Tom Cruise stars in this visually stunning fantasy adventure in which pure good and evil battle to the death amidst spectacular surroundings. Set in a timeless mythical forest inhabited by fairies goblins unicorns and mortals. The fantastic story has Jack (Cruise) a forest dweller and chosen by fate to undertake a heroic quest. He must save beautiful Princess Lili (Mia Sara) and defeat the demonic Lord of Darkness (Tim Curry) or the world will be plunged into a never-ending ice age. Co-starring Billy Barty and Alice Playten and directed by Ridley Scott famed for his remarkable settings and unparalleled imagery the incredibly realised fable is the stuff movie legends are made of.
Based on the true story of the last woman ever executed in Britain Ruth Ellis starts down the road of romantic self-destruction when she meets and starts a love affair with wealthy gentlemen David Blakely who felt it was impossible to uphold the relationship with the single mother due to the pressure of his upper-class peers.
In Madagascar, the laughs begin when a group of pampered animals from New York's Central Park Zoo find themselves shipwrecked on an exotic island. Their adventure continues in Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, where the friends encounter other animals of their own kind for the first time, and in Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, where the castaways tour with a circus of performing animals. This collection of Mad-cap family favourites is finally available together for the first time.
Comprises the Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense volumes : Czech Mate The Sweet Scent Of Death A Distant Scream The Late Nancy Irving In Possession and Black Carrion.
Clare Kramer stars as Taylor Brooks a sexy young undergraduate who is determined to become the first female member of the secret Skulls society. After she coerces the Council into including her in the initiation rites of the elite brotherhood Taylor soon finds herself engulfed in a sinister world of deception intimidation and murder...
Professor Gus Egan and his team of scientists are exploring the depths of Scotland's mysterious Loch Ness to prove his theory that it was once a prehistoric breeding ground for ancient marine reptiles. Suddenly a fault-line ruptures deep below the surface of the Loch and Gus disappears in an underwater earthquake. Unbeknownst to the team the rupture has reopened a passageway to the depths of the North Sea and given new life to the most fabled creature ever known to man - the legendary Loch Ness monster.
When a chance encounter reunites a long lost daughter Maggie Holloway and her stepmother Nuala both parties are thrilled at the prospect of catching up on years spent apart. However joy turns to devastation when Nuala is found murdered only days before moving to a nearby retirement home...
Legends is one of the most musically accomplished supergroups of all time. With Eric Clapton on guitar Joe Sample of The Crusaders on keyboards virtuoso saxophone player David Sanborn and super session players Steve Gadd on drums and Marcus Miller on bass both of whom have done time in Clapton's band the group's pedigree is extraordinary. The Legends band was put together by Marcus Miller for a European tour in 1997. They never made an album and this concert at Montreux is the only record of their stunning collaboration. The music is an intoxicating blend of jazz blues and rock which gives each of the players a chance to shine but also emphasizes the wonderful chemistry they create as a group. Tracklist: 1. Full House 2. Groovin' 3. Ruthie 4. Snakes 5. Going Down Slow 6. The Peeper 7. In Case You Hadn't Noticed 8. Third Degree 9. First Song / Tango Blues 10. Put It Where You Want It 11. Shreveport Stomp 12. In A Sentimental Mood / Layla 13. Every Day I Have The Blues
As soon as the grown ups turn their backs the adventures begin! The five toy animals that live on Timothy's top shelf are not like regular toys. Out of sight of adult eyes the toys come to life seeking out adventures with exciting and sometimes hair raising consequences...
An innocent camping trip turns deadly when a band of boy scouts stumble upon a cache of high tech weapons. When their scout leaders are killed the young men must rely on all of their wilderness training to outsmart a group of merciless gun muggers.
Drums pound, the music bursts into life with a cry of "Stingray!... Stingray!" Who can resist? Stingray (1964) was the show Gerry Anderson made just before he really hit the big time with Thunderbirds (1965). He produced 39 episodes of the 21st century adventures of Troy Tempest, tall, dark and handsome (his voice based on James Garner's) captain of the titular submarine. Troy's mission: to protect the seas on behalf of WASP (World Aquanaut Security Patrol). With complex underwater model and puppet effects, this was ground-breaking television, especially as it was the first UK series to be made in colour, even though for years it was only seen in black and white. Special effects director Derek Meddings later graduated to the James Bond films, while Moneypenny herself (actress Lois Maxwell) voiced Atlanta Shore. Here, just as in the Bond films, she played second fiddle in our hero's affections, the mute Marina becoming Stingray's sex-goddess. The end credits even featured a song in her honour, "Aqua Maria", which became an international hit. As for the bad guys, half-man, half-fish Titan and his Terror Fish wage a dastardly war against humanity and the peaceful underwater citizens of Pacifica. Four decades on, the models and underwater sequences still impress and Stingray remains eccentric cult family entertainment. On the DVD: There are seven episodes on the first DVD volume, including the pilot episode, "Stingray", in which a Titan Terror Fish sinks a WASP submarine, leading to Troy and sidekick Phones falling into the hands of the evil Titan. This action-packed beginning introduces all the major characters and gadgets, setting the scene for the adventures to come. "Plant of Doom" sees Titan outraged that Troy has rescued his beautiful slave Marina. After consulting an undersea god he hatches a revenge plot using a deadly air-consuming flower. In "Sea of Oil" Atlanta is kidnapped by an underwater race who plant a bomb on Stingray, while in "Hostages of the Deep" Marina is threatened with death by swordfish blade. --Gary S Dalkin
Tamara Jenkins' semi-autobiographical story follows a lower-middle-class teenager (Lyonne) and her neurotic family in 1976 Tinseltown...
Academy Award-winning director Barry Levinson yet again returns to Baltimore for inspiration with the semi-autobiographical Liberty Heights. Set in 1954, it tells the story of two young Jewish boys and their experiences of growing up in an America trying to come to terms with a changing society. The film focuses both on the sweet and innocent (the relationship between younger brother Ben and sole black student Sylvia) and the darker, more vicious side of a nation in flux. The evils of racism form a backdrop to all the intertwining plot lines--not only white against black but also widespread anti-Semitism. The young, largely unknown cast are all excellent--especially Adrien Brody and Ben Foster as the brothers and Rebecka Johnston as the quietly knowing Sylvia. Taking its cue from the great teen movies of the past, the film buzzes with the vitality of youth and of a generation on the verge of a new dawn (music plays a huge part), placing the political problems of the age in the context of adolescence to great effect. This is not Levinson's most high-profile work but certainly one of his best. On the DVD: The music of the period features heavily in the movie and dominates much of the action, so much so that it is possible to watch Liberty Heights with a music-only soundtrack. The film moves effortlessly between light and shade, both metaphorically and physically. Fair attempts have been made to provide an interesting set of extras: a gallery of interviews with the cast and director, deleted scenes and a very brief on-set documentary. --Phil Udell
Susan Clarkson sets off on an adventure she hadn't bargained for when she joins a yacht to cruise from San Diego bound for Vancouver. When a storm hits the engine cuts out so the crew abandon the vessel. Hurt hungry and adrift matters worsen....
A modern group of seductive vampires are using the best source for fresh victims: the internet. While Van Helsing's descendent tracks them a young journalist is getting more than she bargained for from her story.
The feature film The X-Files: I Want to Believe is a satisfying if unspectacular installment in the X-Files series, taking place an unspecified time after the show's nine-year television run. Former agent Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) is now a doctor, while Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) is being hunted by his former agency and living in seclusion. He and Scully are summoned back by a case involving a missing agent and a former priest (Billy Connolly) who claims to be able to see clues to the agent's whereabouts psychically, though his initial search turns up only a severed limb. Don't expect the usual cast of characters; the FBI has completely turned over (except for the George W. Bush portrait), and the only reason Scully and Mulder are back is because agent Dakota Whitney (Amanda Peet) remembers his success on similar cases involving the inexplicable. Don't expect the same rogues' gallery either; unlike the previous X-Files feature film, which was inextricably linked to the series' convoluted mythology arc (and served as a bridge between the fifth and sixth seasons), I Want to Believe is a stand-alone piece that makes use of the series' roots in horror/sci-fi and moody Vancouver, B.C., locales. Also unlike the previous film, which was almost self-consciously shot for the big screen, this film is on a smaller scale, like a double-length episode of the series. But it's still a good reminder of the creepy vibe that hooked fans for years. And the relationship between Mulder and Scully? It seems to have resumed pretty much where it left off, at least when you take into account the long period of separation. But stick around for the end-credit sequence to take in all the possibilities for the future. --David Horiuchi, Amazon.com
'Taggart' is the longest running police drama on TV. Thanks to its explosive storylines and tough-talking Glasgow detective Jim Taggart (Mark McManus) it has become a national institution with these next six feature length editions averaging nearly thirteen million viewers. Set Comprises: Evil Eye: A gypsy is found murdered in her caravan and Taggart and Jardine suspect a connection with a London jewel raid in which a young policeman was murdered. Rogues' Gallery: A body is found in a car that has just been put through a car crusher: Taggart and Jardine investigate a case that seems to link the world of drug pushers with the world of art and artists. Violent Delights: A sixth former Philip Dempster has a crush on his French Teacher the beautiful Francoise Campbell. When spying on her through his telescope he sees what looks like a murder take place in her bedroom. Taggart investigates the death of a young undertaker in a blazing car. Fatal Inheritance: When the verdict of ""Not Proven"" is returned in a murder trial Taggart decides to stay at the scene of the crime - a fashionable health farm. When another murder occurs there Taggart gets involved though officially he is not on the case. Death Benefits: Julia Fraser wife of a police sergeant is brutally murdered whilst he is on duty. During a search of their house a list of names is found. It appears that the people on the list are rapidly meeting with a series of accidents - and yet there is no connection between them except that they are on the list. Taggart is facing a race against time to find the connection. Gingerbread: The murder of his father sets Simon Barrow on a journey which moves from fairy-tale to nightmare. Taggart Jardine and Reid discover the bitter behind the sweet.
The continuing popularity of horror spoofs has created an opportunity for low-quality slashers such as A Crack In the Floor to pass themselves off as humorous. The story follows axe-wielding psychotic hermit Jeremiah who meets a bunch of fresh-faced young hikers and the movie employs every trick in the genre's book but still fails to rise itself above cheap exploitation (best indicated by the tasteless rape of Jeremiah's mother that prefaces the action). Brazenly claiming to feature Tracy Scoggins and Gary Busey--who in reality appear for about five minutes each--the film features young unknowns, the most high profile being Saved By the Bell's Mario Lopez. Which is fitting really because the film, with its mix of teen enthusiasm, redneck stereotypes and crass violence, is little more than that show meets The Dukes of Hazzard meets Deliverance meets Friday the 13th. Recommended for connoisseurs of everything gory and tacky but no-one else. On the DVD: The DVD manages to keep the quality set so spectacularly by the film itself--featuring an appalling trailer, a reprint of the information on the disc's box, biographies of the handful of established actors who make the briefest of cameos and trailers for some equally naff TV movies. Not what DVD was invented for. --Phil Udell
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