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After a mining crew on a far-off planet makes a disastrous first contact with an alien civilisation, General Eron Ryle and the leaders of Earth's Alliance of Government debate if there can be peace between 'us' and 'them'. Notorious war hero General James Ford is called upon to lead a squad of elite soldiers to the alien infested Alliance Colony Ellora and find the co-ordinates of the invaders' home world in the hopes of launching a pre-emptive strike to end a war before it can begin. Together with ethnologist Dr. Lea Goss, bull-headed Specialist Braxton Ryle, demolition expert Dash Wick and quantum engineer Lt. Fiona Ardene, Ford's mission goes awry and the squad is forced to reckon with the idea that that Earth could be colonised by the invading army. Also stars Perrey Reeves, Brandom Thomas Lee and Adelaide Kane. -
The Art Of War: Neil Shaw is both U.S. agent and weapon - yet publicly, he doesn't exist. He's a crucial player in the latest act of diplomacy between the U.N. and China - but when the Chinese ambassador is assassinated, Shaw becomes the No. 1 suspect and the most hunted man in the U.S. With no official identity, he is unable to clear his name - unless he can uncover the global conspiracy behind the killing and then live long enough to tell the tale. Also stars Donald Sutherland and Anne Archer. The Art Of War II - Betrayal: When agent Neil Shaw emerges from hiding to avenge his former mentor's murder, he winds up on the trail on betrayal and lethal corruption. Under the charge of his friend and Senatorial candidate, his mission is to set things straight. But when more people turn up dead, Shaw realises he's been framed. Can he get to the bottom of the assassination conspiracy that everyone thinks he's behind? Also stars Athena Karkanis and Lochlyn Munro. -
When a powerful signal - a Pulse - is broadcast across mobile network worldwide, everyone using a cell phone is instantly - and dangerously - rewired. Heading north in search of his wife Sharon and son, Johnny, Clay Riddell is joined by a group of survivors and as they travel, they meet up with others, and begin to hear rumours of the Raggedy Man and that Kashwak, a state park in Maine, is free of cell phone reception. Is it a trap - or can they make their way through the murderous, mindless gangs of 'phoners' to destroy the origin of the Pulse? Based on Stephen King's novel Cell. -
In 1905, Blackie Norton, owner of the Paradise Saloon on the infamous Barbary Coast and Father Tim Mullin are the best of friends - and when Blackie hires innocent young Mary to sing in the Paradise, Father Tim feels she is destined for better things. He urges Blackie to run for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, believing he can bring about much needed reform. When Mary is offered to sing opera at the Tivoli, Blackie tricks her into staying with him out of contractual loyalty - and when she discovers the trick, she leaves for the Tivoli, becoming involved with wealthy Jack Burley. But when Blackie comes to hear her sing, she realises she loves him, accepts his offer of marriage and returns to the Paradise. On the opening night of her return performance, Father Tim, angered by the seductive costume Blackie wants her to wear in front of the audience, lashes out and Mary leaves with him, determined to return to Jack Burley. Will the biggest earthquake in the city's history, the city's destruction and incredible loss and heartbreak reconcile the star crossed lovers and mend the friendship of Blackie and Father Tim? Made in 1936, the special effects of the earthquake are still spectacular today. Also stars Jessie Ralph, Jack Holt and Al Shean. -
While recuperating from a broken leg, professional photographer L. B. "Jeff" Jefferies is confined to a wheelchair in his apartment in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. His rear window looks out onto a courtyard and other apartments and during an intense heatwave, watches his neighbours go about their daily lives. One night he hears suspicious cries and screams from the Thorwald apartment and later observes some very odd behaviour by Mr Thorwald - and Thorwald's bedridden wife is now missing...Also stars Thelma Ritter and Raymond Burr. -
The Mask: In Edge City, insecure bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss is frequently ridiculed by everyone except for his coworker and best friend, Charlie Schumaker. But after Stanley's junk loaner car breaks down he finds a curious wooden mask and tries it on...transforming into a green-faced, zoot-suited, smokin' trickster known as "The Mask", who can animate and alter himself and his surroundings at will. And all this is bad news for gangster Dorian Tyrell, who runs the Coco Bongo nightclub and is plotting to overthrow his superior, Niko - and Tyrell's girlfriend Tina, who's been casing Stanley's workplace to plan a heist. With newfound confidence, Stanley indulges in a chaotic rampage through the city, humiliating several of his tormentors, his temperamental landlady, Agnes Peenman and he mechanics who gave him the faulty car! Son Of The Mask: The mask has made its way from Edge City to Fringe City, where it's found by aspiring animator Tim Avery's dog. Not only that, it turns out that the mask belongs to Loki, Norse God of trickery and when Tim puts on the mask for his studio's Halloween party he becomes a green-faced party animal who can magically alter his surroundings. There's more mayhem in the making when Tim and his wife have sex while Tim's still wearing the mask - resulting in a baby born with the same powers as the mask. Now Loki and Odin are on the trail - and Loki wants his mask back! -
Showman Hank Whirling is determined to turn his struggling circus into a success despite the ruthless attempts of his former partner Borman to sabotage the dream. At a press party a lion is let loose, generating accusations of publicity-seeking; when the circus tent is set ablaze, there are suspicions that Borman has planted saboteurs. When the circus train derails, killing one of his star trapeze artists, Whilring scraps the rest of the route, and in a risky gamble, determines to play one big show in Buffalo and then beat his rivals the Bormans to open in New York three weeks ahead of them. -
When Alice Lang flies out to Kenya to marry gamekeeper Andrew Miller, she is met by his brother Rusty, who is initially opposed to the marriage. They are attracted to each other, but when Andrew is attacked by a lion, Alice nurses him back to health. Now she is torn between affection and duty, and must choose a path to follow. Also stars Anna Gaylor and Eric Pohlmann. -
Baker, a private in the British Army in the 1880s, finds himself in the middle of Barash during a siege by Mahdi forces. Finding a boat to escape, he brings fellow soldier Murchison, governess Margaret Woodville and the daughter of an emir, Asua. Travelling down the treacherous Nile River they encounter wild animals, dangerous traders and fearsome tribesmen - and are then drawn into an attack on a Mahdist fort. Also stars Jenny Agutter.
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