Lethal Weapon 3
Archetypal buddy cops Riggs and Murtaugh are back for another round of high-stakes action, this time setting their collective sights on bringing down a former Los Angeles police lieutenant turned black market weapons dealer. Lorna Cole joins as the beautiful yet hardnosed internal affairs sergeant who catches Riggs's eye.
Director: Richard Donner
Stars: Danny Glover Darlene Love Ebonie Smith Joe Pesci Mary Ellen Trainor Mel Gibson Rene Russo Steve Kahan Stuart Wilson Traci Wolfe
Superman II
Three escaped criminals from the planet Krypton test the Man of Steel's mettle. Led by General Zod, the Kryptonians take control of the White House and partner with Lex Luthor to destroy Superman and rule the world. But Superman, who attempts to make himself human in order to get closer to Lois, realizes he has a responsibility to save the planet.
Director: Richard Lester
Stars: Christopher Reeve Clifton James Gene Hackman Jack O'Halloran Jackie Cooper Margot Kidder Ned Beatty Sarah Douglas Susannah York Valerie Perrine
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Hapless museum night watchman Larry Daley must help his living, breathing exhibit friends out of a pickle now that they've been transferred to the archives at the Smithsonian Institution. Larry's (mis)adventures this time include close encounters with Amelia Earhart, Abe Lincoln and Ivan the Terrible.
Director: Shawn Levy
Stars: Amy Adams Ben Stiller Bill Hader Christopher Guest Hank Azaria Jon Bernthal Owen Wilson Ricky Gervais Robin Williams Steve Coogan
Lethal Weapon 2
In the opening chase, Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh stumble across a trunk full of Krugerrands. They follow the trail to a South African diplomat who's using his immunity to conceal a smuggling operation. When he plants a bomb under Murtaugh's toilet, the action explodes!
Director: Richard Donner
Stars: Danny Glover Darlene Love Derrick O'Connor Jenette Goldstein Joe Pesci Joss Ackland Mark Rolston Mel Gibson Patsy Kensit Steve Kahan
CHiPS
The adventures of two California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers as they make their rounds on the freeways of Los Angeles.
Director: Dax Shepard
Stars: Adam Brody Adam Rodríguez Dax Shepard Jessica McNamee Justin Chatwin Kristen Bell Maya Rudolph Michael Peña Rosa Salazar Ryan Hansen
The Invisible Man
Working in Dr. Cranley’s laboratory, scientist Jack Griffin was always given the latitude to conduct some of his own experiments. His sudden departure, however, has Cranley’s daughter Flora worried about him. Griffin has taken a room at the nearby Lion’s Head Inn, hoping to reverse an experiment he conducted on himself that made him invisible. But the experimental drug has also warped his mind, making him aggressive and dangerous. He’s prepared to do whatever it takes to restore his appearance.
Director: James Whale
Stars: Claude Rains Dudley Digges E. E. Clive Forrester Harvey Gloria Stuart Harry Stubbs Henry Travers Holmes Herbert Una O'Connor William Harrigan
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
This classic "Peanuts" tale focuses on the thumb-sucking, blanket-holding Linus, and his touching faith in the "Great Pumpkin." When Linus discovers that no one else believes in the creature, he sets out to prove that the Pumpkin's no myth—by spending the night alone in a pumpkin patch.
Director: Bill Melendez
Stars: Ann Altieri Bill Melendez Christopher Shea Gail DeFaria Glenn Mendelson Kathy Steinberg Lisa DeFaria Peter Robbins Sally Dryer
Night at the Museum
Chaos reigns at the natural history museum when night watchman Larry Daley accidentally stirs up an ancient curse, awakening Attila the Hun, an army of gladiators, a Tyrannosaurus rex and other exhibits.
Director: Shawn Levy
Stars: Ben Stiller Bill Cobbs Carla Gugino Dick Van Dyke Jake Cherry Kim Raver Mickey Rooney Patrick Gallagher Ricky Gervais Robin Williams
Public Enemies
Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover and the fledgling FBI. Desperate to capture the elusive outlaw, Hoover makes Dillinger his first Public Enemy Number One and assigns his top agent, Melvin Purvis, the task of bringing him in dead or alive. For our review of the film, click here.
Director: Michael Mann
Stars: Billy Crudup Channing Tatum Christian Bale Domenick Lombardozzi Emilie de Ravin Giovanni Ribisi Johnny Depp Leelee Sobieski Marion Cotillard Stephen Lang
The Dirty Dozen
12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy château and kill the Nazi officers vacationing there. The soldiers, most of whom are facing death sentences for a variety of violent crimes, agree to the mission and the possible commuting of their sentences.
Director: Robert Aldrich
Stars: Charles Bronson Ernest Borgnine George Kennedy Jim Brown John Cassavetes Lee Marvin Ralph Meeker Richard Jaeckel Robert Ryan Trini López
The Magnificent Seven
Looking to mine for gold, greedy industrialist Bartholomew Bogue seizes control of the Old West town of Rose Creek. With their lives in jeopardy, Emma Cullen and other desperate residents turn to bounty hunter Sam Chisolm for help. Chisolm recruits an eclectic group of gunslingers to take on Bogue and his ruthless henchmen. With a deadly showdown on the horizon, the seven mercenaries soon find themselves fighting for more than just money once the bullets start to fly.
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Stars: Chris Pratt Denzel Washington Ethan Hawke Haley Bennett Lee Byung-hun Manuel Garcia-Rulfo Martin Sensmeier Matt Bomer Peter Sarsgaard Vincent D'Onofrio
Species
In 1993, the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence Project receives a transmission detailing an alien DNA structure, along with instructions on how to splice it with human DNA. The result is Sil, a sensual but deadly creature who can change from a beautiful woman to an armour-plated killing machine in the blink of an eye.
Director: Roger Donaldson
Stars: Alfred Molina Ben Kingsley Forest Whitaker Herta Ware Jordan Lund Marg Helgenberger Michael Madsen Michelle Williams Natasha Henstridge William Utay
Dirty Harry
When a madman dubbed 'Scorpio' terrorizes San Francisco, hard-nosed cop, Harry Callahan – famous for his take-no-prisoners approach to law enforcement – is tasked with hunting down the psychopath. Harry eventually collars Scorpio in the process of rescuing a kidnap victim, only to see him walk on technicalities. Now, the maverick detective is determined to nail the maniac himself.
Director: Don Siegel
Stars: Andrew Robinson Clint Eastwood Harry Guardino John Larch John Mitchum John Vernon Lyn Edgington Mae Mercer Reni Santoni Ruth Kobart
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
Martians, upset that their children have become obsessed with TV shows from Earth which extol the virtues of Santa Claus, start an expedition to Earth to kidnap the one and only Santa. While on Earth, they kidnap two lively children that lead the group of Martians to the North Pole and Santa. The Martians then take Santa and the two children back to Mars with them. Voldar, a particularly grumpy Martian, attempts to do away with the children and Santa before they get to Mars, but their leader Lomas stops him. When they arrive on Mars, Santa, with the help of the two Earth children and a rather simple-minded Martian lackey, overcomes the Martians by bringing fun, happiness and Christmas cheer to the children of Mars.
Director: Nicholas Webster
Stars: Bill McCutcheon Charles Renn Chris Month Donna Conforti John Call Leila Martin Leonard Hicks Pia Zadora Victor Stiles Vincent Beck
Rescue from Gilligan’s Island
When a decaying Russian satellite crashes on the island, the Professor uses a key component for a barometer. With that device, he learns that a massive wave is going to swamp the island. In desperation, the castaways lash their huts together into one structure in order to have any chance to ride the disaster out.
Director: Leslie H. Martinson
Stars: Alan Hale Jr. Bob Denver Dawn Wells Jim Backus Judith Baldwin Natalie Schafer Russell Johnson
Major Payne
Major Benson Winifred Payne is being discharged from the Marines. Payne is a killin' machine, but the wars of the world are no longer fought on the battlefield. A career Marine, he has no idea what to do as a civilian, so his commander finds him a job - commanding officer of a local school's JROTC program, a bunch of ragtag losers with no hope.
Director: Nick Castle
Stars: Andrew Leeds Chris Owen Damien Dante Wayans Damon Wayans Joseph Blaire Karyn Parsons Leonard L. Thomas Michael Ironside Orlando Brown Steven Martini
Around the World in 80 Days
A bet pits a British inventor, a Chinese thief and a French artist on a worldwide adventure that they can circle the globe in 80 days. For our review of the film, click here.
Director: Frank Coraci
Stars: Adam Godley Cécile de France David Ryall Ian McNeice Jackie Chan Jim Broadbent Robert Fyfe Roger Hammond Steve Coogan Will Forte
Backdraft
Firemen brothers Brian and Stephen McCaffrey battle each other over past slights while trying to stop an arsonist with a diabolical agenda from torching Chicago.
Director: Ron Howard
Stars: Anthony Mockus Sr. Donald Sutherland J.T. Walsh Jason Gedrick Jennifer Jason Leigh Kurt Russell Rebecca De Mornay Robert De Niro Scott Glenn William Baldwin
The Six Million Dollar Man
Colonel Steve Austin, astronaut and test pilot, is badly injured when he crashes while testing an experimental aircraft. A covert government agency (OSI) is willing to pay for special prosthetics to replace the eye, arm and both legs he lost in the crash. Highly advanced technology (Bionics) built into them will make him faster, stronger and better than normal. In return they want him to become a covert agent for the OSI. It will cost $6,000,000 to rebuild Steve Austin.
Director: Richard Irving
Stars: Barbara Anderson Charles Robinson Darren McGavin Dorothy Green Ivor Barry Lee Majors Martin Balsam
The Hanging Garden
William, a once obese and troubled teen, goes back to his family's home after being gone, without word, for ten years and finds it (and his family) haunted with his past. He had moved to the city and become a fit, well-adjusted gay man, but during his visit home, he becomes unhinged as the newly remembered reasons for his miserable adolescence come to life in each of their presents.
Director: Thom Fitzgerald
Stars: Chris Leavins Ian Parsons Joel S. Keller Kerry Fox Peter MacNeill Seana McKenna
A Dry White Season
During the 1976 Soweto uprising, a white school teacher's life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy who died in police custody.
Director: Euzhan Palcy
Stars: Donald Sutherland Gerard Thoolen Janet Suzman Jürgen Prochnow Leonard Maguire Marlon Brando Susan Sarandon Thoko Ntshinga Winston Ntshona Zakes Mokae
Moneyball
The story of Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball team on a budget, by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.
Director: Bennett Miller
Stars: Brad Pitt Brent Jennings Chris Pratt Jack McGee Jonah Hill Ken Medlock Philip Seymour Hoffman Robin Wright Stephen Bishop Tammy Blanchard
The Yes Men
A comic, biting and revelatory documentary following a small group of prankster activists as they gain worldwide notoriety for impersonating the World Trade Organization (WTO) on television and at business conferences around the world.
Director: Dan Ollman, Sarah Price, Chris Smith
Stars: Andy Bichlbaum Greg Palast Michael Moore Mike Bonanno Patrick Lichty Phil Bayly Philip De Lorenzo Sal Salamone
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape
Gilbert has to care for his brother Arnie and his obese mother, which gets in the way when love walks into his life.
Director: Lasse Hallström
Stars: Crispin Glover Darlene Cates John C. Reilly Johnny Depp Juliette Lewis Kevin Tighe Laura Harrington Leonardo DiCaprio Mary Kate Schellhardt Mary Steenburgen
Bridge of Spies
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a CIA operative to negotiate his release. Donovan boards a plane to Berlin, hoping to win the young man's freedom through a prisoner exchange. If all goes well, the Russians would get Rudolf Abel, the convicted spy who Donovan defended in court.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Alan Alda Amy Ryan Austin Stowell Billy Magnussen Edward James Hyland Mark Rylance Michael Simon Hall Sebastian Koch Stephen Kunken Tom Hanks
Bridge to Terabithia
Jesse Aarons trained all summer to become the fastest runner in school, so he's very upset when newcomer Leslie Burke outruns him and everyone else. Despite this and other differences, including that she's rich, he's poor, and she's a city girl, he's a country boy, the two become fast friends. Together, they create Terabithia, a land of monsters, trolls, ogres, and giants and rule as king and queen.
Director: Gábor Csupó
Stars: AnnaSophia Robb Bailee Madison Emma Fenton Grace Brannigan Josh Hutcherson Judy McIntosh Kate Butler Latham Gaines Robert Patrick Zooey Deschanel
Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
When Ashtray (Shawn Wayans) moves to South Central L.A. to live with his father (who appears to be the same age he is) and grandmother (who likes to talk tough and smoke reefer), he falls in with his gang-banging cousin Loc Dog (Marlon Wayans), who along with the requisite pistols and Uzi carries a thermo-nuclear warhead for self-defense. Will Ashtray be able to keep living the straight life?
Director: Paris Barclay
Stars: Bernie Mac Chris Spencer Faizon Love Keenen Ivory Wayans Marlon Wayans Rappin' Granny Shawn Wayans Suli McCullough Tracey Cherelle Jones Vivica A. Fox
We Were Soldiers
The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it.
Director: Randall Wallace
Stars: Barry Pepper Chris Klein Clark Gregg Greg Kinnear Jsu Garcia Keri Russell Madeleine Stowe Marc Blucas Mel Gibson Sam Elliott
The Bridge on the River Kwai
The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American intelligence officers conspire to blow up the structure, but Col. Nicholson , the commander who supervised the bridge's construction, has acquired a sense of pride in his creation and tries to foil their plans.
Director: David Lean
Stars: Alec Guinness André Morell Geoffrey Horne Jack Hawkins James Donald John Boxer Percy Herbert Peter Williams Sessue Hayakawa William Holden
True Grit
Following the murder of her father by hired hand Tom Chaney, 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. Marshal she can find, a man with "true grit," Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn. Mattie insists on accompanying Cogburn, whose drinking, sloth, and generally reprobate character do not augment her faith in him. Against his wishes, she joins him in his trek into the Indian Nations in search of Chaney. They are joined by Texas Ranger LaBoeuf, who wants Chaney for his own purposes. The unlikely trio find danger and adventure on the journey, and each has his or her "grit" tested.
Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Stars: Barry Pepper Bruce Green Domhnall Gleeson Ed Lee Corbin Hailee Steinfeld Jeff Bridges Josh Brolin Matt Damon Paul Rae Roy Lee Jones
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Mill Valley, Pennsylvania, Halloween night, 1968. After playing a joke on a school bully, Sarah and her friends decide to sneak into a supposedly haunted house that once belonged to the powerful Bellows family, unleashing dark forces that they will be unable to control.
Director: André Øvredal
Stars: Austin Abrams Austin Zajur Dean Norris Gabriel Rush Gil Bellows Kathleen Pollard Lorraine Toussaint Michael Garza Natalie Ganzhorn Zoe Colletti
Shiver
Wendy Alden, a young secretary in Portland lacking in self- confidence becomes victim of a savage killer who has claimed the lives of a number of other women. Somehow Wendy finds the resources of courage to fight back and escape.
Director: Julian Richards
Stars: Brad Harris Casper Van Dien Danielle Harris John Jarratt Lisa Foiles Nikita Esco Rae Dawn Chong Savannah Kay Gordon Shan Applegate Valerie Harper
Rise of the Guardians
When an evil spirit known as Pitch lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal Guardians must join forces for the first time to protect the hopes, beliefs and imagination of children all over the world.
Director: Peter Ramsey
Stars: Alec Baldwin Chris Pine Dakota Goyo Emily Nordwind Georgie Grieve Hugh Jackman Isla Fisher Jude Law Kamil McFadden Khamani Griffin
Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark
A young girl sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend discovers creatures in her new home who want to claim her as one of their own.
Director: Troy Nixey
Stars: Alan Dale Bailee Madison Eddie Ritchard Emelia Burns Guy Pearce Jack Thompson James Mackay Katie Holmes Nicholas Bell
Splice
Elsa and Clive, two young rebellious scientists, defy legal and ethical boundaries and forge ahead with a dangerous experiment: splicing together human and animal DNA to create a new organism. Named "Dren", the creature rapidly develops from a deformed female infant into a beautiful but dangerous winged human-chimera, who forges a bond with both of her creators - only to have that bond turn deadly.
Director: Vincenzo Natali
Stars: Abigail Chu Adrien Brody Amanda Brugel Brandon McGibbon David Hewlett Delphine Chanéac Sarah Polley Simona Măicănescu Stephanie Baird
The Book of Life
The journey of Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. Before choosing which path to follow, he embarks on an incredible adventure that spans three fantastical worlds where he must face his greatest fears.
Director: Jorge R. Gutierrez
Stars: Ana de la Reguera Channing Tatum Cheech Marin Christina Applegate Diego Luna Eugenio Derbez Gabriel Iglesias Kate del Castillo Ron Perlman Zoe Saldana
Blade: Trinity
For years, Blade has fought against the vampires in the cover of the night. But now, after falling into the crosshairs of the FBI, he is forced out into the daylight, where he is driven to join forces with a clan of human vampire hunters he never knew existed—The Nightstalkers. Together with Abigail and Hannibal, two deftly trained Nightstalkers, Blade follows a trail of blood to the ancient creature that is also hunting him—the original vampire, Dracula.
Director: David S. Goyer
Stars: Callum Keith Rennie Dominic Purcell Jessica Biel John Michael Higgins Kris Kristofferson Mark Berry Parker Posey Paul Michael Lévesque Ryan Reynolds Wesley Snipes
Mama
Guillermo del Toro presents Mama, a supernatural thriller that tells the haunting tale of two little girls who disappeared into the woods the day that their parents were killed. When they are rescued years later and begin a new life, they find that someone or something still wants to come tuck them in at night.
Director: Andy Muschietti
Stars: Daniel Kash David Fox Isabelle Nélisse Jane Moffat Javier Botet Jessica Chastain Megan Charpentier Melina Matthews Morgan McGarry Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
The Shape of Water
An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in love with an amphibious man being held captive there and devises a plan to help him escape.
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Stars: David Hewlett Doug Jones Michael Shannon Michael Stuhlbarg Nick Searcy Nigel Bennett Octavia Spencer Richard Jenkins Sally Hawkins Stewart Arnott
Crimson Peak
In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds… and remembers.
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Stars: Burn Gorman Charlie Hunnam Emily Coutts Javier Botet Jessica Chastain Jim Beaver Laura Waddell Mia Wasikowska Sofia Wells Tom Hiddleston
2 Guns
A DEA agent and an undercover Naval Intelligence officer who have been tasked with investigating one another find they have been set up by the mob -- the very organization the two men believe they have been stealing money from.
Director: Baltasar Kormákur
Stars: Ambyr Childers Bill Paxton Denzel Washington Edward James Olmos Fred Ward James Marsden Mark Wahlberg Paula Patton Robert John Burke Tait Fletcher
Honey I Blew Up the Kid
Wayne Szalinski is at it again. But instead of shrinking things, he tries to make a machine that can make things grow. As in the first one, his machine isn't quite accurate. But when he brings Nick & his toddler son Adam to see his invention, the machine unexpectedly starts working. And when Adam comes right up to the machine, he gets zapped along with his stuffed bunny.
Director: Randal Kleiser
Stars: Amy O'Neill Daniel Shalikar John Shea Joshua Shalikar Keri Russell Lloyd Bridges Marcia Strassman Rick Moranis Robert Oliveri Ron Canada
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
The scientist father of a teenage girl and boy accidentally shrinks his and two other neighborhood teens to the size of insects. Now the teens must fight diminutive dangers as the father searches for them.
Director: Joe Johnston
Stars: Amy O'Neill Carl Steven Jared Rushton Kristine Sutherland Marcia Strassman Mark L. Taylor Matt Frewer Rick Moranis Robert Oliveri Thomas Wilson Brown
Gone with the Wind
The spoiled daughter of a well-to-do plantation owner is forced to use every means at her disposal to claw her way out of poverty, following Maj. Gen. William Sherman's destructive "March to the Sea,” during the American Civil War.
Director: Victor Fleming
Stars: Ann Rutherford Barbara O'Neil Clark Gable Evelyn Keyes George Reeves Hattie McDaniel Leslie Howard Olivia de Havilland Thomas Mitchell Vivien Leigh