Patricia Hodge stars as the investigative journalist TV presenter writer and amateur sleuth first encountered in the famously chilling Armchair Thriller strand Quiet as a Nun. This enormously popular series - based on the novels by Antonia Fraser - also features appearances by Tom Baker Don Henderson Bill Nighy Brian Cox and Lysette Anthony. Poised determined and possessed of a sharp intellect and a keen eye Jemima presents Megalith Television's Jemima Shore Investigates. But in her spare time she uses her connections to pursue her own investigations - and her relentlessly inquiring mind uncovers crime and intrigue of every sort particularly within the rarefied world of the wealthy and the privileged...
No disability will stop his war on crime. Paralysed by a would-be assassin's bullet, Chief Robert Ironside (Raymond Burr) continues to lead his special police unit, fighting crime for the San Francisco Police Department. Working from his uniquely equipped office with his ace team of cohorts including Sergeant Ed Brown (Don Galloway), ex-con-turned-assistant Mark Sanger (Don Mitchell) and policewoman Eve Whifield (Barbara Anderson).Set during the turbulent '60s, Ironside confronted the hottest issues of its time and gave television its first detective in a wheelchair. Enjoy all 26 season 3 episodes for the first time on DVD and featuring guest appearances from an array of stars including William Shatner, Bill Bixby, David Cassidy, Vera Miles, Bradford Dillman and many mor
Muhammad Ali's 1974 knockout of George Foreman to regain the heavyweight championship of the world at the age of 32 was probably the greatest sporting moment of the 20th century. Leon Gast's documentary on the "Rumble In The Jungle", When We Were Kings, eventually released in 1996, is probably the finest ever boxing film. The background to the contest was almost as dramatic as the fight itself. It was the first major coup for promoter Don King, a character described in this film as "very clever but completely amoral"--yet this was his finest hour. President Mobutu, unsavoury dictator of Zaire and a more frightening figure than either boxer, had spent millions of his country's money to host the event. George Foreman, like Sonny Liston before him and Mike Tyson after him, was considered unbeatable, expected to slaughter Ali. Seeing him pounding a dent the size of a grapefruit into a heavy bag during training, you can understand why. Ringside American journalists George Plimpton and in particular Norman Mailer offer exceptionally shrewd insights. As we stare into Ali's face during the minute interval at the end of round one, Mailer talks us through his probable thought processes. "That was the only time I ever saw fear in his eyes." Ali, of course, is the star, besting the sullen Foreman in the build-up with his freewheeling, hilarious braggadocio then outfoxing him in the fight with his "rope-a-dope" technique. Like Ali, the "Rumble In The Jungle" transcended sports in its inspirational significance. --David Stubbs
When scientists discover how to shrink humans to five inches tall as a solution to over-population, Paul (Matt Damon) and his wife Audrey (Kristen Wiig) decide to abandon their stressed lives in order to get small and move to a new downsized community a choice that triggers life-changing adventures.
Robert Duvall is THX-1138 a humble worker in a soulless sprawling subterranean society where each person has a number not a name sex is outlawed and laws are enforced by constant surveillance and sinister silver faced androids. His discovery that there is more to life than the state-required drug stupor and the loss of his mate to a sinister technician finally gives him the courage to recover from his nightmare world. Using strong visuals and astonishing sound effects to heighten the gripping story George Lucas gave the world advance notice of his formidable talent with his classic debut feature THX-1138 adapted from his award-winning short film with the encouragement of none other than Francis Ford Coppola. Made in 1971 THX-1138 marked the stunning debut of one of the screen's most innovative filmmakers and was produced by Francis Ford Coppola and his revolutionary American Zoetrope studios at the height of the American independent movement.
Marvel Studios' Iron Man 3 pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy's hands he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey at every turn will test his mettle. With his back against the wall Stark is left to survive by his own devices relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: Does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man? Starring Robert Downey Jr. Gwyneth Paltrow Don Cheadle Guy Pearce Rebecca Hall Stephanie Szostak James Badge Dale with Jon Favreau and Ben Kingsley Iron Man 3 is directed by Shane Black from a screenplay by Drew Pearce and Shane Black. Special Features: Deleted/Extended Scenes Audio Commentary Behind the Scenes Featurettes Gag Reel
All the episodes from Season One of Jimmy Perry and David Croft's It Ain't Half Hot Mum first broadcast in 1974. Episodes comprise: 1. Meet The Gang 2. My Lovely Boy 3. The Mutiny Of The Punka Wallahs 4. A Star Is Born 5. The Jungle Patrol 6. It's A Wise Child 7. The Road To Bannu 8. The Inspector Calls
The late Dennis Potter was a master at mining the popular songs of the 1930s and '40s for dramatic effect, but he never did it better than in The Singing Detective. The inestimable Michael Gambon plays a mystery writer named Philip E Marlow, who is suffering a torturous bout of psoriatic arthritis in hospital, where he is a victim of both his disease and the National Health Service. Unable to move without pain, he escapes into his imagination, plotting out a murder tale in which he is both a big-band singer and a private eye. But Potter and director Jon Amiel also mix in flashbacks of Marlow's youth and his unhappy marriage to explain how the real Marlow reached this sorry pass. Flawlessly, intricately, kaleidoscopically assembled, the six one-hour episodes fly by like some fantastic fever dream. –Marshall Fine
Eddie Murphy established himself as a comedy superstar in his role as streetwise hustler Billy Ray Valentine. Fellow Saturday Night Live alumnus Dan Aykroyd co-stars as Louis Winthorpe III a wealthy investment executive at Duke Brothers a Wall Street firm. The fun begins when the rich and greedy Duke Brothers (Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy) wager a bet over whether born loser Valentine could become as successful as the priggish Winthorpe if circumstances are reversed. The Dukes have the money to make this happen but when Valentine and Winthorpe catch on they arrange for a rich and riotous payback!
Something of a genre homecoming Antoine Fuqua's latest film once again finds him delving into the gritty brutal realm of cops and crooks-as he did in Training Day. Tango is an undercover officer on a narcotics detail that forces him to choose between duty and friendship. Having been to hell and back he wants out but the powers that be won't let him quit. Family-man Sal is a detective tempted by greed and corruption. He can barely make ends meet and now his wife has an illness that threatens the life of their unborn twins. Eddie is nearing retirement age and has long since lost his dedication to his job as a cop. He wakes up every morning trying to come up with a reason to go on living...and he can't think of one. Fate brings the three men to the same Brooklyn housing project as each takes the law into his own hands. Crosscutting between multiple subplots Brooklyn's Finest unfolds violently and passionately as coiled constantly roving cinematography contributes a measure of unease to the underworld action.
Continue your Doctor Who archive with the ultimate collectors' set. Continue your Doctor Who archive with the ultimate collectors' set. Starring Sylvester McCoy in his first season as the Seventh Doctor, this set includes serials: Time And The Rani Paradise Towers Delta And The Bannermen Dragonfire All 14 episodes have been newly remastered alongside extensive and exclusive Special Features including: Extended Versions Of All Four Stories, Featuring Previously Un-Transmitted Material. Immersive 5.1 Surround Sound & Isolated Scores Brand New Documentaries - Including A Feature-Length Overview Of Season 24 - Here'S To The Future, Plus The Making Of Delta And The Bannermen. Rare Studio & Location Footage - Over 25 Hours Of Raw Material Never Seen Before, Including Behind-The-Scenes Footage From The Regeneration Scene. In Conversation - Matthew Sweet Interviews Sylvester Mccoy About His Life, Career, And Time As The Seventh Doctor. Behind The Sofa - Four New Episodes With Sylvester Mccoy, Bonnie Langford, Sophie Aldred, Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, Sarah Sutton, Colin Baker & Michael Jayston. The Doctor'S Table - Sylvester Mccoy, Bonnie Langford, Sophie Aldred And Clive Merrison Reminisce About The Making Of The Season. Rare Gems From The Archives - Hours Of Footage Covering The Promotion Of This Season Including Lots Of Previously Unreleased Material. An Audience With Lady Stevens - A Brand New Interview With Season 24 Actor And Rocky Horror Cult Figure Patricia Quinn. Blu-Ray Trailer - A Brand New Mini-Episode. Convention Footage Hd Photo Galleries - Including Many Previously Unseen Images. Info Text - Behind-The-Scenes Information And Trivia On Every Episode. Scripts, Costume Designs, Rare Bbc Production Files And Other Rarities From Our Archive And Lots More! The eight-disc box set also includes hours of special features previously released on DVD and Blu-Ray.
Between bouts of wit with Ranger Smith Yogi juggles a little romance with Cindy Bear. Because of her fondness for Yogi Cindy finds herself the victim of an evil circus impresario. He has her performing dangerous feats on a high wire while his demented pooch looks on with mad laughter. It is up to Yogi and his sidekick Boo Boo to save her.
Having been promised the 'trip' of a lifetime by their Irish friend and mushroom expert Jake, a group of American teenagers arrive in Ireland, keen for adventure.
A 10 DVD box set that houses the complete Matrix story stuffed full of everything you could ever want to know & see! Disc 1 - The Matrix: The film in a new digital transfer supervised by the Wachowski brothers and director of photography Bill Pope. Two all-new audio commentaries with written introduction by the Wachowski Brothers - The Critics: Todd McCarthy John Powers & David Thomson / The Scholars: Dr. Cornel West and Ken Wilber Disc 2 - The Matrix Revisited:
This three and a half hour US civil war epic - a prequel to 1993's "Gettysburg" - tells of the rise and fall of legendary war hero "Stonewall Jackson".
Documentary about Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense in the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations, who subsequently became president of the World Bank.
Disney is proud to present the second heartwarming and hilarious sequel to the popular family favorite Air Bud! Buddy masters two new starring roles... soccer player and father. 'Air Bud: World Pup' is loaded with laughs and cool soccer action as Buddy teams up alongside U.S. women's soccer greats Brandi Chastain Briana Scurry and Tisha Venturini meanwhile keeping a protective eye over his adorable new family of soccer-playing puppies!
Cape Fear (1991): The film stars Oscar winner Robert De Niro (Casino Heat) as Max Cady a psychopath who has recently been released from prison. He is out seeking revenge on his lawyer Sam Bowden played by Nick Nolte (48 Hours Thin Red Line) who he believes deliberately withheld information about his case at trial which could have kept him out of jail. He embarks on a mission to terrorise Bowden his wife played by Oscar-winner Jessica Lange (Blue Sky Rob Roy) and their 15 year old daughter played by Juliette Lewis (Natural Born Killers). A remake of the 1962 classic film this has guest appearances from the stars of the original film Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck. The film is directed by one of the leading filmmakers of his generation Oscar-nominated Martin Scorcese. Cape Fear (1962): The original version of this masterpiece of psychological terror and revenge stars Oscar-winner Gregory Peck (To Kill a Mocking Bird Moby Dick) in the role of Sam Bowden and Robert Mitchum (The Big Sleep The Last Tycoon) as psychotic killer Max Cady. The film also stars Polly Bergen (Cry Baby Move Over Darling) and was directed by highly acclaimed British director J. Lee Thompson (The Guns of Navarone MacKennas Gold).
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