Suzy’s a British soldier, born and bred, but fitting back into civilian life after fighting in Iraq isn’t easy. Haunted by the responsibility she feels for the death of an Iraqi child, she becomes obsessed with the safety of her own daughter, feeling the need to protect her against a threat that doesn’t seem to exist. As Suzy’s paranoia builds, her behaviour becomes more and more erratic, until finally, she puts her own child in serious danger.
When former journalist Martin Sixsmith is dismissed from the Labour Party in disgrace, he is at a loss as to what do. That changes when a young Irish woman approaches him about a story of her mother, Philomena, who had her son taken away when she was a teenage inmate of a Catholic convent. Martin arranges a magazine assignment about her search for him that eventually leads to America. Along the way, Martin and Philomena discover as much about each other as about her son’s fate. Furthermore, both find their basic beliefs challenged.
The Melbourne Cup is truly “the race that stops a nation”. Since it’s inception, great stories have emerged from this famous horse race, run each year on the first Tuesday in November, but none had a more extraordinary effect on the entire nation than the running of the 2002 Melbourne Cup. In the wake of the Bali bombings less than three weeks earlier, Australians were seeking refuge in their most cherished tradition – The Cup. But a grieving jockey’s courage in the face of his own loss, gave his countrymen far more than just a great race. The final thrilling moments of this story will be forever etched in Australian folklore. The Cup is not just a story about horse racing, it’s about triumph over adversity and that inner courage inside all of us.
Documentary | Half-length Discover what’s behind the trilogy transformed the intimate life of more than 75 million readers. “Fifty Shades of Grey” is the biggest publishing phenomenon in the history of the United Kingdom and is conquering the world with amazing speed. The love story between the entrepreneur Christian Grey and naive Anastasia Steele, left a deep impression on your readers.
Our five senses receive the anthology treatment in “Chilling Visions: 5 Senses of Fear,” a tongue-in-cheek, all-grotesque collection of short films from Chiller Films and Scream Factory. In “Smell,” directed by Nick Everhart, a down-on-his-luck office worker (Corey Scott Rutledge) sees a startling reversal of luck after receiving a mysterious bottle of cologne from a door-to-door saleslady (Hilary Greer). Using this “scent to die for,” however, comes with steep consequences. In “See,” directed by Miko Hughes, an optometrist (Ted Yudain) who steals the memories of his patients through their eyes becomes too involved for comfort in the life of an abused wife (Debra Jans). In “Touch,” directed by Emily Hagins, a cunning blind boy (Caleb Barwick) sets off through the woods to get help when his parents are hurt in a car accident and wanders into the clutches of a serial killer. In “Taste,” directed by Eric England, a young guy (Doug Roland) arrives at a slick corporation for what he assumes is a job interview, only to discover that headhunter Lacey Sharp (Symba Smith) is a real “man-eater.” And, in “Listen,” directed by Jesse Holland and Andy Mitton, a group of graduate students are tasked with piecing together in chronological order an infamous song called “Listen, My Children” that kills anyone who listens to it in its entirety.
Inkubus tells the story of a skeleton crew working the final shift at a soon to be demolished police station. The night takes a gruesome turn when the demon, Inkubus, calmly walks into the station holding the severed head of a murdered girl. Inkubus toys with the crew, allowing himself to be restrained, and begins to proudly confess to his litany of crimes, some dating back to the Middle Ages. Why? Inkubus has a score to settle with the one detective that almost put him away some thirteen years ago. To their dismay, the cops quickly become pawns in Inkubus’ brutal crowning achievement of murder, gore, and mayhem. They ultimately realize it’s his world, they only die in it.
Left of Center, a psychological thriller set in a small town in the rolling plains of Northeastern Oklahoma, focuses on a series of homicides along Highway 177. The murders cause a strained relationship between highway patrol officer Trooper Ferguson (J Bryson Baker) and local police chief Tom Parker (Jason Wilkinson), who are both personally invested in finding the killer. In efforts to solve the murders and put the town at ease, the lives of the two men converge through a series of encounters, as well as a startling revelation as the truth surfaces. Through a tangled web of obsession and deceit, Left of Center magnifies life in a tightly knit community while exposing its dark secrets.
Recently a 17-year-old boy, along with two other juveniles, was arrested and charged with ten crimes including that of raping a young boy at a soccer camp in Somerville, Massachusetts. His name became spread all over the media as articles, blogs, and message boards prejudged his guilt before any evidence was presented in court, typically proclaiming that the accused was a sick psychopath who deserved to rot in prison for the rest of his life. It was only after the media frenzy had subsided, however, that prosecutors admitted that they had widely conflicting accounts of what actually happened. Though some agreed that the boy participated in the attack, others said he tried to stop it, and still others said he wasn’t even in the room.
Driving, lost and tormented in the night, primal fears of the dark and the unknown give way to fear that you have let the evil in, or that it is already there.
No matter how clear the night sky is, no matter how many millions of stars are within view, looking up at the sky on a clear night still hides the halo of man-made debris around Earth that threatens the future of space exploration and endangers us all.
To Greg Heffley, middle school is the dumbest idea ever invented. It’s a place rigged with hundreds of social landmines, not the least of which are morons, wedgies, swirlies, bullies, lunchtime banishment to the cafeteria floor – and a festering piece of cheese with nuclear cooties. To survive the never-ending ordeal and attain the recognition and status he feels he so richly deserves, Greg devises an endless series of can’t-miss schemes, all of which, of course, go awry. And he’s getting it all down on paper, via a diary – “it’s NOT a diary, it’s a journal!” Greg insists, preferring the less-sissyfied designation – filled with his opinions, thoughts, tales of family trials and tribulations, and (would-be) schoolyard triumphs. “One day when I’m famous,” writes Greg, “I’ll have better things to do than answer peoples’ stupid questions all day.” So was born the Wimpy Kid’s diary.
Black Caviar’s trainer Peter Moody and part owner Gary Wilkie will launch a new documentary DVD on the unbeaten mare’s career in the VRC Owners and Trainers Lounge on Saturday.
