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ALL THE KING'S MEN
Based on Robert Penn Warren's 1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, All The King's Men tells the story of a man's rise to power in Louisiana's world of politics. Willie Stark is elected as a governor with the support of the lower social classes. But when Judge Irwin supports a group of Stark's enemies pushing for impeachment, Stark plays dirty to bring down the judge and ends up setting up his own ultimate downfall.
Starring: Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Sean Penn

ANATOMY
When Paula Henning is accepted into a prestigious anatomy class at an even more prestigious medical college by a renowned medical professor, it's a dream come true for her. Or is it? A series of bizarre murders later, she discovers that the class is merely a front for a secret society that performs autopsies on living people…and also stumbles upon the jilted member of the society, Hein, who's gone on a mad killing spree, much to their disapproval.
Starring: Benno Furmann, Franka Potente, Anna Loos

BA'AL: THE STORM GOD
Bizarre storms wrack the US while simultaneously gruesome murders are occurring. Two scientists find a Sumerian statue of the storm god Baal and conclude that the storms and murders are somehow related. Can they stop it in time?


BABYLON 5: A CALL TO ARMS
Through their dreams, four people are drawn together to restore peace to the galaxy. After five years of peaceful existence, the Alliance now faces its toughest challenge yet - the Drakh, allies of the Shadows and the Alliance's old enemies. President of the Alliance, Sheridan, has previously dealt with a few highly intense conflicts. Now, the Drakhs have decided that they should be the Master race, and using the technology from the Shadows, they plan to destroy the Alliance. But is there more to the Drakh's plan?
Starring: Bruce Boxleitner, Jerry Doyle, Jeff Conaway

BABYLON 5: THE LEGEND OF THE RANGERS
The Interstellar Alliance, which includes Earth, minds the galaxy to ensure peace and the rebuilding of civilization. The Rangers, an elite military force run by the Alliance, is set up to keep that peace. Combining time-warp-friendly technology with age-old principles of integrity, they keep space in balance. But what stands in the way of their peacekeeping mission is an unknown alien race with the power and aggression to threaten peace in the galaxy.
Starring: Dylan Neal, Andreas Katsulas, Alex Zahara

BABYLON 5: THE LOST TALES
Set in 2271, Colonel Elizabeth Lochley (Scoggins) and President John Sheridan (Boxleitner) call in a priest from Earth space to resolve a suspected entity possession. In the second story, John travels to Babylon 5 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Interstellar Alliance and meets a Centauri prince. During the journey, he receives warning of an attack from Galen, the techno-mage.
Starring: Bruce Boxleitner, Tracy Scoggins

BEHIND THE WALL
At the tender age of eight, Katelyn found her mother brutally murdered in their lighthouse home. Katelyn's father, Christopher, was arrested and convicted for the killing. The murder drove Christopher into madness and Katelyn out of town. Now 20 years later, when the abandoned lighthouse is bought by developers, Katelyn is forced to confront the evil that lurks within the lighthouse when some of the developers begin to disappear. What she discovers is a family secret long buried by her Grandfather. It's now up to Katelyn to unearth the truth and find a way to stop the killing spree.
Starring: Linda Booth, James Thomas

BELIEVERS
While on duty, paramedics David Vaughn and Victor Hernandez get a call from a young girl whose mother has lost consciousness in a deserted area — but they soon discover the lives they have to save may be their own. Kidnapped and locked away in an isolated building, David tries to discover the truth behind a secret cult and its beliefs. As Victor's faith is challenged and the fine line between religion and science is crossed, David must find a way to get out before he becomes another victim of The Believers.
Starring: Johnny Messner, Jon Huertas

BONE EATER
An ancient Native American legend rises up and terrorizes the local townspeople. Sheriff Evans goes on an all-out investigation while keeping the calm among the people.
Starring: Bruce Boxleitner, Gil Gerard, Brian Gross

BULLITT
Steve McQueen stars as Lt. Frank Bullitt in the role that made him a superstar as the hard-bitten police detective assigned to protect the star witness in a Congressional investigation. But when the witness is murdered, Bullitt mercilessly tracks a trail of lies and corruption that leads all the way to the halls of power in Washington.


Starring: Robert Vaughn, Robert Duvall, Jacqueline Bisset, Steve McQueen, Simon Oakland

CHILD'S PLAY 3
A toy company is about to sell a line of Good Guys dolls and the first one of the assembly line is Chucky, which is possessed by the spirit of dead serial murderer. The trash-talking killer doll returns with a vengeance to finish what he started by tracking down his former owner, Andy, who is now 16 and studying in a military school. Once he gets there, he becomes obsessed with transferring his demonic soul to a pint-sized black cadet. But of course, along the way, he has some time to kill!
Starring: Justin Whalin, Perry Reeves, Jeremy Sylvers

CLOSURE
Director Dan Reed's revenge thriller Closure examines the psychological fallout experienced by two attack victims. This cathartically ultraviolent picture opens with romance blossoming between Alice and a much younger electrician, Adam. When the pair's relaxing sojourn at a country estate leads to a skirmish with a trio of backwoods toughs, Danny is beaten unconscious and scarred, and Alice brutally raped. In an attempt to cope with the trauma, the two team up to find the responsible parties and turn the tables by exacting an ugly toll of sexual violence on their psychotic victimizers.
Starring: Danny Dyer, Gilian Anderson

CRIMES OF PASSION
Bristling with sexual tension and corporate intrigue, Crimes of Passion is the story of what happens when two workers who are secret lovers team up in an attempt to score a huge sexual harassment settlement against their employer, a major corporation. When the detective assigned to the case discovers their scheme and tries to blackmail them, the two are caught in a twisted web of deceit and betrayal.
Starring: Dina Meyer, Jonathan Higgins

DANGEROUS LIAISONS
This adaptation of Les Liaisons Dangereuses, the novel written by French author Choderlos de Laclos, follows the scheming ploys of the exquisite Marquise de Merteuil (Close), who enlists her former lover, the Vicomte de Valmont (Malkovich) in exacting revenge on another former lover for jilting her to marry a virgin. Valmont's challenge is to deflower the intended bride, the beautiful Cecile de Volanges (Uma Thurman). However, Merteuil soon discovers that he has other plans of his own. Valmont's real target is someone else – a beautiful married woman, Madame de Tourvel (Pfeiffer), who believes strongly in the sanctity of marriage. The eventual results of this torrid arrangement and manipulation - self-destruction.
Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, John Malkovich, Glenn Close

DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS
Mary Ann Bonner is a mid-western mother who is given custody of her young son. Her ex-husband Robert, a volatile policeman and harsh parent, is furious about the decision. Later, Mary Ann meets soft-spoken Patrick Brouse and a quick romance develops. Mary Ann and Brouse marry and plan to move to Los Angeles. All at once, Brouse becomes husband and father to her 9-year-old son. But when Mary Ann and her son decide to drive across the country to their new home, they find themselves stalked by her angry ex-husband and a mysterious third party.
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Shanna Reed, Terry O'Quinn, Keegan Macintosh, Douglas Stewart

DROP ZONE
One notorious criminal, Ty Moncrief, plans to hit the Drug Enforcement Agency in a daring nighttime maneuver. U.S. Marshall, Pete Nessip, swears to bring him down – but first he'll have to learn to skydive. Under the tutelage of a beautiful sky-diving instructor, Nessip takes to the skies and free-falls into nonstop action and adventure.
Starring: Gary Busey, Wesley Snipes, Yancy Butler

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FIRE SERPENT
A massive fireball from the sun strikes Earth and unleashes an invincible fire demon that starts possessing humans. Can the human race find a way to stop the demon before it is too late?
Starring: Nicholas Brendon, Sandrine Holt, Randolph Mantooth

GENERATION KILL PART 1: GET SOME
In the northern desert of Kuwait, First Recon Marines prepare to invade Iraq as the "tip of the spear" for Operation Iraqi Freedom. At the Camp Mathilda staging ground, soldiers in First Recon's Bravo Company combat boredom, cramped tents, among others, while awaiting orders from Col. Stephen "Godfather" Ferrando. A writer from Rolling Stone magazine is also embedded with Bravo's five-vehicle Platoon 2 unit. After an unexpected mass delivery of pizza, the soldiers finally break camp, pack up their Humvees, and cross the northern border into Iraq – and an uncertain future.
Starring: Alexander Skarsgard

GENERATION KILL PART 2: THE CRADLE OF CIVILIZATION
Under orders to consider any Iraqi carrying a weapon hostile, Bravo busts north towards Nasiriyah. Prompted by an anxious Major General Mattis, Ferrando orders Bravo to cross the Euphrates the next night, but they end up entering Nasiriyah by day, driving through the city with minimal gunfire, save for an AK-47 assault by Platoon 3 leader "Captain America" McGraw on an empty car. Heading north to Mesopotamia, Bravo continues to lag behind other companies, partly because of a wrong turn. Chomping at the bit while others are carrying the fight, the platoon finally gets "lit up" in a violent but successful skirmish in Al Gharraf, during which Trombley scores his first kill. Elated and relatively unscathed, the platoon celebrates its triumph.
Starring: Alexander Skarsgard

GENERATION KILL PART 3: SCREWBY
Having survived its first trial by fire, Bravo presses forward, awaiting orders for a new recon mission. Scoping out a roadside hamlet, the company watches in horror and disbelief as a regimental combat team arrives with guns firing and the hamlet is obliterated. On new orders, Bravo heads to the town of Ar Rifa, where Fick tries to take control of a dangerous situation created by Encino Man, who requests an artillery strike on a phantom RPG team. After Alpha Company shells the town, Ferrando issues a new, more urgent order: push ahead 40 kilometers and capture an airstrip controlled by Iraq's Republican Guard and defended by tanks.
Starring: Alexander Skarsgard

GENERATION KILL PART 4: COMBAT JACK
Having raced to capture the airfield, First Recon is now miles ahead of the rest of the American force and has some time to rest and regroup. The abandoned supply truck has been looted and destroyed and the company is now down to one meal a day. After expressing their dismay to their commander, Alpha is tasked with a different mission: to recover the body of a captured Marine who was murdered in Ah Shatra, which takes a twist when a CIA-trained army of Iraqi Freedom Fighters arrives and then just as quickly departs. Meanwhile, Bravo pushes north, clearing hamlets and facing heavy fire. Along the way, Trombley is able to redeem himself, at least a bit in the eyes of his fellow Marines. As Alpha heads into Ah Shatra, Bravo sets up a roadblock outside of Al Hayy. The men debate the proper protocol to stop cars, but it's a fine line between being cautious and putting oneself at risk. Bravo steps off as Alpha returns to the fold, having raised more questions with their mission in Ah Shatra than they answered.
Starring: Alexander Skarsgard

GENERATION KILL PART 5: A BURNING DOG
As they scope a tiny hamlet, the men of Bravo are frustrated by the capricious nature of the war, and Colbert struggles to defend the actions of the higher-ups. First Recon finally gets a chance to use their skills and exploit some intelligence from Iraqi locals about an ambush at a bridge ahead. For once, First Recon isn't tasked with heading straight into the ambush, but instead gets to rest and watch as better armed LAVs assault the bridge. With the ambush thought to be quelled, Colbert's team is ordered to lead Bravo across the bridge. They quickly discover that the enemy combatants still have some fight in them, but led by Colbert, they manage to escape almost unscathed. After regrouping, Bravo is ordered to cross the bridge again, this time with Bravo 3 in the lead, and again hits a snag. The following morning, First Recon examines the bodies of the men they fought the night before, and discover their enemy is not who they imagined. Bravo continues north to Al Muwafaqiyah, where they are tasked with setting up another roadblock and with destroying the Republican Guard outpost, which, unfortunately, is in the town's only school. Despite Colbert's exhortations to the men to hold their fire unless it’s absolutely necessary, Bravo has an incident at the road block. As they again head north, the inexactitude of the war weighs heavily on the men.
Starring: Alexander Skarsgard

GENERATION KILL PART 6: STAY FROSTY
Outside of Al Kut, Captain America is over-eager in his attempts to subdue a prisoner, while his men's growing disillusionment with his command is growing more apparent. Meanwhile, Ferrando relays to his officers the news that his counterpart in the Regimental Combat Team has been relieved of duty despite achieving his objective. Encino Man takes Ferrando's speech to heart and puts Fick on notice that there will be no more questioning of his orders. First Recon's next mission is to escort civilians fleeing from Baghdad down the highway. The men are overcome by the humanity and try to help, which gives Fick pause. Colbert and the others realize that with Baghdad being the next stop for the American forces, their war has probably come to an end, which rankles Ferrando, who itches to get back in the game. After reuniting with an old friend who tells horror stories about the Marine reservists, First Recon heads to Baqubah, a town north of Baghdad, to go up against Iraqi armor – with those same reservists in tow. Despite some mishaps along the way, the mission is successful, and the Marines take some prisoners. Unfortunately, Sgt. Eric Kocher, Colbert's counterpart in Bravo 3, and one of his men are accused by a reservist of mistreating a prisoner. First Recon heads back to Baghdad, unsure of what their role will be in the city.
Starring: Alexander Skarsgard

GENERATION KILL PART 7: BOMB IN THE GARDEN
Bravo reaches Baghdad, and sets up shop in an abandoned cigarette factory. Hampered by having only one translator for the battalion, First Recon can only send out sporadic patrols into the city. During those patrols they discover that the list of problems the Iraqis face is much greater than the Marines could imagine. While Colbert worries about his friend Kocher, who has been demoted, Fick becomes more disillusioned with the lack of a plan in Baghdad, and refuses an order that would put his men in danger. The men learn their final night in Baghdad is upon them and celebrate in a soccer stadium.


GRAY LADY DOWN
Before the Hunt For Red October and Crimson Tide, there was this – a taut, gripping thriller about a submarine, Neptune – which collided with a Norwegian freighter and sank to the bottom of the ocean. Captain Paul Blanchard is the commander who must not only deal with the perils of an underwater avalanche but also navigate the mounting tension among his crew – in particular his first mate who has a bone to pick with him. Will help arrive? And will it arrive in time?
Starring: Stacy Keach, David Carradine, Charlton Heston

HBO WORLD BOXING: KOSTYA TSZYU VS PHILLIPS
Relive some of the most exciting and memorable boxing matches on HBO Boxing: Kostya Tszyu and Vince Phillips go head to head in this classic HBO World Boxing match from May 31, 1997.


HBO WORLD BOXING: MOSLEY VS MOLINA
Relive some of the most exciting and memorable boxing matches on HBO Boxing: Shane Mosley and John John Molina go head to head in this classic HBO World Boxing match from May 9, 1998.


HBO WORLD BOXING: ROY JONES JR VS JOHNSON
Relive some of the most exciting and memorable boxing matches on HBO Boxing: Roy Jones Jr. and Reggie Johnson go head to head in this classic HBO World Boxing match from June 5, 1999.


HBO WORLD BOXING: TAYLOR VS BUNEMA
Relive some of the most exciting and memorable boxing matches on HBO Boxing: Jermain Taylor and Alex Bunema go head to head in this classic HBO World Boxing match from March 27, 2004.


HBO WORLD BOXING: VARGAS VS QUARTEY
Relive some of the most exciting and memorable boxing matches on HBO Boxing: Fernando Vargas and Ike Quartey go head to head in this classic HBO World Boxing match from April 15, 2000.


HELLFIGHTERS
Macho oil well fire specialist Chance Buckman (Wayne) is summoned to extinguish massive fires in oil fields all over the world.
Starring: John Wayne, Katharine Ross

IMPULSE
Acting on impulse, Claire Dennison, enjoys a brief fling with a sexy stranger (a dead ringer for her husband), only to realize that the object of her desire is a crazed, manipulative, and tenacious psychopath.
Starring: Willa Ford, Angus Macfadyen

INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL
Indy is back in a new globe-trotting adventure! From legendary storytellers George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, and featuring an outstanding cast including Oscar winner, Cate Blanchett and hot young newcomer, Shia LaBeouf, "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" is a first-rate thrill-ride from start to finish!
Starring: Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Shia Labeouf

INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE
A fabulously fast-paced megahit with a big heart! Keeping up with the Joneses isn't easy, especially when the Joneses are Indiana and his professorial pop! Indiana Jones proves himself a chip off the old block when he teams up with his father, Henry Jones, in George Lucas' and Steven Spielberg's third glorious "Indy" installment. Staying one step ahead of the Nazis, they face hair-raising adventures and hair's-breadth escapes as they race across the world in search of the Holy Grail. The late River Phoenix appears as young Indy.
Starring: Harrison Ford, Sean Connery

INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM
The second of the Indiana Jones trilogy begins with our dashing hero fighting a Chinese gang lord's henchmen. Indiana escapes in the nick of time, taking along sultry lounge singer, Willie Scott, and 12-year-old sidekick, Short Round. Their getaway leads them to a flight over the Himalayas — where the pilots bail out. Fortunately, Indiana and gang manage to escape from the crashing plane, and find themselves in India, where they encounter a village leader who begs Indiana to find and return the village's precious magic jewel — a stone which disappeared along with all of the village's children.
Starring: Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw

KING RAT
Allied prisoners of war struggle for survival inside a World War II Japanese prison camp in this 1965 drama. King is an American corporal and unscrupulous black marketeer, whose cunning enables him to live a little bit better than the rest. Based on the novel by bestselling author, James Clavell.
Starring: Tom Courtenay, George Segal, James Fox

LOS LOCOS
An army scout, Chance, has to lead a squad of mentally handicapped prisoners on a mission across the desert.
Starring: Mario Van Peebles, Melora Walters

MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN
Robert De Niro stars as the tragic creature in this gothic horror classic that also stars Kenneth Branagh and Helena Bonham-Carter.
Starring: Robert De Niro, Kenneth Branagh, Helena Bonham-Carter

MESSENGER OF DEATH
Catch Charles Bronson's brand of bare-knuckled machismo in his riveting performance as a seasoned crime reporter who ferrets out a twisted killer. The killer, calling himself the Avenging Angel, has struck before and Bronson must unravel the plot and apprehend him before he strikes again. It's a question of suspense and mayhem until the final revealing moment.
Starring: Charles Bronson, Trish Van Devere

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

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

NIGHT OF THE SCARECROW
This scarecrow doesn't just frighten birds! Possessed by the spirit of a murdered warlock, he's out for vengeance on an entire town. Can anyone stop his reign of bloody terror?
Starring: Elizabeth Barondes, John Mese, Stephen Root

OTIS
Otis has everything he needs for the prom: the corsage, the convertible, the cool baby-blue tux (not to mention the fully equipped torture chamber in his basement). He even has the girl — a pretty blonde he's named Kim — who is dying to be his date. Literally. Sometime pizza guy and full-time psycho Otis thinks he's a wicked dude until he meets the Lawsons, his latest victim's happy suburban family. But the Lawsons aren't happy anymore … and they have a truckload of power tools in this darkly comedic chiller!
Starring: Daniel Stern, Illeana Douglas, Jere Burns, Bostin Christopher, Ashley Johnson

OUT FOR JUSTICE
Revenge is the word on the streets in this no-holds-barred action flick. NYC cop Gino Felino is told that his partner and best friend, cop Bobby Lupo, has been mercilessly shot dead in broad daylight in front of his family. Gino finds out that it is none other than drug lord Richie Madano who committed the killing. Richie has been the sworn enemy of Gino since childhood. Gino takes it upon himself to hunt down Richie and stop his drug empire from expanding, at the same time avenging Bobby’s senseless slaughter. Expect nothing less than pure adrenaline that only the erstwhile action star Seagal can deliver.
Starring: Steven Seagal, William Forsythe

OVER THE TOP
Lincoln Hawk will fight for his son the only way he knows how. After the death of his ex-wife, the independent big-rig driver tries to rebuild his life and attempts to heal the breach with his 12-year-old son. Their first meeting turns out to be harder than he thought and his son doesn't think too highly of him. But all that changes when Hawk enters the nation-wide arm wrestling competition in Las Vegas.
Starring: Robert Loggia, Sylvester Stallone

PLUNKETT & MACLEANE
Directed by Ridley Scott's son Jake, the film tells the story of two men from different ends of the social spectrum who decide to rob aristocrats of their belongings. Plunkett and Macleane go forth to steal from the rich, mostly by hiding along the road to hold up the carriages of the wealthy. In the meantime, they are helped in their work by the divine Lord Rochester, inspired in love by Lady Rebecca and pursued by the dreaded General Chance.
Starring: Liv Tyler, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller

POISON IVY THE NEW SEDUCTION
Betrayal and revenge ignite this hotbed of steaming suspense and volatile sex. An illicit affair between a businessman and his insatiable maid leads to the woman's undoing. But she gets her revenge years later when her unscrupulous daughter arrives on the scene. A riveting brew aboil with deadly deceit and poisonous seduction.
Starring: Michael Des Barres, Megan Edwards, Greg Vaughan

PSYCHO
Adapted from Robert Bloch's novel, this horror classic rocketed Alfred Hitchcock into the genius stratosphere. Why? Well, for one, it showcases a barnstomer of a performance from Anthony Perkins as the young troubled proprietor, Norman Bates. Then there's the terrifying depiction of psychosis. Or what about the fact that it has a couple of the most seamlessly realized directorial tours de force, Hitchcock would ever mastermind (including that legendary shower scene) .Also not forgetting the most copied score in shock-cinema. Oh yes, and it's still very terrifying. Oscar nominated in four categories, including best director, set design, cinematography and supporting actress.
Starring: Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, Janet Leigh

PSYCHO IV: THE BEGINNING
This third sequel to Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller looks into murderous Norman Bates' traumatic past in the hopes of explaining his need to kill. Anthony Perkins reprises his role as Bates once more. In this installment, Bates recalls his childhood under the guidance of his equally deranged mother, Norma.
Starring: Henry Thomas, Anthony Perkins, Olivia Hussey

RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
This film, winner of four Academy Awards®, has acclaimed director, Steven Spielberg, weaving the spell-binding tale of American archaeologist, Indiana Jones — a mild-mannered, boyish and crush-inducing university professor on some days, an intrepid, swashbuckling and grizzled adventurer on others. The American government hires him to search for the elusive and legendary Ark of the Covenant, which is believed to hold the stone tablet with the Ten Commandments inside. Jones has to find it before the Nazis do, as whoever finds it controls the destiny of the human race.
Starring: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen

RENEGADE JUSTICE
Simon is a special forces-trained, nerves-of-steel man seeking revenge for the murder of his son, who got killed in a drive-by shooting.
Starring: Steven Seagal, Eddie Griffin

SMOKIN' ACES
A stellar cast including Ben Affleck, Ryan Reynolds, Jeremy Piven, and Alicia Keys star in this action-packed grind house flick from director Joe Carnahan. A dying mob boss takes out a million dollar contract on the life of his former protégé, a Vegas magician-turned-gangster who has agreed to testify against the mob. The FBI attempts to protect their key witness as an array of hit men and women descend on Lake Tahoe in a race to take the magician out.
Starring: Ray Liotta, Ben Affleck, Ryan Reynolds

STREET HUNTER
An ex-cop, Logan Blade, is now a bounty hunter who wants to bring down two rival New York City drug gangs. When the son of a Mafia boss is killed in a shootout, Blade is hired to hunt down the boy's killers. Vengeance must be swift, for Blade is given only 24 hours to fulfill his mission. He ends up hot on the heels of rival gang leader, Col. Walsh, an ex-Vietnam veteran with a violent streak, and his underling, Angel. It's turf warfare on rough city streets, topped by a wild martial arts battle!
Starring: Steve James, John Leguizamo

STRIKING DISTANCE
A renegade Pittsburgh cop puts his life – and what is left of his reputation – on the line to bring in a serial killer in this fast-paced thriller. A former homicide detective, Tom Hardy, has been demoted for challenging the department's prosecution of a man whom he is sure is innocent of the crimes. Not only that, he is presented with a partner whose real aim is to monitor his performance. But the killings are about to start again, and this time the psycho's victims all have a very personal connection to Hardy!
Starring: Sarah Jessica Parker, Bruce Willis, Dennis Farina

THE ANDROID AFFAIR
A man versus machine tale co-written by internationally-acclaimed science-fiction novelist, Isaac Asimov. Dr Karen Garrett is a novice surgeon instructed by Dr. Winston, the director of her institute, to perform heart surgery on an advanced android, Teach 905. In the course of treating Teach 905, a relationship develops between the doctor and her patient. And as Karen shows the android about the world outside, Teach 905 provides the doctor with information that leads her to uncover some startling secrets about the man she works for, as well as the institute's own dark history.
Starring: Harley Jane Kozak, Griffin Dunne, Ossie Davis

THE ASSIGNMENT
Carlos Sanchez is the most notorious terrorist in the world. Known for his ruthlessness and brutality, Sanchez is ranked highly on the CIA's most-wanted list, and agent Jack Shaw is particularly obsessed with catching him. Naval officer Annibal Ramirez is on vacation in Israel when he finds himself arrested and interrogated by Israeli Mossad agents. It turns out that Ramirez is an almost exact double for Sanchez. Following his return to the States, Ramirez finds himself singled out by Shaw to impersonate Sanchez, in hopes of convincing the terrorists' communist employers that their No. 1 terrorist is a traitor.
Starring: Donald Sutherland, Ben Kingsley, Aidan Quinn

THE BEDFORD INCIDENT
The Cold War threatens to erupt into full-scale conflict in this taut 1965 thriller that's sure to keep you on the edge of your seat.
Starring: Sidney Poitier, Richard Widmark

THE BLUES BROTHERS
Having just been released from prison, the Blues Brothers pay a visit to the Chicago orphanage where they were raised, only to find out that it will soon be liquidated for back taxes. Sister Mary Stigmata refuses their offer of stolen money and asks them to return when they have been redeemed. It is then up to Jake and Elwood to round up the members of their old rhythm and blues band, in order to stage a concert and raise the badly needed dough.
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, James Brown

THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN
It's alive! The legendary Hammer Films' Frankenstein saga was launched with this 1957 shocker. Peter Cushing stars as the scientist who creates a monster from a few spare body parts and buckets of blood.
Starring: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing

THE FINEST HOUR
Hammer and Dean are two men brought together by destiny. They both sign up to be US navy seals. As luck would have it, both fall in love with the same woman – a divorcee, who chooses Hammer over Dean. Dean takes himself far away from the newly married couple, but when a mission brings the two friends and the woman they love back together, Dean realizes that all is not well with his friend’s marriage.
Starring: Rob Lowe, Gale Hansen, Tracy Griffith

THE GLIMMER MAN
Jack Cole is an ex-government assassin-turned-detective who has faced all kinds of trouble in his line of work. However, he must now contend with something he has never faced before – a partner. His new buddy, Detective Jim Campbell, is a loudmouth with an attitude, and the complete opposite of Jake, who is a Buddhist loner. Together they uncover the deadly plot of an infamous serial killer. As the body count mounts, the partners have to put their differences aside and act together before it is too late.
Starring: Steven Seagal, Keenan Ivory Wayans

THE LAST MAN ON PLANET EARTH
A futuristic look on Earth after a biological warfare plague has wiped out nearly all the male population. Believing that every male is born with violent tendencies, the remaining females decide to produce only female offspring. However, a young female renegade scientist, Hope Chayse, creates Adam – a new breed of man, incapable of violent emotions, for whom the world may not be ready. Some men might find it hard to take but a must-see for men-haters.
Starring: Julie Bohen, Paul Frances

THE LAST SUNSET
A sheriff hunts for a philosophy-spouting criminal in the midst of a great cattle drive.
Starring: Rock Hudson, Kirk Douglas, Dorothy Malone


THE NUMBER 23
When Walter Sparrow stumbles across a mysterious book which appears to depict his life and ultimate murder, he begins to obsess over the number 23.
Starring: Jim Carrey, Virginia Madsen

THE PINK JUNGLE
A fashion photographer finds himself trapped in an isolated South American country with a beautiful model, only to get entangled with a bunch of shady characters in search of a lost diamond mine.
Starring: James Garner, Eva Renzi

THE SCORPION KING: RISE OF A WARRIOR
Against his father's advice, Mathayus joins the Black Scorpions, the best warriors of the Emperor of Akkad. He meets Layla during training but is apprehended by Sargon, the army commander. After the death of his father, Mathayus graduates but must now take a stand when commanded by new Emperor Sargon to kill his brother.
Starring: Michael Copon, Karen David, Randy Couture

THE SECRET WAYS
After Soviet tanks crush the Hungarian uprising, the mercenary Mike Reynolds is hired to help a threatened Hungarian scientist, Jansci, escape from Budapest. Posing as journalists, they cross the border, but Reynolds has a change of heart and does not want to leave Hungary.
Starring: R. Widmark, S. Ziemann

THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD
This 1965 espionage drama earned Richard Burton a Best Actor Oscar®nomination. As a British agent, he finds himself in a moral dilemma when his own government sets him up as a pawn. Based on the best-seller by John Le Carre. With Claire Bloom and Oskar Werner.
Starring: Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, Oskar Werner

THE VICTORS
Carl Foreman directed this epic WWII drama about a US infantry squad's military and amorous adventures as they make their way from Italy through France and Belgium to Berlin.
Starring: Eli Wallach, George Peppard, Vincent Edwards

THE WEREWOLF
"Wolf mutant" serum turns a helpless man into a wild beast that must kill to live! Set in a lonely mountain village, this horror flick is a chiller in the scariest "wolf man" tradition.
Starring: Steven Ritch

TRIAL BY FIRE
After the death of a colleague, a female firefighter tries to become a smokejumper.
Starring: Rick Ravanello, Brooke Burns

TRUE BLOOD 01: STRANGE LOVE
Across the country, vampires have come "out of the coffin" after the invention of mass-produced synthetic blood. In Louisiana, Sookie Stackhouse, a waitress with telepathic abilities, falls under the spell of a sexy, 173-year-old vampire named Bill Compton — whose thoughts she cannot read. After saving Bill from the Rattrays, a pair of ruthless "vampire drainers," Sookie tests the limits of Bill's gratitude when the two are left alone in the dark. Meanwhile, Sookie's best friend Tara quits one job to work for Sam Merlotte at his bar and grill, and Sookie's roguish brother Jason finds himself in hot water when a "fangbanger," whom he has been intimate with meets a tragic end.


TRUE BLOOD 02: THE FIRST TASTE
Bill returns Sookie's favor by rescuing her from the Rattrays' revenge, healing the wounded waitress with his own blood and leaving her, temporarily, with heightened senses. After being invited into Gran's house for a "get-to-know-you" gathering with Jason and her family, Bill joins Sookie for a nocturnal sojourn. They end up at Bill's dilapidated antebellum estate, where Bill fights off his primal vampire urges for the acquiescent Sookie. Later, Sookie's desires get the better of her as she returns to Bill's — and is greeted by a gaggle of his bloodthirsty vampire friends.


TRUE BLOOD 03: MINE
Foiled in their attempt to "glamour" Sookie, vampires Malcolm, Liam and Diane make a hasty retreat after Bill lays claim to the waitress. At Merlotte's, Sam seeks a short-term remedy to his long-term loneliness, while Tara seeks respite from her mother's alcohol-fueled rage. Spurned by Dawn for lack of performance, Jason turns to Lafayette, Merlotte's short-order cook, for help with his problem.


TRUE BLOOD 04: ESCAPE FROM DRAGON HOUSE
Another killing in Bon Temps finds Jason back in custody with officers Andy and Bud. Tara gets him off the hook, but neither she nor Lafayette has the antidote to his current ailment. Urged by Gran to use her telepathic abilities to weed out the murderer and exonerate her brother, Sookie persuades Bill to take her to a Shreveport vampire bar called Fangtasia, where she impresses a dominant Nordic bloodsucker named Eric with her prescient powers. Later, Bill demonstrates his own considerable powers when an abusive patrolman stops the couple on their way home.


TRUE BLOOD 05: SPARKS FLY OUT
Spurned by an exasperated Sookie, Bill ends up winning over Adele's church audience with his vivid recollections from the Civil War, though Andy and Bud remain suspicious. Sam tries to make the most of his opportunity with Sookie, though she's clearly not ready to commit. Ignoring Tara's rebuff, Lafayette convinces Jason to give vampire blood, a.k.a. "V juice," another shot. Alone at home, Bill remembers the painful wartime incident that changed his fate forever.


TRUE BLOOD 06: COLD GROUND
Numbed by tragedy, Sookie looks for refuge from the cacophony of her friends and neighbors' inner voices. After lashing out at his sister and decking Andy, Jason wrestles with withdrawal symptoms from his V-juice habit. Tara resists the overtures of her mother, Lettie Mae, who is trying to rid herself of a demon and needs her daughter's help. Sam and Tara make a connection in their mutual search for "something real."


TRUE GRIT
As Rooster Cogburn, a one-eyed, hard-drinking, over-the-hill Texas ranger, John Wayne helps a brave teenage girl in pursuit of her father's killers who ran away with their family savings.
Starring: John Wayne, Glen Campbell

U TURN
No-luck Bobby Cooper is on his way to Las Vegas, to settle accounts with some volatile Russian gangsters — when fate decides to interfere. A stalled car lands him in the middle of Superior, Arizona and Bobby steps right into a writhing nest of small-town vipers: two-timing bombshell, Grace, her husband, Jake, deluded white-trash bimbo, Jenny, her psycho boyfriend, TNT, and Darrell, the myopic mechanic who just can't seem to get Cooper's car fixed.
Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Sean Penn, Nick Nolte

WE'RE NO ANGELS
Your funny bone hasn't got a prayer when Robert De Niro and Sean Penn pose as priests in this comic caper. Boneheaded but likable escaped cons, the two are bound for Canada when they're conveniently mistaken for clerics.
Starring: Robert De Niro, Demi Moore, Sean Penn

WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
George is an alcoholic college professor while Martha is his wife of many years. They know just how to push each other's buttons, with George having a special advantage: he only needs to mention the couple's son to send Martha into orbit. This evening, the couple's guests are Nick, a junior professor, and Honey, Nick's child-like wife. After an evening of sadistic "fun and games," the truth about George and Martha's son comes to light.
Starring: Richard Burton, George Segal, Elizabeth Taylor

XIII PT 1
Three months after the first female US President is shot dead during a speech by a sniper, a wounded man with a ‘XIII’ tattoo on his neck is found in a forest with no memory of who he is. With his quick reflexes and killer instincts, could he be the assassin that all the government agencies are looking for?
Starring: Val Kilmer, Stephen Dorff

XIII PT 2
Hours after XIII's location is picked up by covert intelligence, elite special ops forces swarm the house XIII is living in. XIII successfully takes them all out and must now piece back his life and the clues together. He soon discovers that he is being pursued by two different agencies with different agendas. Will he come out alive and find out who he really was?
Starring: Val Kilmer, Stephen Dorff




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