This inevitable sequel finds Jim Carrey reprising his role as the world's greatest pet detective. His latest case, the disappearance of a rare African white bat, draws him out of his spiritual retreat at a Tibetan monastery following the tragic outcome of his previous case. That traumatic experience, which makes for a hilarious opening-scene send-up of the Stallone thriller Cliffhanger, prompts Ace to venture to Africa, where he goes native with the tribe that hired him to find their symbolic bat. From that point anything goes, with Carrey pushing the boundaries of good taste (what, you were expecting good taste?) up to and including his now-infamous "birth" scene from the backside of a mechanical rhinoceros. Lighten up, and don't be ashamed if you find yourself laughing. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
More animated adventures with the Beyblades! Crouching Lion Hidden Tiger: It's the White Tiger's turn to show everyone how tough they really are matched up against the Spin-Shepards who unfortunately think victory is going to be a cinch... The Race Is On! The team is ready for the sem-finals all except Tyson who happens to be still sleeping! Going For The Gold: The day of the Asian Tournament finals has finally arrived! The Blade Brakers Vs. The White Tigers: who will win this clash of powerful blades? My Enemy My Friend: Its Ray's turn to go up against his old teammates but Kai wonders if he's up to the job...
The third volume of live action/animated adventures within the Beyblade Battle Association... Episodes include: Showdown In Hong Kong: Our heroes arrive in Hong Kong on route to the Asian Beyblade Tournament when they run into Ray's old gang the White Tigers. A confrontation quickly ensures with no one coming out the clear winner. Battle In The Sky: The first round of the Tournament sees the Bladebreakers facing off against the team called the Tall-Boys with Ray's ex-team mates The White Tigers waiting in the wings. Bye Bye Bit Beast: The night before the tournament Kevin decides to steal data from Kenny's computer to get the edge for his White Tiger Team. Unfortunately Kenny catches him red-handed which sets up a battle between Ray and Kevin ending in dire consequences. Adios Bladebreakers: After realising his Bit Beast has gone Ray decides to head for the mountains in an attempt to get it back. Tyson and Mariah give chase and confront Ray to decide what team he wants to be on.
Star wars and the lego group join forces for this all new animated adventure
More animated adventures with the Beyblades! Crouching Lion Hidden Tiger: It is the quarterfinals of the Asian Tournament and Ray sees that Lee is also using the 'Tiger Claw' attack. He is forced to finally open up to his teammates about his mysterious past. The Race Is On: It's the morning of the semi-finals and Ray and Tyson are caught up in a traffic jam. They decide to walk but Ray sprains his ankle and Tyson is left to carry him. If Tyson doesn't show up soon their team will have to forfeit. Going for the Gold: It is the final of the Asian Qualifying Tournament and Max becomes a little overconfident. The Bladebreakers realize they're not as tough as they think. When they enter the ring for the final round they have to try a new strategy. It's All Relative: After their loss to Emily of the All Starz at the BBA Research Center the Blade Breakers sneak around hoping to learn more about their competition. They confront two other All Starz and Max learns more about his Mom's job at the BBA - specifically a rumor of why Max wasn't asked to join the All Starz Team.
Based on the only surviving record of the infamous 1942 Wannsee Conference, the BBC/HBO produced Conspiracy reconstructs the two-hour meeting during which leading members of the SS and the Nazi government made definitive plans for the genocide of Europe's Jews. Sixteen men sit around a table and politely discuss the mechanics and ramifications of murdering millions. As SS General Reinhard Heydrich, overall architect of the Final Solution, Kenneth Branagh is brilliant, charming, manipulative and threatening, a cultured man seemingly without a soul. As his aid, SS Colonel Adolf Eichmann, Stanley Tucci is the incarnation of the banality of evil, an efficient and self-effacing bureaucrat in a fine performance marred only by a hint of the actor's American accent. Colin Firth is a powerful foil for Branagh as Dr Wilhelm Stuckart, author of Nazi Germany's race laws and a stickler for the rule of law, no matter how insane the law may have become; while David Threlfall makes a striking impression as the one man who comes closest to taking a moral stand, Dr Wilhelm Kritzinger. Directed in an elegantly controlled style by Frank Pierson, Conspiracy is the Janus face of the 1957 classic 12 Angry Men and a chilling companion to the BBC/HBO Churchill drama The Gathering Storm (2002). On the DVD: Conspiracy comes to DVD with text profiles of the four leading actors and the director and two featurettes, one running two minutes, the other four, neither of which is any more than an electronic press-kit. Sound is clear, perfectly good Dolby Surround, while the picture, though anamorphically enhanced at 16:9, is no more than adequate. --Gary S Dalkin
Broadcast journalist Edward Murrow looks to bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy.
One man can make a difference," intones a dying millionaire--well, one man and a superduper car, backed with millions of dollars! Welcome to the deliciously ridiculous world of Knight Rider, the early '80s TV series that launched the career of David Hasselhoff and his magnificent coif (both later seen in the insanely popular Baywatch). After being shot in the face, detective Michael Long is revived as Michael Knight (Hasselhoff) and partnered with an indestructible talking car called K.I.T.T. (voiced by William Daniels). The duo travel around the country solving crimes--basically, it's The Lone Ranger with the car as Silver and Tonto combined. Supported by finicky British executive Devon Myles (Edward Mulhare, actually an Irishman) and sexy engineer Bonnie Barstow (Patricia McPherson), Knight and K.I.T.T. take on everything from motorcycle gangs to corporate crooks to K.I.T.T.'s own evil twin, K.A.R.R. Like any good cheese, Knight Rider has only grown more pungent with age. Decked out in alarming '80s fashions (check out that blue Members Only jacket in the pilot), earnestly spouting some of the worst dialogue in the history of television, the absurdly handsome Hasselhoff radiates the unique charisma that's made him a cult figure in Germany. In addition to the 21 episodes of the first season, Knight Rider: Season One includes a 1991 TV movie, Knight Rider 2000, that tried to launch a revamped series set in the near future (lacking the cheerful touch of creator Glen Larson, the attempt sank into oblivion) and brief interview footage (including Hasselhoff describing when he read the original script: "It was glowing in my hands. This was gold.") It's unlikely this boxed set will appeal to anyone who didn't become a fan of the show at an impressionable age, but for those fans, Knight Rider: Season One is gold. --Bret Fetzer
Award-winning BBC drama series, following the interconnected lives of several characters in 1990s London, starring David Morrissey and Phil Daniels. After a beautiful young woman is found brutally murdered, a diverse group of Londoners, connected to her in some way, are all forced to confront the way they live their lives in contemporary London. While some make the choice to fight injustice, others begin to sink even further into despair and degradation. This is a tapestry of interwoven personal stories featuring more than 25 characters. All are united by their efforts to survive in London in the 1990s. Starkly contemporary, fast-paced and unsentimental, occasionally shocking and often funny, the tales build towards climaxes that are sometimes cataclysmic, sometimes healing. RTS award winner for Best Drama Serial and Best Writer (Tony Marchant) 1998 BAFTA award winner for Best Drama Serial 7.7 IMDB Rating Stars David Morrissey (The Walking Dead)
Star wars and the lego group join forces for this all new animated adventure
1: Pilot (Feature length) Police Officer Michael Long is shot and left for dead. A metal plate in his head from a previous injury deflects the bullet. Dying millionaire Wilton Knight provides Michael with a new name a new face and a new car. In return Michael must help the Foundation for Law and Government bring criminals to justice - criminals who operate beyond the reach of the law. 2: Chariots of Gold Bonnie is accepted into an elite society for brilliant thinkers only to
Britten's opera recorded live at the Teatro Del Liceu in April 2004.
This production of Handel's tragic and moving oratorio took Glyndebourne by storm when it was first staged in 1996. Sellars took Handel's tale of self-sacrificial love between a Christian virgin and a Roman imperial bodyguard in fourth century enemy occupied Antioch and by resetting it in modern-day America transformed it into a timeless parable of spiritual resistance to tyranny and persecution.
Starring David Morrisey this is a tapestry of interwoven personal stories featuring more than 25 characters. All are united by their efforts to survive in London in the 1990s. Starkly contemporary fast-paced and unsentimental occasionally shocking and often funny the tales build towards climaxes that are sometimes cataclysmic sometimes healing.
A Woman Born Of Electricity - A Man Driven By Obsession Available on DVD for the first time! In this update of James Whale's classic The Bride of Frankenstein pop star Sting furthers his burgeoning film career by portraying cinema's signature mad scientist. Disgusted by his dim-witted and ugly original creation (Clancy Brown) Dr. Frankenstein sets out to animate an improved version. Though lovely on the outside Eva (Jennifer Beals) begins her new life as litt
More exciting crime-busting adventures with Michael Knight and his talking car Kitt: ""Knight Racer"" ""Sky Knight"" and ""Knight Sting"".
Beyblade is an animé tie-in to the high-tech spinning top toys. It has some of the standard faults of the cheaper Japanese animations--such as static backgrounds and overly perky facial design--but it makes inventive use of the idea that the competitions of the Beybladers are the outward manifestation of more occult conflicts in another realm. Young Tyson is a keen and inventive Beyblader--in the first episode, he works out a way of quadrupling the speed and force of his top--but it helps that his Beyblade is inhabited by the spirit of an ancestral dragon. Thus equipped, he moves through one round after another of an international competition, sometimes in alliance with the haughty Kai and his gang and sometimes opposing them, and always helped by Kenny and Dizzi, the spirit beast that inhabits Kenny's laptop. How much of this you want to watch will ultimately depend on how many duels between spinning tops you are going to be interested in, but the byplay between physical and spirit realms, and the conflict of characters is moderately interesting as well. On the DVD: Beyblade, Volume 1 comes with stereo sound and a visual aspect ratio of 4:3. The special features are limited to promotional material for the Beyblade tops, including quizzes and guides to customising. --Roz Kaveney
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