The complete third season of undercover adventures with Starsky and Hutch as they use their iconic Gran Torino to bust criminals following tip-offs from coolest informer on the streets Huggy Bear... Episodes comprise: 1. Starsky & Hutch on Playboy Island (a.k.a. Murder on Voodoo Island) (1) 2. Starsky & Hutch on Playboy Island (a.k.a. Murder on Voodoo Island) (2) 3. Fatal Charm 4. I Love You Rosey Malone 5. Murder Ward 6. Death in a Different Place 7. The Crying Child 8
Steven Spielberg's most simplistic, sanitised history lesson, Amistad, explores the symbolic 1840s trials of 53 West Africans following their bloody rebellion aboard a slave ship. For most of Schindler's List (and, later, Saving Private Ryan) Spielberg restrains himself from the sweeping narrative and technical flourishes that make him one of our most entertaining and manipulative directors. Here, he doesn't even bother trying, succumbing to his driving need to entertain with beautiful images and contrived emotion. He cheapens his grandiose motives and simplifies slavery, treating it as cut- and-dry genre piece. Characters are easy Hollywood stereotypes--"villains" like the Spanish sailors or zealous abolitionists are drawn one-dimensionally and sneered upon. And Spielberg can't suppress his gifted eye, undercutting normally ugly sequences, such as the terrifying slave passage, which is shot as a gorgeous, well-lit composition. At its core, Amistad is a traditional courtroom drama, centred by a tired, clichéd narrative: a struggling, idealistic young lawyer (Matthew McConaughey) fighting the crooked political system and saving helpless victims. Worse yet, Spielberg actually takes the underlying premise of his childhood fantasy, E.T. and repackages it for slavery. Cinque (Djimon Hounsou), the leader of the West African rebellion, is presented much like the adorable alien: lost, lacking a common language, and trying to find his way home. McConaughey is a grown-up Elliot who tries communicating complicated ideas such as geography by drawing pictures in the sand or language by having Cinque mimic his facial expressions. Such stuff was effective for a sci-fi fantasy about the communication barriers between a boy and a lost alien; here, it seems like a naive view of real, complex history. --Dave McCoy, Amazon.com
Assemble a collection of cons, arm them heavily and drop them on the enemyinfused island of Corto Maltese. If anyone's laying down bets, the smart money is against themall of them.
Academy Award nominee Barbara Hershey stars as Carla Moran, a hard-working single mother who, one terrible night is raped in her bedroom by someone or something that she cannot see. Met with sceptical psychiatrists, she is repeatedly attacked in her car, in the bath, and in front of her children. Could this be a case of hysteria, a manifestation of childhood sexual trauma, or something even more horrific? Now, with a group of daring parapsychologists, Carla will attempt an unthinkable experiment: to seduce, trap and ultimately capture the depraved spectral fury that is The Entity. Eureka Entertainment is proud to present this ground-breaking horror on Blu-ray. Special Features: Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Trailer
For his first foray into horror cinema the genre in which he would ensure his legacy Norman J Warren teamed up with critic-turned-screenwriter David McGillivray (House of Whipcord) and Hammer veteran Michael Gough (The Phantom of the Opera) for a tale of witchcraft and occultism. Candace Glendenning (Tower of Evil) plays a young woman who witnesses the death of her parents en route to visiting her uncle (played by Gough) and cousin (Martin Potter, Goodbye Gemini). While recovering from the trauma at his isolated estate, she begins to suspect all is not as it seems and that dark magic may be at work Special Features 2K restoration, supervised and approved by director Norman J Warren Original mono audio Two presentations of the film: the director's cut (89 mins); and the export version (90 mins) Audio commentary with Warren and screenwriter David McGillivray (2004) Audio commentary with Warren and composer John Scott (2019) Before the Blood (2019, 29 mins): Warren recalls his earliest experiences in the film industry All You Need Is Blood (1976, 13 mins): vintage making of' documentary, presented in High Definition for the first time All You Need Is Blood Outtakes (1976, 33 mins): rare and previously unseen footage shot on location Creating Satan (2004, 30 mins): archival documentary featuring interviews with Warren, McGillivray, actor Martin Potter, and others Devilish Music (2004, 13 mins): archival interview with John Scott Two deleted scenes with commentary by Warren Censoring Satan's Slave' (2019, 16 mins): video demonstration of the cuts imposed by the British Board of Film Censors in 1976 Original U' certificate theatrical trailer Original R'-rated theatrical trailer Image gallery: promotional and publicity material New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
By any rational measure, Alan Parker's cinematic interpretation of Pink Floyd's The Wall is a glorious failure. Glorious because its imagery is hypnotically striking, frequently resonant and superbly photographed by the gifted cinematographer Peter Biziou. And a failure because the entire exercise is hopelessly dour, loyal to the bleak themes and psychological torment of Roger Waters' great musical opus, and yet utterly devoid of the humour that Waters certainly found in his own material. Any attempt to visualise The Wall would be fraught with artistic danger, and Parker succumbs to his own self-importance, creating a film that's as fascinating as it is flawed. The film is, for better and worse, the fruit of three artists in conflict--Parker indulging himself, and Waters in league with designer Gerald Scarfe, whose brilliant animated sequences suggest that he should have directed and animated this film in its entirety. Fortunately, this clash of talent and ego does not prevent The Wall from being a mesmerising film. Boomtown Rats frontman Bob Geldof (in his screen debut) is a fine choice to play Waters's alter ego--an alienated, "comfortably numb" rock star whose psychosis manifests itself as an emotional (and symbolically physical) wall between himself and the cold, cruel world. Weaving Waters's autobiographical details into his own jumbled vision, Parker ultimately fails to combine a narrative thread with experimental structure. It's a rich, bizarre, and often astonishing film that will continue to draw a following, but the real source of genius remains the music of Roger Waters. --Jeff Shannon
Directed by Oscar nominee Lee Daniels (Precious) The Paperboy follows two brothers: Ward (Matthew McConaughey Magic Mike) a reporter for the esteemed daily newspaper The Miami Times and Jack (Zac Efron The Lucky One) a recent college dropout. When Ward shows up with his writing partner Yardley (David Oyelowo Lincoln) to investigate a story Ward asks Jack to accompany them as their driver. Ward is in town because a local woman named Charlotte (Nicole Kidman Stoker) has convinced them that Hillary Van Wetter (John Cusack Grosse Point Blank) an unsavory alligator hunter from the backwoods was wrongly convicted at a trial that took place near their hometown. As the investigation unravels it becomes clear that these brothers are on a journey that is filled with betrayal. The only thing that remains constant is that there is this strange beautiful woman who falls in love with killers and her passion could be everyone's downfall.
Welcome to the school of hard knocks. Trapped, terrified and hunted. A group of teachers and students are locked inside a school after hours as a gang of hooded killers intent on murder set out on a blood soaked rampage.
Leatherface had his chainsaws, Freddie has his glove... now there's a new slasher icon, and he's got a hook. In I Know What You Did Last Summer a group of kids pay the price for not reporting a hit and run a year later when their victim comes back for revenge, apparently from beyond the grave, and he doesn't finish with them then, chasing down the survivors for more slicing and dicing in I Still Know What You Did Last Summer. And if that wasn't enough, he finds all new targets for more hook-heavy payback in I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer. From the creators of Scream and starring Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr., 88 Films are proud to present these three modern slasher classics for the first time on UK blu-ray, completely uncut.
Set in the opening days of World War II, war hero and military attach Colonel Jean-Francois Mercier is drawn into a world of espionage and danger -- and sex and romance -- in a story spanning Europe.
The complete third season of Jerry Bruckheimer's C.S.I. Miami. Horatio Caine a former homicide detective heads a group of investigators who work crimes amid the steamy tropical surroundings and cultural crossroads of Miami. His team includes Calliegh Duquesne a bilingual Southern beauty with a specialty in ballistics; Tim Speedle a cocky yet disarming investigator who is well-connected on the street; and Eric Delko an underwater recovery expert who knows all the twists and turns of the Florida waterways. Rounding out the team is Alexx Woods the no-nonsense know-it-all coroner. Together these investigators collect and analyze the evidence to solve the crimes and to vindicate those who often cannot speak for themselves - the victims. Episodes Comprise: 1. Lost Son 2. Pro Per 3. Under the Influence 4. Murder in a Flash 5. Legal 6. Hell Night 7. Crime Wave 8. Speed Kills 9. Pirated 10. After the Fall 11. Addiction 12. Shootout 13. Cop Killer 14. One Night Stand 15. Identity 16. Nothing To Lose 17. Money Plane 18. Game Over 19. Sex & Taxes 20. Killer Date 21. Recoil 22. Vengeance 23. Whacked 24. 10-7
Classic westerns collection of 3 Blu-ray discs starring Clint Eastwood in 1080p High Definition.
Arguably the best series, this season's episodes really developed the characters as the show's popularity took off. Love is in the air as Rachel and Ross, both finally realising they're attracted to each other, nearly get it together, don't, and then finally do. Joey gets that role as Dr Drake Ramoray in Days of Our Lives and moves out of the flat he shares with Chandler, precipitating a bust-up between the two best buddies. Monica dates Richard, the hunky, older eye-doctor played by Tom Selleck, and Phoebe makes a video of that seminal song for a generation, "SmellyCat". --Leslie Felperin
Pop legend David Essex stars opposite Beau Bridges in a bittersweet story set in the cut-throat world of motorcycle racing. Featuring thrilling scenes filmed at the 1979 British Grand Prix and a powerful score by John Cameron (and a memorable top-ten hit for Essex himself) Silver Dream Racer is presented here in a brand-new transfer from original film materials in its original, as-exhibited aspect ratio. Aspiring racer Nick Freeman returns to his job as a garage mechanic after losing out to his underhanded American rival Bruce McBride. A twist of fate, however, gives Nick one more chance: when his brother is killed in a motorcycle accident, Nick inherits the untested, super-fast 500cc prototype on which he was working. Despite a series of crushing setbacks, he finally has the chance to prove both himself and the Silver Dream Machine ... SPECIAL FEATURES: Alternative Happy ending Original theatrical trailer Image gallery Promotional PDF
Three years after A Boy Named Charlie Brown, Charles Schulz's beloved 'Peanuts' characters hit the big screen again in Snoopy, Come Home. This time, everyone's favourite beagle turns the kids' world upside down when he receives a mysterious letter from a girl named Lila and hits the road with best friend Woodstock, evading a sadistic would-be pet owner and other perils along the way! Meanwhile, Charlie Brown is left to wonder: Who is Lila, and will Snoopy ever return? Snoopy, Come Home is a delight for kids of all ages, featuring songs by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)
A 16-year-old girl (Academy Award winner Jennifer Connelly, Best Supporting Actress, A Beautiful Mind, 2001) is given 13 hours to solve a dangerous and wonderful labyrinth and rescue her baby brother when her wish for him to be taken away is granted by the Goblin King (David Bowie). Celebrate the 30th anniversary of this beloved fantasy classic from visionary filmmaker Jim Henson, now fully remastered in 4K. Special Features: Reordering Time: Looking Back at Labyrinth The Henson Legacy Remembering The Goblin King Labyrinth Anniversary Q&A And more!
Steven Spielberg directs Tom Cruise in a present day retelling of the classic HG Wells story.
Checkmate - Kings verses Queens sees the world's top players battle it out to reign supreme, take the crown and be known as the King or Queen of the chess universe. This nine-part series is presented by Simon Williams and Anna Richardson.
Arnold Schwarzenegger takes on the devil himself (Gabriel Byrne) in this end of millenium drama.
Driven to expose corporate crimes and government secrets no matter what the cost, an activist (Benedict Cumberbatch) and computer hacker (Daniel Bruhl) team up to become the underground watchdogs of the privileged and powerful.
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