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September 2005 Releases
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Crash
A stellar cast collides haphazardly in this insightfully written roundelay of racism, rage, and redemption which takes place over the course of one day in LA and involves a circus of cops, robbers, and civilians. A detective (Don Cheadle) with a heroin addict mother and criminal brother investigates the shooting of a black cop by a white one. Two hoodlums (Larenz Tate and Ludacris) jack the car of the District Attorney (Brendon Fraser) and his angry, racist wife (Sandra Bullock). Terrence Howard and Thandie Newton play an upper-class African American couple harassed by a racist cop (Matt Dillon). And the chaos continues, with other roles played by Tony Danza, Michael Pena, and Jennifer Esposito. A propulsive Mark Isham score keeps the disparate narrative threads electrified from the get-go; when they finally connect, the results are explosive and beautiful.
Street Date: 9/6/2005
Genre:
Drams
Rating:
R
Starring:
Don Cheadle, Sandra Bullock, Jennifer Esposito, Brendan Fraser, Larenz Tate, Ludacris, Matt Dillon
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Hellraiser - Hellworld
The eighth film in the long-running horror series, HELLRAISER - HELLWORLD is the third HELLRAISER directed by former cinematographer Rick Bota. HELLWORLD is a self-aware entry in the series, with a plotline independent from the previous films. A group of internet gamers have become obsessed with a new HELLRAISER game, and receive an invitation from the website "Hellworld" to an exclusive party. But when they arrive, cyberspace becomes reality, and they discover the world of horror they've played in on the web now threatens their lives and souls. HELLWORLD continues the HELLRAISER series in a similar manner to the SCREAM films.
Street Date: 9/6/2005
Genre:
Thriller
Rating:
(not rated)
Starring:
Lance Henriksen, Doug Bradley
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The Prophecy 5: Forsaken (2005)
The fifth film in the adventure/horror series, THE PROPHECY: FORSAKEN continues its tale of the secret battles between hell, heaven, and the earth caught between them. Allison (Kari Wuhrer) has come into possession of the Lexicon, an ancient book that writes itself and is said will reveal the moment when the Antichrist will appear on earth. A group of dangerous angels begin the hunt for Allison, eager for the information contained in the Lexicon. The only person willing to assist her is a police officer (Jason Scott Lee), but even his efforts may not be enough to stop the ruthless beings from above. THE PROPHECY: FORSAKEN continues the plotline introduced in the previous installment of the series.
Street Date: 9/6/2005
Genre:
Thriller
Rating:
R
Starring:
Kari Wuhrer, Jason Scott Lee, Tony Todd, Doug Bradley, John Light
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The Marksman
An action-packed, gripping espionage movie starring Wesley Snipes. The U.S. is tricked into targeting an armed nuclear reactor captured by Chechen rebels. Can Snipes and his special ops team figure things out and save the day in the end?
Street Date: 9/6/2005
Genre:
Action/Adventure
Rating:
R
Starring:
Wesley Snipes
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Subzero
A high-powered military weapon has been stolen and lost
at a towering mountain peak, and it's up to a U.S. team of expert climbers and military personnel to reach it before the
Russian terrorists do. If the weapon falls into the wrong hands, it could be the end of the world.
Street Date: 9/6/2005
Genre:
Action/Adventure
Rating:
PG-13
Starring:
Costas Mandylor, Linden Ashby, Nia Peeples
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Kingdom Hospital - The Beginning
Street Date: 9/6/2005
Genre:
Thriller
Rating:
(not rated)
Starring:
Jack Coleman, Andrew McCarthy, Bruce Davison, Ed Begley Jr., Diane Ladd
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Lost - The Complete First Season
Created by successful television producer J.J. Abrams (FELICITY, ALIAS), LOST became one of the most popular and critically acclaimed programs of the 2004-2005 season. Utilizing a ripe premise and well-drawn and acted characters, LOST attracted a huge following and was proclaimed the saving grace of a television year otherwise marred by derivative reality programming. The story concerns the survivors of a terrible plane crash, who find themselves stranded on a tropical island with seemingly little chance of a rescue. Medical doctor Jack takes a position of leadership, helping to rally the survivors and prepare them for a period of difficulty as they learn how to survive on the paradisiacal island. But everything is not as it seems, as the island offers potential danger in the form of a large, mysterious creature, and evidence is found that the plane crash may not have been an accident. As they struggle to survive, each of the characters forms alliances and makes enemies, all while dealing with the unresolved issues of the lives they've left behind.
Street Date: 9/6/2005
Genre:
Thriller
Rating:
(not rated)
Starring:
Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lilly, Terry O'Quinn, Dominic Monaghan, Naveen Andrews, Ian Somerhalder, Emilie de Ravin
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Winter Solstice
In this solemn family film about three men sharing a broken household, Jim (Anthony LaPaglia) stars as a father just trying to keep it all together. His sons Pete and Gabe (Mark Webber and Aaron Stanford) resent him, unable to escape the memory of their late mother. Change comes in the form of a sunny housesitter (Allison Janney) who romances Jim, making it okay for Gabe to set out on his own and for Pete to rely on his dad as he struggles with some deep-seated rebellion issues.
Street Date: 9/13/2005
Genre:
Drama
Rating:
R
Starring:
Anthony LaPaglia, Aaron Stanford, Mark Webber, Allison Janney
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Madison
In its heyday, Madison, Indiana was a thriving port on the Ohio River. But by 1971, hard times and unemployment are driving the locals away. The city's one claim to fame is its participation in hydroplane boat racing, a dream kept alive by Jim McCormick (Jim Caviezel) and the team of the Miss Madison, the town's boat. Jim was an up and coming racer in 1961, when he was injured in a race that also took the life of his best friend. The townsfolk were there to support his recovery, and since then, he has been content to work on the team of the Miss Madison and raise a family in his hometown.
But when Madison is chosen to sponsor the Gold Cup, the pinnacle race of the hydroplane boat racing circuit, Jim is determined to save his dying town and their old boat from being the laughing stock in a competition where the other teams have bottomless budgets. More important, he wants his young son, Mike (Jake Lloyd) to take pride in Madison and in his roots. Based on a true story, MADISON is about a small town that defies the odds, and a man who overcomes his own fears.
Street Date: 9/13/2005
Genre:
Drama
Rating:
PG
Starring:
Jim Caviezel, Jake Lloyd, Mary McCormack, Bruce Dern
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Fever Pitch
The Farrelly Brothers (THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY, DUMB & DUMBER) take a slight departure from their signature breed of over-the-top, gross-out humor and opt instead for sensitive restraint with this genuinely sweet love story. Credit is due in part to the writing team of Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel (SPANGLISH) who adapt Nick Hornby's popular British novel, moving it to Boston and exchanging the protagonist's obsession with soccer for an all-consuming love of baseball. Ever since his first childhood visit to Fenway Park, easygoing schoolteacher Ben (Jimmy Fallon) has been in love with the Boston Red Sox. When he meets a successful workaholic named Lindsey Meeks (Drew Barrymore), he warns her that being such an avid fan has been a problem in his past relationships. On the brink of turning 30, Lindsey is eager to make what seems like an otherwise promising romance work, and she agrees to go with Ben to opening day (of the eventful 2004 season when the Red Sox won the World Series for the first time in 86 years).
As baseball season proceeds, the truly obsessive nature of Ben's hobby is revealed, and a love triangle is set up in which baseball plays the role of the other woman. Lindsey's feelings for Ben are put to the test again and again as his love for the game threatens to outweigh his feelings for her.
Street Date: 9/13/2005
Genre:
Chick Flick
Rating:
PG-13
Starring:
Drew Barrymore, Jimmy Fallon
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams's long-awaited film version of THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY, based on his five-book series, is a funny, wacky, highly creative ride through a bizarre universe. Martin Freeman (Tim from THE OFFICE) stars as Arthur Dent, a British everyman suddenly thrust into intergalactic intrigue when the earth is destroyed by the Vogons to make room for an interspatial highway. Arthur travels the skyways with good friend Ford Prefect (Mos Def), an alien writer for an electronic encyclopedia called THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY. Things get downright dangerous--and absolutely hysterical--when Arthur and Ford thumb a ride with the president of the universe, two-headed Zaphod Beeblebrox (a wild and crazy Sam Rockwell); earthling Tricia McMillan (Zooey Deschanel), whom Arthur once had a thing for back in England; and a perpetually depressed robot named Marvin (voiced by Alan Rickman, played by Warwick Davis). With much of the galaxy after them, the motley crew makes its way toward a super-computer that just might be able to provide them with the ultimate question; they already know the answer.
Street Date: 9/13/2005
Genre:
Comedy
Rating:
PG
Starring:
Martin Freeman, Sam Rockwell, Zooey Deschanel, Mos Def, Alan Rickman
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Empire Falls
Running the Empire Grill while attempting to deal with myriad life crises proves to be a tough job for Miles Roby (Ed Harris) in EMPIRE FALLS. Miles picked up the managerial reigns some 20 years ago, but has subsequently struggled to maintain the business. To compound his worries, Miles has to put up with the constantly erratic behavior of his father, Max (Paul Newman), and the attentions of the hardheaded owner of the Empire Grill, Francine Whiting (Joanne Woodward). To make matters worse, Miles's wife Janine (Helen Hunt) leaves him, but despite all these problems, Miles can't tear himself away from this sleepy part of Maine and start a new life. Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Richard Russo.
Street Date: 9/13/2005
Genre:
Drama
Rating:
(not rated)
Starring:
Ed Harris, Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Helen Hunt
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Today You Die
When an ex-com (Seagal) who is trying to do the
right thing gets used as a pawn in a casino robbery, he becomes hell bent on revenge and eventually makes off with
both a sympathetic FBI agent and the money.
Street Date: 9/13/2005
Genre:
Action/Adventure
Rating:
R
Starring:
Steven Seagal, Anthony "Treach" Criss, Lawrence Turner
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Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie
Winnie the Pooh and his friends in the Hundred-Acre Woods are back in the holiday-themed adventure POOH'S HEFFALUMP HALLOWEEN MOVIE. Heffalump, introduced in the previous Winnie the Pooh film, has now become a full-fledged member of the animal community. Roo and Heffalump are planning on going Trick or Treat for Halloween until rascally Tigger tells them about the "Gobloon," a monster that transforms those he catches. However, should the Gobloon be caught first, it will grant its captors a single wish. That night, after Pooh eats too much Halloween candy, Roo and Heffalump decide to sneak out and investigate the story of the Gobloon. But what will happen if Tigger's tale is true? POOH'S HEFFALUMP HALLOWEEN MOVIE is appropriate for all ages, and features one of Walt Disney's most beloved casts of characters.
Street Date: 9/13/2005
Genre:
Children's
Rating:
G
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Inside Deep Throat
After focusing on the decadent club scene of the 1980s with their film PARTY MONSTER, filmmakers Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato travel further back in time for this documentary on the cultural impact of the '72 movie DEEP THROAT. When director Gerard Damiano unleashed the film--a witty, yet explicit X-Rated movie starring Linda Lovelace as a pleasure-crazed woman--audiences flocked to it in droves. The film was a cut above standard adult fare, and attracted an unusually high percentage of female viewers. With the public's interest piqued, controversy followed, and a court case against the movie prompted the government to try to ban the film outright. This only drew more people to it, and its combined box office is estimated at $600 million--an incredible return on the original $25,000 investment. Or was it? Damiano never made a cent from the film, while Lovelace and co-star Harry Reems made $1450 between them. Lovelace complained bitterly about her treatment on the set in her memoir--the appropriately titled ORDEAL--and Reems had to go through his own obscenity trial, during which he succumbed to the temptations of alcohol and narcotics. A truly arresting film, INSIDE DEEP THROAT offers a fascinating lesson about how little the world has changed in regard to censorship in the 33 years that have passed between Damiano's movie and this documentary.
Street Date: 9/20/2005
Genre:
Documentary
Rating:
NC-17
Starring:
Gerard Damiano, Harry Reems, Linda Lovelace, John Waters, Hugh Hefner, Germaine Greer, Camille Paglia
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Born Into Brothels
British-born photojournalist Zana Briski overcame barriers of language, culture, and ethnicity when she immersed herself into an impoverished and illegal neighborhood in the Third World metropolis of Calcutta, India. An award-winning photographer, Briski befriended the children of Sonagachi (the city's red light district), starting a photography workshop for them and equipping them each with their own camera. The transformative power of this simple object is remarkable; within weeks, the children show new spirit and several have discovered a talent for the art. Briski and her co-director, Ross Kaufman, follow the children as they filter their marginalized, forgotten world through the camera lens. Over the course of the film, a central narrative unfolds--the children's quest, fueled by their newfound hope and strength, to leave the brothels for a better life.
Street Date: 9/20/2005
Genre:
Documentary
Rating:
R
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Mindhunters
The profilers become the profiled in this SILENCE OF THE LAMBS meets TEN LITTLE INDIANS action thriller. Val Kilmer plays the trainer at the FBI's serial-killer-profiling school; he sets up elaborate field games based on previous cases and the students have to crawl inside the minds of these twisted killers while avoiding getting killed or going nuts in the process. The characters include a guy in a wheelchair (Clifton Collins Jr.), a mysterious Philadelphia detective (LL Cool J), a tough Latina babe (Patricia Velasquez), and a girl with a head for math (Kathryn Morris), among others. Christian Slater plays the leader. For a final test, the group has to spend the weekend at a remote Carolina island and develop a profile of the Puppeteer (he strings people up with hooks from the ceiling so they look like marionettes), a fictional killer created by their genius teacher. However, the class hardly even gets to exposit their background stories before the deadly traps start flying... for real. The killer sets watches for the exact moment when the next death will occur.
Street Date: 9/20/2005
Genre:
Thriller
Rating:
R
Starring:
Val Kilmer, LL Cool J, Christian Slater, Eion Bailey
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The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl
Max is an outcast little boy who has become lost in his own fantasy world in an attempt to escape the everyday worries of dealing with parents, school bullies and no-fun summer vacations. But when Max realizes the characters and adventures in his imagination might be more real than anyone else believes, his whole world changes.
Now, Max is blasting off on a mission to Planet Drool where his superhero friends Sharkboy and Lavagirl live, and where the evil Mr. Electric threatens to do away with all dreams forever.
Street Date: 9/20/2005
Genre:
Kids
Rating:
PG
Starring:
David Arquette, Taylor Lautner, Taylor Dooley, Cayden Boyd, George Lopez, Kristin Davis
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The Longest Yard
Director Peter Segal (50 FIRST DATES, ANGER MANAGEMENT) and comedian Adam Sandler are at it again in a fun remake of the 1974 classic, THE LONGEST YARD. In the role of Paul "Wrecking" Crewe, first immortalized by Burt Reynolds (who appears here as Nate Scarborough), Sandler plays an ex-football star whose career ended amidst allegations of point shaving. Fed up, he drunkenly steals his unfriendly wife's (an uncredited Courtney Cox) luxury car and drives it into a multi-car pileup. This lands Crewe in a cruel Texas state penitentiary. His only respite comes from Warden Hazen (James Cromwell) who wants Crewe to help lead his well-equipped prison-guard football team to the league championship. Crewe timorously agrees, suggesting the creation of an opposing team of convicts to the give the guards an easy tune-up before the season. To the ragtag inmates, this is the chance they've been waiting for, and they hustle to get their team together so they can exact some revenge on the harassing guards.
Street Date: 9/20/2005
Genre:
Comedy
Rating:
PG-13
Starring:
Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Burt Reynolds
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Jack O' Lantern
Street Date: 9/20/2005
Genre:
Thriller
Rating:
R
Starring:
Dave R. Watkins, Tracy Yarkoni, Justice Leak
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Robots
Rodney Copperbottom (voiced by Ewan McGregor) is a talented inventor who hopes to make his fortune by moving to Robot City and working among the nuts and bolts of the robotics industry. Rodney fantasizes about building robots for his boyhood hero and master inventor Big Weld (Mel Brooks), but when he meets him, Rodney's dream threatens to turn rusty. Big Weld reveals that his company is now being run by the evil Phineas T. Ratchet (Greg Kinnear), a merciless moneymaker who wants to rid the world of the antiquated robots that clutter up the streets of Robot City. This leaves Rodney's aspirations needing a major oil change, and with little chance of finding work, he feels about as useful as a broken spare part. So he takes to the streets, where he finds some unlikely salvation in a group of robots lead by Fender (Robin Williams). Fender urges Rodney to help save them from the scrap heap, while Ratchet and his company create threatening new policies on robot reconstruction. The ensuing action leads to a breathtaking set of adventures in the futuristic city.
Street Date: 9/27/2005
Genre:
Family
Rating:
PG
Starring:
Halle Berry, Ewan McGregor, Robin Williams, Jim Broadbent, Terry Bradshaw, Mel Brooks (voices)
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Lords of Dogtown
Anyone who grew up in Southern California will talk with both nostalgia and frustration about the periodic summers of drought in which the oppressive heat is exacerbated by a shortage of its antidote--fresh water. In 1975, a clan of scruffy, rebellious teens found a way to turn this dearth to their advantage, using the sloping bowl of empty suburban swimming pools to create a new underground sport--skateboarding. The development, explosion, and corporate co-opting of this now ubiquitous sport was the subject of Stacy Peralta's acclaimed 2002 documentary, DOGTOWN AND Z-BOYS. Peralta, one of the original skaters who came to be known as the "Z-Boys," has penned this dramatized account of his own story, a kinetic and gripping tale with dramatic turns reflective of the extreme crests and falls of those concrete waves.
Street Date: 9/27/2005
Genre:
College
Rating:
PG-13
Starring:
Emile Hirsch, Victor Rasuk, John Robinson
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Silver Hawk
Lulu Wong (Yeoh) lives a double-life -- part urban social
butterfly, part vigilante superhero. Armed with ancient fighting techniques and high tech hardware, Lulu is a
beautiful masked millionaire battling to defeat a greedy entrepreneur intent on enslaving the world. Based on a
comic book, Silver Hawk, in an edge-of-your-seat thrill ride, packed with fast cars, gravity-defying martial arts fights,
and, at the center of it all, one sexy heroine.
Street Date: 9/27/2005
Genre:
Action/Adventure
Rating:
R
Starring:
Michelle Khan, Luke Goss
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