The sequel is set in the years following the initial deadly home invasion, where Norman Nordstrom (Stephen Lang) lives in quiet solace until his past sins catch up to him.
Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore and Nicole Kidman star in the story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. Each is alive at a different time and place: all are linked by their yearnings and their fears.
Roundly dismissed as one of Steven Spielberg's least successful efforts, this very underrated film poignantly follows the World War II adventures of young Jim (a brilliant Christian Bale), caught in the throes of the fall of China. What if you once had everything and lost it all in an afternoon? What if you were only 12 years old at the time? Bale's transformation, from pampered British ruling-class child to an imprisoned, desperate, nearly feral boy, is nothing short of stunning. Also stunning are exceptional sets, cinematography and music (the last courtesy of John Williams) that enhance author J.G. Ballard's and screenwriter Tom Stoppard's depiction of another, less familiar casualty of war. In a time when competitors were releasing "comedic", derivative coming-of-age films, Empire of the Sun stands out as an epic in the classic David Lean sense--despite confusion or perceived competition with the equally excellent The Last Emperor (also released in 1987, and also a coming-of-age in a similar setting). It is also a remarkable testament to, yes, the human spirit. And despite its disappointing box-office returns, Empire of the Sun helped to further establish Spielberg as more than a commercial director and set the standard, tone and look for future efforts Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan. --N.F. Mendoza
Queen Latifah plays the speed demon driver of a tricked out New York taxi forced to team-up with undercover cop Jimmy Fallon, who's on the trail of some deadly Brazilian bank robbers.
It's 1937 and China is on the brink of collapse. Nanking is under siege from the Japanese Imperial Army, the streets awash with violence, the civilians desperate. The protective walls of a western church provide the only haven from the vicious battles outside. Here, an American John Miller (Christian Bale) caught in the midst of the chaos, joins a small group trying escape the violence wrought by the Japanese army. Through one act of heroism, this group of disparate refugees fight back, risking their lives for the sake of others and the nation. Inspired by true events, Flowers Of War tells the incredible story of an unlikely group standing up against an unimaginable and overwhelming evil.
This is the film "Terminator" fans have been waiting for - to witness the post apocalyptic war between the machines and the human resistance!
This adaptation of Anne Rice's best selling novel follows the legendary vampire Lestat who re-invents himself as a rock star. Subsequently his music reawakens Akasha, the Queen of all vampires, who wants to make him her King.
Sidney Poitier gives one of his finest performances as Thackeray, an out-of-work engineer who decides to try his hand at teaching, only to be faced with a class full of unruly teens (including Christian Roberts, Judy Geeson, Suzy Kendall, and Lulu) intent on breaking his spirit. But Thackeray, no stranger to hostility, meets the challenge by treating the students as young adults. When offered an engineering job, Thackeray must decide if he wants to stay. Extras 2K restoration Audio commentary with Judy Geeson and film historians Julie Kirgo and Nick Redman Audio commentary with novelist E.R. Braithwaite and author/teacher Salome Thomas-El Those Schoolboy Days (2016, 24 mins): interview with actor Christian Roberts Look and Learn (2016, 11 mins): interview with art director Tony Woollard E.R. Braithwaite: In His Own Words (2011, 24 mins): the writer discusses his life and work Lulu and the B-Side (2011, 5 mins): interview with the acclaimed singer Miniskirts, Blue Jeans and Pop Music! (15 mins): a look at the swinging sixties To Sidney with Love (2011, 5 mins): agent Marty Baum on Sidney Poitier Principal El: He Chose to Stay (2011, 11 mins): interview with teacher and author Thomas-El Isolated score: experience Ron Grainer's original soundtrack music Image gallery: promotional material Original theatrical trailer New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
The original tale on which Shakespeare based his immortal Hamlet The Prince of Jutland set in 6th century Denmark is a story of corruption intrigue and passion. King Herdal and his son are brutally murdered by the King's evil brother Fenge (Gabriel Byrne) who claims the crown and the grieving queen (Helen Mirren). But the King's remaining son (Christian Bale) who witnessed the murders takes a bloody revenge for the slaying of his family.
The Breakfast Club (Dir. John Hughes 1985): Without doubt John Hughes' The Breakfast Club is one of the greatest teen movies of all-time if not the best. Without it we might not have witnessed the phenomenal rise of the 'Brat Pack'; the group of actors synonymous with the teen films of the '80s. They were five teenage students with nothing in common faced with spending a Saturday detention together in their High School library. At 7am they had nothing to say but
Chase is on the case and Marshall is all fired up for these 8 PAW Patrol adventures! Join the team as their police pup and firedog lead them on some “ruff-ruff” rescues. Bonus Features: Pups Pit Crew/Pups Fight Fire Pups Save A Hoedown/Pups Save Alex Pups Save A Monkey/Pups Save A Hoot Pups And The Lighthouse Boogie/Pups Save Ryder
Larry Clark's controversial Kids is a film about New York City adolescents walking the AIDS tightrope, but it's also an unblinking look at the dehumanising rituals of growing up. It really doesn't add up to more than the sum of its various shocks--virgin-busting, skinny-dipping, male callousness--overlayed with middle-class disapproval. Clark is hectoring us for cutting kids loose at a terrible time in modern American history, but so are a lot of other people who also offer alternatives and ideas. The film does nothing to push us toward new thoughts, new solutions, new dreams. It is more like a window onto our worst fantasies about what our children are doing out there on the streets. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com
Breaking the mould of previous "Walking with" offerings, the BBC's Walking with Cavemen sees Professor Robert Winston follow in the footsteps of ancient man in a series that traces the history of humanity from bipedal ape-men (Australopithecus Aphaeresis) to the awakening of the human mind's potential with Homo Erectus. Spread over four fascinating half-hour instalments, Wilson presents an accessible and populist, but still suitably anthropological study on how apes became human and the traits that we inherited from our earliest ancestors. Unlike Dinosaurs and Beasts, Cavemen combines CGI with actors to portray the characters in the story of man. Initially this seems to make it far less technically impressive than the earlier programmes--memories of Kubrick's 2001 are inevitable--but fortunately the acting is superb and the viewer soon forgets that these are people in monkey suits. The series also makes use of a special effect called "deep time-lapse", which shows in a matter of dramatic seconds the thousands of years of geological changes that sped up our ancestors' evolution. Wilson himself takes part in the action as if he is a modern-day naturalist following lions across the Serengeti rather than creatures long extinct. This approach makes for a more immediate as well as poignant interpretation of history: the result is an enlightening and moving tribute to the human journey. On the DVD: Walking with Cavemen on disc has production interviews with series producer Peter Georgi, executive producer and director Richard Dale, director of animated extras Ben Palmer and actor David Rubin. There are also location interviews, the best of which is two of the actors in full costume explaining the difficulties involved in eating lunch. There are sequences explaining the creation of the digital effects, and the original score can be accessed as an audio-only option. A fact file for each episode and a picture gallery complete the extras package. --Kristen Bowditch
Created by TV genius David E. Kelley and led by an Emmy Award-winning cast Boston Legal tells the professional and personal stories of a group of brilliant but often emotionally challenged attorneys. Fast-paced and darkly comedic the series confronts social and moral issues while its characters continually stretch the boundaries of the law. Episodes Comprise: 1: Can't We All Get a Lung? 2: New Kids on the Block 3: Desperately Seeking Shirley 4: Fine Young Cannibal 5: Whose God Is It Anyway? 6: The Verdict 7: Trick or Treat 8: Lincoln: Part 1 9: On the Ledge: Part 2 10: The Nutcrackers 11: Angel of Death 12: Nuts 13: Dumping Bella 14: Selling Sickness 15: Fat Burner 16: The Good Lawyer 17: The Bride Wore Blood 18: Son of the Defender 19: Brotherly Love 20: Guise 'n Dolls 21: Tea and Sympathy 22: Guantanamo by the Bay 23: Duck and Cover 24: Trial of the Century
In the aftermath of Judgment Day and the takeover by the machines, John Connor (Christian Bale, The Dark Knight), the destined leader of the human resistance, must counterattack Skynet's devastating plan to terminate mankind. As Connor rallies his underground street fighters for a last, desperate battle, he realises that to save the future he must rescue his own father, Kyle Reese (Anton Yelchin, Star Trek). But the most shocking discovery comes with the arrival of Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington, Avatar), a mysterious loner from the past who challenges Connor with an impossible choice that will determine the future of the human race leading them both on a brutal journey into the very heart of the enemy. Features: Behind-The-Scene Featurettes: RE-FORGING THE FUTURE: Go behind the scenes with an exclusive on-set tour showing the making of Terminator Salvation. THE MOTO-TERMINATOR: See how the Terminator Salvation visual effects crew and Ducati partnered to create the slick and deadly Moto-Terminator! FILMMAKING FOCUS POINTS, HYDROBOTS, AN ICON RETURNS, TERMINATOR FACTORY & NAPALM BLAST Blu-ray Exclusives: MAXIMUM MOVIE MODE - watch the movie with director McG. Includes Picture-in-Picture track with commentary, storyboards, still galleries, timeline and 11 mini featurettes spotlighting how the ground-breaking special effects were created.
This legendary animated feature is surely beyond criticism by now and, furthermore, it's unlikely that we'll see such forceful narrative in a kids' cartoon ever again. Disney's treatment of Collodi's story of the little wooden puppet who wants nothing more than to be a real boy is always guaranteed to have audiences entranced. While some of the movie's success is derived from its liberal use of the kind of imagery no children's film-maker would even attempt to get past the storyboard stage today--a mysterious island where children smoke cigars, get drunk and turn into donkeys, a monstrous, malicious sea-creature which is devoid of any trace of cuddliness and a pair of villains who routinely abduct children, to give just a few examples--the characters are depicted with the finest attention to detail, most of the songs have become classics in their own right ("When You Wish Upon a Star" being only one of many) and the graceful, stylised animation positively glows with fine detail. Essential family viewing. --Roger Thomas
Director Paul Greengrass recounts the final moments of the ill-fated flight in this 9/11 drama.
Ashton Kutcher and Brittany Murphy are Tom and Sarah, a happy couple who get married against the wishes of their friends and family. They set off on what should be the perfect honeymoon, but it soon turns out to be the worst one imaginable!
The Phantom of the Open tells the remarkable true story of Maurice Flitcroft, a crane operator and optimistic dreamer from Barrow-in-Furness who, with the support of his family and friends, managed to gain entry to the 1976 British Open qualifying, despite never playing a round of golf before. With pluckiness and unwavering self-belief, Maurice pulls off a series of stunning, hilarious and heartwarming attempts to compete at the highest level of professional golf, drawing the ire of the golfing elite but becoming a British folk hero in the process.
The Leisure Seeker is the nickname of the old RV used by Ella and John Spencer to go on vacation with their children in the 1970s. On a summer morning, to escape a destiny of medical care that would keep them apart forever, the couple leave their adult and intrusive children astonished as they hop on board that dated vehicle and dash down Old Route 1 towards Key West for a new adventure. John is muddle-headed and forgetful but strong, Ella is feeble and fragile but still very lucid, together they seem to barely make up a whole person. Their trip through an America they no longer recognize between hilarious moments and others of pure terror - is their chance to retrace their married life nourished by passion and devotion, but also by secret obsessions that abruptly resurface and bring surprising revelations right up to the very end.
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