Fear comes full circle as Academy Award nominee* Naomi Watts reprises her role as investigative reporter Rachel Keller in The Ring Two, the stunning follow-up to the original thrilling hit that started it all. In order to escape their haunting memories, Rachel and her son start a new life in a small Oregon town. But resolve turns to dread when evidence at a horrifying local crime scene reveals a mysterious unmarked videotape. Rachel realizes that the vengeful Samara is back, and more...
The sister of a famous, but as yet uncaught, criminal named The Hexer is murdered. Inspector Higgins of Scotland Yard believes that The Hexer will surface to take his revenge on his sister's killers, and plans to set a trap to finally capture him. However, soon bodies start piling up, and it looks as if The Hexer may get away yet again. Aka Mysterious Magician. Dubbed in English. From a gorgeous 35mm print. PLUS: DER HEXER (1932) Paul Richter, Maria Matray, Carl Meyer, Wera Engels, Fritz Rasp....
Join in the glorious uproar of creation with THE RIOT AND THE DANCE: EARTH, a boisterous nature documentary featuring a biologist who was once told he would never succeed if he kept blabbing about all that silly Creator-creature nonsense. Now, follow along with the intrepid Dr. Gordon Wilson as he traverses our planet, basking in God's masterpieces the world over: whether that is in his own back yard or in the jungles of Sri Lanka. Showstopping footage and powerful narration will open your...
Here is the incredible story of how an Austrian paper-hanger rose from total obscurity to become the absolute master of the German people -- the definitive pictorial record of the Nazi demagogue who unleashed his private madness on the world. Based on William L. Shirer's monumental best-seller, this award-winning program exposes the blackest chapter in the history of mankind. To present the true facts, ten researchers spent over twenty years uncovering government documents and actual Nazi film...
Follow the journey of a rebel named Black Wolf who breaks from his pack and survives to be one of the oldest wolves in Yellowstone. He'll travel paved roads most wolves avoid at all costs as he ventures out to mate with a rival pack's females. At nearly twice the age most wolves reach, Black Wolf's unorthodox lifestyle likely means he has more pups than any wolf in Yellowstone. National Geographic cameras capture the action when he finally achieves alpha male status in his own pack.
Pocketman, Cargoboy and all your favorite agents are back to face a dangerous new threat. When Sir Longbottom comes up with a plan for world domination it will take everything just to have a chance of stopping him.
Four-time Academy Award winner John Ford returns to his Irish roots in this lighthearted gem featuring three short films introduced by Tyrone Power and shot entirely in Ireland. The first, The Majesty of the Law, is the droll tale of a police inspector (Cyril Cusack) trying to serve a warrant on an old man (Noel Purcell) who assaulted his neighbor. A Minute's Wait tells the farcical story of how a train's one-minute depot stop turns into a two-hour delay. The final episode, 1921, stars...
Peter Cushing, Tony Britton, Thorley Walters, Donald Pleasence, Ian Bannen. Cushing heads a research lab that has created a super virus that cures bubonic plague. The government sees it as a horrible germ-warfare weapon and forbids them to publish their work. Will they publish anyway or give it to another government? This great thriller keeps you guessing to the end. From 16mm.
Critically acclaimed The River flows between a dozen diverse, well-etched characters in a small Finnish town, including a clandestine gay couple, a factory worker and his adulturious wife, and a suicidal young mother. It is a rich and insightful look at ordinary lives unfolding over the short time span of one autumnal Saturday morning.
James Earl Jones is Johnny Williams, an African-American housepainter and war veteran who would rather daydream and write poetry than work. His marriage to Mattie (Cicely Tyson), a brutal struggle for survival on the mean ghetto streets, is complicated by the revelation that she is dying of cancer and the return of "war hero" son Jeff. Angry with the "white man's" military-industrial complex and frustrated by his parent's grand expectations, Jeff has actually been kicked out of officer...
They once plied the waters from West Virginia to Western Montana, from St. Paul to New Orleans. Before the coming of the railroads, the river steamboats were vital to the economy, agriculture and commerce of the United States. THE GREAT SHIPS traces the history of these uniquely American boats. See rare footage from the era when they were king, and learn the stories of the greatest riverboats ever built. Their legends and lore come to life through period accounts - including excerpts from Mark...
A wealthy Englishman is killed in his home and Detective Inspector Philip Winton is called in to solve the murder. D.I. Winton discovers that the victim made a pact with four other men: at the end of a five year period, they would divide their earnings evenly. When two more pact members are murdered, there are only two men left to split the fortune. With the agreement terminating the next day at midnight, and Scotland Yard threatening to take over the case, D.I. Winton is running out of time...
Three-disc set includes "The Road To Glory" (1936), "Wife, Husband and Friend" (1939), and "Earthbound" (1930).
Long before he made the "Road" movies with Bob Hope, Bing Crosby got his first big break in Hollywood starring in a series of shorts produced by comedy legend Mack Sennett and Educational Pictures. These included I Surrender Dear, One More Chance, Billboard Girl and Dream House, all made in 1931. This was between Crosby's time singing with the Paul Whiteman band and his first appearance in a major motion picture, The Big Broadcast (1932). In the 1940s, with Crosby now a household name due to...
Meet the "True Believers" who await the "End Time", the glorious day when they will "Rapture" and be lifted up into heaven. They believe those left behind will face years of war and social chaos, and some are stockpiling weapons for Armageddon. Explore the underlying biblical prophecies of this view. A feature-length special presentation.
A young girl gets involved with a drug-taking, drinking crowd and finds that she is addicted and pregnant. She is forced to get an abortion.
The Road To Ruin (1934, B&W): Blonde party girl Eve befriends the shy, naive Ann, and soon they're raiding their parents' liquor cabinets, riding in fast cars and going boating with "hot and bothered" guys. Ann loses her virginity to Tommy, but then she meets older, sleazier Ralph and soon is indulging in debauched parties and nude romps in outdoor pools. Eventually arrested and labeled as a sexual delinquent, Ann hits rock bottom when her back alley abortion has tragic consequences. The book...
Kenneth Paulton's new bride, Malena, turns ice cold on their wedding night. She claims that a dark fear from the past has taken hold of her, and she now is terrified of her beloved. The estranged couple board a train for San Francisco but the express derails in a fiery crash. They awaken from the disaster and find themselves in Elizabethan England. Ken and Malena relive the tragic events of a distant past, whose consequences haunt them in the present, five hundred years later!Cecil B....
Overeager cub reporter Chick Brian (Eric Linden) thinks he has the story that will land him the front-page byline of his dreams when he snaps a picture of a diamond smuggler in a most candid situation. Unfortunately for the hapless Chick, it only lands him in hot water with his editor, Jeff Dale (Roscoe Karns), because the smuggler is the mistress of their publisher. With his story killed, Chick heads to the countryside with his girlfriend, Mary (Dorothy Jordan), but the couple becomes...
Toodles Walden is the top salesman at J.D. Ward Automobiles, but dreams of racing their new high-speed motorcars. Even higher up on his list of wishes is marrying Ward's beautiful daughter, Dorothy, despite her father's objections. Disguising himself, Toodles steals one of the roadsters and enters the Santa Monica Road Race. To everyone's surprise, the amateur speedster wins first prize. Impressed, Ward asks Toodles to try breaking the world speed record, but the young man quits when the...
The Life and Times of Actor Danny Glover
"The Rocket" is a small town story inspired by true events. A high school football player suffers a severe head injury and loses his entire life plan. The heaviness of a broken relationship with his father, and losing the identity of football star push him to seek a new way to prove himself. Despite being an unlikely runner, the Cross Country Coach brings the young man aboard the team out of necessity. Through much struggle, doubt, and determination, he attempts to find a new way to attain...