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The greatest stories of the Old Testament are brought to the screen with astounding scope and power in this international film which depicts the first 22 chapters of Genesis. This is the spectacular story of man's creation, his fall, his survival and his indomitable faith in the future. Matching the epic scale of the production are performances by George C. Scott as Abraham, Ava Gardner as Sarah, and Peter O' Toole as the haunting presence of the Angel of God. The legendary John Huston directs and delivers a commanding performance as Noah. From the film's opening amidst cosmic chaos, to its lingering message of hope and salvation, The Bible stands as a monumental motion picture achievement. 171 minutes.
Not Rated.
"Compelling! A forceful drama, expertly performed." - Gene Shalit, The Today Show. They're the best of friends. Soon, they'll be the worst of enemies. John Cusack (The Grifters, Say Anything) and James Spader (sex, lies and videotape, White Palace) star in this dramatic, absorbing story of two friends who move from law school to Washington's corridors of power. Cusack plays Peter, a lower-class go-getter who climbs to the position of congressman by betraying everyone who ever trusted him, including his idealistic blue-blood pal Tim (Spader). Tim, of course, would never cross a friend. Unless it was to avenge his own betrayal... "Sharp and fascinating. Full of smart, energetic characters." - Gene Siskel, Siskel &Ebert At The Movies.
Rated R.
"An adventure ride for the entire family. Edge of your seat excitement." - Jim Ferguson, Prevue Channel. Robin Williams, Bonnie Hunt and Kirsten Dunst star in this phenomenal adaptation of the award-winning children's book! When young Alan Parish discovers a mysterious board game, he doesn't realize its unimaginable powers until he is magically transported - before the startled eyes of his friend Sarah - into the untamed jungles of Jumanji! There he remains for 26 years until he is freed from the game's spell by two unsuspecting children. Now a grown man, Alan (Robin Williams) reunites with Sarah (Bonnie Hunt) and together with Judy (Kirsten Dunst) and Peter (Bradley Pierce), tries to outwit the game's powerful forces in this imaginative adventure that combines breathtaking special effects witth an enchanting mixture of comedy, magic and thrills.
Rated PG.
Lies and deception - it's all in the family when Robin Williams must convince conservative in-laws Gene Hackman and Dianne Wiest that he's as upstanding and uptight as they are in this raucously funny comedy that'll "leave you weak from laughter" (Gannett Suburban News)! Armand (Williams) and Albert (Nathan Lane) have built the perfect life for themselves tending to their successful and gaudy nightclub on the Miami strip. But their pastel tranquility is suddenly shaken by the arrival of Armand's son...who's getting married to the daughter of ultra-conservative Senator Keeley (Hackman). What's more, the Senator and his wife (Wiest) are on their way over for dinner and expecting to meet Mr. - and Mrs. - Family Values! Can Armand and Albert pull it off? It'll take a performance of extraordinary charisma to transform them into acceptable in-laws...in other words, to pull the chiffon over the Keeleys' eyes. Directed by Mike Nichols (Working Girl) and co-starring Christine Baranski ("Cybill"), The Birdcage is a comedy whose time has come - and that you'll watch time and again!
Rated R.
"Oliver Stone's Talk Radio makes you laugh, makes you mad and keeps you edgily watching for the killers in the shadows." - Michael Wilmington, Los Angeles Times. Academy Award-winning writer/director Oliver Stone brings shock radio to the screen in this relentlessly fast-paced suspense thriller. Dallas talk radio host Barry Champlain (Eric Bogosian) discovers one weekend that his skill in pushing people's buttons has won him a chance for national syndication. But instead of celebrating, he subjects his ex-wife (Ellen Greene) and co-workers to a darkly comic marathon bout of compulsive risk-taking with his unstable radio audience. Barry and his "fans" - the lonely, the angry and the dangerous - know that talk is not cheap, and words can kill. J. Hoberman of the Village Voice describes Talk Radio as having "terrific velocity - a jolt of adrenaline. The movie is a bravura performance that hits the screen running and never lets up."
Rated R.
This action-packed thriller delivers. Hot action star Charlie Sheen (Terminal Velocity) powers this explosive thriller about a terrifying plot within the U.S. government...and the one man who can stop it! Sheen plays Bobby Bishop, a key presidential advisor who finds he's been targeted for murder by a ruthless professional killer! Suddenly Bishop is running for his life and is left with only two people he can trust: his longtime mentor Jake Conrad (Donald Sutherland - Outbreak) and his former girlfriend, investigative reporter Amanda Givens (Linda Hamilton - Terminator 2: Judgment Day). You'll find incredible excitement at every turn as Bishop - with time running out - races to save himself and end the Shadow Conspiracy before it topples the government!
Rated R.
"A wonderfully charming romantic comedy that's a whole lot of fun!" - KABC TV. Douglas Ireland is in one heck of a bind. Should he go for his lifelong dream...or the woman he's been dreaming of all his life? Michael J. Fox stars with Gabrielle Anwar (Scent of a Woman) in this sparkling romantic comedy from the director of The Addams Family. As concierge at The Bradbury, one of New York's poshest hotels, Doug (Fox) is used to granting other people's wishes. His own wishes, however, are another story. Scrimping, saving and planning for years, Doug yearns to build his own luxury hotel, but time is running out on his real estate option. Enter Christian Hanover (Anthony Higgins), a wealthy, unscrupulous investor who agrees to bankroll Doug's dream...for a price. All Doug has to do is "baby-sit" Christian's beautiful young mistress (Anwar) whenever he's too busy for her. But Doug has fallen for the lady and must decide whether the love of his life is worth more to him than Hanover's money. In the grand tradition of classic comedies, this sophisticated, very funny film puts a delightful new spin on love, laughter and romance. For pure entertainment, the choice is easy: For Love Or Money.
Rated PG.
"You'll be one happy camper!" - KCAL-TV, Los Angeles. Settle back for a delightful Indian Summer - the heartwarming comedy about eight friends who reunite at their summer camp after 20 years! Starring an impressive ensemble cast including Elizabeth Perkins (The Doctor, Big) and Alan Arkin (The Rocketeer, Edward Scissorhands), no sooner do the visitors arrive than they return to the best summer of their lives - practical jokes, midnight raids, boat races, campfire stories and secret romances pick up right where they left off! And with so much hilarity and excitement, the fun never stops! Pack your gear, this week at camp is sure to be a hilarious and feel-good treat for everyone!
Rated PG-13.
"The sexiest thriller of the year." - Rod Lure, Los Angeles Magazine. College Dean Andy Safian (Bill Pullman) and his beautiful wife Tracy (Nicole Kidman) are living the perfect small-town life. But when the brutal rape of a campus student brings Andy to the local hospital, he runs into an old acquaintance, the charismatic Dr. Jed Hill (Alec Baldwin). Over Tracy's objections, Andy rents a room in their home to Dr. Hill and their once idyllic life is suddenly turned upside down. Nothing is as it appears. No one is who they say they are. And the only thing they know for sure, is that things will never be the same. A shocking new thriller from the director of Sea of Love, Malice is "deviously entertaining from its start to finish." (Vincent Canby, The New York Times)
Rated R.
New York marketing exec Marcus Graham is a wolf in chic clothing, a lady's man dedicated to life, liberty and the happiness of pursuit. But what goes around comes around in Eddie Murphy's clever romantic comedy Boomerang. Murphy, in a performance loaded with his trademark charm and wit, is suave go-getter Graham. If you've got the curves, he's got the angles...until he meets a smart, stylish career woman who treats men the same way he treats women. How Graham copes with the experience and what he learns from it spark this entertaining romp that includes an ensemble cast of Robin Givens, Halle Berry, David Allen Grier, Martin Lawrence, Grace Jones, Geoffry Holder and Eartha Kitt. Catch a Boomerang - it's great fun!
Rated R.
"****A perfect entertainment. Fresh, lively and funny." - Jami Bernard, New York Daily News. The past is miles back. The future stretches ahead. And laughs, tears and togetherness unfold along the way. Three women sharing a car going west also share a friendship that becomes family in Boys On The Side, the acclaimed box-office hit that had audiences everywhere on its side. Whoopi Goldberg, Mary-Louise Parker and Drew Barrymore join forces in this winning celebration of camaraderie and caring directed by Herbert Ross (The Turning Point, Steel Magnolias). One (Goldberg) is a wisecracking club singer, one (Parker) a finicky real-estate agent, and one (Barrymore) a free spirit. Each has secrets to reveal, strengths to impart, vital moments of self-discovery awaiting. Now's their time. It's the only time they've got. And best of all, they've got each other.
Rated R.
"A must-see that packs a real wallop! A virtual sci-fi roller coaster of stupendous thrills." - Ron Brewington, American Urban Radio. He's a composite of some 200 personalities, each and every one a notorious killer. He's Sid 6.7, a virtual reality creation designed to put L.A. police officers to the test. But Sid isn't playing games anymore. He's escaped the bounds of cyberspace. And if you think he's unconquerable in the world of bits and bytes, wait till you see what Sid has in store for a world of flesh and blood. Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe square off on opposite sides of the law and on both sides of reality in this thunderous cyber-age thriller from the director of The Lawnmower Man. Crowe plays Sid: Sadistic, Intelligent, Dangerous - and able to take a licking and keep on kicking because he can regenerate his silicon-based body parts. Washington portrays Parker Barnes, a Los Angeles cop who once took the law into his own hands...and now carries the fate of the city in them. It's his job to shut Sid down. But how do you stop the virtually unstoppable?
Rated R.
Africa's the place and Ace is on the case, setting out to rescue an animal he loathes - a bat! Jim Carrey (Batman Forever) returns as Ace, the alligator-wrasslin', elephant-calling, monkeyshining, loogie-launching, burning coals-crossing, disguise-mastering pet detective. If you're ready to laugh like a pack of hyenas, if you want more fun than an industrial-sized barrel of monkeys, you know what to do. Heed the call.
Rated PG-13.
Chris Farley, Robin Shou, Nicollette Sheridan and Chris Rock star in this comic crash of cultures about a talentless ninja determined to save a mysterious damsel in distress. Farley stars as Haru, an orphaned American who washes to shore in Japan and is mistaken for the Great White Ninja of legend. Raised among the finest Ninjas, Haru grows into a big, strong, slapstick disaster! An embarrassment to his clan, Haru has no hope of ever becoming a full Ninja. But when a beautiful blonde pleads for help, Haru is given one dangerously funny chance to prove himself. "Hilarious! I laughed my head off." - Jeff Craig, Sixty Second Preview.
Rated PG-13.
"One of the funniest films of the year." - Joel Siegel, Good Morning America. It's 2 excellent to be true! Wayne and Garth are back (and front) in the most awaited video since Wayne's World - Wayne's World 2! Having achieved godlike status as a late-night TV personality, Wayne (Mike Myers) now confronts the question that has plagued man for centuries: Is there life after cable? Wayne gets his answer in a dream, wherein a very famous (and very dead) rock star says, "Put on a rock concert, and they will come." So Wayne and Garth (Dana Carvey) present "Waynestock." But first, Wayne must save his girlfriend Cassandra (Tia Carrere) from a sinister record producer (Christopher Walken), as Garth grapples with the advances of mega-babe Honey Hornee (Kim Basinger). Party on!
Rated PG-13.
Lily, Alyssa Milano, No Fear, Embrace Of The Vampire, "Who's The Boss?") is just the average new girl at school until she discovers an old diary containing Ivy's deepest darkest secrets. The more she reads, the more she becomes lured into Ivy's world - a world of seductions and powerplays - until she herself becomes the uninhibited risk-taker she has always dreamt of being. But when a dangerous affair with her married professor (Xander Berkeley, Heat, Safe, Apollo 13) spirals out of control, Lily becomes involved in a chilling series of events that makes Poison Ivy 2: Lily as provocative an erotic thriller as the original.
Rated R.
"The Mind Game Of All Time." - Mike Clark, USA Today. There are no rules in "The Game." And that will make life very difficult for Nicholas Van Orton (Michael Douglas), a shrewd and successful businessman who is always in control. Well-bred and established, Van Orton lives an ordered life. Until an unexpected birthday gift from his brother Conrad (Sean Penn) destroys it all. Like it or not, Nicholas has been enrolled in a game - "a profound life experience" that begins quietly but soon erupts in a confusing maze of devastating events. Terrorized by forces who seem intent on dismantling all that he has built, Van Orton has to win or lose control of everything in his life. This joyride of a film is like nothing you've seen before - a wild blast from director David Fincher, the force behind "Seven" and "Alien 3." Praised by critics and audiences across the world, it will sweep you up in the mystery, the challenge and the ultimate terror of "The Game."
Rated R.
Six unemployed men, inspired by a touring group of male strippers decide they can make a small fortune by putting on a striptease show of their own - but with one small difference. They intend to go the "full monty" and strip completely naked! In this hilarious, heartfelt comedy, these six friends discover the inner strength to bare it all in front of the world. This "enchantingly funny...crowd-pleasing" comedy (David Ansen, Newsweek) features the music of Donna Summer, Gary Glitter, Sister Sledge and Tom Jones.
Rated R.
Edward is a compulsive gambler who's lost everything, and is forced to work as a numbers runner for "Deepthroat", a sadistic, sociopath and big-time professional gambler. From his high-tech sanctuary, Deepthroat takes perverse pleasure in putting Edward to the test...waiting for him to slip-up, and checking for every dollar. Edward tries to start a new life with his beautiful girlfriend, but when some money is missing, Deepthroat wants his payback, and one last desperate gamble on human nature will decide their futures. Ron Eldard (Deep Impact), John Goodman (The Big Lebowski), Courteney Cox (Scream), and Joe Mantegna (The Rat Pack) star in this edgy thriller about a man willing to risk everything he loves on a game he can't win.
Rated R.
"Non-stop action!" - Daily Variety. Big-screen superstar Sylvester Stallone powers this non-stop action hit that's loaded with amazing special effects! "Judges" act with the supreme authority of both the police force and legal system, Judge Dredd (Stallone) is the most feared law enforcer of them all. But when a former judge (Armand Assante - Hoffa) hatches a sinister plot to overthrow the government and eliminate the Judges, Dredd is framed for murder! Get ready for an explosive action-thrill ride as Dredd does whatever it takes to restore justice!
Rated R.
"A wild and wooly action farce." - The New York Times. Although "The Chase" takes place on California freeways, the roads used in the film were actually in Houston. Art directors brought in specially-made fiber-glass palm trees, appropriate road signs and other touches to give Texas highways a west coast look. Hang on tight for non-stop action in this high-speed romantic action comedy starring Charlie Sheen and Kristy Swanson. When a falsely accused bank robber (Sheen) decides to escape, he grabs the nearest hostage - a billionaire's daughter (Swanson) with an ideal getaway car. Pursued by a multitude of police cars and an equal amount of outrageous media coverage, the unlikely twosome races toward the Mexican border and into unexpected romance.
Rated PG-13.
"Gritty, Fast-Paced Action" - Sheila Simmons, The Plain Dealer. " 'Dangerous Minds' Meets Steven Seagal." - Sandi Davis, Daily Oklahoman. Shale, a battle-scarred mercenary, finds that the war has moved closer to home when his girlfriend is attacked by a ruthless band of teenagers. Determined to root out this terrifying menace once and for all, Shale goes undercover in a local high school to rid the community of this deadly threat. Posing as a teacher, he and his crack team of mercenaries set an elaborate trap to catch the ringleaders and demonstrate the awesome power of justice in this explosive thriller.
Rated R.
Jeff Bridges and Academy Award winner Tommy Lee Jones (1993 Best Supporting Actor - The Fugitive) light a fuse under this action-packed "tension-filled edge-of-the-seat thriller which will hold you hostage for 120 electrifying minutes" (Louis B. Hobson, The Calgary Sun). When an explosion jolts the city of Boston, bomb squad expert Jimmy Dove (Jeff Bridges) is pulled out of an early retirement and into the most harrowing work of his career. Evidence points to a bomber more dangerous and skilled than any he's ever faced - except one. The possibility that the terrorist is his former mentor (Tommy Lee Jones) increases the stakes - and as his friends and family are unsuspectingly drawn into the action, Jimmy is forced to face not only his bitter enemy but also his haunting past. Fueled with dynamic support by Lloyd Bridges (the Hot Shots movies), Forest Whitaker (The Crying Game) and Suzy Amis (Rich in Love), Blown Away "is the action film you don't want to miss" (Mark McEwen, "CBS This Morning"). Don't let time run out!
Rated R.
"Heartwarming. Mel Gibson has never been better as an actor or an artist." - Bob Campbell, Newhouse Newspapers. Justin McLeod has been an outsider since the day he arrived in Cranesport, Maine. Surrounded by his books and paintings, he lives with the solitude his tragic past and disfigurement have forced upon him. But McLeod's isolation is unexpectedly about to change. Mel Gibson stars as McLeod and makes his directing debut in The Man Without a Face, a compelling tale of a man's triumph over loneliness, a boy's transition to adulthood and a special summer when companionship and encouragement transformed two lives. Newcomer Nick Stahl plays Chuck Norstadt, the fatherless boy who turns to McLeod for tutoring. Together, the boy who's worried about his future and the man who's haunted by his past forge a friendship that has a healing power for both in this critically acclaimed film that's " a moving and substantial achievement" (Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times).
Rated PG-13.
"A movie with rich humor, a big heart and a first-rate cast." - Roger Ebert, "Siskel & Ebert. Grace has a picture-perfect life. And it goes dizzingly out of focus the day she discovers her husband Eddie has been unfaithful. Julia Roberts headlines this acclaimed movie that aims for the heart and funnybone - and scores a bull's eye. In her best screen role yet, Robers is Grace, whose reaction to the infidelities of Eddie (Dennis Quaid) turns the lives and loves of the people around her into something like falling dominoes. Robert Duvall, Gena Rowlands, Kyra Sedgwick and others in ''the year's best ensemble of characters" (Jack Matthews, Newsday) join Roberts for this juicy, truthful story written by Callie Khouri (Thelma and Louise) and directed by Lasse Hallstrom (What's Eating Gilbert Grape?). Folks are talking about Grace. You owe it to yourself to see why.
Rated R.
"Rich in techno-terror! A solid thriller directed with sustained tension." Janet AMaslin, The New York Times. Far below the surface in the mid-Pacific, U.S. officials have isolated what may be the greatest discovery in human history. They've found a huge spacecraft that plunged into the depths - 300 years ago. What is the spacecraft's origin? After three centuries, could there still be living intelligence aboard? Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone and Samuel L. Jackson portray members of an elite underwater team charged with finding the answers in Sphere, the deep-water, deep-suspense science-fiction adventure directed by Barry Levinson and based on the bestseller by Michael Crichton. From its tense forays into a submerged world to its progressive layering of eerie events, Sphere shapes a new dimension in thrills. And it brings the underwater squad face to face with a mysterious terror as near as their own thoughts.
Rated PG-13.
Time travel, the fate of air disaster victims and the future of mankind provide the thrilling ingredients for Millennium. In this on-the-edge-of-your-seat sci-fi thriller, Bill Smith (Kris Kristofferson), chief investigator for the NTSB, is sifting through wreckage of two jumbo jets involved in a midair collison when he uncovers a strange alien device amid the rubble. What is it? Where did it come from? His questions are answered when he meets Louise (Cheryl Ladd), a woman from the future whose do-or-die mission is to travel back in time and recover the lost "stunner." Is she running out of time? Will Bill Smith's knowledge of the future jeopardize the course of history? Is the future of mankind now a thing of the past? One thing's for sure...the suspense never lets up.
Rated PG-13.
Ian McKellen and Brad Renfro star in a dark drama about a sixteen-year-old honor student who recognizes an old man living in his hometown as a hunted Nazi. Compelled to reveal the secrets of his death camp past to earn the boy's silience, the German fugitive derives a sinister scheme to implicate the teenager in a dangerous psychological game. "An ambitious investigation into the nature of evil." - David Ansen, Newsweek.
Rated R.
"Knockout entertainment. Terrific performance." - Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Daily News. The prisoner had no hope. His lawyer had no chance. Yet together they triumphed over America's most famous and feared prison. Christian Slater, Kevin Bacon and Gary Oldman star in Murder In The First, the compelling, fact-based story of the trial that shut down the dungeons of Alcatraz. In a hauntingly memorable performance, Bacon plays Henri Young, a convict doing time on The Rock. His crime: heisting $5 for his starving sister. His fate: worse than death. He's confined to the dungeons after a failed escape - an isolation lasting three mind-shattering years. When Henri at last emerges from the total darkness, he immediately murders the stoolie who ratted on his escape. It's an open-and-shut case of Murder One. But a resolute attorney (Slater) has another option. He and soul-wrecked Henri will put Alcatraz and its sadistic associate warden (Oldman) on trial!
Rated R.
Meet Mickey. Meet Helen. He's an NBA referee on his way to a funeral in Paris. She's the airline rep who has to tell him that they've "misplaced" the body. But...it's Paris and it's love at first sight. He begs her to marry him. She says "No". Then "Maybe". Then "Yes". And they finally think they've found happiness. Or, at least until her father... his friends...and that bird. Comedy superstar Billy Crystal (When Harry Met Sally...,City Slickers) and Oscar-nominee Debra Winger (Urban Cowboy, An Officer and A Gentleman) star in this hilarious romantic comedy!
Rated PG-13.
"One of the great scare stories of our time. I was hooked." - Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times. Your heart is racing. You shiver with fear. You've caught what's going around. You've got the fever, the fever, the frenzy and all the thrills. You're watching Outbreak. Big-name stars join director Wolfgang Petersen (In the Line of Fire) for big excitement in this breathless technothriller. Two-time Academy Award winner Dustin Hoffman plays Sam Daniels, a take-charge army virologist trying to stave off global biological meltdown. A rare killer virus from the jungles of Zaire has taken hold in a California community. It knows no boundaries. Its mortality rate is 100 %. And some say the only way to stop its spread is to firebomb the town and everyone in it. Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman, Donald Sutherland and more superb talents join Hoffman in this shocking, nail-biting tale of the day that could become doomsday.
Rated R.
Robert DeNiro and Wesley Snipes. "The Fan has the sizzle and the steak!" - Judy Gerstel, Toronto Star. All fans have a favorite player. This one has a favorite target. Baseball's $40 million man has always treated the game like a matter of life and death...This time, it really is. "Chilling and unforgettable." - Scott Patrick, KUSA-TV.
Rated R.
"White-knuckle tension with plenty of smarts." - Gene Shalit, Today Show. Superstars George Clooney and Nicole Kidman strike sparks when they join forces to stop a nuclear terrorist in this explosive action-adventure. When a train carrying atomic warheads mysteriously crashes in the former Soviet Union, brilliant U.S. nuclear specialist Dr. Julia Kelly (Kidman) discovers the accident is really part of a diabolical plot to cover up the theft of the weapons. Assigned to help her recover the missing bombs is crack Special Forces Colonel Thomas Devoe (Clooney), whose brash, take-no-prisoners style clashes with Kelly's more diplomatic approach. Putting aside their differences - and their budding romance - together they race against time as they track the last remaining warhead to the steps of the United Nations in this taut apocalyptic thriller from director Mimi Leder.
Rated R.
"The love story of the '90s." - Chuck Henry, KABC-TV. Two of today's hottest young actors, Christian Slater (Pump Up The Volume) and Academy Award winner Marisa Tomei, star in this tender romance about lost souls who are destined to find each other. Adam (Slater) grew up in an orphanage with a congenital heart disorder, which isolated him from the others and hindered his ability to develop the relationships he longed for. Caroline (Tomei) was always opening up her precious heart to the wrong type of guy and was constantly getting it broken. But when Adam rescues Caroline from a life threatening situation, these two unfamiliar co-workers are saved from their loneliness - the common bond that draws them together. And what develops between them is a sensitive relationship that works to tame their damaged hearts...while it will surely touch yours. Excellent support by Rosie Perez (White Men Can't Jump) supplies the film with plenty of upbeat energy, while an engaging script by Tom Sierchio and superb direction by Tony Bill (5 Corners) make Untamed Heart a "moonbeam of a love story" (Rolling Stone).
Rated PG-13.
"Steps up to the plate and belts it out of the park! You'll love it!" - Jeffrey Lyons, "Sneak Previews"/"Lyons Den" Radio. They're back - and better than ever! The diehard Cleveland Indians who went from worst to first in a wacky Major League season now cope with fame and its perks as the team tries to hit, hustle and joke its way back to the top. Reckless Rick "Wild Thing" Vaughn (Charlie Sheen), catcher Jake Taylor (Tom Berenger), self-adoring infielder Roger Dorn (Corbin Bernsen), slugger Pedro Cerrano (Dennis Haysbert) and more are in for a whole new ballgame in this hilarious sequel. Harry Doyle (Bob Uecker) is back in the booth with colorful play-by-play, team owner Rachel Phelps (Margaret Whitton) schemes to the hilt, and Randy Quaid joins the lineup as a marvelously motor-mouthed bleacher bum. Major League II is major fun! "Better than the first!" - Ed Bark, Dallas Morning News.
Rated PG.
Fore! Make way for the pro golf circuit's worst nightmare - Happy Gilmore! Adam Sandler stars in a hilarious comedy that scores a hole-in-one for gut-busting wit and outrageous slapstick. Although Happy (Sandler) dreams of becoming a professional hockey player, he discovers that his hockey slap shot translates to an astonishing 400 yard tee shot. So when his grandmother loses her home to the IRS, Happy decides to earn the house back by joining the pro golf tour, bringing his ferocious temper and outlandish antics to the well-tended fairways. Before long, Happy is a media sensation, attracting crowds and news cameras wherever he goes. But Happy's bitter rival (Christopher McDonald) has his own plans for the golf superstar, resulting in a riotous, laugh-filled confrontation on the links. With a terrific cast including Carl Weathers, Julie Bowen, Bob Barker, Richard Kiel and Kevin Nealon, nonstop laughs are par for the course.
Rated PG-13.
A group of passengers on a boat to Africa plot to beat each other(s) to claim uranium-rich land. An unusual, entertaining comedy/spy-spoof. Directed by John Houston. Starring Humphrey Bogart, Gina Lollabridgida, Peter Lorre and Robert Morley. 1953 B&W.
Not Rated.
Warren Beatty. "Two thumbs up! The picture is extraordinary!" - Siskel & Ebert. "Great moviemaking!" - Good Morning America. "The best comic strip movie yet!" - Time Magazine. "Hysterically funny!" - New York Daily News. "Brash, irresistible fun!" - Los Angeles Times.
Rated PG.
"Pumped-up action!"- People Magazine. "Explosive!" - The Denver Post. From the hit-making producer of The Rock and Crimson Tide comes the hard-hitting blockbuster Con Air - starring Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage (Face/Off, The Rock), John Cusack (Grosse Pointe Blank) and John Malkovich (In The Line Of Fire)! A prison parolee (Cage) - on his way to freedom - faces impossible odds when the maximum security transport plane he's on is skyjacked by the most vicious criminals in the country...led by the infamous murderer Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom (Malkovich)! Buckle up and hang on tight as explosive, high-flying action soars to new heights... and delivers high-caliber motion picture entertainment! "A pure adrenaline rush!"- Sixty Second Preview.
Rated R.
When twelve-year-old Billy McClusky (Trenton Knight, Skateboard Kid 2) moves to Los Angeles with his mother (Ally Sheedy, The Breakfast Club), his first priority is to make new friends. One day after school, Billy is caught between rival gangs and takes refuge in a toy shop, where the kindly owner (Dom DeLuise, Robin Hood: Men in Tights) gives him a small, tin soldier. Later that night, the soldier transforms into a very real medieval knight named Yarik (Academy Award-winner Jon Voight, Coming Home). A magical new ally whom only Billy can see and hear, Yarik's purpose is to help the boy in his attempts to fit in at school, outwit the gangs and maybe even meet a new girlfriend...and, in the process, he too learns an important lesson.
Rated PG.
Time can't heal all wounds. Compelled by a chance encounter with a cryptic stranger, and obsessed by visions from the ancient past, a gorgeous woman (Stacey Travis) travels to Europe and comes face to face with a personal horror. Five centuries ago, she had been burned at the stake! Dracula Rising weaves the ultimate vampire legend - the romance and tragedy of one man's undying passion that led him to sell his soul. In this epic horror, Vlad Dracula (Christopher Atkins) exchanges salvation for immortality so that he may avenge the brutal death of his true love. Now he journeys to the twentieth century to lay claim to the woman he so desperately loves.
Rated R.
The streets of Dallas have been cruel to Tori. Still a child, she has faced poverty, vice and addiction. And now, Tori finds herself hunted by Lumley, a renegade cop who has been systematically murdering street kids like her. Until now, she had no where to turn, but she finds hope in a friend, Sy, who has come to the big city to make it as a country singer. Dodging bullets and the law they must stop Lumley before his "final solution" is acted out. Kimberly Rowe, David Courtemarche and Patrick Defazio.
Rated R.
The visual and musical box-office smash Flashdance is the exhilarating story of Alex Owens (Jennifer Beals), a fiercely determined and beautiful 18-year-old woman, who works as a welder by day and dancer at a local bar at night. The film sparkles with the music of the '80s including the No. 1 hit song sung by Irene Cara "Flashdance - What A Feeling," and "Maniac" sung by Michael Sembello. We follow Alex's struggle to gain independence, find love, and realize her dream - to dance at the Pittsburgh Conservatory of Dance.
Rated R.