Such a simple idea--yet so fiendishly complex in the execution. 24, as surely everyone knows by now, is a thriller that takes place over 24 hours, midnight to midnight, in 24 one-hour episodes (well, 45-minute episodes if you extract the ad breaks). Everything to take place in real time--on-screen and off-screen time the same--which means no flash-backs, no flash-forwards, no nice handy time-dissolves. Every strand of the plot has to be dovetailed and interlocked to make sure that things happen just when they should, in the right amount of time. Not that easy. Creator Robert Cochran and his team of writers and directors have done a pretty impressive job in putting the jigsaw together and keeping the tension ratcheted up high, as Federal Agent Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) hares around LA trying to stall an assassination attempt on a black Presidential candidate and rescue his wife and daughter from the clutches of the Balkan baddies. Twists, turns, revelations and cliffhangers are tossed at us with satisfying regularity. Its not perfect: we get some hokey plot devices (instant amnesia, anybody?) and the final twist, once you start thinking back, makes no sense whatsoever. There are altogether too many huggy family moments ("I love you, Dad." "I love you, son"); and as for überbaddie Dennis Hoppers "Serbian" accent Even so, this is undeniably mould-breaking TV. Sutherland, rescuing his career from the doldrums in one heroic leap, fully deserves his Golden Globe. Sets and locations are artfully deployed--we gain a real sense of LAs splayed-out geography--and Sean Callerys score is a powerful, brooding presence. Like Murder One and The Sopranos, 24 is one of those series future TV thrillers will have to measure themselves against. On the DVDs: 24 is released in a six-disc box set. On discs 1- 5 there are no extras, but disc 6 includes the "alternative" ending and a preview of Series 2, presented by an urbane Kiefer Sutherland, that tells us precisely nothing. The transfer, in 16x9 widescreen and 2.0 Dolby Digital sound, does the high production values of the original every justice.--Philip Kemp
First Man Oscar®-winning director Damien Chazelle and star Ryan Gosling reteam for the riveting story behind the first manned mission to the moon, focusing on Neil Armstrong and the decade leading to the historic Apollo 11 flight. A visceral, intimate account told from Armstrong's perspective and based on the book by James R. Hansen, the film explores the triumphs and the cost on Armstrong, his family, his colleagues, and the nation itself for one of the most dangerous missions in history. Bonus Features Include Deleted Scenes Giant Leap in One Small Step Recreating the Moon Landing Shooting at NASA Astronaut Training Feature Commentary and More!
Drew Barrymore stars in this US version of Nick Hornby's classic football based book "Fever Pitch".
A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived.
A fourth anthology from Steve Pemberton & Reece Shearsmith. A unique mixture of comedy, drama, love, intrigue, ancient curses, industry gossip, room service, and murderous intent. Guest stars include Zoë Wanamaker (Harry Potter); Noel Clarke (Kidulthood); Emilia Fox (Silent Witness); Monica Dolan (W1A); Sian Gibson (Car Share); Fenella Woolgar (War And Peace); Rory Kinnear (Count Arthur Strong); Marcia Warren (Sherlock); Bill Paterson (Fleabag); Tanya Franks (Chewing Gum); Hattie Morahan (Outnumbered), Nicola Walker (Unforgotten) and Weruche Opia (Bad Education).
The long winter is here. Daenerys has finally set sail for Westeros with Tyrion, her newly appointed Hand. Jon has apparently consolidated power in the North after his spectacular conquest of Ramsay Bolton and the return of Winterfell to Stark control. In King's Landing, Cersei, bereft of any surviving heirs, has successfully seized the Iron Throne. But the cold spectre of another apocalyptic threat in the form of an army of undead White Walkers threatens to undermine the status quo and obliterate the outcome of these smaller, all-too-human rivalries. Special Features Includes over an hour of bonus features
Season 1 Summers span decades. Winters can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun. It will stretch from the south, where heat breeds plots, lusts and intrigues; to the vast and savage eastern lands; all the way to the frozen north, where an 800-foot wall of ice protects the kingdom from the dark forces that lie beyond. Kings and queens, knights and renegades, liars, lords and honest men...all will play the 'Game of Thrones.' A new original series based on George R.R. Martin's best-selling 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series. Episodes: Winter is Coming The Kingsroad Lord Snow Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things The Wolf and the Lion A Golden Crown You Win or You Die The Pointy End Baelor Fire and Blood Extras: Making Game of Thrones (25:00) Character Profiles (15 clips) (30:18) Creating the Dothraki Language (5:26) Inside the Night's Watch (8:05) From the Book to the Screen (5:15) Creating the Show Open (5:05) Cast Audition Tapes (25:00) Guide to Westeros 7 Audio Commentaries Season 2 The Battle continues in Westeros with feuding families and power hungry rulers. Five Kings vie for a single, all-powerful throne in the all-new season of Game of Thrones an epic story of duplicity and treachery, nobility and honour, conquest and triumph. Season 2 plays out against the backdrop of a fast-approaching winter. In King's Landing, the coveted Iron Throne is occupied by cruel young Joffrey, counseled by his conniving mother Cersei and uncle Tyrion. But the Lannister hold on the Throne is under assault on many fronts. There's Robb Stark, son of the slain Lord of Winterfell, Ned Stark; Daenerys Targaryen, who looks to shore up her depleted power through three newborn dragons; Stannis Baratheon, eldest brother of the late King Robert; and Stannis' brother Renly, who has maintained his own claim since fleeing King's Landing. In the meantime, a new leader is rising among the wildlings North of the Wall, adding new perils for Jon Snow and the Night's Watch. With tensions and treaties, animosity and alliances, Season 2 of Game of Thrones promises to be a thrilling journey through a riveting, unforgettable landscape. Episodes: The North Remembers The Night Lands What is Dead may never Die Garden of Bones The Ghost of Harrenhal The Old Gods and the New A Man without Honour The Prince of Winterfell Blackwater Valar Morghulis Extras: Season 1 Recap (2:30) BTS piece (30 mins) Game of Thrones: Inner Circle (20-30mins) The Religions of Westeros (7:32) Character Profiles (7 clips) (15:25) 12 Episode Commentaries Season 3 In Season 3, family and loyalty will be the overarching themes, and many critical plot points from the first two seasons will come to a violent head, with several major characters meeting cruel fates. While a primary focus continues to be on King's Landing, where the Lannisters barely held onto power after a savage naval onslaught from Stannis Baratheon (brother of the late king), stirrings in the North threaten to alter the overall balance of power in Westeros. Robb Stark, King of the North, will face a major calamity in his efforts to build on his victories over the Lannisters in Season 2, while further north, Mance Rayder (new character, played by Ciarán Hinds) and his huge army of wildlings continue their inexorable march south to scale the Wall. Across the Narrow Sea, Daenerys Targaryen reunited with her three deadly, fast-maturing dragons attempts to raise an army of slaves to sail with her from Essos, in hopes of eventually overthrowing the Iron Throne. Episodes: Valar Dohaeris Dark Wings, Dark Words Walk of Punishment And Now His Watch Is Ended Kissed by Fire The Climb The Bear and the Maiden Fair Second Sons The Rains of Castamere Mhysa Extras: Season 1 and 2 Recap (10:02) Deleted Scenes (13:53) Inside Wildings (6:22) Politics of Marriage (8:40) New Characters of Season 3 (9:42) A Gathering Storm (14:02) 12 Episode Commentaries Season 4 As Season 4 begins, the Lannisters' hold on the Iron Throne remains intact in the wake of the Red Wedding slaughter that wiped out many of their Stark nemeses. But can they survive their own egos as well as new and ongoing threats? Meanwhile, an unbowed Stannis Baratheon continues to rebuild his army; the Lannister-loathing Red Viper of Dorne,' Oberyn Martell, arrives at King's Landing for Joffrey's wedding to Margaery Tyrell; Daenerys Targaryen and her dragons and unsullied force aim to liberate the largest Slavery City in the east...with long-range plans to take back the Iron Throne; and a depleted Night's Watch faces the advance of Mance Rayder's wildling army, who are in turn running from the undead White Walkers. Episodes: Two Words The Lion and the Rose Breaker of Chains Oathkeeper First of His Name The Laws of Gods and Men Mockingbird The Mountain and the Viper The Watchers on the Wall The Children Extras: Deleted Scenes Roundtable (28:24) Battle Feature(35:39) The Politics of Power: A Look Back at Season 3 (25:02) Bastards of Westeros (7:16) New Characters & Locations (7:38) Blooper reel (2:01) 10 Audio Commentaries Season 5 After the shocking deaths of S4, the season begins with a power vacuum that protagonists across Westeros and Essos look to fill. At Castle Black, Jon Snow struggles to balance the demands of the Night's Watch with those of newly-arrived Stannis Baratheon, who styles himself as the rightful king of Westeros. Meanwhile, Cersei scrabbles to hold on to power in Kings Landing amidst the Tyrells and the rise of a religious group led by the enigmatic High Sparrow, while Jaimie embarks on a secret mission. Across the Narrow Sea, Arya seeks an old friend while a fugitive Tyrion finds a new cause. And as danger mounts in Meereen, Daenerys Targaryen finds that her tenuous hold on the city requires some hard sacrifices. Episodes: The Wars to Come The House of Black and White High Sparrow Sons of the Harpy Kill the Boy Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken The Gift Hardhome The Dance of Dragons Mother's Mercy Extras: Audio Commentaries Anatomy of Episode 510 (30 mins) The Story of Post-Production (30 mins) A Day in the Life (26 mins) Deleted Scenes Season 6 Following the shocking developments at the conclusion of season five, including Jon Snow's bloody fate at the hands of Castle Black mutineers, Daenerys' near-demise at the fighting pits of Meereen, and Cersei's public humiliation in the streets of King's Landing, survivors from all parts of Westeros and Essos regroup to press forward, inexorably, towards their uncertain individual fates. Familiar faces will forge new alliances to bolster their strategic chances at survival, while new characters will emerge to challenge the balance of power in the east, west, north and south. Episodes: The Red Woman Home Oathbreaker Book of the Stranger The Door Blood of My Blood The Broken Man No One Battle of the Bastards Winds of Winter Extras: Battle (25:00) Behind (20:00) World (15:00) Deleted Scenes (5-7 mins) Episode 1-10 Commentaries
Alfie Wickers is probably the worst teacher to (dis)grace the English education system, but no one cares about their pupils quite as much as Alfie does. Having completed their GCSEs, Alfie is keen for his class to join him on one last hurrah.
Adrenalin-fuelled and explosive, Bulletproof follows two undercover cops, Bishop (Noel Clarke) and Pike (Ashley Walters) as they chase down hardened criminals in London's East End. Cool, smart, unapologetically street-wise and tough, Bishop and Pike have a lot in common and they always have each other's backs. Bonded by the same moral code they are two sides of the same coin. Using their own special brand of policing they cause chaos and leave a trail of destruction wherever they go. Disobeying orders and taking matters into their own hands they get results but at what cost? Full of high speed chases, gun fights and swagger, the Bad Boys inspired Bulletproof shows two men who, addicted to the thrill of the chase, work brilliantly well together even when the chemistry between them looks set to explode.
A BBC production for children's television and a sequel to 'Five Children and It' in which four more children discover the Psammead (voiced by Francis Wright), a sand fairy that can make wishes come true. George (Toby Ufindell-Phillips), Ellie (Laura Clarke), Pip (Leonard Kirby) and Lucy (Vicci Avery) join the Psammead on a series of intriguing adventures filled with a special brand of magic.
First Man Oscar®-winning director Damien Chazelle and star Ryan Gosling reteam for the riveting story behind the first manned mission to the moon, focusing on Neil Armstrong and the decade leading to the historic Apollo 11 flight. A visceral, intimate account told from Armstrong's perspective and based on the book by James R. Hansen, the film explores the triumphs and the cost on Armstrong, his family, his colleagues, and the nation itself for one of the most dangerous missions in history. Bonus Features Include Deleted Scenes Giant Leap in One Small Step Recreating the Moon Landing Shooting at NASA Astronaut Training Feature Commentary and More!
Have a little patience with The Whole Nine Yards, an agreeably convoluted caper, and in the end you'll find it a modestly entertaining yarn. But forbearance is necessary because, truthfully, the first half-hour of the movie promises a train wreck of epic proportions. Matthew Perry stars as a mild-mannered Montreal dentist, married to a French-Canadian shrew (Rosanna Arquette), whose new next-door neighbour (Bruce Willis) just happens to be a notorious mob hit-man out on parole. The wife, catching the whiff of easy money and probably just hoping to put hubby in harms way, orders her hen pecked spouse to rat out the gunman to his former employers, who have many compelling reasons to want him dead. Needless to say, complications--and plenty of them--ensue. Perry is serviceably harried as the beleaguered Everyman whom, as nice as everyone around him agrees that he is the person, just about everyone, wants to kill. Willis, much as he did in The Sixth Sense, gets better mileage out of not trying so hard; his irksome smirk is almost held in check. Amanda Peet has some funny scenes as a hit-man groupieit's when her true role in the proceedings is revealed that the film finally kicks into comic gear. Michael Clarke Duncan is fine as yet another hit man to cross Perry's path; however, Arquette seems to be in a contest with Kevin Pollak (playing a mob boss) to see who can uncork both the most ludicrous accent and the most obvious performance. That kind of unevenness ensures that the pleasures that do exist within The Whole Nine Yards remain fairly minor. --David Kronke, Amazon.com
Blu-ray Boxset containing the digitally remastered definitive DBZ Movie Complete Collection: Movies 1-13 + TV Specials 1&2 1. Dead Zone 2. The World's Strongest 3. The Tree of Might 4. Lord Slug 5. Cooler's Revenge 6. The Return of Cooler 7. Super Android 13 8. Bojack Unbound 9. Broly the Legendary Super Saiyan 10. Broly: Second Coming 11. Bio-Broly 12. Fusion Reborn 13. Wrath of the Dragon TV 1: Bardock: the Father of Gokue TV 2: The History of Trunks
Based on the seminal horror novel by Stephen King, Pet Sematary follows Dr. Louis Creed (Jason Clarke), who, after relocating with his wife Rachel (Amy Seimetz) and their two young children from Boston to rural Maine, discovers a mysterious burial ground hidden deep in the woods near the family's new home. When tragedy strikes, Louis turns to his unusual neighbor, Jud Crandall (John Lithgow), setting off a perilous chain reaction that unleashes an unfathomable evil with horrific consequences.
Based on the seminal horror novel by Stephen King, Pet Sematary follows Dr. Louis Creed (Jason Clarke), who, after relocating with his wife Rachel (Amy Seimetz) and their two young children from Boston to rural Maine, discovers a mysterious burial ground hidden deep in the woods near the family's new home. When tragedy strikes, Louis turns to his unusual neighbor, Jud Crandall (John Lithgow), setting off a perilous chain reaction that unleashes an unfathomable evil with horrific consequences.
Porky's: This hilarious raunchy comedy hit takes an unblushing look at teenage adolescence in the 1950's. It follows the comic misadventures of six high schoolers whose most fervent wish is to find some sexual satisfaction at Porky's a notorious honky-tonk strip joint. When they're ripped off and thrown out by the owner they plot a revengeful scheme that is truly unforgettable. Porky's II-The Next Day: Proving they haven't matured a bit since the original Porky's much of the
Broly: The Legendary Super Saiyan: Broly a powerful Saiyan warrior with an unspeakable evil streak has the Z-Fighters squarely in his sights! Now, a race to save the universe turns into a test of survival skills for Earth's mightiest warriors. Prepare for the most intense Saiyan battle in history: a clash for the ages rooted in the pains of a secret past. Broly's Second Coming: An investigation into the crash of a strange vessel quickly turns into a battle that not even Earth's most powerful heroes are guaranteed to win. Broly, one of the greatest evils in existence, is back to wreak havoc on humanity! Only this time, Goku may be powerless to stop him. Bio-Broly: Corruption and technology combine to resurrect one of the greatest evils the universe has ever known. Broly is back and more deadly than ever! The sinister Super Saiyan appears to be unstoppable until Trunks discovers a secret that could stop the symbiotic scourge! Unfortunately, it might be too late to prevent Earth's ultimate day of reckoning.
Maurice is a streetwise ginger cat who comes up with a money-making scam by befriending a group of self-taught talking rats. When Maurice and the rodents reach the stricken town of Bad Blintz, they meet a bookworm called Malicia and their little con soon goes down the drain. Starring Hugh Laurie, Emilia Clarke, Himesh Patel, David Thewlis, Gemma Arterton, David Tennant, Hugh Bonneville, Julie Atherton and Ariyon Bakare.br/
A dark, gritty British thriller based on the best-selling novel of the same name, set in the dangerous underworld of the one of the UK's toughest prisons.Screwed stars some of the UK's best acting talent including James D'Arcy (W.E, Master & Commander), BAFTA Award winning actor Noel Clarke (Kidulthood, 4.3.2.1) Frank Harper (The Football Factory), Jamie Foreman (Layer Cake), Andrew Shim (This Is England) and Kate Magowan (Stardust).Fresh from a traumatic tour of Iraq, Sam Norwood (James D'Arcy) finds himself forced to take a job as a Prison Officer in one of her Majesty's most brutal institutions. On the inside he learns the ropes from his colleagues, a bunch of hardened 'screws', but his life begins to spiral out of control as he drinks and takes drugs to help him deal with the stresses and strains of the job and his past. As he nears rock-bottom, he is unprepared to learn the hardest lesson of all: that the screws are often as corrupt as the criminals they keep.
When two people from completely different backgrounds interact in the workplace things can only get heated. Its 1986 and Industry Year which is great news for manufacturing in Rummidge an unlovely sprawling city in the heart of the Midlands raked by motorways. Thatcherism is working and the recession is levelling out. Suffering from the last round of cuts in funding the University is desperate to cast off its ivory tower image. Its first effort towards achieving this is entering the Industry.
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