4/01/2009
HBO Asia Synopses - Month of April 2009
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30 DAYS OF NIGHT
In an isolated Alaskan town, where complete darkness descends on it for a full month every year, an estranged husband-and-wife sheriff team must rally the townspeople to safety against the rise of a bloodthirsty gang of vampires.
Starring: Josh Hartnett, Melissa George
300
Based on the best-selling graphic novel by Frank Miller, 300 tells the tale of King Leonidas and his 300 Spartan warriors. During the year 480 B.C., a massive Persian army descends on Greece. They present an ultimatum to the Grecians: serve the Persian king or face utter annihilation. A small band of 300 fighters led by the Spartan king defies the odds and stands up to the oppressors in this spellbinding special effects extravaganza.
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 NIGHT AT THE ROXBURY
Meet the Butabi brothers: Steve and Doug. First seen on America's favorite comedy sketch show, "Saturday Night Live," these club-hopping pair of sibling losers will take you on an embarrassing night out as they attempt to demonstrate their swinging credentials. Both hilarious and outrageous by turns, this spoof will long be remembered as a classic of the 90's clubbing generation.
Starring: Richard Grieco, Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan
A PERFECT MURDER
Based on Alfred Hitchcock's classic “Dial M for Murder”, Michael Douglas plays millionaire industrialist Steven Taylor, a man who has everything - except the love of his beautiful wife Emily. Obviously the unsatisfied woman, she turns to a bohemian artist David for companionship. Suffering a major stab to his ego, Steven plots to have his wife killed in the most ironic fashion: by the hands of her own lover. But there is a lot more than meets the eye as the story weaves a complex web of love and passion, deception and betrayal in this deadly love triangle.
Starring: Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Viggo Mortensen
A PERFECT WORLD
Having escaped from prison, Butch Haynes and his partner, Terry, kidnap a young fatherless boy named Philip. As they make their way across the state to elude a Texas ranger; Red Hatchett, and a criminologist, Sally Gerber; Butch and Philip begin to bond. They soon discover that they are both victims of a society that has treated them unfairly, and without pity.
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Kevin Costner, Laura Dern
ALMOST FAMOUS
In 1970, 15-year old rock obsessed teen, William Miller enters the world of touring rock bands to cover rising stars, Stillwater, for Rolling Stone magazine. All this leads him through a maze of relationships and professional journalistic dilemmas as he gets close to his subjects, through his friendship with self-obsessed band leader/guitarist of Stillwater, Russell Hammond. Making things even more complicated is the alluring band aide Penny Lane, whose love for Stillwater is focused on the married Russell.
Starring: Jason Lee, Billy Crudup, Kate Hudson
AND THEN CAME LOVE
When her son starts to act strange, a successful New York journalist and single mother Julie Davidson looks for her son's sperm-donor father only to see them bonding better than with her fiancé/boyfriend.
Starring: Vanessa Williams, Eartha Kitt, Ben Vereen
B.A.P.S
A rags to riches tale of two waitresses whose dreams come true in Hollywood. Nisi and Mickey are girlfriends who work as waitresses. To get the necessary money to open their dream restaurant, they fly to California to audition for a music video. There, Nisi is asked by Manly, the nephew of Mr. Blakemore, to act for a week as the granddaughter of Lily, Mr. Blakemore's one true love, whom he lost long ago and couldn't pursue because she was his family's housekeeper.
Starring: Halle Berry, Martin Landau, Ian Richardson
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
BARNYARD
In this delightful animated feature, Otis is a carefree cow who parties all night with his friends until his "Sheriff" father is murdered by a pack of coyotes. Now, Otis must step into the shoes of his dad and protect the animal town from vicious predators.
BASEKETBALL
Suburban slackers Joe Cooper and Doug Remer spend most of their time goofing around in the driveway, until one day they create a new and innocent sport - a wacky blend of baseball and basketball, where teams can earn points for trash-talking the opposition! From its humble origins, Baseketball sweeps the nation, with its own national league where all players receive the same pay and no team can change cities.
Starring: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Yasmine Bleeth
BEOWULF
In the year 507 A.D., Danish king Hrothgar celebrates his rule in his mead hall, disturbing the peace of half-human, half-demon Grendel. The monster attacked Hrothgar and his men, who then summoned Beowulf to help him rid the monster. Despite his success, Beowulf could never find peace. What he finds instead is a curse that would haunt him the same way it had haunted Hrothgar.
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Angelina Jolie, Ray Winstone
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 wacky brother Mike, and hires his personal aide Steve Dodds to keep Mike out of trouble.
Starring: David Spade, Tim Matheson, Chris Farley
BLACK SNAKE MOAN
In Mississippi, Lazarus, a former blues musician finds a young girl, Rae, nearly beaten to death near his home. She is a victim of child abuse and the town's unsavory tramp. Lazarus takes on himself to nurse her back to health physically, mentally and spiritually, only to be accused by Rae's boyfriend Ronnie that they're having an affair.
Starring: Christina Ricci, Samuel Jackson
BODY SNATCHERS
Space aliens drain the life force of earthlings, leaving the victims behind as empty body 'shells'. One family's arrival on a military base is greeted by a terrified warning, "they get you when you sleep". Soon, the teenage daughter discovers that soldiers and officers alike are being taken over by the aliens, and that her own family is next!
Starring: Forest Whitaker, Meg Tilly, Gabrielle Anwar
BROKEN BRIDGES
A down-and-out country music star returns to his hometown and reunites with his childhood sweetheart and 16-year old daughter.
Starring: Kelly Preston, Toby Keith, Tess Harper
CASUALTIES OF WAR
Private Eriksson is a member of an American squadron stationed in the deepest jungles of Vietnam. Sgt Tony Meserve is his slightly deranged squadron sergeant who vows revenge after his best friend was killed by the Vietcong. To Eriksson's surprise, Sgt Meserve orders his men to kidnap and gang rape a Vietnamese girl. Torn between his loyalty to his squad and his conscience, Eriksson suddenly realizes he has much to fear from his comrades-in-arms as he does from the enemy.
Starring: Michael J. Fox, Sean Penn, John Leguizamo
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 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
DEFINITELY, MAYBE
A 30-something dad in the midst of a divorce is questioned by his 10 year-old-daughter about his life before marriage in this charming romantic comedy.
Starring: Rachel Weisz, Ryan Reynolds, Elizabeth Banks
ENTOURAGE 55: FANTASY ISLAND
When their film Medellin didn't wow audiences at Cannes, Vince and Turtle took their troubles to Mexico, not bothering about the eventual straight-to-DVD fate of the film. Meanwhile, Eric and Ari chase down the star client of Miller Gold and the Murphy Group to meet with producer Carl Ertz, who is considering Vince for 'Danger Beach'. The boys finally rally together to jet to the remote paradise to bring Vince back, only to find a setback later on. This episode guest-stars Michael Phillips, Richard Roeper, Ben Silverman and Bow Wow.
ENTOURAGE 56: UNLIKE A VIRGIN
As Vince reads up on scripts and picks new projects that interest him, Ari tells him that those roles have gone to Tobey or Leo. Eric suggests an indie script 'Nine Brave Souls' which Ari refuses. Eric looks up the writers anyway and talks about representation. Vince bumps into Justine Chapin and the guys get invited to her music video wrap party. Over there, Vince suddenly realizes just how far gone he's fallen and vows to Ari that he'll do whatever it takes to act like a movie star again. This episode guest-stars Tony Bennett, Carla Gugino, Lukas Haas, Giovanni Ribisi and Mark Wahlberg.
ENTOURAGE 57: THE ALL OUT FALL OUT
Miserable over his break up with Jacqueline, Drama joins the guys to meet Shauna for help, who lines up a Sweet Sixteen gig for Vince. Ari receives a new Ferrari from his wife as an anniversary gift, only to get sucked into a grudge race with Adam Davies, with unfortunate consequences. Meanwhile, Eric secures Amanda's and Ed Norton's interest in his new clients' script, turning 'Nine Brave Souls' into a Ridley Scott-driven film called 'Smokejumpers'. This episode guest-stars Fran Drescher and Carla Gugino.
FANDANGO
Set in 1971, when the Vietnam War and the draft were still looming factors in students' lives, this coming-of-age movie details the final wild bash, or fandango, of five college roommates before going their separate ways to confront the dreaded realities of the real world. Gardner Barnes is the reckless ringleader of the group who extends his college stay by three years while Phil is the clique's outsider. Written and directed by Kevin Reynolds, Fandango is originally based on Reynolds' 22-minute short film, Proof.
Starring: Judd Nelson, Kevin Costner
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
FIELD OF DREAMS
A struggling farmer Ray Kinsella gets a calling one day from above to construct a baseball diamond in the middle of his cornfield. As the weeks go by, Ray receives several other messages, realizing that his field has been divinely ordained to give a second chance to people who have sacrificed certain values in their lives.
Starring: Kevin Costner, Ray Liotta, Amy Madigan
GHOSTS OF MISSISSIPPI
In 1963, civil rights leader Medgar Evers was murdered in his own driveway. For over 30 years, his assassin remained free. Beginning with the murder and the events surrounding the two initial trials which both ended in a hung jury, this taut courtroom drama takes us through the final trial of the assassin, Byron De La Beckwith. District Attorney Bobby DeLaughter's alliance with Myrlie Evers, widow of Medgar Evers, drives this relentless mission. For the third time 30 years later, they try to bring Beckwith to justice.
Starring: James Woods, Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg
GRUMPY OLD MEN
How grumpy can old men get? Well, next-door neighbors John Gustafson and Max Goldman have been fighting so long they've forgotten what started it all! But now, they have something new to fight about – sexy widow Ariel Truax, who has just moved in across the street. Let the battle begin!
Starring: Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon
HBO CENTRAL
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HANGING UP
All their lives, Georgia, Eve and Maddy's father had lived a wild life and kept in touch only over the phone. When he lands up in hospital, the three daughters finally take time off their self-involved lives to cope with their long lost family and find ways to laugh despite all they've been through.
Starring: Meg Ryan, Lisa Kudrow, Diane Keaton
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
HE SAID, SHE SAID
Let the battle of the sexes begin as two TV commentators go at and for each other. Dan and Lorie are exact opposites on and off the air. But when the womanizing conservative and the monogamous liberal get together, it's a toss-up between love and war as they play out their rivalry in newspaper columns and TV spots.
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth Perkins, Sharon Stone
I DREAMED OF AFRICA: A TRUE STORY
Kuki Gallmann 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
ILLEGAL TENDER
After his father gets killed by gangsters, a teenage boy and his mother turn the tables on the killers. Having grown into an adult, strong man, Wilson DeLeon Jr. is forced to team up with his mother Millie, when an enemy from his father's past returns to haunt them.
Starring: Rick Gonzalez, Wanda Dejesus
IN BRUGES
Hit men Ray and Ken are assigned to hide in the Belgian town of Bruges while waiting for a call from their boss, Harry. Their vacation in Bruges binds them closer together, despite Ray's unstable condition from a previous hit gone wrong. Things become even more complicated when Ken gets a call from Harry instructing him to take Ray out.
Starring: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes
IN THE LINE OF FIRE
Oscar-caliber performances, a superb script and brilliant directing raise this taut suspense/thriller many levels above other movies in its genre. Frank Horrigan is a tough, uncompromising secret service agent with a past he would rather forget while Mitch Leary is the professional assassin who forces him to relive it by attempting to assassinate the President of the United States. The life of the President hangs in the balance as it becomes the prize for either Horrigan’s redemption from his past or a permanent place in history for Leary.
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Rene Russo, John Malkovich
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
INNOCENT MOVES
Seven-year-old Josh Waitzkin should be doing the kind of things normal seven-year-old kids do, like playing video games, cycling around the neighborhood, and driving his parents crazy with seven-year-old questions. But Josh is not a normal seven-year-old; as it turns out, he has an amazing gift for chess. As his skill and interest grow, his parents, Fred and Bonnie, find themselves thrust into a delicate balancing act. On one hand, they must help him develop his abilities to their full potential. On the other hand, they must try to give their son as normal a childhood as a seven-year-old chess genius can get.
Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Ben Kingsley, Joe Mantegna
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 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 and sets sail for his destiny – or maybe theirs.
Starring: Meg Ryan, Tom Hanks
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
LAST ACTION HERO
An 11-year-old movie fan gets to join his favorite action hero in this enjoyable, mega-buck action spoof. Young Danny is given a magic movie ticket that whisks him right into the action alongside his hero, Jack Slater.. Fighting side by side, they're an unbeatable movie team – until the bad guys steal the magic ticket and they're suddenly dumped on the dangerous streets of New York City. Is Jack as invincible off-screen as he is on it?
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Anthony Quinn, F. Murray Abraham
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
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
LOOK WHO'S TALKING
The product of an extramarital affair, infant Mikey is a cynical, sarcastic observer of his new world. Mikey's mother, Mollie, having been dumped by her married lover Albert, searches high and low for a perfect new father for her baby. Follow the misadventures of Mikey as he progresses from sperm to reluctant newborn.
Starring: Kirstie Alley, John Travolta
LOOK WHO'S TALKING TOO
In this follow-up to the hilarious hit, two parents, James and Mollie, decide to give their baby Mikey a new baby sister named Julia. Comedian Mel Brooks is also in for the ride as the voice of Mr. Toilet Man, a fantasy bathroom bowl come to life, spitting blue water and eager to traumatize Mikey and interrupt his toilet training.
Starring: Kirstie Alley, John Travolta
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
MR. BEAN'S HOLIDAY
The bumbling Mr. Bean wins a trip to the picturesque French city of Cannes only to unwittingly separate a boy from his father. Bean must now help bring them back together. Along their journey, they discover French culture, road trip hiccups and the meaning of true love at the Cannes Film Festival.
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Rowan Atkinson, Emma De Caunes
MRS. WINTERBOURNE
Sweet natured yet naive and unrefined, Connie Doyle is pregnant and just dumped by her sleazy boyfriend. Fortunately for her, she is whisked away into the lap of luxury when she is assumed to be the widowed Patricia Winterbourne after her "husband" dies in a train wreck. The grieving family, led by matriarch, Grace, having never met their son's wife, takes her in, accepting both her and her baby as part of the household. Having come into the security she needs, Connie decides to keep her identity a secret, until she falls for her "brother-in-law" Bill!
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Shirley MacLaine, Ricki Lake
MUMBAI CALLING 06: MY MATE MUMBAI
Kenny has decided he's had enough of India. In order to get home to London he must sort out the call center's accounts. But Terri and Kenny realize that Dev has made such a mess of the credit card database that Kenny will not be going home anytime soon. Kenny's frustration with Dev boils over and an aggrieved Dev is easily convinced into selling the credit card details to his shady friend Vijay. Meanwhile, the call center staff has been plagued by a nuisance calls from a lonely guy, desperate for company, and Kenny steps in to resolve the problem.
MUMBAI CALLING 07: ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GLASS
Kenny wakes up in Terri’s bed but can hardly remember how he got there. Meanwhile, Philip, the owner of the company, is coming to Mumbai. Kenny rushes to get things at the call center in order. When Philip arrives, Kenny realizes Philip is Terri’s boyfriend, even though Philip is married. Philip offers Kenny a job back in the UK – organizing a bash for his wife. However, Philip discovers Kenny’s phone and underpants in Terri’s bed and fires him. But Terri makes a stand for Kenny and realizes his feelings for her might be mutual after all.
NACHO LIBRE
A poor Mexican monastery worker with a big heart turns his lifelong dream of becoming a wrestler into reality when he enters a local Lucha Libre tournament in an attempt to save his community with the prize money.
Starring: Jack Black
NORBIT
Eddie Murphy takes on three different character roles in this film, including the title role of Norbit, a mild-mannered man who is adopted by Mr Wong. Married to the very large Rasputia, Norbit's world turns topsy-turvy when his childhood love, Kate Thomas, returns to town.
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Thandie Newton, Cuba Gooding Jr
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
P.O.W. THE ESCAPE
An American colonel taken prisoner in Vietnam helps lead an escape in this action film. David Carradine stars as Colonel Cooper, an American soldier captured while fighting the Viet Cong. When Vietnamese captor Captain Vinh gets word of a government plot to kill the Colonel and himself, Vinh decides to take his chances with the American by offering an escape route for the prisoners of war in return for passage to the US.
Starring: David Carradine, Mako
PASSION FISH
In this sensitive, probing film written and directed by John Sayles, a soap-opera actress paralyzed in an accident engages in a battle of wills with her companion. May-Alice retreats to her childhood home in Louisiana and befriends her caretaker, only to realize they have more in common than they had known.
Starring: David Strathairn, Alfre Woodard, Mary McDonnell
PAYBACK
They took his money. They took his wife. And they tried to take his life. Now it's time for payback as one man starts his own personal war against the syndicate in this hard-edged thriller based on the novel The Hunter by Richard Stark.
Starring: Mel Gibson, Lucy Liu
PINK CADILLAC
Clint Eastwood takes a vacation from his usual tough-guy roles in this freewheeling, pedal-to-the-metal action comedy. As a modern-day bounty hunter, he's after a jailbird's bail-jumping wife, who's on the run with her baby. But neither Clint nor his quarry knows that the screamin'-pink getaway Caddy is loaded with stolen loot and that the bad guys want it back!
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Bernadette Peters
PUMPKINHEAD: BLOOD FEUD
After a bitter family feud, Jodie Hatfield and her boyfriend Ricky McCoy left town to be alone together but are soon caught in the act. Wanting vengeance against those who hurt him, Ricky resurrects the monster Pumpkinhead, only to realize his mistake a little too late.
Starring: Lance Henriksen, Amy Manson
RANDOM HEARTS
You find love in the strangest places. Dutch and Kay grieve when an airplane carrying their spouses crash lands, leaving no survivors. Their grief is short-lived. An investigation reveals their spouses were cheating on them. Grief turns to anger. Dutch, a policeman, investigates to uncover the truth. Kay, a congresswoman running for re-election, doesn't want the truth to taint her campaign. Circumstances force Dutch's and Kay's paths to entwine and they end up falling in love.
Starring: Harrison Ford, Kristin Scott Thomas
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 is the winner of 3 Emmy® awards at the 2008 Emmys, including the coveted Outstanding Made for Television Movie title. It 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.
Starring: Kevin Spacey, John Hurt, Denis Leary
SAVE THE LAST DANCE 2: STEPPING UP
Fresh from her experiences in an inner-city Chicago high school, Sara Johnson begins her freshman year in Julliard, becoming not just the favorite student to her teacher, Monique Delacroix, but also the rival of a competitive ballerina.
Starring: Jacqueline Bisset, Columbus Short, Izabella Miko
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
Based on the literary classic, Sense and Sensibility tells the tale of two women who are polar opposites and the men who change their lives. When Mr Dashwood dies, he leaves behind his wife and three daughters. Elinor is the oldest and a spinster past marriageable age. Her sister Marianne is her opposite in temperament and attitude. There is also 11 year-old Margaret, who seems to be following in Marianne's footsteps. When three men enter the Dashwoods' lives: Edward Ferrars, Colonel Brandon and the dashing Willoughby, the story of who ends up with whom is told with skill, romance and humor.
Starring: Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, Kate Winslet
SHOOTER
Mark Wahlberg plays an ace marksman living in self-exile in the Arkansas wilderness after causing the death of an innocent person. Persuaded by his former associates that they need his help to prevent an assassination, he is subsequently double-crossed and framed for the presidential assassination he was trying to prevent. Now forced to go on the run, he is determined to track down the real killer and the truth behind who betrayed him.
Starring: Danny Glover, Mark Wahlberg, Michael Pena
SHORT CIRCUIT 2
Remember that clever, lovable robot, Number 5? He and his human buddy, Ben, are now in New York, where Ben peddles miniature models of his mechanical wonder. Thieves trick "Five" into helping in a gem heist, but the mechanical wonder isn't about to be outsmarted for long!
Starring: Michael McKean, Fisher Stevens, Cynthia Gibb
SINGLE WHITE FEMALE
When Allie Jones is abandoned by her seemingly unfaithful boyfriend, Sam, she has room to spare in her New York loft. One classified ad later, Hedy Carlson shows up at her doorstep, the perfect roommate. Or so it seems. Hedy is shy, neat and everything you could hope for in a roommate. Soon they start sharing their problems and their clothes but now Hedy wants to share Allie's life as well. Too late, Allie starts to realise that Hedy may not be as perfect as she seems, and that underneath that shy exterior lurks a psychopath with one obsession: Allie.
Starring: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Bridget Fonda, Steven Weber
SLEEPY HOLLOW
Director Tim Burton gives Washington Irving's classic period-folklore-horror story a gothic touch. Ichabod Crane is a New York City police constable who brings the latest crime-solving techniques to investigate the brutal murders that have disrupted peace in the town of Sleepy Hollow. Crane arrives to find the victims beheaded, supposedly by the Headless Horseman, whom the frightened townspeople claim has returned to haunt them. As Crane investigates with the help of the well-bred Katrina Van Tassel, he slowly uncovers the eerie truth behind the town's killer.
Starring: Johnny Depp, Christopher Walken, Christina Ricci
SNATCH
Diamond thief Franky Four Fingers arrives in London en route to New York to deliver a huge diamond to boss Avi. But after offloading smaller stones to a motley assortment of London ne’er-do-wells, Franky and the diamond fall into the wrong hands. Meanwhile two shady boxing promoters discover Irish gypsy fighter Mickey O’Neil, whom they hope to ride to riches if he will only “take a fall” as instructed. As a plan goes haywire and tempers fray, dogs, diamonds, mobile homes, boxers and assorted weaponry get swept up into a chaotic free-for-all.
Starring: Brad Pitt, Dennis Farina, Benicio Del Toro
STUART LITTLE
Based on the best-selling classic by EB White, Stuart Little tells the tale of an orphan mouse searching for a place to call home and finds it in a house along Fifth Avenue. Picked out of a list of more suitable candidates for adoption by the Littles, Stuart adjusts to life in his new super-sized home, and winning the trust of his new nine year-old playmate George while not stepping on the feline feet of possessive house cat, Snowbell.
Starring: Michael J. Fox, Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie
SUPERBAD
Two co-dependent high school guys want to hook up with girls before they graduate and go off to different colleges, but, after a calamitous night just trying to buy alcohol for a school party, overcoming their separation anxiety becomes a greater challenge than getting the girls.
Starring: Seth Rogen, Michael Cera
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
SWING SHIFT
Two women become good friends when their men are enlisted at the beginning of WW II. Kay Walsh is an ideal housewife. Her next door neighbor, Hazel Zanussi is a beautiful dance hall hostess. Both work on the Swing Shift of an airplane manufacturing company. A fellow worker Lucky Lockhart has had his eyes on Kay, and out of loneliness Kay allows Lucky into her home and her bed. On Lucky's birthday, while Kay, Lucky and Hazel are celebrating, there is a knock on the door, it's Jack on an unexpected furlough. Can Kay save her marriage?
Starring: Christine Lahti, Kurt Russell, Goldie Hawn
TESTAMENT
When a nuclear blast wipes out a portion of California, a small, outlying community waits in horror as the radiation creeps toward them. Jane Alexander plays Carol Wetherly, a mother of two who tries to maintain dignity and hope in the midst of disaster. A haunting speculation on the devastating human impact of nuclear holocaust.
Starring: William Devane, Jane Alexander
THE 6TH DAY
In this futuristic thriller spiked with intrigue, humor and high-voltage action, a ruthless power broker is using his advanced genetic-engineering technology to clone human beings for personal gain. Adam Gibson, an old-fashioned family man and pilot, comes home one night to discover that his life has been stolen by his clone. Plunged into a sinister world of murder, corruption and high-tech deception, he is torn from his family by thugs sent to destroy him because they cloned the wrong man. Now, Adam must not only save himself but also uncover the evil plot to reclaim his family and identity.
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Rapaport, Sarah Wynter
THE 11TH HOUR
Leonardo DiCaprio narrates this documentary and offers some solutions on how we can work together to solving perhaps the planet's pressing problem: global warming.
Starring: Leonardo Dicaprio, Hawkings, Stephen
THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST
Macon Leary is a travel guide writer who becomes disinterested in life following the death of his son. His wife also has difficulty dealing with the loss and thinks it would be best if they go their separate ways. Shortly after, Leary meets Muriel Pritchett – an attractive, outgoing woman who has a positive effect on his outlook of life. But just as he seems to be pulling himself together, Leary's wife decides that their marriage is still worth a shot, putting him in a tough spot and with an even tougher decision to make.
Starring: Geena Davis, Bill Pullman, William Hurt
THE BONE COLLECTOR
The Manhattan Murderer is leaving bony fragments of clues behind after his killings. It's up to Lincoln Rhymes, a New York detective specializing in forensics, and rookie street cop Amelia to see if they have the mind and the stomach to trail the clues. But an injury sustained in the line of duty leaves Rhymes a quadriplegic; his arms and legs useless. Amelia must become his hands and feet, and he, her mind. But will it be enough to decipher the clues in time to find the next victim before the killer does?
Starring: Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie
THE BUCKET LIST
Edward Cole has worked hard his whole life and made a lot of money. When he ends up in hospital with only six months to a year to live, he befriends another cancer patient Carter, and based on a list they have come up with together, they go on a final trip around the world and do the things they have always wanted to do.
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Jack Nicholson
THE ENFORCER
Clint Eastwood is back as Dirty Harry and this time he has a new partner, female no less, played by Tyne Daly. The duo must team up to stop a group of former Vietnamese veterans-turned terrorists from making their rampage in San Francisco. But Harry's female partner, with zero field experience and whose nine years of service in the police force has been in the human resource department, must first earn Harry's respect and beat his male chauvinist ego.
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino, Tyne Daly
THE FEVER
In this HBO Original Movie about the high cost of enlightenment and the ever-widening gap between rich and poor, Redgrave plays a nameless woman from a privileged world who, suffering from a sense of disconnection from her comfortable life, travels to a nameless country in the throes of civil war. Suddenly deliriously ill, she confronts an internal chorus of conflicting voices: dreams of comfort from her past, images of violence, accusations of indifference, and cold-blooded arguments in favor of oppression. The central question is: what, if anything, is a morally consistent way to live in the world as it is?
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Vanessa Redgrave, Carlo Gabriel Nero
THE FISHER KING
Parry is a former professor who insulates himself from a tragedy in his past by dwelling in an imaginary world of dungeons and damsels in distress. Jack Lucas is a loud-mouthed deejay whose reign of tyranny on the airwaves has come to an end. Suddenly forced to the outside, he is connected with Parry on the most unlikely of terms, where one needs hope and the other love. Jack hopes to find his own self-redemption by helping Parry attain his imperfect vision of a woman.
Starring: Robin Williams, Jeff Bridges, Amanda Plummer
THE FLINTSTONES IN VIVA ROCK VEGAS
In this hilarious prequel to 'The Flintstones', Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble have just landed jobs at the local quarry at Bedrock and are living it up. Meanwhile, Wilma's parents want to marry her to debonair but drab Chip Rockefeller. Unable to bear the thought, Wilma runs away from home to Bedrock and becomes best friends with Betty O'Shale. After a bummer of a first date, Fred falls hard for Wilma and Betty and Barney hit it off. The four plan a romantic getaway in Rock Vegas, but they haven't bargained for the evil plans of Chip.
Starring: Stephen Baldwin, Mark Addy, Kristen Johnston
THE GOLDEN CHILD
Once in a thousand generations, a child with magical powers is born – to bring good into the world. When forces of evil kidnap this perfect child, finding him becomes the most important thing on Earth. An L.A. social worker is amazed to find out that he's the 'chosen one' meant to save the child from evil. In the process, he's involved in a fantastic odyssey that takes him from California to China, and on to Hell itself. Set against a backdrop of astounding special effects, the film has some of the most magical moments in recent movie history.
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Charlotte Lewis
THE GOLDEN COMPASS
In a parallel universe, where some things are forbidden and secrets abound, Lyra Belacqua's life in Jordan College changes when her uncle, Lord Asriel, mysteriously disappears during an expedition in the far North, and her friend Roger is kidnapped by the evil Gobblers. She befriends Mrs. Coulter, an influential socialite to go on a journey north, only to realize that Mrs. Coulter is not who she seems to be. Lyra has to now use the power of her golden compass to save not just her uncle and her friend, but the world at large.
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig
THE JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB
When a woman, Sylvia, gets dumped by her husband, her two friends, Bernadette and Jocelyn organize a book club to keep her distracted. They engage Sylvia's daughter Allegra, Prudie, a young teacher, and Grigg, a sci-fi fanatic to participate in the club. The objective is to read a Jane Austen novel a month, only to realize that life imitates art in many universally dramatic ways.
Starring: Kathy Baker, Maria Bello, Emily Blunt
THE LAST TYCOON
Based on the best-selling novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Last Tycoon tells the tale of 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 MUMMY RETURNS
Hold on to your seats for double the action, adventure and destruction in The Mummy Returns.
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah
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 SWEETEST THING
Just how far will one go for love? For Christina, it's an out-of-town road trip. While looking for Mr. Right in a bar, she meets a real estate agent, Peter Donahue – adorable, sensible, perfect. Could he be Mr. Right? Forgetting to get his number, her best friend, Courtney, suggests a love-seeking road trip to find him at his brother's wedding. Along the way, the girls encounter many roadblocks in the path of love. But nothing's stopping Christina from picking her lucky number — the one.
Starring: Cameron Diaz, Christina Applegate, Selma Blair
THE TUDORS EP. 05
As he continues to woo Anne Boleyn, Henry formally accepts his son by Elizabeth Blount. Indignant at the news that Emperor Charles V has released the French king from his custody, Henry redoubles his efforts to have Wolsey get a favorable ruling on his divorce, even as Anne makes it clear that she has no intention of being his mistress. Meanwhile, en route from Portugal, Brandon asks Princess Margaret to be his bride. And as he plots to see that his daughter seduces Henry, Thomas Boleyn is offered an allowance in exchange for his friendship with Emperor Charles V.
THE TUDORS EP. 06
As Henry sends Wolsey to Paris with a new treaty, Anne looks to help her father and Norfolk by planting the seeds of doubt in the king’s mind about the cardinal’s loyalty. Further undermining Wolsey’s credibility, Queen Katherine shares her own concerns with Spain’s envoy, Mendoza, and asks him to get word to Charles V about the efforts to grant her husband a divorce. Meanwhile, as Katherine confronts Anne about her affair with Henry, news that the Pope has escaped imprisonment prompts Cromwell to suggest that Henry send a private envoy to Italy to request the divorce.
THE TUDORS EP. 07
At his Warwickshire estate, William Compton falls victim to the plague that is devastating England. Wolsey announces that he is dispatching two lawyers to Orvieto to argue the case for a divorce before the exiled Pope Clement VII. At Whitehall Palace, Mendoza delivers a coded message that makes clear Charles V’s support for his aunt, Queen Katherine. And as the plague threatens everyone in its path, Wolsey uses the epidemic as an excuse to see that enemies like Norfolk are sent far from London. But as the death toll rises, not even Wolsey can escape the ravages of the plague.
THE TUDORS EP. 08
Though Wolsey welcomes the Pope’s emissary, Cardinal Campeggio, to England, upon learning that sentiments are running against granting a divorce, he warns Campeggio of the consequences of standing in Henry’s way. Hoping for a compromise, Campeggio suggests getting Queen Katherine to abdicate her marriage and retreat to a nunnery. But after hearing the request, Katherine tells Campeggio that she has no intention of divorcing Henry and that she wants all of England to know it. When Anne warns Henry that he is being betrayed by someone close to him, the increasingly-obsessed king turns his attention to Wolsey.
THE TUDORS EP. 09
As a religious revolt threatens the Catholic Church, the ecclesiastical court hearing King Henry’s case for a divorce continues to meet despite Queen Katherine’s absence. Privately pressed by Wolsey to surrender to her husband’s will, Katherine accuses the cardinal, whose influence is waning, of instigating the divorce in a quest for power and fortune. When Katherine continues to insist that she was a virgin when she married, a dispirited Anne decides to give up and go home. But Henry’s love for Anne is as strong as ever, and he insists that she return and asks her father to intervene.
TRUE COLORS
Two college roommates take different paths to success, in this involving drama. Blue-collar boy, Peter Burton, quickly connives his way to the top of the political heap, while preppy Tim Gerrity works his way up from the bottom, in the Justice Department. What happens when their ideals collide?
Starring: John Cusack, James Spader
TWISTER
Get set for the most breathtaking ride of your lives. Travel with a bunch of dedicated – and crazy – scientists, led by Dr Joanne Harding and William Harding. These two scientists put their divorce on hold as they try to unravel how tornadoes work. Their modus operandi is simple – get inside them. Hang on to your chairs and get ready to be blown away by the amazingly realistic special effects!
Starring: Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton
VACANCY
When David and Amy Fox's car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, they are forced to spend the night at a sinister motel. The horrific truth begins to dawn on them when they realize that the low-budget slasher flicks they're watching were all filmed in the very room they're in. Now trapped with hidden cameras filming their every move, David and Amy must escape before their captors can finish their latest masterpiece.
Starring: Luke Wilson, Kate Beckinsale
VICE VERSA
Like many fathers, Marshall has forgotten what it was like to be a kid. His son, Charlie, 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
WELCOME HOME ROSCOE JENKINS
RJ, a successful talk show host leaves Los Angeles with his 10-year old son and fiancée to reunite with his family in the South in time for his parents' 50th wedding anniversary. Despite achieving success, he soon learns the importance of family and why he grew so far apart from them in the first place.
Starring: Martin Lawrence, James Earl Jones, Joy Bryant
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
In an isolated Alaskan town, where complete darkness descends on it for a full month every year, an estranged husband-and-wife sheriff team must rally the townspeople to safety against the rise of a bloodthirsty gang of vampires.
Starring: Josh Hartnett, Melissa George
300
Based on the best-selling graphic novel by Frank Miller, 300 tells the tale of King Leonidas and his 300 Spartan warriors. During the year 480 B.C., a massive Persian army descends on Greece. They present an ultimatum to the Grecians: serve the Persian king or face utter annihilation. A small band of 300 fighters led by the Spartan king defies the odds and stands up to the oppressors in this spellbinding special effects extravaganza.
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 NIGHT AT THE ROXBURY
Meet the Butabi brothers: Steve and Doug. First seen on America's favorite comedy sketch show, "Saturday Night Live," these club-hopping pair of sibling losers will take you on an embarrassing night out as they attempt to demonstrate their swinging credentials. Both hilarious and outrageous by turns, this spoof will long be remembered as a classic of the 90's clubbing generation.
Starring: Richard Grieco, Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan
A PERFECT MURDER
Based on Alfred Hitchcock's classic “Dial M for Murder”, Michael Douglas plays millionaire industrialist Steven Taylor, a man who has everything - except the love of his beautiful wife Emily. Obviously the unsatisfied woman, she turns to a bohemian artist David for companionship. Suffering a major stab to his ego, Steven plots to have his wife killed in the most ironic fashion: by the hands of her own lover. But there is a lot more than meets the eye as the story weaves a complex web of love and passion, deception and betrayal in this deadly love triangle.
Starring: Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Viggo Mortensen
A PERFECT WORLD
Having escaped from prison, Butch Haynes and his partner, Terry, kidnap a young fatherless boy named Philip. As they make their way across the state to elude a Texas ranger; Red Hatchett, and a criminologist, Sally Gerber; Butch and Philip begin to bond. They soon discover that they are both victims of a society that has treated them unfairly, and without pity.
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Kevin Costner, Laura Dern
ALMOST FAMOUS
In 1970, 15-year old rock obsessed teen, William Miller enters the world of touring rock bands to cover rising stars, Stillwater, for Rolling Stone magazine. All this leads him through a maze of relationships and professional journalistic dilemmas as he gets close to his subjects, through his friendship with self-obsessed band leader/guitarist of Stillwater, Russell Hammond. Making things even more complicated is the alluring band aide Penny Lane, whose love for Stillwater is focused on the married Russell.
Starring: Jason Lee, Billy Crudup, Kate Hudson
AND THEN CAME LOVE
When her son starts to act strange, a successful New York journalist and single mother Julie Davidson looks for her son's sperm-donor father only to see them bonding better than with her fiancé/boyfriend.
Starring: Vanessa Williams, Eartha Kitt, Ben Vereen
B.A.P.S
A rags to riches tale of two waitresses whose dreams come true in Hollywood. Nisi and Mickey are girlfriends who work as waitresses. To get the necessary money to open their dream restaurant, they fly to California to audition for a music video. There, Nisi is asked by Manly, the nephew of Mr. Blakemore, to act for a week as the granddaughter of Lily, Mr. Blakemore's one true love, whom he lost long ago and couldn't pursue because she was his family's housekeeper.
Starring: Halle Berry, Martin Landau, Ian Richardson
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
BARNYARD
In this delightful animated feature, Otis is a carefree cow who parties all night with his friends until his "Sheriff" father is murdered by a pack of coyotes. Now, Otis must step into the shoes of his dad and protect the animal town from vicious predators.
BASEKETBALL
Suburban slackers Joe Cooper and Doug Remer spend most of their time goofing around in the driveway, until one day they create a new and innocent sport - a wacky blend of baseball and basketball, where teams can earn points for trash-talking the opposition! From its humble origins, Baseketball sweeps the nation, with its own national league where all players receive the same pay and no team can change cities.
Starring: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Yasmine Bleeth
BEOWULF
In the year 507 A.D., Danish king Hrothgar celebrates his rule in his mead hall, disturbing the peace of half-human, half-demon Grendel. The monster attacked Hrothgar and his men, who then summoned Beowulf to help him rid the monster. Despite his success, Beowulf could never find peace. What he finds instead is a curse that would haunt him the same way it had haunted Hrothgar.
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Angelina Jolie, Ray Winstone
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 wacky brother Mike, and hires his personal aide Steve Dodds to keep Mike out of trouble.
Starring: David Spade, Tim Matheson, Chris Farley
BLACK SNAKE MOAN
In Mississippi, Lazarus, a former blues musician finds a young girl, Rae, nearly beaten to death near his home. She is a victim of child abuse and the town's unsavory tramp. Lazarus takes on himself to nurse her back to health physically, mentally and spiritually, only to be accused by Rae's boyfriend Ronnie that they're having an affair.
Starring: Christina Ricci, Samuel Jackson
BODY SNATCHERS
Space aliens drain the life force of earthlings, leaving the victims behind as empty body 'shells'. One family's arrival on a military base is greeted by a terrified warning, "they get you when you sleep". Soon, the teenage daughter discovers that soldiers and officers alike are being taken over by the aliens, and that her own family is next!
Starring: Forest Whitaker, Meg Tilly, Gabrielle Anwar
BROKEN BRIDGES
A down-and-out country music star returns to his hometown and reunites with his childhood sweetheart and 16-year old daughter.
Starring: Kelly Preston, Toby Keith, Tess Harper
CASUALTIES OF WAR
Private Eriksson is a member of an American squadron stationed in the deepest jungles of Vietnam. Sgt Tony Meserve is his slightly deranged squadron sergeant who vows revenge after his best friend was killed by the Vietcong. To Eriksson's surprise, Sgt Meserve orders his men to kidnap and gang rape a Vietnamese girl. Torn between his loyalty to his squad and his conscience, Eriksson suddenly realizes he has much to fear from his comrades-in-arms as he does from the enemy.
Starring: Michael J. Fox, Sean Penn, John Leguizamo
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 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
DEFINITELY, MAYBE
A 30-something dad in the midst of a divorce is questioned by his 10 year-old-daughter about his life before marriage in this charming romantic comedy.
Starring: Rachel Weisz, Ryan Reynolds, Elizabeth Banks
ENTOURAGE 55: FANTASY ISLAND
When their film Medellin didn't wow audiences at Cannes, Vince and Turtle took their troubles to Mexico, not bothering about the eventual straight-to-DVD fate of the film. Meanwhile, Eric and Ari chase down the star client of Miller Gold and the Murphy Group to meet with producer Carl Ertz, who is considering Vince for 'Danger Beach'. The boys finally rally together to jet to the remote paradise to bring Vince back, only to find a setback later on. This episode guest-stars Michael Phillips, Richard Roeper, Ben Silverman and Bow Wow.
ENTOURAGE 56: UNLIKE A VIRGIN
As Vince reads up on scripts and picks new projects that interest him, Ari tells him that those roles have gone to Tobey or Leo. Eric suggests an indie script 'Nine Brave Souls' which Ari refuses. Eric looks up the writers anyway and talks about representation. Vince bumps into Justine Chapin and the guys get invited to her music video wrap party. Over there, Vince suddenly realizes just how far gone he's fallen and vows to Ari that he'll do whatever it takes to act like a movie star again. This episode guest-stars Tony Bennett, Carla Gugino, Lukas Haas, Giovanni Ribisi and Mark Wahlberg.
ENTOURAGE 57: THE ALL OUT FALL OUT
Miserable over his break up with Jacqueline, Drama joins the guys to meet Shauna for help, who lines up a Sweet Sixteen gig for Vince. Ari receives a new Ferrari from his wife as an anniversary gift, only to get sucked into a grudge race with Adam Davies, with unfortunate consequences. Meanwhile, Eric secures Amanda's and Ed Norton's interest in his new clients' script, turning 'Nine Brave Souls' into a Ridley Scott-driven film called 'Smokejumpers'. This episode guest-stars Fran Drescher and Carla Gugino.
FANDANGO
Set in 1971, when the Vietnam War and the draft were still looming factors in students' lives, this coming-of-age movie details the final wild bash, or fandango, of five college roommates before going their separate ways to confront the dreaded realities of the real world. Gardner Barnes is the reckless ringleader of the group who extends his college stay by three years while Phil is the clique's outsider. Written and directed by Kevin Reynolds, Fandango is originally based on Reynolds' 22-minute short film, Proof.
Starring: Judd Nelson, Kevin Costner
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
FIELD OF DREAMS
A struggling farmer Ray Kinsella gets a calling one day from above to construct a baseball diamond in the middle of his cornfield. As the weeks go by, Ray receives several other messages, realizing that his field has been divinely ordained to give a second chance to people who have sacrificed certain values in their lives.
Starring: Kevin Costner, Ray Liotta, Amy Madigan
GHOSTS OF MISSISSIPPI
In 1963, civil rights leader Medgar Evers was murdered in his own driveway. For over 30 years, his assassin remained free. Beginning with the murder and the events surrounding the two initial trials which both ended in a hung jury, this taut courtroom drama takes us through the final trial of the assassin, Byron De La Beckwith. District Attorney Bobby DeLaughter's alliance with Myrlie Evers, widow of Medgar Evers, drives this relentless mission. For the third time 30 years later, they try to bring Beckwith to justice.
Starring: James Woods, Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg
GRUMPY OLD MEN
How grumpy can old men get? Well, next-door neighbors John Gustafson and Max Goldman have been fighting so long they've forgotten what started it all! But now, they have something new to fight about – sexy widow Ariel Truax, who has just moved in across the street. Let the battle begin!
Starring: Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon
HBO CENTRAL
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HANGING UP
All their lives, Georgia, Eve and Maddy's father had lived a wild life and kept in touch only over the phone. When he lands up in hospital, the three daughters finally take time off their self-involved lives to cope with their long lost family and find ways to laugh despite all they've been through.
Starring: Meg Ryan, Lisa Kudrow, Diane Keaton
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
HE SAID, SHE SAID
Let the battle of the sexes begin as two TV commentators go at and for each other. Dan and Lorie are exact opposites on and off the air. But when the womanizing conservative and the monogamous liberal get together, it's a toss-up between love and war as they play out their rivalry in newspaper columns and TV spots.
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth Perkins, Sharon Stone
I DREAMED OF AFRICA: A TRUE STORY
Kuki Gallmann 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
ILLEGAL TENDER
After his father gets killed by gangsters, a teenage boy and his mother turn the tables on the killers. Having grown into an adult, strong man, Wilson DeLeon Jr. is forced to team up with his mother Millie, when an enemy from his father's past returns to haunt them.
Starring: Rick Gonzalez, Wanda Dejesus
IN BRUGES
Hit men Ray and Ken are assigned to hide in the Belgian town of Bruges while waiting for a call from their boss, Harry. Their vacation in Bruges binds them closer together, despite Ray's unstable condition from a previous hit gone wrong. Things become even more complicated when Ken gets a call from Harry instructing him to take Ray out.
Starring: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes
IN THE LINE OF FIRE
Oscar-caliber performances, a superb script and brilliant directing raise this taut suspense/thriller many levels above other movies in its genre. Frank Horrigan is a tough, uncompromising secret service agent with a past he would rather forget while Mitch Leary is the professional assassin who forces him to relive it by attempting to assassinate the President of the United States. The life of the President hangs in the balance as it becomes the prize for either Horrigan’s redemption from his past or a permanent place in history for Leary.
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Rene Russo, John Malkovich
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
INNOCENT MOVES
Seven-year-old Josh Waitzkin should be doing the kind of things normal seven-year-old kids do, like playing video games, cycling around the neighborhood, and driving his parents crazy with seven-year-old questions. But Josh is not a normal seven-year-old; as it turns out, he has an amazing gift for chess. As his skill and interest grow, his parents, Fred and Bonnie, find themselves thrust into a delicate balancing act. On one hand, they must help him develop his abilities to their full potential. On the other hand, they must try to give their son as normal a childhood as a seven-year-old chess genius can get.
Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Ben Kingsley, Joe Mantegna
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 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 and sets sail for his destiny – or maybe theirs.
Starring: Meg Ryan, Tom Hanks
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
LAST ACTION HERO
An 11-year-old movie fan gets to join his favorite action hero in this enjoyable, mega-buck action spoof. Young Danny is given a magic movie ticket that whisks him right into the action alongside his hero, Jack Slater.. Fighting side by side, they're an unbeatable movie team – until the bad guys steal the magic ticket and they're suddenly dumped on the dangerous streets of New York City. Is Jack as invincible off-screen as he is on it?
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Anthony Quinn, F. Murray Abraham
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
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
LOOK WHO'S TALKING
The product of an extramarital affair, infant Mikey is a cynical, sarcastic observer of his new world. Mikey's mother, Mollie, having been dumped by her married lover Albert, searches high and low for a perfect new father for her baby. Follow the misadventures of Mikey as he progresses from sperm to reluctant newborn.
Starring: Kirstie Alley, John Travolta
LOOK WHO'S TALKING TOO
In this follow-up to the hilarious hit, two parents, James and Mollie, decide to give their baby Mikey a new baby sister named Julia. Comedian Mel Brooks is also in for the ride as the voice of Mr. Toilet Man, a fantasy bathroom bowl come to life, spitting blue water and eager to traumatize Mikey and interrupt his toilet training.
Starring: Kirstie Alley, John Travolta
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
MR. BEAN'S HOLIDAY
The bumbling Mr. Bean wins a trip to the picturesque French city of Cannes only to unwittingly separate a boy from his father. Bean must now help bring them back together. Along their journey, they discover French culture, road trip hiccups and the meaning of true love at the Cannes Film Festival.
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Rowan Atkinson, Emma De Caunes
MRS. WINTERBOURNE
Sweet natured yet naive and unrefined, Connie Doyle is pregnant and just dumped by her sleazy boyfriend. Fortunately for her, she is whisked away into the lap of luxury when she is assumed to be the widowed Patricia Winterbourne after her "husband" dies in a train wreck. The grieving family, led by matriarch, Grace, having never met their son's wife, takes her in, accepting both her and her baby as part of the household. Having come into the security she needs, Connie decides to keep her identity a secret, until she falls for her "brother-in-law" Bill!
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Shirley MacLaine, Ricki Lake
MUMBAI CALLING 06: MY MATE MUMBAI
Kenny has decided he's had enough of India. In order to get home to London he must sort out the call center's accounts. But Terri and Kenny realize that Dev has made such a mess of the credit card database that Kenny will not be going home anytime soon. Kenny's frustration with Dev boils over and an aggrieved Dev is easily convinced into selling the credit card details to his shady friend Vijay. Meanwhile, the call center staff has been plagued by a nuisance calls from a lonely guy, desperate for company, and Kenny steps in to resolve the problem.
MUMBAI CALLING 07: ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GLASS
Kenny wakes up in Terri’s bed but can hardly remember how he got there. Meanwhile, Philip, the owner of the company, is coming to Mumbai. Kenny rushes to get things at the call center in order. When Philip arrives, Kenny realizes Philip is Terri’s boyfriend, even though Philip is married. Philip offers Kenny a job back in the UK – organizing a bash for his wife. However, Philip discovers Kenny’s phone and underpants in Terri’s bed and fires him. But Terri makes a stand for Kenny and realizes his feelings for her might be mutual after all.
NACHO LIBRE
A poor Mexican monastery worker with a big heart turns his lifelong dream of becoming a wrestler into reality when he enters a local Lucha Libre tournament in an attempt to save his community with the prize money.
Starring: Jack Black
NORBIT
Eddie Murphy takes on three different character roles in this film, including the title role of Norbit, a mild-mannered man who is adopted by Mr Wong. Married to the very large Rasputia, Norbit's world turns topsy-turvy when his childhood love, Kate Thomas, returns to town.
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Thandie Newton, Cuba Gooding Jr
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
P.O.W. THE ESCAPE
An American colonel taken prisoner in Vietnam helps lead an escape in this action film. David Carradine stars as Colonel Cooper, an American soldier captured while fighting the Viet Cong. When Vietnamese captor Captain Vinh gets word of a government plot to kill the Colonel and himself, Vinh decides to take his chances with the American by offering an escape route for the prisoners of war in return for passage to the US.
Starring: David Carradine, Mako
PASSION FISH
In this sensitive, probing film written and directed by John Sayles, a soap-opera actress paralyzed in an accident engages in a battle of wills with her companion. May-Alice retreats to her childhood home in Louisiana and befriends her caretaker, only to realize they have more in common than they had known.
Starring: David Strathairn, Alfre Woodard, Mary McDonnell
PAYBACK
They took his money. They took his wife. And they tried to take his life. Now it's time for payback as one man starts his own personal war against the syndicate in this hard-edged thriller based on the novel The Hunter by Richard Stark.
Starring: Mel Gibson, Lucy Liu
PINK CADILLAC
Clint Eastwood takes a vacation from his usual tough-guy roles in this freewheeling, pedal-to-the-metal action comedy. As a modern-day bounty hunter, he's after a jailbird's bail-jumping wife, who's on the run with her baby. But neither Clint nor his quarry knows that the screamin'-pink getaway Caddy is loaded with stolen loot and that the bad guys want it back!
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Bernadette Peters
PUMPKINHEAD: BLOOD FEUD
After a bitter family feud, Jodie Hatfield and her boyfriend Ricky McCoy left town to be alone together but are soon caught in the act. Wanting vengeance against those who hurt him, Ricky resurrects the monster Pumpkinhead, only to realize his mistake a little too late.
Starring: Lance Henriksen, Amy Manson
RANDOM HEARTS
You find love in the strangest places. Dutch and Kay grieve when an airplane carrying their spouses crash lands, leaving no survivors. Their grief is short-lived. An investigation reveals their spouses were cheating on them. Grief turns to anger. Dutch, a policeman, investigates to uncover the truth. Kay, a congresswoman running for re-election, doesn't want the truth to taint her campaign. Circumstances force Dutch's and Kay's paths to entwine and they end up falling in love.
Starring: Harrison Ford, Kristin Scott Thomas
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 is the winner of 3 Emmy® awards at the 2008 Emmys, including the coveted Outstanding Made for Television Movie title. It 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.
Starring: Kevin Spacey, John Hurt, Denis Leary
SAVE THE LAST DANCE 2: STEPPING UP
Fresh from her experiences in an inner-city Chicago high school, Sara Johnson begins her freshman year in Julliard, becoming not just the favorite student to her teacher, Monique Delacroix, but also the rival of a competitive ballerina.
Starring: Jacqueline Bisset, Columbus Short, Izabella Miko
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
Based on the literary classic, Sense and Sensibility tells the tale of two women who are polar opposites and the men who change their lives. When Mr Dashwood dies, he leaves behind his wife and three daughters. Elinor is the oldest and a spinster past marriageable age. Her sister Marianne is her opposite in temperament and attitude. There is also 11 year-old Margaret, who seems to be following in Marianne's footsteps. When three men enter the Dashwoods' lives: Edward Ferrars, Colonel Brandon and the dashing Willoughby, the story of who ends up with whom is told with skill, romance and humor.
Starring: Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, Kate Winslet
SHOOTER
Mark Wahlberg plays an ace marksman living in self-exile in the Arkansas wilderness after causing the death of an innocent person. Persuaded by his former associates that they need his help to prevent an assassination, he is subsequently double-crossed and framed for the presidential assassination he was trying to prevent. Now forced to go on the run, he is determined to track down the real killer and the truth behind who betrayed him.
Starring: Danny Glover, Mark Wahlberg, Michael Pena
SHORT CIRCUIT 2
Remember that clever, lovable robot, Number 5? He and his human buddy, Ben, are now in New York, where Ben peddles miniature models of his mechanical wonder. Thieves trick "Five" into helping in a gem heist, but the mechanical wonder isn't about to be outsmarted for long!
Starring: Michael McKean, Fisher Stevens, Cynthia Gibb
SINGLE WHITE FEMALE
When Allie Jones is abandoned by her seemingly unfaithful boyfriend, Sam, she has room to spare in her New York loft. One classified ad later, Hedy Carlson shows up at her doorstep, the perfect roommate. Or so it seems. Hedy is shy, neat and everything you could hope for in a roommate. Soon they start sharing their problems and their clothes but now Hedy wants to share Allie's life as well. Too late, Allie starts to realise that Hedy may not be as perfect as she seems, and that underneath that shy exterior lurks a psychopath with one obsession: Allie.
Starring: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Bridget Fonda, Steven Weber
SLEEPY HOLLOW
Director Tim Burton gives Washington Irving's classic period-folklore-horror story a gothic touch. Ichabod Crane is a New York City police constable who brings the latest crime-solving techniques to investigate the brutal murders that have disrupted peace in the town of Sleepy Hollow. Crane arrives to find the victims beheaded, supposedly by the Headless Horseman, whom the frightened townspeople claim has returned to haunt them. As Crane investigates with the help of the well-bred Katrina Van Tassel, he slowly uncovers the eerie truth behind the town's killer.
Starring: Johnny Depp, Christopher Walken, Christina Ricci
SNATCH
Diamond thief Franky Four Fingers arrives in London en route to New York to deliver a huge diamond to boss Avi. But after offloading smaller stones to a motley assortment of London ne’er-do-wells, Franky and the diamond fall into the wrong hands. Meanwhile two shady boxing promoters discover Irish gypsy fighter Mickey O’Neil, whom they hope to ride to riches if he will only “take a fall” as instructed. As a plan goes haywire and tempers fray, dogs, diamonds, mobile homes, boxers and assorted weaponry get swept up into a chaotic free-for-all.
Starring: Brad Pitt, Dennis Farina, Benicio Del Toro
STUART LITTLE
Based on the best-selling classic by EB White, Stuart Little tells the tale of an orphan mouse searching for a place to call home and finds it in a house along Fifth Avenue. Picked out of a list of more suitable candidates for adoption by the Littles, Stuart adjusts to life in his new super-sized home, and winning the trust of his new nine year-old playmate George while not stepping on the feline feet of possessive house cat, Snowbell.
Starring: Michael J. Fox, Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie
SUPERBAD
Two co-dependent high school guys want to hook up with girls before they graduate and go off to different colleges, but, after a calamitous night just trying to buy alcohol for a school party, overcoming their separation anxiety becomes a greater challenge than getting the girls.
Starring: Seth Rogen, Michael Cera
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
SWING SHIFT
Two women become good friends when their men are enlisted at the beginning of WW II. Kay Walsh is an ideal housewife. Her next door neighbor, Hazel Zanussi is a beautiful dance hall hostess. Both work on the Swing Shift of an airplane manufacturing company. A fellow worker Lucky Lockhart has had his eyes on Kay, and out of loneliness Kay allows Lucky into her home and her bed. On Lucky's birthday, while Kay, Lucky and Hazel are celebrating, there is a knock on the door, it's Jack on an unexpected furlough. Can Kay save her marriage?
Starring: Christine Lahti, Kurt Russell, Goldie Hawn
TESTAMENT
When a nuclear blast wipes out a portion of California, a small, outlying community waits in horror as the radiation creeps toward them. Jane Alexander plays Carol Wetherly, a mother of two who tries to maintain dignity and hope in the midst of disaster. A haunting speculation on the devastating human impact of nuclear holocaust.
Starring: William Devane, Jane Alexander
THE 6TH DAY
In this futuristic thriller spiked with intrigue, humor and high-voltage action, a ruthless power broker is using his advanced genetic-engineering technology to clone human beings for personal gain. Adam Gibson, an old-fashioned family man and pilot, comes home one night to discover that his life has been stolen by his clone. Plunged into a sinister world of murder, corruption and high-tech deception, he is torn from his family by thugs sent to destroy him because they cloned the wrong man. Now, Adam must not only save himself but also uncover the evil plot to reclaim his family and identity.
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Rapaport, Sarah Wynter
THE 11TH HOUR
Leonardo DiCaprio narrates this documentary and offers some solutions on how we can work together to solving perhaps the planet's pressing problem: global warming.
Starring: Leonardo Dicaprio, Hawkings, Stephen
THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST
Macon Leary is a travel guide writer who becomes disinterested in life following the death of his son. His wife also has difficulty dealing with the loss and thinks it would be best if they go their separate ways. Shortly after, Leary meets Muriel Pritchett – an attractive, outgoing woman who has a positive effect on his outlook of life. But just as he seems to be pulling himself together, Leary's wife decides that their marriage is still worth a shot, putting him in a tough spot and with an even tougher decision to make.
Starring: Geena Davis, Bill Pullman, William Hurt
THE BONE COLLECTOR
The Manhattan Murderer is leaving bony fragments of clues behind after his killings. It's up to Lincoln Rhymes, a New York detective specializing in forensics, and rookie street cop Amelia to see if they have the mind and the stomach to trail the clues. But an injury sustained in the line of duty leaves Rhymes a quadriplegic; his arms and legs useless. Amelia must become his hands and feet, and he, her mind. But will it be enough to decipher the clues in time to find the next victim before the killer does?
Starring: Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie
THE BUCKET LIST
Edward Cole has worked hard his whole life and made a lot of money. When he ends up in hospital with only six months to a year to live, he befriends another cancer patient Carter, and based on a list they have come up with together, they go on a final trip around the world and do the things they have always wanted to do.
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Jack Nicholson
THE ENFORCER
Clint Eastwood is back as Dirty Harry and this time he has a new partner, female no less, played by Tyne Daly. The duo must team up to stop a group of former Vietnamese veterans-turned terrorists from making their rampage in San Francisco. But Harry's female partner, with zero field experience and whose nine years of service in the police force has been in the human resource department, must first earn Harry's respect and beat his male chauvinist ego.
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino, Tyne Daly
THE FEVER
In this HBO Original Movie about the high cost of enlightenment and the ever-widening gap between rich and poor, Redgrave plays a nameless woman from a privileged world who, suffering from a sense of disconnection from her comfortable life, travels to a nameless country in the throes of civil war. Suddenly deliriously ill, she confronts an internal chorus of conflicting voices: dreams of comfort from her past, images of violence, accusations of indifference, and cold-blooded arguments in favor of oppression. The central question is: what, if anything, is a morally consistent way to live in the world as it is?
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Vanessa Redgrave, Carlo Gabriel Nero
THE FISHER KING
Parry is a former professor who insulates himself from a tragedy in his past by dwelling in an imaginary world of dungeons and damsels in distress. Jack Lucas is a loud-mouthed deejay whose reign of tyranny on the airwaves has come to an end. Suddenly forced to the outside, he is connected with Parry on the most unlikely of terms, where one needs hope and the other love. Jack hopes to find his own self-redemption by helping Parry attain his imperfect vision of a woman.
Starring: Robin Williams, Jeff Bridges, Amanda Plummer
THE FLINTSTONES IN VIVA ROCK VEGAS
In this hilarious prequel to 'The Flintstones', Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble have just landed jobs at the local quarry at Bedrock and are living it up. Meanwhile, Wilma's parents want to marry her to debonair but drab Chip Rockefeller. Unable to bear the thought, Wilma runs away from home to Bedrock and becomes best friends with Betty O'Shale. After a bummer of a first date, Fred falls hard for Wilma and Betty and Barney hit it off. The four plan a romantic getaway in Rock Vegas, but they haven't bargained for the evil plans of Chip.
Starring: Stephen Baldwin, Mark Addy, Kristen Johnston
THE GOLDEN CHILD
Once in a thousand generations, a child with magical powers is born – to bring good into the world. When forces of evil kidnap this perfect child, finding him becomes the most important thing on Earth. An L.A. social worker is amazed to find out that he's the 'chosen one' meant to save the child from evil. In the process, he's involved in a fantastic odyssey that takes him from California to China, and on to Hell itself. Set against a backdrop of astounding special effects, the film has some of the most magical moments in recent movie history.
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Charlotte Lewis
THE GOLDEN COMPASS
In a parallel universe, where some things are forbidden and secrets abound, Lyra Belacqua's life in Jordan College changes when her uncle, Lord Asriel, mysteriously disappears during an expedition in the far North, and her friend Roger is kidnapped by the evil Gobblers. She befriends Mrs. Coulter, an influential socialite to go on a journey north, only to realize that Mrs. Coulter is not who she seems to be. Lyra has to now use the power of her golden compass to save not just her uncle and her friend, but the world at large.
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig
THE JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB
When a woman, Sylvia, gets dumped by her husband, her two friends, Bernadette and Jocelyn organize a book club to keep her distracted. They engage Sylvia's daughter Allegra, Prudie, a young teacher, and Grigg, a sci-fi fanatic to participate in the club. The objective is to read a Jane Austen novel a month, only to realize that life imitates art in many universally dramatic ways.
Starring: Kathy Baker, Maria Bello, Emily Blunt
THE LAST TYCOON
Based on the best-selling novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Last Tycoon tells the tale of 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 MUMMY RETURNS
Hold on to your seats for double the action, adventure and destruction in The Mummy Returns.
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah
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 SWEETEST THING
Just how far will one go for love? For Christina, it's an out-of-town road trip. While looking for Mr. Right in a bar, she meets a real estate agent, Peter Donahue – adorable, sensible, perfect. Could he be Mr. Right? Forgetting to get his number, her best friend, Courtney, suggests a love-seeking road trip to find him at his brother's wedding. Along the way, the girls encounter many roadblocks in the path of love. But nothing's stopping Christina from picking her lucky number — the one.
Starring: Cameron Diaz, Christina Applegate, Selma Blair
THE TUDORS EP. 05
As he continues to woo Anne Boleyn, Henry formally accepts his son by Elizabeth Blount. Indignant at the news that Emperor Charles V has released the French king from his custody, Henry redoubles his efforts to have Wolsey get a favorable ruling on his divorce, even as Anne makes it clear that she has no intention of being his mistress. Meanwhile, en route from Portugal, Brandon asks Princess Margaret to be his bride. And as he plots to see that his daughter seduces Henry, Thomas Boleyn is offered an allowance in exchange for his friendship with Emperor Charles V.
THE TUDORS EP. 06
As Henry sends Wolsey to Paris with a new treaty, Anne looks to help her father and Norfolk by planting the seeds of doubt in the king’s mind about the cardinal’s loyalty. Further undermining Wolsey’s credibility, Queen Katherine shares her own concerns with Spain’s envoy, Mendoza, and asks him to get word to Charles V about the efforts to grant her husband a divorce. Meanwhile, as Katherine confronts Anne about her affair with Henry, news that the Pope has escaped imprisonment prompts Cromwell to suggest that Henry send a private envoy to Italy to request the divorce.
THE TUDORS EP. 07
At his Warwickshire estate, William Compton falls victim to the plague that is devastating England. Wolsey announces that he is dispatching two lawyers to Orvieto to argue the case for a divorce before the exiled Pope Clement VII. At Whitehall Palace, Mendoza delivers a coded message that makes clear Charles V’s support for his aunt, Queen Katherine. And as the plague threatens everyone in its path, Wolsey uses the epidemic as an excuse to see that enemies like Norfolk are sent far from London. But as the death toll rises, not even Wolsey can escape the ravages of the plague.
THE TUDORS EP. 08
Though Wolsey welcomes the Pope’s emissary, Cardinal Campeggio, to England, upon learning that sentiments are running against granting a divorce, he warns Campeggio of the consequences of standing in Henry’s way. Hoping for a compromise, Campeggio suggests getting Queen Katherine to abdicate her marriage and retreat to a nunnery. But after hearing the request, Katherine tells Campeggio that she has no intention of divorcing Henry and that she wants all of England to know it. When Anne warns Henry that he is being betrayed by someone close to him, the increasingly-obsessed king turns his attention to Wolsey.
THE TUDORS EP. 09
As a religious revolt threatens the Catholic Church, the ecclesiastical court hearing King Henry’s case for a divorce continues to meet despite Queen Katherine’s absence. Privately pressed by Wolsey to surrender to her husband’s will, Katherine accuses the cardinal, whose influence is waning, of instigating the divorce in a quest for power and fortune. When Katherine continues to insist that she was a virgin when she married, a dispirited Anne decides to give up and go home. But Henry’s love for Anne is as strong as ever, and he insists that she return and asks her father to intervene.
TRUE COLORS
Two college roommates take different paths to success, in this involving drama. Blue-collar boy, Peter Burton, quickly connives his way to the top of the political heap, while preppy Tim Gerrity works his way up from the bottom, in the Justice Department. What happens when their ideals collide?
Starring: John Cusack, James Spader
TWISTER
Get set for the most breathtaking ride of your lives. Travel with a bunch of dedicated – and crazy – scientists, led by Dr Joanne Harding and William Harding. These two scientists put their divorce on hold as they try to unravel how tornadoes work. Their modus operandi is simple – get inside them. Hang on to your chairs and get ready to be blown away by the amazingly realistic special effects!
Starring: Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton
VACANCY
When David and Amy Fox's car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, they are forced to spend the night at a sinister motel. The horrific truth begins to dawn on them when they realize that the low-budget slasher flicks they're watching were all filmed in the very room they're in. Now trapped with hidden cameras filming their every move, David and Amy must escape before their captors can finish their latest masterpiece.
Starring: Luke Wilson, Kate Beckinsale
VICE VERSA
Like many fathers, Marshall has forgotten what it was like to be a kid. His son, Charlie, 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
WELCOME HOME ROSCOE JENKINS
RJ, a successful talk show host leaves Los Angeles with his 10-year old son and fiancée to reunite with his family in the South in time for his parents' 50th wedding anniversary. Despite achieving success, he soon learns the importance of family and why he grew so far apart from them in the first place.
Starring: Martin Lawrence, James Earl Jones, Joy Bryant
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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