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Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
Countries: USA
Actors: Hamill, Mark | Ford, Harrison | Fisher, Carrie | Williams, Billy Dee | Daniels, Anthony | Mayhew, Peter | Shaw, Sebastian | McDiarmid, Ian | Oz, Frank | Jones, James Earl | Prowse, David | Guinness, Alec | Baker, Kenny | Pennington, Michael | Colley, Kenneth
Directors: Marquand, Richard
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The Empire is more than halfway through construction of a new Death Star - almost twice as big, but more than twice as powerful. When completed, it will spell certain doom for Luke Skywalker and the Rebels. Han Solo is a prisoner of crime lord Jabba the Hutt, and Princess Leia soon finds herself in the gangster’s hands. Luke Skywalker, aided by C-3PO and R2-D2, makes his way into Jabba’s palace, hoping to secure his friends’ freedom. But the Hutt has no intention of doing so and tries to kill them all. After escaping from Jabba and the sands of Tatooine, they regroup with the Rebel fleet, which is massing for an attack against the new satellite battle station at Endor. Lando Calrissian is pressed into action to lead the Rebel fighter attack, while Han is put in charge of a group of soldiers to take out the shield generator protecting the Death Star. Luke, however, surrenders to Vader’s soldiers on Endor, and is taken in front of Vader’s boss - the Galactic Emperor - on the Death Star for final corruption to the Dark Side of the Force. The fleet of Imperial Star Destroyers ambushes the Rebels, cutting them off. Worse, the new Death Star begins turning its giant laser on the Rebel carriers. It appears that nothing will stop the Empire’s triumph - unless things start to change quickly…

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
Countries: USA
Actors: Neeson, Liam | McGregor, Ewan | Portman, Natalie | Lloyd, Jake | August, Pernilla | Oz, Frank | McDiarmid, Ian | Ford Davies, Oliver | Quarshie, Hugh | Best, Ahmed | Daniels, Anthony | Baker, Kenny | Stamp, Terence | Blessed, Brian | Secombe, Andrew
Directors: Lucas, George
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This First Episode follows the young years of Anakin Skywalker (Darth Vader). The friendship of Obi-wan Kenobi, Yoda and Qui-Gon Jinn are also central aspects. And the beginning of the rise to power of Senator Palpatine to Emperor.

I, Robot (2004)

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
Genres: Action | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Smith, Will | Moynahan, Bridget | Tudyk, Alan | Cromwell, James | Greenwood, Bruce | Ricard, Adrian | McBride, Chi | Wasserman, Jerry | Hogan, Fiona | Shinkoda, Peter | Chen, Terry | Haysom, David | Heindl, Scott | Wilkins, Sharon | March, Craig
Directors: Proyas, Alex
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Set in a future Earth (2035 A.D.) where robots are common assistants and workers for their human owners, this is the story of “robotophobic” Chicago Police Detective Del Spooner’s (Smith) investigation into the murder of Dr. Alfred Lanning (James Cromwell), who works at U.S. Robotics, in which a robot, Sonny (Tudyk), appears to be implicated, even though that would mean the robot had violated the Three Laws of Robotics, which is apparently impossible. It seems impossible because.. if robots can break those laws, there’s nothing to stop them from taking over the world, as humans have grown to become completely dependent upon their robots. Or maybe… they already have? Aiding Spooner in his investigation is a psychologist, Dr. Susan Calvin (Moynahan), who specializes in the psyches of robots.

Sixth Sense, The (1999)

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Willis, Bruce | Osment, Haley Joel | Collette, Toni | Williams, Olivia | Barton, Mischa | Wahlberg, Donnie | Tambakis, Peter Anthony | Zubernis, Jeffrey | Norris, Bruce | Fitzgerald, Glenn | Wood, Greg | Morgan, Trevor | Torn, Angelica | Summerour, Lisa | Bamji, Firdous
Directors: Shyamalan, M. Night
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Malcom Crowe is a child psychologist who receives an award on the same night that he is visited by a very unhappy ex-patient. After this encounter, Crowe takes on the task of curing a young boy with the same ills as the ex-patient. This boy “sees dead people”. Crowe spends a lot of time with the boy (Cole) much to the dismay of his wife. Cole’s mom is at her wit’s end with what to do about her son’s increasing problems. Crowe is the boy’s only hope.

Alien³ (1992)

Monday, February 11th, 2008
Genres: Action | Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Weaver, Sigourney | Dutton, Charles S. | Dance, Charles | McGann, Paul | Glover, Brian | Brown, Ralph | Danny Webb (V) | Fields, Christopher John | McCallany, Holt | Henriksen, Lance | Fairbank, Christopher | Chase, Carl | Herbert, Leon | Nicoli, Vincenzo | Postlethwaite, Pete
Directors: Fincher, David
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After escaping from the alien planet, the ship carrying Ellen Ripley crashes onto a remote and inhabited ore refinery. While living in the ore refinery until she is rescued by her employers, Ripley discovers the horrifying reason for her crash: An alien stowaway. As the alien matures and begins to kill off the inhabitants, Ripley is unaware that her true enemy is more than just the killer alien.

Aliens (1986)

Monday, February 11th, 2008
Genres: Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Weaver, Sigourney | Henn, Carrie | Biehn, Michael | Henriksen, Lance | Reiser, Paul | Paxton, Bill | Hope, William | Goldstein, Jenette | Matthews, Al | Rolston, Mark | Ross, Ricco | Hiller, Colette | Kash, Daniel | Scott, Cynthia Dale | Tipping, Tip
Directors: Cameron, James
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More than a half-century after the events of ‘Alien’, Warrant Officer Ripley - the sole survivor of the Nostromo - is discovered adrift in the shuttle she used to escape. By now, the Company - Ripley’s employer - has colonized the planet where the alien was found. Intent on covering up its illegal actions of years before, the Company strips Ripley of her flight officer’s license. But when transmissions from the colony stop without warning, she is called into action again - this time with a group of Space Marines. Now the alien menace is hundreds of times larger, more insidious, and all but invincible. The sole survivor of the Nostromo re-enters a world of sudden, unspeakable horror - one that attacks without warning again and again and again.

Matrix, The (1999)

Sunday, February 10th, 2008
Genres: Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: Australia | USA
Actors: Reeves, Keanu | Fishburne, Laurence | Moss, Carrie-Anne | Weaving, Hugo | Foster, Gloria | Pantoliano, Joe | Chong, Marcus | Arahanga, Julian | Doran, Matt | McClory, Belinda | Parker, Anthony Ray | Goddard, Paul | Taylor, Robert | Aston, David | Gray, Marc
Directors: Wachowski, Larry | Wachowski, Andy
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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.

Conan the Barbarian (1982)

Sunday, February 10th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Fantasy
Countries: USA
Actors: Schwarzenegger, Arnold | Jones, James Earl | von Sydow, Max | Bergman, Sandahl | Davidson, Ben | Gava, Cassandra | Lopez, Gerry | Mako | Quennessen, Valérie | Smith, William | Barboo, Luis | Columbu, Franco | Foldvary, Leslie | Herman, Gary | Holmey, Erik
Directors: Milius, John
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A barbarian trained in the arts of war joins with thieves in a quest to solve the riddle of steel and find the sorcerer responsible for the genocide of his people in this faithful adaptation of Robert E. Howard’s sword and sorcery adventures. This film briefly sparked a wave of fantasy films including the sequel, Conan the Destroyer, in the early 80s.

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

Saturday, February 9th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Ford, Harrison | Capshaw, Kate | Quan, Jonathan Ke | Puri, Amrish | Seth, Roshan | Stone, Philip | Chiao, Roy | Yip, David | Young, Rick | Kahjoo, Chua | Ngui, Rex | Tan, Philip | Aykroyd, Dan | Mitamura, Dr. Akio | Yama, Michael
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Renowned archeologist and expert in the occult, Dr. Indiana Jones, is back in action in the 2nd Indy film. He teams up with a night club singer and a 12 year old named Short Round. They end up in an Indian village, where the people believe evil spirits have taken their children away after a sacred stone was stolen. Indiana agrees to try and retrieve the stone for the villagers.

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

Saturday, February 9th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Connery, Sean | Rhys-Davies, John | Malikyan, Kevork | Elliott, Denholm | Glover, Julian | River Phoenix | Byrne, Michael | Doody, Alison | Robert Eddison
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Renowned archeologist and expert in the occult, Dr. Indiana Jones, returns for the 3rd and final Indy film. Teaming up with his father, Indiana sets out to try and find the Holy Grail. Once again, the Nazis are after the same prize, and try to foil Indianas plans.