The success of the first year meant that Stargate SG-1's second series could afford to spread its wings. In only the second episode, Carter is temporarily possessed by a good Goa'uld. This immediately allowed for both any amount of quick fix inside knowledge as well as story off-shoots, now that the show was bent on franchise longevity. There appeared to be information overload (splinter group Tok'ra, Earth's second Gate, Machello, endless Apophis encounters), as the finely interwoven threads of alien histories and inter-relationships were developed. But thankfully, SG-1 never lost sight of the need for great individual stories. There was a planet of Native American Indians; a planet on the edge of a Black Hole; a planet of aliens sensitive to sound. Even a planet run by Dwight Schultz! Better still, they found time to have fun with their universe, too. "1969" remains one of the best comic romps the series has enjoyed, and is a near-perfect self-contained time-travel story to boot. The team of actors had obviously bonded early on in the first year. It may be a bit of a military faux pas that there is only ever four of them leading every major explorative expedition, but the limited number of principals is actually something else the show has always had in its favour, allowing quality screen time to be spent on each of them from the outset (although Richard Dean Anderson would probably rather not have spent an entire episode impaled by a spike). --Paul Tonks
A ferocious day-glo-coloured complement to Michael Lehmann's majestically spiteful late-80s teen black comedy Heathers, Jawbreaker invites us into the immaculately turned-out and deeply, deeply venal world of a quartet of high-school princesses led by one Courtney Shayne (Rose McGowan)--or "Satan in heels", as she's known to her peer group. The only thing is, Courtney's gang don't stay a quartet for long after the one vaguely likeable member of the group, Liz (Charlotte Ayanna) dies following a malicious birthday prank executed by her caring, sharing girlfriends. (All we can say is that it involves the titular hunk of candy.) Triumphantly convincing the world Liz was, in fact, the victim of a serial killer, Courtney gets on with ruling school with a manicured iron fist--except she didn't bargain for the sudden discovery of a conscience by her lieutenant Julie (Rebecca Gayheart), or the rumbling of her plan by class geek Fern Mayo (Judy Greer). In truth, no matter how badly Jawbreaker wants to be Heathers, there's little of the sharp, acidic wit or satirical glee which Lehmann brought to the table in the earlier movie--just a sticky and a faintly unpleasant aftertaste. That said, there's a certain cartoonish vibrancy to the proceedings, however predictably they unfold, and if McGowan's Joan Crawford Jr shtick as the vampish queen-bitch Shayne hardly extends her range as an actress, it's an accomplished piece of type-casting. --Danny Leigh
Includes: 'A Christmas to Remember' and 'Bob's White Christmas'. Featuring a festive feature length adventure with Bob The Builder. Includes the music videos 'Can We Fix It?' and 'Mambo No 5'.
Hollywood screen legend Jayne Mansfield's final two years and her untimely death are shrouded in mystery, rumours persist that she was cursed after an alleged affair with Anton LaVey, Head of the Satanic Church. Here documentary filmmakers P. David Ebersole and Todd Hughes (Hit So Hard) explore the myths, featuring interviews with Kenneth Anger, Tippi Hedren, Cheryl Dunne and more alongside archive footage of Anton la Vey and Jayne Mansfield herself. An audience favourite at FrightFest, this is a fitting celebration of a cinematic icon.
The major album from Avenged Sevenfold (aka A7X) shattered preconceptions of punk and metal as 2005'S City Of Evil sold more than 800 000 in US and over 50K in the UK shot to Top 30 Pop and won the band Best New Artist at the 2006 MTV Music Awards. Now prior to the release later this year of the bands next explosive album this DVD ALL Excess brings fans up-to-date with a visual and aural history of the group.
From the producers of God of Wonders comes this visually rich documentary that takes the viewer on a journey of discovery through stunning graphics and mind blowing statistics. It explores the information that is an essential part of our lives. The code that's in every cell every piece of DNA and all living things. You will learn how the most common view of life's origin chemical evolution conflicts with our knowledge of information science. You will witness the breakthrough discoveries in research and how information science is changing the way we think about all living systems and how much more there is still yet to be revealed.
30 Men. One Match. One Winner. Triple H(TM) completes his return to the ring in the biggest brawl of them all and not everyone is happy to see him. 30 Superstars duke it out in the squared circle... 29 are leaving over the top rope and one is going to the main event at WrestleMania.'' 30-Man Royal Rumble'' Match: Winner Gets Undisputed Title Shot At WrestleMania'' X8- Rikishi(TM) Goldust(TM) Boss Man(TM) Bradshaw(TM) Lance Storm(TM) Al Snow(TM) Billy Gunn(TM) Undertaker'' Matt Hardy(TM) Jeff Hardy(TM) Maven(TM) Scott 2 Hotty(TM) Christian(TM) DDP(TM) Chuck Palumbo(TM) Godfather(TM) Albert(TM) Perry Saturn(TM) Stone Cold Steve Austin(TM) Val Venis(TM) Test(TM) Triple H(TM) The Hurricane(TM) Faarooq(TM) Mr. Perfect(TM) Kurt Angle(TM) Big Show(TM) Kane(TM) Rob Van Dam(TM) Booker T(TM) Undisputed WWF Championship: Christ Jericho(TM) vs. The Rock'' Street Fight (no DQ no countout): Vince McMahon(TM) vs. Ric Flair(TM) Women's Championship: Trish Stratus(TM) vs. Jazz(TM) With Special Referee Jacqueline(TM) WWF Intercontinental Championship: Edge(TM) vs. William Regal(TM) WWF Tag Team Championship: Spike(TM) & Tazz(TM) vs. the Dudley Boyz(TM) with Stacy Keibler(TM)
The Skulls: For Luke McNamara (Joshua Jackson) an invitation to join the prestigious secret college organization The Skulls is a dream come true. Acceptance into the Skulls would ensure Luke a place at the table and guarantee him both the financial means and the connections to make it into law school. But after the suspicious suicide of his friend Will Luke is forced to confront the possibility that he was murdered for attempting to reveal the secrets of The Skulls and he embarks on a deadly game of cat and mouse. In trying to uncover the truth behind Will's death Luke comes to realize just how powerful The Skulls organization really is. And he learns that the truth like success comes at a very high price. (Dir. Rob Cohen 2000) The Skulls 2: After a college student is tapped to join the elite secret Skulls fraternity he witnesses a girl's death and his life starts to fall apart... (Dir. Joe Chappelle 2002) The Skulls 3: Clare Kramer stars as Taylor Brooks a sexy young undergraduate who is determined to become the first female member of the secret Skulls society. After she coerces the Council into including her in the initiation rites of the elite brotherhood Taylor soon finds herself engulfed in a sinister world of deception intimidation and murder... (Dir. J. Miles Dale 2003)
Rotting Christ - Non Serviam (Dvd+Cd)
Depravity Hostiliy Insanity and other acts of God. Sworn enemy of both Heaven and Hell a one-time wizard's apprentice turned evil sovereign - known only as The Presence - rules an alternate-reality dimension of torment and bloodshed. A hired assassin Alison hunts this being which propels her into a world of chaos laden with morbid visions and the grim stench of death. A gore-drenched horror-fantasy filmed in Super-8 millimeter from writer/director Eric Stanze.
Das Experiment: It began as a game in the name of science. Twenty men (eight 'guards' and twelve 'prisoners') in an intense two week investigation into aggressive behaviour in a simulated prison environment. It soon became a quest to survive... Based on a real life psychological experiment Oliver Hirschbiegel's debut feature is a resonant hard-hitting look at the abuse of power and the corruption of authority. Masterfully shot with the use of hidden cameras the film builds to a bloody and thrilling climax. Nominated as the German contender for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar Das Experiment features a no holds barred performance by Moritz Bleibtreu as Tarek a heroic undercover journalist who stands up against the brutalities inflicted by the would-be guards. (Dir. Oliver Hirschbiegel German 2001) Pusher: To deal or not to deal: that is the question. Pusher is the story of Frank a small time drug pusher playing with the big boys. He loves the job the life and most of all the money. When a deal goes wrong Frank has 18 hours to come up with the cash or go on the run in fear of his life. (Dir. Nicolas Winding Refn Danish 1996) Evil: All evil needs is for good men to do nothing. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and Winner of six international film awards including Best Film Best Actor and Best Cinematography. From celebrated director Mikael Hafstrom comes the haunting intense and powerfully performed Evil. Erik is expelled for fighting. He ends up at a private boarding school where the senior students control the younger ones.Erik finds a friend in Pierre his room mate. The story revolves around Erik who just wishes to be left alone to graduate but he doesn't listen to what the seniors have to say and they don't like it.... (Dir. Mikael Hafstrom Swedish 2003)
Recording of a concert played by the legendary black metal masters in KraKow on 7th October 2002. Their last album ""Genesis"" is an epic masterpiece where mighty guitar riffs mix with beautiful catchy melodic lines - the sound is thrilling both on the record and live. The DVD release contains many bonuses - recording of 2002 show recording of an older show from 1996 bootleg songs from 2003 and the interview with the band! New Show 2002: 1. Intro 2. In Domine Sathana 3. You Are 1 4. Quintessence 5. Thou Art Blind 6. Shadows Follow 7. Lex Talionis 8. King Of A Stellar War 9. Middle Intro 10. The Sign Of Evil Existence 11. Archon 12. After Dark I Feel 13. The Word Made End 14. Fgmenth Thy Gift 15. Under The Name Of Legion 16. Outro Old Show 1996: 1. Transform All Suffering Into Plagues 2. Shadows Follow 3. Diastric Alchemy 4. A Dynasty From The Ice 5. The First Field Of The Battle 6. King Of A Stellar War Bootleg 2003: 1. In Domine Sathana 2. You Are I 3. Snowing Still 4. The Sign Of Evil Existence 5. Under The Name Of Legion 6. Outro 7. Sorrowful Farewell
One of the things DVD can do is capture the sense of an occasion: Berliner Luft admirably gives us the feeling of how it was to be at this 1997 gala in the Unter den Linden State Opera of a reunited Berlin. Daniel Barenboim gives us a mixture of light and very light music; the weightiest items here are the duet "La ci Darem" from Mozart's Don Giovanni performed with charm and energy by Dorothea Roeschmann and Rene Pape, and Saint-Saens' Introduction and Rondo Cappricioso given with real fire by the young violinist Raphael Christ. Much of the rest of the programme is standard German lightweight cheerfulness--with songs such as "Untern Linden", Gluhwurmchen-idyll" and "Berliner Luft"--but Barenboim also gives us a couple of slightly rarer items: Shostakovich's "Tahiti Trot", an endlessly inventive paraphrase of "Tea for Two" and Kurt Weill's celebratory "Berlin im Licht" performed with aplomb by the gravel-voiced HK Gruber. All this accompanied by cutaways of waltzing couples and magicians moving among them doing interesting things with cards and handkerchiefs... --Roz Kaveney
Six friends enter the strange town of Old Mines for a weekend float trip. They quickly realize that the town is not friendly to strangers...
When retired Military Police Officer Jack Reacher is arrested for a murder he did not commit, he finds himself in the middle of a deadly conspiracy full of dirty cops, shady businessmen and scheming politicians. With nothing but his wits, he must figure out what is happening in Margrave, Georgia. The first season of REACHER is based on the international bestseller "Killing Floor" by Lee Child.
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