The Very Best of Dad's Army, Vol 2 is a further helping of episodes from the BBC's most durable comedy, well chosen to illustrate the variety of situations and predicaments in which Warmington-on-Sea's home guard find themselves. "Menace from the Deep" sees them marooned on the town pier, having to contend with a rogue mine and an inebriated Hodges. "Mum's Army" has Captain Mainwaring set up a women's division and promptly fall for the charming Miss Gray, in a cunning take on Brief Encounter. "No Spring for Frazer" charts Frazer's beleaguered attempts to locate a missing gun part with predictably disastrous results. "When Did You Last See Your Money?" similarly puts Corporal Jones through the mill after he switches a package containing £500 with one containing a half-pound of sausages. Finally, "The Honourable Man" brings the enmity of Mainwaring and Sergeant Wilson to a head when the latter inherits an honorary title. The performances have that spontaneity and gently self-mocking humour so familiar, yet so enjoyable, however many times around. On the DVD: The Very Best of Dad's Army, Vol 2 on disc has an accompanying documentary (partially reprised from that on Volume 1) containing interviews with surviving cast members, present-day comedians and Messrs Croft and Perry, whose inspired scriptwriting continues to amuse and entertain. The early-70s prints have come up well, with subtitles and six chapter headings per episode to make locating favourite scenes easier than ever. --Richard Whitehouse
In 1972's Bad Company a genteel Northerner during the American Civil War (Barry Brown) is robbed by scallywag Jeff Bridges--and winds up teaming up with him. Together they become a criminal duo (although with one member more reluctant than the other) in this entertaining, realistic tale of what the West was really like. Bridges has a gangly, easy-going demeanour, as well as a sense of playfulness that even extends to moments of extreme jeopardy. He makes an interesting team with the stiff, proper Brown, creating comedy seemingly out of thin air. This was the directing debut of Robert Benton, who had co-written Bonnie and Clyde and who would go on to win an Oscar for Kramer vs Kramer. --Marshall Fine
Vin Diesel creates a cult icon as Riddick in this epic sci-fi adventure. The new Special Edition DVD comes complete with a range of exclusive extra features.
Every episode from The Simpsons creator Matt Groening's hit animated comedy! Season 1: 1. Space Pilot 3000 2. The Series Has Landed 3. I Roomate 4. Love's Labour's Lost In Space 5. Fear Of A Bot Planet 6. A Fishful Of Dollars 7. My Three Suns 8. A Big Piece Of Garbage 9. Hell Is Other Robots 10. A Flight To Remember 11. Mars University 12. When Aliens Attack 13. Fry And The Slurm Factory Season 2: 1. I Second That Emotion 2. Brannigan Begin Again 3. A Head In The Polls 4. Xmas Story 5. Why Must I Be A Crustacean in Love 6. Put Your Head On My Shoulder 7. Lesser Of Two Evils 8. Raging Bender 9. A Bicyclops Built For Two 10. How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back 11. A Clone Of My Own 12. The Deep South 13. Bender Gets Made (a.k.a. Bendfellas) 14. My Problem With Popplers (a.k.a. The Problem With Popplers) 15. Mother's Day 16. Anthology Of Interest 17. War Is The H-Word 18. The Honking 19. The Cryonic Woman Season 3: 1. Amazon Women In The Mood 2. Parasites Lost 3. A Tale Of Two Santas 4. The Luck Of The Fryrish 5. The Bird-bot Of Ice-catraz 6. Bendless Love 7. The Day The Earth Stood Stupid 8. That's Lobstertainment! 9. The Cyber House Rules 10. Where The Buggalo Roam 11. Insane In The Mainframe 12. The Route Of All Evil 13. Bendin' In The Wind 14. Time Keeps On Slippin' 15. I Dated A Robot 16. A Leela Of Her Own 17. A Pharaoh To Remember 18. Anthology Of Interest II 19. Roswell That Ends Well 20. Godfellas 21. Futurestock 22. 30% Iron Chef Season 4: 1. Kif Gets Knocked Up A Notch 2. Leela's Homeworld 3. Love & Rocket 4. Less Than Hero 5. A Taste Of Freedom 6. Bender Should Not Be Allowed On TV 7. Jurassic Bark 8. Crimes Of The Hot 9. Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles 10. The Why Of Fry 11. Where No Fan Has Gone Before 12. The Sting 13. Bend Her 14. Obsoletely Fabulous 15. The Farnsworth Parabox 16. Three Hundred Big Boys 17. Spanish Fry 18. The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings
Complete collection of episodes from the sci-fi series about a team of super-powered mutants created by a government agency that now wants to destroy all evidence of their existence. As a result of genetic engineering gone wrong in a covert government experiment, a team of new mutants possessing extraordinary powers is spinning out of control and the organisation that created them must hunt them down in an urgent product recall. It is now the job of Mutant X to seek out and protect their fellow mutants whilst helping them to understand their astonishing abilities. Will they manage to stay one step ahead of Genomex? Season 1 episodes are: 'The Shock of the New', 'I Scream the Body Electric', 'Russian Roulette', 'Fool for Love', 'Kilohertz', 'The Meaning of Death', 'Lit Fuse', 'In the Presence of Mine Enemies', 'Crime of the New Century', 'Dark Star Rising', 'White Shade of Pale', 'Double Vision', 'Blood Ties', 'Altered Ego', 'Lazarus Syndrome', 'Interface', 'Presumed Guilty', 'Ex Marks the Spot', 'Nothing to Fear', 'Deadly Desire', 'A Breed Apart' and 'Dancing On the Razor'. Season 2 episodes are: 'Past As Prologue', 'Power Play', 'Time Squared', 'Whose Woods Are These', 'The Future Revealed', 'No Man Left Behind', 'Crossroads of the Soul', 'Sign from Above', 'Body and Soul', 'Understudy', 'The Grift', 'At Destiny's End', 'Within These Walls', 'Hard Times', 'Under the Cloak of War', 'Once Around', 'Final Judgement', 'Inferno', 'One Step Closer', 'Reality Check', 'Reawakening' and 'Lest He Become'. Season 3 episodes are: 'Into the Moonless Night', 'Wages of Sin', 'The Breed', 'Where Evil Dwells', 'The Taking of Crows', 'Shadows of Darkness', 'The Hand of God', 'Wasteland', 'No Exit', 'Brother's Keeper', 'Possibilities', 'Conspiracy Theory', 'Art of Attraction', 'A Normal Life', 'Divided Loyalties', 'Age of Innocence', 'She's Come Undone', 'In Between', 'Dream Lover', 'The Prophecy', 'Cirque des Merveilles' and 'The Assault'. Created by Avi Arad for Marvel Studios, Mutant X was the science fiction TV series that ran for 3 seasons to much critical and commercial acclaim and the entire series appears in this fantastic 15-disc set.
America's favourite dysfunctional family - Roseanne Conner (Roseanne Barr) husband Dan (John Goodman) her sister Jackie (Laurie Metcalf) and kids Becky (Lecy Goranson) Darlene (Sara Gilbert) and D.J. (Michael Fishman) - is back! An unforgettable season of odd jobs and bathtub dreams broken romance and Halloween pranks weight-loss programs and school assembly humiliations the arrival of Arnie Thomas and the reunion with Ziggy Dan's dad hooking up with Crystal Jackie joining
Nothing is as it seems behind the well-trimmed hedges and picturesque cottages in the idyllic English county of Midsomer. Beneath the surface of sleepy village life lies murder. A collection of ten separate stories, starring John Nettles as Detective Inspector Barnaby. Includes: Death Of A Hollow Man, Faithful Unto Death, Death In Disguise, Death's Shadow, Stranglers Wood, Blood Will Out, Killings At Badger's Drift, Written In Blood, Dead Man's Eleven and Death Of A Stranger.
Kirstie Alley knocks 'em dead - literally - and then becomes hysterically hysterical in this comedy co-starring Bill Pullman Carrie Fisher Jami Gertz Scott Bakula Sam Elliott and Ed O'Neill. All Marjorie (Alley) ever wanted was to become a writer - ""like Slyvia Plath... only happy."" But she put her dream aside to marry a doctor (Bakula)... before discovering that he has no bedside manner. Unhappy unfulfilled and decidedly unsatisfied she attempts to find bliss in a hotel room wi
Nothing is quite as it seems behind the well trimmed hedges if the picturesque cottages in the idillic English county of Midsomer. Beneath the tranquil surface of sleepy village life exist dark secrets scandals and downright evil. John Nettles stars as the humourous thoughtful and methodical Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby. The Midsomer Literary Festival is being held in Midsomer St. Michael and is being sponsored by Sam Callaghan's publishing company. Each year a prize of 20 00
After Beth (Amanda Wyss), the girl of his dreams, dumps him for the school's arrogant ski-team captain, Lane's (John Cusack) prolific and dark imagination runs overtime. He wavers between bungling attempts to kill himself and inept efforts to win his ex-girlfriend back. All the while, Lane's also dealing with his quirky family, dodging a relentless paperboy who's out to collect, and meeting the charming French-exchange-student-nextdoor who just might be the unexpected key to his happiness.
Reservoir Dogs - Special Edition: Set mainly in a warehouse in the aftermath of a bungled robbery the story gradually unfolds to introduce the colour-coded gangsters and the planning of the crime step by step through Tarantino's trademark flashbacks. Four have survived after a police ambush - betrayed. What went wrong and who is the betrayer? Brilliantly scripted and complemented by the 70's retro soundtrack the scenes are stylish and violent yet intelligent and full of dark humour. With stunning performances by Harvey Keitel Tim Roth Steve Buscemi and Michael Madsen 'Reservoir Dogs' is a tense and exciting examination of male ego on a collision course that results in an unforgettable climax. Jackie Brown - Special Edition: What do a sexy stewardess a street-tough gunrunner a lonely bail bondsman a shifty ex-con an overambitious cop and a stoned-out beach bunny have in common? They're all chasing a half million in cash! The only questions among these players are who's conning who and who'll walk away with the goods. Pulp Fiction - Special Edition: A spectacular mix of explosive action and wickedly funny humor- critics and audiences worldwide have hailed 'Pulp Fiction' as the star studded movie event of 1994! Popular writer/director Quentin Tarantino delivers an unforgettable cast of characters- including a pair of low-rent hit men their boss's sexy wife and a desperate last-chance prizefighter- in a wildly entertaining big-screen adventure that will both thrill and amuse! It's fresh and exhilarating motion picture experience that's unlike anything else you have ever seen!
In the fall of 1979 one of history's most ingenious and courageous flights to freedom took place when two families fled from Communist East Germany to the West in their own handcrafted hot air balloon. Starring John Hurt (HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE) Jane Alexander (THE CIDER HOUSE RULES) and Beau Bridges Walt Disney Pictures brings to the screen this remarkable true story of the Strelzyk and Wetzel families and their daring death-defying escape.
Starring Alec Guiness (Smiley's People) Leo McKern (Rumpole of the Bailey) Lauren Bacall (The Mirror Has Two Faces) and John Randolph (Sunset Strip) A Foreign Field is the story of two World War Two veterans who return to the battle fields where they fought to visit the grave of a friend. During their visit they discover much more and re-open many old wounds. Originally broadcast at peak time on BBC One in 1993 A Foreign Field was written by Roy Clarke (Last of the Summer Wine) and directed by Charles Sturridge (Brideshead Revisited).
Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp: Drama about the life of Clive Candy an English soldier who served in three wars (Boer World War I World War II) and had relationships with three women along the way (each played by Deborah Kerr). Despite Candy's tours-of-duty he harbors no ill will towards the Germans instead he believes they have been the pawns of military leaders. Colonel Blimp an old befuddled British military officer reminisces about his past glories in this witty w
Floodtide is a romantic drama from 1949 directed by Frederick Wilson about the son of a Scottish farmer who dreams of a life in the city. Against his father's wishes David Shields obtains a job in the shipyards where his flair for design moves him swiftly up the ladder. This is resented by many of his colleagues as is his impatience and dislike for performing menial tasks. However David designs a revolutionary ship which impresses his boss whose daughter he is deeply in love with. Will he succeed in all he wishes to achieve? This DVD edition features a restored version of the film.
The simple words 'Good evening' have never been the same since legendary film director Alfred Hitchcock took to the small screen as the host of Alfred Hitchcock Presents an anthology of classic mystery and suspense stories. Each episode opens with Hitchcock's instantly recognizable silhouette and the show's creepily familiar theme song. The famously contrary host fills in the audience on a detail of the episode while poking not so subtle fun at the show's advertisers. Elements of horror comedy suspense and things that go bump in the night all seasoned with a trademark Hitchcock twist distinguish the 30-minute stories. Episodes Comprise: 1. Wet Saturday 2. Fog Closing In 3. De Mortis 4. Kill with Kindness 5. None Are So Blind 6. Toby 7. Alibi Me 8. Conversation Over a Corpse 9. Crack of Doom 10. Jonathan 11. A Better Bargain 12. The Rose Garden 13. Mr. Blanchard's Secret 14. John Brown's Body 15. Crackpot 16. Nightmare in 4-D 17. My Brother Richard 18. Manacled 19. Bottle of Wine 20. Malice Domestic 21. Number Twenty-Two 22. The End of Indian Summer 23. One for the Road 24. The Cream of the Jest 25. I Killed the Count (1) 26. I Killed the Count (2) 27. I Killed the Count (3) 28. One More Mile to Go 29. Vicious Circle 30. The Three Dreams of Mr. Findlater 31. The Night the World Ended 32. The Hands of Mr. Ottermole 33. A Man Greatly Beloved 34. Martha Mason Movie Star 35. The West Warlock Time Capsule 36. Father and Son 37. The Indestructible Mr. Weems 38. A Little Sleep 39. The Dangerous People
The Definitive Dance Collection! 4 Discs of pure dancing magic... Footloose: Teenager Ren MacCormack sends ripples through Bomont a small Midwestern town that could stand some shaking up when he arrives from Chicago with his mother Ethel to settle with her relatives. The adults tend to view him with suspicion as a possible contaminant from the outer world. Some of his male peers eye him as a threat and most of the girls just plain eye him. It's a tough time for Ren
Genius filmmaker Mike Figgis (Leaving Las Vegas Timecode) brings together a dazzling all-star cast in this story of dark sexual intrigue where no one is quite what they seem and the staff are more in control than the guests. Figgis brings a fresh approach to film-making. Add this to the surplus of bizarre sexual activity and horrific cannibalistic images and Hotel becomes one place you will not want to check into alone...
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