Cinematic Era: 2005 Vintage

A decorated war hero with a history of domestic violence is found in a garbage pile shot in the head.

One day, a mysterious servant named Dorian appears in the hut of the magician Boniface as an inheritance from Boniface's uncle. Dorian, punished for his pride, is a man by day and a cat by night. Part of his uncle's legacy is also a magic book, with the help of which Boniface begins to prosper. Dorian secretly discovers how to break his spell: he must find a girl with a heart of gold. Princess Ludmila from a nearby kingdom has such a heart, which she wears as a pendant. Dorian persuades the magician Boniface to use his magical powers to kidnap Princess Ludmila and make her his housekeeper. But the princess's bold and fearless maid, Anděla, easily deals with Boniface. And, of course, Dorian soon falls in love with the princess...

Starring Kitty, Chrome, Yumi, Crystalyn, Vixa, Jamie Einstein, Jade, Zendo and Kaizer. Directed by Jeff Centauri. Anime and videogame characters come to life in Action Angels. They're cool, they're sexy, they're cute, and they kick major butt!

In 1995, producer Françoise Etchegaray recorded the production of A Summer's Tale. The footage remained on the shelf for years until director Jean-André Fieschi combined the images with bits of the finished film.

Based on Paul Hutchens's series of children's books about a bunch of kids growing up in the rural South in the 1950s, this adventure finds the Sugar Creek Gang in a heap of trouble at school. Things look pretty bleak for the gang when tough new teacher Mr. Black arrives, and life gets even worse when Bill Collins, Dragonfly, Poetry and the rest of the kids are framed for some serious mischief on school grounds.

A thriller loosely based on one of the most violent Czech criminal cases of the nineties, popularly known as the Orlík murders. The film delves into the motivation behind the killings, exposing their exceptional cruelty and an absolute absence of moral values. The perpetrators executed four people on their way to achieving material gain. Two of the bodies were found at the bottom of Orlík reservoir, the third perished in a bomb blast, and the forth was shot at home...

Contemporary Poland. A couple of 30-somethings, Ewa and Pawel, are spending their long-planned dream vacation on a yacht. Attractive Ewa is bored with her life, in which there is no room for anything but work, and longs for true love. Pragmatic Paul is completely consumed by the occupation through which he achieved financial success. The trip was supposed to improve relations between spouses, to revive extinguished feelings. Unfortunately, the man has to interrupt his vacation to finalize a lucrative contract. A newly met elderly man will be the one to help the spouses get closer.

Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam 2 is the sequel to the movie of the same title in 2004. The story continues after the "pontianak" (banshee/vampire) has avenged her death by eliminating her murderer (Marsani) and his entire bloodline. The story also explains her possesion of her own daughter and the end of her revenge. The story also sees Meriam coming to terms with her death before releasing her daughter from possesion and dealing with the obsession of her killer's son (Zali). Although the movie is still classified in the horror genre, this sequel delves more into sad emotions compared to the rage inflicted in the first movie.

Two ex-lovers meet after years a part and examine the painful break up and what they should do now.

Linda Boreman's documentary 'Hardcore: A Poke into the Adult Film Orifice' chronicles the x-rated exploits of novice filmmaker Jack Innov as he gathers a cast and crew to produce his lavish sex epic 'Assanova'.

The Goodies finally return to television after nearly 25 years with a compilation of classic clips, interviews and new material.

It began much like the common cold. Yet within a day fever took over black swellings the size of baseballs appeared on the neck and finally a highly contagious bloody cough quickly sealed the victim's fate. During the worst biological disaster in the history of mankind the so-called black death released an indiscriminate fury which shook the very foundations of human order. Religious hysteria began to break out and in desperation frenzied masses scrambled to find a scapegoat. When all was said and done nearly one-third of Europe's population had been completely wiped out and devastated survivors were left to contend with a world forever changed both socially and economically. In this feature-length special THE HISTORY CHANNEL-® investigates the origins of this devastating moment in human history and explores the many questions surrounding the terrifying possibility of a modern-day biological threat.

A woman living alone on an island must fight for her life in the directorial debut of filmmaker Elizabeth Dimon. Although reluctant to do so, island recluse Tess (Mirjana Jokovic) offers her home to Sam (David Thornton) and Nigel (Tomas Arana), a pair of tuxedo-suited (and blood-soaked) strangers who arrive via motorboat with an exotic animal in tow. Allowing them to heal their wounds but desperate to get them out of her home, Tess immediately hides her valuables and frequently makes for the cellar where she appears to speak with an unseen housemate.

A history of the pit bull.

Jessica and David Clausen are an upstart couple who come face to face with the Supernatural after inheriting a beautiful townhouse in New York City's West Village District.

Green Day performs their entire American Idiot album in front of a mostly small and intimate live audience, and tell stories about their music, writing experiences and memories. Filmed in Culver City, California.

Directed by Ursel Hermann, this 2005 production of Mozart's last opera stars a remarkable cast with Susan Graham in the role of Sesto, Christoph Prégardien giving life to Tito and Catherine Naglestad embodying the ambitious Vitellia. Premiered in September 1791 for the coronation of Leopold II, King of Bohemia, La Clemenza di Tito celebrates the figure of the merciful sovereign

What Army Of Lovers claimed to lack in traditional musical talent, they easily made up for in hi-tech-literate computer wizardry, and highly original visual charisma, never seen before nor after in the history of pop music. For the first time ever you will find the collective visual efforts of Army Of Lovers compiled on one single DVD.

Staged at the Russian Theater (Tallinn), "Idiot" has entered the history of the Estonian theater due to the magnificent performances of Alexander Ivashkevich, Larisa Savankova and Eduard Toman.

In order to win back his wife, a writer in need of inspiration disguises himself and lands a job at the magazine where she works.

The line becomes blurred between exhibit and audience in a provocative art installation. What would you do?

Rashmi lives a wealthy lifestyle in India along with her widower dad, Dr. Sanjeev Jaitly. She aspires to be a singer and dancer, and is encouraged by her friends and dad to take this up as a profession. She prepares her portfolio and approaches R.K. Music Co, which is run by Rahul Kapoor. Rashmi is also an ardent fan of established singer/dancer, Mallika Arora, a client of Rahul, and always sends her gifts and flowers on every possible occasion. When Mallika fails to impress the public, Rahul is advised to look for fresh talent, and he approaches Rashmi, and together they release their first album which turns to be a major success. Together they deliver many other hits and also fall in love with each other. Sanjeev initially opposes their romance and eventual marriage as he feels that Rahul and his celebrity lifestyle is not right for Rashmi. He eventually gives in when Rashmi insists on marrying Rahul...

An unknown pregnant girl has ended her life by hanging herself from ceiling fan in a room of a little known hutment of Mumbai. In middle of the night, an uninvited Inspector lands in the house of an eminent Industrialist to investigate the case. Baffled by suggestion of being linked with the incident and shocked by the thought of being responsible for death of a person surviving at the outermost fringe of their vision of society, Vikrant Pradhan and his family give in to the interrogation reluctantly.

An overview of the rise and fall of the Knights Templar. A medieval military/religious order with allegiance to no country but only the Pope.

The real life counter parts of the 1999 Richmond basketball team that were portrayed in the 2005 film of the same name. Discuss what there coach means to them.

A retrospective of Al Pacino's remarkable, lengthy, and well-rounded career in his own words. Follows Pacino through his years as an actor and director.

Boris Ruf is an investigator with the Swiss Federal Criminal Police and is on a secret mission in Italy. He has to solve a money laundering case that has so far only caused Ruf's boss and secret lover Christa Oberholzer expense and headaches. But Ruf soon stumbles upon a crucial clue. Will he succeed in breaking up the money laundering ring surrounding Swiss trustee Raoul Furrer without putting his daughter Anna in danger?

A young Congolese boxer, Samwa, and his older brother, Nourou, arrive in Brussels for the final of the Afro-European Middleweight Championship to fight against the Belgian title holder. Samwa trains heavily, despite some harsh conditions, under the authoritarian look of his brother. Until the day when the Belgian fight promoters, aware of the fact that the political situation gives the final a symbolical turn, order to Samwa to lose the fight. The day before the match, Samwa and Nourou watch Patrice Lumumba's independence's speech. Samwa decides not to give up but in this power's struggle, one of the brothers will betray the other one.

Four young women are participating on Idole Instantanée, a reality show produced by Omni Global, in which a complete stranger turns into a music star in just 24 hours.

The film portrays the search by an 11-year old deaf and mute boy for an audio-cassette his mother recorded shortly before her death.

Sathyaraj in a dual role. One role is of an IPS officer (Iyer) and the other is of a dada (Venkatachalapathy). The dada throughout the film has a dark skin and sports a bald head. Iyer believes that dadas and rowdies must be eliminated through encounters. But his father thinks one does not have the right to take any life. Dada Venkatachalapthy plants bombs at various places in the city and puts the blame on Muslims. Iyer takes Venkatachalapathy into custody. His sons Pasupathi and Gajapathi try to kill Iyer. Now Iyer's father turns against him and joins the villain. This sets off a chain of events leading to murders.

During military exercise a group of commandos walks into a mine field that has been left over since WWII. The only person who can save the trapped men is Serba, a surviving soldier of WWII, who was in the field back in 1943.

Tony Robinson examines the claims made in Dan Brown's best-selling novel, "The Da Vinci Code."

A making-of directed by Bodanzky himself, the documentary discusses the language of the film Iracema - Uma Transa Amazônica 30 years after it was made, gathering interviews with the authors, actors, critics and the filmmakers themselves.

French independent director Paul Vecchiali playfully bites the hand that periodically feeds him (and many of the nation's other creative filmmakers) in this dark comedy. Writer and director Vecchiali stars as a moviemaker named Paul Vecchiali, who is trying to complete his latest project, a dramatic love story about a young couple whose relationship is complicated by the man's addiction to drugs. Short on funds, Vecchiali approaches the National Cinema Center, who offer loans and grants to independent filmmakers whom they believe are deserving. The NCC is less than impressed with Vecchiali's latest script, and they turn him down, just as they have done a number of times in the past. Angry and determined that the NCC will never break the spirit of another director, Vecchiali and his crew block out a plan to assassinate the nine members of the funding board, though the press and public seem more bemused than outraged by the sudden rash of killings.

Alik and Mara are two adults who are commanding the group of homeless children. But everything changes after a new kid joins the company.

A baby is supposed to crown the dreamlike marriage of the divorce attorneys Pia and Uli, but the success of all their efforts – ranging from “sex on a schedule” to artificial insemination – fails to materialize. When Pia learns that Uli has cheated on her during this difficult period, she immediately files for a divorce. But Uli fights stubbornly for the custody of the deep-frozen oocytes which have remained from the artificial insemination.

In the dusty little town of Furlough in Texas, an animal is slaughtering the cattle and the locals. When the teenager Tommy is killed, their friends Anna Furlough, her Mexican-American boyfriend Miguel Gonzalez, Jill Gillespie and Rosie finds that a Mexican werewolf Chupacabra is the killer and they plot a plan to kill the beast.

A musical comedy set in the fast-paced, fast-food world of competing falafel stands in the West Bank... David, an Israeli soldier, falls in love with the beautiful Palestinian cashier, Fatima, despite the animosity between their families' dueling restaurants. Can the couple's love withstand a 2000-year-old conflict and their families' desire to control the future of the chickpea in the Middle East?

A 45-minute look at the making of City of Death, and in particular, the contribution of writer and script editor Douglas Adams.

A Brazilian pimp falls in love with a Russian prostitute, with disastrous consequences.

Explorations of the effect nature can have on humans, as explored via a navy officer lost at sea, and a child in a field.

A young blind sculptress has a brother who is a criminal. He is killed on the order of his boss by a hit man at her house while she is upstairs. She hears the noise and comes down but can't see the killer. He leaves her alive as she would never be able to identify him later. However when his boss finds out he tells him to go back and finish her off. He decides to join up with her and they flee the mob who follows them.

Documentary on the life of late Mother Love Bone singer Andrew Wood.

Forecast Video 2005 Featuring Paul Rodriguez Also Starring: Nick McLouth, Mike-Mo Capaldi, Jason Wakuzawa, Mike Barker & Ronson Lambert

An idol of young people in the 1960s, Françoise Hardy agrees to be interviewed and candidly reflects on her successes, disappointments, and love life.

A religious zealot and his terrorist cult take over a gay bar in New York City. Their plan is to remove the scourge of homosexuality from the planet. But little do they realize that when the natural order is tampered with, the wrath of the undead is awakened. Now a group of unlikely heroes must fight to survive the night and save the city.

Ana Laura is a 40 year-old, good looking and well-informed TV News Anchor who's also a cocaine addict. Facing her career decline as the channel she works in starts to give more space to younger professionals, she faces a night of unusual events as she dives further into drug abuse.

This film about the Algerian war shown at the April-May 2006 San Francisco International Film Festival was also currently on view in theaters in France.

2005 release

Debbie Rochon plays horror hostess, Mistress Misty, and introduces 4 stories about the Grim Reaper in various forms.

The star, director and co-writers of "Shaun Of The Dead" travel to Toronto to film their cameo roles as zombies in the latest film from the man who inspired them in the first place: George A. Romero ("not George B.Romero, he's not as good")

Director Umberto Lenzi, writer Ernesto Gastaldi and stars Ray Lovelock & Gino Santercole discuss the making of Lenzi's Almost Human.

H and P are back in the sequel to "12 Inches of Dangling Fury" and "Drop a Deuce". This time out, the sisters are part-time students, part-time exorcists as they battle the forces of evil in the city of Bonejack Heights. Little do they know, The Devil and his small band of minions are getting pissed at the rise of fallen demons, and Lucifer must set out on his own to kill Heather and Puggly and all of their friends that get in his way.

Based on a true story. Three greedy capitalists, a land baroness, banker and politician, flood a Vermont farming valley to create a lake resort. Ten years later, following a severe blizzard, the three perpetrators are left stranded in nearby Ramage House and the vengeful spirits of the town are woken.