1981-1990

Benito Mussolini, the rise and fall of the Italian fascist dictator. He was powerful–arrogant–mesmerizing. He dreamed of a new Roman Empire–and himself as its new emperor. As Italy’s leader he was at first revered…then feared…and ultimately despised. But at the height of his power, the crowd would roar ”Il Duce”–and the man who would step forward to receive the accolades was Benito Mussolini. But the head of the country was also the head of a family–a devoted husband, father and godfather. Now the story of that man–a gripping, original, seven-hour NBC miniseries starring superb actor George C. Scott, giving his most magnificent portrayal ever as the infamous dictator……Mussolini.Read More »

a mind-bending, pulse-racing sex romp. From the grease pits of the garage to the mean streets, these girls can fix not just your car, but that overwhelming lust that overcomes every man in their presence.Read More »

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Spyship is one those those excellent cerebral thrillers which used to make every new season at the BBC a treat to look forward to. Sadly those days are long gone. In the meantime, we can remember.

Plot: Tom Wilkinson investigates the sinking of a British civilian vessel in the North sea. As his father was a seaman on board he has a very personal interest in the case, but he becomes drawn into the plight of the other families too. They want answers; later they don’t. Not surprisingly, he meets with opposition and even violence from the powers-that-be in their attempts to cover up the truth.

The ending of the series was regarded as shocking at the time. Strangely, in our supposedly more civilised society, it seems less shocking now, probably because we’ve come to expect such things in the name of ‘national security’. I won’t give it away.Read More »

Three criminals escape from prison and break in a seaside house to wait for the getaway boat. They subdue four aspirant actresses and three men and rape and torture them. One of the escapees is an idealistic political prisoner that falls in love with Letícia. When the violent Jorge kills a woman camped on the beach, the police investigate the area.Read More »

Paco, son of the commander of the Guardia Civil Evaristo Torrecuadrada, has been involved in Bilbao in the murder of a drug dealer couple. His fathers’ efforts in suppressing evidence have nothing to do when the crime appears in the press. Paco is arrested and goes to prison, where he return to do drugs.Read More »

Bilbao, 1980. A right-wing Civil Guard Commander discovers that his 17-year-old son Paco, who he hopes to enter Military Academy, is a heroin addict like Urko, Paco’s best friend and the son of a leftist leader. Paco runs away from home taking a gun from his father. While the Commander initiates the search of his son accompanied by the father of Urko, he begins to discover an unknown world and little by little important changes take place in him.Read More »

This is the story of the death of Karadjordje, the elected leader of the First Serbian Uprising that aimed at liberating Serbia from the Ottoman Empire.Read More »

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A killer is stalking top class prostitute Amanda Heather. Two of her co-workers are murdered after visiting a client and Detective Ambrose Hart is brought in. He feels that the cases are linked and that Amanda is also in danger. However, Amanda has no use for police and will not cooperate with him. Finally his charms get her to agree to work together to get the murderer, Unfortunately, when Amanda finally confronts the culprit, the detective has been delayed. Thus Amanda must deal with the murderer herself.Read More »

‘Emma’s War’ is the turbulent tale of a young girl’s coming of age in Sydney during WW2.

From OzMovies.com:
Emma’s War is a 1987 Australian drama film starring Miranda Otto and Lee Remick. Clytie Jessop made her debut directing, producing and writing this film. It was completed in 1986, and released there in 1987-88. This was the last feature film for Lee Remick and David Cahill.Read More »