Nina the daughter of a rich Indian is due to inherit her father's oil field but needs his signature to claim the land. Several outlaws have realised her worth and abduct her....
The Art Of Seduction is a feature length trilogy of dramas based on the short works of well-known American authors. It brings together some of Hollywood's top talent. Businessman Martin Meadows (Ray Liotta) returns to his suburban home and confronts his wife Emily (Andie MacDowell) whose drinking is beginning to threaten their children's safety. A Domestic Dilemma based on the story by Carson McCullers is a hard-edged portrayal of one couple's struggle with alcoholism. Directed by Kisti Zea. In the second tale up and coming boxer Eddie Megeffin (Matt Dillon) is pressured by his beautiful young wife Arlene (Kyra Sedgwick) to accept a big payday bout with a championship contender. Although he's not ready Eddie is eager to please Arlene - who has been all but forgotten due to his rigorous training schedule. Will Eddie's sacrifices pay off? Or will Arlene simply Return to Kansas City. Directed by Walter Bernstein. The third story sees the writer Henry (Scott Glenn) befriend Mara (Juliette Binoche) a prostitute. Struck by her mysterious charm and beauty he invites her to dinner and the two are passionately drawn together. Henry offers the kindness Mara has never known but is it too threatening to her pained existence? Mara written by Henry Miller is the touching tale of two lovers whose entire relationship is limited to a single night. Directed by Mike Figgis.
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.
The Artificial Intelligence Revolution is happening and America is watching it on their 'Living Wall' flat screens and 'Genius' Phones. Homeland Security s Cyber Crime Division is the only thing trying to stop the bots and borgs from taking over. The unit is so underfunded they have to allow a reality show crew to film them just to meet payroll. What the cameras capture will stun the world.
The Da Vinci Code: Dan Brown's international bestseller comes alive in this film directed by Ron Howard with a screenplay by Akiva Goldsman. Join symbologist Robert Langdon (Academy Award'' Winner Tom Hanks) and cryptologist Sophie Neveu (Audrey Tautou) in their heart-racing quest to solve a bizarre murder mystery that will take them from France to England; and behind the veil of a mysterious ancient society where they discover a secret protected since the time of Christ. With first-rate performances by Sir Ian McKellen Alfred Molina and Jean Reno The Da Vinci Code is an involving and intriguing thriller of the highest order. Gladiator: The great Roman General Maximus (Russell Crowe) has once again led the legions to victory on the battlefield. The war won Maximus dreams of home wanting only to return to his wife and son; however the dying Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris) has one more duty for the general - to assume the mantle of his power. Jealous of Maximus' favor with the emperor the heir to the throne Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) orders his execution - and that of his family. Barely escaping death Maximus is forced into slavery and trained as a gladiator in the arena where his fame grows. Now he has come to Rome intent on avenging the murder of his wife and son by killing the new emperor; Commodus....
The greatest endurance race in the world is the ultimate mix of high-speed action drama and skill and the 1981 running of the Le Mans 24 Hours Race was no exception. More than 50 thoroughbred racecars set off for almost 3 000 miles of fascinating competition at the Circuit de la Sarthe with speeds along the infamous Mulsanne straight topping 230mph. Le Mans legends Jacky Ickx and Derek Bell would lead the Porsche charge in the amazing works 936 but as always the 24 Hours Race had attracted an incredibly high quality of entry. Drivers like Hans Joachim Stuck Jochen Mass Hurley Haywood Eddie Cheever Jean Rondeau Bob Wolleck and more would be among those bidding to prevent Ickx taking a remarkable fifth Le Mans win. Tragically 1981 entered the record books as the first year in Le Mans history a safety car had been deployed to slow the field while the aftermath of Thierry Boutsen's horrific 230mph crash was cleared. Shockingly the safety car was deployed again a few laps later following Jean Louis Lafosse's fatal accident. This review of the 1981 Le Mans 24 Hour Race brings you the full action-packed story plus the colour and atmosphere which surrounds this amazing event.
House Of Clocks: A gang of ruthless thugs intent on robbery prey upon a seemingly harmless elderly couple Vittorio and Sara. The simple plan turns into a terrifying nightmare as Vittorio's antique clock collection mysteriously turns back time. Now the hunters become the hunted and the old couple becomes a vengeful malevolent force. House Of Horrors: a masked man breaks into a couple's house and brutally murders them in a fantastically gory way leaving their two c
Stan and Ollie join the Foreign Legion to escape unrequited love.
In 1882 20 years after a forgotten massacre took place the only living witness to the crime John Slaughter returns to the town where it happened. Now finding the town run by the man behind the terrible act Slaughter teams up with the mysterious gunslinger Savannah Starr to try and rid the west of one of its' great evils...
Verdi:La Traviata
The Sweet House Of Horrors' is one of Lucio Fulci's later films.In it a masked man breaks into a couple's house and brutally murders them in a fantastically gory way leaving their two children orphaned. After the tragedy the children are taken in by an aunt and uncle but are haunted by the loss of their parents. Desperate to get them back the two tykes succeed in conjuring a supernatural force that brings their parents back but not without other more disastrous effects! As yet unseen in the in the UK 'The Sweet House Of Horrors' is essential viewing for Fulci fans.
Box set featuring 'Shootfighter' 'Playing God' and 'For Hire'.
Tom Hanks headlines this big screen adaptation of Dan Brown's global hit novel.
In this the first filmed version of the popular comic strip a distant planet has broken its orbit and is heading straight for Earth. Renowned scientist Dr. Hans Zarkov (Frank Shannon) builds an escape rocket and is joined by Yale graduate Flash Gordon (Buster Crabbe) and Dale Arden (Jean Rogers) a beautiful young woman Flash has just met. They land on the fantastic runaway planet Mongo only to tangle with its evil ruler Ming the Merciless (Charles Middleton) who has dastardly plans for our three heroes. Crabbe is the quintessential Flash in this 13-episode saga which was made for a then-expensive 0 000 setting a new standard for movie serials of the 1930s. This collection includes the first six episodes.
The terror lurking behind you could be your own behind! Returning from his vacation in Tijuana Waldo Williams finds that his ass has been infected by the Mexican Butthumping Bullfrog causing him plenty of pain and a whole lot more gas. After visiting a whacky scientist Waldo finds that his ass has started glowing green with radiation. It's not long before his rear end takes on a life of its own detaching itself from the rest of his body to go on a killing spree leaving fecal tracks wherever it goes incriminating Waldo in the murders. But being framed as a murderer is the least of Waldo's problems as his ass grows Godzilla big and wages full out war against Los Angeles
Sparky is a high-spirited sports car who's sick of his boring life. He wants to hit the highway and explore the world but first Sparky needs a GPS. Then earn some money and buy one demands his father. Only problem is: there aren't many jobs in El Coche. For a few days Sparky works at his father's Gas 'n Go but eventually the pressure gets to him. Dads can be so unreasonable! So Sparky takes a job with the duplicitous Diesel who's busy selling bum gas slipshod retreads and snake oil valve goo all at outlandish prices. It's a dreary gig. Worse thanks to Diesel's accounting chicanery Sparky finds himself deeper in debt every day. Desperate to break free Sparky agrees to work at Diesel's Greasy Springs Circus a cruel colosseum where cars are pitted against each other in battle-to-the-death contests. Sparky ends up racing for his life on the Wheel of Misfortune while all of El Coche looks on in horror. Sparky realises that there are fates worse than boredom.
The Art Of JEAN-PIERRE RAMPAL:* Telecast of December 27 1961FRANCOIS COUPERIN (1668-1773): Concert Royal IVJOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750): Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord in G minor BWV 1020* Telecast of March 28 1957FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN (1732-1809): Concerto for Flute Harpsichord and String Orchestra in F majorCLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862-1918): Syrinx (Unaccompanied Flute)* Telecast of March 1 1956LUIGI BOCCHERINI (1743-1805): Concerto for Flute and Orchestra in D major* Telecast of February 24 1966WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)Flute Concerto No. 2 in D major K.314Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major K.313
Laurel and Hardy star as a pair of fishmongers from Des Moines Iowa who join the Foreign Legion while on a visit to Paris. Within a few days they are in uniform and on laundry detail at an outpost in Morocco and soon find that the tough Commander and Legion life does not suit them. They are arrested for trying desert and escape the firing squad by stealing a plane in a hilarious and exciting climax.
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