Cold Creek Manor
Finally putting an end to their days as slaves to the hustle-and-bustle of city life, Gothamites Cooper Tilson (Dennis Quaid) and his wife, Leah (Sharon Stone), pack up their kids and all their possessions and move into a recently repossessed mansion in the sticks of New York State. Once a grand and elegant manor, the house at Cold Creek is now a shambles, but Cooper and Leah have plenty of time to renovate. All’s well until a series of terrifying incidents at the house lead the Tilsons to wonder who used to live in their new home-and to discover what dark secrets are hidden inside.
Luther
The story of Luther begins in the year 1505 with young Luther’ s experience of a storm in which a bolt of lightning – “a fright sent from heaven” – landed quite close to him and prompted him to hang up his study of law and apply for acceptance the following day in an Augustinian monastery. The film narrates further Luther’s pilgrimage to Rome (1510), nailing the 95 theses on the door in Wittenberg (1517), his resistance to Cardinal Cajetan’s order to recant his theses (1518) and his appearance before Emperor Charles V during the Diet of Worms (1521).
Luther’s life as outlaw – excommunicated and banned by Pope as well as Emperor – is also depicted in the film, as well as his “exile” in the tower of the Wartburg castle, where he translated the entire New Testament into German within eleven weeks, and his subsequent return to Wittenberg (1522), where at that moment peasant rioters destroyed churches and attact priests and monks. Interwoven in all of these historical events: the life led by Martin Luther as a young man full of visions. Spirited with a deep faith, he was also embarrassed by serious temptations. To today’ s audience his conflicts should appear timeless through the medieval cowl.
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Former child star Dickie Roberts (Spade), now 35 years old and reduced to working as a parking valet, sees his opportunity to get back into show business by landing a role in the new Rob Reiner (playing himself) movie. But because Dickie did not have a “real” childhood, he’s deemed wrong for the part. Desperate for a second chance, Dickie hires an All-American family to let him be their son in a misguided attempt to learn about what it’s like to be a normal kid.
Director: Sam Weisman
Writer(s): Not Available
Cast: David Spade, Craig Bierko, Jenna Boyd, Alyssa Milano, Jon Lovitz, Mary McCormack, Danny Bonaduce, Dustin Diamond, Corey Feldman, Leif Garrett, Emmanuel Lewis, Rob Reiner
Matchstick Men
Experienced, but phobia-addled con artist Roy (Nicholas Cage) and his prot?g? Frank (Sam Rockwell) are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle. When Roy’s teenage daughter Angela (Alison Lohman) enters the picture, his carefully-ordered life and jeopardizes his high-risk scam.
Director: Ridley Scott
Writer(s): Nicholas Griffin
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, Alison Lohman
The Rundown
When Travis (Scott), the son of an underworld kingpin, disappears in the Amazon in search of a priceless artifact, Beck (Rock), the kingpin’s retrieval expert, is sent to get him. Despite their hostility – the two must eventually join forces to fight the evil head (Walken) of a gold-mining corporation who is after the same treasure.
Director: Peter Berg
Writer(s): Not Available
Cast: Dwayne Johnson (The Rock), Seann William Scott, Rosario Dawson, Christopher Walken