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Action / Adventure / Fantasy
222 Minutes |
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers |
| The Fellowship has been broken. Boromir (Sean Bean) is dead, Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee have gone to Mordor alone to destroy the One Ring, Merry and Pippin have been captured by the Uruk-hai, and Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli have made friends of the Rohan, a race of humans that are in the path of the upcoming war, led by its aging king, Theoden. The two towers between Mordor and Isengard, Barad-dur and Orthanc, have united in their lust for destruction. The corrupt wizard Saruman, under the power of the Dark Lord Sauron, and his slimy assistant, Grima Wormtongue, have created a grand Uruk-hai army bent on the destruction of Man and Middle-earth. The rebellion against Sauron is building up and will be led by Gandalf the White, who was thought to be dead after the Balrog captured him. One of the Ring's original bearers, the creature Gollum, has tracked Frodo and Sam down in search of his 'precious', but is captured by the Hobbits and used as a way to lead them to Mt. Doom. The War of the Ring has now begun... |
| Cast: Elijah Wood; Ian McKellen; Liv Tyler; Viggo Mortensen; Sean Astin; Cate Blanchett; John Rhys-Davies; Bernard Hill; Christopher Lee; Billy Boyd; Dominic Monaghan; Orlando Bloom; Hugo Weaving; Miranda Otto; David Wenham |
| Directed by: Peter Jackson |
Written by: J.R.R. Tolkien; Frances Walsh |
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Action / Adventure / Fantasy
251 Minutes |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
| The Fellowship divides to conquer as Frodo and Sam, with the help and hindrance of Gollum, continue their way to Mount Doom. Gandalf and Pippin ride to Minas Tirith to help defend Gondor while Merry remains with Eowyn and the other Rohan fighters. Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli seek aid from those that live in the Cursed Mountains. All these battles have one goal in mind: distract the Eye of Sauron and buy Frodo a little more time to destroy the ring. |
| Cast: Noel Appleby; Alexandra Astin; Sean Astin; David Aston; John Bach; Sean Bean; Cate Blanchett; Orlando Bloom; Billy Boyd; Sadwyn Brophy; Alistair Browning; Marton Csokas; Richard Edge; Jason Fitch; Bernard Hill |
| Directed by: Peter Jackson |
Written by: J.R.R. Tolkien; Fran Walsh |
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Comedy / Romance
105 Minutes |
Maid in Manhattan |
| A senatorial candidate falls for a hotel maid, thinking she is a socialite when he sees her trying on a wealthy woman's dress. |
| Cast: Jennifer Lopez; Ralph Fiennes; Natasha Richardson; Stanley Tucci; Tyler Posey; Frances Conroy; Chris Eigeman; Amy Sedaris; Marissa Matrone; Priscilla Lopez; Bob Hoskins; Lisa Roberts (I); Maddie Corman; Sharon Wilkins; Jayne Houdyshell |
| Directed by: Wayne Wang |
Written by: John Hughes; Kevin Wade |
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Action / Adventure / Drama / War
138 Minutes |
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World |
| During the Napoleonic Wars, a British frigate, HMS Surprise, and a much larger French warship, the Acheron, with greater fire power, stalk each other off of the coast of South America. Russell Crowe brings great intensity to the role of Captain Jack Aubrey. Lucky Jack, as he is referred to by his crew, is well regarded by his men, who trust him implicitly, even after the first devastating battle and an apparent personal vendetta against the French captain. While the naval battle sequences are quite fantastic, the film is successful because director Weir chose to build the story to get to know the men who are locked aboard the tight quarters of a small ship and how they interact everyday. The officers and the mates are well-known by the time the final battle comes. Paul Bettany offers a strong performance as the surgeon and naturalist who balances the violence of his chosen life with the quiet demeanor of the scientist. He is the captain's friend and confidant, the two frequently playing violin and cello duets together. The horrors of the injuries from the war are frequently implied, but vividly depicted in the reactions of the characters. |
| Cast: Russell Crowe; Paul Bettany; James D'Arcy; Edward Woodall; Chris Larkin; Max Pirkis; Jack Randall; Max Benitz; Lee Ingleby; Richard Pates; Robert Pugh; Richard McCabe; Ian Mercer; Tony Dolan; David Threlfall |
| Directed by: Peter Weir |
Written by: Patrick O'Brian; Peter Weir |
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Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller
136 Minutes |
The Matrix |
| In the near future, a computer hacker named Neo (Keanu Reeves) discovers that all life on Earth may be nothing more than an elaborate facade created by a malevolent cyber-intelligence, for the purpose of placating us while our life essence is "farmed" to fuel the Matrix's campaign of domination in the "real" world. He joins like-minded Rebel warriors Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) and Trinity (Carrie Ann Moss) in their struggle to overthrow the Matrix. |
| Cast: Keanu Reeves; Laurence Fishburne; Carrie-Anne Moss; Hugo Weaving; Gloria Foster; Joe Pantoliano; Marcus Chong; Julian Arahanga; Matt Doran; Belinda McClory; Anthony Ray Parker; Paul Goddard (I); Robert Taylor (VII); David Aston (I); Marc Gray |
| Directed by: Andy Wachowski; Larry Wachowski |
Written by: Andy Wachowski; Larry Wachowski |
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Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller
138 Minutes |
Matrix Reloaded |
| Neo, Morpheus, Trinity, and the rest of their crew continue to battle the machines that have enslaved the human race in the Matrix. As their quest unfolds, Neo learns more about his super-heroic abilities, including the ability to see the codes of the people and things around him. Simultaneously, now, more humans are waking up out of the Matrix and attempting to live in the real world. As their numbers grow, the battle moves to Zion--the last real-world city and center of human resistance. |
| Cast: Ray Anthony; Christine Anu; Andy Arness; Alima Ashton-Sheibu; Helmut Bakaitis; Steve Bastoni; Don Battee; Monica Bellucci; Daniel Bernhardt; Valerie Berry; Ian Bliss; Liliana Bogatko; Michael Budd; Stoney Burke; Kelly Butler; |
| Directed by: Andy Wachowski; Larry Wachowski |
Written by: Andy Wachowski; Larry Wachowski |
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Comedy / Fantasy / Musical
107 Minutes |
The Meaning of Life |
| The comedy groups last full length movie returns to the feel of the hugely popular BBC TV show. It features small comedy sketches dealing with all of the stages and trials of life. Expect the un-expected. Plenty of religious, vulgar, and sexual humor may offend some groups. There are even musical numbers, but with that same unmistakable brand of Python humor. |
| Cast: Graham Chapman; John Cleese; Terry Gilliam; Eric Idle; Terry Jones; Michael Palin; Carol Cleveland; Simon Jones; Patricia Quinn; Judy Loe; Andrew MacLachlan; Mark Holmes; Valerie Whittington; Jennifer Franks; Imogen Bickford-Smith |
| Directed by: Terry Gilliam; Terry Jones |
Written by: Graham Chapman; John Cleese |
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Adventure / Romance
106 Minutes |
Medicine Man |
| An eccentric scientist working for a large drug company is working on a research project in the Amazon jungle. He sends for a research assistant and a gas chromatograph because he's close to a cure for cancer. When the assistant turns out to be a "mere woman," he rejects her help. Meanwhile the bulldozers get closer to the area in which they are conducting research, and they eventually learn to work together, and begin falling in love. |
| Cast: Sean Connery; Lorraine Bracco; Jose Wilker; Rodolfo De Alexandre; Francisco Tsiren Tsere Rereme; Elias Monteiro Da Silva; Edinei Maria Serrio Dos Santos; Bec-Kana-Re Dos Santos Kaiapo; Angelo Barra Moreira; Jose Lavat |
| Directed by: John McTiernan |
Written by: Tom Schulman |
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Comedy
108 Minutes |
Meet the Parents |
| Greg and Pam are in love. Greg is nervous about spending his first weekend with her parents. He tries very hard, sometimes too hard, to please her overbearing dad. Greg frequently ends up comically embarassing himself in front of the entire family all because he loves Pam so much. What won't he do to try and please Pam and her family? |
| Cast: Robert De Niro; Ben Stiller; Teri Polo; Blythe Danner; Nicole DeHuff; Jon Abrahams; Owen Wilson; James Rebhorn; Thomas McCarthy; Phyllis George; Kali Rocha; Bernie Sheredy; Judah Friedlander; Peter Bartlett; John Elsen |
| Directed by: Jay Roach |
Written by: Greg Glienna; Mary Ruth Clarke |
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Comedy
115 Minutes |
Meet the Fockers |
| Having given permission to male nurse Greg Focker to marry his daughter, ex-CIA man Jack Byrnes and his wife travel to Miami to Greg's parents, who this time around are Mr. and Mrs. Focker, who are as different from them as can be. As asked in the first movie, what sort of people name their son Gaylord M. Focker? |
| Cast: Robert De Niro; Ben Stiller; Dustin Hoffman; Barbra Streisand; Blythe Danner; Teri Polo; Owen Wilson; Spencer Pickren; Bradley Pickren; Alanna Ubach; Ray Santiago; Tim Blake Nelson; Shelley Berman; Kali Rocha; Dorie Barton |
| Directed by: Jay Roach |
Written by: Greg Glienna; Mary Ruth Clarke |
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