A welcome second volume of classics from the Master of Suspense, this seven-disc Hitchcock Collection box-set consists of the following: The Birds: Based on a Daphne Du Maurier short story, The Birds (1963) is Hitchcock at his most terrifying, as the residents of a small town are attacked by thousands of apparently homicidal birds. Marnie: Tippi Hedren and newly Bonded Sean Connery star in this excellent 1964 thriller, which finds a calculating thief who robs her employers pursued by a her new boss, who is desperate to unlock her secrets Torn Curtain: This 1966 spy thriller, pairing Paul Newman and Julie Andrews, finds Newman as a world-famous physicist intent on defecting to East Berlin in order to obtain funding for his latest project. Topaz: Based on the Leon Uris novel, Hitch's 51st film, made in 1969, concerns a CIA agent who learns of Russian missiles in Cuba. With the aid of a French agent, they negotiate a plethora of corruption and murder. Frenzy: This critically acclaimed 1972 film was Hitch's first British-made film for more than 20 years. A classic Hitch story of an innocent man accused of being the "necktie murderer"--a vicious sex criminal terrorising London--he eludes the authorities and seeks the real killer. Family Plot: Hitchcock's final film, made in 1976, is a blackly funny mix of murder, theft and kidnapping as a cab-driver and a psychic team up to find a dead man--not actually dead--in exchange for a $10,000 reward. Bonus Disc--Vertigo: An irreducible masterpiece, this 1958 double-identity thriller finds Hitch serving aces, as Jimmy Stewart's detective is drawn in to a complex plot when the girl he loves apparently falls to her death. On the DVD: Like the first volume, this is an equally impressive package that will satisfy the rotund fright-master's fans. Along with the standard selection of trailers, production notes and picture galleries, each disc houses an impressive "making of" documentary, each expertly detailing Hitch's meticulous work. The Birds features Tippi Hedren's screen test and--in storyboard form--deleted scenes and the alternative ending. Topaz has no less that three alternative endings, while Torn Curtain includes scenes scored by composer Bernard Herrmann before his music was rejected by Hitch. The Vertigo disc features an excellent group commentary from producer Herbert Coleman and restoration experts Robert A Harris and James Katz, as well as a documentary, "Obsessed with Vertigo". Housed in attractive fold-out packaging, this is an excellent opportunity to obtain a rich slice of Hitchcock's dark magic.--Danny Graydon
When a former high school classmate brags about his mob connections the Jerky Boys -- a pair of thirtysomething slackers who pride themselves on devious prank phone calls -- decide to have a little fun in the mafia underworld. However when a cop mistakes the Jerky Boys for actual hit men their innocent game causes more trouble than they would've ever imagined.
This animated charmer is the biblical story of Joseph retold in fascinating bright colors and the magic of song. Joseph's amazing talent of foretelling the future as revealed to him in dreams lands him a job with the pharaoh of Egypt whom he protects from disaster. Soon however he is cast back into the presence of his jealous brothers who threw him out in the first place.
Light Heavyweight Championship: Chuck Liddell vs Jeremy Horn Tim Sylvia vs Tra Telligman Randy Couture vs Mike Van Arsdale Diego Sanchez vs Brian Gassaway Frank Trigg vs Georges St. Pierre Matt Lindland vs Joe Doerkson Travis Lutter vs Trevor Prangley James Irvin vs Terry Martin
Offshore near Caboblanco Peru an explorer of sea wrecks is murdered. However local authorities decide that the official cause of death is ""accidental drowning."" Among the skeptical is Giff Hoyt (Charles Bronson) an expatriate American longtime Caboblanco resident and popular innkeeper. Giff's interest is further piqued when Marie (Dominique Sanda) arrives in town. Her passport is confiscated by the corrupt authority (Fernando Rey) and Giff protests. Furthermore a Nazi named Beckdorff (Jason Robards) lives in a well-fortified compound near town and he might be responsible for the explorer's death. Beckdorff himself seeks sunken treasure in the area as well as protection from local interference. Can Giff Hoyt stifle the evil Beckdorff save the lovely Marie and possibly even locate sunken treasure?
While much of the world watched the early success of 'Mein Kampf' and the bombing of Pearl Harbour was ten years in the future few were aware of the existence of an oriental 'Hitler' ... Baron Giichi Tankara. But the war had already started in Japan for James Condon American journalist and editor of the Japanese Chronicle whose intuition has led him to believe that major trouble was brewing. The role of Condon man of hard words and harder fists is just the kind of tough guy that first brought James Cagney stardom and in this movie you will not be disappointed as he battles to stay alive long enough to warn the rest of the world against a Japanese militarist plot called the 'Tanaka Plan' that has world domination as its objective. This is one of the first American martial arts movies and features some gripping action with Cagney doing his own stunts for which he trained intensively with Ken Kuniyuki a fifth degree judo master before shooting. This is Cagney at his best.
The MusiCares Foundation was proud to honor James Taylor as the 2006 Person Of The Year. Best known as the quintessential singer-songwriter James has maintained an unparalleled commitment to music and various philanthropic efforts--from environmental to humanitarian causes--throughout his career. Track Listings: Shower The People -- The Dixie Chicks Rainy Day Man -- Bonnie Raitt Secret O'Life -- India.Arie Mexico -- Jackson Browne David Crosby and Sheryl Crow You Can Close Your Eyes -- Sting Everybody Has The Blues -- Dr. John and Taj Mahal Carolina In My Mind -- Alison Krauss and Jerry Douglas Country Road -- Keith Urban Millworker -- Bruce Springsteen You've Got A Friend -- Carole King She A Little Light -- James Taylor How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) -- James Taylor Fire And Rain -- James Taylor
A suspenseful shocker Lady in a Cage tells of ten terrifying hours in the life of a beautiful widow (Olivia de Havilland) who is accidentally trapped in her home elevator during a power failure. Her well-oriented world is destroyed as the elevator nine feet from the floor becomes a torture chamber - a cage. Unable to escape her situation becomes desperate when the emergency alarm attracts a drunken derelict and his boozy prostitute friend both bent on robbery. James Caan (
This historic 1974 recording of King Lear brings to audiences today both a great production of Shakespeare's classic but also a performance of towering brilliance from the formidable James Earl Jones. This recording made at Joseph Papp's legendary open air New York Shakespeare Festival in Central Park also captures magnificent performances from the late Raul Julia alongside a great cast that includes Paul Sorvino Ellen Holly Rosalind Cash and Lee Chamberlin.
Gavin's an ordinary boy from Essex. Stacey's an ordinary girl from Barry Island South Wales. They've spoken on the phone every day at work for months but they've never actually met... Will the course of true love run smoothly for our lovebirds or will their family friends and general hangers-on bring everything crashing down? Gavin & Stacey is a brand new comedy series written by and starring Ruth Jones (Nighty Night Little Britain) and James Corden (Fat Friends The History Boys). Gavin is played by Mathew Horne (The Catherine Tate Show Roman's Empire) and Joanna Page (Gideon's Daughter Love Actually) plays Stacey. A host of familiar faces also appear in the series with Rob Brydon Alison Steadman Larry Lamb and Melanie Walters leading the regular cast. Keep an eye open for Little Britain's Matt Lucas and Nighty Night's Julia Davis making guest appearances too...
Mutant X takes the useful SF trope of the mutant minority persecuted by the state and adds potentially interesting spins on which it rarely delivers. The charismatic villain Mason Eckhart of the Genetic Security Agency (Tom McCamus) professes an ideology of service and sacrifice for which many mutants fall, unaware of his genocidal and exploitative real intentions--though his habit of dumping failed minions into glass tubes for subsequent vivisection might give them a clue. A quest for redemption underlies the apparent smugness of Adam (Michael Shea), the good guys' mentor who used to work for the GSA's front, research company Genomex. The shiny, pretty central quartet themselves--fierce acrobatic Shalimar, reliable density-shifter Jesse, laddish electro-boy Brennan and sensible mind-twister Emma--alternately rescue new mutants from Eckhart and neutralise those who are threats. After a couple of pilot episodes that pushed into OTT visual stylishness, the show has settled into mildly repetitive though watchable blandness: for the most part it avoids story arcs and a large cast of regulars in favour of plugging its characters into the stock plots of television SF, such as doubles, vengeance crusades and untrustworthy lovers. On the DVD: Mutant X Series 1, Volume 1 contains the following episodes: "The Shock of the New". Shopgirl Emma discovers her powers of persuasion have made her the target of murderous Mason Eckhart and his henchman Thorne. Rescued by Shalimar and Jesse, she refuses their offer of passage into the mutant underground and is attacked a second time. "I Scream the Body Electric". Captured while rescuing Emma, electricity-shooting Brennan is forcibly recruited into Eckhart's kidnap squads--can he be rescued or avoid corruption? "Russian Roulette". A gun that targets and destroys the DNA of mutants is being tested by Russian mercenaries. Mutant X needs it to cure Brennan and to stop Eckhart obtaining it. "Fool for Love". Shalimar falls for a GSA scientist whose cure for mutancy is more dangerous than either of them know. "Kiloherz". A fiery radical young mutant, Kiloherz, can travel in radio waves and inhabit electronic equipment. Mutant X need to save him from Eckhart and stop him doing too much damage. The DVDs also has trailers, Web links and interviews with Victoria Pratt (Shalimar) and producer Karen Wookey. --Roz Kaveney
Sean Bean stars as the dashing and daredevil Napoleonic hero Richard Sharpe Hero of Wellington's Spanish Army. But Sharpe unwittingly becomes caught up in a French plot; hie is convicted of the murder of a Spanish nobleman and sentenced to death this time he will need more than just his legendary courage to survive. In a desperate attempt to clear his name Sharpe is forced to venture deep into enemy territory to capture La Marquesa a beautiful French spy who alone can prove his innocence.
This DVD release features 4 of Cordelia's best episodes selected by series creator Joss Whedon. Former Sunnydale cheerleader Cordelia Chase (Charisma Carpenter) moved to LA to seek her fortune after daddy's long-standing tax evasion depleted her funds. Struggling to catch her big break Cordy appointed herself to help out at Angel Investigations. The episodes in Cordelia's collection follow her from arrival in the city to turning half-demon and gaining supernatural powers that leav
Two cops each trained in martial arts investigate the murder of fellow agents...
Dinoshark:It was frozen in glacial ice over 150 million years ago. Global warming has just hatched it in the Arctic. And now, it has traveled to Puerto Vallarta for a massive Mexican buffet of sailors, swimmers, lifeguards, jet skiers, horny tourists, bikini babes and more. It thrives in warm water. Bullets will not pierce its prehistoric armour. And it can leap out of the ocean to devour helicopters and parasailers. Can a rogue fishing boat captain and a sexy science teacher stop this ravenous pliosaur before it takes a monster bite out of the local fiesta and all-girl water polo tournament? Eric Balfour (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Skyline) and Iva Hasperger star - along with award-winning B-movie producer Roger Corman himself - in the top-rated Syfy sensation about the blood-crazed primeval mutation called Dinoshark!Dinocroc vs Supergator:They were created deep within the secret island laboratories of an unscrupulous biotech corporation and grown to horrific proportions... until they both escaped. Bullets won't stop them. Explosives only make them meaner. And their ravenous reptile appetites for scientists, tourists, S.W.A.T. teams and swimsuit models have only just begun. Now an undercover investigator, a sexy Fish & Game officer, and a cold-blooded swamp hunter known only as 'The Cajun' are all in pursuit of the scaly beasts that can outrun SUVs, crush buses and snack on sleazy producers in hot tubs. But when these monster lizards ultimately meet in battle, will mankind be the defeated species? David Carradine (Kill Bill, Death Race 2000) - in one of his final performances - stars in this epic Syfy smash about the bone-crunching, body-chomping, earth-trembling smackdown of Dinocroc Vs. Supergator!Sharktopus:It is known as S-11, a diabolical hybrid of shark and octopus created by genetic scientist Nathan Sands (Eric Roberts of The Expendables and The Dark Knight) as the U.S. Navy's next super-weapon. But when its control implants are damaged during a training experiment, the beast escapes to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico for a taste of sun, sand, bikini babes, jet-skiers, spring breakers and beyond. Now a hotshot mercenary, an investigative reporter, and Sands' biomechanical engineer daughter must stop a creature like none ever witnessed before: it has superior intelligence, attacks without warning and it likes to snack on bungee jumpers. Kerem Bursin and Sara Malakul Lane co-star - with a hilarious cameo by Roger Corman himself - in the unforgettable Syfy Original Movie produced by Roger and Julie Corman about the 8-tentacled eating machine called Sharktopus!Mega Python vs Gatoroid:After a species of giant python invades the everglades, the obvious choice is for park workers to breed mutant gators to counter the threat. But things start to go very wrong when the megapythons and gatoroids start thrashing it out on the street.Can 80's pop sensations Tiffany and Debbie Gibson save the state of Florida before being savagely massacred? It's unlikely!
Miss Emmeline Lucas known universally to her friends as Lucia is a dreadful snob but in Miss Elizabeth Mapp of Mallards Lucia meets her match. On the surface they are the most genteel of society ladies but beneath the veneer of politeness and etiquette lies a bitter and seething malice. There is no plan too devious no plot too cunning no depths to which they would not sink in order to win the battle for social supremacy. Using their deadly weapons of garden parties bridge evenings and charming teas the two combatants strive to outcharm each other as the vie for the position of toast of the town. The Village Fete: Still mourning the death of her husband nine months previously Lucia decides to get away from the village where she lives for a while and rent a place in another part of England. Taking her best friend Georgie along with her and they both fall in love with the place. They decide that they will both rent there for the summer and return to home to participate in the village fete before moving out... Battle Stations: Lucia and Georgie move to their rented homes in Tilling and it is not long before Lucia and Miss Mapp are competing against each other in games of oneupmanship. The Italian Connection: Lucia holds her garden party in Mapp's garden and it is a success. Her happiness is soon brought back to earth when Mapp gleefully tells her that the Contessa Faraglione is coming to visit Tilling and that the two of them will be able to talk Italian to each other. Lobster Pots: A party at Lucia's new home leads to Mapp trying anything she can to get hold of Lucia's recipe for lobster. This leads to the two of them finding themselves stuck in the house during a raging flood. The Owl And The Pussycat: After months lost at sea Mapp and Lucia return to Tilling much to the surprise of all the residents who had thought that they had died. They both plan evenings where they will tell their memoirs of their adventure versions that differ quite dramatically from each other...
Poetry is essential and Daisy Goodwin told us why in Essential Poems (To Fall in Love With). This series was transmitted from 14-18 February 2003 and looks at how poets from William Shakespeare and Andrew Marvell to Maya Angelou and Wendy Cope are still relevant today. Starring Amanda Holden Stephen Tompkinson Ralf Little Jo Whiley and Andrew Lincoln.
A year has passed since Matthew said goodbye to his alien friend Chocky. With the arrival of the summer holidays Matthew goes to visit his aunt in the countryside. While exploring he meets Albertine a young mathematical prodigy. They soon become friends and discover they can communicate telepathically. One day Chocky returns to warn Matthew that they are both in danger. Matthew realises where the danger must lay - a scientist who wants to test Albertine's exceptional abilities. W
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