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Peter Rowe

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Treasure IslandTreasure Island · 1999
Treasure Island
5.31999
MovieAdventureFamily
Young Jim Hawkins and peg-legged Long John Silver set sail for adventure in Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of dastardly pirates, swashbuckling heroes, buried treasure and a young boy's amazing courage. The narrative diverges from that of the novel in that Captain Smollett convinces Squire Trelawney and Doctor Livesey to cut Jim out of his rightful share of the treasure and so Jim then teams up with Silver.
Adventures of the Black StallionAdventures of the Black Stallion · 1990
Adventures of the Black Stallion
10.01990
MovieFamilyAdventure
Experience the magic of author Carroll Ballard's timeless tale all over again as screen star Mickey Rooney returns to the role that earned him his fourth Academy Award nomination, and follow the further adventures of the Black Stallion as based on Walter Farley's continuation of the series. Veteran horse trainer Henry Dailey (Rooney) sees boundless potential in young jockey Alec Ramsay (Richard Ian Cox), and as the two prepare to take Black Stallion to France to race in the Prix de Chantilly, an unforeseen tragedy forces Alec's French friend Nicole (Marianne Filali) to abandon the race in favor of caring for her ailing mother. As Alec and Henry prepare for the Prix de Chantilly, their situation is complicated by a series of shady businessmen and devious gamblers who are desperately attempting to fix the race.
Buffalo Airport VisionsBuffalo Airport Visions · 1967
Buffalo Airport Visions
1967
Movie
An experimental investigation of Toronto street life and youth culture.
Lost!Lost! · 1986
Lost!
7.01986
MovieActionDrama
Bob and his wife Linda accompany his brother Jim on a sailing cruise to Costa Rica, where Jim will start as a missionary. In a terrible storm their boat flips over. Jim believes the accident was a sign from god and throws away their distilling apparatus and food - "You shall not interfere with god's will". However nobody knows they're lost, so no one searches them for weeks.
Personal ExemptionsPersonal Exemptions · 1989
Personal Exemptions
9.01989
MovieComedy
A dedicated IRS investigator pursues her career at the expense of her very disfunctional family. Nanette Fabray stars as the IRS officer who is nearing retirement and losing control of the once-balanced home life she has neglected. Her daughter is helping to smuggle in aliens, her husband is being pursued by the amorous widow next door, and her partner isn't much help with her pursuit of the bad-guys. Ever seen Nanette Fabray in black leather pants and sporting a black eye? Written by Anonymous
Take TwoTake Two · 1988
Take Two
4.11988
MovieRomanceThriller
A dying woman tells her son, Barry Griffith, she had been a surrogate mother for a millionaire, and that he is a twin to that baby. He seeks out his twin, Frank Bentley to get a bite of his inheritance, but he's not the first long-lost brother to call. Barry stakes out across the street from Frank's home so he can spy and release the story to a tabloid paper. In the process, he begins an affair with Frank's mistreated wife.
Splatter: Architects of FearSplatter: Architects of Fear · 1986
Splatter: Architects of Fear
4.91986
MovieDocumentary
Thrill to the action from a battle to the death between beautiful amazons, twisted mutants and sickening, deadly zombies sometime after WWIII as you also watch from behind the scenes as brilliant special effects are constructed by demented master craftsmen, some of whom seem to be losing their grip on reality! Which side of the camera are we really on? How far will these gut-wrenching effects go? The answer is further than ever before - more graphic scenes of violence, perversion, mutilation and slaught per minute than any horror feature ever made!
Shipwrecked on a Great LakeShipwrecked on a Great Lake · 2014
Shipwrecked on a Great Lake
6.02014
MovieDocumentaryDrama
An adventure docudrama from Canadian producer and director, Peter Rowe. Shipwrecked on a Great Lake is the story of Ned Myers, the 24-year-old Canadian-American sailor who was one of the few survivors of the shipwreck of two warships, the Hamilton and the Scourge, in August 1813. Based on the story by James Fenimore Cooper, who appears as a character in the film.

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Adventures of the Black StallionAdventures of the Black Stallion · 1990
Adventures of the Black Stallion
10.01990
MovieFamilyAdventure
Experience the magic of author Carroll Ballard's timeless tale all over again as screen star Mickey Rooney returns to the role that earned him his fourth Academy Award nomination, and follow the further adventures of the Black Stallion as based on Walter Farley's continuation of the series. Veteran horse trainer Henry Dailey (Rooney) sees boundless potential in young jockey Alec Ramsay (Richard Ian Cox), and as the two prepare to take Black Stallion to France to race in the Prix de Chantilly, an unforeseen tragedy forces Alec's French friend Nicole (Marianne Filali) to abandon the race in favor of caring for her ailing mother. As Alec and Henry prepare for the Prix de Chantilly, their situation is complicated by a series of shady businessmen and devious gamblers who are desperately attempting to fix the race.

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Beyond the Red Wall: The Persecution of Falun GongBeyond the Red Wall: The Persecution of Falun Gong
Beyond the Red Wall: The Persecution of Falun Gong
MovieDocumentary
Beyond the Red Wall: The Persecution of Falun Gong focuses on the story of Canadian Falun Gong member Kunlun Zhang, an artist and professor at McGill University, who was arrested and sentenced to nearly three years in a Chinese labour camp. Falun Gong, a method of exercise and meditation was outlawed in China in 1999 by President Jiang Zemin. Since that time it is believed by the Falun Gong, that thousands of followers of this spiritual movement have been sent to Chinese jails. There, they believe many have been tortured and even killed. There are also allegations, contained in a report co-authored by Canadian lawyer David Matas and David Kilgour, former Secretary of State for Asia-Pacific, that Falun Gong practitioners have been victims of organ harvesting in China. Chinese Officials deny all such claims.

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