Monday, May 7, 2012

Beat the Heat with a GREAT Movie (Part One)


The Adventures of Milo and Otis

The adventures of a young cat and a dog as they find themselves accidentally separated and each swept into a hazardous trek. 

The Aviator

A biopic depicting the early years of legendary director and aviator Howard Hughes' career, from the late 1920s to the mid-1940s. 


Children of Men

In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind. 

City Slickers 2: the Legend of Curly's Gold 

Shortly after their first western adventure, Mitch Robbins and his friends discover a treasure map that belonged to their late trail guide Curly and set out to discover its secrets. 

The Desperate Trail 

After years of suffering under her beating husband, Sarah decides to no longer take any humiliation or battery - and kills him. For that, Marshal Speakes - her father in law - sentences her to the Gallows.

Dungeons and Dragons 

Profion, a tyrant attempts to overthrow a peaceful kingdom ruled by a tough empress. 

88 Minutes 

On the day that a serial killer that he helped put away is supposed to be executed, a noted forensic psychologist and college professor receives a call informing him that he has 88 minutes left to live. 

Empire of the Sun 

A young English boy struggles to survive under Japanese occupation during World War II. 

Enemy at the Gates 

Two Russian and German snipers play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad. 

Enough

On the run from an abusive husband, a young mother begins to train herself to fight back. 

Evelyn

1953. Desmond Doyle is devastated when his wife abandons their family on the day after Christmas. His unemployment and the fact that there is no woman in the house to care for the children, Evelyn, Dermot and Maurice, make it clear to the authorities that his is an untenable situation. The Irish courts put the Doyle children into Church-run orphanages. Although a sympathetic judge assures Desmond that he'll get his children back after he gets a job, he learns there's another barrier.

The Exorcism of Emily Rose 

A lawyer takes on a negligent homicide case involving a priest who performed an exorcism on a young girl. 

The Falcon and the Snowman 

The true story of a disillusioned military contractor employee and his drug pusher childhood friend who became walk-in spies for the Soviet Union. 

The Far Country

A self-minded adventurer (Jeff Webster) locks horns with a crooked lawman (Mr. Gannon) while driving cattle to Dawson.

For the Boys 

With the help of the singer and dancer Dixie Leonhard US-Entertainer Eddie Sparks wants to bring some fun to the soldiers during World War II.

G.I. Joe: the Rise of Cobra 

An elite military unit comprised of special operatives known as G.I. Joe, operating out of The Pit, takes on an evil organization led by a notorious arms dealer. 


Gothika 

Ghost story in which a repressed female psychiatrist wakes up as a patient in the very asylum where she worked with no memory of why she is there and what she has done. 


The Hallelujah Trail 

A wagon train heads for Denver with a cargo of whisky for the miners. Chaos ensues as the Temperance League, the US cavalry, the miners and the local Indians all try to take control of the valuable cargo.

High Crimes 

High powered lawyer Claire Kubik finds her world turned upside down when her husband, who she thought was Tom Kubik, is arrested and is revealed to be Ron Chapman. Chapman is on trial for a murder of Latin American villagers while he was in the Marines.

Hollywood Homicide

Two LAPD detectives who moonlight in other fields investigate the murder of an up-and-coming rap group. 


How the West was Won

A family saga covering several decades of Westward expansion in the nineteenth century--including the Gold Rush, the Civil War, and the building of the railroads.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull  

Famed archaeologist/adventurer Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones is called back into action when he becomes entangled in a Soviet plot to uncover the secret behind mysterious artifacts known as the Crystal Skulls. 


Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

When Dr. Henry Jones Sr. suddenly goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, eminent archaeologist Indiana Jones must follow in his father's footsteps and stop the Nazis. 


Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

Archeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the US government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis.
 
Indian Jones and the Temple of Doom 

After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees, and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an ancient palace. 


Joe Dirt

David Spade stars as Joe Dirt, an idiot who works as an oil weller who is on the search for his parents who abandoned him when he was a baby at the grand canyon. 


John Carpenter's Vampires 

A vengeful vampire slayer must retrieve an ancient Catholic relic that, should it be acquired by vampires, will allow them to endure sunlight. 


The Juror

When Annie Laird is selected as a juror in a big Mafia trial, she is forced by someone known as "The Teacher" to persuade the other jurors to vote "not guilty."

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life 

Lara Croft is on a quest to save Pandoras box. 


The Last Exorcism 

A troubled evangelical minister agrees to let his last exorcism be filmed by a documentary crew. 


License to Wed 

A reverend puts an engaged couple through a grueling marriage preparation course to see if they are meant to be married in his church. 



Live Free or Die Hard (Unrated)

John McClane takes on an Internet-based terrorist organization who is systematically shutting down the United States. 

The Long Ride Home 

A man fights the law and the lawless in order to reunite with his wife and son in the 1860s west. 


The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring 

An innocent hobbit of The Shire journeys with eight companions to the fires of Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring and the dark lord Sauron forever. 


The Lord of the Rings: the Return of the King 

Aragorn leads the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw the dark lord's gaze from Frodo and Sam who are on the doorstep of Mount Doom with the One Ring. 


The Lord of the Rings: the Two Towers 

While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard. 


Lucky # Slevin

A case of mistaken identity lands Slevin into the middle of a war being plotted by two of the city's most rival crime bosses: The Rabbi and The Boss. 

Note: Our movie collection is available due to patron donations. If you would like to donate to the collection, we would greatly appreciate it.