Five centuries from now, man's reach into space will extend to mining colonies on other worlds-and when first contact with an alien power proves decidedly hostile, General Ryle (Frank Grillo) is charged with ending the conflict quickly. Assembling a task force including disgraced hardcase Gen. James Ford (Bruce Willis) to deliver a doomsday device to the enemy's door, their mission might meet a fateful pitfall. Brandon Thomas Lee, C.J. Perry, Perrey Reeves, Lochlyn Munro also star. 88 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English.

Two-disc set includes Lara Croft Tomb Raider (2001) The voluptuous video game heroine busts onto the big screen in this action-packed odyssey with Angelina Jolie as aristocratic adventurer Lara Croft, equally adept at collecting ancient artifacts and hand-to-hand combat. Here Lara has to keep a pair of mystical talismans from the Illuminati, a secret society who will use the artifacts to gain control of time and space. Iain Glen, Daniel Craig, and Jon Voight also star. 100 min. C/Rtg PG-13 Lara Croft Tomb Raider The Cradle Of Life (2003) Back for seconds is Angelina Jolie as silver Spandex-clad archeologist/globetrotter Lara Croft, who this time is on a quest for the legendary Pandora's Box, rumored to hold the power of life and death. With not-so-able assistance from a shady adventurer (Gerard Butler), Lara battles a demented biochemist (Ciaran Hinds) for possession of the prized artifact. With Noah Taylor, Djimon Hounsou; directed by Jan de Bont (InchSpeedInch). 117 min. C/Rtg PG-13

As he tried to cope with the alien symbiote now sharing his body, Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) couldn't turn down the invite that could recharge his flagging journalism career A prison sit-down with psychotic serial murderer Cletus Kasaday (Woody Harrelson). Freak circumstance caused the parasite to infect Kasaday as well-resulting in an escape and rampage that even Venom might not be able to stop. Showdown for the Marvel Comics supervillains co-stars Michelle Williams, Naomie Harris. 90 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English.