Boys On Film explores the darker side of romance with a collection of edgy, controversial and scintillating short films that have wowed film festival audiences the world over, including the Oscar-winning 'The New Tenants' starring Vincent D'Onofrio (Full Metal Jacket) and 'Mirrors' starring Xavier Dolan (Heartbeats, I Killed My Mother).
The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol
This is the pilot episode that launched the television series The Sweeney.Jack Regan is a good copper, but his tough, intuitive style is becoming unfashionable in a Scotland Yard seeking a new, technocratic image. When a policeman is mysteriously murdered, Regan breaks all the rules to find the killer but he finds there are men in the Flying Squad equally prepared to break him...
The Love Bug is a savvy Disney hit from 1969 made a star of a Volkswagen precisely when the car was becoming more popular than ever. Dean Jones and Michele Lee head the cast in a story about a VW bug with a mind of its own. Disney-man Robert Stevenson, director of The Absent-Minded Professor, Mary Poppins, and lots of other Disney live-action hits, makes the slapstick work perfectly and keeps the laughs coming. Buddy Hackett is very funny in a supporting role. --Tom Keogh
AMERICAN ASSASSIN follows the rise of Mitch Rapp (Dylan O'Brien), a CIA black ops recruit under the instruction of Cold War veteran Stan Hurley (Michael Keaton). The pair is then enlisted by CIA Deputy Director Irene Kennedy (Sanaa Lathan) to investigate a wave of apparently random attacks on both military and civilian targets. Together the three discover a pattern in the violence leading them to a joint mission with a lethal Turkish agent (Shiva Negar) to stop a mysterious operative (Taylor Kitsch) intent on starting a World War in the Middle East.
In 1979, The Warriors seemed like a frighteningly realistic possible future for The Big Apple. The film's depiction of multiple street gangs no longer content with occupying their own territories was an uncomfortably real issue across New York City. A deceptively simple plot begins with a truce gathering representatives from all the gangs at a meeting. Would-be leader Cyrus has a vision. Unfortunately a member of the Rogues shoots him before we learn what it is, and then pins the blame on the Warriors. With anything up to 60,000 gang soldiers and 20,000 police on their trail, the seven Warrior members beat a hasty retreat any which way they can back to Coney Island. What's really going on, as per Sol Yurick's original novel, is a subtle examination of the seemingly contradictory traits of loyalty and nobility that occur in a close-knit group. Explosions of violence and a disregard for bystanders are secondary to what the characters mean to one another. All this brotherly love is presented with some truly amazing production design and cinematography: though dark, this is a world of colourful night-lights and even more colourful gang uniforms. Historically, this is a movie way past its sell-by date (it certainly won't instigate real life violence now as it did when released), but thematically it remains a worthy exploration of all those unspoken codes of honour. On the DVD: This is a good movie to test the dark end of the spectrum. It's in 1.78:1 and only in mono, but that somehow works for what's little more than a lot of running around in the dark. The only extra is the original trailer.--Paul Tonks
Nightingale's Boy's shows what happens when a master at a northern grammar school, Bill 'Tweety' Nightingale, tries to organise a reunion with the boys of the 'star' class of his career: the 1949 sixth form. Nearing retirement and aware that his gifts are fading, Bill fondly regards the class as the high point of his career, and now hopes to recapture some of its alchemy; as this seven-part series unfolds, we see just how the likely lads of '49 turned out - and whether Bill is doomed to disillusion. Derek Farr - like several cast members a former teacher himself - brings great sympathy to the role of Bill Nightingale, a radical who had fought in the Spanish Civil War, and a distinguished master with 35 years' teaching experience. Each drama focuses on a particular member of his favourite class, with Anton Rodgers, Ronald Lewis, David Swift and Bernard Gallagher among the noted actors portraying the sixth-formers in adult life; writers include award-winning playwright Jack Rosenthal, Arthur Hopcraft.
Director Sam Raimi (The Evil Dead) tries gamely to recapture the exotic mysteries of spaghetti Westerns in this stylish but empty film, which stars Sharon Stone as a stranger who comes to the town of Redemption in time for an annual shooting contest. Her real motivations for being there are the stuff that might have found their way into a film by Sergio Leone--in fact, much of this film is a pastiche of Leone's greatest hits, including A Fistful of Dollars and Once upon a Time in America--but one can't quite believe Stone in the role. Gene Hackman gives a predictably solid performance as the town tyrant, and Leonardo DiCaprio is good as a lucky young gunslinger who gets to kiss the heroine. But not even the cast can help this failed project. Raimi brings a lot of razzle-dazzle to his camera work, but it doesn't make the film any more substantial. --Tom Keogh
Dynasties takes you deeper into the lives of five of the world's most celebrated and endangered animals than ever before: Emperor Penguin, Chimpanzee, Lion, Painted Wolf and Tiger. Travel from the plains of Africa to the jungles of India, from the edge of the Sahara to the frozen wastes of Antarctica. Watch leaders battling rivals for their crown, feuds tearing families apart and parents risking their lives to protect offspring from the coldest and cruelest winter on earth. Five extraordinary animals in heroic battles against the odds, Dynasties, the most intimate and intense stories of their kind ever told. This title includes 4K ULTRA HD + BLU-RAY
Thanks to sharp writing and a pitch-perfect ensemble cast, Frasier became one of the smartest and funniest television shows of the 1990s. Following the 1993 demise of Cheers, Diane's fussy psychiatrist boyfriend Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer) seemed an unlikely candidate for a spin-off series. Yet the show earned smash ratings and dozens of Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Lead Actor (Grammer) in the very first series. In an inspired bit of casting, Grammer was matched with David Hyde Pierce as his brother and fellow psychiatrist Niles, and the rest of the players included his radio-programme manager, Roz (Peri Gilpin), his father, Marty (John Mahoney), his father's physical therapist, Daphne (Jane Leeves) and the dog Eddie (Moose). In the first series, Frasier and Marty try to learn how to coexist in the same apartment, Niles and Daphne spend a stormy evening in Niles's house, Frasier acquires pushy agent Bebe (Harriet Sansom Harris) and searches for love with Amanda Donohoe among others, his ex-wife Lilith (Bebe Neuwirth) makes a guest appearance, the family takes a cross-country trip in a Winnebago and the two brothers collaborate on a book. --David Horiuchi
This box set contains the Special Edition of all 5 Rocky films! Rocky (Dir. John G. Avildsen 1976): Nominated for 10 Academy Awards and winner for Best Picture audiences and critics alike cheered this American success story of an ""everyman"" triumphing over all odds. Featuring a dynamic musical score a thrilling fight scene and four Oscar-nominated performances this rousing crowd-pleaser will send spirits soaring. Fighting for love glory and self-respect
Year Three at Hogwarts means new fun and challenges as Harry learns the delicate art of approaching a Hippogriff, transforming shape-shifting Boggarts into hilarity and even turning back time. But the term also brings danger. Soul-sucking Dementors hover over the school. An ally of the accursed He-Who-Cannot-Be-Named lurks within the castle walls. Fearsome wizard Sirius Black escapes Azkaban. And Harry will be forced to confront them all. Directed by Alfonso Cuarón and based on J.K. Rowling's third book, this wondrous spellbinder soars with laughs, shivers and the kind of breathless surprise only found in a Harry Potter adventure. Mischief managed!
All 20 Season Eight Episodes The courageous firefighters, rescue squad and paramedics of Chicago Firehouse 51 return for the explosive eighth season of Chicago Fire, the fiery drama from powerhouse executive producer Dick Wolf. With Captain Matthew Casey (Jesse Spencer) leading the truck company and Lt. Kelly Severide (Taylor Kinney) heading the rescue squad, the Firehouse 51 family faces dangerous new challenges this season as they continue to put their own lives on the line to keep others safe. When we last saw our heroes, they were racing to rescue workers trapped inside of a burning mattress factory. With an industrial boiler threatening to explode at any moment, can Chicago's bravest make it out safely before the blast takes out the whole block? Bonus features: Chicago MED Season 5 Crossover Episode Chicago P.D. Season 7 Crossover Episodes
""I am become Death destroyer of worlds..."" - J. Robert Oppenheimer A thrilling miniseries biopic of American physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer who led the U.S efforts during World War II to develop the atomic bomb only to find himself suspected as a risk to national security from Communist sympathies stemming from an increasing ambivalence toward's his life's work... Nominated for a Golden Globe for Sam Waterston in the title role.
All four seasons of the 1980s show featuring an ex-cop recruited into a covert crime fighting organisation who is given a car that can think and act for itself. The series follows Michael Knight (David Hasselhoff) and his sentient car KITT as they fight crime and protect the innocent. Season 1 episodes are: 'Knight Rider Feature Length Pilot', 'A Knight in Shining Armour', 'Journey to the Centre of the Knight', 'Knight of the Iguana', 'A Hard Day's Knight', 'Knight of the Hunter', 'Knight of the Living Dead', 'I Wanna Rock and Roll All Knight', 'Knight of the Zodiac', 'Knight Fever', 'Don't Stop the Knight', 'Day Turns Into Knight', 'Knight to King's Pawn', 'Exit Light, Enter Knight', 'Flight Knight', 'Fly By Knight', 'Knight and the City' and 'I Love the Knight Life'. Season 2 episodes are: 'Goliath: Part 1', 'Goliath: Part 2', 'Brother's Keeper', 'Merchants of Death', 'Blind Spot', 'Return to Cadiz', 'KITT the Cat', 'Custom KITT', 'Soul Survivor', 'Ring of Fire', 'Knightmares', 'Silent Knight', 'A Knight in Shining Armour', 'Diamonds Aren't a Girl's Best Friend', 'White-Line Warriors', 'Race for Life', 'Speed Demons', 'Goliath Returns', 'A Good Knight's Work', 'Mouth of the Snake', 'Let It Be Me' and 'Big Iron'. Season 3 episodes are: 'Knight of the Drones: Part 1', 'Knight of the Drones: Part 2', 'The Ice Bandits', 'Knight of the Fast Lane', 'Halloween Knight', 'KITT Vs KARR', 'The Rotten Apples', 'Knight in Disgrace', 'Dead of Knight', 'Lost Knight', 'Knight of the Chameleon', 'Custom Made Killer', 'Knight By a Nose', 'Junk Yard Dog', 'Buy Out', 'Knightlines', 'The Nineteenth Hole', 'Knight and Knerd', 'Ten Wheel Trouble', 'Knight in Retreat', 'Knight Strike' and 'Circus Knights'. Season 4 episodes are: 'Knight of the Juggernaut: Part 1', 'Knight of the Juggernaut: Part 2', 'Kittnap', 'Sky Knight', 'Burial Ground', 'The Wrong Crowd', 'Knight Sting', 'Many Happy Returns', 'Knight Racer', 'Knight Behind Bars', 'Knight Song', 'The Scent of Roses', 'Killer KITT', 'Out of the Woods', 'Deadly Knightshade', 'Redemption of a Champion', 'Knight of a Thousand Devils', 'Hills of Fire', 'Knight Flight to Freedom', 'Fright Knight', 'Knight of the Rising Sun' and 'Voo Doo Knight'.
Former "Saturday Night Live" star David Spade stars as Joe Dirt, an idiot who works as an oil weller who is on the search for his parents who abandoned him when he was a baby at the grand canyon.
This wacky send-up of James Bond films stars David Niven as the iconic debonair spy, now retired and living a peaceful existence. Bond is called back into duty when the mysterious organization SMERSH begins assassinating British secret agents. Circumstances lead to the involvement of a colourful cast of characters, including the villainous Le Chiffre (Orson Welles), seasoned gambler Evelyn Tremble (Peter Sellers) and Bond's bumbling nephew, Jimmy Bond (Woody Allen).
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