The feature follows the lives of five naive young Marine inductees from their training in boot camp through a tour in Vietnam that quickly devolves into a hellish nightmare. Disheartened by futile combat, appalled by the corruption of their South Vietnamese ally, and constantly endangered by the incompetence of their own company commander, the young men find a possible way out of the war. They are told that if they can defeat a rival soccer team, they can spend the rest of their tour playing exhibition games behind the lines. But as they might have predicted, nothing in Vietnam is as simple as it seems.
Christopher (Baltasar Kormakur) is like a fish on dry land after being fired from a freight liner. He doesn't stand much chance of being rehired, having been caught in the act of illegal alcohol trafficking. Because of the high price of alcohol in Iceland, Christopher and his mates simply couldn't resist earning an extra buck by smuggling some vodka each time they sailed in. Faced with serious money problems, Christopher manages with a help of a friend (Ingvar Sigurdsson), to get his old job back. He is tempted to do a one last gig, determined to put all his problems behind him, once and for all.
Tensions flare, in film about a murder on a black army base near the end of World War II. Captain Davenport (Howard E. Rollins Jr.), a proud black army attorney, is sent to Fort Neal, Louisiana, to investigate the ruthless shooting death of Sergeant Waters (Adolph Caesar). Through interviews with Waters' men, Davenport learns that he was a vicious man who served the white world and despised his own roots. Was the killer a bigoted white officer? Or could he have been a black soldier embittered by Waters' constant race baiting?
By strumming his guitar with words of inspiration, Woody Guthrie instilled hope in the hearts of downtrodden Americans everywhere during the 1930s' Depression. It's 1936, and the Great Depression is forcing droves of people from the dust bowls of Texas to the alluring green fields of California...and unemployed sign-painter Woody Guthrie (David Carradine) is among them. Determined to find a better life out west, Guthrie hitchhikes, hops freight trains and sings his way across America, uplifting the spirits of the poor with his homespun wisdom and fiercely fighting for a better life for all. Featuring classic Guthrie tunes including "This Land is Your Land", 'Bound for Glory' is a moving portrait of this inspiring 1930s American icon.
When Chicago musicians Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon) accidentally witness a gangland shooting they quickly board a southbound train to Florida, disguised as Josephine and Daphne, the two newest and homeliest members of an all-girl jazz band. Their cover is perfet... until a lovelorn singer (Marilyn Monroe) falls for "Josephine", an ancient play-boy (Joe Brown) falls for "Daphne", and a mob boss (George Raft) refuses to fall for their hoax!
Deep within the African jungle, a mother gorilla names an orphaned baby boy "Tarzan" and adopts him as her own, even though the silverback leader Kerchak shuns the "hairless wonder". Growing up alongside his wisecracking ape buddy Terk and neurotic elephant pal Tantor, Tarzan develops all the instincts and prowess of a jungle animal, "surfing" and swinging through the trees at lightning speed. But with the sudden appearance of Tarzan's own kind - humans - including the beautiful Jane, the only world Tarzan has ever known and the one in which he belongs collide with extraordinary force!
Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond, an ageing silent film queen, and William Holden as the struggling writer who is held in thrall by her madness, created two of the screen's most memorable characters in Sunset Boulevard. Winner of three Academy Awards, director Billy Wilder's orchestration of the bizarre tale is a true cinematic classic. From the unforgettable opening sequence through the inevitable unfolding of tragic destiny, the film is the definitive statement on the dark and desperate side of Hollywood. Erich von Stroheim as Desmond's discoverer, ex-husband and butler, and Nancy Olson as the bright spot in unrelenting ominousness, are equally celebrated for their masterful performances.
Forty-two-year-old Manhattan native Isaac Davis (Allen) has a job he hates, a seventeen-year-old girlfriend (Mariel Hemingway) he doesn't love, and a lesbian ex-wife Jill (Meryl Streep) who's writing a tell-all book about their marriage... and whom he'd like to strangle. But when he meets his best friend's sexy, intellectual mistress, Mary (Diane Keaton), Isaac falls head over heels in lust! Leaving Tracy, bedding Mary and quitting his job are just the beginning of Isaac's quest for romance and fulfillment in a city where sex is as intimate as a handshake - and the gate to true love... is a revolving door.
Adapted from the novel Incident at Muc Wa, by Daniel Ford, Go Tell The Spartans is a critically acclaimed American war film starring Burt Lancaster in one of the finest performances of his career, as the world-weary hard-boiled Major Barker. During the early stages of U.S. involvement in Vietnam the seasoned commander, embarking on his third war, takes command of an isolated Vietnam outpost. As the brutality escalates, Barker attempts to save a platoon of rookies from a Vietcong ambush.
Washed-up, fighting bankruptcy and caught in the midst of a desperate struggle to win his daughter back, Van Damme unwittingly becomes embroiled in a dangerous bank robbery led by a gang of armed and violent criminals. Trapped inside, Van Damme is framed for the robbery and the murder of innocent hostages. Now he must win the approval of the crowd as well as the trust of the police if he is to survive this deadly heist!
Two cases for the bald detective. In the first ever episode.
The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973)
This film is based on a real case, the Wylie-Hoffert murder. A case that led to a fundamental change in US law. Two young girls are found murdered in their apartment in East Manhatten and Theo Kojak heads up the investigation. When a young black man is arrested and confesses to the murder Kojak is suspicious. Getting a lead from a junkie, Kojak goes on to prove the innocence of one man and the guilt of another.
Mojo
Kojak poses as a chemist in an effort to snare the thieves of $1,000,000 worth of morphine who are now trying to sell it back to the insurance company. As Kojak begins putting the clues together, his plans are suddenly wrecked when the owner of the morphine decides he wants the police out of the deal.
American judge, Daniel Haywood (Spencer Tracy), presides over the trial of four German jurists accused of "legalising" Nazi atrocities. But as graphic accounts of sterilisation and murder unfold in the courtroom, mounting political pressure for leniency forces Haywood into making the most harrowing and difficult decision of his career. His actions - and those of the other trial participants - make for fascinating, poignant and continuously exciting entertainment!
Philandering concert pianist Stefan arrives home to find a letter which begins 'by the time you read this I may be dead'. So unfolds the story of Lisa, one of many woman with whom he had shared a brief encounter over the years and swiftly forgotten. Her life has been spent loving him unfalteringly and now he would learn the truth about his past.
Deliciously dry and quirky, Ghost World, based on the cult comic book, is like no other teen comedy you've seen before! Original and terrifically funny, Ghost World is a raw-edged comedy that follows Enid (Thora Birch - American Beauty) and Rebecca (Scarlett Johansson), two teenage girls who have always been too cool to bother with losers in their high school. Embarrassing the local "freaks" and laughing at all around, their friendship is founded on the mutual conviction that pretty much everything sucks! But when a practical joke on a malcontent names Seymour (Steve Buscemi), backfires, their lives start to turn upside down and Enid and Rebecca struggle to maintain their friendship, Ultra-cool, ultra-funny whilst still being warm and touching, this is a film that's refreshingly different and a total blast.
John Merrick (John Hurt) is the elephant man, forced into circus sideshows and spurned by society because of the disfiguring disabilities he was born with. Rescued by a well meaning surgeon (Anthony Hopkins), he tries to escape a life of prejudice and cruelty as he tries to fit into the world ruled by Victorian sensibilities.
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