Hank Donner (Lansing) is a marine biologist fascinated by creatures from the deep. When he starts studying a killer whale Namu near an isolated fishing community he finds himself the victim of suspicion and prejudice from local villagers. Over the course of this moving family adventure he must save Namu's life by persuading them that whales are intelligent and compassionate animals...
Barnaby and Scott investigate a death in Midsomer Mere where villagers seem to have the ability to predict future events. John Ransom's head was covered in scorch marks the result of his brother Max's research into second sight. Is his death due to a pub brawl with his brother-in-law Ben Kirby over plans for a baptism or is he a casualty of the bizarre experiments? In the battle between faith and science even Barnaby thinks he has seen a man somewhere before. It's time to delve in
Hocus-Pocus: Steve Austin teams up with a pretty ESP expert in a magic act in order to gain access to a nightclub owner's gang-land organization that has stolen a top secret code book. The Price of Liberty: Plans for the Liberty Bell to be toured around the nation to celebrate the Bicentennial are thwarted when it is stolen by a disgruntled scientist who threatens to blow it up. The Bionic Criminal: Barney a race driver is re-activated as the second bionic man over Steve's protest. Steve has reason to doubt Barney's mental stability and soon his fears are justified when he turns his bionic powers to a life of crime...
Yes: The Director's Cut is narrated by The Who's Roger Daltrey from footage of the 2003 world tour that didn't make into the original edit. Recorded live during the 35th Anniversary World Tour this is the 'wonderous' songs and the 'wonderous' stories of YES featuring behind the scenes footage and previously unreleased live performances at the N.I.A Birmingham and The Glastonbury Festival.
MacGyver (Richard Dean Anderson) is a modern-day ""knight-errant"" a person people turn to in a crisis. He has a penchant for arriving on the scene in the eleventh hour when the clock is ticking ominously and innocent lives often are at stake. MacGyver is a packrat collecting ordinary items of seemingly little value and stashing them in his knapsack ""for a rainy day"". And it is these same items that he uses to improvise his way out of trouble. MacGyver's ingenious solutions to see
Deaf and mute since having his hearing knocked out at the age of 12, Asher has been training for almost two decades to avenge himself on Ivan, the man that killed his older brother, 21 years ago. And now that his nemesis is out of prison, he gets his chance. But Asher's target also happens to be his father.
Languishing in the vaults for decades, during which time it became a semi-legendary show among TV fans of a certain age, Fireball XL5 (1962) was Gerry Anderson's second puppet-animation science fiction series, the direct forerunner of Stingray (1963) and Thunderbirds (1964). This is the show on which Anderson established the formula for his later classics: a pseudo-military organisation engaged in desperate Earth-saving adventures against overwhelming odds; superb model work; puppets with very obvious strings but endearing personalities; iconic music by Barry Gray; and absolutely massive explosions. Colonel Steve Zodiac pilots the coolest spaceship then seen on British TV, the titular Fireball XL5, and is joined by medical officer Venus, a forerunner of Lady Penelope voiced by Sylvia Anderson, and comedy relief Prof Matt Matic (David Graham). Along for the ride is Robert the Robot, a thinner version of Robbie the Robot from Forbidden Planet (1956), a character who would soon turn up in Lost in Space (1965). The plots are ridiculous, with typically Cold War-era aliens routinely bent on planetary destruction for no reason, and there's zero attention to even rudimentary astronomy or anything else approaching actual science. Yet the gadgets, vehicles and puppetry are first-rate and the fast-paced, action-filled episodes are relentlessly entertaining. It's a cult just waiting to be reborn, and essential viewing for all Anderson fans. On the DVD: Fireball XL5 is presented with all 39 episodes (they run 25 minutes each) on five discs. Despite the colourful packaging, the episodes are all black and white, and the 4:3 picture is generally fine, though there are occasional instances of over-compression, which results in artefacting on smooth walls and the like. Some shots look a little soft, but detail is usually strong, making the models and puppets look better than ever. The mono sound is fine, if unremarkable. There are no extras beyond optional subtitles. --Gary S Dalkin
Rogues' Gallery
Spider-Man returns to battle a host of new baddies in the third adventure based on the popular comic book hero.
From the director of "Airplane" comes the third instalment in the scary spoof franchise.
Jody Drew (Ann-Margret) is a sweet, sexy, psycho-babe on the run from the law. She's escaped from a detention centre, stabbed a guard and burned the place to the ground. David Patton (John Forsythe) doesn't know all this. He's just a Senatorial candidate trying to do all the right things. However, Jody makes sure that all the wrong things happen.
Set a few years after the original film "Warriors of Virtue," the sequel finds Ryan and his best friend Chucky arrive at a martial arts competition in Beijing and thrust into the parallel land of Tao to do battle as the next Warriors of Virtue!
The FlawDirected by Terence Fisher of Hammer fame this 1955 British production stars John Bentley Donald Houston and Rona Anderson. In this crime drama a sneaky race-car driver Paul Oliveri (John Bentley) plans to murder his wife for the insurance money. Her attorney who is in love with her discovers the plan - a brutal fight culminates in tragedy for one of the two combatants. Great old motor racing sequences and filmed in Shoreham East Sussex. Witness in the DarkThis second feature stars Patrica Dainton as a blind girl who witnesses the thief turned murderer of her upstairs friend and neighbour. Also stars Conrad Phillips and Nigel Green. Directed by Wolf Rilla just before he directed Village of the Damned.
12 RoundsWhen Detective Danny Baxter's girlfriend is kidnapped by an ex-con seeking retribution he must complete 12 challenges in return for her safety. WWE champion John Cena dominates the big screen as Marine John Triton. Wherever there's danger Triton is usually smack dab in the middle of it... and he doesn't play by rules! After he's unwillingly discharged from Iraq Triton's beautiful wife Kate (Nip And Tuck's Kelly Carlson) is kidnapped by merciless jewel thieves led by a vicious killer (Robert Patrick)! Now Triton must fight to save her utilizing his most powerful weapon - himself! Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia: Escape is only the beginning... Starring Joe Manganiello (Spider-Man) and WWE's Mr. Kennedy this thrilling action-packed sequel delivers an all-new level of excitement! In the jungles of Colombia there's nowhere to run... forcing a covert team of U.S. Navy SEALs to make their own solutions in this riveting and explosive new film that takes the Behind Enemy Lines franchise into bold new territory! Colombia is in chaos caught in a bitter war between its government and insurgent guerillas.While on a secret mission to observe a meeting between the two factions the SEALs suddenly find themselves framed for the murder of leaders from both sides! Now abandoned by their own government the group must survive long enough to prove their innocence and prevent the brutal war from spilling over the border. Walking Tall: When former member of the U.S. Army Special Forces Chris Vaughn (Johnson) returns to his small hometown in rural Washington he finds that the once peaceful idyll has been shattered by an influx of drugs and outbreaks of violence. Sensing that his wealthy former high-school rival Jay Hamilton (McDonough) is behind the closing down of the town's once thriving lumber mill Vaughn stands for election as the town's sheriff and once he has his badge takes his deputy (Knoxville) and a sturdy 2 by 4 to clean up the town... Wrestler 'The Rock' stars in this latest action thriller based on the real life events of lawman Buford Pusser.
Runaway Jury: The stakes are extremely high in an explosive trial when the widow of a gun massacre victim represented by attorney Wendell Rohr (Dustin Hoffman) sues the gun's powerful manufacturer. Now with millions of dollars in the balance 12 jurors must decide if the gun maker was negligent. However unscrupulous jury consultant Rankin Fitch (Gene Hackman) believes the verdict is too important to be left in the hands of a jury and will spare no expense to ensure the chosen jury remain sympathetic to his client. Tension mounts and tables are turned as it comes to light that the jury is being manipulated by one of its own Nicholas Easter (John Cusack) with the aid of a beautiful woman (Rachel Weisz) on the outside to swing the verdict in the direction of the highest bidder... Class Action: Lawyer Jebediah Ward devoted to defending victims of large corporations and the State is fighting for compensation for the victims of automobile accidents involving defective cars. However it turns out that the manufacturer in his latest case is being defended by none other than Ward's daughter...
Mark and Cassie Woodman (William Russ and Roma Downey) could be just the perfect couple. They married young and although they've had their problems there proud of their teenage son Kevin and are still as happy as they were on the day they first got married. But when Mark takes a short buisness trip Cassie and Kevin's secure family world is lost when they see a TV news report that Marks plane has crashed with loss of many lives. After an anxious wait they hear the news they've been praying for - Mark is alive although badly injured and unconscious. However Cassie is stunned to discover that Mark had a travelling companion listed as Mrs C.Whitman who didnt survive the crash. The shocks don't end there leaving her wondering if she knew her loving husband at all...
This is the story of one of the most daring and dazzling robberies in modern history. There are few people who like a flutter who will not be familiar with the phrase 'The Great Bookie Robbery'. In the way that the Great Train Robbery caught the imagination of the public in the UK this headline grabbing heist entered immediately into Australian crime folklore alongside Ned Kelly; this is the story of the day the bookies got fleeced! The story began in Parkhurst Prison England. Here Mike Power (John Bach) a convicted felon conceived a plan for a robbery that would take place on the other side of the world in Australia. His well organized gang stole between $6 million and $12 million from the Victorian Club. An intricately planned and perfectly executed crime that was all over in the space of just 11minutes. The men Raymond Bennett Ian Carroll Laurence Prendergast Brian and LeslieKane and Norman Lee rented an office in the same building and hid the money there while making a fake getaway in a van. The only member of the gang to be charged was Norman Lee; he was subsequently acquitted. Later Lee was killed by police while taking part in a heist at Melbourne Airport. The story came out and the true identities of those involved were exposed when Lee's lawyer revealed the details of the crime.
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