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Wyrd Sisters (1997)Terry Pratchett's Discworld: Wyrd Sisters
Floating through space is a giant turtle named Great A'Tuin. On his mighty back stand four elephants. On their backs rests the DiscworId. What happens there can be very, very strange indeed... If someone thrust a new born baby into your arms and told you to look after it, what would you do? Suppose you had a sneaking suspicion it was no ordinary baby? And suppose again, you were Granny Weatherwax (voice of Annette Crosbie) - the most practical and pragmatic of a trio of ill-assorted witches? But once even this problem is solved, a greater one takes it's place. After murder and skulduggery in the royal palace, the land - now ruled hy a corrupt Duke (voice of Rob Rackstraw) - cries out for a new leader. Not the people, but the very land itself is calling for help, and the Wyrd Sisters must listen. It's time for Granny and her two companions, Magrat (voice of Jane Horrocks) and Nanny Ogg (voice of June Whitfield) to get involved in matters both magical and regal, and give the land the King (voice of Jimmy Hibbert) it deserves... - Director:
- Jean Flynn
- Cast:
- Christopher Lee, Jane Horrocks, June Whitfield
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In 1928, an ancient Egyptian artefact covered in strange symbols is excavated at the foot of the Great Pyramids. Decades later the American Government recruits the help of Egyptologist Dr Daniel Jackson (James Spader) to decode the secret of these symbols. He reveals the key to a "stargate", an intergalactic portal to the far side of the known universe. Jackson is joined by a crack military unit led by Colonel, O'Neill (Kurt Russell) on a voyage of discovery. Through the stargate they find themselves in a futuristic desert world ruled by the godlike King Ra. Unwittingly Jackson has reopened a space/time corridor that the ancient Egyptians closed to this despotic ruler centuries ago. The band of explorers can only imagine the power that they have unleashed and the adventure that is about to unfold. - Director:
- Roland Emmerich
- Cast:
- Kurt Russell, Frank Welker, James Spader
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Soul Music (1997)Soul Music from Terry Pratchett's Discworld
Floating through space is a giant turtle named Great A'Tuin. On his mighty back stand four elephants. On their backs rests the Discworld. What happens there can be very, very strange indeed... There's a weird music taking over the land - it's fast, it's furious and they call it The Music With Rocks In. And what's more...it's alive. And even more sinister...Death's gone missing, and who can possibly be qualified - or willing - to step into his black cape and wield the scythe? Terry Pratchett's novels about the Discworld are million sellers in UK and beyond, and for the first time ever, have been animated for the small screen. - Director:
- Jean Flynn
- Cast:
- Christopher Lee, Christopher Lee, Graham Crowden
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It's the story of Jason (Todd Armstrong), a fearless sailor and explorer, who returns to the kingdom of Thessaly after a 20-year voyage to make his rightful claim to the throne. But to do so, Jason must first find the magical Golden Fleece. He selects a crew and with the help of Hera, Queen of the Gods, sets sail in search of the Fleece - Jason and his crew must overcome incredible obstacles including a 100-foot bronze giant, the venomous Hydra - a huge creature with the heads of seven snakes - and a spectacular battle with an army of skeletons. - Director:
- Don Chaffey
- Cast:
- Todd Armstrong, Eva Haddon, Nancy Kovack
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Walter Pidgeon leads an exciting all-star cast, including Joan Fontaine, Barbara Eden and Peter Lorre in this timeless undersea adventure filled with dazzling visual effects and gripping suspense. During the maiden voyage of a nuclear submarine, the crew is suddenly thrust into a race to save mankind from global catastrophe. But in order to succeed, they must fend off enemy sub attacks, a simmering on-board mutiny and an incredible array of wondrous - and dangerous - ocean creatures! - Director:
- Irwin Allen
- Cast:
- Walter Pidgeon, Joan Fontaine, Barbara Eden
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Having inexplicably survived a car accident that left two friends drowned at the bottom of a river, Mary Henry (Candace Hilligoss) takes up a new job as a church organist in a quiet coastal town. But while she suffered no physical injuries, Mary begins to fear for her sanity. Haunted by nightmarish visions of a ghoulish-looking man, she is drawn to a derelict amusement park where the living dead await her... - Director:
- Herk Harvey
- Cast:
- Candace Hilligoss, Frances Feist, Sidney Berger
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)Jules Verne's 20000 Leagues Under the Sea
Climb aboard the Nautilus...and into a strange undersea world of spellbinding adventure! Kirk Douglas, Paul Lukas, and Peter Lorre star as shipwrecked survivors taken captive by the mysterious Captain Nemo, brilliantly portrayed by James Mason. Wavering between genius and madness, Nemo has launched a deadly crusade across the seven seas. But can the captive crew expose his evil plan before he destroys the world? - Director:
- Richard Fleischer
- Cast:
- Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas
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A group of real-estate salesmen-cum-con artists live on the edge. All the time. Life is good for only one. For the rest, life hangs in the balance. There is no room for losers. The name of the game is simple: A-B-C. A-Always. B-Be. C-Closing. Always be closing. Sell or go under. Right under. Deep rock bottom under. That's the name of the game. It's simple. - Director:
- James Foley
- Cast:
- Al Pacino, Leigh French, Jack Lemmon
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Set in the midst of the swinging 1970's, this Elseworlds adventure finds Bruce Wayne (voice of David Giuntoli) training under a master sensei. It is here that Bruce, along with other elite students, is forged in the fire of the martial arts discipline. The lifelong bonds they form will be put to the test when a deadly menace arises from their past. It will take the combined efforts of Batman and world-renowned martial artists Richard Dragon (voice of Mark Dacascos), Ben Turner (voice of Michael Jai White) and Lady Shiva (voice of Kelly Hu) to battle the monsters of this world and beyond! - Director:
- Sam Liu
- Cast:
- David Giuntoli, Mark Dacascos, Kelly Hu
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Chasing Amy (1997)Mi pareja equivocada
Holden's (Ben Affleck) been looking for the perfect woman - funny, bright and attractive. When he finally meets Alyssa (Joey Lauren Adams), the woman of his dreams... she has someone a little different in mind - another woman! But together, Holden and Alyssa share the kind of relationship they've been looking for all along and soon they discover that the confusing ups and downs of love, sex and friendship in the '90s have never been so complicated or so funny. - Director:
- Kevin Smith
- Cast:
- Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, Ethan Suplee
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Think everyone over 17 has forgotten what it's like to be 16? Filmmaker John Hughes hasn't. Now Hughes delivers another funny, savvy, crowd-pleasing look at adolesence in this story about high-school misfit (Eric Stoltz), who falls so head-over-heels for the senior class siren that he's blind to the charms of his beautiful and devoted best pal (Mary Stuart Masterson). Some fun, some heartache, 'Some Kind of Wonderful'! - Director:
- Howard Deutch
- Cast:
- Eric Stoltz, Mary Stuart Masterson, Lea Thompson
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Downfall (2004)Der Untergang
Set in Berlin, 1945, this powerful and provocative war drama retells the final days of the Second World War as recorded in the diaries of Adolf Hitler's private secretary, Traudl Junge, while barricaded with Hitler and his closest confidants in the Fuhrer's secret bunker. Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel with an astonishing performance by Bruno Ganz as history's most notorious figure, this unprecedented and controversial insider's perspective is a gripping insight into the madness and desperation of Hitler in the final hours of the war as the Russian Army closes a ring around Berlin. - Director:
- Oliver Hirschbiegel
- Cast:
- Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Ulrich Matthes
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Planet Earth is perfect. Everything about our world - its size, its distance from the Sun, its spin and tilt, its moon - is perfectly suited to our existence, and our planet's natural forces perfectly nurture life. A global weather system circulates and distributes fresh water to all corners of the globe, marine currents deliver nutrients to even the deepest reaches of the ocean, sunlight warms and energises everything it touches, and powerful volcanoes create and fertilise the land. As a result, there is literally no part of our planet where life can't be found. - Director:
- Huw Cordey
- Cast:
- David Attenborough
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Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (2009)The Futurama Movie 4
In the most epic FUTURAMA ever, dark forces older than time itself are on the attack, hell-bent on stopping the dawn of a wondrous new green age. Don't you hate when that happens? Even more shocking: Bender's in love with a married fembot, and Leela's on the run from the law - Zapp Brannigan's law! Fry is the last hope of the universe, recruited for an ultratop-secret mission. Could this be the end of the Planet Express crew forever? Say it ain't so, meatbag! Off we go, Into The Wild Green Yonder! - Director:
- Peter Avanzino
- Cast:
- Seth MacFarlane, Billy West, Katey Sagal
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After a surprise attack on Earth leaves over seven million people dead, Captain Jonathan Archer (Scott Bakula) and the crew, of the Enterprise swear to find those responsible - the Xindi. Taking off into the uncharted region known as the Delphic Expanse, the crew of the Enterprise must hunt down the Xindi and stop them from enacting their ultimate plan: the total destruction of humanity. Along the way, they travel to the year 2004 to prevent a bioweapon attack, fend off the mysterious Sphere-Builders, and even meet their own descendants due to a wormhole mishap - all leading up to a desperate race back to Earth to prevent its destruction. - Director:
- Allan Kroeker
- Cast:
- Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock
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