Blast from the Past 1999  PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Hugh Wilson
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Alicia Silverstone, Christopher Walken, Sissy Spacek, Dave Foley, Joey Slotnick, Scott Thomson, Hugh Wilson, Don Yesso, Rex Lynn
Calvin (Christopher Walken) and Helen Webber (Sissy Spacek) mistakenly believe a nuclear bomb has exploded, and they head to their bomb shelter where they remain for 35 years raising their son, Adam (Brendan Fraser). One day Adam leaves the shelter to buy supplies; he meets the worldly Eve Rustikov (Alicia Silverstone) who helps him buy needed shelter supplies, and love blooms.
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Hollow Man 2000  R, 114 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Cast: Elisabeth Shue, Kevin Bacon, Josh Brolin, Kim Dickens, Greg Grunberg, Joey Slotnick, Mary Randle, William Devane, Rhona Mitra, Pablo Espinosa
A scientist, Sebastian Caine (Kevin Bacon), discovers a formula to make people disappear and uses himself as the guinea pig for his experiment. He, in fact, does become invisible but in the process uncovers a side effect: he is becoming abnormally aggressive and proves a threat to his cohorts.
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Pirates of Silicon Valley 1999  TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martyn Burke
Cast: Noah Wyle, Anthony Michael Hall, Joey Slotnick, John Di Maggio, Josh Hopkins, Gema Zamprogna, Bodhi Elfman, Allan Royal, John Hertzler, Gailard Sartain
The founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates (Anthony Michael Hall), comes across as a shrewd businessman who gets credit where credit is not due, while the Apple cofounder, Steve Jobs (Noah Wyle), takes on a tyrant persona in this look at the men and operations behind two of the leading computer companies.
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Since You've Been Gone 1998  R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Schwimmer
Cast: Teri Hatcher, Lara Flynn Boyle, David Schwimmer, Rachel Griffiths, Joey Slotnick, Jon Stewart, Rachel Griffiths, Philip Rayburn Smith, Laura Eason, Joy E. Gregory
Every graduate seems to have come to this 10th-high-school reunion with his or her own bag of troubles. But, as would be expected in a comedy, all ends well by the end of the evening.
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 Twister 1996  PG-13, 113 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Thriller
Director: Jan de Bont
Cast: Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes, Jami Gertz, Lois Smith, Alan Ruck, Zach Grenier, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Scott Thomson, Todd Field, Sean Whalen, Gregory Sporleder, Joey Slotnick, Wendle Josepher
An unfunded team of university researchers–including Bill Harding (Bill Paxton), his soon-to-be ex-wife Jo (Helen Hunt), and Bill's new fiancee Melissa (Jami Gertz)–chase tornadoes to obtain scientific data useful for prediction and control of the deadly twisters. While the love triangle lacks substance, the special effects of tornadoes are excellent and make this a movie worth watching. Academy Award nominations were received for Best Special Effects and Sound.
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| 1. Blast from the Past (1999)
2. Hollow Man (2000)
3. Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999)
4. Since You've Been Gone (1998)
5. Twister (1996)
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