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"Cruise keeps the movie at full throttle." - Peter Travers, People. A hip, heart-pounding combination of action, music and incredible aerial photography helped make Top Gun the blockbuster hit of 1986. Top Gun takes a look at the danger and excitement that awaits every pilot at the Navy's prestigious fighter weapons school. Tom Cruise is superb as Maverick Mitchell, a daring young flyer who's out to become the best of the best. And Kelly McGillis sizzles as the civilian instructor who teaches Maverick a few things you can't learn in a classroom.
Rated PG.
Capone is dead, prohibition is over and the streets of Chicago are up for grabs. It's all out war between Chicago's toughest mob bosses as they carve out their booze and gambling empires. When a G-man turns up dead in a mob-dame's love den, Eliot Ness (Robert Stack) returns to make the streets safe again. Explosive action between America's most dangerous criminals and the legendary lawman who brought Capone down ignites again. Only an untouchable cop can bring justice to the mob. Approx. 94 minutes.
Not Rated.
"Non-stop spy thrills...Val Kilmer is terrific!" - ABC-TV. Want someone to infiltrate a top-secret organization or steal a scientific formula that could change the world? For the right price, The Saint's your man. And if you're looking for a "sexy sizzler of a thriller" (Bill Diehl, ABC Radio Network), The Saint's your movie! Val Kilmer plays suave espionage hero Simon Templar - aka The Saint - and Elisabeth Shue costars in this atmospheric mix of bold adventure and grand romance. An array of sophisticated gadgetry is at Templar's command as he plunges into a cloak-and-dagger netherworld of move and countermove. Cool, too, is Templar's knack for coming up with the right disguise at the right time. Now you see him. Now you don't...or do you? Each close-call escape is a breathless miracle - and no one knows better than a saint.
Rated PG-13.
Something is killing off townsfolk in Tarker's Mills. Something mysterious. Something ingenious. Something remotely human. But the only person in town with the courage to stop this lurking menace is a 13-year-old boy, confined to a wheelchair since birth. Adapted to the screen by suspense master Stephen King from his Cycle of the Werewolf novelette, this exhilarating thriller features astounding special effects by three-time Oscar winner Carlo Rambaldi (E.T., Alien, King Kong).
Rated R.
The Smothers Brothers Yo-Yo Man Instructional Video
A new craze is sweeping the nation! The "Yo-Yo" has come out of retirement and is back into the hearts and minds of every hard working right-thinking, up-and-coming, true blue American yo-yo lover. And there are millions of them. Emerging from his all-knowing state of yo, Tommy Smothers of TV and stage fame, is the "Yo-Yo Man" and Dick Smothers is the voice of Yo. He can now come into your home in this brand new video for your entire family and friends to enjoy. Learn tricks like "Walk the Dog", "Over the Falls" and Loop the Loop". Fast forward the tape to color-coded markers to watch and rewatch the "Yo-Yo Man" and the "Yo Master" Daniel Volk demonstrating each trick.
Not Rated.
William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet
Baz Luhrmann's dazzling and unconventional adaptation of William Shakespeare's classic love story is spellbinding. Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes portray Romeo and Juliet, the youthful star-crossed lovers of the past. But the setting has moved from its Elizabethan origins to the futuristic urban backdrop of Verona Beach. "A wildly passionate love story that captures the brightly burning emotions of youth." - David Hunter, The Hollywood Reporter. This brilliant and contemporary retelling of the world's most tragic love affair makes this wildly inventive "Romeo & Juliet" unforgettable.
Rated PG-13.
"Heart-stopping. Unforgettable. One of the year's best." - Michael Medved, Sneak Previews. They've flown 24 perilous missions. Now there's only one thing keeping the flyboys of the B-17 Memphis Belle from going home to a hero's welcome: mission 25, a daylight raid that's their most dangerous ever. Matthew Modine (Full Metal Jacket) heads the dynamic star cast of Memphis Belle, an acclaimed, high-flying adventure inspired by true-life World War II heroics. Legendary director William Wyler, who flew five battle runs in the famed Flying Fortress, first told Memphis Belle's story in in a 1944 documentary. Using that as inspiration, producers David Puttnam (Chariots of Fire) and Catherine Wyler (William's daughter) scoured the world to find enough operable B-17s to give the movie wings. They found five of the now-rare aircraft, along with 13 other vintage planes. These airborne marvels are joined with impressive model work, wartime footage and a stirring story of the guts and teamwork required when the flak gets so thick you can walk on it. The result is a movie that soars. With the courage of men who took to the skies in the world's darkest hour.
Rated PG-13.
Owning a restaurant in the meat-packing district of New York, Sam Paxton (Aidan Quinn) can't run a business unless he runs with the mob. In a world of payoffs and kickbacks, he's just doing things that are the price of doing business. At least that's what Sam thought, until the night he witnessed the mob killing. Now Sam faces a dilemma. The U.S. Attorney James Falcon (Brian Dennehy) wants him to identify the killer in court, but when the mob's henchmen break into Sam's house terrorizing his wife and child, he realizes that to testify puts the lives of his family in danger. Only when the mob tries to persuade him to identify the killer as innocent, does Sam face the truth. Unless he takes the risk and stand up for what is right, both he and his family may never be free of the blackmail, corruption and murder that daily affects their lives. Running time: 104 minutes.
Rated R.
"Loved it, loved it, loved it!" - ABC-TV, New York. Hollywood favorite Michael J. Fox (Back To The Future Trilogy) is at his best in this hilarious comedy about show biz after the curtain falls. Fox stars as Mikey, a former child star having a little trouble with his new role as a kid's talent agent. He's desperate to find a way to keep his third-rate talent agency from going under, when he meets Angin, a young con artist. With her street-wise smarts and irresistible charm, she's a natural for TV commercials and could be their ticket to the big-time - if they don't drive each other crazy first! Count on big laughs with Life With Mikey, a fun-filled comedy treat that's sure to entertain everyone! Running time: 91 minutes.
Rated PG.
She was a cop. Now she's a bounty hunter. She's Ruger (Sybil Danning), a woman who proves you can be beautiful and tougher than any man. Brutal killers have kidnapped a candidate for mayor. The police are powerless so Ruger swings into action. Once they threw her off the force for breaking the rules. Now they're grateful she moves outside the law because that's where you find the crooks. L.A. Bounty seethes with all the tension and energy of today's headlines. It pits a psychopathic criminal mastermind against a terrorized populace. Only Ruger's determination to avenge her murdered partner stand in his way. In the end everyone comes to understand that when the chips are down, Ruger rules! Starring Sybil Danning and Wings Hauser. Approx. running time: 85 minutes.
"A lot of fun!" - ABC-TV. Starring MTV's outrageously hip, outrageously wild host Pauly Shore, Encino Man unearths the biggest laughs in 2 million years! The fun kicks off when two high school buddies dig up a frozen caveman in their backyard! Once the living fossil thaws out, the friends figure he's their ticket to being cool. But the plan backfires when the newcomer turns everyday life upside down, generating pre-hysterical craziness wherever he roams! Co-starring Sean Astin (Memphis Belle) and newcomer Brendan Fraser, you'll definitely dig awesome comedy that shows just how hilariously out-of-control things evolve once the stone age meets the rock age head-on! Running time: 88 minutes.
Rated PG.
Your luck just ran out. A horrific Leprechaun (Warwick Davis) goes on a rampage after his precious bag of gold coins is stolen. He uses all of his magical destructive powers to trick, terrorize and kill anyone who is unlucky enough to hinder his relentless search. In a frantic attempt to survive the wrath of the Leprechaun, Tori and her friends scramble to find the only weapon known to kill this Irish monster...a four leaf clover. However, until they discover a four leaf clover or return all the gold taken from the rainbow's end, their fairy tale nightmare has only just begun. Approx. running time: 91 minutes.
Rated R.
"American Quilt is one of the best movies in years." - Dennis Cunningham, CBS. Winona Ryder shines in a deeply moving and touchingly funny film from Amblin Entertainment. Berkeley graduate student Finn (Ryder) is spending the summer at the home of her sparring grandmother and great aunt (Oscar-winners Ellen Burstyn and Anne Bancroft). Their house is a quiet haven where Finn intends to finish her latest thesis and think over a marriage proposal. But when she meets sexy, smoldering Leon, things begin to get complicated. As she wrestles with her decision, the women in her grandmother's quilting bee confide to her the stories of the loves that shaped their own lives. Also starring Maya Angelou, Kate Nelligan, Jean Simmons, Lois Smith and Alfre Woodard, How To Make an American Quilt brings unbridled passion, true love, betrayal, joy and heartbreak vividly to life in a captivating cinematic tapestry that celebrates finding your way and following your heart. Approx. 1 hour 57 minutes.
Rated PG-13.
Wallace Ritchie, an American vacationer in London, doesn't know that the bullets are real and the truth serum true. He thinks the intrigue erupting around him is part of an audience-participation theater event. Yet the world's fate depends on this gullible goofus who can't even spell CIA. Funnyman Bill Murray is Ritchie, the naive spy who comes in very bold in The Man Who Knew Too Little, directed by Jon Amiel (Sommersby) and featuring Peter Gallagher, Joanne Whalley and Alfred Molina. With deadpan wit, Ritchie blissfully treads into a dead-serious realm. He can't believe how believable the make-believe seems. But as Ritchie's hilarious cloak-and-dagger experiences with agents, a femme fatale, a corpse, highway pursuits (lesson #1: drive on the left), assassins and a ticking time bomb amply prove, variety isn't just the spice of life. It's the life of spies. Running time: 94 minutes.
Rated PG.
A story of control...over minds and society. A power hungry police official dreams of creating a crime-free society through mind control, in this sequel to David Croneberg's hit sci-fi thriller that features superb special effects. Veterinary student David Kellum (David Hewlett) has no idea he's a scanner - one who can read minds and control the actions of others. When he suddenly discovers his unique abilities while foiling a holdup, police commander Joseph Forrester (Yvan Ponton) befriends David and introduces him to a scientist who works with other scanners. At first David is relieved to learn his "problem" is a "gift" which can be used for good. But Forrester has a secret master plan which soon snags David in a web of death and deception that threatens everyone he loves, engulfs him in a devastating confrontation with a sadistic scanner whose cruelty has no limits. Starring David Hewlett, Deborah Raffin, Yvan Ponton Isabelle Mejias, Tom Butler, Raoul Trujillo, Vlasta Vrana and Dorothee Berryman.
Rated R
All hell breaks loose when the demonic force luring in Amityville for over 300 years once again comes to life-and escapes to a remote California mansion. There it finds what it craves most: the possession of an innocent girl. Now her only hope is the strength and faith of a young priest - as he prepares to wage a soul-shattering battle against the powers of darkness. Starring Patty Duke ("The Swarm"), Jane Wyatt ("Star Trk IV"), and Norman Lloyd ("St. Elsewhere", "Dead Poet's Society"). Enter, if you dare, the fourth dimenstion of sheer, unrelenting fear - in Amityville 4. Starring Patty Duke, Jane Wyatt, Frederic Lehne and Norman Lloyd as "Father Manfred." Color - 95 mins.
Rated R.
"Cher is devastatingly funny and sinuous and beautiful" - Pauline Kael, The New Yorker. All under the irrestible spell of Moonstruck, a sophisticated romantic comedy about the loves, jealousies and entanglements facing an Italian-American family from Brooklyn. From the dramatic crescendos of a classic opera to the lyrical language of Italian New Yorkers, Director Norman Jewison conducts the sounds of life into a poignant and humorous song of love. Cher earned a Best Actress Oscar for her inspiring portrayal of Loretta Castorini, a dowdy widow who hopes to mend the bad blood between her finance, Johnny Cammareri and his brother Ronny (Nicholas Cage), a volatile and hot-blooded baker. When Loretta personally invites Ronny to their wedding, she falls in love with her prospective brother-in-law. "Each character believes they're in control of their own lives," says Academy Award winning writer John Patrick Shanley, "until a mischievous moon appears over New York and illuminates new passions within them." Moonstruck reaches deep into the romantic human soul and "can make you feel close to deliriously happy" (Kael). Approx. 1hr. 43 mins.
Rated PG.
Homicide detective John Hobbes (Denzel Washington) pursues a killer down a bustling sidewalk. There she is: a small, middle-aged woman. No, wait: the killer is the timid man beside her. Now it's someone else. It's all and none of them. Because the murderer Hobbes seeks is a demon passing from one human host to another with a brush of an overcoat or touch of a hand. Hobbes stalks a seemingly immortal foe in Fallen, an intense thriller co-starring John Goodman and Donald Sutherland, written by Nicholas Kazan (Reversal of Fortune) and directed by Gregory Hoblit (Primal Fear). An ages-old evil faces a shattering showdown with one clever, tenacious man. Starring Denzel Washington, John Goodman and Donald Sutherland. Color-125 mins.
Rated R.
Academy Award - winner Paul Newman (1986-Best Actor, The Color of Money) scorches the screen in this hilarious, sexy comedy from the creator of Bull Durham. Newman stars as a fiery eccentric governor who falls head over heels in love with the dazzling Blaze Starr (sensational newcomer Lolita Davidovich), an innoncent New Orleans stripper with a heart of gold. Forced to choose between the office he holds and the woman he loves, he chooses both ... igniting an outrageous scandal full of trouble, tenderness, and sexy high-spirited fun! Critically acclaimed, this sizzling tale delivers the year's most entertaining look at an offbeat love story! Color - 117 mins.
Rated R.
Philly Fillmore (Eric Brown), a very wealthy 15-year old is left alone for the summer in the care of a chauffer (Howard Hesseman) and Nicole, a maid (Sylvia Kristel). Like any normal, red-blooded American teenage boy, he finds himself attracted to the alluring Nicole-but when he discovers the attraction is mutual, he turns and runs. At least at first....Then he starts living his wildest and funniest romantic fantasies and proves that you don't have to be a grown-up to make a complete fool of yourself over a woman. Especially when your chauffer is blackmailing you for what seems like murder. Color - 83 mins.
Rated R.
White Man's Burden - John Travolta
From the producer of 'Pulp Fiction' comes a movie that will shatter the way you see the world. Set in a time where color roles have been reversed, where prejudice keeps the white man in his place, this is a different America. This is the world of White Man's Burden. John Travolta stars as Louis Pinnock, a poor man of the ghetto, struggling to support his wife (Kelly Lynch) and their children. But when he loses his factory job at the whim of its owner (Harry Belafonte), Pinnock snaps under pressure and decides to fight back the only way he knows how. With nothing left to lose, Pinnock decides to take on the system by taking on the factory owner. But the fight he will have to finish may cost him more than his job was ever worth. White Man's Burden will change the way you see the world forever. Color - 89 mins.
Rated R.
Oscar nominees Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth and Andy Garcia set the screen ablaze in this riveting cop thriller exploding with spectacular gun battles and brutal action. When the kings of the underworld wage all-out war on the city streets, it's mobster vs mobster in a blistering battle to the death. In the 1930's New York, Bumpy Johnson (Fishburne) rules the Harlem numbers racket with a rare combination of honor, dignity and raw strength. But when savage gangster, Dutch Schultz (Roth), threatens his reign with a series of bloody attacks, Bumpy knows that the only way to win is to play Dutch's deadly game. As a vicious war spins madly out of control, so does Bumpy's personal life, and soon the mobster realizes that his only way out is to instigate a dangerous plan involving one of the most feared and powerful gangsters in history...mob chieftain Lucky Luciano (Garcia). Pulsating with non-stop action and electrifying suspense, and featuring outstanding supporting performances by Vanessa Williams and the legendary Cicely Tyson, Hoodlum is a thrilling adventure and a "classic gangster movie in all the best ways" (Pittsburgh Post Gazette). Starring Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth, Vanessa Williams and Andy Garcia as Lucky Luciano. Color - 2 hrs. 10 mins.
Rated R.
Oscar winning special effects wizard Stan Winston, responsible for creating the mother alien in aliens and The Terminator android, now directs Pumpkinhead, his most frightening creature to date! Pumpkinhead is based on characters from American folklore and classic mythology, adding to its potent, unrelenting terror. When a backwoods community is invaded by big-city bikers, a tragic accident leaves a local child dead. Torn by grief, the father (Lance Henriksen of Aliens, Jagged Edge) wants more than justice - he wants primitive, cold-blooded revenge. He invokes the demon, Pumpkinhead, for retribution against the bikers. But, as the father discovers to his horror, a grisly price must be paid. The full consequences are yet to be revealed as the film, praised as "stylish and atmospheric" by The Hollywood Reporter, tightens to its unexpected, unforgettable finale. Color - 1 hr. 27 mins.
Rated R.
The Last Supper - Cameron Diaz
In the heartland of Iowa, five grad school liberals (Cameron Diaz, Ron Eldard, Annabeth Gish, Jonathan Penner and Courtney B. Vance) share a house, a left-wing outlook, and Sunday suppers filled with conversation and social criticism. But when a redneck trucker threatens one of their own he inadvertently puts them on the radical road to serial murder. From soup to nuts, The Last Supper is 'fiendishly funny!" (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone). Starring Jason Alexander, Cameron Diaz, Nora Dunn, Charles Durning, Ron Eldard, Annabeth Gish, Mark Harmon, Bill Paxton, Jonathan Penner, Ron Perlman and Courtney B. Vance. Approx. 94 mins.
Rated R.
"Fierce and beautiful...Raw and electrifying...it's the most ecstatic piece of action movie-making I've seen in years." An epic adventure and passionate romance unfold against the panorama of a frontier wilderness ravaged by war. Adacemy Award winner Daniel Day-Lewis Best Actor in 1989 for My Left Foot) stars as Hawkeye, rugged frontiersman and adopted son of the Mohicans, and Madeleine Stowe is Cora Munro, aristocratic daughter of a proud British Colonel. Their love, tested by fate, blazes amidst a brutal conflict between the British, the French and Native American allies that engulfs the majestic mountains and cathedral like forests of Colonial America. Based on the American literary classic by James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans is a "spellbindingly beautiful old-fashioned epic." (Joel Siegel, Good Morning America). Color - 114 mins.
Rated R.
After 30 happy years, the wife of prominent lawyer Sandy Stern has committed suicide. There were no good-byes, no apparent reasons. Yet, as the stunned attorney begins to pick up the pieces and get on with his life, he also begins to pick up clues. A web of deceit surrounds his wife's death, and entangled in it is a powerful client who's the target of a federal grand jury! Based on Scott Turow's number one best-seller and featuring a powerful cast, this tightly wound mystery grabs hold early and doesn't let go. Don't miss it! Starring Hector Elizondo, Brian Dennehy, Mel Harris, Stefanie Powers, Victoria Principal and Adrienne Barbeau. 184 mins.
Not Rated.
"A Powerhouse! Commands breathless attention from start to finish."
Settle in. Take a deep breath. Hold tight. The best screen version yet of
a novel by John Grisham. (The Firm, The Pelican Brief) delivers all-out, moment-by-moment
suspense! Headliners Susan Sarandon and Tommy Lee Jones join newcomer Brad
Renfro in The Client, a whirlwind thriller thatt "starts like a house
afire and keeps on blazing" (Chicago Tribune). Renfro plays Mark Sway,
an 11-year-old torn between what he knows and what he can never tell. A hitman
will snuff him half a heartbeat if Mark reveals what he learned about a Mob
murder. An ambitious federal prosecutor (Jones) will keep the pressure on
until Mark tells all. Suddenly, Mark isn't a boy playing air guitar anymore.
He's a pawn in a deadly game. And his only ally is a courageous but unseasoned
attorney (Sarandon) who risks her career for him...but never imagines she''ll
also risk her life. Starring Susan Sarandon and Tommy Lee Jones.
Rated PG-13.
"Power," directed by Sidney Lumet ("Network," "Prince of the City") depicts how calculated and dehumanized the political process has become. The film shows the maneuverings of political candidates as they try to get elected, and the people hired to sell them to the public - the media consultants. Starring Richard Gere, Julie Christie, Gene Hackman, Kate Capshaw, Denzel Washington, E.G. Marshall and Beatrice Straight. 111 mins.
Rated R.
"A magnificent achievement. A remarkable film!" A river flowing through a dense rain forest bears in its turbulence a martyred Jesuit priest bound to a rough-hewn cross. The dreadful crucifix tumbles through rock-strewn rapids until, in a moment thick with terror and hypnotic beauty, it plunges 200 feet down the roaring swirl of a waterfall. That astonishing scene opens The Mission, a powerful epic about a man of the sword (Robert DeNiro) and a man of the cloth (Jeremy Irons) who unite to shield a South American Indian tribe from brutal subjugation by the 18th-century colonial empires. Sweeping, lyrical, visually resplendent, The Mission triumphs on two levels: intellectually as a clash between faith and greed, and emotionally as an action-filled clash of wills and cultures. The Mission brings together many of the talents of The Killing Fields, including co-producer David Puttnam, director Roland Joffe and cinematographer Chris Menges. Their artistry, combined with impassioned acting, writing and music, makes The Mission one of film history's most haunting spectacles. Winner of the 1986 Cannes Film Festival's Best Picture Award, The Mission earned seven Academy Award nominations (including Best Picture) and won an Oscar for Best Cinematography. And, like all great films, it delivers its own reward to the viewer. It is epic, unforgettable storytelling at its finest.
Rated PG.
Filmmaker Spike Lee and actor Denzel Washington (a New York Film Critics Award winner and Academy Award nominee as Best Actor) join other top talents to bring to the screen the life and times of Malcolm X. "Here's a man who rose up from the dregs of society, spent time in jail, reeducated himself and, through spiritual enlightenment, rose to the top," says Lee. "This is an incredible story and I know it will inspire people." Parents strongly cautioned. 2 tape set.
Rated PG-13.
Gene Hackman and Nick Nolte star in this highly acclaimed political thriller set against the violence and emotions of the Sandinista rebellion in Nicaraqua. Two journalists risk their professionalism, their friendship and their lives when they agree to stage a photo for a group of rebels -- a decision with chilling results. Running time: 127 minutes.
Rated R.
All Sgt. Johnny Gallagher had to do was escort military prisoner Sgt. Walter Henke (Tommy Lee Jones) to the United States for court martial. Along the way, the two are assaulted, and Henke mysteriously disappears. When Gallagher learns that his prisoner wasn't Henke, but an imposter, he finds himself in the middle of an international conspiracy and the chase is on to stop a terrifying scheme from becoming reality. Running time: 108 minutes.
Rated R.
Inside the walls of St. Vincent's Orphanage, young boys fall victim to sexual, physical and emotional abuse at the hands of their guardians. Henry Czerny (Mission: Impossible, Clear and Present Danger) gives a terrifying performance as Brother Lavin, the head of the orphanage who must juggle the teachings of the church with his own personal demons. The plight of the boys under his care remains a secret until the orphanage janitor and a local policeman speak out against the Brothers' appalling treatment of the orphans. During the ensuing investigation, the boys courageously testify against the Brothers. Fearing a scandal, religious and civil authorities conspire to shut down the case and quietly transfer the accused Brothers to new postings. Fifteen years later, still unhealed, the victims go public with their ordeal. As the veil of secrecy is finally lifted, their story will shock the world. From the director of Dangerous Minds comes this controversial story that was one of the year's most powerful and critically acclaimed films.
Not Rated.
Born To Win - Robert De Niro
This is a gritty story of lust, greed and deceit starring Academy Award winner
Robert De Niro, Academy Award nominee Hector Elizondo (Pretty Woman), George
Segal and Karen Black. Segal plays a small time hustler lurking in the back
alleys of the Big Apple trying to escape the self-spun web of treachery that
threatens to enslave him. An all-star cast, headed by De Niro, brings to life
all the shady figures that surround the desperate Segal and ultimately seal
his doom. Born To Win is a harrowing trip into the mind of a disturbed man
trapped by his own compulsions. Searing performances by the entire cast make
this a must see film. Approx. 100 minutes.
Not Rated.
Swap
Robert De Niro and Jennifer Warren star in this electrifying murder mystery.
A promising adult-film director, played by De Niro, is involved in a simple
robbery that takes a tragic turn to murder. Some years later his older brother
is released from prison and vows to discover the truth about the murder. Throughout
his investigation he encounters passion, deceit, and blackmail, while his
own life hangs in the balance. This suspenseful drama comes crashing to an
end as he comes face to face with his brothers killer. Revenge seems so sweet...until
it backfires. Approx. 90 minutes.
Rated R.
American Ninja 2 - Michael Dudikoff
The Confrontation - Action film superstar Michael Dudikoff (American Ninja, Avenging Force) and Steve James (American Ninja, The Delta Force) square off against an awesome, genetically re-engineered army of Ninja clones in this blazing combat-and-espionage thriller! In the remote Caribbean, U.S. Marines are mysteriously vanishing from their Embassy base. And when Army Rangeeer Joe Armstrong (Dudikoff) and Curt Jackson (James) try to investigate, they find themselves matching their deadly Ninjitsu skills against the elite Ninja forces of The Lion - a psychotic drug lord who genetically alters his fighters into superhuman martial arts killers! Learning that four kidnapped Marines are about to undergo The Lion's inhuman transformation, Armstrong and Jackson infiltrate his island fortress - and launch into an explosive battle against a horde of mutant Ninja warrior-clones! It's non-stop, knock-out action from the director of American Ninja and Avenging Force! 90 mins.
Rated R.
Buffalo Girls - Anjelica Huston
Wild. Untamed. Legendary. If you loved the wild west advertures of Lonesome Dove, hitch your wagon to Buffalo Girls! Based on Larry McMurtry''s best-selling novel, Buffalo Girls celebrates the bold escapades of tough-talking Calamity Jane Canary and her illustrious cohorts. Joining Academy Award-winner Anjelica Huston is Academy Award nominee Melanie Griffith as Dora Dufran and a powerhouse cast including Academy Award-winner Jack Palance as Bartle Bone, country music superstar Reba McEntire as Annie Oakley, Sam Elliott as Wild Bill Hickok, Peter Coyote as Buffalo Bill Cody, Russell Means as Sitting Bull, plus Gabriel Byrne and Tracey Walter. It's the waning days of the Wild West and Jane, the rough 'n' rugged cowgirl, is searching not only for her long-lost daughter, but the Wild West she once knew. Jane's unforgettable adventure traverses plains, mountains and continents until she finally discovers the answer to her problems: Dora, the vivacious, gold-hearted madame who's been her one true friend all along. Running time: 180 minutes
Not rated.
The Evil Dead - Bruce Campbell
"...The most ferociously original horror film of the year..." - Stephen King. Ever-present, ever-listening, the Evil Dead lie in wait for the one ancient incantation that will give them license to possess the living. Watch in horror as five vacationing college students unwittingly resurrect these slumbering demons, and are forced into battle with the supernatural forces that occupy the forests and dark bowers of man's domain. The innocent must suffer. The guilty must be punished. One-by-one, the students are possessed by these demons whose thirst for revenge is insatiable. As the night wanes, only one man remains...Ash. He must now defend himself while trying to uncover the horrible secret of The Evil Dead. The Evil Dead will pull scream after scream from the base of your spine and from the depths of your soul. Run time: 85 minutes.
Not Rated.
When their plane crashes, 25 schoolboys find themselves lost in paradise. On a tropical island, miles and miles from civilization. At first, they welcome the freedom. But soon they discover that trying to survive is anything but fun and games. Ralph (Balthzar Getty) and his friend, Piggy (Danuel Pipoly) organize the boys. Working together, they have a better chance. Getting food. Getting water. And getting rescued. But Jack, (Chris Furrh) has other plans. One by one, he lures the other boys into his camp. Donning war paint and spears, everyday life becomes a panoply of sadistic games, rituals and punishments. Finally, abandoned in the end, Ralph makes a terrifying discovery. Based on the novel by Pulitzer Prize winning author, William Golding, this film encompasses much more than the classic conflict between good and evil. It shows us, once and for all, what truly separates man from beast. Very little. 90 minutes.
Rated R.
Director Darnell Martin's acclaimed debut film stars Lauren Velez, Jon Seda, Rita Moreno and Griffen Dunne as members of a battling Bronx family filled with love, passion and real-life choices. When her well-meaning husband Chino is arrested, a young mother, Lisette, finds herself unprepared to support the family. Fast-talking her way into a job with record producer Griffin Dunne, Lisette quickly discovers her own hidden talents. But the boys in the neighborhood report back to Chino that Lisette is "dating" her bigwig boss, leading to a major confrontation that changes their life together. A complex comedy filled with laughter and tears, I Like It Like That is a "splashy, big-hearted, multicultural crowd pleaser (that) has something for everybody." - John Powers, Vogue Magazine. Approx. 106 minutes.
Rated R.
The Tommyknockers - Stephen King
Stephen King, the master of horror, brings a new nightmare to the screen. From somewhere deep in the woods, from a time centuries past, an unearthly evil has just released and is coming to the small New England town of Haven. The old Indian woods hold many mysteries - stories of murder and strange disappearances that the townspeople of Haven have passed from generation to generation. But when Bobbi (Marg Helgenberger) stumbles across a strange object buried behind her house, these legends become frighteningly real. As Bobbi and Gardner (Jimmy Smits) become obsessed with the amazing powers this object has given off, they unwittingly release a long sleeping ancient evil that again comes alive with a horrific and deadly force: a force that threatens to control all of the townspeople, pushing them forward on a mission that could destroy all of Haven. Approx. 168 minutes
Not Rated.