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The 'Ju-On' curse returns in two terrifying interconnected supplementary stories produced to mark the tenth anniversary of the straight-to-video genesis of Takashi Shimizu's celebrated J-horror franchise.

Ju-On: White Ghost

A son brutally and methodically murders all five of his family members after failing the bar exam. He then hangs himself. At the moment of his death, he made a cassette tape recording in which he can be heard saying "I'll go, I'll go soon...". On the same tape can be heard the eerie sound of a young girl's voice. It is the voice of Mirai (Chinami Iwamoto), one of the victims of the mass family slaughter incident. Suddenly one day the dead Mirai appears in front of her friend Akane (Akina Minami), wearing the yellow cap and red backpack of a primary school student. The terror is just about to begin...
Ju-On: Black Ghost
Nurse Yuko (Ai Kago) is left in charge of a young girl called Fukie (Hana Matsumoto), and begins to experience strange things. Medical examinations reveal that there is a "cyst" in Fukie's body. The cyst is actually an unborn one that is full of hatred for mankind and curses everyone around her. Yuko's neighbour is taken by a girl in black, and Fukie's father commits a murder and goes insane. Fukie's mother has to rely on the special psychic powers of Fukie's younger sister to help drive out the evil spirit. However, the exorcism eventually fails, and the worst grudge yet begins.

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Kayako and Toshio's curse continues by haunting The Grudge 2's only survivor, Jake (Matthew Knight), who is now confined to a psychiatric hospital after his family's alleged suicide. As Jake's case worker Dr.

Sullivan (Shawnee Smith) investigates his Chicago home, the curse continues to claim more victims. As the rage spreads, it becomes clear that Jake's horrifying stories are true, and that a mysterious Japanese woman might be the only hope of burying the Grudge, that is, unless she too becomes another victim.

Megan Turner is a rookie New York cop, stalking a mad man who's mad about her. Caught up in a lethal environment of murder, romance and revenge, Jamie Lee Curtis stars in this highly acclaimed and powerful action-packed thriller.

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This spectacular two hour documentary tells the amazing true story of the 300 Spartan warriors who so selflessly defended their country against the mighty Persian army, estimated at being a million strong for almost 7 days. This is the real story of the most famous last stand in history.

At the height of the Persian-Greek war, Xerxes, King of Persia, intent on conquering all of Greece, led his mighty army into battle. But what awaited them was not to be anticipated . For seven days , the King of Sparta , Leonidas, accompanied by just 300 Spartan warriors and a number of Greek regulars held off the Persian army at the pass of Thermopylae, so that the Greek army would have time to mobilise. Against impossible odds, the Spartans held the narrow pass, inflicting shocking casualty numbers on the Persians untill every last Spartan was slain. This program is visually stunning, with breathtaking dramatisations and graphics, helping to bring the true story of the Spartans last stand to life and tell the real story behind what happened at the pass at Thermopylae, which is still used in military academies and by tactitians around the world today.

Drawn from the same events that later inspired 'Gladiator', the film charts the power-hungry greed and father-son betrayal that led to Rome's collapse at the bloody hands of the Barbarians.

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The unforgettable original version of acclaimed filmmaker Michael Haneke's classic exploration of screen violence is an uncompromising, sometimes uncomfortable, but never less than compelling experience.

Arriving at their remote lakeside holiday home, a middle class family are alarmed by the unexpected arrival of two young men who soon begin to subject them to a twisted and horrifying ordeal of terror. With characteristic mastery, Haneke turns the conventions of the thriller genre upside down and, directly challenges the expectations of his audience, forcing viewers to question the complacency with which they receive images of casual violence in contemporary cinema.

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Antonio Banderas brings huge star power to an immensely thrilling action-adventure from the hit-making director of Die Hard! An exiled Ambassador far from his homeland, Ahmed (Banderas) comes across a fierce band of warriors who are being attacked by ferocious creatures legendary for devouring

all living things in theirpath! And when an old fortune-teller warns the combatants that they are doomed to failure without a 13th warrior, Ahmed is given no choice but to join their battle and help conquer the mysterious enemy! Suspenseful and endlessly exciting, this exhilarating hit is sure to thrill anyone who enjoys action on an epic scale.

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"Plebs", the brand new comedy follows three desperate young men from the suburbs as they try to get laid, hold down jobs and climb the social ladder in the big city - a city that happens to be Ancient Rome! Marcus (Tom Rosenthal), Stylax (Joel Fry) and their lazy slave Grumio (Ryan Sampson) live in

a grotty apartment block run by a dodgy Landlord (Karl Theobald) and work in dead end jobs for a ruthless boss Flavia (Doon Mackichan). But when a couple of fit Britons Cynthia (Sophie Colquhoun) and Metella (Lydia Rose Bewley) arrive in the neighborhood things start to look up. Also featuring cameos from a host of familiar faces including Danny Dyer, as geezer gladiator Cassius. From orgy etiquette to being bashful down the bathhouse, this is Ancient Rome like you've never seen before. And while the lads may don skimpy tunics instead of skinny jeans, the story of boys on the hunt for love and lust is timeless.

Episodes Comprise:
1. The Orgy
2. The Gladiator
3. The Erotic Vase
4. Herpes Cat
5. Bananae
6. Saturnalia

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Charlie Sheen, Anna Faris, Eddie Griffin, Queen Latifah, Regina Hall and Denise Richards take Scary Movie 3.5 to new levels of twisted comedy.

With the help of nonstop celebrity cameos - including Pamela Anderson, Jenny McCarthy, George Carlin, Leslie Nielsen, and a who's who of rap artists - thrillers, blockbusters, and pop culture get their best goosing yet. Rapid-fire jokes and funny-bone-chilling suspense are sure signs this outrageous comedy will have you laughing your head off... once you experience this longer, funnier, and more explicit unrated version!

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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.

When a mysterious virus is brought to earth by a returning satellite, an elite and dedicated squad of scientists assembles to search for the truth and stop the mutating killer before it ends life on earth.

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After an errant satellite crashes to earth near a remote New Mexico village, the recovery team discovers that almost everyone in the town are victims of a horrible death, with the mysterious exception of an infant and an old homeless man.

The survivors are brought to a state-of-the-art laboratory descending five stories beneath the ground where the puzzled scientists race against time to determine the nature of the deadly microbe before it wreaks worldwide havoc. A trailblazer in the areas of special effects and inventive sets, 'The Andromeda Strain' is based on Michael Crichton's best-selling novel that created national paranoia for its topical relevance to the first moon landing.

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Before 'The Grudge', before 'Dark Water', there was 'Pulse', one of the scariest films ever made from the master of Japanese horror, Kiyoshi Kurosawa.

At Sunny Planet Sales in Tokyo, a group of friends are concerned about Taguchi, a colleague who owes them a computer disc for a project and hasn't been returning phone calls. When co-worker Michi (Kumiko Aso) visits Taguchi's apartment to check on him, he seems fine. But within minutes, Taguchi has hanged himself. Michi flees the apartment, taking the disc, which may contain the most deadly computer virus ever created... When Taguchi subsequently reappears as a ghostly presence on their computer and video screens, is he trying to contact his friends from beyond the grave or is there something more sinister afoot? Soon, there are more sudden deaths and disappearances within the group, terrifying rooms sealed in red tape, and the appearance of more ghosts as the city of Tokyo - and the world - is slowly drained of life.

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As the luxury liner Poseidon slices through the waters of an ocean storm, a radical terrorist group is preparing to send a bloody message to Western politicians.

Shortly after the 2,500 passengers and crew have celebrated New Year, a huge blast rips through the hull, sending freezing waters rushing through the lower decks and capsizing the mammoth vessel. Trapped in the ballroom with the water level rising fast, a small group of passengers led by Homeland Security Officer Mike Rogo (Adam Baldwin) and the ship's priest Bishop August Schmidt (Rutger Hauer) must make a break for the surface, braving the twisted inferno of the wreckage or risk being lost to the ocean floor forever.

Three dumb guys who think they're smart rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse. Brad Pitt plays the enforcer hired to track them down and restore order.