A trio of ghosts try to help two young lovers whom they knew when alive in this Christmas classic.
Dec 24, 2009
Beyond Tomorrow (1940)
A trio of ghosts try to help two young lovers whom they knew when alive in this Christmas classic.
Dec 22, 2009
Dragnet - The Big Little Jesus (1953)
It's Christmas Eve when Father Rojas at the Old Mission Plaza Church in Los Angeles discovers that the statue of the Infant Jesus is stolen from the crib. The statue's worth is only a few dollars, but it is of great sentimental value for the parish. Friday and Smith promise to try to get it back before mass on Christmas Day, but this means that they have less than 24 hours to catch the thief.
Dragnet - The Big .22 Rifle for Christmas (1952)
Friday and Smith search for a missing boy. The first sign that the case is serious is when blood is found. Further probing reveals the boy's parents had purchased him a .22-caliber rifle for Christmas.
Dec 15, 2009
Scrooge (1935)
Scrooge, the ultimate Victorian miser, hasn't a good word for Christmas, though his impoverished clerk Cratchit and nephew Fred are full of holiday spirit.
Dec 8, 2009
Bonanza - s01e32 - Death At Dawn (1960)
The town is being run by bad guys and the Cartwrights decide it has to stop. When a local merchant is gunned down for refusing to pay protection, Farmer Perkins is tried and sentenced to hang. Ben is taken hostage by Perkins' employer, with threats to hang Ben if Farmer is not released.
Dec 1, 2009
Bonanza - s01e31 - Dark Star (1960)
Joe is about to shoot what he thinks is a wolf and discovers it is a woman. The woman turns out to be a gypsy, who her people think is possessed by the devil. Joe falls in love and she is taken in by the Cartwrights after her family shuns her. Joe is determined to find out what is really going on behind the strange happenings that are blamed on the woman.
Nov 26, 2009
Arch of Triumph (1985)
In Paris, before the Nazis penetrate into the city, an Austrian refugee doctor falls in love with a mysterious woman.
Nov 24, 2009
Bonanza - s01e30 - Feet Of Clay (1960)
The Cartwrights take young Billy Allen to the Ponderosa, following the death of his mother. The sheriff needs someone to care for Billy until his uncle comes to take custody. Bitter and with a bad attitude, Hoss seems to be the only one that is able to penetrate the boy's hostility. When Billy finally starts to open up and trust Hoss, his father Vance breaks out of prison and comes for the boy. Hoss has come to love Billy as a son and does what is necessary to protect him.
Nov 18, 2009
A Christmas Without Snow (1980)
A divorced woman moves to a new city with her child, trying to build her life again. She joins the choir of a local church but has some personality conflicts with the choirmaster, a curmudgeonly old gentleman who will accept nothing but perfection from his group. As Christmas approaches the choir practices for the big show and the director pushes them all to their emotional limits.
Nov 17, 2009
Bonanza - s01e29 - Bitter Water (1960)
The Cartwrights find themselves involved in a fight over water rights, when the son of one of their neighbors is influenced by the father of his fiancee. Lem Keith wants to destroy the Ponderosa and will stop at nothing including infecting Ponderosa cattle with his own diseased cattle. This leads the Cartwrights to take measures that they never thought they would use.
Nov 13, 2009
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943)
Starting in Switzerland, Sherlock Holmes rescues the inventor of a bomb-sight which the allies want to keep from the Nazis. Back in London the inventor is not all that he seemed.
Nov 10, 2009
Bonanza - s01e28 - San Francisco Holiday (1960)
In this episode Ben, Hoss, Joe, and Hop-Sing go to San Francisco to sell their cattle, get shanghai'd, and break up the racket with the help of some of Hop-Sing's many cousins.
Nov 3, 2009
Bonanza - s01e27 - The Last Trophy (1960)
Lord and Lady Dunsford arrive at the Ponderosa to visit their old friend Ben. Adam finds himself the object of Lady Dunsford's attentions when she deems him to be a braver man than her husband. Adam then takes the couple on a hunting trip, where Lord Dunsford freezes while attempting to shoot a cougar. The hunting party is then captured by a band of renegades and Lady Dunsford begins to wonder if her husband will ever be the man he used to be.
Oct 29, 2009
Frankenstein's Daughter (1958)
Oliver Frank, a grandson of the infamous Baron von Frankenstein, attempts to create horrible monsters in modern day (1950s) Los Angeles.
Oct 27, 2009
Bonanza - s01e26 - The Avenger (1960)
Adam is bushwhacked by three men, who turn out to have deserted from the army. When Ben pursues them, he is hindered by a Captain Bolton, who is also after the three men.
Oct 20, 2009
Bonanza - s01e25 - Escape To Ponderosa (1960)
Adam is bushwhacked by three men, who turn out to have deserted from the army. When Ben pursues them, he is hindered by a Captain Bolton, who is also after the three men.
Oct 18, 2009
Our Gang - Waldo's Last Stand (1940)
The gang offers to help their pal Waldo attract customers to his lemonade stand. Redecorating their clubhouse as a lavish nightclub, the kids stage an elaborate floor show, with Darla Hood as the star vocalist.
Oct 17, 2009
Blood Thirst (1971)
A sex-crimes specialist from New York travels to the Philippines to help his friend, a Manila homicide detective, solve a series of murders.
Oct 16, 2009
Moon of the Wolf (1972)
After several locals are viciously murdered, a Louisiana sheriff starts to suspect he may be dealing with a werewolf.
Oct 14, 2009
Dementia (1955)
AKA "Daughter of Horror"
Explore the horrors of an insane mind, a young woman wakes from a nightmare in a cheap hotel room. We follow her through the skid-row night and encounters with an abusive husband; a wino; a pimp and the rich man he panders for; a flashback to her traumatic childhood; violence; pursuit through dark streets; dementia.
Oct 13, 2009
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
The radiation from a fallen satellite causes the recently deceased to rise from the grave and seek the living to use as food. This is the situation that a group of people penned up in an old farmhouse must deal with.
Also check out "Night of the Living Dead Reanimated" is a mass collaborative re-envisioning in which artists from around the world select scenes from the original 1968 film and recreating them through their own artistic aesthetics. Works will be assembled into a new video track thus giving the film new life through a process called 'reanimation'. The US East Coast Premier was last night. (and i missed it)
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Bonanza - s01e24 - The Stranger (1960)
Ben's past catches up with him, when an inspector from New Orleans arrives in Virginia City. It seems Ben is wanted in New Orleans for murder and must go back to face trial. This puts an end to Ben's run to become governor. Joe decides that it's up to him to set the inspector straight and to make sure that his father doesn't go back to New Orleans with him.
Oct 6, 2009
Bonanza - s01e23 - Desert Justice (1960)
U.S. Marshal Emmett Dowd arrives at the Ponderosa to take back ranch hand Dave Walker to face trial in Los Angeles. Concerned by the way Dowd treats Walker and believing the man to be innocent, Adam and Hoss decide to go along to make sure that Walker reaches Los Angeles alive.
Sep 29, 2009
Bonanza - s01e22 - Blood On The Land (1960)
A sheepherder and his men try to drive their sheep across the Ponderosa. Ben and Adam disagree about how to stop them. Ben wants the Cartwrights to handle their own matters, Adam wants to let the law handle the situation. After Adam is taken hostage, Ben starts to see things Adam's way.
Sep 27, 2009
Charlie Chan - Dark Alibi (1946)
Three men are convicted of bank robbery, the main evidence against them being that their fingerprints were found at the scene. However, Charlie Chan believes them to be innocent, and his investigation reveals that they are indeed innocent and that their fingerprints were forged and planted in the prison files to frame them. Charlie sets out to uncover the real bank robbers.Thanks Video Cellar (-:
Sep 23, 2009
Roy Rogers - Sunset Serenade (1942)
When a youngster from back East and his pretty guardian come to the dude ranch he's inherited, swindlers with their sights set on the spread try to send them packing. It's up to Roy Rogers to rout the rascals in this enjoyable oater co-starring "Gabby" Hayes, Helen Parrish and Roy Barcroft.
Sep 22, 2009
Bonanza - s01e21 - The Spanish Grant (1960)
When the Cartwrights find out that some of the Ponderosa may be forfeited under the Spanish Land Grant, they decide to take legal action in order to stop it. Adam, however, takes another plan of action, which involves getting to know the beautiful heiress who is claiming the land under the grant.
Sep 19, 2009
Alfred Hitchcock - Sabotage (1936)
Secret Agent Ted Spencer goes undercover as a grocer to expose a band of spies operating out of a London movie theater.
Sep 15, 2009
Bonanza - s01e20 - The Fear Merchants (1960)
The Cartwrights are in Virginia City to celebrate the birthday of Jimmy Chang. They soon find out, much to their distaste, that there are a number of people who don't like the Chinese. However, when Jimmy is accused of murdering the daughter of his employer, the Cartwrights have to battle a racist lawyer up for mayoral election in order to prove Jimmy innocent.
Sep 9, 2009
The Bushwhackers (1952)
Confederate veteran Jeff Waring (John Ireland) arriving in Independence, Missouri shortly after the Civil War, and intending never again to use a gun. He finds that rancher Artemus Taylor, an arthritic despot, and his henchies, Sam Tobin (Lawrence Tierney) and Cree (Jack Elam), are forcing out the settlers in order to claim their land for the incoming railroad.
Sep 8, 2009
Alfred Hitchcock - The Ring (1927)
The Ring is a 1927 British, silent, black and white film directed and written by Alfred Hitchcock. The story focused on a love triangle between two men and a woman. It is the only film in his career for which Hitchcock took or was given a full writing credit. The film, while widely considered a minor work, features photography tricks Hitchcock would use again years later in films like The Man Who Knew Too Much, most notably during the climactic boxing sequences.
Bonanza - s01e19 - The Gunmen (1960)
Joe and Hoss arrive in the town of Keowa Flats, Texas. They are immediately mistaken for two gunslinging brothers - the Slades. Joe and Hoss soon find themselves involved in a feud. They soon realize that they are the only ones who are in a position to stop the fighting before it gets any worse.
Sep 5, 2009
Richard Diamond Private Detective - s02e05 - Arson (1958)
Diamond is hired to investigate a fire in a fur shop which killed an accountant who was working there.
Sep 2, 2009
Alfred Hitchcock - Blackmail (1929)
Alice White, detective Frank Webber's girlfriend, is invited by an artist to visit his studio. The man tries to rape Alice and she kills him with a knife to defend herself. A criminal sees the murder and he keeps the lady's glove from the crime scene in order to blackmail her. Frank is assigned to the murder case.
Sep 1, 2009
Victory At Sea ep 26 Design For Peace (1953)
Victory at Sea was a documentary TV series about naval warfare during World War IIDESIGN FOR PEACE Surrender of Japan & aftermath of war The atomic bomb is detonated, and its effects demonstrated at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. With that, Japan surrenders, and their country's diplomats and military officials sign the official surrender documents aboard the USS Missouri. The U.S. armed forces come home to signs saying, "Welcome Home" before they are greeted by mothers, wives, children and fellow neighbors. But before the series come to a close, there is one last parade to march in their honor.
Aug 30, 2009
The Sunset Murder Case (1938)
Small-time showgirl, loved by two decent men, poses as a stripper to infiltrate a nightclub whose owner is believed responsible for her father's murder.
Aug 25, 2009
Victory At Sea ep 25 Suicide For Glory (1953)
Victory at Sea was a documentary TV series about naval warfare during World War IISUICIDE FOR GLORY Okinawa In one last ditch effort at glory, having lost most of their best men in military actions, Japan employs suicide pilots--the Kamikaze--men who would willingly crash their planes into ships in order to destroy the American spirit. But the U.S. Navy and Marines are ready for them with their guns, and they fought heroically against the onslaught. And on Okinawa, Americans fight a major battle with the Japanese Army.
Aug 18, 2009
Victory At Sea ep 24 The Road To Mandalay (1953)
Victory at Sea was a documentary TV series about naval warfare during World War IITHE ROAD TO MANDALAY China, Burma, India, and Indian Ocean Japan invades China in 1936, but the Japanese are not satisfied, and they began to invade Indochina and Thailand, paving the way for the invasion of Burma. The U.S. and British Navies nurture their relations with the Indian Navy as supplies are building up for the return back. Eventually, it was decided to build a road to link up with the Burma Road, and with human and elephant power, they succeeded. Eventually, they "came back to Mandalay", and the first supplies traveled the road to hordes of cheering Chinese.
Aug 11, 2009
Victory At Sea ep 23 Target Suribachi (1953)
Victory at Sea was a documentary TV series about naval warfare during World War IITARGET SURIBACHI Iwo Jima The United States fought two battles here--the U.S. Marines at Iwo Jima against the Japanese, and the U.S. Navy against the typhoon. During the now-legendary events depicted in this episode, we reach the final throes of battle in the Pacific war against Japan. And as the scene of the recent Mount Suribachi memorial appears, we are once again reminded of the price that comes before true victory can be achieved.
Aug 8, 2009
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1936)
A Fleet Street barber recounts the story of Sweeney Todd, a notorious barber who in the last century murdered many customers for their money.
Aug 4, 2009
Victory At Sea ep 22 The Fate Of Europe (1953)
Victory at Sea was a documentary TV series about naval warfare during World War IITHE FATE OF EUROPE Black Sea, south of France, surrender Sevastopol was liberated, and the Allies finally crush Germany. We also witness the meeting of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin on final plans for Germany's surrender and the forming of the United Nations. At the end, Hitler commits suicide, and Nazi flags are torn apart and German military uniforms and hats lie on the ground like discarded garbage. However, compelling footage of German cities in ruins make this one of the most triumphant as well as somewhat somber episodes of Victory at Sea.
Aug 2, 2009
Alfred Hitchcock - Murder! (1930)
The police find the actress, Diana Baring, near the body of her friend. All the circumstantial evidence seems to point to her.
Jul 28, 2009
Victory At Sea ep 21 Full Fathom Five (1953)
Victory at Sea was a documentary TV series about naval warfare during World War IIFULL FATHOM FIVE U.S. submarines, 1941-194 In this episode of Victory at Sea, we see how the U.S. Navy's submarines contributed to the Japanese empire's downfall, sinking thousands of tons of ships, and strangling the Japanese. We see footage of ship upon ship from the House of the Rising Sun destroyed. But a price is paid for those whom the U.S. Navy classifies as "did not return".
Jul 25, 2009
Sherlock Holmes - The Sleeping Cardinal (1931)
This rare Sherlock Holmes film was released at the same time as the Raymond Massey picture "The Speckled Band". The plot is based on two Conan Doyle short stories: "The Final Problem" and "The Empty House".
Sceptical about the potential success of the film, the producers sold the rights to the film to "First Division Pictures" for 800 pounds. The film was released in July 1931 under the title "Sherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour". It was very success, running for over a month on Broadway, which was unprecidented for a British produced programmer.
Reviews hailed the film for "bringing the real Sherlock Holmes to the screen." This prompted 4 more movies in the series The Missing Rembrandt (still considered lost), The Sign of Four, The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes and The Silver Blaze/Murder at the Baskervilles.
Jul 22, 2009
Teenage Devil Dolls (1955)
Pert and pretty high school teen Cassandra Leigh (Barbara Marks) opts for the easy life of a pot-smoking biker in order to avoid the demands of her neurotic career mom (Lucille Price). When Cassandra's grades slip and her college plans fall by the wayside, she marries a love-smitten high school swain (Robert Norman). The devotion of her husband bores the young bride: she looks up her old thrill-seeking buddies and splits from home.
Jul 21, 2009
Victory At Sea ep 20 Return Of The Allies (1953)
Victory at Sea was a documentary TV series about naval warfare during World War IIRETURN OF THE ALLIES Liberation of the Philippines Just after the U.S. entered World War II, the Japanese conquered the Commonwealth of the Philippines, an American protectorate, bringing despair to its people. But they still hope, and in January 1945, these were answered as much of the Philippines were liberated and its people cheered the Americans. Their liberation became bloody as they fought their way in Manila, but still they cheered. A touching tribute to the will of the Philippine people to survive as they waited for liberation--and their eventual independence a year later.
Jul 14, 2009
Victory At Sea ep 19 The Battle For Leyte Gulf (1953)
Victory at Sea was a documentary TV series about naval warfare during World War IIBATTLE FOR LEYTE GULF Sea battle for Leyte Gulf The Japanese fleet is fast disappearing, and the Imperial Navy conducts its last major operation in the Philippines. It ends in debacle: The risen battleships of Pearl Harbor avenge the attack in Surigao Strait, the Center Force is defeated in Sibuyan Sea, the jeep carriers and destroyers heroically fend off a stronger Japanese force near Samar, and their remaining aircraft carriers were sunk. This Victory at Sea segment marked the counting of the days until the Japanese would accept defeat and surrender to the allies.
Jul 7, 2009
Victory At Sea ep 18 Two If By Sea (1953)
Victory at Sea was a documentary TV series about naval warfare during World War IITWO IF BY SEA Peleliu and Angaur Before the Philippines, the United States first attacks Peleliu and Anguar. Through communiques, we follow the bloody battle in its ferocity.
Jun 30, 2009
Victory At Sea ep 17 The Turkey Shoot (1953)
Victory at Sea was a documentary TV series about naval warfare during World War IITHE TURKEY SHOOT Conquest of the Marianas Guam, a U.S. territory, gets invaded by Japan a few days after Pearl Harbor and remains under occupation for two and a half years before the Americans arrive to take Saipan and Guam back, and finished off as well the Japanese fleet in a classic "turkey shoot". The Guamanians are thankful as expressed on their smiling faces, making it one of the most inspiring segments of Victory at Sea. Meanwhile, the Americans are preparing the bases in the islands as well as in other areas of the Marianas for the ultimate bomber offensive against Japan.
Rescue from Gilligan's Island (1978)
The seven castaways are finally getting off the island, but can they cope with civilization?
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