Titles Comprise: Beowulf And Grendal: Adapted from the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf Beowulf And Grendal is a medieval adventure that tells the blood-soaked tale of a Norse warrior's battle against the great and murderous troll Grendel. Out of allegiance to the King Hrothgar the much respected Lord of the Danes Beowulf leads a troop of warriors across the sea to rid a village of the marauding monster. The monster Grendel is not a creature of mythic powers but one of flesh and blood - immense flesh and raging blood driven by a vengeance from being wronged while Beowulf a victorious soldier in his own right has become increasingly troubled by the hero-myth rising up around his exploits. Beowulf's willingness to kill on behalf of Hrothgar wavers when it becomes clear that the King is more responsible for the troll's rampages than was first apparent. As a soldier Beowulf is unaccustomed to hesitating. His relationship with the mesmerizing witch Selma creates deeper confusion. Swinging his sword at a great stinking beast is no longer such a simple act. Beowulf is a man caught between sides in this great shift his simple code transforming and falling apart before his eyes. Building toward an inevitable and terrible battle this is a tale where vengeance loyalty and mercy powerfully entwine. Merlin And The Book Of Beasts: King Arthur is gone the Round Table is in ruins and a rogue sorcerer has unleashed a reign of monstrous terror upon the land. For the court's last remaining knights their only hope lies in the powers of the now-bitter and broken wizard Merlin (James Callis of Battlestar Galactica). But can a once-great man of magic defeat a legion of creatures that includes Dragon Soldiers Death Hawks and Gorgons and still reclaim the legendary castle of lore? Laura Harris of Dead Like Me and 24 co-stars in this epic adventure that puts a savage new edge on the saga of Excalibur Mordred and the ultimate battle between Merlin And The Book Of Beasts. Robin Hood: 12 Century England: It is a deadly time of dark tyranny black magic and the outlaw archer known as Robin Hood (Robin Dunne of Sanctuary). But when the Sheriff of Nottingham (Julian Sands of 24 and Warlock) unleashes a winged monster upon the town and woods to massacre Robin's men and capture Maid Marian (Erica Durance of Smallville) hearts run cold with fear and streets red with blood. Before he can rob from the rich or give to the poor can The Prince Of Thieves survive the demonic onslaught of a winged beast from another world? Katharine Isabelle (Gingersnaps) co-stars in this chilling new take on the infamous hero from director Peter DeLuise filled with valour vengeance and nightmare creatures that take you behind the legend and Beyond Sherwood Forest.
Dawn Of The Dead (Dir. Zack Snyder 2004): Overnight the world has become a living nightmare of surreal proportions with the planet's population hit by an inexplicable unfathomable and lethal plague - and the dead aren't dying. Corpses yearning for their next meal are now stalking the few remaining survivors driven by their insatiable hunger to feed upon the flesh of the living! After a terrifying escape from her suburban Wisconsin home on the morning after Ana Clark runs into a small group of the still-living a rag-tag group who seek refuge in a fortress of the late 20th Century - an abandoned suburban mall. As the world outside grows more hellish as the ever-increasing army of decomposing zombies tirelessly strive to infiltrate the mall the survivors battle the undead. Sealed off from the rest of what used to be the world the mall's inhabitants now one of the last bastions of humanity must learn to co-exist with each other and use every available resource in their fight to remain alive and more importantly human... Cherry Falls (Dir. Geoffrey Wright 2000): Cherry Falls is a quiet little town - until the night that a serial killer begins preying on its youth. After a third teen is found slain the killer's modus operandi emerges: the victims were all virgins. Sheriff Marken (Michael Biehn) is concerned for the safety of the teens in general and in particular his own daughter Jody (Brittany Murphy) who is still a virgin. Once the students realise that to save their skins they're going to have to lose their virginity now a meet-and-mate party takes shape. Jody finds herself at the centre of the mystery and the mayhem. As the students' 'Pop Your Cherry' ball gets going off campus Jody takes matters into her own hands in more ways than one... Freddy vs Jason (Dir. Ronny Yu 2003): Four years after being killed by his daughter Freddy Krueger rests in Hell. He depends on the dreams of those in Springwood to fuel his existence. But when the town covers up his existence in an attempt to make people forget Freddy is left powerless. In a last ditch effort he springs Jason Voorhees from his own personal Hell and sends him to Elm Street determined to strike fear in the hearts of Springwood teens. But when Jason won't stop killing Freddy's children Krueger decides it's time to take Voorhees out. Caught in the cross-fire are Lori and Will both of whom have a history with Freddy.
Saw (Dir. James Wan 2004): Awakening from a drugged stupor Dr Lawrence Gordon (Cary Elwes) finds himself chained to a pipe in a dingy bathroom with another man (Leigh Whannell) in the same situation across the room. The men are the latest victims of the Jigsaw Killer a maniac who uses elaborate traps to test his victims' dedication to life. Given six hours a hacksaw and a bullet Dr. Gordon tries to figure out a way to freedom hoping his kidnapped family (including Monica Potter) can survive the nightmare as well. Hot on the Jigsaw's trail is Detective David Tapp (Danny Glover) an equally as insane cop who was once the victim of the Jigsaw's evil scheme. Underworld (Dir. Len Wiseman 2003): Vampires and lycans an ancient form of werewolf are at war. While the vampires inhabit a gigantic castle that houses their ancestor's tombs the lycans live underground in a dilapidated sewer cave. Both teams are equipped with big guns and they are constantly innovating deadlier bullets to gain advantage over each other. On the vampire side the leather-clad death agent Selene (Kate Beckinsale) delegates teams of vamps to attack the lycans. But when she discovers that the lycans have kidnapped a human medical student Michael Corvin (Scott Speedman) she knows the worst is on its way. Against the orders of her superior Kraven (Shane Brolly) who is obsessively in love with Selene she awakens the most powerful vampire of all time Viktor (Bill Nighy) and prepares for a massive feud against lycan leader Lucian (Michael Sheen)... Dawn Of The Dead (Dir. Zack Snyder): Dawn Of The Dead (Dir. Zack Snyder 2004): Overnight the world has become a living nightmare of surreal proportions with the planet's population hit by an inexplicable unfathomable and lethal plague - and the dead aren't dying. Corpses yearning for their next meal are now stalking the few remaining survivors driven by their insatiable hunger to feed upon the flesh of the living! After a terrifying escape from her suburban Wisconsin home on the morning after Ana Clark runs into a small group of the still-living a rag-tag group who seek refuge in a fortress of the late 20th Century - an abandoned suburban mall. As the world outside grows more hellish as the ever-increasing army of decomposing zombies tirelessly strive to infiltrate the mall the survivors battle the undead. Sealed off from the rest of what used to be the world the mall's inhabitants now one of the last bastions of humanity must learn to co-exist with each other and use every available resource in their fight to remain alive and more importantly human...
Saw (Dir. James Wan 2004): Awakening from a drugged stupor Dr Lawrence Gordon (Cary Elwes) finds himself chained to a pipe in a dingy bathroom with another man (Leigh Whannell) in the same situation across the room. The men are the latest victims of the Jigsaw Killer a maniac who uses elaborate traps to test his victims' dedication to life. Given six hours a hacksaw and a bullet Dr. Gordon tries to figure out a way to freedom hoping his kidnapped family (including Monica Potter) can survive the nightmare as well. Hot on the Jigsaw's trail is Detective David Tapp (Danny Glover) an equally as insane cop who was once the victim of the Jigsaw's evil scheme. Dawn Of The Dead (Dir. Zack Snyder 2004): Overnight the world has become a living nightmare of surreal proportions with the planet's population hit by an inexplicable unfathomable and lethal plague - and the dead aren't dying. Corpses yearning for their next meal are now stalking the few remaining survivors driven by their insatiable hunger to feed upon the flesh of the living! After a terrifying escape from her suburban Wisconsin home on the morning after Ana Clark runs into a small group of the still-living a rag-tag group who seek refuge in a fortress of the late 20th Century - an abandoned suburban mall. As the world outside grows more hellish as the ever-increasing army of decomposing zombies tirelessly strive to infiltrate the mall the survivors battle the undead. Sealed off from the rest of what used to be the world the mall's inhabitants now one of the last bastions of humanity must learn to co-exist with each other and use every available resource in their fight to remain alive and more importantly human... The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Dir. Marcus Nispel 2003): On August 20th 1973 police were dispatched to the remote farmhouse of Thomas Hewitt a former head-skinner at a local slaughterhouse in Travis County Texas. What they found within the confines of his cryptic residence was the butchered remains of 33 victims a chilling discovery that shocked and horrified a nation in what many still call the most gruesome mass murder case of all time. Brandishing a chainsaw and wearing the grotesque flesh masks of his victims the killer became forever known as ""Leatherface"" when sensational headlines were splashed across newspapers throughout the state of Texas: ""House of Horrors Stuns Nation - Massacre in Texas."" Police and FBI eventually gunned down a man wearing a leathery mask and declared they had their killer and abruptly closed the case. However in the years that followed many close to the grisly murder case would come forward to level accusations that police had botched the investigation and knowingly killed the wrong man. Now for the first time the only known survivor of the killing spree has broken the silence and come forward to tell the real story of what happened on that deserted rural Texas highway when a group of five young kids inadvertently found themselves besieged by a chainsaw wielding madman who would leave a trail of blood and terror that would forever be known as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
The Weight Of Water: A century old double murder haunts Jean a photographer who travels to the scene of the crime to investigate. The sole survivor of the slaughter was a woman whose unhappy marriage mirrors Jean's. Past and present collide when a cataclysmic storm burgeons into jealousy and suddenly it becomes clear to Jean who the real killer is... Basic Instinct: Michael Douglas stars as Nick Curran a tough but vulnerable detective. Sharon Stone co-stars as Catherine Tramell a cold calculating and beautiful novelist with an insatiable sexual appetite. Catherine becomes a prime suspect when her boyfriend is brutally murdered - a crime she had described in her latest novel. But would she be so obvious as to write about a crime she was going to commit? Or is she being set up by a jealous rival? Obsessed with cracking the case Nick descends into San Francisco's forbidden underground where suspicions mount bodies fall and he finds within himself an instinct more basic than survival... Light Sleeper: In Paul Schrader's compelling character study 'Light Sleeper' John Le Tour (Willem Dafoe) is loyal decent lumbering: A 40 year old drug runner who suffers from insomnia but seems to be sleepwalking through life. When John's boss the bubbly but sharp witted Ann (Susan Sarandon) decides to retire John must rethink his life's path. But breaking out of the life he's led will take some doing especially after coming into contact with his ex-girlfriend (Dana Delany) a recovering drug addict and becoming embroilled in a mysterious murder. With echoes of Schrader's script for 'Taxi Driver' 'Light Sleeper' is one of the director's most memorable explorations of the underbelly of American life.
A spellbinding ghost story unfolds when 12-year old Jane Stuart discovers that her mysterious father (Sam Waterston), whom the family has tried to convince her is dead, resurfaces to reconcile his troubled past. She discovers a kind man, genuinely interested in both her welfare and her mother's. With the assistance of a powerful mystic (Colleen Dewhurst), Jane resolves to reunite her parents, despite the horrible forces that stand in her way!
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