The Line (4 Discs)
In this sequel to the blockbusting CGI comedy, the friendly ogre Shrek faces perhaps the deadliest challenge of his life: meeting his new in-laws!
Praised at the time for Jim Carrey's facial acrobatics as the titular hero, The Mask also had real charm in its use of period-ambiguous settings and intelligent use of its heroine, Cameron Diaz in her first screen role. Carrey is as interesting when he's the put-upon Stanley Ipkiss as he is when he transforms into an amoral cartoon character (thanks to chance discovery of an ancient mask). When a sweet woman reporter tells him that he is the nicest man in town, it does not strike us as odd. The plot is a pretty standard one--the hero comes to realise that he can do everything for himself and does not need magical assistance--but outstanding performances by Peter Green as the gangster heavy and Peter Riegret as the irascible cop who has to make sense of things offers the film a bit more dramatic oomph. Add to this a couple of splendid song-and-dance routines and one of the most charming dogs in modern movies, and you have something moderately special. On the DVD: The DVD comes with a very enthusiastic director's commentary, a moderately interesting making-of documentary and interviews with the cast as well as the theatrical trailer. --Roz Kaveney
Praised at the time for Jim Carrey's facial acrobatics as the titular hero, The Mask also had real charm in its use of period-ambiguous settings and intelligent use of its heroine, Cameron Diaz in her first screen role. Carrey is as interesting when he's the put-upon Stanley Ipkiss as he is when he transforms into an amoral cartoon character (thanks to chance discovery of an ancient mask). When a sweet woman reporter tells him that he is the nicest man in town, it does not strike us as odd. The plot is a pretty standard one--the hero comes to realise that he can do everything for himself and does not need magical assistance--but outstanding performances by Peter Green as the gangster heavy and Peter Riegret as the irascible cop who has to make sense of things offers the film a bit more dramatic oomph. Add to this a couple of splendid song-and-dance routines and one of the most charming dogs in modern movies, and you have something moderately special. On the DVD: The DVD comes with a very enthusiastic director's commentary, a moderately interesting making-of documentary and interviews with the cast as well as the theatrical trailer. --Roz Kaveney
Blaze You Out is a gritty urban thriller featuring a great soundtrack with contributions from Wes Borland (Limp Bizkit). Lupe - a strong-willed aspiring DJ - and her younger sister Alicia live in a community suffocated by generations of drug use. When Alicia witnesses her boyfriend's murder and disappears without a trace Lupe braves the town's dangerous underworld to find her. She quickly discovers that in order to save the person that matters most she must harness the power that exists within and not stop until her sister is home safe.
Titles Comprise: The Devil Wears Prada (2006): A scathing comedy satire of fashionistas and cut-throat corporate excess boasting a grandstanding central turn by Meryl Streep as the ultimate boss from Hell The Devil Wears Prada is based on the novel by Lauren Weisberger who once worked as an assistant to real-life Vogue editor Anna Wintour. Mrs Henderson Presents (2005): Mrs. Laura Henderson (Judi Dench) may be a widow but she is by no means going to spend the rest her days playing bridge. The Windmill Theatre becomes her raison d'etre and the notorious showman Vivian Van Dam (Bob Hoskins) becomes her business partner and fiercest opponent. The Germans are bombing London but the roar of the Windmill is all that can be heard as Mrs Henderson convinces Lord Cromer (Christopher Guest) to allow her actresses to be the one thing no one could ever imagine: nude! Brought to its knees by war the non-stop revue 'Mrs. Henderson Presents' brings a nation to its feet in applause... In Her Shoes (2005): Flirty flaky party girl Maggie (Diaz) and plain dependable lawyer Rose (Collette) are sisters best friends and bitter rivals who seem to have only two things in common: DNA and size 8 feet. Only when their love-hate relationship veers towards the hate end of the spectrum do they accidentally discover they also share a long-lost grandmother (MacLaine) who enriches their lives and helps them make peace with each other - and themselves! Legally Blond (2001): Reese Witherspoon gives a glittering performance as Elle Woods the natural blonde sorority queen who enrolls at Harvard Law School. Expecting her boyfriend Warner Huntington III (Matthew Davis) to propose Elle is mortified when instead he says he needs somebody serious as his wife. When Elle discovers Warner's brother is engaged to a law student she discovers enrolling at Harvard might be the way to prove she is serious. She studies for the LSATs submits a video essay - in which she appears in a sequined bikini - and miraculously is accepted. At first Elle is rebuked by Professor Stromwell (Holland Taylor) and is the target of snide comments from other students. But gradually it becomes clear that Elle is no fish out of water; she is smarter more driven and more likely to survive in the rarefied Harvard atmosphere than anyone else. Mr & Mrs Smith (2005): After five (or six) years of vanilla-wedded bliss ordinary suburbanites John and Jane Smith (Pitt and Jolie) are stuck in a rut the size of the Grand Canyon - until the truth comes out! Unbeknownst to each other they are both lethal highly paid assassins working for rival organizations. When they discover they're each other's next target their secret lives collide in a spicy explosive mix of wicked comedy pent-up passion nonstop action and high-tech weaponry that gives an all-new meaning to ""Till death do us part!""
Feel The Noise:From producer Jennifer Lopez comes a danceable, dynamic story about the unifying power of the music within us all. When life in the South Bronx gets too hot for rapper Rob (Omarion Grandberry, You Got Served), he flees to Puerto Rico and a father he never knew. After half-brother Javi introduces Rob to the seductive rhythms of Reggaeton, the two find that their music, and cultures, have more in common than they ever imagined. But to bring their musical hybrid to the world, can they survive the grudges and gunplay that await them back in New York City?Turn The Beat Around:An ambitious young dancer convinces a wealthy financer to open a disco-themed LA nightclub, only to find her dreams of success threatened by her jealous boyfriend and her scheming nemesis. Zoe's got the moves to make it big, and Michael is the man who can make it all happen for her. But Zoe's boyfriend... Chris is a dancer too, and he's convinced that her relationship with Michael is getting too personal. When scheming dancer Malika sets her sights on Chris, everything starts to fall apart.B-Girl:Introducing Jules 'Lady Jules' Urich (MTV's America's Best Dance Crew's Beat Freaks, You Got Served, Step Up 2), Wesley Jonathan (Roll Bounce, Steppin: The Movie) and Ivan Flipz Velez (Stomp The Yard, Honey). B-GIRL features some of the biggest and best b-boys in the world today, including FleaRock, Legacy, Remedy, Steelo, and many, many more. A non-stop dance-fest that will have you on your feet and bouncing to the beat, B-GIRL is the break-dance sensation of the year.Angel (Jules Urich) is never more alive than when she's dancing - out on the floor, the star of the circle. However, a cruel attack drives her from her home and across the country to Los Angeles. Afraid and angry, Angel runs from everything and everyone, including herself. B-GIRL is the story of Angel's journey - not to a destination but to the woman she once was. This b-girl has to learn how to be.
Celebrities Caught On Camera! See the ultimate unauthorised and uncensored program of Hollywood's hottest stars. You've heard the stories in the news but now find out the truth behind the headlines glitz and glamour in this revealing look at your favourite celebrities. Some love the paparazzi some hate them. Witness the outrageous behaviour of some stars caught on camera and you be the judge! Celebrities caught on camera: Madonna Pamela Anderson ; Tommy Lee ; Julia Roberts ; Nicolas Cage ; Leo DiCaprio ; Heather Locklear ; Sylvester Stallone ; Brad Pitt ; Jack Nicholson and many more!!!
They're back for more! Princess Fiona's parents invite their daughter and her new husband Shrek to her homeland of Far Far Away in order to celebrate their marriage. However there's more than meets the eye in this fairytale kingdom and Shrek & Fiona are about to stumble into some rather awkward social situations! Featuring an all-star cast providing the voices and a whole host of classic new characters in the enchanting Shrek story this is one animated film for all the family that you'll want to watch again and again!
The Mask (Dir. Chuck Russell) (1994): Jim Carrey stars as mild-mannered bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss who discovers a mysterious ancient mask that brings his innermost desires to wild screaming life! Now together with his sidekick Milo this wise-cracking green tornado is taking Edge City over the top in this romantic-action-comedy that will leave you S-s-s-s-smokin! Son Of The Mask (Dir. Lawrence Guterman) (2005): When cartoonist Tim Avery's (Jamie Kennedy) new son is born with the Mask's spectacular powers to the dismay of the family's jealous dog it turns the household upside down and launches a kid versus canine battle for control of the Mask. But unbeknownst to them all Loki has come looking for his mask and is willing to do whatever it takes to get it back... Elf (Dir. Jon Favreau) (2003): After inadvertently wreaking havoc on the elf community due to his ungainly size a man raised as an elf at the North Pole is sent to the U.S. in search of his true identity. This charming fantasy is packed full of hysterically funny moments and is destined to be a future classic!
Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow) is searching for a wife. Because of a complicated situation he needs a mate so he can qualify as king of the land. The 3-foot-tall despot has already banished all the fairy tale characters from his land resulting in a diaspora of familiar bedtime figures. Shrek (Mike Myers) and the obnoxious Donkey (Eddie Murphy) factor in when Farquaad concludes that he needs dragon-slaying assistance. The woman he wants is the beautiful Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) who's imprisoned in a castle by said dragon. To cut a deal to keep his house the antisocial Shrek accepts the mission except he falls in love with the princess he's been ordered to find!
This box set features the following films: The Black Dahlia (Dir. Brian De Palma) (2006): This film weaves a fictionalized tale of obsession love corruption greed and depravity around the true story of the brutal murder of a fledgling Hollywood starlet that shocked and fascinated the nation in 1947 and remains unsolved today. Two ex-pugilist cops Lee Blanchard (Aaron Eckhart) and Bucky Bleichert (Josh Hartnett) are called to investigate the homicide of ambitious silver-screen B-lister Betty Ann Short (Mia Kirshner) a.k.a. The Black Dahlia - an attack so grisly that images of the killing were kept from the public. While Blanchard's growing preoccupation with the sensational murder threatens his marriage to Kay (Scarlett Johansson) his partner Bleichert finds himself attracted to the enigmatic Madeleine Linscott (Hilary Swank) the daughter of one of the city's most prominent families - who just happens to have an unsavory connection to the murder victim... The Departed (Dir. Martin Scorsese) (2006): A big-budget Hollywood star power remake of the Hong Kong classic crime thriller Infernal Affairs. Two men operate on different sides of the law; one a mole with the Boston State Police department the other within the Irish mafia. When bloodshed breaks out on the streets each mole is despatched to discover the other's identity in a race against time... Gangs Of New York (Dir. Martin Scorsese) (2002): The seeds for revenge take place in 1846 when a battle is fought against the Irish and the native Americans over the five points area of New York City. It is here where Bill the Butcher (Day-Lewis) slays Priest Vallon whose son Amsterdam Vallon (Dicaprio) is then taken to an orphanage. The plot unfolds when in 1863 Amsterdam returns to the five points to seek revenge against his fathers killer.
Gangs Of New York (Dir. Martin Scorsese) (2002): The seeds for revenge take place in 1846 when a battle is fought against the Irish and the native Americans over the five points area of New York City. It is here where Bill the Butcher (Day-Lewis) slays Priest Vallon whose son Amsterdam Vallon (Dicaprio) is then taken to an orphanage. The plot unfolds when in 1863 Amsterdam returns to the five points to seek revenge against his fathers killer. Blow (Dir. Ted Demme) (2001): George Jung (Johnny Depp) doesn't want to live like his father (Ray Liotta)--always short of money and always berated by his mother. So he sets off for California to live on the beach. George finds he can make a living selling drugs. One day he learns he could make more money by shipping drugs across the country. So he does. Needing a bigger supply of drugs he goes to Columbia finds his way to Medellin and meets Pablo Escobar (Cliff Curtis). George stumbles into becoming the biggest trafficker of cocaine in the U.S. The Departed (Dir. Martin Scorsese) (2006): Two men operate on different sides of the law; one a mole with the Boston State Police department the other within the Irish mafia. When bloodshed breaks out on the streets each mole is despatched to discover the other's identity in a race against time...
Charlie's Angels: Cameron Diaz Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu are Charlie's Angels - a trio of elite private investigators who with the latest in high-tech gadgets martial arts techniques and a vast array of disguises unleash their state of the art skills on land sea and air. Their goal to track down a kidnapped billionaire-to-be and keep his top-secret voice identification software out of his lethal hands. Aided by their faithful lieutenant Bosley (Bill Murray) and under the sure hand of their suave playboy boss notorious for his clever ways of avoiding face-to-face meetings the girls must foil an elaborate murder-revenge plot that could destroy individual privacy and corporate security worldwide. Adventure has never been more beautiful! My Best Friends Wedding: 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 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! Very Bad Things: She was the perfect stripper for a bachelor party. There was only one problem: she was dead... Christian Slater Cameron Diaz Jon Favreau Jeremy Piven Daniel Stern and Leland Orser star in the savagely funny unexpected comedy Very Bad Things. Kyle Fisher has one last night to celebrate life as a single man before marrying Laura so he sets out to Vegas with four of his best buddies. But a drug and alcohol filled night on the town with a stripper who goes all the way turns into a cold night in the desert with shovels when the stripper goes all the way into a body bag after dying in their bathroom. And that's just the first of the bodies to pile up before Kyle can walk down the aisle. The four friends decide to bury the evidence but fate has a way of not letting the truth stay buried for long - several ways in fact all outrageous all hilarious and full of jaw dropping surprises... The Sweetest Thing: Christina's love life is stuck in neutral. After years of avoiding the hazards of a meaningful relationship she meets Peter her perfect match. Fed up with playing games she finally gets the courage to let her guard down and follow her heart only to discover that he has suddenly left town. So she sets out to capture the one that got away.
Definitely, Maybe: Ryan Reynolds stars as Will Hayes, a 30-something Manhattan dad in the midst of a divorce when his 10 year-old daughter, Maya, starts to question him about his life before marriage. Maya wants to know absolutely everything about how her parents met and fell in love. Will's story begins in 1992, as a young, starry-eyed aspiring politician who moves to New York from Wisconsin in order to work on the Clinton campaign. For Maya, Will relives his past as an idealistic you...
When Luke a massively successful businessman is brutally attacked and his fiance is viciously raped and murdered he pledges to use every last penny he has to train himself in the art of combat and killing in order to use it against any wrong doers who dare to cross his path. What Luke doesn't know is that his own attackers are highly connected to the local crime family and they have every intention of finishing what they started... Now the hunter has become the hunted and there will be violence...
Direct from its gala sold out premiere at the London Flare Festival The Last Match is an uncompromising and rare look at what happens when two boys fall in love against the backdrop of a repressive Cuban society. Reinier is a sexy rent boy working nights on the beat to make ends meet and spending his days on the soccer field. It is on the field where he meets and falls in love with Yovsani. Both are already in relationships with women and so develop an intense connection in secret. But as feelings get stronger so to do the obstacles threatening to tear them apart. A brilliantly evocative and emotional film The Last Match is not to be missed.
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