BROKEN ARROW, RICHARD III, OTHELLO, behind the scenes of WHITE SQUALL and more!
Teenage boys discover discipline and camaraderie on an ill-fated sailing voyage. We look behind the scenes of White Squall is directed by Ridley Scott and stars Jeff Bridges, Caroline Goodall and John Savage.
The classic Shakespearean play about a murderously scheming king staged in an alternative fascist England setting. Richard III stars Ian McKellen, Annette Bening and Jim Broadbent.
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Title: Broken Arrow
Plot: Terrorists steal nuclear warheads from the U.S. military but don’t count on a pilot and park ranger spoiling their plans.
Released on: Fri 09 Feb 1996 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Comedy, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: John Woo
Partial Cast List: John Travolta Maj. Vic ‘Deak’ Deakins
Christian Slater Capt. Riley Hale
Samantha Mathis Terry Carmichael
Delroy Lindo Colonel Max Wilkins
Title: Pulp Fiction
Plot: The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster’s wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.
Released on: Fri 14 Oct 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Crime, Drama
Rating: R
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Partial Cast List: John Travolta Vincent Vega
Uma Thurman Mia Wallace
Samuel L. Jackson Jules Winnfield
Bruce Willis Butch Coolidge
From IMDB:
Title: White Man’s Burden
Plot: The story takes place in alternative America where the blacks are members of social elite, and whites are inhabitants of inner city ghettos…
Released on: Fri 01 Dec 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Drama, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: Desmond Nakano
Partial Cast List: John Travolta Louis Pinnock
Harry Belafonte Thaddeus Thomas
Kelly Lynch Marsha Pinnock
Margaret Avery Megan Thomas
From IMDB:
Title: Get Shorty
Plot: A mobster travels to Hollywood to collect a debt and discovers that the movie business is much the same as his current job.
Released on: Fri 20 Oct 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: Barry Sonnenfeld
Partial Cast List: Gene Hackman Harry Zimm
Rene Russo Karen Flores
Danny DeVito Martin Weir
John Travolta Chili Palmer
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Title: White Squall
Plot: Teenage boys discover discipline and camaraderie on an ill-fated sailing voyage.
Released on: Fri 02 Feb 1996 UTC
Genre(s): Adventure, Drama
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Partial Cast List: Jeff Bridges Captain Christopher ‘Skipper’ Sheldon
Caroline Goodall Dr. Alice Sheldon
John Savage McCrea, Albatross Crewman/English Teacher
Scott Wolf Charles ‘Chuck’ Gieg/Narrator
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Title: Bed of Roses
Plot: Romantic drama about a young career girl who is swept off her feet by a shy florist, who fell in love…
Released on: Fri 26 Jan 1996 UTC
Genre(s): Romance, Drama
Rating: PG
Directed by: Michael Goldenberg
Partial Cast List: Christian Slater Lewis Farrell
Mary Stuart Masterson Lisa Walker
Pamela Adlon (as Pamela Segall) Kim
Josh Brolin Danny
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Title: Richard III
Plot: The classic Shakespearean play about a murderously scheming king staged in an alternative fascist England setting.
Released on: Fri 29 Dec 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Drama, War
Rating: R
Directed by: Richard Loncraine
Partial Cast List: Ian McKellen Richard III
Annette Bening Queen Elizabeth, wife of Edward IV
Jim Broadbent Duke of Buckingham
Robert Downey Jr. Lord Rivers
From IMDB:
Title: Othello
Plot: The evil Iago pretends to be friend of Othello in order to manipulate him to serve his own end in the film version of this Shakespeare classic.
Released on: Fri 19 Jan 1996 UTC
Genre(s): Drama, Romance
Rating: R
Directed by: Oliver Parker
Partial Cast List: Laurence Fishburne Othello
Kenneth Branagh Iago
Irène Jacob (as Irene Jacob) Desdemona
Nathaniel Parker Cassio
From IMDB:
Title: The Usual Suspects
Plot: A sole survivor tells of the twisty events leading up to a horrific gun battle on a boat, which begin when five criminals meet at a seemingly random police lineup.
Released on: Fri 15 Sep 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Crime, Drama, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: Bryan Singer
Partial Cast List: Kevin Spacey Verbal
Gabriel Byrne Keaton
Chazz Palminteri Dave Kujan
Stephen Baldwin McManus
From IMDB:
Title: Jeffrey
Plot: Jeffrey, a young gay man in New York, decides that sex is too much and decided to become celibate. He…
Released on: Fri 18 Aug 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama
Rating: R
Directed by: Christopher Ashley
Partial Cast List: Steven Weber Jeffrey
Michael T. Weiss Steve Howard
Peter Jacobson (as Peter Jaconson) Man #1
Tom Cayler Man #2
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THE JUROR, behind the scenes of BED OF ROSES and more!
Preview Theater episode #105 originally broadcast on February 08, 1996
We peal back the petals of a Bed of Roses which is a romantic drama about a young career girl who is swept off her feet by a shy florist, who fell in love with her after one glimpse through a shadowy window. It stars Christian Slater and Mary Stuart Masterson.
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Title: The Juror
Plot: When Annie Laird is selected as a juror in a big Mafia trial, she is forced by someone known as “The…
Released on: Fri 02 Feb 1996 UTC
Genre(s): Drama, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: Brian Gibson
Partial Cast List: Demi Moore Annie
Alec Baldwin Teacher
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Oliver
Anne Heche Juliet
Title: Now and Then
Plot: Four 12-year-old girls grow up together during an eventful small-town summer in 1970.
Released on: Fri 20 Oct 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Lesli Linka Glatter
Partial Cast List: Christina Ricci Roberta
Demi Moore Samantha
Rosie O’Donnell Roberta
Thora Birch Teeny
From IMDB:
Title: The Scarlet Letter
Plot: An affair between a young woman and a pastor has disastrous consequences.
Released on: Fri 13 Oct 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Drama, Romance
Rating: R
Directed by: Roland Joffé
Partial Cast List: Demi Moore Hester Prynne
Gary Oldman Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale
Robert Duvall Roger Chillingworth
Lisa Andoh (as Lisa Joliffe-Andoh) Mituba
From IMDB:
Title: Disclosure
Plot: A computer specialist is sued for sexual harassment by a former lover turned boss who initiated the act forcefully, which threatens both his career and his personal life.
Released on: Fri 09 Dec 1994 UTC
Genre(s): Drama, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: Barry Levinson
Partial Cast List: Michael Douglas Tom Sanders
Demi Moore Meredith Johnson
Donald Sutherland Bob Garvin
Caroline Goodall Susan Hendler
From IMDB:
Title: A Few Good Men
Plot: Neo military lawyer Kaffee defends Marines accused of murder; they contend they were acting under orders.
Released on: Fri 11 Dec 1992 UTC
Genre(s): Drama, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: Rob Reiner
Partial Cast List: Tom Cruise Lt. Daniel Kaffee
Jack Nicholson Col. Nathan R. Jessup
Demi Moore Lt. Cdr. JoAnne Galloway
Kevin Bacon Capt. Jack Ross
From IMDB:
Title: Bed of Roses
Plot: Romantic drama about a young career girl who is swept off her feet by a shy florist, who fell in love…
Released on: Fri 26 Jan 1996 UTC
Genre(s): Romance, Drama
Rating: PG
Directed by: Michael Goldenberg
Partial Cast List: Christian Slater Lewis Farrell
Mary Stuart Masterson Lisa Walker
Pamela Adlon (as Pamela Segall) Kim
Josh Brolin Danny
From IMDB:
Title: White Squall
Plot: Teenage boys discover discipline and camaraderie on an ill-fated sailing voyage.
Released on: Fri 02 Feb 1996 UTC
Genre(s): Adventure, Drama
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Partial Cast List: Jeff Bridges Captain Christopher ‘Skipper’ Sheldon
Caroline Goodall Dr. Alice Sheldon
John Savage McCrea, Albatross Crewman/English Teacher
Scott Wolf Charles ‘Chuck’ Gieg/Narrator
From IMDB:
Title: Dead Man Walking
Plot: A nun, while comforting a convicted killer on death row, empathizes with both the killer and his victim’s families.
Released on: Fri 02 Feb 1996 UTC
Genre(s): Crime, Drama
Rating: R
Directed by: Tim Robbins
Partial Cast List: Susan Sarandon Sister Helen Prejean
Sean Penn Matthew Poncelet
Robert Prosky Hilton Barber
Raymond J. Barry Earl Delacroix
From IMDB:
Title: A Kid in King Arthur’s Court
Plot: Young Calvin Fuller is pulled into King Arthur’s court by Merlin. His mission: to save Camelot. To do…
Released on: Fri 11 Aug 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Rating: PG
Directed by: Michael Gottlieb
Partial Cast List: Thomas Ian Nicholas Calvin Fuller
Joss Ackland King Arthur
Art Malik Lord Belasco
Paloma Baeza Princess Katey
From IMDB:
Title: Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Plot: Casey Ryback hops on a Colorado to LA train to start a vacation with his niece. Early into the trip, terrorists board the train and use it as a mobile HQ to hijack a top secret destructive US satellite.
Released on: Fri 14 Jul 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: Geoff Murphy
Partial Cast List: Steven Seagal Casey Ryback
Eric Bogosian Travis Dane
Everett McGill Marcus Penn
Katherine Heigl Sarah Ryback
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MR. HOLLAND’S OPUS, BIG BULLY, behind the scenes of WAITING TO EXHALE and more!
Preview Theater episode #104 originally broadcast on February 01, 1996
Mr. Holland’s Opus is about a frustrated composer finds fulfillment as a high school music teacher It stars Richard Dreyfuss.
A writer returns to his hometown where he faces the childhood nemesis whose life he ultimately ruined, only the bully wants to relive their painful past by torturing him once again. Big Bully stars Rick Moranis, Tom Arnold and Julianne Phillips.
And a look behind the scenes of Waiting to Exhale.
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Title: Mr. Holland’s Opus
Plot: A frustrated composer finds fulfillment as a high school music teacher.
Released on: Fri 19 Jan 1996 UTC
Genre(s): Drama, Music
Rating: PG
Directed by: Stephen Herek
Partial Cast List: Richard Dreyfuss Glenn Holland
Glenne Headly Iris Holland
Jay Thomas Coach Bill Meister
Olympia Dukakis Principal Helen Jacobs
Title: The American President
Plot: Comedy-drama about a widowed U.S. president and a lobbyist who fall in love. It’s all above-board, but “politics is perception” and sparks fly anyway.
Released on: Fri 17 Nov 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Romance
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Rob Reiner
Partial Cast List: Michael Douglas President Andrew Shepherd
Annette Bening Sydney Ellen Wade
Martin Sheen A.J. MacInerney
Michael J. Fox Lewis Rothschild
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Title: Waiting to Exhale
Plot: Based on Terry McMillan’s novel, this film follows four very different African-American women and their relationships with the male gender.
Released on: Fri 22 Dec 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Romance
Rating: R
Directed by: Forest Whitaker
Partial Cast List: Whitney Houston Savannah Jackson
Angela Bassett Bernadine Harris
Loretta Devine Gloria Matthews
Lela Rochon Robin Stokes
From IMDB:
Title: Nine Months
Plot: When he finds out his longtime girlfriend is pregnant, a commitment-phobe realizes he might have to change his lifestyle for better or much, much worse.
Released on: Wed 12 Jul 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Romance
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Chris Columbus
Partial Cast List: Hugh Grant Samuel Faulkner
Julianne Moore Rebecca Taylor
Tom Arnold Marty Dwyer
Joan Cusack Gail Dwyer
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Title: Big Bully
Plot: A writer returns to his hometown where he faces the childhood nemesis whose life he ultimately ruined, only the bully wants to relive their painful past by torturing him once again.
Released on: Fri 26 Jan 1996 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Rating: PG
Directed by: Steve Miner
Partial Cast List: Rick Moranis David Leary
Tom Arnold Rosco Bigger – Fang
Julianne Phillips Victoria
Carol Kane Faith
From IMDB:
Title: The Run of the Country
Plot: In a small village on the border of Northern Ireland and The Republic of Ireland, the relationship between a short tempered policeman and his rebellious son becomes even more strenuous when the young man falls for a “wrong” girl.
Released on: Fri 22 Sep 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Drama, Romance
Rating: R
Directed by: Peter Yates
Partial Cast List: Albert Finney Danny’s Father
Matt Keeslar Danny
Victoria Smurfit Annagh
Anthony Brophy Prunty
From IMDB:
Title: The Indian in the Cupboard
Plot: On his ninth birthday a boy receives many presents. Two of them first seem to be less important: an…
Released on: Fri 14 Jul 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Family, Adventure, Fantasy
Rating: PG
Directed by: Frank Oz
Partial Cast List: Hal Scardino Omri
Litefoot Little Bear
Lindsay Crouse Jane (Mom)
Richard Jenkins Victor (Dad)
From IMDB:
Title: The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love
Plot: An adventurous love story between two young women of different social and economic backgrounds who find themselves going through all the typical struggles of a new romance.
Released on: Fri 16 Jun 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Romance
Rating: R
Directed by: Maria Maggenti
Partial Cast List: Laurel Holloman Randy Dean
Nicole Ari Parker (as Nicole Parker) Evie Roy
Maggie Moore (as Miss Maggie Moore) Wendy
Kate Stafford Rebecca Dean
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SCREAMERS, TOM & HUCK, behind the scenes of CUTTHROAT ISLAND and more!
Preview Theater episode #103 originally broadcast on January 25, 1996
Continuing the rage of hi-tech sci-fi… Screamers (SIRIUS 6B, Year 2078) On a distant mining planet ravaged by a decade of war, scientists have created the perfect weapon: a blade-wielding, self-replicating race of killing devices known as Screamers designed for one purpose only — to hunt down and destroy all enemy life forms.
A mischievous young boy, Tom Sawyer plays by Jonathan Taylor Thomas, witnesses a murder by the deadly Injun Joe. Tom becomes friends with Huckleberry Finn played by Brad Renfro, a boy with no future and no family. It’s Tom and Huck.
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Title: Screamers
Plot: (SIRIUS 6B, Year 2078) On a distant mining planet ravaged by a decade of war, scientists have created the perfect weapon: a blade-wielding…
Released on: Fri 26 Jan 1996 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: Christian Duguay
Partial Cast List: Peter Weller Joe Hendricksson
Roy Dupuis Becker
Jennifer Rubin Jessica Hanson
Andrew Lauer (as Andy Lauer) Ace Jefferson
Title: Virtuosity
Plot: A virtual-reality serial killer manages to escape into the real world.
Released on: Fri 04 Aug 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Rating: R
Directed by: Brett Leonard
Partial Cast List: Denzel Washington Lt. Parker Barnes
Russell Crowe SID 6.7
Kelly Lynch Madison Carter
Stephen Spinella Lindenmeyer
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Title: Hackers
Plot: A young boy is arrested by the U.S. Secret Service for writing a computer virus and is banned from using a computer until his 18th birthday…
Released on: Fri 15 Sep 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Iain Softley
Partial Cast List: Jonny Lee Miller Dade
Angelina Jolie Kate
Jesse Bradford Joey
Matthew Lillard Cereal
From IMDB:
Title: 12 Monkeys
Plot: Follows the journey of a time traveler from the post-apocalyptic future who appears in present day on a mission to locate and eradicate the source of a deadly plague that will nearly destroy the human race.
Released on: 2015
Genre(s): Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Rating: TV-14
Directed by:
Partial Cast List: Aaron Stanford James Cole (13 episodes, 2015)
Amanda Schull Dr. Cassandra Railly (13 episodes, 2015)
Noah Bean Aaron Marker (10 episodes, 2015)
Demore Barnes Whitley/Marcus Whitley (17 episodes, 2015-2016)
From IMDB:
Title: Cutthroat Island
Plot: A female pirate and her companion race against their rivals to find a hidden island that contains a fabulous treasure.
Released on: Fri 22 Dec 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Comedy
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Renny Harlin
Partial Cast List: Geena Davis Morgan
Matthew Modine Shaw
Frank Langella Dawg
Maury Chaykin John Reed
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Title: Tom and Huck
Plot: A mischievous young boy, Tom Sawyer (Jonathan Taylor Thomas, witnesses a murder by the deadly Injun Joe. Tom…
Released on: Fri 22 Dec 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance, Western
Rating: PG
Directed by: Peter Hewitt
Partial Cast List: Jonathan Taylor Thomas Tom Sawyer
Brad Renfro Huck Finn
Charles Rocket Judge Thatcher
Eric Schweig Injun Joe
From IMDB:
Title: Dead Man Walking
Plot: A nun, while comforting a convicted killer on death row, empathizes with both the killer and his victim’s families.
Released on: Fri 02 Feb 1996 UTC
Genre(s): Crime, Drama
Rating: R
Directed by: Tim Robbins
Partial Cast List: Susan Sarandon Sister Helen Prejean
Sean Penn Matthew Poncelet
Robert Prosky Hilton Barber
Raymond J. Barry Earl Delacroix
From IMDB:
Title: The Journey of August King
Plot: The Journey of August King is a multi-dimensional drama about a North Carolina farmer in April 1815…
Released on: Fri 26 Jan 1996 UTC
Genre(s): Drama
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: John Duigan
Partial Cast List: Jason Patric August King
Thandie Newton Annalees
Larry Drake Olaf Singletary
Sam Waterston Mooney Wright
From IMDB:
Title: The Glass Shield
Plot: J.J. is a rookie in the Sheriff’s Department and the first black officer at that station. Racial tensions…
Released on: Fri 02 Jun 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Crime, Drama
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Charles Burnett
Partial Cast List: Michael Boatman Deputy J.J. Johnson
Lori Petty Deputy Deborah Fields
Erich Anderson District Attorney Ira Kern
Richard Anderson Watch Commander Clarence Massey
From IMDB:
Title: Something to Talk About
Plot: A woman’s world is rocked when she discovers her husband is cheating on her.
Released on: Fri 04 Aug 1995 UTC
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Romance
Rating: R
Directed by: Lasse Hallström
Partial Cast List: Julia Roberts Grace King Bichon
Dennis Quaid Eddie Bichon
Robert Duvall Wyly King
Gena Rowlands Georgia King