Bedazzled 1967  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Stanley Donen
Cast: Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Eleanor Bron, Raquel Welch, Alba, Robert Russell, Barry Humphries, Daniele Noel, Michael Bates, Charles Lloyd Pack
A short-order cook, Stanley Moon (Dudley Moore), sells his soul to George Spiggott (Peter Cook), a.k.a. the Devil, in return for seven sinful wishes in this modern-day version of "Dr. Faust."
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 Doom 2005  R, 100 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Adventure / Horror / Thriller
Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Karl Urban, Rosamund Pike, Deobia Oparei, Ben Daniels, Razaaq Adoti, Richard Brake, Al Weaver, Dexter Fletcher, Brian Steele, Robert Russell, Ian Hughes, Yao Chin, Daniel York, Sara Houghton
The original "Doom" is a video game, and the storyline for this film remains close to the game's scenario. After major problems erupt on Mars at the Union Aerospace Corporation's research facility, only Space Marines–led by Sarge (Dwayne Johnson)–are allowed into the maximum security area where they combat ghoulish monsters that have taken over the facility.
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Dune 2000  TV, 280 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
aka: Frank Herbert's Dune
Director: John Harrison
Cast: William Hurt, Alec Newman, Saskia Reeves, James Watson, Jan Vlasak, Barbora Kodetova, P.H. Moriarty, Robert Russell, Laura Burton, Ian McNeice
Frank Herbert's classic sci-fi novel is brought to the screen for the second time–the first, in 1984, failed to capture the magnitude of the story. This one is not much better, but, as a TV miniseries nearly five hours long, it at least embraces some of the epic nature of the novel. The story concerns the quest for spice, and there is plenty of it on the barren planet Dune (though the story covers several planets and cultures). 1 User Review
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Escape Velocity 1998  R, 100 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Lloyd A. Simandl
Cast: Peter Outerbridge, Wendy Crewson, Patrick Bergin, Michelle Beaudoin, Patrik Stanek, Pavel Bezdek, David Nykl, Emil Linka, Gerard Whelan, Robert Russell
Cal (Patrick Bergin), wife Billie (Wendy Crewson), and daughter Ronnie (Michelle Beaudoin) are on station in a research vessel monitoring the death of a star when they see a small spaceship. They bring Lee (Peter Outerbridge) on board and learn that he is an escaped convict who is in suspended animation. It was not a good idea to thaw him out, since he wreaks havoc on the family. Will they get away before either he or the star does them in? Yuk.
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Man in the Wilderness 1971  PG, 105 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Richard C. Sarafian
Cast: Richard Harris, Henry Wilcoxon, John Huston, Percy Herbert, Dennis Waterman, Norman Rossington, James Doohan, Judith Furse, Prunella Ransome, Sheila Raynor, Bryan Marshall, Ben Carruthers, Robert Russell, John Bindon
After he is attacked by a grizzly bear in the early 1800s, Zachary Bass (Richard Harris) is left by his fellow fur trappers and Indian traders to die. He recuperates and sets out on his own form of revenge.
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The Manor 1999 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Mystery
Director: Ken Berris
Cast: Martin Dejdar, Greta Scacchi, Gabrielle Anwar, Peter O'Toole, Laura Harris, Edie McClurg, Fay Masterson, Mark Huntley, Robert Russell, Jiri Labus, Nicholas Bell, Jessica Hathaway
Ghosts haunt Ravenscroft Manor when Scotland Yard Inspector Thomas Hatcher (Martin Dejdar) arrives on the scene to look into the death of stable boy Patrick Roarke (Mark Huntley). In fact, the recently deceased Mr. Ravenscroft (Peter O'Toole) still drops by for "visits." During the investigation, Hatcher learns that Patrick had been having affairs with the lady of the manor Mrs. Ravenscroft (Greta Scacchi), her teenage daughter Gillian (Laura Harris), and the governess Charlotte (Gabrielle Anwar). Could jealousy have played any role in Patrick's murder?
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The Sign of Four 1983 TV, 102 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Four
Director: Desmond Davis
Cast: Ian Richardson, David Healy, Thorley Walters, Terence Rigby, Joe Melia, Cherie Lunghi, John Pedrick, Clive Merrison, Richard Heffer, Michael O'Hagan, Robert Russell, Gordon Rollings, John Benfield, Moti Makan, Kate Binchy
Mary Morstan (Cherie Lunghi) receives a gift of the second-largest diamond in the world, the "Great Mogul," from an anonymous donor. Now, the anonymous man calls and asks Mary to meet him. She asks Sherlock Holmes (Ian Richardson) and Dr. Watson (David Healy) to accompany her. They investigate and learn that two villains–ex-con with a wooden leg Jonathan Small (Joe Melia) and murderous midget Tonga (John Pedrick)–are determined to get the diamond and will stop at nothing to achieve their goal.
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The Witchfinder General 1968 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: The Conqueror Worm
Director: Michael Reeves
Cast: Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Rupert Davies, Hilary Dwyer, Robert Russell, Patrick Wymark, Wilfrid Brambell, Nicky Henson, Bernard Kay
The 1600s, when Britain was under Oliver Cromwell's rule, is the backdrop for this story based on actual events of trials and executions for practicing witchcraft.
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| 1. Bedazzled (1967)
2. Doom (2005)
3. Dune (2000)
aka: Frank Herbert's Dune
4. Escape Velocity (1998)
5. Man in the Wilderness (1971)
6. The Manor (1999)
7. The Sign of Four (1983)
aka: Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Four
8. The Witchfinder General (1968)
aka: The Conqueror Worm
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