Cinematic Era: 1997 Vintage

Dharma Chakkaram is a 1997 Tamil action drama film, directed by K. S. Ravikumar.

Utilizing footage from various police pursuit features and traffic cameras, this mockumentary's sardonic host (Richard Belzer) demonstrates how automobiles and other evil steel monsters can capture and confine their unsuspecting and allegedly powerless operators while causing tremendous mayhem on our streets and highways. IE - it's not the irresponsible drunk drivers and criminals who do these things, it's their cars. The human occupants are simply victims.

Jade is a 30-year-old reporter who is after the story that will make her career. It turns out that a series of fires have been plaguing the city and a scoop on this story is just the thing she needs.

An able-bodied scientist has found a cure for the plague from outer space which has eradicated almost all life on the planet. A mad general who wants to repopulate the planet with a new race sends a special female assassin to take him out.

Three young teens are stranded in the wilderness without their parents.

Interviews with friends of the late Jim Morrison and several people involved with the making of the film The Doors (1991) by Oliver Stone, delving into what Morrison meant to everyone including themselves.

Two tadpole-like creatures with enormous eyes chase each other around, to a driving techno soundtrack. Then these digitally-animated characters find themselves plunged into a different reality - one where a single wrong move could mean they exist in only two dimensions. After completing this mind-warping mini-rollercoaster ride, creator James Cunningham and producing partner Paul Swadel worked together on bank robbery tale Infection, which won invitation to the Cannes Film Festival.

The tumultuous affair between a young man and a woman twenty-five years his senior.

Six years after stopping a multi-national arms deal that would have wiped out Los Angeles, Agent Enrico Costa (Franco Columbu) is tracked down at his home halfway around the world. Through revenge and deception, from Sardinia to Beverly Hills, Costa must ready for a final showdown by finding his way through an intricate web of double crosses, while meeting up with old friends and enemies. If Costa wants to survive and save his home, and island, he will have to fight his way out!

"It must schwing!" was the motto of Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff, two German Jewish immigrants who in 1939 set up Blue Note Records, the jazz label that was home to such greats as Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, Dexter Gordon and Sonny Rollins. Blue Note, the most successful movie ever made about jazz, is a testimony to the passion and vision of these two men and certainly swings like the propulsive sounds that made their label so famous.

As Newton devotes himself to the difficult and solitary path of challenging the existing view of the universe and proving his own theories on celestial movement and gravity, his young scribe Humphrey wavers between pursuing science or following his heart.

Ottone, a professional dog sitter who's uncertain about most things in life, asks an analyst if he made the right decision love-wise while recounting the significant relationships he had with four women.

We follow the Newman-Haas (Andretti) racing team through the process of building, testing, and racing for a season. This includes extensive race speed on-track footage, including some pre-race footage with a full squad of cars. From time to time, we check in with a small shop building/restoring one of the first roadsters Mario Andretti raced; the finale includes him taking it for a spin.

Appukuttan and Gauri meet during a village festival. After some constant fights, they fall in love. But Gauri's brother, Shivan Kutty, has a different plan for her.

In one of the most tragic face-offs in the history of law enforcement, the deadly debacle at Waco pitted the Branch Davidian sect against the FBI in an all-out war. This documentary makes the most of footage and recordings to examine how the events that led to the tragedy of April 19, 1993, unfolded, and how the FBI's unrelenting approach made what was already a bad situation much worse.

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After he loses his job, his father, and his girlfriend, Jan's life is a shambles. Then suddenly he meets freakish street musician Vera, and a bittersweet romance unfolds...

Acústico MTV é o segundo álbum ao vivo e o primeiro Acústico MTV da banda brasileira de rock Titãs, gravado em 6 e 7 de Março de 1997. É considerado um dos discos mais importantes da história do Rock nacional.

Autobiography of Clint Eastwood up to his movie "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil."

A man named Suneo appears in front of Yoshiro, claiming to expose the past of his lover Nishimura. Yoshiro is curious about Suneo, and approaches him... A drama with a touch of suspense, where friendship and love swirl around.

A man deeply in debt to a vengeful creditor tries to repay his loan by diverting funds to a Caribbean island.

Jack Ramsey (Patrick Bergin) is a private detective in the vein of Philip Marlowe who finds himself romantically involved with the woman he's supposed to spy on, and she's no good! Multiple murders take place and Ramsey makes it his goal to solve the complicated case while still retaining his own sanity, which is hard to do. Meanwhile the mysterious Vic Mulvey (Gary Busey) hides out in the woods touting an assault rifle, might he somehow be involved? You better make yourselves ready for one hell of a neo-noir-istic thrill ride, because this is it!

Frustrated by her bland suburban existence, sixteen year old Sadie doesn't hesitate to join a charismatic stranger on a joyride into the unknown. His dark world of jealousy, games and crime-in-the-name-of-art forces her to confront her own youthful desires.

Raasi (Tamil: ராசி ) (English: Luck) is a 1997 Tamil film directed by Murali-Abbas and produced by S. S. Chakravarthy. The film features Ajith Kumar and Rambha in the lead roles with Prakash Raj and Vadivelu playing supporting roles. The film was released on 14 April 1997 to negative reviews and reception.

Every woman considers herself happy if she finds three people in one man: a lover, a husband and a father. The heroine of the film did not have this happiness. Mario, an Italian, is the one who replaces her father in her life. Gunar, a private detective, claims to be a lover. The one who could become her husband disappears at the beginning of the film.

Following a passion for country music, Ralph leaves his father’s sheep farm in a remote Australian town, armed with a guitar and a plane ticket to Nashville, Tennessee. He hopes to hitchhike to Sydney Airport where his take-off into a successful country/western singing career will hopefully begin. However, fate and his naivety find him hitchhiking with a psychotic drug thief named Boyd, and Boyd's mesmerising girlfriend, Patsy. The plot then splits into a series of parallels, flash forwards and flashbacks. One depicts Ralph’s imprisonment after being framed for drug trafficking. The other follows the dramatic ascent of his career to hype status and the pairing between the dynamic Patsy and himself.

Three NYC stories at a climax. Stories about breaking up, losing, leaving, giving away... the things or people you love, you live with, you depend on, which formed your past... The stories are about how difficult this is, how terrifying and how frightening. Yet, you HAVE to do what you have to do. The three girls are met at the turning point of their lives. The film is wonderful written, with few words and a great, exciting pace (though it takes its time and lot of it). Stop: there may be a lot of words, sometimes, but what's important is between-the-lines. The performances are marvellous. Style and location (all shot "on location") remind of this specific independent NYC style of Jarmusch, Poe, Seidelman, Silver, etc.

Rose Earl is proud as a peacock when Bobby, her eldest, whom she raised, like his kid brother Michael, to become moral men an model citizens, is the first member of the modest family ever to get accepted at college. It will take a while till she starts getting aware of it, but after he joins a respectable fraternity Bobby becomes ever more influenced by his roomy, the ambitious Tom Stahl, who promises him the world as they form an unbeatable team...

In eleventh century Scotland, three witches foretell that Macbeth will become King, while Banquo will beget Kings. Macbeth accordingly has King Duncan slain, and is duly crowned in his place. But that's where his problems really begin...

Formed in 1975 from the remnants of a British blues band and a California soft-rock duo, Fleetwood Mac evolved into one of the most successful pop-rock groups of the 1970s--a reputation no doubt cemented by their 1977 masterpiece RUMOURS. One of the bestselling albums of all time, RUMOURS' impeccable songwriting, lush vocal harmonies, and polished production stand as testament to the band's cohesive powers--a fact made even more remarkable by the romantic tensions roiling amongst its members at the time (Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks were ending their long-term romantic relationship; Christine and John McVie were getting a divorce). This episode of the CLASSIC ALBUMS series recounts the making of Fleetwood Mac's career-making opus through interviews, behind-the-scenes footage, and live performances of timeless gems such as "Don't Stop," "Dreams,""Go Your Own Way," "You Make Loving Fun," "The Chain," and more.

Kaori Yumiko is a high school girl with large boobs and a track athlete. One day, she is hit by a car and seriously injured, but her life is saved by surgery performed by Dr. Osuga. However, Yumiko's breasts have been transformed into a peculiar condition where they become huge when she gets excited! Using the power of her gigantic breasts, she wins the track and field championship. She quickly becomes a beautiful busty idol star, but then another super busty idol appears who persistently harasses Yumiko. In fact, this idol is a member of the evil busty army "Ura Mespai"! And Dr. Osuga is none other than the head of the Japanese branch of "Mespai," a secret female organization fighting for world peace. Now the final battle between Ura Mespai and Mespai has begun!

The city must be evacuated. Everything is going to hell. But a man is on his way to town. He's going to a job interview, he's nervous and repeats over and over to himself: "Sorry I'm late... Sorry I'm late."

An alcoholic Bosnian poet sends his wife and daughter away from Sarajevo so they can avoid the troubles there. However, he is soon descended upon by a pair of orphaned brothers. The brothers have escaped a massacre in their own village and have come to the Bosnian capital in search of a long lost Aunt. The poet befriends the boys and together they try to survive the horror of the siege of Sarajevo.

A woman (Joanna Kerns), at odds with her eccentric sister (Debrah Farentino) over a real-estate deal, becomes the prime suspect when the latter is found dead.

A pair of teenage girls, who are blind by day, but when the sun goes down, they roam the streets to quench their thirst for blood.

A life of little Maria who lives in a foster family breaks after a sudden appearance of her mother Melanie who was absent for five years...

Stockholm 1956. The Swedish botanist, candidate and lieutenant Nils von Ekelöw, presents his research to a panel of professors.

Sharda and Vinod love each other, but Sharda's gangster brother doesn't approve of their union and gets Vinod killed. Sharda flees, but returns after 20 years for vengeance.

When Madhu neglects his son while dealing with his wife's demise, Sneha enters his life as his son's nanny. Though she falls for Madhu, her half-brother, Banerjee, has other plans for them.

Profiling the life and career of actor Henry Fonda, who starred in such film classics as "The Grapes of Wrath" and "12 Angry Men."

Americans decided to make sure that in the Arkhangelsk region village was found a diamond deposit, and sent there under the command of the submarine black veteran, who accompanied the Allied convoys during the 2nd World War. As a distraction the barrel full of alcohol (200 liters) was thrown to the shore. The barrel was caught by the local blacksmith Philemon. On this occasion villagers arranged festivities and all American submariners were gradually involved into it against their will.

On her honeymoon on a ship the daughter of a rich plant owner realizes that she's not happy with her marriage. She meets a poor woman on the way to meet her future husband, a missionary in India. The women decide to swap roles...

This movie is about Sathyaraj who loves Roja one-sided and she marries her uncle. Once Manivannan & Roja's husband get into a fight. Unfortunately Roja & her husband passes away. So Sathyaraj does not marry anyone & Devotes his life for Roja's daughter Sangeetha. Because of this issue there was a break in the family, Lakshmi who is Manivannan wife and Satyaraj's Sister and he were separated. This made Manivannan very angry so he always wants to avenge. Satyaraj save a girl (Meena) from the sea, who doesn't want to divulge her past. As time passes, Meena gets closer into the family and Manorama( mother) asks Sathyaraj to marry Meena. And this creates a problem for Sangeetha as she loses Sathyaraj's attention, she comes out of her family and stays in Manivannan's house. Later Lakshmi explains the whole story to her and lets her go to her father. In the end Meena, Sathyaraj, Sangeetha, Manorama, Goundamani & Senthil live together happily.

Romance novelist Kathleen Connell meets the suave Jack at one of her book signings. He asks for a date, and she agrees. Through various mishaps, their date is postponed twice, and we are shown the erotic wanderings of Kathleen's mind as her next book is written in her head...

Spirited out of Moscow during the Russian revolution in 1918, young Anastasia awakens with a severe case of amnesia in the care of a peasant family in Siberia. As her memory returns, it is revealed that she is really a Grand Duchess, the youngest daughter of Czar Nicholas II and the only member of the royal family to escape from the Bolshevik revolutionaries who have taken over Russia.

A cop must stop the killings of rap stars. But, he gets in too deep after his partner is killed.

Willy DeVille live in concert.

An Australian woman searches for her soldier brother in Cambodia during the civil breakdown from which Pol Pot would emerge.

Bhootnath is an uneducated man but a good human being. Impressed by his good work, Binoy hires him as a caretaker. However, Binoy's daughter dislikes him and tries several ways to get him fired but later proposes him to marriage.

While fighting a petrol tanker blaze, troubled firefighter Max Tucker discovers a young girl trapped under its wheels and finds that it is up to him to save her.

After suspecting her husband is playing the field, a nervous woman finds a sympathetic ear in the form of a strange man. The drawback is that her sensitive new-found friend is an obsessive psychopath.

In a top-secret UNIT warehouse Dr Sally Arnold is studying a Nestene energy unit with little success. Until she subjects it to cosmic signals that activate it and it awakens several dormant Autons stored in the facility.

An upright and brave police officer, Simha, along with two righteous young men, Rana and Pratap, takes on anti-social elements and wipes out terrorism.

Reckless race-car driver Gary Stricker finds a woman who gives him a new reason to live, but she might also get him killed.

A pregnant teen has difficulty accepting her father and mother, yet longs to keep the family together.

Cheerleaders shake their pom poms

Europe, 1940. For thousands of Jews, a Japanese diplomat and his wife defy Tokyo and the Nazis, and offer visas, for life.

An adolescent sorceress-to-be has to pass a special test in order to become a full-fledged witch.

A humorous New Year's TV show dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Eldar Ryazanov. The plot parodies the 1956 film Carnival Night. The role of Ogurtsov is being tried on by Ryazanov himself.