A coming-of-age story with a twist. A charming, feel-good comedy about living in the moment. The film follows Joan who, after her husband dies, is shocked to discover he had invented an elixir that makes the drinker look young again. Sharing it with her two friends, the three women paint the town red but soon discover that they are no longer equipped to be young in the modern world.
Vampire-slayer Buffy Summers moves to Sunnydale, a Californian community located above the "Hellmouth", a phenomenon which explains the local graveyard's overpopulation of vampires and other supernatural beings. Angel, a mysterious loiterer, starts flirting with Buffy and gives her helpful tips on how to cope with the local nasties. However, he turns out to be a vampire, which complicates the future of their relationship. Buffy makes friends with school outcasts Willow, a computer nerd, and geeky Xander. But she excites the enmity of high-school princess Cordelia. The season's prime villain is the Master, a Nosferatu-looking vampire lurking under the town. Giles, Buffy's mentor, looks things up in books and demonstrates the exact same look of puzzlement actor Anthony Head used to demonstrate in those horrifying instant coffee ads. --Kim Newman
Salem's Lot (1979) - Sinister events bring together a writer (David Soul), a suave antiques dealer (James Mason) and the dealer's mysterious, pale-skinned partner (Reggie Nalder) in this bloodcurdling shocker. The Shining (1980) - Jack Nicholson plays Jack Torrance, a writer acting as off-season caretaker for the Overlook Hotel with his wife (Shelley Duvall) and son (Danny Lloyd), in this ghostly time warp of madness and murder. Stephen King's IT (1990) - Seven children face an unthinkable horror which appears in various forms, including murderous clown Pennywise (Tim Curry). Years later, those who survived vow to stop a new killing spree, this time for good. Extras: Salem's Lot - Commentary and Trailer The Shining - Commentary, Making-of Documentary with Optional Commentary, Three Featurettes and a Trailer. Stephen King's IT - Commentary
Cops are supposed to be the protectors of society men of the law. But living in a world of moral absolutes it has become less and less unusual to see a cop go off at the deep end. Detective Stevie Grimes (Jack Conley) kept his faith in the brotherhood of the badge and always managed to stay on the right side of the law. But for the past year he has been suspended on trail for the accidental shooting of a young boy. The trail ends in a 'hung jury' and finally after twelve months Stevie is reinstated but the possibility that the state may retry the case still remains forcing him to relive the nightmare.
Some fishermen are attacked in the Louisiana swamps. When the word gets out of a mysterious Bigfoot-type creature two researchers come to the small town to study and hopefully discover what the beast is. Their research from some farmers help the two men to learn that the creature may be a very angry and murderous missing link.
By strumming his guitar with words of inspiration Woody Guthrie instilled hope in the hearts of downtrodden Americans everywhere during the 1930s Depression. The extraordinary life of this legendary balladeer and poet is captured in this elegantly crafted beautiful film directed by Hal Ashby that won two Oscars (Best Cinematography Best Original Song Score/Adaptation Score). It is 1936 and the Great Depression is forcing droves of people from the dust bowls of Texas to the allur
A prequel to Roy Clarke’s original Last of the Summer Wine and featuring Peter Sallis, First of the Summer Wine takes place in a small Yorkshire village. The action revolves around the antics of the young Compo, Clegg and Seymour and their usually level headed female counterparts, all of whom are grappling with the world around them, their youth, and their experiences with the opposite sex – usually with hilarious consequences. Set between May and September 1939 as Hitler’s Nazi Germany and Great Britain become increasingly poised for war the characters’ lives are about to be changed forever.
The complete second series of episodes featuring stuttering shopkeeper Arkwright (Barker) and his overworked assistant Granville (Jason). Episodes comprise: Laundry Blues / The Reluctant Traveller / Fig Biscuits And Inspirational Toilet Rolls / The New Suit / Arkwright's Mobile Store / Shedding At The Wedding / St Albert's Day
This Herbie Collection features all four big-screen adventures of the loveable VW Beetle: The Love Bug (1969), Herbie Rides Again (1974), Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977), and Herbie Goes Bananas (1980).
When Nikki Collins witnesses a murder the absence of a body undermines her credibility in the eyes of the police. Undeterred Nikki seeks the help of a popular crime fiction writer. Includes the famous songs: 'Silent Night Holy Night' 'Give Me A Little Kiss' and 'Night And Day'.
Peep Show: Series 1-6
While driving cross country for a job interview Colin witnesses a fatal car accident. The driver is alive but shaken; the passenger is dead with a suitcase of cash beside him. When Colin decides to do the right thing and hand the money in to the local police his good deed causes a series of events to unfold that will lead him on a cat and mouse chase with disastrous consequences. A suitcase full of money, a woman, a man; a lot can happen in the middle of nowhere.
The female Irish ensemble of angelic voices present A New Journey their brand new studio album offering the signature Celtic Woman sound that has captured the hearts of American audiences. The repertoire is an unforgettable collection of contemporary hits (""Beyond the Sea "" ""The Prayer "" ""Scarborough Fair "" ""Over the Rainbow"") classical favorites (""Lascia Ch'io Pianga "" ""Vivaldi's Rain"") and Irish standards (""Dlaman "" ""At the Ceili "" ""Caledonia "" ""Mo Ghile Mear). The DVD for A New Journey was recorded live last August at Slane Castle County Meath Ireland. . Teenage singing sensation Hayley Westenra has joined forces with Celtic Woman on both CD and DVD giving Hayley a unique opportunity to showcase her stunning voice to a wider audience. Tracklisting: 1. The Sky and the Dawn and the Sun 2. The Prayer 3. Calendonia 4. Newgrange 5. Orinoco Flow 6. Dulaman 7. The Blessing 8. Scarborough Fair 9. Granuaile's Dance 10. Over the Rainbow 11. Beyond the Sea 12. At the Ceili 13. Laschia Chio Pianga 14. Carrickfergus 15. Sing Out 16. The Last Rose of Summer 17. Spanish Lady 18. Panis Angelicus 19. Shenandoah-Reels 20. The Voice 21. Danny Boy 22. Somewhere 23. Mo Ghile Mear 24. You Raise Me Up 25. Ceili Playout
The sexy young residents of Dante's Cove a peaceful beachside town are plunged into a world of intrigue secrets and shifting romantic ties when their town's sinister supernatural past comes alive.
Jeanette Winterson's semi-autobiographical novel Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit transfers wonderfully to the screen in this BBC adaptation (with a screenplay by Winterson). Jess is the adopted daughter of evangelical Christians living in the northwest of England in the 1960s. Her mother wants Jess to be a missionary, but when she falls in love with Melanie, Jess begins to realise that there is more to life than church. When Jess' mother begins to suspect the girls of "unnatural passions" she tries to destroy their relationship with the help of Pastor Finch (Kenneth Cranham) and his congregation. But their efforts--including a terrifying attempt at exorcism--only push Jess further away. Jess eventually understands that the only way to survive is to escape, and she sets her sights on a place at Oxford. Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is both a broad comedy and a moving coming-of-age story. Charlotte Coleman is perfect as the teenage Jess, attempting to reconcile her religious devotion and her adolescent passion, but the film belongs to Geraldine McEwan as Jess' mother. McEwan obviously relishes Winterson's script, and she creates a character both monstrous, ridiculous and surprisingly sympathetic. It's a difficult role to carry off, but McEwan succeeds. Her performance is the high-point of this award-winning, provocative film. --Simon Leake, Amazon.com
The second half of CSI's first year takes Grissom and his untiring team down some darker paths than before. Nick finally gives in to his urges and sleeps with the hooker who has a crush on him in "Boom"--with predictably disastrous consequences. Sarah is badly affected by the rape and attempted murder of an unknown woman in "Too Tough to Die"; and even Grissom is shaken when dealing with the sudden death of an infant in "Gentle, Gentle". The final episode of the year, "Strip Strangler", is a real shocker, as the team track a brutal serial killer. Elsewhere, the morbid business of investigating corpses and crime scenes is enlivened with flashes of welcome humour: when a horse is found dead with packets of uncut diamonds concealed in its uterus, Grissom deadpans "This horse is a mule". Throughout, the show remains focused on its scientific remit, only revealing enough of the characters' private lives to provide added piquancy to each investigation: Sarah's complete lack of a life outside her work; Warrick's old gambling habit; Catherine's attachment to her daughter and troubles with ex-husband Eddie; Nick's over-eagerness to please. Grissom, meanwhile, like the Dalai Lama, is the model of inscrutable wisdom. The show itself, like a millennial antidote to a decade of X-Files, is relentlessly empirical: everything that initially seems mysterious--from spontaneous human combustion to an apparent case of vampirism--is always explicable and explained by the team's scientific dedication. On the DVD: CSI, Series 1 Part 2 contains 11 episodes on three discs. Extra features consist of a brief promo featurette, production notes and a series of on-set interviews with the cast. Oddly for such a cutting-edge show, picture is old-fashioned 4:3 with basic Dolby stereo sound. --Mark Walker
Am I A Good Person Doing 'Bad' Things?... Or A Bad Person Doing 'Good' Things?Dexter is back! The critically acclaimed and groundbreaking original series from Showtime starring Michael C. Hall, returns on DVD with all 12 riveting and chilling episodes in Dexter - The Second Season. Althought committed to carrying out his twisted brand of vigilante justice - Dexter begins to doubt his murderous capabilities and continues to be haunted by his tortured past. His difficulties multiply when evidence of his deadly after-hourse activities begin to surface and the FBI is brought in to investigate the city's new serial killer dubbed the Bay Harbor Butcher. Dexter can't pause for a breath as the noose tightens and the questions keep mounting. Will he be able to continue his serial-killing ways? Or will Dexter's dark past finally be uncovered?
'Hamlet' is part of a unique collection of some of the finest dramatic masterpieces in the English language. Originally broadcast on BBC Television and highly acclaimed worldwide.
He's Irish he drinks is a touch cynical and when he has time he writes a newspaper column. On the eve of the country's first election as an independent state Dan Starkey's life is about to change after he finds the young woman he has just made love to dead and his only ally is a nun..
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