A new take on the life of Chet
Baker, the legendary trumpeter whose heroin addiction contributed
to his (reported) suicide in 1988.
30 Days of Night (2007)
This is the story of an isolated
Alaskan town that is plunged into darkness for a month each year
when the sun sinks below the horizon. As the last rays of light
fade, the town is attacked by a bloodthirsty gang of vampires bent
on an uninterrupted orgy of destruction. Only the small town's
husband-and-wife Sheriff team stand between the survivors and
certain destruction.
Resurrecting the Champ (2007)
Up-and-coming sports reporter (Hartnett)
rescues a homeless man ("Champ", Samuel
Jackson) only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend
believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to
resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's
success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter
reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.
The
Black Dahlia (2006)
The Black Dahlia is set in 1940s Los Angeles. Two cops, Bucky Bleichert (Josh
Hartnett) and his partner, Lee Blanchard, investigate the death of Elizabeth Short, a young woman found brutally murdered. Bucky soon realizes that his girlfriend had ties to the deceased, and soon after that, he begins uncovering corruption and conspiracy within the police department.
Lucky
Number Slevin (2005)
A case of mistaken identity lands
a man (Hartnett) in the middle of a murder being plotted by one of
New York City's biggest crime bosses (Kingsley).
Mozart
and the Whale (2005)
A young couple who have Asperger's
syndrome, a kind of autism, fall in love, but their talents are
offset by an inability to relate to one another, which threatens
to undermine their relationship.
Sin
City (2005)
Sin City is a violent city where
the police department is as corrupt as the streets are deadly. In
this movie, we follow three stories, the central of which is Marv,
a tough-as-nails and nearly impossible to kill street fighter who
goes on a rampage of vengeance when a beautiful woman, Goldie
(King), he sleeps with for only one night is killed while lying in
bed with him.
Wicker
Park (2004)
After he has his heart broken, a
young Chicago investment banker, Matthew (Hartnett), returns from
two years away from the city as he tried to recover from the
experience, settling again in the Wicker Park neighborhood; he's
even engaged to a different woman now. Matthew's world gets thrown
for a loop, however, when he becomes obsessed with a woman he sees
in a cafe, believing her to be his long-lost love, to the extent
that he puts his engagement on hold, as his search for the girl
soon sends him down a dangerous path...
Hollywood
Homicide (2003)
Two LAPD homicide detectives who
moonlight in other fields, Joe Gavilian (Ford) (a real estate
agent) and K.C. Calden (Hartnett) (a yoga instructor and wannabe
actor), investigate the slaying of a rap group on stage that is
possibly orchestrated by Sartain (Washington), a notorious rap
label boss who is rumored to have arranged the death of rap
artists in the past who wanted to get out of their contracts, and
whose head of security is himself a former LAPD officer.
40
Days and 40 Nights (2002)
Matt Sullivan's (Josh Hartnett)
last big relationship ended in disaster and ever since his heart's
been aching and his commitment's been lacking. Then came Lent,
that time of year when everybody gives something up. That's when
Matt, a guy who's never been able to finish anything, decides to
go where no man's gone before and make a vow: No sex. Whatsover.
For 40 straight days. No touching. No kissing. No foreplay. No
fooling around. No self-gratification. No nothing. At first he has
everything under control. That is until the woman of his dreams (Shannyn
Sossamon) walks into his life. Now, with everyone betting he won't
finish what he started, he's just trying to hold on, and hoping
she's willing to hold out.
Black
Hawk Down (2001)
BLACK HAWK DOWN is director Ridley
Scott's (GLADIATOR) adaptation of the true war story as told in
Mark Bowden's book of the same title. The film takes place in 1993
when the U.S. sent special forces into Somalia to bring food and
humanitarian aid to the starving population. Using Black Hawk
helicopters to lower the soldiers onto the ground, an unexpected
attack by Somalian forces brings two of the helicopters down
immediately. From there, the U.S. soldiers must struggle to regain
their balance while enduring heavy gunfire.
O
(2001)
A modern reworking of William
Shakespeare's "Othello" set in an elite private school
located deep in the American South, Mekhi Phifer portrays NBA
hopeful Odin James, the only black student at the school. Odin not
only enjoys widespread popularity with the students, he is dating
Desi Brable (Julia Stiles), the daughter of the Dean of Palmetto
Grove Academy (John Heard). Odin's best friend, Hugo Goulding
(Josh Hartnett), drawn closely from Shakespeare's Iago, is a
starting forward on the basketball team, and the son of Coach Duke
Goulding (Martin Sheen). Hugo has been asked by his father to look
out for Odin because of the particular pressures facing him at
Palmetto Grove. Yet Hugo is bitterly envious of Odin and the
attention Odin receives from the coach and everyone else at
school. An introspective and somewhat mysterious young man, Hugo
seeks to manipulate those around him to his own private ends.
Placed by his own father in the role of Odin's confidante, Hugo
is, in reality, seeking to destroy the very person he pretends to
befriend. As the basketball season comes to a dramatic finish,
conflict among the six friends escalates into irrevocable tragedy
when Hugo executes a plan prompting Odin to throw away all that he
cares about most - the woman he loves, his bright future, his very
soul.
Pearl
Harbor (2001)
Set during the time of the
Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, two friends (Ben Affleck and
Josh Hartnett) are caught up in the events that draw the United
States into World War II. One of them enlists with the U.S. Army
Air Corps and the other flies for the British Royal Air Force, but
they both find themselves in love with the same woman (Kate
Beckinsale).
Town
& Country (2001)
Ellie and Porter Stoddard appear
to be the perfect couple. Ellie (Diane Keaton) is a successful
designer, Porter (Warren Beatty) a high-powered architect, living
in the lap of luxury on Fifth Avenue with their wonderful children
and various foreigners wandering through their home. Off they jet
to Paris to celebrate their 25th anniversary with their best
friends, Griffin (Garry Shandling) and Mona (Goldie Hawn). But
upon their return to New York, the idyllic life disappears when
Mona catches Griffin having an affair, setting off a trail of
suspicion and betrayal among the foursome. While Porter tries to
downplay his fling with a cellist named Alex (Nastassja Kinski)
quiet, he gets himself stuck in hilarious entanglements with Jenna
Elfman and Andie MacDowell--and a much more serious one with his
oldest and dearest friend, Mona.
Blow
Dry (2001)
In a small town in Yorkshire,
England, the National Hairdressing Championships are about to
begin, but little do the locals suspect what a big noise the event
will make. From lavish hairdos to scheming competition and plenty
of poor sportsmanship, the contestents go absolutey wild. A comedy
from the writer of THE FULL MONTY, Simon Beaufoy, BLOW DRY is a
hefty barrel of laughs.
The
Virgin Suicides (2000)
On the surface the Lisbons appear
to be a healthy, successful 1970s family living in a middle-class
Michigan suburb. Mr. Libson is a math teacher, his wife is a rigid
religious mother of five attractive teenage daughters who catch
the eyes of the neighborhood boys. However, when 13-year-old
Cecilia commits suicide, the family spirals downward into a creepy
state of isolation and the remaining girls are quarantined from
social interaction (particularly from the opposite sex) by their
zealously protective mother. But the strategy backfires, their
seclusion makes the girls even more intriguing to the obsessed
boys who will go to absurd lengths for a taste of the forbidden
fruit.
Here
on Earth (2000)
The story of a well-to-do prep
school youth, Kelley (Chris Klein), who is sentenced to spend the
summer in a small town, rebuilding a diner that he accidentally
helped burn down. Once there, he forges a bond with an
underprivileged girl, Samantha (Leelee Sobieski), who is living
with a terminal illness. As the summer wanes and Kelley must
confront the realities of life, he learns a valuable lesson that
culminates in his valedictorian speech on graduation day.
The
Faculty (1998)
The story of a group of high
school students - loners, leaders, hipsters, nerds, brains and
jocks - who make the terrifying discovery that their teachers are
from another planet. With this knowledge they are forced to band
together to save their school and town from alien domination.
Halloween:
H2O (1998)
Now the headmistress of a Northern
California private school, Laurie Strode (Curtis) is still
struggling with the horrifying, 20-year-old memories of the
maniacal killer Michael Myers. That horror becomes a reality when
he suddenly reappears with a vengeance (after a relentless
day-and-a-half cross country trek from Illinois, where he killed
three more people and stole a victim's car), threatening the lives
of Laurie's rebellious son, his girlfriend, and the school
security guard. It's up to Laurie to conquer her internal demons
and put evil in its place once and for all. A conveniently placed
ax helps her to accomplish this task. (Horror fans: watch for the
car that Curtis' real life mom, Janet Leigh, drives - does it look
familiar?)