A South African Story of Truth Love and Reconcilliation. In 1996 the South African Government established the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate abuses of human rights under apartheid. These hearings would serve as a forum for those accused of murder and torture to be confronted by their victims and by admitting their guilt be granted amnesty under Ubuntu the native custom of forgiveness. Covering the sessions are Langston Whitfield (Samuel L. Jackson) and
Tracklisting: 1. Meet Me In Tralee 2. Always A Welcome 3. The Winding Road To Kiltymagh 4. Time Marches On 5. Man From Strabane 6. Gather Up Me Bags 7. Cotswolds 8. Medley 1: Turn Out The Lights / Wrong Road Again 9. Fields Of Athenrey 10. Gig And Reel 11. Farewell To Erin 12. Medley 2: Where 3 Countries Meet / Boys From THe County Armagh / A Mother's Love's A Blessing / Galway Shawl 13. Old Man Trouble 14. You Are No Angel 15. Medley 3: Tumbled Down Shack In Athlone / Molly Malone / Danny Boy 16. I'm A Savage For Bacon And Cabbage 17. I Am Bound For New York City 18. You'll Never Go Back
Peter Bowles stars in this comic drama series about a retired English army officer who becomes a resident magistrate in turn-of-the-century West Ireland. Living in a ramshackle house surrounded by the community's eccentric inhabitants Major Sinclair Yates struggles to apply judicial logic in a country where in the words of a former Lord Chief Justice ""The inevitable never happens but the improbable frequently does"". First shown on Channel 4 this DVD set contains the entire second
SAINTS & SOLDIERS 1 1944 Hitler’s Army blitzkriegs through the Ardennes Forest into Belgium creating the colossal wintertime offensive known as the Battle of the Bulge. Sergeant Daniel Epstein and close friend Nathan Greer find themselves held captive with more than 70 other American soldiers in a snow-covered field. Without warning German soldiers open fire on the American prisoners. Epstein Greer and a handful of other soldiers are able to escape the massacre by hiding in the nearby woods. Without weapons or food they take on the unforgiving winter trying to find their way back to Allied-occupied territory. SAINTS & SOLDIERS 2 - Airbourne Creed August 15 1944 the 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team (PRCT) jumped over the south of France. Their mission was to support and protect the Allied Troops marching to Berlin. Landing in enemy territory they fell under immediate attack. In their effort to complete the mission and rendezvous with their unit three isolated paratroopers come across a group of French resistants in desperate need. They decide to help liberate some of the captive Partisans and in doing so risk their lives. SAINTS & SOLDIERS 3 – The Void Germany May 1945 deep in the Harz Mountains a U.S. tank crew discovers a platoon of Germans preparing to ambush U.S. supply trucks. A deadly game of cat and mouse quickly unfolds as the Americans find themselves out-gunned and outmanned by three German tanks. Tension and fear begin to grow as the crew reluctantly decide they must stop the enemy from executing their deadly plan. Knowing that hundreds of lives are at stake they must put aside their differences and work together to fight a desperate battle against the greatest odds they have ever faced.
Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy The Bourne Ultimatum United 93) re-team for their latest electrifying thriller in Green Zone a film set in the chaotic early days of the Iraqi War when no one could be trusted and every decision could detonate unforeseen consequences. During the U.S.-led occupation of Baghdad in 2003 Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller (Damon) and his team of Army inspectors were dispatched to find weapons of mass destruction believed to be stockpiled in the Iraqi desert. Rocketing from one booby-trapped and treacherous site to the next the men search for deadly chemical agents but stumble instead upon an elaborate cover-up that inverts the purpose of their mission. Spun by operatives with intersecting agendas Miller must hunt through covert and faulty intelligence hidden on foreign soil for answers that will either clear a rogue regime or escalate a war in an unstable region. And at this blistering time and in this combustible place he will find the most elusive weapon of all is the truth.
The Danvers State Mental Hospital closed down fifteen years ago. Now there's five strangers from the Elimination Company to clean it up. The hospital holds many secrets from its evil past...
3 star packed thrillers recreating the golden age of Film Noir... Red Wind: Private eye Phillip Marlowe uncovers a string of murders as he investigates an elaborate double-blackmail scheme in the red-hot Sante Ana desert wind and Lola Barsaly an even hotter red-head... Fly-Paper: A private detective assigned to find wealthy socialite Sue Hambleton last seen with tough guy Babe McCloor. But Sue's dead Babe's not talking and a couple of con-artists want a piece of the action. The only clue is a strip of arsenic laced fly-paper. Professional Man: Johnny Lamb- elevator operator by day hit man for club owner Herman Charn by night. Charn wants Johnny's lover Paul and Johnny doesn't hesitate to give him up. But Charn yearn's for Paul's body and soul and when frustrated gives Johnny his toughest assignment ever.
Twenty years ago Alex Grant witnessed the brutal murder of her mother. Ever since she has been haunted by hallucinations and nightmares of the horrible crime and the killer Louis Seagram. Now her vividly surreal visions become terrifyingly and unmistakably real as Louis is back in her life and out for revenge. Dressed as the carnival clown Alex once knew him to be Louis slowly torments her by playing a diabolical game. It's a game of life or death; a game Louis intends to win!
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.
Henry Selicks Monkeybone is another of the directors brave experiments in combining various forms of animation following his successes with The Nightmare Before Christmas and James and the Giant Peach. Two-dimensional, stop-motion, CGI and muppetry effects whizz by with casual dazzle, but sometimes a collection of great ideas isnt just enough for moviegoers, and audiences summarily dismissed Monkeybone at the cinema. Shame really, because the eye-popping design deserves as big a screen as possible to drink it all in. Adapted from a graphic novel the story concerns cartoonist Stu Miley (a suitably schizophrenic Brendan Fraser) who finds himself in a hellish purgatory called Downtown after a freak car accident puts him in a coma. Once there, he must find a way to cheat Death in the person of Whoopi Goldberg. There are complications, however. In the real world his girlfriend (Bridget Fonda) is battling to prevent his family pulling the plug, and his comic character alter ego Monkeybone has come to life as a randy stop-motion whirligig of bad taste and ideas. Although visually the film is a feast of inventive ideas--the amazing look of the Pyjama Party and the Land of Death are truly impressive--ultimately Monkeybone stands or falls by its sense of humour. But then its all a matter of taste. If the sight of a possessed organ donor jumping off the operating table and running around with a broken neck isnt for you, avoid. If seeing Fraser ham it up as hes enjoyed doing before in the likes of George of the Jungle, then enjoy!--Paul Tonks
Oscar winner Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds star in the action-thriller Safe House. Washington plays the most dangerous renegade from the CIA, who comes back onto the grid after a decade on the run. When the South African safe house he's remanded to is attacked by mercenaries, a rookie operative (Reynolds) escapes with him. Now, the unlikely allies must stay alive long enough to uncover who wants them dead. For the past year, Matt Weston has been frustrated by his inactive, backwater post in Cape Town. A housekeeper who aspires to be a full-fledged agent, the loyal company man has been waiting for an opportunity to prove himself. When the first and only occupant he’s had proves to be the most dangerous man he's ever met, Weston readies for duty. Tobin Frost has eluded capture for almost a decade. One of the best ops men that the CIA's known, the ex-intelligence officer has given up assets and sold military intel to anyone with cash since he turned. From trading secrets to North Korea to aiding splinter cells, the damage he's done to the U.S. is immeasurable. And he's now back on the reservation with a secret. As soon as Frost is brought in for debriefing, mercenaries come and tear apart Weston's safe house. Barely escaping, the unlikely partners must discover if their attackers have been sent by terrorists or someone on the inside who will kill anyone standing in the way. Now it's up to Weston to figure out who he can trust before they're both eliminated from the game. Blu-ray Special Features: Making Safe House Hand-to-Hand Action Shooting the Safe House Attack Building the Rooftop Chase Behind the Action Inside the CIA Safe Harbor: Cape Town Universal Centennial Trailer DVD Special Features: Behind the Action Universal Centennial Trailer Blu-Ray Trailer Battleship Trailer Contraband Trailer
Bill & Ted's Bogus Adventure: Attention all righteous dudes and babes! Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are back and better than ever with a most triumphant sequel to Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure! Everything's excellent for everyone's favorite surf-speaking dudes! With their own apartment a pair of bodacious princess babes and a spot on the upcoming ""Battle Of The Bands"" life couldn't be any better! But all of that goes down the tubes when Bill and Ted's evil robot twins kill the San Dimas duo and then take over their lives! Replaced on Earth by the bogus robots the real Bill and Ted embark upon a most unwanted expedition...straight to Hell! Now their only hope is to give the Grim Reaper a wedgie and then challenge him to the Ultimate Death Match of all time! But can Bill and Ted cheat death save the world from evil rescue the princess babes and be back in time to win the ""Battle Of The Bands""? Or will their heinous metal twins change the duo's destiny forever? Airheads: In this hilarious spoof of the music industry three intelligently challenged rock 'n' rollers (Brendan Fraser Steve Buscemi Adam Sandler) decide to take drastic action after their music continually falls on deaf ears. They break into a radio station hoping to get their demo played on the air. But when the deejay (Joe Mantegna) and station manager (Michael McKean) refuse to play their song the boys have no choice but to take the entire radio station hostage. Dude Where's My Car: Jesse (Ashton Kutcher) and Chester (Seann William Scott) got really wasted last night. The fridge is packed with pudding their girlfriends - ""The Twins"" - are ticked off and somehow Jesse's car has disappeared. So the hapless stoners set out to find the car which happens to have their girlfriends' anniversary presents in it. But they soon discover that losing the car isn't half the story. High school hottie Christie (Kristy Swanson) is mysteriously hot for Jesse Chester is a favorite customer at the local topless club and they owe a suitcase full of money to a transvestite stripper. On top of all that they're being pursued by a minivan full of geeks horny ""space babes "" and a couple of ""totally gay"" Scandinavian dudes - all trying to find the ""continuum transfunctioner "" the device that can save or destroy the universe...
All three epsiodes of the animated series depicting life in the bombed-out wastelands of Australia where Sandy Newman and her squad are the last hope to defeat the robotic MMEs...
Lake Placid (Dir. Steve Miner 1999): Bill Pullman Bridget Fonda and Oliver Platt share an appetite for sheer adventure when a tranquil New England lakefront erupts into an action-packed den of destruction in this ""Monster of a hit!"" (Wireless Magazine). An investigative team of malcontents (armed with state-of-the-art equipment high-powered weaponry and a biting sense of sarcasm) must work together to defeat Black Lake's most ferocious resident: a 30-foot prehistoric crocod
At Glen Ridge New Jersey the players from the local high-school team are worshipped as gods. So when rumours circulate that a group of them has carried out a shocking assault on a mentally challenged girl the community closes ranks to protect its own - and a female detective finds herself facing the toughest case of her career. This true story of how a crime tore a tight-knit community apart is the subject of the controversial and powerful drama Our Guys which stars Ally Sh
The Mummy (Dir. Stephen Sommers) (1999): Deep in the Egyptian desert a handful of people searching for a long-lost treasure have just unearthed a 3 000 year old legacy of terror. Combining the thrills of a rousing adventure with the suspense of Universal's legendary 1932 horror classic The Mummy starring Brendan Fraser is a true nonstop action epic filled with dazzling visual effects top-notch talent and superb storytelling. The Mummy Returns (Dir. Stephen Sommers) (2001): Set in 1933 ten years after the events in the first film Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser) is married to Evelyn (Rachel Weisz) and the couple has settled in London raising their 9-year-old son Alex (Freddie Boath). When a chain of events finds the corpse of Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo) resurrected in the British Museum Imhotep walks the earth determined to fulfill his quest for immortality. But another force has also been set loose one born of the darkest rituals of ancient Egyptian mysticism and even more powerful than Imhotep. When these forces clash the fate of the world will hang in the balance sending the O'Connell's on a mission to save the world and their son before it is too late...
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Peter Bowles (To The Manor Born) returns as major Sinclair Yeates in the third series of this comic drama series about a retired English army officer who becomes a Resident Magistrate in turn of the century West Ireland. Episodes Comprise: 1.The Muse in Skebawn 2.Apollo Riggs 3.A Friend of Her Youth 4.In The Curranhilty Country 5.Lisheen Races 6.The Devil You Know
Pool Girl' is the quirky tale of a Los Angeles pool cleaner (Alyssa Milano) who falls in love with a young man dying of Lou Gerhig's disease....
Anti-vivisection activists make a very bad judgment call and release an experimental monkey infected with "rage". 28 Days Later..., as the title has it, bicycle messenger Cillian Murphy wakes up from a post-traffic accident coma in a deserted London hospital, ventures out to find the city depopulated and the few remaining normal people doing everything to avoid the jittery, savage, zombie-like "infecteds" who attack on sight. Our bewildered hero has to adjust to the loss of his family and the entire world, but hooks up with several others--including a tough black woman (Naomie Harris) and a likable London cabbie (Brendan Gleeson)--on a perilous trip northwards, to seek refuge at army officer Christopher Eccleston's fortified retreat. However, even if they survive the plague, the future of humanity is still in doubt. Directed by Danny Boyle and scripted by novelist Alex Garland, this is a terrific SF/horror hybrid, evoking American and Italian zombie movies but also the very British end-of-the-world tradition of John Wyndham (Day of the Triffids) and Survivors. Shot on digital video, which gives the devastated cityscapes a closed-circuit-camera realism, this grips from the first, with its understandably extreme performances, its terrifyingly swift monster attacks and its underlying melancholy. Deliberately crude, 28 Days Later is also sometimes exceptionally subtle. --Kim Newman
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