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There was a rare magic on the big screen in 1995, when the people at Pixar came up with the first fully computer-animated film, Toy Story, and their second feature film, A Bug's Life, may miss the bull's-eye but Pixar's target is so lofty that it's hard to find the film anything less than irresistible. Brighter and more colourful than the other animated insect movie of 1998 ...

Manufacturer: Walt Disney Home Video
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Dave Foley, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Hayden Panettiere, Phyllis Diller
Directed By: Andrew Stanton, John Lasseter

For the Hollywood remake rule, which dictates that an update of an older film be inferior to the original in almost every aspect, The Thomas Crown Affair stands as a glorious exception. The original 1968 film, starring a dapper Steve McQueen and a radiant Faye Dunaway, was a diverting pop confection of mod clothes and nifty break-ins, but not much more. John McTiernan's new version, though, ...

Manufacturer: MGM Entertainment
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo, Denis Leary, Ben Gazzara, Frankie Faison
Directed By: John McTiernan

Searching for new directions, Sylvester Stallone starred in this farcical, 1993 SF piece about an ex-cop (Stallone) freed from 36 years of forced hibernation to help catch a criminal (Wesley Snipes) who released himself from a similar incarceration. The futuristic story finds Los Angeles a sea of Taco Bells and enforced peace and within that satiric overview Stallone's character becomes a ...

Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock, Nigel Hawthorne, Benjamin Bratt
Directed By: Marco Brambilla

Here's the pitch for Small Soldiers: "It's like Toy Story but these toys that come to life really kick butt!" That's essentially it for this breezy popcorn flick. In a very smart first 10 minutes, new toy-company owner Denis Leary tells his crew he wants toys "that play back". Hence the small soldiers land in Anytown, USA and the loner kid Alan (Gregory Smith) opens them up before ...

Manufacturer: Universal Pictures Video
Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Gregory Smith, David Cross, Jay Mohr, Alexandra Wilson
Directed By: Joe Dante

Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Starring: Denis Leary, Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Goran Visnjic, Jack Black
Directed By: Chris Wedge

At the height of the 2000 election season, CBS anchor Dan Rather quipped, "The presidential race is crackling like a hickory fire." Director Jay Roach (Austin Powers) recaptures that blaze in his smart HBO docudrama about the thriller in Palm Beach County. Written by actor Danny Strong, Recount bounces between the Sunshine State, Gore's Tennessee headquarters, and Bush's Texas stomping grounds. ...

Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Ed Begley Jr., Laura Dern, John Hurt, Denis Leary
Directed By: Jay Roach

It's 20,000 years ago and there's a bit of a nip in the air as the Ice Age kicks off. Manfred the well-meaning mammoth, Sid the fast-talking sloth and Diego the duplicitous sabre-tooth tiger form a reluctant and unlikely alliance when they come across a helpless human baby. As they try to return the tot to his migrating tribe, the trio must battle more than just the elements in this harsh ...

Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Starring: Denis Leary|Kirsten Johnson|Jack Black|Andrea Bowen
Directed By: Chris Wedge

Wag the Dog (1997) is a rarity: an intelligent, sophisticated and very funny film about American politics. Just before an election the President--in an uncanny anticipation of real life--gets sexually involved with a young woman, leaving spin-doctor Robert De Niro to think of something quick. He enlists Hollywood producer Dustin Hoffman to help him concoct a war against Albania to take the ...

Manufacturer: Entertainment in Video
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Anne Heche, Denis Leary, Willie Nelson
Directed By: Barry Levinson

Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Starring: Denis Leary, Mike Lombardi, James McCaffrey, Jack McGee, Andrea Roth
Directed By: Jace Alexander, Adam Bernstein, John Fortenberry, Peter Tolan

Caustic wit gets a full-body workout in this 1994 comedy (known as The Ref in the US), in which a cat burglar (Denis Leary) gets trapped in an affluent Connecticut neighbourhood and is forced to hold a bickering couple hostage on Christmas Eve, only to discover that their Yuletide spirit is anything but cheerful. Caroline (Judy Davis) and her husband, Lloyd (Kevin Spacey), have been at each ...

Manufacturer: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm
Starring: Denis Leary, Judy Davis, Kevin Spacey, Robert J. Steinmiller Jr., Glynis Johns
Directed By: Ted Demme