The boys chant a version of the US Army cadence as they march, and Piggy's eyeglass lenses give Ralph a bright idea on how to start a fire. But once the fire starts...

Captain Benson, the pilot of the ill-fated flight, is in dire shape, and the boys decide who their leader should be. They also start arguing about getting rescued.

This is the second film adaptation of William Golding's Lord of the Flies, published in 1953. The opening scenes show the arrival of 24 military school boys on a deserted island in the Pacific, after their airplane has crashed into the ocean.

This is the trailer for Quentin Tarantino's indy noir masterpiece that made him one of America's most respected filmmakers, made stars of Uma Thurman and Samuel L. Jackson, and revived John Travolta's sagging career. The film combines the stories of four groups of hoods in Los Angeles.

Here is the trailer for the first season of the TV series “Merlin,” an action drama inspired by the legend of King Arthur. The late great John Hurt provides the voice for the Dragon.

Middle school students at the Young Actors' Theatre Camp in San Francisco created this short film.

Most fairy tales have happy endings, but this one is a little sad, so get your handkerchiefs out. And as with most stories, there are lessons to be learned as well.

In Hans Christian Andersen's tale, a young mermaid comes of age and discovers the world above water.

Academy Award winning actor James Earl Jones performs a passage from Shakespeare's Othello at the White House Evening of Poetry, Music, and the Spoken Word.

Any fan of horror films will like this scary short! On a stormy night while babysitting her nephew Andrew, Aunt Brandy finds herself stalked by a clown who's straight out of her nephew's toy jack-in-the-box. The circus has come to town...

This dazzling short film references the Rosetta mission of the European Space Agency, which intends unlock the mysteries of the comets and, in doing so, the origins of our Solar System.

Hans Christian Andersen's lovely story about a small duck trying to find its place in the world is brought to life in this animated film.

Another delightful animated fairy tale, this time Hans Christian Andersen's beloved "The Ugly Duckling," again featuring narrator Alexander Pointer. Enjoy!

Robin's routine enchants the crowd, but will it impress the judges enough for her to take home the gold medal?

This rarely seen early televised version of George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four seems no less relevant today. It was made by the BBC in 1954 and features noted actors Peter Cushing and Donald Pleasence. It was hugely controversial when it came out, and though it may seem tame today, it may have you thinking twice the next time you sit down at your "workstation"...