A Persian horde is poised on the plains of Marathon, set to massacre the population of Athens. Led by the bloodthirsty dictator Darius, the invading army outnumbers the defenders six to one. Despite these insurmountable odds, Athenian champion Philippides refuses to abandon hope. Embarking on an arduous journey to Sparta, the hero tries to enlist the help of the neighboring army before taking to the battlefield to defend his people. Betrayal, cunning and bloodshed mark the final epic clash as...
The Giant of Metropolis (1961, 90 Minutes): Atlantis - 20,000 BC - From his secret laboratories in the capital city of Metropolis, Yoter governs the scientifically advanced people of the island continent with an iron fist. The Atlanteans are a dying race, unable to reproduce. In defiance of God and Nature, they have begun cruel and dangerous experiments to abnormally prolong life. A young warrior named Obro travels to Atlantis to assassinate Yoter and free the world of tyranny. The cunning...
In 1250 BC, Zeus's wrath descends upon the Kingdom of Thessaly, bringing on hoards of cruel, barbarian invaders from the East and violent volcanic eruptions from the surrounding mountainsides. Lava overflows the land and scorches the fields, leaving the populace starving and fearful. To abate Zeus's ire, Jason, legendary hero-leader of Thessaly, quests for the Golden Fleece. As he seeks this token of the divinely favored, Jason leaves the conniving Adrasto to rule in his absence. However,...
Oscar -nominee*and Golden Globe Winner** Cate Blanchett leads an incredible all-star cast including Aca my Award -winner*** Hilary Swank (Boys Don't Cry), Keanu Reeves (The Matrix), Katie Holmes (Wonder Boys), Giovanni Ribisi (Saving Private Ryan), and Oscar -nominee**** Greg Kinnear (As Good As It Gets) in this stylishly filmed mystery that's as eerie as a backwoods swamp with a dark secret beneath its even darker surface. Widow and mother of three, Annie Wilson (Blanchett), makes her living...
Highly diverse, yet incredibly compact, Maine's Acadia National Park has entranced generations of visitors with its rocky shorelines, deep forests and soaring mountains. Acadia is truly a place that gives back many gifts to those lucky enough to see it firsthand. Hosted by former NBC News correspondent and A&E "Biography" host Jack Perkins, this classic documentary celebrates the private philanthropy that created Acadia, and the continuing generosity of those who have cared for it throughout...
Christmas time at the home of George and Denise but all is not well - George is worried about a friend while Denise frets over the Christmas concert at their church. Solutions come to the fore on a Silent Night, when everyone is reminded of The Gift of Christmas.
A woman (Lauren Bacall) who learns that she doesn't have long to live decides to adopt a young girl so her husband (Robert Stack) will never be lonely. But will the child with the active imagination win over the scientifically minded man?
Produced in association with Marvel Television, and set in the "X-Men" universe, family adventure series The Gifted's first season ended with the Mutant HQ Atlanta Station under attack and ultimately destroyed. With things coming to a breaking point, two mutant factions formed, alliances shifted and relationships were put to the test. Sentinel Services, though weakened by the destruction of the Hound Program and departure of agent Jace Turner, is still hunting mutants. Season Two picks up six...
An often overlooked comedy gem, The Gilded Lily (1935) marks the first teaming of screen legends Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray and is the epitome of a New York City urban fantasy. Newspaper reporter Peter Dawes (MacMurray) and stenographer Marilyn David (Colbert), nicknamed Lynn, meet regularly on a park bench sharing popcorn along with their dreams. Their budding romance is soon threatened by a chance meeting between Marilyn and Charles Gray (Ray Milland), an English nobleman visiting...
English director Alfred Hitchcock, a.k.a. The Master of Suspense, is revered as one of the greatest creative minds in the history of cinema. Known for his psychological thrillers, Hitchcock's leading ladies were cool, beautiful and preferably blonde. One such actress was Tippi Hedren, an unknown fashion model given her big break when Hitchcock's wife saw her on a TV commercial. Brought to Universal Studios, Hedren was shocked when the director, at the peak of his career, quickly cast her to...
In a room behind a door, a young woman named Sylvie adventures through the depths of her own heart. She builds a world that can keep her safe from all of the "what if's" she fears most, never daring to venture beyond the threshold of her door. But soon, many visitors begin coming to her door Love, Joy, Self Pity and Apathy.
Fifi Follette is a double threat. She rides bucking broncos in the Calgary Rodeo by day and sings in the cabaret at night. Ambitious Larry Boyd catches her act and sees his ticket to the big time. Larry convinces the coquettish French flame to team up with him, and the two lovebirds head for Broadway. Fifi's natural charms wow the jaded New York audiences, and soon she's the toast of the Great White Way. With stardom come the trappings of success, but profit-mad producers squeeze Larry out of...
Beautiful Mexican songstress Lita Valdez gets fired from her nightclub job when she refuses to cater to a customer's improper advances. But opportunity knocks at her dressing room door when her younger brother Alberto comes to visit. Alberto - "Baby" to his sister Lita - has abandoned law school to become a boxer. Lita is dismayed until she witnesses his knockout punch in action. Sure of Baby's lucrative potential, she becomes his manager, and the two neophytes plunge into the hard-hitting...
Goldie Hawn, Hal Holbrook and Anthony Hopkins star in The Girl From Petrovka, a touching and bittersweet story of forbidden romance. Joe (Holbrook) is an American reporter on assignment in the Soviet Union when he falls for a beautiful Russian ballerina, Oktyabrina (Hawn). As their love for each other deepens and grows, the two find themselves pulled apart by KGB officials. Based on the celebrated novel by George Feifer, it's a compelling reminder of life behind the Iron Curtain.
While dressing for a big concert, Brazilian singing star Marquita Romero (Movita) gets a shocking cable from a female stranger. Marquita's brother, Carlos, has been arrested for murder in New York and urgently needs help. Informing her suitor Steve Warren (Warren Hull) that she must leave Rio for New York at once, the distraught vocalist joins the mystery woman who turns out to be her sibling's bride.Together the women try in vain to get the innocent man out of jail. Steve comes to the rescue...
Danny, a teenage runaway, meets Bix (Brett Halsey), a drifter who agrees to show him the ropes. Ending up in a small town, the pair court trouble in a pool hall, and later at a local diner. There they meet Carrie (Joyce Meadows), a waitress who is hounded by the filthy town letch Jesse (Jack Elam). When she is suddenly murdered, Bix is accused and a lynch mob beats him within an inch of his life before Danny reveals a shocking discovery. A "troubled youth" film of the period, The Girl in...
Jane Powell stars as a working girl with too many engagements in this breezy musical comedy directed by Mitchell Leisen. A bank clerk who won't say no, Dodie (Powell) has three fiances and can't decide which one to marry. First there's Pete (Cliff Robertson), a poor mechanic who can only bring love to a marriage. Next is a salesman named Buzz (Tommy Noonan), who promises a life of stability. And finally there's Neil the playboy (Keith Andes), a millionaire she's only just met. Determined to...
Helen Merrimore, the daughter of wealthy tycoon Lucius Merrimore, journeys to New York in search of a husband. Using an assumed name to avoid any potential gold diggers, she soon falls for impoverished artist Schuyler Livingstone. Thinking he truly loves her and not her money, Helen is shocked when she discovers that Schuyler is secretly being influenced by her father. Upon learning of the deception, she immediately breaks off their engagement. But the young man really does love the beautiful...
Documentary filmmaker Danny Hart hops on a train at Grand Central Terminal, heading to upstate New York to interview the subjects of his latest film. But a chance encounter with a mysterious young woman leads him on an adventure of a very different sort, and suddenly Hart is forced to leave his satisfying life behind for a world in which the line between fantasy and reality is blurred. As Hart tells his strange story to police detective Martin, he finds himself being questioned as Martin tries...
West Germany in '50s is becoming an economic superpower. In such climate, Rosemarie is just one of many enterpreneurs who wants her piece of new fortune. She uses her charms to bring members of West German industrial elite to her bed. There she finds business secrets and later sells them to French competition. However, when scandal errupts, Rosemarie would find that she can't beat the system.
Master counterfeiter Gilda Gillispie dreams of going straight. She flees to Hollywood and changes her name to Mary Brown. After taking a job as a bank teller, she promptly falls in love with her boss, Bill Rhodes. Unfortunately, her old gang follows her to California and blackmails her into helping them rob the bank - or else they will reveal her true identity to both her new boyfriend and the police.Veteran character actor Sydney Blackmer's long stellar career (over 120 films) included roles...
After her father's sudden passing, Christine is faced with the complicated past she left behind. With familial obligation and pressure from her mourning mother, Christine must decide to either save the family restaurant or pursue her own dreams.
Brothers Ralph and James Grey react to the outbreak of World War I in Europe in very different ways. Idealistic Ralph is eager to get involved, while philanderer James would rather make time with his burlesque dancer girlfriend. The implementation of the draft makes their ideological differences moot, and both men wind up in the same regiment in the south of France. After Ralph is critically injured by an enemy shell, James brings his brother to a French chateau for medical aid. He is nursed...
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