Specter the leader of the ape world was just an ordinary ape at the zoo. That is until a pipo-helmet which was invented by a brilliant but absent minded Professor was accidentally dropped into his cage. When Specter puts the intelligence-boosting helmet on he is suddenly given the intelligence of a human & even starts to look human. What is a super intelligent ape to do in a world dominated by people? ...

Great apes—chimps bonobos orangutans & gorillas— are our nearest relatives. They have some of the biggest brains in proportion to body size of any animals but how similar are their minds to ours? Few would deny that apes experience emotions like ours: love & grief rage & pleasure fear & glee. If we accept their ability to feel what about their ability to think? Just how smart are they? They are among the few animals to have culture ideas & technologies that spread from one individual to another. So why does human culture move at warp speed while ape culture changes little over the generations? Ape Genius presents a lively synthesis of new research that reveals the critical gap between ape minds & our own. Both apes & humans learn from others by observation but only humans show other individuals new skills. We are in a league of our own because our minds have specific cognitive & emotional skills that allow us teach other. ...

As broadcast on Channel 4 Apocalypse is the groundbreaking documentary series that tells the brutal & moving history of World War 2 entirely through colourised archive footage. Three years in the making & gathered from more than 60 national libraries & personal archives Apocalypse tells in amazing never-before-seen detail the key events that shaped the conflict: from the Blitzkrieg to the Allied bombing of Berlin & Stalingrad through to the dropping of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima. Apocalypse features six one-hour episodes & exclusive to Blu Ray ‘ The Making of Apocalypse’ & ‘ Archive Newsreel Footage’ bonus features. Prepare to experience first-hand how nations were saved whole armies lost & heroes made. ...

As broadcast on Channel 4 Apocalypse is the groundbreaking documentary series that tells the brutal & moving history of World War 2 entirely through colourised archive footage. Three years in the making & gathered from more than 60 national libraries & personal archives Apocalypse tells in amazing never-before-seen detail the key events that shaped the conflict: from the Blitzkrieg to the Allied bombing of Berlin & Stalingrad through to the dropping of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima. In six one-hour episodes prepare to experience first-hand how nations were saved whole armies lost & heroes made. ...

Documentary investigating when & how the world will come to an end. The programme discusses the Mayan theory that civilisation will be wiped out in December 2012 & examines possible scenarios for how this will occur from another ice age to gamma rays damaging the ozone layer. ...

Francis Ford Coppolas iconic hallucinatory masterpiece Apocalypse Now has been painstakingly restored by his own Zoetrope studios under his close supervision. Martin Sheen (TVs The West Wing) stars as Army Captain Willard a troubled man sent on a dangerous top-secret mission into Cambodia to assassinate a rogue Green Beret Col. Kurtz (Marlon Brando The Godfather On the Waterfront Last Tango in Paris) who has barricaded himself in a remote outpost. As Willard ventures deeper & deeper into the wilderness of the jungle he embarks on a strange journey that leads him to Kurtz – but also forces him to come face to face with the terrifying vision of the heart of darkness in us all. Special

Features: Apocalypse Now Redux Hearts of Darkness
- The ultimate feature-length documentary on the making of Apocalypse Now directed by Eleanor Coppola NEW Video interview with Francis Ford Coppola & Martin Sheen NEW Video interview with Francis Ford Coppola & screenwriter John Milius NEW Never-before-seen original screen tests Apocalypse Now casting Original 1938 radio reading of Heart of Darkness by Orson Welles Audio commentary with director Francis Ford Coppola Never-before-seen complete Francis Ford Coppola interview John Miliuss complete script with Francis Ford Coppola notes Additional deleted scenes 200 storyboard drawings


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One of the most iconic films ever made & one of the most disturbing dramatisations of the Vietnam War ever seen Francis Ford Coppolas Apocalypse Now is cinema at its most epic & unforgettable. Traumatised soldier Captain Benjamin L. Willard has been chosen for a highly classified mission. He must journey along the notorious Nung river & into the savage depths of war torn Cambodia in search of the mysterious Colonel Kurtz. Deemed insane & a danger to the war effort Kurtz must be terminated with extreme prejudice. But the closer he gets to Kurtz the closer he gets to his own heart of darkness. In 2001 Coppola re-approached his hallucinatory masterpiece to create a definitive version reinstating 49 minutes of previously unseen material. The result is Apocalypse Now Redux. In a pristine new transfers supervised by Francis Ford Coppola Presented in the original (2.35:1) theatrical aspect ratio Contains both the original theatrical cut of Apocalypse Now & Apocalypse Now Redux ...

In 1979 renowned director Francis Ford Coppola changed cinema history with his mesmerising epic Apocalypse Now one of the most unforgettable authentic & harrowing depictions of the Vietnam War. In 2001 he re-approached his hallucinatory masterpiece to create a definitive version reinstating 49 minutes of previously unseen material. The result is Apocalypse Now Redux. Tormented army captain Benjamin L. Willard is sent on a secret mission into warring Cambodia to eliminate the mysterious & psychotic renegade Colonel Kurtz. But its a hazardous journey that will take him into the heart of savage conflict & to the edge of sanity. The Timeless Epic from Francis Ford Coppola In a pristine new transfer supervised by Francis Ford Coppola Presented in the original (2.35:1) theatrical aspect ratio ...

Five-time Academy Award winner Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather Trilogy) brings this epic & horrifying tale set in the midst of the Vietnam War. Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) has been put forward by Colonel Lucas (Harrison Ford) to partake in an extremely dangerous mission to Cambodia where he must assassinate Colonel Walter E. Kurtz (Marlon Brando). Kurtz is a highly skilled & exceptionally dangerous Green Beret who has believed to have gone insane & has set himself up as a godly figure to a tribe of violent followers. Willard soon realises that Kurtz is a highly decorated officer in the US army & must now put his life on the line to put a stop to Kurtz’s madness. But does he have what it takes? Oscar winning drama with an impressive supporting cast including Robert Duvall Laurence Fishburn & Dennis Hopper. -M.F. ...

A journalist & cameraman head deep into the Australian bush in a bid to uncover the truth surrounding a bizarre doomsday cult the Bytherainians. What they discover is shocking beyond their wildest imaginings. Part Blair Witch part Wicker Man Apocalyptic is one of the creepiest & unforgettable Australian horror experiences in years. Special

Features: Making of Documentary Cast & Director Commentaries Short Films Gag Reel

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