Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, known in Japan as Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door Hepburn: Kaubōi Bibappu: Tengoku no Tobira?, lit. Cowboy Bebop: Heaven's Door), is a 2001 Japanese animated Space Western action film based on the 1998 anime series Cowboy Bebop created by Hajime Yatate. Multiple staff from the original series worked on the film, including director Shinichirō Watanabe, writer Keiko Nobumoto, character designer Toshihiro Kawamoto, and animation director Hiroshi Osaka, and composer Yoko Kanno. The original English and Japanese voice cast also reprised their roles.

Release date: April 4, 2003 (USA)
Director: Shinichirō Watanabe
Running time: 120 minutes
MPAA rating: R
Initial DVD release: June 24, 2003

Starring (Cast): English voice cast Steven Blum, Beau Billingslea, Wendee Lee, Melissa Fahn, Daran Norris, Jennifer Hale, Nicholas Guest, Dave Wittenberg.

Japanese voice cast Kōichi Yamadera, Megumi Hayashibara, Unshō Ishizuka, Aoi Tada, Ai Kobayashi, Tsutomu Isobe, Renji Ishibashi, Mickey Curtis.

Storyline: Cowboy Bebop: The Movie is set on Mars in the year 2071, forty-nine years after Earth was mostly abandoned after a catastrophe. Humanity has settled on other planets and moons in the solar system. The film's protagonists are legalized bounty hunters who travel together on the spaceship Bebop. They are Spike Spiegel, a former associate of the Red Dragon crime syndicate; Jet Black, a former police officer and owner of the Bebop; Faye Valentine, a woman who was once a fugitive from bounty hunters; Edward Wong (Ed for short), a girl with genius computer skills; and Ein, an artificial dog with human level intelligence.

Days before Halloween, a man explodes a truck in Mars' capital city, spreading what is assumed to be a new pathogen that kills or injures over three hundred people. In response, the Mars government issues a record bounty of 300 million woolong for the culprit's capture. Faye, who was pursuing Lee Sampson, a hacker that was apparently driving the truck, sees the terrorist and the Bebop crew decide to take on the bounty. Each follows different lines of inquiry. Ed, using a tattoo on the attacker's wrist, manages to identify him as Vincent Volaju, a former member of a military squad apparently killed in the Titan War. In reality, Vincent was the only survivor of a test involving the pathogen, having been immunized with a test vaccine: made an amnesic, he suffers from hallucinations, and his inability to tell dreams from reality eventually drove him insane.

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Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius is a 2001 American computer-animated comic science fiction film based on a few three-minute animated shorts shown on Nickelodeon between the years 1999-2002, and a pilot in 1998. The film was produced by Nickelodeon Movies, O Entertainment, and DNA Productions, and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was produced using off-the-shelf software (messiah:studio and LightWave 6) by DNA Productions. The film was released December 21, 2001.

It was nominated for the first Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, but lost to Shrek. It was the only animated Nickelodeon film to ever be nominated in that category until Rango was nominated in 2011 and won.

Initial release: December 9, 2001
Director: John A. Davis
Sequel: Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast
Music composed by: John Debney
Featured songs: Chicken Dance, We Got the Beat, Blitzkrieg Bop, Pop, Leave It Up to Me

Starring (Cast): The film's voice cast Debi Derryberry as James Issac Neutron/Jimmy Neutron, Frank Welker as Goddard/Worm/Demon/Orthgot/Poultra/Girl Eating Plant/Oyster, Rob Paulsen as Carl Wheezer/Mr. and Mrs. Wheezer/Kid in Classroom, Carolyn Lawrence as Cindy Vortex, Debra Messing as Cindy Vortex's mom, Jeffrey Garcia as Sheen Estevez, Crystal Scales as Libby Folfax, Candi Milo as Nick Dean/Britney/PJ, Patrick Stewart as King Goobot V, Martin Short as Ooblar, David L. Lander as Yolkian Guard/Gus, Megan Cavanagh as Mrs. Judy Neutron/VOX, Mark DeCarlo as Mr. Hugh Neutron/Pilot/Arena Guard/Pilot II, Carlos Alazraqui as Sheen's Dad, Jim Cummings as UltraLord/Mission Control/General Bob, Keith Alcorn as Bobby/Kid/Control Yokian, Kimberly Brooks as Zachery/Reporter/Angie/Libby's Mom, Andrea Martin as Ms. Winfred Fowl, Billy West as Bobby's Twin Brother/Butch/Jailbreak Cop/Old Man Johnson/Robobarber/Flurp Announcer/Yokian Officer/Anchor Boy/Guard, Bob Goen and Mary Hart as Yokian newscasters,


Storyline: The film starts off with a rocket carrying two boys and a robotic dog: Jimmy Neutron (Debi Derryberry), Carl Wheezer (Rob Paulsen) and Goddard (Frank Welker). Jimmy is attempting to launch a communications satellite made out of a toaster, hoping to communicate with an alien species he believes exists somewhere out in the universe. Unfortunately, the pulse rockets fail just after Jimmy launches the probe, causing the rocket to crash land on his roof. He is reprimanded by his parents Mr. Hugh Neutron (Mark DeCarlo) and Mrs. Judy Neutron (Megan Cavanagh), and misses the bus to school as a result. Later, Jimmy, Carl, and Sheen spot a poster for an amusement park called "Retroland." However, Judy Neutron isn't allowed to let Jimmy go because it's a school night.

An alien race called the Yolkians. King Goobot V (Patrick Stewart) and his assistant, Ooblar (Martin Short), watch a pre-recorded message from Jimmy, featuring him introducing himself and explaining about life on Earth. He sets a course for Earth and kidnaps all the parents in the city, leaving fake notes on the refrigerators to tell the kids they've gone to Florida for an "extended vacation".

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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within is a 2001 American computer-animated science fiction film directed by Hironobu Sakaguchi, creator of the Final Fantasy series of role-playing video games. It was the first photorealistic computer-animated feature film and remains the most expensive video game-inspired film of all time.

Release date: July 2, 2001 (USA)
Directors: Hironobu Sakaguchi, Motonori Sakakibara
Writers: Hironobu Sakaguchi (story),
Adapted from: Final Fantasy
Sequel: Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
Budget: 137 million USD

Starring (Cast): The film's voice cast Ming-Na, Alec Baldwin, James Woods, Donald Sutherland,
Ving Rhames, Steve Buscemi, Peri Gilpin.

Storyline: In 2065, Earth is infested by alien life forms known as Phantoms. By physical contact Phantoms consume the Gaia spirit of living beings, killing them instantly, though a minor contact may only result in an infection. The surviving humans live in "barrier cities", areas protected by an energy shield that prevents Phantoms from entering, and are engaged in an ongoing struggle to free the planet. After being infected by a Phantom during one of her experiments, Aki Ross (Ming-Na) and her mentor, Doctor Sid (Donald Sutherland), uncover a means of defeating the Phantoms by gathering eight spirit signatures that, when joined, can negate the Phantoms. Aki is searching for the sixth spirit in the ruins of New York City when she is cornered by Phantoms but is rescued by Gray Edwards (Alec Baldwin) and his squad "Deep Eyes", consisting of Ryan Whittaker (Ving Rhames), Neil Fleming (Steve Buscemi) and Jane Proudfoot (Peri Gilpin). It is revealed that Gray was once romantically involved with Aki.

Upon returning to her barrier city, Aki joins Sid and appears before the leadership council along with General Hein (James Woods), who is determined to use the powerful Zeus space cannon to destroy the Phantoms. Aki is concerned the cannon will damage Earth's Gaia (a spirit representing its ecosystem) and delays the use of it by revealing that she has been infected and the collected spirit signatures are keeping her infection stable, convincing the council that there may be another way to defeat the Phantoms. This revelation incorrectly convinces Hein that she is being controlled by the Phantoms. Aki and the Deep Eyes squad succeed in finding the seventh spirit as Aki's infection begins to worsen and she slips into unconsciousness. Her dream reveals to her that the Phantoms are the spirits of dead aliens brought to Earth on a fragment of their destroyed planet. Sid uses the seventh spirit to bring Aki's infection back under control, reviving her.

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Chappie

Chappie (2015)

Chappie (stylized as CHAPPiE) is a science fiction film directed by Neill Blomkamp. The screenplay, written by Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, is based on Blomkamp's 2004 short film Tetra Vaal.[3] The film stars Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Sigourney Weaver, Hugh Jackman, and Watkin Tudor Jones (Ninja) and Yolandi Visser of the South African zef rap-rave group Die Antwoord. The film premiered in New York City on March 4, 2015 and was released in U.S. cinemas on March 6, 2015.

Release date: March 6, 2015 (USA)
Director: Neill Blomkamp
Writers: Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell
Running time: 120 minutes
MPAA rating: R
Screenplay: Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell

Starring (Cast): Sharlto Copley as CHAPPiE (voice and motion capture), Dev Patel as Deon Wilson, Ninja as Ninja, Yolandi Visser as Yolandi, Jose Pablo Cantillo as Amerika, Sigourney Weaver as Michelle Bradley, Hugh Jackmanas Vincent Moore, Anderson Cooper as himself, Brandon Auret as Hippo.


Storyline: In an effort to combat the high crime rate in Johannesburg, the South African police force purchases armour-plated attack robots from weapons manufacturer Tetravaal, which prove successful in reducing crime. The robot's inventor Deon Wilson is praised for Tetravaal's success, while engineer Vincent Moore grows jealous after funding is cut for his own attack robot, MOOSE, which is derided for its reliance on a human operator. At home, Deon creates a prototype artificial intelligence that mimics a human mind to the point of feeling emotions and having opinions, but Tetravaal CEO Michelle Bradley refuses to let him test the A.I. on a police robot. Undeterred, Deon steals a recently damaged robot before it is destroyed and puts it in his van, along with the "guard key" needed to update the robot's software. On his way home, he is kidnapped by a group of gangsters, Ninja, Yolandi and Amerika, who threaten to kill him unless he reprograms a police robot to fight for them. Deon installs the new software into the damaged robot, which responds with childlike terror upon powering up. Deon and Yolandi calm the robot, teaching it words and naming it "Chappie". Despite Deon wanting to stay with the robot, Ninja forces him out of their hideout.

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Terminator: Genisys

Terminator: Genisys (2015)

Terminator: Genisys is an upcoming 2015 American science fiction action film directed by Alan Taylor and written by Laeta Kalogridis and Patrick Lussier. It is the fifth installment in the Terminator series and will serve as a retcon sequel to the series.

Release date: July 1, 2015 (USA)
Director: Alan Taylor
Writers: Laeta Kalogridis, Patrick Lussier
Music composed by: Christophe Beck
Production company: Skydance Productions
Screenplay: Laeta Kalogridis, James Cameron, Patrick Lussier, Gale Anne Hurd

Starring (Cast): The film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as The Terminator (original T-800 model), Emilia Clarke as Sarah Connor, Jason Clarke as John Connor, Jai Courtney as Kyle Reese, Matt Smith, Lee Byung-hun as the T-1000, Dayo Okeniyi as Danny Dyson, Courtney B. Vance as Miles Dyson, J. K. Simmons as Detective O'Brien, Gregory Alan Williams as Detective Harding, Sandrine Holt, Douglas Smith, Michael Gladis as Lieutenant Matias, Aaron V. Williamson as The Terminator (young T-800 model), Nolan Gross as Skynet, Griff Furst as Burke.

Storyline: In 2029, John Connor, leader of the Resistance, continues the war against the machines. At the Los Angeles offensive, John's fears of the unknown future begin to emerge when John is notified by his army unit, Tech-Com, that Skynet will attack him from two fronts, past and future, and will ultimately change warfare forever.

On the verge of winning the war against Skynet, Connor sends his trusted lieutenant Kyle Reese back through time to save his mother's life and ensure his own existence. However, Kyle finds the original past changed. After being orphaned at age nine by a T-800, sent to kill her when she was young to prevent the future in which Skynet is defeated, Sarah Connor has been brought up by another Terminator T-800 programmed to protect her. This Terminator has then trained her to face her destiny, which she adamantly tries to reject.

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Jupiter Ascending

Jupiter Ascending (2015)

Jupiter Ascending is a 2015 American-Australian space opera film written, produced, and directed by Lana and Andy Wachowski. The film was co-produced by Grant Hill, who acted as executive producer on The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions and as producer on V for Vendetta, Speed Racer, Ninja Assassin and Cloud Atlas, making Jupiter Ascending his seventh collaboration with the Wachowskis.


Release date: February 6, 2015 (USA)
Directors: Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Writers: Andy Wachowski (as The Wachowskis) , Lana Wachowski (as The Wachowskis)
Running time: 127 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13
Screenplay: Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski


Starring (Cast): The film stars Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis, Sean Bean, Eddie Redmayne, Douglas Booth.

Storyline: Earth's residents are unaware that life on Earth and countless other planets have been seeded by families of alien royalty for the purpose of "harvesting" the resulting organisms at a "Darwinian state of perfection" to produce a type of youth serum for the elites on still other planets. After the death of the matriarch of the House of Abrasax, the most powerful of the alien dynasties, her children, Balem (Eddie Redmayne), Kalique (Tuppence Middleton), and Titus (Douglas Booth), quarrel over the inheritance, with Balem inheriting an enormous production facility on Jupiter and Titus declaring his intention to dismantle the youth serum trade, of which Earth is the next intended source. Protagonist Jupiter Jones narrates that her father, Maximilian Jones (James D'Arcy), met her mother, Aleksa (Maria Doyle Kennedy), in Saint Petersburg. After Maximilian is killed in a robbery, Aleksa names their daughter Jupiter, after his dying wish, and they move to Chicago to live with Aleksa's family.

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Insurgent

Insurgent (2015)

The Divergent Series: Insurgent (also known as Insurgent) is a 2015 science fiction action film directed by Robert Schwentke, based on Insurgent, the second book in the Divergent trilogy, written by Veronica Roth. It is the sequel to the 2014 film Divergent and the second installment in The Divergent Series,[3][4] produced by Lucy Fisher, Pouya Shabazian and Douglas Wick, with a screenplay by Brian Duffield, Akiva Goldsman, and Mark Bomback.

Release date: March 20, 2015 (USA)
Director: Robert Schwentke
Writers: Brian Duffield (screenplay), Akiva Goldsman (screenplay)
Prequel: Divergent
Sequel: Allegiant
MPAA rating: PG-13




Starring (Cast): Kate Winslet, Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Octavia Spencer, Jai Courtney, Ray Stevenson, Zoë Kravitz, Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, Maggie Q, Naomi Watts.


Storyline: As she searches for allies and answers in the wake of the uprising, Tris (Shailene Woodley) and Four (Theo James) are on the run. Being hunted by Jeanine Matthews (Kate Winslet), the leader of the Erudite faction, Tris and Four will race against time as they try to figure out what Abnegation sacrificed their lives to protect, and why the Erudite leaders will do anything to stop them. Haunted by her past choices but desperate to protect the ones she loves, Tris faces one impossible challenge after another as she unlocks the truth about the past and ultimately the future of her world.

Insurgent Official Trailer #1 (2015)

Divergent Series: Insurgent Trailer

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Jurassic World

Jurassic World (2015)

Jurassic World is an upcoming 2015 American 3D science fiction adventure film. It is the fourth installment in the Jurassic Park film series. The film was in "development hell" for over a decade following the release of the third picture and was initially scheduled to be released in the summer of 2005.


Release date: June 12, 2015 (USA)
Director: Colin Trevorrow
Writers: Derek Connolly (screenplay), Colin Trevorrow (screenplay)
Prequel: Jurassic Park III
Story by: Michael Crichton
Music composed by: John Williams, Michael Giacchino

Starring (Cast): Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Vincent D'Onofrio, Ty Simpkins, Nick Robinson, Omar Sy, Irrfan Khan, Jake Johnson, BD Wong, Brian Tee.



Storyline: A man-made dinosaur terrifies tourists at a theme park.

Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar, an island located off Central America's Pacific Coast, near Costa Rica, now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park, Jurassic World, as originally envisioned by John Hammond. This new park is owned by the Masrani Global Corporation, but attendance has been declining due to the lack of new attractions. Owen Grady (Chris Pratt), a member of the park's on-site staff, conducts behavioral research on the Velociraptors. At the corporation's request, the park's geneticists create a genetically modified hybrid dinosaur called the Indominus Rex, but it breaks loose and runs wild throughout the park, forcing the staff to consider extreme measures to stop it.

Jurassic World - Official Trailer (HD)

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Pixels

Pixels (2015)

Pixels is an upcoming 2015 American 3D science fiction comedy film produced by Columbia Pictures, 1492 Pictures and Happy Madison Productions. The film is directed by Chris Columbus from a screenplay written by Tim Herlihy and Timothy Dowling and a screen story penned by Tim Herlihy and based on Patrick Jean's 2010 Internet short film of the same name.

Release date: July 24, 2015 (USA)
Director: Chris Columbus
Music composed by: Henry Jackman
Screenplay: Tim Herlihy, Timothy Dowling
Story by: Tim Herlihy, Adam Sandler


Starring (Cast): The film stars Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Josh Gad, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Monaghan, Brian Cox, Ashley Benson and Jane Krakowski.


Storyline: A home-theater installer (Adam Sandler) leads a team of old-school arcade champs (Peter Dinklage, Josh Gad) to defend the planet from aliens who are basing their attacks on 1980s-era video games.

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