After an aspiring law student is disabled after an accident his best friend recruits an animal trainer to educate a lab monkey to assist him in his day-to-day tasks. As the two become closer it seems the monkey can read his mind and his own mind seems to be affected by that of the monkey...
Includes the following five great Clint Eastwood movies: Tightrope: By day Wes Block is a conscientious cop raising his two daughters alone. By night he indulges his bizarre sexaul tastes in the sleazy New Orleans twilight world. When a psychopathic sex murderer invades his dark domain Block's profession and personal lives violently conflict... The Rookie: Undercover cop David Ackerman is delighted with his promotion; that is until he meets his partner Nick Pulov
Available for the first time on DVD and with re-mastered sound and picture A Hard Day's Night is due once again to take the world by storm. Arriving as a two disc set packed with highly collectable exclusive bonus material this is a must-own DVD for all Beatle fans and DVD enthusiasts. The year is 1964 and four young lads from Liverpool are set to make history; if only they could escape from their hotel room...
Triple Threat Steel Cage Match for the World Heavyweight Championship Daniel Bryan vs. Mark Henry vs. Big Show 8-Diva Tag Team Match Kelly Kelly, Eve, Alica Fox, & Tamina vs. Beth Phoenix, Natalya, Brie & Nikki Bella John Cena vs. Kane Brodus Clay vs. Drew McIntyre WWE Championship Match CM Punk vs. Dolph Ziggler With Special Guest Referee John Laurinaitis 30-Man Royal Rumble Match Special Features: Home Video Exclusive Josh Mathews interviews Daniel Bryan Royal Rumble 29th January, 2012 Home Video Exclusive Josh Mathews interviews the Royal Rumble Winner Royal Rumble 29th January, 2012 Blu-ray Exclusive Content: Monday Night RAW 23rd January, 2012 CM Punk & John Cena vs. Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger The Hi-Light Reel with Chris Jericho Falls Count Anywhere Match Zack Ryder vs. Kane CM Punk vs. John Laurinaitis SmackDown 27th January, 2012 Big Show apologies to AJ and the WWE Universe Randy Orton vs. Wade Barrett Brodus Clay vs. Alex Riley Big Show vs. Mark Henry
We're not talking about monsters of the deep here. It's In the Water is set in the imaginary town of Azalea Springs, Texas, where the community is blighted by wealth and smugness and where the greatest crime is not to fit in--and that includes being gay. When the outrageous and fearless Spencer (John Hallum, camping it up) playfully lets on that there's something in the water supply that encourages homosexuality, the temperature of local gossip rises as fast as the sales of bottled water. Kelli Herd, in her directorial debut, aims to cast scorn on such phobic behaviour by sending up the straight guys and idealising the gays. Thus we have our central character, Alex (Keri Jo Chapman), whose life consists of lunches and charitable works, and who is married to Robert, a cold Action Man lookalike (and about as plastic in his acting skills). It's enough of a scandal when she gets enthusiastic about working in the local AIDS hospice, but when she has a lesbian fling with an old school friend, Grace (Teresa Garrett), who has returned to town, freshly divorced after discovering her true leanings, then even Alex's own mother--a complete nightmare of a woman--turns against her. The movie does have occasional witticisms, but it's too cliché-ridden and too sanitised (dying of AIDS was never this pretty) to do more than raise an occasional grim smile. Yes, there's a serious message underlying the film, but it would have needed more plot, stronger dialogue and less histrionic play-acting to give it true power. On the DVD: It's In the Water has only the most basic additional features: two trailers for similarly themed movies, but no subtitles or additional languages. The picture quality is bright and sharp, sparing us no detail in the Versace-inspired interiors and relentlessly garish mode of dress favoured by Azalea Springs inmates. --Harriet Smith
Former outlaw Vince Shaw gives up a life of crime and goes to work for a telegraph company. However his brother Jack Slade leads a gang of criminals to prevent the company from connecting the line between Omaha and Salt Lake City bringing the two into deadly conflict...
Barnaby (John Nettles) is implicated in a murder when a photo of him in a passionate embrace with another woman is put on display shortly before the woman's estranged husband is strangled.
An international co-production of Jim Henson's Creature Shop, Australia's Channel 9 and Hallmark Entertainment, Farscape is genre television at its most ambitious, inspired both by the cult appeal of Babylon 5 and the continuing success of the Star Trek franchise. Making extensive use of CGI, prosthetics and state-of-the-art puppetry, Farscape takes a visual leap beyond previous shows. Admittedly, the basic premise may be borrowed from Buck Rogers (American astronaut catapulted to far-flung galaxy populated by strange aliens), while the crew have something of Blake's 7 about them (a motley bunch of escaped convicts pursued by a relentless foe), and ideas like the living ship are borrowed from Babylon 5, but the Farscape concept has a freshness that makes it look and feel completely original. The production design is all bio-mechanical curves and the script never takes itself too seriously (fart jokes and double-entendres pop up when you least expect them). It must have been expensive to make, but it certainly looks (and sounds in Dolby Digital 5.1) like every penny made it to the screen. In true Buck Rogers style, Ben Browder plays leading man John Crichton as an all-American astronaut, although with a more believable sense of bewilderment; the supporting cast is a mixture of Australian and British actors, mostly disguised under heavy make-up.In this second box set there are five episodes spread across two discs. Although the generic Star Trek-style storylines seem a little over-familiar, the witty and fast-paced scripts help to keep things fresh. In "Exodus from Genesis" the crew of Moya are invaded by space cockroaches, who, in a suprising twist then help them fend off the Peacekeepers. "Thank God it's Friday Again" shows D'Argo finding happiness in a hippy commune where all is not what it seems; Crichton has a Matrix-style worm inserted in his navel before Rygel's bodily functions prove to be instrumental in rescuing the crew. Crichton finds love with the "PK Tech Girl", much to the consternation of Aeryn Sun, who goes into full Lt. Ripley mode and spends the episode running around with a pulse rifle under flickering strobe lighting. In "That Old Black Magic", a malevolent magician forces a confrontation between Crichton and his nemesis, Crais; Zhaan must revive her bad old ways in order to save the day. "DNA Mad Scientist" is the most original episode, with a neat twist on the Frankenstein scenario thanks to the splendid villain, Namtar; a distinctly unpleasant side to some of the characters is revealed as they bargain body parts in exchange for a map home. On the DVD: Because the first disc contains three episodes instead of the usual two, special features are limited to a trailer and some conceptual art. The second disc also has a profile of Zhaan. --Mark Walker
This box-set includes four documentaries that focus on the music and personal life of The Beatle during their early years. These documentaries feature The Beatles and many of there closet friends and colleagues. It also includes music from all their biggest hits. The boxset Includes the following documentaries: The Red Album, The Blue Album, The Beatles in America, Up Close and Personal.
In a match marked by confusion and controversy CM Punk puts his 300-day reign as WWE Champion on the line against the one man who embodies the respect he's been vying for – John Cena. Plus Sheamus's dominance as World Heavyweight Champion is in jeopardy as he faces Alberto Del Rio without the use of his signature Brogue Kick. And allies in anger Kane and Daniel Bryan challenge WWE Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston and R-Truth. Six champions will rise or be conquered at WWE Night of Champions! Also Featuring: Randy Orton vs. Dolph Ziggler United States Championship Match: Antonio Cesaro vs. Zack Ryder Divas Championship Match: Layla vs. Eve Special Features: Matt Striker Interviews Booker T at Night of Champions 16th September 2012 Highlights from Raw 17th September 2012 Highlights from Smackdown 21st September 2012
Two features. In 'Underworld', a dark and Gothic monster action movie, vampires and lycans an ancient form of werewolf are at war. While the vampires inhabit a gigantic castle that houses their ancestors' tombs, the lycans live underground in a dilapidated sewer cave. Both teams are equipped with big guns, and they are constantly innovating deadlier bullets to gain advantage over each other. On the vampire side, the leather-clad death agent Selene (Kate Beckinsale) delegates teams of vampires to attack the lycans. But when she discovers that the lycans have kidnapped a human medical student, Michael Corvin (Scott Speedman), she knows the worst is on its way. Against the orders of her superior, Kraven (Shane Brolly), who is obsessively in love with Selene, she awakens the most powerful vampire of all time, Viktor (Bill Nighy) and prepares for a massive feud against lycan leader Lucian (Michael Sheen). Director Len Wiseman offers a tough, fast, and gory addition to the horror-fantasy genre with 'Underworld'. Impressive special effects show the lycans transforming from humans to werewolves, and the lycans' ability to squeeze silver bullets out of their skin is also rudely fascinating. Beckinsale is captivating in the role of the lead vamp, with her leather corset, pouty expressions, and double-fisted pistols perfectly communicating the glam-action mood of the film. Also includes 'Underworld: Evolution'.
Gather round the fire for the last night of your life! Two teens on their way to a backswoods party come across a beautiful young woman (Jamie Lynn Sigler) having car trouble. Their search for help leads them deep into the woods getting more and more lost with every step they take. Then their luck changes as they happen upon Forest Ranger Bill (David Johansen): but does their luck change for the better?
The coming together of the influential Python team is regarded as a milestone for modern absurdist comedy, though each of the six members had been doing similar sketch work prior to this first 1969 series, of whose highlights this video consists. The most revolutionary aspect of Python was its eschewal of punch lines, preferring as they did bizarre, surreal links and quantum leaps into the imagination of animator Terry Gilliam. Inevitably, Python has dated. Sketches such as "The Upper Class Twit of the Year" and the "Wink-wink, nudge nudge" man are worn down by familiarity. There's some clunky stereotyping and "Oo, ducky"-style gay references. That said, much of this still stands up. "Hells Grannies" and the race to find the world's funniest joke are fine, the Eric Idle-driven documentary spoofs are witty while the Batley Townswomen's Guild's re-enactment of Pearl Harbour is intelligently ridiculous. John Cleese, however, stands literally and metaphorically head and shoulders above the rest. His and Chapman's sketches, involving a mountaineering expedition leader with double vision and an arts TV interviewer who can't get past the etiquette of how to refer to his guest ("Eddie baby...") are pursued to their absurd non-conclusions with the remorseless logic of a top-drawer barrister. --David Stubbs
'Taggart' is the longest running police drama on TV and has become a national institution. These next six feature length editions averaging nearly ten million viewers features the new Taggart team of DI Mike Jardine (James MacPherson) and DS Jackie Reid (Blythe Duff) plus the arrival of DI Robbie Ross (John Michie). Contains the episodes: Devil's Advocate. Berserker. Apocalypse. Out of Bounds. Babushka. Dead Reckoning.
Recorded live at London's Hammersmith Apollo in 1998, The Fast Show Live features all of the original cast of the highly successful sketch series (Caroline Aherne excepted) including Paul Whitehouse, Simon Day, Charlie Higson and Arabella Weir and practically all of their myriad characters and catchphrases. This live show effectively marks a last hurrah for The Fast Show team, with routines like the Coughing Bob Fleming singalong reworked from the series. However, as a feat of inventive stage management and quick costume changing, they do manage to maintain the Fastness of the TV series live. It was the catchphrases which earned the series its immense popularity and they raise large, predictable cheers of recognition when wheeled out at the Apollo, from Unlucky Alf's opening "Oh, bugger!" to the "Suits you, sir!" of the intrusively camp boys in the menswear department. The show's reliance on these might have been annoying if it weren't for the fact that they were built on such esoteric, peripheral and complex sketch and character material. Who but the Fast Show team would have thought of taking the mickey out of bad European TV, even inventing their own mock-Esperanto to do so? Or similarly, lampooned all those old 1930s music hall comedians whose risque jokes are incomprehensible to modern audiences? These, mixed in with modern archetypes like Ron Manager or the endlessly poignant Ted and Ralph made The Fast Show at once comfortingly familiar yet endlessly surprising viewing. They were influential also: Colin Hunt is surely a crude prototype for The Office's David Brent. On the DVD The Fast Show Live has no special features on this edition, disappointingly. --David Stubbs
Angela is the haunting story of the secret spritual lives of a ten year old girl and her six year old sister Ellie. Angela leads Ellie through various regimens of 'purification' in an attempt to rid themselves of their evil which she believes is the cause of their mothers mental illness. Their family moves home in an attempt to cope with their mother's manic depression....
BBC drama about young boxers entertaining dressed diners at a club with a bout or two. Thaw plays the manager of one of the boxers. Written by Leon Griffiths (also the writter of 'Minder').
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