, he discovers “stepping” - the age-old style of dance traditionally done in African-American fraternities, where teams demonstrate complex moves and create rhythmic sounds using their bodies. DJ’s raw talent and hip-hop-inspired moves quickly place him at the center of a fierce rivalry between two fraternities, the winner of which will be determined in front of a sold-out arena at the annual stepping championships. But before he can help his teammates, he must first battle his own demons and learn the true meaning of brotherhood.
Starring: Columbus Short, Meagan Goode
SUPERSTAR
Orphan Mary Katherine Gallagher, an ugly duckling at St. Monica High School, has a dream: to be kissed soulfully. She decides she can realize this dream if she becomes a superstar, so her prayers, fantasies, and conversations with her only friend focus on achieving super-stardom. Her big chance is a school talent contest but her main competition is Evian, the school beauty. She is dancing with Sky, the object of Mary Katherine's kiss dream. Mary Katherine gets some talent-show help from her fellow special education students, her grandma, and inspiration from secrets in her past.
Starring: Will Ferrell, Molly Shannon, Elaine Hendrix
SWEET NOTHING IN MY EAR
Suppose your deaf child could have an operation that might allow him or her to hear again. Dan Miller and his wife Laura only want what's best for their eight-year-old son Adam, who's been deaf since age four. Laura opposes the surgery, as she is herself deaf and doesn't consider it a disability. However, Dan misses talking and listening to his son.
Starring: Jeff Daniels, Marlee Matlin
THE ANT BULLY
In this animated feature, 10 year old Lucas is the object of a neighborhood bully's constant attention. He vents his anger on an ant hill in his front yard. The ants come together and the wizard ant manages to shrink the boy to ant-size. Now he must live with the ants where he learns many valuable lessons in life.
THE BODYGUARD
A former secret service agent (Costner) is now the bodyguard of a pop superstar (Houston) turned actress. In the course of protecting the unpredictable star from a homicidal fan, they develop a trust and love that is rare for both.
Starring: Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston, Bill Cobbs, Gary Kemp, Michelle Richards
THE COVENANT
1692. Five powerful witch families commit a covenant of silence to hide from witch hunters but one of them breaks the covenant and all five families are banished. Fast forward to present time and four teenage wizard friends are in high school. The eldest who is turning 18, is about ascend to a higher power but an evil warlock, a descendant of the fifth family has arrived and he has evil plans.
Starring: Steven Strait, Sebastian Stan, Laura Ramsey
THE GOOD GERMAN
Amidst the ruins of post-WWII Berlin, US Army war correspondent Jake Geismer becomes embroiled with Lena Brandt, a former lover whose missing husband is the object of a manhunt by both the American and Russian armies. Intrigue mounts as Jake tries to uncover the secrets Lena may be hiding in her desperation to get herself and her husband out of Berlin. Tobey Maguire stars as a soldier with black market connections who may be Lena's way out - or her entry into even darker territory.
Starring: George Clooney, Tobey Maguire, Cate Blanchett
THE GOOD SHEPHERD
Edward Wilson (Damon), head of the CIA covert operations responsible for the Bay of Pigs invasion, investigates, through a series of flashbacks into his past - the source of a leak that got Fidel Castro tipped. This in turn influences the Cold War paranoia he has in the office and affects the way he deals with his work, ideals and his family.
Starring: Matt Damon, Alec Baldwin, Angelina Jolie
THE HOLIDAY
Amanda Woods (Diaz) from Los Angeles and Iris Simpkins (Winslet) from the English countryside of Surrey may be miles apart but they have one common problem – they both have failed relationships. They meet online and decide to swap homes for the holidays. Will the lonely hearts find love in a new location?
Starring: Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jude Law
THE INVASION
An insidious behavior-altering epidemic is decimating the human race. When a Washington D.C.-based psychiatrist discovers that the epidemic's origins are extraterrestrial, she must fight to protect her son, who may hold the key to stopping the escalating invasion.
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig
THE KINGDOM
A FBI Special Agent has just received the assignment of his career: assemble an elite team to hunt down and capture the terrorist mastermind responsible for a deadly attack on Americans working in Saudi Arabia.
Starring: Jennifer Garner, Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper
THE LAST TYCOON
Based on a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, this is a haunting love story set in 1930s Hollywood. Robert De Niro stars as Monroe Stahr, a young studio genius at the top of his game. Jack Nicholson plays a union organizer while Robert Mitchum stars as a powerful studio head.
Starring: Robert De Niro, Jack Nicholson, Robert Mitchum
THE NUMBER 23
Jim Carrey stars in this dark psychological thriller revolving around a man who becomes haunted by the fact that he's reading a book about his own life and that the book ends in his murder. Spiraling into an obsession with the number 23, Walter Sparrow (Carrey) twists his once idyllic life into an inferno of psychological torture spurred on by the mysterious novel, The Number 23.
Starring: Jim Carrey, Virginia Madsen
THE PERFECT STORM
Based on Sebastian Junger's best-selling novel, The Perfect Storm is an action adventure set on the tumultuous seas. Days after returning from a disappointing fishing trip, Captain Billy Tyne decides to take his boat out one last time before the season ends, much to the chagrin of his crew member Bobby Shatford. But they haven't anticipated a terrifying storm that will rock the North Atlantic. Will they be able to weather the perfect storm and return home?
Starring: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane
THE PRINCE OF TIDES
Leaving a crumbling marriage behind him in South Carolina, Tom Wingo (Nolte) travels to New York to help his sister's psychiatrist, Susan Lowenstien (Streisand) reconstruct the Wingo family's troubled history. As Tom delves into his turbulent past, he searches for what may be his own salvation as well as his sister's. At the same time, Tom gives the doctor courage to resolve her relationship with her arrogant husband. They come face to face with their own pains and make startling discoveries about each other and in the process, fall in love.
Starring: Nick Nolte, Barbra Streisand
THE REAPING
Katherine Winter (Swank) lost her faith in God after her family was tragically killed, and since devoted her life to debunking religious phenomena. But when she's called in to investigate a small Louisiana town suffering what appear to be Biblical plagues, she's confronted with a terrifying reality that her science cannot explain. Now, she must find the part of her soul she has buried deep inside herself if she is to combat the demonic forces threatening the community.
Starring: Hilary Swank, David Morrissey
THE REMAINS OF THE DAY
Based on the best-selling novel by Kazuo Ishiguro, The Remains of the Day tells the tale of Stevens, an English butler who has devoted 30 years to his master, Lord Darlington in post-WWI Britain. Prizing discretion and service above all, Stevens realizes as he looks back on his life that his unquestioning faith in Lord Darlington has cost him dearly. Engrossed in orchestrating his employer’s banquets, receptions and conferences – which turn out to involve a pact with the Nazis – he was forced to neglect his dying father and deny his feelings for the attractive housekeeper, Miss Kenton.
Starring: Emma Thompson, Anthony Hopkins, Hugh Grant
THE RETURN
Since 11, Joanna (Gellar) has been seeing haunting visions of a woman being murdered in cold blood. Joanna decides to follow her visions to uncover the truth and is led to the victim’s hometown. There, she discovers that the murder she is trying to prevent may well be her very own.
Starring: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Sam Shepard
THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE BEGINNING
Travel back to a time before the original massacre and discover the origin of Leatherface, the original face of horror in this prequel to original horror masterpiece, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Starring: Jordana Brewster, Taylor Handley
THIR13EN GHOSTS
Upon his Uncle Cyrus' mysterious death, widowed teacher Arthur Kriticos inherits a luxurious mansion which was once home to Cyrus. As Arthur and his family move into their strange new home, they encounter vengeful entities that threaten to annihilate anyone in their path. Soon, Arthur is joined by ghost hunter Dennis, and ghost "liberator" Kalina. Caught in a frantic race to save himself and his family, Arthur soon realizes the house is a riddle which contains the key to their salvation – or destruction.
Starring: Matthew Lillard, Tony Shalhoub, Shannon Elizabeth
VICE VERSA
Like many fathers, Marshall (Reinhold) has forgotten what it was like to be a kid. His son, Charlie (Savage), doesn't really understand what makes a successful father either. Hollywood has found the big fix — switch their roles. What happens thereafter is the smart-kid-dumb-dad syndrome, and it's time for father and son to get better acquainted with each other. The trouble is, dad's got a heavy deadline looming, and he must now depend on his son to come through for him.
Starring: Judge Reinhold, Fred Savage
WE ARE MARSHALL
When the entire football team and coaches of Marshall University died in a plane crash in 1970, the team's new coach, Jake Lengyel (McConaughey), rallies the surviving team together to keep the football program alive.
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox, Anthony Mackie
WIND CHILL
Two college students share a ride home for the holidays. When their car breaks down on a deserted stretch of road, they get preyed upon by the ghosts of people who have died there.
Starring: Ashton Holmes, Emily Blunt
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