Evilenko (2 Disc)
The low-budget Italian film ‘Evilenko’ dramatises the true story of Russian serial killer A.R. Cikatilo, known as ‘the monster of Rostov’ for killing and eating over 50 women and children in 1980s Communist Russia….
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Kiss Me Deadly
Hard-hitting detective Mike Hammer (Ralph Meeker) takes on thugs and atomic secrets in Robert Aldrich’s fast-paced thriller KISS ME DEADLY, an adaptation of the Mickey Spillane novel. The night goes awry for Hammer soon after he picks up a scantily clad hitchhiker (Cloris Leachman). The next thing he knows, he’s assaulted by a couple of goons and the sultry drifter turns up dead. As Hammer tracks down the murderers, he realises he is involved in an international conspiracy–one that could cost h…
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The Organization
Sidney Poitier makes his third appearance as Virgil Tibbs in this police thriller. While aiding a group of local vigilantes trying to bust an international drug ring, Tibbs uncovers evidence that ties the police department to organized crime. His discovery, and subsequent investigation, leads him into grave danger….
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I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed
Intrigue and suspense ensue in this political thriller that focuses on George Figon, a recent parolee with big aspirations. The scene is set when police discover Figon’s body in an apartment, but how did he happen to die there? Figon it is revealed had sought to get himself hired as a producer on a documentary. Having found a way into the production through the use of a criminal network, it is revealed that he’ll be working alongside Moroccan dissident Medhi Ben Barka, who has been hired as a ‘h…
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Sugarhouse
An affluent city boy called Tom (Stephen Mackintosh, UNDERWORLD ? EVOLUTION) finds himself in a predicament that necessitates him buying a gun. Tom decides to buy a gun from drug addict D (Ashley Walters, BULLET BOY) and meets him in an abandoned warehouse in a deprived area of East London. However, unbeknownst to Tom, the gun he is attempting to purchase is a murder weapon stolen from Hoodwink (Andy Serkis, KING KONG), a violent criminal. As the delicate negotiations between Tom and the unpredi…
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Carolina Moon
Stephen Tolkin directs Oliver Hudson, Josie Davis, and Claire Forlani in this drama based on the book by Nora Roberts. It is the tale of a woman who returns to her hometown after receiving frightening psychic visions. What she finds there will both enchant and endanger her….
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Montana Sky
A strange deal is struck with three sisters after the death of their father–they must live together on his ranch in order to inherit the riches he has left behind for them. Complications arise as the estranged sisters try to adapt to living together while also attempting to thwart people who don’t want them to succeed….
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Angels Fall
Mysterious events unfurl in a small town in ANGELS FALL. Heather Locklear plays a chef who witnesses a murder in the town and is subsequently baffled and alarmed as she has a hard time convincing anyone that the event actually happened….
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Blue Smoke
Scott Bakula, Matthew Settle, and Alicia Witt star in this drama about one woman’s quest to become an arson investigator after her family’s pizza restaurant burned to the ground during her childhood. The path to this career turns out to be dangerous, however, as a villain emerges from the shadows to terrorise the young woman….
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Flight of the Living Dead
On a flight from Los Angeles to Paris, a mad scientist on the run from the CIA is transporting a coffin containing the body of a colleague infected with a genetically modified virus. While the 747 crosses a violent thunderstorm, the instability of the aircraft allows the corpse to get out of its container. The flesh-eating zombie quickly starts to spread the virus, infecting many of the passengers which now will have to fight for their lives stranded in the air with no way out……
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Sorry, Haters
Written and directed by Jeff Stanzler, SORRY, HATERS uses a cab ride involving an Arab driver and a caucasian woman as a vehicle for examining stereotyping, racial tensions, and discrimination in post 9/11 America….
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Best Of British Thrillers (3 Disc)
The Tod Slaughter film collection featuring, SWEENEY TODD - THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET, CRIMES AT THE DARK HOUSE and MARIA MARTEN - THE MURDER IN THE RED BARN….
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