2024-09-28
This dazzling revisiting of the H.G. Wells sci-fi classic is deftly directed by the author's great-grandson Simon Wells. State-of-the-art effects propel the tale of a scientist (Guy Pearce) who invents a device that allows him to travel through time. But when he goes 800,000 years into the future, he finds a world ruled by ferocious mutant hunters. Jeremy Irons, Sienna Guillory.
Remake of the 1975 movie set in 2005, when the apex of entertainment is the violent extreme sport Rollerball. The game's creator changes the rules when he discovers serious on-court accidents lead to boosted viewer ratings. Visceral thrills abound when the competitors suddenly find themselves literally playing to survive.
A group of struggling actors and showbiz player-wannabes search for love among Hollywood's hippest coffee-houses, parties and back-alley nightspots in this outrageous comedy, which introduces the world to a new kind of 'lounge-speak'. Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau, Ron Livingston, Alex Desert, Patrick Van Horn, Deena Martin, Katherine Kendall, Brooke Langton, Blake Lindsley, Heather Graham.
Howard Hawks' first Western was this classic about a stubborn, hard-bitten Texas rancher trying to make a man out of his foster son on a 5000-head cattle drive along the Chisholm Trail. Features a climactic knock-down, drag-out fistfight between the father (John Wayne) and son (Montgomery Clift).
An Apache warrior is captured upon the surrender of his tribe, and put on a train to a Florida reservation. The warrior escapes and wages a war against his pursuers.
Two youngsters help a lost kangaroo reunite with its parents in the Australian bush after the animals are kidnapped to participate in an illegal and deadly sport. Jamie Croft, Alex McKenna. Penny: Rebecca Gibney. Ross: Ed Begley Jr. Directed by Ian Barry.
Stunning special effects highlight this old-fashioned disaster flick. When a scientist (Aaron Eckhart) discovers a catastrophic problem with Earth's core, he and a team of experts embark on a dangerous mission to the middle of the planet in the hopes of averting a global disaster. Hilary Swank, Stanley Tucci, Delroy Lindo, Tcheky Karyo, Richard Jenkins, Alfre Woodard.
An expert translates hieroglyphs on an ancient ring, which turn out to be a map to a portal to another world. The Army sends two men to pass through the stargate and report back what is on the other side.
This dazzling revisiting of the H.G. Wells sci-fi classic is deftly directed by the author's great-grandson Simon Wells. State-of-the-art effects propel the tale of a scientist (Guy Pearce) who invents a device that allows him to travel through time. But when he goes 800,000 years into the future, he finds a world ruled by ferocious mutant hunters. Jeremy Irons, Sienna Guillory.
A sexy con artist seeks to obtain her mobster lover's stolen jewels by first romancing his deadly henchman, then seducing his starched-shirt attorney. Meanwhile, a stuttering mob flunky bungles a series of hits.
Wildly inept L.A. cop Frank Drebin tries to foil a plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II. Inspired by the 1982 TV series, itself a spoof of detective stories.