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There are currently 114 movies in my Netflix queue.

1.		- Quench Looking for solace after a tragedy, grieving college student Derik (Bo Barrett) hitchhikes home to reconnect with his childhood friend Jason (Ben Schmitt), only to find that he's joined a kinky cult in this disquieting indie chiller from director Zack Parker. Although Jason's new persona and the sanguinary sex he engages in with his girlfriend (Samantha Eileen DeTurk) shock Derik, he soon finds himself drawn into the creepy sect.
2.		- Friday the 13th Twenty years after a drowning and a pair of murders shut it down, Camp Crystal Lake is reopening -- against the better judgment of skeptical locals. The new owner (Peter Brouwer) scoffs at the camp's "death curse," but when the teenage counselors start to drop, he begins to reconsider. Gruesome makeup and effects, a nubile cast (including a young Kevin Bacon) and a psycho-killer for the ages (in Jason) make this a slasher classic.
3.		- Friday the 13th: Part 2 Five years after the horrible bloodbath at Camp Crystal Lake, it seems Jason Voorhees and his demented mother are in the past. Paul (John Furey) opens up a new camp close to the infamous site, ignoring warnings to stay away, and a sexually-charged group of counselors follow -- including child psychologist major Ginny (Amy Steel). But Jason has been hiding out all this time, and now he's ready for revenge.
4.		- The Devil and Daniel Johnston In his second film, former commercial director Jeff Feuerzeig tackles the documentary format, introducing the world to Daniel Johnston -- a reclusive musical genius now in the throes of manic depression. Blending up-to-date footage with home movies, archival material and rare audio, Feuerzeig creates a dizzying -- and heartbreaking -- portrait of a man whose inner demons are taking over, one delusion at a time.
5.		- Stay This racy thriller bends reality about five different ways when a psychologist's (Ewan McGregor) suicidal client starts making bizarre predictions that, to everyone's mounting consternation, begin to come true. Now, the shrink must race against the clock to save everything he loves before it disappears forever. Naomi Watts, Ryan Gosling, Bob Hoskins and Janeane Garofalo co-star in this suspenseful yarn directed by Marc Forster.
6.		- Little Children In director Todd Field's titillating tale, the lives of several adult suburbanites, who have yet to surpass adolescence, intersect on the streets of their small town in unexpected ways. While on-the-go wife and mother Kathy (Jennifer Connelly) is preoccupied with her career, Sarah (Kate Winslet, in an Oscar-nominated role), a mother who does not know how to mother, is busy having an affair with stay-at-home dad Brad (Patrick Wilson) -- Kathy's husband.
7.		- Kiss the Girls Forensic psychologist Alex Cross (Morgan Freeman) travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan (Ashley Judd) to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail leads to Los Angeles, where the duo discovers that the psychopath may not be working alone in this tense psychological thriller based on James Patterson's best-selling novel.
8.		- Derailed Charles (Clive Owen), a successful ad exec and devoted family man, meets a sexy woman (Jennifer Aniston) on his morning commute. Their flirtatious, casual affair turns serious (but not in the way either expected) when a criminal pulls them into a dangerous plot. Now, with their lives thrown off-kilter, Charles and his paramour must turn the tables on the bad guys to save their families. Mikael Hafstrom directs.
9.		- Ken Burns' Civil War: Disc 1 This disc includes "The Cause 1861."
10.		- Ken Burns' Civil War: Disc 2 This disc includes "A Very Bloody Affair" and "Forever Free 1862."
11.		- Ken Burns' Civil War: Disc 3 This disc includes and "Simply Murder 1863" and "Universe of Battle 1863."
12.		- Ken Burns' Civil War: Disc 4 This disc includes and "Valley of the Shadow of Death 1864" and "Most Hallowed Ground 1864."
13.		- Ken Burns' Civil War: Disc 5 This disc includes and "War as all Hell 1865" and "Better Angels of Our Nature 1865". Also includes a featurette ("The Civil War Reconstruction"), Ken Burns audio commentary, interviews, maps and more.
14.		- Murderball Rugby-playing quadriplegics compete for the Paralympic gold medal in this documentary about an amazing sport and the strong-willed athletes who play full-contact rugby using specially designed wheelchairs. The film follows the U.S. Quad Rugby Team as they compete in the 2002 World Championships and the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens. Murderball won the 2005 Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival.
15.		- Seven Up / 7 Plus Seven When Seven Up was broadcast in 1964, it broke new ground and became the first segment of a laborious and momentous labor of love: an engrossing chronicle of the lives of 14 students from varied social backgrounds, beginning when they were 7 years old. The first meeting with the group of wide-eyed, innocent children invites viewers to take a look at lives in the making; the follow-up film, 7 Plus Seven, checks in on them 7 years later.
16.		- 21 Up In the second follow-up to the original film Seven Up, Michael Apted continues his documentary saga that began when his subjects, 14 students from varied social backgrounds, were 7 years old. As young adults finally grown out of the awkward teenage years, the participants share similar worries and dreams, displaying humanity, honesty and candor in every frame. Extras include biographies, commentaries and more.
17.		- 28 Up See how Suzi, Symon, Paul, Peter and Neil -- just five of the 14 subjects that filmmaker Michael Apted has followed over the course of their lives from the time they were 7 years old -- have fared in this fourth segment of the long-running documentary series. Just two years away from turning 30, participants have begun facing serious questions of identity and purpose, wondering whether they've found their place in the world.
18.		- 35 Up Now in their mid-thirties, Suzi, Symon, Paul, Bruce and Neil -- five of the 14 subjects filmmaker Michael Apted has followed since they were 7 years old -- face enormous challenges as they grapple with family and relationship issues, career fluctuations, financial and emotional distress and more in this fifth segment of the documentary saga. Some original participants aren't even in attendance, mirroring the ebb and flow of real life.
19.		- 42 Up In 1964, director Michael Apted recorded the future ambitions of a group of 7-year-old children for the documentary 7 Up, revisiting them for an interview every seven years. Now that his subjects are 42, new elements -- including careers, marriages, children, deaths and adultery -- have entered the picture. The film offers a fascinating look at the group's failures and successes, pasts and futures, realized goals and unexpected detours.
20.		- 49 Up In 1964, Michael Apted interviewed a group of 7-year-old kids in England, all from different backgrounds and with big dreams, and has tracked their lives every seven years since. Now, those kids are 49 years old, and this intriguing documentary series reveals how their individual journeys are a microcosm of Britain as a whole. You'll see how the kids who once had goals of going to college ended up living the dream or falling by the wayside.
21.		- Evil Dead Trap In this Japanese cult horror film, talk show hostess Nami (Miyuki Ono) receives an anonymous videotape in the mail. When she plays it, she's shocked to view what looks like a murder -- that is, a snuff film. With the help of her faithful crew, she discovers that the tape originated in an abandoned ex-military base in the middle of nowhere. As the team splits up to investigate, they're drawn deeper into a deadly nightmare.
22.		- Session 9 Session 9 is a contemporary tale of terror set in an abandoned insane asylum. The residents on Danvers, Massachusetts steer well clear of the place. But Danvers State Mental Hospital, closed down for 15 years, is about to receive five new visitors.
23.		- Tales from the Crypt: Season 6: Disc 1 This disc includes the following episodes: "Let the Punishment Fit the Crime," "Only Skin Deep," "Whirlpool," "Operation Friendship," "Revenge Is the Nuts" and "The Bribe."
24.		- Tales from the Crypt: Season 6: Disc 2 This disc includes the following episodes: "The Pit," "The Assassin," "Staired in Horror," "In the Groove," "Surprise Party" and "Doctor of Horror."
25.		- Tales from the Crypt: Season 6: Disc 3 This disc includes the following episodes: "Comes the Dawn," "99 & 44/100% Pure Horror" and "You, Murderer."
26.		- Modern Drummer Festival Highlights: 2003: Disc 1: Saturday This disc includes highlights from the first day of the festival.
27.		- Dune Frank Herbert's wildly popular sci-fi novel gets a mesmerizing treatment from director David Lynch. It's the year 10,191, and the world is fighting for control of the desert planet Dune -- the only place where Spice, a time-travel substance, can be found. When one leader relinquishes control, it's only so he can stage a coup with some very unsavory characters. Fans of rock musician Sting will love his turn as the villain Feyd.
28.		- Dune: Extended Edition Experience David Lynch's masterful adaptation of Frank Herbert's classic sci-fi epic all over again with this extended version of the 1984 film. Kyle MacLachlan, Jose Ferrer, Max von Sydow, Linda Hunt and Sting head up the galaxy of stars appearing in this lavish production, a futuristic adventure laden with special effects and the captivating imagery that has come to define Lynch's cinematic vision.
29.		- Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me Originally filmed as a prequel to director David Lynch's cult television series "Twin Peaks," this movie appeared in theaters after the show was canceled. Lynch attempts to answer the big questions for diehard fans: Who would have wanted to kill high school prom queen Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee) -- and why? The usual suspects (Grace Zabriskie, Ray Wise and Kyle MacLachlan) reprise their roles alongside guest stars Kiefer Sutherland and David Bowie.
30.		- The Monster Squad Dracula, the Wolfman, Frankenstein, the Mummy and Gill Man descend on a tiny town in search of a diabolically powerful amulet. Only 12-year-old Sean (Andre Gower) and his gang of monster-obsessed misfits can save the day in this overlooked 1987 horror comedy. This 20th-anniversary edition also includes new interviews with Gower and co-stars Ryan Lambert, Duncan Regehr, Tom Noonan and writer-director Fred Dekker.
31.		- Deep Blue Pierce Brosnan narrates this extraordinary documentary that reveals the infinite variety of plant and animal life of the ocean's deepest depths and surrounding ecosystems. Shot in more than 200 locations across the globe, the film features breathtaking cinematography of a variety of habitats and captures the everyday drama of animals such as killer whales, polar bears, various birds, seals, crabs, fish and dozens of other fascinating creatures.
32.		- The Outer Limits: The Original Series: Season 1: Disc 1 This disc includes the following episodes: "The Sixth Finger," "The Man Who Was Never Born," "O.B.I.T.," "The Human Factor," "The Galaxy Being," "The Hundred Days of the Dragon," "The Architects of Fear" and "The Man Power."
33.		- The Outer Limits: The Original Series: Season 1: Disc 2 This disc includes the following episodes: "Corpus Earthling," "NightMare," "It Crawled Out Of The Woodwork," "The Borderland," "Tourist Attraction," "The Zanti Misfits," "The Mice" and "Controlled Experiment."
34.		- The Outer Limits: The Original Series: Season 1: Disc 3 This disc includes the following episodes: "The Children of Spider County," "Specimen Unknown," "Moonstone," "Second Chance," "Don't Open 'til Doomsday," "ZZZZZ," "The Invisibles" and "The Bellero Shield."
35.		- The Outer Limits: The Original Series: Season 1: Disc 4 This disc includes the following episodes: "The Mutant," "The Guests," "Fun and Games," "The Special One," "Production & Decay of Strange Particles," "The Chameleon," "The Forms of Things Unknown" and "A Feasibility Study."
36.		- Inland Empire: Bonus Material The bonus material for David Lynch's alternate universe of the Inland Empire includes deleted scenes, a behind the scenes look at Lynch, interviews with Lynch and Laura Dern and more.
37.		- 300 Zack Snyder directs this faithful adaptation of Frank Miller's (Sin City) graphic novel about the storied Battle of Thermopylae, a conflict that pitted the ancient Greeks against the Persians in 480 B.C. The film, which blends live-action shots with virtual backgrounds to capture Miller's original vision, co-stars Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, David Wenham, Vincent Regan, Rodrigo Santoro and Dominic West.
38.		- The Invisible Director David S. Goyer's supernatural thriller is an unsettling journey into one man's nightmarish limbo. When high schooler Nick is brutally attacked and left for dead, he regains consciousness only to discover that he's invisible to everyone -- except for a troubled young girl running from authorities. From the producers of The Sixth Sense, this mystery explores the elusive place between the world of the living and the land of the dead.
39.		- Severance Awash in blood and black humor, director Christopher Smith's inventive horror flick follows a sales group -- employed by an international weapons company -- as they head for a team-building retreat at a remote lodge in Hungary. Before you can say "mayhem," a band of vengeful, psychotic commandos turns the tables and puts the merchants on the wrong end of their wares. Toby Stephens, Laura Harris and Danny Dyer star.
40.		- Rome: Season 1: Disc 1 This disc includes the following episodes (1-2): "The Stolen Eagle" and "How Titus Pullo Brought Down the Republic." Extras include the featurettes "Friends, Romans, Countrymen" and "All Roads Lead to Rome."
41.		- Rome: Season 1: Disc 2 This disc includes the followin episodes (3-5): "An Owl in a Thornbush," "Stealing From Saturn" and "The Ram Has Touched the Wall." Extras include "All Roads Lead to Rome."
42.		- Rome: Season 1: Disc 3 This disc includes the following episodes (6-8): "Egeria," "Pharsalus" and "Caesarion." Extras inluces "All Roads Lead to Rome."
43.		- Rome: Season 1: Disc 4 This disc includes the following episodes (9-10): "Utica" and "Triumph." Extras include "Shot x Shot: Caesar's Triumph" and "All Roads Lead to Rome."
44.		- Rome: Season 1: Disc 5 This disc includes the following episodes (11-12): "The Spoils" and "Kalends of February." Extras include "Shot x Shot: Gladiator."
45.		- Rome: Season 1: Disc 6 This disc includes the bonus featurettes "The Rise of Rome" and "When in Rome."
46.		- A History of Britain: Disc 1 This disc includes the following episodes: "Beginnings," "Conquest!" and "Dynasty."
47.		- A History of Britain: Disc 2 This disc includes the following episodes: "Nations," "King Death" and "Burning Convictions."
48.		- A History of Britain: Disc 3 This disc includes the following episodes: "The Body of the Queen," "The British Wars" and "Revolutions."
49.		- A History of Britain: Disc 4 This disc includes the following episodes: "Britannia Incorporated," "The Wrong Empire" and "Forces of Nature."
50.		- A History of Britain: Disc 5 This disc includes the following episodes: "Victoria and Her Sisters," "Empire of Good Intentions" and "The Two Winstons." Also included are a bibliography, biographies of key historical figures and more.
51.		- Death of a President This provocative mockumentary imagines the assassination of President George W. Bush and the fallout that follows, including the media's reaction, the rush to convict an assassin and the machinations of President Cheney. Directed by Gabriel Range (The Day Britain Stopped) and starring Hend Ayoub, Brian Boland, Becky Ann Baker and Robert Mangiardi, the film was awarded the Critic's Prize at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival.
52.		- The Bourne Ultimatum Matt Damon returns as the amnesia-stricken trained assassin Jason Bourne in this third film based on Robert Ludlum's best-selling novels. As Bourne travels from Moscow to Paris, Madrid, London, New York and Tangier, Morocco, in a quest to reconstruct his past (and thus clear the way for a future), he's joined by returning cast members Julia Stiles and Joan Allen as well as new co-stars David Strathairn and Paddy Considine.
53.		- Police: Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out In this absorbing documentary, drummer Stewart Copeland shares his Super-8 footage from his days with the Police -- one of the world's biggest bands in the 1980s -- and muses about what it was like to be rock royalty. Highlights include early performances in London before the group found an international audience, plus vintage studio footage of the moment that Sting came up with the classic baseline for "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da."
54.		- Victor Wooten: Live at Bassday 1998 In this dynamic concert video, electric bass virtuoso Victor Wooten mesmerizes the audience with a set that ranges from the funky "U Ain't Got No Groove" to the Beatles classic "Norwegian Wood" to the spiritual "Amazing Grace." Oteil Burbridge, longtime bassist for the Allman Brothers Band, joins Wooten on stage for the memorable finale. Wooten also shares his musical philosophy during an hourlong interview.
55.		- Shutter Tun (Ananda Everingham), a photographer, and his girlfriend, Jane (Natthaweeranuch Thongmee), run over a young girl after a night of drinking and decide to flee the scene. The couple is haunted by the memory of their deadly choice, and soon, they notice their photos contain strange ghostly shapes. When several of Tun's friends die in mysterious circumstances, they realize that they may be haunted by more than just bad memories.
56.		- Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 4: Vol. 1 This disc includes the following episodes: "Mel's Offer," "Ben's Birthday Party," "The Blind Date," "The Weatherman" and "The 5 Wood."
57.		- Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 4: Vol. 2 This disc includes the following episodes: "The Car Pool Lane," "The Surrogate," "Wandering Bear," "The Survivor" and "Opening Night."
58.		- Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 5: Disc 1 This disc contains the episodes: "The Larry David Sandwich," "The Bowtie," "The Christ Nail," "Kamikaze Bingo," "Lewis Needs a Kidney," and "The Smoking Jacket."
59.		- Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 5: Disc 2 This disc contains the episodes: "The Seder," "The Ski Lift," "The Korean Bookie," and "The End."
60.		- Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 6: Disc 1 This disc includes the following episodes: "Meet the Blacks," "The Anonymous Donor," "The Ida Funkhouser Roadside Memorial," "The Bathroom Monitor," "The Freak Book" and "The Rat Dog."
61.		- Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 6: Disc 2 This disc includes the following episodes: "The TiVo Guy," "The N Word," "The Therapists" and "The Bat Mitzvah."
62.		- Rambo III: Ultimate Edition The battle rages on in this explosive third installment of the Rambo trilogy. Combat has taken its toll on Rambo (Sylvester Stallone), but he's finally begun to find inner peace in a monastery. When his friend and mentor Col. Trautman (Richard Crenna) asks for Rambo's help on a top secret mission to Afghanistan, Rambo declines but must reconsider when Trautman is captured.
63.		- Enemy Mine Earthling Davidge (Dennis Quaid) is one of many space warriors facing a brutal battle against the extraterrestrial Draconians, including the repugnant Drac (Lou Gosset Jr.). When the pilots' spaceships crash-land not far from each other, Davidge and Drac must lean on each other to survive. But when Drac dies after giving birth to baby Drac, Davidge becomes foster father to his own natural enemy as he tries to survive on a hostile planet.
64.		- Brewster's Millions Washed-up baseball player Montgomery Brewster (Richard Pryor) learns that he's inherited a $300 million fortune from his deceased, rich uncle. To get the cash, however, Brewster must spend $30 million within 30 days -- and have absolutely nothing to show for it. Baseball buddy Spike Nolan (John Candy) helps Brewster with his spending spree while snooty attorney Warren Cox (Stephen Collins) watches his every move.
65.		- Police Academy: Special Edition In a less-than-brilliant flight of fancy, the mayor decides that the Police Academy will now be open to any and all applicants. Of course, that opens the floodgates to a swarm of weirdos and eccentrics who have no business protecting or serving anything (except perhaps fast food). Steve Guttenberg stars in this hilarious movie that spawned a rash of raucous sequels. Includes the documentary "Behind Academy Doors: Secret Files Revealed."
66.		- Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment Officer Carey Mahoney (Steve Guttenberg) and his cohorts have finally graduated from the Police Academy and are about to hit the streets on their first assignment. Question is, are they ready to do battle with a band of graffiti-tagging terrorists? Time will tell, but don't sell short this cheerful band of doltish boys in blue. Co-stars Bob Goldthwait, Bubba Smith, Colleen Camp, Howard Hesseman and Julie Brown.
67.		- Police Academy 3: Back in Training Officer Carey Mahoney (Steve Guttenberg) and those underachieving graduates of the Police Academy are back -- and back in training -- in the third sequel of the hit comedy series. They guys (and gals) are in competition with another police academy to see which one will survive a state-decreed budget cut. Co-stars Bob Goldthwait, Bubba Smith, Shawn Weatherly, Tim Kazurinsky and Ed Nelson.
68.		- Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol A very green batch of civilian volunteers joins the new Citizens on Patrol program headed by officer Carey Mahoney (Steve Guttenberg), but Captain Harris (G.W. Bailey) is determined that it will fail … miserably. This fourth sequel of the hit comedy series stars Bubba Smith, Bob Goldthwait, Tim Kazurinsky and Sharon Stone (in one of her early movie roles).
69.		- Police Academy 5: Assignment - Miami Beach The land of sun and fun is just about to get darker when the doofus Police Academy cadets -- at the urging of Capt. Harris (G.W. Bailey) -- crash an awards celebration in Miami. It's laughs aplenty in this fifth sequel in the hit comedy series that stars Bubba Smith, Rene Auberjonois, Matt McCoy and Janet Jones.
70.		- Police Academy 6: City Under Siege The Police Academy cadets take to the streets when three incompetent criminals manage to pull off a metropolitan crime wave. Peter Bonerz (Jerry the dentist from the "Bob Newhart" television series) directs this sixth sequel in the hit comedy series that stars Brian Seeman, Bruce Mahler, Bubba Smith, Kenneth Mars, Lance Kinsey and Leslie Easterbrook.
71.		- Police Academy 7: Mission to Moscow The gonzo cadets from everyone's favorite police academy jet off to Moscow to help the Russians deal with the Mafia. This seventh sequel in the hit comedy series stars Charlie Schlatter, Christopher Lee, Claire Forlani, David Graf, G.W. Bailey, Leslie Easterbrook, Michael Winslow, Pamela Guest, Richard Israel and Ron Perlman. Can you say nyet-wits?
72.		- Desperately Seeking Susan Roberta (Rosanna Arquette) seeks vicarious thrills through other people's personal ads. But via a jacket, amnesia and mistaken identity, Roberta comes to believe she's Susan (Madonna), a wild Soho vamp wanted by the mob. Dez (Aidan Quinn) falls for "Susan" (Roberta); the real Susan has no idea she has a double; and Roberta's husband, Jim (Mark Blum), is thrown for a loop. Director Susan Seidelman's romantic comedy features tons of cameos.
73.		- Full Metal Jacket One of the most authentic portraits of warfare ever captured on film, Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket teems with howling madness, stark images and troubling questions about duty, honor and sacrifice. Raw recruits (including Matthew Modine) suffer the grueling ordeal of basic training and battle with the Viet Cong over the city of Hue during the Tet Offensive.
74.		- The Last Dragon Motown mogul Berry Gordy produced this all-purpose pastiche of 1970s and 1980s pop culture, which features martial arts, funk, blaxploitation, disco and recording star (and former Prince girl) Vanity. The plot concerns Bruce Lee wannabe Leroy Green (Taimak), who must protect Vanity from a gang boss (Julius J. Carry). Directed by Michael Schultz (who also directed Car Wash), the film features the screen debut of Chazz Palminteri.
75.		- Lethal Weapon 2 The action starts when the lights go down in this rip-roaring sequel that reunites Mel Gibson and Danny Glover. In the opening chase, Martin Riggs (Gibson) and Roger Murtaugh (Glover) stumble across a trunk full of Krugerrands. They follow the trail to a South African diplomat who's using his immunity to conceal a smuggling operation. When he plants a bomb under Murtaugh's toilet, the action explodes!
76.		- Lethal Weapon 3 Archetypal buddy cops Riggs (Mel Gibson) and Murtaugh (Danny Glover) are back for another round of high-stakes action, this time setting their sights on bringing down a former LAPD lieutenant turned black market weapons dealer (Stuart Wilson). Rene Russo joins Richard Donner's groundbreaking series as Lorna Cole, the beautiful yet hardnosed Internal Affairs sergeant who catches Riggs's eye.
77.		- Lethal Weapon 4 Supercops Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson) and Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover) return, along with Joe Pesci, Rene Russo and Chris Rock as a fast-talking cop. The gang stumbles onto a Chinese people-smuggling ring, led by enforcer Jet Li, the toughest, fastest cat the Lethal crew has ever faced. Features include deleted scenes from the three previous Lethal Weapon movies.
78.		- The Money Pit An up-and-coming entertainment lawyer (Tom Hanks) and his yuppie girlfriend (Shelley Long) set out to renovate their dream house -- only to be plagued by her ex-husband (Alexander Godunov), an unscrupulous construction firm and the house's crumbling structure. Between collapsing staircases and unscrupulous craftsmen doing more damage than good, the couple are soon up to their ears in trouble (and rubble) in this charming comedy.
79.		- Romancing the Stone When a reclusive romance writer (Kathleen Turner) -- whose humdrum life in no way resembles the exploits of her fiery fictional heroines -- learns her sister's been kidnapped, she's soon embroiled in a wild adventure involving hidden treasure and a dashing mercenary (Michael Douglas). Set in the jungles of Colombia, Robert Zemeckis's breakneck action comedy co-stars Danny DeVito as a hilariously inept baddie.
80.		- The Jewel of the Nile In this sequel to Romancing the Stone, romance writer Joan Wilder (Kathleen Turner) has grown bored traveling the world with her boyfriend, Jack Colton (Michael Douglas), and accepted an invitation to journey to the Middle East with a sheik. Once there, Joan is abducted and imprisoned with a luckless spiritual leader. Now, Colton and his new partner, Ralph (Danny Devito), must come to Wilder's rescue.
81.		- Away from Her Sarah Polley directs this drama about a long-married but still very much in love couple whose lives are torn asunder when one of them must enter a rest home. Julie Christie (in an Oscar-nominated role) plays the wife, and Gordon Pinsent plays the husband desperate to ensure her comfort in the new setting while burdened with guilt over past behavior. Olympia Dukakis co-stars in this film inspired by an Alice Munro story.
82.		- The Eye When a young girl, Mun (Angelica Lee), undergoes a corneal transplant to correct her blindness, she not only receives the gift of eyesight, but second sight as well: She can now see ghosts. To exorcise the demons tormenting her, Mun looks into the life of the person who donated the corneas and unearths a deep mystery that she becomes desperate to solve.
83.		- Atonement In this drama based on the critically acclaimed novel by Ian McEwan, a childhood lie irrevocably changes the lives of several people forever. When 13-year-old Briony Tallis (Saoirse Ronan) misinterprets a moment of flirtation between her older sister Cecilia (Keira Knightley) and a servant's son, Robbie Turner (James McAvoy), her confusion causes her to finger Robbie as the perpetrator of a crime. Brenda Blethyn and Vanessa Redgrave co-star in this Oscar nominee for Best Picture.
84.		- Saw IV Picking up where its grisly predecessor left off, Saw IV finds Jeff searching for his missing daughter. A videotape from the dead serial killer Jigsaw is Jeff's only lead in this frantic hunt. The film leapfrogs back and forth in time throughout the Saw series and ties up some bloody loose ends lingering from the previous films. Darren Lynn Bousman, who directed the second and third chapters in the hit franchise, returns to helm Part 4.
85.		- Planet Earth: The Complete Collection: Disc 3 This disc includes the following episodes: "Great Plains," "Jungles" and "Shallow Seas."
86.		- Planet Earth: The Complete Collection: Disc 4 This disc includes the following episodes: "Seasonal Forests" and "Ocean Deep."
87.		- Planet Earth: The Complete Collection: Disc 5 This disc includes the documentary entitled, "Planet Earth: The Future."
88.		- The Eye Blind violinist Sydney Wells (Jessica Alba) undergoes a corneal transplant to restore her sight. With the help of her doctor (Alessandro Nivola) and her sister Helen (Parker Posey), Sydney learns to see again. Unfortunately, the surgery leaves some creepy side effects, and Sydney's sanity soon comes into question when she starts seeing supernatural beings. This thriller is a remake of the Hong Kong spine-tingler Gin Gwai.
89.		- Frank Zappa: Apostrophe /Over-Nite Sensation Frank Zappa's early 1970s albums "Over-Nite Sensation" and "Apostrophe (')" are two of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful works in a prolific career. This compilation of interviews, performance clips and home movie footage sheds light on the creation of these masterpieces. Songs include "Dinah-Moe Humm," "I'm the Slime," "Montana," "St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast," "Dirty Love," "Cosmic Debris" and "Stink-Foot."
90.		- Frank Zappa: Baby Snakes In addition to being a cutting-edge musician, Frank Zappa also funnels his unique talent in other areas. This landmark 1979 film includes hours of bizarre Zappa musical performances appended to the weird "claymation" vision of his artist friend, Bruce Bickford. Baby Snakes won First Prize in a French animation film competition. Includes rare backstage footage … plus copious amounts of screwing off!
91.		- Frank Zappa: The Dub Room Special This rare compilation of clips from two separate live performances captures musical surrealist Frank Zappa in 1974 and 1981, playing on air for Los Angeles's public television station KCET and at his annual Halloween show in New York City. Musical tracks are interspersed with claymation and stop-motion animation (which, at the time, were considered advanced effects), as well as an assortment of comedy sketches.
92.		- Kurt Cobain: About a Son In a series of evocative interviews with rock icon Kurt Cobain, journalist Michael Azerrad captures the late artist's inner thoughts and personal memories about life, music, success and failure. Director AJ Schnack assembled intimate conversations into a poignant portrait of a creative genius and young man in pain. This emotional blend of imagery, music and voice about the infamous and elusive artist is a 2007 Independent Spirit Award nominee.
93.		- For the Bible Tells Me So In this Sundance documentary, director Daniel Karslake goes to the Bible to examine the ways in which conservative Christian groups have used -- and sometimes exploited -- holy Scripture to deny basic human rights to gays and lesbians around the world. Highlights include interviews with V. Gene Robinson, the first openly gay bishop in the Anglican Communion, and Chrissy Gephardt, the lesbian daughter of former U.S. Rep. Dick Gephardt.
94.		- The Conscientious Objector In this feature-length documentary, filmmaker Terry Benedict relates the true story of Desmond Doss, a World War II soldier who refused to take up arms against others yet found himself wearing the Congressional Medal of Honor. Viewing his beliefs as those of a "conscientious cooperator" -- and not an "objector" -- the combat medic bravely rescued 75 wounded men from the front lines without any weapons to defend himself.
95.		- Friday the 13th: Part 3 An idyllic summer in the woods turns into an unyielding nightmare of unspeakable terror for yet another group of sexually frustrated camp counselors. With the maniacal Jason Voorhees (Richard Brooker) lurking in every corner, the teens drop off one by one, falling victim to Camp Crystal Lake's bloody legacy. Originally presented in 3D, the film hits the audience with plenty of gruesome objects -- including knives, pitchforks and eyeballs.
96.		- Friday the 13th: Part 4: The Final Chapter Hockey-masked psychopath Jason Vorhees (Ted White) is back in business at Camp Crystal Lake in the fourth (but far from final) installment of the popular, long-running horror series. As randy teens are slain one by one, Tommy (Corey Feldman) comes up with a plan to distract the killer. Makeup master Tom Savini provides much of the gore, and actor Crispin Glover turns in an unusual performance as a stud in training.
97.		- Friday the 13th: Part 5: A New Beginning Having landed in a mental hospital after "killing" Jason in The Final Chapter, an older Tommy (now played by John Shepard) is released to a halfway house populated by the usual maladjusted teens. Then, surprise, the grisly murders begin anew. Has the homicidal hockey goalie returned from the dead, or is Tommy turning into Jason himself? Juliette Cummins and Deborah Vorhees co-star, with Dick Wieand appearing as Jason.
98.		- Friday the 13th: Part 6: Jason Lives As a child, Tommy (Thom Mathews) killed Jason Voorhees, the demented serial killer whose exploits landed many a corpse at the bottom of Crystal Lake. Years later, Tommy is losing sleep over a nagging question: Is Jason really dead? When Tommy and a friend visit the cemetery to dig up the murderer's grave, they find a well-rested Jason ready to spill blood again. Rocker Alice Cooper sings the title tune, "He's Back (The Man Behind the Mask)."
99.		- Friday the 13th: Part 7: The New Blood The legendary horror series continues! After lying dormant at the bottom of Crystal Lake, Jason is released from his watery grave by Tina (Lar Park-Lincoln), a telekinetic teenager who returned to the site where her father supposedly drowned in hopes of using her psychic powers to solve the mystery of his death. But, with the hockey-masked murderer on the loose, the killing spree begins again. Can she control her powers enough to stop Jason?
100.		- Jason Goes to Hell Jason Voorhees, the living, breathing essence of evil, is back for one fierce, final fling. Since he was tracked down and blown to bits by an FBI task force, everyone assumes he's finally dead. But now, Jason has been reborn with the bone-chilling ability to assume the identity of anyone he touches! In this shocking, blood-soaked finale to Jason's legacy of terror, the horrible secret of his unstoppable killing instinct is finally revealed.
101.		- Jason X It's 2455 A.D., and Earth is a contaminated planet that's been abandoned for centuries. In the remains of a research facility, a visiting archaeology class discovers two frozen ancestors -- a beautiful woman and a rotted corpse wearing a strange mask. When they transport the carcasses back to their space lab and the ice melts, Jason is revived ... and ready to unleash a new kind of hell on the future.
102.		- A Nightmare on Elm Street A group of high school friends are being slaughtered in their sleep by the hideous fiend of their shared dreams. When the police ignore her explanation, one girl must confront the killer in his shadowy realm.
103.		- A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge It's been 5 years since Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) tormented those hapless Elm Street teens with his razor glove and maniacal sense of humor. Now, he's back for revenge, with his sights set on another innocent victim he can torture and possess. If Freddy's plan to live again succeeds, he'll return from the dead and be free to kill anyone his twisted heart desires!
104.		- A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors It's been many years since Freddy Krueger's (Robert Englund) first victim, Nancy, came face to face with Freddy and his sick, evil ways. Now, Nancy's all grown up; she's put her frightening nightmares behind her and is helping teens cope with their dreams. Too bad Freddy's decided to herald his return by invading the kids' dreams and scaring them into committing suicide.
105.		- A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child In his final appearance, Freddy returns stronger than ever and once again ready to terrorize the teens of Elm Street. He decides to target his old nemesis, Alice, in hopes of entering her unborn child's soul and being "born again" when the child enters the world. Alice must stop Freddy by freeing his dead mother's spirit so she can rise up and defeat Freddy for good.
106.		- A Nightmare on Elm Street 6: Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare Just when you thought it was safe to go back to sleep, Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) returns in this sixth installment of the Nightmare on Elm Street series. Child psychologist Maggie Burroughs (Lisa Zane), tormented by recurring nightmares, meets a patient with the same horrific dreams, and the quest for answers leads to a certain house on Elm Street -- where the nightmares become reality. Johnny Depp and rocker Alice Cooper appear in cameos.
107.		- A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master Resurrected from the depths of hell, Freddy returns to kill the remaining teens on Elm Street. But even after he murders the last kid, Freddy's still not satisfied and looks for other ways to continue his sinister murdering spree. He soon finds the perfect person to victimize: Alice, a girl gifted with the special power of bringing other people into her dreams.
108.		- The People Under the Stairs Master of horror Wes Craven brings an urban twist to the classic fairy tale in the story of Fool, a 13-year-old lad who succumbs to ghetto pressures to steal from a local house. Fool's instant karma comes in the gruesome form of the house's residents -- an insane, deformed family of murderers. The perils

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