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Communication is the key to the survival for nine strangers who have been kidnapped by a masked gunman...

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Director: Kevin Chu
Pop star idol Aaron Kwok Fu-shing stars in this teen wish-fulfillment fantasy directed by Kevin Chu Kar-wing. Hung (Kwok) is a college student working a tourist boat stand for the summer. In the long stretches when there's no customers, he spends his day staring longingly at a billboard picture of Hong Kong's biggest model Michelle (Rosamund Kwan Chi-lam). When he happens to run into the real thing, Hung throws caution to the wind and vows to make Michelle his no matter what. On her end, Michelle, stuck in a relationship with an abusive clod, is quietly pining for something different. As the two inevitably fall in love, the movie provides numerous musical interludes for Kwok's biggest pop hits.

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About the inhabitants of a small Iowa town suddenly plagued by insanity and then death after a mysterious toxin contaminates their water supply.

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The Fall of Great Empires brings ancient civilizations to life through its in-depth investigations of the rise and fall of the Egyptian, Roman, Persian, Holy Roman, Byzantine and Carthaginian empires. Along the shores of the Mediterranean to the deserts of the Middle East, powerful rulers struggled for domination, political and religious ideals clashed, and victories and defeats changed the course of history. Through lavish imagery, dramatic reenactments and expert interviews, the people and events that embodied each mighty imperial power unfold.

The Fall of Great Empires brings ancient civilizations to life through its in-depth investigations of the rise and fall of the Egyptian, Roman, Persian, Holy Roman, Byzantine and Carthaginian empires. Along the shores of the Mediterranean to the deserts of the Middle East, powerful rulers struggled for domination, political and religious ideals clashed, and victories and defeats changed the course of history. Through lavish imagery, dramatic reenactments and expert interviews, the people and events that embodied each mighty imperial power unfold.