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In recent years, our knowledge of what goes on in our Ocean has been transformed. Blue Planet 2 uses cutting-edge breakthroughs in science and technology to explore new worlds, reveals astonishing creatures and extraordinary new animal behaviours. As we journey through our deep seas, coral reefs, open ocean, green seas and coasts we share these extraordinary new discoveries. But we now know that ocean health is under threat. Never has there been a more crucial time to explore our remotest seas, and to examine what the future will hold for our blue planet. Episodes:
When a young adventurer named Milo Thatch uncovers an old journal containing clues to the whereabouts of the sunken city of Atlantis, he wastes no time in putting together an expedition and setting off in search of the maritime metropolis. Heading deeper and deeper in their submarine, Milo and his crew brave many dangerous experiences, including a confrontation with a giant lobster, and are overjoyed when they finally find the underwater kingdom. However, after they reach their goal, it's not long before they discover a plot to seize all the power and riches it has to offer, and soon find themselves becoming the unlikely defenders of the lost civilisation.
Jess Franco co-writes and directs this German horror. When Linda Westinghouse (Ewa Stroemberg) visits an exotic nightclub, she finds herself entranced by the sight of a beautiful young woman performing an erotic dance with an animated mannequin. Over the following days, she becomes increasingly troubled by the powerful pull she felt towards this young woman, and jumps at the chance to take a business trip to the island of Countess Nadine Carody (Soledad Miranda), hoping that it will keep her mind occupied. But as chance would have it, the Countess and the dancer are one and the same woman, and she has a whole store of vampiric delights ready and waiting for the innocent Linda...
Coverage of the 2014 BBC Proms at London's Royal Albert Hall. The concert includes works by Strauss, Dvorák and Beethoven. David Zinman conducts the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich and violinist Julia Fischer.
First of the Ealing comedies. A bunch of crooks use a comic paper, featuring stories penned by Felix H. Wilkinson (Alastair Sim), to pass on coded messages for robberies. When the comic's readership, a bunch of East End boys, discover what's going on they go to the police. The local constabulary, however, are no help, and so the plucky lads set out to foil the robbers themselves.
Animated adventure based on the comic book 'Batman: The Court of Owls' by Scott Snyder. Bruce Wayne aka Batman (voice of Jason O'Mara) is having difficulty controling his son Damian aka Robin (Stuart Allan), who often disobeys his father's orders, sneaking out of the house to fight crime. So far, however, he has followed Batman's order not to kill anyone but when assassin Talon (Jeremy Sisto), a member of the organised group of criminals known as the Court of Owls, tries to recruit him Damian begins a journey down a dark path. Meanwhile, Batman realises the Court of Owls may have been involved in his parents' deaths and is determined to get revenge. Through all they endure will father and son be able to reconcile their differences?
Martial arts action feature starring Bolo Yeung and Britton K. Lee. In Portland, Oregon, LA cop John Keem (Lee) is desperate for revenge after his former partner (David Mountain) is murdered by ruthless drug dealer Milverstead (Richard Norton). However, between him and justice stands Milverstead's second in command Ice (Bolo Yeung), a deadly and remorseless martial arts expert who will stop at nothing to protect his boss.
Pierre Boulez conducts the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and pianist Daniel Barenboim in this opening concert from the Salzburg Festival of 2008. Featured works include Ravel's 'Valses nobles et sentimentales', Bartok's 'Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.1' and Stravinsky's 'Firebird Suite'.
Rob Zombie's loose (and much more brutal) remake of the 1981 sequel to John Carpenter's classic horror. Laurie Strode (Scout Taylor-Compton) is taken to the hospital after it is thought that she has killed the man responsible for the string of murders in Haddonfield. But her stay at Haddonfield General is cut short when the supposedly-dead Michael (Tyler Mane) reappears, murdering everyone in sight as he seeks out his sister.
Swashbuckling fantasy adventure based on the ancient Persian legend of Sinbad the Sailor. When Sinbad (Shahin Sean Solimon)'s new love, the Sultan's daughter Froozeh (Sadie Alexandru), is kidnapped by an evil sorcerer (Said Faraj) the eponymous hero must embark on a dangerous voyage of the seven seas to save her. Along with his assembled party, the crew have 40 days and nights to save the princess before her soul is lost to The White Thief forever. Along the way the crew must battle legendary creatures such as the Cyclops as Sinbad races against time to rescue his love.
Documentary by French film-maker Georges Gachot about Argentine pianist Martha Argerich. The film features interview footage with Argerich in which she discusses her past, her doubts and her love of music. The pianist also performs works alongside fellow musicians such as Nelson Freire and Friedrich Gulda.
Paavo Järvi conducts the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra in these performances of Gustav Mahler's works. The performances featured are Mahler's Symphony No. 1, recorded in 2010, and Symphony No. 2, recorded in 2012.
Canadian comedy horror in which a police officer turns into a werewolf. Alcoholic cop Lou Garou (Leo Fafard) is used to feeling out of sorts but things take a turn for the worse when, after a number of bizarre, violent incidents, he becomes aware that he has been transformed into a werewolf. With his partner's help, he investigates the circumstances around his transformation.
Christian Thielemann conducts the Staatskapelle Dresden in a performance of Bruckner's Symphony No. 5 in B Flat Major.
Comedy based on the 1939 film directed by George Cukor. Meg Ryan star as Mary Haines, a New York clothing designer who seems to have it all: a beautiful designer home, a rich financier husband, an adorable eleven-year-old daughter (India Ennenga) and glamorous friends in high places. But when Mary finds out that her husband is having an affair with perfume counter salesgirl Crystal Allen (Eva Mendes), her fabulous life starts to crumble into dust around her. The film co-stars Annette Bening, Debra Messing and Jada Pinkett-Smith, and features no men on screen.
Sir Simon Rattle conducts two El Sistema concerts at the 2013 Salzburg Festival. The National Children's Orchestra of Venezuela perform Mahler's Symphony No. 1 in D Major, among other works, and the White Hands Choir of Venezuela perform Latin-American folk songs and music by Piazzolla, Mozart and Rutter.
Allegorical drama from director Lindsay Anderson in which a group of non-conformist students lead a revolt against their oppressive masters at an English private school. Parallels are drawn in the film between the bullying, inflexible and snobbish approach of the schoolmasters to their pupils, led by the rebellious Mick Travis (Malcolm McDowell), and the dysfunction and injustice of the British class system at large. As Mick and his gang of cohorts indulge in acts of petty disobedience, such as heading into town to try and seduce a local waitress, the school's acts of retribution, led by Rowntree (Robert Swann), become increasingly cruel and malicious. Finally, the students are provoked into open rebellion, the bloody nature of which shocked a number of commentators at the time and led to claims that the film aimed to provoke a violent uprising in society as a whole.
Documentary about Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki. Director Anna Schmidt follows Penderecki over the course of a year as he travels to locations such as Munich and Vienna and journeys to his home in Luslawice. The film features extracts from his works, archive material and interviews with the composer and those who know him including Anne-Sophie Mutter, Julian Rachlin, Janine Jansen, Jonny Greenwood and Andrzej Wajda.
12-year-old Josh wishes he was 'big' and wakes up to find that overnight he has developed into an adult male (Tom Hanks). Kicked out of home by his mother, who doesn't believe his story, man-child Josh quickly gets a job developing new ideas for toys, with much success. He also finds himself successful with women - something he isn't quite ready to handle!
An epic aviation film, based on Tom Wolfe's book, which charts the history of flight from Chuck Yeager's (Sam Shepard) legendary sound barrier-breaking flight in the 1940s, to the first men in space in the 1960s. The story centres on the relentless efforts of several US pilots to break all records set before them, finalising in the US space exploration programme of the 1960s, in which seven pilots were chosen to represent America in the heated space race with the Russians.
A documentary following the acclaimed pianist on his 1957 trip to the Soviet Union. Featuring music by Bach, Berg, Webern and Shostakovich amongst others, the film includes previously unheard performances of Gould's concerts in Moscow and Leningrad, when, at the age of 24, he became the first North American to perform behind the Iron Curtain.
Sequel to the highly successful 2001 movie. Angelina Jolie again plays Lara Croft, trying to recover Pandora's Box, before Jonathan Reiss (Ciaran Hinds), a maniacal scientist, can use it as part of a mass annihilation plot. Lara needs some help, so she contacts her ex-partner Terry Sheridan (Gerard Butler). She knows he will give her the support needed, but can she trust him?
Together with one of the world's leading youth orchestras - the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester - Claudio Abbado performs Mahler's Fourth Symphony and Schoenberg's Pelleas und Melisande.
On Christmas Eve, New York cop John McClane (Bruce Willis) is visiting his estranged wife Holly (Bonnie Bedelia) in Los Angeles, where she works. They are attending a party at Holly's high-rise office block when terrorists, led by the suave Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) break in, taking everyone hostage. McClane manages to evade capture, however, and sets out to rescue his wife and the other prisoners. It is not long before he is running barefoot over shattered glass (ouch!) in a sweaty vest, muttering 'Yippy kay aye' as he dispatches the baddies with bullets and a certain earthy wit.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks star in this crime-caper by Steven Spielberg, based on the true story of Frank W. Abagnale Junior. As a teenager, Abagnale (DiCaprio) discovers he has a talent for impersonating officials, beginning with posing as a substitute teacher. Finding solace in his new gift - his mother leaves his father (Christopher Walken) after she discovers he is heavily in debt to the IRS - Abagnale goes on to impersonate airline pilots, doctors and even a lawyer, whilst also managing to con banks out of over $2 million. However, his escapades soon attract the interest of FBI agent Carl Hanratty (Hanks) who seems to be always one step behind. That is until Abagnale decides to settle down and discovers that his future father-in-law (Martin Sheen) is the D.A of New Orleans. The real Abagnale appears in a cameo and, after serving time in prison, now works as a consultant for preventing forgery and fraud. |
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