
Director Martin Scorcese recreates one of Paul Newman's most memorable roles from The Hustler. Pool player Fast Eddie Felson finds the young, promising pool player Vincent in a bar and he sees in him a younger version of himself. To try and make it as in the old days, Eddie offers to teach Vincent how to be a hustler. After some hesitations Vincent accepts and Eddie takes him and Vincent's girlfriend Carmen on a tour through the country to work the pool halls. But Vincent doesn't quite play the game...
Popular series from the 1980s, set in the 31st Century, Ulysses has been exiled from his home by the god Zeus for killing the Cyclops. His only companions are his son, an alien and a robot called Nono. Together they must find the Kingdom of Hades, in order to be able to return. Episodes include: Vengeance Of The Gods, The Lost Planet, The Black Sphere, Guardian Of The Cosmic Winds, The Eternal Punishment, Flowers Of Fear, Mutiny On Board, Secret Of The Sphinx and Cronos, Father Of Time.
Kao (Wei Pei), the duplicitous pivotal character, has purchased a beautiful wife for 1,000 taels of gold alas, his rival, the prodigious fighter Pei, has paid her 2,000 taels to kill him. When loyalty can be purchased, it no longer exists... With outstanding action choreography and notions of betrayed loyalty, this early Wu Xia (martial chivalry) period piece was written and directed by John Woo, becoming an essential point in the young artist's career and went on to directly influence most of 1980s Hong Kong action cinema.
A strange controversial film in which a group of swingers take LSD and enter the strange, nightmarish world of the black garbed, claw handled entity known as Coffin Joe.
Ghosthunters - Echoes From Beyond The Grave
William Woollard presents three fascinating real ghost stories. Includes a tale about encounters with a dead biker, a woman`s possession by an evil spirit and a Belgian ghost hunting duo.
World War Two was an earth shaking drama in five acts, played out on a stage as immense as the planet itself, and one that touched upon millions of lives. This is a condensed chronology of WWII, the Concise History Of World War Two. A fascinating film which outlines all the political history and events leading up to the outbreak of war and details all the major campaigns and battles fought on every front during the six year conflict.
Like many holiday films, THIS CHRISTMAS mines the ample humor and drama of a family Christmas. Ma'Dere (Loretta Devine) is the matriarch to the large and loving Whitfield family, which consists of her three daughters--Kelli (Sharon Leal), Lisa (Regina Kin
Nancy is a divorced mother of three who is so busy raising her children that she's forgotten to take care of herself as well. With Christmas fast approaching, she decides to take her kids to the mall to meet Santa Claus, not knowing that her youngest daug
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