A new 4K restoration of the compact, claustrophobic British B-movie gem directed by Compton Bennett, as three thieves from various walks of life combine forces for a daring attempt to make themselves rich. Lee Patterson is the man with the audacious plan and Kay Callard his glamorous accomplice in this taut train heist thriller also starring Alan Gifford and Margaret Withers. Dissatisfied with the small profits gained by his petty crimes, Ronnie Cowan (Patterson) attempts to pull off the most sensational train robbery of all time. After learning that the Bank of Scotland periodically sends half a million pounds in notes from Glasgow to London for destruction aboard the famous passenger train The Flying Scot , he assembles a trusted transatlantic team and a seemingly fool proof scheme is put into action. Now available on Blu-ray for the first time. Extras: Interview with Steve Chibnall, Professor of British Cinema - The Flying Scot and the history of the British B-movie Interview with writer & journalist Barry Forshaw Alternate Opening Sequence Stills Gallery
Tales of Terror is a trio of Edgar Allen Poe stories, starring three of horror's greats--Vincent Price, Basil Rathbone and Peter Lorre--and produced and directed by the immortal Roger Corman. The first story, "Morella", involves a girl (Debra Paget) who returns to her isolated, spooky family home to see her estranged father (Price) for the first time in 26 years. He's let the housekeeping slide a bit--cobwebs abound and, oh, yes, his dead wife is still upstairs. Peter Lorre joins the fun for "The Black Cat", a piece with comic flavour that allows Price to show his rarely seen silly side, and then it's Basil Rathbone's turn to be creepy in "The Case of M Valdemar", the tale of a mesmerist who decides to experiment with the unknown (bad idea). The movie is well paced, and makes good use of comedy without undercutting its chills. It's a rare treat to see this many masters of the genre working together and so clearly enjoying themselves. --Ali Davis
Television's finest courtroom drama of the eighties and nineties returns for a sixth season in this brand new and exclusive 6 DVD set available for the very first time worldwide. The firm is in dire financial crisis at the beginning of Season Six and is forced to rent out some office space. Enter Susan Bloom a larger than life entertainment lawyer who makes an impact on the staff almost immediately. Elsewhere McKenzie and Brackman are looking to bring in more man-power following the loss of some of its most powerful lawyers and with the return of Grace to LA they may have hit the jackpot. Featuring intense performances from an ever-changing ensemble cast LA Law continues to thrill with its mix of drama and comedy and once again leaves the audience wanting more. Episodes Comprise: Something Old Something Nude TV Or Not TV Do the Spike Thing Spleen It to Me Lucy Monkey on My Back Lot Badfellas Lose the Boss The Nut Before Christmas Guess Who's Coming to Murder? Back To the Suture All About Sleaze I'm Ready for My Closeup Mr Markowitz Steal It Again Sam Diet Diet My Darling Great Balls Afire From Here to Paternity P.S. Your Shrink Is Dead Love in Bloom Silence of the Lambskins Beauty and the Breast Double Breasted Suit Say Goodnight Gracie
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Cybill Sheridan (Cybill Shepherd) is a working actress in her forties living in natural disaster-prone Los Angeles striving to find meaningful roles and maintain a living in an industry that worships youth. Keeping everything in perspective are her two daughters (Dedee Pfeiffer and Alicia Witt) two ex-husbands (Alan Rosenberg and Tom Wopat) and a best friend (Christine Baranski) who is the best at turning life's little predicaments into hysterical and humbling one-liners! Epis
After serving 28 years in prison for refusing to give up information on one of his close criminal associates Val (Al Pacino) is released and picked up by his best friend Doc (Christopher Walken). They soon re-team with Hirsch (Alan Arkin) and the three embark on what turns into their last crazy night together. As the sun rises on the guys' reunion a dangerous secret comes to light and they must confront their pasts once and for all. Special Features: Director Commentary Featurettes: The Lowdown of Making Stand up Guys The Stand up Song of Jon Bon Jovi American Muscle: The Stand up Stunt Driving Scenes Deleted Scenes
The complete fourth season of Korean wartime comedy with the MASH regulars who welcome Colonel Sherman T. Potter and Captain B.J. Hunnicutt to the 4077! Episodes comprise: 1. Welcome To Korea 2. Change Of Command 3. It Happened One Night 4. The Late Captain Pierce 5. Hey Doc 6. The Bus 7. Dear Mildred 8. The Kids 9. Quo Vadis Captain Chandler 10. Dear Peggy 11. Of Moose And Men 12. Soldier Of The Month 13. The Gun 14. Mail Call Again 15. The Price Of Tomato Juice 16. Dear Ma 17. Der
All aboard for runaway action and suspense in this riveting masterpiece from writer/director Michael Crichton! Starring Sean Connery Donald Sutherland and Lesley-Anne Down it's a spine-tingling and suavely performed adventure based on history's first great train robbery. This ingenious and wonderful crime caper delivers mile-a-minute thrills and breathtaking excitement. Connery is Edward Pierce a master thief who conceives a brilliant plan to steal a fortune in gold bars from a railway payroll car. But to pull off the most daring heist in history Pierce must join forces with a safecracker (Sutherland) and his own beautiful girlfriend (Down) in a series of intricately-plotted thefts that will test all of their nerve camaraderie and larcenous skill.
His wife just left him for another man; and so did his boyfriend.... Ben (Bates) is a man full of energy that he doesn't know what to do with. He's lost a grip on what gives his life purpose he's not sure that teaching is of any use or that he's even meant to be a teacher and he's feasting off the dregs of his relationships. In this first American Film Theatre Collection release Harold Pinter makes a very impressive directorial debut creating intricate characterisations in a movi
With the disappearance of her husband, an Egyptian born terrorism suspect, Isabella travels to Washington DC to discover the truth.
This DVD captures the dramatic landscapes and historic settlements of the Yorkshire Dales. Stunning photography guides you through the limestone peaks and pastoral valleys of one of Britain's most cherished national park. Featuring:Nidderdale Wharfdale Three Peak Country Wensleydale Dentdale Swalesdale Malhamdale and surrounding areas.
Gene Hackman stars as an ex-con who decides to pull off the biggest jewelry heist of his career, but mayhem ensues when the gang of jewel thieves he teams up with turn on him.
Puppies, puppies and more puppies are packed into this entertaining and exciting sequel to Disney's classic, 101 Dalmatians. And now, the 101 Dalmatians II includes even more fun and adventure, with a Patch's Twilight Adventure game, music videos, a behind-the-scenes dog-umentary, and more! The adventure begins when Pongo and Perdita's pup Patch, who is not satisfied being just one out of 101, gets the chance to meet his TV hero, Thunderbolt, the One-Of-A-Kind Wonderdog. When Thunderbolt's trusty sidekick Lightning reveals that the show's producers are on the lookout for a new star, Thunderbolt - with Patch in tow - struts out into the real world to perform true acts of heroism. And when puppy-obsessed Cruella De Vil returns, it's Patch and Thunderbolt's teamwork and friendship that will save the day. Special Features: Backstage Disney: Behind the Scenes Dog-umentary Music and More: Try Again You're the One
California Street is a classic Neil Simon comedy that takes place at the Beverly Hills Hotel during the weekend of the Academy Awards celebration. Herb Ross's film follows the misadventures of four groups of guests including a divorced couple battling over the custody of their daughter (Jane Fonda and Alan Alda) a husband who gets caught with a hooker in his room by his wife (Walter Matthau and Elaine May) a British actress nominated for an Oscar and her straying gay husband (Maggie Smith and Michael Caine) and two competing doctors and their wives forced to share a hotel room (Bill Cosby and Richard Pryor).
From one of the masters of the film noir, Robert Siodmak (The Killers, The Dark Mirror), comes the consummate crime classic, Phantom Lady. After a fight with his wife, Scott Henderson (Alan Curtis, High Sierra) heads to a bar to drown his sorrows. There he strikes up a conversation with a mysterious, despondent lady who agrees to accompany him to a show uptown but withholds her name. Arriving home, Scott is met by grimly countenanced cops - his wife has been strangled with one of his neckties and he is the prime suspect. He has a solid alibi but his theatre companion is nowhere to be found and no one remembers seeing them together. When Scott is charged with murdering his wife, it falls to his devoted secretary Kansas (Ella Raines, Brute Force) to find the phantom lady and save Scott from the electric chair... Adapted from a hit novel by acclaimed crime writer Cornell Woolrich, Phantom Lady boasts stylish cinematography, cruel characters and memorable performances from Ella Raines and Franchot Tone (Mutiny on the Bounty). The film is presented here for the first time in stunning High Definition. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation transferred from original film elements Uncompressed Mono 1.0 PCM audio soundtrack Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Dark and Deadly: 50 Years of Film Noir, an insightful archival documentary featuring contributions from Robert Wise, Edward Dmytryk, Dennis Hopper and more Rare, hour-long 1944 radio dramatization of Phantom Lady by the Lux Radio Theatre, starring Alan Curtis and Ella Raines Gallery of original stills and promotional materials Reversible sleeve featuring two original artwork options FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by author Alan K. Rode
This Hitchcock thriller is mainly famous for its climax, which finds the villain (Norman Lloyd) hanging by his sleeve from the torch on the Statue of Liberty as the seam begins to unravel. Otherwise, it's not one of the director's great pictures, though it's still worth a look. Set during the initial stages of World War II, the story concerns a ring of Nazi fifth columnists who plot to weaken American military defences by blowing up a munitions factory, a dam and a battleship. In an early example of Hitchcock's celebrated "wrong man" theme, the hero Barry Kane (Robert Cummings) gets falsely accused of sabotage and becomes a fugitive, hunted from coast to coast. Eventually, he hooks up with the heroine Pat Martin (Priscilla Lane), a super-patriot who takes some convincing of his innocence and plans to turn him in--until the inevitable chemical reaction occurs. It's a highly episodic tale that may put you in mind of Hitchcock's previous The 39 Steps (1935) and his later North by Northwest (1959).The miscellaneous incidents (a shoot-out at a cinema, a bizarre encounter with the freaks in a circus troupe) are often exciting in themselves. The trouble is they just sort of lie there like so-many scattered marbles, never building into a coherent and satisfying whole. The bland dialogue supplied by novice screenwriter Peter Viertel doesn't help matters much. Neither does the casting of the two stars, square, wholesome types, entirely lacking in the perversity and eccentricity one associates with the Hitchcock universe. (It's tedious to hear Lane endlessly mouthing off about the American way, while Cummings must be counted one of the dullest leading men in Hollywood history.) Still, this half-hearted effort by the pot-bellied master of suspense would probably make the reputation of a dozen lesser directors. --Peter Matthews
Recorded live at Hammersmith Apollo the hilarious new show Life Is Pain covers every aspect of the modern condition. While famous as an actor - the eponymous hero in the BBC hit Jonathan Creek - and a household star for his role as Stephen Fry's foil on QI Alan was sorely missed from live stand-up. His first show back is a glorious insight into Alan's unique worldview - growing up in the '70s losing his mother as a little boy the vagaries of Facebook sex toys and being a father are just some of the subjects he tackles.
A Top 10 collection of the finest football action chosen by the readers of The Sun. The programme includes the Top 10: Acrobatic Goals Goalkeepers Misses Long Range Goals Defenders Bloopers Free-Kicks Midfielders Spectacular Saves Team Goals Comedy Moments Volleys Forwards Rising Stars Celebrations
Layer Cake: Matthew Vaughn the producer of 'Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels' and 'Snatch' steps into the director's chair for the first time with 'Layer Cake'. Based upon JJ Connelly's London crime novel 'Layer Cake' is about a successful cocaine dealer (Daniel Craig) who has earned a respected place among England's Mafia elite and plans an early retirement from the business. However big boss Jimmy Price (Cranham) hands down a tough assignment: find Charlotte Ryder the
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