Showtime 2005-04-07--2005-04-08

Thriller, USA. John Dana stumbles upon a conspiracy concerning aliens who have hypnotized the populace through subliminal messages transmitted through television, magazines, posters, and movies. Director: John Carpenter (93). With Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster.

Thriller, Australia. Eddie Rodney Fleming is an unemployed man who, after losing his wife and home, is dragged from his apartment by police and subjected to a brutal interrogation. Eventually, it becomes terrifyingly apparent to Eddie that the police consider him a serial-murder suspect. Director: Craig Monahan (103). With Hugo Weaving, Tony Martin, Aaron Jeffery.

Black Comedy, USA. Beverly Sutphin is the perfect suburban housewife and mother. There's just one problem with Beverly, if you do anything to make someone in her family feel bad, you're dead meat on a stick. She's mowing down whoever would be rude to her dear ones. Director: John Waters (94). With Kathleen Turner, Sam Waterson, Ricki Lake.

Thriller, USA. A policeman who has flourished as a novelist is at the moment suffering from a profound case of writer's block. Coming to the rescue is a professional hit man who is anxious to tell his life in hopes of striking it rich with a tell-all bestseller. Director: John flynn (86). With James Woods, Brian Dennehy, Victoria Tennant.

Crime, USA. The police have three bookies under surveillance, but they escape and set up shop elsewhere. By chance, one of the police finds them; instead of turning them in, he demands money that his brother, now a suicide, had lost to them. Director: William De Vizia (89). With Michael Badalucco, Amy Brenneman, Scott Glenn.

Thriller, USA. Maya Larkin (Winona Ryder) is a devout Catholic who is said to have been possessed by a demon as a child; she now works with fellow believers who perform exorcisms on troubled souls they believe are controlled by Satan. Director: Janusz Kaminski (97). With Winona Ryder, Ben Chaplin, Sarah Wynter.

Action, USA. Ace Logan and his partner Scratch are caught after a wild chase as they attempt to rob the vault of a casino on a tropical island. But instead of landing in prison, the casino owner inexplicably hires them to become security specialists who catch cheating gamblers. Director: Gerry Lively (98). With Casper van Dien, Robert Englund, Gregg Henry.

Action, USA. An Air Force pilot is assigned to carry the President's black bag, a special briefcase loaded with a computer that the Executive in Chief can use to launch a nuclear war. After a terrorist attack the bag is lost and the pilot now has to stop the terrorists before they use it. Director: Frederic Forestier (98). With Dolph Lundgren, Michael Sarrazin, Montel Williams.

Drama, USA. Charley Partanna, a hit man for the Prizzi Family, finds himself in a dilemma when he throws over his longtime sweetheart Maerose Prizzi in favor of gorgeous Irene Walker. It turns out that Irene is a paid killer like Charley and has betrayed the Prizzi's. Director: John Houston (122). With Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner, Robert Loggia.

Action, USA. Bob Logan and Ernie Wyatt are freewheeling U.S. border patrol officers in a tiny Texas town. Coming across a million dollars in stolen money, their relationship threatens to unravel. Upright Wyatt is all for turning in the money, but Logan has other ideas. Director: William Tannen (94). With Kris Kristofferson, Treat Williams, Rip Torn.

Thriller, USA. Handsome and athletic freshman Chris Chandler has been targeted by members of a prestigious fraternity for initiation. However, Chris will soon discover that behind Doma Tau Omega's reputable façade lies a dark secret, too horrifying to possibly imagine. Director: David DeCoteau (82). With Nathan Watkins, Josh Hammond, Bradley Stryker.

Horror, USA. Ash returns to the cabin once again with girlfriend Linda and once again they unleash the horrors of the deamons, but this time the evil spirits do far more than possess Ash's friends: they possess parts of his own body. Director: Sam Raimi (85). With Bruce Campbell, Sarah Berry, Dan Hicks.