Hook: (1991, 142 minutes) A high flying adventure from the magic of Steven Spielberg, Hook stars Robin Williams as a grown up Peter Pan and Dustin Hoffman as the infamous Captain Hook. Joining the fun is Julia Roberts as Tinkerbell, Bob Hoskins as the pirate Smee, and Maggie Smith as Granny Wendy Darling, who must convince the middle-aged lawyer Peter Banning that he was once the legendary Peter Pan. And so the adventure begins anew, with Peter off to Neverland to save his two children from Captain Hook. Along the way, he rediscovers the power of imagination, friendship, and magic. A classic tale updated for children of all ages, Hook, nominated for five 1991 Academy awards including Best Visual Effects, is a 10. A film that will entertain generations, generations from now –Gary Franklin, KABC-TV. Little Women: (1994, 118 minutes) Winona Ryder (in an Oscar-nominated role) and Academy Award winner Susan Sarandon (1995 Best Actress, Dead Man Walking) star in this affectionate, superbly acted (Los Angeles Times) family favorite. With her husband off at war, Marmee (Sarandon) is left alone to raise their four daughers–her little women . There is the spirited Jo (Winona Ryder), conservative Meg (Trini Alvarado–Paulie), fragile Beth (Claire Danes–William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet) and romantic Amy, played at different ages by Kirsten Dunst (Wag The Dog) and Samantha Mathis (Broken Arrow). As the years pass, the sisters share some of the most cherished and painful memories of self-discovery, as Marmee and Aunt March (Mary Wickes–The Man Who Came To Dinner) guide them through issues of independence, romance and virtue. Gabriel Byrne (End Of Days), Eric Stoltz (TV’s: Chicago Hope) and Christain Bale (The Portrait Of A Lady) co-star in this handcrafted valentine –Newsweek–of a film.
