LisaGay Hamilton

In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly and the son of a famous virus expert who may hold the key to the Army of the 12 Monkeys; thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease.

Dir. Terry Gilliam · With Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt

Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself.

Dir. Jeff Nichols · With Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain, Shea Whigham

Jackie Brown is a flight attendant who gets caught in the middle of smuggling cash into the country for her gunrunner boss. When the cops try to use Jackie to get to her boss, she hatches a plan — with help from a bail bondsman — to keep the money for herself.

Dir. Quentin Tarantino · With Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert De Niro

The true story of one man's mission to give inner city kids of Washington DC something he never had - a future. After being incarcerated for eighteen years, Eugene Brown established the Big Chair Chess Club to get kids off the streets and working towards lives they never believed they were capable of. This is his inspirational story.

Dir. Jake Goldberger · With Cuba Gooding Jr., Malcolm M. Mays, Kevin Hendricks

George W. Bush picks Dick Cheney, the CEO of Halliburton Co., to be his Republican running mate in the 2000 presidential election. No stranger to politics, Cheney's impressive résumé includes stints as White House chief of staff, House Minority Whip and Defense Secretary. When Bush wins by a narrow margin, Cheney begins to use his newfound power to help reshape the country and the world.

Dir. Adam McKay · With Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell

A Los Angeles journalist befriends a homeless Juilliard-trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper.

Dir. Joe Wright · With Robert Downey Jr., Jamie Foxx, Catherine Keener

Boozer, skirt chaser, careless father. You could create your own list of reporter Steve Everett's faults but there's no time. A San Quentin Death Row prisoner is slated to die at midnight – a man Everett has suddenly realized is innocent.

Dir. Clint Eastwood · With Clint Eastwood, Isaiah Washington, LisaGay Hamilton

A modern-day take on the "Beauty and the Beast" tale where a New York teen is transformed into a hideous monster in order to find true love.

Dir. Daniel Barnz · With Alex Pettyfer, Vanessa Hudgens, Mary-Kate Olsen

After Paul D. finds his old slave friend Sethe in Ohio and moves in with her and her daughter Denver, a strange girl comes along by the name of "Beloved". Sethe and Denver take her in and then strange things start to happen...

Dir. Jonathan Demme · With Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, Kimberly Elise

Regina meets charming Joshua while vacationing in Martinique, as she contemplates ending her whirlwind marriage to enigmatic Charlie. Upon her return to Paris, she finds that both her apartment and her bank account have been emptied, and her husband has been murdered. Stuck in ever-increasing danger and with four men pursuing her, another stranger offers assistance - but who can she trust?

Dir. Jonathan Demme · With Thandiwe Newton, Mark Wahlberg, Tim Robbins