Their music fuelled a movement. His message fought a war. Favela Rising documents a man and a movement a city divided and a favela (Brazilian squatter settlement) united. Haunted by the murders of his family and many of his friends Anderson S is a former drug-trafficker who turns social revolutionary in Rio de Janeiro's most feared slum. Through hip-hop music the rhythms of the street and Afro-Brazilian dance he rallies his community to counteract the violent oppre
Pool Girl' is the quirky tale of a Los Angeles pool cleaner (Alyssa Milano) who falls in love with a young man dying of Lou Gerhig's disease....
The UFC's final event of 2012 is literally the biggest of the year. UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos meets former titleholder Cain Velasquez in an anticipated rematch. The first time these two titans met in the Octagon, Brazil's dos Santos took Velasquez' belt. One year later, the former All-American wrestler, with fight stopping power in both fists, looks to get even. Plus, lightweight action heroes battle when Joe Lauzon faces Jim Miller, and two middleweight contenders square off...
The legendary Nightstage performance by junior Wells joined on stage by special guest Buddy Guy in an unforgettable evening of all time Blues favourites! Tracklisting: 1. Look Over Yonders Wall 2. Crazy About You 3. I Just Want to Make Love to You 4. Everything's Gonna Be Aright 5. Tribute to Muddy Waters 6. Trouble No More 7. Juke 8. My Younger Days 9. Got My Mojo Workin' 10. Super Bad 11. I Got You 12. Little by Little
UFC 146 features the much anticipted heavyweight championship clash between undefeated UFC champion Junior dos Santos and former two-time champion Frank Mir. Also includes Cain Velasquez, Antonio Silva, Roy Nelson and Dave Herman on the undercard in an event stacked with the best heavyweights the UFC has to offer. -T.P.
Main Card:Junior dos Santos vs. Shane CarwinKenny Florian vs. Diego NunesDemian Maia vs. Mark MuozJon Olav Einemo vs. Dave HermanDonald Cerrone vs. Vagner RochaPreliminary Card:Sam Stout vs. Yves EdwardsJesse Bongfeldt vs. Chris WeidmanKrzysztof Soszynski vs. Mike MassenzioNick Ring vs. James HeadDustin Poirier vs. Jason YoungJoey Beltran vs. Aaron RosaMichihiro Omigawa vs. Darren Elkins
Meet Hugo Dugay (Alyssa Milano) a lonely disenfranchised female pool cleaner. She has 44 pools to clean today her mother Minerva (Cathy Moriarty) is a chronic gambler and her father Henry (Malcolm McDowell) is a lost soul trying to kick a menu of addictions. These are the least of her problems as today's clients range from a film director who shot and killed a movie extra for over acting (Robert Downey JR) to a bully who flouts the law to have his pool filled by 6:30pm. Through all this she picks up a mysterious hitchhiker (Sean Penn) and a new customer suffering from ALS (Lou Gaehrig's Disease) which keeps him trapped in a wheelchair.Through Hugo's day begins with threats from a menacing customer confrontations with her dysfunctional parents and the promise of too much hard work this magical person who comes into her life makes all that wrong turn right.
On a beach paradise in Northeast Brazil, Shangri-La - a huge festival of art and alternative culture - serves as a backdrop of intense sensory experiences between three different young contemporaries.
Tango Argentina
They are the undisputed kings in the modern age of combat sports. They are the baddest men on the planet. They are the heavyweights of the UFC. For years fight fans everywhere have packed arenas to see these larger than life athletes do battle. In a sport inhabited by the world's greatest fighters it is the heavyweights who routinely deliver the most spectacular battles and the most devastating finishes. These are the fights that have turned the heavyweight class into the most exciting unpredictable action-packed division in the entire UFC. Big guys. Small gloves. Someone will fall. 20 Full Fights including: Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin Tim Sylvia vs. Frank Mir Randy Couture vs. Brock Lesnar UFC Ultimate Heavyweights also contains five bonus fights and five classic fights.
When James 'Animal' Allen (Ving Rhames) is locked up in a maximum security prison he meets a revolutionary (JIm Brown) who changes his life. Now a reformed man James is released only to find that his own son (Terence Howard) has assumed a life of crime and violence. Can a father haunted by his past redeem his family from the very streets he created or will he be forced to make the ultimate sacrifice?
UFC 108: Evans Vs. Silva (2 Discs)
Volume 5 of a stunning collection of live blues recordings from Buddy Guys' `Legends' club in Chicago recorded in 1994. Buddy Guy's Legends has become as celebrated as its namesake for providing Chicago with the highest quality blues talent to be seen anywhere. From the Monday jam sessions to the constant flow of world class talent weekends Legends is a required stop for soul-stirring Blues and barbeque. Chicago Blues Jam brings you a slice of this legendary stage with interviews and commentary by Buzz Kilman. Junior Wells: Referred to by many as the 'Godfather of Blues' Wells has left an indelible mark on the world of music. An accomplished harp player who has regularly played with Buddy Guy and Muddy Waters - to name but two - this performance at Legends is a perfect example of why Wells was a perennial favourite here. Pistol Pete: This man is proof that the blues still has a bright future ahead of it. This young guitarist - who has been likened to a fusion of B. B. King and Hendrix - shows why he is a regular fixture at `Legends' with his blistering 6-string technique.
By night, vampires rise from loamy graves in search of human prey. By day, vampire slayer Jack Crow (Woods) leads a contingent of Vatican mercenaries in a long-waged war against these enemies.
Max is a small-time criminal who trades in stolen goods. One day an equally ruthless criminal named Jack turns up at his warehouse apartment falsely claiming to be his brother. The smoothly persuasive Jack soon talks Max into joining him in the biggest score of his life a million dollar scam which involves some sixteenth century pistols known as The Spanish Judges....
Roy Jones Junior is a five-time world champion boxer in four different weight classes Middleweight Super Middleweight Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight. With 49 wins 38 of which being knockouts Jones is regarded as one of the best pound for pound fighters and one of the most naturally gifted fighters in the history of boxing. This unique programme contains the 'Greatest Counter Punch' footage from his greatest and most gripping fights.
A profile on reggae artist Peter Tosh who died in 1987. This tragic documentary tells the tale of the all too short life of one of the greatest country men in the world Peter Tosh. Told through interviews with his mother father and friends it charts the meteoric rise to fame of Peter from The Wailing Wailer to The Wailers his disillusionment with Bob Marley and the pro Christian stance that Marley took in his music to his solo career and his fights with various record labels.
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