With memorable and unsettling opening credits and exceptional performances and direction Armchair Thriller became a massive hit for Thames Television in the late 1970s and early 1980s. With its trademark ghoulish razor-sharp cliff hangers and iconic theme tune (by Roxy Music's Andy Mackay) this haunting anthology series was an immediate success its eerie disturbing and downright scary tales regularly attracting over 15 million viewers. Each of its ten stories is a gripping exercise in compelling television showing ordinary people plunged into extraordinary situations. For many this series remains a high-watermark of dramatic television and its many frightening and spooky moments are remembered by viewers nearly thirty years after its original transmission. Quiet As A Nun: A nun dies of starvation after locking herself in a convent tower. Jemima Shore a former pupil at the convent school and now a television interviewer is asked to investigate. Jemima is surprised to discover that the death of the nun is connected with her own television programme.
A salesman for a London sporting gun company, Mr. Jonathan Tibbs (Kenneth More) heads west when he hears that cowboys are rather fond of their firearms. Despite his impeccable manners and immaculate tailoring, once in the lawless frontier town of Fractured Jaw he is accidentally mistaken for the fastest gun in the West - and quickly appointed sheriff!Mr Tibb's English charm melts the heart of Miss Kate (Jayne Mansfield), the local saloon owner, but he's soon in big trouble. He's made the tiny faux pas of selling his guns to hostile Indians, a range war has broken out between the gunfighters of the Box T and Lazy S ranches - and the local undertaker is already measuring him up for Boot Hill...
The definitive documentary about American motorcycle racing in the 1980's. 'On Any Sunday 2' features the pulsating sight of high powered cycles in the desert on the road and on tracks around the world. Includes interviews with Brad Lackey Bob Hannah Kenny Roberts and Bruce Penhall.
You See Me Laughin' is a full length documentary that takes a look at the often untamed lifestyles of the last great North Mississippi bluesmen and the Oxford MS based label Fat Possum Records that struggles to record them. The film is an exciting collage of exclusive interviews live performances and personal anecdotes. It includes rare black and white footage of R.L. Burnside from 1974 disturbingly funny stories about touring told firsthand by Iggy Pop and Jon Spencer Blues Explo
The fate of all realms is at risk when Rayden protector of the Earth Realm and Shao Khan the evil emperor of the Outworld pit their mighty powers against each other in a brutal and final showdown... Based on the video game Mortal Kombat.
Callum Crane is a young lawyer waiting for his appointment to the bench. Unfortunately he forces himself on his secretary while drunk and his life is about to collapse. There is a way out though - and that is to get an ex-con to kill the secretary. Even worse - the ex-con is about to tell Callum that he is Callum's son...
With so many promises to fulfil and questions left unanswered, the ninth and final series of The X-Files was inevitably going to short-change some of its audience. Mulder is missing, Scully is in and out with various baby concerns, Reyes frequently seems like she's only along for the ride and Doggett seems so right in the role that some fans wondered if he should have appeared sooner. Other cult cameos flitted across the screen in an attempt to keep viewers transfixed. Lucy Lawless, Cary Elwes and Robert Patrick's real-life wife were interesting diversions, but when Burt Reynolds appeared to be none other than God himself, it was apparent that nothing at all was sacred in this last year. Standalone episodes (for example, on Satanic possession and a Brady Bunch psycho) proved to be amongst the least interesting of the show's efforts. No doubt because everyone was focussing on the all-important arc story episodes. Was there more than one alien faction? Were they all in collusion? Who had control of the black oil virus? Who had been in charge of the abductions? More importantly, would Mulder and Scully finally get in bed together? Scattered through the 19 episodes (the fewest of any season), were answers to some of these points. Then as much as possible that remained was packed into the two-hour finale. After 200 episodes, it's just possible that The X-Files overstayed its welcome; nonetheless it will always be remembered for being the most influential TV product of the 1990s. And since this is science-fiction, don't assume it's completely dead either. --Paul Tonks
The guest cast list for The X-Files: The Truth runs almost to the first commercial break, suggesting how many plot strands this season-and-series finale needs to make room for, with many old characters (including ghostly appearances for the dead ones) popping up. Mulder (David Duchovny), teasingly absent for the final season, is suddenly back, accused of murdering a super-soldier who isn't supposed to be able to die. He faces a military tribunal, defended by AD Skinner (Mitch Pileggi), as guest stars trot out testimony that fills the double-length episode with explanations recapping nine years of confusion as creator Chris Carter tries to spatchcock his impromptu conspiracy theories into a real plot. Last-season regulars Robert Patrick and Annabeth Gish are shunted aside as Scully (Gillian Anderson) and Mulder get to dodge a last-scene explosion and wind up in a pretty silly clinch-with-philosophy in the face of vaguely imminent apocalypse. Seriously, if the franchise is to continue on the big screen, how about ditching the embarrassing alien conspiracy mess and doing a monster story? On the DVD: The X-Files: The Truth comes to disc with a lovely widescreen transfer, a 13-minute "Reflections on the Truth" featurette that, though it hits the self-congratulation button a couple too many times, has a little more meat than the puff pieces included on previous releases, and a bonus episode ("William") that is unfortunately another of the maudlin ones, this time resolving the plotline about Scully's super-baby. --Kim Newman
Based on the well known thriller written by the horror author Dean R. Koontz. A group of religious fanatics claim that a six year old boy called Joey is an agent of the devil and set out to destroy him.....
A busy bank holiday.... A ham fisted assistant.... Increasing paranoia.... All in a days work... Award winning playwrite Tim Firth (writer of Calendar Girls) creates a new comedy drama set in an electrical superstore. Alan assistant manager at 'Rocket' gets a chance to be the store manager on a busy bank holiday whilst his boss is away. However it seems his boss has laid a trap for Alan in the shape of Frank a mid-60's guy on a trainee scheme. Alan is forced to oversee a man who kn
Redemption - Part 1: The SGC has come under attack from Anubis who has a device that can use one Stargate to destroy another. With a wormhole dialed in to Earth's stargate the SGC can not contact its off-world allies for help. Carter works furiously to find a solution... Redemption - Part 2: Teal'c is off world attending his wife's funeral; his son believes she would not have been killed if Teal'c had not joined the fight against the Goa'uld. Wanting proof that the Goa'uld are not gods and can be stopped he insists that Teal'c allow him to join in battle so he can see for himself what the war is all about. Together they search for Anubis... Descent: SG-1 heads for the now abandoned Goa'uld mothership that once belonged to Anubis and now houses a downloaded version of Thor's mind. Frozen: The SGC's study of the Antarctic Gate site reveals a woman buried in the ice who is revived. Unwittingly carrying a deadly disease she poses a deadly threat to the team.
Bruce Willis stars as a small-town cop Jeff Talley; chief of Police in the sleepy town of Bristo Camino. Leaving behind the trauma of his career as a big city hostage negotiator Talley finds himself in a situation more volatile and terrifying than anything he could possibly imagine in his wildest nightmares... Lucky Number Slevin: A case of mistaken identity lands Slevin (Josh Hartnett) into the middle of a war being plotted by two of the city's most rival crime bosses: The Rabbi (Ben Kingsley) and The Boss (Morgan Freeman). Slevin is under constant surveillance by relentless Detective Brikowski (Stanley Tucci) as well as the infamous assassin Goodkat (Bruce Willis) and finds himself having to hatch his own ingenious plot to get them before they get him! Last Man Standing: Jericho Texas 1931. A new breed of gunfighter haunts the windswept border town: tweed-suited mobsters from Chicago who control the illegal flow of liquor crossing the Mexican border. Jericho's two rival gangs have replaced civil law with civil war and Sheriff Galt is powerless to stop them. Then a mysterious stranger blows into town looking for a place to spend the night. Calling himself Smith he seems like just another drifter that is until he draws his gun. Then all hell is let loose. Soon he has been recruited by first one gang and then the other as he cleverly and deceptively betrays both sides in a war that can leave only one man standing...
A triple bill of high-octane action adventures featuring S.W.A.T. Bad Boys and Striking Distance. S.W.A.T.: An imprisoned drug kingpin offers a huge cash reward to anyone that can break him out of police custody and only the LAPD's Special Weapons and Tactics team can prevent it. Bad Boys: When 0 million of seized heroin is stolen from the Miami Police lockup Detectives Lowrey (Will Smith) and Burnett (Martin Lawrence) Miami's most mismatched cops are called upon to solve the case before the FBI close their department. Julie (Tea Leoni) is their only lead to the case but will only speak to Lowrey. As he is not around when she calls Burnett impersonates his cool slick partner. A hilarious role reversal begins in order to retain her trust. From then on it's a race against time as the trio dodge the mob and retain their charade while putting pressure on every low-life in Miami's underworld to track down their man. Striking Distance: Tom Hardy (Bruce Willis) is a fifth generation Pittsburgh cop. Formerly a homicide detective he publicly challenged the police department including several of his family members about the identity of the serial killer who took his father's life. Convinced that a newly active serial killer is the same gunman who murdered his father - despite the fact that another man is already behind bars for that crime - Hardy is working out of his jurisdiction to catch the killer. The maverick cop finds himself at odds with his new partner (Sarah Jessica Parker) as he skirts around the system and defies his uncle (Dennis Farina) his father's successor as the Chief of Homicide.
Features eight movies. In 'Take Out The Beast' two men returning home in a cosmic station are ordered to kill the biorobot that is accompanying them. Unfortunately for them the robot is more human than they think... Also features: 'Under The Car' 'On Hope' 'Override' 'Present Tense Past Perfect' 'Evening Class' 'Peacock Blues' and 'Partners'.
The 1991 Persian Gulf War is a military triumph for the United States. But when thousands of returning veterans start to develop medical problems it appears that the military is trying to downplay or ignore the situation. It takes perserverance on the part of the military families and members of congress to bring to light the dilemma and prompt action on the part of the government.
Experience an amazing collection of Academy Award winning and Academy Award nominated features compiled in one box!
Mortal Kombat: Conquest Fullscreen 4:3 / English - Dolby (2.0) Stereo / Cert. 15); In this TV series serving as a prequel to the movies, Kung Lao has triumphed in the Mortal Kombat tournament, defeating Shang Tsung and saving Earth Realm. Now, he must train a new generation of warriors for the next tournament. Meanwhile, an exiled Shang Tsung attempts to thwart Lao's efforts.; ; Includes six episodes from the TV series.; ; Rumble In Hong Kong (Fullscreen 4:3 / English - Dolby.
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