IT HAD TO BE YOU- Anna (Natasha Henstridge) and Charlie (Michael Vartan) have made the romantic encounter of their dreams….too bad they are both marrying other people! A weekend of planning for their respective weddings turns into a weekend of self-discovery that will change their lives forever.
THREE KINGS – Absurdly comic, highly kinetic, at times shockingly emotional, Three Kings begins when the Gulf War is over. Amid the partying and confusion, four American soldiers (George Clooney, ark Wahlberg, Ice Cube and Spike Jonze), determined to take home more than sand fleas, go off into the Iraqi desert to find millions in stolen Kuwaiti bullion. They are plunged into the heart of a democratic uprising that spins the day and their lives out of control.
WHATEVER WORKS – Woody Allen makes a triumphant return to New York with an offbeat comedy about Boris (Larry David) an eccentric misanthrope who meets a beautiful but naive runaway from the south (Evan Rachel Wood). When her uptight parents, (Patricia Clarkson and Ed Begley, Jr.) arrive to find her, they are quickly drawn into wildly unexpected romantic entanglements. Everyone discovers that finding love is just a combination of lucky chance and appreciating the value of WHATEVER WORKS.
THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE – Mikael Blomkvist is about to run a story that will expose an extensive sex trafficking operation between Eastern Europe and Sweden, implicating well-known and highly placed members of Swedish society. On the eve of publication, the two investigating reporters are murdered and the fingerprints found on the murder weapon belong to Lisbeth Salander.
MISSION:IMPOSSIBLE GHOST PROTOCOL – No plan. No backup. No choice. Agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his elite team (Jeremy Renner – The Avengers and Simon Pegg – Star Trek) go underground after a bombing of the Kremlin implicates the IMF as international terrorists. While trying to clear the agency’s name, the team uncovers a plot to start a nuclear war. Now, to save the world, they must use every high-tech trick in the book. The mission has never been more real, more dangerous or more impossible.
DARK CITY – The critically-acclaimed triumph from visionary director Alex Proyas (I, Robot, The Crow) is back with a brand new director’s cut featuring enhanced picture and sound, never-before-seen footage and three commentary tracks that take you deeper than ever before into the world of one of SCI-FI’s most exciting and revered tales.
When John Murdoch (Rufus Sewell) wakes with no memory at the scene of a grisly murder, he soon finds himself hunted by the police, a woman claiming to be his wife and a mysterious group of pale men who seem to control everything-and everyone-in the city.
BEHIND ENEMY LINES – The war was supposed to be over, but the battle to survive has only just begun. When U.S. Navy pilot Chris Burnett ( Wilson) is shot down during a recon mission over Bosnia, he must fight to stay alive and evade hostile Serbian forces. With time running out, Burnett’s commanding officer (Hackman) risks everything by launching a renegade rescue mission-against strict NATO directives-to bring an American hero home.
FAIR GAME – From the director of The Bourne Identity comes this riveting thriller inspired by the experiences of real-life CIA officer Valerie Plame (Academy Award nominee Naomi Watts). When Plame’s retired ambassador husband Joe Wilson (Academy Award winner Sean Penn) writes a newspaper article challenging the basis for the U.S. war on Iraq, the White House leaks Plame’s undercover status-leaving her international contacts vulnerable, her career in shambles and her life in danger. Crackling with sharp dialogue, gripping intrigue and heart-pounding suspense, Fair Game is the adventure that’ so unbelievable, it can only be real.
MR. NOBODY – A young boy stand on a station platform. The train is about to leave. Should he go with his mother or stay with his father? An infinity of possibilities rise from this decision. As long as he doesn’t choose, anything is possible. Every life deserves to be lived.
ENIGMA – East German defector turned Cia Agent, Alex Holbeck (Martin Sheen) is assigned to discover the names of five Soviet dissidents targeted by ruthless KGB hit squad. In order to stop this diabolic plot, Holbeck must infiltrate Soviet intelligence and obtain information from Enigma, a Russian computer component. But when her arrives in berlin, his cover is blown and Holbeck quickly seeks shelter with his former lover, Karen….
THE CHOCOLATE WAR – Adapted Robert Cormier’s controversial novel-the most widely banned book in America- this “sardonic comedy-drama” (L.A. Herald-Examiner) explores the cruelty and betrayal of adolescence. The Chocolate War is set in a Catholic boys’ school where Jerry (Ilan Mitchell-Smith), a new student and rebellious loner, finds himself at odds with the school’s hiearchy. When Jerry refuses to be bullied into selling chocolates at the school’s annual fundraiser, the surly school administrator, Brother Leon (John Glover) teams up with Archie (Wally Ward), the leader of Trinity prep school’s secret society the Vigils, to make Jerry’s life a living hell. But an uncompromising Jerry refuses to back down.
REALITY BITES – This irreverent portrayal of the harsh realities of life after college captures the misadventures of Lelaina (Ryder), an ambitious TV production assistant, and her relationships with her sarcastic roommate, Vickie (Garofalo), friends Sammy (Zahn) and Troy (Hawke), and an ambitious video executive, Michael (Stiller). Now, in its 10th anniversary, this is truly a comedic and cultural touchstone that encapsulates in era like no other.
