2024-09-28
The myth-adventures of Greek hero Jason and his quest to find the Golden Fleece are highlighted by his battles with various monstrous creatures, including a 100-foot bronze god, bat-like Harpies, a seven-headed Hydra and an army of skeleton warriors. (Repeat).
Jules Verne's tale of Union soldiers transported by balloon to a South Sea island. Michael Craig. Lady Fairchild: Joan Greenwood. Brown: Michael Callan. Spilett: Gary Merrill. Nemo: Herbert Lom. Elena: Beth Rogan. Tom: Nigel Green. Excellent special effects by Ray Harryhausen. Cy Endfield directed. (Repeat).
Thriller about a giant octopus in San Francisco Bay. Kenneth Tobey, Faith Domergue. John: Donald Curtis. Adm. Burns: Ian Keith. Adm. Norman: Dean Maddox Jr. Griff: Chuck Griffiths. Bill: Harry Lauter. Directed by Robert Gordon. (Repeat).
The Arabian Nights hero battles horrifying monsters (courtesy of special-effects man Ray Harryhausen) on a quest to acquire the egg of a mythical bird that is needed to return a shrunken princess to normal size. (Repeat).
The second of special-effects master Ray Harryhausen's three Sinbad epics finds the titular hero and his crew on a quest for a magical golden tablet, while battling a fiendish wizard and his many menacing monsters, including a six-armed statue that comes to life, a one-eyed centaur and a flying griffin. (Repeat).
Patrick Wayne is that legendary adventurer in this tale of derring-do highlighted by Ray Harryhausen's animated monsters and the scenery of Malta, Spain and Jordan. Taryn Power. Zenobia: Margaret Whiting. Farah: Jane Seymour. Melanthius: Patrick Troughton. Rafi: Kurt Christian. Kassim: Damien Thomas. Sam Wanamaker directed. (Repeat).
Ray Harryhausen's special effects highlight this H.G. Wells classic about a scientist and his companion who launch a homemade space vehicle on a lunar expedition in 1899 and discover an alien civilization that resembles an ant colony. (Repeat).
An adaptation of the Jonathan Swift classic about an Englishman's adventures in strange lands. (Repeat).
World War II action and romance. Kerwin Mathews. Brady: Ray Danton. Ruth: Julie Adams. Paula: Karen Sharpe. Paul Wendkos directed. (Repeat).
Frances McDormand commands the screen with her tour-de-force-of-nature spin as Jane, a freewheeling, free-loving Los Angeles record producer who opens her Hollywood Hills home to her straitlaced doctor son Sam and his fiancée (Christian Bale, Kate Beckinsale). But cultures clash and generation gaps widen as mommie dearest and sonny dreariest lock horns. Natascha McElhone, Alessandro Nivola. (Repea
The stellar career of League RBI champ Bobby Rayburn means everything to knife salesman Gil Renard, his most ardent fan. Gil's obsession takes a deadly turn as he secretly vows to stop at nothing, including murder, to restore his idol's reputation. Robert De Niro, Wesley Snipes, Ellen Barkin, John Leguizamo, Benicio Del Toro, Patti D'Arbanville-Quinn, Chris Mulkey, Andrew J. Ferchland. (Repeat).
Lame action thriller starring Steven Seagal as a mercenary agent who takes on a bevy of baddies when he is hired to transport a mysterious package from France to Germany. Max Ryan, Harry Van Gorkum, Jeffrey Pierce, Anna-Louise Plowman. (Repeat).
A hit man for an L.A.-based Chinese triad refuses to carry out an assignment, bringing down the wrath of the Mob boss who helped bring his family to the States---and making him the target of a ruthless team of assassins. Chow Yun-Fat, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rooker, Jurgen Prochnow, Kenneth Tsang, Til Schweiger, Danny Trejo, Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez, Randall Duk Kim, Carlos Gomez, Frank Medrano. (R