3 Classics Of The Silver Screen - Vol.10

Witness Events Of The 20th Century - Fame

Part of the series which reveals the stories behind the headlines which captured the public's attention. Fame: The Glamour Of Fame - Hollywood, The Sultan Of Brunei, Bill Gates, The Spice Girls Diana, Princess Of Wales. The Price Of Fame - Mike Tyson, O.J. Simpson, John Lennon, Maradona, Elvis Presley, Diana, Princess Of Wales.

Islands In The Stream

Based on the posthumously published novel by Ernest Hemingway, called 'Papa'. Writer Thomas Hudson (George C. Scott) lives a self-indulgent life in the Bahamas, fishing and drinking to his heart's content. His life changes, however, with the outbreak of World War II and when his sons emerge with the intention of bonding with their estranged father.

Cheech And Chong - Nice Dreams

The outrageous duo need to make enough money to buy the better things in life - new guitars, islands in the sun and women. But how? that is the question The whacky pair hit on the idea of selling their specially mixed ice cream, and before long the cash is rolling in. But of course, not everything goes as planned...

From Hell

On the chilly morning of August 31st 1888, the body of a woman was found on the pavement of Buck's Row in Whitechapel, London. Her name was Mary Ann Nicholls. Two weeks later another girl was found and by the end of September Jack the Ripper was known all over England. Based on the novel by Alan Moore, this interpretation focuses on the story through the eyes of Mary Kelly and her unfortunate circle of friends. Is the Ripper targeting them with a purpose and if so, for what reason? Johnny Depp stars as Inspector Abberline who tries to unmask the identity of the Ripper before any more girls are killed.

Singing Detective, The

Dennis Potter's award-winning masterpiece which combines fantasy and reality with haunting hit songs from the 40's. Starring Michael Gambon as an unsuccessful writer with a terrible skin disease who escapes from his misery into one of his own pulp thrillers, into which his childhood memories keep intruding.