In 1987 The Gate was at the forefront of what came and went as a purely 80s genre: Kiddie Horror. Just like The Lost Boys or The Monster Squad of the same year, the idea was to let a couple of younger-than-teenage kids loose in a well-worn horror scenario and play it for as many laughs as scares. Its 15 certificate (PG-13 in the States) meant The Gate had an enormous opening weekend, and a considerable shelf life. The kids in question here are a very young Stephen (Blade) Dorff as Glen and his best friend Terry. After some tree felling in Glen's seemingly miles-square back yard they discover a hole full of precious rock. This is of course the Gate to a demonic dimension. As things start levitating, Glen's dog dies and moths get into the most awkward of places, it becomes obvious that the Gate is open! A teenage sister does little to help early on, but naturally the story develops into one about banding together under extreme circumstances. The make-up and stop-motion animation effects remain impressive in scope and there are a couple of frights still just on the right side of cliché. Since it was so successful, the writer and director went on to make an inferior sequel some years later. On the DVD: Viewers should note this is a very murky transfer that's in an unspecified widescreen ratio. There's also an unspectacular (equally unspecified) sound mix. But a gallery of 10 photos and the theatrical trailer makes up for that, right? --Paul Tonks
A captivating animated feature that's part metal part magic and all heart. A young boy rescues a huge robot which has rocketed to earth from space - and tries to protect the genial giant from a nosey government agent and the military...
Brace yourself for tests of faith, twists of fate and tantalising fantasy in ABC Studios' Once Upon a Time, Seasons 1-6. Welcome to Storybrooke: a mysterious town frozen in time and trapped in lost memories by an Evil Queen's terrible curse - until Saviour Emma Swan arrives to shatter the spell and vanquish the darkness. Prepare to meet the fairytale heroes and villains you thought you knew, only to discover flaws, fears, obsessions and passions that make them all too human. From Oz to Never Land, from Camelot to Agrabah; whether they thirst for absolute power or hunger for true love, their stories play out against a thrilling backdrop of action, suspense and powerful magic that's as real as life and death itself and always comes at a price. Immerse yourself in all six, riveting seasons - plus fascinating bonsu features - as you expereince the ultimate high-stakes saga of revenge and redemption that is Once Upon a Time. Features: Behind The Scenes Bloopers Audio Commentary Deleted Scenes
Love. As seductive and dangerous as magic, this potent, unpredictable force proves to be the ultimate weapon in the epic battle between good and evil in ABC Studios' Once Upon a Time: The Complete Fourth Season. Soon after Emma and Hook unwittingly bring Elsa of Arendelle to Storybrooke, they encounter the mysterious Snow Queen, whose relentless obsession with both Emma and Elsa has chilling consequences. Meanwhile, it appears Regina has at last found true love with Robin Hood, but how will she react when her happy ending is thwarted yet again by a maddening twist of fate? Then, a banished Rumplestiltskin enlists the Queens of Darkness (Malefi cent, Ursula, Cruella De Vil) in an insidious scheme to rewrite their own stories and corrupt the Saviour by turning her newly blissful heart pitch-black. Relive all 23 thrilling episodes of Season 4. Plus, delve deeper as you revel in the intoxicating magic and mystery of Once Upon a Time spellbinding now and forever after!
He's a small-time gambler (Sean Penn) with a backpack full of cash an overdue debt in Vegas and a broken radiator hose. She's a hot-and-cold vixen (Jennifer Lopez) caught in the grips of a twisted relationship with her powerful husband. Both of them just want to get out of town. And after you meet the citizens of Superior Arizona you'll understand why...
Eureka Entertainment to present THE SONG OF BERNADETTE, an intimate and spiritual biopic of one girl's ultimate test of faith starring Jennifer Jones, for the first time ever on Blu-ray in the UK as part of the Eureka Classics range from 8 April 2019, presented with a Limited Edition slipcase and collector's booklet [2000 copies only] One of the rare Hollywood studio films to address spiritual belief and religious conviction in a serious and complex fashion, the beloved classic The Song of Bernadette made a star of its leading lady Jennifer Jones, who won the Academy Award for Best Actress, in addition to taking home a Golden Globe during those awards' very first ceremony (the film also won Globes for Best Dramatic Film and Best Director). A moving portrait of faith, the film is one of the crowning achievements of director Henry King (Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing). Based on the best-selling historical novel by Franz Werfel, the film chronicles the life of 14-year-old Bernadette Soubirous, who began seeing visions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lourdes, France in 1858. When news of Bernadette's vision first spreads through the town, there are those who decry her as mentally unsound, while others wholeheartedly believe particularly when the spring that erupts near the grotto that housed the visitations contains water that seems to have miraculous healing properties. Buoyed by outstanding supporting performances by Vincent Price, Lee J. Cobb, Charles Bickford, and Gladys Cooper, The Song of Bernadette with sumptuous cinematography by Arthur C. Miller (How Green Was My Valley) is a profoundly affecting drama, no matter what one's own personal beliefs. Eureka Classics is proud to present this landmark title in UK debut on Blu-ray. Features: Limited Edition slipcase [2000 copies only] 1080p presentation on Blu-ray LPCM audio (original mono presentation) Watch film with Overture [6.52] Optional English SDH subtitles Audio Commentary by Edward Z. Epstein (author of Portrait of Jennifer: A Biography of Jennifer Jones), John Burlingame (biographer of Alfred Newman), and biographer-historian Donald Spoto Original Theatrical Trailer Limited Edition collector's booklet featuring new writing by film journalist and writer Amy Simmons, alongside rare archival imagery [2000 copies only]
Nicholas Lyndhurst - fresh from his success in the endlessly popular Only Fools and Horses - stars as twenty-something computer programmer Ashley opposite Janet Dibley as Elaine his marriage-phobic girlfriend in this long-running sitcom from LWT. This first series also featuring one of the last TV roles for Doctor Who legend Patrick Troughton was originally screened in 1986 and is available here for the first time in any format. Ashley Phillips is an average young man with a fairly average set of ambitions: he yearns for semi-detached bliss with a mortgage a wife and a baby. He already shares a basement flat with the fiercely independent Elaine a doctor's daughter but she resolutely rejects every one of Ashley's marriage proposals. To make matters worse Elaine works in a cr''che - an eye-opening experience that has left her with absolutely no desire to start a family... at least not just yet! Although Ashley's life is frequently interrupted by the ministrations of his overbearing mother Lilian there is always someone he can turn to for advice on matters of the heart: Perce his laid-back and lovable granddad.
This stylish, unclassifiable film depicts a future world in which sex is no longer an act that occurs naturally between two consenting adults, but rather an emotionless, business-like arrangement in which the man chooses his ideal mate from a selection of perfectly formed replicants. When successful businessman Sam Treadwell (David Andrews, Fight Club) finds that his android wife, the Cherry model 2000 (Pamela Gidley, The Maze), malfunctions during a steamy clinch, he decides to leave the safety of his everyday life and brave the treacherous and lawless region of The Zone' to find an exact replacement model from a remote factory warehouse. His guide for this dangerous journey is the renegade tracker E' Johnson (Melanie Griffith, Mulholland Falls), a fearless and undeniably real woman. High Definition transfer New interview with actor Tim Thomerson Audio commentary with director Steve De Jarnatt Making Cherry 2000 (1987): vintage featurette Original theatrical trailer
Presented by Oscar'' Nominated Director Robert Altman (The Player Gosford Park) this series follows the path of a handgun and the impact it has on the lives of those who encounter it. An all star cast and acclaimed writers and directors contribute a different story to each riveting episode. Follow these comical tragic tawdry and compelling tales of murder adultery betrayal and other sins all triggered driven and sometimes resolved by the same handgun.
Two twenty-something wasters wake up one morning with no recollection of the night before and where they left their car!
Academy Award Winner Vanessa Redgrave star of Sky TV's 'Nip Tuck' leads a stellar cast in this mafia mini series. From the renowned creator of the award-winning Prime Suspect Lynda LaPlante and Frank Konigsberg the producer behind The 'Last Don' and Stephen King's 'The Tommyknockers' comes the epic saga of one of organised crime's most fascinating families - Bella Mafia. The all-star international cast also includes Academy Award-nominee Jennifer Tilly (Bullets Over Broadway)
A somewhat contrived screenplay doesn't stop this thriller from serving up some of the most spectacular fire sequences ever committed to film. Like any Ron Howard production Backdraft is impressively slick and boasts a stellar cast, including Kurt Russell and William Baldwin. The actors play sibling rivals who have been at odds since the death of their firefighter father years earlier. Robert De Niro is the veteran fire inspector who is tracking a series of mysterious and deadly arsons and Donald Sutherland is effectively creepy as the former arsonist who understands the criminal psychology of pyromaniacs. Rebecca De Mornay, Scott Glenn and Jennifer Jason Leigh are featured in supporting roles. Backdraft is a triumph of stunt work and flaming special effects. --Jeff Shannon
Vince Vaughn and Kevin James headline an all-star comedy from director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer about a man who finds out that what you don't say to a friend is just as important as what you do.
A dark and unflinching amorality tale told from the perspective of the lovable "Dexter" - a forensics science officer by day and a seriel killer by night!
There’s a serial killer targeting criminal attackers and using a victims crisis hotline to find their next prey. All the counsellors are suspects. Angela a counsellor on the hotline doesn’t pull any punches. She’s brutally honest - but not about everything. Her past is a secret. She’d rather forget the things she did but can’t. Instead she takes calls like penance reliving her own ordeal. However the past isn’t the only thing following Angela. Someone is stalking her - someone dangerous. Anyone who knows about her past is a threat. Murder follows torture as the guilty are punished. The cops are closing in but Angela’s not the only one with secrets. Though her past may prove she’s a killer that doesn’t mean she’s the killer they’re looking for.
Scientist Bruce Banner (Eric Bana) has, to put it mildly, anger management issues. His quiet life as a brilliant researcher working with cutting edge genetic technology conceals a nearly forgotten and painful past. His ex-girlfriend and equally brilliant fellow researcher, Betty Ross (Jennifer Connelly), has tired of Bruce's cordoned off emotional terrain and resigns herself to remaining an interested onlooker to his quiet life. Which is exactly where Betty finds herself during one of the early trials in Banner's groundbreaking research. A simple oversight leads to an explosive situation and Bruce makes a split-second decision; his heroic impulse saves a life and leaves him apparently unscathed-his body absorbing a normally deadly dose of gamma radiation.Acclaimed Oscar-winning filmmaker Ang Lee turns his masterful eye to adapting the classic Marvel Comics character for the big screen. Setting out to faithfully transfer the Hulk comic book character from four-color paneled page to motion picture screen, Lee combines all the elements of a blockbuster visual effects-intensive superhero movie with the brooding romance and tragedy of Universal's classic horror films. Staying true to the early subversive spirit of the Hulk as envisioned by its creators (Stan Lee and Jack Kirby) while also tuning the tale to current dangerous times, Lee presents a portrait of a man at war with himself and the world, both a superhero and a monster, a means of wish fulfillment and a nightmare...
Two friends begin a simple uneventful drive to Florida to deliver a car. But the trip soon becomes a voyage to hell when they hit the backroads of a barren Texas county and meet up with a monstrous serial killer. Through all the gore it's really a comedy...
Johnny Cage, the world's number one action superstar is having a rotten day. After a young starlet was kidnapped from his latest blockbuster, Johnny is pulled into a mystery that will lead him through 1980's Los Angeles, from Grauman's to the Hollywood sign, and into the seedy underbelly, where he'll find a dark and sinister secret that might have lasting effects on the city... and more importantly, Johnny's career!
The life story of one of Britain's most notorious bare-knuckle fighters, Lenny McLean, also known as the Guv'nor.
Visconti is one of World Cinema s greats, the multi-awarded Italian director literally created Neo-Realism with OBSESSION, his adaptation of The Postman Always Rings Twice. Visconti returns to the stunningly lavish 19th Century sets of his Cannes Winner, THE LEOPARD, in this, his last film; a deplorably overlooked brooding masterpiece... Presented here from restored HD materials, for the very 1st time doing justice to the film's cinematography, rich sets and story. Finishing where THE LEOPARD left off, we follow the disintegration of the aristocracy into moral decadence and sexual taboos, personified by a career-defining, powerhouse performance by Giannini (Mathis in Bonds CASINO ROYALE & QUANTUM OF SOLACE) whose antihero displays hitherto uncharted monstrosity. Giannini is the aristocrat who leaves his wife for his latest mistress Jennifer O'Neil, but his morbid need for domination makes him want his wife back when she becomes pregnant by another man...
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