The irresistible pairing of Jack Nicholson and Adam Sandler is the best reason to see Anger Management, a comedy that might have been subtitled "The Funny and the Furious". Nicholson and especially Sandler have screen personas that partially rely on pent-up anxieties, so there's definite potential in teaming them as a mild-mannered designer of pet clothing for chubby cats (Sandler) who's been ordered to undergo anger management therapy with a zany counsellor (Nicholson) prone to occasional tantrums and devious manipulation. Surely this meandering comedy looked better on the page; director Peter Segal scores a few lucky scenes (particularly Sandler's encounter with a Buddhist monk, played by John C Reilly), but a flood of cameos (Heather Graham, Woody Harrelson, Rudolph Giuliani, and others) can't match the number of laughs that fall flat. As Sandler's understanding girlfriend, Marisa Tomei plays a pivotal role in a happy ending that leaves everyone smiling, with the possible exception of the audience. --Jeff Shannon
Die KameliendameBallet By John NeumeierMusic By Frederic Chopin
The nutcracker prince is a spell-binding adventure film. This magical and musical animation follows eleven-year old Clara on an amazing journey through her imagination to places where every dream can come true.
Thirteen years after the original nightmare began Mike and Reggie reunite with the spirit of Mike's dead brother and are pursued by The Tall Man through warped dimensions of space and time. Who Will reign supreme? Prepared to be scared witless as the fine line between the living and the dead snaps with a vengeance!
One of David Cronenberg's most successful early films, Rabid features porn star Marilyn Chambers as a woman who becomes infected with a virus after an operation. As result she grows a kind of phallus with which she penetrates her victims as she sucks their blood and thus the disease spreads rapidly. The film displays all Cronenberg's usual horrified fascination with the human body and its sexual function. Looking back, it can be read as a kind of parable about AIDS, but it works perfectly well as an effective low-budget shocker. On the DVD: the widescreen image on the DVD is acceptable quality, as is the sound. The fairly routine extras consist of excerpts from a TV interview with Cronenberg, lasting about 10 minutes; a collection of stills from the film; some written notes by horror expert Kim Newman that give useful background, though in part reproduce what is said in the interview; full filmographies for Cronenberg and the three principal performers, including a long list of Chambers' porn credits. --Ed Buscombe
It's a sultry summer and Vicki (Kerry Fox) returns from her long travels abroad to stay with her elder sister Beth (Lisa Harrow) an unhappy novelist whose marriage to Frenchman J.P. (Bruno Ganz) is on shaky ground. Vicki idolises Beth and wants everything her older sister has - her career her opinions and her husband. Things come to a head when Beth takes a trip to the outback and the sultry Vicki is left to insinuate herself into the affections of J.P...
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
2 DVDs from 2 of the best fitness instructors in the UK: Howard Napper brings you Total Yoga and Lynne Robinson brings you Total Pilates.
One of the most endearing aspects of Bear in the Big Blue House is everyone's habit of talking directly to the camera. This has been a part of Muppet practice for years, but when Bear is politely explaining the importance of brushing your teeth before bedtime, it makes children pay attention far more readily. Especially when everyone then breaks into song! That of course is the other delight about the show, when little bear Ojo, Tutter mouse, Pip and Pop, Treela the Lemur and Luna the Moon all join in one of the cute and catchy numbers. The songs featured across the three episodes here ("The Big Sleep", "And to All a Good Night" and "Friends for Life", all from the show's first two series) focus on the rituals of bedtime. The idea is that these each make an ideal comforter to send a child to bed happily. If this is your goal, the second episode--about getting to stay up late--may not be the best choice. On the DVD: Bear in the Big Blue House: Sleepytime with Bear gives karaoke treatment to six of the best songs, including the all-time classic "Brush Brush Bree". That's it apart from a few trailers. You do also get a couple of pages for colouring in attached to the booklet insert. The shows are presented in their original stereo sound and TV 4:3 ratio. --Paul Tonks
A tough realistic war film that centers around a small platoon at a remote firebase in Vietnam. The platoon are sent relentlessly on search and destroy missions. On one particular mission the Platoon move into a village catching and killing a band of Viet-Cong they then destroy the arms cache. As the Platoon moves out of the village they discover they are surrounded by a battalion. They make for a rendezvous point where they will be lifted out by helicopter they manage to fight their way to the helicopter pick-up point most of the platoon are now dead and the handful of men left become trapped at the bottom of the ravine.
Author Anthony Hope's classic tale is given the Peter Sellers treatment in The Prisoner Of Zenda.
Line Dance is great exercise for anyone whatever age or sex - you can decide how much of a workout you want and choose the dances you want to dance. It's exercise without the slog! And it's so much fun - so get up and start moving those bodies and reduce those stress levels at the same time! There's unlimited potential - once you have learnt the basic steps taught clearly on this DVD you can go out to a club/class/weekend extravaganza and find a whole new social life. It's particularly attractive to single and widowed people as you don't need a partner. It's also great for having a get-together with friends learn the steps and boogie away. Lynne Schapiro has been teaching professionally since 1995 and is acknowledged as one of the few true Line Dance professionals in the UK. She excels in her ability for clear concise teaching delivered in a friendly warm manner. You will hear a mixture of different music styles which gives this product tremendous versatility reflecting Line Dancing today. There are Sound-alikes of: Maneater (Pop) - made famous by Nelly Furtado Tequila (Latin) - made famous by The Champs Get Down Tonight (Disco) - made famous by KC & The Sunshine Band Redneck Women (Country) - made famous by Gretchen Wilson Shake Rattle & Roll (Rock 'n Roll) - made famous by Bill Haley & The Comets Base On (Techno) - infectious Techno beat
Travel down the road from the Big Blue House and you'll discover the rest of Woodland Valley! From the Mouse School to the Movie Theatre there's lots to explore and do in this fun and friendly community. When a tree falls on Woodland Valley's library Bear and his friends pull together to help. Other neighbours like Jeremiah Tortoise and Jack the Firedog volunteer along the way and everyone learns how special it is to be part of a community. Features 4 sing-a-longs: Good Morning Woodland Valley Cha Cha No Harm Goodbye Song.
Airplane! Meets Boogie Nights in this rough-edged comedy from Trey Parker and Matt Stone co-creators of South Park. Trey Parker stars as Joe Young a struggling Mormon actor from Utah who is trying to make his dreams come true in Hollywood. One day as he is going from door to door preaching the world of God Joe stumbles onto an adult movie set where the director Max Orbison immediately casts him in the lead role of ""Captain Orgazmo"". Unexpectedly ""Captain Orgazmo"" becomes a huge international hit breaking into mainstream markets and making millions. When Joe's fiance discovers his source of income she demands that his new career must come to an end. This enrages the money hungry Orbison who resorts to drastic action in order to convince Joe to act in the sequel. Armed with his 'orgazmerator' ray gun and his sidekick Choda Boy Captain Orgazmo has to assume his on-screen role to save the day!
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 1977 and eight classic episodes from that year.
If everybody were as special as the gang that dwells beyond the Big Blue buzzer in Bear in the Big Blue House: Everybody's Special, life lessons like acceptance, acknowledging others' needs and making sense of opposites would wiggle their way into our psyches so snugly packed in high spirits they'd be barely detectable. Everybody's Special proves it, with "As Different as Day and Night" demonstrating that brilliance lies at both ends of a spectrum; "Bats Are People Too" clearing the cobwebs off Benny, a bat who's not all bad; and "The Yard Sale" shuffling everybody outdoors, where they work together to tag it and bag it for a worthy cause. As usual, the head-of-household gentle giant comes through with sniff-along invitations and heel-kickin' musical numbers. (Ages 2 to 5.) --Tammy La Gorce, Amazon.com
Samantha Sherwood has worked with the well-known director Jonathan Stryker on all his major films. She naturally assumes she has been given the title role in his latest venture ""Audra"". He tells her to do some background research on the part so arranges to have her committed to an asylum (as Audra is a former psychiatric patient). She goes along with this not realising that he intends to leave her there indefinitely and audition six young women of various professions for the part instead. She finally manages to escape and returns to the spooky old mansion where the auditions are taking place. But who is causing the disappearances of the young hopefuls? Is it Samantha? Stryker? Or is one of the actresses willing to kill for the coveted part? Just who is the killer behind the old-hag mask?
The makers of hit series Dante's Cove welcome you to The Lair an underground club bursting with erotic energy - a place to hang out and lust over the countless versions of the perfect male form. Have one drink you may get the chance to dance with someone stay for a little longer however and you may not live to tell the tale at all...! Seeing his small town over-run by a murderous evil force it falls upon journalist Tom to stop the scourge of this seemingly vampiric threat - but it won't be easy to succeed especially when one of those threatened is his beloved boyfriend. Containing all 15 episodes from both series one and two The Lair Box Set is simply unmissable pure indulgent fun.
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