Sort of comedy, sort of not, Mo' Money--cowritten, coproduced and costarring Damon Wayans--concerns a loser who takes an entry-level job at a credit company to impress a girl and soon gets caught up in fraud and blackmail. Marlon Wayans, Damon's brother, costars as a confederate in the chicanery. The film is meant to be both a jokefest and an edgy drama--the criminal activity is treated as a dark and serious matter--but the end result is that Mo' Money succeeds on neither level. --Tom Keogh
Bonfire night, South London: Sam (Jodie Whittaker - St Trinians, Venus) is robbed by a gang of hooded youths. Suddenly a flaming meteor crash-lands close by. Sam makes her escape, but the gang are attacked by a small vicious alien. They kill the ghoulish invader, but their triumph is short lived. More aliens are invading and they're bigger, stronger and out for blood. The gang's only chance of survival is to take refuge within the concrete walls of their housing block. Teaming up with Sam and local drug dealer Ron (Nick Frost - Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz), they realise it's time to step up and be heroes. From the producer of Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Scott Pilgrim Vs the World, and Paul, Attack the Block is the directorial debut of comedian and broadcaster Joe Cornish (The Adam and Joe Show). A sci-fi, horror, action, comedy with an old school flavour, its inner city versus outer space. Special Features: Audio Commentary with Joe Cornish, John Boyega, Alex Esmail, Franz Drameh, Simon Howard and Leeon Jones Audio Commentary with Joe Cornish, Jodie Whittaker, Luke Treadaway and Nick Frost Executive Producer Commentary with Joe Cornish and Edgar Wright
Based on the novels by Bernard Cornwell, Sharpe (1993-7) ran to 14 full-length television films that follow the adventures of the titular soldier through the later years of the Napoleonic Wars. The programmes are an outstanding achievement for the small screen, dominated by Sean Bean's central performance as the heroic, troubled outsider who turns out to be a resourceful and loyal leader. Bolstered by a strong supporting cast, particularly Daragh O'Malley as Harper and (in later episodes) Abigail Cruttenden as Jane, Sharpe is often visually striking, the action tense and gripping. Consistency is maintained by all 14 episodes being directed by Tom Clegg. On the DVD: Sharpe on DVD's sound is full-bodied stereo while the very "sharp" (pun intended) picture has been transferred slightly letterboxed at 14:9. Though looking much better than the original TV transmissions the occasionally cropped framing makes it apparent the films were shot in 16:9 widescreen, so it is regrettable they have not been transferred to DVD in that format. Otherwise these are first-rate releases. --Gary S Dalkin
A collection of films celebrating the outstanding iconic collaboration of actor John Wayne and director John Ford. Films comprise: 1. Stagecoach (1939) 2. The Long Voyage Home (1940) 3. Fort Apache (1948) 4. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) 5. Rio Grande (1951) 6. The Quiet Man (1952)
Christian-themed comedy drama following a group of friends who return to their hometown to mourn the loss of their hero. At the funeral of Chris Hayden (Jason Borck), the friends reunite after having grown apart in recent years. While there, they find themselves questioning their faith and confronting their hidden secrets.
This box set features the entire sixth series of the classic British Television drama Inspector Morse. Episodes comprise: 1. Dead On Time: Morse becomes deeply involved when a Don apparently commits suicide. The man's wife Susan was once engaged to Morse who makes no secret of the fact that he is still in love with her... 2. Happy Families: A wealthy industrialist is murdered yet his family seem uninterested until a second murder occurs... 3. The Death
There will be days and days and days like this... Meryl Streep delivers one of her greatest performances in David Hare's adaptation of his own stage play which spans two decades in the life of a French Resistance operative who struggles to build a new life amid the apathy of post-war England. Featuring a stellar supporting cast and winning a brace of awards and nominations in 1985 this masterly feature is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements. At the end of World War Two Susan Traherne a young Englishwoman who has worked as a courier in Nazi-occupied France returns home full of hope for a golden future. Yet peacetime brings its own difficulties for Susan; she finds her marriage to a Foreign Office diplomat arid and unfulfilling and the seemingly trivial concerns of others leave her cold. As the danger and intensity – and undeniable excitement – of her wartime days give way to a new mundane life her fragile mental and emotional stability begins to crumble… Special Features: Original Theatrical Trailer Image Gallery Promotional Material PDF
Spencer Strasmore and his boys are back to ball out in a brand-new season of HBO's hit comedy from Steve Levinson (Entourage) that digs deeper into the extravagant, high-stakes world of football in Miami, FL. This year, things are more competitive and complicated than ever, as the lines between professional and personal get blurred in the pursuit of lasting success and glory. Retired football star turned financial manager Spencer (Dwayne The Rock Johnson) is forced to face demons from his past as he goes head-to-head with the biggest shark in the business, Andre Allen (Andy Garcia). Episodes: 1. Face Of The Franchise 2. Enter The Temple 3. Elidee 4. World Of Hurt 5. Most Guys 6. Saturdaze 7. Everybody Knows 8. Laying in the Weeds 9. Million Bucks In A Bag 10. Game Day
John Cusack stars as Max Rothman, a German veteran of World War One who opens an art gallery in Munich and takes a lonely unknown artist under his wing: Adolf Hitler.
A space cruiser crashes on a planet that is home to an intergalactic prison.
John Cusack (The Frozen Ground 2012) is Detective Mike Fletcher a cop who is on the trail of a serial killer prowling the streets of Buffalo N.Y. Working with his partner Kelsey Walker (Jennifer Carpenter - Dexter) Mike becomes increasingly obsessed with finding the savage killer. However with no leads the case is under threat of being shut down. Mike risks being left powerless struggling to accept the killer may escape justice free to slaughter again. But when his own teenage daughter disappears he drops any professional restraint in pursuit of the killer. Just like the others Mike knows only too well that if he doesn’t find her in 48 hours he probably never will.
Al Pacino plays a Maryland lawyer who takes on a judicial system rife with deal making in And Justice for All, an awkward blend of satire and sentimentality. Topical director Norman Jewison can't seem to help Pacino get comfortable with the mismatched material, which pushes the film into outrageousness at some turns and mawkishness at others. The script by Barry Levinson and Valerie Curtin is more an accumulation of random ideas and moments than a congruent story. However, it's interesting to see the large cast of good actors, most of whom were unknowns at the time including Christine Lahti who made her film debut here. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com
David Tennant returns to his role as The Doctor along with his new companion Martha Jones (Freema Ageyman).
All the high octane action and bravado from the 2006 Royal Rumble. Bout List: Cruiserweight Invitational: Kid Kash vs Funaki vs Jaime Noble vs Paul London vs Nunzio vs Gregory Helms Ashley Massaro vs Mickie James (with Trish Stratus as Special Guest Referee) JBL vs Boogeyman WWE Championship: Edge (C) vs John Cena World Heavyweight Championship: Kurt Angle (C) vs Mark Henry The 2006 Royal Rumble: Rey Mysterio vs Simon Dean vs Psicosis vs Ric Flair vs Big Show vs Jonathan
Set against the Iranian hostage crisis of 1979 and 1980, Ben Afflecks Argo is a nerve-jangling footnote to the birth of Ayatollah Khomeinis Islamic Republic. The movie opens at the crest of the 1979 revolution--the storming of the US embassy in Tehran, and the escape of six diplomats to the precarious safety of the Canadian ambassadors residence. To the rescue is Tony Mendez--a composed CIA agent whose heroism remained classified until 1997--and his state-approved plan to get the stranded embassy staff out of Iran under a brazen cover story: theyre an innocent film crew on a location hunt for the fake sci-fi blockbuster Argo. Hollywood is usually pressed into the service of the state in the name of comedy (either burying dictators in Team America: World Police or just bad news in Barry Levinsons Wag the Dog), but Argo is a true story, and the tone of Affleck's Oscar-winning script is carefully split, switching between mounting tension in consular Tehran and a satire of the Hollywood machine as fronted by Alan Arkin and John Goodman--two raffish producers hired by Mendez to reverse-engineer some convincing buzz for the Argo movie. Affleck himself takes the role of Mendez, the steady-eyed agent betting everything on Hollywoods age-old efficiency at creating a media circus for a project long before it exists. History starts out as farce and ends up a tragedy, remarks Goodman, but Argo ends on a patriotic upbeat, and doesnt reflect much on history. It politely nods at the context of Irans attitude to the West, and were told about but not shown--bar the blank rage of the revolutionary mob--Irans anger at the Westerly flow of resources under Shah Pahlavi. Instead, Argo concentrates on the eggshell complexities of deception in plain sight, including a climactic set-piece in which Mendez team must fend their way through layers of suspicious Iranian airport security--with imminent capture, execution and political calamity only on the other side of their paper-thin pretext. It may have the ring of historical escapism, but Argo holds its nerve as a great Hollywood escape. --Leo Batchelor
WWE: Royal Rumble 2010 (2 Discs)
As the empire kneeled in defeat one man stood in triumph. In 42 BC Rome is in the middle of a civil war. Together with his friend Agrippa the young Augustus goes to Spain in order to help Julius Caesar in his struggle against the troops of Pompey. Caesar honours his adopted son Augustus with a triumphal entry into Rome and then sends him to Greece together with his friends Agrippa and Maecenas. There Augustus hears the news of Caesar's assassination and he returns to Rome with his friends. Back in Rome he is able to gain both the support of the people and political power. In his struggle with the conspirators against Caesar he finds an ally in Marc Antony. Augustus and Marc Antony are able to defeat the forces of Brutus and Cassius at the battle of Phillipi. But now Augustus has to share his empire with Marc Antony who in the meantime has become the lover of the Egyptian queen Cleopatra. Augustus declares war on both of them and after a successful military campaign he becomes the sole ruler of the Roman Empire. During his rule Rome not only experiences a period of peace and prosperity it is also an age in which both art and culture flourish. His new wife Livia Drusilla becomes his most important political advisor. It is she who discovers that Iullus (the son of Marc Antony and lover of Augustus' daughter Julia) is plotting to murder the emperor...
Which is the world's fastest animal? The best swimmer? The strongest weight lifter? The animal kingdom's athletic champions are revealed at this spectacular animal version of the Olympics to coincide with the 2004 international event. The world's creatures representing different regions of the world compete for gold silver and bronze in the real Olympic stadium. BBC sport's commentators impart facts and figures about the various performances as if discussing human athletes. The co
For his part in a failed bank robbery Frank Ross has served years in prison. Now he's out and looking for the cuplrit responsible for his incarceration...
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