Pranks (Dir. Jeffrey Obrow 1981): When the kidding stops the killing starts! Morgan Meadows Hall has been condemned and soon will be torn down. Five college students volunteer to close the structure during Christmas holiday. What ensues are bone chilling events and narrow escapes from a murderer wielding a spiked baseball bat. Everyone is not successful in escaping from the horror of this terrifying insane killer. Just when you are convinced the reign of terror is over... you realize it has only begun... God Told Me To (Dir. Larry Cohen 1976): Was he a god? The Devil? Or something even more terrifying... A rooftop sniper guns down 14 pedestrians on the streets of New York City. A mild-mannered dad takes a shotgun and blows away his wife and children.A cop goes on a sudden shooting spree at the St. Patrick's Day Parade. Each of these unlikely killers makes the same dying confession: 'God told me to.' Now a repressed Catholic NYPD detective must uncover a netherworld of deranged faith alien insemination and his own unholy connection to a homicidal messiah with a perverse plan for the soul of mankind.
Five men heist the Camp Pendleton payroll and kidnap a pilot and his daughter who are forced to fly them to Mexico. En route a double cross has one of the thieves parachute with the loot into an abandoned graveyard surrounded by strange scarecrows. The rest of the team jump after their loot and their former partner. Everything happens during the course of one very dark night.
Bill And Ted's Excellent Adventure: Bill and Ted are two cool dudes, but to their teacher they are high school no-hopers. They fantasise about forming a band called 'Wyld Stallyns' - one day they'll put themselves together and learn to play guitar. But unless Ted achieves the seemingly impossible and passes a history presentation, he will be shipped off to military school. End of friendship. ; A figure from the future appears in the nick of time, providing a time-travelling phone booth...
A romantic thriller in which yuppie banker Sam Wheat (Patrick Swayze) is murdered but returns to Earth as a ghost to protect his grief-stricken young girlfriend Molly (Demi Moore) and solve his own murder. As he cannot communicate directly with his love he turns to fake medium Oda Mae Brown (Whoopi Goldberg) for help. Nobody is more shocked than Oda Mae to discover she has the genuine power to contact the dead. Goldberg won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance a
Governments multinational corporations and religious organisations have secretly wielded tremendous power by holding back critical data or spreading misinformation to further their own aims. This programme exposes the almost inconceivable stories of deceit conspiracy sanctioned piracy and scientific knowledge hidden from the world for far too long. Up for Sale On October 4 1957 the Soviets launch the legendary orbiter Sputnik ushering in the Space Age. In 1998 the Russian Federation launches the first stage of the space station Freedom. While at first glance it seems that little has changed closer scrutiny reveals that billions of American dollars are being funnelled to Russia to secure its participation in the space station partnership. Described by the elite of NASA as a foreign aid project for the Russians the principal purpose of the program may be to abate the mass exodus of Russian rocket scientists to unfriendly nations interested in developing weapons of mass destruction. Heavy Watergate: the War Against Cold Fusion On March 23 1989 respected chemists Dr. Stanley Pons and Dr. Martin Fleishman make an announcement that rocks the world of science. Heavy water readily available in the ocean is used in tabletop experiments that yield enormous amounts of heat energy. Appropriately named cold fusion this purported breakthrough challenges many basic scientific concepts. In response a group of powerful physicists heavily reliant upon government funding for their hot fusion research level an unprecedented smear campaign against Pons Fleishman and the entire field of cold fusion science. Was their discovery of fire from water too good to be true? Or was it the discovery of the millennium?
Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones return to save the world all over again in this eagerly awaited blockbusting sequel!
With his wife kidnapped, the police force s highest ranking officer Sean Lau (Aaron Kwok) is forced to exchange criminal Joe Lee (Eddie Peng) and put his own career in jeopardy. Facing an impeachment committee, Lau finds himself face-to-face with juror Osward Kan (Chow Yun Fat) but does Joe have Osward wrapped around his finger? From Bill Kong, producer of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
Governments multinational corporations and religious organizations have secretly wielded tremendous power by holding back critical data or spreading misinformation to further their own aims. This program exposes the almost inconceivable stories of deceit conspiracy sanctioned piracy and scientific knowledge hidden from the world for far too long! Genesis Revisited Evidence of a civilisation ruled by emissaries from another world is revealed in the ancient tablets of man. Historian and archaeologist Zecharia Sitchin uncovers the lost and hidden archives of the Anunnaki: extra planetary visitors who over 6 000 years ago inspired what is thought to be the earliest civilisation known to man - the Sumerians. From the sacred stone tablets of this culture any of the teachings of the earliest recorded inventors; philosophers and biblical scholars once thought mythical are now known to be true. Where did these Anunnaki come from? Sitchin says and NASA scientists concur that there may be a mysterious tenth member to our solar system: what the Sumerians called Nibiru. Irretrievably Lost: The Search for the Savannah Bomb Recently released government documents indicate that over the past 50 years American military operations have been responsible for the loss or disappearance of 12 atomic weapons. How could this happen? What are the consequences? Each account is explored in frightening detail culminating in a journey through the swamps of Savannah. Here in this boggy home to the families of residential fishermen we join investigators as they dredge and wade through the mire in search of what experts believe to be an armed nuclear warhead.
Governments multinational corporations and religious organizations have secretly wielded tremendous power by holding back critical data or spreading misinformation to further their own aims. This program exposes the almost inconceivable stories of deceit conspiracy sanctioned piracy and scientific knowledge hidden from the world for far too long! Noah's Ark Found? In 1960 a joint U.S./Turkish expedition sets out to investigate the aerial sighting of a boat-shaped object in the Ararat Mountains of Eastern Turkey. Though this investigation bears little fruit the stage is set for explorer and archeologist Ron Wyatt. Thirty-five years later at 6 300 feet above sea level he assembles the proof that may establish the half-buried boat-shaped object as the remains of the legendary 'Noah's Ark'. Tunguska: The Russian Roswell Just prior to the Russian Revolution a mysterious 40-megaton explosion lays waste nearly 200 square kilometers of Earth in the desolate northlands of Siberia. The official story alleges the impact of an asteroid but no known scientific explanation can account for the metal fragments found at the site the lack of an impact crater or the high level of radiation present. Was it an asteroid? Or could it have been the explosion of an extraterrestrial craft? Scientifically speaking each conclusion has equal merit. Stolen Glory: The Cover-Up of Cosmonaut Vladimir Ilyushin On April 12th 1961 the Soviet Union reports the successful launch orbit and reentry of the first man in space. Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. With the collapse of Communism and the rise of freedom in the Russian Federation recent access to documents in the Kremlin archives reveal a story intended to remain buried forever. Yuri Gagarin the international icon of triumphant Communism was not the first man in space. Join us for a visit with Vladimir Ilyushin the unsung hero of the first manned Soviet space mission.
A box set featuring: 'Gold' based on the novel by Wilbur Smith and the story of a group of businessmen who decide to flood a gold mine in South Africa. 'Call Of The Wild' Jack London's classic tale of the Klondike Gold Rush as we follow the lives of the dog Buck and his master John Thornton. 'Treasure Island' Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of a young boy's search for buried treasure.
From the creator of Wallace & Gromit, the animated tale of chickens planning their great escape from a 1950s chicken farm.
City Of God (2002): Youth gangs took over the slums of Rio de Janeiro during the 1960s and didn't relinquish their stronghold until the mid-1980s. Only a sucker wouldn't have turned to crime and this is exactly how naive teen Rocket (Alexandre Rodrigues) views himself. His attempts in illegal activity fail as he finds potential victims too friendly. Equally unsuccessful in love he regularly fails to lose his virginity. Blood spills throughout the streets of the Cidade de Deus as gang leader Li'l Ze (Douglas Silva) is challenged by local druglords and a gang of pre-teens known as the Runts. Nominated for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay at the 2004 Oscars. (Dir. Fernando Meirelles Cert. 18) Hero (2004): One man will challenge an empire... In pre-Imperial China feared warrior Nameless (Jet Li) is granted an audience with the ruler of the most powerful of the seven warring kingdoms (Chen Daoming). Posing as a minor official Nameless sets about his mission of revenge by relating the tale of how he defeated the three most fearsome of the ruler's adversaries. However nothing is as it seems and Nameless is placed in great personal peril as the king suggests a very different version of events which brought him to the palace... Filled with breathtaking wirework-enhanced martial arts sequences from action choreographer Ching Siu-Tung ('New Dragon Gate Inn' 'A Chinese Ghost Story') truly sumptuous cinematography from the legendary Christopher Doyle ('In The Mood For Love') and an expressive traditional score from Tan Dun ('Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon') Zhang Yimou's elegant epic features an intriguing 'Rashomon' style flashback structure that will keep the audience guessing until the very end. The most expensive movie ever made in China and a blockbuster upon its' theatrical release in the U.S. 'Hero' showcases the outstanding talents ofa multi-award winning cast including the pairing of Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung as star crossed lovers the coquettish Zhang Ziyi ('Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon') as a feisty apprentice venerated Chen Daoming lending gravitas as the Emperor-in-waiting and real-life martial arts masters Donnie Yen and Jet Li who co-designed perhaps the greatest duel ever committed to celluloid. Nominated for both an Oscar and a BAFTA 'Hero' is an exceptional example of Asian cinema and ""really is one of the best looking films ever made."" - The Guardian
A modern-day rodeo cowboy travels from town to town taking on anyone who will compete. But one day he is crushed by a horse and unable to compete anymore. Hitting rock bottom he is saved by the intervention of J.T. Jones (Pleasence) who offers him hope for the future...
Governments, multinational corporations and religious organisations have secretly wielded tremendous power by holding back critical data or spreading misinformation to further their own aims. This program exposes the almost inconceivable stories of deceit, conspiracy, sanctioned piracy and scientific knowledge hidden from the world for far too long!; ; Monopoly Men:; During the Wilson presidency, the U.S. government sanctions the creation of the Federal Reserve. Thought by many to be a govern...
The Wind In The Willows: Since it's first publication in 1908 Kenneth Grahame's 'The Wind in the Willows' has become a best seller throughout the world. In this unique film the award winning animators of Cosgrove Hall have brought Grahame's characters Badger Mole Ratty and the flamboyant Toad of Toad Hall magically to life in a beautiful Edwardian country scene. Bigfoot: The legendary Bigfoot is sighted & an entrepreneur offers a million dollar reward for his capture. Bigfoot befriends a young boy who is now the only person who can save him. Forest Warrior: A group of youths find adventure on a mountain that is protected by their older friend. Legend has it that the spirits of ancient warriors also guard the mountain. When greedy builders arrive to ruin their paradise a spellbound battle ensues. Little Heroes: In the tradition of Home Alone when young Charlie's parents go on a long trip he's protected from the house intrusion of 2 thugs by the hilarious antics of his pet dogs Samson & Hercules. Let's Ruin Dad's Day: 12 year old Jason mistakenly suspects his parents are splitting up when his Dad announces he's leaving for a job interview in Chicago. In a hilariously misguided attempt to save his family Jason and his fourteen year old sister Celina follow him to Chicago with one mission - to ruin Dad's day. The plot thickens when he finds himself in handcuffs so now the kids must use even more creative means to undo their mischief in this hilarious comedy in the tradition of 'Home Alone'.
THREE BUSINESSMEN:; Two lone businessmen, Bennie (Miguel Sandoval) and Frank (Alex Cox) find themselves alone one night in the dining room, of a large Victorian hotel in Liverpool, England. Abandoned by the staff of the wierd dining room, they tentatively join forces and go in search of food, in a city neither of them knows. But restaurant after restaurant fails them.; ; Without realising their destination, Bennie and Frank travel halfway around the planet, via public transport. Prattling abo.
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