Early in the 1690's a wave of witchcraft hysteria hit the Massachusetts village of Salem. More than 400 people were accused of witchcraft by a group of children seemingly possessed by the devil. Twenty were executed or killed and many others were jailed and were still awaiting trial when the Governor had them released. Sarah Coyle (Vanessa Redgrave) was one who survived after years imprisoned. Her two sisters (Phyllis Thaxter and Kim Hunter) were hanged as witches. Ten years later
Lone Scherfig directs this romcom, based on the best-seller by David Nicholls, about two friends who reunite every year on the anniversary of their first meeting. Since the day when they first met at their college graduation - July 15th,1988 - Emma Morley (Anne Hathaway) and Dexter Mayhew (Jim Sturgess) have kept in touch, meeting up again on the same day each year. Over the following two decades, the ups and downs of the relationship between the idealistic Emma and wealthy ladies' man Dexter are revisited every July 15th, as they try to take stock of their lives, and attempt to discover what they've both been missing all along.
In Atlanta several African-American children have been murdered. James Belushi and Gregory Hines play the two reporters who put their own lives on the line to expose the sinister truth behind the killings as they take on corrupt city officials who want to keep their findings under wraps. A heart-wrenching drama based on a true story.
One DayEmma Morley (Academy Award nominee Anne Hathaway) and Dexter Mayhew (Jim Sturgess of The Way Back and 21) begin a relationship that will last a lifetime. July 15th, 1988, Emma and Dexter meet on the night of their graduation. Tomorrow they must go their separate ways. So where will they be on this One Day next year? And the year after that? And every year that follows? From the acclaimed British director of 'An Education' and written for the screen by David Nicholls, One Day is a modern love story, captivating and moving from beginning to end. AtonementKeira Knightley (Love Actually) and James McAvoy (The Last King of Scotland) star in this extraordinary film from the Director of Pride and Prejudice. Through a series of catastrophic misunderstandings, Robbie Turner (James McAvoy) is accused of a crime he did not commit. This accusation destroys Robbie and Cecilia's (Keira Knightley) new found love and dramatically alters the course of their lives. A sweeping romance that is both captivating and deeply moving.
Made for televison comedy which follows the antics of trio anxious to make it big on the greyhound racing circuit...
With the centennial of the invention of Motion Pictures comes a program with all the laughs that can be crammed into 100 minutes of non-stop merriment. Journey on a rip-roaring trip through the world of cinema comedy with the funniest moments in the history of Hollywood from the slapstick of the silents through the screwball comedies of the 1930s and '40s to the hi-jinks of Hollywood's most recent comedies. All the great movie comics are here from the great comic actors of the past to the laughmakers of today. Here are profiles of favorite comedy stars plus revealing looks at some of the 'forgotton' comics of the silent and talkie era. From past greats such as Laurel & Hardy The Marx Brothers and Buster Keaton through to modern day stars as Eddie Murphy Leslie Nielsen and Jim Carrey. Enjoy rare early movie comedy behind the scenes footage foreign film fun mockumentaries musical comedies and the unintentional hilarity of movies like Reefer Madness. 100 stars provide hundreds of laughs for a century's worth of a fun-filled film feast. This is one comedy kaleidoscope you'll watch again and again!
Two great Christmas adventures on one disc! Silent Night: Buster & Chauncey - the world's greatest Mouse-icians- have arrived in Oberndorf for their shot at the big time: performing for the Queen at the annual Christmas pageant. The Nuttiest Nutcracker: A fun-filled adventure for the whole family The Nuttiest Nutcracker is a star-studded computer-animated movie that lends a madcap twist to the cherished ""Nutcracker"" tale.
When inveterate old lag Harry Denton (Edward Rigby) is released from prison he soon returns to his old ways by kidnapping 16 year-old Sheila Farlaine (Petula Clark) the daughter of a well-known actor (Hugh Sinclair). Harry brings her to the home of his grandson Jack (Jimmy Hanley) but soon gets more than he bargained for as Sheila welcomes the adventure of being kidnapped and the attention it receives in the press! As Sheila's father discovers the biggest acting role of his career playing the distraught father of a daughter being held to ransom; and her childhood friend Jimmy (Anthony Newley) convinces the police that he bravely tried to fight off the kidnappers; Sheila's disappearance becomes a great opportunity for everyone to enjoy their moment in the limelight. All that is bar Jack who wants his grandfather to concoct some ruse to persuade Sheila to return home so that he doesn't have to serve twenty years in prison with his grandfather for abduction!
The Legendary Bruce Lee. Unknown in 1971. Two years later an international cult hero and more than twenty years on still remembered as the star of the biggest martial arts epic ever filmed - ""Enter The Dragon."" ""Enter The Dragon"" takes Lee into the island fortress of a warlord of crime Han who carries on his opium smuggling and prostitution activities under the disguise of a martial arts academy. Determined to avenge the death of his sister Lee penetrates Han's Stronghold and enters the brutal martial arts tournament Han is staging. Then follows a visual feast of spectacular martial arts matches that combine skills in Karate Judo Tae Kwon Do Tai Chi Chuan and Hap Ki Do. Bruce Lee staged these fighting sequences himself demonstrating experienced awareness of film rhythm and dramatic timing as well as mastery of the martial arts that made him famous. His reputation as an all-time great has grown since his untimely and mysterious death in 1973 three weeks before the opening of ""Enter The Dragon."" This special edition of the film is available uncut for the very first time in Britain and features the 'lost' Bruce Lee monk scene and the full version of the previously edited nanchaku showdown sequence: quite simply the definitive cut of the greatest martial arts movie ever!
Maggie Nelson (voiced by Academy Award'' winner Anna Paquin of The Piano and X-Men fame) is a student at the High School Of Dramatic Arts and a rising star of the New York stage. But when she is caught between a freak electrical storm and a mysterious rune stone Maggie discovers that she has the uncanny ability to shape-shift like a chameleon. Now Maggie must stop the plot of an alchemic madman from an ancient race that walk hidden among us. Why has her Interpol agent father been abducted? What can a sexy teenage actress dare to do with the powers of DNA replication? And will the world's most unlikely new superhero save the day without flunking her midterms?
Based on the bestselling novel by David Nicholls, One Day is brought to life on screen by the director of An Education, Lone Scherfig. After one day together - 15th July 1988, their university graduation - Emma Morley (Academy Award Nominee Anne Hathaway) and Dexter Mayhew (Jim Sturgess - Across the Line) begin a friendship that will last a lifetime. She is a working-class girl of principle and ambition who dreams of making the world a better place. He is a wealthy charmer who dreams that the world will be his playground.
The Legendary Bruce Lee. Unknown in 1971. Two years later an international cult hero and more than twenty years on still remembered as the star of the biggest martial arts epic ever filmed - Enter The Dragon. Enter The Dragon takes Lee into the island fortress of a warlord of crime Han who carries on his opium smuggling and prostitution activities under the disguise of a martial arts academy. Determined to avenge the death of his sister Lee penetrates Han's Stronghold and enters the brutal martial arts tournament Han is staging. Then follows a visual feast of spectacular martial arts matches that combine skills in Karate Judo Tae Kwon Do Tai Chi Chuan and Hap Ki Do. Bruce Lee staged these fighting sequences himself demonstrating experienced awareness of film rhythm and dramatic timing as well as mastery of the martial arts that made him famous. His reputation as an all-time great has grown since his untimely and mysterious death in 1973 three weeks before the opening of Enter The Dragon. This special edition of the film is available uncut for the very first time in Britain and features the 'lost' Bruce Lee monk scene and the full version of the previously edited nanchaku showdown sequence: quite simply the definitive cut of the greatest martial arts movie ever!
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