In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus began a military campaign of unprecedented scale, led by the Prime Minister, himself. Left with no other hope for survival, the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu formed an unlikely alliance. Numerous battles of strength and wit ensued, both on land and on water, eventually culminating in the battle of Red Cliff. During the battle, two thousand ships were burned, and the course of Chinese history was changed forever.
In 1453, the Byzantine capital of Constantinople is surrounded by
Ottoman Turks. The city is but a shadow of its former glory due to the
empire's ever receding coffers, while the Ottoman Empire continues to
grow rich. After years of tolerating the existance of Byzantium, the
ambitious sultan, Mehmet II launches his campaign to end the Byzantine
Empire and take Constantinople for the Ottomans, resulting in arguably
the greatest siege of that age.
It is the year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age. Two emerging
nations begin to clash after Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen,
Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband, Menelaus, and sail with him back
to Troy. After Menelaus finds out that his wife was taken by the
Trojans, he asks his brother Agamemnon to help him get her back.
Agamemnon sees this as an opportunity for power. So they set off with
1,000 ships holding 50,000 Greeks to Troy. With the help of Achilles,
the Greeks are able to fight the never before defeated Trojans. But they
come to a stop by Hector, Prince of Troy. The whole movie shows their
battle struggles and the foreshadowing of fate in this adaptation of
Homer's classic "The Iliad."
Genres: Drama | History Stars: Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom
During the Ming Dynasty four orphans; Ying, Sao, Yuanlong and
Niehu are raised in Taoyuan Village and become close to being brothers.
Their exceptional martial arts skills allows them to reach the highest
rank within the imperial guards. After a successful attempt to kill a
Japanese troop leader, the Emperor orders Ying to escort the Golden
Wheel of Time from Sindu back to the capital, which is said to have the
power of time travel and foresee into the future. From the
correspondence between Japanese and Ming officials seized from the
mission, Mr. Tu - the Chief of National Defence - reveals that he can
identify the traitor by the handwritings. On the way of escorting the
Golden Wheel of Time in the snow, Ying is surprisingly confronted by
Sao, Yuanlong and Niehu. They inform Ying the news of the murder of Tu's
family with Ying as the killer. The Emperor believes that Ying killed
Tu in order to conceal his identity as the traitor, and orders to have
Ying and his clan killed. With the ...
Set in 79 A.D., POMPEII tells the epic story of Milo (Kit Harington), a slave turned invincible gladiator who finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia (Emily Browning), the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been unwillingly betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts in a torrent of blazing lava, Milo must fight his way out of the arena in order to save his beloved as the once magnificent Pompeii crumbles around him.
In this sequel to Red Cliff, Chancellor Cao Cao convinces Emperor Xian of the Han to initiate a battle against the two Kingdoms of Shu and Wu, who have become allied forces, against all expectations. Red Cliff will be the site for the gigantic battle.
At the height of the First World War, two young British
soldiers must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop
a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers.
Genres:
Drama | History | War Stars: George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark Strong, Andrew Scott, Richard Madden, Claire Duburcq, Colin Firth, Benedict Cumberbatch
MIDWAY centers on the Battle of Midway, a clash between the American fleet and the Imperial Japanese Navy which marked a pivotal turning point in the Pacific Theater during WWII. The film, based on the real-life events of this heroic feat, tells the story of the leaders and soldiers who used their instincts, fortitude and bravery to overcome the odds.
