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Terror of Mechagodzilla

Aliens from a dying galaxy plan to destroy our cities and build their new home on Earth. Their weapon is Mechagodzilla, a 400-foot-tall robot, armed with powerful lasers and guided missiles. Only Godzilla is mighty enough to stop the colossal machine. But when Professor Mafuni joins the aliens, not even Godzilla will be able to defeat them. Mafuni controls Titanosaurus, a gigantic amphibious dinosaur, through a biomechanical connection with his cyborg daughter; but Interpol agents have discovered Titanosaurus' weakness, and may give Godzilla the fighting chance he needs to save the world! Terror of Mechagodzilla was directed by Inoshiro Honda, the first and the best of the Godzilla directors. Featuring images of superb quality taken from the film's original print, this 1978 classic is a valuable collector's treasure.

Not Rated.

Godzilla Versus Mothra

Years of nuclear testing have reduced Mothra's home on Monster island to a hideous wasteland. Now, greedy businessmen have turned Mothra's egg into a billion-dollar tourist attraction - and she wants it back. Tiny twin girls from Monster Island plead for the egg's return, but the businessmen refuse. It may be the last mistake they ever make, because Godzilla has risen and he's trampling Japan! When conventional weapons fail to stop the 40-story monster, Japan's leaders beg Mothra for help. But will she help the people who cause her so much suffering? And if she does, how can she stop the awesome power of Godzilla? Godzilla Versus Mothra was directed by Inoshiro Honda, the first and the best of the Godzilla directors. Featuring images of superb quality taken from the film's original print, this 1964 classic is a valuable collector's treasure.

Not Rated.

Gone With The Wind

"Without serious rivals as America's most popular film. Enormous in every way." - Kenneth Turan - Los Angeles Times. David O. Selznick's production of Margaret Mitchell's Pulitzer Prize winner Gone With The Wind is "the pinnacle of Hollywood moviemaking" Leonard Maltin of Entertainment Tonight said. And in Maltin's view, "it looks better than it has in years." This sweeping Civil War-era romance won an impressive 10 Academy Awards (including Best Picture), and its immortal characters Scarlett (Vivien Leigh), Rhett (Clark Gable), Ashley (Leslie Howard), Melanie (Olivia de Havilland), Mammy (Hattie McDaniel) and Prissy (Butterfly McQueen) populate an epic story of enduring appeal across generations. Judged by many to be the greatest movie of all time, Gone With The Wind now comes home in its best video edition ever!

Rated G.

Nixon

Anthony Hopkins (The Silence of the Lambs) electrifies the screen in the year's most-talked-about movie, Nixon - the acclaimed hit from controversial director Oliver Stone (JFK, Platoon)! Nominated for 4 Academy Awards, Nixon takes a riveting look at a complex man whose chance at greatness was ultimately destroyed by his passion for power - when his involvement in conspiracy jeopardized the nation's security and the presidency of the United States! With a phenomenal all-star cast, featuring Ed Harris (Apollo 13), James Woods (Casino) and Joan Allen (Searching For Bobby Fischer), Nixon is powerful motion picture entertainment you don't want to miss! Also included, exclusive never-before-seen footage, plus an Oliver Stone interview!

Rated R.

A Shock To The System

Madison Avenue exec Graham Marshall (Michael Caine) has paid his dues. A talented and devoted worker, he has suffered through mounting bills and a nagging wife with one thing to look forward to: a well-deserved promotion. But that all changes when his promotion is instead given to a loudmouthed yuppie associate (Peter Riegert). Annoyed and frustrated, Graham unleashes his rage on an overly aggressive panhandler, who he accidentally kills by pushing him into the path of an oncoming subway train. Graham not only copes with killing, but finds getting away with it is easy and re-thinks his problems with an entirely new solution. First, he arranges an "accident" for his annoying wife (Swoosie Kurtz). He then seduces a luscious young worker (Elizabeth McGovern) into his dark plot and creates another "mishap," this time for his boss. It seems like the world is once again Graham's oyster...but a missing cigarette lighter and a prying police detective (Will Patton) may change all that.

Rated R.

Malone

Malone. Ex-cop. Ex-CIA. Ex-plosive! Burt Reynolds is back in one of the hottest action-dramas of the year. He is Richard Malone, an ex-CIA agent looking to leave his past behind him and start a new life in the Pacific Northwest. But his dreams of living the quiet life soon go up in smoke when he stumbles onto a small town, military conspiracy led by a local millionaire and right-wing zealot, played to sinister perfection by Cliff Robertson. Add Lauren Hutton as Malone's ex-partner - and lover - who's next assignment from the CIA is to become Malone's assassin, and you have all the ingredients for a thrilling evening of fast-paced adventure, romance and suspense. Prepare yourself as three of Hollywood's top stars shine in one of the most explosive action-dramas of the year: Malone.

Rated R.

Godzilla Versus Monster Zero

When astronaut Fuji and Glen investigate the newly discovered Planet X, they encounter a race of super-intelligent beings who need Earth's help. Ghidra, the three-headed monster, is destroying the mysterious planet. Only Godzilla and Rodan can stop Ghidra, so the people of Planet X want to transport Earth's monsters to their world. The astronauts agree to the plan - but the leaders of Planet X take control of the creatures and use them as weapons to conquer planet Earth! As the aliens and their monsters storm the Earth with a campaign of destruction, military forces struggles to defend the helpless victims while scientists race to discover the aliens' weakness. Godzilla Versus Monster Zero was directed by Inoshiro Honda, the first and the best of the Godzilla directors. Featuring images of superb quality taken from the film's original print, this 1966 classic is a valuable collector's treasure.

Not Rated.

Alien 3

The final chapter of the most terrifying saga in science fiction history! Lt. Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) is the lone survivor when her crippled spaceship crash lands on Fiorina 161, a bleak wasteland inhabited by former inmates of the planet's maximum security prison. Ripley's fears that an Alien was aboard her craft are confirmed when the mutilated bodies of ex-cons begin to mount. Without weapons or modern technology of any kind, Ripley must lead the men into battle against the terrifying creature. And soon she discovers a horrifying fact about her link with the Alien, a realization that may compel Ripley to try destroying not only the horrific creature, but herself as well.

Rated R.

Shallow Grave

"There's a dash of Hitchcock suspense in this stew." - Rolling Stone. It starts with an ad in the newspaper and almost ends in murder. When David, Alex and Juliet find their new roommate dead on the bed with a fortune in a suitcase stuffed under it, they have no trouble deciding how to dispose of the cash - but when it comes to disposing of the body...All of them have to help. Only one of them has to do it. David pulls the short straw, but faced with the responsibility of cutting up a corpse, the man who was their friend becomes a monster. Yet David's descent into madness is nowhere near as threatening as the men who come looking for the money - or the violent lengths they'll go - to get it back.

Rated R.

Puppet Master

Alex Whittaker, played by Paul Le Mat (Melvin & Howard, The Burning Bed), and three other gifted psychics are investigating rumors that the secret of life has been discovered by master puppeteer Andre Toulon, played by William Hickey (Prizzi's Honor, The Name of the Game). but the psychics quickly discover Toulon's secret of death in the form of five killer puppets - each one uniquely qualified for murder and mayhem. Tunneler has a nasty habit of boring holes in people with his drill bit head. Ms. Leech reguritates killer leeches that suck her victims dry. Pin Head Strangles his enemies with his powerful vice-like hands. Blade has a gleaming hook for one hand and a razor-sharp knife for the other. And Jester, the ruthless brains of the bunch, is absolutely merciless. Special effects wizard, David Allen (Willow, Batteries Not Included), brings Toulon's killer puppets magically to life with the incredible flair that earned him an Academy Award Nomination for his work on Young Sherlock Holmes.

Rated R.


The Ref

"Lose-your-breath, hurt-your-sides funny!" - Good Morning America. MTV's Denis Leary stars in one of the year's most outrageous and highly acclaimed comedy hits. Leary plays an unfortunate cat burglar who becomes trapped in a fate worse than jail when he takes a bickering couple (Kevin Spacey - Consenting Adults, Judy Davis - Husbands & Wives) and their annoying relatives hostage. Before long, they're driving him nuts, and the line between who is hostage begins to blur. His only hope for survival is to act as their referee and resolve their differences - or it's going to mean instant insanity for everyone! Spend a hysterically funny evening with The Ref - you're sure to experience an irrerverent and fun-filled time!

Rated R.

El Mariachi

"The new year's most entertaining movie and sweetest surprise." - Richard Corliss, Time Magazine. All he wants is to be a mariachi, like his father, his grandfather and his great grandfather before him. But the town he thinks will bring him luck brings only a curse - of deadly mistaken identity. Forced to trade his guitar for a gun, the mariachi is playing for his life in this critically-acclaimed film debut from Robert Rodriguez. Financed with earnings from a month-long stay in a research hospital, this astonishing action-adventure was shot with no second takes using borrowed equipment and a talented cast of unknowns. The riveting results is awild bullet-dodging ride through a world of bandido violence - from the suspense of the opening shoot-out to the tragedy of the unexpected conclusion. With little more than a great story and a lot of heart, Rodriguez has created pure movie pleasure - setting himself as an unquestionable talent. "An enormously entertaining movie." (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times)

Rated R.

Hellraiser

From beyond the Outer Darkness. From the blackest corners of a family's past. From the nightmarish realm of the imagination comes Hellraiser. An old family home holds untold mysteries...and horrors for Larry Cotton and his wife, Julia. Floorboards that rattle. Rooms that absorb blood. The heavy and haunting air of things long past and better left forgotten. All fueled by the fugitive spirit of Larry's brother, Frank - who hovers halfway between this world and the next, between extreme pleasure and excruciating pain. And between family devotion and a deadly instinct for survival. Slowly, the old family home begins to swallow the Cottons. And there is no escape...for secret alliances and murderous seductions have been made which will propel the Cotton family into the horrifying and shocking conclusion of Hellraiser.

Rated R.

John Lennon

John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band with Yoko Ono, Eric Clapton, Klaus Voorman and Alan White

Live Rock& Roll Revival, Toronto. Also featuring Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard.

Never seen before film footage of the 1969 Rock & Roll Rivival in Toronto, captures John Lennon's first performance before a live audience in three years. As Lennon walked out onto the stage, for the first time with The Plastic Ono Band, it was a turning point in his career, and a milestone in the history of Rock & Roll. Less than a month after this concert took place, Lennon announced to the world that he was leaving The Beatles. "He no only exudes an eccentric charisma but also rocks with a fierce vitally...a momentous show." - Houston Chronicle. "O.K., we're just going to do numbers that we know, y'know, because we've never played together before." - John Lennon, Live on Stage, Toronto, September 13, 1969.

Not Rated.

U Turn

"5 Stars. It's Oliver Stone at his baddest and his best. An American classic..."Judy Gertsel, Toronto Star. He's a small-time gambler with a backpack full of cash, an overdue debt in Vegas and a broken radiator hose. She's a hot-and-cold vixen caught in the grips of a twisted relationship with her powerful husband. Both of them just want to get out of town. And after you meet the citizens of Superior, Arizona, you'll understand why. "A vision of America as a comic madhouse...raw, explosive and outrageous...so fast, funny and audacious it turns hell into a carnival." - Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune.

Rated R.

Brazil

Brazil is a surrealistic nightmare vision of a "perfect" future where technology reigns supreme. Everyone is monitored by a secret government agency that forbids love to interfere with efficiency. Jonathan Pryce and Robert De Niro star with Michael Palin in this chilling black comedy directed by former Monty Python member Terry Gilliam. When a daydreaming bureaucrat becomes unwittlingly involved with an underground superhero and a beautiful mystery woman, he becomes the tragic victim of his own romantic illusions. This offbeat fantasy blends biting humor with pointed commentary to come up with an unforgettable look at a delightfully dastardly tomorrow. "Best Picture." - Los Angeles Film Critics Association. "A remarkable accomplishment..." - The New York Times.

Rated R.

Candyman

Stand in front of the mirror, turn off the light, and chant the word "Candyman" five times. Then he'll appear behind you...if you believe. A children's ghost story comes to terrifying life in this gut-wrenching thriller about a graduate student whose research into modern folklore summons the spirit of the dead. Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) laughs when she interviews college freshmen about their superstitions. But when she hears about Candyman, a slave spirit with a hook hand who is said to haunt Chicago's notorious Cabrini-Green housing project, she thinks she has a new twist for this thesis. Braving the gang-ridden territory to visit the site of a brutal murder, Helen arrogantly assumes Candyman can't really exist...until he appears, igniting a string of terrifying, tragic slayings. But the police don't believe in monsters, and they charge Helen with the grisly crimes. And only one person can set her free. Candyman.

Rated R.

Casino Royale - James Bond 007

Move over, Sean Connery! Peter Sellers and Woody Allen head a zany, all-star cast of 007's in this uproarious "Bond-anza." The freewheeling farce begins when aging Sir James Bond (David Niven) is persuaded to rejoin Her Majesty's Secret Service and head an operation to smash SMERSH. His mission? Topple Le Chiffre (Orson Welles), whose baccarat winnings support the evil organization. Before you can say "double-oh-cross," enticing Vesper Lynd (Ursula Andress) recruits baccarat ace Evelyn Tremble (Sellers) to impersonate the suave super-sleuth and confront the villain. Adding to the mayhem is Sir James' neurotic nephew, Jimmy Bond (Allen), a SMERSH defector. Get set for the craziest, funniest Bond adventure ever when the chips are down at Casino Royale!

Rated PG.

Ice Cream Man

The happy jingle of the neighborhood ice cream truck turns into hell's bells as Gregory Tudor (Clint Howard) delivers torture, murder and mayhem with every scoop of Rock Road. After witnessing the murder of his friend "The Ice Cream King," Gregory grows up to become a demented ice cream man with mysterious frozen treats. No one is safe from the ice cream man in this pulse-pounding nightmare that's sure to leave you chilled to the bone.

Rated R.

The War of the Roses

"A deliciously mean-spirited free-for-all...evilly enchanting." - Janet Maslin, New York Times. In this blackest of comedies, a perfect 18-year marriage suddenly becomes unglued and the gleefully evil Barbara (Turner) and Oliver (Douglas) Rose single-mindedly inflict as much misery as possible on each other. Rather than just get divorced, the declare war, fighting to the bitter end over their mansion and every possession in it. Not even the calculating guidance of Oliver's lawyer (DeVito) can stop this uncompromisingly nasty twosome as their vicious battle sends them on an increasingly dark and dangerous path.

Rated R.

Raiders of the Lost Ark

This is it! Harrison Ford and filmmakers Steven Spielberg and George Lucas team in the first Indiana Jones movie - and set the whirlwind tone for Indy's adventures to come. Here, you'll find archaeologist Jones up to his neck in danger and - snakes alive! - up to his kneecaps in squirming reptiles. Indy hates snakes!! He hates Nazis, too, and he'll stop at nothing to keep those goose-stepping goons from obtaining the mystical Ark of the Covenant. Hang on - and enjoy! "The most incredible series of action and stunt set pieces I've ever seen in a movie." - Roger Ebert's Movie Home Companion.

Rated PG.

Evil Dead 2 : Dead By Dawn

Ash (Bruce Campbell), the sole survivor of The Evil Dead, returns to the same isolated cabin deep in the woods with his girlfriend, Annie (Sarah Berry). The two discover a mysterious tape recorder and hear the voice of Professor Knoby reciting passages from the Necromomekon, or Book of the Dead. Little do they know that the professor's words are powerful enough to invoke a spell that unleashes the spirit of evil alive in the remote forest surrounding them. Watch in terror as the plot sickens and the supernatural demons invade the cabin on a gory crusade for human victims. In desperation, Ash attempts to escape his horrific fate by battling with the grusome ghouls with the help of some unexpected visitors. However, he discovers that he is no match for the unspeakable creatures lurking behind every door, and waiting beyond every corner.

Rated R.

The Black Hole

There is a place in the universe beyond man's vision, yet within his grasp - the most powerful force in the cosmos, where the here and now may be forever. It goes through space swallowing everything in its path: radio waves, light...even planets and stars. Now, man is about to enter - The Black Hole. Captain Dan Holland, First Officer Charles Pizer, journalist Harry Booth and scientists Dr. Alex Durant and Dr. Kate McCrae are all aboard an Earth discovery vessel on a fruitless search for life in space, when they encounter a lost spaceship perched on the event horizon of the universe's most powerful phenomenon, a black hole. Untouched by the incredible gravitational forces, the travelers move in, finding an Earth scientist in a ship that is populated with robot slaves and harboring a terrible secret. Starring Maximillian Schell, Anthony Perkins, Robert Forster, Yvette Mimieux, Ernest Borgnine, Joseph Bottoms and the voice of Roddy McDowell, this digitally mastered Anniversary Edition captures all the excitement, color and spectacle seen in theatres, in an adventure that takes you where no film has gone before.

Rated PG.

George Lucas in Love

"Terrifically funny!" - CNN Showbiz Today. This hilarious satire of Shakespeare in Love searches for the "true" origins of the Star Wars saga as a young George Lucas tackles writer's block while trying to complete his final screenplay for USC Film School. Garnering laughs and cheers from critics and audiences alike, this award-winning short film places the master storyteller center-screen as he searches for inspiration, ultimately finding it in the colorful and ever-familiar characters that surround him. Taking Hollywood by storm and launching the careers of its young filmmakers, this parody found its way to the VCRs of virtually every industry player, including George Lucas himself who praised the film as "very funny." George Lucas in Love is a must-see treat packed with comedy, charm and unforgettable moments, sure to delight fans everywhere!

Not Rated.

Throw Momma From the Train

Owen is a momma's boy with a very strange Momma: she's a cross between Quasimodo and the Wicked Witch of the West, and Owen's spent a lifetime making her meals, cutting her toenails and getting crunched by her cane. Then, one day, along comes Larry...and Owen sees the path to possible salvation. Larry's having female problems of his own...in the form of an ex-wife who's really done him wrong. So, taking his cue from a Hitchcock thriller, Owen suggests they swap murders. After all, what are friends for? He'll murder Larry's lying loathsome, conniving ex-wife - if Larry will only send Momma to her maker. See how hilarious homicide can be when Danny DeVito and Billy Crystal star in this off-the-wall comedy hit and try to: "Throw Momma From the Train."

Rated PG-13.

Star Trek : The Motion Picture

Special Longer Version
The U.S.S. Enterprise proudly soars again in this original Star Trek movie classic. When an unidentified alien destroys three powerful Klingon cruisers, Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) returns to the newly transformed U.S.S. Enterprise to take command. Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley and the cast from the acclaimed Star Trek television series mobilize at warp speed to stop the alien intruder from its relentless flight toward Earth. An Oscar-nominated, special effects spectacular, Star Trek : The Motion Picture is an epic first adventure in the legendary film series.

Rated G.

Labyrinth

"I couldn't wish for a movie with more imagination or fun." - Leonard Maltin, Entertainment Tonight. Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) has just made a terrible wish. She wished her baby brother would be taken away by goblins - and her wish comes true! The Goblin King (David Bowie) has whisked the boy off to his castle to be goblinized. Now Sarah must rescue him, but that means getting into the Goblin Castle and facing the mighty Jareth. Between Sarah and the castle stands the Labyrinth, a magically mesmerizing world of mazes, mystery and spellbinding excitement! A world where all sorts of endearing and tricky, delightfully mischievous creatures lurk around every corner! Enter with Sarah into a world of wonderment...enter into the Labyrinth!

Rated PG.

Delicatessen

A futuristic comic feast. You are what you eat. That saying may make you wonder about the characters in this acclaimed, offbeat comedy. They are all human beings! Winner of Best Film honors at the Chicago International Film Festival, Delicatessen is like a modern comic book come to live-action screen life (the filmmakers cite cartoonist Tex Gilliam as influences). Its crazy-quilt story takes place in a rickety apartment building. There, a sweet-natured clown takes a room and becomes a catalyst in the lives of a cleaver-wielding butcher, his myopic daughter, a woman with a flair for suicide, toymakers who create little boxes that go "moo", and other unusual tenants. What a moo-vie! Delicatessen is "murderously funny!" (Michael Wilmington, Los Angeles Times).

Rated R.

Iron Maiden : From There to Eternity

Having just spent the past 2 days making the video for "From Here To Eternity," the last 14 hours of which have been spent filming nothing but performance footage, I am reminded of everything I love and hate about making videos and the great memories which come back to mind. This video that you hold in your hands contains every one of those memories, from the beginning with our first video "Women In Uniform" right down to the last few moments spent finishing "From Here To Eternity." We hope you enjoy them. - Iron Maiden:

Not Rated.

Hostile Takeover

A man on the edge has nothing to lose. Hostile Takeover is a psychological thriller about a shy, mild mannered businessman who singlehandedly launches a terrifying assault on his company. Armed with guns and explosives and taking three coworkers as hostages, Eugene (David Warner) soon becomes embroiled in a deadly confrontation with the police. Stating no motive for his actions and making no demands, he keeps the suspense at a fever pitch as the police race against time to free the hostages in this riveting drama.

Rated R.

Nell

"You must see Jodie Foster, an incredible performance. A wonderful film." - Joel Siegel, Good Morning America. Jodie Foster earned a Best Actress Academy Award nomination for her brilliant performance in "Nell", an unforgettable movie that will touch your heart and stir your soul. When doctor Jerry Lovell ( Liam Neeson, Oscar-nominee for "Schindler's List") discovers a young woman living by herself in the backwoods of North Carolina, he is intrigued by her erratic behavior and unique pattern of speech. Together with a psychologist (Natasha Richardson, "The Handmaid's Tale"), Lovell becomes determined to pierce Nell's private world and protect her from the courts - and a life of scientific study. But as he delves deeper into the mystery surrounding Nell, racing against time and a system bent on shattering her spirit, he finds that the woman whoses way of life he has sought to protect, has transformed his own forever.

Rated PG-13.

Deadlock

In the prison of the future, inmates locked in "Wedlock Collars" have no bars, no windows, and no chance of escape...until now. After hiding 25 million dollars world of diamonds, jewel thief Frank Warren (Rutger Hauer) is double-crossed by both his bestfriend and his fiancee, and placed in an experimental maximum security prison. At Camp Holiday, each prisoner is fitted with an explosive-filled "wedlock collar" that's electronically linked to the collar of another prisoner. If the two wedlock partners are separated by more than 100 yards, both of their collars will explode. Since prisoners are not told the identity of their wedlock partners , escape is seemingly impossible. When a woman named Ivory (Mimi Rogers) claims to be Frank's wedlock partner, he's skptical...until she orchestrates their escape, heads still intact. In a deadly game of hide and seek the two unwilling partners are relentlessly pursued by the authorities and cruelly hunted by Frank's murderous associates. It's a race against time...to get the diamonds, save their lives, and break out of wedlock. Deadlock is a high-tech futuristic thriller, bristling with suspense and nonstop action.

Rated R.

Hoffa

Sweeping over four decades, screenwriter David Mamet's unforgettable epic traces Hoffa's turbulent career from 1935 when he first solicits overworked, underpaid truck drivers like Bobby Ciaro (Danny DeVito) to join the fledgling International Brotherhood of Teamsters. As a faithful righthand man, Ciaro was by Hoffa's side during his passionate struggle for power, his complex relationship with the Mob and his subsequent conviction and prison term at the hand of Robert Kennedy. Visually spectacular, Hoffa is a "stirring provocative expose" (Rolling Stone) of the legendary union hero, whose mysterious disappearance in 1975 has never been explained.

Rated R.

The Mummy Returns

The year's biggest action-adventure is coming home...with a vengeance! Brendan Fraser and an all-star cast reunite with Stephen Sommers for explosive, non-stop thrills in "the ultimate rollercoaster movie ride!" (Seattle Post Intelligencer) An ancient legacy of terror is unleashed when the accused mummy, Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo), is resurrected - along with a force even more powerful: The Scorpion King (The Rock). Now, as the fate of all mankind hangs in the balance, Rick O' Connell (Fraser) and his wife (Rachel Weisz) embark on a daring, desperate race to save their son - and the world - from unspeakable evil. Super-charged with pulse-pounding action and spectacular special effects that'll blow you away, The Mummy Returns is "the best adventure movie of the year!" (MTV Radio)

Rated PG-13.

Thinner

"A ghoulish romp!" - Mike Floyd, Detroit Free Press. Based on the best-seller, Stephen King's Thinner serves up the story of a 300-pound attorney with an inflated ego to match. A 109-year-old gypsy with a supernatural ax to grind. And a dose of deadly revenge that compels its victim to eat now...and pay later. Starring Robert John Burke (RoboCop 3, Killer: A Journal of Murder, Tombstone) and Joe Mantegna (Bugsy, The Godfather III), with sensational effects from the Academy Award-winning make-up wizard behind The Mask and Mrs. Doubtfire, it's the shocking story of the ultimate payback.

Rated R.

Manhunter

The tension never stops winding tighter in Michael Mann's chilling "Manhunter". A retired detective (William L. Petersen) is coaxed back to catch a brutal serial killer. His only chance: to enter his quarry's mind and sift his twisted dreams for clues. The risk: his own fragile sanity. Mann, director of "Thief" and executive producer of "Miami Vice," has crafted a stylish, relentlessly intense murder mystery that hurtles the viewer to the edge of madness and beyond. A first-rate psychological thriller, "Manhunter" packs a wallop so absorbing your eyes won't leave the screen.

Rated R.

Cyborg

"Bloodsport's" martial arts wizard Jean-Claude Van Damme carves out a dazzling new domain as the future's most fearsome warrior in this sweeping sword and sci-fi adventure epic. Convulsed by social anarchy and a virulent, incurable plague, twenty-first century America has descended into a seething, barbaric nightmare. On a desperate quest for data to cure the epidemic, a beautiful human-robot Cyborg is captured by cannibalistic Flesh Pirates, who plot to keep the cure for themselves. Now, only the awesome fighting skills of sword-for-hire Gibson Rickenbacker (Jean-Claude Van Damme) can rescue her - and save what remains of civilization. From the director of "The Sword and the Sorcerer", "Cyborg" delivers an explosive, future shocked bloody battle against the ultimate evil.

Rated R.

Gone Fishin'

When this pair hooks up, even the fish are laughing! This hilarious hit stars Danny Glover (Lethal Weapon series) and Joe Pesci (My Cousin Vinny, Lethal Weapon II & III) as the funniest fishermen ever to throw out a line! Best buddies Gus (Glover) and Joe (Pesci) eagerly anticipate another quiet, relaxing fishing trip. Only things don't go quite as they planned! Instead, they innocently create an unstoppable series of outrageous mishaps, destroying everything in their wake! Catch all the crowd-pleasing fun and nonstop laughs as these pals land in one comic disaster after another...and deliver one of the wildest comedy adventures in years!

Rated PG.