A group of teenagers go camping for the weekend and fall victim to a serial killer known only as 'The Shaman'.
The lost Russian Princess Anastasia and her incredible quest to find her true identity. When the shadow of revolution falls across Russia Anastasia the royal family's youngest daughter barely escapes with her life. Years later joined by a band of heroic companions Anastasia must battle the evil Rasputin his sidekick Bartok the bat and a host of ghostly minions in a headlong race to reach Paris reclaim her rightful destiny.... and solve the greatest mystery of the 20th century! Includes the feature length sequel Bartok The Magnificent!
E. Nesbit's famous adventure story comes to life in this moving and exciting BBC television series for all the family. The happy comfortable lives of the well-to-do Faraday children are suddenly shattered when their father (Frederick Treves) is arrested on spying charges and imprisoned. Confused heartbroken and plunged into poverty young Bobbie (Jenny Agutter) Peter (Neil MacDermott) and Phyllis (Gillian Bailey) go to live in a rough country cottage with their sick mother (Ann Castle). Exploring the countryside they make friends with the staff at nearby Meadowvale Station - bumbling porter Mr. Perks and the station master and become involved in all sorts of adventures along the railway line. Filmed on the famous Keighley & Worth Valley Railway The Railway Children is BBC family drama at its very best. All seven episodes are included on this DVD to enjoy again and again.
This spellbinding production of Stephen Sondheim's ""Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"" a musical thriller of revenge and romance set in Victorian London features Broadway diva Patty LuPone as Mrs. Lovett and veteran stage actor George Hearn in the title role. This concert version of the Broadway masterpiece was recorded in 2001 at San Francisco's famous Davies Symphony Hall with the world-class San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.
In a late night bar Henry is approached by a mysterious woman who offers to sell him the severed manhood of Wales' greatest vocal entertainer... Believing he can make a fortune by selling the infamous appendage he teams up with his slightly dodgy best friend Teddy and takes a journey deep into the celebrity world of celebrity body trading in the wildest funniest comedy of the decade!! With a cast reading like a who's who of British comedy talent - Eve Myles (Torchwood) John Henshaw (Early Doors Cops Emmerdale) Jonathan Owen (Shameless) Roger Evans (Atonement) Margaret John (Gavin & Stacey) Matt Berry (Mighty Boosh) Geno Washington and Denise Welch (Waterloo Rd Loose Women).
An African-American baby abandoned by his crack addicted mother is adopted by a white social worker and her husband. When the mother struggles through rehab to kick her habit she then seeks to reclaim her lost son...
Electronics expert Wiley (Ryan O'Neal) flees responsibility and New York city for Mexican adventure in this spectacular action romance. On the way he meets the beautiful Holbrook (Anne Archer) and joins up with her south of the border. But a meeting with the sinister Argenti (Omar Sharif) and the discovery of a sparkling collection of Green Ice in his hotel room lead to Wiley and Holbrook becoming embroiled in the deadly world of emerald smuggling...
This is one of the first American martial arts movies and features some gripping action with James Cagney doing his own stunts for which he trained intensively with Ken Kuniyuki a fifth degree judo master before shooting. This is Cagney at his best.
She awoke him from the grave to love again...
Set in the era when China was just beginning to establish relations with Europe, Once upon a Time in China 3 is a mixture of politics, intrigue, broad comedy, and kung fu action. Charismatic Jet Li stars once again as Wong Fei-hung, a legendary Chinese hero who is a doctor, a pacifist, and an amazingly skilled martial artist. Like many Hong Kong films, this movie has a woefully complicated plot: in summary, a kung fu competition not only sparks a bitter rivalry between different martial-arts associations, it also becomes the linchpin in an assassination plot. But this leaves out Wong Fei-hung's increasingly romantic relationship with his aunt (played by Rosamund Kwan), the rehabilitation of one of the villain's henchmen, and the introduction of a steam engine to a Chinese factory, among other subplots. Once upon a Time in China 3 is not the strongest in the series--the subtitling is unusually clumsy, the editing is rough, the plot is confusing, and the melodrama is more crudely played than in the other films--but there's still a clear, raw authority to the storytelling that is a hallmark of director-producer Hark Tsui (Peking Opera Blues, Green Snake). Though it seems to have been made in a rush, Once upon a Time in China 3 will still reward devotees of Hong Kong films, and the frequent and wild fight scenes will appeal to action fans. --Bret Fetzer --This text refers to the DVD edition of this video.
51 chronicles what happens after political pressure from the American public forces the Air Force to provide a few well-known reporters with limited access to the most secretive base on the planet: Area 51. When one of the base's hidden 'long term visitors' exploits this unprecedented visit as a chance to liberate himself and his fellow alien captives Area 51 turns from a secure government base to a horrifying destination of terror.
There have been many film and TV adaptations of Oliver Twist but this 1948 production from director David Lean remains the definitive screen interpretation of the Charles Dickens classic. From the ominous symbolism of its opening storm sequence (in which Oliver's pregnant, ill-fated mother struggles to reach shelter before childbirth) to the mob-scene climax that provokes Bill Sikes's dreadful comeuppance, this breathtaking black-and-white film remains loyal to Dickens while distilling the story into its purest cinematic essence.Every detail is perfect--Lean even includes a coffin-shaped snuffbox for the cruel Mr. Sowerberry--and as young Oliver, eight-year-old John Howard Davies (who would later produce Monty Python's Flying Circus for the BBC) perfectly expresses the orphan's boyish wonderment, stern determination and waifish vulnerability. Best of all is Alec Guinness as Fagin, so devious and yet so delightfully appealing under his beak-nosed (and, at the time, highly controversial) make-up. (Many complained that Fagin's huge nose and greedy demeanour presented an anti-Semitic stereotype, even though Lean never identifies Fagin as Jewish; for this reason, the film wasn't shown in the US until three years after its British release.) Likewise, young Anthony Newley is artfully dodgy as Fagin's loyal accomplice, the Artful Dodger. Guinness's performance would later provide strong inspiration for Ron Moody's equally splendid portrayal of Fagin in the Oscar-winning Oliver! and while that 1968 musical remains wonderfully entertaining, it is Lean's film that hews closest to Dickens' vision. The authentic recreation of 19th-century London is marvellous to behold; Guy Green's cinematography is so shadowy and stylised that it almost qualifies as Dickensian film noir. Lean is surprisingly blunt in conveying Dickens's theme of cruelty but his film never loses sight of the warmth and humanity that Oliver embodies. --Jeff Shannon
Substitute teacher Mr Walmsley (John S. Davies) has just started his first day at a new school and it's been a baptism of fire. His class of unruly rude arrogant and spoilt students have turned the school into a place of fear and intimidation. But Mr Walmsley has a few unusual teaching techniques and his pupils are about to learn the hard way that not listening to teacher has very serious consequences.
When Riya falls in love with Aryan her father Dr Malhotra disapproves. This causes Riya to clash with her protective father. Soon however it is clear that Aryan's love for Riya borders on the obsessive...
The Adventures Of Hal 5: Hal 5 is a very old Austin with great character owned by the Hayward family. A wicked garage owner plots to steal the car to sell for a great deal of money but the Hayward children are out to stop him... Egghead's Robot: 'Eggheaed' Wentworth adapts his father's robot to perform the chores but forgets to programme him to stay out of trouble...
When Her Majesty the Queen Mother died peacefully in her sleep aged 101 the nation lost one of its best-loved royals. Through out her extraordinary life spanning the whole of the 20th century the Queen Mother had a remarkable ability to reach ordinary people. Her life was one of duty serving the nation. Although her great age and ill health had left her frail in the latter years she tirelessly continued her public duties determined not to disappoint her people. Lady Elizabeth Bow
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