2007 Dir: Mark Steven Johnson Script: Mark Steven Johnson Cast: Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Wes Bentley, Sam Elliott, Peter Fonda, Donal Logue When young stunt motorcycle rider Johnny Blaze (Cage) gives his soul to Mephistopheles (Fonda) in exchange for his father’s recovery from cancer, he is cursed to serve as the devil’s hitman when need…

2007 Dir: Tim Story Script: Mark Frost, Don Payne Cast: Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans, Doug Jones, Julian McMahon, Kerry Washington, Laurence Fishburne The marriage of Reed Richard (Gruffud) and Sue Storm (Alba) is postponed by the arrival of the Silver Surfer (Jones/Fishburne), intergalactic herald to the world devourer known as Galactus.…

2007 Dir: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo Script: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Enrique Lopez-Lavigne, Rowan Joffe, Jesus Olmo Cast: Robert Carlyle, Rose Byrne, Jeremy Renner, Harold Perrineau, Catherine McCormack, Idris Elba, Imogen Poots, Mackintosh Muggleton A modern day Dawn of the Dead with hearty helpings of humanity, 28 Days Later revived the zombie movie, resuscitated the British horror…

2007 Director: David Slade Writer: Steven Niles Cast: Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, Danny Huston, Ben Foster, Mark Boone Jr., Mark Rendall Take one small Alaskan town inhabited by wholesome and earnest yokels, place it within the Arctic Circle, a spot which annually undergoes a month without sunlight, add a mob of esurient bloodsuckers and stir…

2006 Dir: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Script: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Cast: Ulrich Mühe, Martina Gedeck, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur 1984 East Germany, Keen Stasi agent Gerd Wiesler (Mühe) is assigned to spy on playwright Georg Dreyman (Koch), who is suspected of Western learnings. Monitoring Dreyman and partner Christa-Marie’s (Gedeck) every activity from an attic…

1993 Director: Stephen Spileberg Script: Steven Zaillian Cast: Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall, Jonathan Sagalle, Embeth Davidtz Despite, or due to its controversial subject matter, Schindler’s List received unanimous praise on release. Considered the most realistic cinematic depiction of the Holocaust, this frank picture, its imagery almost documentary at times, is remarkable…

1997 Dir: Roberto Benigni Script: Roberto Benigni, Vincenzo Cerami Cast: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giustino Durano Whimsical buffoon Guido Orefice (Benigni) arrives in Arezzo with plans to open a book shop, and soon wins the affection of upper-class Dora (Braschi). But their harmony is disrupted when it is revealed that Guido is Jewish, and he…

2006 Dir: Guillermo Del Toro Script: Guillermo Del Toro Cast: Ivana Baquero, Doug Jones, Sergi López, Maribel Verdú, Ariadna Gil, Álex Angulo In war torn post-Civil War Spain, Ofelia (Baquero) and her pregnant mother Carmen are taken under wing of the fascist and spiteful Captain Vidal (López). After discovering an ancient labyrinth in the nearby…