From the writer/director of Jerry Maguire Cameron Crowe brings us Almost Famous nominated for four Academy Awards and winner of Best Original Screenplay. Set in 1973 it chronicles the funny and often poignant coming-of-age of 15-year-old music fanatic William (Patrick Fugit). Having managed to land an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to interview the up-and-coming band Stillwater fronted by lead guitarist Russell Hammond (Billy Crudup) and with
Inspired by director Cameron Crowe's own experiences and set in the 1970s, the film follows a fifteen year old wannabe journalist who gets the opportunity to interview and go on the road with a hard living rock band.
This 1987 thriller was a predictable hit with the teen audience it worked overtime to attract. Like most of director Joel Schumacher's films, it's conspicuously designed to push the right marketing and demographic buttons and, granted, there's some pretty cool stuff going on here and there. Take Kiefer Sutherland, for instance. In Stand by Me he played a memorable bully, but here he goes one step further as a memorable bully vampire who leads a tribe of teenage vampires on their nocturnal spree of bloodsucking havoc. Jason Patric plays the new guy in town, who quickly attracts a lovely girlfriend (Jami Gertz), only to find that she might be recruiting him into the vampire fold. The movie gets sillier as it goes along, and resorts to a routine action-movie showdown, but it's a visual knockout (featuring great cinematography by Michael Chapman) and boasts a cast that's eminently able (pardon the pun) to sink their teeth into the best parts of an uneven screenplay. --Jeff Shannon
In a world gone soft there's still one tough guy! Former DEA Agent Quinlan removed from the force some years earlier for stealing confiscated drug money is hired by Chung Wei a leader in the Amsterdam drug cartel who wants out of the business. Quinlan's job is to use Chung's information to tip DEA agents to drug busts thereby destroying the cartel. But when the first two ""tips"" go awry resulting in murdered DEA officers the feds must decide whether to trust Quinlan fur
Mr Vampire is a multi -leveled kaleidoscopic action adventure which combines the supernatural elements of black comedy and award-winning action in one of the most successful Hong Kong pictures ever made. Now re-mastered enjoy the physical brilliance of leading-man Chin Siu-ho the stunning art design of Lam Sai-kan and the innovative direction of Ricky Lau. This flamboyant and thoroughly entertaining fable of the Chinese supernatural was so successful it spawned an entire sub-genre
Inspired by director Cameron Crowe's own experiences and set in the 1970s, the film follows a fifteen year old wannabe journalist who gets the opportunity to interview and go on the road with a hard living rock band.
Sammo Hung plays Courageous Cheung a cuckolded husband who faces a series of supernatural challenges from his wife's wealthy lover. First Cheung must survive a night in a house haunted by a bloodthirsty vampire. From there things just get worse and more comical. For those unfamiliar with the Chinese horror genre the film is a wild ride through the supernatural mythology and folklore of China: hopping corpses supernatural possession by a monkey god the gratuitous sacrifice of a
Martial arts action drama directed by Feng Huang and starring Angela Mao, Jhoon Rhee and Carter Wong. Set in Korea, the film follows a small band of rebels who are engaged in fighting with occupying Japanese forces. Rhee stars as the leader of the resistance and, together with Chinese Hapkido expert Wan Ling-Ching (Mao), must ensure the safety of his group by seeking the help of their Chinese allies.
Humiliated in front of a national audience American martial artist Drew Carson travels to China's mythical Shaolin temple seeking enlightenment. Only after exhaustive training can he return to his homeland as a true master and attempt to settle the score...
""Go East Young Man "" sings show-biz star and martial arts wiz Johnny Tyronne. To hear is to obey. A clandestine group called the Assassins kidnaps Johnny and whisks him to a remote Arabian realm isolated from the world for 2 000 years. Sheik meets desert chic when Elvis Presley plays Johnny and teams with former Miss America Mary Ann Mobley (Presley's Girl Happy co-star) in this tuneful frolic shot on the original 1925 Cecil B. DeMille set from King of Kings and directed by movie musical veteran Gene Nelson. The kidnappers want Johnny to use his fighting finesse to kill a desert king. Johnny a hitman? No he's a hit man a top singer of songs like Kismet Harem Holiday and nine more all part of the jammin' swashbucklin' fun of Harum Scarum.
Meltdown (1995): He redefines revenge! After failing to save his wife from 'The Doctor' Kit Li is working as a bodyguard and secret stunt double for the cowardly martial arts film star Frankie Lane. Frankie attends an exhibition of the crown jewels of Russia at a Hong Kong hotel and when the Doctor's gang take over the building in attempt to steal the jewels Kit is the only thing standing in their way. Will Frankie regain his courage? Will romance blossom between Kit and the nosy reporter? Who has the best Kung Fu? The King Of The Kickboxers (1991): The murder of his brother has left Jake moody and frustrated. The killer was a martial arts champion who is now asking for volunteers to star in his new kickboxing movie. Jake decides to take him up on his invitation.... American Shaolin (1991): Humiliated in front of a national audience American martial artist Drew Carson travels to China's mythical Shaolin temple seeking enlightenment. Only after exhaustive training can he return to his homeland as a true master and attempt to settle the score...
Here comes the unbreakable china doll to give you the kicking of your life! Korea 1934: during the Japanese occupation of the peninsular open warfare between rival martial arts schools blights local life. A trio of Chinese students their patience of constant aggression exhausted send their antagonists packing. However retribution is swift and devastating: after their school is destroyed the three are banished and return to China. With high hopes of starting their own school. the group is dismayed to find their local neighbourhood dominated by Japanese influence and the trio will need to use all their awesome Kung Fu skills to establish peace... An early Golden Harvest outing for 'Three Dragons' Sammo Hung Yuen Biao and Jackie Chan Hapkido also features notable turns from Angela Mao Young Master's Hapkido specialist Wong In-sik and real life Hapkido Grandmaster Ji Han Jae.
The only DVD from 10 000 Maniacs captures the incredible musical and visual creativity of the band filmed 1982-1990. Tracklist: National Education Week Tension Pit Viper Scorpio Rising Maddox Table My Mother The War Don't Talk Wildwood Flower Like The Weather I Have Dreams What's The Matter Here Hateful Hate Trouble Me Eat For Two Dust Bowl Hello In There You Happy Puppet
Gregory's Girl: In a Scottish new town Gregory a school footballer becomes aware of... girls! Life is OK for Gregory - even when he loses his star position in the football team to gorgeous Dorothy of 5A. Demoted to goalie he now has time to revel in her triumphs on the field and to dream of the possibilities that just may lie ahead... off the field. But his interest is not entirely reciprocated. Will he survive a rebuff? Can his friends cure him of his terrible infatuation? Will he score with Dorothy? Will he score at all? Who's going to be Gregory's girl? Gregory's Two Girls: Two decades after a teenage boy's crush on a schoolgirl football player Gregory Underwood returns to his old school to teach English. He soon finds himself caught between a colleague and a schoolgirl who plays football. With much of his teaching encompassing human rights Gregory also finds himself enlisted too.
Li-Siu a young monk finds the opportunity to practice his kung-fu teachings. During his practice he stumbles onto the murder of the abbot at the Shaolin temple and the kidnapping of the elder monk Do-Lim...
A criminal comes to town in order to kill Billy Chong over a past dispute. But instead of getting his own hands dirty he hires a Taoist wizard to animate some zombies to do the job for him. The plan goes horribly wrong and the criminal ends up getting killed in his own trap. This antagonises the villain's spirit and he forces the priest to reincarnate him - only they can't find a suitable body. Meanwhile an undead fiend of sorts comes to town to kill Billy's father over some other
Deadly Snail vs Kung Fu Killers: ; In this kung fu fantasy a daring duel of powers between the fairies finds the young mortal Cheung rescuing the Sky Mussel Fairy. His bravery is not repaid however as Cheung is driven out of his home by his uncle. Now Cheung must struggle to stay alive in a world of gods and demons with only his kung fu powers to keep him safe. With wild images dazzling visuals and mind-boggling fights Deadly Snail vs. Kung Fu Killers is fast furious kung fu action! (Dir. Heung Ling 1977) Kung Fu Zombie: A criminal comes to town in order to kill Billy Chong over a past dispute. But instead of getting his own hands dirty he hires a Taoist wizard to animate some zombies to do the job for him. The plan goes horribly wrong and the criminal ends up getting killed in his own trap. This antagonises the villain's spirit and he forces the priest to reincarnate him - only they can't find a suitable body. Meanwhile an undead fiend of sorts comes to town to kill Billy's father over some other past dispute. Billy manages to kill the attacker however there is now a body suitable for the criminal and this time Billy's going to have to face him... (Dir. Hua I-Jung 1982) Kung Fu Beyond The Grave: It's the seventh month of the lunar calendar: the gates of hell open to let out the ghosts of the dead. Chun Sing (Billy Chong) is visited by his deceased father who tells the young man that his enemy is a priest who commands the dark forces of black magic. Luckily Chun Sing gets help from a magic book a group of friendly ghosts and a house full of hookers! Kung fu action at its best! (Dir. Lee Chiu 1982)
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