A swarm of slaves in ancient Egypt moves massive boulders to erect a statue of Re, the god of the sun. Erecting impressive structures required knowledge and exact measurements. However, the statue's massive hand falls down and crushes the builders. The statue has been awe-inspiring for many centuries. Meditations on the religious nature of man.
Et eller andet sted i Europa befinder to søstre og en lille dreng sig på ferierejse. De forstår ikke et ord af sproget, varmen er kvælende, og uden for vinduet hersker der krigsstemning. De er blevet tvunget til at tage ophold på stedet, da den ene søster har pådraget sig en sygdom. De to er hinandens modsætninger, omend de begge er præget af mangel på kærlighed. Den lille dreng flygter fra den spændte atmosfære og går på opdagelsesrejse i hotellets korridorer.
Brash, loudmouthed and opportunistic, Kikujiro is the unlikely companion for Masao who is determined to see the mother he has never met. The two begin a series of adventures which soon turns out to be a whimsical journey of laughter and tears with a wide array of surprises and unique characters along the way.
En hed nat i Memphis. Et tog ankommer til byen til tonerne af Elvis Presleys "Mystery Train". To japanske turister er på pilgrimsrejse til rockens Mekka. Luisa er i lufthavnen med sin mands lig i et forsøg på at nå det første fly tilbage til Rom. Men hun må tilbringe endnu en nat i Memphis. Engelske Johnny sidder i en bar og trækker en revolver frem i fuldskab. Hans venner samler ham op, og de må finde et skjulested. De indlogerer alle sig på Arcade Hotel, et hotel som har set bedre dage og nætter.
From an inauspicious beginning performing comedy routines in the back of a burger joint in New York, unorthodox stand-up star Zach Galifianakis has made a splash on the scene with his inimitable brand of humor. In this live show filmed at San Francisco's Purple Onion nightclub, the versatile funnyman serves up a healthy dose of his signature wit.
Mute Moon-young records people's faces with her small camcorder on the subway. One day, she avoids her drunk father at home and films Hee-soo who is crying over saying goodbye to her boyfriend and gets caught. The two feel some sort of kinship and become closer.
Summoned by the black sphere, Kei and Masaru fight against extraterrestrials until Masaru grows tired of fighting and refuses to continue.
In answer to an orphan boy's prayers, the divine Lord Krishna comes to Earth, befriends the boy, and helps him find a loving family.
When 54 high school girls throw themselves in front of a subway train it appears to be only the beginning of a string of suicides around the country. Does the new all-girl group Desert have anything to do with it? Detective Kuroda tries to find the answer, which isn't as simple as he had hoped.
This film finds Angélique in a North African Muslim kingdom where she is now part of the Sultan's harem. The first part of the film consist of her angrily refusing to be bedded as well as their trying to literally beat some sense into her. It all seems to go on too long and I was surprised that the Sultan simply didn't have her killed. Late in the film, she finally decides to escape with the help of two Christian prisoners.
At blive sat i fængsel i et fremmed land er enhver amerikaners mareridt. To venner kan redde en tredie ven fra dødsstraf i Malaysia, hvis de tager tilbage, og tager deres del af fængselsstraffen. Men ville du ofre seks år af dit eget liv for at redde en anden fra døden?
In celebration of Asian Heritage Month, HBO presents a collection of perspectives from a diverse group of Asian Americans.
From 1970-1977, six low budget films shown at midnight transformed the way we make and watch films.
Mika, heiress to a Swiss chocolate company, is married to celebrated pianist André and stepmother to his son, Guillaume, whose mother died in a car wreck on his tenth birthday. Their lives are interrupted by the unexpected arrival of Jeanne, a young woman who has learned she was almost switched with Guillaume at birth.
A gang of thieves lure a man out of his home so that they can rob it and threaten his wife and children. The family barricade themselves in an interior room, but the criminals are well-equipped for breaking in. When the father finds out what is happening, he must race against time to get back home.
Efter at være kommet væk fra sin blodige fortid, lever soldaten Luc Deveraux nu som enlig far. Han rådgiver et projekt, hvis formål er at udvikle døde soldater til sofistikerede supersoldater, men noget går galt.Supercomputeren SETH udvikler sin egen hjerne og planlægger sammen med en hel hær af supersoldater at tilintetgøre Luc. Men sammen med journalisten Erin og makkeren Maggie tager Luc Deveraux kampen op.
I denne spændende efterfølger til Disneys Escape to Witch Mountain flyver biler, mystiske fly og mennesker i den tynde luft, mens de skumle Christopher Lee og Bette Davis udtænker en djævelsk plan. Hele Los Angeles by balancerer på kanten af en atomkatastrofe, da grådige banditter manipulerer en lille dreng med overnaturlige kræfter til at bruge dem til deres fordel. Men drengens søster og en gruppe snu pjækkere slår sig sammen i et desperat forsøg på at redde byen fra ødelæggelse.
Three men with supernatural powers interfere in a tribal warfare to prevent evil Amazons destroying the inhabitants of a village.
Once known for his intellectual prowess, a retired professor (Anupam Kher) begins experiencing memory gaps and periods of forgetfulness. But while he tries to laugh it off, it soon becomes clear that the symptoms are a sign of a more serious illness, prompting his grown daughter (Urmila Matondkar) to move in as his caretaker. Meanwhile, as his mind regresses, he recalls a traumatic childhood memory involving the death of Mahatma Gandhi.
Schools out, and Fred Figglehorn's dream of water slides, horseback riding and monkey butlers during the summer turns into a nightmare of gruel and poisonous berries when his mom signs him up to an unsanitary camp.