The incredible adventure of a giant spacecraft carrying the survivors of a dead planet Earth on the most critical mission ever launched by man: an endless journey across the Universe in search of a new world. Earthship ARK: hundreds of miles long... a huge grapelike cluster of metal domes each a tiny world isolated from all the others. In the countless generations that have lived and died since the launching of the ARK everyone has forgotten that the Earth ever existed... forgotten that they are streaking through space on a collision course with disaster. Forgotten... until one man stumbles on the truth: that they are the Starlost! This five disc box set features five movie length features from the classic sci-fi series created by Harlan Ellison.
This Naxos Musical Journey combines performances of Mozart's powerful and dramatic Symphonies Nos. 40 and 28 (by Barry Wordsworth and the Capella Istropolitana) with views of an Italian monastery and an Austrian city. To the strains of Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, viewers tour the Neustift Monastery in Southern Tyrol, Italy. Breathtaking views of the outer walls, halls, immensely ornate chapel, and extensive library abound. Missing completely are the bustling, noisy crowds so frequently encountered in real-life travel. Symphony No. 28 ushers in a change of scenery, this time a look at the Austrian Tyrol's capital city, Innsbruck, revealing the spectacular vista of the city landscape as well as an in-depth look at some of its finest architecture. Finally, overtures from Il re pastore, Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail, and La Clemenza di Tito are paired with contemplative views of ducks at a pond's edge and the ornate interiors and exteriors of several Austrian churches. On the DVD: Mozart's Musical Journey on disc comes with a choice of DTS 6-channel Surround Sound, Dolby Digital Surround Sound, and Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0. Additional features include repeat and shuffle play options and previews for other Naxos offerings. --Tami Horiuchi
Patrick has been in a coma for four years - ever since the 'accidental' death of his mother and her lover. Kept at a small rundown hospital he is experimented on by the insensitive Dr Roget who describes Patrick as '170lbs of limp meat hanging off a comatised brain'. However Patrick has been slowly developing powerful psycho-kinetic powers... When a new nurse is assigned to him he falls in love with her leaving notes on her typewriter using his telekinesis... But she soon realises that Patrick may be using his powers for far more sinister purposes as nurses and doctors at the hospital begin to die under mysterious circumstances...
Grease is not just a nostalgic look at a simpler decade - it's an energetic and exciting musical homage to the age of rock 'n'roll.
Based on the novel by Richard M. Waring and directed by Ronan O'Leary (Diary Of A Madman; Fragments Of Isabella) DRIFTWOOD is a haunting erotic psychological thriller starring James Spader (Secretary; The Stickup; Crash) ) and Csar Award winner Anne Brochet (Cyrano de Bergerac; Tous Les Matins Du Monde).
Quinlan is a dedicated cop and one of the few that isn't on the take. But Quinlan Knows the score and decides if you can't beat'em join'em. Quinlan's life will never be the same again. He lies cheats and bends the rules because he's the last of the honest cops.
With memorable and unsettling opening credits and exceptional performances and direction Armchair Thriller became a massive hit for Thames Television in the late 1970s and early 1980s. With its trademark ghoulish razor-sharp cliff hangers and iconic theme tune (by Roxy Music's Andy Mackay) this haunting anthology series was an immediate success its eerie disturbing and downright scary tales regularly attracting over 15 million viewers. Each of its ten stories is a gripping exercise in compelling television showing ordinary people plunged into extraordinary situations. For many this series remains a high-watermark of dramatic television and its many frightening and spooky moments are remembered by viewers nearly thirty years after its original transmission. In The Girl Who Walked Quickly a man is kidnapped and brainwashed by political extremists.
Over 550 movie musicals were produced during the 1940s quite an accomplishment for a country caught in the turmoil of World War II. MGM emerged as the leader in musical entertainment with producers like Arthur Freed and directors like Vincente Minnelli and Stanley Donen putting a unique stamp of distinction upon their works.
Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) becomes the caretaker of the Overlook Hotel up in the secluded mountains of Colorado. Jack being a family man takes his wife and son to the hotel to keep him company throughout the long and isolated nights. During their stay strange things occur when Jack's son Danny sees gruesome images powered by a force called The Shining and Jack is heavily affected by this. Along with writer's block and the demons of the hotel haunting him Jack has a complete mental breakdown and the situation takes a sinister turn for the worse.
Seoda, a new series of films from the Irish Film Archive. The series features a host of newly-restored gems which have been selected from thousands of films preserved in the national collection for their cultural and entertainment value. The season offers a glimpse of Irish life and times from 1948-1970: travelling alongside President Kennedy on his 1963 cavalcade visiting Dublin, Wexford and Galway; a tram journey from Howth in the company of Cyril Cusack; contrast the bustle of 1950s Dublin (Portrait of Dublin) with the quietly abandoned village of Crookhaven in Cork; and the renditions of traditional music keenly observed by Louis Marcus in Flea Ceoil (1957). The eleven films in the series cover a broad range of topics including emigration; politics; personal saving; TB; diphtheria; architecture. The programme themes are deeply rooted in Irish culture, heritage and experience and many are presented here as Gaeilge. Introductions to the programmes have been written by Ireland's leading documentary historian Dr. Harvey O'Brien and are presented in Irish by highly-respected actor Niall Toibin. The series, produced by the Irish Film Institute and IFI Curator Sunniva O'Flynn in collaboration with Lotus Films, is distinguished by the technical excellence of the archival images - all of the titles have undergone meticulous pictorial and audio restoration from original film formats using latest transfer technologies. IFI Curator, Sunniva O'Flynn said: "Seoda opens a window on the collections of the Irish Film Archive and provides access for a larger audience than ever before. The films are guaranteed to fascinate, educate and illuminate". "Intriguing.....a wealth of unique images"...Sunday Business Post
Grease is not just a nostalgic look at a simpler decade - it's an energetic and exciting musical homage to the age of rock 'n'roll.
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...
Jarhead (Dir. Sam Mendes 2005): Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx and Jake Gyllenhaal star in this critically acclaimed brilliantly unconventional war story from Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes. Jarhead (the self-imposed moniker of the Marines) follows Swoff (Gyllenhaal) from a sobering stint in boot camp to active duty where he sports a sniper rifle through Middle East deserts that provide no cover from the heat or Iraqi soldiers. Swoff and his fellow Marines sustain themselves with sardonic humanity and wicked comedy on blazing desert fields in a country they don't understand against an enemy they can't see for a cause they don't fully grasp. Born On The Fourth Of July (Dir. Oliver Stone 1989): Tom Cruise delivers a riveting and unforgettable portrayal of Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic in Oliver Stone's Academy Award winning masterpiece. Based on a true story the acclaimed film follows the young Kovic from a zealous teen who eagerly volunteers for the Vietnam War to an embittered veteran paralysed from the mid-chest down. Deeply in love with his country Kovic returned to an environment vastly different from the one he left and struggled before emerging as a brave new voice for the disenchanted. Oscar nominated for eight awards the film picked up two gongs: Best Director (Oliver Stone) and Best Editing (David Brenner and Joe Hutshing).
The Big Tall Wish - An over-the-hill prize-fighter gets a boost from a little boy whose a big fan with a very rare gift in a disillusioned world - an unswerving belief in magic. Showdown with Rance McGrew - TV cowboy star Rance McGrew finds himself in a real Old West saloon where Jesse James challenges him to a showdown over television's negative depiction of outlaws. A Piano in the House - Fitzgerald Fortune a cynical critic uses a magical player piano to disclose his party-guests' hidden selves. He delights in the game but when the tables are turned a painful truth is revealed. Night Call - Lonely and confined to a wheelchair Elva Keene starts to get numerous mysterious phone calls. Terrified she screams the words that will doom her.
Headless Body In Topless Bar
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