2024-06-27
Salma Hayek's Oscar-nominated performance drives this fascinating biopic about Mexican surrealist Frida Kahlo and her fiery marriage to fellow painter Diego Rivera (Alfred Molina). The imaginative film also chronicles her political activism and the bus accident that left her in pain for the rest of her life. Geoffrey Rush, Ashley Judd, Antonio Banderas, Edward Norton. (Repeat).
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. (Repeat).
Jim Carrey's vibrant turn ignites this highly imaginative, dark-humored fantasy. Three plucky orphans are sent to live with a distant relative---the dastardly and greedy Count Olaf, who plots to steal the children's considerable inheritance. Based on Daniel Handler's books, the film won an Oscar for Best Makeup and features narration by Jude Law. (Repeat).
A vintage propaganda film in purporting to depict the "ghastly menace" of marijuana, and has gained new life as a campy movie. (Repeat).
A Seattle rock journalist searches for her ex-boyfriend, a onetime music superstar who went missing and possibly committed suicide. With the help of a wannabe documentary filmmaker, she sets out to uncover the truth in this offbeat comedy-drama. (Repeat).
Disappointing tale set during the 1986 World Series follows a playwright and Boston Red Sox fan (Michael Keaton) as he sweats out the opening of his new play. Robert Downey Jr., Catherine O'Hara, Griffin Dunne. Directed by Michael Hoffman from a script by popular novelist Don DeLillo (his first screenplay). (Repeat).
A send-up of Hollywood Westerns finds a railroad slated to be diverted through an existing town, and a crooked Attorney General forcing a dimwitted governor to appoint a black sheriff to horrify the townsfolk, who all have the same last name. (Repeat).
Big-screen take on the classic sitcom about a blustery, big-scheming New York City bus driver and his sewer-worker pal. (Repeat).
In this classic novel adaption, a young girl is suddenly orphaned and sent to live with her withdrawn uncle. Feeling neglected, she begins exploring her new home's estate and soon discovers the magic—and secrets—that surround her. (Repeat).
After the accidental death of her fiancé, a woman (Jennifer Garner) learns some surprising secrets about him while falling for one of his best friends. "Erin Brockovich" writer Susannah Grant makes her directing debut with this romantic dramedy. Timothy Olyphant, Sam Jaeger, Kevin Smith. (Repeat).
Kyle Chandler stars in this riveting sci-fi adventure set in a small Ohio town during the summer of 1979. A group of kids witness a train being derailed while filming an amateur movie, and soon an otherworldly force begins to stalk their town as people mysteriously disappear. Directed by J.J. Abrams and produced by Steven Spielberg. (Repeat).
Diane Keaton received a Best Actress nomination for her role in this moving drama as a loving caregiver who must make plans for her elderly father (Hume Cronyn) when she is diagnosed with leukemia. Meryl Streep costars as her estranged sister, a selfish woman with a troubled teen son (Leonardo DiCaprio). Robert De Niro, Gwen Verdon. (Repeat).
A loner cares for his dysfunctional family, including a mentally disabled brother and their reclusive, obese mother, who has not left the house in seven years. (Repeat).
In this emotionally charged family drama, the son of a powerful farming magnate endeavors to become a professional race-car driver as the family business starts to buckle under the weight of an intense investigation. (Repeat).