Desperate measures have earned the Big Show an ironclad contract from John Laurinaitis. Now the Big Show vows to take out 14 years of pent-up aggression on John Cena inside the confines of a 15-foot high steel cage, but if the Big Show falls to Cena, Mr. McMahon will utter those 2 infamous words to the reviled GM...'You're Fired!' Plus, the WWE Championship is contested amidst a bizarre love-quartet involving the unstable Diva AJ and three Triple Threat combatants - CM Punk, Daniel Bryan and...
Title Comprise: 1408: Renowned horror novelist Mike Enslin (Cusack) only believes what he can see with his own two eyes. After a string of bestsellers discrediting paranormal events in the most infamous haunted houses and graveyards around the world he scoffs at the concept of an afterlife. Enslin's phantom-free run of long and lonely nights is about to change forever when he checks into suite 1408 of the notorious Dolphin Hotel for his latest project Ten Nights in Haunted Hotel Rooms. Defying the warnings of the hotel manager (Jackson) the author is the first person in years to stay in the reputedly haunted room. Another bestseller may be iminent but like all Stephen King heroes Enslin must go from skeptic to true believer - and ultimately survive the night. Black Snake Moan: In a small Tennessee town two unlikely souls are about to be lured together at the sticky crossroads between rage and love. Found lying on the side of the road beaten and nearly dead is Rae (Christina Ricci) a 22 year old who has developed a reputation around town for having an insatiable itch for sex. Her rescuer is Lazarus (Samuel L. Jackson) an ex-blues guitarist who has grown used to lifes relentless strains of trouble and sorrow. Desperate for a change himself Lazarus holds Rae prisoner and sets out to cure her of her wicked ways. But to get to the deep dark bottom of Rae's mystery Lazarus will first have to face the demons that reside in both their hearts especially when Raes one true love Ronnie (Justin Timberlake) a Guardsman who was supposed to be headed for Iraq comes looking for her. Against its Southern gothic background Black Snake Moan unfolds in raw revealing and ultimately transcendent shades of blue. Changing Lanes: Affluent Wall Street lawyer Gavin Banek (Ben Affleck) and recovering alcoholic Doyle Gipson (Samuel L. Jackson) are both on their way to vital court hearings when they get involved in a fender bender accident with each other on New York's FDR Drive. In a rush Banek leaves the scene without doing things by the book but he leaves behind an important document. Stranded Gipson is late for a custody hearing and so begins a cruel game of one-upmanship between the men. Changing Lanes is an engrossing intelligently scripted urban drama. Coach Carter: Inspired by a true story Samuel L. Jackson and Ashanti star in this inspirational account of a high school basketball coach (Jackson) who received high praise - and staunch criticism - for benching his entire undefeated team due to their poor academic performance... Shaft: Crooked cops on the take small-time drug lords sleazy informers and sadistic rich kids ready to kill: for police detective John Shaft it's just another night in the underbelly of New York City another shift facing down cops and criminals who want him dead and a legal system that thrives on money not justice. With Samuel L. Jackson in the starring role and John Singleton directing Shaft is a new approach to one of the great film icons of the 1970s. He's tough he's smart he's cool - just what you'd expect from a man whose uncle and mentor is John Shaft who now as then is played by Richard Roundtree. Also starring in the Paramount Pictures presentation are Vanessa Williams Jeffrey Wright Christian Bale Dan Hedaya Busta Rhymes and Toni Collette.
Colonel Ryan Beckett (Mark Dascascos) and his team of misfit tactical mavericks are called away from leave on orders from President Nelson (Rutger Hauer) only to be informed that the gravest threat to all humanity has become their ultimate challenge. Man's quest for harnessing the power of nuclear weapons has wreaked havoc on the earth. The Pacific plates are shifting. The world is hotting up. Earthquakes. Volcanic eruptions. An apocalypse of biblical proportions. They have just three days left to deflect the plates successfully with the power of another thermo-nuclear bomb - ground zero: Los Angeles. As both heat and panic flare through the cities of the world and with the help of a group of the US's top scientists Beckett must battle to save the planet and fight for the life of his daughter caught between marauding gangs taking the lawless streets hostage before the raging fire of hell on earth consumes them all!
In 1856 U.S. Counsel General Townsend Harris arrives in Japan docked in the port of Shimoda at a time when foreigners were not welcomed. Harris is testing a previous open-door agreement between the two nations although Japan has no intention of going through with it. While international diplomacy moves at a snail's pace a nobleman ""gives"" Harris a geisha Okichi to ease his boredom...
John Wayne, aka The Duke will always be remembered as one of ROOSTER COGBURN ¢ JET PILOT ¢ THE CONQUEROR Hollywood's greatest actors; cast as a lead in over 142 films during his decade spanning career. Here are seven of the best films which display Wayne's meteoric talent in the genres for which he is most fondly remembered war and westerns. Included in this set are his Oscar® nominated performance in Sands of Iwo Jima, his first lead Western role in John Ford's Stagecoach, Rooster Cogburn (the prequel to True Grit) and four other memorable classics - The Conqueror; Jet Pilot; Rio Grande and Flying Tigers.
Coverage of the WWE wrestling event which took place at the US Airways Center in Phoenix Arizona in July 2012. The top-billed matches at the event included the WWE Championship battle between CM Punk and Daniel Bryan and the ladder match involving John Cena Kane Chris Jericho Big Show and The Miz.
Runaway Jury: The stakes are extremely high in an explosive trial when the widow of a gun massacre victim represented by attorney Wendell Rohr (Dustin Hoffman) sues the gun's powerful manufacturer. Now with millions of dollars in the balance 12 jurors must decide if the gun maker was negligent. However unscrupulous jury consultant Rankin Fitch (Gene Hackman) believes the verdict is too important to be left in the hands of a jury and will spare no expense to ensure the chosen jury remain sympathetic to his client. Tension mounts and tables are turned as it comes to light that the jury is being manipulated by one of its own Nicholas Easter (John Cusack) with the aid of a beautiful woman (Rachel Weisz) on the outside to swing the verdict in the direction of the highest bidder... Class Action: Lawyer Jebediah Ward devoted to defending victims of large corporations and the State is fighting for compensation for the victims of automobile accidents involving defective cars. However it turns out that the manufacturer in his latest case is being defended by none other than Ward's daughter...
The Overtons were a blissfully happy couple until tragedy struck and their little daughter was killed in a car crash. The mother fails to cope with the loss still believing that her little daughter is alive. A nurse is hired by her husband for her mental healing but Kathleen Randolph has more in mind than just to heal Allison...
Set in the future world of Neurovoid where no-one is safe and there is no escape. Eve Black a stranger is shocked to discover her sister's body in her apartment. Despite all the hallmarks of a drug overdose she senses that something far more sinister has happened.
With a couple grand in the bank and a dream in their hearts Earl Crest (Jackson) and his girlfriend Baby (King) plan their escape to Los Angeles from their hometown of Bennett Texas. But a dim-witted cousin (Qualls) an ex-con and an angry drug lord threaten to derail their plans. Now with just 48 hours to straighten things out Earl finds himself in a middle of a mess - bigger than the entire state of Texas!
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
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.
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
Various Artists - Music For Montserrat
Life for Richard Forbush brilliant biologist and conceited philanderer is one long round of eat drink and be merry. His enthusiasm for birds is more for the feather-cut kind than the feathered but when his tutor urges him to go in for research study of a penguin rookery in the Atlantic Forbush sees a chance to impress one ‘bird’ who so far hasn’t fallen for his charms. However on reaching the ice and Shackleton’s derelict hut Forbush is desperately alone w
BAsed on a novel by Morris West this is a classic American cowboy tale set in Australia's exotic outback with the aborigines pitted against a rancher Lance Dillon because he is on their land. After a renegade Aborigine Mundara kills one of Lance's Brahma bull's and a ranch hand who gets involved Mundara spears the fleeing Lance in the shoulder but does not catch up with him to finish the job. The story of Lance's survival is the focus of the film along with a parallel story of his wife Mary temporarily falling for Lance's opposite Sgt Neil Adams. The characters of the two men and Mundara arew contrasted against a setting of conflict that escalates out of control.
Prunella Gee and John Nolan star in Granada Television's triumphant 1973 adaptation of the classic novel by Howard Spring, set in the poverty-stricken Manchester of the 1920s. Free spirited young Irish girl Anna (Prunella Gee) leaves her job as a servant and falls in with up-and-coming Manchester artist Nick Faunt (John Nolan). As they take up the bohemian lifestyle favoured by artists in the city, Nick is unwilling to make commitments - and Anna is a girl who comes with a lot of baggage. She has a four-year-old son, Brian, who is living with his 'Uncle Jacob' (Howard Southern). Now Anna dreams of taking him back into her life and away from Jacob, while Nick finds himself more and more captivated by Jacob's aloof sister Rachel (Sharon Mughan). In a world where everyone wants to be free, some commitments can't be ignored...
The story of a wacky librarian who impersonates a New York city policeman during a dance contest. When he unexpectedly wins the competition the fast paced comedy begins.
The Dawn Rider: John Mason is hit with a bullet. Alice who nurses him turns out to be the sister of the man Mason is looking for; the man who gunned down his father... Texas Terror: Sheriff John Higgins quits and goes into prospecting after he thinks he has killed his best friend in a shoot-out with robbers...
Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is a bold, colourful, ambitious failure. Severely truncated, this two-hour version tackles only about half the story, climaxing with the battle of Helm's Deep and leaving poor Frodo and Sam still stuck on the borders of Mordor with Gollum. Allegedly, the director ran out of money and was unable to complete the project. As far as the film does go, however, it is a generally successful attempt at rendering Tolkien's landscapes of the imagination. Bakshi's animation uses a blend of conventional drawing and rotoscoped (traced) animated movements from live-action footage. The latter is at least in part a money-saving device, but it does succeed in lending some depth and a sense of otherworldly menace to the Black Riders and hordes of Orcs: Frodo's encounter at the ford of Rivendell, for example, is one of the film's best scenes thanks to this mixture of animation techniques. Backdrops are detailed and well conceived, and all the main characters are strongly drawn. Among a good cast, John Hurt (Aragorn) and C3PO himself, Anthony Daniels (Legolas), provide sterling voice characterisation, while Peter Woodthorpe gives what is surely the definitive Gollum (he revived his portrayal a couple of years later for BBC Radio's exhaustive 13-hour dramatisation). The film's other outstanding virtue is avant-garde composer Leonard Rosenman's magnificent score in which chaotic musical fragments gradually coalesce to produce the triumphant march theme that closes the picture. None of which makes up for the incompleteness of the movie, nor the severe abridging of the story actually filmed. Add to that some oddities--such as intermittently referring to Saruman as "Aruman"--and the final verdict must be that this is a brave yet ultimately unsatisfying work, noteworthy as the first attempt at transferring Tolkien to the big screen but one whose virtues are overshadowed by incompleteness. --Mark Walker
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