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For over 100 days, Rwanda was the scene of a bloody genocide that claimed the lives of almost 1 million people. The streets literally ran with rivers of blood - and the international community looked the other way. But one man could not. Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager in Rwanda, used his courage and cunning to shelter over a thousand refugees from certain death. As Rwanda descended into blood-madness, Rusesabagina risked his liberty and life to save those who the world had abandoned. https://cosmiccauldronbooks.com.au/p/an-ordinary-man-paul-rusesabagina/ -
Initially proposed as 20 short films shot in the arrondissements of Paris, but two had to be omitted as they could not be properly integrated into it. Each bite is about love, of course - and the many paths we take to love; some rough, some smooth and some completely absurd! With a fabulous international cast including Marianne Faithfull, Miranda Richardson, Steve Buscemi, Willem Dafoe, Juliette Binoche, Bob Hoskins, Elijah Wood, Rufus Sewell and many more. -
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An update on H.G. Wells' The Invisible Man into a sci-fi slasher. A scientist volunteers to be the first human test subject for an invisibility serum, but when his fellow scientists can restore him to normal, he begins to slowly go insane...In Hollow Man 2 - a stand-alone sequel to Hollow Man - a scientist is ambushed at a Washington think tank by a brutal invisible force which demands information about a formula that was created to render humans invisible. The scientist mentions someone who might know what 'it' is looking for - Maggie Dalton, who was one of two survivors of the original human invisibility experiment five years earlier. The research has been recommenced - this time with a view to create the perfect invisible soldier. But there's a new and more dangerous side-effect of invisibility... -
Messenger is a man in the middle of a mystery. With his suspicions raised by a series of gruesome, seemingly unrelated deaths, Messenger asks his friend, retired MI5 operative Gethryn to investigate a secret list bearing the names of the deceased. When Messenger himself is killed, it transpires that a sinister villain is using a variety of disguises to work his way through the list. It's now up to Gethryn to uncover the deadly conspiracy before it's too late. Also starring George C. Scott, Robert Mitchum, Burt Lancaster, Dana Winter and Gladys Cooper. -
Legendary Nordic warrior Thor sets out with his army of Vikings on a journey to discover foreign lands. treasure to plunder, glory to bask in and fame to call their own. But when a scout goes missing on a strange island, the search party discovers a tribe of native inhabitants who are being terrorised by packs of savage werewolves. Inspired by his visions of a powerful weapon, Thor takes up the challenge to track down the fabled Hammer Of The Gods - a mighty weapon of immense power that wielded properly, may save his army and the islanders from the marauding beasts and establish Thor as a hero of mythic proportions. -
The greatest stories of the Old Testamant are brought to life in this adaptation of the first 22 books of the Bible. An extravaganza by Dino de Laurentiss and John Huston. Featuring: John Huston, Peter O'Toole, George C. Scott and Franco Nero -
Wealthy businessman A. J. Mason takes his son Andrew Jr. and nervous business partner Peyton Potter to lavish Club New Yorker for a grand send off before his son departs for the war. In the course of an evening there is much falling-in-love and the pursuit of Potter by Brazilian beauty Dorita - and when Andrew Jr distinguishes himself in battle and is on the way home to his girl, his father wants to throw him a welcome party, but Club New Yorker is closed for two weeks for rehearsal for the new show. More shenanigans ensue as it's revealed that Peyton's good lady wife may have a racy past, and Dorita hasn't given up her pursuit of Peyton! A Busby Berkley spectacular also featuring Benny Goodman and his orchestra. -
Seeking refuge in the eye of a violent typhoon, the crew of a crippled salvage tug makes a potentially profitable discovery. A Russian military vessel, loaded with hi-tech computer hardware worth millions in salvage fees, appears to have been abandoned by its crew. After restoring power to the ship, greedy Captain Everton and his navigator Kit encounter a lone scientists who seems to be scared almost to death. She begs them to turn off the power - but it it too late? -
Tom Stewart is an ambitious crime reporter - which means digging up facts that many would prefer stay buried. And there's a few who'd like someone Tom has - the unethical detective sergeant Ray Birch who is looking for information on a robbery. During the investigation, Tom meets Morris Martin, a man mourning the accidental death of his wife Claudine. But Morris develops the erratic idea that his friends are keeping Claudine, who is alive and being kept hidden. One by one, Morris tracks his friends down and kills them - and Tom uses his newspaper connections to dig a little deeper to find a real surprise twist in the case - together with the realisation that Morris AND Birch are after him... -
U.S. Marshall Pete Nessip gets into hot water when the prisoner he's transporting parachutes out of a 747 and disappears safely into the night with his deadly cohorts. While Nessip did his best to prevent the escape, he can't stop the force from suspending him - and that won't stop him from tracking down the cadre of techno-terrorists...even if it means taking a 30,000 foot sky-dive. -
In the city of New York, a crime is committed every eight seconds. But across the river in New Jersey lies a quiet town called Garrison, home to some of New York's finest. It's a place where the local sheriff wears a badge - but the big city cops run the town. Garrison sheriff Freddy Heflin always dreamed of becoming one of the finest - but now he's discovered something that will force him to choose between his idols and upholding the law. Based on a true story. -
Frank Ashby, an Oxford University Professor, has a secure, well-ordered life. When he ventures into the Swiss Alps for a well-earned holiday before his prospective appointment as president of his college, he is suddenly brought face to face with a midlife crisis when he meets two American ladies: Miss Caroline Hartley and her 18 year old ward Miss Elinor Hartley. Ashby eventually finds enjoyment in their company as a refreshing diversion from the exclusively masculine world he normally inhabits. But on his return to Oxford, he must fight a young professor who aspires to the college presidency and what's more, there's the unexpected arrival in Oxford of Miss Caroline and Miss Elinor. His well-ordered life is topsy turvy - and it seems that love is responsible! Also stars Trini Alvarado, Alfred Molina, Roger Lloyd Pack and Alun Armstrong. -
Danny O'Neill and Hank Taylor are friends and rival trumpeters with 'O'Neill's Perennials', a college band and they've managed to prolong their college careers by failing seven years in a row. Ellen Miller catches the eye of both Danny and Hank at a performance - and when she serves them a notice for her boss, a debt collector, the fast-talking guys soon have her working as their manager. Tired of losing gigs to the 'Perennials', Artie Shaw ( playing himself) steals the competent Ellen away to be his booking manager. And now the rivals begin to scheme to get themselves into Shaw's band - each determined to out-play the other! Light musical comedy. -
Here is the enigmatic Lawrence's story - from World War I misfit Army lieutenant to outspoken Arab Bureau assessor to the man who planned a daring surprise attack to capture a strategically important port city from the Turks. He becomes the Turks' worst nightmare - a guerilla fighter whose deeds are made famous by a war correspondent, but who must live with the decisions he must make to kill and slaughter he orders that he later comes to regret. With a fabulous supporting cast: Jack Hawkins, Josè Ferrer, Anthony Quayle, Omar Sharif, Jack Gwillim and Arthur Kennedy. -
The innocence of a nation is shattered by a sudden and devastating act of warfare. As the lives and loves of a generation are swept into the conflict of World War II, the events at Pearl Harbour become a test of the strength of the human spirit. Also starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Alec Baldwin, Jon Voight and Tom Sizemore. -
There comes a time in life when you are on the brink of finding your place in the world - the path you chose at that crucial point affects who you are and who you will become. At the crossroads are Iris, Margaret, Paula and Jane, trying to make their mark. They come together as 'temps' for the Global Credit Association, each girl seeing her job as temporary and they each dream of bigger things. They become friends, sharing their dreams and desires - but the fragile bond between them is broken with the introduction of a fifth woman and the strange events that follow - resulting in paranoia, suspicion and betrayal. -
The classic H. Rider Haggard adventure comes to life. Adventurer Allan Quartermain is commissioned by beauty Jessie Huston to find her explorer father in Africa - and the way is littered with Nazis, cannibals, a jungle full of dangerous creatures...and the wiles of the woman who's hired him! But as they near the spot where her father was last seen - the legendary mines of King Solomon - there's even more adventure and danger than they bargained for. And if you'd like to find out all about the legend... https://cosmiccauldronbooks.com.au/p/king-solomons-minessheallan-quatermain-h-rider-haggard/
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