Mystery writer Sian Anderson (Meg Foster) leaves her boyfriend John for three weeks of intense writing in the isolated Greek town of Monemvassia. Upon her arrival in the ancient deserted walled-in fortress she is met by Elias Appleby (Robert Morley) the rotund eccentric landlord who guides her through mysterious underground passageways to the house where she will work. He warns her to stay inside at night because of the killer winds that arrive at night. Creepy thriller from Greek director Nico Mastorakis (Island of Death).
Another coast to coast race adventure where anyone driving anywhere near fifty-five miles an hour most certainly will not win...
Features the original TV movies 'Hercules And The Amazon Women' 'Hercules And The Lost Kingdom' 'Hercules And The Circle Of Fire' 'Hercules In The Underworld' and 'Hercules In The Maze Of The Minotaur' plus the first three episodes of the first series.
From an early age Kelly (Zuniga) has been plagued by a recurring nightmare in which a man appears to be burnt alive. Now a young woman at college Kelly must take part in an initiation prank that will turn out to have deadly consequences...
New York City is terrorised by a series of brutal bloody murders of innocent victims. The police boil in a pressure cooker of public outcry when it is discovered that the killer is a cop. The prime suspect is Jack Forrest a young policeman who through a series of unfortunate coincidences is pinned as the maniac killer. Desperate for a suspect the police arrest him. Jack escapes and aided by his lover Teresa an undercover policewoman is out to prove his innocence. The killings continue and the city is alive with a frantic manhunt for Jack. Citizens arm themselves innocent policemen are killed by the nervous populace. The city is coming apart at the seams. Detective Frank Mcrae eventually discovers the bizarre secret of the real killer. A secret that would clear Jack. But McRae too falls victim to the maniac cop. In a chilling chase across the city Jack and Teresa are left to rid New York of the most dreaded of all criminals... a Maniac Cop!
Airplane (Dir. Jerry Zucker David Zucker & Jill Abrahams 1980): Voted ""one of the ten funniest movies ever made"" by the American Film Institute Airplane! is a masterpiece of off-the-wall comedy. Featuring Robert Hays as an ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning; Julie Hagerty as his girlfriend/ stewardess/ co-pilot; and a cast of all-stars including Robert Stack Lloyd Bridges Peter Graves Leslie Nielsen Kareem Abdul-Jabbar...and more! Their hilarious high jinks spook airplane disaster flicks religious zealots television commercials romantic love...the list whirls by in rapid succession. And the story races from one moment of zany fun to the next! Top Secret (Dir. Jerry Zucker David Zucker & Jill Abrahams 1984): 'Top Secret!' pits American rock star Nick Rivers (Val Kilmer) against the dreaded East German High Command. It's a race against time as Nick teams up with Hillary Flammond (Lucy Gutteridge) to find her father before he can create the ultimate super weapon - the Polaris Mine. Along the way 'Top Secret!' manages to do for war epics and Elvis films what 'Airplane!' did to disaster movies!
Mel Gibson delivers an electrifying performance in director Peter Weir's compelling story of friendship and adventure between two Australian soldiers in 1915. They cross continents and great oceans climb the pyramids and walk through the ancient sands of Egypt to join their regiment at the fateful battle of Gallipoli. The echoes of history blend with the friends' compelling destiny as they become part of a legendary World War I confrontation between Australia and the German all
Adrien Brody is Steven a wannabe ventriloquist who lives with his eccentric parents and his sister Heidi in the suburbs. They love him but don't understand him or his passion for the unusual dream of being a ventriloquist. But in a world surrounded by misfits and eccentrics his dream makes sense. His best friend Fangora is a punk rocker with a lot of attitude and a lot of bad advice. His sister Heidi is a wildly emotional wedding planner obsessed with Michael her ex-fiance who is currently stalking her. A sequence of hilarious events lead up to a wedding day in which everyone takes part including Fangora and her band Steven and his Dummy as entertainment and Heidi as the wedding planner. Michael shows up in a violent last ditch effort to get Heidi back. Steven in a surprising show of strength comes to her rescue gaining the respect of his family and friends and the love of Lorena the girl he longs for...
Mike and Tony Petrakis are Greek divers who search for sponges off the coast of Florida. When they come into competition with the Rhys family they must venture further out to find their haul. As the competition between the two families hots up matters are complicated by the growing relationship between Tony Petrakis and Gwyneth Rhys.
Meet Stella James (Sean Young)... sensuous fiercely independent and possessing a fiery appetite for life. She vigorously pursues her ambition to become a haute cuisine chef while also seducing a variety of men to educate herself in the realm of love and lust. Her passion for food is matched only by her appetite for men. In the traditional roles of the sexes Stella is the woman to break the mould. Stella's sexual odyssey is launched from the apartment of wealthy Teo (Dylan Wals
The First Lesson: When Jeremy Brown arrives at the Southbank College of Further Education little does he realise how stressful teaching can be - until he meets the students! An Inspector Calls: Jeremy causes confusion whilst mistaking the school inspector for a new student. Worse still after expounding his theory on the old-fashioned teaching practices of inspectors he then insults the inspector's wife! A Fate Worse Than Death: Wedding bells are in the air when Ranjeet asks Jeremy for help in ditching his bride to be. Jeremy could be walking up the aisle sooner than he thinks! All Through The Night: Working late takes on a whole new meaning when Jeremy and his class are locked in the classroom. Songs and gags ensue but the night can only get worse when Miss Courtney turns up.
Detective Michael D'Angelo's state of mind has caused him to make a serious error of judgement allowing a cop killer to escape from him. As a result he has been suspended from duty. D'Angelo's life spirals further out of control following the split from his long-time girlfriend acclaimed attorney Theresa Marsh (Joan Severance) who deserted him and married a respected doctor peter Marsh (Mick Mancuso). What neither of them realise is that their lives are about to collide once more when Theresa is assigned to the prosecution of a widely-publicised homicide case. The defendant is presumed to be a serial-killer and Theresa is immediately besieged by menacing death threats as she prepares her case against the accused. Insisting on continuing with the case Theresa ignores the threats only to be stonewalled when her husband suddenly disappears. Her worst fears are confirmed when she's told to drop the prosecution if she wants to see her husband alive again. Terrified by the caller and scared to contact the Police she is forced to turn for help to her ex-lover D'Angelo...
Two teachers vie for the right to stage a play written by Jane Austen when she was twelve years old...
12 000 feet below the Antarctic ice it lays in wait... In the highest security prison for the world's deadliest criminals a team digs up the remains of a violent ancient creature that isn't quite dead...
The Flying Doctors: The Complete Collection (47 Discs)
In wartime New Zealand in 1943 100,000 U.S. Marines were shipped in to defend the country against Japanese invasion and prepare for the long and bitter Pacific campaign. Marine Captain Mike Starwood (Tony Goldwyn) is assigned to investigate the murder of Sergeant O'Rourke. The dead marine's girlfriend, Rose Mitchell, has vanished and as a vital witness to the murder Starwood must find her. Discovering a system run by public health nurse Kelly Towne (Kerry Fox), Starwood uses her local knowledge in his search for Rose. As events unfurl, they realise they are facing a conspiracy at the highest level of the U.S. Command involving Commander Dart (Robert Loggia) and the New Zealand Government. When Starwood is framed, Kelly's only means of saving him is a dangerous confrontation with the conspirators and with Starwood's commanding officer, General Frank Zane (Rod Steiger). His only hope is that she survives to prove his innocence...
South Shields-born comedian Albert Burdon stars in Albert de Courville's novel take on the classic tale of drinking the elixir of youth - with a twist! This rare comic gem released in 1938 and based on a story by Lambeth Walk lyricist and playwright Douglas Furber is presented in a brand-new transfer from original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. A mysterious Russian scientist presents a timid chemist with a potion which turns him from a weakling into a confident vital male able to defeat his rival and impress the girl of his choice. The only problem is that this mysterious substance has the unexpected result of causing him to revert gradually to babyhood! While this is happening his father – a Beefeater – is being stalked by a gang of American criminals intent on stealing the Crown Jewels! Special Features: Image Gallery Original script PDF
Joe Rabin is a Holocaust survivor. After the war he went to America got married and had a family. Today he is on his way to Israel for a reunion of Holocaust survivors. It seems that he has another reason for going... for during the war he had a girlfriend and they were separated when she became pregnant. He has never found out what happened to her or their baby; he hopes to find out now...
In the aftermath of the American Civil War a gang of vanquished Confederate veterans known as the Quantrill Raiders are roaming the West branded as outlaws by the new Yankee government. The gang includes the Younger and James brothers and has refused to lay down their arms after the Civil War peace agreement. But when Major Jefferson Clanton (Robert Ryan) surrounds the outlaws with his overwhelming cavalry forces Bob Younger (Jack Buetel) reluctantly accepts Clanton's offer to surrender and be escorted to camp to swear allegiance to the new government in return for a pardon for their crimes. However Robert Preston (Matthew Fowler) a greedy private detective carpetbagger decides that his agency wants to collect the bounty on the outlaws' heads and a deadly gunfight ensues when one of Preston's men is shot dead by Clanton and the Raiders break free to ride as the Badmen again...
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