Introduced in "A Magnum for Schneider", the hour-long 1967 Armchair Theatre episode written by James Mitchell about a disillusioned British secret agent Callan (Edward Woodward), went on to offer four popular (if downbeat) series, a spin-off movie remaking the original story and a some-years-later wrap-up play "Wet Job". Remembered for its very distinctive opening titles, with a swinging broken light bulb and a memorable theme tune, the series adopted a Deighton-LeCarré approach to the grim, treacherous, grubby business of Cold War espionage and made a TV star of the intense Woodward as the sweaty, sometimes conscience-stricken, sometimes robotic Callan. Even in the 21st century this still seems a strong show, its complex stories and impressive performances outweighing a low-budget mix of video and film in the production that makes it seem less "professional" than other shows of the time. In a dramatic device that has long since fallen out of fashion in television, Callan episodes tend to wind up by leaving the audience to work out all the connections of the plot while Callan himself sits gloomily and ponders the wretchedness of his squalid world. --Kim Newman
Louise is an 18 year old staying in a girls' boarding school. Unbeknownst to Veronica the headmistress Louise is having an affair with Matthew Veronica's husband and the resident art teacher. With half-term looming Louise manages to convince Veronica to let her stay on secretly planning to spend more time with her lover. However Veronica discovers the affair and plots her revenge. What follows is a series of grisly events that culminate in something truly terrifying.
Charlie's Angels (Dir. Joseph McGinty Nichol 2000): Cameron Diaz Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu are Charlie''s Angels - a trio of elite private investigators who with the latest in high-tech gadgets martial arts techniques and a vast array of disguises unleash their state of the art skills on land sea and air. Their goal to track down a kidnapped billionaire-to-be and keep his top-secret voice identification software out of his lethal hands. Aided by their faithful lieutenant Bosley (Bill Murray) and under the sure hand of their suave playboy boss notorious for his clever ways of avoiding face-to-face meetings the girls must foil an elaborate murder-revenge plot that could destroy individual privacy and corporate security worldwide. Adventure has never been more beautiful! Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (Dir. Joseph McGinty Nichol 2003): The Angels rescue Marshal Ray Carter (Patrick) from a sticky situation in Mongolia but are forced to leave without what they presume to be his wedding ring. It transpires the ring is one of a coded pair that once combined unlocks the data for the location of the entire witness protection programme! As the other ring has also been taken from it's murdered owner the Angels are charged with tracking it down but along the way they encounter a vengefully violent old flame from Dylan's past and an ex-Angel striking out on her own... The Sweetest Thing (Dir. Roger Kumble 2002): Christina's love life is stuck in neutral. After years of avoiding the hazards of a meaningful relationship she meets Peter her perfect match. Fed up with playing games she finally gets the courage to let her guard down and follow her heart only to discover that he has suddenly left town. So she sets out to capture the one that got away.
This dramatic 12 story collection features the superb first years from the tales of Foyle's War dealing with the war years 1939 to 1941. Michael Kitchen stars as the thoughtful and enigmatic Detective Chief Superintendent Foyle. With England in the grip of the Second World War Foyle has been anxious to join the war effort but his applications are repeatedly turned down. Returning home to the South Coast it soon becomes apparent that his detective skills are vitally needed on the home front. As the war rages over Europe Foyle fights his own battle against murder mystery and betrayal on the south coast of England; an ordinary struggle against everyday evil - in extraordinarily dangerous times. Episodes Comprise: Series 1 The German Woman The White Feather A Lesson in Murder Eagle Day Series 2 Fifty Ships Among the Few War Games The Funk Hole Series 3 The French Drop Enemy Fire They Fought in the Fields A War of Nerves
Classic military drama series revolving around a World War Two bomb disposal squad. Dead Man's Shoes: It is the autumn of 1940. The Great Blitz has taken London by surprise hundreds of civilians have been killed and thousands more made homeless nightly. Brian Ash a young Royal Engineer Officer finds himself posted to a Bomb Disposal Company hastily assembled to combat a terrible new menace - the hundreds of unexploded bombs that are coming close to paralysing the whole city. Unsung Heroes: Second Lieutenant Brian Ash is settling in with life in Bomb Disposal but he soon finds out that even in the blitz there are certain rules that you can break at your peril. Just Like a Woman: When the tragedy of war comes too close it brings out an even stronger determination from the men of the Bomb Disposal to help defend the citizens of London. But a bomb has to be handled gently...
Rebecca Ryan (Claire Goose) has been working undercover for the Organised Crime Division (OCD) posing as a taxi driver while investigating London's [most notorious gangsters the] South Side Mob. When she finds that her own young daughter has been brutally murdered she fears that her cover may have been blown. As Rebecca trawls the seedy depths of London's underworld hunting down her daughter's killers the lines between good and evil right and wrong begin to blur as do her notions of justice and revenge. She embarks on a brutally bloody campaign of vengeance against the gang she believes is responsible. As the fragile bonds that hold the gang together begin to unravel death pervades. No one is safe including the elusive and mysterious mistress Jade (Sarah Harding). As a trail of blood begins to flow from Rebecca's quest for justice it's left up to the world-weary OCD agent Darius Cruise (Anthony Ofoegbu) to bring her in. He and his newly assigned hot tempered partner Abby Barrett (Donna Air) must do what no cop likes to do - to go after one of their own and if necessary take her down.
Drawing on Winston's own letters and memoirs family archives and on the reminiscences of his close relations and allies 'The Churchills' strips away the myths and misconceptions about Winston Churchill and his family over three generations.
Richie (Justin Timberlake), a Princeton college student who pays for school with on-line gambling, bottoms out and travels to Costa Rica to confront the on-line mastermind, Ivan (Ben Affleck), whom he believes has swindled him.
Anthony Quinn stars as Inuk an Eskimo whose daily routine is a constant struggle to survive in one of the most hostile and hauntingly beautiful of climates. As Inuk's family grows in number (and corresponding mouths to feed) new societies of white trappers with new weaponry begin to infringe Inuit land making it harder for Inuk to live. When the clash of cultures results in the accidental death of a missionary Inuk must use all his skills to keep one step ahead of the two Mounties (Peter O'Toole and Carlo Giustini) determined to bring the killer to justice...
Uncle Jack s Hotel of Horror has rooms of Hell and there s always room for one more tenant. When a couple help owner Jack Dubin to bring a collection of haunted objects from a renowned psychic s criminal cases to their hotel tourist attraction, they unwittingly open the door to pure evil. As more guests arrive, each confronting their own personal horrors they will find themselves connected to the building and drawn together in a supernatural whirlwind that threatens to unleash Hell on Earth...
Collide is an adrenaline fuelled action-packed thrill ride from start to finish. After a heist doesn't go to plan, Casey (Nicholas Hoult) finds himself on the run from a ruthless gang headed by mob boss Hagen (Anthony Hopkins) whilst trying to save the love of his life Juliette (Felicity Jones). Left with no choice, Casey returns to his former drug smuggler employer Geran (Ben Kingsley). Filled with twists and turns, Casey sets out on an adrenaline-fueled car chase to escape Hagen's men and save Juliette.
A specially created box set containing all 7 Seasons of Buffy The Vampire Slayer in limited edition numbered packaging. Also includes a letter from series creator Joss Whedon a book containing episode information and a run-down of Joss Whedon's favourite episodes. Over 100 hours of vampire ass-kicking action across 39 discs.
Sequel to the big-budget reboot of the comic book series following the anthropomorphic ninjutsu-trained turtles Leonardo (Pete Ploszek), Michelangelo (Noel Fisher), Donatello (Jeremy Howard) and Raphael (Alan Ritchson). The turtle's arch nemesis Shredder (Brian Tee) has returned and employed Techno Cosmic Research Institute scientist Dr. Stockman (Tyler Perry) to create some mutants of his own in the form of ferocious duo Bebop (Gary Anthony Williams) and Rocksteady (Stephen Farrelly). Meanwhile, the evil Kraang (voice of Fred Armisen) has arrived from Dimension X to lead an invasion of New York City. With the help of journalist April O'Neil (Megan Fox) and vigilante Casey Jones (Stephen Amell), the turtles face a fight on two fronts to save the city from certain destruction.
A young woman inherits a decaying hotel on the edge of a Louisiana swamp unaware that more that fifty years ago it served as the gateway to hell and that it's horrific evil lives on to this day. Her dream to build a new life for herself becomes a nightmarish fight for survival as horrors straight out of Lovecraft's Book of Eibon lay their own claim to her property and the souls around her...
Matt Cole and Dutch Everett are a hard working family struggling to make an honest living during tough times in the Old West. Deke Turner is the reason for the trouble a ruthless landowner determined to have the Everetts' ranch by whatever means necessary. When the youngest member of the family Matt kills one of Deke's men in self-defence Turner seizes the opportunity to frame him for murder. Dubbed the Kansas Kid Matt is rescued from custody by Cole and Dutch but now all three are wanted men each with a price on their head.
Thrown together to join George Cowley's new C15 organisation....Hard men no patience nor time for subtleties. Charged with combating terrorists criminals and corruption wherever they find it. Capable of using any means necessary. The only people they can trust are themselves... In The Public Interest: A Chief Constable has the perfect solution to escalating crime levels in his city; ensure that the police have ultimate power. But you know what they say about absolute power... Not A Very Civil Servant: Cowley is reluctant to involve his lads in a seemingly run of the mill case of backhanders and crumbling new council houses. Until that is he discovers just how far up the corruption goes... A Stirring Of Dust: A traitor has recently returned to Britain but no one's pleased to see him! Indeed if Bodie and Doyle don't find him before those he betrayed he's a dead man... Blind Run: Playing bodyguards for a foreign official should be a walk in the park for Bodie and Doyle. Yet for a secret visit a remarkable amount of people know about it some of whom have deadly intentions...
This faithful adaptation of Anna Sewells childrens classic tells the adventures of a young boy and a spirited horse. Beginning life on a country estate the young colt Beauty is given away to cruel squire Sam Greene when he takes possession of the farm on which he lived.The horse then starts on an adventurous journey where he experiences the best and worst in human nature before finally being reunited with the boy who was his first friend. This is a classic and beautiful adaptation which the whole family will enjoy.
In what's been described as Hong Kong's answer to Nicholas Winding Refn's Drive an impetuous rookie cop spends his days poised by the side of the road ready to pursue reckless speeding drivers in their souped up cars. Ever determined to get his mark even if they drive more powerful cars than his own customised Audi A4 Chan Cheung works on his own vehicle through the night ever fine-tuning his engine to give him that all-important extra edge. But he soon meets his match in Jiang Xin a crack escape driver with a penchant to rev up a literal smokescreen and then manoeuvring an extreme drift technique to rotate the car while stationery. Can Chan Cheung also master the technique in order to get his man and will his reticent veteran partner deliver some well-needed wisdom to help the eager rookie in his quest...
Two pest exterminator's head into the bush to search for the legendary lost treasure of the bushranger 'Thunderclap Newman'. The pair find their bounty but what they didn't count on was an encounter with Australia's mythical Yowie a giant ape-like killing machine hungry for human flesh! Starring Vernon Wells (Mad Max) Throwback is a good old fashioned monster flick a thrilling joyride from start to finish and a prime example of the new wave of Australian genre cinema. Special Features: 'Making of' Documentary Cast and Director Commentaries Trailer
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