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DVD Library.
My ever growing collection of DVD's.
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Saving Private Ryan
Dreamworks Pictures |
Internationally acclaimed by critics and audiences alike, Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan is an unforgettable film achievment that has had profound and lasting impact throughout the world. Winner of five Academy Awards including Best Director, the film also captured Oscars for Cinematography, Film Editing, Sound and Sound Effects Editing, More than 70 critics (including those at Time magazine, USA Today, The New York Times and Entertainment Weekly) and critics' groups in New York, Chicago, Dallas-Ft. Worth and Great Britian named the film Best Picture of the Year, while in Los Angeles, Toronto and Broadcast Film Critics honored it with both Best Picture and Best Director awards. In addition, Spielberg received his third Directors Guild of America Award, the American Legion "The Spirit of Normandy" Award, a USO Merit Award from the USO of Metropolitan Washington, as well as the highest civilian public service award from the Department of the Army. Selected for more than 160 Top Ten lists, Saving Private Ryan's other honors include Golden Globes for Best Picture (Drama) and Best Director, the Producers Guild of America Award and ten nominations from the British Academy Film Awards. Saving Private Ryan was the top-grossing motion picture of 1998
Seen through the eyes of a squad of American soldiers, the story begins with World War II's historic D-Day invasion, then moves beyond the beach as the men embark on a dangerous special mission. Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) must take his men behind enemy lines to find Private James Ryan, whose three brothers have been killed in combat. Faced with impossible odds, the men question their orders. Why are eight men risking their lives to save just one? Surrounded by the brutal realities of war, each man searches for his own answer-and the strength to triumph over an uncertain future with honor, decency and courage. | | |
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Se7en
New Line Cinema |
From director David Fincher (Fight Club) comes the psychological thriller about two detectives on the trail of "John Doe," a serieal killer who chooses his victims according to the seven deadly sins.
Starring: Brad Pitt (Fight Club) Morgan Freeman (Kiss The Girls) Gwyneth Paltrow (Shakespeare In Love) | | |
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Shawshank Redemption, The
Warner Bros. Pictures |
Few movies capture the triumph of the human spirit as memorably as The Shawshank Redemption. Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins star in this powerful nominee for seven Academy Awards (including Best Picture) based on a Stephen King story.
Freeman pays "Red" Redding, a lifer who knows the ropes at Maine's Shawshank State Prision. Robbins is new inmate Andy Dufresne, a quiet banker unjustly convicted of murder. Andy's indomitable will earns Red's friendship, his resourcefulness brings hope and change to the entire prision. Andy is full of surprises - and he saves his best for last. Written and directed by Frank Darabont (The Green Mile), The Shawshank Redemption is "an engrossing, superbly acted yarn" (Tom Charity, Time Out Film Guide). | | |
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Sin: The Movie
ADV Films |
Enter the world of SIN. In the 21st century, the city of Freeport teeters on the verge of collapse. The twin tides of rampant crime and ruinous graft face but a single barrier, an elite strike force labled Hardcorps, Led by Colonel John Blade, they have become a fierce fighting force for justice in Freeport.
Blade must now unravel a series of mysterious unexplained kidnappings. An elaborate puzzle unfolds as he delves into the decadence of the city, and at its heart is Elexis Sinclaire. Brilliant biochemist, unscrupulous businesswoman, and merciless vixen, Elexis will stop at nothing to achieve her monstrous goal: to bring about the evolution of mankind! | | |
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Sixth Sense, The
Hollywood Pictures |
Hollywood superstar Bruce Willis (Armageddon, The Siege) brings a powerful presence to an edge-of-your-seat supernatural thriller that critics are calling one of the year's best movies! When Dr. Malcolm Crowe (Willis), a distinguished child psychologist, meets Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment-Forrest Gump)...a frightened, confused eight-year-old...Dr. Crowe is completely unprepared to learn the truth of what haunts young Cole. With a riveting intensity of Cole's incredible 6th sense leads them both to mysterious and unforeseeable consequences! | | |
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Slackers
Sony Pictures |
An outrageous, sexy comedy from the producers of I Know What You Did Last Summer, SLACKERS stars breakout talents DEVON SAWA (Idle Hands, Final Destination), JASON SCHWARTZMAN (RUSHMORE), JAMES KING (Pearl Harbor), and LAURA PREPOM (TV's That 70's Show).
Crafty roommates Dave, Sam and Jeff are happily scheming their way through college. But when super-nerdy Ethan spots Dave stealing test questions, he threatens to turn them in-unless they hatch a plan to hook him up with beautiful Angela, the object of Ethan's unhealty obsession. The guys take on the challenge, but when Dave and Angela start to fall in love instead, all bets are off. And that's when Ethan's antics turn hilariously psychotic. | | |
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SLC Punk
Sony Pictures Classics |
It's 1985 and Stevo is that rare animal, a punk rocker in the Mormon stronghold of Salt Lake City, Utah. He Just Graduated from College with honors and now hos life is a nutty roller coaster ride of rock shows, stealing cars, beating up rednecks and non-stop partying with his buddy, Herion Bob, and his girlfriend. But with the scene getting lame and Stevo going nowhere fast, he he has to put his punk ideals to the test. With a choice between "No Future" and Harvard Law School, what's a guy with blue hair supposed to do?
Fueled by a classic punk rock soundtrack and hilarious, energetic performances from MATTHEW LILLARD ("Scream," "She's All That"), MICHAEL GOORJIAN ("Leaving Las Vegas," "Hard Rain") and ANNABETH GISH ("Beautiful Girls," "Nixon"), SLC Punk is one punk's madcap search for a way to grow up without selling out. | | |
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Snatch
Screen Gems |
When jewel thief Franky Four Fingers (Benicio Del Toro) takes a slight detour to London on route to delivering a huge stolen diamond to his boss in New York, he unwittingly sets off an avalanche of sinister and somic events that wind their way through the rough and tumble worlds of bare-knuckle boxing, Irish gypsies, pawn shops, pig farming and...a stray dog.
SNATCH, Guy Ritchie's brilliant follow up to his critically acclaimed Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels, exposes us to his hip and helter-skelter view of London's gangster underbelly. Ritchie's characteristic fast-paced and constantly twisting story features a madcap ensemble cast of larger-than-life characters, including Jason Statham, an unlicensed boxing promoter; Stephen Graham, his bumbling sidekick; Alan Ford, the local underworld kingpin; Dennis Farina, Franky's no-nonsense boss; Vinnie Jones, a legendary thug; Rade Sherbedgia, a psycho double-crossing Russian and Brad Pitt, in a hilarious turn as a fast-talking gypsy bare-knuckle boxer. | | |
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Solar Crisis
Trimark Pictures |
From the special effects wizards who brought you "Star Wars" and "2010" comes this super charged sci-fi adventure featuring an all star cast that includes: TIM MATHESON, CHARLTON HESTON, PETER BOYLE, ANNABEL SCHOFIELD, CORIN "CORKY" NEMIC, JACK PALANCE and DORIAN HAYWOOD. Dazzling special effects, deep space suspence and grand scale action heighten the thrills in this futuristic epic.
The crew members of the Helios, each with their own special area of expertise, are on a critical mission to explore a flare that endangers the Earth. The star craft is carrying a space probe loaded with an anti-matter bomb to be shot into the heart of the sun. If successful, this bomb could trigger the mega-flare away from the Earth.
But the risks of doing battle with the sun pale by comparison to dangers from saboteurs on Earth. Determined to stop the mission, the saboteurs planted a traitor on board. | | |
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Space Cowboys
Warner Bros. Pictures |
They trained body and mind for America's leap into space. When the moment came, the brash flyboys of Team Daedalus were replaced. Now, 40 years later, another moment has come. And this time, it's all theirs.
Directing for the 22nd time and starring for the 42nd, Clint Eastwood leads a stellar cast into orbit in this exhilarating high-tech adventure. Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland and James Garner join him as old-school test pilots whose grasp of outdated technology makes them the only ones able to repair a primitive, deorbiting Russian satellite that imerils Earth. Strap in for "some of the rightest stuff around" (The Wall Street Journal). With an irresistible payload of heart, humor and heroics, Space Cowboys is all-systems-go. | | |
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Spaced: The Complete First Series
Paramount UK |
The award winning, critically acclaimed situation comedy, written by and starring Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson and directed by Edgar Wright.
'Spaced' is the story of two very different people, enthusiastic but directionless Daisy Steiner and grumpy, broken hearted skateboarder, Tim Bisley - two twenty-somethings who pretend to be a professional couple to secure the tenancy of a North London flat. As the pair grow closer, the potent mix of their friends, interests and ambitions leads them into a world more bizarre than childhood and a lifetime away from being grown up. Keep telling yourself...'It's only a sitcom'.
- Beginnings
- Gatherings
- Art
- Battles
- Chaos
- Epiphanies
- Ends
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Spaced: The Complete Second Series
Paramount UK |
Spaced Volume 2 follows the continuing voyages of confused twenty-somethings, Daisy Steiner and Tim Bisley, as they navigate through life at a time when they should be getting serious - but somehow aren't! Together with their assortment of co-conspirators - tortured artist Brian, would be soldier Mike, fashion fascist Twist, rock casualty landlady Marsha and Colin the dog, they tackle the big questions of the 21st Century. Who they are, what they mean to each other and who should switch on the kettle? - Back
- Change
- Mettle
- Help
- Gone
- Dissolution
- Leaves
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Spawn
Home Box Office |
He was once a man...now he's a "hellspawn," 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. One of the comic book industry's most popular and intriguing characters, Spawn explodes on the screen in a maelstrom of fantastic imagery with action, romance and high-level espionage. | | |
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Spawn 2
Home Box Office |
Todd McFarlane's hellspawn returns to battle the forces of evil on earth in this powerful second feature-length installment of SPAWN.
How can you avenge betrayal and murder? How can you fight for right in a world so steeped in evil? How can you protect those you love most from all that can do them harm?
No man living-or dead-can tell you. But one trapped between both is struggling for an answer that can save the lives of his most beloved, or plunge the world into eternal darkness.
The cload and chains of SPAWN are back. Exploding from the comic book page onto the screen is a deadly tornado of untapped, unwrapped, merciless power. | | |
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Spawn 3: The Ultimate Battle
Home Box Office |
A terrifying whirlwind is sucking the earth dry, dragging all caught in its spiral down to the very depths of hell. Chinese Triads, government agents, Jason Wynn, the mysterious Zhang Lao. And what is the terrible secret - the awesome power - that lies behind the War Mask of Genghis Khan? Todd McFarlane's SPAWN stands alone, torn between heaven and hell. From Hell the evil forces that control his destiny beckon. And from Heaven, bounty hunters, whose soul mission is the destruction of Hellspawn, have been sent to destroy him. Beautiful, seductive, deadly. No man can resist them. No Hellspawn can survive them.
Torn from the comic book page, the flesh and blood, the cloak and chains, the passion and torment that is SPAWN must rise up and prepare for THE ULTIMATE BATTLE. | | |
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Sphere
Warner Bros. Pictures |
Far below the surface in the mid-Pacific, U.S. officials have isolated what may be the greatest discovery in human history. They've found a huge spacecraft that plunged into the depths - 300 years ago.
What is the spacecraft's origin? Could there still be living intelligence aboard? Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone and Samuel L. Jackson portray members of an elite underwater team charged with finding the answers in Sphere. the deep-water, deep-suspense science-fiction adventure that shapes a new dimension in thrills. And it brings the underwater squad face to face with a mysterious terror as near as their own thoughts. | | |
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Spider-Man
Columbia Pictures |
Based on the legendary flagship character of Marvel comics, this is the story of Peter Parker, a student living with his Aunt May and Uncle Ben after the death of his parents when he was very young. He's an avid student with a much-less-than-stellar social life and a knack for bad luck. When a freak accident miraculously grants him incredible spider-like abilities, in effect, it makes him into the amazing Spider-Man. Peter will find that there's a thin line between an ordinary man and an extraordinary hero; and he'll have to be the one to cross it. | | |
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Spider-Man The New Animated Series
Columbia Pictures |
The coolest Spider-Man comes to DVD in 3-D animation! Combining state-of-the-art CG omaging with feature animation processing, Spider-Man brings a neon-lit city to life.
Based on the legendary Marvel comic book, the series centers on the adventures of Peter Parker, who develops superhuman powers after being bit by a genetically altered spider. Multi-talented Neil Patrick Harris (Undercover Brother, Starship Troopers), singer-songwriter Lisa Loeb and television star Ian Ziering (TV's "Beverly Hills 90210") bring Peter, MJ and Harry to life, along with guest voice talent from rocker Rob Zombie, rap star Eve, Gina Gershon, Kathy Griffin, Michael Clarke Duncan, Stan Lee and more.
Major comic book, animation, and television talent came together to bring Spider-Man to life on the small screen. Brian Michael Bendis (Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man comic book series) worked as Co-Executive Producer, along with Audu Paden (Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles). Serving as ther series' Executive Producers were Spider-Man co-creator Stan Lee, Morgan Gendel, and Marvel executives Avi Arad and Rick Ungar. - Heroes and Villains
- Royal Scam
- Law of the Jungle
- Sword of Shikata
- Keeping Secrets
- Tight Squeeze
- Head Over Heels
- The Party
- Flash Memory
- Spider-Man Dis-Sabled
- When Sparks Fly
- Mind Games - Part 1
- Mind Games - Part 2
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Spirited Away
Studio Ghibli |
From one of the most celebrated filmmakers in the history of animated cinema comes the most acclaimed film of 2002. Hauo Miyazaki's latest triumph, filled with astonishing animation and epic adventure, is a dazzling masterpiece for the ages. It's a "wonderfully welcoming work of art that's as funny and entertaining as it is brilliant, beautiful and deep" (Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal).
Spirited Away is a wondrous fantasy about a young girl, Chihiro, trapped in a strange new world of spirits. when her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free herself and return her family to the outside world.
This deluxe 2-disc set overflows with outstanding bouns features, including the Japanese television special about the making of the film, an inside view into the artistry of Miyazaki, and a storyboard-to-scene comparison. Spirited Away is a spectacular DVD the whole family will want to experience over and over again. | | |
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Stan Lee's Mutants, Monsters & Marvels
Columbia/Tristar |
In 1961, Stan Lee teamed with artist Jack Kirby to create the humanly flawed super-hero team The Fantastic Four, changing the face of comic books forever. Stan and Jack followed up by going on a creative rampage, introducing mega franchise characters like: The Incredible Hulk, The Mighty Thor, and The Uncanny X-Men.
Then, in 1964, Stan teamed with artist Steve Ditko to create a teenage superhero, who had real teenager problems-a hero who would lose as much as he would win. The Amazing Spider-Man soon became, and would remain, the most popular comic book character in the world. Finally, Hollywood has caught up with the imagination of Stan and his mighty Marvel creative collaborators to bring their incredible characters to the big screen in true blockbuster fashion.
Here, presented on two complete features, enhanced by rare photos and hundreds of iconic images, Stan Lee talks in-depth with filmmaker Kevin Smith about his role in creating our modern mythology. | | |
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Stargate
Artisan Entertainment |
When a mysterious woman makes Professor Daniel Jackson (James Spader) an offer he can't refuse, he ends up in a secret Air Force military base. His mission: to decode an ancient Egyptian artifact known as the Stargate.
The mission leader, Colonel Jack O'Neil (Kurt Russell), a tough military man with nerves of steel, commands their trip through the Stargate to an ancient civilization on the other side of the universe. But once there, they must battle the astoundingly powerful Sun God, Ra' (Jaye Davidson), before they can find their way back home. | | |
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Star Trek: Generations
Paramount Pictures |
Stardate: the 23rd Century. Retired Starfleet officers James T. Kirk (William Shatner), Montgomery Scott (James Doohoan) and Pavel Checkov (Walter Koenig) are guests of honor aboard the newly christened Enterprise-B. A test run takes an unexpected turn, however, when the starship encounters two vessels trapped inside the Nexus, a mysterious energy ribbon. During a perilous rescure attempt, Kirk is swept out into space.
Seven decades later, Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and the crew of Enterprise-D rescue an El Aurian physicist named Soran (Malcolm McDowell). Unbeknownst to Picard, Soran harbors a deadly plan that includes the destruction of the Enterprise and millions of lives. Now Picard's only hope for a future rests within the Nexus...and a legendary captain from the past
Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis and Gates McFadden costar in this "cosmic hit that all generations will love" (Pat Collins, WWDR-TV) | | |
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Star Trek: First Contact
Paramount Pictures |
Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and the Next Generation crew engage in their most thrilling adventure yet - a sci-fi action event that "stands proud and apart" (Richard Corliss, Time).
They call themselves the Borg - a half-organic, half-mechine collective with a sole purpose: to conquer and assimilate all races. Led by their seductive and sadistic queen (Alice Krige), the Borg are headed to Earth with a devious plan to alter history. Picard's last encounter with the Borg almost killed him. Now, he wants vengeance. But how far will he go to get it? Costarring Alfre Woodard and James Cromwell and bursting with spectacular special effects, Star Trek: First Contact is one action film that "has it all" (Jim Ferguson, Prevue Channel). | | |
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Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
20th Century Fox |
Begin your STAR WARS DVD collection with STAR WARS: Episode I THE PHANTOM MENACE. Packed with over six hours of additional material, including exclusive documentaries and never-before-seen deleted scenes, this 2-disc set provides the perfect showcase for the incredible detail and breathtaking scope of George Lucas's first episode in the mythic STAR WARS saga.
The first of three prequels to George Lucas’s celebrated STAR WARS films, EPISODE I - THE PHANTOM MENACE is set some 30 years before STAR WARS: EPISODE IV - A NEW HOPE in the era of the Republic. Naboo, a peaceful planet governed by the young, but wise Queen Amidala (Natalie Portman), is being threatened by the corrupt Trade Federation, puppets of an evil Sith lord and his terrifying apprentice, Darth Maul (Ray Park). The seemingly benevolent Senator Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) is chief adviser to the queen, though there are suspicions surrounding him. Jedi knights Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) and Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor, performing an amazing vocal interpretation of Alec Guinness, the older Obi-Wan) are called on to intervene in the trade disputes. Along the way, they acquire an apprentice of their own in the form of young prodigal Anakin Skywalker (Jake Lloyd), or as STAR WARS fans know him, the future Darth Vader. They also encounter Jar Jar Binks (Ahmed Best), a goofy, lizardlike creature who has been banished from his underwater world for his clumsiness. When the Trade Federation launches an attack on Naboo, the queen and her allies must battle hordes of robot troopers while Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan face off against the sinister Darth Maul. | | |
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Stephen King's The Stand
Artisan Entertainment |
Enter a near future of a horifically plague-ravaged Earth where a fraction of its population survives, compelling them to choose sides between the overwhelming forces of good and evil, in this critically acclaimed film version of Stephen King's phenomenal, number-one best-seling novel THE STAND.
Millions perish, and as small, isolated frightened bands unite, the answers to their perpetual questions to justify this end of civilization are bared in their dreams - revelations that urge some to embrace a path of virtue and others to gravitate towards a sinister course of darkness. As the opposing forces seperate into two camps - one led by the saintly Mother Abigail and the other by demonic Randall Flag - the noble elements try to shield themselves from their corrupt enemy, whose ruthless potency is increased by their domination of an excavated nuclear warhead. Their extreme clash of wills makes it inevitable that these remnants of humanity will soon engage in a final confrontation - THE STAND - an immense and atrocious battle which could result in annihilating the power of good and hurdle the fate of the planet into the reins of evil.
This four-episode motion picture, adapted for the screen by Stephen King himself, brings to life King's terrifying epic featuring an all-star-powered cast including Gary Sinise, Molly Ringwald, Jamey Sheridan, Laura San Giacomo, Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis, Miguel Ferrer, Corin Nenec, Adam Storke, Ray Walston, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Rob Lowe as "Nick Andros." | | |
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Suicide Kings
Artisan Entertainment |
Christopher Walken, Denis Leary, Sean Patrick Flanery, Jeremy Sisto and Henry Thomas star in this deliciously wicked comedy-thriller.
Avery is desperate: his sister has been kidnapped and ransomed for $2,000,000, and his father doesn't have the cash. So Avery and his buddies concoct a bold, semi-suicidal scheme: abduct retired mob boss Charlie Bartolucci (Christopher Walken), hide out in their uptight friend Ira's house while his folks are out of town, and force Bartolucci to use his contacts to find the girl. Amused by his fledgling captors, the seasoned mobster agrees to help them...but not before he cautions them that the guilty party might be right under their noses. | | |
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Sum 41: Introduction to Destruction
Universal Video & Music |
Hey kids, are you tired of looking for footage that will lower your IQ and strip you of all dignity?
Well the search is finally over! This video compilation brings all of Sum 41's wild and often stupid behaviour home for your entertainment with video treats that'll move yo feets. Laugh along as Deryck, Dave, Cone, and Steve perform their hilarious hijinx at the expense of others!
So sit back, relax, and ask yourself: "Why the f**k do I like Sum 41?"
Live from The Astoria September 28th, 2001 London, England
1. Motivation 2. Nothing On My Back 3. Makes No Difference 4. Rhythms 5. In Too Deep 6. All She's Got 7. Handle This 8. Machine Gun 9. Crazy Amanda Bunkface 10. It's What We're All About 11. Fat Lip | | |
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Swordfish
Warner Bros. Pictures |
Use a computer, go to jail. The terms of Stanley Jobson's parole are clear. Yet a $10-million payday awaits the superhacker if he takes on a job masterminded by a charismatic covert agent - the daring electronic theft of a government slush fund codenamed Swordfish. John Travolta is the mastermind, Hugh Jackman is the hacker and Halle Berry and Don Cheadle co-star in this volatile high-tech thriller directed by Dominic Sena (Gone in 60 Seconds) and produced by Joel Silver (The Matrix) and Jonathan D. Krane (Face/Off). Log on, tap in, kick back for cyber-edged action and suspense. Your password for excitement is Swordfish. | | |
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