Colin Towns

Space Truckers -- The year is 2196, and John Canyon (Dennis Hopper) is a down-on-his-luck independent trucker trying to make an honest living transporting loads across the solar system in his rocket-powered rig.

Just released from prison, mobster Jason Locke (Sean Bean) returns home to try to regain control of the Essex underworld he left behind. To show that he's back in town and ready for business, Locke makes a lucrative deal with prominent drug runner John Dyke (Tom Wilkinson). Their pact soon sets off a chain of events that may put Locke back on top -- or six feet under -- in this gritty crime thriller.

Sam Bell (Hugh Laurie) and his wife, Lucy (Joely Richardson), are the perfect couple, complete with perfect careers and perfect lives. But one thing is missing: The Bells want a baby -- and they can't seem to conceive one despite their best efforts. Doctors advise in-vitro; a friend advises creativity; and the couple soon finds their love put to the toughest of tests. Emma Thompson and Rowan Atkinson make cameo appearances.

John Canyon is one of the last independent space transport entrepreneurs. Rough times force him to carry suspicious cargo to Earth without questions being asked. During the flight the cargo turns out to be multitude of unstoppable and deadly killer robots.

Vinnie (Peter Falk) runs a pub and backroom betting operation in South Boston. When the local mob starts muscling in on his action and sends a high-ranking boss's nephew, Tony (Freddie Prinze Jr.), to check out his books, Vinnie (Peter Falk) mistakenly thinks he can handle it. Meanwhile, despite Tony's prodding, Vinnie tries to do right by helping Marybeth (Lauren Holly), the hardworking wife of a gambling addict who owes a large debt.

The year is 2196, and John Canyon (Dennis Hopper) is a down-on-his-luck independent trucker trying to make an honest living transporting loads across the solar system in his rocket-powered rig.

"Captives" is a thought-provoking thriller centered on the relationships of two married couples on separate vacations. When the two couples' paths cross, a tragic chain of events unfold that will change all four of their lives forever.

"Captives" is a thought-provoking thriller centered on the relationships of two married couples on separate vacations. When the two couples' paths cross, a tragic chain of events unfold that will change all four of their lives forever.

In this fact-based story, a stunning and recently divorced prison dentist (Julia Ormond) begins a love affair with a charismatic yet dangerous inmate (Tim Roth). Each week, he exits the prison on a day pass, which allows their romance to blossom. Soon, his fellow prisoners catch wind of the situation and leverage both lovers into their drug-smuggling scheme. Colin Salmon co-stars in this tense drama from director Angela Pope.

Originally airing as part of the BBC's "Screen One" series, this film is based on the true story of Deric (Jim Broadbent) and Diana Longden (Julie Walters), who were faced with the debilitating symptoms of an undefined illness that left Diana unable to function. Suffering from what would become Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome, Diana is a paralytic prone to blackouts who must battle her disease and the public ignorance surrounding it.