Philip Lazebnik Movies

This family-oriented German language mystery continues the exploits of The Three Investigators, Justas Jonas (Chancellor Miller), Peter Shaw (Nick Price) and Bob Andrews (Cameron Monaghan), a clique of young men glimpsed previously in 2008's Three Investigators and the Secret of Skeleton Island. This time around, Justas's parents have tragically died, but his mother and father left behind a trail of clues. The boys duly follow the path, which leads them to California and the heart of the formidable Terror Castle - a spooky old structure that conceals a secret beyond their wildest imaginations. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

As the eighth animated Asterix feature in thirteen years, the Stefan Fjeldmark and Jesper Møller-directed Asterix and the Vikings opens in Ancient Europe, at the Vikings' mountain fortress. Timandahaf, the chief of the Vikings, hears the age-old maxim "Fear lends one wings," and interprets it literally - believing that the most craven person in the world can actually teach him to fly. As Timandahaf, his counselor Cryptograf, and Cryptograf's son Olaf set forth to locate this person (christened 'The Champion of Fear,') the action shifts to the territory of Gaul. In that locale, diminutive Viking warrior Asterix and the enormous, mustachioed strongman Obelix attempt to teach teenage layabout Justforkix (the nephew of village chief Vitalstatistix) to reinvent himself as a tireless, bellicose warrior. The Gallic men are hindered in their efforts by Justforkix's sheer lack of interest - it seems he'd rather shuffle off to the local discothèque or meet girls than fight Romans. It isn't long before Olaf overhears Justforkix's confession that he is the laziest person in the known world, and decides to kidnap the young man and throw him off a cliff to watch him fly. Justforkix is naturally terrified - but doesn't count on falling for the chief's daughter, Abba. Meanwhile, Asterix and Obelix discover these developments and set off to rescue Justforkix. In the English version of this film (the second Asterix vehicle where the animation is synchronized to the speech of the American actors), Paul Giamatti voices Asterix, Brad Garrett voices Obelix, Evan Rachel Wood voices Abba and Sean Astin voices Justforkix. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

Dreamworks Pictures has taken the biblical story of Exodus, put it into cartoon form, and released it on the big screen as an epic animated feature. The Prince of Egypt tells the story of Moses releasing the Jews from Egyptian slavery under the hand of the evil pharaoh Rameses. Think of The Ten Commandments with songs and an all-star cast doing the voices. In the Charlton Heston role of Moses is Val Kilmer. Moses' brother Rameses, previously played by Yul Brynner, is now voiced by Ralph Fiennes. The story revolves around these two close brothers, Moses and Rameses. While Rameses is groomed to take over the land, his beloved brother Moses is a carefree prankster, until he learns the true secret of his past. His secret, of course, is that he is really a Jew and as a child was floated down the river to escape mass genocide. The pharaoh Seti (Patrick Stewart) raised Moses as his son. Upon learning the truth of his past from a burning bush, Moses returns to Egypt with God on his side and demands that the pharaoh (now his brother Rameses) must "Let my people go." With songs written by Oscar-winner Stephen Schwartz and sung by Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey, The Prince of Egypt covers all the classic story points of the story of Moses, including the ten plagues and the parting of the Red Sea. ~ Arthur Borman, Rovi

Avery Brooks doubled as director for this episode, which was originally broadcast on December 3, 1994. DS9 hosts the annual Bajoran Gratitude Festival, with Next Generation's Lwaxana Troi (Majel Barrett) among the guests. During the festivies, an epidemic of Zanthi Fever erupts, imbuing everyone on board with heightened romantic passions. No one is more susceptible to the fever than Lwaxana, who once again sets her cap for the Wrong Man, in this case, Odo. "Fascination" was scripted by Philip La Zebnik, from a story by Ira Steven Behr and James Crocker. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

As indicated by its title, which is designed to invoke memories of the classically bad sci-fi flick Plan 9 from Outer Space, this episode is all about UFOs -- namely, the strange flying object spotted by Brian (Steven Weber) and Joe (Tim Daly) during a cargo flight. Reporting the sighting to the FAA, Brian is blown off by the officials. However, a local UFO Society is more than willing to invest some credibility in the brothers' incredible story. All of this sorely displeases Joe, who thinks that the publicity will ruin his business...even though it's all based on sworn testimony. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Having done all right for itself during its six-week opening season, Wings was renewed for a full second season in the fall of 1990; at the same time, the series moved from Thursdays to Fridays, and thus no longer could rely upon its "sister" series Cheers as a lead-in. In the first episode of season two, Helen (Crystal Bernard), owner of the lunch counter at Sandpiper Air, is still sticking hard and fast to her self-imposed rule to "never date a pilot" -- and that includes her lifelong friends Joe (Tim Daly) and Brian (Steven Weber). Hoping to break down Helen's resistance, Brian hires an actor named Matt Sargent (Craig Bierko) to impersonate Helen's "dream man," intending to reveal that the guy is a pilot the moment Helen is "in the mood." But the results aren't quite what Brian had in mind. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

When would-be concert cellist Helen (Crystal Bernard) finally receives a callback for a symphony audition, her old pal Brian (Steven Weber) suggests that she might improve her chances if she dressed a little more...invitingly. Elsewhere, Fay (Rebecca Schull) provides moral support to aging pilot Howard Banks (Richard Erdman) who is on the last lap of a two-year flight around the world. Banks is convinced that an earlier "pact with God" will result in his immediate demise the moment his journey ends, and Fay does her best to convince him otherwise. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi