Starring horror icon Christopher Lee 'The Bloody Judge' (Franco's version of the classic 'Witchfinder General') was a much darker look at the infamous witch-hunter Judge George Jeffreys whose real life excesses allowed Franco to portray copious amounts of nudity and sadistic torture. This letterboxed version was passed uncut by the UK state censors the BBFC.
Sam Dietz is back and must find and stop another serial killer before he kills again. Detective work for Dietz is tough having to juggle two gorgeous women - one his partner and the other his shrink who holds the key to the case.
The story revolves around one-eyed marshal Clay Black Patch Morgan (Montgomery). The marshal is delighted to find out that his old buddy Hank Danner (Leo Gordon) is riding into town, but less than thrilled to learn that Danner is now a wanted outlaw. Reluctantly throwing his friend into jail, Morgan sets off a chain reaction of terror, beginning with a jailbreak engineered by crooked saloonkeeper Frenchy De Vere (a particularly vicious performance by Sebastian Cabot) and culminating in a showdown between the marshal and Danner's young protg Flytrap (Tom Pittman).
A showcase by the greats demonstrating new explorations and dimensions: 19 tracks featuring performances from Will Ackerman Jorma Kaukonen Bert Jansch Preston Reed Woody Mann and others.
Belcanto: Tenors Of The '78 Era part 1
North Vietnam 1965. Navy pilot Jim Stockdale suffers the repeated tortures given by his captors but he vows to himself that he will never confess what he knows. Meanwhile his wife Sybil struggles to hold her life together with little or no news of her husbands captivity.
The Royal Albert Hall provides an appropriately regal backdrop for A Tribute to Burt Bacharach and Hal David, recorded in July 2000. They are "one of the greatest song writing partnerships in the history of popular music", says compere Johnnie Walker. A parade of international singing talent proceeds to demonstrate the elegance and deceptive complexity of pop songs which haven't merely stood the test of time--if anything, they've grown in stature; a succession of mini epics describing emotional journeys through sophisticated lyrics and melodies. Now that it's cool to like them again, young performers are queuing up to sing them, with varying degrees of competence. Here, people like Shola Ama and Lucy Silvers seem overwhelmed by the occasion. Not so comedian Brian Conley. His considerable ego is more than enough to fill the hall but he's too busy loving himself to bring anything new to "What's New Pussycat". It's left to the showbiz legends to provide the classiest moments: Petula Clark, Sacha Distel ("Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head") and Elvis Costello ("I Just Don't Know What to do With Myself"). Then, like a gracious aunt, on comes Dionne Warwick and effortlessly shows everyone how these songs are really done. With Bacharach himself at the piano she slips into "Walk on By" and the years fall away. Watch out for Hal David joining the final line-up for a sing-along "What the World Needs Now"--a magic moment for any true pop fan. --Piers Ford
Kids Return
Four Sided Triangle (Dir. Terence Fisher 1953): Murray stars as Dr. Bill Leggat who along with his childhood friends Lena and Robin creates a machine that can flawlessly replicate anything be it animate or inanimate. Undermining the trio's professional relationship is the sexual tension that has been brewing for years. Both men are attracted to Lena but on the eve of the public announcement of their invention Lena declares her love for Robin. Devastated Bill decides to clone Lena and names the clone who has all of Lena's feelings and memories Helen. Confident that Helen will love him Bill takes her on a holiday. However while away Bill's relationship with Helen does not go as planned causing Bill to resort to some shady experiments on Helen that will force her to love him. Produced by Hammer studios and directed by their most celebrated director Terence Fisher Four Sided Triangle was something of a precursor to many of their most famous films The Quatermass Xperiment (Dir. Val Guest 1955): A missile is launched by Professor Quatermass and his team but when it lands back in the English countryside two of the crew members have disappeared. The third who is barely alive undergoes a quite terrifying transformation which threatens Earth's very existence... Quatermass 2 (Dir. Val Guest 1957): Quatermass is intrigued by strange images on his radar. Thinking them to be meteorites he follows them to a village which on his arrival he finds has been completely destroyed... X The Unknown (Dir. Leslie Norman 1956): Penned by master horror screenwriter Jimmy Sangster and intelligently directed by Leslie (father of film critic Barry) Norman. The story sees a mysterious gelatinous monster which feeds off radioactivity terrorising a remote Scottish village.
After 40-odd years Vinnie (Peter Falk) has a decent life. He and his wife Ellen (Tyne Daly) finally have some time together and his bar in South Boston is a second home for the neighborhood men. The guys drink up front and place bets in the back room. And when somebody local is down on their luck Vinnie can be counted on to strike a fair deal. Vinnie knows that Frankie (Timothy Hutton) is blowing paychecks on the numbers and driving away his wife (Lauren Holly) but Vinnie is a reasonable man. He respects the business associates who keep interests in his backroom operation and they in turn don't pressure him. That is until Pete from the Italian partnership sends over his itchy arogant nephew Tony (Freddie Prinze Jr.). Vinnie thinks that he has endured worse. All it takes is one small choice - an uncle looking for a member of his family or a bookie looking the other way - for an entire world to change...
A powerful and stirring performance of Verdi's Rigoletto recored at the Zurich Opera House.
Kicked out of the military twelve years ago former U.S. Intelligence Officer Henry Griffin is forced back into action by the notorious Japanese Mafia known the world over as the Yakuza. Griffin is commissioned by the Yakuza to assasinate a senior a senior American businessman. To ensure success they have kidnapped his eleven year old daughter. Lt. Kimberley Wilson of Naval Intelligence is coupled with L.A.P.D. detective Bill Emory to search for the fugitive Griffin whom trhey believe has again betrayed his country by siding with the Yakuza.
Ricky Brown went looking for his hero and found himself. In America Brown a coming of age drama high school football star Ricky Brown (Ryan Kwanten) flees his hometown in West Texas to start a new life in New York City. He turns up on the doorstep of John Cross (Hill Harper) the last great quarterback from his hometown where he begins to cope with the accidental death of his older brother Daniel (Michael Rapaport) and the lingering pressures of a small town's football-crazed culture. As Ricky explores New York he finds solace and affection from an outspoken charming young waitress named Vera (Natasha Lyonne). On the surface Vera and Ricky are polar-opposite archetypes yet there's something about them that seems perfectly matched. After an emotional journey to New York Ricky returns to West Texas to confront what forced him to flee and finds personal forgiveness and acceptance.
Opapatika is a special power that makes one become invincible. The power remains alive so long as that person remains alive also. In this film five Opapatikas each with their own unique power are brought together with explosive consequences...
Little Brian likes a good fairy tale but tonight is going to be a little different. The sacrificial rites of two witches terrify little Brian as a still pumping heart is ripped from its victim's chest. Meanwhile Little Red Riding Hood's well formed little body looks very tasty to the local Werewolf and Goldilocks' drug crazed horror makes little Brian dive under the pillow. Then the real Freaky Fairy Tales begin..
Leo Durocher: Leo Durocher was a ""good-field no-hit"" shortstop for 17 years but gained his greatest notoriety for accomplishments after his playing days. His combative and swashbuckling style brilliant baseball mind uncanny memory and fiery disposition became 'The Lip's' trademarks as a colorful and controversial manager for 24 seasons with the Dodgers Giants Cubs and Astros. He compiled 2 009 wins in 3 740 games captured three pennants and won the World Series in 1954.
A staging from the magnificent Teatro San Carlo opera house in Naples sees Leo Nucci formidably cast in the role of the Doge of Venice.The father and son tragedy I Due Foscari premiered in Rome in 1844 has not received as much attention as it deserves. Less opulently orchestrated than some of his preceding operas and with a gloomier story than his other operas it is a jewel in its own right. TDK presents a staging directed by Werner Duggelin one of the most distinguished theatre directors in Europe and choreographed by the superb Heinz Spoerli - both closely associated with the Zurich Opera and Theatre. The story of the conflict between paternal love and the political duties of the Doge of Venice unfolds before a backdrop of the severe facades of classical Venetian architecture symbolising the strict rules that bind the elder Foscari's decisions.
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