After stumbling upon a portal to the past in the ruins of an old Yorkshire farmhouse Tom a troubled schoolboy is whisked back to the time of the Second World War. With a loveable sheep dog named Tess as his only guide he meets Sam Wheeler a kindly farmer (Tom Wilkinson) and May an orphaned evacuee about his own age. Learning to cope with the dangers and difficulties of life in this time helps Tom come to terms with his own family problems. Back in the present he discovers something terrible has happened to his friends just a few days after his visit and he is desperate to get back to the past to save them... even if doing so has consequences he could never dream of.
Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson return as Tim Bisley and Daisy Steiner - two hopeless twentysomethings sharing a flat and pretending to be a couple. Joining them on their urban adventures are wine-swilling landlady Marsha the rather intense artist who lives downstairs Brian Tim's best friend and would-be TA soldier Mike and Daisy's best friend the air-headed Twist. Episodes Comprise: 1.Back 2.Change 3.Mettle 4.Help 5.Gone 6.Dissolution 7.Leaves
From visionary graphic artist and director Joann Sfar comes a completely original take on one of France's greatest mavericks, the illustrious and infamous Serge Gainsbourg.
Michael Powell lays bare the cinema's dark voyeuristic underside in this disturbing 1960 psychodrama thriller. Handsome young Carl Boehm is Mark Lewis, a shy, socially clumsy young man shaped by the psychic scars of an emotionally abusive parent, in this case a psychologist father (the director in a perverse cameo) who subjected his son to nightmarish experiments in fear and recorded every interaction with a movie camera. Now Mark continues his father's work, sadistically killing young women with a phallic-like blade attached to his movie camera and filming their final, terrified moments for his definitive documentary on fear. Set in contemporary London, which Powell evokes in a lush, colourful seediness, this film presents Mark as much victim as villain and implicates the audience in his scopophilic activities as we become the spectators to his snuff film screenings. Comparisons to Hitchcock's Psycho, released the same year, are inevitable. Powell's film was reviled upon release, and it practically destroyed his career, ironic in light of the acclaim and success that greeted Psycho, but Powell's picture hit a little too close to home with its urban setting, full colour photography, documentary techniques and especially its uneasy connections between sex, violence and the cinema. We can thank Martin Scorsese for sponsoring its 1979 re-release, which presented the complete, uncut version to appreciative audiences for the first time. This powerfully perverse film was years ahead of its time and remains one of the most disturbing and psychologically complex horror films ever made. --Sean Axmaker, Amazon.com
Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky - based on Chris Greenhalgh's 'Coco & Igor' - pays tribute to the life of Coco after Chanel and as revealed in the title explores the electric relationship between the French fashion icon and the radical Russian-born composer. The two meet at the disastrous premier of Stravinsky's controversial The Rite of Spring a performance that mesmerises Chanel but due to a riot like reception leaves Stravinsky inconsolable. It takes 7 years before they meet again in Paris - now Chanel is both rich and respected whereas Stravinsky is living in exile as a penniless refugee. There is an immediate powerful attraction and she decides to shelter Stravinsky offering him her villa 'Bel Respiro' as a sanctuary for his composing as Chanel herself begins creating the revolutionary iconic perfume No5. Stravinsky moves in straight away with his children and consumptive wife. And so a passionate fiery love affair between two creative giants commence...
A reinvention of the original Oscar-winning hit film, "Fame" follows a talented group of dancers, singers, actors, and artists over four years at the New York City High School of Performing Arts.
Tim Roth stars as the father who confronted Tony Blair over Britain's role in the Iraq war. Lance Corporal Tom Keys, Reg Keys' son, was one of six British Military Policemen murdered in Iraq in 2003 when angry crowds descended on a police station. As Reg and his wife Sally struggle to come to terms with the devastating news, questions begin to arise not only around the events that led to Tom s death, but also the legitimacy of the war as a whole. Driven by grief, anger, and a need for answers, Reg decides to stand against Tony Blair as an independent candidate in the 2005 general election. This heart-wrenching film follows Reg s journey, from his decision to stand to his experiences on the campaign trail, all the way through to election night as the results are announced.
Set during the occupation of Poland during World War II Andrzej Zulawski's debut feature is a visionary tale of an apocalytic world. The film centers around a young man whose family we're massacred by the Nazi's and his own coming to terms with the guilt that he feels for still being alive.
Darkness: There's something in this house...something ancient and dark that remains still hidden and silent. It can only wait having been concealed in the shadows for years. In fact its milieu is darkness. Only in it can it show itself and move. It even takes its name: Darkness. It's lived here since someone tried to call it more than forty years ago. Because this house hides a secret a terrible past an inconceivably evil act...seven children faceless people a circle that must be completed. And blood lots of blood... Cursed: Horror maestro Wes Craven and Scream scribe Kevin Williamson re-unite once more for another playful trip to the dark side... Set in an ultra-hip modern Los Angeles the film tells the tale of siblings Ellie (Christina Ricci) and Jimmy (Jesse Eisenberg) who have yet to fully come to terms with the loss of their parents. Ellie works at ""The Late Late Show With Craig Kilborn"" and dates ladies' man Jake (Joshua Jackson) while Jimmy is a less-than-popular high school student with a crush on the prettiest girl in school (Kristina Anapau). But one night after Ellie and Jimmy get into a car accident on Mulholland Drive they are bitten by what appears to be a bona fide werewolf. Soon both brother and sister are exhibiting behaviour that can only mean one thing--that they too have been cursed.
Ready for seconds? The biggest TV phenomenon of last year is back with a bite! Welcome back to Bon Temps home to mystery Southern sensuality and dark secrets. For Sookie Stackhouse life is more dangerous than ever after she and Bill become more deeply involved. Meanwhile Tara finds herself under a lover's spell; Sam puts his trust in an unlikely ally; Jason becomes involved with an anti-vampire sect; Eric becomes interested in Sookie after he recruits her to investigate the disappearance of his 2 000-year-old maker; and Maryann is revealed to possess a power that can control almost everyone in town. Then after making a shocking discovery Sookie Bill and Sam must form the last line of defence against a diabolical plan that raises this award-winning series to bloody new heights. Clothes fall to the floor almost as often as blood spatters the walls in this show that blends supernatural horror sex and mystery with just a little bit of social commentary thrown in for good measure. If you want to sink your fangs into more vampire TV and movies then check out some of these blood-sucking beauties: True Blood: Season 1: The first season of HBO's Charlaine Harris-adapated Sookie Stackhouse vampire series is a deliciously sexy and sensational TV debut. True Blood: Seasons 1 & 2 Box Set: It's a case of two times the Sookie on this two-fanged HBO box set collecting all the episodes from Season's 1 and 2. The Vampire Diaries Season 1: Developed by Dawson's Creek/Scream creator Kevin Williamson superb supernatural horror meets teen drama. Cirque Du Freak: Based on the popular books by Darren Shaw this fang-tastic fantasy film is a rollicking good adventure with a dark twist. New Moon: Adapated from Stephenie Meyer's sequel book this one howls quality with great performances from Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson.
FROM THE WRITERS OF THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN AND PSYCHOVILLE Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith follow up the multi-award-winning Psychoville with an anthology of tales of the genuinely unexpected. What goes on behind closed doors on the street where you live? Be invited into six very different No 9s, where the ordinary and mundane rub shoulders with the extraordinary and macabre. Starring alongside Steve Pemberton (Psychoville, The League of Gentlemen, Benidorm) and Reece Shearsmith (Psychoville, The League of Gentlemen, The Widower) is a myriad of talent including Helen McCrory (Skyfall, Peaky Blinders), Gemma Arterton (Quantum of Solace), Luke Pasqualino (The Musketeers), Katherine Parkinson (The IT Crowd), Oona Chaplin (The Crimson Field, Game of Thrones), Julia Davis (Hunderby), Anna Chancellor (The Hour, Pramface), Anne Reid (Last Tango in Halifax), Tamsin Grieg (Friday Night Dinner, Episodes), Julian Rhind-Tutt (Green Wing, A Touch of Cloth), Ben Willbond (The Thick of It, Horrible Histories), Edinburgh Comedy Award-winner Tim Key and many more. EXTRAS: Inside Inside No.9, Photo Gallery
Starring Bob Monkhouse Alfred Marks Hattie Jacques and many key comedy supporting actors from the 1960s She’ll Have to Go is a stylish hugely enjoyable farce co-produced by BAFTA-nominated Hammer Films stalwart Jack Asher. Released in the US as Maid for Murder it is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. When Francis and Douglas Oberon learn that their late grandmother has bequeathed the family fortune to distant cousin Toni they immediately start plotting to get their hands on the money. They dream up a plot whereby they cannot fail to acquire a comfortable future; the lovely Toni must either be murdered or married... Bonus Features: Original Theatrical Trailer Image Gallery Original Pressbook PDF
Premiering at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival, Smash Palace was the second feature of Roger Donaldson following the success of Sleeping Dogs, a film which had heralded the arrival of the New Zealand New Wave. Smash Palace concerns itself with the marriage of former racing driver Al (Bruno Lawrence, The Quiet Earth) and French-born Jacqui (Anna Jemison, Nomads). The pair had met when she nursed him back to health following a career-ending injury. They married, returned to Al's native New Zealand to take over his late father's wrecking yard business the Smash Palace of the title and had a child. But over time stagnation has set in, Jacqui's resentment of Al has grown, and things are threatening to spill over Playing out as a darker, more haunting New Zealand variation on such US separation movies as Kramer vs. Kramer or Shoot the Moon, Smash Palace offers a brilliant, vivid messy portrait of masculinity in crisis, driven by Lawrence's immense central performance once again confirming his status as one of New Zealand's finest actors. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS High Definition (Blu-ray) presentation Original mono audio (uncompressed LPCM) Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Commentary by writer-director Roger Donaldson and stunt driver Steve Millen The Making of Smash Palace, a 51-minute documentary on the film's production featuring interviews with Donaldson, actor Keith Aberdein, filmmaker Geoff Murphy and others Theatrical trailer Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sean Phillips FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Ian Barr, a contemporary review by Pauline Kael and the original press book
Salted pork shanks as leitmotiv in Jamón Jamón a dark comedy about an absurd love triangle: this is what post-Franco cine is all about (food and sex). Spanish tortillas (i.e., potato omelets) are also big in this one. Director José Juan Bigas Luna is intelligent, wry, and--despite the formulaic narrative that melodrama must essentially contain--unpredictable. At times his film exudes a certain Almodóvar flavour, but there is an edge, perhaps even heavy-handedness, to the dark humour that is either Luna's success or his downfall. The film garnered the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival, after all. Try to follow: sexy Penelope Cruz (Belle Epoque) is growing up with her mother outside town on the wrong side of the highway. Together they run a truck stop where cars and life literally race past. Cruz is in love with Jordí Molla, by whom she is pregnant, but Molla's bourgeois mother, played by Anna Galiena (Being Human), thinks he can and should do better (of course, neither Cruz nor his mother knows of the erotic, avian interludes Molla enjoys on the side.) To save her son from the lower classes, Galiena hires Javier Bardem, a muscular, pretty man (whose regular consumption of the pork he distributes for a living has enhanced his sexual appeal) to pursue Cruz. The dark comedy finds a proper ending to the triangle in a grotesque but comedic landscape of death. This is not a cookie-cutter movie but rather one that will resonate with both your light and dark sides. After each surprise, you'll chuckle, feel guilty, and chuckle again. --Erik Macki, Amazon.com
Zavvi Exclusive Steelbook - Limited to 2000 Units Jerry (Ryan Reynolds) is an affable singleton who works on the factory floor at a bathtub factory ever eager to get along with his co-workers especially Fiona (Gemma Arterton) and Lisa (Anna Kendrick) from accounts. After work Jerry goes home to his pet cat Mr. Whiskers and loyal dog Bosco where the three of them hang out watch TV and discuss the day’s events. When one night he accidentally kills Fiona Jerry hastily covers his tracks under the strict advice of the subversive Mr. Whiskers. But Jerry is already beyond the reach of his well-meaning psychiatrist Dr. Warren (Jacki Weaver) and things are also looking bad for Lisa who has taken a shine to Jerry. Despite Bosco trying to keep Jerry on the straight and narrow Mr. Whiskers seems to be the loudest voice in Jerry’s head and soon events have spiraled and salvation is all Jerry can hope for. Directed by the award-winning Marjane Satrapi (Persepolis) THE VOICES stars Ryan Reynolds (The Proposal X Men Origins: Wolverine) as Jerry and the voices of Mr. Whiskers and Bosco. Anna Kendrick (Pitch Perfect Into The Woods) and Gemma Arterton (Byzantium The Duchess Of Malfi) also star alongside Jacki Weaver (The Silver Linings Playbook Animal Kingdom).
It's the final season of Hannah Montana, the show that redefined television and inspired a generation of young girls. You've been part Miley Stewart's life for four amazing years and have watched with her best friends, Lilly and Oliver. Now it's senior year, and Miley is at a crossroads. After all these years, does she still have the best of both worlds? Can she continue her alter ego, Hannah Montana, or will she leave it all behind to be an ordinary girl?See the epic series fi nale and bring home this must-own 2-Disc DVD collection, including cast goodbyes and the exclusive final season alternate ending! Now join Miley, Lilly, Oliver, Robby Ray, Jackson, Rico and special guest stars Sheryl Crow, Cody Linley, Dolly Parton and more as they bring this groundbreaking and beloved series to a close.
Season 1Set in rural Louisiana, HBO's new award-winning series True Blood follows the world of vampires, who have just recently come out of the coffin. For the first time in history, a Japanese-manufactured synthetic blood allows vampires to co-exist peacefully with humans, but the question remains...will they? The series centers around Sookie Stackhouse (Academy Award and Golden Globe winner Anna Paquin, The Piano, True Blood), a telepathic waitress who winds up falling for vampire Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer, The Starter Wife). Season 2Welcome to Bon Temps, home to mystery, Southern sensuality, and dark secrets. For Sookie Stackhouse, life is more dangerous than ever as she and Bill become even closer. Meanwhile, Tara finds herself under a spell; Jason joins an anti-vampire sect; Eric recruits Sookie to find a missing vampire; and Maryann reveals a special power. Then, after a shocking discovery, Sookie, Bill, and Sam must protect the town from a diabolical plan that raises this award-winning series to bloody new heights. Season 3In Bon Temps, everyone has something to hide. But when new threats emerge, no one can conceal the secrets of their past. After Sookie discovers that Bill's been kidnapped, she heads to Mississippi where she becomes entangled in a world ruled by a pack of vicious werewolves and the powerful Vampire King, Russell Edgington. There, her powers resurface and she learns that Bill may not be trusted. Eric is also drawn to the King's domain to settle an old score; Tara dives deep into turmoil; Jason falls for a mysterious woman; Lafayette can't avoid love or demons; Jessica sharpens her vampire skills; and Sam uncovers the truth about his birth family. It all leads up to the revelation of the series... Sookie's true identity. Season 4Sookie finds herself entangled in a love triangle - torn between a vengeful Bill, the new Vampire King of Mississippi, and Eric, who's not the former Viking he once was. Led by a charismatic witch named Marnie, who threatens to let no one living or dead stand in her way, a powerful coven tempts Lafayette, Tara, and Jesus with otherworldly powers. Jessica tries to adjust to a domestic life, while Jason finds himself alone in werepanther territory. Arlene and Terry come to terms with their highly unusual baby, and Alcide finds himself caught in the clutches of an old flame. As old alliances crumble and new relationships form, Season 4 of True Blood proves that nobody's safe when there's magic in the air. Season 5The fate of all humanity is at stake in the fifth season of this unique, bold, and undeniably sexy series. While Sookie deals with Tara's shooting and her unpredictable faerie powers, Bill and Eric find themselves called into action by the Vampire Authority. Alcide battles new werewolves J.D. and Martha; Sam searches for shifter murderers; and Jason struggles with his attraction to Jessica. It all adds up to a wicked, bloody climax between the Authority and the bloodthirsty vampire fundamentalists that will affect the lives of everyone living and dead in this unrelenting, action-packed season of HBO's otherworldly phenomenon.
Jean Claude Pommier (Pierce Brosnan) is an anthropologist who has spent years travelling the globe, studying the phenomenon of Nomads, mythical supernatural creatures. Pommier then gets murdered after believing that he has discovered their existence in Los Angeles. Before he dies, he reveals his secret to a young doctor (Lesley-Anne Down). Following his death, the doctor has visions of how Pommier followed a street gang as they conducted random acts of violence, only to discover that they were in reality Eskimo spirits that walk the Earth in human form…
Richard Gere is pretty convincing as a severe manic-depressive whose episodes of euphoria sometimes find him dancing on a two-by-four far above the street or climbing onstage during a symphony performance to "conduct" the orchestra. When the pendulum swings the other way, he is practically catatonic. As a character study, this film by Mike Figgis (Leaving Las Vegas) has its truly compelling moments, but Mr. Jones isn't just a character study. Inexplicably, the film ushers in a preposterous romance between this poor fellow and his psychiatrist (Lena Olin). Delroy Lindo has a nice part as a sympathetic construction worker who tries to help Gere's character. --Tom Keogh
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