Actor Gary Cole (1956)

Batman: Death in the Family (2020), released on Blu-ray on October 13, 2020, is an American animated interactive short film that serves as a spiritual sequel to Batman: Under the Red Hood. It offers alternate outcomes to the original storyline and allows viewers to make choices within the film. The average viewing time is 95 minutes and there are at least 9 different story paths, with some leading to similar conclusions. The interactive feature gives users a ten-second time limit for making decisions before a default choice is made. There are a total of 7 alternate endings in the film. Concerned about Jason Todd’s ...

The American comedy-drama film, The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019), directed by Simon Curtis and written by Mark Bomback, is based on the 2008 novel by Garth Stein. In Seattle, a dying Golden Retriever named Enzo (after Enzo Ferrari) is eagerly waiting for his master and best friend, Denny to return home. As soon as Denny arrives, he notices that Enzo is unable to move and gently picks him up, assuring him that he will always be there for him. It triggers a memory for Enzo of a documentary he watched about belief in ...

In Scooby-Doo! Shaggy’s Showdown (2017), an animated western comedy mystery, the Mystery Gang is invited by Shaggy’s distant cousin Tawny to her ranch in Sorghum City. The town has been dealing with vandalism by someone believed to be the ghost of Dapper Jack Rogers, who happens to be Shaggy and Tawny’s ancestor. When the gang arrives, they are mistaken for Dapper Jack due to their similar appearance. Tawny and her neighbor Rafe show the gang a picture of Jack and share the legend surrounding him – a former horseman turned outlaw who wore bandanna masks while committing crimes. According to the legend, he was killed in the desert by Sheriff ...

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (2010–2013) is an American animated show and the eleventh incarnation of the famous Scooby-Doo franchise by Hanna-Barbera. Unlike its predecessors, this series does not air on Saturday mornings. It follows the adventures of Fred Jones, Daphne Blake, Velma Dinkley, Shaggy Rogers and their beloved dog, Scooby-Doo. This group of teenage detectives reside in Crystal Cove, a small town that prides itself on being the ‘Most Hauntedest Place on Earth’. The town’s reputation for ghostly sightings and mysterious disappearances has made it a popular tourist destination. However, this does not sit well with the adults ...

An animated film, Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010), was produced by Warner Bros. Animation and released by Warner Home Video. This thrilling superhero action flick is the eighth installment of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies. In hindsight, Ra’s al Ghul realizes his error in hiring the Joker as a diversion while he carried out his destructive plan on Europe’s financial districts. The Joker had captured Jason Todd, Batman’s partner, prompting Ra’s al Ghul to reassess his decision. During this time in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Jason endured brutal assaults and torture at the hands of the Joker in an abandoned warehouse before being left ...

A short animated film, DC Showcase: The Spectre (2010), was directed by Joaquim Dos Santos and written by Steve Niles. Detective Jim Corrigan, played by Gary Cole, takes on the identity of the Spectre to bring justice to his suspects. Foster Brenner, a well-known film producer, meets his demise when a bomb planted under the diving board of his swimming pool detonates. Though the case has been entrusted to Lt. Brice, Jim Corrigan continues investigating due to his romantic relationship with Aimee, Foster’s daughter. Upon interviewing Flemming, Brenner’s butler, ...

The American sports drama film, Forever Strong (2008), was directed by Ryan Little and written by David Pliler. Rick Penning is the captain of his high school rugby team, coached by his father Richard Penning. Unfortunately, the team’s excessive drinking and drug use ultimately leads to their loss against their rivals, the Highland Rugby Team. In a moment of recklessness after the defeat, Rick gets behind the wheel while under the influence and ends up causing a serious accident involving his girlfriend Tammy. As a result, he is sent to a Juvenile Detention Center ...

Pineapple Express (2008) is a buddy stoner action comedy directed by David Gordon Green and written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. The story takes place in Clark County, the same fictional county from the film Superbad. We meet Dale Denton, a process server and marijuana lover, as he visits his dealer Saul Silver. After trying the rare ‘Pineapple Express’ strain together, Dale heads back to work. However, things take a dramatic turn when he witnesses Ted Jones and officer Carol Brazier kill a Korean gangster. ...

Breach (2007) is a American spy thriller film directed by Billy Ray, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Adam Mazer and William Rotko. The movie follows Eric O’Neill, a young and ambitious FBI employee who is tasked with going undercover as a clerk to Robert Hanssen, a senior agent suspected of deviant behavior. Despite being recalled from his position at the State Department to head a new division focused on Information Assurance at FBI headquarters, Hanssen maintains a strict formality with O’Neill. He ...

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) is an American sports comedy film directed by Adam McKay and co-written by Will Ferrell. Born in rural North Carolina, Ricky Bobby’s arrival into the world was a bit unconventional – in the backseat of a speeding car, as his father Reese missed the turnoff for the hospital. After that, Ricky only saw his father once at school when he was 10 years old. It was during this brief encounter that Reese imparted some valuable advice to his son: ‘If you ain’t first, you’re last’. Taking those ...

The Ring Two (2005) is a psychological supernatural horror film and serves as a sequel to the 2002 remake of the Japanese film Ring. Hideo Nakata directed this installment instead of Gore Verbinski. Set six months after the events of the first film and its accompanying short Rings, Samara Morgan’s cursed videotape has made its way to teenagers in Astoria, Oregon. It is Jake Pierce’s seventh day after viewing the tape, and he enlists his friend Emily to watch it with him. While Emily supposedly watches the tape, Jake steps into his kitchen briefly ...

Entourage (2004–2011), an American comedy-drama series, debuted on HBO in 2004 and concluded in 2011 after eight seasons. Created and mainly written by Doug Ellin, the show follows Vincent Chase – a rising film star – and his childhood friends from Queens, New York City, as they navigate their burgeoning careers in Los Angeles. Mark Wahlberg and Stephen Levinson served as executive producers, drawing inspiration from Wahlberg’s personal journey in the film industry.

NCIS (2003–2024), the inaugural installment in the NCIS media franchise, is an American military police procedural television series. The show follows a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and seamlessly blends elements from military drama, police procedural, and comedy genres. Recently, CBS had the wonderful opportunity to celebrate the show’s 20-year milestone with an Anniversary Special. Over the years, NCIS has captured the hearts of countless viewers and consistently garnered high ratings for CBS. As we look forward to introducing new shows, titles, and talent on our network, it is with a heavy ...

The Gift (2000) is the American paranormal thriller film, directed by Sam Raimi and written by Billy Bob Thornton and Tom Epperson, centers around widow Annie Wilson, a clairvoyant in Brixton, Georgia. She has visions of her grandmother and uses her abilities to help others. After Jessica King, the fiancée of the school principal Wayne Collins, goes missing, Annie receives a vision that she has been killed and thrown into the pond. Despite initial skepticism from local sheriff Pearl Johnson, Annie informs him of her vision ...

Director Wolfgang Petersen released In the Line of Fire (1993), an intense American political thriller. Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan uncovers information during a routine investigation that involves a man calling himself ‘Booth’. This name is a clear reference to John Wilkes Booth, who famously assassinated President Abraham Lincoln. Booth has plans to take down the current President of the United States. Horrigan receives a call from Booth, who reveals that he knows Horrigan’s past as one of President Kennedy’s bodyguards. On the tragic day of JFK’s assassination, Horrigan was ...