From dynamite bricks to bombastic boomerangs, Spy Games follows the never-ending battle between Agent Black and Agent Red as they try to outsmart each other with disguises, gizmos and gadgets.
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Trailers from Hell showcases classic previews of past movie attractions punctuated with humorous commentary by iconic filmmakers. The series includes Joe Dante (Gremlins) on horror movie The Terror and Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead) praising one of his seminal influences Danger: Diabolik.
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Episodes see Mr. Patel, an Indian shopkeeper, trying to keep his family owned business on the straight and narrow, which is easier said than done when talking sausages, female bodyguards, unscrupulous businessmen and Bollywood song and dance are the norm. A hilarious, exaggerated and twisted Bollywood extravaganza!
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From Igor the mad Russian and Stinky Steve to filthy Phyllis and hungry Luigi, Crazy Cabbies is a fly on the wall look at the bizarre antics of crazy cab drivers, whose behaviour entertains, bemuses and terrorizes their unsuspecting passengers. Dynamic camera positioning and witty dialogue coupled with over the top antics drive the humour in this fast paced, exaggerated animated series.
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Spoofing early learning programming, themes such as co-operation, compassion, feeling sad and sharing are taught by a host of misplaced Mafiosi types with unusual ways of demonstrating these valuable life lessons. Just a few of the many important things you will learn are – why The Little Mermaid sleeps with the fishes and how Hansel and Gretel disposed of the witch’s body.
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“These hills…in late afternoon, they turn a hundred different shades of gold. When I was a little girl, papa would take me riding here. We used to race toward the sun, trying to catch it before it set.” “And did you?” “Next time, my pepita. Next time.” *** D.C. Wood (the author of Podiobook “Nameless” and novel The Saviour: Book 1), continues the unfinished saga of the cult television series Queen of Swords, with this unofficial podcast novel that spans across multiple story arcs, and featur ...
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What happens now? Can the Queen of Swords return? Where will her destiny now take her? And will the people by crying out for her again? THANKS ONE AND ALL!
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QoS 27: Turning Point (part 2)
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FINAL ARC: NO GOING BACK (FINAL PART). Marta predicts that events are steamrolling to the point of no return. Death is coming to someone dear to all. As the Queen and Grisham clash swords again, Vera’s conflicting loyalties to Tessa and Grisham force her to make a decision that will change everything forever.…
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QoS 26: Turning Point (part 1)
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Christmas is approaching in Santa Helena, but the people are in no mood to celebrate. Williams is in disgrace, Tessa's secret is compromised, a volatile ceasefire exists between her and Montoya, and Grisham sets a plan in motion to inflict more pain on the Queen. As Maria desperately tries to rebuild burnt bridges, Vera receives the shock of her li…
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Williams’ investigations finally uncovers the evidence he needs to bring both Colonel Montoya and Captain Grisham to justice for their crimes. But Williams and the Queen discover all too quickly that they’re not the only ones who can unearth incriminating secrets.
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In the aftermath of the Queen's violent assault on Captain Grisham and Vera Hidalgo, Doctor Helm and Marta are left to feel the scars; their loyalty and love for Tessa now at breaking point. Meanwhile, Colonel Montoya is set to complete his ensnarement of his enemies in a master plan that will ruin them all...if Lieutenant Williams doesn't bag the …
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QoS 23: Caught In The Crossfire
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Finally knowing that Captain Grisham was the one who killed her father, Tessa immediately seeks vengeance. But things get complicated when Marta and Vera wind up in the middle of their conflict. Robert attempts to dissuade Tessa from her quest for retribution.
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QoS 22: New Evidence (part 2)
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Lieutenant Williams finally manages to track down Juan, a deserter of Montoya's army, who was also present at the murder of Don Raphael Alvarado. After so long, Tessa will finally know the identity of her father's killer.
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QoS 21: New Evidence (part 1)
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FINAL ARC: NO GOING BACK. Now promoted to Lieutenant due to his sterling work, Lionel Williams feels the dream of eliminating Santa Helena's corruption is finally within grasp. Owing the Queen of Swords a great debt, the Golden Boy sets out to finally solve the mystery that has plagued Tessa Alvarado for too long.…
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QoS 20: Honour and Glory (part 2)
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ARC 3: OLD BETRAYAL (FINAL PART).With the Queen and Doctor Helm occupied, Sergeant Williams engages Malcolm Conrad in a fight to the finish with Maria’s life caught in the balance. Whatever the outcome, Montoya will be the ultimate victor.
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QoS 19: Honour and Glory (part 1)
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Maria again fights for her life against the devil Conrad. History is set to repeat itself as Williams races to rescue the woman he loves from the brother who betrayed him. Only the Queen and Doctor Helm can help their friend now.
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After rescuing Maria from Malcolm Conrad, The Queen of Swords demands to know the truth about her friend. Elsewhere, Lionel Williams and Robert Helm (now fugitives) flee with Montoya and Conrad both after them. As tensions between the two 'friends' escalate, the Golden Sergeant reveals the whole story to the Doctor.…
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Maria Williams fights to clear her husband's name, searching for the evidence that can save him. But her dark past is also revealed when Malcom Conrad targets her. As the Queen races to save her, Lionel makes his escape, inadvertantly dragging Doctor Helm with him.
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Malcolm Conrad, the man who betrayed Lionel Williams and nearly killed Maria, comes to Santa Helena having escaped execution. Conrad is out for vengeance and blood and allies with Montoya and Grisham to see the job done. As Williams' world shatters in no time at all, truths about his past will finally come to light.…
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QoS 15: The Tide Turns (part 2)
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Things are definitely looking up for Tessa Alvarado and her friends. So Tessa and Maria can afford to take the time for a friendly duel. Meanwhile, Montoya and Grisham are growing concerned that Sergeant Williams’ persistence will eventually condemn them, what with increasing honest soldiers proving loyal to the Sergeant. But a face from Williams’ …
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QoS 14: The Tide Turns (part 1)
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ARC 3: OLD BETRAYAL.Thanks to the efforts of the Queen and Sergeant Williams, corruption is slowly being weeded out of Montoya’s army. Ambassador Alberto Enriquez arrives from Spain to inspect the military's standing in Santa Helena, but what impact will his visit bring?
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ARC 2: UNMASKED (FINAL PART). Tessa Alvarado and Robert Helm finally sit down together after their recent ordeal, truly knowing one another for the first time ever. After their conversation, Lionel and Maria Williams are finally entitled to the truth and a pact is formed.
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As the manhunt for the Queen and Doctor Helm intensifies, Lionel and Maria Williams must step in. As they and Marta risk everything to save the lives of their friends, Captain Grisham finally has the fugitives where he wants them...at long last.
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Grisham and his men relentlessly pursue the Queen and Doctor Helm, with their relationship now more intense than ever before. Desperate for help, Marta seeks out Sergeant Williams and Maria, knowing that she may have to have to betray Tessa’s secret in order to save her life.
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The first Video Nasty came not only before video but from the esteemed Michael Powell, whose career was sidetracked into shorts for The Childrens' Film Foundation by this much maligned and misunderstood rumination on the dark powers of cinema. In the US it was relegated to skinflick houses and grindhouse second features.…
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ARC 2: UNMASKED.The Queen is injured in an altercation with Captain Grisham and is forced to flee. Needing medical attention she seeks out Doctor Helm but things between them change forever as Grisham closes in for the kill.
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The worldwide success of Mario Bava's official directorial debut spurred the brilliant cinematographer on to a new career and made an international star of the entrancing Barbara Steele. U.S.distributor AIP changed the title and claimed it was too scary for anyone under the age of...well, 12.
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QoS 09: Lives in the Balance (part 2)
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ARC 1: WINDS OF CHANGE (FINAL PART). Colonel Montoya implements his new scheme with Sergeant Pablo, one that will bring Lionel Williams under his control and place his family in mortal peril. As Marta unearths some shocking truths about Maria Williams' past, the Queen must rush to her ally's aid. Whatever the outcome, their relationship WILL change…
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Jack Rabin and Irving Block were a couple of indie FX mavens whose works ranged from Night of the Hunter to Robot Monster. But one of their most offbeat creations was the giant alien robot Kronos, who wanted not Our Women but Our Energy. On its own terms it's a pretty nifty little picture, with an emblematic 50s sci-fi cast.…
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QoS 08: Lives in the Balance (part 1)
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Williams arrives just in time to save a hostage situation from ending disastrously because of a fellow sergeant, the unstable and violent Pablo. Pablo's jealousy makes him ideal for Montoya's latest plan for Williams, while the sergeant's relationship with the Queen develops when she finally learns the reason for his contempt for masks.…
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His 1935 "Things to Come" is more prestigious, but famed production designer Wm. Cameron Menzies reached his directorial zenith with this deliberately unreal "B" that has creeped out several generations of kids. The great Art Gilmore narrates a classic trailer for a seminal movie. In SuperCineColor!
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QoS 07: Forced Alliances (part 2)
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Upon learning of Montoya's plot to set-up Sergeant Williams, the Queen of Swords must step in to save him. The two reluctantly put aside their differences for their shared goal, but can they truly trust each other?
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An exploitation picture staple was the cutdown feature version of the 12-chapter serial, but they were seldom directed by filmmakers as distinguished as Fritz Lang, who fled Hitler to become a Hollywood success. But in 1960 AIP bought two elaborate 1957 German-made Lang adventures and combined them into one hectic movie.…
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QoS 06: Forced Alliances (part 1)
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Sergeant Williams uncovers a plan by bandits to rob the Dons, little realising that he’s falling right into Montoya’s hands. Meanwhile, the Queen must save Lucia Garcia from wrongful execution...and keep the Garcia family dream alive.
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Another enormous Samuel L. Bronston historical spectacle with big stars and epochal Euro production values, directed by the perennially underrated Anthony Mann, fresh from his being fired from Spartacus.
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The truncated third US release (after earlier tries as "Mania'", then "The Psycho Killers'") of John Gilling's 1960 retelling of the Burke and Hare story that formed the basis for Robert Louis Stevenson's "The Body Snatcher". Cut by a reel and a half and aimed at the lowest of brows, this version ends with Donald Pleasence getting a torch in his fa…
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One of the great comic book movies of all time from the brilliant Italian director Mario Bava, whose visual dexterity was never widely appreciated during his lifetime. An uncharacteristically elaborate 1967 pop art production for which Bava nonetheless employed his usual lovingly hand-made in-camera tricks.…
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Hammer competitor Amicus Films found their mojo with this 1964 multi-story horror omnibus, which led to countless iterations of the same formula, including their biggest hit "Tales from the Crypt". The genius of the portmanteau system was that the actors were often needed for only a few days, which allowed for casts that were almost ridiculously cl…
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The subtle terror techniques that Robert Wise learned from his mentor Val Lewton are on uncanny display in the creepiest haunted house movie of them all. (The trailer's not too subtle, though.) Compare the original to the lamentable remake to see the difference between art and CGI junk.
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Basil Rathbone's coldly obsessed Dr. Cadman looks like a dry run for Peter Cushing's Baron Frankenstein in this florid period monster rally with scary makeups by Gordon Bau. Akim Tamiroff's role was intended for Peter Lorre.
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By the time Swedish wrestler and best-selling Halloween mask Tor Johnson made this, his all-time worst picture, his career was behind him and the days of Ed Wood must have looked like Eden. The longest 54 minutes in movies.
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Williams has had a very rough month.. Conversations with Doctor Helm, Marta, Tessa and Vera over the Queen and a showdown with Grisham have opened his eyes. Now he pours his soul into his journal, preparing to make a decision that will change his life.
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Sergeant Williams’ first experience with the Queen and Montoya’s rule has shocked him to the core, challenging everything he believes in. More first-hand experiences of Montoya and Grisham’s enforcement force Williams to question his purpose in Santa Helena.
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QoS 03: New Arrival (part 2)
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Montoya has his sights set on the Garcia farmland. The Queen of Swords arrives to defend the Garcia family from Montoya's soldiers, which leads to the inevitable showdown with Sergeant Williams. The result can only shatter the other's illusions.
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ARC 1: WINDS OF CHANGE. The Queen of Swords continues to be a thorn in Colonel Montoya’s side as Santa Helena welcomes the arrival of Sergeant Lionel Williams and family. The Military Sergeant is determined to rid the town of corruption and vigilantism, making him ideal for Montoya’s latest plan to eliminate the Queen.…
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D.C. Wood reveals the story behind his fascination of the original TV series, and recaps the major events of the Queen of Swords' life, setting the premise for Riding Towards Sunset.
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Clifford Odets and Ernest Lehman's corrosive look at Power in America as typified by an unscrupulous and possibly insane Broadway columnist modeled on Ed Sullivan and Walter Winchell. Brilliantly directed by the underrated Alexander Mackendrick. A must-see.
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Universal was the leader in slickly produced 50s genre pix, and here's another eerie desert-set chiller from Jack Arnold with good special fx and creepy makeups. Leo G. Carroll, one of Hitchcock's favorite actors, classes up the joint as the scientist whose serum results in big buggery.
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Taking up the lurid mantel of Mario Bava, former film critic Dario Argento rocketed to international prominence with this highly influential giallo which spawned countless imitations. This is the international trailer made for export.
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Billy Wilder royally p.o.'d most of the Hollywood establishment with this devastatingly dark yet moving take on the tragic decline of silent movie queen Norma Desmond (an unforgettable Gloria Swanson), pushed aside by an unfeeling industry. One of the all-time greats. "I AM big! It's the PICTURES that got small!"…
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Everybody's favorite director Carl Denham (Robert Armstrong) is dodging bill collectors who want him to pay for King Kong's Big Apple antics and finds himself back on Skull Island with the lovely Helen Mack in this hastily-produced sequel. A family tragedy during production resulted in fx genius Willis O'Brien entrusting some of the animation to as…
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Stephen Bochco and Michael Cimino were among the writers of fx wizard Doug Trumbull's melancholy 1971 space odyssey, which has taken on belated luster in our globally steam-heated present. One of Bruce Dern's finest hours.
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It's pretty much a bromide that if James Dean had not died at his peak he might have ended up like Troy Donahue, but in this emblematic Nick Ray film, released after Dean's death in a 1955 auto accident, he continues to electrify new generations with his raw emotion.
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A rather inelegant retitling of Gary Sherman's British thriller "Deathline", originally pitched to the grindhouse crowd but eventually rediscovered by critics and audiences on tv and video. One of Donald Pleasance's finest hours.
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"Howdya like to drag that one to the High School Prom?" leers a horny astronaut while ogling the shapely acolytes of Queen Yllana, leader of the all-girl Venusian population. "I hate zat qveen", grumbles Chief Scientist Zsa Zsa Gabor, who doesn't appear to be in on the joke. Silly, spoofy and cheerfully chauvinistic, this one has many fans, some of…
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Dick Clark produced Richard Rush's ode to the Haight-Ashbury scene, filmed on location by Laszlo Kovacs in Psychedelic Color. Remember, as Dean Stockwell tells us, "all the games gotta go, or else it's just a plastic hassle"!
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