Fight and you may die run and you'll live... at least for a while. And dying in your beds many years from now would you be willin' to trade all the days from this day to that for one chance just one chance to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives but they'll never take... our freedom! Mel Gibson directs and stars in this Academy Award-winning epic based on the life of legendary thirteenth century Scottish hero William Wallace. Returning to his homeland following the death of an heirless king Wallace (Mel Gibson) finds the political landscape precarious. Edward the Longshanks King of England (Patrick McGoohan) has captured Scotland's throne and threatens the freedom of all Scottish people as tyrannical policies instituted by the English plague the Scots. Initially Wallace is content to stand by the wayside yearning for the simple life of building a home and raising a family. However when the woman he loves (Catherine McCormack) suffers a cruel fate at the hands of English soldiers Wallace takes a stand against the new rule. With his fierce patriotism and determination he gathers an amateur but passionately rebellious army
This official history celebrates an incredible century of cycling from the early flickering images of the 1903 winner Maurice Garin to the amazing scenes which greeted Lance Armstrong's fifth straight victory in 2003. Introduced by Sean Kelly and narrated by David Duffield this is a programme for all cycling fans to savour.
Battlestar Galactica the definitive battle between the last surviving human colony and an evil robotic race - an epic journey of intergalactic survivors in search of a distant and unknown planet 'earth'. This seven-disc Complete Epic Series Box Set features all 24 x 45 min episodes of the original series.
Spencer had a crush on the adorable Melora when he was ten years old but in those days she was unattainable. Fifteen years later they meet again in Los Angeles when she crashes her car into his at a traffic light. When Spencer learns that they will both be working for the same advertising agency he has knows he has two missions to accomplish: to become the agencies superstar and to win Melora's heart.
Rikki Fulton and the Scotch and Wry team are back with another selection of sketches from the Television series.
With its overt love interest and focus on individual isolation, Katia Kabanova is the first of the four operas that crowned the productive last decade of Leos Janacek (1854-1928). The operatic idioms of Dvorak and Verdi are transmuted through his singular soundworld, whose vocal lines convey subtle speech inflexions and whose orchestral writing has a keen pathos and surging emotional intensity. Christoph Marthaler's production for the 1998 Salzburg Festival updates the provincial Russia of the 1850s to that of the 1990s, a decaying tenement block whose inhabitants live out a futile existence. It neither enhances nor undermines the music, in which Angela Denoke's wan Katia gradually gains in conviction, culminating in a touching "mad scene" and ill-fated reconciliation with her lover Boris. David Kuebler is powerful in this role, while Jane Henschel is characterful but lightweight as Kabanicha (mother-in-law) and Hubert Delamboye sympathetic as Katia's put-upon husband Tichon. Sylvain Cambreling, an experienced opera conductor, directs the Czech Philharmonic skilfully and with flair. On the DVD: Katia Kabanova arrives on disc with a 16:9 aspect ratio that captures the many oblique camera angles and perspective shifts; and sound in LPCM Stereo, Dolby 5.1 and DTS options. Subtitles are in five European languages, and there are 29 access points. There are no special features, apart from the regular TDK trailer, but the booklet has a useful, if generalised synopsis of the opera.--Richard Whitehouse
An adaptation of Edna Ferber's play...
Lost World: Complete Season 3 (6 Discs)
Seasoned television cop David Caruso (formerly of TV's hit series NYPD BLUE) goes back to his crime fighting roots here, playing an ex-cop with a strong sense of right and wrong. When he falls obsessively in love with a beautiful woman, this former policeman finds himself caught up on the side of the law he once tried to fight, entangled in an illegal, murderous game.
Episodes Comprise: 1. Should Auld Aquaintance 2. Person Friday Required 3. Lost Weekend 4. Too Many Waiters Spoil The Bistro 5. September Song 6. Sorry Partner 7. Albert's Ball 8. Christmas At Robin's Nest
This collection contains all seven episodes of the sixth series originally transmitted in 1981. Episodes Comprise: 1. Move Over Darling 2.The Homecoming 3. No Smoke Without Fire 4. When Irish Eyes Are Smiling 5. Anniversary Waltz 6. Wish You Weren't Here 7. The Headhunters of SW6
Documentary using archive footage including early in-car footage of the famous car featuring drivers such as Moss Brooks and Parnell.
Melinda is living a nightmare. Her mother was brutally butchered a year ago by a masked assailant. Now the remainder of her family and friends are being stalked across the countryside by the same man. Everyone is a suspect until they die. Who is the masked killer? Melinda is baffled until a dark family secret is revealed. She was actually one of a set of twins. Siamese twins. Melinda's insane brother is back... and his plan is to join his sister.
Recorded live at The Victorian Arts Centre in Australia. Set in a peasant village in the French countryside La Fille Mal Gardee is a delightful tale of the difficult path of young love. Widow Simone is determined to betroth her wilful daughter Lise to the eccentric son of the rich farmer but Lise ans her lover Carlos conspire to thwart the widow's plans. Music by Ferdinand Herold arranged by John Lanchbery. Choreography by Frederick Ashton staged by Faith Worth. Artistic director: Maina Gielgud.
A.I. - Artificial Intelligence 'Artificial Intelligence' is the story of David (Haley Joel Osment) the first mecha (a futuristic term for a mechanized human being) designed with the ability to love. A couple whose son is in a coma adopts David to help them recover from their loss. Naturally things do not go as planned and David is forced to leave the mother (Frances O'Connor) he's been imprinted to love and make his way in the world. Traveling with Teddy a hi-tech stuffed bear David escapes the Flesh Fair where angry humans destroy mechas to purge artificiality and unexpectedly befriends Gigolo Joe (Jude Law) a robot designed to pleasure women. Joe agrees to help David in his quest to become human. The Time Machine (2002): This adaptation of the classic sci-fi adventure tale by H.G. Wells directed by Simon Wells (the great-grandson of the author) stars Guy Pearce as Alex Hartdegen an absent-minded New York professor preoccupied with what passes for technology at the turn of the 20th century. However the one thing that can distract him from his calculations is his love for Emma (Sienna Guillory) his bride-to-be. When tragedy strikes and he loses Emma Alex uses the time-travelling machine that he's built in secret to change the present by going into the past. When that fails to alter fate he leaps forward in time eventually landing 800 000 years in the future an era where humanity has splintered into two races; the docile Eloi and the ferocious Morlocks. There Alex befriends two of the Eloi (Samantha and Omero Mumba) and attempts to help them resist almost certain death at the hands of the Morlocks... Eight Legged Freaks: What do you get when you cross toxic waste with a bunch of exotic spiders? Eaten!!! Mutated ravenous arachnids the size of SUVs invade a tiny Arizona town in this gleeful comedy monster-mash.
In this DVD David Maddocks a well known and successful angler shows just how enjoyable tench fishing can be. Unique to this programme and for the first time ever is superb under water photography showing exactly how the tench behave in a baited swim. Witness them cautiously inspecting the area whilst picking up and ejecting baits - a tench angler's dream. Davis is joined by his brother Kevin in order to show the large variety of methods and tactics including float fishing simple
An all-star cast bites the hand that feeds them in a sophisticated satire of network programming. The story follows a TV pilot as it goes through the production process. Mike (Duchovny) is fighting to put his sitcom into development, his vision, of a guy who, following his brother's suicide, rediscovers his joy in life, is slowly eroded by a network executive (Weaver) who favours trashy reality programming. Every crass suggestion she makes improves the show's response from test audiences and brings the show a step closer to getting on the air. Sometimes the satire is so close to the naked reality of TV development that it's more documentary than comedy, but Weaver gives an inspired performance that skirts truth and satire so adroitly it makes your skin tingle.
Butterfly & Sword: Donnie Yen and Michelle Yeoh - Enough said! You only need mention the names of these two superstars in relation to a Hong Kong movie and you know you're dealing with a quality production. Such is the adrenaline-charged swordplay fantasy Butterfly & Sword (18) - a hugely impressive showcase for the dazzling skills of both - which also stars Hard Boiled's Tony Leung. Directed by Chin Siu-Tung (who choreographed Jet Li in Swordsman II) this breathtaking spectacle explodes into action from the very first scene and continues at a mind-blowing pace until the stunning climax. During the ride viewers are treated to jaw-dropping locations awesome fight choreography and surreal violence with all the key performers in top form throughout. Butterfly & Sword is full of the stylish sweeping action which later would make Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (Michelle Yeoh again) such a huge worldwide hit. Characters routinely spin upside down through the air use soccer balls as deadly weapons run up walls with ease and in one particularly memorable sequence use each other as human bows and arrows - sending Tony Leung flying straight through the bad guys like a hot knife through butter! Such a sumptuous visual experience as this tends not worry too much about plotting and this is no exception. The story is sufficiently convoluted as to be unfathomable so we'll just say this: Michelle Yeoh is a loyal defender of her King's empire under siege from an army of revolutionaries. That'll do! This is Hong Kong cinema at its most exuberant: an action adventure which bombards the viewer with amazing images and gorgeous cinematography but isn't afraid of delivering some startling scenes of violence and gore to boot. The Blade: Legendary Hong Kong Director Tsui Hark blends violent action and stunning swordplay in his remake of the Shaw Brothers classic One-Armed Swordsman. The Blade is a sweeping epic which highlights the incredible fighting talent of Chiu Cheuk Hong Kong's latest action start. When a master sword-maker adopts the son of a murdered friend (Chiu Cheuk) the boy learns the master's craft well. As a young man he learns about his fathers death at the hand of a mysterious tattooed killer (Xiong-Xin-Xin). He takes fathers broken blade and sets out to seek vengeance. The daughter Ling follows but is caught in a bloody ambush. When he tries to rescue her his arm is hacked off in the battle and he is believed dead by all except Ling and his friend who set out in search of him. But he is saved by a hermit girl who nurses him back to health where he finds an old kung fu manual and practices with the broken blade to perfect the art of one armed swordfighting. In a breathtaking finale unlike anything you have seen before our hero sets off once again to find the tattooed assassin a quest that leads to an explosive and spectacular showdown. What Price Survival: 'What Price Survival' is the stunning reworking of the Shaw Brothers classic 'The One Armed Swordsman'...... An eye for an eye... An arm for an arm...
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