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A television newscaster's mental breakdown turns him into a celebrity when the network tries to profit from his illness.

Harry pays his first visit to his parents since the early '90s, and discovers a two-decade-old postcard from a gal he hooked up with (Kathleen Turner) informing him that she's pregnant. It turns out she had a daughter and put the girl up for adoption. Harry is moved by the prospe...

Based on actual WWII events, the film is set in December 1944 near Malmedy, Belgium, when advancing German troops kill over 70 unarmed American prisoners of war, an event known as the Malmedy Massacre. The four men who manage to escape into the Ardennes are a cross section of war...

Veteran police detective Colin McLaren spent four years on the forensic cold-case investigation of JFK's assassination. What he had, and other investigators did not, was modern technology and access to all the evidence, facts and eyewitness testimony. He claims to have solved a c...

Lloyd and Harry go on a road trip to find a child Harry never knew he had, and the responsibility neither should ever, ever be given.

Peter Appleton, a 1950s Hollywood screenwriter who is about to see his first screenplay made into a film, is mistakenly called before the House Un-American Activities Committee. As a result, the studio pulls the plans for the film. Peter then finds himself in a small California t...

As Parker Industries gains global success, Peter Parker's alter ego gets some upgrades of his own, along with back-up from Nick Fury and Mockingbird as he tackles a series of international threats.

Set in the same time period as BioWare's Dragon Age II, this all-new six-part web series. Tallis is an Elvish assassin hired by the Qunari to capture a rogue mage intent on wreaking havoc throughout the world. In her quest to find this dangerous mage, Tallis is joined by other co...

Lonely Planet Melbourne and Victoria is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Discover Melbourne's laneways and arcades, soak up spectacular scenery along the Great Ocean Road, or enjoy food, wine and...

How to Deal: Halley's sister got engaged to the wrong guy, her crazy grandmother moved in, her parents split up, and then she met a guy. To make it through senior year, she's going to have to learn how to deal with it. Raise Your Voice: A girl with an extraordinary voice is acce...

Written for the layman, this new biography of the world's most popular composer contains previously unrevealed material gathered from Russian files about his probable suicide at the age of 53 after being threatened with the exposure of his homosexuality.

"Explore the dreamlike world of Rudolf Nureyev's interpretation of The Nutcracker. In his imaginative retelling of a 19th-century classic, the young Clara is propelled by dark forces from the realm of childhood into a radiant kingdom where she takes centre stage. With a striking ...

""I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!" Those words, spoken by an unhinged anchorman named Howard Beale, "the mad prophet of the airwaves," took America by storm in 1976, when Network became a sensation. With a superb cast (including Faye Dunaway, William Hold...

"Born out of wedlock in fascist Italy, Sofia Scicolone seemed destined for a life of shame, poverty, and suffering. That she survived the bombings, food shortages, and epidemics of World War II was a miracle in itself. But she went on to astound the world as Sophia Loren, one of ...

On a warm night in December 1977, David Holden, chief foreign correspondent for the Sunday Times, landed in Cairo to report on crucial peace talks between Egypt and Israel, an epochal moment in global politics. Shortly after dawn, his body was found dumped on a dusty roadside. He...

This drive through the dark streets of the Motor City " is one of the best in Akashic Books' noir series. You cannot go wrong with this anthology."- Reviewing the Evidence From crime stories in the classic hard-boiled style to the vividly experimental, from the determinat...