Elegido. Traicionado. Redimido. “Sansón” se basa en la poderosa epopeya bíblica de un hombre elegido por Dios para liberar a Israel. Su fuerza sobrenatural y sus audaces decisiones lo enfrentaron enseguida contra el fiero imperio filisteo. Un viaje de pasión, traición y redención, que nos recuerda que los fracasos no determinan nuestro futuro.
A finales del siglo XXI, surge una subcultura de seres humanos con una mutación genética: están dotados de una asombrosa velocidad, una increíble resistencia y una profunda inteligencia. A medida que hay más personas contagiadas, el temor del gobierno aumenta y a los mutantes se les trata como a marginados, se les somete a pruebas espantosas y se les pone en cuarentena. El gobierno ha tomado la determinación de acabar con ellos, pero una mujer está decidida a impedirlo: la ultrabella y ultraletal Violet (Milla Jovovich). Gracias a sus impresionantes técnicas de artes marciales y a su capacidad camaleónica, Violet se convierte en una guerrera solitaria dedicada a proteger a su nueva raza y a vengarse de los que la crearon.
'The Game Changers' se centra en atletas de élite, soldados de las fuerzas especiales, científicos visionarios, iconos culturales y héroes cotidianos. Cada uno de ellos en su misión para crear un cambio en nuestra manera de comer y vivir.
No es extraño para un policía alcohólico como es Lou Garou perder el conocimiento y despertar al día siguiente en un lugar desconocido, pero últimamente los acontecimientos han tomado un giro extraño. Las escenas del crimen que visitan le resulta extrañamente familiares. Además sus sentidos se agudizan, y cuando la luna llena domina la noche, Lou se convierte en un poderoso hombre lobo.
Sin opciones, César se vio obligado a dejar atrás su familia, abandonar su trabajo, y unirse a las fuerzas militares. Tras una serie de eventos sin precedentes, se convirtió en el primer objetor de conciencia de Galicia en ser encarcelado. Ahora, tras casi treinta años, este cortometraje documental explora sus acciones y motivos.
Ubicado en la puerta del Círculo Ártico, el país de Islandia conoce de manera única la relación entre la fuerza y la supervivencia. Durante cientos de años, hombres y mujeres fueron desafiados a superar el clima severo y las noches interminables de invierno desarrollando su propia fortaleza física y mental, transmitida desde la época de los vikingos y representada icónicamente por el levantamiento de piedras pesadas. Hoy en día, en una isla con una población de poco más de 300,000, un número desproporcionado de los atletas de mayor fortaleza del mundo aún consideran a Islandia su hogar. La película cuenta con algunas de las estrellas modernas de la fortaleza de Islandia, como Magnus Ver Magnuson, Hafthor Bjornsson y Annie Thorisdottir. Pero también arroja luz sobre las raíces tempranas de la cultura de la fuerza en la región, desde las tradiciones de los vikingos y las sagas hasta las vidas de los agricultores y pescadores.
A game show set and filmed on the real Fort Boyard in France. The contestants have to complete in physical and endurance challenges to win prize money.
Follow competitors as they tackle a series of challenging obstacle courses in both city qualifying and city finals rounds across the country. Those that successfully complete the finals course in their designated region move on to the national finals round in Las Vegas, where they face a stunning four-stage course modeled after the famed Mt. Midoriyama course in Japan. The winner will take home a grand prize of $1 million.
American Gladiators is an American competition television program that aired weekly in syndication from September 1989 to May 1996. The series matched a cast of amateur athletes against each other, as well as against the show's own gladiators, in contests of strength and agility. The concept was created by Dan Carr and John C. Ferraro, who held the original competition at Erie Tech High School in Erie, Pennsylvania. They sold the show to The Samuel Goldwyn Company where the concept was enhanced and became American Gladiators. An effort in 2004 to launch a live American Gladiators show on the Las Vegas Strip became mired in a securities fraud prosecution. However, the television series was restarted in 2008. Episodes from the original series were played on ESPN Classic from 2007 to 2009. Several episodes are available for download on Apple's iTunes Service.
Baki Hanma is a young fighter who yearns to follow in the footsteps of his father, Yujiro, and become the strongest fighter in the world. Through that he trains tirelessly and fights constantly to hone his skills and develop his body to achieve these goals. Many intense battles lay ahead of Baki as he goes about his quest to be the best and ultimately take the title of "King" from his father.
American Gladiators is an American competition TV show that aired on NBC and Citytv in Canada. Hosted by Hulk Hogan and Laila Ali, the show matches amateur athletes against each other and the show's own "gladiators" in contests of strength, agility, and endurance. It is a remake of the original series of the same name which ran from 1989–1996, with elements of the UK version of the 1990s. The show is refereed by Al Kaplon, a former American League umpire, who can also be seen as the referee in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. Play-by-play narration is handled by Van Earl Wright. Season 1 was taped at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California. Beginning with Season 2, the show moved to the Los Angeles Sports Arena. It is produced by Reveille Productions and MGM Television. American Gladiators premiered on Sunday, January 6, 2008; an average of 12 million people watched the two-hour premiere. All other Season 1 episodes aired Mondays at 8:00 ET/PT, except for the finale, which aired Sunday February 17, 2008 at 7:00 ET/PT. Season 2 premiered May 12, 2008, on NBC, with a two-hour episode. The two-hour Season 2 finale aired on August 4, 2008 at 8:00 ET/PT. While the final two-hour episode of Season 1 was devoted entirely to the finals, the Season 2 finale consisted of the third semifinal round followed by the finals.
Hall of Fame professional wrestler Steve Austin invites eight elite athletes to his ranch each week to compete in head-to-head battles until only one is left standing. That man or woman then takes on Steve's personal obstacle course, the Skullbuster, for a chance to win $10,000.
The Incredible Hulk is an animated television series based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. The series ran for 13 episodes on NBC in 1982, part of a combined hour with Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends. Unlike the previous live-action The Incredible Hulk television series from Universal in the 1970s, this series was based upon the Hulk comic-books and was able to portray the more fantastical elements of the comics as sticking to his true name and origin as well as featuring the return of the original characters in his life all of which the live-action series refused to show. It featured stories faithful to the source material from Marvel, In addition, new recurring characters were created for the series including the Hispanic family of father Rio and his youthful daughter Rita.
Athletes compete for a place in the World Finals.
Contenders enter the arena to demonstrate their strength, skill, speed and stamina throughout a host of challenges against the formidable Gladiators.
Strong features 20 contestants, which include 10 male trainers and 10 female trainees. The trainers work on helping their trainees improve their physical fitness, not only through losing weight but also through achieving a balance between mind and body, and getting into shape both physically and mentally. After a series of challenges, two teams will face each other in a physical competition in the Elimination Tower, with the losing team being eliminated from the series. The winning team will receive a cash prize of up to $500,000, depending on their overall performance in the show.
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu is home to 15 proud arm wrestlers who have united to form an elite team: DAWT (Destroyer Arm Wrestling Team). They train like crazy to prepare for competitions in Quebec, Ontario and the U.S. These guys are not fighting for money, nor for glory. They are fighting for honour.
