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The story of Major-General Orde Wingate, creator of the British Army's Chindits.

Abby and Maxi are in love and travel for a holiday to Pokhara, Nepal. Once there, Abby meets an attractive young woman named Tanya and both are attracted to each other. Tanya asks a drunken Abby to accompany her to her room, which he does. The next day Abby wakes up and finds Tanya's body, with her skull virtually crushed, next to him. He runs from the scene, quite certain that he will be blamed for killing her. He confides in Bunty, the local Guide, and Maxi, and both disbelieve him. It is now up to Abby to find out who really killed Tanya, what was the motive for her death, and who wanted him at the scene of the crime.

After witnessing his father murder his mom, 10 year-old Gabriel becomes insane. Now 20 years later, Gabriel begins a twisted mission of finding vulnerable victims to kill, while believing it's all in the name of God.

The Papal Chase is a feature-length guerrilla documentary that captures one man's obsession to meet the Pope in order to win a bet. The Pope is visiting Canada and Kenny's friend has bet him $1000 that he can't meet 'his holiness'. Kenny's a maniac, a non-believer, totally lacking any form of spirituality, he is overly determined to win the cash, but he has only six days to redeem himself. In his attempt to meet 'the most heavily guarded man in the world' Kenny becomes a Pope-arazzi, fighting his way through millions of pilgrims and onlookers, thousands of cops, security guards, Vatican Special Forces, precision snipers, the media and 2 million religious zealots. Over the 6-day period, Kenny becomes slightly catholicised, beginning to search not only for the Pope, but an understanding of God. His religious quest is a fascinating glimpse into contemporary global faith and Papal celebrity. Hotz's irreverent, often confrontational style explores the limits of personal freedom and expression at the highly secure, international festival. Armed with a fake press card, Kenny has undertaken a task of biblical proportions. Is it possible for some obsessed freak to meet the Pope?

For longtime fans of Saturday Night Live, nothing says "Christmas" like clay, and the hapless hero of Walter Williams's sadistic skits brings it all back in this half-hour 1996 special. Those who can't stand watching the torture of static, crudely sculpted Play-Doh people might not see the humor as Mr. Bill's whole family is subjected to a wide array of holiday abuse--from the festive blendering of the egg dog to the explosive arrival of the sinister Santa Sluggo. Things are livened up by spiritual guest Father Guido Sarducci and his quest to find a real Christmas in sunny L.A., home of many former SNL actors and writers. Mr. Bill also takes a technological leap forward as a reluctant Scrooge in a computer-animated version of Dickens's A Christmas Carol. Humorous ads for some very simple toys also add to the fun and festivity. And when you think it's all over, keep watching--the real gem of the package is slipped in after the credits. It's an example of the real thing, a Mr. Bill SNL Christmas spot from the 1970s. Done on film rather than video, the old Mr. Bill seems much cruder but much, much funnier. In all, this video is worth a few laughs, and would make an ideal gift for fans and collectors.

Filmmaker Abby Rhodes is an only child whose parents were killed in a freak accident at a zoo. They thought it was a petting zoo. They were wrong. Abby discovers that she had an uncle, Peter, whom she never knew existed until she receives a box of his personal effects in the mail. She learns that he moved to Europe after high school and never looked back, playing guitar in a number of bands to survive. He too was killed in a freak accident at a zoo. Coincidence Heredity Freakish bad luck Abby will never know. But she decides to make a film about him.

Why do women fight? This riveting behind-the-scenes look into the world of the female combatant takes us from manicures to knockouts! It turns our attention to the woman who is widely considered pound for pound the most dangerous fighter of any time, undefeated boxing sensation Lucia Rijker (Rollerball, TV's "Thunderbox"). She reveals the stages of physical, mental and spiritual growth while smashing opponents and preconceptions. "Shadow Boxers" exposes the beauty and brutality of the sport through the eyes of the introspective fighter while showing what's really at stake when women enter the ring.

Filmmaker Alex Harty, 29, has always considered himself a "tortured artist"--but it's not until his wife dies in a car accident that he learns the term's true meaning. Still saddled with grief two years after her death, Alex's once-promising career has come to a standstill. After assaulting a movie producer with a Mont Blanc pen in Los Angeles, Alex returns to his hometown of San Francisco with little more than his beloved Mercury Comet, and a tape recording of his wife's last phone message. Once in the Bay Area, Alex re-acquaints himself with a wide array of characters, including a photographer who's stalking her ex-boyfriend, a fetish-hungry former classmate, a San Francisco socialite who fancies herself as a patron of the arts, a wedding band singer turned performance artist, a flashy city supervisor who aspires to be the next JFK, Jr., and the now grown-up French girl who spent her childhood summers as his neighbor. Several misadventures, including a comical car accident, a series of failed pranks and a minor earthquake, culminate in Alex reaching a clearer understanding of his grief, one that allows him to break through his "torture" and return to his art.

Witch siblings Rowan, Giada, and Calliope have been on the run constantly, ever since the drowning that killed them all four centuries ago. Trying to survive in an ever-changing world when the three of them always stay the same, the siblings switch jobs and towns and identities the same way others switch coats and hats. Their most recent endeavor: working as nannies at a local orphanage. Run by a strict curriculum, and an even stricter owner, the siblings start to read the gloomy children a book of fairy-tales with the hope that it will bring some joy into the house. But their magic makes the fables larger than life, and when strange oddities begin to manifest too close to home, the siblings are forced to make a difficult choice: stay and save the people and life they've unintentionally grown fond of, or do what they've always done best run.

Filmmaker Zalman King travels to Texas to research country music for an upcoming feature film he plans to direct. He's put in contact with Texas Music Hall of Fame inductee Dale Watson. Watson is exactly the right person King is looking for to star in his film, so he goes on the road with Watson as he performs throughout the southern U.S. As the trip progresses, Watson reveals how he went crazy with grief after the death of his girlfriend. Trying to contact her spirit through an Ouija Board leads Watson down a road to further insanity. An insanity from which he might not be able to, or want to, return.

A drive for greatness, a pion for music, a desire for women--the incomparable Gustav Mahler was torn by these forces, in turn leading a tormented life and fashioning undeniably affecting music.

A man defends the building he's worked in for 40 years from eminent destruction.

Zian Servettaz is a dedicated mountain man. His Italian-born wife Bianca does not adjust well to his mountain village in France, and to the ever life-threatening dangers presented by his mountain guiding and climbing.

A family in Hong Kong win multiple holiday prizes at the same time. We follow the oldest son on his trip to Japan, where he meets a Japanese tour guide and an eccentric thief. They accompany him back to Hong Kong, only to discover that property developers are trying to coerce his family from their home to make way for a new skyscraper.

An intimate portrait of actor-writer-director John Cassavetes and a loving tribute to his genius for studying and depicting the human character. In-depth, candid interviews with his wife and muse Gena Rowlands as well as his most trusted friends and co-workers like Peter Falk, Ben Gazzara, Seymour Cassel, etc. Clips from Cassavetes' greatest films, and many rare photos illustrate this touching documentary.

A woman wants to clear her father's name. He supposedly murdered a shady night club owner. She starts looking for clues about the real perpetrator, but finds more than she bargained for.