Jim Ladd

An account of the short life of genius musician Jimi Hendrix (1942-70), probably the most talented and influential guitarist of the twentieth century: his humble beginnings in Seattle, his time in New York, his rise to fame in swinging London… Live fast, love hard, die young.

Twenty years after an acrimonious break-up, rock band "The Spiders" are asked to re-form as the subject of a Reality Show. However, the band's original producer and songwriter is now living in Thailand, forcing the four remaining members to abandon their mundane lives, to once more pursue their quest for "Glory Days".

“Mr Mojo Risin’” is the story of the making of the Doors’ last album with Jim Morrison “L.A. Woman”. 2011 is the 40th anniversary both of the album’s release and of the death of Jim Morrison and this programme goes into detail of how the album came about, its recording and what was happening to the band at the time. The story is told through new interviews with the three surviving Doors: Ray Manzarek, Robbie Krieger and John Densmore plus contributions from Jac Holzman, founder of their label Elektra Records, Bill Siddons, who was their manager, Bruce Botnick, engineer and co-producer of the album and others associated with the Doors at this time. The show includes archive footage of the Doors performing both live and in the studio, classic photographs and new musical demonstrations from the Doors.

The creative chemistry of four brilliant artists —drummer John Densmore, guitarist Robby Kreiger, keyboardist Ray Manzarek and singer Jim Morrison— made The Doors one of America's most iconic and influential rock bands. Using footage shot between their formation in 1965 and Morrison's death in 1971, it follows the band from the corridors of UCLA's film school, where Manzarek and Morrison met, to the stages of sold-out arenas.

O excêntrico dr. Newbury (Richard Beymer) utiliza uma jovem sensitiva cega, Laura Anderson (Samantha Scully), em suas experiências secretas realizadas num hospital psiquiátrico. Sem que a jovem saiba, o cientista está criando uma ligação telepática entre ela e Ricky Caldwell (Bill Moseley), o psicopata de "Natal Sangrento 2", que está vivo, mas em estado vegetativo. Mas a experiência dá errado, despertando o Papai Noel assassino do coma para uma nova onda de mortes. Sem saber de nada, Laura decide passar o Natal com sua vó numa pequena cidade do interior, enquanto Ricky a persegue deixando uma trilha de cadáveres.

Katie é uma adolescente feia que, de repente, se transforma numa jovem atraente. Doug é o pai da beldade e faz de tudo para afastar os "gaviões", de forma tão incisiva que corre o risco de perder o amor de sua "pequena".

Diane parece estar com a vida feita: melhor estudante de sua classe, tem bolsa uma bolsa de estudos na Inglaterra assegurada. Até que, no último verão antes de sua viagem, conhece Lloyd, um simpático rapaz com boas intenções, mas que não tem a mínima idéia do que quer fazer de sua vida.

Dois velhos amigos cresceram em lados opostos da lei. Um é ex-traficante, enquanto o outro, um conhecido policial. Os destinos dos dois voltam a se cruzar quando ambos se apaixonam pela mesma mulher, dando início a um perigoso triângulo amoroso.

Billy is a 23-year-old Welshman from the South Wales Valleys. He is mentally and physically disabled, confined to a wheelchair and only able to work his upper body. Though he is conceived as mentally challenged, his disability has actually made him not only a genius, but also superhuman, as he also has the ability to literally hear radio waves throughout all frequencies without aid.

A suburban teen stars a pirate radio station in the back of his van and becomes a cult hero.