Acclaimed filmmakers Michael and Mark Polish deliver another movie mining the drama of America's changing fortunes. It's 1955, and the town of Northfork, Mont., is about to disappear off the map, the victim of a newly constructed dam. Six men are charged with clearing Northfork of its last hangers-on: a couple, a man who owns an ark and a nearly comatose orphan. 

A toxic waste spill near a small Nevada town causes spiders to mutate into humongous, rampaging arachnids the size of SUVs … and they're hungry! It's up to mining engineer Chris McCormack (David Arquette) and Sheriff Sam Parker (Kari Wuhrer) to round up an eclectic group of townspeople -- including the sheriff's son and daughter and a paranoid radio announcer -- to battle the bloodthirsty eight-legged beasts.

From stalwart Starfleet jurors to a minimum of miniature-golfing Klingons, this docu-comedy takes a hilariously breezy and off-kilter look at the "Star Trek" fandom menace. Hosted by Denise Crosby of "Star Trek: The Next Generation."

From his dead-end job to dealing with his deadbeat brother, the things that comprise Ed Pekurny's life don't amount to much. But when a TV executive puts Ed (Matthew McConaughey) in front of the camera 24 hours a day, his existence gets much more interesting … and public. A sly take on Warholian fame and modern media hype, EDtv redefines the term boob tube.

Does a gentle giant discovered by a talent scout really want to star opposite Steven Seagal? This comedy gives the answer.

Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard (Robin Williams), estranged from his exasperated spouse (Sally Field), is crushed by a court order allowing only weekly visits with his kids. When Daniel learns his ex needs a housekeeper, he gets the job -- disguised as an English nanny. Soon he becomes not only his children's best pal but the kind of parent he should have been from the start. Not surprisingly, the film won an Oscar for Best Makeup.

Boasting an ingenious plot, Groundhog Day is a Bill Murray comedy worthy of its star. Murray plays Phil, a self-centered TV weatherman stuck in a time loop. When Phil is sent to Punxsutawney, PA, to cover the groundhog's annual appearance, he repeats the day over and over -- until he learns that his actions can affect the outcome of his "No Exit" existence.
 

Pilot Bill Campbell stumbles across an experimental Nazi jet-pack that transforms him into a one-man air force and makes him a prime target for spies, FBI agents and Howard Hughes! Hollywood history buffs will get a kick out of the Tinseltown in-jokes (Timothy Dalton's Errol Flynn impersonation, for example), but the high-flying heroics (think of Buck Rogers) will satisfy everyone.
 

Rutger Hauer stars in this action packed double feature.

Earth Girls Are Easy melds the best of alien-invasion films and musicals to offer great fun. Three aliens (Jeff Goldblum, Jim Carrey and Damon Wayans) crash-land in Los Angeles' San FernandoValley. A manicurist (Geena Davis) and her boss (the wacky Julie Brown) befriend the threesome, give them makeovers and show them the town. Check out the many DVD extras.
 

A dwarfish "Nelwyn" named Willow finds a baby adrift in a river and must protect it from an evil queen (Jean Marsh) bent on its destruction. Along with studly Madmartigan (Val Kilmer), Willow battles dragons and vanquishes evildoers, all the while shielding the infant from harm. Taken for what it is, the movie's a tribute of sorts to another film starring a diminutive hero, Lord of the Rings.

When Hunt Stevenson (Michael Keaton) persuades a Japanese auto firm to reopen his hometown's defunct auto factory, he's a hero. But when the Japanese hire him to enforce their policies among his American co-workers, he goes from hero to zero in seconds flat! It's a head-on cultural collision that's enough to upset the world's balance of laughter in this great comedy by director Ron Howard.

In the fish-out-of-water role that made him a megastar, Eddie Murphy plays Axel Foley, a tough-talking Detroit cop who heads to the rarified world of Beverly Hills to investigate a friend's murder. Judge Reinhold is a bungling rookie cop who shows Axel the West Los Angeles ropes in this action comedy that spawned two uproarious sequels.

A group of Aliens plans to fly to the Holy Land and put the fear of God into the Heavens but they are not desitned to reach Jeruselem in this hilarious film.

This sequel to Airplane adheres to the original's manic comic sensibility. Pilot Ted Striker (Robert Hays) knows that the first commercial spaceflight to the moon is headed for disaster. Fighting his fears, he races to save the passengers and win back his ex-girlfriend (Julie Hagerty). Lloyd Bridges reprises his role as the chain-smoking, amphetamine-popping, glue-sniffing, booze-swilling airport controller.

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