The future of the nation was hanging by a ...chad. Every vote counts... if the votes are counted. In 2000 the election of the U.S. President boiled down to a few precious votes in the state of Florida - and a recount that would add hanging chad to every American's vocabulary. Beginning on Election Day 2000 and culminating with the Supreme Court decision in Bush vs. Gore Recount from HBO Films follows the bizarre 36-day struggle to determine which candidate won Florida... and the presidency. While the nation holds its breath the Republicans led by charismatic Texan James Baker (Oscar nominee Tom Wilkinson Michael Clayton) battle the Democrats headed up by Ron Klain (two-time Oscar winner Kevin Spacey American Beauty) Gore's former chief of staff in a series of escalating protests lawsuits appeals and partisan infighting. The colorful cast of real-life characters includes Florida's Secretary of State Katherine Harris (Oscar nominee Laura Dern Rambling Rose) known to millions of Americans as much for her makeup as for her role in determining the winner. The result is an illuminating entertaining look at the stranger-than-fiction story of the closest race in presidential history.
Welcome To Southend. The Vegas Of The Third World.Ex-con Johnny (Scot Williams, 'The Crew') is forced into pulling a heist he wants nothing to do with. Mob Boss 'Shrewd' Eddie (Paul Freeman, 'Raiders of the Lost Ark', 'Hot Fuzz') has one million in dirty cash stashed at his home, just waiting to be stolen.But what Johnny doesn't know is that seven other dangerous criminals also have plans to steal the money...Filled with twists, double-crosses and murder, Hard Boiled Sweets is a crime thriller inspired by the International Best-Selling short film, 'A Girl and a Gun'.
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Director Clint Eastwood's 1997 box-office hit stars himself as Luther Whitney, a highly skilled thief who finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, witnessing the murder of a woman involved in a secret tryst with the US president (played by Gene Hackman). Determined to clear his name, Whitney cleverly eludes a tenacious detective (Ed Harris) while investigating a corruption of power reaching to the highest level of government. Adapted by veteran screenwriter William Goldman from David Baldacci's novel, this thriller balances expert suspense with well-drawn characters and an intelligent plot that's just a pounding heartbeat away from real White House headlines. Absolute Power features the great Judy Davis in a memorable supporting role as the White House chief of staff who desperately attempts to cover up the crime. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
Midsomer Murders: The Glitch
The latest movie from acclaimed film maker David Lynch tells of a woman with amnesia, abandoned on Mulholland Drive. She meets an aspiring actress and together they start putting the pieces of her life back together...
Winner of the International Critics Prize at Cannes in 1974 Lancelot Du Lac Bresson's masterpiece has lost none of its power and continues to cast a mystical spell. In this compelling and hypnotic film about the Arthurian legend the Knights of the Round Table their numbers depleted by their bloody and fruitless quest for the Holy Grail return to King Arthur's court. Once there Lancelot's passionate relationship with Queen Guinevere causes the Knights to fall out amongst themselves eventually leading to their downfall.
In Boohbah Magic the five magical atom Boohbahs present some of their best episodes. As always, the Boohbahs begin the shows by moving around the world in their Boohball before settling on a particular group of children. The group then gets to wish into existence a present to send into Storyworld for their chosen Storypeople to play with. Before and after each story, the atoms get down to some funky dancing. As a premise it may be a bit boggling to the adult eye, but kids genuinely love it. Colourful and musical, each show is a brightly engaging 20 minutes. The shows in question are "Armchair", "Skipping Rope", "Record Player" and--a bonus episode on the DVD--"A Pile of Balls". It's pretty self-explanatory stuff. The other aspect that unifies each episode is the idea of encouraging imitation and interaction. Basic science and mathematics are encoded in the stories with the intention that the child will work out what will happen next. Even if it feels like a composite of several established successful shows, the important thing is that both the intent and the outcome are genuine. Kids love to watch and shout out "Boohbah!" --Paul Tonks
The legendary Tinto Brass the king of erotica presents this superb 8 disc DVD box set containing 8 of his greatest films. Known as 'Il Maestro' in his native Italy Tinto Brass is without doubt the world's most talented erotic cinematographer. The Key 'The Key' of the title opens the drawer where unknown to each other the husband and wife hide their diaries. Nino wants his wife who is 18 years younger than him to open up her soul sexually. To this end he sheds his inhibitions in his diary writing down his most bizarre sexual fantasies. He then discovers that his wife and their daughter's fiance Laslo are attracted to each other. Nino tries to stimulate an affair by taking explicit photographs of Teresa and having Laslo develop them... Cheeky Carla is an attractive carefree young woman from Venice who comes to London to find a place for her lover Matteo and herself to live. At an estate agency the proprietress Moira makes some explicit sexual overtures to Carla which she finds intriguing... All Ladies Do It Diane and Paul are happily married mainly due to Diane's sexual adventures. She can't resist casual affairs and recounts them to her husband who finds them arousing. Yet when Diane returns from a visit to Venice with bite marks on her Paul's suppressed jealousy erupts... Paprika In a masterful combination of provocative showgirl revue incisive parody scandalous erotica and tender romance Madame Colette's delicious brothel becomes the fantastic surreal world where the generously endowed Mimma takes her first steps as lady-of-the-night Paprika. Miranda Miranda is the landlady of a tavern in a small village somewhere in post-war Italy who is looking for a husband. During her quest she tries out an assortment of lovers for size including: a rich politician a passing American GI and a local gigolo while all the time leading on and teasing the waiter she employs. Frivolous Lola Lola is a young lively and beautiful girl who has just got engaged to Masetto the local baker's son. Unfortunately he is a little old fashioned and convinced that she has to remain a virgin until after their wedding. Things become complicated when Lola starts feeling dangerously attracted to Andre her mother's lover a much more experienced man... Private Lies subterfuge betrayal and mischief: 'Private' is a collection of six stories based on the joys of sexuality and the eroticism of a new generation of women... Black Angel 1945: with the war and fascism coming to an end Livia is travelling from Asolo to Venice to meet her secret lover Helmut Shultz (Gabriel Garko). Livia begins to vividly relive the high points of the devastating sexual abandonment that has shaped her life...
For the first time in 35 years child eyewitness Daniel Lutz recounts his version of the infamous Amityville haunting that terrified his family in 1975. His parent's story of their 28 days in the allegedly possessed house on Ocean Avenue went on to inspire a best-selling novel and subsequent film series that have both captivated and frustrated the public since their release. My Amityville Horror is a gripping documentary that details the struggle behind growing up as part of a world famous haunting and shows that while Daniel s facts may be other s fiction the psychological scars he carries are all too real.
A young woman arrives in Paris where she finds a job as a waitress in bar next to a theater. She will meet a pianist, a famous actress and a great art collector, and begin to have her own dreams of fame...
Vincent Stone, Laura Anderson and Nathan Waring star in this action thriller from director Dion Martin Boland. When backpackers Ben (Waring) and Nina (Anderson) get separated in the outback of Australia, vicious killer Vincent (Stone) baits Ben into a relentless game of cat and mouse with the winner's prize being Nina. Has ex-soldier Ben got what it takes to defeat the notorious outback killer?
A handsome enigmatic stranger (Terence Stamp) arrives at a bourgeois household in Milan and successfully seduces each family member not forgetting the maid. Then as abruptly and mysteriously as he arrive he departs. Unable to endure the void left in their lives the father (Massimo Girotti) hands over his factory to the workers the son abandons his vocation as a painter the mother (Silvana Mangano) abandons herself to random sexual encounters and the daughter sinks into catatonia. The maid (Laura Betti) however becomes a saint.
The third film based on C.S. Lewis's fantasy books, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader opens three years after the Pevensie children return from battling to restore peace to Narnia in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. Edmund (Skandar Keynes) and Lucy (Georgie Henley) are still staying with Eustace (Will Poulter), while Peter and Susan have gotten older and moved on to school and America, respectively. Still as surly and unbelieving as ever, Eustace continues to mock his cousins for their Narnian fantasies. But when water begins spilling into their room from a painting hanging on the wall, all three young people are swept onto the decks of the sailing ship known as the Dawn Treader, which is afloat in the waters of Narnia. This time, there are no wars to be fought in Narnia. But it soon becomes evident that the trio is destined to help King Caspian (Ben Barnes) solve the mystery of the disappearance of the seven lords of Telmar, and prevent the ongoing sacrifices of large groups of Narnian people to the evil green mist. So begins a quest through uncharted waters that will require each of the children to resist temptations like beauty and power, and to conquer the darkness within themselves in order to defeat the threat to Narnia's people. The battle promises to yield unexpected heroes, and through their journey, Edmund, Lucy, Eustace, and even King Caspian and Reepicheep (voiced by Simon Pegg) each grow and mature. Eventually, Aslan (voiced by Liam Neeson) will ask each adventurer to make an important choice that will forever influence his or her future. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader features plenty of high adventure, sword-fighting action, and personal peril, and while it fails to fully capitalise on the characters' motivations or to earn viewers' full emotional investment, it is still a solid addition to the Narnia film series. (Ages 7 and older) --Tami Horiuchi
Jurassic Park (Dir. Steven Spielberg 1993): Director Steven Spielberg presents a masterpiece of imagination suspense science and cinematic magic that quickly became one the most successful film in worldwide box-office history. On a remote island a wealthy entrepreneur (Richard Attenborough) secretly creates a theme park featuring live dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric D.N.A. Before opening it to the public he invites a top palaeontologist (Sam Neill) and his paleobotanist girl friend (Laura Dern) a renowned mathematician (Jeff Goldblum) and his two eager grandchildren to experience the park - and help calm anxious investors. But their visit is anything but tranquil as the prehistoric predators break out and begin stalking the island's human inhabitants. Based on Michael Crichton's best-selling novel Jurassic Park is a breathtaking adventure you'll want to experience again and again... The Lost World (Dir. Steven Spielberg 1997): Director Steven Spielberg takes us back to the scene of Jurassic Park in The Lost World the blockbuster sequel with even more dinosaurs more action and more breathtaking visual effects than its record-breaking predecessor. This DVD edition contains exclusive interviews and rare behind-the-scenes footage. The Lost World remains among the most successful films of all time and features an all-star cast including Jeff Goldblum Julianne Moore and Pete Postlethwaite. It has been four years since the disaster at Jurassic Park and two groups are in a race against time that will determine the fate of the remote island's prehistoric inhabitants. Jurassic Park 3 (Dir. Joe Johnston 2001): Adventure runs wild when renowned palaeontologist Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill) agrees to accompany a wealthy adventurer (William H. Macy) and his wife (Tea Leoni) on an aerial tour of Isla Sorna InGen's former breeding ground for prehistoric creatures. But when they're terrifyingly stranded Dr. Grant discovers that his hosts are not what they seem and the island's native inhabitants are smarter faster and fiercer than he ever imagined in this heart-stomping thriller.
Star Stories the Comedy Award-winning series from the makers of Peep Show presses its nose against the steamy window of fame. Recreating the bust-ups love-ins and fall-outs of major league celebrities Star Stories is a hilarious romp through the stories behind the tabloid splashes. In each episode a different celebrity is put under the microscope in a sacrilegious biopic of their lives to date. But these are the stories our stars would never want anyone to see.
Nothing is as it seems behind the well-trimmed hedges of the picturesque cottages in the idyllic English county of Midsomer. Beneath the tranquil surface of sleepy village life exist dark secrets scandals and downright evil. John Nettles stars as the humorous thoughtful and methodical Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby.
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