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Columbo: Forgotten Lady

    The 1st episode of the 5th season is a wonderful murder mystery laced with nostalgic old Hollywood glitz and glamour that tells the story of a forgotten star that would do anything to rekindle her former glory; even committing murder to fund her comeback.

    When a former leading lady decides that nothing will stop her from making a comeback by financing her own stage musical she is forced to murder her husband, making it look like a suicide, in order to gain control o...

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me

    Writer/Director David Lynch's 6th feature film is a triumphant return to the town of Twin Peaks to reveal the events that took place during the final days of Laura Palmer's life, showcasing the dark aspects beneath the surface that led to her death, and ultimately completing the saga that began years earlier as one of the most compelling T.V. shows in history.
    The story begins a year prior to the events of the popular T.V. series with special agent Chet Desmond inve...

The Living Daylights

    Director John Glen's 4th feature film, his 4th of 5 Bond films: For Your Eyes Only, Octopussy, A View To A Kill, License To Kill,   Based on the short story of the same name appearing in book 14 of the James Bond series, Octopussy, by Ian Fleming.

    The 15th adventure of James Bond sees the super spy involved in a complex conspiracy plot involving a KGB defector, an arms dealer, and opium smugglers in the Middle East.  As Bond attempts to determine whether h...

Licence To Kill

    Director John Glen's 5th feature film, his 5th and final Bond film: For Your Eyes Only, Octopussy, A View To A Kill, The Living Daylights, features a revenge based plot where Bond is forced to go rogue in order to avenge the attempted murder of his long time friend Felix Leiter.  Based on the short story The Hildebrand Rarity appearing in the 8th book in the James Bond series, For Your Eyes Only, by Ian Fleming.

    The 16th James Bond adventure sees the super spy...

Quantum Of Solace

    Director Marc Forster's 8th feature film is a fast paced spy thriller full of great action, special effects, tremendous fight sequences, and non-stop thrills from start to finish that picks up right where the previous Bond film left off without missing a beat.  Based on the short story of the same name appearing in the 8th book of Ian Fleming's James Bond series "For Your Eyes Only".

    After tracking down the elusive Mr. White, the man behind the conspiracy that...

Conspiracy Theory

    Director Richard Donner's 18th feature film is an awesome action/thriller featuring a terrific screenplay, wonderful performances from a talented cast, and filled with great action, drama, and comedy from start to finish.

    Jerry Fletcher is a New York cab driver, a conspiracy buff with his own newsletter, and quite possibly the key to a mystery involving a secret government experiment of brain manipulation in order to create the perfect assassin.  As Jerry conti...

Maverick

    Director Richard Donner's 16th feature film is a fast paced action/comedy that is non-stop fun from beginning to end featuring dynamic performances from an all star cast, and a great country music soundtrack.

    Bret Maverick is making his way across the country trying to raise the final $3,000 he needs to enter a high stakes poker tournament with a $500,000 payday.  During the course of his travels Bret comes across a series of obstacles and tight situations that...

Lethal Weapon 4

    Director Richard Donner's 19th feature film is a fast paced action epic that is a worthy addition to the Lethal Weapon series that allows the iconic characters to go out with a bang while celebrating the family and friends that they've created over the course of 4 films and two decades.

    While taking a weekend fishing trip on Murtaugh's new boat, Riggs, Leo, and Roger encounter a freighter in L.A. harbour that is transporting migrant Chinese citizens to be used as sl...

Lethal Weapon 3

    Director Richard Donner's 15th feature film is a terrific action/drama that continues to develop the relationship between officer's Riggs and Murtaugh as they investigate a former cop that is supplying local gangs with arms.

    This time around Riggs and Murtaugh face off against an ex cop that is distributing seized weapons from the police lock-up to local gangs.  Aided by an Internal Affairs officer, Lorna Cole, that Riggs can't help but find himself attracted t...

Lethal Weapon 2

    Director Richard Donner's 13th feature film is an all out action packed sequel that builds on the dynamic relationship of the two cops from the original by taking the intensity to the next level.

    Riggs and Murtaugh find themselves caught up in the high stakes world of drug smuggling once again, causing all sorts of damage as they run amok all over the city of Los Angeles, only this time the smugglers are diplomats that use their credentials to skirt the law. After a...