Andrew Davies' 1999 adaptation of Mrs Gaskell's Wives and Daughters was hailed as the rediscovery of a "forgotten" classic novel and found the BBC on the crest of a wave with costume dramas--led by Pride and Prejudice. Handsome and beautifully filmed, if anything, it surpassed the quality of even that highly praised landmark production. "We should all look pretty strange under a microscope," botanist Robert Hamley tells our heroine Molly Gibson and of course Mrs Gaskell places all her characters under intense scrutiny, with affection but without judgement. Davies' screenplay peals back the layers, giving full vent to the comedy, tragedy and satire that drive this tale of provincial life to its highly satisfactory conclusion. Justine Waddell imbues Molly with an increasingly exasperated but remarkably forbearing intelligence, while Francesca Annis, as the outrageously self-absorbed step-mother Hyacinth, paints a wonderful portrait of affectation without ever totally alienating our sympathy. Michael Gambon's immensely touching Squire Hamley won him a Best Actor BAFTA, but all the performances are uniformly excellent, contributing immeasurably to five hours of television drama of the highest calibre. On the DVD: Presented in 16:9 format with a Dolby Digital stereo soundtrack, this two-disc presentation retains all the hallmarks of the original BBC viewing experience. The picture quality is lush--the production lighting is excellent--and the sound quality sharp. The only gripe is with the extras: the Omnibus documentary "Who the Dickens is Mrs Gaskell?" is brutally truncated, cutting off talking heads like novelists Fay Weldon and Margaret Drabble in their prime and giving limited insight into how the production was made. As an audio bonus, there is also 30 minutes of John Keane's music.--Piers Ford
Agent 007 (Roger Moore) blasts into orbit in this action-packed adventure that takes him to Venice Rio de Janeiro and outer space. When Bond investigates the hijacking of an American space shuttle he and beautiful CIA agent Holly Goodhead (Lois Chiles) are soon locked in a life-or-death struggle against Hugo Drax (Michael Lonsdale) a power-mad industrialist whose horrific scheme may destroy all human life on earth!
The story of European women living in Singapore at the outbreak of war in the Far East and their capture by the Japanese. Features the complete episodes from the television series.
A darkly amusing procedural with humour heart and character featuring Dr. Temperance Brennan a highly skilled forensic anthropologist who works with FBI Agent Seeley Booth on murder investigations when the standard methods of identifying a body are useless. Brennan's special expertise lies in her uncanny ability to read clues left behind in the victim's bones. The series is inspired by real-life forensic anthropologist and best-selling novelist Kathy Reichs.
Based on Louisa May Alcott's universally beloved novel, Little Women is a new three-hour adaptation, from award winning creator of Call the Midwife Heidi Thomas and directed by Vanessa Caswill (Thirteen). Set against the backdrop of a country divided, the story follows the four March sisters: Meg (Willa Fitzgerald), Jo (Maya Hawke), Beth (Annes Elwy), and Amy (Kathryn Newton) on their journey from childhood to adulthood while their father (Dylan Baker) is away at war. Under the guidance of their mother Marmee (Emily Watson), the girls navigate what it means to be a young woman: from gender roles to sibling rivalry, first love, loss and marriage. Accompanied by the charming boy next door Laurie Laurence (Jonah Hauer-King), their cantankerous wealthy Aunt March (Angela Lansbury) and benevolent neighbour Mr. Laurence (Michael Gambon), Little Women is a coming-of-age story that is as relevant and engaging today as it was on its original publication in 1868.
A bloody close encounter! Scalleum is a remote farming island off the north coast of Wales only accessible at low tide via a causeway know as the ""Devils Spine"". The island is also home to an ancient stone circle known as the ""Devils Teeth"". This provides the sinister setting for the terrifying alien abduction of local farm girl Cat Williams and her Hitchhiker boyfriend Angelo Jones. ""Weird Worlde"" is a cable TV program that's having trouble with its ratings. Threatened
The little red-head orphan is back in this film based on the classic Harold Gray comic strip. This time she and her faithful canine Sandy visit England after Daddy Warbucks is called over to be knighted by the Queen.
The story of ex-patriot European women living in Singapore at the outbreak of war in the Far East and their capture by the Japanese. Episodes 1 to 5 of the second series.
For Mark and his mates in eighties South London, life doesn't promise much more than a day job at the printers and nights out at the local boozer. But when they're given a chance to buy a young racehorse, Mark sees an opportunity to change everyone's lives forever. After some gentle persuasion, the six lads and their beautiful friend Katie pool their savings and take a gamble on this potential winner. Can 'The Mumper' really go the distance and win Mark the girl of his dreams?Join Bob Hoskins, Calum Macnab, Jenny Agutter, Emily Atack and a great British supporting cast for a feelgood adventure that beats the odds.Because sometimes getting what you want, means making an Outside Bet.
It is 1941 and the terrors of war-torn Europe seem a long way away for the small expatriate community living in Singapore. Based on real life experiences this is the powerful story of a disparate group of women whose lives are changed forever when they are taken by the Japanese as prisoners ofwar after the fall of Singapore in 1941. Over eight hours of classic BBC drama, this four disc set contains all ten episodes from Series One.
Forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperence Brennan who works at the Jeffersonian Institution and writes novels as a sideline has an uncanny ability to read clues left behind in a victim's bones. Consequently law enforcement calls her in to assist with murder investigations when the remains are so badly decomposed burned or destroyed that the standard identification methods are useless. Brennan often finds herself teamed with Special Agent Seely Booth (Boreanaz) a former Army sniper who mistrusts science and scientists when it comes to solving crimes...
CSI: Miami follows the same super-successful formula as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Fortunately, this instantly popular spin-off established its own unique identity from the start. Like Gil Grissom's motley crew, the Dade County criminalists of CSI: Miami solve murders using forensic science. Unlike the Vegas crew, however, they're cops with the power to arrest, their coroner talks to dead people, and almost everybody speaks Spanish. Sometimes their crime scene is a swamp, sometimes a resort hotel. Either way, the skies are always sunny, the gators always biting. Real-life Florida resident David Caruso--playing Lt Horatio Caine, the head honcho--is joined by Khandi Alexander (NewsRadio) as coroner Alexx Woods, Emily Procter (The West Wing) as ballistics expert Calleigh Duquesne, Adam Rodriguez (Roswell) as underwater recovery expert Eric Delko, and featured player Rory Cochrane (Dazed and Confused) as Tim "Speed" Speedle--though Cochrane wouldn't become a full-fledged cast member until the 12th episode ("Entrance Wound"). Kim Delaney (Caruso's former NYPD Blue cast mate) features in the first few episodes, but left after the tenth, reportedly due to a lack of chemistry with Caruso. Just as CSI has made the most of its location with stories about showgirls and casino owners, so has CSI: Miami exploited its surroundings for all they're worth. Like its parent show, CSI: Miami quickly became a US ratings powerhouse and was followed by CSI: New York in 2004. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
The Complete History of Mad Maniac Movies! Ever since Alfred Hitchcock created Psycho in 1960 the story of a weapon-wielding madman - stalking and slaughtering helpless victims - has become a fixture of fear flicks and bludgeoned blockbuster box office. Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever is an unashamed salutation to the arterial-spraying excellence of Norman Bates, Leatherface, Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger, Chucky and their many plasma-packed protgs. Featuring commentary from some of the form's most celebrated faces including Corey Feldman (Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter), Mick Garris (Masters of Horror), Adam Green (Hatchet), Tom Holland (Child's Play), Tobe Hooper (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre), Patrick Lussier (My Bloody Valentine 3D), Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp), Jeffrey Reddick (creator of Final Destination), Scott Spiegel (Intruder) and numerous others. Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever is a splatter-packed documentary which delivers enough creepy carnage, and insider information, to appease fright-fans of all generations! Special Features: Disc 1: Feature Film Audio commentary with director and producer Calum Waddell moderated by Justin Kerswell, author of Teenage Wasteland: The Slasher Movie Uncut Additional 'outtake' interviews featuring Corey Feldman, Felissa Rose, J.S. Cardone, Kevin Tenney and more Post-screening audience Question and Answer session from the Glasgow Film Theatre featuring Slice and Dice interviewees James Moran and Norman J. Warren Footage from the Sitges Film Festival World Premiere Footage from the USA premiere at San Francisco's Another Hole in the Head Festival Footage from the Scottish premiere at the Glasgow Film Theatre All Kinds of Twisted (Theme from Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever) music video Full Moon trailer park including trailers for slasher greats Tourist Trap, Puppet Master and Intruder. (You guys have the Intruder trailer, right?) Disc 2: Trailer Park of Legendary Slasher Titles: Peeping Tom (1960) Slaughter Hotel (1971) Black Christmas (1974) Eaten Alive (Tobe Hooper, 1977) The Hills Have Eyes (1977) Halloween (1978) He Knows You're Alone (1980) Don't Answer the Phone (1980)Fade to Black (1980) Terror Train (1980) Prom Night (1980) The Unseen (1980) Final Exam (1981) Hell Night (1981) Alone in the Dark (1982) Last Horror Film (1982) Sleepaway Camp (1983) The Hills Have Eyes Part II (1984) Splatter University (1984) Mountaintop Motel Massacre (1984) Stagefright (1987) American Gothic (1988) Optional audio commentary with Calum Waddell and Justin Kerswell
Notorious child murderer Kemper is hellbent on exacting his revenge on the people who put him away, and from his padded room in the local asylum, he commands The Man to slaughter the families of those responsible. Detective Nielson, who'd had his own unpleasant run-in with Kemper, is faced with an increasingly large pile of mutilated bodies and tries to make some sense of the savagery.
Based on real life experiences this is the powerful story of a disparate group of women whose lives are changed forever during their capture by the Japanese after the fall of Singapore in 1941. The year is 1945 and many of the women have succumbed to illness and died; morale is low. Yamaouchi calls a surprise Tenko where the women learn that the war is over and that Japan has been defeated. However freedom remains elusive as the allies fail to materialise. This four disc set contains all ten episodes from Series Three plus the feature length Reunion Special of the classic BBC series
Torn between sexual desire her vows of chastity and her fear of eternal damnation a medieval nun struggles with her sanity. Bordering on madness she seeks solace in the savage words of sexual denial that are spoken to her by a disturbing death Nun vision. Her sanity is further threatened by the imagined figure of Mary Magdalene who challenges her concepts of sex as an evil malignant force. In between these discussions the nun's mind is filled with brooding violent sexual fantasies that push her into a world of blackness blood and orgasmic destruction.
Jennifer and husband Luke move back to her hometown in the hope of finding a calm environment for the arrival of their new baby. Luke has found the perfect house but Jennifer feels uneasy and soon begins to experience strange phonomena. What begins with the objects moving when her back is turned and unexplained knocking sounds, soon escalates into something for more sinister and threatening. Luke begins to question his wife's sanity. Is Jennifer losing her mind, or is there a dark entity within the house that is all too real.
Cradle Of Fear is a modern horror anthology. A gruesome mix of four stories all linked by the tale of Kemper a child killer and eater who despite being incarcerated uses his ally in the outside world to reap revenge on those who imprisoned him. That ally is The Man (Dani Filth) a deranged dark spectral character who leaves a foul trail of death in his wake.
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