Biographical documentary from film-maker Daniel Roher which examines the peaks and troughs of the career of Robbie Robertson and The Band. The film features archival footage and exclusive interviews with famous friends and fans of the group who once backed Bob Dylan, such as Martin Scorsese and Bruce Springsteen.
Marine raiders in a new outfit train for invasion in this gripping World War II action film. The bloodthirsty misfits of the 'Gung Ho' squadron become fierce fighting machines....
The Story of Adele H is Francois Truffaut's dramatisation of the true story of Adele Hugo, the daughter of French author-in-exile Victor Hugo, and her romantic obsession with a young French officer. It's a cinematically beautiful and emotionally wrenching portrait of a headstrong but unstable young woman. Adele (Isabelle Adjani, whose pale face gives her the quality of a cameo portrait) travels under a false name and spins half-a-dozen false stories about herself and her relationship to Lieutenant Pinson (Bruce Robinson), the Hussar she follows to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Pinson no longer loves her, but she refuses to accept his rejection. Sinking further and further into her own internal world, she passes herself off as his wife and pours out her stormy emotions into a personal journal filled with delusional descriptions of her fantasy life. Beautifully shot by Nestor Almendros in vivid colour, Truffaut's re-creation of the 1860s is accomplished not merely in impressive sets and locations but in the very style of the film: narration and voiceovers, written journal entries and letters, journeys and locations established with map reproductions, and a judicious use of stills mixing old-fashioned cinematic technique with poetic flourishes. The result is one of Truffaut's most haunting portraits, all the more powerful because it's true. --Sean Axmaker
Wendy Craig stars as Ria in the third series of this classic BBC comedy. A seemingly happily married mother of two teenage sons she is married to the lugubrious dentist Ben (Geoffrey Palmer). Ben's hobby is collecting butterflies although he seems to spend most of his time arguing with their sons; the thoughtful Russell and the ever cynical Adam.
Set in modern Rome the only full length feature ever directed by Bruce Lee is a fast-moving Kung Fu story of how a country boy attempts to outsmart big-city gangsters. This digitally re-mastered and restored anamorphic version is now totally uncut after years of censorship with the legendary double nunchaku sequences now re-instated and the full length Colosseum fight between Bruce Lee and karate legend Chuck Norris.
Bruce Willis is back as supercop John McClane in this, the fourth instalment of the smash action franchise.
A ratings hit for eight seasons on CBS, the action-mystery series Magnum, P.I. makes its DVD boxed set debut in an impressive five-disc package that offers not only the entire first season, but some rarely seen episodes. Positioned in the old Hawaii Five-O time slot (Thursdays at 9) in December of 1980, Magnum quickly became a hit, thanks to the combination of smart and witty scripting, gorgeous locations, and the considerable charm of lead Tom Selleck as former Naval Intelligence officer Thomas Magnum, who gives up his position to become a private investigator on Oahu with the help of fellow Vietnam vets T.C. (Roger E. Mosley) and Rick (Larry Manetti). Magnum also provided security for the lavish estate of wealthy (and never-seen) mystery writer Robin Masters, which gave him access to the author's expensive vehicles (including a prized Ferrari), much to the disapproval of Masters's manservant Higgins (Jonathan Hillerman). A rare series that skillfully blended action, humor, drama, and suspense, Magnum, P.I.'s first season gets the boxed set treatment its fans have been hoping for, with all 18 first-season episodes (including the two-part pilot, "Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii") included on four discs. The fifth disc contains four rarely shown bonus episodes, including season 3's "Ki'ls Don't Lie," which featured a crossover plot with Simon and Simon, as well as its conclusion ("Emeralds Are Not a Girl's Best Friend"), which kicked off S&S's second season; the latter episode has never been aired as part of Magnum's syndicated package, which is another reason for fans to pick up and enjoy this long-awaited set. --Paul Gaita
A writer with a declining career arrives in a small town as part of his book tour and gets caught up in a murder mystery involving a young girl. That night in a dream he is approached by a mysterious young ghost named V. He's unsure of her connection to the murder in the town but is grateful for the story being handed to him. Ultimately he is led to the truth of the story surprised to find that the ending has more to do with his own life than he could ever have anticipated This return to form will delight all fans of Coppola - Kaleem Aftab The Independent
Bruce Willis is John McClane, a New York cop who flies to L.A. on Christmas Eve to visit his wife at a party in her company’s lavish high-rise. Plans change once a group of terrorists, led by Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman), seize the building and take everyone hostage. McClane slips away and becomes the only chance anyone has in this heart-stopping action thriller. Includes DVD bonus disc featuring over 90 minutes of all new content in the Decoding Die Hard.
This screen adaptation of Flowers in the Attic, Virginia Andrews' classic teen novel of adolescent torment and forbidden love, shies away from what made the book so hugely popular, namely the incestuous sex between the two older children, Cathy (Kristy Swanson) and Chris (Jeb Stuart Adams). When the father of four beautiful blond children is suddenly killed, their mother (Victoria Tennant) takes them to the family home she fled 17 years earlier. Their fierce and frightening grandmother (Louise Fletcher) locks them in an upstairs room, from which the only escape is into the cluttered and cobwebbed attic. The children's isolation gets more and more extreme as their mother abandons them, finally even slowly poisoning them to gain her father's inheritance. The movie insinuates but does not make explicit incestuous longing in all directions: Cathy's father brings her special presents before he dies, Chris scrubs Cathy's back in the tub, Chris has a noticeably stronger attachment to their mother than Cathy does--not to mention that the grandmother whips the half-naked mother in front of the grandfather. Fletcher brings a bit of bite to her role, and the movie occasionally rises to absurdly lurid zest. --Bret Fetzer, Amazon.com
This time New York cop John McClane (Willis) is the personal target of the mysterious Simon (Jeremy Irons) a terrorist determined to blow up the entire city if he doesn't get what he wants. Accompanied by an unwilling civilian partner (Samuel L. Jackson) McClane careens wildly from one end of New York City to the other as he struggles to keep up with Simon's deadly game. It's a battle of wits between a psychopathic genius and a heroic cop who once again finds himself having a real
A lonely boy discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish legend that enchants and mystifies to this day.
The BAFTA-award winning series starring David Jason is back for more! Including: Dancing In The Dark Another Life and Near Death Experience.
This is the Boss' contribution to the expanding portfolio of classic artists who've performed on MTV's acoustic show. Tracklist: 1. Red Headed Woman 2. Better Days 3. Local Hero 4. Atlantic City 5. Darkness on the Edge of Town 6. Man's Job 7. Growin' Up 8. Human Touch 9. Lucky Town 10. I Wish I Were Blind 11. Thunder Road 12. Light Of Day 13. The Big Muddy 14. 57 Channels (and Nothin' On) 15. My Beautiful Reward 16. Glory Days Bonus Tracks: 17. Liv
Eureka Entertainment to release BROKEN OATH, an action-packed tale of righteous vengeance starring Angela Mao. Presented in its worldwide debut on Blu-ray from a brand new 2K restoration. Available from 21 October 2024 as part of the Eureka Classics range, the Limited edition release of 2000 copies (Inital Copies Only) will exclusively feature an O-card slipcase, and a collector's booklet. A Hong Kong take on Japan's Lady Snowblood, Broken Oath is an action-packed tale of righteous vengeance directed by Jeong Chang-hwa (King Boxer) and starring the first lady of kung fu cinema: the inimitable Angela Mao! Orphaned and angry, Lotus (Mao) is raised by Buddhist nuns before she is exiled for her violent ways - and skipping classes to improve her martial arts skills. Finding herself alone in the world, she quickly comes to discover the truth of her past: that her father was once a respected member of the Imperial Court who was murdered in cold blood, and that her mother gave birth to her in a jail cell after being unjustly imprisoned for killing one of the culprits. With revenge on her mind and a newfound accomplice in tow (Bruce Leung, Magnificent Bodyguards), she sets out to track down the men responsible for tearing her family apart - armed with both her considerable martial arts prowess and a nest of scorpions with which to poison her enemies. Made at the height of her fame following roles in Hapkido, Lady Whirlwind, Enter the Dragon and When Taekwondo Strikes, Broken Oath is one of Angela Mao's very best films - and boasts action choreography orchestrated by Hsia Hsu (Drunken Master) and Yuen Woo-ping, one of the most respected stunt coordinators in both Hong Kong (The Magnificent Butcher) and Hollywood (The Matrix). Eureka Classics is proud to present the film on Blu-ray for the first time anywhere in the world from a brand new 2K restoration.Limited edition O-card slipcase featuring new artwork by Grégory Sacré (Gokaiju) | 1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray of the uncut theatrical version from a brand new 2K restoration | Original Mandarin audio and optional English dub tracks (original mono presentations) | Optional English subtitles, newly translated for this release | Brand new audio commentary by East Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) | Brand new audio commentary by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema | Brand new interview with actor Bruce Leung (The Dragon Lives Again) | Patrick Macias on Lady Snowblood - new appreciation by film writer Patrick Macias | Trailer | PLUS: A Limited edition collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Kung Fu Cult Masters author Leon Hunt
Zoya's journey begins in Russia at the turn of the 20th Century when her royal upbringing is brought to a tragic end as her parents are killed in the revolution. She escapes with her life and is forced to flee to Paris with her Grandmother. Penniless and alone Zoya finds life hard for many years until she meets a handsome American soldier. Against her grandmother's wishes she marries him and moves to New York...
From the poverty and despair of a small industrial town one man with a dream forms a boxing club to give troubled teenagers self-respect and a fighting chance. But amidst the triumph of the biggest tournament of their lives tragedy strikes. The hard lesson learned is that anything is possible but only if you believe in yourself.
Bruce Willis's awful, 1991 vanity piece is an abuse of audience goodwill and a waste of a good cast and director (Michael Lehmann of Heathers). The story of Hudson Hawk, cowritten by Willis, concerns a cat burglar pressured into stealing precious art, including some from the Vatican. But the script is just a convenience upon which Willis piles his vaguely boorish brand of hip irony, assuming his audience will stay with him every step of the way. Certain, self-congratulatory scenes induce cringing--Willis and Danny Aiello, for instance, sing "Side by Side" (to brassy accompaniment on the soundtrack) every time they're working a job--but the overall effect is more irritating and baffling. Keep a good thought for Willis (an underrated actor better than the summer junk we usually see him in) by checking out his superior work in Pulp Fiction and his small but memorable role in Billy Bathgate. --Tom Keogh
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