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Walking With Cavemen
 
Theatrical Release: 2003 Genre: Documentary BBC Video Rated:    Not Rated
Running Time: 100 Director: Richard Dale (II), Pierre de Lespinois

Tagline:    Stand eye-to-eye with evolution.
Starring:    Alec Baldwin, Professor Robert Winston

Summary:    How did our ancestors come to invent language, to shape tthe world with tools, to create art, and to imagine the future? The award-winning team behind Walking With Dinosaurs an Walking With Prehistoric BEasts brings you this missing link in the story of life on our planet. Follow you family tree all the way back - to Australopithicus afarensis, the first of our primate ancestors to stand on two legs. See the first sparks of reason in the early humans as they learn to adapt in an ever-changing world. Trace the evolution of basic human traits like compassion, friendship and love. And make your way across the frozen wastelans of ice age Europe with the Neanderthals who dominate the planet... until ther are finally dorced to concede it to Homo sapiens.

Walking With Dinosaurs
 
Theatrical Release: 1999 Genre: Documentary BBC Video Rated:    Not Rated
Running Time: 180 Director: Tim Haines, Jasper James

Tagline:    Travel back in time 220 million years...
Starring:    Kenneth Branagh, Avery Brooks, André Dussollier

Summary:    The journey begins 220 million years ago with a trip back in time to the reign of the dinosaurs! Using the latest scientific findings, Walking With Dinosaurs examines the 155-million-year history of these great creatures, from the aggressive Coelophysis, the first animal to hunt in a pack, to Tyrannosaurus Res, the most terrifying carnivore on the planet. Feel the ground tremble as dueling Triceratops lock horns, and soar with Ornithocheirus, who could travel over 300 miles on a single flap of his powerful wings.

Walking With Prehistoric Beasts
 
Theatrical Release: 2001 Genre: Documentary BBC Video Rated:    Not Rated
Running Time: 180 Director: Nigel Paterson

Tagline:    Takes you to an era few have thought to explore.
Starring:    Kenneth Branagh, Stockard Channing, Larry Agenbroad, Frank Fish, Larry Witmer, Maureen O'Leary, Mark Uhen, Scott E. Foss, Kent Sundell, Japeth Boyce, Donald Prothero, Leslie Aiello, Bob Brain, Blair Van Valkenburgh, Alan Turner

Summary:    When the dinosaurs disappeared from the Earth, they did not leave an empty planet behind them. A succession of extraordinary creatures came and went over the following millennia. The award-winning team behind Walking With Dinosaurs and Allosaurus invites you to take a trip to this amazing new world. Here, flightless birds as tall as a man kill with a single snap of the powerful beaks, early ancestors of man struggle for power and territory as they try to defend themselves from the famous saber-toothed tiger. And even the saber-tooth connat take on the Glyptodon - the massice two-ton armadillo that is the most heavily armored mammal ever. It's an extraordinary trip through history and evolution that begins with the end of the dinosaurs and ends with the rise of even more mysterious creatures... the first humans.

Wes Craven's New Nightmare (New Line Platnium Series)
 
Theatrical Release: 1994 Genre: Horror New Line Cinema Rated:    R
Running Time: 112 Director: Wes Craven

Tagline:    This time staying awake won't save you...
Starring:    Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund

Summary:    Writer-director Wes Craven (Scream, Scream 2) returns to the darkest shadows of Elm Street with "The vleverest, wittiest, most twisted scarefest in ages!" Winner of a Golden Scroll of Outstanding Achievement from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror, this spine-tingling tale reunites the original Nightmare stars Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp and John Saxon as "reel" Freddy invades the real world with deadly results.

Life imitated art during filming. Soon after shooting an earthquake sequence, the Northridge Quake" shook Los Angeles. Says Craven, "We were about to have rubble created for the movie, but instead, we were able to just go out and film from the streets." But don't worry, Freddy fans. It's only a movie...or is it?

What Dreams May Come (Special Edition)
 
Theatrical Release: 1998 Genre: Drama Polygram Films Rated:    PG-13
Running Time: 113 Director: Vincent Ward

Tagline:    After life there is more. The end is just the beginning.
Starring:    Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding Jr., Annabella Sciorra, Max von Sydow, Jessica Brooks Grant, Josh Paddock, Rosalind Chao, Lucinda Jenney, Maggie McCarthy, Wilma Bonet, Matt Salinger, Carin Sprague, June Lomena, Paul P. Card IV, Werner Herzog

Summary:    Academy Award-winner Robin Williams and Cuba Gooding, Jr. embark on a supernatural journey beyond the realm of mortality in this visually stunning and unforgettable epic. After Chris Nielsen (Williams) dies in an accident, he tries to remain close to his beautiful, mortal wife, Annie (Annabella Sciorra). With the friendly spirit (Gooding, Jr.) assigned to guide him, he begins to adapt to his new state of being in a setting that can only be described as heavenly. But when his distraught wife takes her own life, she is banished to an eternal damnation. Chris vows to find her so they can share eternity together, but no one has ever succeeded in rescuing a soul from such a horrific fate. With the help of his heavenly friends, Chris sets out on the most perilous and harrowing hourney of his life, or afterlife: a quest for everlasting love that will take him to hell and back!

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Vista Series)
 
Theatrical Release: 1988 Genre: Comedy Walt Disney Pictures Rated:    PG
Running Time: 103 Director: Robert Zemeckis

Tagline:    It's the story of a man, a woman, and a rabbit in a triangle of trouble.
Starring:    Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Cassidy, Charles Fleischer, Stubby Kaye, Alan Tilvern, Richard LeParmentier, Lou Hirsch, Betsy Brantley, Joel Silver, Paul Springer, Richard Ridings, Edwin Craig, Lindsay Holiday, Mike Edmonds

Summary:    It's 1947 Hollywood and Eddie Valiant (Bob Hoskins), a down-on-his-luck detective, is hired to find proof that Marvin Acme, gag factory mogul and owner of Toontown, is playing hanky-panky with femme fatale Jessica Rabit, wife of Maroon Cartoon superstar, Roger Rabbot. When Acme is found murdered, all fingers point to Roger, and the sinister, power-hungry Judge Doom (Christopher Lloyd) is on a mission to bring Roger to justive. Roger begs the Toon-hating Valiant to find the real evildoer and the plot thickens as Eddie uncovers scandal after scanal and realizes the very existence of Toontown is at stake! Who Framed Roger Rabbit is deliciously outrageous fun the who family will enjoy.

Who's Harry Crumb?
 
Theatrical Release: 1989 Genre: Comedy Columbia TriStar Rated:    PG-13
Running Time: 98 Director: Paul Flaherty

Tagline:    Nerves of steel. Body of iron. Brain of stone.
Starring:    John Candy, Jeffrey Jones, Annie Potts, Tim Thomerson, Barry Corbin, Shawnee Smith, Valri Bromfield, Doug Steckler, Renée Coleman, Wesley Mann, Tamsin Kelsey, Joe Flaherty, Fiona Roeske, Lori O'Byrne, Michele Goodger

Summary:    John Candy is bigger, better and more bumbling than ever as the hilarious Harry Crumb - a big-hearted, soft-headed private eye and mixed-up master of disguise. When Harry, the last of the great sleuthing Crumbs - and the last person in the form to ever get an assignment - finally gets a shot at a frontpage kidnapping, it's only because his beady-eyed boss Eliot Draisen (Jeffery Jones) doesn't want the case solved. At stake is the grogeous daughter of multi-millionaire P.J. Downing, a $10 million ransom, and Eliot's hot-to-trot mistress (Annie Potts). Attired in a bizarre array of goofball disguises, from a Hungarian hairdresser to a hefty housewife - Harry is bound, gagged and determined to crack the case and prove that when it comes to crime. he's one Crumb that won't be swept under the carpet.

Willow (Special Edition)
 
Theatrical Release: 1988 Genre: Action & Adventure 20th Century Fox Rated:    PG
Running Time: 130 Director: Ron Howard

Tagline:    Adventure doesn't come any bigger than this.
Starring:    Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Warwick Davis

Summary:    From legendary filmmakers Geroge Lucas and Ron Howard comes one of the most beloved fantasy tales of all times. This groundbreaking film features stunning special effects, dazzling action and a classic battle between good and evil.

When young Willow Ufgood (Warwick Davis) finds an abandoned baby, he is suddenly thrust into an adventure filled with magic and danger. According to an ancient prophecy, the sacred child is destined to end the reign of the evil sorceress Queen Bavmorda (Jean Marsh). Now, with only a single swordsman (Val Kilmer) at his side, Willow must overcome the forces of darkness that threaten to destroy anyone who stands in the Queen's way!

Without Limits
 
Theatrical Release: 1998 Genre: Drama Warner Bros. Studios Rated:    PG-13
Running Time: 117 Director: Robert Towne

Tagline:    Pre. His spirit set a pace only his heart could follow.
Starring:    Billy Crudup, Donald Sutherland, Monica Potter, Jeremy Sisto, Matthew Lillard, Dean Norris, Billy Burke, Gabriel Olds, Judith Ivey, William Mapother, Adam Setliff, Nicholas R. Oleson, Amy Jo Johnson, Lisa Banes, Frank Shorter

Summary:    Steve Prefontaine was a champion's champion, holder of every American distance-running record from 2,000 to 10,000 meters. Fans elevated fim to rock star status. Athletes were inspired by him. Off the track, officials mired in outdated politics got the point that activist Pre was taking the sport into a new era.

The short life and fast times of the fiery Oregon distance runner form a movie that "belongs in the comany of Jim Thorpe - All American and Chariots of Fire" (Jack Mathews, Newsday). Billy Crudup, uncannily resembling the real-life Pre, and Donald Sutherland, as coach and mentor Bill Mowerman, give strong portrayals of lives aflame with conviction. Infused with track-savvy authenticity by director Robert Towne and his co-writer Kenny Moore (Prefontaine's friend and a former world-class runner), Without Limits comes home a winner.

The Wizard of Oz
 
Theatrical Release: 1939 Genre: Kids & Family Warner Bros. Studios Rated:    G
Running Time: 101 Director: Richard Thorpe, King Vidor, Victor Fleming

Tagline:    Follow The Yellow Brick Road to Astounding Movie Magic!
Starring:    Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton, Charley Grapewin, Pat Walshe, Clara Blandick, Terry

Summary:    We click our heels in anticipation. There's no place like home and no movie like this one. From generation to generation, The Wizard of Oz brings us together - kids, grown-ups, families, friends. The dazzling land of Oz, a dream-come-true world of enchanted forests, dancing scarecrows and singing lions. warps us in its magic with one great song-filled adventure after another.

Based on L. Frank Baum's treasured book series, The Wizard of Oz was judged the best family film of all time by the American Film Institute. And this never-before-seen restoration looks and sounds better than ever. We invite you to embark for the Emerald City on the most famous road in movie history. Dorothy (Judy Garland), Scarecrow (Ray Bolger), Tin Woodman (Jack Haley) and Cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr) await you on the Yellow Brick Road and Over the Rainbow.

The World Is Not Enough (Special Edition)
 
Theatrical Release: 1999 Genre: Action & Adventure MGM/United Artists Rated:    PG-13
Running Time: 128 Director: Michael Apted

Tagline:    Danger Suspense Excitement There must be when he's around
Starring:    Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau, Robert Carlyle, Denise Richards, Robbie Coltrane, Judi Dench, Desmond Llewelyn, John Cleese, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Samantha Bond, Michael Kitchen, Colin Salmon, Goldie, David Calder, Serena Scott Thomas

Summary:    When the suave Agent 007 (Pierce Brosnan) is assigned to protect a beautful oil heiress (Sophie Marceau), he is catapulted into a passionate, adrenaline-charged adventure that pits him against one of his most deadly adversaries: Renard (Robert Carlyle), a ruthless anarchist whose totel imperviousness to pain makes him a virtually unstoppable enemy. The unrelenting suspense, breathtaking action and sly wit never let up in this explosively entertaining thriller.

WSKI 106
 
Theatrical Release: 1995 Genre: Sports Poor Boyz Productions Rated:    Not Rated
Running Time: Director: Tanner Hall, Eric Iberg

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Summary:    Tanner Hall and Eric Iberg have teamed up and rallied the troops of freestyle skiing to bring you a movie that exposes the true essence of the sport. This movie mixes the industry's most creative director, a Hollywood worthy editor, and 9 of the sport's best athletes, unleashing the most amazing cinematic representation of skiing to date. Poor Boyz Productions brings you the Tanner Hall and Eric Iberg film - WSKI 106.



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