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1) 4 film favorites: Blades and battles collection

Earliest Publication Date

2014

Description

Spawn : Spawn was once a man and now is a hell-spawn battling the forces of evil on Earth and in himself. Using his strange powers, he fights to uncover the truth about his identity and fulfill his destiny. Mortal Kombat : Legacy :Based on the popular video game about a group of warriors who must travel to a mysterious island to fight in a tournament. Contains six stories; nine episodes and one new anthology. Mortal Kombat :Summoned to a mysterious...

2) After the sunset

Earliest Publication Date

2005

Description

Two master thieves are finally retiring after one last incredibly succesful heist. Moving to the Bahamas to reside in their own tropical paradise, the pair's old nemesis, FBI Agent Stan P. Lloyd shows up to make sure they really are retired. Docked in the port is an ocean liner called the "Diamond Cruise" and Stan is convinced that they're not really retired at all, and that this is just the next set up. While Lola is busy settling into their new...

3) All about the Benjamins

Earliest Publication Date

2002

4) A nightmare on Elm Street

Earliest Publication Date

1999

Description

Five teenage friends living on one street all dream of a sinister man with a disfigured face, a frightening voice, and a gardener's glove with knives for fingers. One by one, he terrorizes them within their dreams, where the rules are his and the only way out is to wake up. But when one among them dies, they soon realize that what happens in their dreams happens for real and the only way to stay alive is to stay awake.

5) A nightmare on Elm Street 4: The dream master

Earliest Publication Date

1999

Description

Killer Freddie Krueger faces a new adversary. As her friends succumb one by one to Freddy's wrath, telepathically gifted Kristen embarks on a mission to destroy the satanic dream stalker and release the tortured souls of his victims once and for all.

6) A nightmare on Elm Street 5: The dream child

Earliest Publication Date

1999

Description

Unable to overpower Alice, the Dream Master who vanquished him, Freddy haunts the dreams of Alice's unborn child and preys upon her friends with sheer horror.

7) A nightmare on Elm Street: 3, Dream warriors

Earliest Publication Date

2000

Description

Killer Freddie Krueger is back for fresh victims. The last of the Elm Street kids are now at a psychiatric ward where Freddy haunts their dreams with horror. Their only hope is dream researcher and fellow survivor Nancy Thompson who helps them battle the psycho on his own hellish turf.

8) Austin Powers, the spy who shagged me

Earliest Publication Date

1999

Description

Intent on world domination, diabolical genius Dr. Evil travels back to 1969 and steals Austin's "mojo". Now Austin must return to the swingin' sixties, recover his mojo and stop his nemesis from liquidating the world.

9) Austin Powers: international man of mystery

Earliest Publication Date

1997

Description

Frozen in the 60's, secret agent Austin Powers (Myers) is thawed back into action to once again battle his archenemy Dr. Evil (Myers). With his sexy sidekick Ms. Kensington (Hurley), Austin must stop Dr. Evil's outrageous plot to control the world. But first, this time-warped swinger must get hip quick and discover that there's no free love in the 90's.

Earliest Publication Date

2001

Description

In a searing parody of American television, it takes a humorous look at how race, ratings and the pursuit of power lead to a network executive's stunning rise and tragic downfall.

11) Blade

Earliest Publication Date

1998

Description

When the bloodthirsty Immortals' lord, Deacon Frost, declares war on the human race, Blade is humanity's last hope for survival.

Earliest Publication Date

2002

Description

The legendary "daywalker" Blade must join forces with a high-powered team of vampires to take on a fearsome threat more deadly than either has seen before. These unlikely allies must stop a race of super-vampires intent on destroying everyone in their path - human or vampire.

13) Blade trinity

Earliest Publication Date

2004

Description

A group of vampires resurrect "Drake" the all-powerful Count Dracula. Teaming up with the Nightstalkers, a group of similar-minded hunters, Blade is ready for battle. A scientist creates a potion that can kill Drake and the entire bloodsucking race.

14) Blade trinity ; written and directed by David S. Goyer

Earliest Publication Date

2005

Description

A group of vampires resurrect "Drake" the all-powerful Count Dracula. Teaming up with the Nightstalkers, a group of similar-minded hunters, Blade is ready for battle. A scientist creates a potion that can kill Drake and the entire bloodsucking race.

15) Bones

Earliest Publication Date

2002

Description

A notorious street hustler is mistakenly brought back from the dead after some kids buy the house he was killed in over 20 years before. Now he is seeking revenge on those who murdered him.

16) Boogie nights

Earliest Publication Date

2000

Description

A film that throws the covers back on California's adult entertainment industry in the swinging seventies through the story of rising porn star Dirk Diggler. It's a touching and often humorous portrait of a most unusual family of filmmakers, brought to dazzling life by an all-star cast and sizzling seventies soundtrack.

17) Boogie nights

Earliest Publication Date

2007

Description

Tale of Dirk Diggler's rise to fame in this hilarious look at the pornography industry, the free-spirited 70s, and the indulgent 80s. Nominated for 3 Academy Awards, and winner of various other industry awards.

18) Boogie nights ; written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson

Earliest Publication Date

1998

Description

A film that throws the covers back on California's adult entertainment industry in the swinging seventies through the story of rising porn star Dirk Diggler. It's a touching and often humorous portrait of a most unusual family of filmmakers, brought to dazzling life by an all-star cast and sizzling seventies soundtrack.

Earliest Publication Date

2005

Description

A random wrong number to his cell phone sends Ryan into a high stakes race against time to save a woman's life. With no knowledge of Jessica Martin other than her hushed, panicked voice on the other end of the tenuous cell phone connection, Ryan is quickly thrown into a world of deception and murder on his frantic search to find and save her. Jessica's life is in his hands, but what is waiting for him on the other side of the line, and how much will...

20) Dancer in the dark

Earliest Publication Date

2001

Description

Selma, a factory worker in rural America and single mother, is losing her eyesight from a hereditary disease. Determined to protect her 10-year-old son from the same fate, Selma is saving her money to get him an operation. In the evenings, Selma escapes by rehearsing for a production of The sound of music with her best friend. When a neighbor betrays her trust, Selma's life spirals out of control and the lines between reality and fantasy blur.