In the space of ten years Buster Keaton made his way to becoming one of the Silent Eras' most remarkarble comedians only to fall from grace when his now-acknowledged classic The General bombed at the box office and he found himself reduced to writing gags for the Marx Brothers and forcibly partnered up with lesser performers by the studios to whom he was contracted. This Emmy award-winning documentary presents Buster's remarkable story and includes rare and unpublished material th
When Mike's English teacher pairs him up for a class assignment on Romeo and Juliet with the new kid William Mike can't believe his luck. However as the two spend more and more time working together on a monster movie version of the Bard's classic tale they both soon realise their feelings for one another may be more powerful than either of them is truly ready for.
An all-singing all-dancing star-spangled musical leap around the biblical story of the Nativity set in 1972. With a comic twist this familiar story is brought to life through the eyes of the innkeeper. Despairing after a bad year he contemplates suicide but his attempt is stalled by a voice from above who points out that King Herod is coming to town.
In Life as We Know It, Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel discover that their closest friends have appointed them guardians of their child in the unlikely event of their joint death--an unlikely event that has just happened. Make no mistake: There's no reason this movie should have been any good. The premise is the worst kind of formulaic Hollywood claptrap; the pleasant but cautious Heigl (Knocked Up) is playing yet another uptight fussbudget; since a promising movie debut in the underrated Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!, Duhamel has largely coasted on his looks in tripe like the Transformers movies--yet Life as We Know It is surprisingly likable. After the movie gets through the basic exposition--and navigates some radical shifts in tone with unexpected deftness--the script somehow manages to make its clichés into something resembling real human situations. The colorful supporting characters are all entertainingly written and well played by a solid cast. And both Heigl and Duhamel give understated, engaging performances that manage to make the inevitable conclusion seem almost not inevitable. Director Greg Berlanti (The Broken Hearts Club) deserves kudos for skillfully balancing humor and pathos and turning this unpromising material into a sincere and enjoyable movie. --Bret Fetzer
Death In Love
Meet the characters that inhabit Little Britain in the first and second series of the comedy sketch show.
Popetown is an animated sitcom that looks at the daily nuisances that exist in the workplace - with one twist... This workplace is the Vatican and the CEO happens to be the Pope. Centring on the long-suffering and good hearted Father Nicholas (voiced by Jam's Kevin Eldon) and his daily struggle against life's up and downs. Also featured amongst the voice cast are: Ruby Wax Jerry Hall Matt Lucas Bob Mortimer and Mackenzie Crook. Due to be shown on BBC 3 the programme was
This DVD box set features: Innocence With Dirty Hands (1975): Beautiful Julie Wormser (Schneider) is unhappily married to rich drunk slob Louis (Steiger) so plans to kill him with the help of her panicky young lover Jeff Marle (Giusti). However when the deed appears to be done Jeff scarpers leaving Julie to face the fallout. Who's Got The Black Box (1967): When US radar installations in Greece are jammed and an undercover NATO security man is killed suspicion falls on his widow who sets out to find the real culprits and prove herself innocent. The Flower Of Evil (2003): Francois (Benoit Magimel) the handsome young son returns home from a 3-year stay in Chicago and quickly rekindles a fiery romance with his cousin Michele (Melanie Doutey). Meanwhile his mother Anne (Natalie Baye) is running for public office and has stirred up more than a bit of controversy. When a slanderous letter appears in the newspaper revealing family indiscretions - incest adultery murder and even war crimes - the entire family remains firmly in denial of any wrongdoing. The dead giveaway is sweet elderly Aunt Line (Suzanne Flon) whose mischievous smile pegs her as the omniscient keeper of family secrets. Pleasure Party (1975): Phillipe and Esther live an apparently idyllic life with their daughter Elise. In an attempt to preserve this bliss Phillipe decides that he and Esther should each have affairs being sure to tell each other openly about them. The plan backfires with tragic results as Phillipe becomes engulfed in jealously. The Break Up (1970): Helene Regnier's husband Charles who is mentally ill injures their son Michel in a rage. Charles moves back in with his wealthy and manipulative parents who blame Helene for their son's condition and vow to win custody of Michel. While the boy is in hospital Helene rents a room in a boarding house nearby. The Regniers hire Paul Thomas a family acquaintance who needs money to find dirt on Helene before the court hearing on custody. Paul moves into the boarding house and with the help of his girlfriend Sonia who rarely wears clothes plots to ruin Helene's reputation and then her very life. Cop Au Vin (1985): Based on a novel by Dominique Roulet introduces the character of Inspecteur Lavardin a loner detective whose affable exterior hides a man willing to go to any lengths to find the truth though his tactics are sometimes questionable. A small French town experiences a spate of murders and Lavardin is called in to investigate. He meets withdrawn teenager Louis Cuno a postman who uses his position to gather information to stop a plot to take over his family's property. Louis lives with his overbearing crippled mother whose cruelty spurs Louis to take his amateur sleuth work a bit too far.
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift has all the elements that spelled success for its predecessors: Speed, sex, and minimal dialogue. The plot doesn't need explication; it's a nonsensical series of confrontations and standoffs that serve to get us from one race to another. Tokyo Drift can most accurately be described as a visual poem about screeching tires, crunching fiberglass, and sleek female skin, set to a killer soundtrack of Japanese pop and hip-hop. The actors are only needed for tight close-ups of narrowed eyes or sweaty hands tightly gripping gearshifts, though Sung Kang, Better Luck Tomorrow, stands out as a vaguely philosophical hoodlum with deadpan charisma. The curved bodies of the cars and the luscious flesh of the women are both shot with a fetishistic hunger. The "drift" style of racing--in which the cars are allowed to slide in order to take sharp turns at high speeds--grabs your eyes; there's a strange, spectral beauty to rows of cars sliding sideways down a mountain road at night. Also starring Lucas Black (Friday Night Lights) as our wheel-happy hero; Bow Wow (Roll Bounce) as the scam-artist comic relief; and martial arts legend Sonny Chiba (Kill Bill) as a yakuza big shot. --Bret Fetzer
Patrick Bateman is handsome, well educated and intelligent. He is twenty-six and living his own American dream. He works by day on Wall Street, earning a fortune to compliment the one he was born with. At night he descends into madness, as he experiments with fear and violence.
An historical epic about the end of the old Pagan world in Europe. Set in the historic Dark Ages Pagan Queen is a fantasy that recreates the pagan culture and rituals in convincing and memorable fashion. Libuse the Slavic mythological queen of 8th century Bohemia was gifted with supernatural powers a visionary and a seer. In a turbulent time of cultural change Libuse envisioned the modern city of Prague and ruled over her tribes with gentle wisdom during the magical times before Christianity and scripture which are remembered only in myths and legends. The Pagan Queen recreates the pre-Christian time period of The Dark Ages where ancient wisdom and beliefs could not only determine the course of history but destroy great nations.
Two boys end up on the run from their deadly uncle in this thriller.
This season on The City Whitney Roxy Olivia and Erin will learn that in New York City climbing your way to the top means doing it alongside both friends and enemies. Whitney gets a last-minute chance of a lifetime - a show at New York Fashion Week. After the chaos and fanfare subsides Whitney has more than ever to do to prove herself as a designer. First up is creating a new line for the new season and learning from Kelly Cutrone how to promote herself and her brand. She's still got Roxy in her corner and Roxy owes her both for a place to crash and the job at People's Revolution. But Roxy is learning that she's too strong-minded to live in Whitney's shadow. At ELLE Magazine Olivia and Erin are asked by Joe Zee to find some way to get along. However their competition is far from over as Olivia is offered an on-camera job by Joe. But Erin is at the top of her game and sees through Olivia now more than ever. New season. New betrayals. New alliances. Episodes Comprise: 1. Show 'Em What You Got 2. Friends In High Places 3. Professionally Dangerous 4. Queen Of Diamonds 5. The Belle Of Elle 6. Fashion With A Capital F 7. The British Are Coming 8. Work Horses And Show Ponies 9. One Girl's Trash 10. Stage Fight 11. Roommate Wanted 12. Lost In Translation
High School Musical - Encore Edition: Troy (Zac Efron) the popular captain of the basketball team and Gabriella (Vanessa Anne Hudgens) the brainy and beautiful member of the academic club break all the rules of East High society when they secretly audition for the leads in the school's musical. As they reach for the stars and follow their dreams everyone learns about acceptance teamwork and being yourself. And it's all set to fun tunes and very cool dance moves.
Featuring many of The Fast Show's finest this series was created and scripted by Rhys Thomas one of the writers behind Swiss Toni - Rhys also played alongside the titular car dealer as his long-suffering apprentice Paul. Welsh funeral directors Ivor Arwell Percy and Gwynne Thomas run a family business that should be doomed to failure. For a start the boss and father of the clan Ivor is scared of dead bodies and socially inept to such a degree that his wife ran o
Based on the extraordinary character at the centre of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the jewel in the Roald Dahl crown and one of the bestselling children's books of all time, Wonka tells the wondrous story of how the world's greatest inventor, magician and chocolatemaker became the beloved Willy Wonka we know today. This irresistibly vivid and inventive big screen spectacle will introduce audiences to a young Willy Wonka, chockfull of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time-proving that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if you're lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible.
Titles Comprise: Chump at Oxford : One of Laurel & Hardy's best-loved feature films 'A Chump At Oxford' sees them travelling to England to obtain an education only for Stan to be revealed as a long-lost British aristocrat! Someone's Ailing: A collection of classic Laurel & Hardy shorts on the theme of ailments plus the only example of a direct sequel in L&H history. In 'County Hospital' Ollie's broken leg offers him a chance to rest which he does until Stan pays him a visit! 'Them Thar Hills' sees Ollie suffering from gout prompting a trip into the mountains while its sequel 'Tit For Tat' shows what happened after their return. In 'Perfect Day' it's Edgar Kennedy's turn to suffer gout a condition aggravated by Stan and Ollie's attempt to organise a family picnic. Way Out West: Regarded as the most popular of Laurel & Hardy's feature-length films not least for the Trail of the Lonesome Pine song 'Way Out West' sees Stan and Ollie visiting the town of Brushwood Gulch to deliver the deed of a gold mine only to be deceived by James Finlayson.
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