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ABSOLUTE POWER [R]·Crime·1997·(2:01)
Who will believe the word of career thief and ex-con Luther
Whitney when he says he saw a woman killed, and that the
man responsible for her death is the U.S. President? Based
on David Baldacci's best-selling novel. 8/1.

THE ABYSS [PG13]·Adventure·1989·(2:19)
Director James Cameron (Titanic) spins a cool underwater
sci-fi tale of a downed deep-sea oil platform, the secret
search for a missing atomic warhead, and a meeting with an
alien civilization. Oscar winner for Best Visual Effects.

ACROSS 110TH STREET [R]·Action·1972·(1:41)
An older white cop and his younger black partner search for
the amateurs who stole $300,000 from the mob in this action
crime classic. 

ALIEN [R]·Action·1979·(1:57)
The original classic! The frightingly intense story of the
discovery of a vicious alien species by blue-collar space crew
has become a sci-fi landmark. Oscar-winner for Best Visual
Effects, directed by Ridley Scott (Gladiator). 

ALIEN 3 [R]·SciFi/Horror·1992·(1:55)
Ripley's escape craft crash lands on an all-male prison planet
- and she suspects that an Alien egg stowed away and is
now responsible for a series of gruesome killings! Directed by
David Fincher (Seven, Fight Club)

ALIENS [R]·Action·1986·(2:17)
The rip-roaring action-packed sequel to "Alien" finds Ripley
heading back into trouble when she joins a military contingent
sent to investigate the loss of contact with a deep space
colony. Oscar-winner for Best Visual Effects. 

AMAZING STORIES: THE MOVIE 3 [TV14]·Fantasy·1986·(1:35)
Four episodes - "Mummy Daddy", "Family Dog" (from the
director of 'The Incredibles') "Remote Control Man", and "Guilt
Trip" - from the 80's anthology fantasy series "Amazing
Stories", created by Steven Spielberg. 

AMAZING STORIES: THE MOVIE 4 [TV14]·Fantasy·1986·(1:35)
Four episodes - "Life on Death Row", "Mirror Mirror", "The
Amazing Falsworth", and "Vanessa in the Garden" - from the
anthology fantasy series, "Amazing Stories." With Patrick
Swayze, Sam Waterston, Tim Robbins, Gregory Hines. 

AMAZING STORIES: THE MOVIE 5 [TVPG]·Fantasy·1986·(1:35)
Four episodes - "The Sitter", "Grandpa's Ghost", "Dorothy and
Ben", and "Gershwin's Trunk" - from Steven Spielberg's 80's
anthology fantasy TV series, "Amazing Stories." With Seth
Green, Andrew McCarthy, Carrie Fisher. 

AMAZING STORIES: THE MOVIE 6 [TVPG]·Fantasy·1986·(1:34)
Four episodes - "The Main Attraction", "Gather Ye Acorns",
"You Gotta Believe Me", and "Lane Change" - from the 80's
anthology fantasy television series, "Amazing Stories." With
Kathy Bates, Forest Whitaker, Mark Hamill. 

THE AMITYVILLE HORROR [R]·Horror·1979·(1:59)
"For God's sake, get out!" That's the best advice we can give
the unfortunate family who moves into the famous haunted
house on Long Island - a contemporary horror classic that
spawned a half-dozen sequels and a remake. 

ANATOMY [R]·Foreign·2000·(1:39)
A medical student discovers secret society that performs
brutal experiments on living humans.

THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN [TVPG]·Drama·1971·(2:11)
When a U.S. sattelite crash lands in Piedmont, NM, a deadly
virus on board kills the town's entire population, except for a
baby and an old man. Now a team of scientists must race
agaist time to find an antidote to the deadly strain.

ANGEL OF DEATH [R]·Crime·2002·(1:33)
A weary female detective in Seville is assigned to a gruesome
murder case - victims are turning up during Easter Holy
Week, and the evidence points to a secretive religious sect
that won't cooperate with the cops, putting detective Maria 
on the list to be killed. 

ARMY OF DARKNESS: EVIL DEAD 3 [R]·Comedy·1993·(1:21)
Ash finds himself stranded in the 14th century, mistaken for
the enemy, then hailed as a savior - until he accidentally
unleashes a deadly supernatural army! An action-packed
horror hoot, from Spider-Man director Sam Raimi.

AUSTIN POWERS: THE SPY WHO SHAGGED ME [PG13]·Comedy·1999·(1:35)
He's back, baby! Freshly defrosted, the swinging 60s secret
agent once again confronts his evil nemesis Dr. Evil and his
new sidekick, Mini-Me! The second shagadelic adventure,
with Robert Wagner, Rob Lowe, and more! 

THE AVENGERS [PG13]·Action·1998·(1:29)
Based on the sophisticated, quirky British secret-agent
television series of the 1960s. a scientist who develops the
means to control large-scale weather changes uses his
discovery to wreak evil. Emma Peele and John Steed must
stop. 8/2.

B. MONKEY [R]·Crime·1999·(1:32)
A shy schoolteacher gains an unlikely girlfriend - a
smoldering, sexy burglar who's looking to escape that life. But
even though they leave town, they can't get away from the
underworld. A fast-paced thriller with Rupert Everett.
7/8,12,17.

BACKDRAFT [R]·Action·1991·(2:17) Kurt Russell.
Explosive special effects highlight director Ron Howard's
action-packed story of battling fire-fighting brothers and the
hunt for a psychotic arsonist. With Robert DeNiro, Donald
Sutherland. 7/2,11,26.

BATS [PG13]·SciFi/Horror·1999·(1:31)
Bats infected with a man-made virus are viciously attacking
the residents of a small Texas town - and the local sheriff
and a scientist find themselves in a two-front war to stop the
flying mutants! 

BEAUTIFUL CREATURES [R]·Action·2000·(1:28)
When two women attempt to cover up the accidental death of
a violent boyfriend, matters go from bad to worse - but it's
nothing that blackmail, murder, and a suitcase full of money
can't fix in this darkly comic crime thriller. 

THE BELIEVERS [R]·Horror·1987·(1:54)
A New York police psychologist ties a series of gruesome
murders to an eerie black magic cult that practices child
sacrifice - and doesn't realize that he is leading them straight
to his young son! 

BEST SELLER [R]·Action·1987·(1:35)
A professional hitman, looking to expose a double-crossing
boss, tries to convince a skeptical crime author to write his
story - but mob forces work to keep the tale under wraps in
this taut, intense thriller.

BIRD ON A WIRE [PG13]·Action·1990·(1:50)
A man has been successfully hiding undercover from a
gangster for fifteen years, but an old girlfriend runs into him
just when the bad guys spot him - and now they are both on
the run in this action-comedy. 

BLACK WIDOW [R]·Thriller/Suspense·1986·(1:42)
A bored federal agent tracks down a murderous beautiful
woman who compulsively marries rich men, then kills them in
any number of ingenious ways. 

BLADE [R]·Action·1998·(2:00)
Straight from the comics - a half-man, half vampire becomes
a hunter bent on preventing an undead renegade from
unleashing an unholy bloodlust armageddon. With Kris
Kristofferson, Traci Lords.

BLOODY ANGELS [R]·Drama·2001·(1:39)
A detective reaches out to the twelve-year-old brother of two
teenagers suspected of murder. 8/1

BLUE STEEL [R]·Crime·1990·(1:42) Jamie Lee Curtis.
A police rookie loses her badge, gains a boyfriend and hunts
a .44-caliber Magnum killer. Directed by Katheryn Bigelow.

BLUE VELVET [R]·Crime·1986·(2:00)
A young man discovers a severed human ear in a field and
begins a rollercoaster ride through the dark underbelly 
and bizarre characters that inhabit of his hometown. You
will never forget Frank! An unsettling contemporary 
classic from director David Lynch (Twin Peaks)

THE BONE COLLECTOR [R]·Crime·1999·(1:58)
A series of gruesome serial killings makes partners of a
quadriplegic forensics detective who must depend on a
talented rookie female cop to be his eyes and ears at the
crime scenes. With Queen Latifah. 

THE BREED [R]·Horror·2007·(1:31)
Five college students are forced to match wits with
unwelcoming residents when they fly to a supposedly
deserted island on a weekend vacation. 7/9

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER [PG13]·1992·(1:25)
A high school cheerleader reluctantly accepts her destiny - 
she is her generation's warrior in the never-ending war 
against vampires! Campy fun, with Donald Sutherland, Paul Reubens.

BULLETPROOF [R]·Action·1996·(1:24)
A scuzzy crook discovers his partner is really an undercover
cop after shooting him in the head - but with a steel plate
inserted, the cop and the crook take down a murderous drug
dealer in this action-comedy. With James Caan.

CAPE FEAR [TV14]·Literary/Book Based·1962·(2:08)
The original classic! Taut thriller finds a lawyer's family
sadistically harassed by a man he helped convict - a brutal
sex offender whose actions spiral dangerously out of control!
7/8,16,17,27,8/1.

CAPE FEAR [R]·Literary/Book Based·1991·(2:08)
Gripping story of a sadistic ex-con who returns to torment the
family of the district attorney who put him away. Director
Martin Scorsese's riveting remake of the 1962 film, featuring
cameos by Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum.
7/8,16,17,27,8/1.

CARRIE [R]·Horror·1976·(1:38)
The original contemporary horror classic! A sensitive young
girl, bullied by her high school classmates, finally has a
memorable, gory meltdown at the prom! With John Travolta,
directed by Brian DePalma from the Stephen King novel. 8/2

CASINO ROYALE [TVPG]·Comedy·1967·(2:11)
Retired secret agent Sir James Bond is coaxed back into
service to defeat the evil SMERSH operation by using multiple
James Bonds! An all-star cast in a manic 007 spoof: David
Niven, Woody Allen, Jacqueline Bisset, Orson Welles, more.

CAT PEOPLE [R]·Horror·1982·(1:58)
Myth, reality, fantasy and horror collide in New Orleans - the
last two of a legendary people become involved in a surreal,
sexy love triangle that can only end in doom. Then there are
the reports of killer leopards roaming the city. 7/8,11

THE CAVEMAN'S VALENTINE [R]·Black·2001·(1:45)
A former musican - consumed by mental illness and living in
a cave in Central Park - discovers a dead body. The cops
write it off as an accidental death, but the voices in the
man's head say otherwise in this suspenseful thriller. 

THE CELL [R]·Sci-Fi/Horror·2000·(1:47)
Surreal, eye-popping special effects highlight the strange tale
of a beautiful therapist who enters the sordid dreamscape of
a comatose serial killer's mind in an effort to save his latest
victim. With Vincent D'Onofrio. 7/5,18,30

THE CHAMBER [R]·Crime·1996·(1:52)
From the best-selling John Grisham novel: a young lawyer
finds himself defending a racist murderer facing the death
penalty - who just happens to be his grandfather! An intense
drama, with Faye Dunaway. 8/7,13,25

CHARADE [TVPG]·Murder Mystery·1963·(1:53)
A beautiful young widow seeks help from a stranger (Cary Grant) 
to find a large sum of money her husband hid before his murder 
when she becomes the center of attention of the dead man's old 
army buddies looking for the loot he helped steal and stash in 
this superbly comic mystery thriller. Audrey Hepburn, George 
Kennedy, Walter Matthau, James Coburn. Music by Henry Mancini.

CHARLEY VARRICK [PG]·Action·1973·(1:50)
Small-time bank robber Walter Matthau learns that he's
stolen laundered Mafia money, and they want it back. Now.
Don Siegel directed. Joe Don Baker, Felicia Farr.

CHERRY CRUSH [R]·Drama·2006·(1:29)
A teen photographer - thrown out of a prep school for taking
provovative pics - breaks all the rules when he falls for one of
his models. But this femme fatale has secrets she will
murder to keep in this steamy mystery! 7/11,15,28.

CHILD'S PLAY [R]·Horror·1988·(1:27)
Introducing Chucky, America's favorite homocidal doll! In his
debut film, the bloodthirsty serial-killer-turned toy seeks
revenge on the people responsible for his death - and gets a
young boy accused of the crimes! 

CHILD'S PLAY 3 [R]·Horror·1991·(1:30)
Andy, now 16 years old, is at military school when Chucky
finds him again. But this time, the homicidal doll preys on
one of Andy's younger companions. 7/8,21,25,30.

THE CHOIRBOYS [R]·Comedy·1977·(2:00)
An interracial group of LA cops, pushed to the edge, try to
relieve job-related stress with some unsual off-duty activities.
Based on the Joseph Wambaugh novel, with James Woods.

CLOSURE [R]·Drama·2007·(1:20)
A couple on a one-night stand are viciously attacked by a
wandering gang - and after a month of mulling it over, the
battered couple decide eye-for-an-eye revenge is their only
option! A taut, violent thriller. 7/7,15

CLUB FED [PG13]·Comedy·1991·(1:33)
The FBI goes undercover to investigate a prison whose
super-wealthy inmates live in luxurious style, are guarded by
biking-clad girls and Chippendale-style guards, and are crazy
to boot! 

COCOON [PG]·Comedy·1985·(1:57)
Senior citizens stumble upon a group of aliens set to reclaim
their countrymen left behind from a previous mission.
7/13,19,31.

THE COLONY [PG13]·Thriller/Suspense·1995·(1:33)
A family moves from a crime-ridden inner city suburb to a
self-proclaimed violence-free haven overseen by a
businessman - but life in The Colony proves to have its own
sinister bent!

COMPANY BUSINESS [PG13]·Comedy·1991·(1:38)
A former CIA agent comes back into the fold to handle the
trade of a Soviet spy - but when the exchange goes bad, both
men discover that the meeting was a setup and they go on
the run from both the Americans and the KGB. 

THE CONCORDE: AIRPORT '79 [PG]·Drama·1979·(1:53)
The Concorde en route to the Moscow Olympics discovers
there is a bomb on board. 

THE CONCORDE: AIRPORT '79 [PG]·Action·1979·(1:53)
The airborne disasters go supersonic! The passengers of a
Concorde must endure aerial acrobatics when a bomb is
discovered aboard a flight headed for the Moscow Olympics!
Sequel to Airport 77, the final film of the Airport series, 
with Charo. 

CONSPIRACY THEORY [R]·Action·1997·(2:15)
He's a paranoid NYC cabbie who sees secret plots wherever
he turns - and she's the government agent he once saved,
and who starts to believe one of his rants after the CIA
kidnaps him! A fast-paced action-suspense-comedy.
7/3,9,19.

COOKIE'S FORTUNE [PG13]·Comedy·1999·(1:58)
An all-star cast dives into director Robert Altman's comedy
about an elderly woman who commits suicide, and the efforts
of her relatives to make it appear to be murder. With Liv Tyler,
Courtney Vance, Chris O'Donnell. 6/29,7/6.

COUNTDOWN [TVMA]·Crime·1996·(1:30)
A female F.B.I. agent pairs up with a female Japanese agent
to catch a mad bomber. But when the bomber's love-interest
is accidentally killed, he embarks on a violent rampage. 7/21.

THE COVENANT [PG13]·Action·2006·(1:37)
The current descendants of the Salem witches - four young
warlocks - make new discoveries about their powers when
they must stop a destructive mega-evil force in an
apocalyptic battle. 

CRIMEWAVE [PG13]·Comedy·1985·(1:22)
A pair of Detroit goons go on a rampage of murder and
robbery. Paul L. Smith, Brion James, Louise Lasser. 6/29.

CRIMINAL [R]·Crime·2004·(1:27)
A $750,000 one-night score awaits Richard and Rodrigo if
they can flimflam an antique-currency collector as they
navigate the con-or-be-conned world of L.A. grift. 7/14,25.

THE CRUCIBLE [PG13]·Drama·1996 (2:03)
In the heat and hysteria of the 17th-century Salem witch
trials, a young woman accuses her lover's wife of witchery.
An intense adaptation of the play by Arthur Miller, featuring
Joan Allen.

CRUISING [R]·Crime·1980·(1:41)
Disturbing but groundbreaking police drama of homophobic
cop Pacino going undercover in New York's gay underground
to catch a killer. 7/25.

THE CRUSH [R]·Drama·1993·(1:29)
An obsession with an older man prompts a teenage girl to
extreme behavior. 7/10,25,30.

CRY FOR THE STRANGERS [TVPG]·Mystery·1982·(1:35)
A muddled mystery in a craggy Pacific coastal town where
ghosts, violent storms, and suspicious deaths intertwine.
Starring Patrick Duffy. 8/6,14,15,24

THE DA VINCI CODE [PG13]·Book Based·2006·(2:29) Tom Hanks.
Director Ron Howard brings the best-seller novel to the
screen: a Harvard symbology professor goes on the run with a
beautiful cryptologist, tracking down clues to solve a murder
while unravelling a centuries-old mystery. 

DAN TURNER, HOLLYWOOD DETECTIVE [TVPG]·Crime·1990·(1:30)
The pulp private eye links murder, a movie mogul's wife and
red nail polish in 1940s Hollywood. 

DANCE WITH A STRANGER [R]·Biography·1985·(1:41)
Lust, sex, drunken rages and murder - the true story of Ruth
Ellis, a lower class barmaid who falls for a charming rogue
and becomes the last woman executed in Great Britian.
Directed by Mike Newell ("Donnie Brasco"). 7/23

DANIKA [R]·Drama·2006·(1:19)
Is mom going mad? A woman's hallucinations evolve into
dreams that predict death and disaster - she obsessively
clings to her kids, increasingly unable to identify reality. A
mind-bending thriller, with Regina Hall. 8/2.

DAWN OF THE DEAD [R]·Action·2004·(1:40)
A gripping, gory remake of the cult horror classic: the undead
walk the earth as flesh-eating zombies, trapping a disparate
group of desperate people in a suburban shopping mall. From
the director of "300" 

DEAD CALM [R]·Horror·1989·(1:36)
A veteran sailor and his wife rescue a half-delirious and only
survivor of a crippled schooner on a dead-calm ocean.
7/3,9,28

THE DEAD GIRL [R]·Mystery·2006·(1:34)
An all-star cast highlights this intriguing story of the discovery
of a dead woman, and the ways it affects the lives of five
other people. With Toni Collette, James Franco, Marcia Gay
Harden, Josh Brolin, Mary Steenburgen and more. 7/2,9.

DEAD MEN DON'T WEAR PLAID [PG]·Comedy·1982·(1:28) Steve Martin.
A low-rent 1940s detective is hired by a beautiful woman to
solve the mystery of her father's murder - and along the way
the gumshoe meets Nazis, Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, Kirk
Douglas, Veronica Lake and more! A wild private-eye spoof
directed by Carl Reiner. 

DEAD OF WINTER [R]·Horror·1987·(1:41)
Mary Steenburgen stars as an out-of-work actress who
accompanies Roddy McDowall to an isolated house for an
audition that takes a horrifying twist in this white-knuckle
shocker. 7/8.

DESPERATE HOURS [R]·Crime·1990·(1:45)
A psycho convict and two other felons escape prison and
invade the home of an innocent suburban family - where their
increasingly violent actions spur the quiet man of the house
into action! With Mimi Rogers, Kelly Lynch. 7/5,20,21,25,30.

DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN [PG13]·Female·1985·(1:44)
A pretty lady from New Jersey jumps out of a dull marriage
into that hotbed of danger and romance called Manhattan.

DEVIL'S ADVOCATE [R]·Drama·1997·(2:24)
After moving to New York, a lawyer and his wife gradually
realize that his new law firm employer is Satan.

DIARY OF A HITMAN [R]·Crime·1992·(1:30)
A hit man takes on one last job - but everything about it
smells wrong. When he decides to back out of murdering the
young wife and her infant, he must decide - save the victims
or cut and run? With Sharon Stone, James Belushi. 7/3,25,29.

DIARY OF A MADMAN [TVPG]·Horror·1963·(1:37)
A 19th-century judge is possessed by the ghost of the man he
killed. Starring Vincent Price. 

DICK TRACY [PG]·Comic Book Based/Fantasy·1990·(1:45)
The square-jawed detective of the comics busts a vicious
crime syndicate in this colorful, action-packed extravaganza.
Directed by Warren Beatty, co-starring Al Pacino and Dustin
Hoffman.

DIE HARD [R]·Action·1988·(2:12)
Yippie-kay-yay! Hard-nosed NY cop John McClane wages a
one-man war against a band of cold-blooded thieves in L.A.
in the contemporary action classic. 7/1,12,24,25.

DOLORES CLAIBORNE [R]·Literary/Book Based·1995·(2:11)
Accused of murdering the old woman for whom she's cared
the past 22 years, a woman is forced to confront her
estranged daughter and the mysterious death two decades
earlier of her abusive husband, deemed an accident at the
time. Story by Stephen King. 

DOUBLE INDEMNITY [TVPG]·Crime·1944·(1:48)
Classic Noir thriller about an insurance agent who tricks one
of his clients into a double indemnity clause so he can carry
out an affair with his wife and his money. Directed by Billy
Wilder. 

DR. CHOPPER [TVMA]·Horror·2005·(1:24)
If you like your meat prepared rare - the doctor is ready to
take your order! A bloodthirsty surgeon stalks five college
friends at their secluded weekend getaway, butchering their
body parts for his grisly "secret of youth" 

DUEL [PG]·Action·1971·(1:29) Dennis Weaver.
The made-for-tv film that launched director Steven Spielberg
into the movies: a never-seen truck driver displays a major
case of road rage as he plays deadly game of cat-and-mouse
with lone motorist on a desert highway. Intense! Story by
Twilight Zone's Richard Matheson. 

ELECTRA GLIDE IN BLUE [PG]·Crime·1973·(1:53) Robert Blake.
He's a straight arrow, the shortest cop on the force, and he
wants to become a detective. He gets his chance, but his
ethics and morality hamper the investigation. A dramatic cult
classic! 

ENEMY OF THE STATE [R]·Action·1998·(2:12)
In this explosive thriller, a lawyer gets evidence implicating
government officials in a political murder, and is soon on the
run as the NSA tries to eliminate him. From producer Jerry
Bruckheimer. 7/2,11,12,24

EVERYBODY WINS [R]·Mystery·1990·(1:37)
A private eye is hired by a woman to prove the innocence of a
man jailed for murder - he soon realizes the woman is not
telling the whole story as he uncovers a web of deceit and
corruption. 8/7

EYE OF THE NEEDLE [R]·Drama·1981·(1:51)
A Nazi spy trying to get D-Day information back to Germany
crashes his boat on a remote British island inhabited by a
unhappy couple - and begins an affair with the lonely wife in
this superior drama. 

F/X [R]·Action·1986·(1:48)
A movie special effects expert is hired by the FBI to fake a
gangster's murder - but things get complicated when the
deadly double-crosses begin. Action-packed with top-notch
explosions and chases! With Jerry Orbach. 

F/X2 [PG13]·Action·1991·(1:48)
A special effects expert turned high-tech toymaker teams
with his old buddy, a cop turned private eye, to solve a
complicated murder case. Big action sequences and
ingenious sight gags highlight this sequel to "F/X." 
Beware robo-clown! 

THE FACULTY [R]·Science-Fiction·1998·(1:44)
A group of students at Herrington High School learn that their
teachers' bodies are being overtaken by aliens. Soon six
students are the only ones left unaffected and must band
together to save the school, and perhaps the world.

FEAR [R]·Thriller/Suspense·1996·(1:37)
A teenage girl (Reese Witherspoon) falls for a charming--but
disturbed--young man (Mark Wahlberg). When she tries to
end the relationship, he terrorizes her entire family. An early
starring role for Wahlberg. 

FINAL DESTINATION [R]·Horror·2000·(1:38)
A young man's premonition of violent death saves the lives of
six others - but the survivors start to die in spectacular ways.
Can death be cheated? A superb horror roller coaster!
7/1,18,23.

FIRESTARTER [R]·Horror·1984·(1:54)
Drew Barrymore's first starring role - a 9-year old possesses
pyrotechnic powers that threaten a fiery end to those who
make her mad! From the Stephen King novel, with George C.
Scott, Heather Locklear, Martin Sheen. 8/2

FIRST SNOW [R]·Drama·2007·(1:42)
A fortune teller predicts an unlikely windfall for a seedy
salesman, then makes a frightening forecast that causes the
man's life to spiral downward. Intense psychological thriller
from the writer of Iron Man and Children of Men. 7/15,19.

A FISH CALLED WANDA [R]·Comedy·1988·(1:48)
A sexy con artist after stolen jewels first seduces her gang
leader's partner, then moves on to an uptight London lawyer
who can help get her boss out of jail in this winning comedy.
Best Supporting Actor Oscar went to Kevin Kline. 

FLATLINERS [R]·Science-Fiction·1990·(1:54)
A group of brilliant medical students decide to literally play
with life and death as they place themselves in various states
of suspended animation - what could go wrong? With Kevin
Bacon, Oliver Platt. 7/14,18,22,31.

FLOWERS IN THE ATTIC [PG13]·Literary/Book
Based·1987·(1:31)
A religious grandmother (Louise Fletcher) imprisons her four
grandchildren away from the sins of their mother after their
father is killed. 8/1

THE FOG [PG13]·Horror·1980·(1:40)
A seaside Oregon town gets ready to celebrate its 100th
anniversary when an eerie - and murderous - fog settles in
and begins a mysterious reign of terror. Janet Leigh,
Jamie Lee Curtis, Adrienne Barbeau, Hal Holbrook. 

THE FOOD OF THE GODS [PG]·Cult·1976·(1:28)
A strange substance causes gigantic growth in wasps, worms
and chickens. From a story by H.G. Wells. 

THE FOURTH PROTOCOL [R]·Literary/Book Based·1987·(1:59)
During the Cold War, Russian spies devise a plan to explode a
nuclear bomb near a US air base in England - now it's up to a
maverick British intelligence agent to stop the plot! From the
Frederick Forsyth novel. 7/10,18,28

FRANTIC [R]·Action·1988·(2:00)
An American doctor is plunged into a dark underworld when
his wife mysteriously disappears from their Paris hotel room.
Relentless paranoia and eccentric characters punctuate this
suspenseful thriller from director Roman Polanski.
7/4,19,24.

FREEJACK [R]·Action·1992·(1:49)
"Bonejackers" from the future steal healthy bodies from the
present for rich clients who don't want die - but one
kidnapped race car driver fights back! A cult classic, with
Rene Russo, Anthony Hopkins. 7/11,22,31.

FREQUENCY [PG13]·Mystery·2000·(1:59)
In this sci-fi mystery-thriller, a troubled cop - whose fireman
father died a hero thirty years earlier - discovers a way to
communicate with his dad and prevent his death. But
changing the past creates a disastrous new future! 6/29.

THE FRIGHTENERS [R]·Comedy·1996·(1:50) Michael J. Fox.
A con-man volunteers to exorcise a small town's spirits, but
when one of the ghosts goes on a killing spree, he becomes
the prime suspect! A cool comedy-horror film from Peter
Jackson (Lord Of The Rings trilogy). John Astin. 
7/18

FULL DISCLOSURE [R]·Action·2000·(1:37)
A failing reporter with a past agrees to hide a potential
accomplice in a political killing, sensing a story that could
revive his career - but the CIA and a sexy hit woman are on
the trail! With Virginia Madsen. 7/19,30

GANG RELATED [R]·Crime·1997·(1:51)
Two homicide cops operating on the wrong side of the law
mistakenly kill a DEA agent - but the homeless man they
frame for the crime has other ideas as the plan goes violently
awry. With Dennis Quaid, James Earl Jones. 7/12,16,31.

THE GENERAL [R]·Crime·1998·(2:04)
The stark, darkly-comic true story of slovenly Irish folk hero /
criminal Martin Cahill - who battled the police, the IRA, his
own gang, and continually manipulated the system on his
way to becoming a legendary crimelord. 6/30,7/10,19,28.

GHOULIES 2 [PG13]·Horror·1988·(1:30)
The little nasties escape to an amusement park become the
star attractions at a broken-down haunted house - until their
appetites get the upper hand they and wreak havoc once again.
7/7,27.

GOING TO PIECES: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE SLASHER FILM [TVMA]
·Documentary·2006·(1:28)
Prepare to enter the nightmare world of the slasher film,
re-visiting such favorites as Nightmare On Elm Street and
Halloween with horror icons Wes Craven, John Carpenter,
Rob Zombie, Tom Savini and more. A Starz Original film.

GONE BABY GONE [R]·Crime·2007·(1:54)
The disappearance of a little girl in a gritty Boston
neighborhood pairs two private detectives with the police in
this riveting, multi-layered mystery. Co-scripted and directed
by Ben Affleck, with Ed Harris, Amy Ryan. 7/4,16,21

THE GRUDGE 2 [PG13]·Horror·2006·(1:42)
A ghostly supernatural curse continues its murderous ways in
this white-knuckle sequel! The sister of a woman killed by the
horrible haunted house is out to confront the spirits- now
operating globally - that will not die! 

GUILTY BY SUSPICION [PG13]·Drama·1991·(1:45)
In the early 1950s, a successful director returns from Europe
ready to start his next Hollywood film - but soon he loses his
job, and his house and family are threatened in the hysteria
of a political witch hunt. 

GUILTY OF INNOCENCE: THE LENNELL GETER STORY [TVPG]·1987·(1:36)
The true story of a young black engineer wrongly convicted of
armed robbery despite plentiful evidence of his innocence -
until a bold lawyer and a 60 Minutes report expose the case.
7/12,17,23,28

THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE [R]·Thriller/Suspense·1992·(1:50)
High octane thriller finds a couple hiring a young woman 
(Rebecca) who looks like the perfect nanny - only to discover 
that the nanny has some personality issues! With Julianne Moore,
from the director of L.A. Confidential. 

THE HARD WAY [R]·Action·1991·(1:51)
A Hollywood comedy star decides he wants to play a tough
policeman in his next film - and the abrasive, maverick NYC
cop assigned the task plunges the actor into the middle of an
explosive murder case! Michael J. Fox.

HARLEY DAVIDSON AND THE MARLBORO MAN [R]·Action·1991·(1:38)
Two eccentric dudes - chopper-riding Harley and his cowboy
pal Marlboro Man - decide to save a buddy's bar from
foreclosure by stealing $2.5 million from a bank, but wind up
running from vicious crooks. Great stunts and explosions!

HATCHET [R]·Horror·2007·(1:24)
Those Mardi Gras tourists should know better than to enter
New Orleans' famous "haunted swamp"! Especially when its
resident homicidal maniac has got an axe and an extremely
nasty disposition! An effective, bloody fright fest! 7/9,27

HAUNTED HONEYMOON [PG]·Comedy·1986·(1:24)
Radio actor takes his fiancee home to a haunted castle to
meet his very eccentric relatives. Gilda Radner's final film,
directed by Gene Wilder.

HEAVEN'S PRISONERS [R]·Mystery·1996·(2:12)
An ex-New Orleans homicide detective witnesses a plane
crash and saves a little girl, but learns the wreck was not an
accident - and enters an underworld of drugs and corruption.
Featuring Teri Hatcher. 7/26,30.

HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER 2 [R]·Horror·1988·(1:33)
The ghastly, perverted Cenobites are back! A sinister
psychologist with a desire to visit the Other Side unleashes a
new kind of hell on earth in this bloody, gory sequel to
"Hellraiser." Not for the squeamish! 7/31.

HELLRAISER: BLOODLINE [R]·Sci-Fi/Horror·1996·(1:25)
In deep space in the 22nd century, a scientist works to close
the Gates of Hell and finally destroy the evil Pinhead and his
murderous, bloodthirsty demons!

HIS NAME WAS JASON: 30 YEARS OF FRIDAY THE 13TH [TVMA]
·Docu·2008·(1:17)
Spanning nearly three decades and eleven slashers, "His
Name was Jason" truly answers everything you ever wanted
to know about Jason but were really, really afraid to ask!
7/3,12.

HOFFA [R]·Crime·1992·(2:20)
The story of legendary union boss Jimmy Hoffa is recounted -
from his days as a grassroots organizer, his rise to the top of
the Teamsters, and the battles with both management and
the mob that lead to his unsolved disappearance. 

HOSTAGE HOTEL [TV14]·Action·1998·(1:29)
When a crazy Vietnam vet takes a congressman's daughter
hostage in a deserted hotel, a disgraced ex-cop and his
drunken former partner may be the only ones who came save
her. 7/16,20,21.

THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES [TVPG]·Mystery·1959·(1:26)
Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Watson (Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing)
investigate a killer-dog curse blamed for a series of murders
on the Moors. Directed by Terence Fisher. 

THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES [TV14]·Mystery·2000·(1:30)
The mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville is blamed on
a longstanding curse that has followed his family for 200 years,
a supernatural hound that roams the moors. Sherlock Holmes.
8/10,15,26

HOWLING 2: YOUR SISTER IS A WEREWOLF [R]·Horror·1985·(1:31)
A reporter and a werewolf investigator travel to Transylvania
to help a young girl discover her sister's murderer - there they
discover a secret supernatural society ruled by sexy,
bloodthirsty queen! Christopher Lee, Sybil Danning.

HOW TO ROB A BANK [TVMA]·Comedy·2008·(1:21)
Caught in the middle of a botched bank robbery, a slacker
customer and a female bank employee become the
go-betweens who help negotiate a way out of an increasingly
intense situation. 7/4,12,28.

I KNOW WHO KILLED ME [R]·Crime·2007·(1:46)
A young college student survives a kidnapping and torture at
the hands of a suspected serial killer. But when reunited with
her parents, she claims to be someone else - a drugged-out
exotic dancer - deepening the mystery! 7/3,16,22,26.

THE ILLUSIONIST [PG13]·Drama·2006·(1:49)
Romance, magic and murder: in 1900 Vienna, a mysterious
traveling magician arrives and takes the town by storm - but
when he reconnects with a childhood sweetheart engaged to
a prince, both their lives are in danger! 

IN LIKE FLINT [TVPG]·Action·1967·(1:55)
Super secret agent Derek Flint tangles with a conspiracy of
beautiful women planning to take over the world. One of the
inspirations for the character Austin Powers. 7/4,13,19

INCOGNITO [R]·Thriller/Suspense·1998·(1:47)
An art forger agrees to create a Rembrandt for London clients
who then double-cross him. 7/25.

INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS [PG]·Horror·1978·(1:55)
Set in San Francisco, this is the first remake of the 1956
classic in which an entire American community is being
replaced by alien clones devoid of emotion. Leonard Nimoy,
Donald Sutherland. 

IT! THE TERROR FROM BEYOND SPACE [TVPG]·Scifi·1958·(1:09)
Astronauts return from Mars with an alien vampire as a
stowaway.

JACOB'S LADDER [R]·Drama·1990·(1:53)
A shell shocked war veteran attempts to rid himself of his
fantastic flashbacks. 7/3,7,16,29.

JAWS: THE REVENGE [PG13]·Horror·1987·(1:30)
This time...it's personal! The widow of Sheriff Brody takes on
a murderous great white shark after it begins killing the rest
of her family! Featuring Michael Caine. 

JOE DANCER: THE BIG TRADE [TVPG]·Crime·1981·(1:32)
Private eye Joe Dancer probes a Hollywood scandal and is
framed for manslaughter when he ties a powerful Beverly Hills
family to murder. 

JOHN CARPENTER'S THEY LIVE [R]·Cult Sci-Fi·1988·(1:34)
A drifter discovers a pair of sunglasses that reveal the true
nature of the world - aliens in human disguise are running
the planet! Now he begins a one-man war to defeat the
invaders in John Carpenter's cult classic! Roddy Piper, 
Jason Robards, Keith David.

JOHN CARPENTER'S VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED [R]·Horror·1995·(1:38)
In a small town, ten women become pregnant at the same
time, and give birth to a supernatural brood of children with
the ability to control the minds of the population. A creepy
remake from John Carpenter (Halloween, The Thing).

JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH [TVPG]·Action·1993·(1:32)
A crack team of scientists flies a spaceship down a volcano
and discovers strange civilization. 

K-9000 [TVPG]·Action·1990·(1:33)
A policeman and a female scientist team up to recover her
latest creation, a cybernetic, crime-fighting dog.

THE KILLING TIME [R]·Crime·1987·(1:32)
A psycho murders a man who was on his way to a job as a
deputy sheriff in a small California coastal town. He takes on
the deputy's identity & arrives in town to start his new "job."
7/17

KISS ME DEADLY [TV14]·Crime·1955·(1:46)
A private detective picks up a beautiful girl on the road and
becomes involved in murder. 7/2,19,20,29.

KISS OF DEATH [R]·Action·1995·(1:41)
An ex-con trying to go straight finds himself squeezed
between an ambitious D.A. and a vicious crime boss in this
taut, expertly crafted crime drama. With Samuel L. Jackson,
Helen Hunt, Stanley Tucci. 8/2.

LADY IN CEMENT [PG]·Comedy-Drama·1968·(1:33)
Miami detective Tony Rome discovers a nude corpse while
swimming, then sets out to solve the mystery. Frank
Sinatra, Richard Conte, Raquel Welch. 

THE LADY VANISHES [PG]·Comedy·1979·(1:39)
An heiress (Cybill Shepherd) and a photographer (Elliot
Gould) search for answers behind the disappearance of a
English woman (Angela Landsbury) on an express train in
this spoof of the Hitchcock classic. 

THE LAST WINTER [TVMA]·Horror·2007·(1:41)
At a remote oil company outpost in pristine north Alaska,
crew members start to mysteriously die - the disturbing
accidents and sudden health problems begin to crack the
sanity of the survivors in this slow burning thriller. 7/4,23.

THE LIST [PG13]·Romantic Comedy·2006·(1:32)
When his attempt to propose marriage to his girlfriend in front
of a crowded room ends in total embarrassment, Lewis Bond
decides to get serious and creates a list that the right woman
should match 7/5,9.

LOVE THE HARD WAY [R]·Crime·2003·(1:44)
In this sexually-charged crime drama, a charming con man
hooks up with an attractive college student and both dive
deeper into a life dominated by lust, crime and drugs. With
Pam Grier. 7/7,12,22,30.

LOVE, CHEAT & STEAL [R]·Crime·1994·(1:36)
A sexy young woman with a sordid past decides to start over
with a new husband - but then the boyfriend she framed in a
million-dollar swindle gets out of prison, ready for revenge!
With John Lithgow. 7/30.

MAD MONEY [PG13]·Comedy·2008·(1:44)
A trio of female Federal Reserve employees concoct a plan to
relieve their workplace of paper money slated for destruction
- but comic complications threaten their foolproof scheme!
With Katie Holmes, Ted Danson. 7/3,4,14,26

MANIAC COP 2 [R]·Action·1990·(1:24)
The rogue cop Matt Cordell returns from the dead to exact
justice where the law has failed. "You have the right to
remain silent, forever!" 7/4,25.

MANIAC COP 3: BADGE OF SILENCE [R]·Crime·1992·(1:25)
Voodoo priests bring the legendary Maniac Cop back from the
dead - again! This time he's out to protect a female officer
shot on duty but framed by various unscrupulous types - and
he will exact a gruesome, bloody revenge! 7/4

MASQUERADE [R]·Crime·1988·(1:31)
Olivia Lawrence, heiress to a vast fortune, becomes attracted
to dangerous newcomer Tim Whalen. She unwittingly falls
into his web of deceit, as he and her stepfather plot her
murder in order to gain the $3,000,000 in her trust fund. 

MIDNIGHT EXPRESS [R]·Action·1978·(2:01)
The true story of a young American in Turkey - sentenced on
drug charges to 30 years in a hellish prison and his
harrowing attempt to escape. Winner of two Oscars. 8/2

MIDNIGHT RUN [R]·Comedy·1988·(2:06)
A bounty hunter and a bail-jumper square off in a classic
action comedy. Robert DeNiro, Charles Grodin. 

MISSISSIPPI BURNING [R]·Black·1988·(2:07) Gene Hackman.
Two FBI invesigators work to identify the murderers of three
civil rights workers amidst the powder-keg racial tensions of
1964 Mississippi. A powerful drama, with Frances McDormand. 

MONSTER HOUSE [PG]·Adventure·2006·(1:31)
In a squeaky clean suburb, three kids discover that their
mysterious neighbor's scary house comes to life on
Halloween! An animated treat, featuring Steve Buscemi, Fred
Willard, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Nick Cannon, Catherine O'Hara.

THE MORNING AFTER [R]·Drama·1986·(1:43)
A washed-up, alchoholic actress wakes up next to a dead
man - will the dysfunctional ex-cop who's slowly falling for
her be able to help her? A fine mystery, Fonda was
nominated for Best Actress Oscar. 7/31

MOVING TARGET [TVPG]·Thriller/Suspense·1988·(1:34)
A young musician who recently left a musicians camp is
faced with terror, danger and deception as he searches for
his missing family. 8/2.

MULHOLLAND FALLS [R]·Crime·1996·(1:47)
A woman's murder begins a coverup involving the
government, the army, and the married head of an elite police
unit in early 1950s Los Angeles. Co-starring Chazz Palminteri,
Michael Madsen and Jennifer Connelly. 

THE MUMMY [PG13]·Action·1999·(2:05)
The blockbuster action-adventure story of the resurrection of
the cursed Imhotep - an ancient Egyptian priest with
supernatural powers - and the intrepid adventurers who band
together to defeat him. 

MURDER BY THE BOOK [TVPG]·Mystery·1987·(1:35)
The author of detective novels, a young man yearns to
forsake his lucrative creation and attempt a more "cerebral"
novel. But then he gets involved in a bizarre real-life case,
which is oddly identical to the plot of his next novel. 7/13.

MY GUN IS QUICK [TV14]·Crime·1957·(1:31)
Mike Hammer, a rough-edged private eye, is out to solve a
murder and a jewel robbery. 7/27.

NADINE [PG]·Comedy·1987·(1:23)
Sly comedy about a daffy hairdresser and her soon-to-be
ex-husband who get into one mess after another - a real
estate scam, illicit sexy photos, rattlesnakes and gunplay!
7/6,11,12,24,27.

NEEDFUL THINGS [R]·Horror·1993·(2:01)
The Stephen King novel comes to the screen! In this dark
comedy, the Devil opens a curio shop in a small town - but
the "favors" he grants citizens will come due in an explosive
way! 6/30,7/8,17,8/2.

NEVERWAS [PG13]·Drama·2006·(1:43)
A doctor returns to work at the mental hospital where his
father, an author, was once a patient - and meets a man
who tells him the story behind his father's children's novel. An
effective fantasy-mystery, with Ian McKellen. 

NEW YORK, MOUNTED [TVPG]·Action·1991·(1:31)
A Montana cowboy and a Brooklyn native become police
partners on horseback in New York. 6/29.

NIGHT AND THE CITY [R]·Crime·1992·(1:44)
A low-life lawyer who can't win a case decides to become a
boxing promoter in New York City - but problems with his
mistress, her husband, and loan sharks soon add up to
trouble. Gritty and hard-hitting, co-starring Jack Warden.
7/5,15,25.

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD [TV14]·Cult·1968·(1:36)
George A. Romero didn't invent zombies, but his low-budget
horror chiller about people on the run from the flesh-eating
undead became a cult classic - and the inspiration for
dozens of spinoffs and sequels. Don't miss it! 

NIGHTBREED [R]·Horror·1990·(1:42)
A brooding young man is convinced by his psychiatrist that he
is a deranged serial killer - so he makes his way to the
supernatural home of mutants and monsters to find peace
among the ultra-violent Nightbreed! 7/16,17,29

NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN [R]·Crime·2007·(2:02)
In the aftermath of a desert shootout, a man finds $2 million
in cash - and is pursued by the local sheriff and a
psycho-killer hit man. Winner of 4 Oscars, including Best
Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Bardem), Best Director.
7/8,14,23.

NOTHING BUT THE NIGHT [PG]·Horror·1973·(1:31)
This chiller stars Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing as a
Scotland Yard inspector and a forensics expert sent to
investigate a series of mysterious deaths among the elderly
caretakers of a Scottish orphanage. 7/26,27,30.

ODD MAN OUT [TVPG]·Crime·1947·(1:56)
Belfast police hunt for an IRA gunman wounded in a robbery.
7/16,8/2

THE OFFENCE [R]·Crime·1973·(1:52)
A London police sergeant (Sean Connery) is pushed over the
edge while questioning a suspected child molester - and the
aftermath proves psychologically devastating in this powerful
crime drama directed by Sidney Lumet. 7/1,14,24

THE OMEN [R]·Drama·1976·(1:51) Gregory Peck.
An American ambassador in London leans that his son is not
his own - but the spawn of Satan! And woe to those who try
to solve the mystery! Oscar-winning film led to multiple
sequels. Originally released on the sixth day of the sixth
month of the sixth year of the 1970s decade.

OMEN, Part IV: THE AWAKENING [TV14]·Horror·1991·(1:37)
A politician and his wife adopt a young girl - but find out way
too late that she's the daughter of the devil! A guilty pleasure
with a wicked New Age spin! 

ON THE BEACH [TVPG]·Drama·1959·(2:14)
The U.S. has been wiped out in a nuclear war, and now
Australia awaits the arrival of deadly winds carrying fatal
nuclear fallout. An American submarine arrives, but must
return to look for survivors in this chilling sci-fi drama.
7/1,6,18.

ON THE SET: WHEN A STRANGER CALLS [TV14]·(:14)
Behind-the-scenes look at the making of "When A Stranger
Calls" featuring Katie Cassidy and Camilla Belle.

ONCE BITTEN [PG13]·Comedy·1985·(1:33)
A sexy vampire countess must have the blood of a virgin to
stay alive - who would have thought it would be so hard to
find one? Enter one willing high-school student...an early
starring role for Jim Carrey. 

OUR MAN FLINT [TVPG]·Action·1966·(1:48) James Coburn.
He's super-secret agent Derek Flint - master of electronic
gadgets, expert in dolphin speech, and the world's greatest
lover! He's also the only man who can stop evil villians from
controlling the weather in this madcap spy spoof.
7/11,20,26,31.

PARKER KANE [TV14]·Crime·1990·(1:35)
A cop turned investigator investigates a friend's death and
uncovers a plot involving illegal toxic waste dumping. 7/1,18.

PLAY MISTY FOR ME [R]·Thriller/Suspense·1971·(1:42)
A late-night disc jockey has a brief fling with a female fan - 
but when he stops the affair, the stalking begins in this
creepy thriller starring & directed by Clint Eastwood.

PLAYED [R]·Crime·2006·(1:27)
He spent eight years in prison in a drug robbery gone wrong -
now he's out, and eager to help gain revenge on the crooked
cops and gangland hoods who played him wrong the first
time. With Gabriel Byrne, Vinne Jones. 7/4

POLTERGEIST 2: THE OTHER SIDE [PG13]·Horror·1986·(1:30)
The Freeling family have a new house, but their troubles with
supernatural forces aren't over - a demonic spirit is chasing
after young Carol Anne and will stop at nothing to gain her
soul! The nail-biting sequel to Poltergeist. 

POLTERGEIST, Part III [PG13]·Horror·1988·(1:37)
Carol Anne is staying with her aunt in a highrise building, but
the supernatural forces that have haunted her in the past
follow her to her new home.

POWDER [PG13]·Drama·1995·(1:52)
An abused albino boy with supernatural intellectual powers
encounters disbelief and discrimination when he enrolls in a
small town high school in this fascinating drama. With Jeff
Goldblum. 

THE PRESTIGE [PG13]·Action·2006·(2:10)
As young magicians, they were a team - but now their
escalating rivalry results in a fierce battle to top each other's
spectacular stunts in Victorian London. With Michael Caine,
Scarlett Johansson, David Bowie. 

PRESTON TYLK: BAD SEED [R]·Mystery·2000·(1:32)
His wife is found murdered shortly after she revealed an
adulterous affair - the husband tracks down the lover with
the intent to kill him, but accidentally takes out the wrong
man. Now a deadly cat-and-mouse game begins. 8/1.

THE PROFESSIONAL [R]·Crime·1994·(1:49)
A professional hit man finds himself the unlikely guardian of
a streetwise 12-year-old girl who seeks to learn the trade.
Gritty, explosive drama, with Gary Oldham. From the director
of La Femme Nikita. 

PSYCHO III [R]·Horror·1986·(1:33)
The inner turmoil of Norman Bates is on full display as the
deeply disturbed owner of the Bates Motel welcomes various
guests - many of whom will check out early! A suspenseful
mix of camp and horror, directed by star Anthony Perkins.
7/4,19,31

PSYCHO IV: THE BEGINNING [R]·Sequel·1990·(1:36)
Told through a series of flashbacks, "Psycho IV: The
Beginning" recounts the troubled adolescence of Norman
Bates. 7/17,23,26

PUFFBALL: THE DEVIL'S EYEBALL [R]·Literary/Book Based·2007·(2:00)
A young architect and her husband relocate to an Irish town
and begin to makeover a farm house - but when she
becomes pregnant, the strange family next door begins
spinning supernatural spells in this sexy, disturbing thriller.
7/2

PULP FICTION [R]·Action·1994·(2:34)
Two outrageous hit men, a small time boxer looking to even
the score, and a gangster's drug-addled girlfriend all connect
in director Quentin Tarantino's violently comic contemporary
classic. Make that a royale with cheese...

PULSE [PG13]·Action·2006·(1:27)
A scary website - thought to be marketing ploy - turns out to
be the portal by which a sinister force, with gruesome
intentions, seeks out new victims in this techno-horror
thriller. Co-scripted by Wes Craven. 

PURE LUCK [PG]·Comedy·1991·(1:36)
The world's unluckiest accountant is sent on a mission to
rescue the world's most accident-prone heiress. 

THE QUIET [R]·Drama·2006·(1:36)
An orphaned teen girl who has gone mute as a way to deal
with her tragedies moves in with her godparents and their
hostile daughter, where she learns new definitions for
"dysfunctional family" including drugs and incest.

RADIOLAND MURDERS [PG]·Comedy·1994·(1:48)
A fast-paced slapstick comedy finds a Chicago radio network
making its nation-wide debut while the police chase down a
killer committing a series of bizarre murders inside the
station! Story by George Lucas. 

RANSOM [R]·Action·1996·(2:01)
A self-made millionaire stuns his wife and the FBI with a
televised threat to his son's kidnappers. Directed by Ron
Howard. 

THE RAVEN [TVPG]·Horror·1963·(1:26)
Horror movie greats Vincent Price, Boris Karloff and Peter
Lorre team up in the Edgar Allan Poe classic.

THE REAL MCCOY [PG13]·Thriller/Suspense·1993·(1:45)
Sexy bank robber Karen McCoy is fresh out of prison and
ready to leave her criminal past behind her - but when her
son is kidnapped by her old boss, she's forced to pull off one
last heist. 

REAR WINDOW [TV14]·Thriller/Suspense·1998·(1:29)
A quadriplegic confined to his apartment passes the long
hours by spying on his neighbors. His innocent pastime takes
a deadly turn when he thinks he witnesses a murder.
7/7,10,26,27.

RED ROCK WEST [R]·Crime·1993·(1:38)
Passion, revenge, murder - and a quirky sense of humor -
spark this story of a drifter who is mistaken for the hitman
hired by a small town bar owner to kill his wife. With Laura
Flynn Boyle. 7/15,21,26.

REPO MAN [R]·Comedy·1984·(1:32) Harry Dean Stanton.
Cult classic about the daily activities of two L.A. repossession
specialists, the seedy characters they meet and strange
items to claim - including a junker Chevy with an alien in the
trunk! Charlie Sheen. 

RUNNING SCARED [R]·Comedy·1986·(1:47)
Two cops (Gregory Hines and Billy Crystal) who are almost
killed by a drug dealer decide to bring him to justice before
they retire.

RUSH HOUR [PG13]·Action·1998·(1:38)
What happens when Hong Kong detective Jackie Chan and a
hotshot, loudmouth L.A. cop team up to rescue a diplomat's
kidnapped daughter? Lots of hilarious one-liners and
high-kicking martial arts action in this hit action-comedy!

SALT AND PEPPER [G]·Comedy·1968·(1:41)
Rat-packers Sammy Davis Jr. and Peter Lawford star as
hipster London club owners who lead a double life as secrets
agents. 7/15,20,27.

SALVADOR [R]·Drama·1986·(2:03)
Oliver Stone-directed dramatization of real-life American
photojournalist Richard Boyle during the early 1980's in El
Salvador. 7/26.

SCORPIO [PG]·Drama·1973·(1:54)
Tough spy drama finds a hard-as-nails CIA agent
double-crossed by the French assassin he has teamed with
on a hit. From the director of "Death Wish"

SCREAM [R]·Horror·1996·(1:51)
Hit comic horror that plays with the whole slasher-film genre,
busting stereotypes while effectively telling the story of a
teenage girl grieving over her mother's murder. A
contemporary classic! 

SCREAM AND SCREAM AGAIN [PG]·Horror·1970·(1:34)
A mad doctor creates a race of emotionless humans who
unquestioningly do his evil bidding. 7/3,12,22,31.

THE SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW [R]·Cult·1987·(1:38)
In this tense, atmospheric film from horror king Wes Craven,
an anthropologist dives into the mysterious voodoo
underground of Haiti, in search of a drug that can turn
humans into zombies! Filmed on location in Haiti. 

SE7EN [R]·Crime·1995·(2:07)
A gripping crime thriller finds a burned-out detective
unhappily teamed with a younger partner to identify a
gruesome psycho-serial killer. With Gwyneth Paltrow, from
the director of Fight Club and Panic Room. 

THE SECRET AGENT [R]·Drama·1996·(1:35)
An undercover Russian agent, posing as a quiet shopkeeper
in London, is thrown into turmoil when his employers order
him to plant a bomb at the Greenwich Observatory. Based on
the novel by Joseph Conrad, with Christian Bale. 

THE SHADOW [PG13]·Action·1994·(1:47)
"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow
knows!" With the ability to cloud the minds of men, the dark
superhero defends 1930's New York against crazed descendent of
Genghis Khan who plans to destroy the city from a downtown 
building he has made invisible to everyone but Lamont Cranston 
-- The Shadow. Alec Baldwin, John Lone, Penelope Ann Miller, 
Peter Boyle, Tim Curry, Jonathan Winters as Weston.

SHANGHAI SURPRISE [PG13]·Crime·1986·(1:37)
Shanghai 1937. A beautiful American missionary is trying to
track down a shipment of stolen opium. In order to
accomplish the task, she hires a down and out adventurer
who needs to raise enough money to return to the U.S.

SHE KNOWS TOO MUCH [TV14]·Comedy·1989·(1:34)
An ex-burglar is released from prison so that she can help a
bumbling detective solve a series of mysterious murders.
7/7,27

SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE SECRET WEAPON [TVPG]·Drama·1942·(1:08)
The great Baker Street detective plays protector to an inventor
whose work is coveted by the evil Professor Moriarty. 8/18,29

SHERLOCK HOLMES: DRESSED TO KILL [TVG]·Drama·1946·(1:11)
Sherlock Holmes matches wits against a prison inmate using
music boxes to hide stolen bank plates. 9/1

SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE WOMAN IN GREEN [TVPG]·Drama·1945·(1:07)
Murdered victim's fingers arrive at Scotland Yard and it's up
to Sherlock Holmes to solve the case. 7/7,20.

SHERLOCK HOLMES: TERROR BY NIGHT [TVPG]·Drama·1946·(:59)
Sherlock Holmes solves mystery of stolen diamond on a
London-to-Edinburgh train. 7/15,16,22

SHINING THROUGH [R]·Drama·1992·(2:12)
During World War II, a secretary falls for her mysterious new
boss and discovers he's a spy - and soon she is in Berlin
working undercover to infiltrate a Nazi kingpin. With Liam
Neeson. 7/5,9,14,18, 9/3

THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS [R]·Crime·1991·(1:58) Jody Foster.
Psychological thriller of the terrifying rapport between a young
FBI recruit and an imprisoned homicidal psychopath (Anthony 
Hopkins). Cameos by Charles Napier (Skeeter) and Roger Corman.

SILENT RUNNING [PG]·Drama·1972·(1:29) Bruce Dern.
A spaceship carrying the last of Earth's forests is ordered
destroyed, but a renegade crew member and his beloved
robots prepare for a last stand. Special effects from the
team behind Star Trek, "2001" and Blade Runner 

SILVER STREAK [PG]·Action·1976·(1:54)
The first of the Gene Wilder/Richard Pryor films is a nutty 
blend of comedy/action/romance in the Hitchcock mold, as a 
book editor & a sexy secretary try to keep one step ahead of
a criminal gang on a speeding train. With Jill Clayburgh,
Patrick McGoohan. 7/1,9,20,27

SIMPATICO [R]·Drama·1999·(1:46)
When they were young, a trio of friends pulled off a
horse-racing scam. But now, one is down-on-his luck with a
score to settle against his old partner and his ex-girlfriend.
With Nick Nolte, Albert Finney. 

THE SIXTH SENSE [PG13]·Drama·1999·(1:47) "I see dead people." 
The atmospheric thriller about a psychotherapist and his 
spooked young patient is a riveting experience. 
With Toni Collette, directed by M. Night Shyamalan. 

SLEUTH [R]·Dark Comedy·2007·(1:29)
A young actor has stolen the heart of an aging writer's wife -
and when he arrives in disguise at the author's plush country
estate, he has no idea he's stepped into an elaborate revenge
plot. 

THE SPANISH PRISONER [PG]·Crime·1998·(1:50)
He's invented a high-tech formula that could be worth
billions. But the puzzling twists and turns that become his life
suggests somebody - or everybody - is setting him up. An
elaborate, mesmerizing mystery from writer David Mamet.
8/1

SPECIES [R]·Horror·1995·(1:48)
Created by scientists working with DNA from another world, a
voluptuous half-human, half-alien female escapes and
begins to fulfill her destiny - to mate! But her style of
love-making proves spectacularly lethal. 6/30,7/1,17,29.

SPECIES II [R]·Science-Fiction·1998·(1:33)
An incredibly sexy alien-human hybrid is used to track down
an astronaut who returned from space infected with an urge
to mate and create a new master race! With Marg
Helgenberger, James Cromwell. 7/4,17.

SPHERE [PG13]·Literary/Book Based·1998·(2:14)
Scientists descend to the bottom of the ocean to investigate
an amazing discovery - an alien spaceship apparently buried
for hundreds of years. And it seems to be alive! With Samuel
L. Jackson, Liev Schrieber, Queen Latifah.
7/10,13,14,19,29.

SQUIRM [PG]·Sci-Fi/Horror·1976·(1:33)
A ferocious storm knocks down power lines in a backwoods
Georgia town, electrifying the ground and creating millions of
bloodthirsty, man-eating worms! Snakes on a plane are
nothing compared to these slimey face-eaters! 

SSSSSSS [PG]·Cult·1973·(1:39)
The ultra-strange horror tale of a doctor whose peculiar
interest in snakes (he reads them poetry) leads him to a
gruesome experiment: can a man be turned into an
overgrown king cobra? A cult classic!

THE STAR CHAMBER [R]·Crime·1983·(1:49)
Frustrated with a legal system gone awry, a secret society of
judges hires hitmen to snuff out criminals who escape
courtroom justice.

THE STRANGER [TVPG]·Noir·1946·(1:35)
An government agent travels to New England to track down a
Nazi war criminal in this riveting thriller directed by Orson
Welles. 7/6,17

SUDDEN DEATH [R]·Action·1995·(1:50)
When the Vice President of the USA is taken hostage at a pro
hockey game, it's up to an intrepid security guard to save the
day - with his wits and his spectacular martial-arts skills!
7/5,22.

TAFFIN [R]·Action·1988·(1:36)
An intellectual debt collector thwarts urban developers and
their henchmen on the Irish coast. 7/9.

TALES FROM THE CRYPT PRESENTS: DEMON KNIGHT [R]·1995·(1:32)
A demon and an avenging angel compete for the souls of a
town's misfits and outsiders. Billy Zane, William Sadler, 
Jada Pinkett-Smith, Thomas Haden Church. Free preview: Demon Knight

TEACHING MRS. TINGLE [PG13]·Dark Comedy·1999·(1:35)
Ambitious high school teen, Leigh Ann Watson, is willing to do
anything to become Valedictorian - even if it means bumping
off the one person who stands in her way: the most cruelly
sarcastic teacher in the school, Mrs. Tingle. A
sinister black comedy from the creator of Scream. With
Vivca Fox, Molly Ringwald. 

TED BUNDY [R]·Biography·2001·(1:39)
The story of serial killer Ted Bundy and his blood-soaked rise
to notoriety. 7/11,24.

TERMINATOR [R]·Action·1984·(1:47)
Director James Cameron's sci-fi classic about an android
from the future arriving in the present day, programmed to kill
the woman who will be the mother of a future revolution
leader. "I'll be back" - and he was, for two sequels. 

TERROR AT LONDON BRIDGE [TV14]·Horror·1985·(1:36)
Completion of London Bridge in Arizona coincides with series
of Jack the Ripper-like slayings. David Hasslehoff.
7/5,15,20,25,30.

THIS GIRL FOR HIRE [TV14]·Comedy·1983·(1:36)
A Hollywood private investigator tries to solve the murder of a
famous mystery writer. 7/5,6,7,22

THR3E [PG13]·Literary/Book Based·2006·(1:45)
A former FBI agent, a police profiler, and the intended victim
band together to stop a psychotic serial killer dubbed the
Riddle Killer, who delights in creating sadistic riddles with
impossible timelines - solve the puzzle or die! 8/2.

TIMEBOMB [R]·Action·1991·(1:36)
An action-packed story of a watch repairman whose rescue
of a family from a burning building leads to weird flashbacks
mysterious attempts on his life - and soon he's on the run
with a therapist, attempting to unravel his past! 7/2.

TOUCH OF EVIL [TV14]·Art House·1958·(1:35)
Director Orson Welles spins a dark, twisting tale of gangland
drugs, kidnapping, and police corruption in a Mexican border
town. With Janet Leigh, Mercedes McCambridge, Marlene
Dietrich. 7/5,6,17,24.

THE TRAIN [TVPG]·Action·1964·(2:13)
As World War II is ending, a Nazi officer loads stolen art
works on a train heading for Germany - and a French
resistance fighter (Burt Lancaster) attempts to stop him.
Top-flight action sequences highlight this intense story!

TRENCHCOAT IN PARADISE [TV14]·Crime·1989·(1:34)
Small-time private eye from New Jersey hightails it to Hawaii
after crossing the Mob; he gets sucked into a murder case
there involving a real estate scam and a couple of hot
tomatoes. 7/1,10,22,31.

TRESPASS [R]·Action·1992·(1:41)
In an abandoned East St. Louis factory, two Arkansas firemen
searching for hidden gold run dangerously afoul of a local
crime lord in this explosive, action-packed crime thriller. With
Ice Cube.

TRIAL BY JURY [R]·Crime·1994·(1:47)
An idealistic single mom on the jury stands in the way of the
acquittal of a NYC mob boss - murders, kidnapping, corrupt
cops and more! A pot-boiling thriller with Gabriel Byrne,
William Hurt. 7/2,12,29.

TWELVE MONKEYS [R]·Cult·1995·(2:09) Bruce Willis.
A convict from the future is sent back to the late twentieth
century to discover the source of a deadly plague that has
claimed millions of lives in director Terry Gilliams's surreal
sci-fi thriller. With Brad Pitt. 

ULTRAVIOLET [PG13]·Action·2006·(1:27)
She's a woman with a mission! Super-soldier Ultraviolet
possesses incredible physical powers, which she must use to
protect a boy who may hold the key to stopping a war
between humans and vampire-like Hemophages! 

UNDERCOVER BLUES [PG13]·Comedy·1993·(1:30)
Two married CIA super-agents have abandoned the daily
grind to devote quality time to their baby. But international
spy trouble - and a luckless mugger - finds them during a
New Orleans vacation. With Stanley Tucci. 7/5,14,19,20,24.

UNDERWORLD: EVOLUTION [R]·Action·2006·(1:46)
Selene, the sexy vampire warrior, is back! The explosive war
between the Death Dealers and Lycans continues full throttle
as Selene and her werewolf lover go on the run, searching for
their future by seeking their past in this sequel featuring 
Kate Beckinsale

UNFORGETTABLE [R]·Mystery·1996·(1:57)
After being accused of his wife's brutal murder, a medical
examiner searches for the truth by the means of a memory
injection in this atmospheric mystery. WIth Kim Cattrall,
directed by John Dahl. 7/10.

THE VAGRANT [R]·Comedy·1992·(1:31)
An unwelcome vagrant pushes a new homeowner to the
edges of sanity and hilarity. 7/23

VIVA LAS NOWHERE [R]·Comedy·2001·(1:38)
A mundane motel owner with dreams of singing success
meets a sexy lounge singer and her maniac manager - true
love and a mysterious string of missing persons are the
comic result! With James Caan.
7/25.

WARGAMES [PG]·Adventure·1983·(1:53)
Matthew Broderick stars as a computer gaming whiz who
hacks into a military network, and accidentally starts the
countdown to World War III. Can he stop the master computer
before it launches the ultimate endgame?

THE WATCHER [R]·Crime·2000·(1:37)
A cool, creeped-out serial killer and a tormented FBI agent
engage in a gruesome, long-term game of cat-and-mouse in
this moody psychological thriller. With Marisa Tomei.
7/2,11,21,29.

WE OWN THE NIGHT [R]·Crime·2007·(1:58)
A NYC cop and his brother - a swank nightclub manager with
ties to the Russian mob - warily join together to infiltrate a
massive drug ring in this intense crime drama. With Eve
Mendes, Robert Duvall. 8/1

WES CRAVEN'S NEW NIGHTMARE [R]·Horror·1994·(1:52)
Director Wes Craven and cast play themselves as actors and
characters in this scarily clever entry in the Freddie Krueger
canon - is Freddie real, or has a source of evil, contained by
the Nightmare films, been finally set free? 

WHITE SANDS [R]·Crime·1992·(1:41)
When a small-town cop discovers a corpse, he finds himself
on the path to uncovering a corrupt narcotics outfit centered
around the FBI. 7/7,23

WHOEVER SLEW AUNTIE ROO? [PG]·Horror·1971·(1:32)
Crazed old woman (Shelley Winters) lures innocent children
into her dark house. Mark Lester, Chloe Franks, Ralph
Richardson. 7/8,20.

THE WISDOM OF CROCODILES [R]·Art House·1998·(1:39)
He's handsome, seductive, and deadly: an otherworldly man
moves through his days, murdering women in an unending
quest to find a love that will change his life. Is he a serial
killer, a vampire, or something else entirely? 7/13,14,24.

THE YARDS [R]·Crime·2000·(1:55)
Fresh out of prison, a man takes a railyard job with his
uncle's corrupt company, but quickly finds himself the
scapegoat for a murder he did not commit in this crime
melodrama. With Charlize Theron, James Caan. 

YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH [R]·Literary/Book Based·2007·(2:05)
An elderly professor is struck by lightning - instead of dying,
he begins to grow younger, making him the object of intense
medical study. Then he meets a young woman from his past
in this romantic mystery from Francis Ford Coppola. 8/2.

ZERO EFFECT [R]·Comedy·1998·(1:56)
A private detective is hired by a wealthy businessman to
uncover the identity of a mysterious blackmailer. But the
detective soons falls for a beautiful young woman who may
herself be the blackmailer! 7/10,24.

THE ZODIAC [R]·Crime·2006·(1:37)
A mysterious serial killer known as The Zodiac commits a
string of vicious murders in the San Francisco Bay area,
outwitting the local police force and plunging a community
into terror - based on the actual 1968 events. 

10TH & WOLF [R]·Crime·2006·(1:48)
After returning home to Philadelphia from the military, a
former street tough tangles with the local mob boss who
drove him out of the neighborhood. WIth Piper Perabo, Brad
Renfro, Dennis Hopper, Tommy Lee, Val Kilmer. 

2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY [G]·Literary/Book Based·1968·(2:26)
Director Stanley Kubrick's timeless sci-fi film classic - an
alien monolith on prehistoric Earth, deep space mysteries and
a homicidal computer named HAL. Oscar-winner for
landmark Visual Effects. 7/1,12,13,27,31.

2010 [PG]·Literary/Book Based·1984·(1:56)
The sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey - A joint
American-Russian expedition travels to Jupiter to investigate
the fate of the USS Discovery and its mutinous computer HAL,
and uncover the mystery of the monoliths. With Helen Mirren.
7/2,13,23,28

THE 39 STEPS [TVG]·Mystery·1935·(1:27)
Classic Hitchcock thriller in which an innocent young man
becomes involved in murder and espionage. 7/8,9,13.

8 HEADS IN A DUFFEL BAG [R]·Comedy·1996·(1:35) Joe Pesci.
Always mark your luggage! A mixup at the airport leaves a
college student with a duffel bag containing the evidence of a
major mob hit - and now a gangland courier is working
comedic overtime to get them back! With David Spade.
7/10,15.

80 MINUTES [TVMA]·Action·2008·(1:29)
Alex North made the mistake of borrowing money from a loan
shark looking for quick payback. Now he's been injected with
a deadly poison that will kill him in 80 minutes - unless he
comes up with the cash! 7/17,21.

8MM 2 [R]·Mystery·2005·(1:46)
A wealthy couple, with a taste for unusual sex, are the victim
of a blackmail plot - they enter the outrageous porno
underground of Budapest to discover just who is holding their
sex tape for ransom in this seriously steamy thriller sequel.
7/12,28
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