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When pregnant Jane (Linda Blair) and her family visit a secluded island to check out a proposed real estate deal, things start to go wrong when they come across two trespassers, supernatural expert Leslie (Leslie Cumming) and her boyfriend Gary (David Hasselhoff).

Forced to spend the night in a dilapidated house, the group are soon plunged into a nightmare of death and destruction at the hands of the powerful and mysterious Lady in Black (Hildegard Knef). 'Witchcraft' is a carnage fuelled splatter fest, a rabid romp incorporating hauntings, possession and unexpected twists and turns.

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In these two blockbuster films, Bud Spencer and Terence Hill show how the west was fun and created the comedy 'spaghetti western' genre.

The films launched these two charismatic stars into worldwide stardom with Terence Hill's character Trinity, a lazy drifter and card sharp, and fortuitously the world's fastest draw, and his half brother Bambino (Bud Spencer), outlaw, horse thief and an all round tough guy. An unlikely pair, they embark on a series of entertaining capers in their life-long pursuit of a fast buck, all resulting in numerous sticky situations.

The Far East meets the Old West in this fun-filled adventure about a loveable rogue (Sammo Hung) and an incorruptible town Sheriff (Yuen Biao) who come together to face an explosion of brawls, bandits and bordellos, before teaming up to save their isolated home town from certain destruction!

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In the Shady Rest Retirement Home. Mud Creek, Texas, something very strange is going on. None other than the King of Rock 'n' Roll himself, Elvis Presley, is growing old in the company of John F- Kennedy.

Contrary to news reports, JFK dodged the assassin's bullet and in the aftermath had his skin dyed black and his brains swapped by Them' at the White House. And that's not all. According to the former president, there's a malevolent mummy on the loose in the home and he's devouring the residents' souls one by one. It's time, says JFK, to kick some mummy ass! And so, armed with a zimmer frame, a wheelchair and makeshift flame-thrower, the decrepit duo set about taking care of business...

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Set in a future Tokyo where the police have been privatized, mad scientist Key Man has created a rampaging virus that mutates unsuspecting humans into nightmarish abominations of nature. To deal with these monstrosities, the Tokyo police have created a special squad.

Chief of them is Ruka (Eihi Shiina), a sword-wielding fighter with a special knack for dispatching with Key Man's hideous creations. Despite being on opposite sides of the law, Key Man and Ruka have one common goal: seeking vengeance against the cops who killed both of their fathers many years ago.

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Number Five, aka Johnny Five (voice of Tim Blaney), that incredible, lovable robot from the smash hit Short Circuit, is back and taking the big city by storm in this action-packed comedy adventure.

Upbeat Johnny's out for some "urban input", but some street hoods, a greedy banker and a gang of crooks see his naivete as their high-tech ticket to easy street. Will Johnny survive the big, bad city and its big, bad city slickers? Keep your wires crossed when you switch on this high-voltage film.

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An experimental military robot escapes after being struck by lightning and given human intelligence.

He finds a home with madcap Stephanie Speck who believes he's an alien but hot on the trail are scientists Newton Crosby and his assistant, who must get to their creation before the army puts Number 5 out of service permanently.

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'The Near Room' is a psychological thriller that exposes the seedy innercity world of lost children, drugs, pimps and prostitutes.

Charlie Colquhoun (Adrian Dunbar) is a burnt out journalist who meets Harris Hill (David O'Hara) his ex-school friend who is now a solicitor with an unblemished reputation of justice for all. After 17 years they are reunited by one name - Tommy Stirling. Tommy is Charlie's daughter, the fostered child of a teenage pregnancy who is linked to an alleged child pornography scandal with a senior police detective. The trail leads Charlie to contacts who are murdered before they can meet, then he discovers that Harris, the squeaky clean solicitor is involved. Charlie must confront his deadliest fears of childhood prostitution, blackmail and brutal murder if he is to save his daughter.

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A love story set against the backdrop of the 1960s amid the turbulent years of anti-war protest, mind exploration and rock 'n roll, from the dockyards of Liverpool to the creative psychedelia of Greenwich Village, from the riot-torn streets of Detroit to the killing fields of Vietnam.

Star-crossed lovers, Jude (Jim Sturgess) and Lucy (Evan Rachel Wood), along with a small group of friends and musicians, are swept up into the emerging anti-war and counterculture movements, with "Dr. Robert" (Bono) and "Mr. Kite" (Eddie Izzard) as their guides. Tumultuous forces outside their control ultimately tear the young lovers apart, forcing Jude and Lucy – against all odds – to find their own way back to each other.

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Action-packed comedy based on the professional American football players' strike in the '80s. Keanu Reeves plays Shane Falco, a has-been quarterback who is the key to the success of the team of misfits assembled by veteran coach Jimmy McGinty (Gene Hackman) to fill in for the striking pro players.

Rhys Ifans is also selected for the team and puts in a performance as a beer-swilling, nicotine-wired kicker! Together they become 'The Replacements', with sultry support provided by cheerleader Annabelle Farrell and her ex-stripper squad.

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As far as Norse mythological marauders go, Erik the Viking (Tim Robbins) would seem to be doing well for himself, with just one problem - he doesn't have much of an appetite for looting and pillaging.

Determined to find a greater purpose, he and his fellow Vikings set out on a fantastic journey to Asgard to end the age of Ragnarok and restore light to his kingdom. Encountering dragons and utopian islands along the way, Erik and his band reach Valhalla, only to find that the gods are not what they imagined.

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Four men of iron face their destinies within the harsh walls of a Taiwanese prison. Steve (Jackie Chan) is a gambler seeking to atone for his sins. Andy (Tony Leung) is an undercover cop solving a crime. Lee (Andy Lau) is a gangster looking for vengeance.

John (Sammo Hung) is a lifer seeking to reunite with his son.

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It's New Year's Eve and a bunch of college co-eds have planned a masquerade bash aboard a chartered train.

What they didn't plan for was that a knife-wielding psycho would crash the party and begin slaughtering the guests one-by-one! Who is this mysterious costumed killer? Could it be the magician (David Copperfield) with a talent for swordplay...a former frat pledge with an axe to grind or any number of other guests both invited and uninvited?

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Slipstream is set in a world where nature has gone mad and flying, fuelled by the wind, is the principal means of travel. A runaway fugitive, being taken to prison by two law officers, is kidnapped by a young adventurer intent on collecting a reward.

They head off down the Slipstream - a river of wind - in a small solar-powered craft with the law officers in pursuit. The changing relationship of these four characters is played out within a series of strange and threatening adventures, leading to an exciting climax in the turbulent winds of the Slipstream.

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To celebrate the dramatic close of a backbreaking case, Sherlock Holmes (Christopher Lee) and Dr. Watson (Patrick Macnee) go on holiday to Africa's breathtaking Victoria Falls.

They indulge in a luxurious train ride on board the 'Orient Express', hobnobbing with the most glamorous personalities of the day. But there is to be no rest for the great Holmes, for someone is killed and one of the passengers is the murderer...Soon everyone is a suspect, the beautiful temptress Lily Langtry (Jenny Seagrove), the great Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi (Steven Gurney) and even former president Teddy Roosevelt (Claude Akins).