Big Jake (1971)
Action | Crime | Drama | Western
When his grandson is kidnapped by the scurrilous John Fain, Big Jake sets out to deliver the $1 million ransom. On the off-chance that there'll be gunplay, Jake brings along his sons James and Michael.
Starring: John Wayne, Richard Boone, Maureen O'Hara, Patrick Wayne, Christopher Mitchum, Bruce Cabot
Director: George Sherman
The Mortician (2011)
Thriller
A redemption tale, the story of a man stepping from darkness into to light, one man's struggle through the violence and corruption of a dying city where the poor are corralled into lawless ghettos. Alienated and cold, the mortician processes the corpses with steely disregard. He is lonely and isolated.
Starring: Edward Furlong, Dash Mihok, Blake Michael, Method Man, Wendell Pierce, Luis Da Silva Jr.
Director: Gareth Maxwell Roberts
My Kingdom / Da wu sheng (2011)
Action | Drama | Romance
Wu Chun and Han Geng clash in the spectacular tale of love, revenge, and betrayal set in the world of Peking Opera! Seeking breakthroughs in their artistic pursuits, the super-idols of Asian pop signed onto My Kingdom to play "wushengs" – actors dedicated to martial arts in the traditional Chinese performing art form – in Mainland musician and writer-director Gao Xiaosong's stylish take on the wuxia film genre.
Starring: Chun Wu, Geng Han, Barbie Hsus, Louis Liu, Biao Yuen, Rongguang Yu, Annie Shizuka Inoh
Director: Xiaosong Gao
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Gone in Sixty Seconds / Gone in 60 Seconds (2000)
Action | Crime | Thriller
A legendary car booster (Nicolas Cage) thinks he left the fast lane behind him until he's forced out of retirement to save his kid brother from the wrath of an evil mobster. It is nothing less than a fullthrottle race to pull off the ultimate car heist: 50 exotic beauties in 24 hours — and the cops are already onto them!
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie, Giovanni Ribisi, Delroy Lindo, Will Patton
Director: Dominic Sena
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Face/Off (1997)
Action | Crime | Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi | Thriller
In this plot-twisting, high-tech thriller, relentless FBI agent Sean Archer must go dangerously undercover to investigate the location of a lethal biological weapon planted by his arch rival, the sadistic terrorist-for-hire Castor Troy. After undergoing a radical surgical procedure, Archer literally "borrows" Troy's face and identity to carry out his mission. But things go awry when Troy, emerging from a coma, transforms into Archer and wrecks havoc upon his life, both at work and at home. As the bomb continues to tick and the tension mounts, it becomes a high stakes game of cat and mouse as both Archer and Troy, ironically trapped in their enemy's body, try to save face – their own.
Starring: John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Joan Allen, Alessandro Nivola, Gina Gershon
Director: John Woo
Con Air (1997)
Action | Crime | Thriller
A prison parolee- on his way to freedom- faces impossible odds when the maximum security transport plane he is on is skyjacked by the most infamous murderer Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom! Buckle up and hang on tight as explosive, high-flying action soars to new heights…and delivers high-caliber motion picture enjoyment!
Starring: Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich, Steve Buscemi, Ving Rhames
Director: Simon West
RoboCop 3 (1993)
Action | Crime | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller
When the ruthless corporation that runs Motor City begins kicking families out of their homes to clear space for a profitable new real estate project, Robocop (Robert John Burke, Copland) joins forces with a renegade band of freedom fighters to save them. But Robocop must face some deadly foes, including a lethally efficient android and a dangerous gang of thugs. Robocop's latest arsenal of high-tech weaponry only somewhat evens the battlefield, as this lone superhero takes on the entire army of corporate militia in an all-out war to control Detroit!
Starring: Robert John Burke, Rip Torn, Mako, John Castle, CCH Pounder, Nancy Allen
Director: Fred Dekker
RoboCop 2 (1990)
Action | Crime | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller
When Detroit's decent into chaos is further compounded by a police department strike and a new designer drug called "Nuke," only Robocop can stop the mayhem. But in his way are an evil corporation that profits from Motor City crime and a bigger and tougher cyborg with a deadly directive: Take out Robocop. Containing the latest gadgetry and weaponry as well as the brain of the madman who designed "Nuke," this new cyborg isn't just more sophisticated than his predecessor…he's psychotic and out of control! And it's going to take everything Robocop has – maybe even his life – to save Detroit from complete and utter anarchy.
Starring: Peter Weller, Belinda Bauer, John Glover, Nancy Allen, Dan O'Herlihy, Felton Perry
Director: Irvin Kershner
RoboCop (1987)
Action | Crime | Sci-Fi | Thriller
In the not-to-distant-future, a newly transfered Detroit police officer is remade into an indistructable cybornetic cop after being dismembered by a gang of thungs in an abandoned warehouse. Reborn as Robocop he is programed to serve and protect the citizens of Detroit and eliminate the rampant crime in the city streets so that a massive city-wide reconstruction project can get underway. But once he has completed his task, he sets his sites on the corruption inside Securities Concepts Inc.- the corporation that created him.
Starring: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith, Dan O'Herlihy, Miguel Ferrer
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Repo Men (2010)
Action | Crime | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Remy and Jake are best friends and The Union's most dangerous repossession men, reclaiming top-dollar organs when recipients fall behind on their payments. But after an on-the-job accident forces Remy to be outfitted with a top-of-the-line heart replacement, he finds himself in-debt and on-the-run. Now, the hunter becomes the hunted as Jake will stop at nothing to track him down to finish the job.
Starring: Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Liev Schreiber, Alice Braga
Director: Miguel Sapochnik
Red Cliff (2008)
Action | Adventure | Drama
The first chapter of a two-part story centered on a battle fought in China's Three Kingdoms period (220-280 A.D.).
Starring: Tony Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Fengyi Zhang, Chen Chang, Wei Zhao, Jun Hu, Chiling Lin, Shidô Nakamura, Yong You, Ba Sen Zha Bu, Yong Hou
Director: John Woo
Red Cliff II (2009)
Action | Adventure | Drama
In this sequel to Red Cliff, first minister Cao Cao convinces Emperor Han to initiate a battle against the two Kingdoms of Xu and Wu, who have become allied forces, against all expectations. Red Cliff will be the site for the gigantic battle.
Starring: Tony Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Fengyi Zhang, Chen Chang, Wei Zhao, Jun Hu, Chiling Lin, Shidô Nakamura, Yong You, Ba Sen Zha Bu, Yong Hou
Director: John Woo
The 39th Annual American Music Awards 2011 (TV 2011)
Awards | Music
The 39th American Music Awards was held on November 20, 2011 (7:00/8:00 CST/EST), at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles (see 2011 in music). The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from the year 2011. Nominees were announced on October 11, 2011. The awards ceremony was host-free. It was broadcast on ABC. Taylor Swift and Adele were the big winners of the night picking up three awards in total.
Starring: Chris Harrison, Vanessa Lachey, Ryan Devlin, Mary J. Blige, Cheryl Hines, Jennifer Hudson, Joe Jonas, Sean Kingston, John Legend, LMFAO, Jenny McCarthy, Hot Chelle Rae, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Mike Sorrentino, Taylor Swift
Director: Michael Dempsey
The 38th Annual American Music Awards 2010 (TV 2010)
Awards | Music
The 38th American Music Awards were held November 21, 2010 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from 2010. Nominees were announced on October 12, 2010. Justin Bieber was nominated for, and won, four awards, including Artist of the Year. Usher and Eminem both won two awards; the former was nominated for three and the latter, five.
Starring: Christina Aguilera, Jessica Alba, Backstreet Boys, Skye Barrett, Lance Bass, Natasha Bedingfield, Julie Benz, Justin Bieber, Bon Jovi, Russell Brand, Stuart Brazell, Michael Bublé, Cheryl Burke, Sarah Alice Burns, Christina Carducci, Michael Chiklis, Sean Combs, Liberty Cordova, Darren Criss, Sheryl Crow, Taio Cruz, Miley Cyrus, Diddy-Dirty Money, Nathan Fillion, Chantel Gonsalves, Keri Hilson, Galen Hooks, Julianne Hough, Enrique Iglesias, Samuel L. Jackson, Stana Katic, Ke$ha, Kid Rock, Heidi Klum, Ryan Kwanten, Lady Antebellum, Avril Lavigne, John Legend, Nia Lyte, Mike C. Manning, Michelle Marie, Jenny McCarthy, Jennette McCurdy, Christina Milian, Nicki Minaj, Mandy Moore, Rachel Ann Mullins, Muse, Mitchel Musso, Ne-Yo, New Kids on the Block, Kelly Osbourne, Brad Paisley, Katy Perry, Pink, Jada Pinkett Smith, Pitbull, Whitney Port, Mike Posner, Usher Raymond, Rihanna, Rico Rodriguez, Erin Ross, Gavin Rossdale, Carlos Santana, Ryan Seacrest, Seal, Karina Smirnoff, Jaden Smith, Willow Smith, Trey Songz, Mike Sorrentino, Eric Stonestreet, Taylor Swift, Train, Nikki Tuazon, Johnny Weir, Kady Zinke
Death Valley (TV Series 2011- )
Comedy | Horror
One year ago… Vampires, Werewolves and Zombies appeared in the San Fernando Valley. These are the stories of the cops that capture the monsters, and the camera crew that captures the cops.
Starring: Texas Battle, Bryce Johnson, Tania Raymonde, Charlie Sanders, Bryan Callen, Caity Lotz
Creator: Curtis Gwinn
Good Time Max (2007)
Drama
Two genius brothers grow up and grow apart as one becomes a successful surgeon and the other pursues a drug-fueled high life.
Starring: James Franco, Vince Jolivette, Wilmer Calderon, Trip Hope, Richard Portnow, Jarrod Bunch, Robyn Cohen
Director: James Franco
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Action | Drama | History | War
Seen through the eyes of a squad of U.S. soldiers, the story begins with World War II's historic D- Day invasion, then moves beyond the beach as the men embark on a dangerous special mission. Captain John Miller must take his men behind enemy lines to find Private James Ryan, whose three brothers have been killed in combat. Faced with impossible odds, the men question their orders. Why are eight men risking their lives to save just one? Surrounded by the brutal realities of war, each man searches for his own answer – and the strength to triumph over an uncertain future with honor, decency and courage.
Starring: Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Tom Sizemore, Jeremy Davies, Vin Diesel
Director: Steven Spielberg
Demolition Man (1993)
Action | Crime | Sci-Fi
A cop is brought out of suspended animation in prison to pursue an old ultra-violent enemy who is loose in a nonviolent future society.
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock
Director: Marco Brambilla
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In a Glass Cage / Tras el cristal (1987)
Drama | Horror
A former Nazi doctor-turned-pedophile, paralyzed from the neck down after a suicide attempt, is forced to accept a boy as his nurse under threat of blackmail: the boy secretly witnessed the doctor's torture and murder of another boy, and possesses the man's diary, which details his wartime experiments and his subsequent descent into pedophilia and murder. Before long, the boy displays his ambition to follow in the older man's footsteps.
Starring: Günter Meisner, David Sust, Marisa Paredes, Gisèle Echevarría, Imma Colomer, Josue Guasch, David Cuspinera
Director: Agustí Villaronga
Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller | Western
A spaceship arrives in Arizona, 1873, to take over the Earth, starting with the Wild West region. A posse of cowboys are all that stand in their way.
Starring: Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde, Clancy Brown, Paul Dano
Director: Jon Favreau
Another Cinderella Story / A Cinderella Story 2 (2008)
Comedy | Musical | Romance | Teen
It's musical. It's magical. It's Another Cinderella Story, the dancing-ever-after fairy tale for the High School Musical generation. In this joyous update, Selena Gomez (Disney Channel's The Wizards of Waverly Place) is Mary, a modern Cinderella complete with dancing shoes instead of a glass slipper. Drew Seeley (High School Musical on Tour) is Joey, a Prince Charming and dreamy new-guy-in-school looking for a girl to love. Could Mary be that girl? With your kind of music and dance, your kind of romance and all kinds of surprises, you'll find that Another Cinderella Story is a perfect fit.
Starring: Selena Gomez, Andrew Seeley, Jane Lynch, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Emily Perkins
Director: Damon Santostefano
