Ten years ago, after a heated pursuit, psycho killer Charles
Billy Bob Thornton wrote, directed, and starred in Sling Blade, a mesmerizing drama with haunting overtones of To Kill a Mockingbird. Thornton plays a mentally retarded man who has spent 20 years in a psychiatric hospital for killing his mother and her lover. Released into the community from which he came, he befriends and protects a lonely boy regularly harassed and abused by his mom's boyfriend (a terrific performance by Dwight Yoakam). The story is ultimately about sacrifice, but Thornton certainly doesn't get twinkly about it. Some of the best material concerns the hero's no-big-deal efforts to integrate into a "normal" life: working, eating fast food, earning admiration for his handyman skills, and attaining a semblance of community among other damaged souls. John Ritter has a great part as a gay shopkeeper who tries to assuage his own loneliness by spilling his guts out to Thornton's uncomprehending character. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com
At the heart of the first years of Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer was the romance between Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar), slayer of all things evil, and hunky Angel (David Boreanaz), the tortured vampire destined to walk the earth with a soul. The second season of Buffy took the Buffy-Angel pas de deux from ecstasy to agony in a now-classic plot arc that catapulted the show from WB teen drama to true TV greatness. You see, if the cursed Angel ever experiences true happiness for a moment, he'll revert to being an evil vampire again. And guess what happens after Buffy and Angel finally declare their love for one another and consummate their relationship... Buffy found its true momentum during the second season, as geeky Xander (Nicholas Brendon) fell in love with popular girl Cordelia (Charisma Carpenter), Willow (Alyson Hannigan) gave up her crush on Xander in favour of werewolf boy Oz (Seth Green), and watcher Giles (Anthony Stewart Head) began a sweetly tentative relationship with computer teacher (and witch) Jenny Calendar (Robia LaMorte). Mayhem came to Sunnydale, though, in the form of evil vampires Drusilla (Juliet Landau) and Spike (drolly wicked James Marsters), who were more than ready to aid and abet Angel as he turned bad. It all sounds like horror-action mayhem (and there are great fight scenes), but Buffy took on its plotlines with amazing depth, intelligence, and humour. And oh, man, the love story! Buffy and Angel's tragic relationship is one of the most heartbreaking you'll ever find. Buffy's final dilemma finds her having to save the world at Angel's expense, and Gellar (who deserves a passel of Emmys for her work) is phenomenal at telegraphing Buffy's swirling conflicts between love and duty. This is some of the best TV ever made, period. --Mark Englehart
After gaining fame as ladies man Jack Tripper on the 1970s sitcom Three's Company, John Ritter steals the show as a father of three--including two nubile teenage girls--on 8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter. The first season introduces viewers to Paul (Ritter) and Cate Hennessy (Katey Sagal) and their precocious children Bridget (Kaley Cuoco), Kerry (Amy Davidson), and Rory (Martin Spanjers). When former stay-at-home mom Cate returns to the work force as a nurse, it's up to Paul to write his newspaper column at home and mind the kids. The first season deals with that uneasy transition. It's actually refreshing to see a family depicted where the parents don't always like the kids. Paul often jokes with Cate that he's mad she ever suggested they start a family. He also notes, "What's it called if you're damned if you do and damned if you don't? Oh yes, fatherhood". As for the children, we've seen similar stereotypical characters on other sitcoms. Bridget is the 16-year-old blonde bombshell. Kerry is her awkward, brunette younger sister and Rory is their kid brother who has the creepy habit of hiding in their closets. Paul's relationship with Rory is even keeled. But it's his daughters that he is trying to win over. They love him, but they're also embarrassed and befuddled by him. Just when he thinks he's bonding with them, the girls will sarcastically point out his faults--such as his being at least 100 years old. As he succinctly points out to his wife, "They live in my house, but they don't even like me. They're not kids. They're cats!" Though the show is big on comic moments, it also is generous in sharing poignant memories. When Paul looks at his girls, he doesn't see young women that even his friends think of as hotties. Rather, he still views them as innocent toddlers who looked up to and adored him. Sagal, who was so over-the-top in both looks and mannerisms when she played the matriarch on Married with Children, is a wonderful foil for Ritter. Beautiful, smart, and funny, she's a tough act for him to follow when it comes to being a stay-at-home dad. --Jae-Ha Kim
Ten years ago, after a heated pursuit, psycho killer Charles
Bride Of Chucky (1998): The world's most notorious doll is back on the rampage but this time he's met his match... his ex-girlfriend Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly) who with marriage in mind breathes new life into the little guy. So begins a hilarious adventure filled with gruesome splatter murderous mayhem and laughs galore! Seed Of Chucky (2004): Deliver us some evil! The fifth film in the Child's Play series marks the directorial debut of Don Mancini the creator the s
Based on the book by Danielle Steel Bill Grant (John Ritter) is the popular producer of a top TV soap but separated from his ex-wife and two young sons he badly misses family life. Adriane (Polly Draper) is a happily married news executive at the same TV station. But when she unexpectedly becomes pregnant her child-phobic husband deserts her rather than compromise his career with the responsibilities of parenthood. Both alone and lonely Bill and Adriane eventually meet and quickly become close - their friendship soon deepening into love despite Adriane's pregnancy and inner longing for her husband. Caring and supportive right up to the birth Bill never doubts his love for Adriane though she secretly hopes the baby's arrival may rekindle her marriage. Will Bill's heart be broken again... or will Adriane finaly realise who will make more loving husband and father?
A collection of spine-tingling horror tales from the pen of bestselling horror novelist Stephen King... Salem's Lot - 2 Discs (Dir. Tobe Hooper 1979): Ben Mears (David Soul) returns to his hometown Salem's Lot to complete work on his latest novel but finds himself increasingly disturbed by the object of his attention Mr Straker's (James Mason) mansion house which terrified Ben as a child. It seems that the residents have been acting up and some have even gone missing; all of which coincides with the arrival of Mr Straker and his mysteriously anonymous business partner Mr Barlow to Salem's Lot. Ben vows to get to the bottom of the disappearances and confront his childhood fears... It - 1 Disc (Dir. Tommy Lee Wallace 1990): A series of murders prompts Mike Hanlon to suspect that the supernatural menace that he and a group of friends battled as children has returned. He begins to call his friends to remind them of the oath they swore: if It returned again they would come back to Derry to do battle again... Storm of the Century - 2 Discs (Dir. Craig R. Baxley 1999): From Stephen King the best-selling novelist of all time comes the terrifying tale of a town besieged by evil. The inhabitants of a picturesque sleepy little town on a small island off the coast of Maine find themselves completely cut off from the rest of the world when they are hit by the worst storm of the century. As Snow steadily buries everything familiar terror arrives in the form of an evil stranger. As streets disappear and an eerie darkness envelops the town a series of bizarre murders creates a nightmare of fear. With no help coming from the outside world and no end to the storm in sight the towns folk are forced to take drastic action before it's too late... The Shining - 2 Discs (Dir. Mick Garris 1997): A recovering alcoholic must wrestle with demons within and without when he and his family move into a haunted hotel as caretakers. TV miniseries remake of Stanley Kubrick's classic chilling 1980 film. Rose Red - 2 Discs (Dir. Craig R. Baxley 2002): The chilling tale of Dr. Joyce Reardon (Nancy Travis) an obsessed psychology professor who commissions a team of psychics and a gifted 15 year old autistic girl Annie Wheaton to literally wake up a supposedly dormant haunted mansion: Rose Red. Their efforts unleash myriad spirits and uncover horrifying secrets of the generations who have lived and died there... Diary of Ellen Rimbauer - 1 Disc (Dir. Craig R. Baxley 2003): This series is a prequel to the Stephen King mini-series Rose Red. At the turn of the twentieth century Ellen Rimbauer (Lisa Brenner) the young bride of charming Seattle industrialist John Rimbauer (Steven Brand) began keeping a remarkable diary. This diary became the secret place where Ellen could confess her anxieties about her new marriage express her confusion over her emerging sexuality and contemplate the nightmare that her life was becoming. The diary also follows the construction of the Rimbauer mansion Rose Red an enormous home that would be the site of so many horrific and inexplicable tragedies in the years ahead. Due in part so it seems to a murder that took place during its construction. After Ellen's daughter vanishes John's philandering ways and violent tendencies aggravate her desperation...
For the life of him real estate agent Bob Carter (John Ritter) can't figure out why three of his listings are such a tough sell. Sure the homes have blood-soaked histories. True the owners are all dead or insane. But these are top-notch houses in turnkey condition ready to move in! However today Bob has a sure thing; a newlywed couple in search of the tract home of their dreams. The couple are delighted by what they see...until Bob tells them the fates of the previous owners. T
Problem ChildBen Healy (John Ritter) and his social climbing wife Flo adopt Junior - a fun, loving seven year old. But they soon discover he's a little monster as he turns a camping trip, a birthday party and even a baseball game into comic nightmares. But is he really just a little angel trying to get out? Find out in this hilarious satire on modern-day family life. Problem Child 2junior the monster is now back as him and Ben, his adoptive father, move to Mortville, the world's capital of divorce. There, Ben falls in love with a beautiful but mean-minded rich woman, Lawanda Dumore, who wants to marry him and eliminate Junior. As Junior and his new friend Trixie, (She's another monster, the daughter of Annie, another woman) try to avoid this disaster and get their parents in love, they get into a lot of trouble, as we notice that one monster was already a headache, two of them is really the apocalypse! Problem Child 3That little devil Junior is back once more and he's just as naughty as ever! In this, the third edition in the hilarious Problem Child series, Junior is persuaded to join in with other children in various fun activities - including dancing. His father's plan appears to work when, yes - Junior falls in love! - with the beautiful and even popular Tiffany. But this only incites Junior to greater heights of mayhem-making as he sets about getting rid of the competition for Tiffany's affection.
Claire tries to help the boss regain his authority after some money is stolen and a hit on him fails. But she soon finds that the police and a number of hitmen are after her....
Everyone tells 15-year-old Oscar Grubman he should date girls his own age. But with his eye on his stepmother Eve, Oscar respectfully disagrees.
Nickelodeon recalls the early days of the motion picture industry and is based in part on Peter Bogdanovich's interviews with pioneering directors Raoul Walsh and Allan Dwan. Lawyer-turned-movie-director Leo Harrigan (Ryan O'Neal) and Buck Greenaway (Burt Reynolds) an actor are both sent to California to shut down a renegade group of silent movie makers. Joining forces with cameraman Franklin Frank (John Ritter) leading lady Kathleen Cooke (Jane Hitchcock) and precocious prop-girl
Problem Child: Ben Healy (John Ritter) and his social climbing wife Flo adopt Junior a fun-loving seven year old. But they soon discover he's a little monster as he turns a camping trip a birthday party and even a baseball game into comic nightmares. But is he really just a little angel trying to get out? Find out in this hilarious satire on modern-day family life. Problem Child 2: Junior the monster is now back as him and Ben his adoptive father move to Mortville '
A summer vacation turns into a nightmare as rising executive Tom Williams (John Ritter) takes his beautiful wife Gina (Rachel Hunter) and his children on a long-awaited break. Tom and his family are thrown into a deadly game of cat and mouse when they are kidnapped by a vicious gang led by the psychotic Mr Eddie (Eric Roberts) the last in a line of white trash criminals lured to the west coast by the promise of easy pickings. Tom is given an ultimatum find $1.2 million or his family will die! But all is not what it seems as it becomes clear to Tom that the sadistic Eddie has no intention of turning his family free. Unable to ask for help Tom must summon up every ounce of moral and physical courage to save his family from almost certain death!
When washed-up crooked and corrupt department store Santa Willie T. Stokes (Academy Award Winner Billy Bob Thornton Best Screenplay 1996 Sling Blade) isn't making appearances at shopping malls he's a safecracker who makes an annual big score on Christmas Eve. But when Willie and his midget partner Marcus (Tony Cox Me Myself & Irene) come to Phoenix for their next heist they fall under the suspicious eye of Bob (John Ritter Tadpole) the store manager and Gin (Bernie Mac Ocean's Twelve) a savvy mall detective. Willie also has to deal with an 8-year-old misfit who believes that the frequently-intoxicated and foul-mouthed Willie is the real Santa.A bawdy laugh-out-loud experience Bad Santa is the ultimate festive movie for people who don't like Christmas.
A summer vacation turns into a nightmare as rising executive Tom Williams (John Ritter) takes his beautiful wife Gina (Rachel Hunter) and his children on a long-awaited break. Tom and his family are thrown into a deadly game of cat and mouse when they are kidnapped by a vicious gang led by the psychotic Mr Eddie (Eric Roberts) the last in a line of white trash criminals lured to the west coast by the promise of easy pickings. Tom is given an ultimatum find .2 million or his family will die! But all is not what it seems as it becomes clear to Tom that the sadistic Eddie has no intention of turning his family free. Unable to ask for help Tom must summon up every ounce of moral and physical courage to save his family from almost certain death!
Drama about one man's struggle to escape the numbness of his life as a hitman. Alex (William H. Macy) is having a midlife crisis; not only is he unhappy with his marriage but he wants to get out of the family business which happens to be killing people. He seeks help from a therapist and meets the edgy and beautiful Sarah in the waiting room falling for her and adding to his problems. Alex's father (Donald Sutherland) then tells him his next target is his therapist. Alex keeps returning to Sarah calling her stopping by her apartment as he decides what to do about the hit his father his marriage and his malaise.
Please wait. Loading...
This site uses cookies.
More details in our privacy policy