Sister George" within The Killing of Sister George is Britain's best-loved soap opera character, played by actress June Buckeridge (Beryl Reid). Buckeridge has become so identified with her character--a sweet old Miss Marple-ish nurse who putters around her quaint little village on a motor scooter--even her friends call her George. But outside the studio she's a hard-drinking, hot-tempered, foul-mouthed lesbian living with an immature young thing she's nicknamed "Childie" (Susannah York, who makes her memorable entrance in a sheer baby-doll nightie). At her worst Sister George is an abusive monster (in a moment of rage she forces Childie to eat the butt of her cigar) but beneath the bluster is an insecure television actress. When the studio decides to kill her character off and an executive makes a play for Childie, the soap star desperately clings to her young lover. Director Robert Aldrich, best known for his tough action films and gothic thrillers, brings his fierce vision of human nature to Frank Marcus's play . In its best moments the film simmers in angry suspicion and helpless frustration, brought to life by Reid's vivacious performance but other scenes are overlong and stage-bound and would have benefited greatly from judicious trimming and tightening. The caricatured portrayals of lesbian life have aged rather poorly--an inevitable sign of the times--but this acidic show-biz drama still carries a hefty emotional punch. --Sean Axmaker, Amazon.com
Maggie Cheung (playing herself) has been cast by a once revered but now out of touch director as the latex-clad cat-burglar in his ill-fated remake of the French classic Les Vampires. From the moment she arrives in Paris chaos ensues until the director finally has a breakdown and is replaced by another who doesnt know why she was cast in the first place. Amidst all the confusion Cheung becomes drawn to her character and is soon pulling on latex and prowling her hotel corridors at night. This critically-acclaimed satire on the world of filmmaking is one of the freshest and coolest French films of the 90's.
In the Downton Abbey 2014 Christmas Special its the grouse season and Rose’s father-in-law Lord Sinderby has rented Brancaster Castle in Northumberland and invited the Crawleys to a shooting party. While good sport is enjoyed a butler with an axe to grind and a scandalous secret threaten to undermine the holiday. Surprises are in store as the families become better acquainted with each other and some new faces arrive on the scene. Meanwhile the servants hold the fort back at Downton and unlikely later-life romances abound. As Anna faces an uncertain future behind bars Bates takes drastic measures in a bid to clear her name. The seasons change and another Christmas is enjoyed at Downton Abbey. As the family and their servants revel in the festivities there will be romance a heart-breaking farewell sad memories of loved ones lost and a joyful reunion...
An IRS Agent's world is turned upside-down when he begins to hear his life being chronicled by a narrator only he can hear.
Harry returns for his second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry along with his best friends Hermione and Ron. He ignores warning s not to go back to Hogwarts by a mysterious house elf named Dobby. Soon into the school year strange things start happening...
Killer secrets are kept, broken and dramatically revealed in the seventh sensational season of Psych. It's business as unusual for psychic crime fighter Shawn Spencer (James Roday) and best pal Burton Gus Guster (Dulé Hill) as they track down Bigfoot, go undercover as wacky radio DJs, and solve the ultimate murder mystery. And, Gus finally gets the girl. Catch every episode back-to-back and uninterrupted of the laugh-out-loud whodunit series that features stellar guest stars including Garrett Morris (2 Broke Girls), Lesley Ann Warren (In Plain Sight), Jeffrey Tambor (Arrested Development), and Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future). Bonus Features: Deleted Scenes 100 Clues Exclusive Alternate Ending Psychouts Gag Reel Podcasts
Set in 1924 the fifth series sees the return of our much loved characters in the sumptuous setting of Downton Abbey. As they face new challenges the Crawley family and the servants who work for them remain inseparably interlinked. A new Labour government heralds changes that are being felt throughout the land and life at Downton is not untouched. Robert Mary and Branson together must navigate these shifting sands to ensure the future of the estate for generations to come. As Branson finds himself playing a more crucial role at Downton than ever before he can’t help questioning his place in this world. Mary is finally coming to accept that she would like to marry again but will she ever be able to find the same happiness that she had with Matthew? Meanwhile with still no news of her beloved Gregson Edith suffers under the burden of her terrible secret. Downstairs the servants are starting to consider what effect social changes may have on their working lives. While Daisy’s mind is opened to new possibilities Mrs Patmore views such new and uncertain paths with trepidation. Anna and Bates have weathered many storms and are finally starting to plan their future. But with so much painful history will they ever be able to completely move on or will past secrets once again threaten their chance of ever finding happiness? Includes exclusive clip from Downton Abbey 2014 Christmas special Bonus Features: The Roaring Twenties A Day with Lady Rose Mrs Patmore’s London Kitchen First look at 2014 Christmas Special
The beloved garden gnomes GNOMEO AND JULIET are back for a whole new adventure. When they first arrive in the city with their friends and family, the biggest concern is getting their new garden ready for spring. However, they soon discover that someone is kidnapping garden gnomes all over London. When everyone in their garden goes missing there's only one gnome to call SHERLOCK GNOMES. The famous detective and sworn protector of London's garden gnomes arrives with his sidekick Watson to investigate the case. The mystery will lead our gnomes on a rollicking adventure where they will meet all new ornaments and explore an undiscovered side of the city.
Taken: Fast-paced, violent revenge thriller written and produced by Luc Besson ('Leon', 'Nikita', 'Taxi'). Liam Neeson stars as Bryan, a former CIA secret agent living in the US who is obliged to resurrect the skills he learned in his old job after his estranged 17-year-old daughter Kim (Maggie Grace) is kidnapped by sex slave traffickers while travelling with a friend in Europe. Taken 2: Liam Neeson returns as Bryan Mills, the retired CIA agent 'with a part...
This wonderful series was created by the incredible writing partnership of Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran (Birds of a Feather Goodnight Sweetheart) and features a stellar cast including Kenneth Cranham (The Chatterley Affair) Maggie Steed (Born and Bred) Linda Robson (Birds of a Feather) and Pauline Quirke (Birds of a Feather). Originally broadcast on ITV in 1984 this triple DVD set contains the entire third series.
The visionary first film from George Lucas in a director's cut A chilling exploration of the future is also a compelling examination of the present in George Lucas's THX 1138, starring Robert Duvall as a man whose mind and body are controlled by the government. THX makes a harrowing attempt to escape from a world where thoughts are controlled, freedom is an impossibility and love is the ultimate crime. The real excitement of THX 1138 is not really the message but the medium the use of film not to tell a story so much as to convey an experience. Stunning dazzling chilling and terribly powerful (Charles Champlin, Los Angeles Times). SPECIAL FEATURES Commentary by George Lucas and Walter Murch Theatre of Noise Experience: Isolated Sound Effects Track Master Sessions: Docupod Gallery Showcasing Murch's Pioneering Work 2 Documentaries: A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope and Artifact from the Future: The Making of THX 1138 Electronic Labyrinth THX 1138 4EB: Lucas' Original Student Film Vintage Production Featurette Bald Theatrical Trailers
Eureka Entertainment to release JACKIE CHAN'S PROJECT A & PROJECT A PART II, a set of effortlessly entertaining action comedy adventures, on Blu-ray as part of the Eureka Classics range on 22 October 2018, presented from brand new 2K restorations in a lavish Special Limited Edition 2-disc Hardbound Boxed Set. A pair of incredible action-adventure extravaganzas from the legendary Jackie Chan, Project A and Project A Part II make their long overdue debut on Blu-ray in the UK from brand new 2K restorations. Starring three of the greatest martial-arts action stars of all time (Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao), the Project A films blended unparalleled martial artistry, death defying stunts and physical comedy in a way that has yet to be matched. Project A Jackie plays Sergeant Dragon Ma, a turn-of-the-century coastguard, hot on the trail of a ruthless band of cut-throat pirates, intent on spreading a trail of blood and mayhem across the South China Seas. Project A features some of the most dangerous stunts of Jackie's career, including homages to Buster Keaton's Steamboat Bill, Jr. and Harold Lloyd's Safety Last!. Project A Part II After the events of the first film, Dragon Ma is given a new assignment, to clean up crime and corruption in the roughest part of town. The pressure was on to top the first film in terms of sheer spectacle, but Project A Part II rises to the challenge and delivers one of the most stunt-packed, rip-roaring action-adventures of all time. Presented from brand new 2K restorations and fully uncut, Eureka Classics is proud to present Jackie Chan's Project A and Project A Part II for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK in a special Limited Edition Box Set packed with extra content. Features: Special Limited Edition Box Set 1080p presentations of both films, sourced from brand new 2K restorations and making their UK debuts on Blu-ray Original Cantonese audio tracks for both films (mono for Project A and stereo for Project A Part II) Restored 5.1 Cantonese and English audio options Optional English SDH subtitles A new video interview with Tony Rayns Archival interview with Jackie Chan [30 mins] Interview with actor Lee Hoi San [22 mins] Interview with actor Yuen Biao [18 mins] Interview with actor Dick Wei [14 mins] Interview with actor Michael Chan Wai-Man [20 mins] Interview with composer Michael Lai [17 mins] Interview with writer and producer Edward Tang [30 mins] Interview with stuntman Anthony Carpio [29 mins] Interview with stuntman Mars [15 mins] Someone Will Know Me [13 mins] - an archival featurette which includes interviews with stuntmen Mars, Chris Lee Kin-Sang and Rocky Lai Alternate outtakes for Project A from the Japanese version of the film. Archival behind-the-scenes footage [24 mins] Deleted Scenes Box set exclusive Collectors booklets for each film, featuring new essays and archival content
George Clooney's directorial debut is an adaptation of the cult memoir of TV game show impressario Chuck Barris, in which he purports to have been a CIA hitman!
A perfect couple struggles under a secret longing each has for someone else.
While preparing for his imminent marriage to the love of his life Sunaina (Tina Desai). Sonny (Dev Patel) has his eye on a promising property now that his first venture The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel for the Elderly and Beautiful has only a single remaining vacancy – posing a rooming predicament for fresh arrivals Guy (Richard Gere) and Lavinia (Tamsin Greig). Evelyn and Douglas (Judi Dench and Bill Nighy) have now joined the Jaipur workforce while Norman and Carol (Ronald Pickup and Diana Hardcastle) are negotiating the tricky waters of an exclusive relationship as Madge (Celia Imrie) juggles two eligible and very wealthy suitors. And newly installed co-manager of the hotel Muriel (Maggie Smith) knows everyone's secrets. As the demands of a traditional Indian wedding threaten to engulf them all an unexpected way forward presents itself.
The Deuce chronicles the rise of the porn industry that began in New York City in 1971-72, driven by the gradual legalization of porn and a politically motivated effort to clean up Times Square. Seizing the chance to cash in on the nascent porn business (and sometimes being consumed by it) are a vivid assortment of characters, including: Vincent Martino (James Franco), a bartender with vision and connections; Frankie Martino, Vincent's identical twin, a dangerously freewheeling counterpart to his entrepreneurial brother; Candy (Maggie Gyllenhaal), a self-made, on-the-street sex worker eying a new career in porn filmmaking; pimps C.C. (Gary Carr) and Larry Brown (Gbenga Akinnagbe); young prostitutes Darlene (Dominique Fishback) and Lori (Emily Meade); midtown cop Chris Alston (Lawrence Gilliard, Jr.); newspaper reporter Sandra Washington (Natalie Paul); mob capo Rudy Pipilo (Michael Rispoli); disillusioned college student Abby Parker (Margarita Levieva); and others. Over the course of eight S1 episodes, viewers will get an up-close look at a gritty world of sex, crime, high times and sudden violence, as the porn business begins its climb to legitimacy, cultural permanence and billion-dollar profitability.
All the episodes from all ten series complete in one box set.
Series 1 Downton is the home of the Crawleys, who have been the Earls of Grantham since 1772. The family live in oppulence with tall windows looking across the park. Below stairs at Downton live the servants; some loyal to the family and committed to Downton, and others just moving through, on the look out for new opportunities, love or adventure. The Crawleys know so little about the lives of their staff, but the servants hold both the family's secrets and their own. Series 2 Julian Fellowes' hit drama Downton Abbey returns for a second series with all the regular cast including Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Brendan Coyle, Joanne Froggatt and Dan Stevens. Returning to Downton Abbey in 1916, we see the effects of The First World War on the lives of the Crawley family and the servants who work for them. The new series sees the return of all the much loved characters whose intertwined lives are rendered more complicated by wartime and its impact on the great house itself. And when the storms of war have finally cleared, will the way of life known by all the inhabitants of Downton have changed forever?
Peter Pan - the hero who never grows old - has grown up! And he's even forgotten how to fly! Enter the magical mystical world of a hundred fun summers as the ageless avenger and faithful fairy Tinkerbell return to Never Never Land in search of Peter's forgotten childhood his lost children and a fearless confrontation with his evil pirate enemy - Captain Hook. Dustin Hoffman Robin Williams Juila Roberts and Bob Hoskins hook up for the fantasy flight for a lifetime as dream-maker Steven Spielberg brings this amazing tale of adventure to the screen. All children grow up...except one!
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