After finding a mysterious map, Professor Otto Lindenbrock (Kenneth More) leads an expedition deep below the Earth's surface to discover its long-hidden secrets. Joined by his niece Glauben (Ivonne Sentis), her fianc Axel and a local guide, they explore vast caverns, uncover uncharted underground oceans - and discover they are not alone.The land beneath the earth is filled with bizarre creatures and ravenous dinosaurs - but there are also other humans there, including the mysterious scientist Olsen who seems to possess technology far in advance of Victorian Europe...
Prepare for an onslaught of robust breezy humour when the Carry On team take to the great Outdoors.
Setting a Carry On film in a marriage bureau has a certain self-serving obviousness, so it's hardly surprising that Carry On Loving milks the idea for all it's worth. The Wedded Bliss Agency is of course a pretty dubious outfit, being run by Sid (James) and Sophie Bliss (Hattie Jacques), who together are the worst possible argument both for marriage and for their own profession: they constantly snipe at each other, they aren't actually married and their sophisticated computer matching system is in fact a complete fake. The remainder of the team are mostly cast as hapless clients, with predictable but often very funny situations arising from the various mismatches engineered by the agency, such as the inevitable misunderstanding over one client's interest in modelling. Yes, the humour is about as subtle as a flatulent elephant, but you can't help entering into the spirit of the thing. If there's an outstanding performance it has to be that of Imogen Hassall, who handles her transformation from round-shouldered frump to well-bred love goddess with considerable expertise and a genuine sense of fun. On the DVD: The picture ratio is 4:3, and as is usual for this series the disc has no added features, which always seems like a terribly missed opportunity.--Roger Thomas
Frederick Forsyth: Just Another Secret
Coronation Street was first broadcast in December of 1960 and since then has gone from strength to strength in establishing itself as the nation's favourite soap opera. With a more light hearted slant on the genre Coronation Street has always drawn viewers from across the generations and its longevity is tribute to it's across the board appeal. On this DVD we take a look back to 1973 and eight classic episodes from that year.
Rarely is it possible to bring together an action box-set that is such pure dynamite as this pair of Jackie Chan classics. Police Story is regarded by fans and critics alike as the apex of Jackie Chan's celebrated career. Police Story: Winner of the 'Best Picture' and 'Best Action Choreography' Awards at the 1985 Hong Kong Film Festival 'Police Story' is regarded by fans and critics alike as the apex of Jackie Chan's celebrated career. Breaking new ground with its breathtaking fights and stunt sequences it very quickly became a standard-bearer for Hong Kong Cinema all over the World. Featuring a top-notch cast which includes multi-award-winning actresses Brigitte Lin and Maggie Cheung director Chan combines a compelling storyline of an honest cop on the run from a false murder charge with dynamic visuals and full-blooded fight action which is electrified with emotional underscoring. A true classic of Hong Kong cinema! Police Story 2: Kevin Chan demoted and harrassed for his one-man war against a gang of criminals decides to take a much needed vacation but is back in business when Hong Kong becomes the target for a string of bomb scares...
R. Kelly proudly presents the first 12 chapters of his dramatic musical masterpiece Trapped In The Closet. Since the groundbreaking debut of Chapters 1 through 5 with the release of the #1 Platinum-selling TP.3 Reloaded album in July 2005 the world has been waiting to find out what surprise twist will happen next. What will Sylvester's reaction be now that he has discovered the identity of Gwendolyn's mystery lover? How will she behave? What will Chuck Rufus and Kathy do back at the apartment? Play back the song that is a story and prepare for the next round of cliffhangers in the previously unreleased Chapters 6 through 12. Meet some very interesting new characters and see if you can predict the events of the next chapter; it will likely be very different than what you think. Trapped In The Closet has been described as critics as a work of musical genius and fans and viewers all over the world are hooked. Everyone wants to know: what's going to happen next? Find out here as the drama continues.
Hamburg Germany: Professor Lindenbrock (Kenneth More) buys a manuscript from a strange old man that describes a mysterious journey - a map to the centre of the earth itself! With his niece Glauben and her fianc Axel they set off to Iceland where they are joined by Professor Fredrikson and a guide Hans. Following the old man's directions they soon find an entrance in an inactive volcano but after an underground storm and earthquake they fall into a deep chasm... While ex
A down on his luck producer and his accountant plan to get rich quick in this remake.
Vincent King (Sean Kanan) and his wife Mary Shelley (Juliet Landau) are two deranged cinephiles who decide to create the ultimate homage to classic horror films by shooting a snuff movie. When a group of college students led by the studious Emily (Danica McKellar) sails to the King's remote island to study the local wildlife the homicidal couple inherit the perfect cast for their horrific project.
Kenneth Moore stars as the wily ecclesiastical detective Father Brown in this wonderful 1920's who-dunnit series based on the novels of G. K. Chesterton.
More than any other filmmaker of his generation Kenneth Anger is recognized by the public as a maker of underground experimental cinema. To main-line film critics he is the first-remembered such filmmaker one who combines cinematic talent and an aura of scandal. This collection of films known as the Magick Lantern Cycle includes Fireworks Scorpio Rising and Lucifer Rising which stars British 60s icon Marianne Faithfull.
The complete episodes of Randall And Hopkirk Deceased starring Mike Pratt as Jeff Randall Kenneth Cope as his ghostly partner Marty Hopkirk and Annette Andre as Marty's widow Jean Hopkirk. Episode titles: My Late Lamented Friend / A Disturbing Case / All Work and No Pay / Never Trust a Ghost / That's How Murder Snowballs / Just for the Record / Murder Ain't What it Used To Be / Whoever Heard of a Ghost Dying? / The House on Haunted Hill / When Did You Start to Stop Seeing Things? / The Ghost Who Saved The Bank At Monte Carlo / For The Girl Who Has Everything / But What A Sweet Little Room / Who Killed Cock Robin? / The Man From Nowhere / When The Spirit Moves You / Somebody Just Walked Over My Grave / Could You Recognise the Man Again? / A Sentimental Journey / Money To Burn / The Ghost Talks / It's Supposed To Be Thicker Than Water / The Trouble With Women / Vendetta To A Dead Man / You Can Always Find A Fall Guy / The Smile Behind The Veil
Life Is All About Making A Scene. In the midst of writing a new play Peter McGowen's world is one crazy scene after another. He has a wife who desperately wants to start a family a stalker who's assuming his identity and a crisis which is a scribe's worst nightmare: writer's block. To top it all off he's pushed to the edge by the barking dog next door. Peter only has time for his writing until a special new neighbour teaches the cynical playwright that life is a work in progress.
Gacy An Intriguing and intense story of a seemingly normal member of the public and the subsequent uncovering of his horrific and gruesome crimes. Dahmer A riveting portrayal of Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer that explores the mind and fantasies of one of the most notorious serial killers of the last century.
The legendary team of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis had their first lead roles in this hilarious service farce that sealed their success. You'll see why when the boys wind up as army recruits Sgt. Victor Puccinelli (Martin) and PFC Alvin Korwin (Lewis) in the most disorganized unit into the armed forces and Lorwin tries to get home to see his new baby. Dino sings and romances the girls Jerry serenades Sgt. McVey (Mike Kellin) in drag and both give a dead-on impersonation of Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald from 'Going My Way' in the company's talent show...
Classic military drama series revolving around a World War Two bomb disposal squad. Dead Man's Shoes: It is the autumn of 1940. The Great Blitz has taken London by surprise hundreds of civilians have been killed and thousands more made homeless nightly. Brian Ash a young Royal Engineer Officer finds himself posted to a Bomb Disposal Company hastily assembled to combat a terrible new menace - the hundreds of unexploded bombs that are coming close to paralysing the whole city. Unsung Heroes: Second Lieutenant Brian Ash is settling in with life in Bomb Disposal but he soon finds out that even in the blitz there are certain rules that you can break at your peril. Just Like a Woman: When the tragedy of war comes too close it brings out an even stronger determination from the men of the Bomb Disposal to help defend the citizens of London. But a bomb has to be handled gently...
Peter Brook's bold adaptation of John Gay's opera - a cynical satire of eighteenth century London life. This weird and wonderful movie version of the first ever English musical to be written boasts a gloriously outlandish set and characters adorned in stunning primary colours that will dazzle and delight. A period piece that remains true to its original form it features non-stop sing-along songs spirited melodies and a real sense of embellished drama. The story follows the escapades of a jailed highwayman and stars Laurence Olivier Dorothy Tutin and Stanley Holloway.
Sword Of HonourAward-winning novelist and screenwriter William Boyd brings Evelyn Waugh's classic trilogy of the Second World War vividly to life in this epic two-part drama starring Daniel Craig Megan Dodds Leslie Phillips Julian Rhind-Tutt Robert Pugh and Katrina Cartlidge. ShackletonDirected by Charles Sturridge (Brideshead Revisited Gulliver's Travels Longitude) this biopic of explorer Ernest Shackleton (Kenneth Branagh) is at once a fascinating character study of a driven man and a thrilling true life adventure. Concentrating on Shackleton's 1914 Endurance expedition to the the South Pole it details the incredible struggle he undertook to lead his 28 man crew to safety after his ship was trapped and then crushed in the pack ice. LongitudeLongitude is the fascinating story of John Harrison (Gambon) who in the 18th century believed he could make a clock that would work on board a ship - and so solve the problem of finding longitude at sea. Harrison has to struggle against a bigoted establishment in order to win recognition for his achievements. This story is intertwined with that of Rupert Gold (Irons) the former naval officer who in the 1920s discovered Harrison's clocks and - at the cost of his health his reputation and his marriage began the mammoth task of restoring them.
This programme presents the lives and works of Gustav Mahler as featured in the BBC series Great Composers. It examines the backgrounds influences and relationships that make this composer part of the very fabric of the history of western music. The composer's life and work is presented through extensive performance sequences and through interviews and comments from some of today's greatest artists and most respected authorities. Gustav Mahler Shot on location in Prague Budapest and Vienna and including extracts of some of Mahler's symphonies performed by Sir Georg Solti conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra as well as Das Lied von der Erde with mezzo-soprano Charlotte Hellekant. Thomas Hampson sings extracts from the song-cycles Des Kaben Wunderhorn Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen and Kindertotenlieder.
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