5/31/2009
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HBO Asia Synopses - Month of June 2009
10,000 B.C.
A prehistoric epic story that follows the life of young mammoth hunter D'Leh, as he leads a small group of hunters to the farthest reaches of the earth in pursuit of warlords who have kidnapped his beautiful Evolet.
Starring: Camilla Belle, Steven Strait
28 DAYS
When it comes to sense and sensibility, Gwen Cummings lacks both. A New York writer by day and a booze-loving party-animal by night, chasing clubs and hangovers are what she does best. But when she speeds off recklessly in a limo on her sister's wedding, she loses her practical magic and gets thrown into 28 days of court-ordered rehab. With the help of her newfound friends, she blunts her cynical edge and slowly fights to reclaim her life, hoping to return to the land of the sober in 28 days.
Starring: Elizabeth Perkins, Sandra Bullock, Viggo Mortensen
A MIGHTY HEART
On January 23, 2002, Mariane Pearl’s husband, Daniel, disappeared while researching a story on shoe bomber Richard Reid in Karachi. In the face of death, Danny’s spirit of defiance and his belief in the power of journalism led Mariane to write about his disappearance, the effort to find him and his eventual murder in her memoir A Mighty Heart: The Brave Life and Death of My Husband Danny Pearl. Six months pregnant when the ordeal began, she was carrying a son that Danny hoped to name Adam. She wrote the book to introduce Adam to the father he would never meet.
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Archie Panjabi, Dan Futterman
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
A romantic musical told mainly through numerous Beatles songs performed by the characters. A young man from Liverpool comes to America during the Vietnam War to find his father. He winds up in Greenwich Village, where he falls in love with an American girl who has grown up sheltered in the suburbs. Together they experience the sweeping changes of America in the late 60s.
Starring: Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess
AMERICAN GANGSTER
Frank Lucas is a powerful and respected member of the social elite. Intelligent and observant, Lucas is responsible for the widespread drug addiction running rampant on the streets of Harlem. Detective Richie Roberts is an outcast cop and a womanizing boor, but is also the only cop willing and capable to take on the burgeoning drug problem. American Gangster is an epic crime drama which analyzes the social milieu of Harlem and raises thought-provoking questions on the pursuit and validity of The American Dream.
Starring: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Josh Brolin
AS GOOD AS IT GETS
Helen Hunt and Jack Nicholson give brilliant performances in this Golden Globe-winning comedy about discovering happiness beneath life's hard shell. Meet Melvin Udall: an obsessive-compulsive romance writer with a sharp tongue. A waitress at a local café, Carol Connelly always gets the brunt of his insults. Melvin's gay artist neighbor, Simon Bishop also finds himself at the receiving end of Melvin's attacks. However, in an unlikely twist of fate, the trio find themselves stuck together and discovers that sometimes, clouds do have a silver lining.
Starring: Greg Kinnear, Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt
BABY MAMA
Successful and single businesswoman Kate Holbrook finally decides to have her own child only to discover that her pregnancy chances are slim. When Angie, the surrogate mother she hires chooses to move in with her, Kate has to do all she can to prepare Angie for the big day.
Starring: Greg Kinnear, Steve Martin, Tina Fey
BALLS OF FURY
Taking a page from Enter the Dragon's plot, Balls of Fury tells the tale of a former ping-pong champ who is brought in by the government to infiltrate a high-stakes underworld tournament and bring down the organizer, a feared crime boss.
Starring: Christopher Walken, Dan Fogler, Maggie Q
BATMAN RETURNS
Millionaire Bruce Wayne, who lives a secret life as the Dark Knight of Gotham City, must now face a new set of bizarre but dangerous enemies. This time he has to contend with the vengeful Penguin, the dangerously seductive Catwoman and the unscrupulous businessman/wannabe-mayor Max Schreck as they become the latest perpetrators of a plot to destroy Gotham City.
Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito
BLUE CHIPS
Peter Bell is a hard-driving collegiate basketball coach who, after losing his first season, agrees to close an eye while his recruiters attempt to bribe new talent to join his team.
Starring: Alfre Woodard, Shaquille O'Neal, Nick Nolte
CADDYSHACK
Rodney Dangerfield, Bill Murray, Chevy Chase and Ted Knight star in this take-no-prisoners comedy about a golf playoff match at a seemingly staid country club where victory is the only option and the game of golf will never be the same.
Starring: Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield
CHEATERS
Teacher Gerald Plecki of Steinmetz High is sick of losing. And when it comes to the Illinois state finals of the Academic Decathlon - a grueling round of subject tests, speeches, essays and interviews - he simply cannot face another crushing defeat from his better funded rivals who have already won nine times in a row and left them playing perpetual catch-up. But this year, it looks like he won't have to. One of his students shows up with a stack of stolen test papers in his hand. Time to even out the odds a little? But even if his conscience can handle it, can his team bear the consequences that will follow?
Starring: Jeff Daniels
DISTURBIA
Disturbia tells the tale of a young teenager put on house arrest and thinks his neighbour is a murderer. He befriends his next-door neighbour and together with a friend from school, starts a stakeout from his home to spy his neighbour's next move.
Starring: Carrie-Anne Moss, David Morse, Shia Labeouf
DRACULA DEAD AND LOVING IT
Mel Brooks, the comedic genius who has lampooned virtually every genre of filmmaking, turns his sights on the Dracula legend. Playing Dracula is another veteran of lampoons, Leslie Nielsen, who is in fine form as he mercilessly parodies every famous portrayal of the legendary vampire, from Bela Lugosi's to Gary Oldman's. A comedy of terrors, this side-splitting quest for fresh blood is satiric filmmaking at its finest.
Starring: Leslie Nielsen, Mel Brooks
ENTOURAGE 62: FIRST CLASS JERK
While the guys ride coach on their flight home from Hawaii, Turtle sits in first-class and befriends Jamie Lynn-Sigler, the 'Sopranos' star. Later, he tells the guys that she got intimate with his little Turtle mid-flight but no one believes him. Ari returns from Geneva only to learn that news of his job offer has leaked. This episode guest-stars Frank Darabont and Carla Gugino.
ENTOURAGE 63: PIE
Having secured his role in "Smokejumpers", Vince gets first day jitters on set. It doesn't help that lead actor Jason Patric steals some of his lines. Meanwhile, Ari meets old friend and TV lit agent, Andrew Klein, who asks for a loan. Ari discovers that Andrew actually has a successful business, and decides to make him an offer he can't refuse – to buy his business and become part of Miller Gold. This episode guest-stars Jason Patric and Stellan Skarsgard.
ENTOURAGE 64: SETH GREEN DAY
Eric's new star client Charlie Williams and his TV pilot are all set to go, except that the studio wants the show to include E's arch-nemesis Seth Green. E has to set aside his pride and talk to Seth, who demands Eric to have his ex girlfriend Sloan call him to do the show. Things turn really ugly when Seth taunts E, only to end up tussling with each other just before a studio exec joins the meeting. This episode guest-stars Seth Green, Bow Wow and Stellan Skarsgard.
ENTOURAGE 65: PLAY'N WITH FIRE
Turtle gets a late night call from Jamie-Lynn Sigler, leaving Vince alone in the "Smokejumpers" cabin at dawn. Meanwhile, director Verner still isn't satisfied with Vince's performance on set and fires him. Ari races to the set to mend things but ends up racing Verner to the studio to make their case with Dana Gordon. This episode guest-stars Peter Berg and Stellan Skarsgard.
ERIN BROCKOVICH
Erin Brockovich has had a tough life – two divorces, three young kids, no job and no luck. But desperate women take desperate measures, and that's just what the residents of the local community need to take on the big corporation. A shady corporation has paid them a tiny fee for their silence after contaminating the local water supply and killing some residents, leaving others with terrible diseases. Erin fires on all cylinders and holds her own against the big, bad corporation as she single-handedly puts the daunting case together. One woman against the suits; one who wants the truth so badly that she'll bend the rules, show a little skin, and put her life on the line to get it.
Starring: Julia Roberts, Aaron Eckhart, Albert Finney
EXPLORERS
Three boys build a spacecraft that takes them into the stratosphere in this entertaining sci-fi fantasy. Once there, they encounter aliens who learned everything they know about humans from watching TV!
Starring: Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix
FRACTURE
Young district attorney Willy Beachum is on his way to the top with only one last case standing in his way: a mysterious engineer found innocent on a technicality of his wife's murder. In a thriller laden with twists and turns that weave both in and out of the courtroom, the pair becomes entangled in a risky cat-and-mouse game with fatal consequences.
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, David Strathairn, Ryan Gosling
FREQUENCY
What if you had the chance to travel back in time and change just one event in your life? What would it be? For John Sullivan, there is no question. He would undo the events of October 12, 1969, when the out-of-control Bruxton fire took the life of his father, Frank, a heroic firefighter. Now John may get exactly what he wished for – and much more – when John saves his father but causes another tragedy that father and son must race against time to undo.
Starring: Jim Caviezel, Dennis Quaid, Noah Emmerich
FRONT OF THE CLASS
Based on the true story of a boy with Tourette's syndrome, this is a drama about his lifelong dream to become a teacher and the obstacles he had to face in order to achieve it.
Starring: Nicholas Stargel, Kathleen York
GHOST VOYAGE
Antonio Sabato Jr. stars in this ghoulish television movie about a group of sinners who died and found themselves on a mysterious ship that gives them one last chance for redemption.
Starring: Antonio Sabato Jr., Deanna Russo, Nicholas Irons
GOOD LUCK CHUCK
Charlie Logan has a curse, where any single woman who sleeps with him will find her true love after that. While the initial euphoria sounds good, things take a turn when he meets Cam, and falls in love for real.
Starring: Jessica Alba, Dane Cook
GUNG HO
Assembly-line woes take a hilarious turn when fast-talking Hunt Stevenson is caught between a Japanese management team and American automobile workers in this Ron Howard film. This light-hearted tale of a young man who promises to save a town's failed automobile plant by convincing Japanese investors to put their money into the plant backfires when Japanese "know-how" clashes with American "won't do" union members.
Starring: Mimi Rogers, Michael Keaton
HBO CENTRAL
HBO Central is your monthly guide to the hottest attractions on HBO! Take a peek at the biggest blockbusters and HBO Original productions headed your way, including Hollywood gossip, behind-the-scenes tidbits, superstar profiles and red carpet style guides. It’s a one-stop center for entertainment news that’s all about HBO, on HBO.
HIGH SCHOOL HIGH
When a teacher, Richard Clark, leaves the safe world of upper-crust Wellington School, he had not bargained on landing up in a graffiti-filled and drug-ridden inner-city ghetto school. Full of hope, and boosted by fellow teacher Victoria's support, he tries to instill in his students, led by Griff, a sense of pride in education. Sounds familiar? You bet. The film spoofs virtually every urban high-school, bad-student-turned-good movie ever made. On the way, it takes every cliché in the genre and rips it to shreds, resulting in a rip-roaring, completely irreverent comedy.
Starring: Jon Lovitz, Louise Fletcher, Tia Carrere
I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK AND LARRY
Comedy superstars Adam Sandler and Kevin James team up as two straight guys who stumble down the aisle with the best of intentions. Best friends and firefighters Chuck and Larry would do anything for each other. So when Larry asks Chuck if he can be listed as his domestic partner on some insurance forms, Chuck agrees since no one will ever know. But when an overzealous fact-checker wants to confirm that the two friends aren't lying, the goons have to play the part of a happily committed gay couple - or be exposed for fraud!
Starring: Adam Sandler, Jessica Biel, Kevin James
JAGGED EDGE
A brutal murder, a handsome suspect and his glamorous lawyer. The combination boils over into an explosive hit thriller that blends courtroom twists with knife-edged suspense and passionate romance. Jack Forrester is the ambitious widower accused of slaying his rich wife. His attorney, Teddy Barnes, will have to summon every ounce of legal savvy to defend him – but can she stay cool, once her feelings begin to heat up?
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Glenn Close, Peter Coyote
JOE'S APARTMENT
Joe is lonely in his apartment – apart from a few thousand cockroaches, that is. And these roaches are not those of your usual variety – they sing, they dance and most importantly for Joe, they give advice. They advise him on his love-life and rental problems, in fact, on just about anything. You haven't lived life until you've seen a singin', breakdancin' roach.
Starring: Robert Vaughn, Megan Ward, Jerry O'Connell
JUMANJI
Alan Parrish is the scion of a wealthy family, whose life was disrupted by the many years spent trapped in the bizarre jungles of a board game he had played as a child with his friend, Sarah. Sarah, traumatized years ago when her friend vanished before her eyes, has spent her whole life trying to convince herself that that terrifying day never happened. Then two children, Judy and her brother Peter, discover the dusty Jumanji board. Each roll of the dice brings them deeper into a jungle nightmare until Jumanji manifests itself in the world of wild animals.
Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Robin Williams, Jonathan Hyde
JURASSIC PARK
Winner of the 1993 Academy Awards for Best Sound and Visual Effects and based on Michael Crichton's book, this spine-tingling thriller comes alive in this action adventure starring Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum. They play the role of scientists brought to a remote island off the coast of Costa Rica to witness the creation of the ultimate amusement park, with live dinosaurs as attractions, only to realize that what was meant to be extinct should remain extinct.
Starring: Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern
JURASSIC PARK III
Dr. Alan Grant is hired by wealthy businessman Paul Kirby to fly him and his wife Amanda over Isla Sorna only to realize that they're there to find and rescue their 14-year old son.
Starring: William H. Macy, Tea Leoni, Sam Neill
LEGENDS OF THE FALL
A sweeping saga of love, betrayal and brotherhood set in Montana. This is the story of three brothers who share an unbreakable bond – until the beautiful, compelling Susannah enters their lives. Affianced to youngest son, Samuel, she soon finds herself falling in love with Samuel's brother, the untamed Tristan. Even the eldest of the three, Alfred, finds himself falling for Susannah. This epic romance follows a retired colonel, Ludlow, as he tries to come to terms with himself, his beloved sons and the impending disaster that threatens to tear them apart.
Starring: Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn
LETHAL WEAPON 3
Only seven days from his retirement, the distinguished Murtaugh wants to play things cool and easy. But his longtime partner, Detective Riggs, refuses to accept this and makes it difficult for his dear friend to leave the police force.
Starring: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Rene Russo
LICENSE TO WED
Ben Murphy and Sadie Jones are young, in love and plan to marry. The only catch is Sadie's family church, St Augustine's, and its Reverend Frank, who will only bless Ben and Sadie's union after they pass his patented, "foolproof" marriage-prep course. Consisting of outrageous classes, outlandish homework assignments and outright invasion of privacy, Reverend Frank's rigorous curriculum puts Ben and Sadie's relationship to the test. Forget happily ever after — do they even have what it takes to earn their License to Wed?
Starring: Mandy Moore, Robin Williams
LITTLE BIG LEAGUE
When 12 year-old Billy Heywood inherits the professional baseball team Minnesota Twins from his grandfather, the game he loves becomes a business he can't control as the players care more about pay than play. Now it's up to Billy to rekindle his players' love for the game to save his team.
Starring: Jason Robards, Luke Edwards, Ashley Crowe
MARGOT AT THE WEDDING
Margot and her teen son Claude visit her sister Pauline in Long Island after she announces her plans to marry not-so-impressive slacker Malcolm. As the two sisters argue over their many things, tinged with Margot's dislike for Malcolm, they have to come to terms with their history and personal opinions of each other.
Starring: Jack Black, Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Leigh
MAXIMUM RISK
The ''Muscles from Brussels'' has a new mission. Retired French soldier, Alain Moreau, finds out that he has a brother – and a twin no less. Only it's too late for a reunion, because when Moreau finds him, he is lying dead on a European street. Thirsting to avenge his death, Moreau becomes part of the shadowy underworld that swallowed his brother. Aided by the sultry Alex, Moreau goes on a rampage.
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Natasha Henstridge
MEMOIRS OF AN INVISIBLE MAN
Being invisible isn't all it's cracked up to be! Just ask Chevy Chase, who plays a securities analyst who is "cyclotroned" in an accident that leaves him in a state of "nuclear flux." Now the CIA wants to use him as a spy, and if he refuses, they just want him dead! Daryl Hannah plays the very visible lady on his side in this adventure comedy/fantasy from John Carpenter.
Starring: Chevy Chase, Daryl Hannah, Sam Neill
MEN IN BLACK
They are the planets best, last and only line of defense when close encounters get ugly. Get ready to party and join our heroes as they protect the Earth from the scum of the universe.
Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Vincent D'Onofrio
MICHAEL
Three skeptical tabloid reporters – Frank Quinlan, Dorothy Winters and Huey Driscoll – are assigned to verify the existence of an angel Michael in the remote town of Stubbs, Iowa. To report Michael's heavenly story in time for Christmas, the trio must bring him back to their headquarters in Chicago. What follows is an enlightening trip. Nora Ephron directs this romantic blockbuster that makes you believe in divine intervention.
Starring: John Travolta, Andie MacDowell, William Hurt
MICKI + MAUDE
When does supporting two wives and keeping them a secret from each other get even trickier? When they both become pregnant at the same time! Dudley Moore stars as the bigamist in big trouble in this rollicking, revolving-door comedy. With Amy Irving and Ann Reinking as the wives-in-law.
Starring: Dudley Moore, Amy Irving, Ann Reinking
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE II
Agent Ethan Hunt is back and this time the mission is deadlier than ever. The Germans have created 'Chimera', a genetically engineered virus that can destroy the entire world. And Hunt has to find it. But he's not the only one after the virus – a former IMF agent is also after it, already having stolen the cure for the virus. And that's not all the problems he has on his hands – he falls in love with a thief Nyah.
Starring: Ving Rhames, Tom Cruise, Thandie Newton
NANCY DREW
Famous teen sleuth Nancy Drew goes to Los Angeles with her father only to chance upon the mystery of a murdered movie actress and her daughter. Unable to resist, she takes it upon herself to solve the case before the bad guys cover things up.
Starring: Emma Roberts, Josh Flitter, Rachel Leigh Cook
NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VACATION
Driving cross-country to the giant Walley World, Clark Griswold and family detour into a series of screwball side trips, from an urban ghetto, to Dad's stop-and-go flirtation with a beautiful blonde.
Starring: Anthony Michael Hall, Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo
NINJA III THE DOMINATION
There is something new in the mysterious realm of the ninja. A beautiful American woman becomes possessed by an evil ninja spirit when a magic sword is passed on to her. Unable to control the power within her, the woman is transformed into a vengeful killer. Fierce swordplay, martial arts and laser effects combine for an unusual action fantasy.
Starring: Chuck Norris, Sho Kosugi, Lucinda Dickey
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
Texan welder and hunter Llewelyn Moss finds a suitcase full of money when he stumbles upon several dead drug runners in the desert from a deal gone wrong. He soon becomes the target of psychopathic killer Anton Chigurh, who would eliminate anything in his path to get what he wants. The trail left by hunted and hunter is picked up by Sheriff Ed Tom Bell who has to grapple with the enormity of the crimes in the face of modern progression.
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem
OCEAN'S THIRTEEN
George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and many stars team up yet again with director Steven Soderbergh for another split-second caper. Danny Ocean and the gang have only one reason to pull off their most ambitious and riskiest casino heist – to defend one of their own. But they are going to need more than luck on their side to break the ruthless Willy Bank and his casino. The plan is elaborate, dangerous and near impossible but there are no limits when it comes to one of their own.
Starring: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon
PARTNERS
In this offbeat comedy-mystery, two cops – one straight, one gay – pretend to be lovers in order to trap a murderer. Ryan O'Neal plays the macho detective. John Hurt is his shy colleague.
Starring: John Hurt, Ryan O'Neal
PAY IT FORWARD
When a teacher, Eugene Simonet, assigned his class to think of one idea that could change the world, he didn't quite realize what his student, Trevor McKinney, would come up with. Trevor suggests that everybody starts paying a favor forward to someone else who needs help, instead of the conventional way of paying it back to the one who has helped you. An idea that does indeed change the lives of thousands of people all over the country, including those of his alcohol-addicted mother, Arlene, and his own physically and emotionally burnt teacher.
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt, Haley Joel Osment
QUICK CHANGE
It seems to be the perfect crime. A baggy-pants clown with floppy shoes and a painted grin holds up a New York bank. Accomplices have fully rehearsed; the ultimate getaway has been planned. What can go wrong? How about everything! Grimm is the idealistic city-planner-turned-master-criminal trying to flee with his loot in this wacky comedy caper. His girlfriend, Phyllis and his pal Loomis are his cohorts in crime.
Starring: Randy Quaid, Bill Murray, Geena Davis
RENDITION
When an Egyptian engineer "disappears" on a flight from Africa to Washington, his American wife and a CIA analyst who witnesses his torture find their ordered worlds spinning out of control and themselves caught in a struggle to secure his release from a secret detention facility somewhere in the Middle East.
Starring: Meryl Streep, Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal
RESERVATION ROAD
Academy Award®-nominee Terry George directs a superb cast in this emotionally charged, psychological thriller based on the acclaimed novel about two families whose lives, in the wake of a terrible accident, are transformed by the lure of revenge and the chance of redemption.
Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Connelly, Joaquin Phoenix
SCHOOL TIES
Religion, ethnicity, social standing and equality in the 1950s, are issues that consume this film. David Greene fits right in at the exclusive New England prep school he currently attends, as a result of a football scholarship. He's handsome, popular, intelligent and unstoppable on the field. But would he be able to retain his popularity if his roommate and friend, Chris Reece, and bigoted rich kid, Charlie, find out that he's Jewish?
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon, Chris O'Donnell
SECOND SIGHT
Jenny Morris has an unusual talent - psychic visions of murders! The first time she had one was in her childhood when she “saw” her best friend killed. When no one believed her, she suffered a nervous breakdown. Years later as she tries to rebuild a normal life, the visions return. This time, she is determined not to just let another murder happen. She teams up with the brother of her slain friend to track down the killer before he strikes again.
Starring: Lexa Doig, Ty Olsson, Hrothgar Mathews
SHREK THE THIRD
When his new father-in-law, the King, falls ill, Shrek has to take on the role of heir apparent in the land of Far, Far Away. He enlists Donkey and Puss in Boots to train the reluctant Artie as the new king while Princess Fiona holds the fort against Prince Charming and his minions.
SPEED RACER
Speed Racer is a young man whose goal is to win The Crucible, a cross-country car racing rally that took the life of his older brother Rex. When the owner of Royalton Industries makes Speed an offer to race for them instead of his family-owned business, he rejects them and soon discovers that top corporations are fixing the rally. As the corporations work against Speed and his family, he enters the race with one-time rival Racer X, to rescue the business and the racing sport itself.
Starring: Matthew Fox, Emile Hirsch, Rain
SUDDEN DEATH
It is the seventh game of the Stanley Cup Finals and everyone is on the edge of their seats, unaware that an elite group of extortionists is about to make this a game unforgettable. Darren McCord, a fireman with a troubled past, finds himself caught in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse when his young daughter is taken hostage. With thousands of lives at stake, McCord battles both the terrorists and his own personal demons as the seconds on the clock race towards a fateful conclusion.
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Powers Boothe
SUMMER SCHOOL
A good-natured teacher is in love with his co-worker in this breezy romantic comedy. If the hunk doesn’t turn his rowdy kids into students, he has no chance at romance!
Starring: Mark Harmon, Kirstie Alley
SURF'S UP
Cody the penguin has always longed for bigger, grander things. When he comes face to face with a living legend of the surfing world, he sets out to transform himself and carve out his own legacy. With a documentary crew in tow to chronicle his exploits, Cody's journey is one which will enthrall both young and old.
SUSPECT
Cited as "a thinking man's mystery" by the "Hollywood Reporter," this suspenseful courtroom thriller stars Cher as a dedicated Washington lawyer. When a judge stymies public defender Kathleen Riley's efforts to gather evidence that could prove her client, Carl, a deaf-mute man, innocent of murder, a juror, Eddie Sanger, comes to her aid with some detective work of his own. In doing so, he puts both their lives in danger, as they soon uncover a deadly web of corruption.
Starring: Cher, Dennis Quaid, Liam Neeson
THE ASSASSIN
She is trained to kill. She has got the personality of a shadow. She is at the government's beck and call. After killing a cop, Maggie Hayward is staring at a death sentence by lethal injection. However, when she awakens, she finds herself at a secret government institution for mercenaries. A man, known only as Bob, strikes a deal with her: we will not kill you if you kill for us. But Maggie is no cold-blooded killer and as she guns down enemies of the state, a death sentence slowly reveals itself to be a kinder option.
Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Bridget Fonda, Dermot Mulroney
THE BRAVE ONE
Erica Bain is a host of a New York radio show whose life is shattered by a brutal attack that leaves the love of her life dead, her own body shattered and her sense of safety permanently destroyed. Now, when Erica's fear of her beloved city becomes too much to bear, she arms herself to take back the streets. Soon Erica finds that the fear that once gripped her has become something else. And as stories of an anonymous vigilante grip New York, detective Sean Mercer pieces together all the clues that somehow lead to Erica.
Starring: Jodie Foster, Terrence Howard
THE CORRUPTOR
Nick Chen is one of the most decorated police officers in New York City. But Chen has used his close ties with a group of Chinese "businessmen" known as the Triads to rise through the ranks. As feud erupts between the Triads and the newly arrived and brutally violent Fukienese Dragons, idealistic cop Danny Wallace, unaware of how power and influence have compromised his superiors, must now reassess his loyalties in this hard-hitting tale of deception, violence and betrayal in New York City's Chinatown.
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Chow Yun-Fat
THE INCREDIBLE HULK (2008)
Haunted by the possibility of turning into The Incredible Hulk and hurting the love of his life, Betty Ross, scientist Bruce Banner isolates himself in Mexico with the hope of finding a cure. A mishap forces him to return home, only to be pursued by a relentless military officer who would soon become The Abomination.
Starring: Liv Tyler, Edward Norton, William Hurt
THE KARATE KID PART III
Daniel and Mr. Miyagi pair up again in this second sequel. Daniel is blackmailed into competing against the vicious 'Bad Boy of Karate', Mike Barnes. Miyagi refuses to help Daniel although it is clear that Daniel is out of his league. Miyagi maintains that when karate is used to defend life and honor it means something, but when it is used to defend a trophy, karate means nothing. Daniel unwittingly gets played into the threats of his adversaries and gets set up for slaughter. Is Miyagi going to do nothing and watch his pupil and friend get pulverized?
Starring: Ralph Macchio, Pat Noriyuki Morita
THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK
Something has survived! Just when you thought the terror and thrills of Jurassic Park were over, here comes Steven Spielberg again with an excellent sequel. The story picks up four years after the disaster at Jurassic Park. The scene is Isla Sorna, a second island where the dinosaur manufacturing facility named Site B has been destroyed by a hurricane. Now the animals run free, constrained only by the laws of nature. Michael Crichton comes up with yet another scare-a-minute script and yes, the dinosaurs are bigger and much better.
Starring: Julianne Moore, Jeff Goldblum, Vince Vaughn
THE MASK OF ZORRO
Don Diego de la Vega, the original Zorro must recruit a successor to face the resurgence of Spanish tyranny, in the form of his old nemesis Don Rafael Montero. Recruiting Alejandro Murieta to be de la Vega's successor proves to be a difficult task, as it requires him to be transformed from a street rogue into a dashing cavalier. Things get a little hotter when the novice falls for Esperanza who is married to Montero and has a mysterious connection to de la Vega.
Starring: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Anthony Hopkins, Antonio Banderas
THE MURDER OF PRINCESS DIANA
Inspired by the book of the same title, this fictional retelling focuses on the hours leading up to and directly following the tragic death of Princess Diana. The movie follows Rachel, an American journalist in Paris, present on the night of the fateful accident and witness to the crime scene. As she investigates, Rachel uncovers information that leads her to believe Diana’s death was no accident. Enlisting the help of her former lover, she finds herself embroiled in a murder conspiracy and soon learns that there are people who will stop at nothing to silence her.
Starring: Kevin McNally, Jennifer Morrison
THE ONE
How far would you go to assert your self-identity? What if there was more to you than meets the eye? That's what a rogue agent assigned to monitor these universes is about to discover. Not liking what he sees, he starts killing off "inferior" versions of himself in their separate worlds so that he can get stronger, more powerful, and ultimately become "The One." Two agents, Funsch and Roedecker, are hot on his tail. Good and evil are about to get formally introduced, in this Eraser-gone-ballistic flick that comes in more than three dimensions.
Starring: Delroy Lindo, Jet Li, Carla Gugino
THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL
Centered on the claustrophobic intrigue that was the court of Henry VIII, this historical drama presents a calculating Anne, who usurps her older sister Mary as the king's mistress and ultimately desires to be his new queen. A sophisticated and complex study of ambition and deception, The Other Boleyn Girl is a compelling and well-acted film made all the more powerful when one remembers the brutal fate of most of Henry's wives.
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana, Natalie Portman
THE PRINCIPAL
Rick Latimer is a teacher with a lot to learn. His wife is throwing him the divorce papers; the school board thinks he needs more help than his students, and his constant bar brawls keep even his beer buddies at bay. Always ready to do more harm than good, Rick gets the worse news a teacher can get - being assigned to the worst school in the district, the infamous Brandel High. With delinquents for students and teachers afraid to make a peep, Rick's finally met his match.
Starring: James Belushi, Louis Gossett Jr, Rae Dawn Chong
THE SOPRANOS 72: LUXURY LOUNGE
At a banquet at Vesuvio's hosted by Tony, everyone's raving about great food at Da Giovanni's. Vito is still missing and Chris gets a break to go to Los Angeles. When Phil holds his grandson's confirmation lunch at Da Giovanni's, he is stricken with feelings of disloyalty. In LA, Chris and Little Carmine meet Ben Kingsley and go on a shopping spree, celeb-style. With Chris away, things turn ugly between Benny and Artie.
THE SOPRANOS 73: JOHNNY CAKES
As Vito continues living in secret in New Hampshire, AJ asks Tony about Uncle Junior and gets a dismissive nonchalance. While checking out a woman near the pork store, Tony brags to Silvio and Chris about his sex life. The woman, Julianna Skiff, approaches Tony about buying a poultry store but Tony's not interested. Meanwhile, as Juliana becomes more persistent with her offer, Vito gets into a fight with Jim over a gay remark.
THE SOPRANOS 74: THE RIDE
Upon hearing that his new girl Kelli is pregnant, Christopher offers to marry her and buy a house. In preparation for the annual Feast of St. Elzear, Paulie gets into a fee argument with Father Jose at the church, losing any chance of using the Saint's gold hat. Meanwhile, Tony and Christopher get caught in a Bikers' gang shootout involving parking lots and stolen wine. At the feast, Paulie hears he needs a biopsy for his prostate cancer, gets chastised for skimping on ride safety and not wearing his traditional gold hat.
THE SOPRANOS 75: MOE N' JOE
As his trial gets underway, Johnny Sack refuses to make a deal with the Feds. In New Hampshire, Jim calls Vito's sports writer bluff and the truth comes out. Jim accepts Vito into his house and gets him a job. Just when Carmela is about to flip on her request for a building inspector, Tony puts Silvio on it. Tony then complains to Dr. Melfi about Carmela's distance, including a traumatic memory when he was held hostage over a tape-recorded fight between him and Barbara.
THE SOPRANOS 76: COLD STONES
Carmela loses sleep when she and Tony find out that AJ was fired from Blockbuster. Meadow then announces that she's going to California to be with Finn. With all the problems going on, Tony lets Carmela take a trip to Paris which she won at a silent auction. Vito then meets up with Tony and begs to be let back in, admitting he's not gay. Tony takes this back to Chris, Silvio and Paulie but is met with doubt. They decide to whack Vito and send Carlo to handle it.
THE SOPRANOS 77: KAISHA
Tony orders Silvio to lean on the building inspector for Carmela's spec house; Chris shows Julianna his movie script; Agent Harris warns Tony that someone close to him may be in danger, but he doesn't know the specifics. AJ's Hispanic secretary Blanca gives him the first six digits of her telephone number and tells him to find out the last digit for himself. Patty Leotardo takes Phil to the doctor and he's given a clean bill of health; but collapses a few days later.
THE SOPRANOS 78: SOPRANO HOME MOVIES
The Soprano family is roused from bed by the cops banging on the door with a warrant for Tony's arrest at 6am in the morning. Meanwhile, Phil is discharged from the hospital and is in a celebratory mood. Tony gets out on bail after a punk kid unknowingly took the rap for him. Tony and Carmela head up to the lake house for his birthday and spend the weekend with Bobby and Janice.
THE SOPRANOS 79: STAGE 5
Johnny Sack realizes he has stage four lung cancer, and breaks the news to Ginny and his daughter, leaving them devastated. At the screening of Cleaver, Carmela points out that one of the leads, Sally Boy, is based on Tony. In the movie, Sally Boy has an affair with Cleaver's fiancée, which does not amuse Carmela. In his therapy session, Tony vents his frustration about Christopher's hatred towards him even after all that Tony's done for him. Phil holds a celebration of what would have been his brother's 47th birthday.
THE SOPRANOS 80: REMEMBER WHEN
Paulie shows up at Tony and Carmela's to alert T that the Feds are digging near Branford Avenue, where T buried a guy in 1982. Meanwhile, Uncle Jr. gets uptight at the Wycoff Therapeutic Center and urges his friends to get him out. Jr. then befriends Carter, a Chinese-American patient and rubs off some of his rudeness on him. As they drive, Tony and Paulie reminisce about the good old days including the days when Paulie made trips with Tony's dad, Johnny Boy.
THE SOPRANOS 81: CHASING IT
Tony plays in a casino and loses everything as Bobby, Christopher, Silvio and Paulie watch. After what happened to his dad, Vito Jr. goes bug-eyed and his mother Marie seeks Tony's help for a loan to relocate. At a session with Dr. Melfi, Tony complains about Jews and money while following Tony's advice, Phil talks sense into Vito Jr. to be a man to his mother.
THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES
Upon moving into Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, are pulled into a world of faeries and mythical creatures, chronicled in a book by Arthur Spiderwick many years ago. Things become extremely hairy when they learn that the ogre Mulgarath has designs of his own against Spiderwick Estate.
Starring: Freddie Highmore, Nick Nolte, Mary-Louise Parker
THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE BEGINNING
Travel back to a time before the original massacre and discover the origin of Leatherface, the original face of horror in this prequel to original horror masterpiece, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Starring: Jordana Brewster, Taylor Handley
TRANSFORMERS
Based on the iconic toy line from the 1980s, this Michael Bay-directed big screen live action version of the robots in disguise packs brilliant special effects and memorable characters into a spectacular action thrill ride of a movie. The story focuses on a teenager who has just bought his first car, only to discover that it is actually a transforming robot. Things really heat up when the teenager, his robot car and a faction called the Autobots led by Optimus Prime, must fight an opposing faction called the Decepticons, whose leader is none other than Megatron.
Starring: Josh Duhamel, Shia Labeouf, Megan Fox
WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY
The tumultuous life of musician Dewey Cox is told in this story where his personal life is as sensational as the songs he sang. A constant womanizer thrice married and friends to Elvis and the Beatles, Dewey Cox soon grows into a national icon and must learn to readjust his love-life when he eventually falls for Darlene, his long-time backup singer.
Starring: Tim Meadows, John Reilly
YEAR OF THE DOG
Peggy and Pencil, her pet beagle, are inseparable companions. They sleep together, eat together, and even have take-in Friday night movies together. Life is uncomplicated and safe, and Peggy is happily entrenched in a satisfying relationship of co-dependency with her beloved pet. But Peggy’s world comes crashing down when Pencil meets a mysterious demise in the neighbor’s yard.
Starring: Laura Dern, Molly Shannon
YOU'VE GOT MAIL
This is a story book romance for the Internet generation. Joe Fox is the owner of Manhattan’s largest book super-chain that is putting independent bookstores out of business, including Kathleen Kelly's small neighborhood children’s bookstore. They hate each other but unknowingly become soul mates in cyberspace. When Joe discovers the true identity of his virtual friend, he decides to take steps to change their fate.
Starring: Meg Ryan, Tom Hanks
ZODIAC
The hunt is on for a serial killer in San Francisco. Few cases in the history of true crime are as intriguing as that of the Zodiac, a bizarre gunman in an executioner's hood who taunts the police with dozens of letters containing eerie messages and cryptograms. Director David Fincher captures the story of the infamous killer who terrorized the city in the late 1960s.
Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr., Jake Gyllenhaal
A prehistoric epic story that follows the life of young mammoth hunter D'Leh, as he leads a small group of hunters to the farthest reaches of the earth in pursuit of warlords who have kidnapped his beautiful Evolet.
Starring: Camilla Belle, Steven Strait
28 DAYS
When it comes to sense and sensibility, Gwen Cummings lacks both. A New York writer by day and a booze-loving party-animal by night, chasing clubs and hangovers are what she does best. But when she speeds off recklessly in a limo on her sister's wedding, she loses her practical magic and gets thrown into 28 days of court-ordered rehab. With the help of her newfound friends, she blunts her cynical edge and slowly fights to reclaim her life, hoping to return to the land of the sober in 28 days.
Starring: Elizabeth Perkins, Sandra Bullock, Viggo Mortensen
A MIGHTY HEART
On January 23, 2002, Mariane Pearl’s husband, Daniel, disappeared while researching a story on shoe bomber Richard Reid in Karachi. In the face of death, Danny’s spirit of defiance and his belief in the power of journalism led Mariane to write about his disappearance, the effort to find him and his eventual murder in her memoir A Mighty Heart: The Brave Life and Death of My Husband Danny Pearl. Six months pregnant when the ordeal began, she was carrying a son that Danny hoped to name Adam. She wrote the book to introduce Adam to the father he would never meet.
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Archie Panjabi, Dan Futterman
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
A romantic musical told mainly through numerous Beatles songs performed by the characters. A young man from Liverpool comes to America during the Vietnam War to find his father. He winds up in Greenwich Village, where he falls in love with an American girl who has grown up sheltered in the suburbs. Together they experience the sweeping changes of America in the late 60s.
Starring: Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess
AMERICAN GANGSTER
Frank Lucas is a powerful and respected member of the social elite. Intelligent and observant, Lucas is responsible for the widespread drug addiction running rampant on the streets of Harlem. Detective Richie Roberts is an outcast cop and a womanizing boor, but is also the only cop willing and capable to take on the burgeoning drug problem. American Gangster is an epic crime drama which analyzes the social milieu of Harlem and raises thought-provoking questions on the pursuit and validity of The American Dream.
Starring: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Josh Brolin
AS GOOD AS IT GETS
Helen Hunt and Jack Nicholson give brilliant performances in this Golden Globe-winning comedy about discovering happiness beneath life's hard shell. Meet Melvin Udall: an obsessive-compulsive romance writer with a sharp tongue. A waitress at a local café, Carol Connelly always gets the brunt of his insults. Melvin's gay artist neighbor, Simon Bishop also finds himself at the receiving end of Melvin's attacks. However, in an unlikely twist of fate, the trio find themselves stuck together and discovers that sometimes, clouds do have a silver lining.
Starring: Greg Kinnear, Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt
BABY MAMA
Successful and single businesswoman Kate Holbrook finally decides to have her own child only to discover that her pregnancy chances are slim. When Angie, the surrogate mother she hires chooses to move in with her, Kate has to do all she can to prepare Angie for the big day.
Starring: Greg Kinnear, Steve Martin, Tina Fey
BALLS OF FURY
Taking a page from Enter the Dragon's plot, Balls of Fury tells the tale of a former ping-pong champ who is brought in by the government to infiltrate a high-stakes underworld tournament and bring down the organizer, a feared crime boss.
Starring: Christopher Walken, Dan Fogler, Maggie Q
BATMAN RETURNS
Millionaire Bruce Wayne, who lives a secret life as the Dark Knight of Gotham City, must now face a new set of bizarre but dangerous enemies. This time he has to contend with the vengeful Penguin, the dangerously seductive Catwoman and the unscrupulous businessman/wannabe-mayor Max Schreck as they become the latest perpetrators of a plot to destroy Gotham City.
Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito
BLUE CHIPS
Peter Bell is a hard-driving collegiate basketball coach who, after losing his first season, agrees to close an eye while his recruiters attempt to bribe new talent to join his team.
Starring: Alfre Woodard, Shaquille O'Neal, Nick Nolte
CADDYSHACK
Rodney Dangerfield, Bill Murray, Chevy Chase and Ted Knight star in this take-no-prisoners comedy about a golf playoff match at a seemingly staid country club where victory is the only option and the game of golf will never be the same.
Starring: Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield
CHEATERS
Teacher Gerald Plecki of Steinmetz High is sick of losing. And when it comes to the Illinois state finals of the Academic Decathlon - a grueling round of subject tests, speeches, essays and interviews - he simply cannot face another crushing defeat from his better funded rivals who have already won nine times in a row and left them playing perpetual catch-up. But this year, it looks like he won't have to. One of his students shows up with a stack of stolen test papers in his hand. Time to even out the odds a little? But even if his conscience can handle it, can his team bear the consequences that will follow?
Starring: Jeff Daniels
DISTURBIA
Disturbia tells the tale of a young teenager put on house arrest and thinks his neighbour is a murderer. He befriends his next-door neighbour and together with a friend from school, starts a stakeout from his home to spy his neighbour's next move.
Starring: Carrie-Anne Moss, David Morse, Shia Labeouf
DRACULA DEAD AND LOVING IT
Mel Brooks, the comedic genius who has lampooned virtually every genre of filmmaking, turns his sights on the Dracula legend. Playing Dracula is another veteran of lampoons, Leslie Nielsen, who is in fine form as he mercilessly parodies every famous portrayal of the legendary vampire, from Bela Lugosi's to Gary Oldman's. A comedy of terrors, this side-splitting quest for fresh blood is satiric filmmaking at its finest.
Starring: Leslie Nielsen, Mel Brooks
ENTOURAGE 62: FIRST CLASS JERK
While the guys ride coach on their flight home from Hawaii, Turtle sits in first-class and befriends Jamie Lynn-Sigler, the 'Sopranos' star. Later, he tells the guys that she got intimate with his little Turtle mid-flight but no one believes him. Ari returns from Geneva only to learn that news of his job offer has leaked. This episode guest-stars Frank Darabont and Carla Gugino.
ENTOURAGE 63: PIE
Having secured his role in "Smokejumpers", Vince gets first day jitters on set. It doesn't help that lead actor Jason Patric steals some of his lines. Meanwhile, Ari meets old friend and TV lit agent, Andrew Klein, who asks for a loan. Ari discovers that Andrew actually has a successful business, and decides to make him an offer he can't refuse – to buy his business and become part of Miller Gold. This episode guest-stars Jason Patric and Stellan Skarsgard.
ENTOURAGE 64: SETH GREEN DAY
Eric's new star client Charlie Williams and his TV pilot are all set to go, except that the studio wants the show to include E's arch-nemesis Seth Green. E has to set aside his pride and talk to Seth, who demands Eric to have his ex girlfriend Sloan call him to do the show. Things turn really ugly when Seth taunts E, only to end up tussling with each other just before a studio exec joins the meeting. This episode guest-stars Seth Green, Bow Wow and Stellan Skarsgard.
ENTOURAGE 65: PLAY'N WITH FIRE
Turtle gets a late night call from Jamie-Lynn Sigler, leaving Vince alone in the "Smokejumpers" cabin at dawn. Meanwhile, director Verner still isn't satisfied with Vince's performance on set and fires him. Ari races to the set to mend things but ends up racing Verner to the studio to make their case with Dana Gordon. This episode guest-stars Peter Berg and Stellan Skarsgard.
ERIN BROCKOVICH
Erin Brockovich has had a tough life – two divorces, three young kids, no job and no luck. But desperate women take desperate measures, and that's just what the residents of the local community need to take on the big corporation. A shady corporation has paid them a tiny fee for their silence after contaminating the local water supply and killing some residents, leaving others with terrible diseases. Erin fires on all cylinders and holds her own against the big, bad corporation as she single-handedly puts the daunting case together. One woman against the suits; one who wants the truth so badly that she'll bend the rules, show a little skin, and put her life on the line to get it.
Starring: Julia Roberts, Aaron Eckhart, Albert Finney
EXPLORERS
Three boys build a spacecraft that takes them into the stratosphere in this entertaining sci-fi fantasy. Once there, they encounter aliens who learned everything they know about humans from watching TV!
Starring: Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix
FRACTURE
Young district attorney Willy Beachum is on his way to the top with only one last case standing in his way: a mysterious engineer found innocent on a technicality of his wife's murder. In a thriller laden with twists and turns that weave both in and out of the courtroom, the pair becomes entangled in a risky cat-and-mouse game with fatal consequences.
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, David Strathairn, Ryan Gosling
FREQUENCY
What if you had the chance to travel back in time and change just one event in your life? What would it be? For John Sullivan, there is no question. He would undo the events of October 12, 1969, when the out-of-control Bruxton fire took the life of his father, Frank, a heroic firefighter. Now John may get exactly what he wished for – and much more – when John saves his father but causes another tragedy that father and son must race against time to undo.
Starring: Jim Caviezel, Dennis Quaid, Noah Emmerich
FRONT OF THE CLASS
Based on the true story of a boy with Tourette's syndrome, this is a drama about his lifelong dream to become a teacher and the obstacles he had to face in order to achieve it.
Starring: Nicholas Stargel, Kathleen York
GHOST VOYAGE
Antonio Sabato Jr. stars in this ghoulish television movie about a group of sinners who died and found themselves on a mysterious ship that gives them one last chance for redemption.
Starring: Antonio Sabato Jr., Deanna Russo, Nicholas Irons
GOOD LUCK CHUCK
Charlie Logan has a curse, where any single woman who sleeps with him will find her true love after that. While the initial euphoria sounds good, things take a turn when he meets Cam, and falls in love for real.
Starring: Jessica Alba, Dane Cook
GUNG HO
Assembly-line woes take a hilarious turn when fast-talking Hunt Stevenson is caught between a Japanese management team and American automobile workers in this Ron Howard film. This light-hearted tale of a young man who promises to save a town's failed automobile plant by convincing Japanese investors to put their money into the plant backfires when Japanese "know-how" clashes with American "won't do" union members.
Starring: Mimi Rogers, Michael Keaton
HBO CENTRAL
HBO Central is your monthly guide to the hottest attractions on HBO! Take a peek at the biggest blockbusters and HBO Original productions headed your way, including Hollywood gossip, behind-the-scenes tidbits, superstar profiles and red carpet style guides. It’s a one-stop center for entertainment news that’s all about HBO, on HBO.
HIGH SCHOOL HIGH
When a teacher, Richard Clark, leaves the safe world of upper-crust Wellington School, he had not bargained on landing up in a graffiti-filled and drug-ridden inner-city ghetto school. Full of hope, and boosted by fellow teacher Victoria's support, he tries to instill in his students, led by Griff, a sense of pride in education. Sounds familiar? You bet. The film spoofs virtually every urban high-school, bad-student-turned-good movie ever made. On the way, it takes every cliché in the genre and rips it to shreds, resulting in a rip-roaring, completely irreverent comedy.
Starring: Jon Lovitz, Louise Fletcher, Tia Carrere
I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK AND LARRY
Comedy superstars Adam Sandler and Kevin James team up as two straight guys who stumble down the aisle with the best of intentions. Best friends and firefighters Chuck and Larry would do anything for each other. So when Larry asks Chuck if he can be listed as his domestic partner on some insurance forms, Chuck agrees since no one will ever know. But when an overzealous fact-checker wants to confirm that the two friends aren't lying, the goons have to play the part of a happily committed gay couple - or be exposed for fraud!
Starring: Adam Sandler, Jessica Biel, Kevin James
JAGGED EDGE
A brutal murder, a handsome suspect and his glamorous lawyer. The combination boils over into an explosive hit thriller that blends courtroom twists with knife-edged suspense and passionate romance. Jack Forrester is the ambitious widower accused of slaying his rich wife. His attorney, Teddy Barnes, will have to summon every ounce of legal savvy to defend him – but can she stay cool, once her feelings begin to heat up?
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Glenn Close, Peter Coyote
JOE'S APARTMENT
Joe is lonely in his apartment – apart from a few thousand cockroaches, that is. And these roaches are not those of your usual variety – they sing, they dance and most importantly for Joe, they give advice. They advise him on his love-life and rental problems, in fact, on just about anything. You haven't lived life until you've seen a singin', breakdancin' roach.
Starring: Robert Vaughn, Megan Ward, Jerry O'Connell
JUMANJI
Alan Parrish is the scion of a wealthy family, whose life was disrupted by the many years spent trapped in the bizarre jungles of a board game he had played as a child with his friend, Sarah. Sarah, traumatized years ago when her friend vanished before her eyes, has spent her whole life trying to convince herself that that terrifying day never happened. Then two children, Judy and her brother Peter, discover the dusty Jumanji board. Each roll of the dice brings them deeper into a jungle nightmare until Jumanji manifests itself in the world of wild animals.
Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Robin Williams, Jonathan Hyde
JURASSIC PARK
Winner of the 1993 Academy Awards for Best Sound and Visual Effects and based on Michael Crichton's book, this spine-tingling thriller comes alive in this action adventure starring Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum. They play the role of scientists brought to a remote island off the coast of Costa Rica to witness the creation of the ultimate amusement park, with live dinosaurs as attractions, only to realize that what was meant to be extinct should remain extinct.
Starring: Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern
JURASSIC PARK III
Dr. Alan Grant is hired by wealthy businessman Paul Kirby to fly him and his wife Amanda over Isla Sorna only to realize that they're there to find and rescue their 14-year old son.
Starring: William H. Macy, Tea Leoni, Sam Neill
LEGENDS OF THE FALL
A sweeping saga of love, betrayal and brotherhood set in Montana. This is the story of three brothers who share an unbreakable bond – until the beautiful, compelling Susannah enters their lives. Affianced to youngest son, Samuel, she soon finds herself falling in love with Samuel's brother, the untamed Tristan. Even the eldest of the three, Alfred, finds himself falling for Susannah. This epic romance follows a retired colonel, Ludlow, as he tries to come to terms with himself, his beloved sons and the impending disaster that threatens to tear them apart.
Starring: Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn
LETHAL WEAPON 3
Only seven days from his retirement, the distinguished Murtaugh wants to play things cool and easy. But his longtime partner, Detective Riggs, refuses to accept this and makes it difficult for his dear friend to leave the police force.
Starring: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Rene Russo
LICENSE TO WED
Ben Murphy and Sadie Jones are young, in love and plan to marry. The only catch is Sadie's family church, St Augustine's, and its Reverend Frank, who will only bless Ben and Sadie's union after they pass his patented, "foolproof" marriage-prep course. Consisting of outrageous classes, outlandish homework assignments and outright invasion of privacy, Reverend Frank's rigorous curriculum puts Ben and Sadie's relationship to the test. Forget happily ever after — do they even have what it takes to earn their License to Wed?
Starring: Mandy Moore, Robin Williams
LITTLE BIG LEAGUE
When 12 year-old Billy Heywood inherits the professional baseball team Minnesota Twins from his grandfather, the game he loves becomes a business he can't control as the players care more about pay than play. Now it's up to Billy to rekindle his players' love for the game to save his team.
Starring: Jason Robards, Luke Edwards, Ashley Crowe
MARGOT AT THE WEDDING
Margot and her teen son Claude visit her sister Pauline in Long Island after she announces her plans to marry not-so-impressive slacker Malcolm. As the two sisters argue over their many things, tinged with Margot's dislike for Malcolm, they have to come to terms with their history and personal opinions of each other.
Starring: Jack Black, Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Leigh
MAXIMUM RISK
The ''Muscles from Brussels'' has a new mission. Retired French soldier, Alain Moreau, finds out that he has a brother – and a twin no less. Only it's too late for a reunion, because when Moreau finds him, he is lying dead on a European street. Thirsting to avenge his death, Moreau becomes part of the shadowy underworld that swallowed his brother. Aided by the sultry Alex, Moreau goes on a rampage.
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Natasha Henstridge
MEMOIRS OF AN INVISIBLE MAN
Being invisible isn't all it's cracked up to be! Just ask Chevy Chase, who plays a securities analyst who is "cyclotroned" in an accident that leaves him in a state of "nuclear flux." Now the CIA wants to use him as a spy, and if he refuses, they just want him dead! Daryl Hannah plays the very visible lady on his side in this adventure comedy/fantasy from John Carpenter.
Starring: Chevy Chase, Daryl Hannah, Sam Neill
MEN IN BLACK
They are the planets best, last and only line of defense when close encounters get ugly. Get ready to party and join our heroes as they protect the Earth from the scum of the universe.
Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Vincent D'Onofrio
MICHAEL
Three skeptical tabloid reporters – Frank Quinlan, Dorothy Winters and Huey Driscoll – are assigned to verify the existence of an angel Michael in the remote town of Stubbs, Iowa. To report Michael's heavenly story in time for Christmas, the trio must bring him back to their headquarters in Chicago. What follows is an enlightening trip. Nora Ephron directs this romantic blockbuster that makes you believe in divine intervention.
Starring: John Travolta, Andie MacDowell, William Hurt
MICKI + MAUDE
When does supporting two wives and keeping them a secret from each other get even trickier? When they both become pregnant at the same time! Dudley Moore stars as the bigamist in big trouble in this rollicking, revolving-door comedy. With Amy Irving and Ann Reinking as the wives-in-law.
Starring: Dudley Moore, Amy Irving, Ann Reinking
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE II
Agent Ethan Hunt is back and this time the mission is deadlier than ever. The Germans have created 'Chimera', a genetically engineered virus that can destroy the entire world. And Hunt has to find it. But he's not the only one after the virus – a former IMF agent is also after it, already having stolen the cure for the virus. And that's not all the problems he has on his hands – he falls in love with a thief Nyah.
Starring: Ving Rhames, Tom Cruise, Thandie Newton
NANCY DREW
Famous teen sleuth Nancy Drew goes to Los Angeles with her father only to chance upon the mystery of a murdered movie actress and her daughter. Unable to resist, she takes it upon herself to solve the case before the bad guys cover things up.
Starring: Emma Roberts, Josh Flitter, Rachel Leigh Cook
NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VACATION
Driving cross-country to the giant Walley World, Clark Griswold and family detour into a series of screwball side trips, from an urban ghetto, to Dad's stop-and-go flirtation with a beautiful blonde.
Starring: Anthony Michael Hall, Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo
NINJA III THE DOMINATION
There is something new in the mysterious realm of the ninja. A beautiful American woman becomes possessed by an evil ninja spirit when a magic sword is passed on to her. Unable to control the power within her, the woman is transformed into a vengeful killer. Fierce swordplay, martial arts and laser effects combine for an unusual action fantasy.
Starring: Chuck Norris, Sho Kosugi, Lucinda Dickey
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
Texan welder and hunter Llewelyn Moss finds a suitcase full of money when he stumbles upon several dead drug runners in the desert from a deal gone wrong. He soon becomes the target of psychopathic killer Anton Chigurh, who would eliminate anything in his path to get what he wants. The trail left by hunted and hunter is picked up by Sheriff Ed Tom Bell who has to grapple with the enormity of the crimes in the face of modern progression.
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem
OCEAN'S THIRTEEN
George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and many stars team up yet again with director Steven Soderbergh for another split-second caper. Danny Ocean and the gang have only one reason to pull off their most ambitious and riskiest casino heist – to defend one of their own. But they are going to need more than luck on their side to break the ruthless Willy Bank and his casino. The plan is elaborate, dangerous and near impossible but there are no limits when it comes to one of their own.
Starring: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon
PARTNERS
In this offbeat comedy-mystery, two cops – one straight, one gay – pretend to be lovers in order to trap a murderer. Ryan O'Neal plays the macho detective. John Hurt is his shy colleague.
Starring: John Hurt, Ryan O'Neal
PAY IT FORWARD
When a teacher, Eugene Simonet, assigned his class to think of one idea that could change the world, he didn't quite realize what his student, Trevor McKinney, would come up with. Trevor suggests that everybody starts paying a favor forward to someone else who needs help, instead of the conventional way of paying it back to the one who has helped you. An idea that does indeed change the lives of thousands of people all over the country, including those of his alcohol-addicted mother, Arlene, and his own physically and emotionally burnt teacher.
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt, Haley Joel Osment
QUICK CHANGE
It seems to be the perfect crime. A baggy-pants clown with floppy shoes and a painted grin holds up a New York bank. Accomplices have fully rehearsed; the ultimate getaway has been planned. What can go wrong? How about everything! Grimm is the idealistic city-planner-turned-master-criminal trying to flee with his loot in this wacky comedy caper. His girlfriend, Phyllis and his pal Loomis are his cohorts in crime.
Starring: Randy Quaid, Bill Murray, Geena Davis
RENDITION
When an Egyptian engineer "disappears" on a flight from Africa to Washington, his American wife and a CIA analyst who witnesses his torture find their ordered worlds spinning out of control and themselves caught in a struggle to secure his release from a secret detention facility somewhere in the Middle East.
Starring: Meryl Streep, Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal
RESERVATION ROAD
Academy Award®-nominee Terry George directs a superb cast in this emotionally charged, psychological thriller based on the acclaimed novel about two families whose lives, in the wake of a terrible accident, are transformed by the lure of revenge and the chance of redemption.
Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Connelly, Joaquin Phoenix
SCHOOL TIES
Religion, ethnicity, social standing and equality in the 1950s, are issues that consume this film. David Greene fits right in at the exclusive New England prep school he currently attends, as a result of a football scholarship. He's handsome, popular, intelligent and unstoppable on the field. But would he be able to retain his popularity if his roommate and friend, Chris Reece, and bigoted rich kid, Charlie, find out that he's Jewish?
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon, Chris O'Donnell
SECOND SIGHT
Jenny Morris has an unusual talent - psychic visions of murders! The first time she had one was in her childhood when she “saw” her best friend killed. When no one believed her, she suffered a nervous breakdown. Years later as she tries to rebuild a normal life, the visions return. This time, she is determined not to just let another murder happen. She teams up with the brother of her slain friend to track down the killer before he strikes again.
Starring: Lexa Doig, Ty Olsson, Hrothgar Mathews
SHREK THE THIRD
When his new father-in-law, the King, falls ill, Shrek has to take on the role of heir apparent in the land of Far, Far Away. He enlists Donkey and Puss in Boots to train the reluctant Artie as the new king while Princess Fiona holds the fort against Prince Charming and his minions.
SPEED RACER
Speed Racer is a young man whose goal is to win The Crucible, a cross-country car racing rally that took the life of his older brother Rex. When the owner of Royalton Industries makes Speed an offer to race for them instead of his family-owned business, he rejects them and soon discovers that top corporations are fixing the rally. As the corporations work against Speed and his family, he enters the race with one-time rival Racer X, to rescue the business and the racing sport itself.
Starring: Matthew Fox, Emile Hirsch, Rain
SUDDEN DEATH
It is the seventh game of the Stanley Cup Finals and everyone is on the edge of their seats, unaware that an elite group of extortionists is about to make this a game unforgettable. Darren McCord, a fireman with a troubled past, finds himself caught in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse when his young daughter is taken hostage. With thousands of lives at stake, McCord battles both the terrorists and his own personal demons as the seconds on the clock race towards a fateful conclusion.
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Powers Boothe
SUMMER SCHOOL
A good-natured teacher is in love with his co-worker in this breezy romantic comedy. If the hunk doesn’t turn his rowdy kids into students, he has no chance at romance!
Starring: Mark Harmon, Kirstie Alley
SURF'S UP
Cody the penguin has always longed for bigger, grander things. When he comes face to face with a living legend of the surfing world, he sets out to transform himself and carve out his own legacy. With a documentary crew in tow to chronicle his exploits, Cody's journey is one which will enthrall both young and old.
SUSPECT
Cited as "a thinking man's mystery" by the "Hollywood Reporter," this suspenseful courtroom thriller stars Cher as a dedicated Washington lawyer. When a judge stymies public defender Kathleen Riley's efforts to gather evidence that could prove her client, Carl, a deaf-mute man, innocent of murder, a juror, Eddie Sanger, comes to her aid with some detective work of his own. In doing so, he puts both their lives in danger, as they soon uncover a deadly web of corruption.
Starring: Cher, Dennis Quaid, Liam Neeson
THE ASSASSIN
She is trained to kill. She has got the personality of a shadow. She is at the government's beck and call. After killing a cop, Maggie Hayward is staring at a death sentence by lethal injection. However, when she awakens, she finds herself at a secret government institution for mercenaries. A man, known only as Bob, strikes a deal with her: we will not kill you if you kill for us. But Maggie is no cold-blooded killer and as she guns down enemies of the state, a death sentence slowly reveals itself to be a kinder option.
Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Bridget Fonda, Dermot Mulroney
THE BRAVE ONE
Erica Bain is a host of a New York radio show whose life is shattered by a brutal attack that leaves the love of her life dead, her own body shattered and her sense of safety permanently destroyed. Now, when Erica's fear of her beloved city becomes too much to bear, she arms herself to take back the streets. Soon Erica finds that the fear that once gripped her has become something else. And as stories of an anonymous vigilante grip New York, detective Sean Mercer pieces together all the clues that somehow lead to Erica.
Starring: Jodie Foster, Terrence Howard
THE CORRUPTOR
Nick Chen is one of the most decorated police officers in New York City. But Chen has used his close ties with a group of Chinese "businessmen" known as the Triads to rise through the ranks. As feud erupts between the Triads and the newly arrived and brutally violent Fukienese Dragons, idealistic cop Danny Wallace, unaware of how power and influence have compromised his superiors, must now reassess his loyalties in this hard-hitting tale of deception, violence and betrayal in New York City's Chinatown.
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Chow Yun-Fat
THE INCREDIBLE HULK (2008)
Haunted by the possibility of turning into The Incredible Hulk and hurting the love of his life, Betty Ross, scientist Bruce Banner isolates himself in Mexico with the hope of finding a cure. A mishap forces him to return home, only to be pursued by a relentless military officer who would soon become The Abomination.
Starring: Liv Tyler, Edward Norton, William Hurt
THE KARATE KID PART III
Daniel and Mr. Miyagi pair up again in this second sequel. Daniel is blackmailed into competing against the vicious 'Bad Boy of Karate', Mike Barnes. Miyagi refuses to help Daniel although it is clear that Daniel is out of his league. Miyagi maintains that when karate is used to defend life and honor it means something, but when it is used to defend a trophy, karate means nothing. Daniel unwittingly gets played into the threats of his adversaries and gets set up for slaughter. Is Miyagi going to do nothing and watch his pupil and friend get pulverized?
Starring: Ralph Macchio, Pat Noriyuki Morita
THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK
Something has survived! Just when you thought the terror and thrills of Jurassic Park were over, here comes Steven Spielberg again with an excellent sequel. The story picks up four years after the disaster at Jurassic Park. The scene is Isla Sorna, a second island where the dinosaur manufacturing facility named Site B has been destroyed by a hurricane. Now the animals run free, constrained only by the laws of nature. Michael Crichton comes up with yet another scare-a-minute script and yes, the dinosaurs are bigger and much better.
Starring: Julianne Moore, Jeff Goldblum, Vince Vaughn
THE MASK OF ZORRO
Don Diego de la Vega, the original Zorro must recruit a successor to face the resurgence of Spanish tyranny, in the form of his old nemesis Don Rafael Montero. Recruiting Alejandro Murieta to be de la Vega's successor proves to be a difficult task, as it requires him to be transformed from a street rogue into a dashing cavalier. Things get a little hotter when the novice falls for Esperanza who is married to Montero and has a mysterious connection to de la Vega.
Starring: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Anthony Hopkins, Antonio Banderas
THE MURDER OF PRINCESS DIANA
Inspired by the book of the same title, this fictional retelling focuses on the hours leading up to and directly following the tragic death of Princess Diana. The movie follows Rachel, an American journalist in Paris, present on the night of the fateful accident and witness to the crime scene. As she investigates, Rachel uncovers information that leads her to believe Diana’s death was no accident. Enlisting the help of her former lover, she finds herself embroiled in a murder conspiracy and soon learns that there are people who will stop at nothing to silence her.
Starring: Kevin McNally, Jennifer Morrison
THE ONE
How far would you go to assert your self-identity? What if there was more to you than meets the eye? That's what a rogue agent assigned to monitor these universes is about to discover. Not liking what he sees, he starts killing off "inferior" versions of himself in their separate worlds so that he can get stronger, more powerful, and ultimately become "The One." Two agents, Funsch and Roedecker, are hot on his tail. Good and evil are about to get formally introduced, in this Eraser-gone-ballistic flick that comes in more than three dimensions.
Starring: Delroy Lindo, Jet Li, Carla Gugino
THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL
Centered on the claustrophobic intrigue that was the court of Henry VIII, this historical drama presents a calculating Anne, who usurps her older sister Mary as the king's mistress and ultimately desires to be his new queen. A sophisticated and complex study of ambition and deception, The Other Boleyn Girl is a compelling and well-acted film made all the more powerful when one remembers the brutal fate of most of Henry's wives.
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana, Natalie Portman
THE PRINCIPAL
Rick Latimer is a teacher with a lot to learn. His wife is throwing him the divorce papers; the school board thinks he needs more help than his students, and his constant bar brawls keep even his beer buddies at bay. Always ready to do more harm than good, Rick gets the worse news a teacher can get - being assigned to the worst school in the district, the infamous Brandel High. With delinquents for students and teachers afraid to make a peep, Rick's finally met his match.
Starring: James Belushi, Louis Gossett Jr, Rae Dawn Chong
THE SOPRANOS 72: LUXURY LOUNGE
At a banquet at Vesuvio's hosted by Tony, everyone's raving about great food at Da Giovanni's. Vito is still missing and Chris gets a break to go to Los Angeles. When Phil holds his grandson's confirmation lunch at Da Giovanni's, he is stricken with feelings of disloyalty. In LA, Chris and Little Carmine meet Ben Kingsley and go on a shopping spree, celeb-style. With Chris away, things turn ugly between Benny and Artie.
THE SOPRANOS 73: JOHNNY CAKES
As Vito continues living in secret in New Hampshire, AJ asks Tony about Uncle Junior and gets a dismissive nonchalance. While checking out a woman near the pork store, Tony brags to Silvio and Chris about his sex life. The woman, Julianna Skiff, approaches Tony about buying a poultry store but Tony's not interested. Meanwhile, as Juliana becomes more persistent with her offer, Vito gets into a fight with Jim over a gay remark.
THE SOPRANOS 74: THE RIDE
Upon hearing that his new girl Kelli is pregnant, Christopher offers to marry her and buy a house. In preparation for the annual Feast of St. Elzear, Paulie gets into a fee argument with Father Jose at the church, losing any chance of using the Saint's gold hat. Meanwhile, Tony and Christopher get caught in a Bikers' gang shootout involving parking lots and stolen wine. At the feast, Paulie hears he needs a biopsy for his prostate cancer, gets chastised for skimping on ride safety and not wearing his traditional gold hat.
THE SOPRANOS 75: MOE N' JOE
As his trial gets underway, Johnny Sack refuses to make a deal with the Feds. In New Hampshire, Jim calls Vito's sports writer bluff and the truth comes out. Jim accepts Vito into his house and gets him a job. Just when Carmela is about to flip on her request for a building inspector, Tony puts Silvio on it. Tony then complains to Dr. Melfi about Carmela's distance, including a traumatic memory when he was held hostage over a tape-recorded fight between him and Barbara.
THE SOPRANOS 76: COLD STONES
Carmela loses sleep when she and Tony find out that AJ was fired from Blockbuster. Meadow then announces that she's going to California to be with Finn. With all the problems going on, Tony lets Carmela take a trip to Paris which she won at a silent auction. Vito then meets up with Tony and begs to be let back in, admitting he's not gay. Tony takes this back to Chris, Silvio and Paulie but is met with doubt. They decide to whack Vito and send Carlo to handle it.
THE SOPRANOS 77: KAISHA
Tony orders Silvio to lean on the building inspector for Carmela's spec house; Chris shows Julianna his movie script; Agent Harris warns Tony that someone close to him may be in danger, but he doesn't know the specifics. AJ's Hispanic secretary Blanca gives him the first six digits of her telephone number and tells him to find out the last digit for himself. Patty Leotardo takes Phil to the doctor and he's given a clean bill of health; but collapses a few days later.
THE SOPRANOS 78: SOPRANO HOME MOVIES
The Soprano family is roused from bed by the cops banging on the door with a warrant for Tony's arrest at 6am in the morning. Meanwhile, Phil is discharged from the hospital and is in a celebratory mood. Tony gets out on bail after a punk kid unknowingly took the rap for him. Tony and Carmela head up to the lake house for his birthday and spend the weekend with Bobby and Janice.
THE SOPRANOS 79: STAGE 5
Johnny Sack realizes he has stage four lung cancer, and breaks the news to Ginny and his daughter, leaving them devastated. At the screening of Cleaver, Carmela points out that one of the leads, Sally Boy, is based on Tony. In the movie, Sally Boy has an affair with Cleaver's fiancée, which does not amuse Carmela. In his therapy session, Tony vents his frustration about Christopher's hatred towards him even after all that Tony's done for him. Phil holds a celebration of what would have been his brother's 47th birthday.
THE SOPRANOS 80: REMEMBER WHEN
Paulie shows up at Tony and Carmela's to alert T that the Feds are digging near Branford Avenue, where T buried a guy in 1982. Meanwhile, Uncle Jr. gets uptight at the Wycoff Therapeutic Center and urges his friends to get him out. Jr. then befriends Carter, a Chinese-American patient and rubs off some of his rudeness on him. As they drive, Tony and Paulie reminisce about the good old days including the days when Paulie made trips with Tony's dad, Johnny Boy.
THE SOPRANOS 81: CHASING IT
Tony plays in a casino and loses everything as Bobby, Christopher, Silvio and Paulie watch. After what happened to his dad, Vito Jr. goes bug-eyed and his mother Marie seeks Tony's help for a loan to relocate. At a session with Dr. Melfi, Tony complains about Jews and money while following Tony's advice, Phil talks sense into Vito Jr. to be a man to his mother.
THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES
Upon moving into Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, are pulled into a world of faeries and mythical creatures, chronicled in a book by Arthur Spiderwick many years ago. Things become extremely hairy when they learn that the ogre Mulgarath has designs of his own against Spiderwick Estate.
Starring: Freddie Highmore, Nick Nolte, Mary-Louise Parker
THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE BEGINNING
Travel back to a time before the original massacre and discover the origin of Leatherface, the original face of horror in this prequel to original horror masterpiece, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Starring: Jordana Brewster, Taylor Handley
TRANSFORMERS
Based on the iconic toy line from the 1980s, this Michael Bay-directed big screen live action version of the robots in disguise packs brilliant special effects and memorable characters into a spectacular action thrill ride of a movie. The story focuses on a teenager who has just bought his first car, only to discover that it is actually a transforming robot. Things really heat up when the teenager, his robot car and a faction called the Autobots led by Optimus Prime, must fight an opposing faction called the Decepticons, whose leader is none other than Megatron.
Starring: Josh Duhamel, Shia Labeouf, Megan Fox
WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY
The tumultuous life of musician Dewey Cox is told in this story where his personal life is as sensational as the songs he sang. A constant womanizer thrice married and friends to Elvis and the Beatles, Dewey Cox soon grows into a national icon and must learn to readjust his love-life when he eventually falls for Darlene, his long-time backup singer.
Starring: Tim Meadows, John Reilly
YEAR OF THE DOG
Peggy and Pencil, her pet beagle, are inseparable companions. They sleep together, eat together, and even have take-in Friday night movies together. Life is uncomplicated and safe, and Peggy is happily entrenched in a satisfying relationship of co-dependency with her beloved pet. But Peggy’s world comes crashing down when Pencil meets a mysterious demise in the neighbor’s yard.
Starring: Laura Dern, Molly Shannon
YOU'VE GOT MAIL
This is a story book romance for the Internet generation. Joe Fox is the owner of Manhattan’s largest book super-chain that is putting independent bookstores out of business, including Kathleen Kelly's small neighborhood children’s bookstore. They hate each other but unknowingly become soul mates in cyberspace. When Joe discovers the true identity of his virtual friend, he decides to take steps to change their fate.
Starring: Meg Ryan, Tom Hanks
ZODIAC
The hunt is on for a serial killer in San Francisco. Few cases in the history of true crime are as intriguing as that of the Zodiac, a bizarre gunman in an executioner's hood who taunts the police with dozens of letters containing eerie messages and cryptograms. Director David Fincher captures the story of the infamous killer who terrorized the city in the late 1960s.
Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr., Jake Gyllenhaal
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