End of Days   Complete Cast Arnold Schwarzenegger - Jericho Cane Gabriel Byrne - The Man Robin Tunney - Christine York Kevin Pollak - Chicago CCH Pounder - Det. Margie Francis Rod Steiger - Father Kovak David Weisenberg - OB/GYN Rainer Judd - Christine's Mother Miriam Margolyes - Mabel Udo Kier - Head Priest Luciano Miele - Pope's Advisor Michael O'Hagan - Cardinal Mark Margolis - Pope Jack Shearer - Kellogg Derrick O'Connor - Thomas Aquinas Eve Sigall - Old Woman Victor Varnado - Albino Robert Lesser - Carson Lloyd Garroway - Utility Worker #1 Gary Anthony Williams - Utility Worker #2 John Neilson - Hospital Worker Ioannis Bogris - Skateboarder Elliott Goldwag - Thomas' Doctor Elaine Corral - Anchor Denise D. Lewis - Emily Renee Olstead - Amy Category Action & Adventure : Action Thriller Horror : Occult Director(s):   Peter Hyams Writer(s):   Andrew W. Marlowe Producer(s):   Armyan Bernstein, Bill Borden Studio Universal Studios Home Video Technical Details Screen: Enhanced Widescreen Letterbox Sound: Dolby Digital Surround, Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel DVD Aspect Ratio:: Cinemascope Language English, French Full Synopsis 1999 proved a banner year for screen portrayals of Satan's love life: first his relationship with Saddam Hussein went under the microscope in South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut, and a few months later his search for a girl to settle down with became the basis of this thriller. With the millennium approaching, a series of disturbing signs suggests that Satan (here played by Gabriel Byrne) has returned to Earth and is walking the streets of New York City. It seems that Satan needs to find a woman who will bear his child, as the time for the arrival of the anti-Christ draws near. A woman named Christine (Robin Tunney) believes that she has seen the Devil and felt his presence, and it's up to Jericho Cane (Arnold Schwarzenegger), a former policeman turned elite bodyguard, to keep her safe from The Dark Lord. End of Days was both directed and photographed by Peter Hyams; Kevin Pollak, Renee Olstead, and Udo Kier are among the supporting cast. ~ Mark Deming, $5.00

	The Exorcist (Restored)   Complete Cast Ellen Burstyn - Chris MacNeil Linda Blair - Regan MacNeil Max von Sydow - Father Merrin Jason Miller - Father Damien Karras Kitty Winn - Sharon Lee J. Cobb - Lt. Kinderman Jack MacGowran - Burke Dennings Roy Cooper Peter Masterson Vasiliki Maliaros - Karras' Mother Vasiliki Maliaros - Mother Karras Mercedes McCambridge - The Demon Donna Mitchell Robert Symonds Titos Vandis - Karras' Uncle Titos Vandis - Karras's Uncle Rudolf Schuendler Robert Gerringer Wallace Rooney - Bishop Rev. William O'Malley - Father Dyer Jay Robinson Barton Heyman Ron Faber - Assistant Director Category Horror : Occult Director(s):   William Friedkin Writer(s):   William Peter Blatty Producer(s):   William Peter Blatty Studio Warner Home Video Technical Details Screen: Enhanced Widescreen Letterbox Sound: 5 full-range channels. Includes 3 front speakers, 2 surround channels for rear speakers, & 1 low-frequency effects (LFE) channel., PCM stereo Language English Awards 1973 -  Nominee - Academy Best Director  William Friedkin 1973 -  Nominee - Directors Guild of America Best Director  William Friedkin 1973 -  Winner  - Golden Globe Best Director  William Friedkin 1973 -  Nominee - Academy Best Editing  Norman Gay 1973 -  Nominee - Academy Best Editing  John C. Broderick 1973 -  Nominee - Academy Best Editing  Evan Lottman 1973 -  Nominee - Academy Best Editing  Bud Smith 1973 -  Nominee - Academy Best Picture  1973 -  Winner  - Golden Globe Best Picture - Drama  1973 -  Winner  - Golden Globe Best Screenplay  William Peter Blatty 1973 -  Winner  - Academy Best Sound  Robert Knudson 1973 -  Winner  - Academy Best Sound  Chris Newman 1973 -  Nominee - Academy Best Supporting Actor  Jason Miller 1973 -  Nominee - Golden Globe Best Supporting Actor  Max von Sydow 1973 -  Nominee - Academy Best Supporting Actress  Linda Blair 1973 -  Winner  - Golden Globe Best Supporting Actress  Linda Blair 1973 -  Nominee - Golden Globe New Star of the Year - Female  Linda Blair 1973 -  Nominee - Academy Best Actress  Ellen Burstyn 1973 -  Nominee - Golden Globe Best Actress - Drama  Ellen Burstyn 1973 -  Winner  - Academy Best Adapted Screenplay  William Peter Blatty 1973 -  Nominee - Academy Best Art Direction  William Malley 1973 -  Nominee - Academy Best Art Direction  Jerry Wunderlich 1973 -  Nominee - Academy Best Cinematography  Owen Roizman Full Synopsis Novelist William Peter Blatty based his best-seller on the last known Catholic-sanctioned exorcism in the United States. Blatty transformed the little boy in the 1949 incident into a little girl named Regan, played by 14-year-old Linda Blair. Suddenly prone to fits and bizarre behavior, Regan proves quite a handful for her actress-mother Chris MacNeil (played by Ellen Burstyn, although Blatty reportedly based the character on his next-door neighbor Shirley MacLaine). When Regan gets completely out of hand, Chris calls in young priest Father Karras (Jason Miller), who becomes convinced that the girl is possessed by the Devil and that they must call in an exorcist: namely, Father Merrin (Max von Sydow). His foe proves to be no run-of-the-mill demon, and both the priest and the girl suffer numerous horrors during their struggles. The Exorcist received a theatrical rerelease in 2000, in a special edition that added eleven minutes of footage trimmed from the film's original release, and digitally enhanced Chris Newman's Oscar-winning sound work. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide $5.00

	Empire   Complete Cast John Leguizamo - Victor Peter Sarsgaard - Jack Denise Richards Vincent Laresca - Jimmy Delilah Cotto - Carmen Sonia Braga Isabella Rossellini - Joanna Menendez Rafael Baez - Jay Anthony "Treach" Criss Nestor Serrano Fat Joe - Tito Rubén Blades Stracy Diaz - Gina Category Drama : Crime Drama , Urban Drama Mystery & Suspense : Crime Director(s):   Franc Reyes Writer(s):   Franc Reyes Producer(s):   Michael Mailer, Daniel Bigel Studio Universal/Arenas Technical Details Screen: Enhanced Widescreen Letterbox Sound: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel DVD Aspect Ratio:: Cinemascope Language English, French, Spanish Full Synopsis A man who has made good in an illegal business discovers going straight is a more complicated matter than he imagined in this urban drama. Victor Rosa (John Leguizamo) is a drug dealer who has made a small fortune selling a heroin-based drug cocktail he's concocted called "Empire." Victor doesn't see himself as a dope pusher; instead, he considers himself an entrepreneur and a businessman who is simply making the most of the economic opportunities presented to him in the ghetto. Through his girlfriend Carmen (Delilah Cotto), Victor makes the acquaintance of Jack Wimmer (Peter Sarsgaard), an upscale investment banker who admires Victor's business savvy and street smarts. Victor is interested in getting out of drug dealing and into a legitimate business, and when Jack offers Victor the chance to buy into a new business, Victor eagerly accepts and makes a good profit in the deal. After this, Victor is all the more enthusiastic when Jack gives him the opportunity to invest in a much bigger project; the price, however, is more than Victor can afford, and he has to borrow from another high-stakes drug dealer, La Columbiana (Isabella Rossellini) in order to make the nut. It isn't long before Victor learns La Columbiana is not a good person to be in debt to -- and that Jack may not be all he imagined him to be. Empire marked the directorial debut of dancer and choreographer Franc Reyes; the supporting cast includes Denise Richards, Sonia Braga, Ruben Blades, and rapper Fat Joe. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide $5.00