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Deadwood

A show set in the late 1800s, revolving around the characters of Deadwood, South Dakota; a town of deep corruption and crime. Tags: Storyline: Most of the characters (Seth Bullock, Al Swearengen, Sol Star, Reverend Smith, the Metz family, et cetera, in addition to the more famous Wild Bill Hickock, Calamity Jane, and Jack McCall), have real-life counterparts.

Exorcist II: The Heretic

A teenage girl once possessed by a demon finds that it still lurks within her. Meanwhile, a priest investigates the death of the girl's exorcist. Tags: Storyline: The original cast and crew of The Exorcist (1973) were very much opposed to a sequel. William Friedkin and William Peter Blatty actually met to discuss ideas at one point, but when they failed to develop a suitable premise, they abandoned the project. Both Linda Blair and Ellen Burstyn turned down repeated offers by the studio, though Blair eventually agreed to return when presented with what she considered a good script. However, according to Blair, due to various rewrites the script ended up a total mess. By that point, however, she was contractually bound to a sequel, and unable to drop out of the project.

The NeverEnding Story

A lonely, bullied boy named Bastian Balthazar Bux escapes into an old bookstore, where he finds a mysterious book titled "The NeverEnding Story." Hiding in his school's attic to read, he is drawn into the magical world of Fantasia, a land being consumed by a destructive force called "The Nothing," which has also caused the realm's Childlike Empress to fall deathly ill. A young warrior named Atreyu is chosen to embark on a perilous quest to find a cure, guided by the magical Auryn medallion. Along his journey, Atreyu loses his beloved horse Artax to the Swamps of Sadness, befriends the benevolent luckdragon Falkor, and overcomes deadly trials to learn from the Southern Oracle that Fantasia can only be saved by a human child from the real world who must give the Empress a new name. As Bastian realizes the book is describing his own actions and emotions, he becomes an integral part of the tale, and just as The Nothing is about to destroy the last remnants of Fantasia, he musters the courage to shout the Empress's new name, an act which transports him into the story to rebuild their world using his own imagination.

Wild Boys of the Road

During the Great Depression, teenagers Tommy and Eddie leave their struggling families behind, believing they are easing the financial burden, and begin riding freight trains across the country. They soon join a large, transient community of other youths, including a girl named Sally, and face constant threats from hunger, dangerous conditions, and brutal railroad police. After being driven from various makeshift camps, they help establish a large shantytown in a New York City dump, only to have it targeted for demolition by the authorities. A violent confrontation ensues, during which Eddie is severely injured and loses a leg. Brought before a sympathetic judge, Tommy's heartfelt speech about their desperate search for work and dignity, not crime, results in leniency and a promise of aid, offering a fragile hope for their futures.

War for the Planet of the Apes

After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. Tags: Storyline: The water dumped on Caesar around 1:27:00 was supposed to be warm, but the crew forgot to heat it up. Caesar's shocked reaction is authentic. They were all apologetic afterward, but Andy Serkis said that it worked for the scene.

The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane

A thirteen-year-old girl, who lives with her absentee father, befriends a disabled teenage amateur magician and invites him, gradually, into her tenuous struggle against a predatory local ne... Read all Tags: Storyline: One of five films that actress Jodie Foster starred in during the year 1976, to date, still Foster's most prolific year. The other movies were: Bugsy Malone (1976), Freaky Friday (1976), Taxi Driver (1976) and Echoes of a Summer (1976).

Don't Breathe

Three delinquents break into the house of a war veteran who is blind to steal his money. However, they discover that the man is not as defenseless as he seems. Tags: Storyline: Stephen Lang wore contact lenses that greatly restricted his vision, particularly in low light. The other actors, in the scene taking place in the dark, wore lenses that made them look like they had dilated pupils but also greatly restricted their vision.