In The Doomsday Machine (1972), spies discover that the Red Chinese have built a "doomsday machine" capable of destroying the surface of the Earth, and that they plan to use it within a matter of days. In End of The World (1977), after witnessing a man's death in a bizarre accident, Father Pergado goes on a spiritual retreat, where he encounters his alien double bent on world conquest.
This collection of religious films was created to uplift and inspire. The first two entries, produced by the Scriptures Visualized Institute, were created and dedicated to the audio-visual spreading of the gospel. The two short subjects which follow are from the TV series "The Living Bible," which dramatizes the life of Christ in 24 episodes. In the final installment in this collection, "Whither Thou Goest,"contemporary Christians (circa 1948) find answers in the Scriptures to the crisis they...
In early 1993, the high tech industry was taking off and California's Silicon Valley represented the center of the dot-com universe. Correspondent Spencer Michaels' reports cover the boom and eventual bust of the dot-com industry as well as the beginnings of a recovery. Also included is a discussion of the high-tech industry's health.
A woman is tortured by the sudden disappearance of her only child years before. Obsessed with having another baby, she is devastated and driven to emotional crisis when discovering her new husband is infertile. Gripped by despair, the woman begins to resign herself to the bitter likelihood of never having another child. Striking up a friendship with two discarded young laborers hired to re-paint her son's now silent room, the three lost souls form a disturbing bond as the boys are led deeper...
If this is overcrowding, squeeze yourself in -- fast. With a clutch of pros spinning comedy gold from a topical situation -- the Washington, DC World War II housing shortage -- The Doughgirls, from Joseph Fields's Broadway hit, starts at a farcical gallop and unfurls its jokey, hokey hijinks with broad, breezy bravado. Two dimwitted newlyweds (Jack Carson and Jane Wyman) claim their very own hotel bridal suite, but it's not to be their very own for very long. In short order, the honeymoon nest...
Playboy Larry Thomas Jr.'s extravagant lifestyle causes him to lose his position at his father's bank, and he's assigned to serve as assistant district attorney. On the night before his first day on the job, he takes his girlfriend, city desk reporter Kit Van Buren, to a seedy gambling den run by gangsters. When a woman is shot down in the club, Larry and Kit are drawn into a whirlwind of murder and deception. During his investigation, Larry discovers a second body. Framed for the killing,...
When Katie (Kat Foster), an out of work actress, unexpectedly lands a starring role in the sexually explicit mini-series adaptation of a best selling, erotic chick lit novel, her boyfriend, Paul (Scott Rodgers), can barely muster a congratulations. Not only is Katie heading overseas, where the series will film for six straight months, but also, she'll be shooting racy scenes with the famously volatile, Oscar winning playboy, Bryan J. Macy (Pablo Schreiber). While Katie, desperately anxious...
Amidst a young woman's visit to her troubled brother in a psychiatric ward, she's overcome by the horrifying suspicion that they are both supernaturally linked to the sadistic force that murdered their parents over twenty years ago. As the night gives way to complete terror, the people trapped inside the asylum are brutally attacked and killed by an elusive, shape-shifting creature.
Rondo Award winners Doctor Gangrene (famed host of Nashville's "Creature Feature") and Penny Dreadful (hostess of New England's "Shilling Shockers") join forces in this spooktastic production hosted by Count Gore De Vol. Sorcery threatens to destroy Halloween as pumpkins turn pink while goblins and ghouls begin acting lovable! To the rescue - infamous Doctor Gangrene and Penny Dreadful, assisted by her werewolf sidekick, Garou, combine science, magic and horrifying humour to save their beloved...
California kids invented them in the quest for speed. The Beach Boys immortalized them with the hit "Little Deuce Coupe." Chopped and channeled, tricked-out and hopped-up, hot rods have a unique appeal. The very first ones were built in the 1930s by California kids eager to test out their racing skills on the state's dry lakebeds. And after World War II, when thousands of American GI's got caught up in hot rod mania, a nationwide fad was born. Devotees poured their hearts, souls and sweat into...
Guests at The Dream Motel find themselves face to face with their past, their future, and their present. All things are possible for the guests of The Dream Motel.
The predominantly African-American community of South Central Los Angeles carries the burdens of crime, poverty, an escalating gang population and dwindling opportunities for its youth. In response, a young man named Alvin Willis formed a six-team competitive basketball league at Charles Drew Junior High School. It was an outlet for himself and his friends. It became known as the Drew League. Or, more affectionately, "The Drew." Its motto, "No excuse, just produce." More than just a place to...
A man, known only as "the Drifter," murders the outlaw sent to assassinate John McNary, owner of the Canadian Lumber Company. The Drifter falls in love with McNary's beautiful daughter Bonnie, who is secretly in love with Paul Latour, supervisor of the rival Northern Lumber Company - the very outfit that would like to see her father dead. The romantic rivalry between the Drifter and Latour will culminate in a violent outburst of shocking revelations, retribution and death.William Farnum gives...
Heroic cowboy Billy Carson and his sidekick, Fuzzy Q. Jones, learn that Billy is wanted for a series of robberies. The real culprit is "Drifter" Davis, Billy's long-lost twin brother. He has been using his sixgun skills to impersonate Billy as part of a traveling medicine show. Whatever town he visits, a robbery soon follows. Drifter is captured and thrown in jail, but Fuzzy has a hard time keeping track of who's who. He breaks the robber out of prison, mistaking him for his best friend. Now...
In The Driver's Seat (1974), Elizabeth Taylor plays a mentally disturbed woman experiencing a series of bizarre encounters in Rome as she searches for someone to murder her. In Impulse (1974), William Shatner plays a paranoid, leisure-suit-wearing conman/gigolo who seduces lonely women, bilks them of their savings via an investment scam, then kills them.
Handsome student athlete Jack Hamill is the star of the football team at Shoreham College, and the apple of his proud mother's eye. His best friend, coach Brad Hathaway, has recently married Eunice, Jack's former girlfriend. Refusing to let marriage slow her down, Eunice spends the coach's money frivolously, running up huge debts, while continuing to throw herself at Jack. A college audit shows that the coach has embezzled over ten thousand dollars from the football fund, and before the...
Private eye Lew Harper is in deep this time. Hired by an old flame to unravel a seemingly routine blackmail case, he's so far down he may never come up for air. Paul Newman returns as the quick-witted detective he first played nine years before in Harper. A cast to reckon with joins him in this mystery based on Ross MacDonald's novel and directed by Stuart Rosenberg (Cool Hand Luke). Joanne Woodward plays the New Orleans oil heiress who turns to Harper for help. Young Melanie Griffith is her...
Set in the India of the British Raj. All the Indians are portrayed as untrustworthy, plotting to overthrow their British masters. The only 'loyal' Indian is Prince Azim who tries to warn the British of the impending revolt by tapping out messages on the Drum of the title.
Set in 2008, THE DRUMMER revolves around active and former members of the U. S. military. With the US engaged in a seemingly perpetual war, the devastating traumas that soldiers suffer abroad continue to be felt at home.
Academy Award nominees* Keira Knightley and Ralph Fiennes star in The Duchess: the compelling true story of a lavish world filled with smoldering passion, heartbreaking deception and stifling demands. Beloved by a nation but betrayed by her husband, Georgiana Spencer -- the Duchess of Devonshire and "Empress of Fashion"-- faced an agonizing choice between responsibility and love. This gripping portrayal of England's "It Girl" has won acclaim from audiences and critics alike. She was vivacious....
Chased by a gang of outlaws, a dance hall hooker and a card shark travel to Salt Lake City with a wagon train of Mormons. Their unorthodox views of life lead the two to fall in love in this loopy western.
Crooked cattle baron Al Burton bribes an unethical doctor to place a quarantine on "Pop" Mason's cattle. Unable to sell his stock, he will be forced to default on a debt he owes Burton, which will allow him to seize Mason's land, as he has done to other unfortunate settlers. To seal the deal, Burton has his men kill "Pop" and leave fake evidence of a suicide. Ace Cooper is an old pal who suspects foul play. Disguised as a foppish dude, he helps Mason's beautiful daughter, Betty, in her efforts...