2024-07-14
Streetwise cops target a megalomaniacal drug lord, whose empire is threatened by an informer. (Repeat).
In this riveting thriller, a Texas man shoots and kills a home intruder, and is subsequently targeted for revenge by the victim's father. Meanwhile, the unusual behavior exhibited by the investigating police detectives indicates that something is amiss. (Repeat).
A forestry worker disappears one night during an encounter with a flying saucer. Authorities treat with skepticism the outrageous story related by the only witnesses to the event, and believe they are covering up the missing man's murder. (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).
When a retired military officer's youngest son enlists in WWI and is killed, he leaves behind his beautiful fiancée to deal with his two surviving brothers, who become bitterly divided over her. (Repeat).
Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson make a dynamic duo in director Michael Bay's intriguing, explosive sci-fi thriller about cloistered clones who try to escape their faux utopian society when they learn the real reason for their confinement. Sean Bean, Djimon Hounsou, Steve Buscemi, Michael Clarke Duncan, Ethan Phillips, Brian Stepanek. (Repeat).
FBI agent John Travolta faces off against terrorist Nicolas Cage in this suspenseful drama, in which the two principals trade identities after their faces are swapped surgically. Director John Woo's masterful action sequences and the spectacular stunts will have you on the edge of your seat. Joan Allen, Gina Gershon. (Repeat).
Barbra Streisand (who also directed) portrays a Manhattan psychiatrist who gets involved with her patient's brother and tries to exorcise the demons of their dysfunctional Southern family. An adaptation of the novel by Pat Conroy (who co-adapted with Becky Johnston). (Repeat).
Cate Blanchett demonstrates her remarkable range as a widowed Southerner whose psychic powers get her involved in a murder mystery. All the ingredients for a classic spooky thriller are here---gothic atmosphere, juicy plot twists, multiple suspects---and expert horror director Sam Raimi delivers the goods. Keanu Reeves and Katie Holmes stand out in the first-rate cast. Giovanni Ribisi. (Repeat).
Ben Affleck makes an impressive directorial debut with this gritty thriller about two street-smart private eyes (Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan) investigating the mysterious disappearance of a little girl in a working-class Boston neighborhood. Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, John Ashton, Amy Ryan, Amy Madigan. (Repeat).
Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow costar in this unusual drama. Affleck plays Buddy, an exec who gives another man his plane ticket as a favor. Minutes after takeoff, the plane crashes. Feeling responsible, Buddy tries to help the man's widow (Paltrow) by entering into a business relationship with her. (Repeat).
Based on Christina Crawford's memoirs about her Hollywood upbringing and her mother Joan Crawford's hang-ups, the film depicts the abuse and trauma suffered by Christina. (Repeat).