Lucij je leta po tem, ko je bil priča smrti častitljivega junaka Maksima, ki ga je ubil njegov stric, prisiljen vstopiti v Kolosej, potem ko njegov dom zavzamejo tiranski cesarji, ki zdaj Rim vodijo z železno roko. Z besom v srcu in s tveganjem za prihodnost cesarstva mora Lucij pogledati v svojo preteklost, da bi našel moč in čast ter vrnil slavo Rima njegovemu ljudstvu.
Lovec na zaklade, znani Brock Lovett in njegova ekipa leta 1996 med iskanjem ogrlice imenovane “Srce oceana” (angleško The Heart of the Ocean) najdejo sef na potopljeni ladji RMS Titanic. A v sefu ne najdejo diamanta, temveč čudovito risbo gole ženske, ki nosi Srce oceana na dan, ko se je Titanik potopil. Risba vzbudi zanimanje starejše Rose DeWitt Bukater. Po tem ko vidi risbo, na dan prikliče spomine sedemnajstletne sebe, ki se je vkrcala na Titanik. Ko vidi posnetke potopljene ladje, začne pripovedovati zgodbo. Glavna zgodba filma je postavljena v leto 1912, ko Titanik odpljuje na svojo prvo in zadnjo vožnjo.
2. del raziskuje Paulovo mistično potovanje, po tem, ko se je pridružil Chani in domorodnim Fremenom na svoji bojni poti maščevanja proti zarotnikom, ki so uničili njegovo družino. Paul si prizadeva preprečiti strašno prihodnost, ki jo lahko vidi le on, pri tem pa mora izbirati med ljubeznijo svojega življenja in usodo celotnega znanega vesolja.
Zgodba spremlja Paula Atreidesa iz hiše Atreides, sijajnega in nadarjenega mladeniča, rojenega za velike stvari, ki mora odpotovati na najnevarnejši planet v vesolju, da bi zagotovil prihodnost svoji družini in narodu. Znajde se sredi boja za ekskluzivno oskrbo najbolj dragocenega vira, ki obstaja, najdražjim elementom galaksije, ki se nahaja samo na Arrakisu in ki lahko odklene največji potencial človeštva, v katerem bodo preživeli samo tisti, ki zmorejo premagati svoj strah.
Zgodba se dogaja 183 let pred dogodki trilogije Gospodar prstanov in prikazuje usodo Helma Hammerhanda, legendarnega kralja Rohana, ter njegove hčerke Hére. Po nepričakovanem napadu Wulfa, maščevalnega gospoda Dunlendingov, se Helm in njegovi ljudje zatečejo v starodavno utrdbo Hornburg, ki bo kasneje postala znana kot Helmova soteska. Héra, ujetnica obupa, mora zbrati moč, da vodi odpor proti sovražniku, ki grozi z njihovim uničenjem.
Vozovi, sandali in meči so se po več desetletjih pogumno in krvavo vrnili na velika platna v tem spektakularnem epskem filmu, ki je leta 2000 osvojil pet oskarjev, med drugim za najboljši film. Dobil ga je tudi Russell Crowe za svojo upodobitev Maksima, nekoč velikega rimskega generala, ki je končal v suženjstvu pod sadističnim in zavistnim vladarjem Komodom (Joaquin Phoenix). Maksim se želi maščevati za smrt svoje družine, ki so jo ubili Komodovi možje, in postane najsrditejši in najbolj priljubljen gladiator v vsem Rimu. To ga pripelje do neizogibnega spopada s svojim smrtnim sovražnikom. Igrajo še Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed (v svoji zadnji filmski vlogi), Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou in Richard Harris. Film je režiral Ridley Scott (Osmi potnik, Hanibal) po scenariju Davida Franzonija, Johna Logana in Williama Nicholsona.
Začetek z zavezniško invazijo na Normandijo 6. junija 1944 se pripadniki drugega jurišnega bataljona pod kapitanom Millerjem borijo za nadzor nad plažo. V bojih sta dva brata ubita. Nekoliko prej je v Novi Gvineji ubit tudi tretji brat. Njegova mati, gospa Ryan, naj bi na isti dan prejela tri telegrame smrti. Vodja ameriške vojske George C. Marshall vidi priložnost, da ji olajša trpljenje, ko izve četrtega brata, zasebnika Jamesa Ryana, in se odloči poslati osem mož (kapitan Miller in izbrana skupina iz njegovega bataljona), da jih najde njega in ga vrni v materino hišo.
Moški so se skozi stoletja bojevali. Nekateri za moč, nekateri za slavo ali čast in nekateri za ljubezen. V starodavni Grčiji sta strast dveh najbolj legendarnih ljubimcev v zgodovini, Pariza, trojanskega princa (Orlando Bloom) in Helene (Diane Kruger), kraljica Šparte, sprožila vojno, ki bi opustošila civilizacijo. Ugrabitev Helene s strani Pariza, ki jo loči od moža, kralja Menelausa (Bren-dan Gleeson), je žalitev, da Family Pride ugotovi, da je prizadetost Menelausu grožnja njenemu bratu Agamemnonu (Brian Cox), močnemu kralju Mycenae, ki kmalu ponovno združi vsa velika grška plemena, da bi Heleno opomogla pred Trojanci in branila čast svojega brata. Resnica je, da boj za čast Agamemnona pokvari njegov neobvladljiv pohlep, ko mora osvojiti Trojo, da prevzame nadzor nad Egejskim morjem.
Spektakularen akcijski ep, ki opisuje razburkani vzpon in padec slavnega francoskega cesarja. Ob osupljivem, veličastnem zgodovinskem ozadju se film poglobi v Napoleonov neutrudljivi boj za oblast skozi prizmo nepotešljivega, viharnega razmerja, ki ga je imel s svojo največjo ljubeznijo, Josephine, ter ob tem izpostavlja njegove prekanjene vojaške in politične taktike v nekaterih izmed najbolj silovitih bojnih prizorov, kar smo jih kdaj videli na velikem platnu. V režiji legendarnega Ridleyja Scotta je film dodelan do potankosti in dogodek onkraj pričakovanega.
V vasici se obeta čas žetve, ki prebivalcem omogoča preživetje skozi celo leto. Čas žetve pa privabi tudi tolpo lačnih roparjev, ki želijo žito zase, vas pa uničiti. Vaščani se v boju za preživetje oprimejo zadnje možnosti – najamejo sedem samurajev, ki naj bi jih zaščitili. Odločitev je skrajna, saj kaže na takratni kastni sistem. Vaščani ne marajo samurajev, a so v danih okoliščinah prisiljeni izbrati manjše zlo. Čeprav sedmerica tvega svoje življenje, se ji kot plačilo obeta skromna nagrada – skodelica riža, a njihov motiv je povsem drugačen – čast in plemenitost.
Režiser Zore živih mrtvecev Zack Snyder je po stripu Franka Millerja, ki je navdihnil tudi Mesto greha, ustvaril spektakularno vizijo legendarnega boja 300 špartanskih vojakov, ki so se leta 480 pred našim štetjem spopadli s stokrat številnejšo perzijsko vojsko. Čeprav niso imeli možnosti za zmago, so s svojo hrabrostjo, požrtvovalnostjo in odločnostjo dali zgled in upanje drugim grškim državam, da so se skupno uprle in naposled pregnale perzijske zavojevalce
Ena največjih Biblijskih zgodb Stare zaveze sedaj v vsej svoji veličini oživi pred vami. To je zgodba o Mojzesu, ki ga kot dojenčka v košari iz reke Nil reši faraonova hči. Mojzes odraste na Egipčanskem dvoru, vendar mora zaradi svojega hudobenga polbrata zbežati v puščavo, kjer doživi razodetje... Kot božji poslanec popelje preko Rdečega morja Izraelsko ljudstvo. Na poti v obljubljeno deželo na gori Sinaj prejme moralni zakon, ki ga je Bog izgovoril, in z svojim prstom napisal na dve kamniti plošči. Deset zapovedi.
V mestu Novi Rim, ki mu grozi propad, se razvname spor med vizionarskim umetnikom Cezarjem Katilino in konservativnim županom Franklynom Cicerom. Prvi sanja o utopični prihodnosti, drugi pa vztraja pri nazadnjaškem statusu quo, ki vzdržuje pohlep, osebne interese in strankarsko vojno. Med njiju je razpeta Julia Cicero, županova hči, katere ljubezen do Cezarja je zamajala njeno lojalnost do očeta.
Journey to the West is a Hong Kong television series adapted from the classical novel of the same title. Starring Dicky Cheung, Kwong Wah, Wayne Lai and Evergreen Mak, the series was produced by TVB and was first broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong in November 1996. A sequel, Journey to the West II, was broadcast in 1998, but the role of the Monkey King was played by Benny Chan instead, due to contract problems between Dicky Cheung and TVB. Cheung later reprised the role in another television series The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra, which was broadcast on TVB but not produced by the station.
Acclaimed blackly comic historical drama series. Set amidst a web of power, corruption and lies, it chronicles the reigns of the Roman emperors - Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula and finally Claudius.
The story of the Medici family of Florence, their ascent from simple merchants to power brokers sparking an economic and cultural revolution. Along the way, they also accrue a long list of powerful enemies.
An adaptation of Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather and The Godfather: Part II, re-edited in chronological order with additional footage not seen in the first two films added.
The economic and cultural growth of town of Centennial, Colorado, through the intertwining lives of the brave men and women inhabiting it. Spanning two centuries from the settling of the area in the 1700s, to the late 1970s.
The Adventures of Sinbad is a Canadian television series which aired from 1996 to 1998. It follows on the story from the pilot of the same name, and revolves around the series' protagonist, Sinbad. The series is a re-telling of the adventures of Sinbad from The Arabian Nights.
Foundling Heathcliff is raised by the wealthy Earnshaws in Yorkshire but in later life launches a vendetta against the family.
Her name is Dinah. In the Bible her life is only hinted at during a brief and violent detour within the more familiar chapters about her father, Jacob, and his dozen sons in the Book of Genesis. Told through Dinah's eloquent voice, this sweeping miniseries reveals the traditions and turmoil of ancient womanhood. Dinah's tale begins with the story of her mothers: Leah, Rachel, Zilpah, and Bilhah, the four wives of Jacob. They love Dinah and give her gifts that are to sustain her through a hard-working youth, a calling to midwifery, and a new home in a foreign land. Dinah tells us of the world of the red tent, the place where women were sequestered during their cycles of birthing, menses, and illness; of her initiations into the religious and sexual practices of her tribe; of Jacob's courtship with his four wives; of the mystery and wonder of caravans, farmers, shepherds, and slaves; of love and death in the city of Shechem; of her half-brother Joseph's rise in Egypt, and of course her marriage to Shechem and it's bloody consequences.
A blood-soaked, medieval epic that tells the story of Wilkin Brattle, a 14th century warrior, whose life is forever changed when a divine messenger beseeches him to lay down his sword and lead the life of another man: a journeyman executioner. Set in northern Wales during a time rife with rebellion and political upheaval, Wilkin must walk a tight rope between protecting his true identity while also serving a mysterious destiny. Guided by Annora, a mystical healer whose seeming omniscience keeps Wilkin under her sway; manipulated by Milus Corbett, a devious Chamberlain with grand political aspirations; and driven by a deepening connection with the Baroness Lady Love, Wilkin struggles to navigate political, emotional and supernal pitfalls in his quest to understand his greater purpose.
The story deals with several separate yet intertwining story lines, revolving around the protagonists Kiu Fung, Duen Yu and Hui Juk.
Within the spectacular, complex and corrupt world of gladiatorial sports in Ancient Rome, follow an ensemble of diverse characters across the many layers of Roman society where sports, politics and business intersect and collide.
The Flying Fox of the Snowy Mountain 1999 is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Louis Cha's novels Fox Volant of the Snowy Mountain and The Young Flying Fox.
The lives of two families, one white American, one native American, become mingled through the momentous events of American expansion, between 1825 and 1890.
Set in early 18th-century Madrid, the plot follows the love story between an agoraphobic cook and a widowed nobleman.
Wai Siu Bo is the son of a prostitute who works in a brothel in Yangzhou. After joining the Heaven and Earth society, he heads to the Capital and gets enrolled into the service of the Grand Eunuchs. There he becomes friends with the young emperor Hong Hei (Wai mistakes the emperor as another young eunuch) and falls in love with the emperor's younger sister, Princess Kin Ning. His adventures in the Forbidden City leads him into discovering the empress dowager as an impostor; finding several volumes of the prized 42 Chapters which contains the location of a treasure cave; helps the emperor kill the baddie courtier, Lord Obai; and see his position rise from humble eunuch to a grand courtier and confidante of the emperor.
The Heavenly Sword and Dragon Saber is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. The series was first broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong in 2000.
In this adaptation of Homer's timeless epic, Armand Assante stars as Odysseus, the warrior King of the mythical island of Ithaca, who must endure a decade long quest to reach home after the Trojan war, overcoming savage monsters, powerful forces of nature, and seductive nymphs, and he must outsmart them all, with all the guile and intellect he can muster.
A historical series embodying the character of Al-Zeer Salem, whose story happened in the pre-Islamic era. and presents the events of the Al-Basus War.
