The Nativity Story
Mary and Joseph make the hard journey to Bethlehem for a blessed event in this retelling of the Nativity story. This meticulously researched and visually lush adaptation of the biblical tale follows the pair on their arduous path to their arrival in a small village, where they find shelter in a quiet manger and Jesus is born.
Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Stars: Alexander Siddig Ciarán Hinds Eriq Ebouaney Hiam Abbass Keisha Castle-Hughes Nadim Sawalha Oscar Isaac Shaun Toub Shohreh Aghdashloo Stanley Townsend
World Trade Center
On September, 11th 2001, after the terrorist attack to the World Trade Center, the building collapses over the rescue team from the Port Authority Police Department. Will Jimeno and his sergeant John McLoughlin are found alive trapped under the wreckage while the rescue teams fight to save them. For our review of the film, click here.
Director: Oliver Stone
Stars: Danny Nucci Dorothy Lyman Jay Hernandez Maggie Gyllenhaal Maria Bello Michael Peña Michael Shannon Nicolas Cage Peter McRobbie Wass Stevens
Black Hawk Down
When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the ground.
Director: Ridley Scott
Stars: Charlie Hofheimer Eric Bana Ewan McGregor Ewen Bremner Jason Isaacs Josh Hartnett Sam Shepard Tom Hardy Tom Sizemore William Fichtner
The Alamo
Based on the 1836 standoff between a group of Texan and Tejano men, led by Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie, and Mexican dictator Santa Anna's forces at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.
Director: John Lee Hancock
Stars: Billy Bob Thornton Dennis Quaid Emilio Echevarría Emily Deschanel Jason Patric Jordi Mollà Leon Rippy Marc Blucas Patrick Wilson Tommy Davidson
The Last Samurai
Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.
Director: Edward Zwick
Stars: Billy Connolly Chad Lindberg Ken Watanabe Koyuki Shichinosuke Nakamura Timothy Spall Togo Igawa Tom Cruise Tony Goldwyn William Atherton
Lincoln
The revealing story of the 16th US President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis David Strathairn Hal Holbrook Jackie Earle Haley James Spader Jared Harris Joseph Gordon-Levitt Lee Pace Sally Field Tommy Lee Jones