Sprawling epic which follows the Prescotts, an emigrant family through four generations, from the Erie Canal in the 1830’s to their settled home in the West a half a century later. On the way they encounter river pirates, and escape with the help of fur trapper Linus Rawlings, who subsequently marries one of their daughters, Eve. The parents are drowned on a foundering raft, and the other daughter Lilith becomes a riverboat singer and catches the eye of a genteel adventurer Cleve Van Valen. They cross the plains together in a wagon train and make and lose a fortune in California; meanwhile Linus has turned farmer and, comes the Civil War, joins the Union Army and is killed at the Battle of Shiloh. One of his sons Zeb also joins the army and stays after the war as a cavalry officer and is sent to Colorado to help guard the pioneering railroad against the Indians, whose land they are crossing. By this time Lilith is the elderly lady of the family, having survived long enough to see the …
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Amuse Me (2013) Jordana Leigh, Lydia Lael, Bill Zebub, Thriller, Erotic
Captives find themselves at the mercy of a man who dresses like a clown. He derives amusement from subjecting his victims to games of degradation. As frightening as it is to see how disconnected he is from another person’s suffering, this is just a taste of the true rage that hides beneath the laughter. From the notorious director of demented erotic horror moves “Disgruntled Employee” and “Breaking Her Will”.
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Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) Dwight H. Little, Donald Pleasence, Ellie Cornell, Danielle Harris, Horror, Thriller
It’s October 30, 1988 and Michael Myers has been in a coma since his pursuit of Laurie Strode, 10 years ago, was finally stopped (events of H1 and H2). However when he is transfered from Richmond Mental Institute to Smith’s Grove he awakes when he hears that he has a niece in Haddonfield and after killing the transfer crew he escapes. In Haddonfield, the niece, Jamie, has been adopted by the Carruthers family but keeps having nightmares about Michael (but she doesn’t know who he is). On Halloween night, Jamie goes out trick and treating, little knowing that her murdering Uncle is following her and her step-sister Rachel. Rushing to her aid is Dr. Loomis and with the help of Sheriff Meeker starts to search the town for Michael and to find Jamie to protect her. But can anything stop Michael this time?
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Battleship (2012) Peter Berg, Alexander Skarsgård, Brooklyn Decker, Liam Neeson
Based on the classic Hasbro naval combat game, Battleship is the story of an international fleet of ships who come across an alien armada while on Naval war games exercise. An intense battle is fought on sea, land and air. What do the aliens want?
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The Love Butcher (1975) Don Jones, Mikel Angel, Erik Stern, Kay Neer, Jeremiah Beecher, Horror
The twisted tale of Caleb, and his alter ego Lester. After being pushed around too far, Caleb transforms into Lester and returns to those who have wronged him.
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Halloween: Resurrection (2002) Rick Rosenthal, Jamie Lee Curtis, Busta Rhymes, Brad Loree, Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Serial Killer Michael Myers is not finished with Laurie Strode, and their rivalry finally comes to an end. But is this the last we see of Myers? Freddie Harris and Nora Winston are reality programmers at DangerTainment, and are planning to send a group of 6 thrill-seeking teenagers into the childhood home of Myers. Cameras are placed all over the house and no one can get out of the house… and then Michael arrives home!
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In the Cold of the Night (1990) Nico Mastorakis, Jeff Lester, Adrianne Sachs, Marc Singer, Mystery, Thriller, Drama
Scott is a fashion photographer concerned about the sudden appearance of nightmares in his nightly dreams. In these, he seems to be involved in the murder of a beautiful young woman. When he actually meets this dreamwoman in reality, he begins to suspect that something strange must be responsible. As he attempts to solve the enigma of his troubling dreams, he is falling deeply in love with the mysterious woman. In the end, he uncovers a diabolical and sinister plot….
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Tropical Tease (1994) Paul Madden, Jeff Mustard, Stevie Cameron, Michelle Goldsmith, Comedy
Bernie’s a bumbling hit man married to a buxom beauty. When he arrives at a resort in beautiful Miami Beach, he is incensed to find his wife in bed with a local lifeguard. It’s not long before hilarious adventures ensue when the world’s worst assassin wreaks all kinds of havoc in an attempt to protect his honor. The topless beach resort will never be the same as Bernie seeks redemption among the cabana boys and the bikini clad residents at one of the Sunshine State’s tropical hot spots.
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Sexy Wives Sinsations (2013) Jim Wynorski, Cindy Lucas, Melessia Hayden, Kylee Nash, Comedy, Thriller, Erotic
The stimulated staff of a sex clinic uses erotic role-playing to revive failing marriages in this arousing adult drama.
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The Comancheros (1961) Michael Curtiz, John Wayne, Stuart Whitman, Ina Balin, Action, Western, Adventure, Romance
Texas Ranger Jake Cutter arrests gambler Paul Regret, but soon finds himself teamed with his prisoner in an undercover effort to defeat a band of renegade arms merchants and thieves known as Comancheros.
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