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Small-town Scotsman Danny Soular has a rough-and-tumble reputation, having once landed in jail for assaulting a policeman. So when he loses his mining job, it seems unlikely that he'll be able to find respectable work. Desperate, he agrees to fight in a bare-knuckle brawl for money. But suddenly he's plunged into a world of danger - not only from the sport, but also from the vicious crime world behind it! - Director:
- David Leland
- Cast:
- Kenny Ireland, Liam Neeson, Joanne Whalley
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Edward Douglas (David Thewlis) narrowly escapes death when his plane crashes in the South Pacific. Adrift for weeks, he is rescued and taken to the mysterious island of Dr Moreau (Marlon Brando). Douglas meets the infamous doctor and his enigmatic assistant, Montgomery (Val Kilmer) but finds that he is a prisoner on the island. Unable to leave or get answers about the experiments Dr Moreau is conducting, Douglas searches for answers on his own. He discovers the beautiful Aissa (Fairuza Balk) and becomes infatuated by her animal sensuality. But as he explores further, Douglas uncovers fantastic and brutal experiments turning animal life into human-like beasts. Dr Moreau has used the key of science to unlock the gates of hell. - Director:
- John Frankenheimer
- Cast:
- David Thewlis, Marlon Brando, Val Kilmer
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Arrested after the events at Devil's End, the Master (Roger Delgado) has been incarcerated at a top-security prison on a remote island off the south coast of England. When the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Jo Grant (Katy Manning) pay a visit to their old enemy, they find him a reformed character. But can the spate of mysterious shipping accidents and garbled reports of sea monsters in the local area really be a coincidence? The Doctor soon finds himself pitted against the Sea Devils, an ancient race of reptiles intent on eliminating Mankind and reclaiming the Earth for themselves... - Director:
- Michael E. Briant
- Cast:
- Jon Pertwee, Michael E. Briant, Katy Manning
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Colossal special effects and death defying stunts highlight this classic futuristic thriller, 'Megaforce'. Barry Bostwick stars as Ace Hunter, leader of the elite task force of adventurers who gallantly fight to uphold justice. Their ultramodern weaponry figures predominately in their perilous mission to save a small democratic nation which has been invaded by a band of ruthless mercenaries. - Director:
- Hal Needham
- Cast:
- Barry Bostwick, Michael Beck, Persis Khambatta
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Fuck is a challenging and provocative documentary that takes a look on all sides of the infamous F-word. It is taboo, obscene and controversial, yet somehow seems to permeate every single aspect of our lives and cross language and cultural barriers. A word so common and yet loaded that everyone seems to have an opinion on its use or misuse. Fuck examines what impact the word has on our lives through interviews, film and television clips, music, and original animation by Oscar nominee Bill Plympton. - Director:
- Steve Anderson
- Cast:
- Drew Carey, Billy Connolly, Bill Maher
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Tom Stoppard's ingenious comedy twist on Shakespeare's Hamlet sees the focus of attention switch to two minor characters, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (Gary Oldman and Tim Roth). A comic double act with a routine based on verbal rather than physical sparring, they stumble blindly through the action, desperately trying to make sence of it as they go, completely unaware of the fate that is in store for them. - Director:
- Tom Stoppard
- Cast:
- Gary Oldman, Tim Roth, Richard Dreyfuss
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The 'Tardis' lands on an Australian beach in the 21st century. But this is no seaside holiday - within minutes, the Doctor (Patrick Troughton), Jamie (Frazer Hines) and Victoria (Deborah Watling) are under attack. They soon discover that the Doctor bears a startling resemblance to Leader Salamander, a would-be dictator intent on world domination. Before long, the Doctor and his companions are plunged into a dangerous game of espionage, intrigue and deceit as they face off against the enemy of the world... - Director:
- Barry Letts
- Cast:
- Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines, Deborah Watling
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In a tour-de-force performance, Steve Martin plays Reverend Jonas Nightengale, a slick-as-oil flimflam man who'll trade salvation for a donation to his touring ministry. Jonas knows how to work a crowd and a con, but his works of wonder are done with mirrors and smoke. When his tour bus breaks down, Jonas pitches his tents in impoverished Rustwater, Kansas. While his alluring manager (Debra Winger) tries to persuade the local sheriff (Liam Neeson) not to close the show, Jonas sets his sights on a beautiful skeptic named Marva (Lolita Davidovich). But making a believer out of Marva is going to take a real miracle. With its heartwarming spirit and rousing soundtrack, 'Leap of Faith' is a mole that will make you stand up and cheer. - Director:
- Richard Pearce
- Cast:
- Steve Martin, Debra Winger, Lolita Davidovich
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In 19th century England, Dr. Victor Frankenstein (Leonard Whiting), bitier over his brother's death, voices his wish that man could have power over life and death. Following a chance encounter with Dr. Henry Clerval (David McCallum), a surgeon experimenting in this very field, they begin to work together. Victor achieves the impossible, the creation of life, but with it comes unforeseen and unimaginable horror. - Director:
- Jack Smight
- Cast:
- James Mason, Leonard Whiting, David McCallum
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The Time Lords discover that the Master (Roger Delgado) has stolen secret information about a device called the Doomsday Weapon and realise they need the exiled Doctor's help. They send the Tardis, along with the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and his assistant Jo Grant (Katy Manning), to the bleak planet Uxarieus in the middle of the 25th century where all is not well. What is attacking the colonists and can the Doctor stop his old enemy from finding the dangerous weapon before it is too late? - Director:
- Michael E. Briant
- Cast:
- Jon Pertwee, Nicholas Courtney, Katy Manning
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My Name is Nobody (1973)Il mio nome è Nessuno
The film stars the legendary Henry Fonda as Beauregard, an aging, but still the fastest, gunslinger in the west, and Terence Hill as Nobody, no slouch himself in the fast draw department and who has been hired to kill Beauregard. There is, however, a complication. Beauregard was Nobody's childhood hero and Nobody wants to ensure the great man gets his rightful place in the history of a wild west which is fast disappearing. - Director:
- Tonino Valerii
- Cast:
- Terence Hill, Henry Fonda, Jean Martin
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Escaping from a volcanic eruption on the planet Dulkis, the Doctor is forced to use the Tardis' Emergency Unit, which takes the craft out of normal time and space... and out of reality itself! The time-travellers arrive in a mysterious world peopled by fictional characters - Gulliver and Rapunzel, D'Artagnan and Sir Lancelot - but also by creatures from mankind's worst imaginings... - Director:
- David Maloney
- Cast:
- Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines, Wendy Padbury
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Road Games (1981)Roadgames
American truck driver Pat Quid (Stacey Keach), is making his way across Australia's outback for a delivery. He becomes convinced that the driver of a suspicious green van is a serial killer wanted by the cops. After sharing his theory with Pamela (Jamie Lee Curtis) a hitch-hiker he picks up, she decides to investigate the green van at a service station. But when Pamela disappears, Pat becomes the police's prime suspect. - Director:
- Richard Franklin
- Cast:
- Stacy Keach, Jamie Lee Curtis, Marion Edward
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Elite Force: Operation Mekong (2016)Mei Gong he xing dong
Following a sudden international crisis, when Chinese commercial vessels are ambushed on the Mekong River, an elite team of narcotic officers are dispatched to the Golden Triangle region, on evidence the attack resulted from a notorious drug cartel operating in the area. Led by Captain Gao Gang (Zhang Hanyu), who partners with intelligence officer and undercover specialist Fang Xinwu (Eddie Peng), this team embarks on a death defying mission to bring the ultimate takedown of a ruthless drug lord. - Director:
- Dante Lam
- Cast:
- Joyce Wenjuan Feng, Baoguo Chen, Xudong Wu
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From the cosy confines of his study, a learned professor (Robert Powell) tells five terrifying tales. Inspired by M.R. James' legendary readings of his own works, these vintage ghost stories were originally broadcast over the Christmas of 1986 and have been unavailable on video until now. In 'The Mezzotint' a haunted picture slowly reveals the horrors of the past, whilst 'The Ash-Tree' tells of the execution of a witch and the dreadful curse she places on the Fell family. 'Wailing Well' involves a troop of scouts who find that curiosity can be fatal, and 'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad' concerns itself with an academic who gets more than he bargained for after he discovers an enchanted whistle. Finally, in 'The Rose Garden', disturbing visions upset Mrs Ansthruther's gardening plans.
Long unseen and much sought after, these celebrated readings are accompanied here by three episodes from the rare BBC series 'Spine Chillers', in which the acclaimed actor Michael Bryant (A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Treasure of Abbot Thomas) plays the M.R. James - like storyteller.- Director:
- David Bell
- Cast:
- Robert Powell, Norman Bacon, Michael Richmond
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