Sonny (Koteas) who has worked in the same job at the Stillwell Hotel for eight years tries to re-evaluate his increasingly complex life... Based on the acclaimed novel 'A Swell Looking Babe' by Jim Thompson.
A feature-length documentary looking at the story of The Minutemen the San Pedro hardcore band that helped form the alternative punk movement. Through interviews with members Mike Watt (bass) and George Hurley (drums) the band's story is revealed. Commentary from other performers such as Flea Greg Ginn and Henry Rollins illuminates the band's place in the Southern California music scene and their contribution to music. Concert footage and old interview footage show Watt Hurley and departed singer/guitarist D. Boon who died in an automobile accident in 1985.
The horror is back! The boundaries of science are pushed to their eery limits in this sequel to the classic ever-popular The Fly. Here Phillipe the son of the ill-fated scientist naively continues his father's misguided experiments. The victim of his traitorous assistant's greedy ambitions Phillipe finds himself in a terrifying limbo - he's grown the head and limbs of a fly! Taking spectacular revenge on his betrayers Phillipe must also race against time and find a way to
In the spirit of the traditional surf film format A Brokedown Melody tells the story of the surfer's journey by combining surfing footage music and commentary and weaving it together with the colorful imagery collected from destinations around the globe. Featured is the surfing of Jack Johnson Kelly Slater Tom Curren Gerry Lopez the Malloys Rob Machado CJ Hobgood and others.
The 70's sitcom smash that explored the culture clash between black and white neighbours Bill Reynolds and Eddie Booth. In this 1973 movie the happy family hilarity comes to a head when they enter the local 'Love Thy Neighbour' competition. Each is determined to win even if they have to lie through their teeth!
Made in 1978, Carry On Emmannuelle was really the last gasp of the most fondly regarded series of British comedy films. In most respects, it hardly does justice to the many truly funny and brilliantly played previous scripts. But it does feature a curiously vulnerable, even touching, performance from Kenneth Williams as a French diplomat with a wife of insatiable physical appetites. In theory, of course, it aims to be a pastiche of the hugely popular Emmanuelle, which had marked the transition of soft-core erotic cinema into the art house. But it's too crudely scripted and lacking in the belly laugh inducing innuendo of the best Carry On films to succeed on that level. "Are you hungry, Loins?" Emmannuelle asks the chauffeur. "I think I could manage a little nibble," he replies. You get the idea. In the title role, Suzanne Danielle, who would go on to be the best of the Princess Diana impersonators, isn't a good enough comic actress to raise such lines above the ordinary. And the few stalwarts who returned for this outing--Joan Sims, Kenneth Connor and Peter Butterworth--just about emerge with their dignity intact. This was a Carry On too far. But fans will want it for their collection because it shows Kenneth Williams at his most professionally committed--his diaries reveal his real thoughts on the matter--and to remind themselves of the high quality of so much of the work which had gone before.On the DVD: presented in 4:3 format and with a standard mono soundtrack, this release of Carry On Emmannuelle starts off with a print of such ropey quality that you seem to be watching through a dust storm. The sound quality is little better, although on both counts things improve as the film progresses. The lack of extras is disappointing, adding to the rather sad, low-budget feel of the film itself. --Piers Ford
Crawldaddy and her kids have been travelling cross-country selling fine leather apparel in their van. Unfortunately they break down in the backwoods of Ohio. Seems they were right in the middle of killing this rich businessman when their van up 'n took a dump on em'. Now kindly ol' Tom and his wife Whinnie decide to put them up for the weekend... until their neighbour Paul a disturbed ex-cop discovers what their 'fine leather apparel' is really made of.... It's fun for the whole family - The Manson Family that is.UNHINGED! INSANE! TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL!
This documentary charts the rise and fall of Jack Kerouac: legendary author of On The Road poet drifter and heart and mind of the Beat Generation. Featuring rare interviews with his contemporaries Steve Allen Allen Ginsberg William Burroughs and Charlie Parker this programme explores the man behind the myth. His words touched the restless souls of the fifties which in turn led him down the path to his own destruction. Set to the jazz of Thelonius Monk with a special appearance b
No One Hits As Hard As Your Best Friend... Hollywood heavyweights Woody Harrelson and Antonio Banderas bring real comedic punch to this hilarious action-packed hit! Best buddies and sparring partners Vince (Harrelson) and Cesar (Banderas) are a pair of worn-out over-the-hill prizefighters who jump at one last unexpected chance to work in the big time. They just have to be in Las Vegas...now! So before they know what's hit them they're on the road! But when they step into the ring that night friendship is replaced by fierce competition as Vince and Cesar tangle in a dramatic fight to the finish - where only the winner will earn a shot at the title. With sexy Lolita Davidovich (Mystery Alaska) and sultry Lucy Liu (Ally McBeal) along to liven up the ride you won't want to miss any of the knockout entertainment that powers this whirlwind comedy adventure.
At the end of World War I a division of the French Foreign Legion led by Major Foster (Gene Hackman) has been ordered to protect an archaeological expedition led by Marneau (Max Von Sydow) The last expedition was destroyed along with its Legionnaire guards but Foster must follow orders despite his opposition to what he believes is grave robbing. The excavation incites the wrath of El Krim (Ian Holm) a powerful Arab leader who uses it to arouse religious fanaticism amongst his tribes and lead an attack on the foreigners.
Spider-Man returns to battle a host of new baddies in the third adventure based on the popular comic book hero.
In the age-old battle between cats and dogs, one crazed feline has taken things a paw too far.
This 1997 thriller For Hire ponders the question of what terrible things a person might be persuaded to do, given the right circumstances and the right price. Rob Lowe plays Mitch, a Chicago cab driver trying to make it as an actor, married to the pregnant Faye. Among his clients are bestselling writer Lou Weber (Joe Mantegna), who befriends Mitch and confides in him that a drug dealer is trying to kill him. Over the next few days, Mitch begins to suffer severe stomach pains, collapsing in Weber's apartment after a fare and is diagnosed with inoperable stomach cancer. With only a short time to live, he decides to take up Weber's offer to rub out his drug dealer stalker for $50,000, a nest egg for his family after he's gone. A not entirely unpredictable twist follows, hinted at by the Lucifer-like beard sported by Mantegna and the film alights only briefly to meditate on the potential for evil in all of us before resuming its journey along conventional, though certainly passable Hollywood thriller lines. An intriguing precept--it's just a slight shame that neither the players nor director's hearts seem really to be in this movie. On the DVD: Features a trailer. --David Stubbs
A delightful collection of films featuring Drew Barrymore. Ever After (Dir. Andy Tennant 1998): Once upon a time..""a dazzling rendering of the Cinderella Story"" brought new life to an age-old legend and made us believe in the human heart. Drew Barrymore and Anjelica Huston star in this enchanting adventure about having the courage to make your dreams come true. A ""modern"" young woman of the 16th century Danielle (Barrymore) is as independent and wise as she is beautiful and kind. Against remarkable odds she stands up to her scheming stepmother (Huston) and works miracles on the lives of everyone around her including the crown prince of France (Dougray Scott)! Now you can relive this captivating contemporary retelling of the classic fairy tale. No matter what you're looking for ""action romance adventure..'Ever After' delivers it all! Perfect Catch (Dir. Bobby Farrelly & Peter Farrelly 2005): According to Red Sox super-fan Ben Wrightman (Jimmy Fallon) finding romance is about as unlikely as his beloved team winning it all. But when Ben scores a beautiful new girlfriend named Lindsey (Drew Barrymore) suddenly anything is possible. That is until the baseball season begins and Lindsey finds herself competing with an entire baseball team - the Boston Red Sox - for her boyfriend's heart and soul. Will Ben's obsession with the Sox put his passion for Lindsey on the bench or will love win out? And can his team finally break the curse of the Bambino? Hilarious and wildly entertaining Perfect Catch scores a home run! Like High Fidelity before it this is an American remake of another Nick Hornby novel the seminal soccer fable Fever Pitch! Never Been Kissed (Dir. Raja Gosnell 1999): Josie Geller is ready for a change. As the youngest copy editor at a big-city newspaper she longs to be taken seriously as a journalist. But while Josie excels as the nerdy brain at work her personal life is another story still plagued by her teenager reputation as a 'geek to the core' Josie is a 25-year-old who has never ever had a serious love relationship - she has never really been kissed. Against all odd Josie lands her first assignment as a reporter: she must go undercover posing as a student at a local high school. The situation proves hilarious as Josie attempts to juggle her story assignment a potential new love and the never-ending dramas of adolescence.
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer And The Island Of Misfit Toys - Lovable Ruldolph has overcome his handicap - his bright red nose - to become the most popular Reindeer in the North Pole but a mysterious thief disrupts his happy life. The Toy Taker lures children's toys away with the help of his magic flute and Christmas is threatened when he steals all of Santa's gifts. Annabelle's Wish - A Magical animated adventure based on the legend that on Christmas Eve Santa Claus
A highly unusual war movie with as many detractors as fans, this first English-language feature directed by Nagisa Oshima (In the Realm of the Senses) stars David Bowie as a silent, ethereal POW in a Japanese camp. In the face of the camp's brutal conditions and treatment of prisoners, Bowie's character earns the respect of the camp commandant (played by Japanese pop star Ryuichi Sakamoto, who also wrote the score) through his own enigmatic rebellion. While the two seem locked in an unspoken, spiritual understanding, another prisoner (Tom Conti) engages in a more conventional resistance against a monstrous sergeant (Takeshi). The film has a way of evoking as many questions as certainties, and it is not always easy to understand the internal logic of the characters' actions. But that's generally true of Oshima's movies, in which the power of certain relationships is almost hallucinatory in self-referential intensity. The cast is outstanding, and Bowie is particularly fascinating in his alien way. --Tom Keogh
In the last days of the Wild West Calamity Jane works as a mule skinner for Custer has a fling with Bill Hickok and tries to reclaim her daughter when she travels to London with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show...
When a ninja fighter working for the underworld kills the cop that once saved his life he decides to change his ways and leave the underworld. He knows however that nobody leaves this treacherous organisation alive death is the only way out. To protect himself against the hit men he knows are right behind him he enlists the help of the Ninja Master who taught him the art of Ninjitsu. Before long however the underworld catches up with the two and the battle for survival begins
This dense adaption of Ernest Hemmingway's novel features Gary Cooper as American soldier Lt. Henry and his illfated love affair with British Nurse Catherine portrayed by Hellen Hayes during World War I. Filmed in beautiful Italy the two lovers will stop at nothing to be together but Lt. Henry's internal struggles ultimately threaten the relationship. Hemmingway's theme of questioning the nature of war and fighting is fully recognised under Frank Borzage's direction.
This wry, charming, romantic comedy features a marvellously caddish turn from Garry Marsh as a philandering husband whose wife proves to be every bit as adept as he in the art of deception! Also starring the lovely June Clyde and '30s comedy legend Moore Marriott, with music from acclaimed British bandleader Lew Stone, Intimate Relations is presented here in a brandnew transfer from the original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.George Gommery enjoys slipping up to town to see some little actress, and never suspects that his wife can play the same game just as well as he can. Or at least, he never suspects until he tells his wife that her lover is engaged to the woman whom he has been entertaining in London...
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