Actor Erick Avari (1952)

The Librarian: Return to King Solomon’s Mines (2006) is an American made-for-television fantasy-adventure film and the second installment in The Librarian franchise. Flynn Carsen has already embarked on numerous perilous missions during his first year as Librarian. While attempting to retrieve a Crystal Skull, he becomes distracted by another discovery and almost fails. His mentor, Judson, cautions him that sacrificing one’s desires for the greater good is what separates a good librarian from a great one. As Flynn celebrates his 32nd birthday, an unexpected visitor, ‘Uncle’ Jerry, arrives and gifts him with childhood drawings and his late ...

Daredevil (2003), an American superhero film written and directed by Mark Steven Johnson, is based on the Marvel Comics character created by Stan Lee and Bill Everett. As a child, Matt Murdock loses his sight due to exposure to radioactive waste. His father, former boxer Jack ‘The Devil’ Murdock, is involved with local mob boss Eddie Fallon and feels guilty for his son’s accident. Matt’s remaining senses are heightened as a result of the incident, granting him superhuman abilities such as agility and ...

Planet of the Apes (2001) is an American science fiction adventure film directed by Tim Burton and written by William Broyles Jr., Lawrence Konner, and Mark Rosenthal. Serving as the sixth installment in the Planet of the Apes film series, it is loosely based on Pierre Boulle’s 1963 novel and also acts as a remake of the 1968 movie adaptation. In 2029, Leo Davidson works closely with trained apes on the United ...

The Mummy (1999), an American action-adventure film written and directed by Stephen Sommers, is a remake of the 1932 film with the same title. In ancient Egypt, high priest Imhotep engages in an illicit affair with Anck-su-Namun, the mistress of Pharaoh Seti. Despite strict rules forbidding any other men from touching her, their romance is discovered by the Pharaoh. To cover their tracks, Imhotep and Anck-su-Namun murder him and flee before his guards can find them. Tragically, Anck-su-Namun commits suicide with the hope of being resurrected by Imhotep. However, their plans are foiled when Seti’s guards catch them ...

Stargate (1994), a sci-fi action-adventure film, was directed and co-written by Roland Emmerich. In 1928, at Giza in Egypt, archaeologist Professor Paul Langford unearthed cover stones engraved with Egyptian hieroglyphs and other markings. Underneath these stones, he found a large metallic ring that served an unknown purpose. Sixty-six years later, Professor Langford’s daughter Catherine invites Egyptologist and linguist Dr. Daniel Jackson to translate the hieroglyphs. The stones are now part of a classified project overseen by Special Operations Colonel Jack O’Neil of the U.S. Air Force. With Dr. ...