Titles Comprise:The Da Vinci Code: Dan Brown's international bestseller comes alive in this film, directed by Ron Howard with a screenplay by Akiva Goldsman. Join symbologist Robert Langdon (Academy Award Winner Tom Hanks) and cryptologist Sophie Neveu (Audrey Tautou) in their heart-racing quest to solve a bizarre murder mystery that will take them from France to England; and behind the veil of a mysterious ancient society, where they discover a secret protected since the time of Christ. With first-rate performances by Sir Ian McKellen, Alfred Molina and Jean Reno, The Da Vinci Code is an involving and intriguing thriller of the highest order. Gladiator: The great Roman General Maximus (Russell Crowe) has once again led the legions to victory on the battlefield. The war won, Maximus dreams of home, wanting only to return to his wife and son; however, the dying Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris) has one more duty for the general - to assume the mantle of his power. Jealous of Maximus' favor with the emperor, the heir to the throne, Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), orders his execution - and that of his family. Barely escaping death, Maximus is forced into slavery and trained as a gladiator in the arena where his fame grows. Now he has come to Rome, intent on avenging the murder of his wife and son by killing the new emperor; Commodus...
A silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.
This Box Set Includes: The Da Vinci Code (Dir. Ron Howard) (2006): Dan Brown's international bestseller comes alive in the film The Da Vinci Code directed by Ron Howard with a screenplay by Akiva Goldsman. Join symbologist Robert Langdon (Academy Award Winner Tom Hanks) and cryptologist Sophie Neveu (Audrey Tautou) in their heart-racing quest to solve a bizarre murder mystery that will take them from France to England; and behind the veil of a mysterious ancient society where they discover a secret protected since the time of Christ. With first-rate performances by Sir Ian McKellen Alfred Molina and Jean Reno The Da Vinci Code is an involving and intriguing thriller of the highest order. Panic Room (Dir. David Fincher) (2002): Meg Altman is at a crossroads. Suffering through a painful divorce from her husband pharmaceuticals millionaire Stephen Altman Meg moves from their suburban home in Greenwich New York and buys an Upper West Side Manhattan townhouse for herself and her eleven-year-old daughter Sarah. She intends to go back to school raise her child and start a new life. But the panic she feels at starting over pales in comparison to her fear and desperation when intruders break into her new home. Jagged Edge (Dir. Richard Marquand) (1985): A grisly homicide... a sensational trial... a forbidden affair. It's 'Jagged Edge' a razor-sharp suspense-thriller about crime punishment and passion. Jeff Bridges is the prime suspect and Glenn Close plays the attorney who falls in love with him. When a San Francisco socialite is viciously murdered her publisher husband Jack Forrester (Bridges) is accused of committing the crime. Teddy Barnes (Close) decides to defend the charming manipulative Jack only to disregard legal ethics by having an affair with him. With the help of private eye Sam Ransom (Robert Loggia) she takes on a ruthless D.A. (Peter Coyote) who's using the case as a political steppingstone. However a startling revelation puts Teddy in jeopardy of becoming the next victim of the 'Jagged Edge'. The Bourne Supremacy (Dir. Paul Greengrass) (2004): The Bourne Supremacy re-enters the shadowy world of expert assassin Jason Bourne (Damon) who continues to find himself plagued by the splintered nightmares from his former life. The stakes are now even higher for the agent as he coolly maneuvers through the dangerous waters of international espionage - replete with CIA plots turncoat agents and constantly shifting covert alliances - all the while hoping to find the truth behind his haunted memories and answers to his own fragmented past... Inside Man (Dir. Spike Lee) (2006): Acclaimed actors Denzel Washington Clive Owen and Jodie Foster come together to explore the lure of power the ugliness of greed and the mystery of a perfect robbery in a combustible new crime drama from Spike Lee. The hardbitten but unorthodox Detective Fraiser (Washington) pits his
This box set features the following films: Million Dollar Baby (Dir. Clint Eastwood) (2004): Frankie's previous career was blighted by an injury to one of his prize fighters Scrap (Morgan Freeman) who lost the sight in his right eye during a particularly brutal bout; Scrap now wiles away the hours working as a cleaner in Frankie's gym. Wary of similar occurrences being inflicted on the prestigious young talent that passes before him Frankie lets a succession of great boxers slip through his fingers. But when the brash confident young boxer Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank) strides into the gym Frankie's life is irretrievably altered. Initially refusing to train Maggie due to her gender and age Frankie relents when faced with her tenacity spirit and burning ambition. The combination of Maggie's talent and Frankie's tutelage paves the way for the adroit fighter to rise steadily through the ranks of women's boxing with the unlikely coupling forming a genuinely touching bond in the process. Brokeback Mountain (Dir. Ang Lee) (2005): From Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee comes an epic American love story Brokeback Mountain; the winner of the Golden Lion Award for Best Picture at the 2005 Venice Film Festival winner of four Golden Globes and winner of three Oscars (Best Director for Ang Lee Best Score for Gustavo Santaolalla and Best Adapted Screenplay for Diana Ossana & Larry McMutry)! The film is based on the short story by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Proulx adapted by Diana Ossana and the great Larry McMurtry (scribe and author of The Last Picture Show). Set against the sweeping vistas of Wyoming and Texas the film tells the story of two young men - a ranch-hand and a rodeo cowboy - who meet in the summer of 1963 and unexpectedly forge a lifelong connection; one whose complications joys and tragedies provide a testament to the endurance and power of love. Hotel Rwanda (Dir. Terry George) (2005): Ten years ago some of the worst atrocities in the history of mankind took place in the country of Rwanda and in an era of high-speed communication and round the clock news the events went almost unnoticed by the rest of the world. In only three months one million people were brutally murdered. In the face of these unspeakable actions inspired by his love for his family an ordinary man summons extraordinary courage to save the lives of over a thousand helpless refugees by granting them shelter in the hotel he manages.
The Da Vinci Code: Dan Brown's international bestseller comes alive in this film directed by Ron Howard with a screenplay by Akiva Goldsman. Join symbologist Robert Langdon (Academy Award'' Winner Tom Hanks) and cryptologist Sophie Neveu (Audrey Tautou) in their heart-racing quest to solve a bizarre murder mystery that will take them from France to England; and behind the veil of a mysterious ancient society where they discover a secret protected since the time of Christ. With first-rate performances by Sir Ian McKellen Alfred Molina and Jean Reno The Da Vinci Code is an involving and intriguing thriller of the highest order. Gladiator: The great Roman General Maximus (Russell Crowe) has once again led the legions to victory on the battlefield. The war won Maximus dreams of home wanting only to return to his wife and son; however the dying Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris) has one more duty for the general - to assume the mantle of his power. Jealous of Maximus' favor with the emperor the heir to the throne Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) orders his execution - and that of his family. Barely escaping death Maximus is forced into slavery and trained as a gladiator in the arena where his fame grows. Now he has come to Rome intent on avenging the murder of his wife and son by killing the new emperor; Commodus....
Tom Hanks headlines this big screen adaptation of Dan Brown's global hit novel.
CRY WOLF - Eight unsuspecting high school seniors at a posh boarding school, who delight themselves on playing games of lies, come face-to-face with terror and learn that nobody believes a liar - even when they're telling the truth. - CRIMSON RIVERS 2 - Pierre Niemans faces the threat of the apocalypse while investigating a series of ritual murders.
Based on the novel by War Horse author, Michael Morpurgo, Waiting for Anya tells the powerful and authentic true story of a young shepherd-boy who risks everything to help smuggle Jewish children into Spain from German-occupied France. Filmed in the town of Lecsun, France in which the true to life story also originated, the film boasts an all-stellar cast including; Stranger Things star, Noah Schnapp, Academy Award Winner Anjelica Huston (Ever After, The Addams Family), Jean Reno (Leon, The Big Blue, Ronin), Frederick Schmidt (Mission: Impossible Fallout), Thomas Kretschmann (The Pianist, Central Intelligence) and Nicholas Rowe (Riviera, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels).
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