Meet Africa's Animal Babies - Stars Of This Wildlife Series.
Episode: First Breath
Within the mammal group each species differs in the way in which it prepares for birth, but of all Africa's wild animals the mammals shower the most attention on their young. Each wild mum experiences the happy event differently. But for all between first breath and having families of their own, Africa's wild babies face many challenges. For them, life's journey is just beginning.
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Contains Fulltime Killer and Breaking News Cannes favourite Johnnie To (Election 1 & 2 Exiled) puts new twists on classic genres in these modern takes on the Hitman and Hostage genres. Fulltime Killer Johnny To (Heroic Trio The Barefoot Kid) directs this thriller which stars Andy Lau as Tok a mysterious and flamboyant hitman who challenges the reigning top assassin known as O for supremacy. Tok's string of high-profile and somewhat careless hits have not only made him the talk of the underworld but also attracted the attention of Interpol Inspector Lee who longs to put away both O and his challenger. Breaking News From the director of Fulltime Killer comes one of the most explosive and unrelenting action films to ever come out of Asia. After a televised bank robbery is dangerously mismanaged by the Hong Kong police five bank robbers escape leaving a bloodbath behind them. Taking refuge in a labyrinthine housing complex the criminals are quickly surrounded. In order to regain credibility ambitious Commissioner Rebecca Fong attempts to manipulate the media to her own advantage. But the robbers are also able to draw on the power of the media... High octane and visually stunning Johnnie To's Breaking News is a fascinating look at the power of today's media.
This 3 DVD box set celebrates the golden era of Hollywood musicals in the 1940s 1950s and 1960s. Using movie trailers and interviews with stars such as Ann Miller and Shirley Jones these programmes pay tribute to the heyday of song and dance on celluloid. Hollywood Musicals Of The 1940's:In the 1940s America was just emerging from The Great Depression. War engulfed half the world and the future looked uncertain. The Hollywood musical had the recipe to make things better. With the Hollywood musical people still believed that dreams really do come true. Glamour spread across the screen. In glorious colour and even in black and white the screen glittered. Join the biggest stars as we celebrate the great musicals of the 1940s when Hollywood put its best feet forward - dancing feet. In the 1940's from nostalgia to contemporary jazz the Hollywood musical had it all. Hollywood Musicals Of The 1950's:Relive the excitement of Opening Night as the curtain is raised on the Hollywood Musicals of the 1950s. All the music dancing the exotic locales the comedy and the drama are included in a salute to the greatest musicals ever to grace the motion picture screen. From the artistry of the ballet in An American In Paris to the Arabian Nights fantasy of Kismet there are stars shining in all their glory. Gene Kelly Howard Keel Fred Astaire Donald O'Connor and Cyd Charisse are but a few of the luminaries included. Enjoy again the depiction of the early days of talking pictures in Singin' In The Rain. Clap your hands to the songs and dances aboard the Show Boat. Watch as Shakespeare comes alive again in the musical comedy Kiss Me Kate. Thrill once more to the enchantment of Seven Brides For Seven Brothers The Band Wagon and Damn Yankees. Fall in love again with the romance of Royal Wedding Oklahoma! and Silk Stockings. Hollywood Musicals Of The 1960's:The 60's were the last great decade for the American movie musical but it was also probably its best. With blockbusters like The Sound of Music West Side Story My fair Lady Mary Poppins Oliver! and Funny girl the artform reached its peak. Join us on a singing and dancing tour from the Austrian Alps to the vauderville halls of Brooklyn... from dancing in the streets of Spanish Harlem to the shores of River City... from the chimneys of Old London to the sound stages of Hollywood. These are the best and biggest extravaganzas ever!
When an ambulatory TV news unit live broadcasts the embarrassing defeat of a police battalion by five bank robbers in a ballistic showdown, the credibility of the police force drops to a nadir. While on a separate investigation in a run-down building, detective Cheung discovers the hideout of the robbers. Cheung and his men have also entered the building, getting ready to take their foes out any minute. Meanwhile, in order to beat the media at its own game, Inspector Rebecca decides to turn t...
In this drama a psychologist endeavours to balance his turbulent personal life with those of his troubled patients. Unfortunately he tends to get equally personally involved in both.
Robert Cannon president of Thornhill Software is alarmed to find that his hand-held direction finder has been beaten to market by one from rival firm Savatar. But worse is to come when he discovers that his brother Kevin who was working on Thornhill's device has died in a yachting accident in Nova Scotia. Determined to investigate Cannon travels to the marina and initially suspects owner Evangeline Shaw. But his feelings for her soon blossom into far more...
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All round athlete and ex-US special Forces Lieutenant Matt Collins wins a gruelling survivalist competition and attracts the attention of the perverse millionaire Danton Vachs sponsor of an annual 'man hunt' on his private island.
Coming-of-age comedy. Daphne, a spirited young American girl, travels to London in search of her long-lost father, an influential aristocratic politician. As Daphne attempts to prove that love can conquer all, her impulsive behaviour creates an uproar in high society, where her unique style threatens to undermine the relationship she has waited her whole to experience.
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The expressionist exhibitionist artistic urban worlds of professional sk8boarding & tattooing unveiled. A relationship that has spanned over the past decades to an elite underground world of risen & fallen heroes. SKINNED ALIVE looks into the art forms lifestyles and camaraderie that have existed only amongst the players themselves. Join this in-depth journey into the evolving history of some of the well known crossovers in these now highly respected lifestyles. Secret society su
In 1831 a young scientist Charles Darwin boarded the HMS Beagle on an epic five-year voyage of discovery that would shake the world. In this documentary the HMS Beagle once again sets sail as it retraces Charles Darwin's voyage in lavish detail examining his findings and remarkable conclusions-and their implications. Filmed in South America the United Kingdom North America Australia and Europe Darwin: The Voyage That Shook The World features dramatic period recreations and stunning nature cinematography.
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.
Cats turned man-eaters. Feline menace stalk the city at night. Dr. Howard Glass and his nursing assistant Angie Robinson decide to investigate the cause. Perhaps it is the cat food from the exotically titled Lotus Cat Food Company. On a clandestine visit to the factory they meet the management team from Hell Landau and Matby. Their fears are justified when they see the blood stained power saws and chopping blocks; the foul stanching cauldrons and apalling grinder which transforms c
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.
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