Set in miami officer oconner stripped of his badge is recruited to infiltrate the miami street racing circuit in an effort to redeem himself. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 02/05/2008 Starring: Paul Walker Eva Mendes Run time: 108 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: John Singleton

When 440 missing people emerge from nowhere the department of homeland security wants to know why. But the answers arent coming eay & by the time they do it might be too late. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 12/21/2004 Run time: 256 minutes Rating: Nr

A highly advanced robotic boy longs to become real so that he can regain the love of his human mother. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 02/13/2007 Starring: Haley Joel Osment Jude Law Run time: 145 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Stephen Spielberg

Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 09/23/2008 Run time: 133 minutes Rating: Pg13

Ali is a rush of charm, violence, and well-crafted mythmaking sure to enthrall. From the unforgettable surge of the opening—a 10-minute montage of sheer brilliance where formative scenes from the early life of Cassius Clay float along on the rapture of a live performance by Sam Cooke in a Harlem nightclub—through to Muhammad Ali's departure for Zaire to fight George Foreman, Michael Mann's homage is mostly crisp and fleet-footed. As Clay/Ali, Will Smith acquits himself marvelously due in large part to his uncanny re-creation of Ali's most famous weapon, his mesmerizing voice. Indeed, the best scenes throughout showcase Ali's verbal rather than pugilistic sparring; whether with his entourage (notably Jamie Foxx), Howard Cosell (Jon Voight), or Don King (Mykelti Williamson), Michael Mann's Ali has the same authoritative wit and ability to surprise that so disarmed the public. The news conferences and behind-the-scenes banter are exquisitely re-created; not so Ali's flaws. Mann's attempt to depict Ali's womanizing, his dubious affiliation with the Nation of Islam, and his insatiable need for the spotlight seems halfhearted and laborious in comparison to the film's enlivened adoration of its subject. As the sluggish second half of the film betrays, Ali is at its impressionistic best when it's in awe rather than when it explains. —Fionn Meade

It was a family affair in the second season of J.J. Abrams's wonderfully inventive Alias, as super secret agent Sydney Bristow (Jennifer Garner) came face-to-face with the mother of all super secret agents—her own mother, Irina Derevko (Lena Olin), a former KGB agent presumed dead but alive and more dangerous than ever. After shooting poor Syd, Irina later shows up at the doorstep of the CIA, offering to turn herself in and work for the good guys. But can she be trusted? Alias set up so much duplicity in its second season that it might have been hard to keep track of who was doing what to whom, but thanks to a great ensemble cast, fast-paced writing and direction, and some cannily cast guest stars, Alias rode a stunning emotional roller-coaster and never broke its momentum, even when halfway through the season, the show reinvented itself. With episode 13, "Phase One" (which aired after the Super Bowl to the show's biggest audience), Syd's original nemesis (and employer) SD-6 changes forever, yet the kick-butt agent still finds herself going up against the malevolent leader Sloane (Ron Rifkin) and his ever-changing set of henchmen. Action fans got plenty of fighting, while romantic Alias watchers swooned as Syd and the dashing Vaughn (Michael Vartan) finally consummated their unrequited love.

The critically acclaimed show owed a debt to Buffy the Vampire Slayer for its mix of action, romance, mystery, and moral quandaries, but in this season Alias truly came into its own—with a climax that came as a total shocker and prepped the show for an emotionally volatile third season. Guest stars included the phenomenal Amy Irving as Sloane's wife, Faye Dunaway as a nefarious bigwig, Christian Slater as a kidnapped scientist, and Ethan Hawke as a fellow CIA agent (or rather, two of them), but it was the dysfunctional nuclear family of Syd, Irina, and father Jack (Victor Garber) that gave Alias its heart and its strength, whether the three perfectly cast actors (all Emmy nominated) were just bickering or undertaking deadly hand-to-hand combat. And you thought your family had problems! —Mark Englehart

After their first year at college the guys reunite for another summer of fun. Jim continues his quest for sexual independence by seeking the help of his old prom date michele after an unexpected call from nadia who plans to visit jim. Meanwhile kev and vicky find themselves in an awkward situation. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 08/24/2004 Starring: Seann William Scott Jason Biggs Run time: 100 minutes Rating: R Director: J.b. Rogers

When andrew sterling a successful black urbanite writer buys a vacation home on a resort in new england the police mistake him for a burglar Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 01/08/2008 Starring: Samuel L Jackson Dabney Coleman Run time: 96 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: E Max Frye

Matrix writer-directors Larry and Andy Wachowski commissioned seven artists from Japan, America and Korea to make nine short films set in the world of their feature trilogy. Some of the top anime directors contributed to this anthology, including Yoshiaki Kawajiri (Ninja Scroll), Koji Morimoto (Robot Carnival), and Shinchiro Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop). Some of the films tie directly into the narrative of the live-action movies. Drawn in a style reminiscent of Jean "Moebius" Giraud, Mahiro Maeda's The Second Renaissance (Part I & Part II) depicts the human-machine wars that caused the enslavement of humanity and the creation of the Matrix. The duel between two flamboyantly costumed Kabuki warriors in Kawajiri's Program is an expanded version of the cybernetic training Neo (Keanu Reeves) undergoes in the first Matrix film. Watanabe evokes the look of old newspaper photographs in A Detective Story, which falls outside the storyline of the features. Fast-paced, violent and grim, The Animatrix is an uneven but intriguing compilation that represents a new level in the ongoing cross-pollination between Japanese animation and American live action. (Not rated, suitable for ages 16 and older: considerable violence, violence against women, grotesque imagery, brief nudity, alcohol use) —Charles Solomon

True story of the moon-bound mission that developed severe trouble and the men that rescued it with skill and dedication. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 08/22/2006 Starring: Tom Hanks Clint Howard Run time: 140 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Ron Howard

After new york city is damaged by hundreds of small meteorites nasa discovers an asteroid is on a collison course with earth. They recruit the best deep core driller in the world harry stamper to train astronauts who will go to the asteroid drill into the center and detonate a nuclear warhead. Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 05/16/2006 Starring: Bruce Willis Liv Tyler Run time: 151 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Michael Bay

Back to the future i ii & iii trilogy. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 01/25/2005 Starring: Michael J. Fox Lea Thompson Rating: Pg Director: Robert Zemeckis

Studio: Hbo Home Video Release Date: 11/11/2008 Run time: 705 minutes Rating: Nr

Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 09/20/2005