This box set features the following films: Million Dollar Baby (Dir. Clint Eastwood) (2004): Frankie's previous career was blighted by an injury to one of his prize fighters Scrap (Morgan Freeman) who lost the sight in his right eye during a particularly brutal bout; Scrap now wiles away the hours working as a cleaner in Frankie's gym. Wary of similar occurrences being inflicted on the prestigious young talent that passes before him Frankie lets a succession of great boxers slip through his fingers. But when the brash confident young boxer Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank) strides into the gym Frankie's life is irretrievably altered. Initially refusing to train Maggie due to her gender and age Frankie relents when faced with her tenacity spirit and burning ambition. The combination of Maggie's talent and Frankie's tutelage paves the way for the adroit fighter to rise steadily through the ranks of women's boxing with the unlikely coupling forming a genuinely touching bond in the process. Brokeback Mountain (Dir. Ang Lee) (2005): From Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee comes an epic American love story Brokeback Mountain; the winner of the Golden Lion Award for Best Picture at the 2005 Venice Film Festival winner of four Golden Globes and winner of three Oscars (Best Director for Ang Lee Best Score for Gustavo Santaolalla and Best Adapted Screenplay for Diana Ossana & Larry McMutry)! The film is based on the short story by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Proulx adapted by Diana Ossana and the great Larry McMurtry (scribe and author of The Last Picture Show). Set against the sweeping vistas of Wyoming and Texas the film tells the story of two young men - a ranch-hand and a rodeo cowboy - who meet in the summer of 1963 and unexpectedly forge a lifelong connection; one whose complications joys and tragedies provide a testament to the endurance and power of love. Hotel Rwanda (Dir. Terry George) (2005): Ten years ago some of the worst atrocities in the history of mankind took place in the country of Rwanda and in an era of high-speed communication and round the clock news the events went almost unnoticed by the rest of the world. In only three months one million people were brutally murdered. In the face of these unspeakable actions inspired by his love for his family an ordinary man summons extraordinary courage to save the lives of over a thousand helpless refugees by granting them shelter in the hotel he manages.
This compelling documentary unlocks the hidden secrets psychological flaws and events that result in the tragic death of the famed notorious and the iconic. Part of a series every episode maps out the final 24 hours of a different famous person's life. By weaving the star's back-story with events from their last day it attempts to uncover the mystery of how each celebrity met their untimely end. July 16 1999: JFK Jr. is American royalty and a cultural icon. But his promise of living out his political legacy bequeathed to him on the day of his father's assassination is cut short over the Atlantic Ocean one hot July night. Kennedy's death and that of his wife and sister-in-law were the result of a series of bad decisions Kennedy had made during his last day. A day plagued by stress when his life depended on his ability to think clearly. Final 24 examines the string of errors that led to his tragic demise.
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Kamui finally chooses which side he wishes to be on but it comes with a grave consequence. As both sides gather and prepare for battles to come friends are lost and the scales start to tip as the Dragons go to war!
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The Cockney Casanova is back. From the bedrooms of Bordeaux to the boardrooms of magazine editors trucker Alfie travels across Europe driving the French girls wild..... until tragedy strikes.....
The haunted pine forests of New Jersey is a wilderness area larger than the Grand Canyon. This wilderness abounds in dense forest and is the perfect refuge for a legendary creature which has been feared by the locals since the eighteenth century. Locals tell stories of a native Indian shaman who mastered the forbidden black art of ""shape shifting"" a phenomenon recently verified by modern anthropologists. Legend has it that the Indian shaman transformed his thirteenth child into a creature half man and half beast in order to ward off the British army during the American Revolution. Enter a world where suspense and mystery collide generating a chilling climax of terror.
Willow The best of the Buffy The Vampire Slayer TV episodes featuring Willow! Phases: The gang tries to save a werewolf from a poacher; Oz makes the startling discovery that he is the werewolf in question. Doppelgangland: Anya wreaks havoc again when a spell goes awry bringing Willow's vampire doppelganger into the Buffy-verse. Wild At Heart: Oz and Willow's relationship is up in arms when Oz is powerfully drawn to a female werewolf. New Moon Rising: Oz returns to Sunnydale and is captured by the Initiative during a full moon during which a conflicted Willow tells Buffy about her new relationship with Tara. Spike The best Buffy The Vampire Slayer episodes featuring erstwhile succubus Spike! School Hard: Spike and Drusilla come to town and Spike invades Parent-Teacher night. Lie To Me: Buffy's childhood crush comes to town but he's not looking to reminisce - he's looking for immortality as a vampire! Lovers' Walk: A broken-hearted Spike returns without Drusilla; relationships are torn apart due to a liaison between two members of the gang. Fool For Love: When Buffy forces Spike to recount how he was able to kill two Slayers his flashbacks reveal his first meeting with Drusilla. Angel Episodes of the Buffy The Vampire Slayer TV series in which vampire Angel bites back... Angel: Buffy and Angel share their first kiss and she finds out who he really is. Innocence: Angel loses his soul and his demon self takes over; Buffy must deal with him and stop the Judge. I Only Have Eyes For You: The tortured ghost of a former student haunts Sunnydale High School re-enacting the murder/suicide he committed. Amends: Evil haunts Angel at Christmas torturing him with visions of his murderous past and urging him to kill Buffy!
Passion. Seduction. Deception. Alan Jensen is an all-star Harvard man. He's ambitious intelligent and star of the basketball team. Enter Cindy Bandolini a sexy college cheerleader and mob daughter with all the right moves. With the promise of a lucrative payoff Alan fixes the basketball games...until the FBI catches on! With the mob - and the FBI - on his trail Alan's got nowhere to turn except into the arms of Chesney his sexy philosophy professor.
Thanks to a Japanese scientist's invention of synthetic blood vampires have progressed from legendary monsters to fellow citizens overnight. And while humans have been safely removed from the menu many remain apprehensive about these creatures coming out of the coffin. Religious leaders and government officials around the world have chosen their sides but in the small Louisiana town of Bon Temps the jury is still out. Local waitress Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin) however knows how it feels to be an outcast. Cursed with the ability to listen in on people's thoughts she's also open-minded about the integration of vampires - particularly when it comes to Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer) a handsome 173-year-old living up the road. But at the service of Bill's less virtuous vampire associates Sookie is drawn into a series of catastrophes that will put their love to the test. The latest hit series from 'Six Feet Under' creator Alan Ball 'True Blood' delves into the meticulously-crafted world of novelist Charlaine Harris. Described by the Emmy winning Ball as popcorn for smart people the first season of 'True Blood' caused an overnight sensation - and the new installments only build on his colorful cast of supernatural misfits.
Thanks to a Japanese scientist's invention of synthetic blood vampires have progressed from legendary monsters to fellow citizens overnight. And while humans have been safely removed from the menu many remain apprehensive about these creatures coming out of the coffin. Religious leaders and government officials around the world have chosen their sides but in the small Louisiana town of Bon Temps the jury is still out. Local waitress Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin) however knows how it feels to be an outcast. Cursed with the ability to listen in on people's thoughts she's also open-minded about the integration of vampires - particularly when it comes to Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer) a handsome 173-year-old living up the road. But at the service of Bill's less virtuous vampire associates Sookie is drawn into a series of catastrophes that will put their love to the test. The latest hit series from 'Six Feet Under' creator Alan Ball 'True Blood' delves into the meticulously-crafted world of novelist Charlaine Harris. Described by the Emmy winning Ball as popcorn for smart people the first season of 'True Blood' caused an overnight sensation - and the new installments only build on his colorful cast of supernatural misfits.
From the Marvel Cinematic Universe comes Ant-Man and the Wasp. Still reeling from the aftermath of Captain America: Civil War, Scott Lang is enlisted by Dr. Hank Pym for an urgent new mission. He must once again put on the suit and learn to fight alongside the Wasp as they join forces to uncover secrets from the past.
GOTHAM CITY FACES TWO MONSTROUS CRIMINAL MENACES: the bizarre, sinister Penguin (Danny DeVito) and the slinky, mysterious Catwoman (Michelle Pfeiffer). Can Batman (Michael Keaton) battle two formidable foes at once? Especially when one wants to be mayor and the other is romantically attracted to Gotham's hero? Like the Academy Award-winning 1989 original, Batman Returns is directed by moviemaking wizard Tim Burton. And like the first blockbuster, it's a dazzling adventure that leaves you breathless.On-Disc Special Features 4K: Commentary by Director Tim Burton BD: The Bat, the Cat and the Penguin: Making-of Featurette Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight Part 4 Beyond Batman Documentary Gallery Siouxsie and the Banshees Face to Face Music Video The Heroes and The Villains Profile Galleries Theatrical Trailer
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