Arriving in Cuba just before the revolution breaks out 18 year old Katey Miller meets a local boy who instantly notices her dancing abilities and pursues her. Her strict parents immediately disapprove of the relationship forcing the pair to meet in secret at a Havana nightclub. The pair practice their dance steps in preparation for the prestigious national dance competition. But with Castro's ascent to power Americans are being forced to leave the country. Will Katy be able to stay even if she wants to?
The second part of Quentin Tarantino's deliriously stylish movie as The Bride (Thurman) continues her typically blood-soaked revenge quest... Having killed two of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad The Bride continues her mission to avenge the three remaining names on her death list that turned her El Paso wedding party into bloody carnage and left her for dead. Her attention turns to Budd (Michael Madson) Elle Driver (Daryl Hannah) and finally the corpse littered path leads to Bill (David Carradine). However an unexpected survivor complicates matters...
Michael Caine cuts a cool dash as the sceptical working-class secret service man Harry Palmer...stylistically extravagant slyly anti-American and pays homage to classic movies' Philip French This espionage thriller represents a landmark in spy movies jettisoning the excesses of 007 and introducing the sly dry intelligence agent Harry Palmer played by Michael Caine relishing a role that marked him for stardom. The story based on Len Deighton's novel centres on Palmer's investigation into British Intelligence security. He's soon enmeshed in a world of double-dealing kidnap and murder and finds a traitor is operating at the heart of the secret service. Will the mysterious 'Ipcress File' reveal who the traitor is? Produced by Harry Saltzman (the early Bond movies) and with an evocative score by Academy Award winning John Barry The Ipcress File emerges as one of cinema's wittiest and grittiest thrillers.
Barnaby and Troy are called in to help keep the peace in the village of Martyr Warren when to the extreme anger of Falklands War veteran Major Hector Bridges two rival clans of travellers arrive for a pony chariot race.
The second series of The Professionals hit television screens running in 1978, with Martin Shaw and Lewis Collins now wearing their roles--and their trousers--as the fearless CI5 duo, Bodie and Doyle, like second skins. Brian Clemens' creation, based on the notion of a special crime-busting unit, targeting terrorism, espionage and international wrong doing, crackles with humorous one-line exchanges, car chases, shoot-outs and punch-ups, all under the auspices of Gordon Jackson's George Cowley, a man with a tight reign on his team's anarchic tendencies. "Anyone who disobeys will spend the rest of his life watching trawlers in the outer Hebrides," he warns, with no expectation that his star boys will take a blind bit of notice. The formula works time and again. And it's so unmistakeably British: the irony-laden scripts; action which always seems to be filmed on the dankest of autumn days; locations which run the gamut of every dreary ring road, piece of urban wasteland and derelict warehouse within 30 miles of central London; and the kind of committed performances from a succession of stalwart guest stars which defines the quality of British television drama. Defiantly of its time, The Professionals is mercifully free of self-conscious political correctness and perhaps because of that, and despite the stylised violence at its heart, it retains an innocence and a quirky sense of humour which its modern equivalents--anything starring Ross Kemp or Robson Green--can never hope to match. TV heaven, of a sort. On the DVD: The Professionals, Series 2 comes in a package that has been lovingly and skilfully compiled to satisfy the most demanding of fans, with all 14 episodes digitally remastered and presented in sharp 4:3 format matched by a clean mono soundtrack. The extras--interactive mission briefs, snatches of Cowley's orders, car and fashion notes and guest star listings--are topped by an interview with creator Brian Clemens and composer Laurie Johnson. Anecdotes abound, covering casting decisions, the television production climate of the late 1970s and the hopelessness of British Leyland. The excellent booklet includes even more, with descriptions of the filming process and the actors' physical training, plus minutiae for the dedicated Professionals anorak. --Piers Ford
A wealthy old man invites Poirot to his house as he fears for the safety of his family...
This DVD set features the 2 disc special editions of all four Die Hard films! Die Hard (John McTiernan) (1988): New York cop John McClane facing Christmas alone flies to Los Angeles to see his estranged wife Holly (Bonnie Bedelia) and their kids in an attempt to patch things up. He arrives at his wife's high tech office building in the middle of their Christmas party just as it is gatecrashed by the ruthless master criminal Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) and a dozen fellow activists intent on relieving the Nakatomi Corporation of six hundred million dollars in negotiable bonds... Die Hard 2 - Die Harder (Dir. Renny Harlin) (1990): On a snowy Christmas Eve in the nation's capital a team of terrorists has seized a major International Airport and now holds thousands of holiday travellers hostage. The terrorists a renegade band of crack military commandos led by a murderous rogue officer (William Sadler) have come to rescue a drug lord from justice. They've prepared for every contingency except one: John McClane an off-duty cop seized by a feeling of deadly de-ja-vu. Die Hard With A Vengeance (Dir. John McTiernan) (1995): This time New York cop John McClane (Willis) is the personal target of the mysterious Simon (Jeremy Irons) a terrorist determined to blow up the entire city if he doesn't get what he wants. Accompanied by an unwilling civilian partner (Samuel L. Jackson) McClane careens wildly from one end of New York City to the other as he struggles to keep up with Simon's deadly game. Die Hard 4.0: Live Free Or Die Hard (Dir. Len Wiseman) (2007): A computer genius is systematically shutting down the computer infrastructure of the US. The mysterious figure behind the scheme seems to have figured out every digital angle but he hasn't counted on an old fashioned 'analogue' cop John McClane.
The is an essential visual reference of all classical ballet movements performed by some of the greatest names in Ballet. Teachers and students will find this the most innovative and dynamic tool ever developed for learning and studying the movements of ballet. 4 1/2 hours on two DVDs this set includes over 800 variations in Russian French and Cecchetti styles. Many of the movements are shown in slow motion with multiple camera angles and voice-over narrative description. This programme demonstrates the complete language of ballet: Positions and Directions Barre Linking Steps Center Practice Pirouettes Adage Allegro Batterie Pointe Musical Enchainements. For easy reference a printed index of all the movements and variations performed is included. This comprehensive guide features four of the most outstanding figures in American Ballet: Kevin McKenzie (Artistic Director of American Ballet Theatre former principal dancer ABT) Georgina Parkinson (Ballet Mistress of ABT; former principal dancer The Royal Ballet) Merrill Ashley (former principal dancer New York City Ballet) and Denise Jackson (former principal dancer The Joffrey Ballet).
Michael Jackson was a unique artist with record sales of over 750 million albums and the first man to launch videos on MTV with Beat It. In this official documentary from the archives of ITN we gain a unique insight into the man who was both recluse and brilliant global showman. With archive footage showing the highs and lows of his career his relationships with Elizabeth Taylor Princess Di Lisa Marie Presley and a host of memories this programme is a celebration of a superstar who shaped modern music for a generation. This documentary of Michael Jackson's life features: The Jackson Five child star who charmed the world constantly living under pressure from his demanding father. The Thriller Years when he could do no wrong. How he created a 60 million selling album that is still the biggest seller of all time. How Jacko's genius talent gave way to eccentricity that saw him befriending Bubbles his chimp sleeping in an oxygen tent changing his appearance and creating a Neverland hideaway. The Final Curtain - culminating in what is sure to be an emotional funeral with exclusive footage from ITN and Fox America of the funeral.
If you like Sister Act, you'll just love Brother White! In this family musical comedy starring David AR White (Jerusalem Countdown, Me Again), Victoria Jackson (Saturday Night Live) Jackee (Sister Sister, 227), Ray Wise (Twin Peaks) and Academy Award nominee Bruce Davison. James White and his wife Lily are sent, well demoted, from their rich, white-middle-class church in Southern California to an impoverished neighbourhood church in Atlanta. Pastor White and his family must fight to save the little faith church from a corrupt banker anxious to foreclose.
Based on Agatha Christie's novels David Suchet stars as the enigmatic eccentric and extremely intelligent super-sleuth Hercule Poirot.
Titles Comprise:Death in the Slow LaneDark SecretsEchoes of the DeadThe Oblong MurdersThe Sleeper Under the HillThe Night of the StagA Sacred TrustA Rare BirdThe Dark RiderMurder of Innocence
America's funniest family is back for seconds! Eddie Murphy is hilarious when he stars as the entire Klump family in this enormous comedy blockbuster. The hilarity begins when professor Sherman Klump finds romance with fellow DNA specialist, Denise Gaines (Janet Jackson), and discovers a brilliant formula that reverses ageing. But Sherman's thin and obnoxious alter ego, Buddy Love, wants out...and a big piece of the action. And when Buddy gets loose, things get seriously nutty. Now, it's up to Mama, Papa, Ernie and Granny Klump to throw their weight around and save the day in this whopping, gut busting comedy Good Morning America calls an incredible piece of film making.
Legendary filmmaker Peter Whitehead was at the heart of Swinging London chronicling the youth explosion the burgeoning popular music scene and the counterculture of the 1960s. Now the BFI releases two of his films for the first time; Wholly Communion (1965) and Benefit of the Doubt (1967) coupled with a new interview with Peter and additional rare footage. With over three hours of material Peter Whitehead and the Sixties is a fascinating document of the radical experimental literary and theatrical scenes of 60s London. On 11 June 1965 the Royal Albert Hall played host to a slew of American and European beat poets for an extraordinary impromptu event - the International Poetry Incarnation - that arguably marked the birth of London's gestating counterculture. Cast in the role of historian as a man-on-the-scene and massively elevating his limited resources Whitehead constructed the extraordinary Wholly Communion from the unfolding circus. As Allen Ginsberg Lawrence Ferlinghetti Gregory Corso Harry Fainlight Alexander Trocchi and others took to the stage Whitehead confidently wandered with his borrowed camera creating a participatory and anarchic film that is as much a landmark as the event itself and launched his career. Following this success Whitehead was invited to film a controversial new play US by radical theatre director Peter Brook. Building on the provocative question of Britain's relationship to America during the Vietnam War Whitehead pushed the issue of complicity further challenging the relationship between the actors - including a young Glenda Jackson - and their performances. Steadfast and provocative in its consideration of international relations and war Benefit of the Doubt has troubling relevance to the current political climate.
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 of the Second World War after he was injured near Normandy and she nursed him back to health. It is then that Annette claims the marriage 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.
Britain's best-loved detective series enters a new era as DCI John Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon) a cousin of the original detective moves in to fight crime in the beautiful but deadly villages of Midsomer. The reclusive life of elderly eccentrics William Bingham (Edward Fox) and his wife Mary (Phyllida Law) comes under police scrutiny when a social services investigator is killed. Barnaby and Jones must unearth generations of family secrets and decipher astronomical charts to find the murderer. Meanwhile Barnaby's wife Sarah (Fiona Dolman) moves to Midsomer as the new head teacher at Causton Comprehensive.
InRealLife takes us on a journey from the bedrooms of British teenagers to the world of Silicon Valley to find out what exactly the internet is doing to our children? Filmmaker Beeban Kidron suggests that rather than the promise of free and open connectivity young people are increasingly ensnared in a commercial world. Beguiling and glittering on the outside it can be alienating and addictive. InRealLife asks if we can afford to stand by while our children trapped in their 24/7 connectivity are being outsourced to the net? Special Features: Additional Clips
Jurassic Park (Dir. Steven Spielberg 1993): Director Steven Spielberg presents a masterpiece of imagination suspense science and cinematic magic that quickly became one the most successful film in worldwide box-office history. On a remote island a wealthy entrepreneur (Richard Attenborough) secretly creates a theme park featuring live dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric D.N.A. Before opening it to the public he invites a top palaeontologist (Sam Neill) and his paleobotanist girl friend (Laura Dern) a renowned mathematician (Jeff Goldblum) and his two eager grandchildren to experience the park - and help calm anxious investors. But their visit is anything but tranquil as the prehistoric predators break out and begin stalking the island's human inhabitants. Based on Michael Crichton's best-selling novel Jurassic Park is a breathtaking adventure you'll want to experience again and again... The Lost World (Dir. Steven Spielberg 1997): Director Steven Spielberg takes us back to the scene of Jurassic Park in The Lost World the blockbuster sequel with even more dinosaurs more action and more breathtaking visual effects than its record-breaking predecessor. This DVD edition contains exclusive interviews and rare behind-the-scenes footage. The Lost World remains among the most successful films of all time and features an all-star cast including Jeff Goldblum Julianne Moore and Pete Postlethwaite. It has been four years since the disaster at Jurassic Park and two groups are in a race against time that will determine the fate of the remote island's prehistoric inhabitants. Jurassic Park 3 (Dir. Joe Johnston 2001): Adventure runs wild when renowned palaeontologist Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill) agrees to accompany a wealthy adventurer (William H. Macy) and his wife (Tea Leoni) on an aerial tour of Isla Sorna InGen's former breeding ground for prehistoric creatures. But when they're terrifyingly stranded Dr. Grant discovers that his hosts are not what they seem and the island's native inhabitants are smarter faster and fiercer than he ever imagined in this heart-stomping thriller.
More episodes from the cult television series starring Lewis Collins Martin Shaw and Gordon Jackson. Episodes include: 'The Purging of CI5' 'Backtrack' 'Stopover' 'Dead Reckoning' 'The Madness of Mickey Hamilton' 'A Hiding to Nothing' 'Runner' 'Servant of Two Masters'.
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