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Matilda: Return to Crunchem Hall

A sequel to the 1996 film and Roald Dahl novel, Matilda. The film opens to what appears to be a couple fighting in a window of a New York apartment. After much shouting, the male figure slams the apartment door and leaves. The female figure slides into a dinning room chair and begins to cry. Danny DeVito reprises his role as the Narrator. "Years have went by. Matilda clung to Miss. Honey's radiant and joyous motherhood as long as she possibly could. She is now living in a New York apartment. A divorce has come and gone. She is blessed with a handsome and special young son, Phillip." Matilda is out of a job and recently divorced. She must return back home to live with her adopted mother, Miss Jennifer Honey. She receives a job as a librarian at her former school, Crunchem Hall. Miss. Honey is able to give her the job, since she is still the Principle at the school. Matilda enrolls her young son into the Kindergarten program. After one perfect year goes by, Miss. Honey tragically passes away from a massive heart attack. Matilda and Phillip continue living in her home. It is revealed that Gretchen Trunchbull, the sister of Agatha Trunchbull, will be taking the job as the new principle. Matilda quickly learns that Gretchen is no better than her sister, and that she must help protect the children of Crunchem Hall. After many elusive thrills and tricks, Gretchen decides to bring her sister Agatha in to help her run a tighter ship. Another teacher at the school, Luke Kingsley, tries to help Matilda overcome the wicked ways of the Trunchbull sisters. Matilda and Luke seem to fall in love. When the two teachers are trapped by the Trunchbulls, Matilda's son, Phillip, helps them escape with his telekinesis powers. It is revealed here that Matilda's powers have been passed on to her son. The Trunchbull sisters are arrested and Crunchem Hall is shutdown. Matilda, Luke, and Philip move away to start their own school for children with increasing smarts and special abilities. Matilda leaves her mother's house in the hands of a local realtor. As the movie ends it shows the realtor giving a tour of the house to what is hilariously revealed to be Harry and Zinnia Wormwood.

Elizabeth

A biopic about Queen Elizabeth II. The film is split into four chapters. The first chapter, titled "The Childhood", focuses on her grandfather's (King George V) death, and her uncle's (Edward VIII) extremely short reign as King due to his abdication crisis. The chapter also follows Elizabeth's father, George VI, becoming the new King, and her childhood during World War II. The second chapter, titled "The Coronation", begins with Elizabeth's and Phillip's wedding. The birth of their children, Charles and Anne, is also addressed. The majority of the chapter focuses on Elizabeth's father's sudden death and her accession of the throne. Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II and continued turning the British Empire into the Commonwealth of Nations. The third chapter, titled "The Mother", fast-forwards nearly thirty years. It is 1981, and Queen Elizabeth II survives an attempted assassination while attending the Trooping the Colour ceremony. The chapter focuses mainly on her son, Prince Charles, and Lady Diana Spencer's wedding. Her grandchildren's (William and Henry) births are also addressed. The chapter also focuses on the Queen's anxious period while her other son, Prince Andrew, served in the Falklands War. Other small things like the intruder in her Buckingham Palace bedroom and her meeting with Ronald Reagan are also addressed. The final chapter, titled "The Death", is an entire chapter focusing on the death of Princess Diana in 1997. In December of 1996, Prince Charles and Diana formally separated. The Queen and her family where criticized for "outing" Diana from the family. In August 1997, Diana was killed in a car crash in Paris. During this time The Queen was on vacation in Balmoral. The Queen and Phillip took the grandchildren, William and Henry, to church the following morning and then kept them away from the public inside the Balmoral Castle for five days. Her Majesty's Government seemed to no pay no attention to the horrific incident, not even lowering the flag to half-mast. The Queen returned to Buckingham palace the day before Diana's funeral to address the people. After her address, most of the public's hostility evaporated. The film ends with the Royal Family standing behind The Queen while she addresses her people on her Golden Jubilee in 2002.

High Time to Kill

The sequel to Never Dream of Dying. Bond and his girlfriend Tylyn Mignonne are attending a dinner party thrown by the Governor of The Bahamas. The Governor, who has a gambling debt with a member of SPECTRE, has refused to pay up since he feels that he had been cheated, so there is much security detail at the event. However, the SPECTRE member disguises himself as one of the guards and kills the Governor. Bond recognizes the assassin as the same tall and unusual looking man that rescued Blofeld via helicopter. He escapes in his car and Bond follows him in his Aston Martin Vanquish. The car seems to disappear in the Bahamian Jungle and Bond loses him. Three weeks later Bond is given undisclosed orders by M to follow a man named Steven Harding. Harding is believed to be the leader of SPECTRE. Bond tracks Harding and his Chinese bodyguard, Basil, to Belgium. While Bond gets in a fight and narrowly kills Harding's bodyguard, Harding escapes. MI6 tracks down Harding in Nepal. Upon arriving in Nepal, Bond discovers Harding's dead body. A note is found next to his body from SPECTRE. It is revealed that Steven Harding was indeed a member of SPECTRE, and the note was directions given to Harding from a previous time. The directions were leading Harding to SPECTRE's newest drug warehouse in the Himalayas. A few days later, ond arrives at the Himalayas and meets sexy mountaineer Hope Kendal. Bond climbs with Hope atop the peak of Kangchenjunga. It turns out that Hope was actually a Spanish spy that was to meet with Harding. She discovers who Bond is and tries to kill him. After a physical high elevation fight, Bond knocks Hope out cold and carries her on his shoulders. Bond reaches the top and quickly meets the tall and unusual looking man once again. We learn this time that the man is Zbigniew Krycsiwiki, but Blofeld calls him Jaws. Bond battles with Jaws and escapes. After a discrete plan, Bond kills Blofeld and shuts down SPECTRE. The film ends with Bond making love with Hope Kendal.

Never Dream of Dying

The sequel to Semper Occultus. James Bond is sent on a mission to discover more about the unnamed NGO group and Emilio Largo. The film begins with a police raid in London that goes horribly wrong, killing innocent men, women, and even children. Bond knows Emilio and his group is behind the carnage, and vows to take them down once and for all for her Majesty's sake. His hunt takes him to Paris, into a deadly game of predator and prey, and a fateful meeting with the seductive Tylyn Mignonne, a movie star with a sordid past, who helps Bond find Emilio and his unnamed group. Eventually Bond is introduced to Ernst Stavro Blofeld, a Hollywood director that is directing Tylyn's husbands upcoming film, Pirate Island. It is quickly discovered that Emilio Largo and Ernst Stavro Blofeld are working together to move drugs out of Paris and into London. Leon Essinger, Tylyn's husband, is helping Blofeld and Emilio move the drugs into his underground shelter underneath his London mansion on the River Thames. With the help of Tylyn, James is able to stop the group and kill Emilio Largo. In an uneasy standoff, Tylyn shoots and kills her husband. Ernst Stavro Blofeld escapes by a helicopter piloted by a tall man with metal like teeth. Bond discovers the name of the NGO group is SPECTRE.

Semper Occultus

A complete reboot of Ian Fleming's James Bond. The film explains how Bond earned his job as 007 at the MI6. When the Majesty's Secret Service is exploited for false claims, Alex Younger (the real Chief of the MI6) must provide immediate proof of a hacking. An unnamed NGO (Non-government organization) frames the MI6 by putting forth false claims that Alex Younger had ordered his Secret Intelligence Officers to kill the Queen. The Queen orders a complete shutdown of the MI6 and states that for this moment forward that all British Military and Secret Intelligence will be handled by Her Majesty's Government. Former Naval Intelligence Admiral, Miles Messervy, is appointed by the Queen as second in command of the Secret Service. Emilio Largo, a Roman drug dealer, is revealed to be the leader of the unnamed NGO group that framed the MI6. Alex Younger's home is broken into, he and his family are killed by the group. With truth now being told, the Queen orders the reopening of MI6 and appoints Miles Messervy as the new Chief. Miles promises the Queen that the new MI6 will be smaller and more discrete. A new ordering system is set-up by newly appointed secretary, Eve Moneypenny. This ordering system numbers eight total agents, so their names will be disclosed. 001 through 008 are appointed by the MI6. Miles orders Eve and the eight agents to only call him by the letter 'M'. A newly appointed Quartermaster is also hired by the Queen to arm the agents with Secret and High-tech intelligence weapons for their own safety. After days of exercise training, the team agrees that agent 007, James Bond, is the best they have. Bond is a former lower-ranked military sergeant from the Majesty's Army. 007 is sent on a mission to discover more about the unnamed NGO group and Emilio Largo.

The Flintstones

A dark-comedy film based on the 1960's Animated Television series of the same name. The town of Bedrock is alarmed by the news of an asteroid heading toward Earth. An asteroid so large that scientist are to believe that it will whip the majority of mankind and all livings things off the planet. The Flintstones and The Rubbles are the only families in town to take the news serious. The rest of the citizens of Bedrock don't believe the foolish news and are quoted to say that "only fools believe in that space bulllarky". Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble, being the only two half whited citizens to actually believe such a story, build a safety shelter for their families to live in. The Flintstones and The Rubbles are the only surviving people on Earth. They must revash through the dark and spooky remains of the planet and begin to rebuild mankind and all things surrounding it.

Batman Justice

Batman's career as a vigilante earns him the ire of the police. During this period, Wayne has a fiancee named Julie Madison. Wayne takes in an orphaned circus acrobat, Dick Grayson, who becomes his sidekick, Robin. Batman also becomes a founding member of the Justice Society of America, although he, like Superman, is an honorary member, and thus only participates occasionally. Batman's relationship with the law thaws quickly, and he is made an honorary member of Gotham City's police department. During this time, butler Alfred Pennyworth is introduced to Wayne's Batman alter ego, and begins helping him save Gotham from Victor Fries and Oswald Cobblepot.

Batman Origins

Bruce Wayne is born to Dr. Thomas Wayne and his wife Martha, two very wealthy and charitable Gotham City socialites in 1915. Bruce is brought up in Wayne Manor, with it's wealthy splendor, and lives a happy and privileged existence until the age of eight, when his parents are killed by a small-timed criminal named Joe Chill while on their way home from a movie theater. Bruce Wayne swears an oath to rid the city of the evil that had taken his parents' lives. He engages in intense intellectual and physical training; however, he realizes that these skills alone would not be enough. "Criminals are superstitious and cowardly lot," Wayne remarks, "so my disguise must be able to strike terror into their hearts. I must be a creature of the night, black, terrible..." As if responding to his desires, a bat suddenly flies through the window, inspiring Bruce to take on the persona of Batman.

Flash Gordon

Based on the comic book series of the same name. The film follows the adventures of Flash Gordon, a handsome polo player and Yale University graduate, and his companions Dale Arden and Dr. Hans Zarkov. The story begins with Earth threatened by a collision with the planet Mongo. Dr. Zarkov invents a rocket ship to fly into space in an attempt to stop the disaster. Half mad, he kidnaps Flash and Dale and they travel to the planet. Landing on the planet, and halting the collision, they come into conflict with Ming the Merciless, Mongo's evil ruler.

Shatterhand

Shatterhand is the 25th instalment in the James Bond film series produced by Eon Productions for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Sony Pictures. It is Daniel Craig's fifth performance as James Bond. Blofeld has spent the last five years in MI6's Federal prison. The MI6's disclosed headquarters is attacked by a villainous German cooperation, which kidnaps Bloefeld. Upon noticing the abscents of Blofeld from the prison, Bond notices an ingraved scripture wrote on the prison wall, "Life can end with the shatter of the hand". Bond and the M16 is to believe Blofeld has escaped. The German cooperation is ran by notorious villain, Julius No, whom is working under the name "Shatterhand". Blofeld is kidnapped by him to help give secrets about the MI6 that only he knows. Refusing to give the secrets away due to the "unprofesional welcome", Julius begins to torture Blofeld. It is revealed that Mr. Hinx now works for Julius. Since Blofeld is being no help, Julius has Mr. Hinx kill him, but Mr. Hinx let's Blofeld go free. Julius then decides to turn to plan #2, which is kidnap Mrs. Moneypenny and lure Bond to them. Julius continues to leave "shatterhand" quotes on the main computer systems of the MI6. Bond is certain that Blodfeld is behind the kidnapping of Mrs. Moneypenny. Bond arrives at the German cooperation and quickly meets Mr. Hinx, which turns into a fist fight. Bond escapes Mr. Hinx and rescues Mrs. Moneypenny. Upon leaving, Julius introduces himself to Bond. Bond gives Mrs. Moneypenny a gun and tells her to run to the plane. Bond and Julius square off. After a long and bloody gun fight, Julius has the chance to kill Bond, but a gun shot goes off and Julius falls over on top of Bond. Bond lies there with his eyes closed and says, "I thought I told you to go to the plane". Bond opens his eyes and turns his head to see Blofeld standing against the wall. A gun slides out of his hand and hits the ground.

Farley

A biopic film based on the life of comedian and actor Chris Farley. From his early beginnings in Wisconsin, to his highly successful career on SNL.

Kingsman: The Eiffel Eclipse

A British-American action spy film directed by Matthew Vaughn, and the sequel to the 2017 film Kingsman: The Golden Circle. After the Kingsman's notorious battle with Poppy and "The Golden Circle", they return back to London to rebuild their headquarters. During the rebuild, the Kingsman find secret messages coded into the main computer system. The messages suggest that the Kingsman's most top secrets have been stolen and are now in the hands of a French criminal group called the "Eclipse". The Frenchman, Kingman's French counterpart, agrees to join forces with them and track down the stolen top secrets. Little does the Kingsman know that the Frenchman are actually part of the "Eclipse". The Frenchman eventually turn on the Kingsman and plan to use the top secrets to blow up London. The Kingsman must go to battle with the "Eclipse" and save their beloved city.

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I. is an American action-comedy film based on the 1980–1988 television series of the same name created by Donald Bellisario and Glen Larson. The film is set in present day. Similar to other "based on TV series" movies such as Chips, The Dukes of Hazard, and Starsky & Hutch. A drug deal goes wrong in the 9th inning of a Detroit Tigers baseball game. With only minutes left in the game, Thomas Magnum, recently retired Navy SEAL, decides to leave early since the Cleveland Indians are practically murdering his beloved Tigers. While departing Comerica Park he overhears a conversation in the back alley of the parking garage. A kingpin cocaine dealer from Oahu, Hawaii guns down three undercover FBI agents and steals $800 million dollars worth of cocaine. Thomas Magnum is the only surviving witness. The FBI stations Magnum in a Hawaiian mansion called the Robin's Nest. He is given strict orders to blend in with the local Hawaii citizens and only follow the FBI's commands. Magnum completely ignores these orders by wearing a Detroit Tigers ball cap, an extremely vibrant Aloha shirt, and a pair of aviators. Arriving at the mansion, Magnum is introduced to Jonathan Higgins, an ex-British Army Sergeant that has been hired by the mansions owner, Robin Masters, to over look the property while Magnum is staying. Magnum is like a kid in a candy store; while Higgins is very stern and takes the rules very seriously. The FBI also stations two former Marines on the island to help Magnum track down the cocaine kingpin. T.C. Calvin, one of the Marines, is given the backstory of a local helicopter pilot who owns a helicopter tour business called the Island Hoppers. Rick Wright, the other Marine, is given the backstory of a local bar owner. The three men must come together and help the FBI bust the kingpin, Akamu Lawson, and his cocaine smuggling buddies.

The Munsters

The film is set in present day California, but the Munster family is still stuck in their pre-gothic monster lifestyle. Eddie Munster, who is entering middle school, has decided to try out for the basketball team. After making the team he has to talk his family into leaving the house for the first time in hundreds of years, so they can go support him on the court. The Munster family takes baby steps at first, only going to the outskirts of their community. The family becomes overwhelmed with how much the world has changed, and are not able to control their excitement. After scaring all the neighbors away, and nearly causing a county wide uproar, the Munster family decides to never leave home again. Marilyn Munster, the families human niece, decides to teach the Munsters how to act like regular humans and fit in. With basketball season only weeks away, Marilyn works hard to reshape the Munsters. Only two days remain, and the Munsters are ready to try again. Marilyn takes them to downtown Las Angeles, a place that she says that they "will surely fit in". After months of human exercises and a few costumes, the Munsters make it through town without being yelled at, frightening a child, or causing an unnecessary uproar. The first day of basketball camp arrives. The Munsters awkwardly arrive at the game in their Munster Koach (jokingly they still think its normal to drive a 1940 coffin mobile). The family sits with the other families in the bleacher area, and watches the basketball game. All goes well until the concession salesman starts making his away around the gym selling snacks. Herman blatantly stands up and orders 2 bat-pops, a small friedd lizard, and a large sewer water. Herman in the middle of the sentence bends over to ask the family if they want anything, and Lily quickly shouts "ohhh! I want a large intestinal candy roll. Make it bloody strawberry!". The entire gym turns and looks at the Munsters. Faces of fear, disgust, and confusion appear. Someone from the back of the gym yells, "Hey! That's that weird Munster family!". Another person quickly shouts, "Get'em!". Marilyn stops the other families. She explains that there is nothing wrong with her family, and all they want to do is come watch their son play basketball and enjoy each others company. She explains that they are no different than any of the other families, and that they should be treated just the same as they treat each other. The Munster family stands up and removes their costumes. The their families begin feeling sorry for them, and feel somewhat embarrassed. One man continues to show hate towards the Munsters throughout the rest of the game. With seconds left in the last quarter, Eddie scores the winning point. The crowd goes wild. All the families celebrate and apologize to the Munsters. Even the one man who still showed hate even apologized (because his son was on the winning team). Lessons to be learned: Always treat each other equally. Why basketball?: Al Lewis, the original "Grandpa", was also a basketball scout.

Han Solo: A Star Wars Story

Han Solo and Chewbacca's adventures before joining the Rebellion, including their early encounters with Lando Calrissian.

Spartacus

A reboot of Howard Fast's novel of the same name. A Thracian gladiator who, along with the Crixus, Gannicus, Castus, and Oenomaus, was one of the escaped slave leaders in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic.

A Space Odyssey

A Reboot of the 2001: A Space Odyssey franchise. Synopsis: An imposing black structure provides a connection between the past and the future. Characters: Dr. James Beckett - The main protagonist. Loosely based on Dr. Dave Bowman from the original film. Isla Griffith - An astronaut aboard the Spectrum X on the first mission to Jupiter. Heavily based on Dr. Frank Poole from the original film. Dr. Perla Hadley - An astronaut who is tracking down the source of the black alien structure found on the Earth's moon. Loosely based on Dr. Heywood Floyd from the original film. HAL 9000 - The main antagonist. An artificial intelligence computer ran by aliens. Rhett Lincoln - An astronaut aboard the Spectrum X. Phil (chief man-ape) - The chief of the man-ape tribe. Heavily based on Moonwatcher from the original film. Orion (man-ape) - A man-ape from the tribe. Harold Bishop - President of NASA.

Wallace

In 1963, democrat, George Wallace, became the the Governor of the great state of Alabama. "In the name of the greatest people that have ever trod this earth, I draw the line in the dust and toss the gauntlet before the feet of tyranny, and I say segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever." He pushed Alabama into a state of separation and discrimination. He didn't want to lose his country to Martin Luther King. He didn't want to lose his country to the black. They fought back, and they won.

Blade: The Nightstalkers

Sequel to Blade. Two years have passed since the first film, and Hannibal King has nursed Blade and Frank Drake back to health. They have started their own vampire hunting agency titled Borderline Investigators. Doctor Strange manipulates and tricks the three into fighting off supernatural threats for himself. Strange uses them as his puppets to go to war with Lilith, Mother of All Demons, and Varnae, Lord of Vampires. After the three defeat Lilith and Varnae, they come to their senses and realize they are being used, they turn on Doctor Strange. Strange explains he manipulated them so that they could learn how to work as a team. Strange introduces the three to 'Plan Bliss'. An execution plan to destroy Dracula. They agree to work with Strange, and become The Nightstalkers. Alongside Doctor Strange, the three detectives battle Dracula and the Darkholders. During the battle, Blade rescues his former friend Safron Caulder. The Nightstalkers (Blade, Drake, King) and Safron Caulder continue their war with Dracula and the Darkholders, while Doctor Strange invents an execution medication to kill Dracula for his 'Plan Bliss'. Doctor Strange turns on The Nightstalkers and Safron Caulder and reveals that his manipulation of the three detectives was just part of his plan to get them together so he and Dracula could kill them. Dracula and Doctor Strange go to war with the detectives and Safron, but The Nightstalkers fight back. They kill Dracula and lock up Doctor Strange in a cage far away from humanity.

Blade

Blade, aka Eric Brooks, is a mixed martial artist whom is handy with the majority of every weaponry invented, especially any blade or sword type instrument. Blade is a Dhampir, a mix between a human and a vampire. He has devoted his life to fighting off evil vampires, such as Dracula. After years of trying to locate Dracula, Blade eventually finds him in Paris. Arriving in Paris, Blade encounters Quincy Harker, a vampire hunter whom he knows by reputation. Harker's team consists of Rachel van Helsing, Taj Nital, and Frank Drake. Due to Blade's selfish fighting style and uncontrollable temperament he strains himself from Harker's team, but keeps a steady relationship with them. After an unsuccessful battle with Dracula, Blade realizes he needs Harker and his team in order to kill the King of Vampires. Blade and the team are unable to track down Dracula, but are able to kill Deacon Frost, a vampire sorcerer whom allies with Dracula. After the death of Deacon, Dracula resurfaces and commands all of his vampires to attack Blade and Harker's team. The battle ends with Blade and Frank Drake as the only remaining vampire hunters. The others die in battle. Blade and Drake's extremely injured bodies are found by Hannibal King, a private detective whom Deacon Frost had turned into a vampire. He saves them both and takes their lifeless bodies home to care for.