Made In Chelsea is the hot new reality drama following the lives and loves of a group of twenty-somethings, who live in an affluent pocket of South West London and party in the most elite social circles.They're immaculately dressed, fiercely ambitious and party hard, but it's not all champagne and canapes. Behind the glamorous veneer of SW1 lies an incestuous social scene plagued by lust, heartbreak and betrayal.Littered with love-triangles, this series sees playboy Spencer stuck in a serious romantic dilemma. Caught between his true love Caggie and live-in girlfriend Funda, he is forced to make a decision that is inevitably going to leave someone hurt. Meanwhile, best friends Frederik and Francis fight to win the affections of luscious Lithuanian Agne - but who will she chose? Friendship is also tested when party girl Millie and ice queen Rosie both take a liking to Chelsea Lothario Hugo - but whose seduction will he fall for? And finally, meet flamboyant Ollie and his single BBFs Binky and Cheska who love to party along with Ollie's songstress girlfriend Gabriella. But does she know the real Ollie?This and more in the decedent borough of Chelsea, where both hairstyles and emotions run high. Let's just hope you're on the guest list...
Bizarre morgue desecrations in a New York hospital finds Dr. Peter Chandler and the beautiful Dr. Laurie Miller at the head of an expedition to an island of terror. The remote tropical island is also peopled by a tribe of blood thirsty natives and soul devouring Zombies. One by one the members of the expedition die unspeakable deaths... Not for the faint-hearted...
Phyllida Lloyd, who directed Meryl Streep in Mamma Mia!, takes a less exuberant tack in this unexpectedly poignant biopic. In the script, written by Shame's Abi Morgan, Lloyd depicts the elderly Dame Thatcher (Streep in a thoroughly convincing performance) as a frail figure replaying key moments in her life while her mind still continues to function. Her trajectory begins with grocer Alfred Roberts (Downton Abbey's Iain Glen), who became the mayor of Grantham, instilling in his daughter, Margaret (Alexandra Roach), a passion for politics. After graduating from Oxford, she felt ready to enter the fray, at which point she met Denis Thatcher (Harry Lloyd), who cheered her along on the road from Parliament to 10 Downing Street, where they lived during her time as Britain's first female prime minister (Jim Broadbent portrays the grey-haired and ghostly Denis). While closing mines, dodging IRA hits, and overseeing a war, the blue-clad titan built alliances with Airey Neave (Nicholas Farrell) and Geoffrey Howe (Anthony Head), but she would lose them both. If her will was strong, she had no time for feminine niceties like conciliation and forgiveness. The film goes on to suggest that she never cultivated the kinds of female friendships that might have sustained her in retirement, though her daughter (Tyrannosaur's Olivia Colman) did what she could. Instead, Denis remained her closest confidante until his departure, after which she had nothing but fading memories. The upshot is an uneasy combination of admiration for her leadership qualities and disappointment in her interpersonal skills. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
Flimed in the Imperial Splendour of the Mariinsky Theatre St Petersburg the first of a new DVD series of classic productions. The Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet dancing the definitive Swan Lake conducted by Valery Gergiev. Stars the prima ballerina of the Mariinsky Ballet Uliana Lopatkina
It has become traditional for The X-Files to kick off each new season with a humourless conspiracy two-parter, and Season 9 is no exception: in The X Files: Nothing Important Happened Today David Duchovnys Mulder is gone, along with everything in his apartment, and Gillian Andersons Scully is mostly at home with her perhaps-telekinetic baby, which leaves the bulk of the investigation to promising new characters Doggett (Robert Patrick) and Reyes (Annabeth Gish).The A-plot features Lucy Lawless as a water-breathing terminatrix who could be an alien, a government experiment or a mermaid without it making any difference, but too much time is spent on impossible-to-follow subplots about internal FBI politics and everyones intricate backstory (if ever a release needed a "previously..." prologue, this is it). Usually, the series gets over these heart-sinking openers and livens up a bit, but this time theres a feeling that this is the end of the line for a thoroughly battered premise.Chris Carter joins Gene Roddenberry in the exclusive category of producer-creators who turn in the worst scripts for their own shows, and all the strengths of The X-Files (shivers, wit, provocative ideas) are missing in action here as the engine grinds on empty.On the DVD: The X-Files: Nothing Important Happened Today on disc arrives with two three-minute filler featurettes, focusing on Gishs character and the making of this show. The good news is that this anamorphic widescreen release is the best The X-Files has ever looked in a television format, showing that however dramatically exhausted it might be, the show remains technically impressive. --Kim Newman
Here's the pitch for Small Soldiers: "It's like Toy Story but these toys that come to life really kick butt!" That's essentially it for this breezy popcorn flick. In a very smart first 10 minutes, new toy-company owner Denis Leary tells his crew he wants toys "that play back". Hence the small soldiers land in Anytown, USA and the loner kid Alan (Gregory Smith) opens them up before they are supposed to be on the shelves. Those military-grade chips sure make them smart and give the toys plenty of pithy retorts to boot. There's plenty of violence and action, most of it fun enough. The vocal talents, including Tommy Lee Jones, Frank Langella and cast members of The Dirty Dozen are inspired characters, the humans less so. With Gremlins director Joe Dante at the helm, it plays like a sequel to that 80s fantasy. Amazing visual effects, of course. --Doug Thomas, Amazon.com
After Germany invades Poland in 1939 the Nazis decree that 350 000 Warsaw Jews be forcibly moved into an area known as the Warsaw Ghetto. Idealistic teacher Mordechai (Hank Azaria) decides the Jews must rise up against the Nazis and creates the Jewish Fighting Organisation (JFO). Determined to mobilise a resistance against the Nazis Mordechai recruits his friends (David Schwimmer Sadie Frost Donald Sutherland) who are determined to live with honour die with honour and provide hop
Set in the industrialised backwater of Liege Belgium Dmitri (Vincent Lecuyer) a deeply introverted individual scrapes out a living as an estate agent selling self starter homes in exceptionally bland locations. Speculation abounds regarding his unknown past capturing the imagination and intrigue of two local girls Jeanne (Marie du Bled) and Cathy (Helene de Reymaeker); two girls struck with equally mundane jobs and lives. A morbidly funny chance meeting between Dimitri and Jean
The mini-series treatment suits Doctor Zhivago, Boris Pasternak's sprawling novel of a Russian physician-poet whose comfortable life is upended by the revolution. And this near-four-hour Granada TV production lucidly demonstrates that Pasternak was one heck of a storyteller: the torment of Zhivago (Hans Matheson) as he must choose between his well-bred childhood sweetheart (Alexandra Maria Lara) and the tragically beautiful Lara (Keira Knightley) remains compelling. The TV treatment can't match the epic sweep of David Lean's feature film, of course, with its cast of thousands and astonishing production design. Devotees of that 1965 version will undoubtedly yearn for Maurice Jarre's tinkly hit "Lara's Theme", too; here, Ludovico Einaudi's score is serviceable by comparison. Matheson, too, is serviceable in the title role, but the uncannily gorgeous Knightley and a supremely decadent Sam Neill (as her dreadful seducer) keep their characters vital. The limitations of the small screen duly noted, the frosty location shooting is handsome. Given the choice, see the Lean film on the big screen every time; but this is a sturdy introduction to a classic story. --Robert Horton
As with earlier releases, The X-Files: Providence splices together two episodes, "Provenance" and "Providence", into a pseudo-movie. Again, the results fall way below the series average as the long-dead alien conspiracy business is flogged, with a lot of running around and ominous rumbling still not adding up to anything like an actual story. FBI agent Neal McDonaugh (of Minority Report) inexplicably survives a flaming motorcycle crash, leaving behind brass rubbings taken from an alien spaceship, then shows up and tries to murder Scully's psychokinetic baby, who is promptly kidnapped by a UFO cult. In Part 2, Scully (Gillian Anderson) and Reyes (Annabeth Gish) fend off enemies and friends within the bureau as they track down the cultists, who are having trouble with a spaceship they've dug up, and a typical pointless climax has things happen without the characters doing anything to contribute. Even at this late, post-Duchovny stage in the game, The X-Files has turned out some fine stand-alone episodes, but these dreary wallowings go a long way towards explaining why only diehards are still watching. After the child says "I made this" at the end of the credits, it's becoming very hard not to shout "well, clean it up then". On the DVD: The X-Files: Providence, as with Nothing Important Happened Today, arrives in a great-looking anamorphic widescreen transfer. There are two slight promotional "featurettes"--three-minute clips/talking heads promos focusing on the episode "Providence" and actor Cary Elwes' character. --Kim Newman
Starla Grady (Jane McGregor) an ultra girlie Texan babe is the most popular girl at Splendona High School. That is until French foreign-exchange student Genevieve LePlouff (Piper Perabo) comes to stay with Starla's family. When Genevieve first arrives she is a beret and glasses wearing plane Jane who seems to be in awe of Starla's amazing life and joins Starla's friends in praising her talent and beauty. However when Genevieve's story of misfortune and lost love is featured in
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'We're telepathic...We can teleport. Imagine how useful that would be to them in their wars and spying and stuff... Think how scared they'd be of having us used against them!' All 3 seasons all 5 stories all 25 episodes!
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Courtney Cox is back to the small screen as ruthless tabloid editior Lucy Spiller in Dirt! Lucy's masterful manipulation and blackmailing skills see her digging up the best gossip and dirt on all the stars - aided by Don Konkey a resourceful paparazzo - Lucy is guaranteed to get the scoop!
You may have never tried yoga before but fancied giving it a go, or you may have done some yoga before but wanted to push yourself further, so now you can with the Yoga Made Simple' The Ultimate Collection with 12 fabulous and effective workouts. Whoever you are and whatever your level, this series will help guide you in all aspects of Yoga, from receiving practical Yoga tips, learning new informative facts, to practicing each specially crafted workout to improve your posture, tone, flexibility as well as your mind. While the workout element of the program has been designed with beginners and improvers in mind, there are options provided throughout the workouts to make each move easier or harder to ensure it will work effectively for you no matter your current level. The Ultimate Collection gives you a real chance to learn and engage in the process and benefits that Yoga can bring. The programme is divided into 12 engaging workouts, each focusing on a specific area such as strength, fitness, tone and flexibility. Each section will also be full of entertaining and engaging information to make the whole experience even more accessible and engaging. This Ultimate Collection has such a variety of workouts and information to offer you. So, if you practice Yoga regularly you will really notice the difference, both in your body and mind and the benefit from feeling fitter, firmer and much more energized and positive.br/
The Doyle family moves to a small town in California where they plan on starting a new life while running a long-abandoned funeral home. The locals fear the place which is suspected to be on haunted ground and the rumours of the Flower family legend refuse to die. The Doyles soon discover that something lurks in the vaults below their new home. Something so sinister that the previous residents alive and dead have no intention of leaving them alone...
To safeguard his liege from the clutches of evil sorceress Morgana Merlin transports the young King Arthur into modern day America...
It was the show that became a sensation made Johnny Depp an overnight star and remains one of the coolest cultural phenomena of the 1980s. And it all leads here the undercover cops of Jump Street Chapel - Doug Penhall (Peter DeLuise) Judy Hoffs (Holly Robinson) Captain Fuller (Steven Williams) and new rookie officers Joey Penhall (Michael DeLuise) and Tony 'Mac' McCann (Michael Bendetti) - are caught up in some of the most explosive action and drama in the show's history! In addition this collection contains three episodes filmed during Season 4 but aired during Season 5 including the still-controversial ""Blackout"" which features Johnny Depp's final series appearance.
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