8mm (film) 8mm (film) 8mm is a 1999 American-German crime mystery film directed by Joel Schumacher and written by Andrew Kevin Walker. The film stars Nicolas Cage as a private investigator who delves into the world of snuff films. Joaquin Phoenix, James Gandolfini, Peter Stormare, and Anthony Heald appear in supporting roles. Private investigator Tom Welles (Nicolas Cage) is contacted by Daniel Longdale (Anthony Heald), attorney for wealthy widow Mrs. Christian (Myra Carter), whose husband has recently died. While clearing out her late husband's safe, she and Mr. Longdale find an 8mm movie which appears to depict a real murder, but Mrs.
Star Wars: Dark Forces produced Kyle Katarn and Dark Trooper toys, which are among the [[Star Wars expanded universe|"Star Wars" expanded universe]] items to be turned into [[action figure]]s. The Dark Troopers were also included in books and comics. [[William C. Dietz]]'s novelizations of the "Dark Forces" storyline were adapted to full-cast audio dramatizations. LucasArts extended "Dark Forces" with "[[Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II]]" in 1997, and later two more sequels. The [[Star Wars: Jedi Knight (series)|"Jedi Knight" series]] continues the story of Kyle Katarn and has been praised for its quality as a whole. In September 2009, "Dark Forces" was re-released