The story of the relationship between Karamakate, an Amazonian shaman and last survivor of his people, and two scientists who work together over the course of 40 years to search the Amazon for a sacred healing plant. 

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Erik has a problem, he simply doesn't enjoy all the rape and pillage that goes with being a Viking. So he persuades his villagers to go on a different sort of mission - to visit the Gods and put an end to the Dark Ages. Another epic in the inimitable Python style. Not their best, but worth a watch. find out more...

Moses takes his people on an epic 80 year amble to find the promised land, pursued by a suscpiciously caucasian Egyptian King. Plagues 'a' go, go, seas 'a' parting and dialogue to perish to.

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As Season 4 begins, the Lannisters' hold on the Iron Throne remains intact in the wake of the Red Wedding slaughter that wiped out many of their Stark nemeses. But can they survive their own egos as well as new and ongoing threats? Meanwhile, an unbowed Stannis Baratheon continues to rebuild his army; the Lannister-loathing ‘Red Viper of Dorne,’ Oberyn Martell, arrives at King's Landing for Joffrey's wedding to Margaery Tyrell; Daenerys Targaryen and her dragons and unsullied forc find out more...

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Luc Besson attempts an interpretation of the mad French heroine of the title, who believes it's her destiny to lead France to victory against the horrible English, but instead got sold to them when it suited her erstwhile fellow nationals. Lots of action and lots of mental self flagellation with a barbecue at the end. find out more...

English General Charles George Gordon, a devout Christian, is appointed military governor of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by Prime Minister Gladstone. Ordered to evacuate Egyptians from the Sudan, General Gordon stays on to protect the people of Khartoum, who are under threat of being conquered by Mohammed Ahmed el Mahdi, "the Expected One," the head of the Muslim forces. An out-and-out action spectacle sealed with stunning cinematography. find out more...

Balian's a blacksmith, his mum's dead, as is his young wife and until a knight on the way to the crusades comes clip clopping along he's had no idea who his dad is either. Invited to join the crusades, Balian, after a disagreement with the church, decides to join his new found father and so begins legend. Settled in the Holy Land, Balian swiftly proves himself a fierce warrior and a man of integrity, earning the respect of not only his men but his Moslem foes…and the love of a princess. Surroun find out more...

The civil war may have ended, but for Gideon life is an unending struggle as he is relentlessly pursued by Colonel Carver for whom there is one final act of violence to commit, Gideon's killing. Through a freezing snow covered mountain pass, past small holders, bank robbers, a Christian settlers' convoy, Irish railway workers and across the desert, this epic and unforgiving chase goes on. "Seraphim Falls" is an intriguing and atmospheric pursuit western driven by two fine performances and an ari find out more...

Brad Pitt adopts a dodgy accent to portray up-himself Austrian Heinrich Harrer. Accompanied by David Thewlis, the self-obsessed climber makes an attempt on the Himalayas, gets captured and incarcerated in a British POW camp, escapes, then sets off on an odyssey through sweeping plains and air-brushed sunsets, finally ending up in Tibet. Befriended by a young Dalai Lama, Harrer is eventually able to wallow in the smug self-satisfaction of a man who's "found himself". It all looks very pretty, but find out more...