2024-06-29
Maria reevaluates the life that she and her husband, Bing, have built after emigrating from Hong Kong when she finds evidence that he's having an affair. She soon decides to take back control of her life from Bing by getting a job, making new friends and discovering her own dreams.
Colin Firth and Scarlett Johansson star in this absorbing, visually rich drama set in the Netherlands during the 1660s. Firth plays painter Johannes Vermeer; Johansson is a maid who becomes his model and the subject of one of his most famous creations. The film scored three Oscar nominations. Tom Wilkinson. (New).
A British boy gets trapped in Shanghai at the dawn of WWII and interned in a Japanese prison camp, where he uses the skills he learned from a soldier-of-fortune to survive the harrowing ordeal. At the end of the war, the spoiled child has become a man.
After flooding an ant hill, a boy finds himself shrunk to insect size and learns some valuable lessons when he is forced to live among his victims. Julia Roberts, Nicolas Cage and Meryl Streep head the voice cast in this rollicking animated treat. Directed by John A. Davis.
This breezy romantic comedy stars Katherine Heigl as a lovelorn television producer who argues with a chauvinist TV-show host over the best way to attract the opposite sex. (New).
On a commercial flight, a violent storm forces a pilot to make an emergency landing. Yet the situation soon escalates when the pilot realizes he landed in the heart of a war zone. He must then rely on a convict from his flight to rescue the others being held hostage by militants.
A would-be comic, desperate to become famous and impress a woman he loves, kidnaps a beloved talk-show host in order to land an appearance on his TV show. (New).
Batman and Superman clash over differing philosophies about what kind of heroism is needed to protect the world in this soaring comic-book extravaganza. However, the duo are soon forced to confront an even greater threat created by Lex Luthor.
Director and co-writer Mina Shum fashions a charming romantic comedy set in Vancouver's Chinatown district. Rascally 12-year-old Mindy (Valerie Tian) tries to use Taoist magic to bring romance and fortune to her hardworking single mother (Sandra Oh). Complications ensue when the spells begin working---but not in the way that Mindy had planned. Russell Yuen, Ric Young, Chang Tseng.
In this delightful animated adventure, Twilight Sparkle and the rest of the Mane 6 must go on an epic journey to defend their homeland of Equestria from fearsome invaders. Along the way, the ponies make a number of new friends, including a pirate crew. (Repeat).
Two guys who cut their teeth doing stand-up comedy and television, Eddie Murphy and Jeff Garlin, provide big laughs in this rollicking romp. They play out-of-work advertising executives who decide to get into the tyke-sitting business after hearing about the sorry state of quality child care in their neighborhood. The kiddie cast of adorable costars is outstanding.
This fall-down-funny sequel to 2003's "Daddy Day Care" stars Cuba Gooding Jr. and Paul Rae (reprising the roles played by Eddie Murphy and Jeff Garlin) as two clueless parents who sink their savings into a run-down summer day camp. Gooding has an ulterior motive: revenge against a fellow camper who humiliated him as a kid and is now the head man at an upscale rival camp. The film is the directoria