The robbery should have taken ten minutes. Eight hours later it was the hottest thing on live TV. And it's all true. On a hot Brooklyn afternoon two optimistic losers set out to rob a bank. Sonny (Al Pacino) is the mastermind Sal (John Cazale) is the follower and disaster is the result. Because the cops crowds TV cameras and even the pizza man have arrived. The ""well-planned"" heist is now a circus. Based on a true incident this thriller earned six Academy Award nominations.
Computer expert Hiller (Bernard Hill) is an alcoholic a failed husband and a failed father-figure. In a short space of time he has lost his job his wife and has become financially in debt to a vicious gang of mobsters. So when the gangsters agree to write off the debt if Hiller will supply them with the security details of a newly-constructed bank it's an offer he can't refuse. Having handed over the information Hiller believes he has seen the last of the gang and is in the clear. But when his young stepson is kidnapped and taken hostage Hiller finds himself being blackmailed into taking part in the actual raid on the bank. A loser by nature as events spiral out of control around him he soon discovers in himself a hidden capacity for parental love ingenuity and above all courage. With his and his stepson's lives under threat Hiller decides it's time to fight back.
The emotional film of a wise woman learned in life loss and love who shows a despondent young man the beauty of being alive. Embittered and alone after nursing his late mother through a prolonged illness Michael Keddington takes a job working as an orderly in a hospice. Admired by both the staff and his patients he eventually meets Esther Huish an elderly resident clinging to memories of her past and the choice she made that changed it. Because Esther sees in Michael a younge
Before launching his solo career John Cale along with Lou Reed was a primary creative force behind the Velvet Underground as bassist viola player keyboardist and occasional co-songwriter (the exact nature of his compositional contributions is still a matter of heated debate amongst the group). He was without question one of the most influential producers of pre-punk punk and new wave overseeing important recordings by the Stooges Nico Patti Smith the Modern Lovers and Squeeze. Shot live in Brussels during the 1992 European tour this film bears witness to the immense performing talent of John Cale here put to the service of some of the most well known titles in his repertoire. 1. On A Wedding Anniversary 2. Lie Still Sleep Becalmed 3. Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night 4. Carmen Miranda 5. Cordoba 6. Ship Of Fools 7. Leaving It Up To You 8. The Ballad Of Cable Hogue 9. Chinese Envoy 10. Fear (Is A Man's Best Friend) 11. Dying Of The Vine 12. Heartbreak Hotel 13. Styles It Takes 14. Paris 1919 15. (I Keep A) Close Watch 16. Hallelujah
The reward could save them if the mission doesn't kill them first. When estranged brothers Sam (WWE Superstar John Cena) Leo (Ethan Embry Eagle Eye) and Douglas (Boyd Holbrook Milk) reluctantly reunite after the death of their father they learn that their promised inheritance has a catch - they must start a family business first. Desperate for cash the trio crosses the border for a quick score that turns into a dangerous search for a kidnapped billionaire - a journey that could turn deadly if they don't figure out a way to work together as a family. Amy Smart (Crank) and Michael Rispoli (Taking of Pelham 123) co-star in a story that proves some bonds are worth fighting for. Special Features: The Three Amigos Saddle Up 'n Giddy Up Rough Take Off Photo Gallery
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 the largest tank battle ever witnessed in warfare the Soviet Red Army striking out after the siege of Stalingrad successfully resisted the German Panzer offensive in the Kursk salient on the Eastern Front. In the resulting counter-offensive so began an inexorable advance that would finally end in Berlin.
A young working mother, Lily Bates (Patricia Roc), is nursing her new-born baby in a London maternity hospital when a police inspector informs her that ‘her husband’ has been arrested as a bigamist. Despite living in a society that frowns upon single mothers, Lily decides to overcome these prejudices and raise Jimmy by herself. But when Lily falls ill she has to leave Jimmy in the care of Frances (Rosamund John), a nursery worker, and her husband Robert (Patrick Holt). As Lily returns to health she reluctantly decides to let the Normans bring up Jimmy as their own. Time passes, Lily moves away, and then falls in love and marries a shopkeeper called Bill (Bill Owen). But the memory of her son Jimmy plays on Lily’s mind, and when it threatens to disrupt their new-found happiness, Bill and Lily decide to search for Jimmy and reclaim him as their own.
Following the discover of America by Christopher Columbus in 1942 news of a 'new world' filled with riches beyond any man's dreams rapidly intoxicated the imagination of explorers from far and wide. The arrival of the conquistadors such as Cortez and Pizarro would eventually spell the end of two great civilisations the Aztecs and the Incas. Using magnificent computer animated graphics the cities of Tenochtitlan and Manchu Pichu come alive but for long enough to appreciate the even
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Crockett and Tubbs tackle Miami's crime scene in three more exciting episodes: Florence Italy Return of Calderon Part 1 and Return of Calderon Part 2.
John Wilson's Fishing Safari follows one of the UK's best known anglers on an exotic odyssey exploring the waters and wildlife of six of the world's most exciting fishing destinations. John's fishing safari takes him across the globe in search of the most exhilarating and acrobatic species of fish that can be caught on rod and line including the bronze whaler shark Wels catfish tigerfish tarpon Pacific salmon and Nile perch. More than a fishing series John Wilson's Fishing Safa
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Matt Hayes Lake Escapes:Matt Hayes - regarded as one of the best all-round anglers in the UK - packed his tackle and suitcase for a series of journeys, which took him from the wilds of the Arctic Circle to the warm riverside’s of Spain. From airport to lakeside Matt shows viewers how accessible, affordable and exciting weekend fishing breaks can be.Joining Matt on his travels were some of Europe’s top anglers giving him an insider’s view on Europe’s top fishing destinations. Along the way, we are introduced to a number of European fishing experts and some wacky new baits, and we witness some very exciting moments. John Wilson’s Fishing World:Angling Times readers voted him the ‘Greatest Angler of All Time’, and he recently received an MBE from the Queen; and now John Wilson is back, and on the hunt for the greatest fishing locations around the world.From stunning Norway to amazing Arkansas, John is at the top of his game, catching an impressive variety of fish and demonstrating the extensive angling techniques it takes to reel them in.He’s off to the land of the midnight sun, Norway, fishing the amazing coral reefs – the most northerly in the world - for coalfish, wolf fish and cod.
The connection between National Geographic and The Lord of the Rings may seem tentative, but the illuminating TV special Beyond the Movie proves otherwise. While incorporating cast and crew interviews and film clips from director Peter Jackson's 2001 blockbuster The Fellowship of the Ring, this hour-long documentary transcends timely opportunism to explore the myriad inspirations for JRR Tolkien's Middle-Earth fantasy classic, beginning with the influence of Tolkien's idyllic childhood in rural England, which served as the model for his threatened Hobbit paradise. Equally fascinating are the influences of Tolkien's experience in World War I and the "evil" of industrial development on his work, and more directly those of Anglo-Saxon poetry (notably Beowulf) and the mythology of the Finnish Kalevala, which formed the basis of Tolkien's elvish culture. The author's passion for nature conservancy and cultural preservation are what ultimately serve the National Geographic agenda, but eloquent testimonials by archaeologists, anthropologists, and filmmakers make this a most agreeable hour of justified propaganda. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
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Recipient of multiple awards including the UN Media Peace Prize John Pilger is a world-renowned journalist author and respected factual film-maker who began his career in his native Australia before moving to London. Drawing extensively on eye-witness testimony Pilger has been a foreign correspondent and a front-line war reporter since 1967 and in the UK he is a regular contributor to a wide range of international broadcast and print media including the New Statesman ITV The Guardian and American and European newspapers.
A wiser and sober Danny Quinn returns home after three years to attend the wedding of a good friend Martin Powers heir to the Irish Mafia throne. Facing a vengeful rival a bitter ex-girlfriend and a family caught in the self destructive pattern of gambling excessive behaviour and despair he battles the insidious influence of Southie's white ghetto mob culture that threatens to see him revert back to his brutal ways.
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