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Shrouded in mysterious legend Tanglewood Mountain raises it's grandiose peaks to the heavens. It is home to the Lords of Tanglewood, a group of local youths who find pleasant and harmless moments of escape to a world of youthful fantasy and adventure in their makeshift clubhouse castle on the mountainside, and their friend John McKenna (Chuck Norris), a man skilled in the ways of the wild who is determined to protect the wilderness retreat and all of it's inhabitants. John, however, may not be the only protector of Tanglewood Mountain. Could there be truth in the age-old mysterious legend that recounts tales of ancient warriors who once visited the mountain and were so struck with it's natural beauty they vowed to remain there forever. We'll find out when greedy men find a loophole in the law and prepare to assault Tanglewood Mountain with machinery and equipment that will forever devastate this sanctuary of paradise. Aided only by the skillful John McKenna and their own youthful and adventuresome courage, determination and imagination, the Lords of Tanglewood are forced to battle against both the elements and greed that will leave a spellbound, charmed and amazed audience wondering if the legend of Tanglewood Mountain is really fantasy... or fact. - Director:
- Aaron Norris
- Cast:
- Chuck Norris, Terry Kiser, Max Gail
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Sabata (1969)Ehi amico... c'è Sabata, hai chiuso!
Who he is and where he came from, no one knows. But the leading citizens of the Western town of Daugherty think he knows too much. And they want to silence him; forever. Get ready for the fast-paced, explosive action as Lee Van Gleet stars as Sabata, a mysterious, steely-eyed gunslinger who imposes his bullet-laced brand of justice on the town. - Director:
- Gianfranco Parolini
- Cast:
- Lee Van Cleef, William Berger, Ignazio Spalla
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The Ninja: highest honour given to the dedicated followers of Ninjitsu, the deadliest of all martial arts. Because this particular Ninja happens to be an American, he is hated for his superiority by his Japanese rivals. Feet, fists, and the full range of death-dealing weapons fly in a multi-pronged plot to destroy him. - Director:
- Menahem Golan
- Cast:
- Franco Nero, Marc Smith, Susan George
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Ninja 3: The Domination (1984)Ninja III: The Domination
"Ninja III: The Domination" unleashes the tale of an aerobics instructor possessed by an evil ninja's spirit to gain revenge from beyond the grave.- Director:
- Sam Firstenberg
- Cast:
- Shô Kosugi, Lucinda Dickey, Jordan Bennett
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In his stunning debut feature film, Aronofsky tells the story of Maximillian Cohen's (Sean Gullette) obsession with numbers and his theory that they hold the key to the answers of the universe. His work causes him agonising migraines and his former teacher Sol (Mark Margolis) advises him to take a break from trying to discover patterns in the stock market. When Max's super computer crashes after spitting out a 216-digit number, Max initially dismisses it, until the prediction comes true, and he realises that the number which he consigned to the trash could be the key he has been searching for. - Director:
- Darren Aronofsky
- Cast:
- Sean Gullette, Scott Franklin, Mark Margolis
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Sloan is back.... Sasha Mitchell triumphantly returns to the ring as David Sloan, fighting not just for his survival, but for his beautiful wife, who has become the sexual captive of the despicable world champion, Tong Po. Framed, forgotten and furious, Sloan has been wasting away in prison, but the Feds agree to release him, if he will lead them inside Tong Po's impenetrable Mexican fortress, protected by its deadly guards and adorned by its sexual slaves. Sloan reluctantly teams up with a female fighter to gain entry into Po's tournament of champions, a savage battle where winner takes all - and to Sloan - that means everything! - Director:
- Albert Pyun
- Cast:
- Sasha Mitchell, Kamel Krifa, Brad Thornton
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Darren Aronofsky follows up his acclaimed debut 'Pi' with this gritty, emotionally charged film set amidst the abandoned beaches and faded glory of Coney Island, Brooklyn. Based upon the novel by celebrated author Hubert Selby Jr. , the story intricately links the lives of a lonely widowed mother (Ellen Burstyn), her son Harry (Jared Leto), his beautiful girlfriend Marion (Jennifer Connelly), and his best friend Tyrone (Marlon Wayans). Requiem for a Dream is a hypnotic tale of four human beings each pursuing their vision of happiness. Even as everything begins to fall apart, they refuse to let go, plummeting with their dreams into a nightmarish, gut-wrenching freefall. - Director:
- Darren Aronofsky
- Cast:
- Ellen Burstyn, Scott Franklin, Jared Leto
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For many years, investigative journalist Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen) travelled through space and time with her best friend, a carefree and somewhat irresponsible Time Lord known as the Doctor. But all good things must come to an end, and they were forced to part. Sarah returned to Earth and her career, but before they went their separate ways, she made the Doctor promise not to forget her...Sarah Jane is looking forward to spending a quiet Christmas with her Aunt Lavinia (Mary Wimbush) in the sleepy village of Morton Harewood. But when she arrives, she finds her aunt is missing, and a surprise present from an old friend is waiting to be opened. Sarah and her aunt's ward, Brendan (Ian Sears), are soon caught up in the affairs of a mysterious cult who practice the black arts, and are preparing for a human sacrifice. But they have the Doctor's gift to aid them - a robot dog who answers to the name of K-9... - Director:
- John Black
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- Elisabeth Sladen, John Leeson, Bill Fraser
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After cleaning up his hometown, Nick (Sorbo) retires as county sheriff and heads to Dallas where he hopes to start a new life with an FBI Agent and her twelve-year old daughter. Just being "the boyfriend" is tough enough for Nick. When a ruthless drug lord targets several key witnesses to a Federal case, Nick finds himself in the middle of a war with nobody to trust. This time Nick is on their turf and he is pitted against a ferocious local mob. Nick's brand of country justice just doesn't seem to cut it on the rough city streets but he will stop at nothing to protect his own. - Director:
- Tripp Reed
- Cast:
- Kevin Sorbo, Yvette Nipar, Haley Ramm
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The Delta Force 2 (1990)Delta Force: The Colombian Connection
Ruthless Colombian drug lord Ramon Cota (Billy Drago) is tightening his hold on the global cocaine trade. With the Drug Enforcement Administration unsuccessful in blocking the steady stream of narcotics from entering the United States, the U.S. Army's Delta Force is enlisted to try and bring Cota to justice. But when Cota strikes at Major Bobby Chavezs (Paul Perri) family, the mission suddenly becomes very personal for Colonel Scott McCoy (Chuck Norris). - Director:
- Aaron Norris
- Cast:
- Chuck Norris, Mike Reynolds, John P. Ryan
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A notorious killer is back to terrorise Los Angeles, and only one man can stop him. Martial arts superstar Chuck Norris packs a powerful punch in this exciting action-thriller about a tough L.A. cop's pursuit of a savage villain from his past. Adroitly directed with startling images and harrowing action scenes, Hero and the Terror is edge-of-your-seat suspense from beginning to end! Homicide detective Danny O'Brien is known simply as "Hero" for having brought down L.A.'s most vicious serial killer: Simon Moon , a.k.a. "The Terror." But for years, O'Brien has secretly been haunted by the fact that his capture of Moon was a fluke. When The Terror escapes from jail and returns to his old killing ways, O'Brien finally gets the chance to earn his glorified reputation...if his monstrous enemy doesn't destroy him first! - Director:
- William Tannen
- Cast:
- Chuck Norris, Brynn Thayer, Steve James
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Good Guys Wear Black (1978)Black Tigers
Chuck Norris stars as John T. Booker, Leader of the Black Tigers, a US Army Special Forces in Vietnam charged with rescuing POW's from behind enemy lines. During one mission, half of his 12-man team is ambushed. Booker and the other five survivors spend three harrowing weeks in the jungle fighting for their way back to freedom. Years pass, but Booker - now a political science professor at a Southern California college - cannot escape the recurring nightmares triggered by his years in Vietnam. The past is thrust graphically into the present when he learns that a mysterious killer is methodically assasinating each of the remaining Black Tigers. Though he had hoped to resume a normal life, Booker sets out to track down the assailant. With the help of an inquisitive Senate investigator (Anne Archer) and his CIA agent friend (Lloyd Haynes) Booker must stop the bloodshed and find out what the US state department's and Under Secretary Conrad Morgan (James Fransiscus) involvement was in the Black Tigers last mission.... - Director:
- Ted Post
- Cast:
- Chuck Norris, Anne Archer, James Franciscus
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The Doctor and his companions are lost in time. Expecting to be reunited with the Tardis following a secret mission for the Time Lords, they instead find themselves on a plague-stricken space station orbiting the remnants of Voga, Planet of Gold. The Doctor, Harry and Sarah have stumbled into the last battle of an ancient conflict between humankind and one of its most terrifying foes - the Cybermen. - Director:
- Michael E. Briant
- Cast:
- Tom Baker, Michael E. Briant, Elisabeth Sladen
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The time: 1959. The place: the Shangri-La Holiday Camp, South Wales. The Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) and Mel (Bonnie Langford) want time out. The hedonistic alien Navarinos wants to catch some vintage rock and roll. And two CIA agents want to know what happened to their country's missing satellite. When the beautiful Chimeron princess Delta (Belinda Mayne) shows up on the scene, the murderous Bannermen soon follow in hot pursuit. The stage is set for a fiery showdown that will decide the fate of an entire civilisation. - Director:
- Chris Clough
- Cast:
- Sylvester McCoy, Tracey Wilson, Jodie Brooke Wilson
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When successful New York ad executive Howard Inlet (Will Smith) suffers a personal tragedy and retreats from life, his friends devise a drastic plan to reach him before he loses everything. Featuring an all-star cast this thought-provoking drama explores how even the deepest loss can reveal moments of beauty, and how the constants of love, time and death interlock in a life fully lived. - Director:
- David Frankel
- Cast:
- Will Smith, Edward Norton, Kate Winslet
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