Stalingrad (Dir. Joseph Vilsmaier 1992) From the same production team as the critically acclaimed 'Das Boot' this film brings the bloodiest battle in the history of warfare to the screen - the legendary battle of Stalingrad. With German forces following Hitler's orders to neither retreat or surrender over 2 million Russians and Germans lost their lives in what came to be a turning point in the defeat of Germany in the Second World War. Pulling no punches in revealing the gritty reality of combat the viewer is put in the trenches with the young soldiers as they face the harsh elements and brutal fighting conditions. Considered in the company of such anti-war classics as 'Paths Of Glory' 'Platoon' and 'Apocalypse Now' 'Stalingrad' stands alone in its searing unforgettable imagery. U-571 (Dir. Jonathan Mostow 2000): A U. S.Navy captain and his crew are just beginning to enjoy 48 hours of leave when they receive word to immediately return to duty. On a top-secret assignment they must disguise themselves as Nazis and infiltrate a severely damaged Nazi U-boat. Once on board they are to steal the Nazi's top-secret decoding device and sink the sub before the Germans catch on to what's really happening. Their mission is more dangerous and frightening than anything they could have ever imagined but one which has the power to turn the tide of battle. Filled with incredible explosions raging fires and speeding torpedoes this suspense-filled action-packed film sets a new standard for high-impact entertainment and features an impressive all-star cast. Spy Game (Dir. Tony Scott 2001): Superstar Brad Pitt teams with Academy Award-winner Robert Redford in this pulse-pounding action thrill ride. When a top-secret unauthorized mission goes awry CIA agent Tom Bishop (Pitt) is captured and sentenced to die. With just 24 hours to get him out alive Bishop's boss Nathan Muir (Redford) must battle enemies abroad and the system inside the CIA to save his protege in an adrenaline-fueled thriller that ABC Radio says 'sizzles with suspense!
A young students promising athletics career is cut short. School bullies smash his leg leaving him semi-crippled. Brooding and twisted he strikes back using spectacular and brutal methods he wreaks powerful revenge on each of his assailants. There is almost no limit to the ingenuity of his murderous imagination.
Case Of The Bloody Iris (Dir. Giuliano Carnimeo 1972): Jennifer a young model moves into a flat that was previously occupied by a performer who was brutally murdered. The crime is yet unsolved and Jennifer's neighbours - from an elderly lady and her disfigured son to a lecherous lesbian - may be possible suspects. The killer slices more beautiful girls open. Dressed in black leather and tooled with a cutthroat razor Jennifer could be the killer's next victim in the movie's chilling conclusion. Snowbeast (Dir. Herb Wallerstein 1977): Mystery hangs over the Rill Ski Resort in Colorado after a young skier is found dead by an animal. But no ordinary animal. The town sheriff and naturalists believe it could be a Yeti - the creature that was seen for years in the Colorado Rockies and North western America. After many other skiers are found dead Tony Rill a good hunter sees a white creature disappearing into the woods. Worried he informs his Grandmother the ski resort supervisor but in order to keep her business she keeps the resort open and says creatures are legends After more attacks 2 champion skiers go in pursuit to stop the beast.
This box set contains the following four titles: Dollar For The Dead: A man with no name uses his gunslinging skills to defend victims of ruthless bandits. He is entrusted with the secret of highly sought after untold treasures... Angel And The Badman: An ex-deputy sheriff is wounded in a gunfight. He is taken in by a quaker family and falls in love with the daughter who tries to persuade him to change his ways. Ballad Of A Gunfighter: A classic western tale of hate murder and revenge finally ends in a duel but who is the fastest gun in the West? A Gunfight: Two legendary gunmen stage a competition between them and sell tickets for a winner-takes-all gunfight.
Adapted from J.G. Ballard's infamous 1968 novel The Atrocity Exhibition is a brave unsettling and unconventional film. In a mental research institution things have gone terribly wrong. A doctor has enlisted patients and staff in staging a series of bizarre micro-dramas. Is it a record of his own mental breakdown or a collapse between the outer world of reality and the inner world of the psychopathologies which inhabit us all?
Two rough adventurers journey to the Northwest in search of gold. Their plans are temporarily sidetracked when they happen to stumble upon a kidnapped girl.
Messers Pegg and Frost return with this rollickingly hilarious take on the cop action movie. Top London cop Constable Nicholas Angel (Pegg) finds himself reassigned to the sleepy West Country village of Sandford. The quaintness is soon to be interrupted though as a series of grisly accidents sweeps the village. Convinced of foul play Angel and his new partner Danny Butterman (Frost) swing into action!
When the president of the USA begins spending money on the poor a Government agency takes matters into its own hands.
Dr. Peter Brady is a brilliant English scientist who working with the principles that govern the reflection of light has developed a theory that every form of matter can be reduced to invisibilty just as a jellyfish becomes invisible in water. During an accident in the laboratory Brady himself becomes invisible but his experiments have not yet gone far enough for him to reverse the process and regain visibility!
It began as a regional conflict and escalated into a war of Empires that covered the Earth. Here for the first time on video is the complete 26 volume CBS News series The Complete Story of World War I narrated by Robert Ryan. This documentary series is more than just the history of this global conflict it is also a photo album of the early Twentieth Century. Meet the men and machines that fought the war and witness every major battle and event of this colossal struggle. No other collection offers such a complete overview of one of histories most destructive conflicts. Episodes Comprise: Disc 1 - The War Begins: 1. Summer At Sarajevo 2. Clash Of The Generals 3. Doomed Dynasties 4. Atrocity 1914 5. They Sank The Lusitania 6. Verdun 7. The Inferno 8. Battle Of Jutland 9. The Trenches 10. D-Day At Gallipoli Bonus Features: Great Events Before The War - 1910 - King Edward The Vii Dies 1911 - The South Pole Is Conquered 1912 - The Titanic Disaster 1913 - The Panama Canal Disc 2 - The Loss Of Innocence: 1. America The Neutral 2. Wilson & War 3. Revolution In Red 4. The Year Of Lost Illusions 5. Behind German Lines 6. Over There 7. Daredevils And Dogfighters 8. The Promised Lands Bonus Feature: Up From The Trenches. Disc 3 - The Tide Of War Turns: 1. The Agony Of Caporetto 2. Tipperary & All That Jazz 3. The Tide Turns 4. The Battle Of The Argonne 5. The Day The Guns Stopped Firing 6. Wilson & Peace 7. Allies In Russia 8. Heritage Of War Extra Features: Post War Great Events - 1920 - Prohibition 1920 - Suffrage 1921 - The Irish Free State 1922 - Mussolini Takes Over
Based on true events and set in 1979 Skin is the tragic story of Frankie a teenage boy who in trying to break free from life with a father traumatized by the Holocaust is led into the emerging skin-head youth culture and the neo-Nazi revival. As a member of skin-head gang Frankie finds recognition a clear break from his father's history and a set of manly values all of which he embraces in the form of a shaved head a tattoo and a knife.
Low-budget action horror. On his way to scatter his wife's ashes at sea, Lt. Colonel Sawyer (Robert Tweten) must fight his way through hordes of mutated creatures in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. On his journey, he meets deaf mute Stephanie (Iren Levy) who joins him after being ostracised by her fellow survivors.
Something To Talk AboutIn one of her best-ever roles Julia Roberts is Grace whose reaction to the infidelities of Eddie (Dennis Quaid) turns the lives and loves of the people around her into something like falling dominoes. Robert Duvall Gena Rowlands Kyra Sedgwick and others in the year's best ensemble of characters (Jack Matthews Newsday) co-star in this juicy truthful story written by Callie Khouri (Thelma And Louise) and directed by Lasse Hallstrom. Pelican BriefTwo Supreme Court Justices have been murdered and a lone law student (Julia Roberts) turns her suspicions about the deaths into a speculative brief that sends shock waves into the highest levels of government. She and a determined investigative reporter (Denzel Washington) want to tell the world what they have uncovered - if they live to tell it. The race in on and these two are more than runners they're moving targets. Conspiracy TheoryNew York cab driver and conspiracy buff Jerry Fletcher (Mel Gibson) knows about the secret movers shakers and assassins who really control things. Trying to put Justice Department attorney Alice Sutton (Julia Roberts) in the know he's run out of her office. Soon both will run for their lives.
Desired By All But Loved By Only One. When her teenage sweetheart Ivan (Savage) returns home from WWII Maria (Kinski) eagerly accepts his marriage proposal looking forward to a lifetime of happiness. But her joy is short-lived when Ivan's dark past shrouds their wedding night in misery driving a wedge between them that neither knows how to remove. Confused and depressed Maria attempts to mend her true love's heart despite the advances of other suitors. But when a traveling musician (Carradine) hits the right note Maria struggles to justify her unfulfilling life. Is her passion too powerful to be contained within the sanctity of marriage?
By day they were the highest-paid models in Paris. At night they practiced the world's oldest profession and they all worked for Madame Claude. These elegant classy and beautiful women are culled from all walks of life and trained to satisfy the world's most influential political and financial leaders... no matter how outrageous their desires. When one of the women is found dead in a photographer's apartment he escapes prosecution by agreeing to obtain a list of Madame Claude's prom
Robin Of Sherwood' retells the famous legend in a completely fresh and innovative way combining action and adventure with sorcery and mysticism. Robin is inextricably bound by the laws of nature which govern Sherwood forest but is forced by destiny to lead a band of guerrilla fighters in a desperate stand against Norman oppression... Seven Poor Knights From Acre: Robin faces the wrath of the Knights Templars seven fighting monks amongst the most feared warriors in Europe led by the fanatical Reynard De Villaret as they believe he has stolen their sacred emblem. Alan A Dale: A broken hearted minstrel arrives in Sherwood threatening to kill the Sheriff. His name is Alan A Dale and the object of his affections Mildred daughter of Baron De Bracey is being forced to marry the Sheriff. Robin decides to help the young lovers. The King's Fool: Robin rescues a strange knight from an ambush and earns the gratitude of the most powerful man in England King Richard recently returned from imprisonment in Europe. He is invited to fight by the King's side in Normandy an invitation he eagerly accepts but the relationship soon sours.
The passionate story of boxer Kid McCoy set in New York in 1918. He was a man who would stop at nothing to become one of the greatest prize-fighters the world has ever known.
Operation: EndgameMiles beneath the streets of Los Angeles lies the heavily fortified headquarters of 'The Factory' an elite espionage cell unacknowledged by the U.S. government stuffed with files on shocking covert actions and balanced by competing teams of lethal operatives. But when a rogue agent murders their boss the facility's lockdown self-destruct mechanism is instantly activated. Now the clock is ticking the only escape route is unknown and our nation's most eccentric assassins have been given their final order: Terminate each other on sight. Zach Galifianakis (The Hangover) Rob Corddry (Hot Tub Time Machine) Ellen Barkin (Ocean's Thirteen) Ving Rhames (Pulp Fiction) Emilie de Ravin (Lost) Maggie Q (Mission: Impossible III) Adam Scott (Party Down) and Jeffrey Tambor (Arrested Development) star in this savage action comedy about issues of national security violent uses for office supplies and the explosive mission codenamed Operation: Endgame. Bad CopJohnny Strong of The Fast and the Furious and Black Hawk Down stars as New Orleans Police Detective Sean Riley a tough cop investigating a series of brutal murders. But when a clue leads Riley to a troubled buddy he'll uncover a shocking military conspiracy that triggers a war between local gangs and an international team of mercenaries. And in a city set to explode nothing is more dangerous than a man with nothing to lose. Kevin Phillips (Notorious) Costas Mandylor (Saw 3D) Sean Patrick Flanery (The Boondock Saints) Clifford 'Method Man' Smith Jolene Blalock (Star Trek: Enterprise) Jürgen Prochnow (24) MMA legend Bas Rutten and Oscar nominee Tom Berenger (Platoon) co-star in this action-packed thriller about loss and redemption. The Big BangLate one night Los Angeles private investigator Ned Cruz (Antonio Banderas) gets a visit from a recently paroled Russian boxer with an intriguing job offer: find Lexie his missing girlfriend - and the 30-million dollar stash of diamonds she's hiding. As Detective Cruz sets out to find her the clues send him into the city's seediest corners from a Hollywood action star with a dirty little secret (James Van Der Beek) to an enterprising porn producer who takes a personal interest in his own work (Snoop Dogg) and a kinky waitress with an unusual fetish for particle physics (Autumn Reeser). Lexie proves to be as elusive as she is beautiful and Cruz becomes obsessed with finding her. With time running out Cruz discovers the trail leads to reclusive billionaire (Sam Elliott) and his physicist (Jimmi Simpson) intent on recreating The Big Bang underneath the New Mexico desert. Tailed by a trio of cops also looking to find the missing diamonds and with the body count piling up Cruz soon realizes that what appeared to be a standard missing person's case is anything but and could quite possibly bring about the end of the world as we know it.
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