| Posted:  After accepting an assignment to smuggle an endangered Hindu prince out of colonial India before Muslim rebels can kill him, a British army captain (Kenneth More) risks his own life to save a nation. Boarding a train that snakes through hostile Muslim territory, he rubs elbows with a hard-bitten reporter and an arms merchant before finding romance with the young prince's American governess (Lauren Bacall). |
| Posted:  Henry Petosa and Freddy Ace are twins who were separated as babies, and do not know each other as adults. An honest man adopted Henry, while Freddy becomes a gangster. Henry is very shy and has a lot of mental troubles. The film melts the two stories by a young writer who discovers that they were sons of a European noble and they own a large inheritance. |
| Posted:  Timing is everything -- and it's never right for clothing store owner Reece McHenry (Sam Shepard) and widowed seamstress Carol Fitzsimmons (Diane Keaton) as circumstances conspire to keep them apart despite a love that spans three decades. Meanwhile, Carol's daughter (Diane Lane) and Reece's son (Robert Patrick) begin an affair of their own that provides a disquieting mirror for their parents in this bittersweet drama. |
| Posted:  Amidst the Nazi occupation of Poland, 11-year old Alex (Jordan Kiziuk) is separated from his family and finds shelter in an abandoned house. Kept company by a mouse and comforted by his father's (Patrick Bergin) promise to find him, Alex finds strength by reading Robinson Crusoe. With a loft as his secret-hideaway home base, Alex puts his survival skills to the test while dodging the Nazis. This award-winning drama is based on a true story. |
| Posted:  When the president's mistress dies during a tryst in the White House, Secret Service agent Nick Seger (Craig Sheffer) erases all evidence of the president's indiscretion. But when one of the few who know of the cover-up suddenly dies, Seger must watch his back. As he investigates the death, he discovers a deadly deceit that goes beyond the Oval Office. Andrea Roth, Joanna Cassidy, John Heard and William Atherton co-star in this riveting thriller. |
| Posted:  When wealthy Jane's (Marlee Matlin) abusive husband walks in on her during a passionate moment with her lover, attorney Andrew (Michael Dudikoff), the ensuing struggle ends with the husband dead, killed by Andrew. Now, he must defend Jane in court -- while avoiding implicating himself. If he's successful, the case could make his career. If not, he'll lose a lot more than professional credibility. Doug Sutherland co-stars in this tense thriller. |
| Posted:  World War II soldier-turned-U.S. marshal Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by his own troubling visions and by Dr. Cawley (Ben Kingsley). Mark Ruffalo, Michelle Williams, Emily Mortimer and Max von Sydow co-star in director Martin Scorsese's plot twist-filled psychological thriller set on a Massachusetts island in 1954. |
| Posted:  This riveting Israeli drama follows Arik Schwartzman (Yehuda Barkan), an erstwhile military investigator summoned back to base to capture an elusive serial rapist. To zero in on a suspect, he enlists the aid of beautiful fellow soldier Natalie (Michal Yannai), and they masquerade as a couple to bait the perpetrator. But as the investigation escalates, they find themselves entwined in a complex relationship from which there is no turning back. |
| Posted:  When hardscrabble single mom Kailey Sullivan (Famke Janssen) suspects her son's blowhard father, the custodial parent, of physically abusing the child, she devises a plan to overcome the situation using one of her most valuable skills -- playing billiards. Summoning her mentor, Teddy (Rip Torn), and her pool shark talents to a new level, Kailey is determined to win enough money to save her son in this John Cassavetes-helmed drama. |
| Posted:  Exploring the lives of the 14 female U.S. senators, this compelling documentary looks at the challenges they face, including the sometimes difficult balance between their roles as public servants and as wives and mothers. When the 109th Congress opened in 2005, it included more women senators than had served in the entire history of the Senate. With some of the senators' relatives producing and directing, the film offers a true insider's view. |
| Posted:  Widowed history professor Thomas Bradley (Billy Zane) and his 12-year-old daughter Serena (Amber Savva) journey to an idyllic Greek island so Thomas can research ancient love spells. But once there, Serena plays matchmaker for her dad and a lovely mermaid named Neried (Kelly Brook). Meanwhile, evil fisherman Captain Mavros will stop at nothing to get his hooks into Neried's jewel-encrusted tail in this romantic family adventure. |
| George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya Posted:  In his final filmed performance and 14th HBO special, counterculture comic George Carlin urges Americans to just say no to BS, serving up sharp-witted takes on society's ridiculous obsessions, the self-esteem movement fallout and spoiled kids. Ever dubious of authority, the 70-year-old Carlin lets his antiestablishment flag fly by riffing on America's follow-the-leader mentality and skewering politicians and other so-called experts. |
| Posted:  Four high school friends expecting to coast through senior year get an unexpected assignment when they're put in charge of a group of foreign exchange students. But showing their new friends the ropes isn't going to cramp their style. Before long, everyone discovers that hard-core partying, sexual escapades and enjoying illegal substances are universal. Ryan Pinkston, Ashley Edner and Jennifer Coolidge star in this over-the-top teen comedy. |
| Unforgotten: Twenty-Five Years After Willowbrook Posted:  Narrated by Danny Aiello, this riveting documentary explores the continuing consequences experienced by former students (and their families) of the Willowbrook State School for the developmentally disabled after surviving horrific treatment there. Geraldo Rivera first exposed the situation in 1972 when he entered the facility with a stolen key, revealing shocking conditions that led to improvements in treatment of the developmentally disabled. |
| Posted:  When she discovers that her vapid anchorman boyfriend (Mark Harmon) is sleeping with their TV news program co-anchor (Kaitlin Olson), Seattle weather forecaster Sylvia (Tricia O'Kelley) wildly denounces him live on the air, and soon finds herself without a job. Forced to move in with her younger brother, Sylvia now must come to terms with her life that she thinks is going nowhere. Blayne Weaver directs this charming comedy. |
| Posted:  While attending a prestigious boarding school, Andrea (Virginia Madsen) notices a disturbing number of her classmates behaving in peculiar ways. When she discovers the faculty is transforming students into zombies, Andrea boldly resists becoming the next victim. This horror movie co-stars James Wilder as Andrea's boyfriend, Barry, Sherilyn Fenn as her roommate, Suzi, and Richard Cox as charming teacher Philo. |
| Posted:  The first time filmmakers Emily (director) and Elizabeth Dell (producer) saw an all-girl break-dance crew perform, they were mesmerized -- and they wanted to see more. Thus was born this film about a girl break-dancer immersed in the hip-hop scene. Starring Julie "Jules" Urich, Wesley Jonathan and Aimee Garcia, the drama highlights the intensity and hard work the b-girls bring to an urban art form largely unrecognized beyond their communities. |
| Posted:  In gritty Asbury Park, N.J., smooth hustler Wesley Pendergrass (Christopher Walken) tempts struggling boxer Johnny Walker (Mickey Rourke) to help with a jewelry heist, but Johnny is too busy wooing Ruby (Debra Feuer), the pretty owner of a down-and-out local arcade. Foreshadowing his stunning Oscar-nominated comeback in The Wrestler 20 years later, Rourke thrills in this earnest underdog drama directed by Michael Seresin. |
| Posted:  Emmy winners Sharon Gless and Tyne Daly return to prime time as Christine Cagney-Burton and Mary Beth Lacey, respectively, in this made-for-television special that finds the former partners much changed since their last meeting. While Christine got married and took a job heading a police team for the district attorney's office, Mary Beth left law enforcement altogether -- and now she's unemployed. |
| Cagney & Lacey: Together Again Posted:  This 1995 movie-length "Cagney & Lacey" special reunites Emmy winners Sharon Gless and Tyne Daly in the roles that reserved their respective places in television history -- Christine Cagney and Mary Beth Lacey. This time around, the partners must balance their personal demons with the needs of their latest case: the unsolved murder of a homeless man who spent most of his time harassing the residents of an upscale apartment building. |
| Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling Posted:  Their third feature-length TV special finds detective partners Christine Cagney (Sharon Gless) and Mary Beth Lacey (Tyne Daly) grappling with personal issues as Mary Beth's estranged father (Richard Bradford) reappears, and Christine becomes embroiled in city politics. The cast also includes Sandra Oh, John Karlen and Lynne Thigpen, who's a standout as the captain of a police precinct suspected of corruption. |
| Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions Posted:  Emmy winners Sharon Gless and Tyne Daly reteam in the roles that solidified their status as TV legends on their hit show "Cagney & Lacey," playing Detective Christine Cagney and Detective Sgt. Mary Beth Lacey, respectively, in this made-for-TV movie. This time around, the partners come face-to-face with their true feelings about capital punishment when they're assigned to the city's first capital murder case in 10 years. |
| Aussie and Ted's Great Adventure Posted:  Distraught over causing his young mistress Laney (Alyssa Shafer) to lose her very special teddy bear, a plucky mutt named Aussie sets out through the streets of San Francisco to locate and retrieve the missing doll. But Aussie's task becomes doubly difficult when, unbeknownst to him, Laney and her family leave their city home and move to the countryside. This family drama directed by Shuki Levy stars Dean Cain and Beverly D'Angelo. |
| Posted:  When an irresponsible industrialist directs miners to dig in a secluded cave, they hit a vein of pure lithium that explodes when it gets wet. Now, scientist Jake Denning (Kevin Sorbo) must stop the resulting fireballs before they destroy everything. As the combustible material kills everyone in its path, Denning races against time to save humanity. Glenn Morshower co-stars in this action-packed adventure. |
| Posted:  Using his autistic brother's colorful art as inspiration, documentarian Tom Murray paints a portrait of his family's complex struggle with his brother's brain damage, his mother's unwillingness to accept it and his father's inability to cope with it. The result is a multifaceted but moving study of the glue that holds families together -- and the destructive forces that can tear them apart. But, above all, it's a lesson in optimism. |
| Posted:  An innocent game of tag among teenagers veers into terrifyingly dangerous territory when five friends (Shalaina Fotheringham, Brandon Sean Pearson, Clare Niederpruem, Kyle Paul and Tye Nelson) bust into a corn maze after hours and get lost among the stalks with a deranged psychopath who's bent on stalking them. Finding their way out proves all the more hopeless when the killer deliberately steers them toward a dead end. |
| Posted:  The final season of one of Britain's most beloved crime dramas finds quirky but brilliant homicide detective Jack Frost (David Jason) tackling complicated cases involving dog fighting, drug smuggling and murders similar to crimes committed many years ago. During his investigation, Frost becomes romantically involved with animal welfare officer Christine Moorhead (Phyllis Logan) and combats the operations of gangster Berland (Adrian Dunbar). |
| Saturday Night Live: Season 26 Posted:  In its 26th season, this enduring variety show has a comedic field day parodying the 2000 presidential campaigns of George W. Bush and Al Gore -- not to mention the election itself and its controversial aftermath. Also this year, head writer Tina Fey gets in front of the camera and joins Jimmy Fallon at the "Weekend Update" desk, while guest hosts include Rob Lowe, Pierce Brosnan, Katie Holmes and Charlize Theron. |
| Saturday Night Live: Season 27 Posted:  In the 27th season of America's favorite late-night comedy sketch show, talented newcomers Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers join an already strong cast that includes Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Jimmy Fallon and Maya Rudolph. Highlights this year -- broadcast in the grim aftermath of Sept. 11 -- include Ferrell's over-the-top funny "Patriotic Shorts" skit. Reese Witherspoon, Ian McKellen, Drew Barrymore and Derek Jeter are among the guest hosts. |
| Saturday Night Live: Season 28 Posted:  With an election year looming, the venerable late-night sketch comedy series takes plenty of jabs at the political scene, even including a pair of party heavyweights -- John McCain and Al Gore -- as hosts. Audience favorite Christopher Walken, Bernie Mack and "SNL" alum Dan Aykroyd are among the other celebrity hosts to join a regular cast of players that includes Tina Fey, Jimmy Fallon and Tracy Morgan (in his final season). |
| Saturday Night Live: Season 29 Posted:  Get your weekly dose of funny with these episodes from the live comedy show's 29th season, which finds Tina Fey, Will Forte, Amy Poehler and the rest of the cast lampooning Harry Potter, politics, reality television and more. Other highlights include installments of Robert Smigel's recurring "TV Funhouse" cartoons. Elijah Wood, Jennifer Aniston, Justin Timberlake and Snoop Dogg are among this year's guest hosts. |
| Saturday Night Live: Season 30 Posted:  The 30th season of this long-running sketch-comedy series serves up a delightful dose of political satire with parodies of the 2004 presidential election contest between then-President George W. Bush and challenger John Kerry. This year, the revolving cast includes Fred Armisen, Will Forte, Rachel Dratch and Amy Poehler, who joins head writer Tina Fey at the "Weekend Update" desk. Guest hosts include Robert De Niro, Queen Latifah and Jude Law. |
| Posted:  From their basement digs in the swank high-rise offices of Reynholm Industries, the firm's in-house tech support staff continues to bump heads and maintain an uneasy coexistence in the fourth season of this smartly acted sitcom. Rather than being team players, techies Moss (Richard Ayoade) and Roy (Chris O'Dowd) focus on defying their clueless but ambitious supervisor, Jen (Katherine Parkinson), in any way they can. |
| Posted:  As Richard Scarry's curious characters -- Huckle Cat, his sister Sally and their friends -- unravel mysteries around their Busytown neighborhood, they'll delight preschoolers in a new way with these animated adventures that teach critical thinking. The gang solves cases involving whispering mummies in the museum, suddenly changing weather, disappearing cars and a lake monster, along with other puzzles that require the use of logic and creativity. |
| Posted:  Returning for more madcap adventures with his canine pal, Dukey, the always-exuberant Johnny Test again serves as a guinea pig for his eccentric inventor sisters and battles archenemies such as Dark Vegan and Brain Freezer. In Johnny's latest attempts to achieve greatness, he tries to become a Snoob Tube superstar, orders his living chess pieces to conquer Europe, combats a devilish talking wart and whips up a special birthday breakfast for Mom. |
| Posted:  In 2067, people live in cities in the sky, and their favorite sport is the Aeronautic Racing Circuit. The most daring flyers -- teenagers Trey, Maggie, Zak and Johnny -- are also secret agents who fight evil while competing in thrilling races. Known as the Metajets, the intrepid teens battle General Raven, head of the Black Cloud crime syndicate; the inventive Locust, who creates deadly nano-bugs; and Dr. Nova and his powerful cyber-soldiers. |
| Strawberry Shortcake Movie: Sweet Dreams Posted:  The Peculiar Purple Pie Man arrives in Strawberry Land and wreaks havoc as he feasts on the dreams of the residents. Now Strawberry Shortcake and her friends must set things right before he steals all their dreams. As they travel to the Land of Dreams on Ginger Snap's Dreamboat to thwart the malicious Pie Man, they learn some lessons about believing in themselves and cooperating to save their precious home. |
| Borrowed Hearts: A Holiday Romance Posted:  Single businessman Sam Field (Eric McCormack) wants to impress supposed family man Javier Del Campo (Hector Elizondo) and close a lucrative deal with him. Enter Kathleen (Roma Downey), who agrees to pose as Sam's wife, and Zoey (Sarah Rosen Fruitman) as his daughter, so they can get cash to buy their own home. It's a deal in which everyone wins, right? But real love starts to make its way into all their hearts -- just in time for Christmas. |
| Posted:  This sweet family comedy follows the adventures of four pint-sized detectives determined to find young Anna, who uses a helium balloon to send a note begging for help after she learns that her greedy stepmother is trying to steal her inheritance. The intrepid band of do-gooders uses their floating clubhouse as a base of operations while they employ their unique skills to the task of learning Anna's location and reuniting her with her grandmother. |
| Posted:  Charlie Sheen stars as James McGregor, a former profiler of serial killers who wants nothing more than to escape his bitter past. McGregor relocates to a small town to begin writing novels, but he soon realizes he can't escape his previous life. When a demented killer starts sending McGregor the obituaries of his most recent victims, the aspiring writer and erstwhile crime expert is forced to get involved and find the murderous madman. |
| Posted:  While attempting to drink himself to death in Atlantic City, failed writer Jake (William Petersen) befriends small-time mobster Frankie (Michael Wincott). As Jake starts slipping into a life of crime, he finds himself falling in love with Frankie's beautiful girlfriend, Melissa (Diane Lane). Touching on themes of friendship, trust and redemption, this gangster film co-stars Michael Byrne, Eric Schaeffer and Meat Loaf. |
| Posted:  After being released from prison, Jesse Page (Mark Dacascos) is determined to walk the straight and narrow. But when his former cellmate, Larry (Jaimz Woolvett), asks him for help pulling off a drug deal, Jesse reluctantly agrees ... which turns out to be the biggest mistake of his life. The deal ends in murder, and Jesse's forced to go on the run. With Larry tagging along, Jesse's going to have to work even harder to stay clean. |
| Posted:  In 2025, big business has turned the one-time inner-city game Futuresport -- a mix of handball, ice hockey and rollerblading -- into a moneymaking machine. When Hawaii tries to secede from the union, the stage is set for a Futuresport battle royale. The only way to decide the state's fate is via a match-up between the clean-cut pros (led by Dean Cain) and the Hawaiian street players. Wesley Snipes and Vanessa L. Williams co-star. |
| Posted:  After two deputies (Kyle MacLachlan and Wade Williams) arrive at a crime scene along deserted Route 9, they find seven dead bodies and a suitcase stuffed with $1.5 million. With no survivors and no apparent witnesses, the lawmen hatch a seemingly foolproof plan to split the loot. But when one of the stiffs announces that he's alive (and has overheard every word they've said), murder is the cops' only option in this made-for-television thriller. |
| Posted:  Aspiring assassin Tony Greco (Kyle Chandler) heads to Los Angeles to train under hit man Steve Rossellini (James Belushi). The coaching begins with readings of philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and marksmanship training with water pistols. But the stakes escalate after Steve orders Tony to off someone randomly picked from the phone book. When the target turns out to be a sexy mortician (Sheryl Lee), Tony has second thoughts about his career choice. |
| Posted:  Vinnie (Peter Falk) runs a pub and backroom betting operation in South Boston. When the local mob starts muscling in on his action and sends a high-ranking boss's nephew, Tony (Freddie Prinze Jr.), to check out his books, Vinnie (Peter Falk) mistakenly thinks he can handle it. Meanwhile, despite Tony's prodding, Vinnie tries to do right by helping Marybeth (Lauren Holly), the hardworking wife of a gambling addict who owes a large debt. |
| Posted:  Mitch Lawrence (Rob Lowe) is a Chicago cabby with fading dreams whose life takes a strange turn when a client (Joe Mantegna) offers him a lot of money to eliminate a drug dealer who's stalking him. Lawrence at first refuses, but for the sake of his family's financial security, he reconsiders. Lawrence soon discovers, however, that nothing is quite what it seems in the bizarre world he's been drawn into in this twisted thriller. |
| Posted:  In an alternative future, post-apocalyptic warlord Reuchang (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa) vies to become king of an unnamed country. His plan to marry the heir to the throne (Valerie Chow), however, is hampered when the bride-to-be runs away. The warlord dispatches his fearsome soldier Warchild (Dolph Lundgren) to retrieve her, but his plan backfires when Warchild begins to sympathize with the girl, turning against his evil master. |
| Posted:  An inept group of small-time hoods has just six hours to carry out a hit for the local crime boss. But there's one major problem: The group's target -- an elusive mobster named Carmine Dellarosa -- doesn't seem to exist. Will the hoods be able to scare up a body before 5 p.m.? Joe Mantegna, Kevin Pollak, Joe Pantoliano and Jennifer Tilly co-star in this screwball comedy of errors written and directed by indie filmmaker Mark Malone. |
| Posted:  The evil sorceress Morgana (Catherine Oxenberg) is trying to get her hands on a young would-be king named Arthur (Eric Christian Olsen), so Merlin (Arye Gross) decides to hide him in the one place she can't get to him -- the future. After 15 years pass, the modern-day Artie is just a typical American teenager until Merlin shows up to retrieve him. But if Merlin can't convince Artie of his pedigree, Camelot is sure to fall. |
| Posted:  By all outward appearances, attorney Callum Crane (Bill Pullman) has a perfect life, with a thriving career and beautiful family. But that image is shattered after a night of binge drinking when Crane sexually assaults his secretary (Gabrielle Anwar), and she threatens to go public. To save his reputation, Crane hires hit man Nathan Corrigan (Devon Sawa) -- who knows more about Crane than he thinks. |
| Posted:  Combining a family vacation with business, Walter Richmond (William Hurt) takes his wife (Jennifer Tilly) and their 10-year-old, mute daughter, Melissa (Francesca Brown), to the Netherlands -- where Melissa inadvertently witnesses a murder. Unable to tell anyone what she's seen, the frightened girl vanishes in an attempt to elude the killers. Meanwhile, her parents try desperately to piece together the puzzle leading to Melissa's disappearance. |
| Posted:  A group of friends head out of town for a rave in the woods, but they find their fun cut short when they're ejected from the party. On the way home, they hit a girl in the road, setting off a chain of nightmarish events. The girl is alive, but she's got a band of bloodthirsty cult members chasing after her, so the friends seek refuge in a nearby town. But there's something about the locals that just doesn't feel right. |
| Posted:  In this 1978 concert, absurdist funnyman George Carlin performs in Phoenix with a mix of classic and new material, including takes on pop philosophy, law, time and death, and his legendary routine on the seven words one can never say on television. Carlin's random nature finds him jumping from discussions on who empties the coins out of a wishing well to a nostalgic reprise of his "Hippie Dippie Weatherman" character. |
| George Carlin: Carlin at Carnegie Posted:  George Carlin brings his smart, one-of-a-kind humor to the stage in this live show recorded at New York's Carnegie Hall in 1982. Showcasing an enduring wit that appeals to multiple generations, this collection includes some of the funnyman's most timeless sketches, including "Seven Words You Can't Say on Television," "Baseball and Football," "A Place for My Stuff," "Fussy Eater," "Newscast" and more. |
| George Carlin: Carlin on Campus Posted:  New York City funnyman George Carlin, once (obviously) considered the class clown as a child, goes back to school in this smart and hilarious performance recorded at the University of California in Los Angeles. Carlin's 1984 show includes a collection of some of his most famous satirical comedy routines, such as "A Place for My Stuff," "The Prayer" "Consumer Hints" and more. Also included are award-winning animated shorts. |
| George Carlin: On Location With George Carlin Posted:  In his first HBO special, comedian George Carlin brings his straight talk, quick wit and sharp tongue to a broad cable audience. The bulk of the show -- taped at the University of Southern California -- is funny, but light on controversy. Although he pushes a few buttons for his friends at the Federal Communications Commission, Carlin sticks largely to user-friendly material despite the looser restrictions of cable television. |
| 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain Posted:  When dastardly villains Medusa (Loni Anderson) and Lothar Zogg (Jim Varney) and their evil cohorts invade a family fun park and take its summer visitors hostage, it's up to the three ninjas to save the day. But to get the job done, they'll have to enlist the help of an aging action movie hero (Hulk Hogan) who needs to pull off the rescue to regain his street credibility. |
| Posted:  Contemporary film noir favorites Dennis Hopper and Michael Madsen square off in this thriller. After murdering the man who witnessed his daughter kill a pedestrian in a hit-and-run, Henry (Hopper) finds himself the target of a blackmailer (Madsen). But Henry has the chance to gain the upper hand when he helps the extortionist dispose of a body, and thus, a battle of wits ensues between the two men. |
| Posted:  Virgil Guppy (Hans Matheson) buys a sleek-looking used Jaguar, but the car turns out to be a lemon. Unfortunately, that's just the start of his problems; a dead prostitute is discovered in the trunk, and Virgil is accused of her murder. On the lam, Virgil gets hit by a car, but he is rescued by Tiffany Shades (Charlotte Coleman), a saucy thief who may have a connection to the dealer who ripped him off. |
| Posted:  Fleeing inevitable execution for killing a Roman senator in self-defense, comely young slave girl Serena (Nichole Hiltz) joins the ranks of Queen Zenobia's (Mary Tamm) army and learns the ways of the Amazonian warriors. After completing her training, Serena sets out to avenge the murder of her parents and face the evil Governor Crassius (Patrick Bergin) in the gladiator's arena. |
| Posted:  Pierce Brosnan stars as Jean Charles Pommier, a French anthropologist who's trotted the globe while studying nomadic tribes. But now, the nomads -- in demonic force and flare -- are studying and stalking him. Pommier battles evil spirits and baffling hallucinations in a wild showdown to retain possession of his body and soul. Lesley-Anne Down, Adam Ant and Mary Woronov co-star in this creepy supernatural thriller. |
| Posted:  When brash English aristocrat Agnes MacDonnell (Greta Scacchi), a middle-aged divorcée, hires James Lynchehaun (Daniel Craig) as her estate manager, she becomes captivated by the handsome younger man. They begin a passionate affair, but Agnes discovers that James has a violent side. A tale of political and sexual intrigue, the film is based on events that occurred on Ireland's Achill Island in the late 1800s. |
| Posted:  Patsy Kensit escapes from a mental institution and tracks down her psychiatrist (Patrick Muldoon), whom she thinks is the modern incarnation of Jack the Ripper. Better yet, she imagines she's his mistress from a previous life. As the bodies pile up, Patsy takes her shrink's wife (Amy Locane) and daughter hostage, but Muldoon's got plans to make the inevitable showdown the last session -- ever! |
| Posted:  When 12-year-old Timmy shows early promise as a golfer, his father sends him to caddy at the local country club. There, Timmy discovers a world where privilege meets the working class, and with the help of a golf teacher with a broken past, he learns more than just technique and sportsmanship. This visually stunning film captures the wonder of the game with an uplifting message about the choices we make in life. |
| Posted:  Jeff (Brad Rowe), a struggling young writer, has a passionate but turbulent affair with mysterious, emotionally troubled young Kelly (Rachel Blanchard). When Kelly discovers she's pregnant, Jeff's loving father (Harvey Keitel) attempts to save his son from the unstable girl. But as Jeff struggles with his family's rejection of his fiancée, Kelly persistently vies for the man she loves in this moving drama from writer-director Joel Silverman. |
| Posted:  Scott Anderson (Stephen Baldwin), the head of a radical environmentalist group, is arrested when a chemical plant mysteriously explodes. But the bombings continue while Scott is in jail, and he begins to suspect that the loose cannon of his organization, Jeremy O'Brien (D.B. Sweeney), is responsible. Now, ATF agents Tom Bradshaw (Tom Skerritt) and Ashley Pryor (Kelly Rowan) must look to their former suspect to help put a stop to the carnage. |
| George Carlin: Playing with Your Head Posted:  In this concert recorded in Los Angeles in 1986, stand-up legend George Carlin clocks in with another hilarious in-depth meditation on wildly diverse topics, including "Losing Things," "Charities" and "Sports." Other segments include "Hello and Goodbye," "Battered Plants," "Earrings" and "A Moment of Silence." Whether it's a large guffaw or a modest chuckle, there's humor for everyone in this monologue from one of America's funniest comedians. |
| George Carlin: What Am I Doing in New Jersey? Posted:  Filmed live in the Garden State in 1988, this hour long HBO concert features Grammy-winning stand-up comedian George Carlin displaying his unique and popular sense of humor, blending caustic wit with intellectual wordplay. Carlin covers some of his classic routines, including "Cars and Driving II," "Reagan's Gang, Church People and American Values," "People I Can Do Without" and "Keeping People Alert." |
| Posted:  Tess (Missy Crider) has fooled everyone, including herself, by playing the role of the happily married wife. Yet, when her righteous cop husband, Jim (Tim Abell), gets violent, she becomes suspicious and soon discovers that he has secretly murdered nine women. She gets the drop on him and sends him to the slammer ... but Jim escapes from prison with revenge on his mind. Now, Tess must steel herself for the showdown that's sure to ensue. |
| Posted:  An all-star cast anchors this comedy about jobless Sol Goode (Balthazar Getty), who has gal pal issues. But when he meets the woman of his dreams, will his good looks and quick wit shine through? First, he has to settle matters with his casual fling, Tammie (Tori Spelling). Jamie Kennedy plays Sol's high-maintenance roommate, Justin (Jamie Kennedy). Watch for cameos by Cheri Oteri, Johnathon Schaech and Jared Leto. |
| Posted:  The fate of an entire ski lodge is in the hands of ski patrol officer Matt Poster (Sean Astin) when a group of terrorists show up at the Killington Ski Resort after a plane carrying their supplies crashes into a nearby mountain. When the inhabitants of the lodge are taken hostage with a stolen nuclear weapon, it's up to Poster to save them, including his girlfriend, from imminent danger. |
| George Carlin: You are All Diseased Posted:  Loved by critics and audiences and vilified by censors, comedian George Carlin picked up where the original provocateur, Lenny Bruce, left off. This movie features Carlin's trademark scathing wit in a series of routines never before seen on disc. In this performance originally filmed for broadcast on HBO, Carlin takes aim at airport security, germs, cigars, "man stuff" and one of his favorite targets -- religion. |
| Posted:  Martial arts master Don "The Dragon" Wilson stars as lawyer John Decker, a once-proud family man whose life is shattered when his wife and son are brutally murdered by a gang of vicious drug dealers. But Decker can't punish the dealers via legal means in the courtroom, so he decides to take matters into his own hands. |
| Posted:  Annoyed that everyone loves sweet waitress Cassie Springer (Alexandra Powers), the devil (Michael York) sends underling Nick (Rob Lowe) to tempt her to commit a mortal sin. But when Nick arrives on Earth and every trick he knows fails, he begins to fall for the angelic Cassie. Now he's feeling the heat from the big guy below as his relationship with Cassie breaks all the rules of hell. Sandra Bernhard supplies the voice of God. |
| Posted:  Forensic pathologist Michael (Dana Ashbrook) returns to his hometown to investigate his twin brother's disappearance years earlier. But soon, brotherly love turns to shock as he realizes Jesse may not only still be alive, but is also enraged enough to hurt Michael. Further complicating matters, a corrupt cop (Robert Patrick) and a power-hungry mayor (Roy Scheider) seem hell-bent on keeping Michael from the truth. |
| Posted:  Peter Weller stars as Nelson, a safecracker who decides to go straight after a heist goes terribly awry. But when his brother, buried by gambling debts, runs afoul of loan sharks, Nelson agrees to partner with a veteran criminal (Bryan Brown) for one last job. As the pair plot to rob a cache of diamonds, they face unexpected dangers at all angles. Will Nelson be able to save his brother and himself? |
| Posted:  Head over heels in love, Susan (Nastassja Kinski) impulsively marries a man she hardly knows. But wedded bliss isn't all it's cracked up to be when she's targeted (via threatening telephone calls) by a woman who claims to be an ex-lover of Susan's new husband. After some amateur sleuthing, Susan learns that those calls may be coming ... from inside her own house. |
| Posted:  In this wild comedy, a vintage car and a virgin's virtue are at stake when best pals Jay (Christopher Wiehl) and Dewey (Alex Nesic) make a wager on the way to a friend's wedding. To win, faithful Jay must have a one-night stand while womanizer Dewey has to forgo sex for the weekend. But complications quickly ensue when Jay learns that the bride-to-be (Lisa Brenner) is his former high school sweetheart. |
| Posted:  Dakota Varley (Bas Rutten), a Los Angeles cop who's used to being in control, finds the tables turned on him when he enters a powerboat race and discovers just how dangerous and bloody it can be. Although he wins, he gets much more than he bargained for when he's subsequently kidnapped by the competition's maniacal organizer, Miles Dawson (Michael Rooker). It seems Varley's just a pawn in an even deadlier game devised by Dawson. ... |
| Posted:  When the deranged psychopath (Peter Strauss) who abducted the teenage Julie Burdock (Samantha Mathis) demands a half-million dollar ransom from her wealthy father (Robert Urich), the distraught dad is forced to decide whether to put his trust in the FBI or try to rescue her on his own. But with his terrified daughter buried alive in a small box with only a small tube to bring her air, he knows he must act quickly to save her life. |
| George Carlin: Complaints and Grievances Posted:  Legendary comic George Carlin skewers everything from being stuck in gridlock and long-winded email newsletters to charging cheap items on credit in this riotous stand-up appearance at New York City's Beacon Theatre in November 2001. Skits include the titular "Complaints and Grievances," "Traffic Accidents," "You & Me (Things That Come Off of Your Body)," "Parents of Honor Students," "Guys Named Todd" and "Why We Don't Need 10 Commandments." |
| Posted:  After being convicted for illegal sports betting, former pro athlete Henry Butler (Steve Guttenberg) is sentenced to perform community service at a children's home. Soon, he's reluctantly convinced to coach a boys' soccer team. As he tries to shape the ragtag bunch into a winning club, Butler learns some important life lessons. Sophie Lorain, Ryan Slater and Tyler Hynes co-star in this heartwarming comedy. |
| Posted:  Sixteen years ago, Ann (Tyne Daly) walked away from her husband and son, choosing to raise only her three eldest daughters (Ally Sheedy, Marceline Hugot and Marla Sucharetza). With ailing health, Ann asks her daughters to find her estranged son in Boston, and the sisters set out to grant their mother's wish. What they don't realize is how emotional the journey will be, and how many questions about their past and future it will bring about. |
| Posted:  Two retired small-time vaudevillians, Izzy Einstein (Jackie Gleason) and Moe Smith (Art Carney), retrofit themselves into a new career as prohibition agents during the 1920s, working for a corrupt New York City police lieutenant (Dick Latessa). Fans of Gleason and Carney from the hit TV series "The Honeymooners" will love the duo as they stretch their talents in rare dramatic roles (their last pairing together on TV). Directed by Jackie Cooper. |
| Posted:  After gathering at the Station Hotel for a birthday party, a motley crew of partygoers -- led by unlikeable young sailor Nelson (Christien Anholt) -- play a fateful game of cards to determine who among them will spend the night in the infamously haunted room 207. Ute Lemper, Trevor Eve, George Harris, Edward Hardwicke and Ysé Tran co-star in this strange, atmospheric horror thriller, written for the screen and directed by George Milton. |
| Posted:  It started out as a rotten week for Anna (Camilla Overbye Roos) -- trouble with her boss, shabby treatment from a friend, her husband caught flirting -- until she confides in a mysterious man at a bar who promises to get rid of all her problems if she signs a contract. But life goes from bad to worse when her boss is found murdered and suddenly everyone in her life is in danger. Now, Anna faces much more than a lousy week. |
| Posted:  From the moment they met as children, Danny Foster (Drew Johnson) and Melissa Curtis (Corinna Harney) knew they'd be lifelong friends, but their adult destinies lie along divergent paths. A wicked fastball and Major League dreams lead Danny toward America's pastime, while Melissa poses for &NFi;Playboy&NFi_; in an effort to overcome youthful insecurities stemming from an abusive father (John Saxon). Wilford Brimley and Bo Hopkins co-star. |
| Posted:  After her twin sister dies, Jennifer Cassi (Gina Philips) returns to the family home to collect her inheritance, where she learns a disturbing fact about her sibling's death: It seems that her sister died from the same mysterious disease that also killed their parents. But recurring nightmares and haunting sounds from the attic lead Jennifer to believe that her grandmother (Faye Dunaway) may have played a role in the three deaths. |
| Posted:  Filipino actor Eddie Romero directs this arresting drama set during the Vietnam War. A handful of prisoners (including Timothy Bottoms and John Phillip Law) escape their captors but have to make their way through the thicket of the Vietnamese jungle. They manage to accomplish this goal -- and pick up a group of call girls, whom they promise to help flee the country. Now, they must learn how to fly a grounded plane upon which they've stumbled. |
| Posted:  In the North Carolina hamlet of Jefferson Creek, high school football hero Danny Shepherd (Peter Facinelli) and his buddies end up on the wrong side of the law when they go to felonious lengths to protect their friend Aaron (Rodney Eastman). After domestic violence drives Aaron to kill his father, Danny & Co. attempt to hide the evidence, but their cover-up only makes matters worse in this taut drama costarring Amy Irving and Tom Arnold. |
| Posted:  Nothing gets past the razor-sharp wit of George Carlin, who serves up his droll take on everything from embarrassing underwear incidents to those who need to share their bathroom adventures and, of course, more ludicrous uses of the English language. Filmed live in 1990 at the State Theatre in New Brunswick, N.J., this hilarious stand-up routine -- Carlin's seventh HBO special -- won a Cable ACE Award. |
| Posted:  Jocelyn Bennet (Dominique Swain of Lolita) is the new intern at the chic fashion magazine &NFi;Skirt&NFi_; who does her best to rise through the ranks while nurturing a romance with the assistant art director (Ben Pullen). The chic list of guest stars and cameos appearances includes Joan Rivers, Peggy Lipton, Diane von Furstenberg, Tommy Hilfiger, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kathy Griffin and Paulina Porizkova. |
| Posted:  Happily married to Sam (Jimi Mistry), Alice (Jennifer Love Hewitt) is surprised to receive an anonymous valentine, which she immediately assumes is from her husband. What she doesn't realize is that it's actually from Sam's best friend (Dougray Scott), who's secretly in love with her. Carrying on the charade by pretending she's Sam's secret admirer, Alice writes her way into her husband's private life. But will her love notes lead to heartache? |
| Posted:  First-time writer-director Marisol Torres helms this edgy character study set in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood, where group of young Puerto Ricans grapple with issues of identity: Beauty queen Tata (Christina De Leon) may need to fake her ethnicity to compete; college student Lola (Aimee Garcia) falls for bad boy Willy (Ramses Jimenez); and a real estate agent, German (Eric Aviles), resists exploiting his roots. |
| Posted:  This gritty drama stars Bob Hoskins as Sharkey, an opportunistic messenger for black-market adoptions who forms an unexpected bond with 9-year-old orphan Vlado Petric (Sergiusz Zymelka) while masquerading as a relief worker in war-ravaged Bosnia. At first planning to sell the boy in Poland, Sharkey instead takes the enterprising youngster under his wing, and the duo sets off on a perilous journey to make their way out of the country. |
| Posted:  In this European cartoon series, civilization has been replaced by a feudal collection of floating islands -- and pesky dragons of all shapes and sizes roam everywhere. Setting themselves up as dragon hunters, Lian-Chu and Gwizdo embark on a string of adventures as they try to rid the land of the beasts. From a maternal Pink Horror who wants to take Lian-Chu under her wing to Gwizdo's dealings with an imposter, the excitement never stops. |
| George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing Posted:  Irreverent counterculture comedian George Carlin riffs on everything from high-technology to election returns in this stand-up comedy performance filmed at New York's Beacon Theatre -- his 13th HBO special. No topic is too shocking for Carlin, who serves up his outrageous takes on sex, suicide, religion and other controversial topics. Since the 1960s, Carlin has entertained audiences with his in-your-face, caustic and decidedly adult-themed humor. |
| Posted:  Kevin (Marshall Allman) takes a summer job in the kitchen at an extreme sports camp. On break, he competes with his co-workers, the Dishdogz, both on the half-pipe and for the attention of Cassidy (Haylie Duff). But it's not all fun and games, especially when the hard-nosed boss (Luke Perry) seems to hate his employees. Featuring plenty of radical skating action, this film also boats the talents of Tony Alva, Ryan Sheckler and Andy MacDonald. |
| George Carlin: Jammin' in New York Posted:  Reflecting on the widening gap between the poor and rich in 1992 America, George Carlin had a novel proposal: Why not let the homeless live on golf courses? These and other insights populate the comic's classic set at Madison Square Garden. The performance finds Carlin at his misanthropic prime, riffing on the environment, flying on airplanes, penises and -- most presciently -- the first Gulf War. |
| Posted:  Gangster Nick Hamilton (Richard Anthony Crenna) is dead. This film follows the last 24 hours of Nick's life, in which he makes the deal that leads to his murder, and introduces a lot of people with reason to kill him. Nick's underworld clout aside, even his lover, Regan (Kristin Minter), and his brother Tony (Gregory Pedemonte), owner of the bar where Nick is killed, aren't able to save him from making the wrong decisions. |
| Posted:  Director Willard Carroll's romantic comedy stars Ali Larter as prickly American actress Marigold Lexton, who gets stranded in India when her luggage is lost and her picture is shelved. She literally lands on her feet, though, after accepting a part in a Bollywood musical -- the only problem is, Marigold can't dance. But the film's choreographer (Salman Khan) soon transforms her into a hoofer … while teaching her a few other lessons along the way. |
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