A two-part US TV miniseries here edited into a 122-minute feature, Asteroid was originally rushed onto (television) screens in 1996, well before the one-two big screen punch of Deep Impact and Armageddon. Single mum-cum-astronomy boffin Dr Lily McKee (Annabella Sciorra) works out that a comet is about to divert a meteor shower towards Earth ("at its present rate, Helios would hit with the force of a thousand Hiroshimas and the heat of the Sun") and spends the first half of the film alerting the authorities to the danger, and the second half helping rugged rescue guy Jack Wallach (Michael Biehn) haul survivors out from under the rubble caused when a bunch of minor asteroids collide with the planet (well, America); all while as the usual shenanigans go on to cope with the big, preventable chunk. The script explains everything in children's science lecture terms ("Mom, are we going to die like the dinosaurs?" "I don't think so, honey, we're much smarter than the dinosaurs") and is written in pure comforting cliché-speak ("I'm sure she's serious, but is she for real?"). With its hymn to the quick-thinking authorities and intently cooperating heroes, this may be the most pro-Establishment disaster film ever made: only a few panicky civilians cause any trouble, and we need plot contrivances to get made-for-TV he-man Biehn into danger as he outruns a flood in Kansas City or searches for the heroine's missing kid (Zachary B Charles) in the burning wreckage of Dallas. A large supporting cast of no-name labcoats, uniforms and victims clutter up the screen between the effects. Of course, this can't compete with its big-screen counterparts, but it did get there first, coopting the CGI and modelwork techniques of Independence Day to the rock-from-space sub-genre (cf: Meteor) as cities are smashed, crowds submerged, the planet battered and multitudes saved to order. --Kim Newman
High flying, PR exec. Agatha Raisin has decided to leave the rat race and retire prematurely to the sleepy village of Carsely in the Cotswolds. Desperate to make friends and fit in Agatha enters the village's quiche-making competition and to be sure of a win sneaks a trip to buy her quiche from a London deli. When the judge is found dead after eating the offending quiche she is exposed as a cheat and the prime suspect in a murder investigation. In order to clear her name, Agatha turns amateur sleuth to find the real murderer and salvage the life she has dreamed of. Outspoken, opinionated and never afraid to speak her mind, she harnesses all the skills at her fingertips and, with the help of her cleaner Rosie and her best friend Roy, unearths a fair few secrets along the way.
Ten years ago, a tragedy changed the town of Harmony forever. An inexperienced coal miner caused an accident killing five men and plunging Harry Warden into a permanent coma. But Harry wanted revenge. Exactly one year later, on Valentine's Day, he woke up
Ashley Jensen (Catastrophe, Extras ) is back as fashionable PI Agatha Raisin in this comic mystery series based on the book series by M.C. Beaton.From her private detective agency in the scenic Cotswolds, the glamorous PR executive turned sleuth solves all manner of quirky cases with help from her pals: best friend and former assistant Roy (Mathew Horne, Gavin & Stacey ), inveterate flirt Sir Charles (Jason Merrells, Finding Alice), ex-flame James (Jamie Glover, Waterloo Road ), and lovebirds Toni (Jodie Tyack, Noughts + Crosses) and Bill (Matt McCooey, The Salisbury Poisonings).
When Nell wakes up in hospital with little memory of a terrifying event resulting in the death of her father she is placed in temporary care. But when she starts to hear voices and see satanic signs it isn't long before her dark past catches up with her once more.
A westerner named Casey studying Ninjutsu in Japan is asked by the Sensei to return to New York to protect the legendary Yoroi Bitsu an armored chest that contains the weapons of the last Koga Ninja.
Written by Kay Mellor (The Syndicate, In the Club) and starring Ashley Jensen (Extras, Agatha Raisin) and Rebecca Front (War & Peace), contemporary BBC One drama LOVE, LIES & RECORDS follows Registrar KATE DICKINSON as she tries to juggle her personal life with the daily dramas of births, marriages and deaths and the impact they have on her. After landing her dream promotion to the top job of Superintendent Registrar, KATE's finding herself increasingly torn by her demanding work and the endless responsibilities of being a modern working mum. As if the daily dramas of births, marriages and deaths weren't enough to deal with, now a disgruntled colleague's threatening to expose a risqué secret from Kate's past that could jeopardise everything... LOVE, LIES & RECORDS has all the high drama, high stakes, twists and turns that audiences have come to expect from Kay Mellor. This DVD includes a Behind the Scenes feature which includes interviews with the key cast and crew.
A group of high school friends discover an embalmed hand with the ability to connect them to the spirit world. They become hooked on the experience, until one of them breaks the rules and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces. Special Features ¢ New audio commentary by Emma Westwood and Sally Christie ¢ Audio Commentary with Writers/Directors Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou ¢ Talk to Them: a new interview with Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou ¢ Conjuring Demons: a new interview with Producer Samantha Jennings ¢ Beautifully Grotesque: a new interview with Cinematographer Aaron McLisky ¢ Contagion: Kat Ellinger on Talk to Me ¢ Behind the Scenes of Talk to Me: archive featurette ¢ Behind the Scenes - No Spoilers: archive featurette ¢ Deleted Scenes ¢ Cast Interviews ¢ Crew Interviews
Turn Up The Heat
How do you deal with a fallout of heavenly proportions? With the angelic Host’s descent to Earth Sam and Dean are now facing a world inhabited by thousands of powerful beings who soon form their own chaotic agendas. Before tackling the threat of the “loose nukes” roaming the globe however the Winchesters engage in their most personal conflict yet. Meanwhile Castiel finds he’s more vulnerable – and yet capable of more humanity – than ever. As the threat escalates a way must be found to reopen the gates of Heaven and head off a demon insurrection in Hell. The whole time darkness leaves its mark on Dean but has he finally crossed the line to protect his family? The excitement of this 23-episode ninth season is positively epic.
The Assassination Was Only The Beginning... A secret Service agent and a hardbitten news reporter investigate the conspiracy behind the assassination of the President and find the truth is not only closer but also deadlier than they ever imagined...
When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and opens the door to the spirit world forcing them to choose who to trust: the dead or the living.
The Kingdom has been described as "ER meets Twin Peaks", and seldom can the standard and the surreal have met in more perfect accord. The hospital that conceals dark secrets is the premise for this riveting "soap"--seen on Danish TV in 1994--in which science and civilisation are eroded by superstition and instinct. Lars von Trier is not a director who aims to please, and the claustrophobic visuals he draws from handheld cameras and natural lighting anticipate the stripped-down film work of his Dogme 95 movement. Yet there's nothing cerebral about the goings-on here, thanks to the rich variety of characters who people the labyrinthine corridors and functional wards. The Minister's visit and the Haiti jaunt are slapstick humour worthy of the best Python sketches, and Trier is never afraid to mix the prosaic with the profound. There are wonderfully observed performances from Ernst Hugo Jaregard as chequered Swedish surgeon Stig Helmer, and Kirsten Rolffes as common-sense psychic Sigrid Drusse. These are only the first five episodes: having seen them, you'll be awaiting the remainder with impatience. This is persuasive, provocative filmmaking. On the DVD: The Kingdom on disc has audio and visual reproduction that is authentically Trier, with English subtitles and 10 access points per episode. Each part is viewable separately or in sequence, though make sure you don't lose some of the director's amusingly offbeat postscripts. The first disc also features Tranceformer, a frank insight into the mind and movies of Lars von Trier with extracts from his features between 1984 and 95. --Richard Whitehouse
Death is coming. Worse than death, oblivion. Not just for our Earth, but for everyone, everywhere in every universe! Against this ultimate destruction, the mysterious Monitor has gathered the greatest team of heroes ever assembled. But what can even the combined might of Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, the Flash, Green Lantern and hundreds of heroes from multiple Earths do to save all reality from an unstoppable antimatter Armageddon?! Product Features Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One: Crisis Prime(r) - The filmmakers reveal in detail their intricate plan to create a comprehensive animated universe across seven films, concluding with the events of the three-part adaptation JUSTICE LEAGUE: CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One: The Selfless Speedster - Explore The Flash's legendary role in the CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS comic series, the creative process that brought him to life in the animated adaptation, and the vocal performance behind his heroic and romantic story.
Now fully revealed as the ultimate threat to existence, the ANTI-MONITOR wages an unrelenting attack on the surviving Earths that struggle for survival in a pocket universe. One-by-one, these worlds and all their inhabitants are vaporized! On the planets that remain, even time itself is shattered and heroes from the past join the Justice League and their rag-tag allies against the epitome of evil. But as they make their last stand, will the sacrifice of the superheroes be enough to save us all?
The hirsuite hardman Chuck Norris returns to DVD for another action-packed thriller in The Cutter. After a deadly kidnapping rescue gone wrong a guilt ridden detective (Chuck Norris) goes out on his own to successfully rescue an aged diamond cutter from the hands of a murderous thief in this action packed thriller. With the kidnapped man's niece Elizabeth aiding in his rescue Shep learns the diamond cutter perfected his skill during his years as an Auschwitz prisoner. Sh
An endless army of shadow demons bent on the destruction of all reality swarms over our world and all parallel Earths! The only thing opposing them is the mightiest team of metahumans ever assembled. But not even the combined power of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern and all their fellow superheroes can slow down the onslaught of this invincible horde. What mysterious force is driving them? And how do the long-buried secrets of the Monitor and Supergirl threaten to crush our last defense? EC-0001 Voices in Crisis-Step inside the unique process of creating voices for a Green Lantern, the last daughter of Krypton and an immortal voyeur with Aldis Hodge, Meg Donnelly and Jonathan Adams. EC-0002 The Bat-Family of the Multiverse-Go beyond the borders of Earth-1 as the filmmakers and the creatives behind DC discuss the origins and narratives of Bat-Family characters across the Multiverse. EC-0003 Part Three Sneak Peek
The thrilling and terrifying journey of the Winchester brothers continues as Supernatural enters its eighth season. Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) have spent their lives on the road battling every kind of supernatural threat. Over the years after dozens of bloody adventures they have faced everything from the yellow-eyed demon that killed their mother to vampires ghosts shape shifters angels and fallen gods. They even came face to face with Lucifer and the Four Horsemen in averting the Apocalypse. With the help of allies - both human and supernatural - they've discovered that every threat they vanquish opens a new door for evil to enter in. In the show's seventh season their hunt for the dreaded Leviathans - monstrous creatures escaped from Purgatory - has cost them dearly. Claiming the life of their best friend and father figure Bobby Singer and shattering their protector the fallen angel Castiel Sam and Dean's battle to somehow defeat the age-old Leviathan threat will take everything they've got. As dawn arrives after their endless struggle and sacrifice to defeat the world's evils they know that come nightfall something otherworldly - something supernatural - will claw its way out of the shadows demanding their attention.
When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and opens the door to the spirit world forcing them to choose who to trust: the dead or the living.
From the moment their mother is brutally murdered by a demon, brothers Dean and Sam are changed forever. Spurred on by their father's quest for revenge, the boys grow up battling malignant spirits and the like. Adulthood sees Sam drift away from his paranormal past, instead choosing to settle down in a life of domestic bliss with his girlfriend. But when their father goes missing, he and Dean set out to find him and are confronted by evil spirits along the way. This box set contains every episode from the first series.
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