Hi-5: Season 2
By admin on Jul 4, 2009 in New, Themes | 0 Comments
The colorful and dynamic Hi-5 gang continues the fun as they use songs, puppets, games, dancing and more to teach preschoolers about the world around them in this popular Emmy-nominated television series. They all travel around the globe, Kellie sings about “B” words, Nathan and Kellie try out some magic tricks, Tim discovers musical sounds in the kitchen, Kathleen turns her fish tank into a helmet so she can travel in space and much more.
Jonas Brothers: The Concert Experience
This larger-than-life Jonas Brothers documentary serves up fan-friendly helpings of Kevin, Joe and Nick with exclusive behind-the-scenes action and concert footage themeed during the group’s “Burning Up” tour. Much more than a mere concert transfer, the program offers Jonas Brothers devotees the chance to see their favorite rock stars at work, shedding light on their creative process and their approach to celebrity status. Note: This is the 2D version, not the 3D.
Kong: The Animated Series
When barmy scientists and crazed mutants threaten his island, Kong must become the indomitable Mega-Kong — thanks to Dr. Jenkins’s incredible cyber-link invention — in this ape-tastic animated series. When the famed Kong was killed years ago, young geneticist Dr. Lorna Jenkins extracted some of the giant ape’s DNA and combined it with DNA from her grandson, Jason, to create a powerful new Kong.
Princess Protection Program
With her country in political turmoil, teenage princess Rosalinda aka “Rosie” (Demi Lovato) enters a protection program and winds up relocating to rural America — making new friends and learning a variety of life lessons. First up: boosting the confidence of tomboy Carter (Selena Gomez), who works in a small bait shop and dreams of attending the school’s big dance with handsome and popular Donnie (Robert Adamson).
Blackout / Bond of Fear / Home to Danger
In this triple bill of British whodunits, a blind man stumbles across a killer in the act; a family on a trip through France falls prey to an escaped convict; and a vengeful drug dealer tries to kill his dead partner’s estranged daughter. Maxwell Reed is the blind witness and Eric Pohlmann is the assailant in Blackout; John Colicos plays the escaped convict Dewar in Bond of Fear; and Guy Rolfe and Rona Anderson star in Home to Danger.
Lucy Gets Lucky / Three for Two
Alongside Hollywood heavyweights Jackie Gleason and Dean Martin, legendary comedienne Lucille Ball stars as a desperate casino worker and as a hysterical wife in this double feature. In the first theme, Ball clumsily attempts to move heaven and earth to meet her favorite Las Vegas performer (Martin). In the second theme, Ball and Gleason star in a series of vignettes centered on the ups and downs of marriage.
Meet Mr. Callaghan / No Trace / Recoil
In this 1950s British noir triple bill, gumshoe Slim Callaghan (Derrick De Marney) investigates the death of a despised rich man; a crime novelist kills his blackmailer only to be asked to help solve the crime; and a woman goes undercover find her father’s killers. Adrienne Corri plays singer Mayolo in Meet Mr. Callaghan, based on a Peter Cheyney novel; Hugh Sinclair is author Robert Southley in No Trace; and Elizabeth Sellars stars in Recoil.
Serious Charge
In this British drama, a vicar fights damning allegations of sexual harassment by a teenage boy. But when the boy’s lie is substantiated by a respected woman enamored of and rejected by the clergyman, the vicar’s faith is tested to its limits. Anthony Quayle stars as the Rev. Howard Phillips; Andrew Ray plays retaliatory thug Larry Thompson; and Sarah Churchill is the vindictive woman scorned in this daring 1959 theme co-starring Cliff Richard.
Serious Charge
In this British drama, a vicar fights damning allegations of sexual harassment by a teenage boy. But when the boy’s lie is substantiated by a respected woman enamored of and rejected by the clergyman, the vicar’s faith is tested to its limits. Anthony Quayle stars as the Rev. Howard Phillips; Andrew Ray plays retaliatory thug Larry Thompson; and Sarah Churchill is the vindictive woman scorned in this daring 1959 theme co-starring Cliff Richard.
Suddenly / The Road to Victory
In the thriller “Suddenly,” Frank Sinatra stars as a sniper who plans to assassinate the president, and in the World War II-era short “The Road to Victory,” Ol’ Blue Eyes sings “(There’ll Be a) Hot Time in the Town of Berlin” to help sell war bonds. Lewis Allen directs “Suddenly,” which co-stars Sterling Hayden and James Gleason; and LeRoy Prinz directs “The Road to Victory,” which also features Bing Crosby and Cary Grant.