Stream Guide: Walk The Line & A History Of Violence (September 6, 2019)

GODZILLA (1998)

Original Release Date:
May 20, 1998
Directed by:
Roland Emmerich
Studio:
TriStar Pictures
Streaming:
Prime Video

Official Synopsis: A giant, reptilian monster surfaces, leaving destruction in its wake as it strides into New York City. To stop it, an earthworm scientist, his reporter ex-girlfriend, and other unlikely heroes team up to save their city.

Starring: Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo, Hank Azaria, Kevin Dunn, Michael Lerner, and Harry Shearer

IDLE HANDS

Original Release Date:
April 30, 1999
Directed by:
Rodman Flender
Studio:
Columbia Pictures
Streaming:
Pluto TV

Official Synopsis: A teenage slacker’s right hand becomes possessed with murderous intent.

Starring: Devon Sawa, Seth Green, Elden Henson, Jessica Alba, and Vivica A. Fox

JUNO

Original Release Date:
December 5, 2007
Directed by:
Jason Reitman
Studio:
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Streaming:
Hulu

80TH ACADEMY AWARDS
Best Picture (Nominee)
Best Director (Nominee)
Best Original Screenplay (WINNER)
Best Leading Actress (Ellen Page) (Nominee)

Official Synopsis: Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child.

Starring: Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Allison Janney and J. K. Simmons

MATCH POINT

Original Release Date:
December 28, 2005
Directed by:
Woody Allen
Studio:
Dreamworks
Streaming:
Max Go

78TH ACADEMY AWARDS
Best Original Screenplay (Nominee)

Official Synopsis: At a turning point in his life, a former tennis pro falls for an actress who happens to be dating his friend and soon-to-be brother-in-law.

Starring: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Scarlett Johansson, Emily Mortimer, Matthew Goode, Brian Cox, and Penelope Wilton

THE BONE COLLECTOR

Original Release Date:
November 5, 1999
Directed by:
Phillip Noyce
Studio:
Universal Pictures
Streaming:
Starz

Official Synopsis: A quadriplegic ex-homicide detective and his female partner try to track down a serial killer who is terrorizing New York City.

Starring: Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie, Queen Latifah, Michael Rooker, Luis Guzmán, Leland Orser, Bobby Cannavale, and Ed O’Neill

THAT THING YOU DO!

Original Release Date:
October 4, 1996
Directed by:
Tom Hanks
Studio:
20th Century Fox
Streaming:
Max Go

69TH ACADEMY AWARDS
Best Original Song (Nominee)

Official Synopsis: A local Pennsylvania band scores a one hit wonder in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as they can, with lots of help from its manager.

Starring: Tom Everett Scott, Liv Tyler, Johnathon Schaech, Steve Zahn, Ethan Embry, Tom Hanks, Charlize Theron, Giovanni Ribisi, and Rita Wilson

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS

Original Release Date:
December 18, 2002
Directed by:
Peter Jackson
Studio:
New Line Cinema
Streaming:
Netflix

75TH ACADEMY AWARDS
Best Picture (Nominee)
Best Film Editing (Nominee)
Best Art Direction (Nominee)
Best Sound (Nominee)
Best Sound Editing (WINNER)
Best Visual Effects (WINNER)

Official Synopsis: While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron’s new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard.

Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Christopher Lee, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Brad Dourif, Karl Urban and Andy Serkis

THE WALKING DEAD: SEASON NINE

Original Release Date:
October 7, 2018 – March 31, 2019
Created by:
Frank Darabont
Network:
AMC
Streaming:
Netflix

Official Synopsis: Last season brought the culmination of “All Out War,” which pitted Rick Grimes and his group of survivors against the Saviors and their cunning leader, Negan. With Negan’s life in his hands, Rick had a character-defining choice in front of him. By making the unilateral decision to spare Negan, Rick upheld the values his late son, Carl, championed in order to build for the future, but created conflict within his group. Now, we see our survivors a year and a half after the end of the war, rebuilding civilization under Rick’s steadfast leadership. It is a time of relative peace among the communities as they work together, looking to the past to forge the future, but the world they knew is rapidly changing as man-made structures continue to degrade, and nature takes over, changing the landscape and creating new challenges for our survivors. As time passes, the communities confront unexpected obstacles, danger, and of course, walkers, but nothing quite prepares them for the formidable force they are about to encounter, which threatens the very idea of civilization that our survivors have worked so hard to build.

Starring: Norman Reedus, Andrew Lincoln, Danai Gurira, Melissa McBride, Alanna Masterson, Chandler Riggs, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Josh McDermitt, Christian Serratos, Seth Gilliam, Lennie James, Ross Marquand, and Lauren Cohan

A HISTORY VIOLENCE

Original Release Date:
September 23, 2005
Created by:
David Cronenberg
Studio:
New Line Cinema
Streaming:
Tubi TV

78TH ACADEMY AWARDS
Best Adapted Screenplay (Nominee)
Best Supporting Actor (William Hurt) (Nominee)

Official Synopsis: A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core.

Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, William Hurt, Ashton Holmes, Peter MacNeill, and Stephen McHattie

WALK THE LINE

Original Release Date:
November 18, 2005
Directed by:
James Mangold
Studio:
20th Century Fox
Streaming:
Roku

78TH ACADEMY AWARDS
Best Leading Actor (Joaquin Phoenix) (Nominee)
Best Leading Actress (Reese Witherspoon) (WINNER)
Best Film Editing (Nominee)
Best Costume Design (Nominee)
Best Sound Mixing (Nominee)

Official Synopsis: A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash’s life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins.

Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin, Robert Patrick, and Dallas Roberts