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In 2029, giant super-computers dominate the planet, hell-bent on exterminating the human race! And to destroy man's future by changing the past, they send an indestructible cyborg - a Terminator - back in time to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton), the woman whose unborn son will become mankind's

only hope. Can Sarah protect herself from this unstoppable menace to save the life of her unborn child? Or will the human race be extinguished by one mean hunk of mutant metal?

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Arnold Schwarzenegger is back as the cyborg from the future in the most successful sequel of all time. Almost ten years have passed since Sarah Connor's ordeal began, and her son John, the future leader of the resistance, is now a healthy young boy.

However, the nightmare begins again when a new, more deadly Terminator is sent back in time, its orders - to strike at John Connor while he is still a child. Sarah and John, however, don't face this terrifying Terminator alone. The human resistance has sent back another warrior from the future, its orders - to protect John Connor at any cost - the battle for tomorrow has begun...

"Schindler's List" tells the incredible true story of the enigmatic Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson), who saved the lives of more than 1,100 Jews during the Holocaust and whose lessons of courage continue to inspire generations.

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Five years after his first deadly adventure, Roliie Tyler (Bryan Brown) has left the special effects business and now designs sophisticated electronic toys for a living.

But when his girlfriend's ex-husband (Tom Mason), a police detective, persuades him to devise an illusion to capture a serial killer, Rollie is once again lured into the lethal world of make-believe. And soon, he finds himself trapped in a murderous maze of deceit and treachery in which he must depend on his ingenious tricks - and his friendship with detective Leo McCarthy (Brian Dennehy) - to expose a terrifying underworld conspiracy...but only if he can stay alive!

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'AC/DC Live At River Plate' is a definitive live concert video documenting AC/DC's massive 'Black Ice' World Tour.

Shot with 32 cameras entirely in HD in December of 2009, 'AC/DC Live At River Plate' marks AC/DC's triumphant return to Buenos Aires where nearly 200,000 fans, and 3 sold-out shows, welcomed the band back after a 13 year absence from Argentina. This stunning live footage of AC/DC underscores what Argentina's Pagina 12 newspaper reported by saying "no one is on the same level when it comes to pure and clear Rock 'n Roll." Additionally the video contains a bonus feature titled "The Fan, The Roadie, The Guitar Tech and The Meat", featuring interviews with AC/DC, their crew and fans among the excitement of the creation of the concerts and the city of Buenos Aires.

Tracklisting
1. Rock 'n' Roll Train
2. Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be
3. Back In Black
4. Big Jack
5. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
6. Shot Down In Flames
7. Thunderstruck
8. Black Ice
9. The Jack
10. Hells Bells
11. Shoot To Thrill
12. War Machine
13. Dog Eat Dog
14. You Shook Me All Night Long
15. T.N.T.
16. Whole Lotta Rosie
17. Let There Be Rock
18. Highway To Hell
19. For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)

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James Belushi stars as Thomas Dooley, an unorthodox narcotics cop who teams with an independently minded police dog in this hilarious action-comedy. Headstrong Dooley is one step away from nailing a prominent socialite in a $50 million cocaine bust.

But branded as too crazy to partner with, no one will work with him except Jerry Lee, a superbly trained German Shepherd police dog with the best nose in the drug-busting business. The unconventional pairing pleases neither partner, but after a series of shoot-outs, stake-outs, brawls and romantic misadventures, they develop a grudging respect for each other. It's a heart-warming, fast-footed adventure about an unlikely and unbeatable police team that will have you rooting for man's best friend.

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Romantic thriller in which murdered yuppie banker Sam Wheat (Patrick Swayze) returns to Earth as a ghost to solve his own murder and protect his grief-stricken wife Molly (Demi Moore). As he cannot communicate directly with his wife, 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. Includes the famous, much-parodied midnight pottery sequence.

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"Harry Brown" is a powerful, fresh and gritty British action thriller following one man's (Sir Michael Caine) journey through a chaotic world where drugs are the currency and guns run the streets.

Modest law-abiding citizen, Harry Brown, is forced to dispense his own brand of justice as he bids to clean up the run-down estate he calls home.

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Two brothers return to the hometown they left eight years earlier, to find it still run by the same game of small-time drug dealers and petty thugs.

Their purpose, it soon becomes clear, is not reunion, but revenge - a quest of particular significance for Richard (Paddy Considine), the leader of the two, whose obsessive desire to even the score will lead them into dangerous territory.

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Aboard the presidential plane - the most heavily guarded aircraft in the world - President Marshall (Harrison Ford) is returning home with his wife (Wendy Crewson), daughter (Liesel Matthews) and a planeload of top governmental officials.

But no sooner have they taken off when the plane is hijacked by Communist radicals, led by the ruthless terrorist Korshunov (Gary Oldman). Unless his country's imprisoned dictator is freed, Korshunov will begin killing the passengers. Now, the most protected man in the world must take responsibility for the safety of those onboard and the future of the free world...

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In 1928, an ancient Egyptian artefact covered in strange symbols is excavated at the foot of the Great Pyramids. Decades later the American Government recruits the help of Egyptologist Dr Daniel Jackson (James Spader) to decode the secret of these symbols.

He reveals the key to a "stargate", an intergalactic portal to the far side of the known universe. Jackson is joined by a crack military unit led by Colonel, O'Neill (Kurt Russell) on a voyage of discovery. Through the stargate they find themselves in a futuristic desert world ruled by the godlike King Ra. Unwittingly Jackson has reopened a space/time corridor that the ancient Egyptians closed to this despotic ruler centuries ago. The band of explorers can only imagine the power that they have unleashed and the adventure that is about to unfold.

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High-spirited high jinks on Christmas Eve put Frank Cross (Bill Murray) in a ghostly time warp in this hilarious take-off of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol".

Cross, who has made the meteoric rise from the depths of the mailroom to TV network president, is mean, nasty, uncaring, unforgiving and has a sadistic sense of humour - perfect qualities for a modern-day Scrooge. Before the night is over, he'll be visited by a maniacal New York cab driver from the past, a present-day fairy who's into pratfalls and, finally, a ghoulish, seven-foot headless messenger from the future...

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In this must-see comedy hit, two carefree pals traveling through Alabama are mistakenly arrested and charged with murder. Fortunately, one of them has a lawyer friend in the family -Vincent Gambini (Joe Pesci), a former auto mechanic from Brooklyn who has never been in court - or in Alabama.

When cousin Vinny arrives with his leather-clad girlfriend to handle his first case, it's a real shock - for him and the Deep South!

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Frank Horrigan (Clint Eastwood) is a tough, veteran Secret Service agent who has been plagued by feeling s of guilt and failure since the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

As the agent on duty that fatal day, Horrigan feels that he should have reacted more quickly and taken the bullet for the President. Thirty years later, the current President of the United States is entering a re-election campaign, and following a number of death threats, Horrigan has been called in to assist in what should be a routine research operation. However, when he discovers that a professional assassin and master of disguise (John Malkovich) has been tracking the President, the assignment turns into a deadly game of cat and mouse. Leary uses his knowledge of the events in 1963 to mentally torture Horrigan in the ensuing psychological duel - a duel that will eventually put Horrigan 'In the Line of Fire'...

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One fine evening, in the beautiful heart of the English countryside, a group of rabbits emerge from their warren to feed. But as the sun sinks behind a hill, one of their number - Fiver - has a terrifying vision of the warren's destruction at the hands of man. Fiver (voice of

Richard Briers), with his brother Hazel (voice of John Hurt), and a few of their friends flee the warren in search of a "high lonely place" where they will be safe. Enduring danger and adventure, they find the place of their dreams - until a new shadow falls upon them, a ruthless race of rabbits who will stop at nothing to defend their supremacy...In this magnificent animation of the classic animal saga by Richard Adams, young and old alike will find themselves transported into the beauty, darkness and adventure of the natural world.