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"A fast-paced, red-blooded action movie!" - Janet Maslin, The New York Times. The fate of the nation rests on the courage of one man. Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman and Glenn Close star in two-time Oscar-nominee Wolfgang Petersen's gripping thriller about a steadfast U.S. President who has just told the world he will not negotiate with terrorists. Now, Russian neo-nationalists have hijacked Air Force One, and the President is faced with a nearly impossible decision - give in to terrorist demands or sacrifice not only the country's dignity, but the lives of his wife and daughter. "Buckly your seat belts, Air Force One is a wild ride." - Steve Oldfield, Fox TV.
Rated R.
Two cultures collide when East meets West in Shanghai Noon, a wildly hilarious, stunt-filled action-adventure comedy starring the death-defying action hero Jackie Chan (Rush Hour), Owen Wilson (Armageddon, The Haunting) and Lucy Liu (Payback, TV's Ally McBeal). Chan plays Chinese Imperial Guard Chon Wang (say it out loud) who hightails it to the wild and woolly West to rescue the beautiful kidnapped Princess Pei Pei (Liu). When he meets up with laid-back outlaw cowboy dude Roy O'Bannon (Wilson) - the best mismatch ever made in the rough and tumble Old West - the two face jail, brawls, bordellos and the vilest villains this side of the Great Wall! Spectacular stunts, outrageous irreverence and epic vistas reign as East meets West in a battle for honor, royalty and a fortune in gold! It's a real kick. "Outrageously funny!" - Paul Wunder, WBAI Radio Network.
Rated PG-13.
"The funniest movie of the season!" - Mark S. Allen, UPN-TV. The hit-making producers of Big Daddy now deliver Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo -a hilarious, must-see smash starring the always outrageous Rob Schneider (Big Daddy, TV's Saturday Night Live) in his funniest role yet! A professional fish tank cleaner, Deuce (Schneider) finds himself in desperate need of cash to quickly repair the damage he's done to client's luxurious Malibu apartment! Then the fun really takes off when Deuce decides the only way out of this jam is to switch to the world's oldest profession - and offer his services to ladies everywhere as a lover for hire! A wild and raunchy comedy that always aims to please - you won't be able to resist this sidesplitting laugh riot!
Rated R.
"A diamond-hard 'rough-hewn' masterpiece!" - Chicago Daily News. John Wayne produces, directs and stars in the "bigger than life" (Life Magazine) chronicle of one of the most remarkable events in American history. At the Alamo - a crumbling adobe mission - 185 exceptional men joined together in a sacred pact: they would stand firm against an army of 7,000 and willingly give their lives for freedom. Filmed entirely in Texas, only a few miles from the site of the actual battle, The Alamo is a visually stunning and historically accurate celebration of courage and honor. Co-starring Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey and Chill Willis, and garnering seven Oscar nominations, it is a "truly memorable movie spectacle" (Leonard Maltin).
Not Rated.
"Thumb up! Wildly funny comedy!" - Roger Ebert, Siskel & Ebert. How does Bobby Bowfinger (Steve Martin), Hollywood's least successful director, get Kit Ramsey (Eddie Murphy), Hollywood's biggest star, in his ultra low-budget film? Any way he can. With an ingenious scheme and the help of Kit's eager and nerdy brother Jiff, an ambitious and sexy wannabe (Heather Graham) and an over-the-hill diva (Christine Baranski), Bowfinger sets out to trick Kit Ramsey into the performance of a lifetime. Enjoy the fun with Eddie Murphy and Steve Martin - together for the first time in the hit comedy Bowfinger.
Rated PG-13.
"One of the best films of the year!" - NY1, New York. Academy Award winner Robert Redford (Up Close & Personal, Indecent Proposal) stars with Academy Award nominee Kristin Scott Thomas (The English Patient) in this landmark epic adapted from one of the most acclaimed novels of our time! After a devastating riding accident, a young girl and her beloved horse are both left with serious physical and emotional scars. Determined to help, the girl's desperate mother (Thomas) puts her busy, big-city life on hold and travels west to seek out the "Horse Whisperer." When she meets this rugged, down-to-earth rancher (Redford), she discovers his extraordinary gift with animals also touches the lives of the people around him! Dianne Wiest (Bullets Over Broadway) in a superb cast - critics and moviegoers alike were captivated by this powerful motion picture event! "A movie to shout about!" - NBC-TV.
Rated PG-13.
"...Mile-a-minute chills and thrills." - Jeffrey Lyons, WNBC-TV. Deep in the Egyptian desert, a handful of people searching for a long-lost treasure have just unearthed a 3,000 year old legacy of terror. Combining the thrills of a rousing adventure with the suspense of Universal's legendary 1932 horror classic, The Mummy, starring Brendan Fraser, is a true nonstop action epic, filled with dazzling visual effects, top-notch talent and superb storytelling. "Brendan Fraser...the ideal action-adventure hero!" - Dennis Cunningham, WCBS-TV. "Big-time fun!" - Bob Graham, San Francisco Chronicle.
Rated PG-13.
"Jessica Lange in a deliciously sinister debut as a bad seed." - Buffalo News. Jessica Lange, Academy Award winner (Tootsie, Best Supporting Actress, 1982; Blue Sky, Best Actress, 1994), and Gwyneth Paltrow star in this intricate, intense thriller about a young bride who becomes the emotional pawn of her controlling mother-in-law. Without family of her own, Helen is initially charmed by her impressive in-law and sprawling estate where she lives. But behind the storybook scene lie dangerous secrets and dark motives. With the chilling undertones of Rosemary's Baby, Hush is a nightmarish lullaby of a maternal love that leads into madness.
PG-13.
Flakked, stacked and action-packed! In the tradition of the groundbreaking cult classic Heavy Metal comes Heavy Metal 2000, the sexiest animated sci-fi adventure ever. When lowly space pirate Tyler gets his hands on the key to the chamber of immortality, he becomes a powerful psychopath prepared to destroy anything and anyone in his path. After he ravages the peaceful planet Eden, buxom avenger F.A.K.K.2 rises from the ashes of her fallen planet to hunt Tyler, rescue her kidnapped sister and reclaim the key to immortality. Fueled by a cutting-edge metal soundtrack and the voices of Michael Ironside, Julie Strain (who inspired the character of F.A.K.K.2) and rock's bad boy Billy Idol, Heavy Metal 2000 will blow you away!
Rated R.
"Solid escapist thrills. Crackling, crisp, gritty action." - Heah Rozen, People. We are initiating a hard-target search for a fugitive in an ever-widening perimeter. We will navigate swamps, prowl Manhattan streets, search every house and doghouse. And since Marshal Sam Gerard leads the hunt, we will experience suspense, action and daring twists every step of the way. Returning to his Oscar-winning role from The Fugitive, Tommy Lee Jones joins Wesley Snipes and Robert Downey Jr. in delivering adrenaline-rush excitement. The chase is highlighted by an out-of-control 727, a death match in a ship's cargo hold, a 12-story plunge onto a moving train and more heart-pounding sequences. Sign up with the U.S. Marshals!
Rated PG-13.
"A cool, slick, sexy...steamy, clever; fascinating caper movie!" - Rex Reed, The New York Observer. "Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo catch fire" (USA Today) in this sizzling, suspense-filled thriller from the director of Die Hard and The Hunt for Red October. Thrill-seeking billionaire Thomas Crown (Brosnan) loves nothing more than courting disaster - and winning! So when his world becomes too stiflingly "safe," he pulls off his boldest stunt ever: stealing a priceless painting - in broad daylight - from one of Manhattan's most heavily-guarded museums. But his post-heist excitement soon pales beside an even greater challenge: Catherine Banning (Russo). A beautiful insurance investigator hired to retrieve the artwork, Catherine's every bit as intelligent, cunning and hungry for adventure as he is. And just when Thomas realizes he's finally met his match, she skillfully leads him into a daring game of cat and mouse that's more intoxicating - and dangerous - than anything either of them has ever experienced before!
Rated R.
"A rare breed. A family movie with a heart and a brain." - Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today. Who says best friends have to be human? Not Willie Morris (Frankie Muniz), who receives a talented terrier named Skip for his birthday. With Skip's remarkable and unconventional help, Willie and Skip turn bullies into friends, tangle with hapless moonshiners, and even win the affections of the prettiest girl in school. Shining with warmth and humor, My Dog Skip unleashes a story that will have the entire family sitting up and begging for more!
Rated PG.
"Get ready for adventure. Steven Spielberg has scored another triumph." - Gene Shalit, The Today Show. A high-flying adventure from the magic of Steven Spielberg, Hook stars Robin Williams as a grown-up Peter Pan and Dustin Hoffman as the infamous Captain Hook. Joining the fun is Julia Roberts as Tinkerbell, Bob Hoskins as the pirate Smee, and Maggie Smith as Granny Wendy Darling, who must convince the middle-aged lawyer Peter Banning that he was once the legendary Peter Pan. And so the adventure begins anew, with Peter off to Neverland to save his two children from Captain Hook. Along the way, he rediscovers the power of imagination, friendship, and magic. A classic tale updated for children of all ages, Hook, nominated for five 1991 Academy Awards including Best Visual Effects, is "a 10. A film that will entertain generations, generations from now." (Gary Franklin KABC-TV)
Rated PG.
Clint Eastwood and Geraldine Page star in this tense psychological drama of love and betrayal. During the Civil War a wounded Union soldier is sheltered by the headmistress and students of a girls' academy in the South. As his health returns his desire increases. Can he trust these enemy women not to turn him in? He takes his chances but soon realizes that his benefactress can't be trusted...with his love or his life! His lustful ambition turns quickly against him and the story follows him through a series of nerve-shattering events, including realistic scenes that are among the boldest, most shocking ever witnessed on film. Directed by Don Siegel, with a sultry score by Lalo Schifrin, this bittersweet thriller of hidden passions is set in one of America's most romantic eras.
Rated R.
" 'Die Hard' on a battleship. A high-tech thriller with laughs and thrills." - Michael Wilmington, Los Angeles Times. It's not a job. It's an adventure! Steven Seagel comes aboard and comes on strong in a fireball of a movie from the director of "The Fugitive." When the USS Missouri welcomes aboard entertainers for the battleship's last voyage, the visitors throw a party. A war party. Led by a rogue CIA operative (Tommy Lee Jones) and a turncoat officer (Gary Busey), they're killer-elite commandos out to hijack the ship's nuclear arsenal. They overpower the crew. Except one man. "I'm just a cook," that man says. But he's a cook with a recipe for action. He's ex-Navy SEAL and decorated combat operative Casey Ryback (Seagal). All hands on deck, action fans!
Rated R.
"4-Star Smashing. An event movie that lives up to the event." - Mike Clark, USA Today. Filmmaker Spike Lee, actor Denzel Washington and other top talents vividly portray the life and times of Malcom 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, " Lee says. Academy Award winner Washington was an Oscar nominee and the New York, Boston and Chicago Film Critics choice as 1992's Best Actor.
Rated PG-13.
Over 50 critics agree...One of the ten best films of the year! Including Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times, Janet Maslin, New York Times; Peter Travers, Rolling Stone and Owen Glieberman, Entertainment Weekly. A true story about hope, fear, and the courage it takes to be yourself, Boys Don't Cry is "One of the 10 Best Films of 1999" (National Board of Review). Critically acclaimed and nominated for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards, this four-star, "must-see" (People), "riveting" (Entertainment Weekly) drama features incredible performances by newcomers Hilary Swank and Chloe Sevigny.
Rated R.
"One from the heart. Funny and deeply felt. Personal cinema of the best kind." - Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times. Acclaimed filmmaker Barry Levinson (Rain Man, Homicide: Life on the Street) returns to his hometown of Baltimore, the setting of his Diner, Avalon, Tin Men and Homicide. The result is Liberty Heights, a warmly funny, semi-autobiographical tale told with an uncompromising eye for period detail and an eye-filling scale that includes 4,000 extras. The year is 1954, a season of dramatic social flux that Levinson explores through the eyes of a Jewish family, the Kurtzmans (Adrien Brody, Ben Foster, Joe Mantegna, Bebe Neuwirth). Friendship, romance, rock 'n' roll, courage, racism, Cadillacs, Halloween (Should a nice Jewish boy dress up as Hitler?): the times are indeed changing. The Kurtzmans - and America - will never be the same.
"One hell of a ride...Blasts your ears and scorches your eyes." - Los Angeles Times. "4-Stars Oliver Stone's finest hour. The Doors opens the minds, and then blows it aways." - Gannett Newpapers. Jim Morrison (Val Kilmer), one of the most sensual and exciting figures in the history of rock and roll, explodes on the screen in The Doors, the electrifying movie about a time called the sixties and a legendary outlaw who rocked America's consciousness - forever. Meg Ryan, Kyle MacLachlan, Frank Whaley, Kevin Dillon and Billy Idol also star.
Rated R.
"Sensationally entertaining...A suave, knowing picture." - New York Magazine. "Michael Douglas... scores a hit." - Newsweek. In this riveting behind-the-scenes look at big business in the 1980s, an ambitious young broker (Charlie Sheen) is lured into the illegal, lucrative world of corporate espionage when he is seduced by the power, status and financial wizardry of Wall Street legend Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas in his Oscar-winning performance). But he soon discovers that the pursuit of overnight riches comes at a price that's too high to pay. Daryl Hannah and Martin Sheen co-star in Oliver Stone's gripping morality tale about the American dream gone wrong.
Rated R.
"4-Stars A masterpiece. Seeing this movie once is not enough." - Roger Ebert, "Siskel&Ebert"/Chicago Sun-Times. "Breathtaking. Brilliant Oliver Stone pushes '90s film style to the exploding point." - John Powers, Vogue. They didn't win a Nobel Prize, throw a record fastball or travel another acceptable path to fame. What fugitive lovers Mickey and Mallory did was kill people. Lots of people. The media took care of the rest. Three-time Academy Award winner Oliver Stone (JFK, Platoon) delivers a powerful movie experience unlike any other: Natural Born Killers, a visually dazzling, wickedly funny slam of violence and media obsession that's "the most radical film any major studio has released since A Clockwork Orange" (Stephen Schiff, The New York). As Mickey and Mallory, Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis portray the kind of crazymixedup kids a demon has nightmares about. And Robert Downey Jr., Tommy Lee Jones, Tom Sizemore and Rodney Dangerfield make vivid impressions in this wild ride that packs a wallop.
Rated R.
"Stone's finest film to date." - Leonard Matlin, Leonard Matlin's Movie & Video Guide. "One of the best movies of the year..." - Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times. Tom Cruise delivers a riveting and unforgettable portrayal of Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic in Oliver Stone's Academy Award-winning masterpiece. Based on a true story, the acclaimed film follows the young Kovic from a zealous teen who eagerly volunteers for the Vietnam War, to an embittered veteran paralyzed from the mid-chest down. Deeply in love with his country, Kovic returned to an environment vastly different from the one he left, and struggled before emerging as a brave new voice for the disenchanted.
Rated R.
A remastered, extra-packed new DVD of "one of the 10-best films of the 1990s." - Roger Ebert, "Roger & Ebert & The Movies." "Stunning. Powerful. Remarkable. It holds the audience rapt in its grip. Don't trust anyone who claims this movie is hogwash." - David Ansen, Newsweek. Oliver Stone's powerful film about the shots heard round the world and the mystery enshrouding them is one of the most provocative movies of our time. Beside its box-office success, critical acclaim and awards, it played a major role in the national debate leading to the passage of the 1992 Assassination Materials Disclosure Act. This remastered two-disc DVD edition features the Academy Award-winning film with 17 added minutes (Disc A) and compelling extra features (Disc B) that enrich the mosaic of the turbulent investigation of President John F. Kennedy's 1963 assassination by Jim Garrison (Kevin Costner).
Rated R.
"The most earth-shaking game of football ever put on film." - David Ansen, Newsweek. "A screaming rocker of a movie. It blasts right over the the line." = Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune. Life is a contact sport and football is life when three-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone and a dynamic acting ensemble explore the fortunes of the Miami Sharks in Any Given Sunday, showcased in this deluxe edition with a second DVD full of high-scoring Extra Features! Embattled Sharks coach Tony D'Amato (Al Pacino) faces a full-on blitz of team strife plus a new owner (Cameron Diaz) sure Tony is way too Old School. An injured quarterback (Dennis Quaid), a flashy, bull-headed backup QB (Jamie Foxx), a slithery team doctor (James Woods) and a running back with an incentive-laden contract (LL Cool J) also fuel stories that zigzag like diagrams in a playbook. It adds up to "Stone's most electrifying film in years. A dazzling spectacle" (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone).
Rated R.
No Stone unturned: A great filmmake analyzes his life and times. You watch the End Credits scroll, finish the popcorn, turn up the lights - end of story. Not so with films made by three-time Academy Award winner Oliver Stone. They're like seismic events that stir up aftershocks of controversy and debate. Oliver Stone's America is an intriguing one-on-one with the director behind the movies, an insightful interviewed augmented with clips and photos from his films and personal life. Any Given Sunday, JFK, Natural Born Killers, Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July, Wall Street, Nixon and more are seen through the prism of Stone's own challenging perspective. "The mind thinks fast, "he says. "The audience understands. They see fast." It's a privilege to keep pace with a moviemaker with such uncompromising respect for his viewers.
Not Rated.
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