The original Heimat followed the rural life of Maria Simon and her family through the changing landscape of 20th century Germany an epic journey from the end of the First World War to 1982. In Heimat 2 originally titled 'Die Zweite Heimat' (The Second Homeland) we travel back to 1960 and take up the story of Maria's son Hermann who turns his back on his small village and heads to Munich to follow his dream and study music. During this era-defining decade of cultural social and political revolution Hermann finds love and friendship among the Bohemian collection of musicians filmmakers and writers that populate his new life. Edgar Reitz saw this Chronicle of a Generation as a journey to 'that place which we as adults find: the place we choose of our own free will and which we call our second home'. He achieved the seemingly impossible a second Heimat over 25 hours in length to equal the monumental achievement of his original masterpiece once again enthralling audiences around the world.
A collection of 28 films featuring the 'Great Stone Face' himself Buster Keaton. Buster Keaton is one of the trio of great comedy geniuses that the silent era produced and along with Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd can still be considered one of the great comics of all time. Buster starred in both features and shorts and as proof of his enduring popularity his 1927 masterpiece The General was voted number 18 on the AFI-Top 100 Funniest films of all time in June 2000. B
Mission: Impossible:Tom Cruise ignites the screen in this runaway smash hit. Cruise stars as Ethan Hunt a secret agent framed for the deaths of his espionage team. Fleeing from government assassins breaking into the CIA's most impenetrable vault clinging to the roof of a speeding bullet train Hunt races like a burning fuse to stay one step ahead of his pursuers...and draw one step closer to discovering the shocking truth.M:I-2:The world's greatest spy returns in the movie event of the year M:I-2. Top action director John Woo brings his own brand of excitement to the mission that finds Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) partnering up with the beautiful Nyah Hall (Thandie Newton) to stop renegade agent Sean Ambrose (Dougray Scott) from releasing a new kind of terror on an unsuspecting world. But before the mission is complete they'll traverse the globe and have to choose between everything they love and everything they believe in.
A group of men parachute into Japanese-occupied Burma with a dangerous and important mission: to locate and blow up a radar station.
A drama which follows the lives of three men living in Manchesters gay village. Stuart is rich and gorgeous Vince is funny and Nathan is young and wild as he finds his own identity.... This special collector's box set contains all the episodes from series 1 and 2.
Val Kilmer stars in The Ghost and the Darkness as Lt Col John Patterson, a 19th-century Irish engineer drafted by Britain's railroad bosses to build a trestle bridge over an African river, thus expanding the empire a tiny bit more. In Tsavo, Patterson is instantly hailed for killing a man-eating lion that had been making life hell for native workers. But morale sinks when two more unstoppable big cats devour more men and destroy the project. Along comes an, expatriate American hunter (Michael Douglas) to help Patterson face the almost preternatural powers of the two killers. The script by William Goldman (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) is based on fact, though the film owes more to Steven Spielberg (specifically to Jaws) than history. There are also suggestive echoes of Kipling and Conrad in the material and characters, and there are hints of emotional complexity and psychological nuance that make one wish this could have been a great film instead of a merely fun one.--Tom Keogh, Amazon.com
A group of kids in Brooklyn form a gang. From this moment on they do everything together. This makes things easier but at the same time they have to face new problems.
Battleship From Hasbro the company that brought you Transformers Battleship is an epic-scaled action-adventure that unfolds across the seas in the skies and over land as our planet fights for survival against a superior alien force. Directed by Peter Berg and starring Taylor Kitsch Alexander Skarsgard Rihanna and Liam Neeson Battleship features some of the most incredible special effects and breathtakingly explosive action sequence ever filmed! Oblivion This groundbreaking cinematic event stars Tom Cruise as Jack Harper the lone security repairman stationed on a desolate nearly-ruined future Earth. When he rescues a beautiful stranger from a downed spacecraft her arrival triggers a nonstop chain of events that forces him to question everything he knows and leaves humanity’s fate in his hands. Academy Award®-winner Morgan Freeman joins Cruise in this “visually stunning” (Pete Hammond Movieline) explosive story from the director of TRON: Legacy and the producer of Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Gladiator Winner of five Academy Awards® Gladiator revived the sword and sandal epic while becoming one of the acclaimed and popular historical dramas of the decade! Russell Crowe won an Oscar® for his star-making turn as a general whose family is murdered by a corrupt prince (Academy Award®-nominee Joaquin Phoenix). He embarks on a desperate quest for revenge that sees him fighting in front of thousands of Romans in the Coliseum. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Ridley Scott Gladiator re-creates the glory of Ancient Rome with Academy Award®-winning special effects. A modern classic. Immortals From the producers of ‘300’ Immortals is a visually stunning and bloody retelling of the epic Greek legend of Theseus. The ruthless King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) leads his bloodthirsty army on a murderous rampage across Greece to find a deadly weapon that can kill the Gods themselves. Only Theseus (Henry Cavill) a mortal chosen by Zeus King of the Gods can lead the fight against Hyperion and his evil army with the fate of mankind and the Gods at stake. 47 Ronin Keanu Reeves makes an explosive return to action-adventure in 47 Ronin. After a treacherous warlord kills their master and banishes their kind 47 leaderless samurai vow to seek vengeance and restore honor to their people. Driven from their homes and dispersed across the land this band of Ronin must seek the help of Kai (Reeves)—a half-breed they once rejected—as they fight their way across a savage world of mythic beasts shape-shifting witchcraft and wondrous terrors. As this exiled enslaved outcast becomes their most deadly weapon he will transform into the hero who inspires this band of outnumbered rebels to seize eternity. 47 Ronin Bonus Features: Deleted Scenes (Mika Regrets Her Love for Kai Mika Attempts to Poison Lord Kira Oishi Attempts to Buy Kai from the Dutch Captain Isogai is Entranced by the Witch) Re-forging the Legend Keanu & Kai Steel Fury: The Fights of 47 Ronin Myths Magic & Monsters: The FX of 47 Ronin Oblivion Bonus Features: Deleted Scenes (Bubbleship Flyby; Stadium – Original Opening; Medkit; The Archives) Promise Of A New World: The Making Of Oblivion - Destiny Voyage Combat Illusion Harmony Live M83 Isolated Score Feature Commentary with Tom Cruise and Director/Story Writer Joseph Kosinski Battleship Bonus Features: Alternate Ending Previsualization U.S.S. Missouri VIP Tour Preparing For Battle All Hands On Deck: The Cast Engage in Battle (Shooting at Sea) Engage in Battle (All Aboard the Fleet) Commander Pete The Visual Effects of Battleship Battleship Video Game Trailer Digital Copy Trailer Centennial Trailer. Immortals Bonus Features: It's No Myth Carravaggio Meets Fight Club Deleted Scenes Alternate Opening Scene - Young Theseus Alternate Endings Excerpt from Immortals: Gods & Heroes Comic Book. Gladiator Bonus Features: Theatrical Feature Commentary Extended Feature Commentary Visions from Elysium: Topic Marker Intro by Ridley Scott Deleted Scenes Deleted Scenes with Commentary Scrolls of Knowledge Are you not entertained Behind the scenes historical PODS Strength and Honour: Creating the World of Gladiator Tale of the Scribes: Story Development Tools of War: Weapons Attire of the Realm: Costume Design The Heat of Battle: Prod Journals - Germania Zucchaber Rome The Glory of Rome: Visual Effects Shadows and Dust: Resurrecting Proximo Echoes in Eternity: Release and Impact The Making of Gladiator Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport Hans Zimmer: Scoring Gladiator My Gladiator Journal (131 stills) Production Pods (64) Production Pods part 1 Production Pods 65 & 66 Production Pod 63 Production Pods 57 to 61 Image and Design Production Design Featurette and Galleries Storyboard Demonstration Multi angle comparisons Multi angle comparisons commentary Ridleygram Galleries Costume design galleries Photo Galleries Storyboard archive Production Design Primer: Arthur Max Abandoned Sequences & Deleted Scenes Alternate opening titles and featurette Blood vision Bloodvision Commentary Rhino Fight Rhino Fight Commentary Choose your weapon VFX Explorations: Germania and Rome An Evening with Russell Crowe Maximus Uncut: Between the takes with Russell Crowe Weapons Primer with Simon Atherton Treasure Chest
Originally broadcast in 1994, the second series of NYPD Blue was disrupted by the departure of star David Caruso (Detective John Kelly) after just four episodes--apparently under less than amicable circumstances. He was ably replaced as Detective Sipowicz's partner by Jimmy Smits as the smoother Detective Bobby Simone, and the series managed not to miss a beat. More streamlined and downbeat than its predecessor Hill Street Blues (also created by Steven Bochco), NYPD Blue continued second time around to mix near-the-knuckle detective work in pursuit of New York's scummiest with more character and relationship-based drama. Although it's regrettable that its ethnic-minority characters such as Lieutenant Fancy are increasingly marginalised here, the series is more comfortable, and even has fun with, regular characters such as the nervy Detective Medavoy and his on-off paramour Donna Abandando. Andy Sipowicz's simmering, tough-nosed recovering alcoholic is increasingly and amusingly put to the test in a number of situations, including a murder investigation in a gay bar; being sung to at his own wedding by Nic Turturro's Detective Martinez; and a love scene in the shower in which we experience the dubious pleasure of seeing his bare bum. New female introductions, such as the strong but sympathetic Detective Lesniak, also helped to shake up the series with a much-needed oestrogen boost. There's also fun to be had in spotting a number of guest appearances by up-and-coming actors destined to make it in their own right such as Richard Schiff and Bradley Whitford (The West Wing) and Debra Messing (Will and Grace). On the DVD: NYPD Blue, Series 2 DVD box set contains a number of extras, primarily a one-hour documentary in which the cast and programme-makers discuss the series episode by episode, the self-congratulatory mood only broken by some subtle digs at departing star David Caruso (apparently, he walked straight off the set following his final take into a waiting limo without any farewells). There's also a small piece paying tribute to the music of theme-writer Mike Post and an item covering the relationship between Sipowicz and Assistant DA Sylvia Costas, in whose marriage this series culminates. --David Stubbs
The Emperor Waltz (Dir. Billy Wilder 1948): A rare musical comedy for Wilder it stars Bing Crosby as Virgil H. Smith a phonograph salesman plying his wares in turn-of-the-20th-century Vienna. Believing that if he's able to sell a phonograph to Emperor Franz Joseph I the rest of Austria will soon follow his example Virgil attempts to gain access to the man. After he's refused admission to the palace by guards who believe the phonograph to be a bomb he meets Countess Johan
Welcome to the Hero Factory, where the most powerful Heroes are built to serve one function - to save the universe from evil! Under the command of Alpha Team Leader Stormer and pros Bulk and Stringer, the rookies Furno, Breez and Surge battle vicious creatures like the acid-shooting Corroder, the dangerous blade-spinning Rotor and the raging marksman Xplode.But these criminals aren't working alone. A corrupt rogue Hero from Stormer's past is calling the shots, threatening to take down the Hero Factory and unleash destruction across the galaxy. By far their greatest challenge ever, the Heroes will need all their skills, wits and courage to take him down. Connect with this new brand of Hero - engineered for action - in this original movie from the creators of Bionicle!
The Cleveland Show is a new animated series that follows everyone's favorite soft-spoken neighbor Cleveland Brown (Mike Henry) to his hometown in Virginia as he settles down with his high school sweetheart her unruly kids and his own 14-year-old son Cleveland Jr. (Kevin Michael Richardson). Many years ago Cleveland was a high school student madly in love with a beautiful girl named Donna (Sanaa Lathan). Much to his dismay his love went unrequited and Donna wound up marrying another man. Cleveland once told Donna he would always love her and if this man ever done her wrong he'd be there when she called. Well this man done her wrong. Donna's husband ran off leaving Donna with a teenage daughter and a young son. Now she's open to Cleveland and has offered him another chance at love. True to his word Cleveland joyously reunites with Donna and he and Cleveland Jr. settle in Virginia to join their new family. In Virginia there are a few surprises in store for Cleveland including Roberta (Reagan Gomez-Preston) a rebellious new stepdaughter; Rallo (Henry) his new 5-year-old stepson who loves the ladies; and a collection of neighbors that includes a loudmouthed redneck Lester (Richardson); a hipster wanna-be Holt (guest voice Jason Sudeikis); and a religious pair of talking bears Tim (Seth MacFarlane) and his wife Arianna (guest voice Arianna Huffington).
Sez Les was the show that firmly established Les Dawson's reputation, running for over seven years and bringing his dour, miserablist humour to a wider viewing public. Now you can rejoin the gloomy king of comedy and an array of favourite comic characters in this fourth volume, comprising series nine to eleven, along with a best of compilation show first screened in 1974. Featuring a running guest spot for comedy legend John Cleese alongside stalwart sideman Roy Barraclough, these shows offer more world-weary humour and hilarious sketches, with death-defying stunts and sleight of hand by the likes of The Great Roberto, Superflop, The Great Magico and Man of Steel. Cosmo Smallpiece is on typically lecherous form, gossiping Lancashire housewives Cissie and Ada find plenty to natter about, and we meet the dismal Desponts TV's dullest family. Les s many guests include Dana, Henry Cooper, Clodagh Rogers, Freddie Trueman, Lynsey de Paul and Cyril Smith, MP.
Young beautiful talented Alexis Winston comes from nowhere to become a figure skating superstar. But her rise to stardom isn't easy. She has to push herself reinvent herself and most painfully of all leave her hometown boyfriend behind. When a tragic fall leaves her blind she needs someone to believe in her to love her; someone to convince her she has the strength to skate and dream again. This heartwarming inspirational emotional remake of the 1978 Oscar'' nominated romantic film (Best Original Song Through the Eyes of Love) stars American Figure Skater Taylor Firth and features skating stars Molly Oberstar NBC News Olympics Correspondent Andrea Joyce and Olympic Medalist Michelle Kwan. Experience the power and joy of true love... on and off the ice.
It's a Wonderful LifeVoted the # 1 Most Inspiring Film Of All Time by AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers, It's A Wonderful Life has had just that. With the endearing message that no one is a failure who has friends, Frank Capra's heartwarming masterpiece continues to endure, and after 70 years this beloved classic still remains as powerful and moving as the day it was made. White ChristmasTwo talented song-and-dance men (Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye) team up after the war to become one of the hottest acts in show business. One winter, they join forces with a sister act (Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen) and trek to Vermont for a white Christmas. Of course, there's the requisite fun with the ladies, but the real adventure starts when Crosby & Kaye discover that the inn is run by their old army general who's now in financial trouble. And the result is the stuff dreams are made of. Holiday InnWith music by Irving Berlin, songs by Bing Crosby and dancing by Fred Astaire, Holiday Inn is one of the most delightful and memorable musicals of all time, nominated* for 3 Academy Awards®. Crosby plays Jim Hardy, a song and dance man who leaves showbiz to open a Connecticut Inn. Astaire plays Ted Hanover, Hardy's former partner and rival in love. And, of course there are girls (Marjorie Reynolds and Virginia Dale), an agent (Walter Abel) and plenty of lavish song and dance routines with spectacular production numbers. Scrooge. The spirit of Christmas becomes a musical celebration of life in this rousing adaptation of Charles Dickens' beloved family classic, A Christmas Carol. Mean-spirited and stingy, Ebenezer Scrooge (Albert Finney) has a sour face and humbug for anyone who crosses his path. But on this Christmas Eve, he will learn the terrible fate that awaits him if he continues his miserly ways. One by one, the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future take the startled Ebenezer on an incredible journey through time - showing him in one magical night what takes most people a lifetime to learn. Filled with joyous songs, this delightful tale is sure to enrich the lives of young and old alike for many more generations.
Enemy Mine is, in essence, a sci-fi remake of John Boormans Hell in the Pacific (1969), only instead of a US pilot and a Japanese naval officer stranded on a Pacific island during WWII, here we have a lizard-like Draconian (Louis Gossett Jr.) and his mortal enemy, Earthling Dennis Quaid, both having crash-landed on a hostile planet during a brutal space battle. Forced to rely on one another for survival, they overcome their differences and become fast friends. (You can almost hear them break into an off-key version of "It's a Small World".) German director Wolfgang Petersen, so brutally honest with his film Das Boot, turns warm and cuddly on us with this intergalactic buddy movie. Although the script sets us up for an intriguing encounter, it ultimately settles for a simple and sentimental resolution. Noteworthy set design and strong performances, especially by Gossett, push this beyond mere mediocrity. His performance is fascinating, as he must speak in an alien tongue, which he maintains with artistry and consistency.--Rochelle O'Gorman, Amazon.com On the DVD: Enemy Mine on disc is presented anamorphically in its original 2.35:1 theatrical ratio with a vivid Dolby 4.0 soundtrack. Thankfully picture and sound are excellent, since the extra features are lamentably poor, consisting merely of the theatrical trailer and three (yes, three) "behind the scenes" still pictures. The disc is also equipped with multiple language and subtitle options.--Mark Walker
Here Comes The Boom [Irish Version]
Exploring the idea that everyone has the ability to kill and investigating what it is that can trigger the reaction in any of us Conviction is a dark and innovative drama. Penned by Bill Gallagher (Clocking Off) Brothers Chrissie (William Ash) and Ray (Nicholas Gleaves) are part of a team of CID officers who have a constant battle against a growing sense of vigilantism on their patch. However the murder of a 12-year-old girl heightens the tensions and le
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