Film Fresh - Sci-Fi

Phantasm

maint — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:06:13 +0000

$14.98

Michael Baldwin and Bill Thornbury star in the shocker that started it all, in which two brothers discover that their local mortuary hides a legion of hooded killer dwarf creatures, a flying drill-ball, and the demonic mortician known as The Tall Man (an iconic performance by Angus Scrimm) who enslaves the souls of the damned. More than 25 years later, it remains unlike any fright film you've ever seen. Reggie Bannister co-stars in the heart-stopping classic from writer/director Don Coscarelli that launched the most uniquely chilling series in horror history and is still hailed as one of the scariest movies of all time. Experience PHANTASM again, now featuring frightening extras never before seen in America!

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Format:

Widescreen

Awards – Nominated:

Best Horror Film, 1980 Saturn Awards

http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117793970.html?categoryid=31&cs=1

Review quote:

"Strong point of the feature is that it's played for both horror and laughs." -- VARIETY

Year:

1979

Length:

88min

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Dead Space: Downfall

maint — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:06:08 +0000

$19.97

For the crew of the USG Ishimura, this is how the horror begins: On a deep space mining mission to a remote planet, an ancient religious relic -- thought to be proof of the existence of God -- is unearthed and brought aboard. It is worshipped by some, scorned by others. But when the unholy artifact unleashes a long-dormant alien race, its glimpse of Heaven transforms the ship into a living hell. The chaos is immediate. The carnage is uncontrollable. And an onslaught unlike anything ever witnessed by mankind has now been set free to rip this world apart. Prepare yourself for the disturbing opening chapters of the new EA game that takes adult animation to graphic new levels of bloodshed and terror. This is DEAD SPACE: DOWNFALL.

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Film details

Format:

Widescreen

Year:

2008

Length:

74min

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Chrysalis

maint — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:06:07 +0000

$26.97

You may think you've seen it before, but debut feature director Julien Leclercq new delivers a startling combination of eye-popping visuals, shocking twists and explosive action scenes (featuring fight choreographer Alain Figlarz of THE BOURNE IDENTITY fame) to create the most unique futuristic crime thriller in years. Albert Dupontel (IRREVERSIBLE), Melanie Thierry (BABYLON A.D.), Marthe Keller (MARATHON MAN) and Patrick Bauchau (THE CELL) star in this French cyberpunk sensation that CINEMATICAL hailed as "fresh and visually creative... CHRYSALIS is marvelously crafted sci-fi action!"

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Format:

Widescreen

http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117934878.html?categoryid=31&cs=1

Review quote:

"An impeccably tooled, high-octane sci-fi thrill ride." -- Eddie Cockrell, VARIETY

Year:

2007

Length:

94min

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Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

maint — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:00:00 +0000

$9.99

JIMMY NEUTRON: BOY GENIUS, is trying to make contact with an alien civilization. Unbeknownst to him, a satellite he launches (okay, it's the kitchen toaster, but it works!) is picked up by an alien species. In the dark of night the aliens fly their war ships -- looking like a fleet of rubber chickens to earth and abduct all the parents in Jimmy's hometown of Retroville. So it's up to Jimmy to create a fleet of space shipes from the rides at the town's new amusement park (hey, he's a genius remember?) and launch them into orbit in a bid to rescue the abducted parents of Retroville. But Jimmy better hurry! Because the aliens are preparing to use the parents as human sacrifices! With his robotic dog, Goddard, and his best friend, Carl, by his side, Jimmy and the rest of the kids in Retroville take to the skies on a trip that's sure to be a blast! Featuring the voice talents of Patrick Stewart and Martin Short as the evil King Goobot and his sidekick Ooblar.

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Film details

Trailer:

DAVI01.mp4

Format:

Fullscreen

Widescreen

Awards – Nominated:

Best Animated Feature, 2002 Academy Awards

Best Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media, 2002 Golden Satellite Awards

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,189278~1~0~jimmyneutronboygenius,00.html

Review quote:

"JIMMY NEUTRON: BOY GENUYS is a lickety-split, madly packed, roller-coaster entertainment." -- Owen Gleiberman, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

Year:

2001

Length:

82min

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Star Trek

maint — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:00:00 +0000

$19.99

From director J.J. Abrams (MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III, Lost and Alias) and screenwriters Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci (TRANSFORMERS, MI: III) comes a new vision of the greatest space adventure of all time, STAR TREK, featuring a young, new crew venturing boldly where no man has gone before.

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Format:

Widescreen

Teaser:

From director J.J. Abrams and screenwriters Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci comes a new vision of the greatest space adventure of all time, STAR TREK.

http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2009-05-06-star-trek_N.htm

Review quote:

"It's an energetic sci-fi extravaganza, with spectacular action sequences and nifty visuals." -- Claudia Puig, USA TODAY

Year:

2009

Length:

127min

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District 9

maint — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:48:59 +0000

$19.99

From producer Peter Jackson (LORD OF THE RINGS) and director Neill Blomkamp comes a startlingly original sciencefiction thriller that "soars on the imagination of its creators" (Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE). With stunning special effects and gritty realism, the film plunges us into a world where the aliens have landed... only to be exiled to a slum on the fringes of Johannesburg. Now, one lone human discovers the mysterious secret of the extraterrestrial weapon technology. Hunted and hounded through the bizarre back alleys of an alien shantytown, he will discover what it means to be the ultimate outsider on your own planet.

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Format:

Widescreen

http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/cinema/2009/09/14/090914crci_cinema_lane

Review quote:

"You don t feel bamboozled, fooled, or patronized by DISTRICT 9 as you did by most of the summer blockbusters. You feel winded, shaken, and shamed." -- Anthony Lane, THE NEW YORKER

Year:

2009

Length:

112min

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Mad Max

maint — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:48:53 +0000

$13.99

Setting Mel Gibson on a sure path to superstardom, this highly acclaimed "crazy collide-o-scope" (NEWSWEEK) of highway mayhem "cinematically defined the postapocalyptic landscape" (TV GUIDE). Featuring eye-popping stunts that are "electrifying and very convincing" (VARIETY) and "an authentically nihilistic spirit" (THE VILLAGE VOICE), MAD MAX is "pure cinematic poetry" (TIME). In the ravaged near-future, a savage motorcycle gang rules the road. Terrorizing innocent civilians while tearing up the streets, the ruthless gang laughs in the face of a police force hell-bent on stopping them. But they underestimate one officer: Max Rockatansky (Gibson). And when the bikers brutalize Max's best friend and family, they send him into a mad frenzy that leaves him with only one thing left in the world to live for -- revenge!

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Film details

Format:

Widescreen

Special Edition

Awards – Nominated:

Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Original, Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Keays-Byrne), 1979 Australian Film Institute

Awards – Won:

Best Achievment in Editing, Best Achievement in Sound, Best Original Music Score, 1979 Australian Film Institute

http://www.nytimes.com/library/film/021100mad-film-review.html

Review quote:

"Lets the exhilarating rowdiness and visual intensity of a master moviemaker do its work, with Miller creating by his wits and rubbing sticks together to create a riveting classic." -- Elvis Mitchell, THE NEW YORK TIMES

Year:

1979

Length:

94min

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The Final Cut

maint — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 20:52:56 +0000

$9.99

Welcome to the not-too-distant future, where implanted microchips record every single moment of a person's life. Upon death, it becomes the job of a "cutter" like Alan Hakman (Williams) to edit down the deceased's entire lifetime into a fitting memorial film. For years, he has used his god-like control over the final cut to absolve the dead of a multitude of sins. But when, on his latest assignment, he views a terrible secret that can't be erase, Hakman finds his own life in jeopardy.

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Film details

Format:

Widescreen

Awards – Nominated:

Golden Berlin Bear, 2004 Berlin International Film Festival

Awards – Won:

Best Screenplay, 2004 Deauville Film Festival

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ae/movies/reviews/2847625.html

Review quote:

"This first feature from writer-director Omar Naim is unusually accomplished." -- Eric Harrison, HOUSTON CHRONICLE

Year:

2004

Length:

105min

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Solaris

maint — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:26:44 +0000

$8.99

George Clooney turns in a stellar performance in this "brilliant sci-fi movie" (NEW YORK DAILY NEWS) from Academy Award winners Steven Soderbergh (2000, Best Director, TRAFFIC) and James Cameron (1997, Best Picture, TITANIC). Aboard a lonely space station orbiting a mysterious planet, terrified crew members are experiencing a host of strange phenomena, including eerie visitors who seem all too human. And when psychologist Chris Kelvin (Clooney) arrives to investigate, he confronts a power beyond imagining that could hold the key to mankind's deepest dreams... or darkest nightmares. Co-starring Natascha McElhone and Jeremy Davies, Solaris is "mind-bending!" (ROLLING STONE)

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Film details

Format:

Widescreen

Awards – Nominated:

Golden Berlin Bear, 2003 Berlin International Film Festival

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19761228/REVIEWS/61228...

Review quote:

"A thoughtful, deep, sensitive movie that uses the freedom of, science-fiction to examine human nature." -- Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

Year:

2002

Length:

99min

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Monsters vs. Aliens

maint — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:26:31 +0000

$19.99

The world's most unlikely heroes are on a mission to save Earth in DreamWorks Animation's MONSTERS VS. ALIENS, "the year's funniest comedy" (Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com). Ginormica, Dr. Cockroach Ph.D., The Missing Link, Insectosaurous and B.O.B. join forces to fight back when aliens attack. With an all-star cast and amazing animation, this ginormous adventure is "a monstrously good time for all!" (Bill Bregoli, CBS).

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Film details

Format:

Widescreen

http://www.villagevoice.com/2009-03-25/film/dreamworks-in-your-face-the-3-d-maje...

Review quote:

"The grandeur of the effects, the honest-to-God spectacle of the thing, elevates MONSTERS VS. ALIENS to something approaching art. It's not a masterpiece, but it's most certainly a milestone." -- Robert Wilonsky, VILLAGE VOICE

Year:

2009

Length:

94min

Price: $19.99

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