This lavish costume drama follows the lives of three best friends looking for love. Centred around the aristocracy of the 1930's Love In A Cold Climate is based on the books by Nancy Mitford.
One of the best romantic comedies of the 1990s, My Best Friend's Wedding not only gave Julia Roberts a delightful vehicle for her crowd-pleasing comeback, but it further distinguished itself by avoiding the conventional plotting of the genre. Julia plays a prominent Chicago restaurant critic whose best friend (Dermot Mulroney) is a former lover from her college days with whom she'd made a binding pact: if neither of them were married by the age of 28, they'd marry each other. Just when they're about to reach the deadline of their agreement, Mulroney arrives in Chicago to introduce Roberts to his seemingly perfect fiancée (Cameron Diaz) and announce their wedding in just three days. That leaves the shocked Julia with just three short days to sabotage the wedding and marry the man she now realises she's loved all along. With potential heartbreak waiting in the wings, she'll either get what she wants or pay the price for her selfish behaviour, and Ronald Bass's cleverly constructed screenplay keeps us guessing to the very end. Rupert Everett scored rave reviews for his scene-stealing performance as Robert's gay friend who goes along with her scheming (but only so far), and even as she makes her character's needy desperation disarmingly appealing, Roberts wisely allows Diaz to capitalise on her charming time in the spotlight. As the romantic outcome remains uncertain, the viewer is held in a state of giddy suspense, and director PJ Hogan pulls off some hilarious scenes (like a restaurant full of people singing the Dionne Warwick hit "I Say a Little Prayer") that could easily have fallen flat in the hands of a less talented filmmaker. It's no surprise that this was one of the box-office smashes of 1997. --Jeff Shannon
This remake of the popular heartwarming Christmas classic captures all the joy of the original version. A little girl who has been raised not to believe in fantasy fairy tales and Santa Claus meets a department-store Santa who claims he's the real Kris Kringle. Her mother insists that it can't be true--that Kris is only a nice old man who isn't all too sane. But soon things start happening that may make both of them change their minds... and have faith in magic once again.
One of the best romantic comedies of the 1990s, My Best Friend's Wedding not only gave Julia Roberts a delightful vehicle for her crowd-pleasing comeback, but it further distinguished itself by avoiding the conventional plotting of the genre. She plays a prominent Chicago restaurant critic whose best friend (Dermot Mulroney) is a former lover from her college days with whom she'd made a binding pact: if neither of them were married by the age of 28, they'd marry each other. Just when they're about to reach the deadline of their agreement, Mulroney arrives in Chicago to introduce Roberts to his seemingly perfect fiancée (Cameron Diaz) and announce their wedding in just three days. That leaves the shocked Julia with just three short days to sabotage the wedding and marry the man she now realises she's loved all along. With potential heartbreak waiting in the wings, she'll either get what she wants or pay the price for her selfish behaviour, and Ronald Bass' cleverly constructed screenplay keeps us guessing to the very end. It's no surprise that this was one of the box-office smashes of 1997. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com On the DVD: My Best Friend's Wedding is presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen and there is very little grain or noise, the only blurring coming from those soft focus moments. There are two "making-of" documentaries, one produced by HBO and the other a general behind the scenes mix of fly on the wall footage and interviews with cast and crew. Masquerading as helpful hints for the soon to be wed there's also a short featurette called "Wedding Do's and Don'ts". You can also sing along with one of the film's more bizarre moments; the fish restaurant rendition of "Say a Little Prayer", check out the pictures in the wedding album and read the filmographies. --Kristen Bowditch
In this modern update of the beloved 1947 classic six-year-old Susan has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle - Santa Claus. But after meeting a special department store Santa who's convinced he's the real thing Susan is given the most precious gift of all - something to believe in. Starring Richard Attenborough Elizabeth Perkins Dylan McDermott and Mara Wilson as Susan this uplifting and joyous film will make believers out of the entire family!
Set in the breathtakingly beautiful and strictly traditional Ireland of the 1940's Falling For A Dancer is a passionate tale of the loves and challenges of the beautiful and sensitive Elizabeth Sullivan (Elisabeth Dermot-Walsh). The story begins when 19 year old Elizabeth falls pregnant after a brief affair with a dashing actor. Shamed she is forced to marry Neely Scollard (Dermot Crowley) a widower with a large family who lives in the remote Beara Peninsula. Elizabeth has to come to terms with motherhood her brutish husband her mysterious neighbour Mossie Sheehan (Liam Cunningham) her step children and the harsh realities of a rural existence. When a carefree moment at a village dance leads to a violent death a chain of events is unleashed that will change Elizabeth's life forever.
A taut crime melodrama, Chain of Events features noted actor and film-maker Kenneth Griffith as a bank clerk whose attempt to dodge a fare has devastating consequences; a powerful cast includes Rank Charm School starlet Susan Shaw and future Richard the Lionheart lead Dermot Walsh. Adapted from a radio play written by inimitable character actor Leo McKern and directed by Carry On legend Gerald Thomas, Chain of Events is featured here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. John Clarke, an uninspiring sort of fellow, one day boards a bus on his way home from work and foolishly forgets to pay his fare. He is caught by an inspector, but instead of owning up to it, gives the name and address of one of the bank's clients, setting in motion a violent chain of events involving blackmail, robbery and death... SPECIAL FEATURES: Image Gallery Original Pressbook PDF
'Richard the Lionheart', is a medieval epic. Starring Dermot Walsh, the series follows Richard from Crusade to England as, frustrated by numerous enemies, he makes his claim for the English throne. Naturally, this results in a series of swashbuckling adventures as Richard battles for his life and crown against the likes of Duke Leopold, Philip of France, 'the Saracen' Saladin and of course the scheming Prince John.
Notable Irish actor Dermot Walsh gives a memorable performance as the heroic mediaeval swashbuckler King Richard I in this exciting television series from The Danziger Brothers. Featuring tales of adventure and derring-do both at home and abroad - including a run of tales set on Crusade in the Holy Land - Richard the Lionheart has been transferred from original film elements especially for this release. Featuring a rousing soundtrack by Bill LeSage and memorable theme tune from Buddy Kaye and Philip Springer, the series includes appearances from many notable character actors of the period - including Francis de Wolff, Glyn Owen, Anton Rodgers, Conrad Phillips, Nigel Green, Lisa Daniely, Margaretta Scott and Francis Matthews, among many others. This set contains all 39 episodes. Product Features Lionheart... Remembered and The Danziger Studios Story documentaries Archive interviews with Sheila Whittingham, Trader Faulkner and Iain Gregory Image gallery Colouring Book image gallery Limited edition booklet written by Derek Pykett
The Tell-Tale Heart A dark and dramatic adaption of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic story, Laurence Payne stars as Edgar Marsh, a shy and awkward librarianwho becomes obsessed with his new neighbour Betty Clare. Despite Marsh’s infatuation and determination to win her affections, Betty Clare falls for Marsh’s close friend Carl Loomis, a charismatic man of the world. Discovering their affair, Marsh’s obsession turns to murderous rage and he kills Loomis. Consumed with guilt Marsh’s mind begins to crumble as the sound of Loomis’s stillbeating heart haunts his every waking hour. Part-Time Wife Tom is an unsuccessful insurance salesman with only one ray of sunshine in his life, his beautiful new bride Jenny. When Tom looks up his old army buddy Drew in an attempt to sell him some car insurance for the company fleet, Drew hatches a plan to convince his uncle and owner of the company that far from being a playboy crook, he is a happily married man. The only problem is he’s chosen Jenny to be his pretend wife. Drew and Jenny must play the perfect husband and wife until Drew’s uncle returns to America, while Tom must do everything hecan to ensure the plan goes without a hitch in order to secure the biggest insurance deal of his life…and to guarantee the innocence of his wife! The Battleaxe Francis Matthews and Jill Ireland star as Tony Evers and Audrey Page, an engaged couple whose pre-marital bliss is shattered by thefuture bride's domineering mother. Unable to withstand this wicked witch of the Northlands, Matthews tries to weasel out of the marriage by suing for breach of promise: the broken promise being that mother would stop meddling. Joan Haythorne plays the domineering mother in-law Mrs Page who has made it her business to keep the two apart and ensure her daughter doesn’t marrysuch a crooked character. Fate Takes a Hand When a mail bag full of post that was taken in a robbery is discovered fifteen years later, a Post Office employee and local reporterdecide to deliver the letters to their original intended addressees. This solitary incident has profound ramifications on several of therecipients and this film tells the story of how just five of those letters changed peoples lives forever. Two Wives at One Wedding Tom Murray and his new bride’s wedding day takes a turn for the worse when a mysterious woman arrives uninvited with a startling revelation – she claims to be Tom’s wife. Annette is a French woman who Tom had a wartime romance with at the end ofthe Second World War after he was injured near Normandy and she nursed him back to health. It is then that Annette claims themarriage took place, something Tom has no memory of. She is willing to divorce Tom but only with a 10,000 settlement. Blackmailed and with his promising medical career in the balance should the story reach the papers, Tom must hunt down the facts to determine if Annette is really telling the truth.
There's danger dead ahead when director Mark Robson (Bedlam) helms The Ghost Ship. Richard Dix (Cimarron The Whistler series) plays the sinister captain whose port of call may be madness. All aboard!
This fast-paced comedy thriller stars Dermot Walsh as a mild-mannered young accountant forced to go on the run after unwittingly coming into possession of coveted top-secret plans. Also featuring Bill Travers Oscar-nominated Hermione Baddeley and an early role for horror queen Hazel Court Counterspy is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. While perusing the books of an engineering company fastidious auditor Frank Manning encounters rum goings on when he is approached by a woman who claiming she is being blackmailed. She begs him to find certain letters and he eventually agrees. Having obtained the letters he takes them to a specified address where to his horror he finds a man fully clothed dead in the bath... SPECIAL FEATURES: [] Image Gallery
The most talked about TV show of 2005 now brings you The X Factor: The Greatest Auditions Ever exclusively on DVD. Millions of TV viewers have watched the UK's biggest ever talent search on Saturday nights to find the Nation's brightest singing talents. Now it's your chance to relive all the best and worst moments from the X Factor auditions. In the summer of 2005 75 000 contestants from all over the UK came face to face with three of the most powerful people in the music industry - Simon Cowell Sharon Osbourn and Louis Walsh. They decided the fate of each auditionee whether talented talentless or downright bonkers. Watch as the judges argue between themselves about who is good enough to go through to the next round relive Simon's most outrageous comments and rejections and see for the first time exclusive unseen footage of the contestants and judges. The Greatest Auditions Ever relives the highs and lows with clips that made you both laugh and cry. Who can forget such characters as Justin or should we say Justine the Vicky Pollard look-a-like from Total Eclipse and you'll find out if Della ever got to sing another song. If all this isn't enough let's take a trip down memory lane to the very first series of X Factor. See all the best and the worst auditions from the chicken plucker's rendition of the Bee Gee's 'Tragedy' to the Leeds rapper and his version of 'Eminem's Stan'. All these and many more on The X Factor: The Greatest Auditions. So without further ado' It's Chico time!
Sid Gibson is a soap powder salesman who decides what he really needs is TV advertising. The problem is he's absolutely broke. He calls upon his friend Arthur Ashton who arranges to sneak a plug for Sid's suds into a live TV spectacular. The public goes bananas for the product but to maintain sales Sid and Arthur must arrange for ever more outrageous plugs on TV shows. The Ascots races the Edinburgh Military Tattoo - no show is safe.
COUNTERSPY Fastidious auditor Frank Manning encounters rum goings on when he is approached by a woman who claims she is being blackmailed. Of course, he agrees to help but even he could not have foreseen that he'd end up finding a man, fully clothed, dead in a bath... LITTLE RED MONKEY A mysterious assassin targets eminent British atomic scientists, leading to fears for the safety of Leon Dushenko a Russian defector and missile expert who is passing through London en route to the United States. Will he be the assassin's next victim? THE MAN WHO WOULDN'T TALK Dr Frank Smith and Eve arrive from America, apparently on honeymoon but actually on an undercover assignment from Washington. They are instructed to rendezvous with a Hungarian scientist who has vital information about biological warfare! RING OF SPIES A bookseller and his wife; a disgruntled naval clerk; an undercover Soviet agent with a false identity... all members of a secret spy cell working from a bungalow in suburban Ruislip, hidden for years from unsuspecting neighbours and British spycatchers!
A dark and dramatic adaption of Edgar Allan Poe's classic story. Laurence Payne stars as Edgar Marsh a shy and awkward librarian who becomes obsessed with his new neighbour Betty Clare. Despite Marsh's infatuation and determination to win her affections Betty Clare falls for Marsh's close friend Carl Loomis a charismatic man of the world. Discovering their affair Marsh's obsession turns to murderous rage and he kills Loomis. Consumed with guilt Marsh's mind begins to crumble as the sound of Loomis's still-beating heart haunts his every waking hour.
Blue Parrot: Suspense and romance erupt when a nightclub becomes the scene of a murder, and its owner and her American boyfriend the prime suspects. Classic crime thriller set against the post-war backdrop of spivs, black-marketeers, pawnbrokers and raincoat detectives. Burnt Evidence: Duncan Lamont plays Jane Hylton's jealous husband. In a confrontation, Lamont accidentally shoots Hylton's lover. Convinced that he's a murderer, he heads for the hills as a ...
Best of British Crime/Drama - Double Film Bill.
Undercover GirlDirected by the prolific Francis Searle, in this 1957 Luckwell production, a reporter is killed when he was about to expose a drug ring. His brother (Paul Carpenter) sets out to find his brothers killers, with the help of night club hostess (Kay Callard) our 'undercover girl'. Also stars Jackie Collins. Undercover Agent - Aka CounterspyDirected by Vernon Sewell, this 1953 Merton Park production from the novel of Julian Symons. Auditor Dermot Walsh visits a company to audit their books and is asked to deliver a package but the packages contains secret jet plans and are wanted by some crooks. A corpse in a bath, a kidnap, a bogus nursing home and a police chase make this an enjoyable British B. Also stars Hazel Court and Bill Travers.
Dirty Dancing (Dir. Emile Ardolino 1987): Summer 1963: during her family's annual summer vacation in the Catskills teenage girl Baby (Jennifer Grey) meets dance instructor Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze) who sweeps her off her feet. Baby becomes Johnny's dance partner despite her parents' disapproval and now she must decide whether to obey them - or her own heart... Love Actually (Dir. Richard Curtis 2003): From the new bachelor Prime Minister (Hugh Grant) instantly falling in love with a refreshingly real member of the staff (Martine McCutcheon) moments after entering 10 Downing Street... To a writer (Colin Firth) escaping to the south of France to nurse his re-broken heart who finds love in a lake... From a comfortably married woman (Emma Thompson) suspecting that her husband (Alan Rickman) is slipping away... To a new bride (Keira Knightly) mistaking the distance of her husband's best friend for something it's not... From a schoolboy seeking to win the attention of the most unattainable girl in school... To a widowed stepfather (Liam Nesson) trying to connect with a son he suddenly barely knows... From a lovelorn junior manager (Laura Linney) seizing a chance with her long-tended unspoken office crush... To an ageing seen it all remember very little of it rock star (Bill Nighy) jonesing for an end-of-career comeback in his own uncompromising way... Love the equal-opportunity mischief-maker is causing chaos for all. These London lives and loves collide mingle and climax on Christmas Eve-again and again and again-with romantic hilarious and bittersweet consequences for anyone lucky (or unlucky) enough to be under love's spell. My Best Friend's Wedding (Dir. P.J. Hogan 1997): Julia Roberts Cameron Diaz Rupert Everett and Dermot Mulroney star in My Best Friend's Wedding a high-spirited romantic comedy that serves up something wild something new sometimes touching and sometimes truly hilarious! Roberts's dazzles as commitment-shy Julianne Potter who suddenly realises she is in love with her best friend Michael (Mulroney). There's just one catch... he's about to marry someone else. Now she has to win him back and with just four days the help of her resourceful boss (Everett) and the benefits of an extremely devious mind Jules will do anything to steal him back - except tell him the honest truth!
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