Based freely on the classic novels by C.S. Forester, Hornblower is a series of TV films following the progress of a young officer through the ranks of the British navy during the Napoleonic Wars. The series greatest asset is the handsome and charismatic Ioan Gruffudd in the lead role, surely a major star in the making. For television films the production values are very good, though as Titanic, Waterworld and The Perfect Storm demonstrated, filming an aquatic adventure is a very expensive business, and it is clear that the Hornblower dramas simply make the best of comparatively small budgets. No more faithful to Forester's books than the 1951 Gregory Peck classic Captain Horatio Hornblower, the real inspiration seems to have come from the success of Sharpe, starring Sean Bean, which likewise featured a British hero in the Napoleonic Wars. Nevertheless, while rather more easy going than the real British navy of the time, the Hornblower saga delivers an entertaining adventure, greatly enhanced by the presence of such guest stars as Denis Lawson, Cheri Lunghi, Ronald Pickup and Anthony Sher. "The Frogs and the Lobsters" provides a tough, complex and surprisingly violent drama concerning an attempt to mount a royalist counter-offensive against Revolutionary France.--Gary S Dalkin
Based on the best-selling horror action game Silent Hill stars Radha Mitchell (Man on Fire) as Rose a desperate other who takes her adopted daughter Sharon to the town of Silent Hill in an attempt to cure her of her ailment. After a violent car crash Sharon disappears and Rose beings her desperate search to get her back. She descends into a fog of smouldering ash and into the centre of the twisted reality of a town's terrible secret. Pursued by grotesquely deformed creatures and townspeople stuck in permanent purgatory Rose begins to uncover the truth behind the apocalyptic disaster that burned the town 30 years back. Dare to step inside the horrific town of Silent Hill where darkness preys on every soul and Hell's creations wait around every corner. But know that once you enter... there is no turning back.
1 : In the year 2808 three criminals are offered a choice: Spend the rest of their lives aboard a maximum-security prison or return to Earth as agents of the Cyber Police. Parole Violations will be rare as each criminal is fitted with a booby trapped high-explosive collar which operates on a 24 hour timer. If ever a check-in is missed the consequences would be well gruesome. For every criminal caught the agents receive a bounty that reduces their total sentence so some day they may walk free-again. Terrorists have taken control of the City's tallest space-scraper. Not only does the building hold the primary nodes for the city's computer grid but 50 000 people are still trapped inside! In principle the job is simple: Break into the most secure building in the city; find and eliminate the terrorists; rescue the hostages. But there's no time to waste because the collars have a 24-hour time limit and the clock is ticking. 2 : A member of the Cyber Police has turned traitor and sold confidential Police data to a mysterious customer who could destroy the Cyber Police forever. But before that can happen the heroes have 24 hours to uncover the plot. The trail leads to an illegal black market dealing in stolen body parts. Goggles is re-united with his ex-partner-in-crime and together they find themselves face-to-face with MOLCOS the military's ultimate killing machine. 3 : The Vampire Case. One by one genetics researchers are turning up dead - all have suspicious fang Wounds on their necks. The most recent victim Ichiro Edajima use his own blood to scrawl on a cryptic message on the wall and left notes to a very unusual retro-virus on his computer. The trail points to the top of the space elevator and the cryogenic suspension facility tethered there. But the frozen death of cryogenic sleep may not have any meaning for one of the undead...and vampires can be very hungry when they wake up.
In almost every school photograph there looms a face in the pack that no-one seems to remember. Detective Inspector Tom Monroe is assigned to investigate the apparent suicide of Pat Fisher and discovers that he was obsessed with the murder of school friend Amy unsolved since 1976. Compelled to take up where the dead man left off he soon finds himself open to attack from the same faces that have preyed on the class of '76 for almost 3 decades.
In Rocky Road To Dublin filmed in the late sixties Ireland's Patriotic sportsmen priests censors and brain-washed children unwittingly convey the truth about a repressed suppressed censored Republic. Unsurprisingly after one screening in Dublin in 1968 it was suffocated for more than three decades; never released to Irish cinemas and never shown on Irish TV. Now restored the film is complemented by a 'Making Of' that revisits the themes and contexts of the ori
When 12-year-old Mickey Miller moves from New York to Ireland with her family, she soon discovers a link between herself and the 300-year-old legend of the mysterious Black Knight, who regularly haunts the sleepy Irish village of Longwood. With courage and a sharp mind, she sets out to redeem the knight so as to bring lasting peace to Longwood, but first she must save the lives of seven precious white horses and thwart the evil plans of a greedy, ambitious woman. Crumbling castles, mysterious riddles, frightening spirits, beautiful horses and a plucky, fearless heroine.
Frodo Baggins and the Fellowship continue their quest to destroy the One Ring and stand against the evil of the dark lord Sauron. The Fellowship has divided and now find themselves taking different paths to defeating Sauron and his allies. Their destinies now lie at two towers - Orthanc Tower in Isengard where the corrupted wizard Saruman waits and Sauron's fortress at Baraddur deep within the dark lands of Mordor.
Cheyenne (Sean Penn) is a former rock star who still dresses like a Goth. Now 50, he relives the days of superstardom with young fan and best friend Mary. Living off his royalties he rattles around his grand Dublin mansion until the death of his estranged father calls him to New York. Reunited with his family, Cheyenne discovers a secret that will send him across America. On a journey through the Midwest, full of surreal encounters with an eclectic mix of characters from New York socialites to ethical gun-shop owners, Cheyenne is on the road trip of his life.
The definitive look into the deep and harsh world of high profile beefs told by the artists themselves
Follow-up to the original series in which the slightly psychotic officers of the Tank Police employ their heavy weaponry at every opportunity! Newport City 2010. An overcrowded urban sprawl choking from pollution of unregulated technology. In a desperate attempt to stop the swelling tide of rampant crime and urban terrorism plaguing the city the government forms a special task force - The Tank Police. The Tank Police are assigned to restore order but their ruthless methods in comb
Stand-up comedian Sean Hughes wrote and starred as a fictionalised version of himself aware of the fact he was living in a sitcom. The show poked fun at the 'standard sitcom' with a series of running gags such as constantly killing off characters and have them return as their 'identical twin'!
A fast-paced gripping thriller based on the book by Christopher Pike. Ann Price likes life on the edge. Left fabulously wealthy after the death of her parents she lives fast and loose with her handsome boyfriend Paul and his mysterious brother Chad. But only one person really matters to Ann: her brother Jerry. Desperate for a lover of his own Jerry falls for Sharon a young pianist destined for a brilliant career. She fails however to reciprocate his feelings. Soon after Jerry is found dead by a railway track - an apparent suicide. A distraught Ann wastes no time in planning a diabolical revenge: she will fake her own death in a rock-climbing accident and flee to a new secret life in California while Sharon is framed for her murder. The plans works perfectly except for one small deadly detail...
""I hate to advocate drugs alcohol violence or insanity to anyone "" Hunter S. Thompson once wrote ""but they've always worked for me"". In this acclaimed documentary narrated by Nick Nolte experience the true story of the American master whose gonzo reportage defined an era while his depraved appetites forged a legend. Through archival footage and revealing interviews with family friends partners in crime and Thompson himself meet the man - and the myth - who created his own unforgettable world of fear loathing journalistic genius shotgun golf and a cannon-fired funeral to live on as one of the most extraordinary literary icons of all time.
This stunning limited edition gift set includes the complete first season of the epic fantasy series Game of Thrones, alongside a Blu-ray bonus disc of Season 2 Episode 1 and dragon egg paper-weight. Summers span decades. Winters can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun. It will stretch from the south, where heat breeds plots, lusts and intrigues; to the vast and savage eastern lands; all the way to the frozen north, where an 800-foot wall of ice protects the kingdom from the dark forces that lie beyond. Kings and queens, knights and renegades, liars, lords and honest men...all will play the 'Game of Thrones.' A new original series based on George R.R. Martin's best-selling 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series. Special Features: Making Game of Thrones From the Book to the Screen The Night's Watch Creating the Show Open Audio Commentaries Creating the Dothraki Language Character Profiles Blu-Ray Complete Guide to Westeros Anatomy of an Episode In-Episode Guide Hidden Dragon Eggs
Sean Penn and Don Cheadle star in this drama that follows the life of a disillusioned salesman who takes extraordinary measures to make his presence felt.
Sequel to the horror 'Jack Frost'. The evil snowman is resurrected but now he's resistant to fire bullets and even chemical anti-freeze! With revenge on his mind Jack sets out on a chilling killing spree that threatens to ice everyone around him...
The Dead Zone: Christopher Walken stars as high school teacher Johnny Smith a car crash victim who emerges from a 5 year coma with the ability to see into people's future. Consequently this extra sensory perception enables Johnny to avert several potential disasters and earns him a degree of local celebrity. After his 5 missing years however Johnny has lost both his job and his fiance and he longs for his former existence minus his new 'gift'. That is until he meets with local politicians and would-be Presidential candidate Greg Still son (Martin Sheen) and sees future-events of genuinely cataclysmic proportions. It is only then that Johnny must come to terms with his powers his conscience and his destiny... Firestarter: Firestarter the best-seller by top writer Stephen King came blazing to the screen in a million saga produced by Dino De Laurentiis. Eight year-old Drew Barrymore who won America's heart in E.T.-The Extra-Terrestrial stars as the child who has the amazing ability to start fires with just a glance. But can this power and the love of her father save her from the sinister government agency.. 'The Shop'? The top-notch story an all-star cast that includes George C. Scott Martin Sheen Louise Fletcher Art Carney David Keith and Heather Locklear plus amazing special effects and stunts from the masters who worked on Star Wars E.T.-The Extra-Terrestrial and Raiders Of The Lost Ark make Firestarter the classic 80s horror movie.
Based on the world's most successful anime comic created in Japan by Akira Toiyama the Dragonball Z story begins when our hero Goku and his friends set out to recover the mystical Dragonballs. Legend says that whoever collects all 7 Dragonballs will be able to use the power of the eternal dragon to grant them whatever wish their heart desires...
Fast-paced story of a law student who is hunted by vicious mobsters and a corrupt police force for a murder he didn't commit. His only ally is a sexy casino card dealer who tries to help him escape.
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