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Adapted from Paddy Chayefsky's Marty, this film from writer-director Chris Columbus stars John Candy as Danny Muldoon, a Chicago police officer who still lives at home with his overbearing mother, Rose (Maureen O'Hara). When Danny meets the shy Theresa (Ally Sheedy) one night at a bar, he's instantly smitten. Unfortunately, both Danny's friends and Rose disapprove, making his quest for a normal relationship and life seemingly impossible.
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Sibling rivalry hits the stage as estranged brothers compete against each other at a music fest in this bittersweet tale set in Ireland. Returning home after over 20 years, Jimmy (Colm Meaney) is determined to see his band win a music competition, but not if brother John Joe (Bernard Hill) has anything to do with it. As the two pull dirty tricks on each other, John Joe's fiddler (Andrea Corr) catches the eye of a handsome lad in Jimmy's band.
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Bowl (Kenny Kwan) and Noodle (Steven Cheung) are two high school slackers who must sidestep three "problems" each day before they can get to school: the neighborhood bully, Razor, a cop named David and a small-time hood named Ganker. But when Bowl and Noodle (under duress) join Ganker's gang, their fast track to fame could turn deadly! The boys have just 10 hours to live life to the fullest before a final reckoning.
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Hanging up his life as a judo master, Sveto Bo (Louis Koo) opens a nightclub, where he tries to replace his old passion with a thirst for alcohol and gambling. But when a new judo fighter (Aaron Kwok) arrives to challenge him and a former rival comes out of the woodwork, it's time for the old champion to brush up on his skills. Turning his nightclub into an arena, Sveto Bo takes on his opponents one by one.
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A curse from the past threatens to destroy a budding romance in this lighthearted comedy. Suffering from a bad-luck spell placed on her family generations ago, Yip (Miriam Yeung) is on the verge of losing her job. She seeks help from dashing feng shui expert Lai (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai), and the two hit it off. But it seems that even the harmonic principles of feng shui can't save the romance when Lai learns of Yip's ancestral curse.
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Fueled by ragtime music, The Sting takes the thrill of the confidence game to giddy heights. After rookie grifter Johnny Hooker (Robert Redford) tracks down veteran flim-flam man Henry Gondorff (Paul Newman) in 1930s Chicago, the duo plans to fleece a homicidal racketeer (Robert Shaw) through a phony racetrack scam. Ripe with double and triple crosses, The Sting keeps viewers guessing (and yearning for another Newman-Redford seriocomic teaming).
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NBC's epic miniseries follows the tragic story of Greek hero Hercules (Paul Telfer), who feels obligated to carry out 12 daring feats -- including killing Hydra the beast and the feared Nemean lion -- after slaying his three sons. Set against the stunning backdrop of New Zealand, the film also stars Sean Astin, Leelee Sobieski, Elizabeth Perkins, Tyler Mane, Kim Coates, Leeanna Walsman and Timothy Dalton.
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This moving film, written and directed by Kim Ki-Duk and starring Lee Seung-yun and Jae Hee, made its North American debut at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. A study of impermanence and despair, it tracks how a homeless man attempts to find solace and sanctuary in vacation houses left empty by their owners in between visits. Although he may have a roof over his head during his stay, the fleeting nature of security continues to haunt him.
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Dark deeds and intrigue abound when petty thief Sue Trinder (Sally Hawkins) helps con man Richard Rivers (Rupert Evans) defraud a wealthy heiress, Maud Lilly (Elaine Cassidy), of her inheritance. But Sue's plans are thwarted when she falls in love with Maud. The tale twists as the young women are separated but come to realize the strength of their passion for each other in this BBC adaptation of Sarah Waters Booker's novel.
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Based on a true story, this action-packed drama follows hydroplane boat racer Jim McCormick (Jim Caviezel) as he prepares for the 1971 Gold Cup championship. When his depressed river town of Madison, Ind., is chosen to host the championship, Jim revamps his decommissioned racer with help from his pal (Brent Briscoe) and a retired mechanic (Bruce Dern). Will the race restore Madison's long-lost glory? Jake Lloyd and Mary McCormac co-star.
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A group of outcasts from California's Venice Beach change the face of skateboarding forever in this 1970s tale written by "Skateboard Godfather" Stacy Peralta. The Z-Boys (a group of radical riders who scout the neighborhoods for empty swimming pools) invent a brazen style of skating, become legends and deal with heartache when the sport they live for turns into big business. Heath Ledger, Rebecca De Mornay and Johnny Knoxville star.
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Dutiful daughter Wil (Michelle Krusied) sidesteps her mother's (Joan Chen) attempts to marry her off in Alice Wu's romantic comedy set in New York. At 28, Wil's the old maid of her traditional Chinese family, so there's no way she can tell them about her budding romance with Vivian (Lynn Chen). But there's no avoiding mom's meddling matchmaking when she shows up on Wil's doorstep looking for a place to stay.
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Zach Harper (Milo Ventimiglia) attends a high school that's rich with tradition. There are football games, pep rallies and, of course, the "Dirty Deeds," a series of humiliating pranks that every senior has to complete -- or else he faces the wrath of the entire football team. But Zach's plight gets even worse when an arrogant jock (Matthew Carey) threatens to harm Zach's dream girl (Lacey Chabert) if he screws up.
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In this pitch-black comedy, recent college grad Heck Prigusivac (Jonathan Tucker) takes a job as executioner at the same prison where his estranged brother Chick (Jeremy Renner) resides on death row. Family bonds put a strain on the young executioner, and life gets even more complicated when Heck falls in love with another death row inmate -- his brother's ex-girlfriend (Ginnifer Goodwin). Christine Ebersole and Michael Fairman co-star.
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It's 1936, and two sisters, Janet and Ursula Widdington (Maggie Smith and Judi Dench), are at their beach house in Cornwall for some rest and relaxation. But their idyll is interrupted when they chance upon a mystery man awash on the beach and decide to nurse him back to health. Turns out he's Andrea (Daniel Bruhl), a violinist who was bound for America when his ship encountered trouble. Before long, he takes the quiet fishing village by storm. …
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When lounge singers Sam (Sam Rockwell) and Eddie (Steve Zahn) are mistaken for ace safecrackers, they reluctantly enter the criminal underworld in this madcap farce. Jewish gangster Big Fat Bernie (Michael Lerner) sends Veal Chop (Paul Giamatti) to con safecrackers Frank (Mark Ruffalo) and Mitchell (Josh Pais) into service, but the henchman mistakes the singers for the crooks. Soon, Sam and Eddie find themselves on the other side of the law.
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Buenos Aires in the 1970s was a hotbed of dictatorial political unrest marked by a rash of disappearances (read: abductions and murders). Theatre director Carlos Rueda (Antonio Banderas) and his wife, Cecilia (Emma Thompson), get caught up in the flux when she writes an inflammatory editorial. When Cecilia's jailed, Carlos develops the supernatural ability to see the future -- a future where he imagines his wife dying during an escape attempt.
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Young Spanish flamenco dancer Carmen (Natalia Verbeke), who lives in London, is on the verge of marrying Barnaby (James D'Arcy). By happenstance, she meets Kit (Gael Garcia Bernal), a Brazilian actor, the night before her wedding and ends up kissing him. What follows is subterfuge galore (to cover up their budding lust). Better cross a few of those t's, too! Costars Charlie Cox and Tom Hardy. Matthew Parkhill directs.
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Perpetually hilarious Tom Green stars as Bob, an American convinced he's found his calling as a butler. And where else can he master the art of service but in England, where the crème de la crème of butlers reside? But being the cut-up that he is, Bob turns every learning opportunity into a challenge for his mentors, who can't decide whether he's hapless or hopeless. When Bob returns stateside, though, he's determined to work in his chosen field.
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Set in Tokyo, this disturbing thriller follows three people facing a mystery that defies temporal explanation as a young man named Taguchi kills himself and later appears as a spectral computer image. Soon more of the city's denizens vanish in a similar fashion, with their ghostly souls turning up on the same Internet site. Can Taguchi's co-worker (Kumiko Aso), a college slacker (Haruhiko Kato) and a computer whiz (Koyuki) solve the conundrum?
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Ralph (Adam Butcher) is a typical teenager with atypical questions, the largest of which concerns his mother. She's fallen into a coma, and the 14-year-old has set his sights on winning the 1954 Boston Marathon in a makeshift barter with God to make his mother well. His teacher, Father Hibbert (Campbell Scott), wants to encourage his dream, but in doing so, he goes up against the reserved, ever-realistic Father Fitzpatrick (Gordon Pinsent).
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This disc contains the episodes: "Secret Origins Part 1," "Secret Origins Part 2," "Secret Origins Part 3," "In Blackest Night Part 1," "In Blackest Night Part 2," "The Enemy Below Part 1," and "The Enemy Below Part 2."
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This disc contains the episodes: "Injustice for All Part 1," "Injustice for All Part 2," "Paradise Lost Part 1," "Paradise Lost Part 2," "War World Part 1" and "War World Part 2."
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This disc contains the episodes: "The Brave and the Bold Part 1," "The Brave and the Bold Part 2," "Fury Part 1," "Fury Part 2," "Legends Part 1" and "Legends Part 2."
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This disc contains the episodes: "A Knight with Shadows Part 1," "A Knight with Shadows Part 2," "Metamorphosis Part 1," "Metamorphosis Part 2," "The Savage Time Part 1," "The Savage Time Part 2" and "The Savage Time Part 3."
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Charles Dickens's beloved story The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby is the inspiration for this drama set in 1800s England. Life hands Nicholas Nickleby (Charlie Hunnam) a difficult hand when his father dies and Nicholas, his sister and his mother, now penniless, are forced to seek help from his twisted Uncle Ralph (Christopher Plummer), who only wants to tear the family apart. Nathan Lane and Jim Broadbent also star.
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After marrying her high school sweetheart (Paul Rudd), Pricilla Chase (Parker Posey) created the perfect life for herself. But she seems to have left something out -- her orgasm. Now, with her husband off exploring his manhood by trying to get in bed with a college coed (Mischa Barton), Priscilla's left to discover how to pleasure herself. Danny DeVito and Liza Minnelli round out an all-star ensemble cast.
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Thirtysomething couple Michael (Zach Braff) and Jenna (Jacinda Barrett) face parenthood and other life-changing events in this ensemble drama, a remake of Italian director Gabriele Muccino's film L'Ultimo Bacio. The story follows Michael and Jenna as they navigate the challenging responsibilities of parenthood and the deterioration of their own aging parents. Blythe Danner, Casey Affleck, Rachel Bilson and Tom Wilkinson co-star.
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When Frank (John Simm), a lonely librarian looking for love, falls for the sexy Miranda (Christina Ricci), he gets drawn into a strange world of deception and intrigue. Not to overreact, but Miranda seems to have three identities -- con woman, dancer and dominatrix (talk about a triple threat!). But which one is the real Miranda? Kyle MacLachlan and John Hurt co-star in this dark romantic comedy/thriller that will keep you guessing to the end.
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Patrick Stewart provides the voice of "the Raven" in this BBC production that brings to life Hans Christian Andersen's dark fairy tale through a magical blend of live action, animation, music and song. As young Gerda (Sydney White) searches for her best friend, who's been abducted by the Snow Queen (Tiffany Amber Knight), she enters a magical landscape that includes talking flowers, helpful critters and mythical figures.
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This epic actioner tells the story of Xiaoyan (Ping Chin), a young woman determined to seek vengeance on the thieves who stole her father's coveted sword, crippling him in the process. But her quest may be derailed when she runs across her long-lost mother, whose treachery played a hand in the crime. This martial arts melodrama of family secrets and flying swords was written and directed by Shaw Brothers filmmaker Meng Hua Ho.
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Mary (Keisha Castle-Hughes) and Joseph (Oscar Isaac) make the hard journey to Bethlehem for a blessed event in this retelling of the Nativity story. From director Catherine Hardwicke (Thirteen), this meticulously researched and visually lush adaptation of the biblical tale follows the pair on their arduous path to their arrival in a small village, where they find shelter in a quiet manger and Jesus is born. Shohreh Aghdashloo co-stars.
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College baseball star Doug Gordon's (Patrick McGaw) dream life turns into a nightmare when he makes the serious mistake of engaging in a steamy sexual liaison with mysterious beauty Melissa Nelson (Molly Ringwald). When he returns to his loyal girlfriend, Laura (Sarah Lassez), the psychologically unhinged Melissa doesn't cope well with rejection -- and soon, she turns her vengeful eye on Laura in this tense thriller.
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A rebellious vampire named Edgar (Leo Gregory) begins feasting on flu victims in this sci-fi horror film set in an alternate world where vampires live peacefully among people. Sent by the Church to capture Edgar, Silus (Dougray Scott) uncovers the creature's chilling secrets. Saffron Burrows stars as the police chief who helps Silus hunt down the bloodsucker in Nuovo Zelandia, an alternate dimension of 1960s New Zealand.
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Awakening after 20 years in a coma that resulted from a break-dancing accident, Justin Schumacher (Jamie Kennedy) discovers that his parents have enormous medical bills -- and he tries to save the day by entering himself and his friends in a dance competition. But standing in the way is a longtime foe … who's engaged to Justin's dream girl. Michael Rosenbaum and Maria Menounos also star in this 2007 comedy from director Harvey Glazer.
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When a wealthy landlord causes the death of a poor farmer, enslaves the man's wife and daughter, and then kills a snake the wife was protecting, he unleashes the serpent's curse. Before long, the landlord finds himself being driven mad by deathly spirits as terrible misfortune rains down on his family -- including his son, whose young bride starts growing scales and green skin in this film from Japanese horror auteur Nobuo Nakagawa.
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From director Gregory Jacobs and executive producers George Clooney and Steven Soderbergh comes this chilling highway horror flick starring Ashton Holmes, Emily Blunt and Martin Donovan. While driving home for Christmas break, two college students find their vehicle broken down on a deserted road where the souls of all who have perished there return to haunt them.
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After watching beautiful vampire Tatiana (Charlotte Ayanna) suck her victim dry, good Samaritan Harry (Sean Patrick Flanery) falls hopelessly in love. To prevent her from claiming any more innocent lives, he takes it upon himself to follow Tatiana, kidnap her and lock her in his basement. Sure, it's twisted … but this relationship just may work. Josh Hopkins, Boyd Kestner and Michael Biehn co-star in this blend of the comic and the horrific.
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After pulling off a major heist, a group of ex-military outlaws commandeer a plane for their getaway. But when one of the group betrays them by parachuting out with the cash, the rest follow -- and find themselves in the middle of a nightmare. They take shelter in an abandoned farmhouse set in a cornfield, where sinister scarecrows soon come to life and start taking them out one by one in this spine-chilling cult classic.
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Unspeakable evil stalks the hallways of Rogers High School. As fear runs rampant, a family of investigators tries to identify a deadly power that's claiming students one by one. Nate and Sarah Springfield and their two teenage children go undercover to root out the evil, but will their own resourcefulness protect them from harm ... and from their own prejudices?
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A group of hormonal teeny-boppers turn a creepy old house into party central and unknowingly unleash an ancient demon that chooses, uh, very Bloody Marys as his drink of choice! All the old reliable stereotypes are represented in this ghoulish blood-fest: the arrogant ex-boyfriend, the hero, the jerky new love interest. … Alas, most of them become fodder for the demon. It's his night, after all!
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At first, Shirley's idea to throw a party for her schoolmates at a rumored-to-be-haunted house seems like a killer idea. But their antics anger their unseen hostess, who unleashes an army of teenage demons with orders to hunt them down. Zoe Trilling, Amelia Kinkade and Christine Taylor (The Brady Bunch Movie, Zoolander and Dodgeball) co-star in this direct-to-video sequel to the 1988 gore fest Night of the Demons.
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Neurotic prep school English teacher Jake Singer (Chris Eigeman) seeks therapy after he gets dumped. Along the way, he meets and woos a gorgeous and wealthy widow (Famke Janssen) while his shrink (Ian Holm) -- who may or may not be real -- badgers him with Freudian mind games. Director Oren Rudavsky's smart romantic comedy, based on a novel by Daniel Menaker, won the Best New York Award at the Tribeca Film Festival.
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Luke Wilson is both star and co-director of this feel-good flick about Texas ex-con Wendell Baker, who vows to redeem himself by helping a group of troubled retirees fight corruption at the Shady Grove Retirement Hotel. Sultry Eva Mendes co-stars as Baker's girlfriend who may or may not take him back, Luke's brother Owen Wilson plays the evil head nurse, and seasoned acting veteran Harry Dean Stanton shines as salty hotel resident Skip.
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Leaving the pain of a high-profile breakup behind in Los Angeles, Carter Webb (Adam Brody) heads to the Michigan home of his ailing, quirky grandmother (Olympia Dukakis) with plans to nurse her back to health. But he doesn't count on the help of a family of women living across the street, who help him heal by drawing him into their lovely world. Meg Ryan, Makenzie Vega and Kristen Stewart co-star in Jon Kasdan's feature-film debut.
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Thirtysomething slacker Tom Reilly (Zach Braff) is somewhat of a career underachiever. When his pregnant wife, Sofia (Amanda Peet), decides to quit her demanding career as a well-paid, high-profile attorney and become a stay-at-home mother, Tom is forced to step up to the plate and become the family breadwinner. Unfortunately, Tom's employer fires him, and his only option is to accept a job from his backbreaking father-in-law (Charles Grodin).
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When 16-year-old David Forrester (Ricky Ullman) loses his rock star older brother, he becomes obsessed with death. Worried, David's parents send him to a camp for troubled youths. Bad move: Tormented by the sadistic program leader (Dallas Page) and his young assistant (Talan Torriero), David becomes haunted by the ghost of a past camper (Connor Ross) in this character-driven supernatural chiller from Tim Sullivan.
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Four days before the bar exam, ambitious legal intern Rick Robinson (Ben Gourley) makes a promise to his boss, McAllister (Rutger Hauer), and finds himself on a cross-country road trip from hell with McAllister's niece (Mila Kunis) and her pet pig in this comedy. En route from Miami to L.A., Robinson is set off course by hitchhikers, breakdowns and even love on a journey that proves that there's more to life than making it to the exam on time.
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Adult Swim's fast-food heroes -- Master Shake, Frylock and Meatwad -- make the leap to the big screen in this action-adventure saga that explores the genesis of the wisecracking team, which comes together when a relentless exercise apparatus emerges as a threat. Unable to outrun it, the trio panics as the Plutonians and the Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past -- seeking world domination -- unite to take control of the evil body-shaper.
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Ad exec Ed Waxman (Brendan Fehr) has two problems: One, he has 48 hours to come up with a can't-miss campaign or he's out of a job; and two, a visit from his oversexed brother Cooper (Chris Klein), who insists on helping Ed score, proves to be a distraction he can't ignore. Directed by Pat Holden, this hilariously raunchy comedy also stars Chandra West, Craig Fairbrass, Paul Campbell and Nicole McKay.
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Paul Weston (Henry Thomas) and his crew have the perfect jewel heist planned. Every detail has been organized, every contingency prepared for, except one: Roger Hargitay (David Boreanaz) and his team have the same plan. On one fateful night, the perfect robbery spins out of control as both gangs fight for a single goal. Vera Farmiga, Bruce Dern, Nick Lachey and Gary Busey co-star in this explosive caper.
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Nominated for six Oscars, this edge-of-your-seat dramatic triumph follows the trials of a German U-boat crew during World War II. Upon its restored re-release in 1997, an hour was added to the original film, which further augmented its impact. It also played as a six-hour German miniseries. In all its forms, the realistic and gripping battle scenes and palpable human struggle make Das Boot a critical hit.
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Sean Penn directs this feature based on best-selling author Jon Krakauer's true story of a young man who gives up everything to lead a solitary life in the wild. Christopher McCandless (Emile Hirsch), a trust-fund college graduate, abandons his safe existence to trek across the harsh yet beautiful terrain of Alaska. William Hurt and Marcia Gay Harden co-star, along with Catherine Keener, Vince Vaughn and Hal Holbrook (in an Oscar-nominated role).
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In this offbeat Filipino fantasy, six teens find themselves cast in the role of world saviors when the vengeful villain Diego (Monsour del Rosario) abducts their parents … who happen to be the fabled superheroes known as the Noypi. Along with martial artist Lia (Jennylyn Mercado) -- sent from the future to help the youngsters discover and hone their inherited powers -- can the kids save their parents from doom and deliver the planet from evil?
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In this quirky update on a classic fairy tale, freshman Sydney White (Amanda Bynes) pledges a once dignified sorority, only to find it has devolved into a nasty, backhanded clique. Disenchanted by the experience, Sydney takes up with a group of seven outcasts. Together with her band of merry misfits, she challenges the school's social hierarchy and looks to take down sorority president Rachel (Sara Paxton), the wicked campus villain.
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Mel Brooks' comic genius is unleashed in spades in this episodic spoof of history's seminal moments, narrated by Orson Welles. Beginning with a brilliant send-up of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Brooks then lampoons the Stone Age, the Roman Empire, the Spanish Inquisition and ends with a clever takeoff on the French Revolution. The all-star-cast includes Sid Caesar, Gregory Hines, Madeleine Kahn, Dom DeLuise, Harvey Korman and, of course, Brooks.
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While staving off a power plant disaster, Russian worker Timofey (Paddy Considine) is exposed to radiation and blamed for the accident. With days to live, he steals some plutonium and tries to sell it on Moscow's black market in an effort to provide for his family. Along the way, he gets help from a low-level thug, with whom he forges an unlikely connection. Radha Mitchell co-stars in this gripping HBO adaptation of Ken Kalfus's short story.
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Late one night, Lucas (Michaël Cohen) and Clémentine (Olivia Bonamy) encounter strange events in their remote country home. It starts with prank calls and strange noises, but when the power is cut off and their car disappears, the terrified couple is trapped by the unseen force. Is it simply kids from the school where Clémentine teaches, or could it have something to do with a mother and daughter who mysteriously vanished the day before?
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When a book on Lenny Bruce falls into the right young, disaffected, youthful hands, the FCC has its work cut out for it. Christian Slater plays a quiet high school student whose alter ego "Hard Harry" cries injustice and spins punk and rap records from his basement at night for a growing fan base who finds his radio frequency. When the ultra-conservative school administration starts swinging, Hard Harry's fans rally, and Slater gets the girl.
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Penniless heroine Fanny Price (Frances O'Connor) is sent to live with wealthy relatives in 1800s England, where her wit and writing talent find the room -- and circumstance -- to grow. Her friendship with cousin Edmund (Jonny Lee Miller) evolves into a deep love, but Fanny is pursued by an eager suitor (Alessandro Nivola), whose sister is after Edmund. The film is loosely based on Jane Austen's most autobiographical novel.
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Auteur David Lynch sets this early effort in an industrial wasteland of a town, where young factory worker Henry Spencer (Jack Nance) dwells alongside grotesque characters and bizarre creatures -- not the least of which is his own child. Henry's girlfriend, Mary X (Charlotte Stewart), announces that she's expecting, but the real surprise comes when she gives birth to a deformed, squalling aberration -- and leaves the mutant in Henry's care.
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Thomas (Martin Donovan) suffers from amnesia after hurtling out of a Manhattan window and meets an ex-nun, Isabelle (Isabelle Huppert), moonlighting as an erotica writer while waiting for God to give her a mission. Isabelle, a virgin, propositions Thomas. But right before she beds him, she's overcome with a strange feeling that leads to both of them uncovering Thomas's dark and mysterious past.
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When Rudy Baylor (Matt Damon), a young attorney with no clients, goes to work for a seedy ambulance chaser, he wants to help the parents of a terminally ill boy in their suit against an insurance company (represented by a ruthless Jon Voight). But to take on corporate America, Rudy and a scrappy paralegal (Danny DeVito) must open their own law firm. Francis Ford Coppola adapts and directs this story based on John Grisham's best-selling novel.
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At the turn of the 20th century, Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis, in an Oscar-winning role) becomes a tycoon when he buys the oil rights to a California family's ranch. Meanwhile, as the simple village becomes a boomtown, a charismatic young preacher (Paul Dano) fights his community's growing greed. Kevin J. O'Connor, Ciarán Hinds and Russell Harvard co-star in writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson's Oscar-nominated adaptation of Upton Sinclair's novel Oil!
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A mysterious virus creates pandemonium as it spreads through the Big Apple in this eerie creature feature that gives new meaning to the term rat race. On a scorching day in Manhattan, the denizens of a tumbledown tenement on Mulberry Street grouse about the heat, but as night falls, they find themselves battling a horde of mutants turning powerless New Yorkers into a bloodthirsty new species. Nick Damici, Kim Blair and Bo Corre star.
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Nicholas Hytner, Richard Griffiths and Frances de la Tour reprise their Tony-winning roles in this engaging film version of Alan Bennett's play chronicling a rowdy group of boys on their way to higher education. On a quest to attend either Oxford or Cambridge, the teens grapple with the intricacies of university entrance exams and admissions, ultimately learning as much about the education system as they do about academics.
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Changing fortunes await wealthy but dejected industrialist Aditya (Shahid Kapoor) when he meets a spirited chatterbox named Geet (Kareena Kapoor) on a train in this breezy romantic comedy from Bollywood director Imtiaz Ali. Nursing a broken heart, Aditya ends up traveling with the impulsive Geet, who's on her way to elope with her secret beau. But fate has other plans, and soon Geet and Aditya are thrust together again ... perhaps for keeps.
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Director David Lynch weaves another complex, mysterious tale in this story about a woman (Laura Elena Harring) left stranded on Mulholland Drive with amnesia. Alone and afraid, she is taken in by Betty (Naomi Watts), who has just arrived in Hollywood to pursue her dreams. Gradually, the two women start to put the pieces of the puzzle together... a puzzle that unravels a dark, sinister plot.
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Navy engineer Jake Holman (Steve McQueen) finds himself surrounded by conflict when, during the Chinese revolution of the 1920s, he's assigned to an American gunboat in the Yangtze River. His cynical and antagonistic personality has ensured his status as a loner, and the political situation creates more questions than answers. This epic and romantic drama from The Sound of Music director Robert Wise earned multiple Oscar nominations.
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In an imagined reality where zombies coexist with ordinary mortal folk, the undead are considered second-class citizens. Angela (Gina Ramsden) finds this out the hard way when she's shot by her boyfriend and must learn to adjust to her new zombie lifestyle. She tempers her hunger for human flesh with Zombies Anonymous meetings and tries to pass for living in the mortal world. Joshua Nelson co-stars in Marc Fratto's tongue-in-rotted-cheek satire.
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A blockbuster hit in its native Canada, this action comedy shows what happens when two cops with opposing ideologies -- an English-speaking officer from Toronto and a French-speaking one from Montreal -- are forced to work together to solve a crime. The duo's investigation of a demented serial killer stalking the Ontario-Quebec border coupled with their vastly different approaches to the law make for a unique brand of thriller.
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Well-off Bridget Cardigan (Diane Keaton) faces a big cutback in her standard of living when her husband (Ted Danson) gets sacked. After taking a graveyard shift janitorial job at the Federal Reserve Bank, she conspires with two fellow employees to pilfer old money that's scheduled to be destroyed. Based on a true story and directed by Callie Khouri, this comic caper also stars Queen Latifah and Katie Holmes as Bridget's partners in crime.
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Villainous sorcerer Mahesak (Amornrit Sriphung) and his vicious gang can be taken down only by the mythical Tiger Blade, and it's up to rebel cop Yosthana (Atsadawut Luengsuntorn) and his sexy sidekick, Deungdao (Phimonrat Phisarayabud), to find the sword and save the city. Chalad Na Songkhla co-stars as the deadly Five Bullets Bandit in this Thai action fantasy with a playful sense of humor.
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A visit to a natural history museum proves catastrophic for high school rivals Nell (Samaire Armstrong), the overachiever, and Woody (Kevin Zegers), the jock, when an ancient Aztec statue casts a spell that causes them to switch bodies. Now, the pair is forced to experience life from a different perspective and see exactly what it's like to walk in the other's shoes. Sharon Osbourne co-stars in this charming comedy from director Nick Hurran.
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In this tale illuminating the plight of illegal aliens, Kate del Castillo plays Rosario, a woman working illegally in the United States to provide a better life for her son Carlitos (Adrian Alonso), who remains at home in Mexico. Longing for his mother, Carlitos stows away on a van that's headed for the border. An already treacherous journey becomes even more so when Carlitos is separated from his smugglers (Jesse Garcia, America Ferrera).
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A Lebanese beauty salon is the setting for this romantic comedy about five women and the various troubles they face. Director Nadine Labaki leads the cast as shop owner Layale, who's heartbroken from a foundering affair. Meanwhile, her employees Nisrine and Rima are coming to grips with issues in their own lives, as are an actress-client facing old age and the seamstress next door whose yearning for love is impeded by her loyalty to family.
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When pro car thief Sage (Taryn Manning) steals a classic car on a dare, little does she know that it belongs to a brutal serial killer, who seeks revenge and the return of his ride by stalking Sage and her friends. Can she escape the chain of events she's set in motion, or was her fate sealed when she made off with that '66 Charger? This gritty and suspenseful thriller also stars Tony Calabretta and Morgan Kelly.
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After swiping an ancient Samoan tattoo tool from a Singapore trade show, American tattoo artist Jake Sawyer (Jason Behr) flies to New Zealand, where he meets up with the lovely Sina (Mia Blake) and discovers the local Samoan culture. But when his stolen tool ends up unleashing an evil avenging spirit, Sina is imperiled, and it's up to Jake to save the day. This New Zealand horror extravaganza features gorgeous scenery of exotic locales.
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After would-be literary ace and ex-convict Henry Fool (Thomas Jay Ryan) inspires lowly Simon Grim (James Urbaniak) to pen prizewinning poetry, the two lose touch. But their paths cross again when Fool asks Grim to help him flee the country. Filled with eccentric satire and curious characters, writer-director Hal Hartley's film co-stars Parker Posey as Grim's sexually twisted sister, Fay, and Maria Porter as his manic depressive mother.
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Shaolin warrior Tung Chien-chen (Meng Lo) is injured in battle against the hated Wu Tang clan, and nursed back to health by a knife-throwing master. As he recovers, Tung learns this deadly art, and also falls in love with his teacher's daughter. But when a Wu Tang attack disrupts the young lovers' wedding, Tung must put his new skill to use as he seeks revenge, in this martial arts classic from director Cheh Chang.
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College-bound Rachel (Raven-Symoné) finds her tour of prospective schools taking a detour when her overprotective father (Martin Lawrence) insists on coming along. Faced with a string of misadventures, will the pair grow closer together -- or end up killing each other? Flat tires, parachuting and hitching a ride with an alarmingly cheerful motorist (Donny Osmond) are all part of the equation in this uproarious Disney comedy.
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John Hughes meets John Waters in this offbeat comedy set in the 1980s. Tired of dealing with the homophobic school bully, out-of-the-closet teen Chance Marquis (Tad Hilgenbrinck) enlists two disparate friends -- a flashy drag queen and the hunky school jock -- to help him crush his tormentor. A favorite on the festival circuit, this quirky film co-stars Brett Chukerman, Aldevina Da Silva, Pieter Van Nieuwenhuyze and Chris Mulkey.
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The beautiful swordswoman Yen Lai (Pei-Pei Cheng of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) must track down the five Kao brothers and convince them to band together to face the dangerous thugs who have taken control of Teng Lung Manor, in this martial arts classic from Shaw Brothers studios. The brothers are all skilled fighters, but eventually realize that it will require teamwork if they hope to defeat the villains and avenge their father's murder.
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Unlikely roommates Boyd (Dave Boyle) and Jerome (Jayson Watabe) harbor big dreams in this quirky comedy set in Japantown in San Jose, Calif. American Boyd wants to fit in with the local Japanese businessmen, while the average-sized, half-Japanese Jerome aspires to be a sumo wrestler. No one's interested in Boyd's "translation services," and Jerome can't get a wrestling match, but things begin to look up when they meet a woman named Mai (Rachel Morihiro).
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When a quick-tempered teenager (Sean Faris) moves to a new town and faces the challenges of attending a new high school, he seeks solace in an underground fight club, where he's taken under the wing of a mixed martial arts expert. Employing nonstop tension, inspiring training sequences, gripping fight scenes and a pulsing soundtrack, this film will amp up martial arts practitioners and enthusiasts alike.
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Director Willard Carroll's romantic comedy stars Ali Larter as prickly American actress Marigold Lexton, who gets stranded in India when her luggage is lost and her picture is shelved. She literally lands on her feet, though, after accepting a part in a Bollywood musical -- the only problem is, Marigold can't dance. But the film's choreographer (Salman Khan) soon transforms her into a hoofer … while teaching her a few other lessons along the way.
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Businessman Matthew Barnes (Mike Binder) is wrapping up an important merger between his firm and another conglomerate. But an embittered employee in his firm, John Gissing (Alan Rickman), feels he should have been the one to get Matthew's job and sets his sights on sabotage. What unfolds is a comically twisted plan to bring down his rival. Janeane Garofalo co-stars in this sharp satire of corporate culture.
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After she's told that cancer will end her life within months, Anna Carter decides to make her final days count by hunting down criminals who have managed to escape justice -- until now. Herself a victim of a heinous, decades-old crime that left the rest of her family dead, Anna now races to somehow right the wrong done to her loved ones before death comes knocking for her. James Seale directs this action-thriller starring Kristine Blackport.
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In the wake of a tragic accident, the body of 16-year-old Samantha Marris (Olivia Thirlby) serves as a resting place for her dead mother's lingering spirit (Lili Taylor), drastically shifting the dynamic between the teen girl and her still-grieving father (David Duchovny). Swiss-born director Vincent Perez makes his English-language debut with this supernatural drama based on the Japanese film Himitsu.
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After losing yet another nanny position because of her gruff demeanor, Guinevere Pettigrew (Frances McDormand) mistakenly lands an assignment as the assistant of an American starlet (Amy Adams) and finds herself swept up in a dizzying world of glamour and high society. Based on the novel by Winifred Watson, this charming 1940s-era tale also stars Ciarán Hinds, Lee Pace, Shirley Henderson and Mark Strong.
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After committing a violent crime, Dale (Teresa Palmer) and Ron (Travis Fimmel) take refuge in an abandoned old house in the country, only to discover it's not empty after all. Stumbling on agoraphobic Andrew (Stephen Moyer), they take him hostage -- possibly their worst mistake. The young criminals soon realize they may not be the ones in charge, as Andrew draws them into his perverse and brutal games in this tense psychological thriller.
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When it comes to setting goals for himself, 19-year-old Andy Venable (Phillip Vaden) is pretty laid back. But he's determined to get his ailing Catholic mother (Julie Hagerty) a face-to-face meeting with the pope before she dies. In the process of tracking him down, Andy meets a pretty girl (Marnette Patterson), catches the eye of Broadway producers and somehow manages to find a life of his own. Stephen Tobolowsky co-stars.
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Feeling burdened by her real-estate job and floundering marriage, writer Patti (Selma Blair) hasn't been able to fulfill her potential or her dreams. But when she reconnects with her college boyfriend, crime novelist Brian (Patrick Wilson), things change for Patti. As their connection deepens, their friends, former lovers Kate (Debra Messing) and Murphy (Edward Burns, who also wrote and directed), deal with fallout from their past relationship.
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Grieving American ambassador Robert Thorn (Liev Schreiber) brings home another baby to soften the blow when his wife, Katherine (Julia Stiles), loses their first child during labor. But as young Damien (Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick) grows up, horrific things begin to happen as his devilish lineage asserts itself. Mia Farrow, David Thewlis and Pete Postlethwaite round out the cast in this chilling remake of the 1976 horror classic.
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Mike Myers is Pitka, an American raised by gurus on an Indian ashram who returns to his native soil to make a name for himself as a spiritual guide, where he's promptly challenged to settle a rivalry between two pro hockey players (Justin Timberlake and Romany Malco). With one of the player's marriages -- as well as the Stanley Cup -- at stake, Pitka must call upon his healing skills to mend the rift before time runs out.
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Undercover FBI agent Jimmy Vaughn (Cole Hauser) is put to the ultimate test when he's ordered by a notorious crime boss to interrogate and torture a mob accountant (Laurence Fishburne) accused of stealing millions of dollars in dirty money. Nolan Lebovitz writes and directs this nail-biting thriller that features a stellar supporting cast, including James Cromwell, James Denton, Kevin James, Jon Cryer and Emmanuelle Chriqui.
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After recent med school grad Ted (Milo Ventimiglia) lands an internship at a prestigious pathology unit in a Philadelphia hospital, he soon finds his new colleagues have some pathological tendencies themselves. Seems his fellow interns have designed a gruesome contest to commit the perfect untraceable murder, while also competing to see who can determine the cause of death. Alyssa Milano co-stars in this bloody medical thriller.
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Tun (Ananda Everingham), a photographer, and his girlfriend, Jane (Natthaweeranuch Thongmee), run over a young girl after a night of drinking and decide to flee the scene. The couple is haunted by the memory of their deadly choice, and soon, they notice their photos contain strange ghostly shapes. When several of Tun's friends die in mysterious circumstances, they realize that they may be haunted by more than just bad memories.
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A year ago, young lovers Nicole and Jess (Julie Mond and Joey Mendicino) ran away from home and have yet to return, prompting Jess's brother and his friends to set out on a sweeping search for the couple. What the friends don't bargain for is a run-in with a murderous madman. The crazed psycho, it seems, might well be responsible for the disappearances of Nicole and Jess -- and could potentially become the catalyst for their own undoing.
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This parody of the original "OSS 117" series of the mid-20th century follows OSS agent 117 (Jean Dujardin) as he is sent to investigate the disappearance of fellow agent Jack Jefferson (Philippe Lefebvre), along with a Russian cargo ship, from Cairo. While on his mission, OSS 117 becomes entangled in a web of international espionage involving French, Russian, Egyptian, Belgian and neo-Nazi representatives, while also juggling multiple romances.
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A raucous trip to a Las Vegas concert veers off course for four friends (Nick Zano, Kyle Schmid, Nicki Aycox and Laura Jordan) when their car sputters to a stop and they're forced to steal another ride. But they have no way of knowing they'd be ticking off a vengeful trucker with homicidal tendencies. The man's ominous-sounding nickname is Rusty Nail -- and, as it turns out, he comes by it honestly.
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Director Paul Verhoeven made his name with this action film that packs lots of brains beneath its substantial brawn. The monolithic corporation controlling the futuristic, crime-riddled Detroit transforms a dead cop (Peter Weller) into a cybernetic law-enforcement unit called RoboCop. But as Robo cleans up the streets, he uncovers a conspiracy stretching from the back alleys to the boardroom of the company that reengineered him.
On DVD format, this film is rated R.
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The sequel to 1987's sci-fi blockbuster brings back "The Future of Law Enforcement," RoboCop (Peter Weller), to face his greatest challenge ever. This time around, the half-human, half-machine police officer is out to rid Detroit of the deadly new designer drug Nuke. But his worries don't end there; seems the evil corporate empire that created RoboCop intends to develop a larger and more powerful version to replace the original.
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Robert Burke dons the cyber-borg suit and becomes the law-abiding crime-fighter in this action thriller, the third of the series. Omni Consumer Products has taken a livable community and run it into the ground so they can raze it and construct the expensive Delta City. Unwilling to let go of their homes, the community's residents hope that Robocop will appear once again to save them from the greedy corporate behemoth before it's too late.
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Horror legend Christopher Lee stars as mysterious werewolf expert Stefan Crosscoe in this sequel that picks up at the funeral of Ben White's (Reb Brown) journalist sister, Karen. At the funeral, Crosscoe tells Ben and his friend Jenny that Karen's transformed into a werewolf. Crosscoe convinces Ben and Jenny to join him on a treacherous mission to Transylvania to hunt down werewolf queen Stirba (Sybil Danning) before she destroys mankind.
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Filled with geekdom and gore, this tongue-in-cheek, teen creature feature centers on a high school prom at which the living dead await a crowd of unsuspecting students. Unfortunately for the promgoers, the only ones who can save them from zombiehood are the losers who couldn't even get a prom date in the first place. Can the vastly different cliques band together long enough to defeat the living dead? Jared Kusnitz and Greyson Chadwick star.
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Anne Fontaine's erotic drama explores the ramifications of betrayal in a marriage. When Catherine (Fanny Ardant) discovers her husband (Gerard Depardieu) is having an affair she hires a stripper to seduce him and report back to her about his sexual escapades. After a time the two women form an unlikely friendship that changes the three of them forever.
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When American pacifist Leopold Kessler (Jean-Marc Barr) journeys to post-World War II Germany, he lands a job as a sleeping-car conductor on the nightmarish Europa railway line, where he discovers a group of partisans violently resisting the Allied occupation. Though he steadfastly remains neutral, before long, his lover (Barbara Sukowa) reveals a secret that forces to him make a stand. Lars von Trier directs this surrealistic thriller.
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DEA agent Tad Gruzsa (Laurence Fishburne) offers jailed ex-Marine Tim Kearney (Paul Walker) a way out of his prison sentence: impersonate legendary surfer-dealer Bobby Z in a hostage switch with a Mexican drug lord. Kearney takes the bait, but the plan quickly goes awry. Soon, Kearney finds himself on the run -- with Bobby's 6-year-old son in tow. This fast-paced action thriller also stars Olivia Wilde and mixed martial arts champ Chuck Liddell.
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To clear their names, a squad of Navy SEALs heads to South America to rescue a hostage but must hole up inside enemy territory when their mission goes wrong. The only way to escape is to fight their way out -- but launching an offensive against Colombian Special Forces won't be easy. Helmed by Tim Matheson, this direct-to-video action adventure stars Joe Manganiello, Keith David, Channon Roe and Steven Bauer.
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Forced to find a new career after losing his beloved restaurant, 38-year-old chef Clay Maguire (D.B. Sweeney) starts applying for entry-level corporate positions -- and soon realizes he's considered unemployable. As he meets others in the same boat, including aging engineer Bob (Steve Ryan) and former Peace Corps worker Liz (Missi Pyle), they support each other through various failed interviews. Taylor Negron co-stars in this entertaining comedy.
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In the midst of a midlife crisis, psychiatrist Dr. Squires (Ben Kingsley) forms a relationship with teenage drug dealer Luke Shapiro (Josh Peck), who trades his product for therapy sessions. Luke falls for the doctor's daughter, and the doctor falls for Luke's teen friend (Mary-Kate Olsen). Drugs, depression, relationships and New York City are the focus of this comedic film (winner of the Audience Award: Drama at Sundance) from sophomore director Jonathan Levine.
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Academy Award winners Robert De Niro and Al Pacino star in this taut thriller as a pair of New York City detectives tasked with investigating a rash of vigilante killings linked to a case years ago, suggesting they may have put an innocent man behind bars. John Leguizamo, Carla Gugino, Brian Dennehy, Donnie Wahlberg and rapper-turned-actor 50 Cent also star in this crime drama penned by Russel Gerwitz (Inside Man) and directed by Jon Avnet.
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On a mission to deliver a devastating weapon to the Pacific front during World War II, a group of elite female aviators crash-lands on an eerie island where the Japanese aren't the only foe. Now the plucky pilots must fight enemy soldiers, repair their plane, and fend off flying dinosaurs if they hope to survive and complete their mission. Kevin Gendreau directs this fantastical drama that stars Brian Krause and Jamie Mann.
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John Wayne hangs up his spurs to star as a bachelor ex-boxer in this well-loved classic. Back in his native Ireland, the Duke's thoughts turn to domestic tranquility after courting Maureen O'Hara, but her brother (Victor McLaglen) may need to have some common sense knocked into him -- literally -- before the deal is done. The film won two Academy Awards, including Best Director (John Ford).
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Never trust what you see. When a naïve inventor (Campbell Scott) develops "The Process," a top-secret program guaranteed to make billions for his company, the wolves come out -- to fleece him. David Mamet wrote and directed this twisty mystery with masterful sleight of hand. Powerful performances by Ben Gazarra and Steve Martin, plus plenty of surprises and stings, make The Spanish Prisoner the ultimate con flick.
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Soon after losing her job, a young, beautiful Thai woman named Tum (Lalita Panyopas) finds a noodle box stuffed full of money on her doorstep and decides to keep the loot ... but not without dire consequences. Tum soon finds herself in the center of a bewildering, comical, high-stakes caper that involves Thai boxing gangsters, corrupt businessmen and incompetent police. Can she outwit them all and still be in the money?
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Energy exec Jimmy Stevens (Frank Langella) blows the whistle on his firm's shady deals, putting his own life in danger. Jimmy anonymously calls detective Frank Turlotte (Elliott Gould) and hires him to tail the would-be assassin -- a man named Jimmy Stevens. Past and present collide in Richard Ledes's neo-noir thriller as Jimmy and Frank's lives become increasingly entangled. Laura Harring co-stars as Jimmy's on-and-off girlfriend.
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Texas tavern owner Julian Marty (Dan Hedaya) hires unscrupulous private detective Loren Visser (M. Emmet Walsh) to tail Marty's two-timing spouse (Frances McDormand, in her big-screen debut) and then murder her and her paramour (John Getz). But events take a surprising turn when the gumshoe double-crosses his client, and before you know it a bad situation spirals out of control. Walsh steals this show in this stylish shocker.
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Determined to live "a life less ordinary," Robert (Ewan McGregor), a down-and-out janitor, kidnaps narcissistic heiress Celine (Cameron Diaz) in hopes of pulling in a big ransom. Unfortunately for Robert, Celine embraces her life as a captive and enjoys Robert's bungling attempt at retrieving a payoff. Add two angels (Delroy Lindo and Holly Hunter) who try to make Robert and Celine fall in love, and the situation becomes extraordinary.
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Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore and Scarlett Johansson lead an all-star cast in this adaptation of the bestseller that follows an ensemble of characters dealing with the pitfalls of love and human interaction. Set in Baltimore, director Ken Kwapis's film moves swiftly between a host of storylines and characters brought to life by a stellar lineup that includes Jennifer Connelly, Ben Affleck, Ginnifer Goodwin and Justin Long.
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Daniel Craig stars as Tuvia Bielski, one of four Jewish brothers who escape from Poland into the forests of Belarus during World War II to lead a band of resistance fighters and create a safe haven for Jewish refugees. The real-life sanctuary established by the Bielski brothers saved more than 1,000 Jews from persecution and death. Edward Zwick directs this moving historical drama that also stars Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell and George MacKay.
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Interpol agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) and New York Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts) team up to expose a global financial institution's money laundering, arms dealing and other illegal rackets. But as the pair race from New York to Milan and beyond to pursue their case, they soon discover that the ruthless bank will stop at nothing to continue its profitable activities. Tom Tykwer directs this tense thriller.
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This disc includes the following episodes: "Fifth Night: The World of Thunder," "Sixth Night: The World of Gleaming Light" and "Seventh Night: The World of Endless Adventures."
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This disc includes the following episodes (11-13): "Flower Wine for Tanda," "Summer Solstice Festival" and "Not a Human, Not a Tiger."
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A superior late-career effort from Woody Allen, Mighty Aphrodite posits the story of a happily married family man (Allen) who, years after adopting a baby boy, becomes obsessed with learning about the child's birth mother. Mira Sorvino won a much-deserved Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role as the floozy in question, and Allen's tart screenplay also copped an Academy Award.
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After they're mistaken for dragon hunters, con artists Lian-Chu and Gwizdo agree to take on the fearsome World Gobbler in the hopes of collecting a huge reward. Fortunately, the brave niece of a real dragon hunter is on hand to give them pointers. Forest Whitaker provides the voice of Lian-Chu and Rob Paulsen voices Gwizdo in this English-language version of the charming and beautifully animated movie from France.
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With dreams of writing for a top fashion magazine, shopping addict Rebecca (Isla Fisher) begins working for a financial magazine released by the same publisher. As her career skyrockets, Rebecca struggles to pay off overwhelming bills and manage her love life. Teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, Rebecca must start reevaluating her priorities. Joan Cusack, John Goodman and Krysten Ritter co-star.
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This dramatic thriller from director Neil LaBute follows Chris and Lisa Mattson (Patrick Wilson and Kerry Washington) as they settle into their Los Angeles dream house -- only to be harassed by their off-kilter cop neighbor, officer Abel Turner (Samuel L. Jackson). Turner disapproves of the couple's interracial relationship and is determined to drive them away, but as the harassment turns violent, the newlyweds have no choice but to fight back.
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Kevin James ("King of Queens") stars in this comedy as Paul Blart, an overzealous security guard who finds himself in way over his head when he attempts to thwart a criminal mastermind's (Keir O'Donnell) plot to rob an entire shopping mall. Bobby Cannavale (Snakes on a Plane), Jayma Mays and Shirley Knight also star in this family-friendly laffer from director Steve Carr.
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Kidnapped by an escaped convict (Shea Whigham) and his young accomplice (Rachel Kerbs), Seth Belzer (Paulo Costanzo) and Polly Watt (Jill Wagner) are thrust into the fight of their lives when the four of them become the prey of a bloodthirsty splinter parasite. Trapped inside an abandoned gas station, the foursome is forced to band together to thwart the monster's vicious attacks and make it out alive.
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From the very first moment Gina (Lena Headey) spots a woman who looks exactly like her driving down a busy London street, reality ceases to exist as she knows it. Tailing her doppelganger, Gina finds herself immersed in a surreal landscape of mind-bending nightmares and inexplicable events. Written and directed by Sean Ellis, this disturbing tale also stars Richard Jenkins and Asier Newman.
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Award-winning photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand directs this breathtaking ode to planet Earth, an aerial voyage that captures the interdependence of the world's ecosystems -- and the bruises left behind by human indifference. From the agricultural revolution to our ever-increasing reliance on oil, narrator Glenn Close examines the changes that have wreaked havoc on our home, urging viewers to preserve the Earth's remaining natural treasures.
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Helmed by Renny Harlin, this tense actioner stars World Wrestling Entertainment grappler John Cena as Det. Danny Fisher, a New Orleans cop who must save his kidnapped fiancée, Molly Porter (Ashley Scott), from the clutches of notorious crime lord Miles Jackson (Aidan Gillen). A battle of wits and wills ensues as Fisher is forced to life race around the Big Easy completing 12 near-impossible tasks and solving puzzles dreamed up by Jackson.
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Undercover agent Chun Li (Kristin Kreuk) seeks justice and peace in this action-packed adaptation of the megahit video game franchise Street Fighter. Employing her signature high-kicking style, Chun Li is a force to be reckoned with. The cast includes Neal McDonough as M. Bison, Chris Klein as Nash, Michael Clarke Duncan as Balrog and Black Eyed Peas singer Taboo as Vega. Chun Li is known in gamer circles as "the First Lady of Fighting Games."
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This madcap farce from acclaimed director Pedro Almodovar introduces us to Pepa (Carmen Maura), who's just been dumped by the love of her life, Ivan (Fernando Guillen). What's more, Pepa's girlfriend Candela (Maria Barranco) is involved with a terrorist; Ivan's crazed wife arrives with loaded guns; and Ivan is about to get on a plane that Candela's boyfriend plans to hijack. It's enough to drive any woman to a nervous breakdown ... or beyond!
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British director Bruce Robinson helmed this satirical look at the world of advertising. Richard E. Grant stars as Dennis Bagley, an ad exec who appears to have it all: a big house, a lovely wife, Julia (Rachel Ward), and a flourishing career. But when he hits a dry spell and can't come up with a campaign for a new acne cream, he starts to grow a boil in his neck. Worse yet, it seems to talk. …
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A celebration of the role of food in Japanese culture, acclaimed director Juzo Itami's hit satire was dubbed the first "noodle western" for its delightful parody of American Westerns and Japanese samurai films. Tampopo follows a young widow (Miyamoto) who runs a small noodle restaurant in Tokyo and Goro (Yamazaki), a cowboy hat-wearing truck driver, as they attempt to concoct the perfect bowl of ramen.
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In a futuristic 2057, special agent Hayes (Paul Nolan) is dispatched to an isolated research base on Titan, the planet Saturn's largest moon, to investigate a puzzling suicide. But once he lands, Hayes is enveloped in a dangerous storm that reveals the planet's dark, deadly secrets. First-time feature filmmaker John Krawlzik spent four years making this science-fiction drama a reality, using a tight budget to create an otherworldly experience.
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A cruel conqueror (Sonny Chiba) searches the world for boys who can fulfill a threatening prophecy -- then kills their parents and raises the youngsters as his. Keeping his enemies close, he schools his orphans in the art of world domination. But as two of them (Ekin Cheng and Aaron Kwok) become young men, they rise to challenge their master. Based on the long-running comic book series "Fung Wan: Wind and Cloud."
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Milo Tindle (Michael Caine) has an affair with Marguerite (Eve Channing), the wife of mystery writer Andrew Wyke (Laurence Olivier). Andrew tells Milo he'd be glad to be rid of his wife, but wants to avoid paying alimony. He suggests that Milo pretend to rob the house and get away with the wife and her jewelry, while Andrew claims the insurance loss. You won't guess all the twists in this smart psychological thriller.
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Orphaned as a child in feudal Japan, Azumi (Aya Ueto) is raised by a master assassin with just one purpose: to kill upon command, anytime, anywhere. In a risky bid to restore peace to a war-torn nation, the shogun orders Azumi and her fellow assassins to eliminate several rival warlords. But as she carries out her assignment, Azumi begins to question her task -- and her fate. Shun Oguri and Hiroki Narimiya co-star.
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Fleeing the corporate world, a safecracker named Fred (Christopher Lambert) decides to start a new life in the tunnels of the Paris Metro. Once underground, Fred meets a gang of eccentrics who call the subway home. Together, they form a rock band. Meanwhile, Fred is simultaneously seducing and blackmailing the wife (Isabelle Adjani) of his former boss -- the man whose safe he just robbed. Soon, Fred is trying to outrun both sides of the law.
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When ex-con Josh (Robert John Burke) and brilliant teen beauty Audry (Adrienne Shelley) fall in love, their small-town affair raises some big, odd questions. Of utmost interest: How many people Josh may have murdered before being sent away "up river"? Welcome to an offbeat world of deals and destinies where love can be the most unbelievable truth of all.
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In this sequel to 1986's Jean de Florette, Manon (Emmanuelle Beart) -- the daughter of Jean de Florette's protagonist -- has grown up to become a beautiful woman, ready to exact revenge on the men responsible for her father's death. When the time comes, she goes after them with a fierce vengeance worthy of her proud and courageous heritage. Claude Berri directs this compelling French drama that also stars Yves Montand and Daniel Auteuil.
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Strapped for cash, Jerry (Gary Cooper) sells custody of the daughter he's never met, so his girlfriend, Toni (Carole Lombard), leaves him in disgust. But when Jerry meets little Penelope (Shirley Temple), he's charmed by the curly-headed angel. He regains custody and Toni returns, but Jerry still can't find decent means of support. When he takes part in a jewelry heist, he decides the wealthy victim would provide a better life for Penelope.
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A young psychic named Ashley (Lake Bell) is forced to tell a small lie out of sympathy for her bereaved client, Henry (Paul Rudd), when she fails to make contact with his dead fiancée, Kate (Eva Longoria). Problems arise when Kate detects that Ashley is beginning to develop real feelings for her grieving ex, prompting her to reach out from beyond the grave and put a stop to it. Jason Biggs co-stars in this supernatural romantic comedy.
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Determined to find the truth, self-proclaimed "Santologist" Dr. Lloyd Darrow (Chris Clark) takes on all detractors, whether it be neighborhood ridicule, government cover-up or mall security, to prove once and for all the existence of Santa Claus. Director Greg Kiefer's hilarious mockumentary follows Lloyd as he travels to the ends of the earth, risking everything to unravel the conspiracy to hide jolly St. Nick.
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Ryden Malby (Alexis Bledel) always assumed it would be easy to find a job with a college diploma. But when nothing materializes after graduation, she's forced to move back in with her dysfunctional family and work full-time at maintaining her sanity. The only bright spot is her steady relationship with her best friend, Adam (Zach Gilford), but even that's starting to feel a little awkward. Carol Burnett, Michael Keaton and Jane Lynch co-star.
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When bookish high school valedictorian Denis Cooverman (Paul Rust) uses his graduation speech to express his adoration for resident hottie Beth Cooper (Hayden Panettiere), he gets the shock of his life when she responds by showing up on his doorstep that very night. Based on the popular novel by Larry Doyle, this charming coming-of-age tale is helmed by director Chris Columbus (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets).
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This disc includes episodes 264-266: "Battle for the Universe Begins," "Vegeta's Respect" and "Minute of Desperation."
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This disc includes episodes 261-263: "Evil Kid Buu!," "End of Earth" and "True Saiyans Fight Alone."
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When three friends (Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis and Bradley Cooper) finally come to after a raucous night of bachelor-party revelry, they find a baby in the closet and a tiger in the bathroom. But they can't seem to locate their best friend, Doug (Justin Bartha) -- who's supposed to be tying the knot. Launching a frantic search for Doug, the trio perseveres through a dandy hangover to try to make it to the church on time.
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