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FortressGenre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy Release Date: 05/07/2013 Rating R Production Year: 1993 Run Time: 95 mins Released By: Miramax Echo Bridge Cast: Christopher Lambert, Loryn Locklin, Jeffrey Combs, Kurtwood Smith, Lincoln Kilpatrick Director Stuart Gordon's contribution to the I've-seen-the-future-and-it-sucks genre, FORTRESS is a creative and rousing sci-fi adventure. It's 2018, and America is facing a terrible overpopulation crisis. To solve the problem, a strict limit has been set on the number of children a family can have: one. When John Brennick (Christopher Lambert) and his wife, Karen (Loryn Locklin), lose their infant son, they try to have another illegally. However, they're caught and sent off to the Fortress, a supermaximum security prison from which escape is impossible. Despite the robot guards, the laser beams, the mindscanners, and the death devices planted in all inmates' stomachs, Brennick plans an escape with his wife anyway. Lambert is excellent as Brennick, the only reasonable man in an unreasonable world. Locklin is good as Karen, his wife and equal in strength of mind and will. Kurtwood Smith is gleefully evil as the sadistic prison director who is as emotionless as the machines that control him. Gordon imparts his graphic and detailed visual style to the film, as well as his usual strengths of strong character development and solid storytelling. FORTRESS is a great sci-fi escape movie that recalls THE RUNNING MAN and other prison-break films. … more less -
Escape From L.A.Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy Release Date: 01/01/2013 Rating R Production Year: 1996 Run Time: 100 mins Released By: Warner Home Video Cast: Kurt Russell, Stacy Keach, Steve Buscemi, Peter Fonda, George Corraface When John Carpenter and Kurt Russell teamed up for this sequel to ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, the idea was to kick butt and have fun. They do just that in ESCAPE FROM L.A., an explosive film that recalls the classic original in all the best ways. Infamous adventurer Snake Plissken gets another raw deal when he is forced to rescue the President's daughter from the new prison island of Los Angeles. Mayhem ensues as Snake goes about his mission, leaving a wake of destruction behind him. Lighter and more tongue in cheek than the original, ESCAPE FROM L.A. provides loud, violent fun for both the fans of ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK as well as newcomers to the films. There are great cameos provided by Peter Fonda, Bruce Campbell, Pam Grier and many more that give the film an extra layer of entertainment. Great special effects are a given in Carpenter films, and this one is no exception. ESCAPE FROM L.A. is fun fare from a master filmmaker. … more less -
Event HorizonGenre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy Release Date: 01/01/2013 Rating R Production Year: 1997 Run Time: 95 mins Released By: Warner Home Video Cast: Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, Kathleen Quinlan, Joely Richardson, Richard Timothy Jones In this eerie science-fiction ghost story, an astrophysicist (Sam Neill), haunted by the memory of his wife's suicide, joins a rescue mission to salvage his life's work: the Event Horizon, a prototype spacecraft capable of faster-than-light travel that has been missing for seven years. Their arrival triggers contact with something beyond human experience--and more dangerous than ever imaginable. Similar in plot to Andrei Tarkovsky's eponymous screen adaptation of Stanislaw Lem's science-fiction novel SOLARIS, EVENT HORIZON provides some truly disturbing moments in its often potent combination of horror and sci-fi. … more less -
eXistenZGenre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy Release Date: 12/04/2012 Rating R Production Year: 1999 Run Time: 97 mins Released By: Miramax Echo Bridge Cast: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law, Willem Dafoe, Ian Holm, Don McKellar A renowned international virtual reality game designer (Jennifer Jason Leigh), creator of a new interactive game called eXistenZ, becomes the target of an assassination plot by a group of religious fanatics. She is forced to go into hiding with a novice security guard (Jude Law) sworn to protect her. However, during the chase the two of them experience a world where the boundaries of fantasy and reality are blurred and nothing is as it seems. A psychosexual mindbender from director David Cronenberg. … more less -
ConstantineGenre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy Release Date: 10/09/2012 Rating R Production Year: 2005 Run Time: 121 mins Released By: Warner Home Video Cast: Rachel Weisz, Keanu Reeves, Shia LaBeouf, Tilda Swinton, Pruitt Taylor Vince With the ability to identify angels and demons as they exist on Earth, Constantine (Keanu Reeves) is tormented and set apart from other people. He is self destructive and angry, yet he does the right thing in protecting the citizens of Los Angeles from the dark forces that surround them. However, when he falls in love with a cop (Rachel Weisz), everything begins to change. … more less -
Total RecallGenre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy Release Date: 07/31/2012 Rating R Production Year: 1990 Run Time: 113 mins Released By: Lions Gate Home Entertainment Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone, Michael Ironside, Ronny Cox Arnold Schwarzenegger is perfectly cast as Quaid, a 2084 construction worker haunted by dreams of Mars in this crowd-pleasing science fiction spectacle. Against the wishes of his sexy blonde wife (Sharon Stone), Quaid goes to Rekall, a company that implants artificial memories, so he can "remember" visiting the red planet that is now being settled by human inhabitants. However, Quaid is actually an amnesiac secret agent from Mars--or is he? Enemy agents led by a thug named Richter (Michael Ironside) start trying to kill him before Quaid remembers anything more. Bullets and bone-crunching mayhem follow in large doses as Quaid heads to Mars to deal with mutants, ancient alien races, and Cohagen (Ronny Cox), a greedy capitalist controlling the colonists' air supply, in an effort to remember his real identity. TOTAL RECALL is based on the story "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" by Philip K. Dick and was a big box-office hit, helping to firmly establish director Paul Verhoeven as a specialist in darkly satiric, blood-drenched genre films. His next stop: BASIC INSTINCT, also with Stone. … more less -
Faculty, TheGenre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy Release Date: 07/24/2012 Rating R Production Year: 1999 Run Time: 105 mins Released By: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment Cast: Josh Hartnett, Famke Janssen, Elijah Wood, Salma Hayek, Jon Stewart The story of a group of high school students - loners, leaders, hipsters, nerds, brains and jocks - who make the terrifying discovery that their teachers are from another planet. With this knowledge they are forced to band together to save their school and town from alien domination. … more less -
Butterfly Effect, TheGenre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy Release Date: 07/17/2012 Rating R Production Year: 2004 Run Time: 120 mins Released By: Warner Home Video Cast: Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart, Eric Stoltz, William Lee Scott, Eldon Henson Playing God has its consequences, which is the theme of the tricky time-travel shockfest THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT. J. Mackye Gruber and Eric Bress, who share writing and directing credits, make a splash with a gripping script that never fails to throw twists and loops into the plot. Both thematically and visually, the film is similar to the perfect commercial filmmaking in the team's script for FINAL DESTINATION II. Here, Evan Trehorn (Ashton Kutcher) is a college student who has suffered from blackouts and memory loss since he was a child. Tormented by deeply repressed childhood memories, he has visions of his best friend and first love Kayleigh (Amy Smart) as a child (Irene Gorovaia) whose Dad (Eric Stoltz) is a child molester, and whose brother Tommy has a serious sadistic streak. In search of greater clarity, Evan pores over his journals and is physically transported back in time where he is still a young boy (John P. Amedori) and has the ability to change what happened. But soon he realizes that changing history has caused calamitous results elsewhere. A mesmerizing thriller with a dark underlying mystery, THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT is delightfully chilling. … more less -
SpawnGenre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy Release Date: 07/10/2012 Rating R Production Year: 1997 Run Time: 97 mins Released By: Warner Home Video Cast: Michael Jai White, John Leguizamo, Martin Sheen, Theresa Randle, Nicol Williamson The ambitious, visually extravagant big-screen adaptation of comic artist Todd McFarlane's popular eponymous Gothic serial, helmed by first-timer Dippe (formerly of Industrial Light & Magic). After burning to death in the munitions factory he was commanded to destroy, a reluctant CIA operative strikes up an uneasy bargain with the devil--he'll lead the armies of Hell in their war against the earth in exchange for the opportunity to see his wife from afar. Available in the original theatrical version and in an R-rated director's cut. … more less -
Gamera TrilogyGenre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy Release Date: 09/27/2011 Rating R Production Year: 2011 Run Time: 325 mins Released By: Mill Creek Entertainment Godzilla may be the KING OF THE MONSTERS, but Gamera is humanity's last hope in this three-film collection featuring GAMERA: GUARDIAN OF THE UNIVERSE, GAMERA 2: ATTACK OF THE LEGION, and GAMERA 3: REVENGE OF THE IRIS. … more less -
SoldierGenre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy Release Date: 07/26/2011 Rating R Production Year: 1998 Run Time: 99 mins Released By: Warner Home Video Cast: Kurt Russell, Jason Scott Lee, Connie Nielsen, Sean Pertwee, Michael Chiklis Russell is a futuristic killing machine who becomes the target of a newer, even more vicious breed of killers. After a brutal confrontation, they leave him for dead on a semi-deserted planet. Once there, he begins to learn about the kinder, gentler aspects of life, until the soldiers return to put an end to him once and for all. … more less -
ExcaliburGenre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy Release Date: 03/08/2011 Rating R Production Year: 1981 Run Time: 140 mins Released By: Warner Home Video Cast: Nigel Terry, Helen Mirren, Nicholas Clay, Cherie Lunghi, Paul Geoffrey Director John Boorman's passionate adaptation of Sir Thomas Malory's LE MORTE D'ARTHUR stars Nigel Terry as the faithful King Arthur. Necromancer Merlin (Nicol Williamson) offers the magic sword Excalibur to the warlike Uther Pendragon (Gabriel Byrne) in exchange for a promise that he'll make peace with his enemy, the duke of Cornwall (Corin Redgrave). He agrees but breaks his word after catching sight of Cornwall's wife, Igraine (Katrine Boorman). With the magician's help he makes love to the woman in the guise of her husband. She bears a child, Arthur, who is taken by Merlin as payment for his assistance and left in the care of Ector (Clive Swift). Years pass, and the boy, now a humble squire, pulls Excalibur from the stone in which Uther had sunk it--a task no other could accomplish. With Merlin's counsel, he marries the stunning Guenevere (Cherie Lunghi), finds a champion in Sir Lancelot (Nicholas Clay), subdues the skirmishing knights, and builds the Round Table to unite them. Yet his half-sister, Morgana (Helen Mirren), lurks in the shadows, preparing to poison her brother's reign. Perhaps the best film made in this genre, EXCALIBUR benefits from an extraordinary cast, including appearances by Byrne, Patrick Stewart, and Liam Neeson early in their celluloid careers. Counterpointing ethereally filtered sex scenes against scenes of graphic blood-and-guts swordplay, Boorman's sumptuous production galvanizes the familiar mythology, as he charts the transition from an age of magic to one of reason. … more less -
Barb WireGenre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy Release Date: 02/08/2011 Rating R Production Year: 1996 Run Time: 98 mins Released By: Universal Studios Home Video Cast: Pamela Anderson Lee, Temuera Morrison, Victoria Rowell, Xander Berkeley, Jack Noseworthy Pamela Anderson Lee mounts the title role in this tale of a futuristic bar owner who accepts mercenary jobs on the side in the only non-dictator-controlled city in the nation. She's always available to the highest bidder until an old flame comes along and re-ignites her faith in mankind. This high-tech thriller, based on a popular underground comic book, is available in rated and unrated versions. … more less -
HighlanderGenre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy Release Date: 11/02/2010 Rating R Production Year: 1986 Run Time: 116 mins Released By: Lions Gate Home Entertainment Cast: Sean Connery, Christopher Lambert, Roxanne Hart, Clancy Brown, Billy Hartman Russell Mulcahy's original saga of immortal Scotsman Connor Macleod, one of a race of immortals who can only be killed when beheaded with a sword. After living in peace for four centuries, he is challenged by an old enemy named Kurgan. During a fierce sword battle in the 1500s, Connor MacLeod, a simple Scotsman known as a poor fighter, is mortally wounded -- but he does not die. MacLeod learns from the mysterious Ramirez that he is of a race of immortals. These rare knights never age and never reproduce, they can only meet death by the blade of another of their kind. Leaping back and forth through the centuries, MacLeod once again meets the evil Kurgan who nearly killed him 500 years ago. … more less -
Matrix Reloaded, TheGenre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy Release Date: 09/07/2010 Rating R Production Year: 2003 Run Time: 138 mins Released By: Warner Home Video Cast: Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Laurence Fishburne, Hugo Weaving, Harold Perrineau Neo (Keanu Reeves), Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss), and Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) continue their battle against the machines in THE MATRIX RELOADED, the second chapter of Larry and Andy Wachowski's MATRIX trilogy. As RELOADED begins, Neo, Trinity, and Morpheus arrive in Zion with new crew member Link (Harold Perrineau), and discover that 250,000 dreaded sentinels are close to launching a massive attack on the underground haven for the liberated minds of humanity. When Neo seeks advice from the prophetic Oracle (the late Gloria Foster), their meeting leads to a sorely outnumbered fight with Neo's old nemesis, Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving). While the sentinels advance on Zion, various battles within the Matrix continue to escalate, culminating in an extended highway chase sequence involving Morpheus, Trinity, more imposing agents, and two new adversaries--the relentless white-clad Twins (Adrian and Neil Rayment). With RELOADED, the Wachowski brothers delve deeper into both the realm of the Matrix and the apocalyptic, machine-controlled future reality. Initially giving ample attention to both the romance between Neo and Trinity and to the vast underground city of Zion, the film eventually delivers one stunning set piece after another, with the amazing martial arts sequences and jaw-dropping effects of the first MATRIX elevated to even more astounding heights. In addition to the returning cast of Reeves, Moss, Fishburne, Weaving, and Foster, Perrineau and Jada Pinkett Smith make for welcome new additions, and Monica Bellucci offers up an unforgettably sensual appearance. Larger than the original scale on every level, THE MATRIX RELOADED is a thoroughly entertaining sequel that will leave viewers eager for the trilogy's conclusion, THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS. … more less -
DarkmanGenre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy Release Date: 06/15/2010 Rating R Production Year: 1990 Run Time: 95 mins Released By: Universal Studios Home Video Cast: Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand, Colin Friels, Larry Drake, Jessie Lawrence Ferguson A scientist on the verge of a major discovery in synthetic skin is burned beyond recognition when his laboratory is demolished by a sadistic gang. Altered by an experimental medical procedure, the man known as Darkman begins to assume alternate identities and seeks revenge against his assailants. … more less -
Day the Earth Stopped, TheGenre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy Release Date: 05/18/2010 Rating R Production Year: 2008 Run Time: 88 mins Released By: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment Cast: Judd Nelson, Darren Dalton, Bug Hall, C. Thomas Howell This takeoff on the 1950s sci-fi classic THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL posits a world in which mankind has to answer the ultimate question: is it worthy of existence? When alien robots park themselves in Earth's major cities, they demand that humans prove their worth, or else face extermination. C. Thomas Howell directs and stars in this cheapie from Asylum Pictures that was likely titled with thesaurus in hand. … more less -
War of the Worlds 2 - The Next WaveGenre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy Release Date: 05/18/2010 Rating R Production Year: 2008 Run Time: 85 mins Released By: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment Cast: C. Thomas Howell, Christopher Reid, Kim Little After scoring a hit with their low-budget adaptation of H.G. Wells's WAR OF THE WORLDS--arguably because of name confusion with the Tom Cruise blockbuster--Asylum Entertainment returns with this continuation of the sci-fi saga. C. Thomas Howell (SOUL MAN) directs and stars in this frightening sequel that imagines the aliens returning to blast away the ruins of mankind. But the ETs had better watch out. This time humans don't just let their germs do their fighting for them! … more less -
Postman, TheGenre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy Release Date: 09/08/2009 Rating R Production Year: 1997 Run Time: 178 mins Released By: Warner Home Video Cast: Kevin Costner, Will Patton, Larenz Tate, Olivia Williams, James Russo In a post-apocalyptic, totally anarchic America, circa 2013, a defector from the ranks of murderous despot General Bethlehem masquerades as a representative of the good old U.S. Postal Service. But his ruse so delights the weary, oppressed people he meets that it indeed becomes real--and he finds himself championing their rights and the American Way. Adapted from the novel by David Brin. … more less -
12 MonkeysGenre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy Release Date: 07/28/2009 Rating R Production Year: 1995 Run Time: 130 mins Released By: Universal Studios Home Video Cast: Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt, Madeleine Stowe, Christopher Plummer When a man enters a hospital claiming to have journeyed back in time from the year 2025 to stop a killer virus from exterminating mankind, a beautiful psychologist decides he might be more than delusional. Terry Gilliam populates this labyrinthine, apocalyptic film with twisted characters and eerie revelations. The film was shot primarily in Philadelphia; Gilliam uses the more dilapidated area of the city to the film's apocalyptic advantage. The film is based on the 1962 French short film LA JETEE. … more less
