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The Last Temptation of Christ
"The Best Film of 1988" declared Gene Siskel, Siskel & Ebert/Chicago Tribune, echoing the sentiments of numerous critics who included The Last Temptation of Christ as one of their "ten best films of the year." The powerful drama earned director Martin Scorsese an Academy Award® nomination for "Best Achievement in Directing," as well as Golden Globe® nominations for Barbara Hershey ("Best Actress") and Peter Gabriel ("Best Score"). Based on the novel by Nikos Kazantzakis and starring Willem...
Casino
Robert DeNiro, Sharon Stone and Joe Pesci star in director Martin Scorsese's riveting look at how blind ambition, white-hot passion and 24-karat greed toppled an empire. Las Vegas 1973 is the setting for this fact-based story about the Mob's multi-million dollar casino operation - where fortunes and lives were made and lost with a roll of the dice.
Shark Tale
Oscar (Will Smith), a lowly tongue-scrubber at the local Whale Wash, becomes a hero when he tells a great white lie. When his lie begins to unravel, Oscar teams up with an outcast vegetarian shark, Lenny (Jack Black) and his loyal friend Angie (Renée Zellweger) to help him stand up to the most feared shark in the water (Robert De Niro) and find his true place in the reef.
Hitchcock/Truffaut
In 1962 Hitchcock and Truffaut locked themselves away in Hollywood for a week to excavate the secrets behind the mise-en-scène in cinema. Based on the original recordings of this meeting—used to produce the mythical book, Hitchcock/Truffaut—this film illustrates the greatest cinema lesson of all time and plummets us into the world of the creator of Psycho , The Birds , and Vertigo . Hitchcock's incredibly modern art is elucidated and explained by today's leading filmmakers: Martin Scorsese,...
Cape Fear (1991)
Master filmmaker Martin Scorsese brings heart-pounding suspense to one of the most acclaimed thrillers of all time. Fourteen years after being imprisoned, vicious psychopath Max Cady (Robert De Niro) emerges with a single-minded mission: to seek revenge on his attorney Sam Bowden (Nick Nolte). Cady becomes a terrifying presence as he menacingly circles Bowden's increasingly unstable family. Realizing he is legally powerless to protect his beautiful wife Leigh (Jessica Lange) and his troubled...
The Muse
Steven Phillips (Albert Brooks) is the king of Hollywood screenwriting, but his hold on the throne is slipping. When a successful friend (Jeff Bridges) suggests that the services of a bona-fide Muse named Sarah (Sharon Stone) might get his career back on track, Steven’s desperate enough to take a leap of faith. Despite the misgivings of his wife, Laura (Andie MacDowell), Steven accepts Sarah’s extravagant demands, hoping for a good, strong dose of inspiration. But as Sarah’s quirky and...
Shark Tale / Flushed Away: 2-Movie Collection
Shark Tale: A pampered pet "society mouse" Roddy St. James (Hugh Jackman) thinks he's got it made…until he's literally flushed away to a bustling underground world of ninja frogs, hench-rats and singing slugs. As he tries to adapt to his surroundings and find a way to get out, he meets an enterprising scavenger Rita (Kate Winslet) and a villainous Toad (Ian McKellen) that takes him on an unforgettable journey! Flushed Away: Oscar (Will Smith), a lowly tongue-scrubber at the local Whale Wash,...
Casino / Carlito's Way Double Feature
Casino: Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone and Joe Pesci star in director Martin Scorsese's riveting look at how blind ambition, white-hot passion and 24-karat greed toppled an empire. Las Vegas 1973 is the setting for this fact-based story about the Mob's multi-million dollar casino operation where fortunes and lives were made and lost with a roll of the dice. Carlito's Way: From the director of Scarface comes the critically acclaimed crime thriller Carlito's Way . Oscar® winner Al Pacino gives an...
Legendary Gangsters: 5-Movie Collection (American Gangster / Carlito’s Way / Casino / Public Enemies / Scarface)
Oscar®-winning icons, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Sean Penn and Academy Award® nominee Johnny Depp are at their best in this essential five-film anthology of the most notorious gangster classics of all time: Scarface , Carlito’s Way , Casino , American Gangster and Public Enemies . Violence, drugs, beautiful women and millions of dollars are at stake as visionary directors Michael Mann, Ridley Scott, Martin Scorsese and Brian De Palma each bring their own...