David Arquette (Scream) and Jonny Lee Miller (Canterbury Tales) head a stellar cast in this wonderful prequel to Lonesome Dove by the same writer of Brokeback Mountain. Based on Larry McMurty's novel in Dead man's Walk Gus (Arquette) and Call (Miller) are young men coming of age in the days when Texas was still an independent republic. We follow the two men as they embark on their first great adventure. They sign up as Texas Rangers under the command of Caleb Cobb an unpredictable bandit who wants to seize Santa Fe from the Mexicans. This untamed frontier and the wild men who live there - the Indians defending it with unrelenting savagery the Texans attempting to seize and 'civilize' it and the Mexicans threatened by both - are at the heart of this gripping story.
Evacuated to a house in Dorset from war-torn London, Madge Arwell and her two children, Lily and Cyril, are greeted by a madcap caretaker whose mysterious Christmas gift leads them into a magical wintry world.
Spaced is a sitcom like no other. The premise is simple enough: Daisy (Jessica Stevenson) and Tim (Simon Pegg) are out of luck and love, so pretend to be a couple in order to rent a flat together. Downstairs neighbour and eccentric painter Brian suspects someone's fibbing, and almost blows their cover with their lecherous lush of a landlady, Marsha. Fortunately he soon falls for Daisy's health-freak friend Twist, while Daisy herself goes ga-ga for pet dog Colin. Tim remains happily platonic with lifemate Mike; a sweet-at-heart guns 'n' ammo obsessive. The series is chock-full of pop culture references. In fact, each episode is themed after at least one movie, with nods to The Shining and Close Encounters of the Third Kind proving especially hilarious. Hardly five minutes goes by without a Star Wars reference, and every second of screen time from Bill Bailey as owner of the comic shop where Tim works is comedic gold. The look of the series is its other outstanding element, with slam-zooms, dizzying montages, and inspired lighting effects (often paying homage to the Evil Dead movies). It's an affectionate fantasy on the life of the twenty-something that's uncomfortably close to the truth. The second series finds the gang at 23 Meteor Street a little older, but definitely none the wiser. Tim's career is hampered by severe hang-ups over The Phantom Menace. Daisy's career is just plain non-existent. There is still a spark of sexual tension between them, but it's overshadowed by Brian and Twist getting it on. Propelling the seven-episode series arc is the threat of Marsha discovering that none of the relationships are what they seem, Mike's increasing jealousy and a new love interest for Tim. That's the basis for a never-ending stream of in-jokes and references that easily match the quality of the first series. Tim has a Return of the Jedi flashback, then déjà vu in reliving the end of The Empire Strikes Back. There are spoofs of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Robocop, The Sixth Sense and comedy rival The Royle Family. There are guest spots from Bill Bailey, Peter (voice of Darth Maul) Serafinowicz and The League of Gentlemen's Mark Gatiss and Reece Shearsmith. Every episode is packed with highlights, but this series' guaranteed geek pant-wetting moments have to be the mock gun battles, slagging off Babylon 5 and learning that "The second rule of Robot Club is: no smoking." Jessica Stevenson won a British Comedy Award for this year. It deserved a whole lot more. --Paul Tonks On the DVD: Series 1 includes trailers, out-takes, deleted scenes with commentary, cast, crew, and character biographies and a full audio commentary by the director and cast. Series 2 features a chaotic but highly enthusiastic commentary from the director and cast, including of course Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson, who also talk about some deleted scenes and why they were removed. There's an outtakes blooper reel, as well as a selection of raw location footage and a self-explanatory clip, "Daisy Does Elvis". The most useful feature, though, is the subtitle "Homage-o-Meter" facility, which displays all the movie references throughout the series. --Paul Tonks/Mark Walker
Chronicling the work of the Miami-Dade crime investigations CSI: Miami is set against the sun fun and tropics of the Florida tourist haven. Leading the team is Horatio Caine played with steely calm by Emmy-award winning film and tv veteran David Caruso. An ex-bomb squad detective Horatio is no stranger to confrontations with criminals and the underworld.
A psychology student who experienced ""night terrors"" as a child realizes that her nightmares may be real after all. She finds others who shared similar experiences and most frightenging of all the monsters in their closets marked them as children and are returning to collect them! Their only safety is staying awake and out of the dark!
The Baseline is the centre of the East London grime club scene where Danny works on the door. After rescuing Terry the club owner and local gang leader from a hitman Danny is suddenly plunged deep into an underworld he had tried so hard to avoid.
Join the world's greatest secret agent Danger Mouse, and his sidekick Penfold, on a death defying journey as they fight for their lives on an alien planet in super villain Quark's latest money spinning event: The Quark Games! Plus 8 other incredible adventures. Featuring an all-star voice cast including Alexander Armstrong as Danger Mouse, Kevin Eldon as Penfold, Stephen Fry as Colonel K, Shauna MacDonald as Professor Squawkencluck and Dave Lamb as The Narrator.
From Roy Ward Baker - 'the Grand Old Man' of British horror comes a collection of stories that will reach out and grip you in a vice of fear. Based on the spine-chilling comic-books ""Vault of Horror"" & ""Tales from the Crypt"" and featuring a sensationally star-studded cast these are the tales of five hapless men huddled together in a vault beneath the Thames each awaiting the fulfilment of their own prophetic nightmares. See Curt Jurgens as a murderous magician with a few rope
Scream with laughter in this found footage parody- Dana's father was sent to a psychiatric hospital after he killed the entire cast of The Artist while an exorcism was being performed on him. She continues on with her life - gets married, has kids and moves into the same (haunted) house she grew up in. But now she must battle the demons which haunted her father before her.
Bergerac the Jersey-based detective series stars John Nettles as Jim Bergerac a recovering alcoholic divorcee and father to a young daughter. He is a Detective Sergeant with the Bureau des Etrangers a department for non-residents on the Channel Island of Jersey. Episodes Comprise: 1. A True Detective (1 of 2) 2. My Name's Sergeant Bergerac (2 of 2) 3. The Dig 4. Roots of Evil 5. Entente Cordiale 6. In Love and War 7. Under Wraps 8. All the Sad Songs 9. The Messenger Boy 10. Diplomatic Incident 11. There for the Picking
Responding to an advert looking for people to take part in a 30-day medical trial, 5 young couples arrive at an old castle in an unknown location. They are told that they cannot have any contact with the outside world or they'll forfeit their £20,000 prize money. Confident that they can win, the couples agree to the terms. However, shortly after their arrival, unexplainable events begin to occur within the castle. At first, the challengers dismiss it as a test of their nerves by the organisers but things soon take a sinister turn and the group is forced to fight for their survival
The Ring (Dir. Gore Verbinski 2002):It begins as just another urban legend - the whispered tale of nightmarish videotape that causes anyone who watches it to die seven days later. But when four teenagers all meet with mysterious deaths exactly one week after watching just such a tape investigative reporter Rachel Keller tracks down the video...and watches it. Now the legend is coming true the clock is ticking and Rachel has just seven days to unravel the mystery of The Ring
In the hot plains of central Greece the Orthodox monasteries of Meteora are perched atop sandstone pillars suspended between heaven and earth. Down in the valley the eternal cycles of farm life - birth milking slaughter - provide a stark contrast to their ascetic world. The young monk Theodoros and the nun Urania have devoted their lives to the strict rituals and practices of their community. A growing affection for one another puts their monastic life under question. Torn between spiritual devotion and their human desire they must decide which path to follow.
Filmed at the Metropolitan Opera House in 1995 this rendition of Verdi's 'Otello' is beautifully crafted by leading stars Placido Domingo and Renee Fleming. This was the first major success for Fleming at the Met and as this release illustrates she tackled the character of Desdemona wonderfully.
From producer Ridley Scott and directed by Zal Batmanglij comes a taut, sexy thriller with an acclaimed cast that includes Alexander Skarsg�rd and Oscar Nominee Ellen Page. When young, ambitious Sarah Moss (Brit Marling) is hired by an elite private intelligence firm, she is immediately sent on a dangerous undercover assignment. Infiltrating an anarchistic activist group called 'The East,' Sarah must take part as the group terrorises corporate leaders who seem to get away with crimes against ...
Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller are back with their crack team of comedy writers and 'script guru' Jeremy Dyson. A whole host of favourite characters return including Frank Dad the Striding Man and the street-talking Second World War Pilots plus a raft of brand spanking new creations. Among them are The White Devil a self-important ex-pat in Africa - roaming the back roads saving lives and fixing his hair in the wing mirror of his 4x4; Jilted Jim dumped at the altar but still on his honeymoon turning the lives of other newly weds into a living hell; Dennis Lincoln-Park an accident-prone culture buff searching for the most valuable art works in the history of civilization; and Terry Devlin a flamboyant high society hanger-on who masquerades as a BBC News Royal Correspondent.
Terror Has Surfaced. A secret fortune in diamonds lies at the bottom of the ocean but the treasure is also home to a school of deadly Great White sharks. Only one man knows the truth when a group of divers is attacked while searching for the loot. Now the sharks are hunting swimmers on a nearby beach. The slaughter will continue until someone believes him.
Titles Comprise: Cabin Fever: As a last hurrah after college friends Jeff Karen Paul Mercy and Bert embark on a vacation deep into the mountains. With the top down and the music up they drive to a remote cabin to enjoy their last days of decadence before entering the working world. Then somebody gets sick. Karen's skin starts to bubble and burn as something grows inside her tunneling beneath her flesh. As they debate about how to save her they look at one another and realize that any one of them could also have it. What began as a struggle against the disease soon turns into a battle against friends as the fear of contagion drives them to turn on each other... Cabin Fever 2: Following on from the first film Cabin Fever 2 sees a high school prom face a deadly threat: a flesh-eating virus that spreads via a popular brand of bottled water.
Whilst on holiday in Greece Richard Fountain (Patrick Mower) an Oxford don and the foreign secretary's son falls into the evil clutches of Chriseis (Imogen Hassall) leader of a coven of perverted socialites who murder innocent victims in pursuit of their blood. Richard's long absence from Oxford prompts his close friends Tony Seymour fiancee Penelope and Bob Kirby to instigate a search for him. The clues they find take them across the Aegean Sea to Hydra a small island where the two men find Richard drugged and unconscious in an old castle. A pagan orgy is building to a climax as Chriseis is preparing herself for her next victim. After a horrific struggle Chriseis flees her mouth dripping with blood and in a tussle with Kirby falls to her death. Richard is saved and returns to the sheltered life at Oxford but the nightmare is just beginning: the spirit of Chriseis is not yet dead!
Heading off for a weekend in the country, Paige - Calvin reluctantly allow Calvin's brash younger sister to bring along Tristan, an arrogant city trader she's picked up in a one-night stand; but when the group learn a brutal serial killer is terrorising the area, Paige must confront the disturbing truth about Tristan.
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