Life on a South Pacific island for two ex-Navy buddies is just about perfect. That is until a beautiful straight-laced Bostonian arrives on the island in search of her father...
Christian Bale headlines this dark drama about a tortured lathe operator who is blamed for an accident.
Explore the birth of the image of ""The New Man"" in human history. Delving into the legends of the Colossus of Rhodes and the Statue of Zeus at Olympia host John Romer demostrates how these monuments projected a new vision of the human form into the popular consciousness. A mammoth figure of ivory and gold the Statue of Zeus at Olympia ruled over the Olypic games. Before this venerable statue lay a huge shallow pool of olive oil which reflected light on to the figure. The Colossus
Host John Romer ventures to the sites of two ancient cities created by Alexander the Great - cities that were considered among the most beautiful and unusual the world has ever seen. We also explore the culture and environment that created several of the seven wonders. This episode examines two unparalleled testaments to the power of the era: The Pharos at Alexandria which stood more than 300 feet making it the tallest structure of its time and the Mausoleum's at Halicarnassus whi
Author and archaeologist John Romer contemplates the mystical aspects of the Seven Wonders exploring the enduring fascination of the only surviving Wonder the Pyramids. John then focuses his attention on the city of Rome which had become a magical city surrounded by a wall of iron enclosing seven hills one for each day of the Creators rest. There were 365 squares in Rome 365 streets 365 palaces for the popes and each palace had 365 steps and each step was covered with bread en
This sequel to 'Children of the Corn' finds the murderous youths of Gatlin being taken in by the folks from the neighbouring town of Hemingford. Before long, however, the Gatlin children receive another directive from He Who Walks Behind the Rows to kill all the adults in an act of sacrifice. And so the violence begins again.
Martin is a modern sort of vampire. He gains his victims cooperation with the use of a hypodermic needle instead of hypnotism and uses razors in the place of fangs. Martin claims to be 84 years old and certainly drinks human blood. The boy arrives in Pittsburgh to stay with his uncle who promises to save Martin's soul and destroy him once he is finished but Martin's loneliness finds other means of release.
In 'Children Of the Corn' a young couple uncovered the horrors that lay hidden in the small community of Gatlin Nebraska. Three years earlier all the adults suffered a terrible fate at the hands of their own sons and daughters - victims of a bloody cult of human sacrifice. Now the bodies have been discovered and the neighbouring townsfolk of Hemingford agree to shelter the traumatised children unaware that they are opening their doors to an awesome force that will threaten their
Explore with host John Romer the influence of ancient eastern civilisations. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon in what now is Iraq were rumoured to be part of the palace of Nebuchadnezzar. Today scientists believe that the exotic gardens were actually more fable than fact. The Temple of Artemist at Ephesus in modern day Turkey was built to honour the mother goddess. She was a powerful voice for many different people - the Romans knew her as Diana the Anatolians as Kybele - and her
A documentary look back at 6 cult movies and their impact on mainstream Hollywood. This two disc set also includes Night of the Living Dead (1968) and Reefer Madness (1936).
Acclaimed archaeologist John Romer brings the grandeur majesty and sheer scale of these ancient wonders to life. THE GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA 2584 B.C. THE HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON 605 B.C. THE TEMPLE OF ARTEMIS 550 B.C. THE STATUE OF ZEUS 466 B.C. THE MAUSOLEUM OF HALICARNASSUS 351 B.C. THE COLOSSUS OF RHODES 292 B.C. THE PHAROS OF ALEXANDRIA 280 B.C.
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