Nobel laureate Harry Wolper (Peter O'Toole) is obsessed with a project to recreate his wife from cells he has kept since her death 30 years ago. He needs some assistance so he hires graduate student Boris (Vincent Spano). However Wolper is distracted not only by the attentions of Meli (Mariel Hemingway) but also by his attempts to set up Boris with Barbara (Virginia Madsen) a beautiful medical student. When Wolper's dream is finally destroyed Boris pleads with him to channel his talents into saving Barbara's life. This unique love story is guaranteed to make you laugh and cry.
Crosby Stills and Nash filmed in 1983 at LA's Universal Amphitheater. Tracks Include: 1. Turn Your Back On Love 2. Chicago 3. Just A Song Before I Go 4. Wooden Ships 5. Dark Star 6. Barrel Of Pain 7. To The Last Whale... 8. Critical Mass 9. A. Wind On The Water 10. B. You Don't Have To Cry 11. Blackbird 12. Wasted On The Way 13. Delta 14. Treetop Flyer 15. Magical Child 16. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes 17. Cathedral 18. Southern Cross 19. Long Time Gone 20. For Wh
Something funny is happening on the freeway! A crazy farce in which a varied assortment of oddballs cross each other's paths in their search for fun and fortune climaxing in one of the most spectacular car crashes ever put on film!
A Victorian English entomologist whose daughter happens to be a giant moth moves with her to a quiet village where he can begin work on an insect mate for her. His family problems worsen when his winged daughter starts killing people and drinking their blood.
The pack contains Candlelight in Algeria with James Mason; First of the Few with Leslie Howard and David Niven; and for the first ever time on DVD Tomorrow We Live with Greta Gynt. Tomorrow We Live was based on the true story of SS hostage-taking and shootings of innocent civilians. Part of the successful 'Best of British' series which showcases lost or unreleased films from the heyday of British cinema.
Inspired by actual events and featuring superb performances from Oscar-winner Sissy Spacek David Strathairn and Arliss Howard 'Beyond The Call' is a riveting drama that takes a no-holds-barred look at the effect of Death Row both on the condemned and on those closest to them. Although happily married to Keith and the mother of two children Pam O'Brien cannot forget Russell Cates a childhood sweetheart now on Death Row for the murder of a cop. Despite Keith's misgivings she makes contact with Cates and starts to visit him on Death Row re-establishing a close rapport. But this growing relationship begins to put a strain on her marriage. For Keith like Cates is a veteran of Vietnam and returned home profoundly damaged by his experiences. But unlike Cates he has suppressed a memory that only a man with Cates's experience can help him to confront.
Deeply troubled by the accidental death of his first wife Wendy (Candice Daly) respected psychiatrist Dr. Ian Lazarre (John Savage) slips into a dark abyss of alcoholism depression and insomnia. Concerned for his health following a failed suicide attempt Lazarre's second wife Teresa and his best friend and lawyer Joe (Eric Pierpoint) agree to have him committed to a rehab clinic run by the mysterious Dr. Renquist (Malcolm McDowell). Placed in the care of the sensuous but si
Jay Mallory (Donald Sutherland - The Italian Job). is a man with no past and dubious future. He is an assassin murdering for money no question asked. But when Mallory accept a 'hit' that proves to be more dangerous than he anticipates. The tables are turned. His wife disappears and as Mallory is drawn in further he realises that there could be more than an ironic link between the new target and the disappearance of his wife. A tense intelligent and disturbingly dark thriller.
British Art has a colourful and unique history. This series takes a refreshing look at the genius of British art through the eyes of contemporary arts commentators. The presenters - including David Starkey Gus Casely Hayford Roy Strong Howard Jacobson Jon Snow and Janet Street-Porter - bring their individual expertise to bear on key areas of British painting through the ages. Tackling monarchy class landscape sex war and modern art this series adds a whole new level of understanding to the history of art.
A scientific expedition to the frozen wastes of the Antarctic promises many riches for the oil exploration company Geotek. When a scientist discovers the frozen remains of a prehistoric creature they decide to transport the unknowm species to Geotek's lab in America for a detailed examination. As the creature slowly thaws they discover that they have imported a vampire-like prehistoric menace that thrives on death and destruction on it's quest for human blood.
Made at the end of the sixties Monique benefited from the increased liberalism of the time and dealt freely with the issues of bisexuality, and lesbianism. Mixing a tight script with a strong cast and a believable plot in which a newly arrived au pair girl (Sibylla Kay - Vampire Circus) livens up a tired marriage by simultaneously beginning affairs with both the husband (David Sumner) and the wife (Joan Alcorn - The Love Box).This was to be the director John Bown's only film as he moved on to acting fulltime starring in a number of features including Vampire Circus (1972), Fear in the Night (1972) and most recently Dark Waters (2006) with Thora Birch of American Beauty fame.
Five men heist the Camp Pendleton payroll and kidnap a pilot and his daughter who are forced to fly them to Mexico. En route a double cross has one of the thieves parachute with the loot into an abandoned graveyard surrounded by strange scarecrows. The rest of the team jump after their loot and their former partner. Everything happens during the course of one very dark night.
Dr. Harry Wolper is a character. First he steals Boris a new student assistant by promising him a co-ed's phone number. Then he hijacks new high tech equipment for his own research confusing the other university researchers who can't see ""the big picture."" Harry has a plan he wants to clone his dead wife but first he needs an egg and a host. He mounts his search by stapling notices to every telephone pole in town from his bike which is how he meets Mili. As the year progresses he sees Boris' romance follow the same pattern as his own twenty-five years ago.
Abbott & Costello Classic Comedies three-disc collector's set consists of oddments from the latter days of their career that have fallen into public domain; which means you don't get their best routines or classiest productions, and indeed find the double act doing fairly tired schtick as Costello is chubbily chicken-hearted and Abbott grumpily money-grubbing. Africa Screams is a 1949 safari parody, with Costello running away yelping from sundry alligators, gorillas (including a Kong-sized giant), cannibals ("Chief have sweet tooth for little fat man") and lions amid backlot jungles as Abbott competes with stock villains for a fortune in diamonds. Jack and the Beanstalk, from 1952, finds the duo attempting to sell themselves as children's entertainers in a Wizard of Oz-influenced fairytale book-ended by sepia modern-day segments. The magical story unfolds in wonderfully gruesome cheap colour with some of the worst musical numbers ever committed to film ("he's perpendicular-la-la") as Jack the Clod (Costello) and Mr Dinkelpuss the Butcher (Abbott) climb the beanstalk and plod around the Giant's lair until the story runs out. Possibly the most interesting item is the third disc, which offers an episode of the Colgate Comedy Hour (aka The Abbott and Costello Show) from the 1950s. It shows the pair doing live routines closer to their original vaudeville act than their film roles (including an amazingly cruel bit in which Abbott slaps Costello every time he says the word "tin"). A loose plot about Latin American intrigue, with Lou hired to stand in for an assassination target "El Presidente", makes room for speciality guest stars ranging from child xylophonist Baby Mistin to four starlets (including Jane Russell and Rhonda Fleming) harmonising on a "Happy Easter" medley. Best of all, and now funnier than the comedy, are original hard-sell ads for household products like "Ajax, the foaming action cleanser" and "Halo, the shampoo that glorifies your hair". --Kim Newman
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