He's a cop with the odds against him ... it's time to even the score James Woods stars as detective-sergeant Lloyd Hopkins an officer with the Los Angeles Police Department. A tough brash womaniser but also a dedicated cop Hopkins gets himself assigned to a murder case where he becomes totally obsessed with finding the killer even at the expense of his own family. Based on the novel ""Blood On The Moon"" by crime fiction write James Ellroy whose 'L.A. Noir' series fea
New York's garment district has turns into Dodge City when mobster Tommy O'Shea muscles in on the fashion trade of his ex-wife Olivia Regent. Olivia is engaged to Paul Kersey, who provides a sense of security for herself and her daughter Chelsea. Olivia isn't impressed when Tommy tortures her manager, Big Al, so Tommy hires an enforcer named Freddie Flakes, who is a master of disguise.Freddie dons women's clothing to follow Olivia into a ladies' room, where he smashes her face into a mirror, causing permanent disfigurement. In the offices of D.A. Tony Hoyle and his associate Hector Vasquez, Paul and Olivia vow to see to it that Tommy is prosecuted. Later, Freddie and two of his men disguise themselves as cops, infiltrate Olivia's apartment, and shoot Olivia dead. Now Kersey is ready to take things into his own hands. Kersey follows Tommy's thug Chickie Paconi to the Paconi family bistro, where Kersey kills Chickie by lacing his cannelloni with cyanide.Next, Paul tricks Freddie out of his fortress-like home and blows him up with a rigged ball. After dispatching the corrupt Hector Vasquez with a gun concealed in a doll, Kersey discovers that D.A. Hoyle is in cahoots with Tommy. Using Chelsea as bait, Tommy lures Paul to Olivia's factory for a confrontation.
Gangster No. 1: It's 1968. Gangster has come to work for Freddie Mays the Butcher of Mayfair and he's enjoying his job. He likes the money the girls the suits the power the violence. And gangster is good at what he does very good. He frightens people and he's going to frighten Freddie Mays. The Limey: British ex-con Wilson (Terence Stamp) arrives in Los Angeles to investigate the mystery of his daughter's accidental death. His prime suspect the wealthy heavily guarded music promoter Terry Valentine (Peter Fonda) is no easy target. Propelled into an increasingly brutal search for truth Wilson with single-mindedness and terrifying precision moves unstoppably toward revenge. Sexy Beast: A contented ex-villain is forced to do one last spectacular robbery by a psychotic face from his past in this mould-breaking stylish thriller by one of the UK's hottest new talents Guinness surfer ad director Jonathan Glazer
The Limey follows Wilson (Terence Stamp), a tough English ex-con who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his daughter's death.
Meet Raymond Chase (Hulk Hogan) bespectacled badly dressed toy storeowner and source of constant embarrassment to his young son Jeremy. If only Jeremy knew this goofy idiot of a father is really a disguise for the world's best secret agent enlisted specifically by the President of the United States to carry out a daring mission and snatch the Weapon of Weapons from the clutches of the evil Eve (Lesley Anne Down) and her giant steel legged henchman Wrecks (Richard Moll). Jeremy stumbles on his fathers true identity and starts the Secret Agent Club recruiting his friends to help his father!
""Lots of Fun!"" - Los Angeles Times. Written and directed by Kevin Williamson (Scream Scream 2 TV's Dawson's Creek) Teaching Mrs. Tingle is a cool cutting-edge comedy starring Hollywood's hottest young talent! Leigh Ann Watson (Katie Holmes - TV's Dawson's Creek Go Disturbing Behavior) is the brightest girl at Grandsboro High...but her dreams of a much-needed college scholarship are sabotaged when her history teacher the dreaded Mrs. Tingle (Helen Mirren - The Madness of King
Episodes 9-16 including: The Nine Days Wonder The Understanding Alberto Will Ye No Come Back Again Joke Over Noblesse Oblige All The Kings Horses and Whither Shall I Wander? An Emmy award-winning season of Upstairs Downstairs reaches its conclusion. It's the roaring twenties but there is a great deal of disillusionment in the air. Richard Bellamy is anxious to be appointed the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and seeks out the rich and influential to help his cause. The General Strike of 1926 causes a further divide amongst the household and Hudson experiences difficulties in maintaining discipline. Amidst the political turbulence there is also social exuberance for some members of the upper class. Georgina strikes up a friendship with a wild society girl causing great distress to her family. Meanwhile James is experiencing the heartaches of unrequited love as Georgina doesn't recognise his strong feelings for her. Worst of all a massive blow is dealt to the whole household as tragedy strikes Eaton Place. James has unfortunately made a bad investment and is forced to sell Eaton Place to pay off creditors.
They'll go far....too far. Joe and Mickey share a flat in Glasgow both are struggling actors who don't possess a lot of self-motivation. Joe owes money to loan sharks which means men with short haircuts and low intelligence threaten him with a near death experience if the debt isn't paid by next Tuesday. Mickey's pal Steve (Gary Cross) sends a postcard from LA raving about the place and persuading them to come over - They'll think you're Ewan McGregor's brother. With the heavies closing in and a taxi waiting Joe and Mickey escape to the airport and the hope of the so-called 'American Dream'.
Featuring the first seven episodes of the second series of this classic British TV drama. Episode titles: The New Man A Pair Of Exiles Married Love Whom God Hath Joined Guest Of Honour The Property Of A Lady Your Obedient Servant.
The first part of series 3 of the acclaimed serial spanning the pre-war period of 1912-1914. Episode comprise: Miss Forrest / A House Divided / A Change Of Scene / A Family Secret / Rose's Pigeon / Desirous Of Change / Word Of Honour
February 1991. Tommy a Desert Storm marine dismayed that the US isn't taking out Saddam breaks some rules and faces hard labor. An FBI agent offers him an out: go home to his gritty dockside home in Pennsylvania and help get the goods on an Italian heroine dealer; in return no prison time and no arrest of Tommy's brother Vincent and cousin Joey. Loyalty to family conflicts with loyalty to the code of the street. Can Tommy sort it out protect his brother and cousin and stay true
Months after a zombie plague has wiped out 90 per cent of the American population, a small group of survivors fight their way cross-country to a rumoured refuge on the island of Catalina.
Episodes 1-8 including: On with the Dance A Place in the World Laugh a Little Louder Please The Joy Ride Wanted-A Good Home An Old Flame Disillusion and Such a Lovely Man. World War I is over and Eaton Place has moved into the 1920's. The uncertainty of this new age is emphasised as Richard Bellamy's plans for the future with his new wife Virginia cause anxiety. James Bellamy on returning from the war looking for a worthwhile occupation decides to follow in his father's footsteps and enters politics. James and Georgina are caught up in the hysterical gaiety of the times and throw a wild fancy dress party which ends in tragedy. James finds himself bored with his life and embarks on an affair with his best friend's wife. Meanwhile below the stairs Hudson becomes enamoured with a new young housemaid and puts his position as butler in danger...
Pre-colour episodes from the acclaimed drama series. Featuring The Mistress and the Maids Board Wages The Path of Duty A Suitable Marriage and A Cry for Help.
The Bower Family Band petitions the Democratic National Committee to sing a Grover Cleveland rally song at the 1888 convention but decide instead to move to the Dakota territory on the urging of a suitor to their eldest daughter. There Grampa Bower causes trouble with his pro-Cleveland ideas as Dakota residents are overwhelmingly Republican and hope to get the territory admitted as two states (North and South Dakota) rather than one in order to send four Republican senators to Was
Led by Major John Cafferty a mercenary group is sent deep into the mountainous regions of Afghanistan with orders to retrieve a mysterious and top secret package. Upon their return they awake in a private facility with no memory of what’s happened or who they are and half of their team dead. Fed a new PTSD drug to help induce their memories a secret comes to light…just before they’re sentenced to death.
The minute he wakes up and the minute before sleep - for two minutes each day, Blake Falls feels alone. He tries to grab those minutes before they vanish. They are enough to remind him who he is.
Northfork: Northfork is a mythical tale of loss and resurrection continuing The Polish Brothers' cinematic obsession with the American heartland and the country's shifting dreams and visions. It is 1955 and the barren town of Northfork is quite literally about to be 'dammed'. Plans for a new hydro-electric plant in the area mean that the plains on which the town stands are soon to be flooded. With most of the townsfolk already evacuated several stoic citizens remain among them a lustful young couple a modern-day Noah who has built an ark for his two wives and a frail orphan boy who dreams he is the lost member of a host of wandering angels. Charged with removing the last of the residents is an Evacuation Committee comprising of six trench-coated agents some of whom will discover their own lives profoundly changed before the deluge is over. (Dir. Michael Polish 2003) Twin Falls Idaho: A different kind of love story. The minute he wakes up and the minute before sleep - for two minutes each day Blake Falls feels alone. He tries to grab those minutes before they vanish. They are enough to remind him who he is. Francis Falls understands that if it weren't for Blake he wouldn't be able to make it. His conjoined twin's heart is very strong. Blake he knows could live without him. The brothers live quietly in an eccentric hotel peopled with odd characters talking in a shorthand formed over 25 years. They dress impeccably in a custom-tailored suit adjusting each other's ties; they dine on cotton candy and on their birthday their only meal is their trademark chocolate cake; they blow out two candles one at a time. They can keep straight faces while telling outrageous tales from their earlier days in show business. When Francis becomes ill Blake holds him through the night the way he always has. Together they feel complete. When Penny (Michele Hicks) a beautiful young woman enters their lives for the first time someone sees the brothers' world from the inside. She makes them think of possibilities when they're certain there aren't any. They start to wonder how it would be to feel complete in new ways. ""Maybe I'll call you when I'm single "" Blake quips. They imagine living not as medical anomalies but as individuals who can breathe walk and dream on their own. (Dir. Michael Polish 1999)
In this collection of episodes from Series Four of 'Upstairs Downstairs' a series of dramatic events befall the residents of Eaton Place. The events of World War I are having some harrowing effects on British society as the country is struggling to get through the hardships that take place from 1914-1918...
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