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Special Effects: Anything Can Happen, 40minutes
Directed by Ben Burtt
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry
Actors John Lithgow, Anthony Daniels, Paul Michael Glaser, Shaquille O'Neal
Rating72% 3.619473.619473.619473.619473.61947
Effets spéciaux est un film documentaire américain réalisé par le concepteur sonore Ben Burtt, lauréat d'un Academy Award, et raconté par John Lithgow. Il est sorti dans les salles IMAX en 1996. Exploration des techniques d'effets spéciaux utilisées dans les films, y compris les effets spéciaux traditionnels jusqu'aux effets modernes générés par ordinateur. Il est également remarquable pour avoir présenté la fabrication des nouveaux effets numériques créés pour l'édition spéciale de Star Wars Episode IV : A new hope, qui est sorti en salles un an plus tard en 1997. Le film a été nominé pour l'Oscar du meilleur court-métrage documentaire mais a perdu face à Breathing Lessons.
Vibrations
Vibrations (1996) on 2 july 1996
, 1h44
Directed by Michael Paseornek
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors James Marshall, Christina Applegate, Faye Grant, David Burke, Paige Turco, Scott Cohen
Rating47% 2.3689252.3689252.3689252.3689252.368925
Rising rock star, TJ Cray, gets the shot of a lifetime, an audition with a A & R man. On the way into the city, a carload of drunks smash into his car, severing his hands. He drops out of the business and becomes a homeless drunk. Cray wakes up to a pulsing beat in an abandoned warehouse, where a "rave" party is in full action. To his rescue comes Anamika, a computer artist, who takes him outside for fresh air. They become friends and eventually reinvent TJ's career. With the help of friends, they replace his hands with prosthetics and design a metallic cyber looking suit. TJ quickly becomes an overnight sensation, known as Cyberstorm. The finale is a dramatic scenario where TJ has to make crucial decisions about his new life.
Courage Under Fire
Courage Under Fire (1996) on 4 july 1996
, 1h57
Directed by Edward Zwick
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action, Historical
Themes Political films, Children's films
Actors Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Lou Diamond Phillips, Matt Damon, Scott Glenn, Michael Moriarty
Rating65% 3.2990853.2990853.2990853.2990853.299085
While serving in the Gulf War, Lt Col Serling (Denzel Washington) accidentally destroys one of his own tanks during a confusing night-time battle, killing his friend Cpt Boylar. The US Army covers up the details and transfers Serling to a desk job.
Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse (1996) on 7 july 1996

Directed by John Irvin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Western
Actors Michael Greyeyes, Ned Beatty, John Finn, Irene Bedard, August Schellenberg, Wes Studi
Rating64% 3.2025753.2025753.2025753.2025753.202575
Le légendaire chef amérindien refuse de se rendre paisiblement avec son peuple dans la réserve et déclenche une rébellion.
Phenomenon
Phenomenon (1996) on 5 july 1996
, 1h22
Directed by Jon Turteltaub
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy-drama, Fantasy, Romance
Actors John Travolta, Kyra Sedgwick, Forest Whitaker, Terry O'Quinn, Robert Duvall, Jeffrey DeMunn
Rating60% 3.0116653.0116653.0116653.0116653.011665
George Malley (John Travolta) is an amiable auto mechanic who lives in a small friendly town in northern California. While celebrating his 37th birthday at a local bar, he steps outside and notices what appear to be a ball and shining bright white lights moving around in the sky. The ball then hits him in the head, making a loud sound and knocking him off his feet. When he recovers and re-enters the bar, he learns that nobody else saw the lights or heard the loud sound. His friends playfully suggest that he has had too much to drink.
The Apprentice
The Apprentice (1971) on 1 july 1996
, 1h21
Directed by Larry Kent
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Susan Sarandon, Carole Laure, Gerard Parkes, Paul Berval
Rating56% 2.809612.809612.809612.809612.80961
Jean-Pierre (Fiset) is a working class young Francophone with big dreams. He comes under the tutelage of his older best friend, a con-man and bank robber named Dock (Jean-Pierre Cartier), who starts teaching him the secrets of his trades, and making him an accomplice in his crimes. He is dating Dock's virginal sister, who is also active in the Quebec separatist movement.