When two innocent victims discover the blood drained corpse of a missing friend in Dracula's castle necropolis the flesh-creeping horror begins. Christopher Lee the definitive Count Dracula to British film fans portrays both the creature's essential power and evil and his sexual and magnetic appeal in a script which stems directly from the original Bram Stoker novel.
A film by Mike Nichols of Carrie Fisher's semi-autobiographical novel, Postcards from the Edge is an intermittently hilarious, occasionally tear-stained account of an actress' struggle with addiction and with her competitive star mother. Meryl Streep turns in yet another flawlessly perfect performance as Suzanne, who is coping with cleaning up while making yet another idiot cop film. Shirley Maclaine is effective and overpowering as her hard-drinking Old Hollywood star mother perpetually trying to remould her daughter, singing Sondheim songs at parties, showing off her still-perfect legs and occasionally driving into trees. Among the many guest stars, Dennis Quaid is self-effacingly unpleasant as an unreliable boyfriend, Gene Hackman charismatic as a fatherly director and Annette Benning impressive in a cameo as a starlet rival. Nichols' standard slickness is very much on display here; this is perhaps too obviously manipulative a film in which the emotional detail is never quite as impressive as the central performances and script deserve. On the DVD: The DVD takes the rather subversive risk of giving the commentary role to Carrie Fisher, who discusses entertainingly how the screenplay evolved from her original novel, occasionally making clear that certain sentimentalisations of the characters were not her idea; she argues coherently that the film makes Meryl Streep's character a little too much the martyr. She also gives us a lot of faintly scurrilous Hollywood and family gossip. It also provides the theatrical trailer and filmographies for the director and major players. --Roz Kaveney
Director Brian De Palma pits sexuality against physical violence in a roller coaster of a thriller starring Craig Wasson and Melanie Griffith. A beautiful young woman performs a seductive striptease at the window of her fabulous Hollywood home. A struggling young actor watches entranced from a house nearby drawn into her obsession. Suddenly he becomes a helpless witness to her savage murder. Compelled to track down the psychopath responsible his investigations lead him into the stark and perverted world of the body double.
Experience pulse-pounding stunts and intense battle sequences with the action-packed G.I. JOE 3-Movie Collection. Join the JOES for the first two missions, G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA and G.I. JOE: RETALIATION, as the elite strike force must race against time to stop COBRA, a diabolical organisation set on plunging the world into chaos with deadly technology. Then uncover the man behind the mask in SNAKE EYES: G.I. JOE ORIGINS, and take the journey with the iconic hero as he becomes the ultimate warrior in this high-octane, edge-of-your-seat adventure.
A lonely young boy is caught up in a sinister and intriguing murder-mystery in this classic British film based on a short story by Graham Greene and directed with great style by Carol Reed both of who received Academy Award nominations. It was the first film on which Greene and Reed collaborated and remains both a moving portrayal of lost innocence and a genuine classic of British cinema.
Sidney Poitier and James Garner put in excellent performances as men on either side of the colour divide forced to fight side by side against the might of the Apache Indians...
Director Renny Harlin (Cutthroat Island) took the reins of this 1990 sequel, which places Bruce Willis's New York City cop character in harm's way again with a gaggle of terrorists. This time, Willis awaits his wife's arrival at Dulles Airport in Washington, DC, when he gets wind of a plot to blow up the facility. Noisy, overbearing and forgettable, the film has none of the purity of its predecessor's simple story; and it makes a huge miscalculation in allowing a terrible tragedy to occur rather than stretch out the tension. Where Die Hard set new precedents in action movies, Die Hard 2 is just an anything-goes spectacle. -- Tom Keogh, Amazon.com
With a cast featuring British film icons Dennis Price, Ian Carmichael and Cecil Parker, screenplay and direction by Anthony Kimmins and a score by legendary composer John Barry, The Amorous Prawn is a stellar feature in every respect. Starring Joan Greenwood as a general's wife whose moneyspinning manoeuvre causes ructions in their Highlands HQ, this entertainingly boisterous comedy adapting Kimmins' long-running West-End stage hit is featured here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio.When General Fitzadam receives his final posting in the remote Scottish Highlands, his wife decides to turn their residence into a hotel for wealthy Americans. Unfortunately Lady Fitzadam declines to brief the General on 'Operation Lolly' an attempt to raise the cash needed to buy their dream cottage and smouldering confusion explodes into a full-scale riot when he makes an unexpected return to find amorous advances among the flower beds, suspicious shenanigans in the greenhouse and blatant bribery on the salmon lake!SPECIAL FEATURE:Image GalleryOriginal Promotional Material PDFs
Banned on its original theatrical release in the United States and highly controversial in Britain, this BAFTA-nominated story of deception, blackmail and revenge stars Dirk Bogarde in a brave, career-best performance as a prosperous young barrister with a dark secret. With powerful direction from Basil Dearden and strong supporting performances from both Sylvia Syms and Dennis Price, Victim is featured here in a High Definition transfer made from original film elements in its as-exhibited th.
Martial art expert Kurt Sloane (Jean-Claude van Damme) learns some unorthodox fighting techniques in preparation for a deadly competition in Thailand, where he hopes to avenge his brother who was paralysed in a previous match.
A DEADLY NEW ATTRACTION! The most famous shark of all time is back bigger and more terrifying than ever in Jaws 3 starring Dennis Quaid, Bess Armstrong, Simon MacCorkindale and Louis Gossett Jr. Everyone at Florida's Sea World is thrilled with the new Undersea Kingdom, a maze of underwater plexiglass tunnels that permits visitors to get closer to marine life than ever before. The opening ceremonies include many important guests and one uninvited baby shark who accidentally enters the park's lagoon through a faulty sea gate and subsequently dies. The young shark's 35-foot mother soon follows her offspring, creating the most horrifying tale of terror ever filmed in the water. Directed by Joe Alves, the original Jaws designer, and co-written by Carl Gottlieb who penned the first two blockbusters, this action-packed adventure will have you screaming for your life. Exclusive to the UK & Limited to 2,000 - With redesigned more robust Lenticular Slipcase (in line with boutique premium slips), 2 Disc Gloss Steelbook, 40 Page Production Notes Booklet, 4x Lobby cards & Double-Sided Poster - Also includes Jaws in 3D!
The complete twelfth season of the popular US drama following detectives including Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) and Bobby Simone (Jimmy Smits) as they police the streets of the Big Apple.
This hugely endearing crime caper stars Charlie Drake as a mild-mannered locksmith whose talents land him in hot water when he's recruited by a criminal gang; Nyree Dawn Porter is the beautiful girl who spells his downfall, with Oscar winner George Sanders as rival crime boss 'the Guv'nor' opposite Dennis Price (Kind Hearts and Coronets' villainous aristocratic outcast). The Cracksman is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited t...
Collection of three classic James Dean films. In 'East of Eden' (1955) two brothers compete for the love of their stern, overbearing, widowed father. However, when Cal (Dean), the rejected 'rebel' son, discovers that his mother is not dead but running a nearby brothel he tells his brother Aron (Richard Davalos). This leads to the destruction of not only his relationship with Aron but also his father. 'Giant' (1956) is an epic saga which begins when Texas cattle baron Bick Benedict (Rock Hudson) takes a non-Texan wife, Leslie (Elizabeth Taylor). The story then traces two generations of his family, alongside the life of disreputable ranch-hand Jett Rink (Dean), who strikes it rich on an oil well and falls in love with Leslie. Director George Stevens won an Oscar for his work and the film garnered nine more nominations, including one for Dean, who was killed soon after filming. Finally, 'Rebel Without a Cause' (1955) takes place over a 24-hour period and follows Jim Stark (Dean), a restless teenager who is always in trouble with the law. When Jim is picked up for being drunk and disorderly he notices Judy (Natalie Wood) at the police station and determines to ask her on a date at high school the next day, which leads him into conflict with her boyfriend Buzz (Corey Allen).
The Day The Earth Stood Still (2008): A remake of the classic 1951 science-fiction film and starring Keanu Reeves stars as Klaatu, a humanoid alien who arrives on Earth accompanied by an indestructible, heavily armed robot, Gort, and a warning to world leaders that their continued aggression will lead to annihilation by a species watching from afar. This classic tale of man's arrogance, updating Cold War themes of nuclear warfare and incorporating current issues of environmen...
His crime: nonconformity. His sentence: the chain gang. In Cool Hand Luke Paul Newman plays one of his best-loved roles as the loner who won't or can't conform to the arbitrary rules of his captivity. A cast of fine character actors including George Kennedy in his Academy Award-winning role of Dragline gives Newman solid support as fellow prisoners. And Strother Martin is the Captain who taunts Luke with the famous line 'What we've got here is...failure to communicate. No failure here. With rich humour and vibrant storytelling power Cool Hand Luke succeeds resoundingly.
Fear is the driving force! What begins as an ordinary business trip becomes a terrifying life and death battle for David Mann (Dennis Weaver). Initially Mann refuses to believe he is being followed by a huge diesel truck but soon the unbelievable horror of the situation sinks in. He realises that the driver of the truck an unseen and menacing psychopath is indeed out to kill him... 'Duel' the classic early film from Steven Spielberg that brought him to the attention of t
I Can't Think Straight: An exuberant touching romantic comedy about the clashing of two worlds and cultures. Tala a London-based Palestinian prepares for her elaborate wedding in Jordan when she meets Leyla a young British Indian woman who turns her world upside down. The world Unseen: In 1950's apartheid South Africa free-spirited caf''-owner Amina meets introverted wife Miriam and their unexpected attraction pushes them to question the rules that bind them. In a system that divides white from black and women from men what chance is there for an unexpected love to survive?
Saved by the Bell is the teen comedy sensation that took America by storm. Starring Elizabeth Berkley Mark Paul Gosselaar Tiffani-Amber Thiessen and Dustin Diamond this hilarious series follows a group of teenagers through their fun-filled days at Bayside High. School heart-throbs Zack the charming schemer and Slater the muscle-bound sports star constantly compete for the attentions of Kelly the prettiest and most popular girl in school. Meanwhile would-be fashion model Lis
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