Convicted of cop-killing Jerry Rosenberg seemed destined to die in the electric chair. The remarkable and inspirational story of how he turned his life around and fought a very personal battle to get his sentence commuted is told in this compelling drama starring Tony Danza of Taxi fame.In the early 1960s Brooklyn-born career criminal Rosenberg faced the death penalty for a double cop-killing. But Rosenberg swore he was innocent and set about squashing his conviction. Through a correspondence course in law Rosenberg even gained a degree and he went on to establish a considerable reputation for counselling and defending his fellow inmates and to earn the title 'America's Greatest Jailhouse Lawyer'.
The war is over and Sam is a young man. He is unhappy working in the pit and has no respect for Alan Dakin his mother's ex-lover whose house he lives in. When his Grandfather dies he leaves Sam some property and appoints him trustee for his father. Nobody knows Sam's father Harry's whereabouts or even if he is still alive. Episodes comprise: A New World / Legacy / Shape Yourself Round It / Under A Cloud / Head And Heart
John Shuttleworth is the character created by musician Graham Fellows who also on occasion has been known as Jilted John best remembered for his massive hit in the seventies Jilted John! John Shuttleworth is a completely different kettle of fish. A fifty something unemployed man living in Sheffield who is fond of DIY and writing songs on his Yamaha keyboard which are inspired by his life. 500 Bus Stops is a DVD that documents John's National Rock Tour taking in significant venues across the UK including the first stop on the Bakewell library. During the course of this visual document John also has to suffer the rigours of life on the road. Accompanied by his manager he first of all has to use public transport - in the form of public buses and coaches - as his car breaks down. Hence the title of the film 500 Bus Stops. During the course of the tour John performs in a freezer centre to a group of boy scouts in a field and a benefit concert in aid of the enviroment in a cave in the Peak District. During his time off stage John also spares time to share his unique view on life with the camera.
He's handsome talented and half her age. But Nina Talbot always gets what she wants. Abby and Nina: they're the best of friends - until a forbidden passionate affair threatens to devastate their friendship. Abby Hewitt has high ambitions for her 18 year old son Paul and who better to give Paul advice than glamorous free spirit Nina a hugely talented designer. Abby sends Paul to stay with Nina in San Francisco in the hope that Nina will persuade him to take up a university place in the city. But the plan backfires. Instead Paul becomes totally infatuated with Nina a woman twice his age. And Nina finds Paul the perfect companion - passionate and irresistible. It seems like the perfect secret relationship - until a horrified Abby stumbles upon the affair...
Tina Turner lifted the roof off the amazing new Amsterdam Arena for three nights in September 1996 in front of 150 000 people as part of her record-breaking Wildest Dreams European Tour on which she performed over 150 shows to 3 000 000 people. Whatever You Want Do What You Do River Deep Mountain High Missing You In Your Wildest Dreams Goldeneye Private Dancer We Don't Need Another Hero Let's Stay Together I Can't Stand The Rain Undercover Agent For The Blues Steamy Windows Givin' It Up For Your Love Better Be Good To Me Addicted To Love The Best What's Love Got To Do With It Proud Mary Nubush City Limits On Silent Wings Bonus Track Something Beautiful Remains
John Leslie introduces children to giant earthmoving vehicles. Real on-site footage.
At the height of urban paranoia and the birth of survivalist movement in the 1980s, director Michael Ritchie decided to team Robin Williams and Walter Matthau in The Survivors. Talk about an odd couple; yet it actually might have worked, with Matthau's hang-dog deadpan and Williams' manic energy, were it not for a limp script by Michael Leeson. Williams and Matthau play two victims of Reaganomics, unemployed acquaintances who witness a robbery and identify one of the participants to the police, an act that turns them into targets for the robber in question who comes looking for them. Williams' response: become a one-man arsenal and join a training camp for militant survivalists. But the comedy is neither sharp enough nor sufficiently smart to pull it off; Matthau is the calm centre while Williams' comedy rockets all around him, to surprisingly little effect. --Marshall Fine, Amazon.com
A committed career man risks all after seeing the stunning Gia (Shauna O'Brien) naked on video. His life begins to spin out of control as fantasy turns to obsession and he begins to follow her everywhere...
Taped as a lavish cable television special in 1997, One Night Only trades on the Bee Gees' shape-shifting career as pop survivors. Over the course of 111 minutes, this straightforward concert, produced at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and groomed for both video and CD posterity, sprints through 31 songs from their past three decades. Even after the inevitable disco jokes are expended, and the jaundiced viewer contemplates the role hats, hairspray, and comb-overs now play in dressing the once stylishly long-haired troika, the Gibb brothers' signature vocal harmonies and hook-laden song craft beg respect.Casual listeners can't be blamed for equating the Bee Gees with the dance floor bonanza they reaped through 1978's Saturday Night Fever, yet that commercial zenith was actually the culmination of a comeback for a group that had seemed washed up by the early 1970s. One Night Only thankfully takes an even-handed view of both their original late 1960s hits ("Massachusetts", "To Love Somebody", "Lonely Days"), building from a cannily Beatle-browed vocal sound, and the 1970s blue-eyed soul ("Jive Talkin'", "Nights on Broadway") that led them naturally into disco. The Fever hits are here, as are Gibb originals that clicked for other acts; the family circle also widens for a posthumous duet with their late brother, Andy Gibb, while Celine Dion gets star billing in the collaborative "Immortality". --Sam Sutherland
She paid five bucks for it. Now she's asking fifty million. Teri Horton is a 73-year-old former long-haul truck driver with an eighth grade education. When she bought a painting in a thrift shop for five dollars she didn't know that it would pit her against the highest and mightiest people in the art world and perhaps change forever the way art is authenticated. Harry Moses' intriguing and humorous documentary about art authentication introduces everyday citizens who have stu
A group of teenagers go camping for the weekend and fall victim to a serial killer known only as 'The Shaman'.
Earth. Early in the 21st Century. Much has changed since the last Mortal Kombat. A universe that was once balanced by a system based on honour and tradition is now governed by chaos and deceit. Dark forces from sinister realms have begun invading Earth. The only warriors who could possibly meet this challenge are the Defenders of the Realm. The Secret of Quan Chi - Quan Chi a free-roaming sorcerer versed in the dark arts uses an ancient gem to turn our heroes against one another
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!
Bastian Balthazar Bux (Mark Rendall) is an average twelve year old boy whose life revolves around going to school watching TV and playing video games. That is until he discovers a magical book 'The Neverending Story' in a fascinating curiosity shop owned by the mysterious Carl Coreander (John Dunn Hill). Bastian's imagination is inspired by the book's tale of an enchanted world called Fantasia; a world ruled by the Childlike Empress (Audrey Gardiner) and inhabited by an assortment of heroes villains dark knights centaurs werewolves and other strange mythical creatures. Sadly Fantasia is being destroyed by a terrible evil force known as The Nothing. As Bastian gets deeper into the book his actions in the real world begin to affect events in Fantasia. Soon he finds himself thrust into the fantasy world in the form of his alter ego Atreyu (Tyler Hynes) a fourteen-year old woodland boy and an unlikely hero who may be able to find a cure for The Nothing and save Fantasia.
The story follows Lillie from her modest beginnings in Jersey to her marriage rise in London's high society and her affair with the Prince of Wales. The life of the Dean of Jersey's daughter continues when she meets the Prince of Wales' nephew with whom she has a brief affair. She then embarks on a career as an actress which we follow through to her retirement in the South of France where she is surrounded by pictures of her many friends and lovers.
A newly restored edition of Orson Welles's adaptation of the Shakespeare classic. The production began in 1948 but would not be completed untill four years later due to financial difficulties. Without full financing in place Welles would shoot until the money ran out shut down production while he tried to raise more in acting roles then reassemble the cast and crew months later. But typically the challenges presented by budgetary constraints only heightened Welles technical flair
Beloved by the British public for her string of hit pre-war films, Gracie Fields' Lancastrian earthiness, impish humour and memorable songs have endeared her to many generations of fans. The Show Goes On sees Gracie starring opposite Owen Nares and John Stuart in this emotional, semi-autobiographical musical romance. It is presented here as a brand-new High Definition remaster from original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio. Sally Lee, an erstwhile mill girl who fancies her chances on stage, tries her luck in London but ends up busking. When she's spotted by Martin Fraser, a composer of sentimental songs, her career takes an unexpected turn!
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