Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Synopsis: In the near future, domesticated apes have replaced pets and personal servants – until their continual mistreatment provokes one advanced simian (Roddy McDowall) to launch a daring revolt […]
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Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Synopsis: Roddy McDowall and Kim Hunter reprise their original roles as Cornelius and Zira in this third chapter of the Apes saga. When two intelligent simians travel from the […]
Hollywoodland
Synopsis: Based on the true story of Hollywood’s most notorious unsolved mystery, Hollywoodland is a tale of glamour, scandal, and corruption in 1950s Los Angeles. When George Reeves (Ben Affleck), […]
Save the Tiger
Synopsis: All He Wanted Was A Second Chance Jack Lemmon won an Oscar® for this dramatic performance, considered by many to be his finest. Lemmon plays Harry Stoner, a man […]
The China Syndrome
Synopsis: A Powerful Cautionary Thriller About The Dangers Of Nuclear Energy And The Power Of Television News. In 1979, The China Syndrome was the movie everyone was talking about, thanks […]
First Monday in October
Synopsis: Walter Matthau and Jill Clayburgh star in this dramatic comedy that centers around the appointment of the first woman to the U.S. Supreme Court. She is aggressive, witty, magnetic […]
That’s Life!
Synopsis: Jack Lemmon and Julie Andrews, two screen legends with eleven Academy Award nominations between them, grace the screen in Blake Edwards’ human comedy That’s Life! Filmed at husband and […]
Missing
Synopsis: The first American film by Costa-Gavras. This political thriller has its origins in an actual event – the disappearance of a young American writer and filmmaker, Charles Horman (John […]
Splice
Synopsis: Superstar genetic engineers Clive (Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley) specialize in splicing DNA from different animals to create incredible new hybrid that could revolutionize science and medicine. But […]
Plaza Suite
Synopsis: Plaza Suite is a confection of three witty comedic episodes starring one of America’s finest comic actors, Walter Matthau. The scene is suite 719 of New York City’s Plaza […]
The April Fools
Synopsis: Newly-promoted if none too happily married Howard Brubaker leaves a rowdy Company party early with the stunning Catherine, whom it turns out is herself unhappily married – to the […]
Days of Wine and Roses
Synopsis: When Blake Edwards’ powerful film of J.P. Miller’s heartrending teleplay Days of Wine and Roses hit movie screens, it won critical raves, box-office success and shone brightly as a […]
Blood Simple
Synopsis: This critically-acclaimed thriller set in rural Texas combines chilling suspense with offbeat humor to create an all-American version of the classic “film noir.” Abby (Frances McDormand) is cheating on […]
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