Alfred Hitchcock hadn't made a spy thriller since the 1930s, so his 1969 adaptation of Leon Uris's bestseller Topaz seemed like a curious choice for the director. But Hitchcock makes Uris's story of the West's investigation into the Soviet Union's dealings with Cuba his own. Frederick Stafford plays a French intelligence agent who works with his American counterpart (John Forsythe) to break up a Soviet spy ring. The film is a bit flat dramatically and visually, and there are sequences that seem to occupy Hitchcock's attention more than others. A minor work all around, with at least two alternative endings shot by Hitchcock. --Tom Keogh
The last instalment of the Antoine Doinel story Love On The Run sees Antoine and his wife Christine in the final stages of their divorce after five years together. When he by chance meets up with his first love Collette they reminisce on his past relationships including his infidelities and Antoine realises that he wants to share his life with his new love Sabine.
It earned Oscar nods, yet this cinematic look at a genius--that of English cellist Jacqueline du Pré, who enraptured audiences with her bold, emblazoned and wholly unconventional playing style, and who died at age 42--was criticised for its "lapses" in truth by people who purportedly knew du Pré. Some of the controversy revolved around the other main character in Anand Tucker's gorgeous, involving movie--du Pré's sister, Hilary, whose book,A Genius in the Family (cowritten with brother Piers), dished some dirt on Jackie's sleeping with Hilary's husband. But don't let that deter you from this ebullient movie experience. Hilary and Jackie is a bisected story (each sister's tale is told in the same amount of screen time) teeming with heartfelt drama that belies the cheap shots it received from its detractors. It's stirring, reckless, loving, involving, and rife with unconventional passion; passion for music, life, art, and the delicate relationship between these two synchronous, extraordinary sisters as played by brilliant actors Emily Watson and Rachel Griffiths (both of whom earned Oscar nods). Though Watson got the juicy, showy role as Jackie, it's Griffiths who provides the heart, soul, and spine of the film. And director Tucker has that gift of being able to explain through the visual medium what is happening inside of his character's heads. He's helped by a fine screenplay by Frank Boyce Cottrell. No matter what the truth of Hilary and Jackie might really be, this is an exceptional, rare film that is defined and graced by fine acting and writing. --Paula Nechak
Swallow your fear... EMR is the first UK film to be simultaneously released in cinemas on the internet and on DVD. Erskine and McCullough's debut feature is a deft thriller that cleverly weaves together a host of urban myths - from kidney-stealing and alien abduction to manipulative drug corporations; this is a paranoiac's wonderland. Reminiscent of Jacob's Ladder and with shades of Donnie Darko the plot winds its way Rubik's cube-like to a satisfyingly twisted climax... At times sinister surprising and striking and with an endearingly hapless hero EMR is a refreshingly British take on the thriller that will make you think twice the next time you knock back a couple of aspirin!
Welcome to the House of Anubis. A boarding school where, just as the students begin settling in for the academic year, they find one student missing, a secret panel in the attic, codes leading to backroom staircases, clandestine rituals, and more!
Stolen Kisses reunites François Truffaut and Jean-Pierre Léaud to catch up with Truffaut's cinematic alter ego, Antoine Doinel, the troubled adolescent of The 400 Blows. Stolen Kisses opens with the now-grown Doinel sprung from military prison with a dishonourable discharge, drawn directly from Truffaut's own history of delinquency, but the parallels end there. Lovesick Doinel woos the perky but unresponsive object of his affections, Christine (Claude Jade) while he engages in a series of professions--hotel night-watchman, private investigator, TV repairman--with mixed success and comic entanglements. But when he falls in love with the elegant wife of his client (Delphine Seyrig at her most beautiful and charming), Christine realises she misses Antoine's persistence and clumsy passes, so she embarks on a seductive plan of her own. Truffaut's comic confection is full of deadpan gags and screwball chaos, a world away from the heavy seriousness of The 400 Blows, and Léaud is endearingly naive as the determined Doinel, forging ahead with more pluck and passion than aptitude. It may be Truffaut's most sweetly romantic film, a knowing man's embrace of eager innocence and storybook sentiment. Doinel returned two years later in Bed and Board. --Sean Axmaker
Nature's perfect killing machine has now become man's greatest weapon... For many years the US Navy has been training Dolphins for mine sweeping. But what if a more deadly maritime creature could be trained as an attack weapon? One such creature exists today; a prehistoric creature that has outlived the dinosaur; a creature that is the perfect killing machine... the shark. Bio-engineer Jim Castle has developed the 'warrior shark'. Bred from replicated DNA samples these sharks are bigger than a Killer Whale and 10 times as deadly! However when Castle's creations break out of the facility and head for the Florida coastline a battle is set in motion between an army of monster sharks and those who created them.
Francois Truffaut's filmic alter ego Antoine Doinel (first seen in 'Les Quatre Cents Coups') is once again the subject in this fourth of a series of five films. Antoine experiences the early years of marriage and faces fatherhood and adultery with a beautiful Japanese girl.
Antoine Doinel is back in civilian life after being discharged from the army. He is reunited with Christine Darbon the girl he was in love with before he joined the army. He needs a job and tries his hand as a night porter in a hotel but loses the job he also tries private investigation. Here he meets Fabienne who he becomes infatuated with meanwhile carrying on his relationship with the prim and proper Christine who he later proposes to.
The final film in François Truffaut's autobiographical 'Antoine Doinel' series which follows the director's screen alter ego from adolescence (in 'Les Quatre Cents Coups') to the complications of married life here. Separated from his wife novelist Antoine is having an affair with Sabine (Dorothee). When seeing off his son at a train station he spots his first love Colette (Marie-France Pisier) and jumps into her carriage. Colette is now seeing Sabine's brother Xavier (Daniel Mesguich) and soon all four protagonists are back in Paris attempting to reconcile their lives.
Living In Hope is a coming of age comedy set in the University town of Bristol. It centres on five very different characters thrown together as freshers in Hope Hall. When Posh' invites everyone to his Aunt's house on the Moor events cause them all to re-evaluate life and love. And of course there's a very tall bridge to jump off....
Nature's perfect killing machine has now become man's greatest weapon... For many years the US Navy has been training Dolphins for mine sweeping. But what if a more deadly maritime creature could be trained as an attack weapon? One such creature exists today; a prehistoric creature that has outlived the dinosaur; a creature that is the perfect killing machine... the shark. Bio-engineer Jim Castle has developed the 'warrior shark'. Bred from replicated DNA samples these sharks are bigger than a Killer Whale and 10 times as deadly! However when Castle's creations break out of the facility and head for the Florida coastline a battle is set in motion between an army of monster sharks and those who created them.
Antoine Doinel has married Christine Darbon. He's working for a florist tinting flowers in the courtyard of the building where they live. Their neighbours are an eccentric bunch including an opera singer and his wife a man in voluntary confinement a waitress in love and a mysterious man nicknamed ""the strangler"". Antoine begins working for an American company and shortly afterwards finds that Christine is to have a baby. But here Antoine and Christine's happiness ceases as Antoine become obsessed with Kyoko a beautiful exciting Japanese girl he meets at work and becomes more and more distant from Christine.
Urban Ghost Story A paranormal drama set against the backdrop of Glasgow. The story of a young girl who has a near death experience following a car crash and then believes something has followed her back from the other side. The grim and dark tower block provides an erie and contemporary setting for a spooky 'thinking mans' ghost story. White Angel: Serial killer thriller starring classic British actor Peter Firth as the terrifyingly mild mannered murderer of the titl
When a drug deal goes bad three friends make a fatal judgement that puts one behind bars for a crime he did not commit. When Johnny is finally paroled he finds himself back in his old neighbourhood where battles are fought and drugs provide the only escape. Certain that there has to be a better way he tries to turn his life around. But old gruges die hard Gloria has sworn she will kill him for the murder of her brother and she will not rest till he is dead. This gritty urban tale of violent revenge and sexual exploitation features incredible performances and disturbing scenes as lives intersect in the underbelly of New York.
The final film in François Truffaut's autobiographical 'Antoine Doinel' series which follows the director's screen alter ego from adolescence (in 'Les Quatre Cents Coups') to the complications of married life here. Separated from his wife novelist Antoine is having an affair with Sabine (Dorothee). When seeing off his son at a train station he spots his first love Colette (Marie-France Pisier) and jumps into her carriage. Colette is now seeing Sabine's brother Xavier (Daniel Mesguich) and soon all four protagonists are back in Paris attempting to reconcile their lives.
This triple box set features exercise three celebirty exercise programmes. Dance Workout With Helen:With a natural entertainer whose exuberance shines through working out with Helen doesn't feel like working out at all! Follow her easy-to-use routines set to special club remixes of her favourite dance tracks such as 'Spinning Around' 'Another Chance' 'Strong Enough' 'Groovejet' 'Romeo' and many more! Jade's Dance Workout:She lost the gameshow and now she's lost
Angeal can't remember her name. Killing is something she can't forget... Having been struck down by a car vampire Angela is suffering from amnesia. The driver takes her back to his place to recuperate butalready the thirst is beginning to gnaw away at Angela...
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