Based on the classic cartoon series, Alvin, Simon and Theodore come to the big screen with their mischievous musical mayhem. Alvin And The Chipmunks The Movie:When struggling songwriter Dave Seville (Jason Lee) opens his home to a talented trio of chipmunks named Alvin, Simon and Theodore, they become overnight music sensations. But a greedy record producer (David Cross) intends to exploit the 'boys' and send them on a grueling concert tour just to line his own pockets. Now...
'Rain' is a provocative and moving rites of passage tale from New Zealand director Christine Jeffs set against the backdrop of the country's beautful coastline. It's the beginning of a long hot summer and thirteen year old Janey (Alicia Fulford-Wierbicki) and her family settle into their isolated cottage for what's set to be another perfect holiday. But for Janey this will be no ordinary holiday it will change her life forever.
It's 1849 and an outlaw wanted in the old west's Jamestown gets more than he bargained for when he finds the town over-run by zombies - victims of a virus unleashed by a meteor found in the gold rush. Cowboys and native Indians unite to fight the undead horde as guns blaze and mutants growl in this showdown for survival in the weird wild west.
East meets Western in this Kung Fu classic. A posse of six men are set the task of recovering gold stolen from the Royal Court. The warriors soon realise that it will take all of their Kung Fu and sword skills to overcome their formidable foes. In a violent and bloody tale the 'hired swords' ride through the land seeking the many thieves now in possession of the royal gold only to find that they end up in the palace where their journey first began.
A tragic death brings the old gang back to their hometown and they decide to spend the weekend at the vacation getaway from their childhood. What they don't know is that the home is host to a strain of mutant flies that feed on human flesh! One by one the flies claim their victims inhabiting their bodies and laying more of the deadly creature's eggs - and no one is getting out alive.
Kerry Ellison becomes the object of desire for Sterling Gray who deals with his attraction by stalking and terrorising Kerry's life. When her official complaint of sexual harassment is dismissed by the courts she realises she is the only one with the power to get her life back.
The 1991 Persian Gulf War is a military triumph for the United States. But when thousands of returning veterans start to develop medical problems it appears that the military is trying to downplay or ignore the situation. It takes perserverance on the part of the military families and members of congress to bring to light the dilemma and prompt action on the part of the government.
Orchestra Rehearsal (1978): In this sly social and political allegory an orchestra assembles for a rehearsal under the inquisitive lenses of a TV crew. With their bullish union officials lingering on the sidelines the musicians introduce themselves one by one expounding with wit passion and rancour about the characteristics of their instruments. The rehearsal begins under the baton of an autocratic conductor and soon the musicians' bawdy humour turns to anarchy as he tries to impose his will on this diverse group of players... Featuring a superlative score from Nina Rota (The Godfather 1 & 2 expert cinematography from Guiseppe Rotunno (The Leopard) and ingenious production design from Dante Ferretti (Gangs of New York). And The Ship Sails On (1983): Italian cinematic maestro Federico Fellini (La Dolce Vita 8 1/2) shows that even in his mid-sixties he had lost none of his power to shock entertain and amaze with And The Ship Sails On his haunting and majestic 'comedy of arias'. Made in 1983 the film is set on the eve of the first world war but this matters little to the peacock parade of opera celebrities who cast off on a luxury liner to scatter the ashes of the world's greatest diva near her native adriatic island. yet their gilded world is about to receive a chill blast of reality. The captain has rescued a group of serbian refugees and an enemy battleship looms on the horizon demanding their surrender. Unbeknown to the passengers their old order is about to be eradicated on a global scale and the ship sails on to a fate as inevitable as that of the Titanic. Ginger And Fred (1986: In this wonderfully affectionate and satirical 1986 film italian cinematic maestro Federico Fellini (La Dolce Vita 8 1/2) celebrates the legacy of Rogers and Astaire - and sends up tacky television - with this touching tale of two elderly dancers who model themselves on cinem's greatest dance duo and who reunite after 30 years for one final TV dance spectacular. starring two of Italy's greatest acting talents: Cannes `best actress' winner Giulietta Masina (Nights Of Cabiria Juliet Of The Spirits La Strada) and oscar nominee Marcello Mastroianni (La Dolce Vita Divorce Italian Style).
Set in the immediate post-Civil War era The McMasters stars Brock Peters (The L-Shaped Room To Kill a Mockingbird) as Benjie a black Union soldier and former slave who returns to his southern hometown. He quickly learns that nothing has really changed: he is a 'free' man in name only. Benjie's one true friend turns out to be Neal McMasters (Burl Ives The Big Country Day of the Outlaw) the rancher who raised Benjie and is now offering him a half-share in the McMasters' land. In need of help Benjie befriends Native-American White Feather (David Carradine Kung Fu Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2) and his starving tribesmen who end up working on the land. In return White Feather offers Benjie his sister Robin (Nancy Kwan) to be his wife as a token of their gratitude. But things come to a violent turn when the local bigots' racial hatred launch a reign of anger led by the chilling Kolby (Jack Palance) and Benjie will have to fight to keep his land... This action-packed western is notable for being one of the first in the genre to deal with the racial prejudice of whites against blacks and Native Americans.
Actor Jimi Mistry has worked with Gurinder Chadha, Roland Emmerich, Edward Zwick and Guy Ritchie, rejecting the Hollywood lifestyle to remain based in the UK. Now he has teamed up with director Steve Jaggi and filmed a love song to Ibiza called And The Beat Goes On. Well-received at both the Ibiza International Music Summit and the recent Ibiza Film Festival, the film nails the two different sides to the island's international summer scene, with a genuine and heartfelt appreciation of both.
Robert De Niro stars as a New York Homicide Detective who teams up with a young Fire Department Arson Investigator to track down a pair of Eastern European killers on a rampage through the city.
Includes the following 8 great films: Dirty Harry The Outlaw Josey Wales Kelly's Heroes Magnum Force Pale Rider Space Cowboys The Gauntlet True Crime
Producer-turned-director Irwin Winkler crafted this 1992 remake of Jules Dassin's 1950 film noir Night and the City, the tale of a small-time hustler in London who gets in over his head. Winkler's version is set in New York and stars Robert De Niro as a shyster lawyer who decides to get even with a boxing promoter (Alan King) who bests him in court. A couple of innocents are talked into helping the cause, notably the brother (Jack Warden) of De Niro's enemy and a barmaid (Jessica Lange) who agrees to finance the operation. Everything goes south, plunging the hero into prospects of real disaster. The film is far from an exemplary, contemporary noir, but its outstanding cast, with no shortage of charisma and dynamics, keeps things terribly interesting. So does the funny but terse script by Richard Price (Clockers), who also has a cameo as a doctor. Winkler's sensibilities as a tasteful and intelligent producer still get in the way of his daring as a director, but he does leave us with much to be satisfied about.--Tom Keogh, Amazon.com
G-Force Princess Tiny Keyop Mark Jason and watching over them from Centre Neptune their computerised co-ordinator 7-Zark-7! Watching warning against surprise attacks by alien galaxies beyond space! Fearless young orphans protecting earth''s entire galaxy. Always five acting as one... Dedicated Inseparable Invincible!
Happy Go Lovely (Dir. H. Bruce Humberstone 1951): David Niven plays a rich bachelor the head of a successful greeting-card company in Scotland essentially a kind man but respectable to the point of stodginess and extreme stuffiness. An American troupe wants to produce a musical in town but has trouble getting backers. Niven's character meets several of the leading ladies of the show; through a misunderstanding he doesn't correct they come to think that he's a newspaper reporter. He falls in love with one of the women who reciprocates; he grows more lively and friendly to the surprise of his employees... Pajama Game (Dir. Stanley Donen and George Abbott 1957): A truly joyous tale starring Doris Day as the union leader in a clothing factory. From the novel 'Seven And A Half Cents' by Richard Bissell and adapted into a successful musical which the french director Jean Luc Goddard called the first left wing operetta! The Inspector General (Dir. Henry Koster 1949): In this delightful period farce set in Russia in the 1800's Danny Kaye plays an illiterate buffoon who is mistaken by the villagers for their feared Inspector General.Hilarious situations ensue as Danny is caught up in court intrigue without having a clue of what is going on. Made For Each Other (Dir. John Cromwell 1939): This highly appealing comedy drama stars James Stewart and Carole Lombard as a young couple battling illness lack of money inept servants and interfering in-laws... The Little Shop Of Horrors (Dir. Roger Corman 1960): The original movie of this classic black comedy/horror about a rather dim-witted young man Seymour (Jonathan Haze) working for a week in Mushnick's flower shop on skid row who develops an intelligent bloodthirsty plant. He names the plant Audrey Jr and as it grows it demands human meat for sustenance and Seymour is forced to kill in order to feed it. Jack Nicholson has a notable cameo part as an undertaker Wilbur Force who is a masochistic dental patient and the film also features the writer Charles Griffith as the hold-up man and the voice of Audrey Jr. Sources differ but it was reputed that the film was shot in just two or three days and in 1961 it was billed as The Funniest Picture This Year. The film inspired the well-known off-Broadway hit musical and musical/comedy movie remake starring Rick Moranis and Ellen Greene was made in 1986.
Orlando Bloom stars as a stranger in a strange land in this epic Crusades adventure.
This new romantic comedy from writer, director and actor Ed Burns tells of six people in New York and how their romantic liasons all intertwine.
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.
Jan-Michael Vincent and Ernest Borgnine star in the cult favourite Airwolf - although some might call Airwolf itself the star. The Emmy Award-winning series followed the dangerous missions of the high-tech helicopter Airwolf and it's renegade pilot Stringfellow Hawke. Fans can now relive every secret mission and dangerous operation in Part 1 of Season One!
At its best, Grateful Dawg celebrates the easy friendship and truly inspired musicianship of Jerry Garcia and David Grisman through grainy home-movie footage with surprisingly crisp sound. Garcia was famous as the visionary behind the Grateful Dead, but his musical tastes were broad and he found a rewarding partnership with mandolinist Grisman, whose distinctive "Dawg" style fused jazz with bluegrass. As one of the film's commentators says, Grisman made Garcia tighter as a musician, while Garcia made Grisman looser, and where they met they created an infectious, rootsy style they called Grateful Dawg. The film's many highlights include instrumental versions of "Dawg Waltz", "Shady Grove" and "Arabia", as well as splendid footage from Garcia and Grisman's days in Old & In The Way. The talking heads inserted ham-fistedly between and over performances become repetitious and finally downright annoying. But Garcia and Grisman fans will still enjoy the glimpse of a rare musical alchemy. --Anne Hurley
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