Boris Brkic Movies
A salvage team think they've made the find of a lifetime, until they discover there's more on board than meets the eye in this supernatural thriller. Led by Captain Sean Murphy (Gabriel Byrne), the crew of the tugboat Arctic Warrior have discovered a sideline far more lucrative than hauling ships in and out of the harbor -- they locate missing or wrecked ships in international waters, repair them until they can be brought back to port, and then sell off the ship and its contents as salvage. Acting on a tip from Jack Ferriman (Desmond Harrington), a pilot in the Canadian Air Force, Murphy and his crew -- salvage expert Maureen Epps (Julianna Margulies), first mate Greer (Isaiah Washington), and crewmen Santos (Alex Dimitriades), Dodge (Ron Eldard), and Munder (Karl Urban) -- set out to find a large craft seen adrift off the Alaskan coastline. To their surprise, the crew of the Arctic Warrior discover what appears to be the Antonia Graza, a famous Italian ocean liner, legendary for its luxury, which vanished without a trace in 1962. While they at first anticipate the payday of a lifetime from this find, the crew soon discover a sinister force has taken control of the ship, and before long they're battling not for salvage rights, but for their lives. Ghost Ship was directed by special effects man turned filmmaker Steven Beck, who previously directed the 2001 remake of 13 Ghosts. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Julianna Margulies, Ron Eldard, (more)
- 2000
Young street performer Michael DeVane (Charlie O'Connell) is selected by mysterious magician Simon Magus (Peter Firth) to take over from Magus in his never-ending battle against the forces of evil. Endowed with powers far beyond those of your average stage illusionist, Michael does his best to live up to his new responsibilities. Alas, the villain of the piece, the drug-dealing vixen Regina (Kimberly Davies), has won Michael's own sister over to the Dark Side. Obviously intended as the pilot for an unsold series titled The Magicians, Showdown in Magic Town made its UPN network debut on March 10, 2000. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Charlie O'Connell, Peter Firth, (more)
- 1999
The crew makes the disturbing discovery that the PeaceKeepers have planted a locator beacon -- or tracking device -- somewhere on the living starship Moya. It is now necessary to perform surgery on the vessel, but the only practical anesthetic is located on a hostile planet that has never experienced extraterrestrial contact. In his efforts to obtain the anesthetic, Crichton realizes anew that he is truly a stranger in a strange land. The second Farscape episode filmed, "I, E.T." was the seventh to be shown, making its broadcast bow on May 7, 1999. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
