Recovering from the tragic death of their young son, troubled couple Ellen and Martin Shaw move to a remote old house in the country to begin anew. What they don't know is that the house is built on an ancient graveyard and that spectres and dangers abound. Soon they realise that Ellen's life is at risk...
Centuries ago thousands of Southern American natives were enslaved by Spanish settlers and forced to mine gold from the Guachapa mountain range. Seven Jesuit priests vowed to protect the gold until the Spanish returned to claim their treasure, but as the years went by and the Spanish never returned the priests slowly aged and died. Upon their deaths they were mummified and buried with the treasure, Egyptian style. Four hundred years later a town has been built over the burial site. When the townsfolk discover the truth about the treasure they set out to get it, inadvertently awakening the seven mummified priests from their eternal slumber...
Action star Wesley Snipes (the Blade trilogy, U.S. Marshals, Passenger 57) is a professional thief whose high-stakes caper goes murderously wrong in this crime thriller. Captain Jack Tolliver (Snipes) is an ex-Delta Force commando leading what should have been a clockwork-perfect armoured car heist. Instead, he ends up with a priceless Van Gogh painting - and one of his crew ends up held hostage by the sadistic Russian gangsters who muscled in on the heist. Tolliver's only option: a suicidal rescue mission where enemies become allies, your best friend can be your worst nightmare, and survival is the deadliest art of all. Timing is everything...
Four villains are terrorising a village, oppressing the inhabitants. The arrival of a man in the guise of a humble beggar proves to be their chance for liberation as he is master and teacher of a secret style of fighting, the 'Seven Star Grand Mantis'.
When a veteran grifter (Pollak) loses a stack of the boss's cash on a bad horse tip, his talented young protege (Balaban) devises a risky scheme to get the money back. Seven Times Lucky spins a twisting yarn with a colourful cast of hustlers and thieves out for the big score. Featuring supporting players James Tolkan (Back To The Future), Gordon Tootoosis (Reindeer Games) and Babz Chula (Last Wedding).
A poignant rites of passage drama from Spain focusing on Tano ? a sixteen-year-old boy granted a two-day release from borstal in order to attend his brother?s wedding. No sooner than he is released, Tano hooks up with some old pals and immediately goes on the prowl for sex, drugs and aimless shenanigans, but he will soon face a crossroads in his life will he see the error of his immature ways, or will he continue on his downward trajectory into oblivion?
7 Wonders Series - Of Ancient Egypt
In this documentary special we uncover the secrets of Ancient Egypt's pharaohs, engineers and architects and bring to life great buildings as the ancient Egyptians saw them - towering over the greatest civilisation in the history of Africa, and perhaps the world. As we do so, we reveal the unique stories behind the people whose achievements they immortalise.
7 Wonders Series - Of Ancient Greece
New archaeological research allows modern engineers to unravel the mysteries of the Ancient Greeks. Using cutting edge visual effects they piece together how the Greeks built their greatest superstructures including the Colossus of Rhodes, Olympia and the Parthenon.
7 Wonders Series - Of Ancient Rome
The Romans built some of the most ambitious monuments ever created, from the ingenuity of the Pantheon, and the hydraulic perfection of the Baths of Caracalla, to the sheer audacity of the Colosseum. These constructions were 2,000 years ahead of their time, using materials and technology that remain cornerstones of architecture even today. Now, for the first time, the latest archaeological research and stunning visual effects combine to reveal the secrets of Rome, the greatest city of antiquity.
7 Wonders Series - Of Ancient World
John Romer, contemplates the mystical aspects of the Seven Wonders, exploring the enduring fascination of the only surviving Wonder, the Pyramids. We also focus our attention on the city of Rome which had become a magical city of Wonders built on a dream of poor people, imagining a legendary past. Ghosts of Wonder demonstrates how the story of the Wonders is also the story of the modern imagination and has John Romer travelling from Australia to New York to describe how people are still haunted by ghosts of the ancient past.
7 Wonders Series - Simply The Best
Author and archaeologist, John Romer, delves into the legends of the Colossus of Rhodes and the Statue of Zeus at Olympia and demonstrates how these monuments projected a new vision of the human form into the popular consciousness. A mammoth figure of ivory and gold, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia ruled over the Olympic Games whilst the Colossus of Rhodes was built of sheets of bronze and stood guard over the island of Rhodes.
7 Wonders Series - The Magic Metropolis
John Romer ventures to the sites of two ancient cities created by Alexander the Great - cities that were considered among the most beautiful and unusual the world had ever seen. We also explore the culture and environment that created two unparalleled testaments to the power of the era: The Pharos (Lighthouse) at Alexandria, which stood more than 300 feet, making it the tallest structure of its time, and the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, which was considered one of the greatest tombs ever created.
7 Wonders Series - The Wonders Of The East
Explore with host John Romer, the influence of ancient civilizations. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, in what is now Iraq, were rumoured to be part of the palace of Nebuchadnezzar. Today, scientists believe that the exotic gardens were actually more fable than fact. The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, in modern-day Turkey, was built to honour the mother goddess. She was a powerful force for many different people - the Romans knew her as Diana, the Anatolians as Kybele - and her temple was one of the holiest shrines in Alexander the Great's world.
Relive the era of Vietnam, Watergate, women's lib, disco and other pop culture milestones with this mini-series follow-up to 'The '60s'. Four Kent State students are followed as they go from the deadly turmoil of campus protests to the adult world and an America in the midst of change.
Concert live from The Palace Theatre. Tracklist: If You Don't Know Me Now - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, The Love Lost - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, Everybody Plays The Fool - Cuba Gooding Snr., You Are Everything - The Stylistics, Betcha By Golly, Wow - The Stylistics, Watcha See is Watcha Get - The Dramatics, Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) - The Delfonics, You Make Me Feel Brand New - The Stylistics, Back Luck - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, I'm Stone In Love With You - The Stylistics, La-La Mean I Love You - The Delfonics, Love Won't Let Me Wait - Major Harris, Oh Girl - The Chi-Lites, Have You Seen Her - The Chi-Lites, Wake Up Everybody - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, In The Rain - The Dramatics, Break Up To make Up - The Stylistics, You'll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break My Heart) - The Stylistics and Just Don't Want To Be Lonely - Cuba Gooding Snr.