From BAFTA winning writer Paul Abbott, comes a story of power, greed, corruption and lies on the streets of East London in the run up to the Olympic Games. Parminder Nagra (Bend It Like Beckham, ER, Albatross) is Deeva Jani, a successful, Paris-based fashion executive who is forced to return home to the UK when she receives the shocking news that her teenage brother Vipon, played by newcomer Sebastian Nanena, has been arrested for a fatal gang shooting in East London. As she and her family a...
This special boxed set contains Series Three and Four of New Tricks. Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman heads The Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad (UCOS) cracking previously unsolved crimes from the past. Her team are three ex policemen; Gerry Standing Jack Halford and Brian Lane who for various reasons all opted for early retirement. Employing cutting edge forensics teamed with unconventional methods and breaking of the occasional rule the UCOS veterans get good results and right many wrongs of the past..
The BBC's Robin Hood is a big budget re-imagining of the classic tale with a unique blend of exhilarating action wit and romance all headed by a bright young cast of actors. Robin Hood delights as he fights the authority of the evil Sheriff of Nottingham with outrageous scams disguises tricks and ingenuity breathtaking archery and incredible swordplay. All the while he romances the heavenly Maid Marian and champions the poor with his band of merry men! This release features the second part of the first series.
Traveling through Nebraska Burt (Peter Horton) and Vicky (Linda Hamilton) stop in a small town to report the death of a child on the highway. There they discover something strange about the community: all the grownups are gone and the children seem to belong to a strange cult. What's worse it's a cult that sacrifices adults to the dreadful 'he who walks behind the rows'... Based on a Stephen King short story.
Revenge Of The Nerds: Two high school pals who can best be described as 'nerds' arrive at college and cause an uproar when they attempt to join a fraternity. After being rejected they make plans for revenge... Revenge Of The Nerds 2 - Nerds In Paradise: Lewis Skolnick and his band of barmy classmates attend a congress of national fraternities at Fort Lauderdale in Florida. Upon their arrival they come face-to-face with their rivals the Alpha Betas. From that point all
A complex and fascinating avantgarde examination of time and personality. A film of authentic startling originality brilliantly mixing cinema and video techniques Arden and Bond have created a movie that captures the anxiety and sense of danger that has infiltrated the consciousness of so many people in western society.
Set in the 1960s, talented jazz musician Adam (Sammy Davis Jr.) appears to have it all, but an inner anger and a tormented past threaten to destroy his career. When he meets jazz legend Willie Ferguson (Louis Armstrong), and falls in love with his granddaughter (Cicley Tyson), a straight-talking civil rights activist, Adam begins to question his lifestyle, and resolves to tame his drinking and wild behaviour. But despite his new-found love, Adam is haunted by the shadows of his past. Can he escape his demons, before they destroy him entirely?
Thirteen year old Dane Danger McGuire is the world's most adventurous kid. He must be if he hopes to be a cop like his dad! But who can wait? He's ready to plunge head first into the case of a wanted jewel thief...a crime even the police can't solve! With the help of his unlikely gang of eager deputies he plots a course of stake-outs sleuthing and surveillance. With his life on the line it's going to take all of Danger's courage smarts and daring to pull this one off!
In 'Loose Cannons' Gene Hackman plays Mac a Washington DC police detective teamed with a new partner Ellis (Dan Aykroyd) to break open a case that involves the FBI Nazis Israelis and pornographers. The plot involves the fight for the possession of a pornographic film starring Hitler and a prominent German politician...
'The Beiderbecke Collection' is a charming mix of comedy and drama that has all the hallmarks of a classic detective thriller. Follow the exploits of jazz fan Trevor and his long-suffering girlfriend Jill as they find themselves embroiled in various mysteries which follow them to Amsterdam and Edinburgh and include dodgy businessmen black economies refugees and much much more.... 'The Beiderbecke Affair' (1984) - Follow the exploits of Jazz nut Trevor Chaplin (James Bolam) and his long-suffering girlfriend Jill Swinburne (Barbara Flynn). Whilst trying to track down a set of missing records they encounter a mystery platinum blonde who weaves a complex web of intrigue that soon escalates to dealing with dodgy businessmen 'black economies' and council corruption. 'The Beiderbecke Tapes' (1987) - Feature length mystery with Trevor and Jill as they continue to embroil themselves in all sorts of clandestine meetings and intrigue. Nuclear waste in the Yorkshire Dales sinister conversations and a missing barman take Trevor and Jill on a whirlwind mystery from the Dales to Amsterdam and Edinburgh. 'The Beiderbecke Connection' (1988) - Trevor and Jill are now parents to a baby boy however their old pals Big Al and Little Norm prevail upon them to give sanctuary to a homeless refugee. It is not long however before they are again caught up in a complex deception of a musical kind featuring the music of jazz supremo Frank Ricotti.
Before he dies Ed Reece has got some unfinished business... Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas gives a terrific performance as an eccentric old man determined to revisit some milestones from his past and reconcile with his feuding family in this superb drama. With a brilliant witty script from Oscar winning Ernest Thompson (On Golden Pond). 'The Lies Boys Tell' also stars Craig T Nelson (Poltergiest) and the veteren character actress Eileen Brennan (Private Benjamin).
An unstoppable force is about to meet an immovable object as tough LA cop Frank 'Bulletproof' McBain embarks on a dangerous mission to retrieve a top secret attack vehicle. The vehicle code named Thunderblast can withstand the impact of just about any weapon imaginable. Cuban Libayan and Russian terrorists plan to seize the much coveted battle machine at a Mexican village near the Texan border. A convoy led by the beautiful Lt. Devon Shepard is escorting Thunderblast when it is amb
The BBC's Robin Hood is a big budget re-imagining of the classic tale with a unique blend of exhilarating action wit and romance all headed by a bright young cast of actors. Robin Hood delights as he fights the authority of the evil Sheriff of Nottingham with outrageous scams disguises tricks and ingenuity breathtaking archery and incredible swordplay. All the while he romances the heavenly Maid Marian and champions the poor with his band of merry men! This release features the third part of the first series
Set ten years after the original movie, adventurer Rick O'Connell's son is kidnapped by the followers of his old nemesis The Mummy, in the belief that the boy can lead them to the tomb of the ancient and evil warrior The Scorpion King.
Rain - Based on the story Rain by Somerset Maugham. A puritanical and self righteous minister sets out to reform a carefree American prostitute. The Racketeer - This gangster film stars Carole Lombard as a broke ex-society girl, Rhoda Philbrooke, who accepts the advances of a racketeer to promote the career of failing classical violinist Tony Vaughan. Shriek in the Night - Ginger Rogers plays a reporter to rival Ted Rand and both are investigating the mysterious death of a millionaire.
KILL ME, PLEASE KILL ME... BEFORE IT S TOO LATE Late one full moonlit night, a woman stands alone on the roadside waiting for her husband to return to their broken-down car. All of a sudden she s pounced upon, dragged into the dark woods and savaged by a barely-glimpsed assailant. But this is only the beginning of the terror in The Beast Within... Seventeen years on, and the devoted parents of teenager Michael are at their wits end. Their son lies in a hospital bed, his body wracked by a mysterious illness. With doctors unable to offer any diagnosis, Michael s desperate parents are forced to seek out the answer themselves by digging up traumatic past events and confronting the true nature of their son s conception. The Beast Within stands apart from other creature features due to its decidedly grim tone the scenes in which the monster violates his victims proved too strong for some critics and standout transformation sequence to rival the likes of An American Werewolf in London and The Howling. Add to that strong lead performances from Paul Clemens and Ronny Cox (Deliverance, RoboCop), alongside a stunning score by the late, great Les Baxter, and you have yourself one absolute beast of a monster movie!
Louis Armstrong was the greatest of all Jazz musicians; defining what it was to play Jazz. His amazing technical abilities the joy and spontaneity and amazingly quick inventive musical mind still dominate Jazz to this day. Known affectionately as 'Satchmo' his contributions to society are now measured alongside those of the greatest artists philosophers and statesmen of the modern era with his ability to generate 'top 40' hits in every generation is one of the marvels of his care
A victim of bullying at a US military academy finds an ancient book of magic in a secret temple beneath the academy chapel. He sets out to get even with his tormentors with the aid of a computer and some black magic with bloody and horrific results.
The Most Dangerous Game
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