Showtime 2007-10-17--2007-10-18

Adventure, CAN. Based on Jack London's classic novel, this film tells the tale of Buck, a dog who is stolen and sent to the Yukon, where he is forced to serve as a sled dog. Director: Peter Svatek (91). With Rutger Hauer, Bronwen Booth, Richard Dreyfuss.

Action, USA. Charlie is a security system expert who served a jail sentence for robbery. He is asked to design a security system for a bank, but after finishing the job a man from his past in jail turns up and blackmails him into cracking the system he just designed. Director: Starthford Hamilton (93). With Billy Zane, Mia Sara, James Russo.

Fantasy, NZ. Frank Bannister is a supernatural private-eye. With the help of his psychic powers he forces ghosts to haunt innocent people's homes in order to generate cases for his firm. Director: Peter Jackson (110). With Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson.

Drama, USA. Crassius is the ruler of a small Roman province. But on his domain lives a tribe of women skilled in the martial arts and one of them holds a grudge against Crassius since he was responsible for the death of her mother and boyfriend. Director: Zachary Weintraub (94). With Patrick Bergin, Jennifer Rubin, Richard Norton.

Action, USA. A mad scientist has found a way to bring back the dead and is sending them on a crime spree. All that stands between mankind and destruction are detectives Roger Mortis and Doug Bigelow. Director: Mark Goldblatt (85). With Treat Williams, Joe Piscopo, Lindsay Frost.

Thriller, USA. Some high school students want to get back at their mean English teacher Mr Griffin and kidnap him to play him a trick. But things don't go as planned and when Mr Griffin turns up dead they have to cover up their tracks not to be accused of murder. Director: Jack Bender (89). With Scott Bairstow, Amy Jo Johnson, Mario López.

Action, USA. American soldiers in Vietnam accidentally lets the enemy know that they are harboured in a small village. As a punishment for protecting Americans the Viet Cong shoots the only elephant in the village and the Americans now has to replace it. Director: Simon Wincer (107). With Danny Glover, Ray Liotta, Denis Leary.

Horror, JPN. After a murder victim vanishes completely, detectives discover that Tomie, the beautiful teen with vengeful spirit, can regenerate by possessing corpses. Director: Ataru Oikawa (72). With Anri Ban, Hisako Shirata, Minami.

Action, USA. An innocent law student gets accused of murdering the son of a mob chief. Soon he is chased by the mob and the corrupt local police. Director: Geoff Burrowes (91). With Patrick Dempsey, Kelly Preston, Alan C. Peterson.

Thriller, USA. Two FBI agents are sent to a small town in Mississippi where three civil right activists has disappeared. The crime seems to be the work of Ku Klux Klan and it is difficult to get anyone to talk about it. Based on true events. Director: Alan Parker (125). With Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand.

Horror, USA. Kelly has just joined a fraternity at college, even though life seems perfect she's still tormented by a life long nightmare where she sees a man burning. She gets help from a scientist, but then her friends start to die one by one. Director: Larry Stewart (97). With Vera Miles, Daphne Zuniga, Clu Gulager.

Drama, FRA. A famous writer on his way to Capri spends a night with a beautiful woman only to discover that she is his stepson's new wife. Their love affair continues, but soon someone is blackmailing him. Director: Roberto Andó (105). With Daniel Auteuil, Greta Scacchi, Anna Mouglaglis.