An archaic document found in a bombsite reveals that the London district of Pimlico has for centuries technically been part of France. The local residents embrace their new found continental status seeing it as a way to avoid the drabness austerity and rationing of post-war England. The authorities do not however share their enthusiasm... A whimsical and charming British film 'Passport To Pimlico' is one of the finest examples of the classic Ealing comedies.
Titles Comprise: Hostel: A trio of teenagers two American one Icelandic backpack around Europe looking for a good time. While in Amsterdam they are told of a youth hostel in Slovakia where all their wildest dreams will come true. Jumping onto the first train there the three stumble into a hedonistic travellers' paradise. Soon however one of the three boys goes missing and slowly but surely the holiday from hell begins to unfold... Hostel 2: Director Eli Roth (Hostel Cabin Fever) and producer Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction Reservoir Dogs) up the ante in the brutal and terrifying sequel to the smash hit Hostel. Starring Bijou Phillips (Almost Famous Venom) Heather Matarazzo (The Princess Diaries Scream 3) and Roger Bart (The Producers TV's Desperate Housewives) Hostel Part II takes place directly after the events of the first film and once again also features Jay Hernandez (Hostel Ladder 49) as the revenge-seeking but ultimately hapless Paxton. After the outrageous events of Hostel Hostel Part II follows a group of female backpackers as they are lured to the apparently perfect youth hostel for a holiday packed with hedonistic fun. However the truth once again turns out to be far more terrifying as the girls are subjected to a brutal ordeal at the hands of the sick tourists who pay to exercise their darkest desires. Hatchet: It's Mardi Gras in New Orleans and Ben (Joel David Moore) has reached booze and boobs overload. Recently dumped and pining after his girlfriend he enlists his pal Marcus (Deon Richmond) to accompany him on a swamp tour in a boat that travels the spooky murk surrounding the city. Marcus is less than enthused until the crew of the low low low (low) budget movie Bayou Beavers signs on including amateur cameraman Shapiro (Joel Murray) pneumatic Misty (Mercedes McNab) and ditzy Jenna (Joleigh Fioreavanti). Joining them on the rickety cruiser are the painfully wholesome couple Mr. and Mrs. Permatteo (Richard Riehle and Patrika Darbo) and the beautiful-but-sullen Marybeth (Tamara Feldman). Led by the P.T. Barnum of the swamp tour industry fast-talking but slow-thinking showboater Shawn (Parry Shen) the tourists are decidedly underwhelmed by the fog low-hanging branches and aggressively quiet sounds that Shawn tries to pass off as frightening. He launches into the story of Victor Crowley - yup a legend in these parts - who is known to haunt the swamp. The boaters wave off the story as part of Shawn's continuing nonsense - except for Marybeth who is notably discomforted.
One of the most celebrated outrageous and original horror films of all time Stuart Gordon's Re-Animator is a darkly comic tale that 'upped the 80's gore ante at a time when blood was already flowing freely' (Total Film). Brilliant if somewhat deranged medical student Herbert West arrives at Miskatonic Medical school and immediately sneers at his professor's outdated views of death. West has his own outlandish theories and has concocted a serum that will bring the dead back to life. Roping in fellow student Dan Cain their shocking experiments work all too well with horrific and very messy results.
The Last Temptation of Christ, by Martin Scorsese is a towering achievement. Though it initially engendered enormous controversy, the film can now be viewed as the remarkable, profoundly personal work of faith that it is. This fifteenyear labour of love, an adaptation of Nikos Kazantzakis's landmark novel that imagines an alternate fate for Jesus Christ, features outstanding performances by Willem Dafoe, Barbara Hershey, Harvey Keitel, Harry Dean Stanton and David Bowie; bold cinematography by the great Michael Ballhaus; and a transcendent score by Peter Gabriel. Special Edition Features: Restored highdefinition digital transfer, supervised and approved by cinematographer Michael Ballhaus and editor Thelma Schoonmaker, with a 5.1 DTSHD Master Audio soundtrack by supervising sound editor Skip Lievsay Audio commentary featuring director Martin Scorsese, actor Willem Dafoe, and writers Paul Schrader and Jay Cocks Galleries of production stills, research materials, and costume designs Location production footage shot by Scorsese Interview with composer Peter Gabriel, with a stills gallery of traditional instruments used in the score PLUS: An essay by film critic David Ehrenstein.
Lady & The TrampExperience the thrilling adventure of Lady, a lovingly pampered cocker spaniel, and Tramp a freewheeling mutt with a heart of gold. This heart-warming tale charms a new generation with one of the greatest love stories of all time. This is the night to share a special Bella Notte with your family!Lady & The Tramp IIDisney's classic adventure continues with a new generation of hilarious canine characters! Lady and Tramp's mischievous pup Scamp is always in the doghouse, and an itch for freedom is sending him on the ultimate adventure! Scamp joins the Junkyard dogs, a notorious pack that includes his idol, streetwise Buster, and a sweet and sensible stray named Angel. Will Scamp choose the collar-free life with his new pals or embrace the pampered life he had at home?
Fathers and sons. Husbands and wives. Lovers and liars. What a difference a school year makes. At first half-brothers Nathan and Lucas Scott were bitter rivals on and off the basketball court. Now they bond as brothers. But there's drama trauma devotion betrayal twists and turns to come. To protect those he loves Lucas moves in with Dan. Brooke and Peyton mend their friendship - and beginia year of romantic turmoil for both. Nathan and Haley's marriage frays. Newcomers t
2009 marks the 30th anniversary of Nottingham Forest's first European Cup triumph masterminded by Brian Clough. A provincial football club broke and slipping towards Football League Division Three when he took charge had conquered England and Europe inside three years.
Lauded short film director Nacho Vigalondo makes his feature debut with this tense, unstoppable vision of science and natural law gone awry.
mysterious gunfighter named Django is employed by a local crooked political boss as a hangman to execute innocent locals framed by the boss, who wants their land. What the boss doesn't know is that Django isn't hanging the men at all, just making it look like he is, and using the men he saves from the gallows to build up his own "gang" in order to take revenge on the boss, who, with Django's former best friend, caused the death of his wife years before.
From Lucio Fulci, the godfather of gore (The Psychic, The Beyond), comes one of the most powerful and unsettling giallo thrillers ever produced: his 1972 masterpiece Don t Torture a Duckling. When the sleepy rural village of Accendura is rocked by a series of murders of young boys, the superstitious locals are quick to apportion blame, with the suspects including the local witch , Maciara (Florinda Bolkan, A Lizard in a Woman s Skin). With the bodies piling up and the community gripped by panic and a thirst for bloody vengeance, two outsiders city journalist Andrea (Tomas Milian, The Four of the Apocalypse) and spoilt rich girl Patrizia (Barbara Bouchet, The Red Queen Kills Seven Times) team up to crack the case. But before the mystery is solved, more blood will have been spilled, and not all of it belonging to innocents... Deemed shocking at the time for its brutal violence, depiction of the Catholic Church and themes of child murder and paedophilia, Don t Torture a Duckling is widely regarded today as Fulci's greatest film, rivalling the best of his close rival Dario Argento. Arrow Video is proud to present this uniquely chilling film in its UK high definition debut.
Trevor Chaplin and Jill Swinborne the reluctant heroes from the TV series 'The Beiderbecke Affair' return in this feature length mystery. Trevor is given some jazz tapes from a fellow Bix Beiderbecke fan the barman at the local pub but he receives far more than music compilations. One of the tapes turns out to be a recording of a sinister conversation about dumping nuclear waste in the Yorkshire Dales. When Trevor and Jill go to the pub to confront the barman they discover he has gone missing and a mystery ensues....
Due to a series of coincidences Poirot meets his old friend Captain Hastings at the headquarters of an archaeological dig in Mesopotamia where an Arab worker has recently been found strangled. All those working on the dig in the Iraqi desert are either friends or colleagues of the project leader the renowned American archaeologist Dr Leidner. Tension at Expedition House worsens when the beautiful young wife of Dr Leidner wakes screaming in the night claiming she has seen a mysterious face at the window. It is now Poirot's turn to start digging and he soon finds that sexual jealousy professional rivalry and dark personal secrets abound in the hothouse atmosphere of Mesopotamia.
The complete first series of the cult classic comedy show.
Code of Silence (Dir. Andrew Davis 1985): Chuck Norris plays Det. Eddie Cusack a tough Chicago cop who battles two opposing mob gangs in this fast-paced police actioner. Norris is asked to rectify the situation when the daughter of an underworld Don is used as a pawn in an escalating drug war. Complete with dazzling martial arts action and incredible stunts! Lone Wolf McQuade (Dir. Steve Carver 1983): Chuck Norris is Lone Wolf McQuade a legendary Texas Ranger feared by outlaws and respected by other lawmen. When McQuade uncovers a gun smuggling operation led by an American gangster the action explodes with McQuade wreaking havoc on all those who come between him and the law... Missing In Action (Dir. Joseph Zito 1984): American servicemen are still being held captive in Vietnam - and it's up to one man to bring them home in this blistering fast-paced action-adventure starring martial arts superstar Chuck Norris. Following a daring escape from a Vietnamese POW camp Special Forces Colonel James Braddock (Norris) is on a mission to locate and save remaining MIAs. Aided by a beautiful State Department official (Lenore Kasdorf) and a former Army buddy (M. Emmet Walsh) Braddock amasses top-secret information and state-of-the-art weaponry. Now this one-man army is prepared to blast his way into Vietnam...but will he be able to blast his way back out?
Elvis in his last scripted screen role plays a hip young doctor who sets up a clinic in the inner-city slums of New York. Three nuns forsake their habits to join forces with the doctor and help him out in his clinic full of abused children and stubborn parents. One of the nurses (Mary Tyler Moore) falls in love with the guitar-playing doctor and has to decide whether to stay with him or go back to the church.
An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of American comic book writer Harvey Pekar.
The Pajama Game based on the hit Broadway show is packed full of musical numbers and romantic subplots the real story is the seven-and-a-half-cents-per-hour raise the pajama factory workers are demanding to keep their salaries comparable with other garment workers pay. Sid (John Raitt) the new superintendent of the factory pushes both himself and the workers hard in order to prove himself to the owner but a visit by the union grievances committee in the form of lovely bu
Directed by self acclaimed King of British Sexploitation David Grant, learn 70's sex education from the best! All matters, unmentionable or otherwise, are dealt with here in this truely unique title. Enlightening, entertaining and surprising, the range of works presented here will interest film fans, social historians and anyone interested to ensure that they stay on the road to health.
Generations of fans have fallen in love with Walt Disney's 15th animated masterpiece - an irresistible song-filled adventure about Lady a lovingly pampered cocker spaniel and Tramp a roguish mutt from across the tracks. When Aunt Sarah moves in with her devious felines Si and Am to baby-sit the very protective lady soon finds herself being fitted for the unthinkable - a muzzle! In her bid for freedom she meets and is charmed by Tramp dog-about-town. Together with friends Jock trusty and Peg they share thrilling adventures on a lovely bella notte as Lady learns what it means to be footloose and leash-free. Now the exquisite Disney animation memorable music and happiest of endings are captured for the first time in this spectacular DVD edition.
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