Rudy
Rudy grew up in a steel mill town where most people ended up working, but wanted to play football at Notre Dame instead. There were only a couple of problems. His grades were a little low, his athletic skills were poor, and he was only half the size of the other players. But he had the drive and the spirit of 5 people and has set his sights upon joining the team. For our review of the film, click here.
Director: David Anspaugh
Stars: Charles S. Dutton Christopher Reed Deborah Wittenberg Greta Lind Jon Favreau Lili Taylor Mary Ann Thebus Ned Beatty Scott Benjaminson Sean Astin
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
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
In the Time of the Butterflies
In the Time of the Butterflies is inspired by the true story of the three Mirabal sisters who, in 1960, were murdered for their part in an underground plot to overthrow the government.
Director: Mariano Barroso
Stars: Demián Bichir Edward James Olmos Lumi Cavazos Marc Anthony Mía Maestro Pedro Armendáriz Jr. Pilar Padilla Salma Hayek
A League of Their Own
As America's stock of athletic young men is depleted during World War II, a professional all-female baseball league springs up in the Midwest, funded by publicity-hungry candy maker Walter Harvey (Garry Marshall). Competitive sisters Dottie Hinson (Geena Davis) and Kit Keller (Lori Petty) spar with each other, scout Ernie Capadino (Jon Lovitz) and grumpy has-been coach Jimmy Dugan (Tom Hanks) on their way to fame. Madonna and Rosie O'Donnell co-star as two of the sisters' teammates.
Director: Penny Marshall
Stars: Bill Pullman David Strathairn Garry Marshall Geena Davis Jon Lovitz Lori Petty Madonna Megan Cavanagh Rosie O'Donnell Tom Hanks