David Niven stars as a somewhat prim and proper Englishman who is hired to be an ‘English gentleman’ tutor to the son of the Japanese ambassador. Whilst Niven pretends to impress the boy by recounting all kinds of hair raising experiences in the army he is in fact a ‘paper tiger’. But his life changes when he and the boy are kidnapped by terrorists...
Robert De Niro stars as a no nonsense LAPD detective forced to appear on a reality based TV show alongside frustrated actor-turned-patrolman Eddie Murphy, with William Shatner as himself offering acting tips!
RAID ON CORUSCANT After Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine recapture the Jedi Holocrons, they use them to identify and attack planets sympathetic to the Rebellion. To halt these attacks and get the Holocrons back, Luke and the Rebels (with the help of courageous, out-ofretirement Superclone JEK-14) launch a daring raid on the Emperor's stronghold at Coruscantwith truly shocking consequences! CLASH OF THE SKYWALKERS Following the shocking events at Coruscant, the enraged Emperor launches an interplanetary manhunt for Luke, complicating Princess Leia's plans to re-locate the Rebel base to the ice planet, Hoth. In the end, it all comes down to Skywalker vs. Skywalker in an epic lightsaber duel between Luke and Vader on a desolate asteroidwhile the fate of the Rebellion hangs in the balance!
Titles Comprise: Batman Begins: In the wake of his parents' murder disillusioned industrial heir Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice and turn fear against those who prey on the fearful. He returns to Gotham and with the help of trusted butler Alfred (a scene-stealing Michael Caine) unveils his alter-ego: Batman is a masked crusader who will use strength intellect and an array of high tech deceptions to fight the sinister forces that threaten the city... Director Christopher Nolan deliberately exorcises the camp and grand guignol of the previous movies and TV series. This is truly a gritty and brooding exploration of the beginnings of the Dark Knight a faithful vision of Bob Kane's anti-hero from DC Comics. The Dark Knight: With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and newly appointed District Attorney Harvey Dent Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The partnership proves to be effective but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker.
STARRING THE REAL-LIFE CHAMPION HELL DRIVERS! Dusty Russell shows off his talent as the greatest daredevil on the circuit. Later, he awaits the biggest challenge of his career. STEEL ARENA is an interesting look at small-town America, where people will risk their lives for entertainment. Featuring some spectacular car stunts and crashes, the film chronicles Dusty's attempts at devising the ultimate stunts and crashes, so that he can qualify to participate in a lucrative stunt show. Mark L. Lester (Truck Stop Women, Class of 1984) directs his first movie with this edge of your seat action seat. Now watch this drive-in classic, first time in widescreen and from a brand-new HD master! Special Features High Definition (1080p) Presentation in 2.55:1 Aspect Ratio 2.0 DTS-HD MA Soundtrack Optional English SDH Subtitles Audio Commentary by Director / Producer Mark Lester Interview with Director / Producer Mark Lester
A hip, heart-pounding combination of action, music and incredible aerial photography helped make "Top Gun" the blockbuster hit of the '80s.
Braveheart:Mel Gibson stars on both sides of the camera, playing the lead role plus directing and producing this brawling, richly detailed saga of fierce combat, tender love and the will to risk all that's precious: freedom. In an emotionally charged performance, Gibson is William Wallace, a bold Scotsman who used the steel of his blade and the fire of his intellect to rally his countrymen to liberation...Master And Commander:In Peter Weir's Master And Commander, Russell Crowe stars as Captain Lucky Jack Aubrey, renowned as a fighting captain in the British Navy. After a French ship almost sinks them in a battle, the ship's surgeon and Aubrey's closest friend Stephen Maturin (Paul Bettany) cautions him about letting revenge cloud his judgement. With the HMS Surprise badly damaged and much of his crew injured, Aubrey is torn between duty and friendship as he pursues a high-stakes chase across two oceans to intercept and capture his foe, refusing to accept defeat at the hands of the French at any cost.Kingdom Of Heaven:An epic film set in Europe and the Middle East, Kingdom Of Heaven follows one man's struggle to better himself and the world around him. Orlando Bloom stars as Balian, a French blacksmith who is mourning the deaths of his wife and baby when his estranged nobleman father (Liam Neeson) arrives and asks him to join the Crusades in Jerusalem. Mindful that conducting the Lord's work will help him atone for his sins, Balian agrees and embarks on the perilous journey. Along the way, he reveals his gifts of inherent goodness and fair treatment of all human beings.
To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the first broadcast of a Star Trek episode in 1966, this Steelbook features art based on the original theatrical poster, plus commemorative 50th Anniverary logo. After a lunar cataclysm brings the Klingon Empire to its knees, the foreign concept of peace with the Federation may be finally within reach. Ironically, it is Admiral James T. Kirk who is the first emissary to broker that peace. Yet all hope is virtually lost when the U.S.S. Enterprise and crew are implicated in the brutal assassination of a Klingon diplomat, bringing both worlds to the brink of full-scale war. Bonus Features: NEW COMMENTARY BY: Larry Nemecek & Ira Steven Behr TOM MORGA: Alien Stuntman TO BE OR NOT TO BE: Klingons & Shakespeare STARFLEET ACADEMY: PRAXIS Blu-ray Exclusives: Library Computer Star Trek IQ (BD-LIVE) PLUS OVER 2 HOURS OF PREVIOUSLY RELEASED CONTENT
Shadaloo, Southeast Asia, 1995. As civil war enters its seventh month, warlord General M Bison (Raul Julia, The Addams Family) brings the crisis to the brink of global conflict when he takes 63 Allied Nations relief workers hostage, threatening to execute them unless a ransom of $20 billion is forthcoming. Colonel William F. Guile (Jean-Claude Van Damme, Timecop, Universal Soldier) is given the mission to rescue the hostages but first he must locate them. The action reaches fever pitch as Guile, Cammy (Kylie Minogue) Bison and their collective forces clash in a highly-charged climactic battle, with the fate of the free world hanging in the balance. From the writer of Die Hard and Judge Dredd, STREET FIGHTER is an action-packed, fun-filled film.
Inspired by the true story of World War II's first African American fighter squadron, RED TAILS is a thrilling action-packed film with the most realistic dogfights ever to hit the screen.
THE EXPENDABLES ARE BACK AND THIS TIME IT'S WAR! The team sign on for a mission that looks like an easy pay check. But things go wrong for Barney and his band of old-school mercenaries when one of their own is killed by a psychotic terrorist-for-hire.
The Samurai Trilogy, directed by HIROSHI INAGAKI (The Rickshaw Man) and starring the inimitable TOSHIRO MIFUNE (Seven Samurai), was one of Japan's most successful exports of the 1950s, a rousing, emotionally gripping tale of combat and self-discovery. Based on a novel that's often called Japan's Gone with the Wind, this sweeping saga fictionalizes the life of the legendary seventeenth-century swordsman (and writer and artist) Musashi Miyamoto, following him on his path from unruly youth to enlightened warrior. With these three films1954's Oscar-winning Musashi Miyamoto, 1955's Duel at Ichijoji Temple, and 1956's Duel at Ganryu IslandInagaki created a passionate epic that's equal parts tender love story and bloody action. SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES: New high-definition digital restorations of all three films, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks New interviews with translator and historian William Scott Wilson about the real-life Musashi Miyamoto, the inspiration for the hero of the films Trailers New English subtitle translations PLUS: A booklet featuring essays by film historian Stephen Prince and Wilson Click Images to Enlarge
Catch him if you can. 'The Fugitive' is on the run! Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones race through the breathless manhunt movie based on the classic TV series. Ford is prison escapee Dr. Richard Kimble a Chicago surgeon falsely convicted of killing his wife and determined to prove his innocence by leading his pursuers to the one-armed man who actually committed the crime. Jones (1993 Academy Award and Golden Globe winner as Best Supporting Actor) is Sam Gerard an unrelenting bloodhound of a U.S. Marshal. They are hunted and hunter. And as directed by Andrew Davis (Under Siege) their nonstop chase has one exhilarating speed: all-out. So catch him if you can. And catch an 11-on-a-scale-of-10 train wreck (yes the train is real) a plunge down a waterfall a cat-and-mouse jaunt through a Chicago St. Patrick's Day parade and much more. Better hurry; Kimble doesn't stay in one place very long!
As the leader of the IMF, Jim Phelps (played by original 60s cast member Peter Graves) is on a mission to save the world from enemies threatening the existence of the entire population. With a new team behind him, he leads the agents through dangerous assignments, taking on the deadliest of adversaries. The entire 88- 89 TV series comes to DVD in one complete set for the very first time in the UK and includes all 35 episodes from the classic series over 9 discs.
Orlando Bloom stars as a stranger in a strange land in this epic Crusades adventure.
Regarded as one of the crowning achievements in the career of both director Elia Kazan (A Streetcar Named Desire On the Waterfront) and actor Montgomery Clift Wild River charted new territory for cinema at the dawn of the 1960s combining psychology eroticism documentary realism and exquisite pictorial beauty within the CinemaScope frame. In the early 1930s an administrator for the Tennessee Valley Authority (Clift) arrives in the small town of Garthville with the business of convincing an elderly landowner to sell her land to the government. Soon afterward he’s thrown into conflicts emotional (falling in love with the landowner’s widowed granddaughter played by Lee Remick who is expected to marry another man) and societal (the employment of black labour on the authority’s river project). With its mix of the personal and the political Wild River in the words of critic and scholar Adrian Martin shows us that there is only in each case and circumstance the particular problem the isolated breakthrough and the irretrievable loss.” The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Wild River in a special Dual Format edition that presents the film on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK.
Hu Guan directs and co-writes this historical Chinese war drama. As Japanese troops advance on Shanghai, Lieutenant Xie Jinyuan (Chun Du) leads an army of 800 young and inexperienced officers to defend the city. Using the Sihang warehouse as their base, the soldiers are vastly outnumbered but do all they can to hold out until reinforcements arrive.
Season 1: The first episode begins at midnight on the day of the California Presidential Primary. Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) heads up the government's Counter-Terrorist Unit. He discovers that there's going to be an assassination attempt on Senator Palmer (Dennis Haysbert) an African-American presidential candidate. Bauer faces a battle against the clock to avert disaster. The series follows several characters as they live through a day that none of them will forget. For Kimberly (Elisha Cuthbert) a night on the town takes an unexpected turn. Teri (Leslie Hope) sets out to find Kimberly and encounters more danger than she ever imagined possible. Senator Palmer unaware there's going to be an attempt on his life faces the threat of a long buried scandal resurfacing. Meanwhile Jack with help from his Chief-of-Staff Nina Myers (Sarah Clarke) is charged with the responsibility of stopping the assassination. But who can he trust when it appears a rogue element inside the Agency is in on the hit? Season 2: Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) and the Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU) race to prevent a nuclear bomb being detonated by terrorists in Los Angeles in the second season of 24. Season 3: When the head of a Mexican drug cartel is imprisoned by Jack Bauer (Sutherland) a plot ensues to blackmail the US Government with the threat of a released bio-weapon that will kill millions to ensure his release. With Palmer seeking re-election to a second term will Jack survive this day? Season 4: 18 months after day 3 CTU has a new leader Erin Driscoll a steely government agent who made firing Jack one of her first priorities. After the explosion of a commuter train Jack who is now working for Secretary of Defense James Heller and also is romantically involved with Heller's married daughter Audrey Raines suddenly finds himself heading back to CTU for a meeting with Driscoll. Jack believes that the train explosion is a prelude for bigger things to come... Season 5: 18 months have passed since the events of Day 4. With the exception of David Palmer Tony Almeida Michelle Dessler and Chloe O'Brian the world believes that Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) is dead... Jack is in fact living under the name of Frank Flynn and conceals his identity by taking a manual job on an oil rig. However when President Logan is placed at the centre of a labyrinthine conspiracy involving the signing of a vital U.S. - Russian arms treaty Jack is forced back into action! Season 6: Season 6 picks up 20 months after last season's shocking season finale when Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) was captured by Chinese government agents - battered bloodied and header for points unknown. Wayne Palmer (DB Woodside) is now the President of the United States. After a series of horrific terrorist attacks Palmer and his team of advisors begin an unthinkable nail-biting day. Season 7: The eagerly anticipated Season 7 starts with Jack being forced to stand trial for human rights violations after returning from Africa but he is soon drafted back into action when terrorists threaten America's national security by taking control of its communication systems. As Bauer sets out to uncover who is behind the menacing plot he discovers an old friend he believed to be dead could be involved. Redemption: On they day of the Presidential Inauguration Jack Bauer finds himself in the midst of a bloody uprising in the small African nation of Sangala. He must risk his life to transport a group or orphans to the American Embassy and sacrifice his own freedom to ensure that they are evacuated out of the country and make it safely to America.
Relive the sharp and sassy repartee as Maddie Hayes (Cybill Shepherd) the steely but gorgeous ex-model and David Addison (Bruce Willis the wisecracking hustler bring their madcap capers to DVD for the first time.
Tarzan and Jane face a mercenary army dispatched by the evil CEO of Greystoke Energies, a man who took over the company from Tarzan's parents, after they died in a plane crash in the African jungle.
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