Few 1950s creature features deliver in the way Fiend Without a Face does. The first hour is all build-up as tension grows between an Air Force research base and a small Canadian town (this is one of those British B films that pretends to be set overseas) as a series of mystery deaths are blamed by the superstitious on weird military experiments. It's not a spoiler to give away the big revelation, since every item of publicity material, including the DVD cover, blows the surprise: the initially invisible culprits turn out to be a killer swarm of disembodied brains with eyes on stalks and inchworm-like spinal cord tails. These creatures have a nasty habit of latching onto victims and sucking out their grey matter. The finale is a siege of a house by the fiends, which swarm en masse making unsettling brain-sucking sounds, and are bloodily done away with by the heroes. Using excellent stop-motion animation, this climax goes beyond silliness and manages to be genuinely nightmarish. The orgy of splattering brains stands proud among the cinema's first attempts at genuine horror-comic glee, setting a precedent for everything from The Evil Dead to Peter Jackson's Braindead. Marshall Thompson is a bland, stolid uniformed hero and most of the rest of the cast struggle with "anadian" accents, but Kynaston Reeves is fun as the decrepit lone researcher whose fault it all is. On the DVD: Fiend Without a Face on disc comes with a montage of scenes from other films in this batch of releases (The Day of the Triffids, The Stars Look Down) that plays automatically when the disc is inserted, but otherwise not even a trailer, much less the commentary track and other material found on the pricey but luxurious US Region 1 Criterion release. The print has nice contrasts but is pretty grainy. --Kim Newman
Against the backdrop of a crisp winter evening, Tom and Eloise amble towards the train station and reminisce about their four years together. But as the pair rake over the remains of their relationship, old memories evoke feelings that both have tried to squash. Subtly they interrogate each other's true motives for this final meeting. Are there still shared feelings? Is Eloise's life as perfect as she makes out? And does Tom have a hidden agenda? If so, he has just 45 minutes to win Eloise back before she gets on her train and is gone forever. Is this new spark strong enough to rekindle the embers of their relationship?
Africa will never be the same again! There's been a mix up involving some stolen diamonds which Ernest has made into a yo-yo and given his would-be girlfriend Rene. Rene however wants a man of action and doesn't think that Ernest fits the bill. After the bad guys come looking for the stolen diamonds and kidnap Rene all of her fantasies come true as Ernest has to go to Africa to rescue her.
An action drama based on true incidents within the Australian prison system in the 1970s when extreme violence and mistreatment of Australian prisoners was all too common.
After his reconnaissance plane is shot down behind enemy lines in Vietnam Lt. Colonel Hambleton (Hackman) a career soldier who's used to calling the shots from behind a desk must now figure out a way to survive in the jungle! Luckily for him he manages to establish radio contact with an Air Force pilot Bird-Dog (Glover) who makes it his mission to save his stranded comrade. To plan the dangerous rescue the two soldiers communicate by secret code. But when the enemy intercepts their messages it's only a matter of time before the code is broken...leaving both men at risk of being caught and imprisoned.
Jacqui Morris' directorial debut, "Mr. Right" is an ensemble piece following the lives of several gay Londoners.
Fats Waller: This Joint Is Jumpin
From Janet Jackson's multi-platinum album 'Rhythm Nation 1814' comes the first ever DVD video compilation containing the videos of US No.1s Miss You Much Escapade Black Cat and Love Will Never Do (Without You) which was directed by world-renowned photographer Herb Ritts. Digitally remastered audio and visuals bring the conceptual video Rhythm Nation to new life. Also included are interviews and behind the scenes footage of Janet plus the extended version of Alright which includes cameos by Heavy D. Cyd Charisse The Nicholas Brothers and jazz legend Cab Calloway. Tracklist: 1. Prologue 2. Miss You Much 3. Rhythm Nation 4. Escapade 5. Alright (Extended Version) 6. Come Back To Me 7. Black Cat 8. Love Will Never Do (Without You) 9. Epilogue
'Steal This Movie!' is a comic safari through one man's odyssey. Abbie Hoffman leads us through the music sex drugs politics and personal struggle of the late Sixities and Seventies.
The last instalment in Herschell Gordon Lewis' ground-breaking 'Blood Trilogy' (begun with Blood Feast and Two Thousand Maniacs!) Color Me Blood Red saw the director focusing his grisly attention on the world of art. But this is graphic art! When temperamental artist Adam Sorg's latest paintings fail to impress his critics he finds himself unable to change his style using the materials at his disposal. Searching in vein for the perfect pigment he discovers that it is the deep re
Fiendish is the word for it! In Herschell G. Lewis's Colour Me Blood Red a demented artist (Don Joseph) finds that his paintings sell better when he uses real human blood for his crimson pigments. Not wanting to use his own vital fluids the artist begins killing his models and disemboweling them when his red paint supply runs low. This is the final film in Lewis's Blood Trilogy that began with Blood Feast and Two Thousand Maniacs!
Othello (William Marshall)
Tora! Tora! Tora! Is the Japanese signal to attack - and this movie meticulously recreates the attack on Pearl Harbor and the events leading up to it. Opening scenes contrast the American and Japanese positions. Japanese imperialists decide to stage the attack. Top U.S. brass ignore its possibility. Intercepted Japanese messages warn of it - but never reach F.D.R.'s desk. Radar warnings are disregarded. Even the entrapment of a Japanese submarine in Pearl Harbor before the attack goes unreported. Ultimately the Day of Infamy arrives - in the most spectacular gut-wrenching cavalcade of action.
Each year over 40 000 college students travel to Cancun Mexico for Spring Break. But this year for the first time sixteen people will come together for eight days in a beachfront Cancun villa for the ultimate Spring Break vacation. In this documentary feature bonds will be forged romances sparked friendships tested and hearts broken all amidst a backdrop of non-stop partying.
Join Stan Kyle Cartman and Kenny as these four animated tykes take on the supernatural the extraordinary and the insane. For them it’s all a part of growing up in South Park. Cartman Gets an Anal Probe: When aliens arrive in South Park flaming flatulence and cattle mutilations are just part of the chaos that ensues. Volcano: An active volcano and a mysterious creature named Scuzzlebutt threaten the boy’s hunting and fishing weekend with Uncle Jimbo and Ned. Weight Gain 4000: Cartman bulks up for a TV appearance with a famous talk-show hostess while Mr. Garrison and Mr. Hat plot revenge for a childhood humiliation. Big Gay Al’s Big Gay Boat Ride: When Stan learns that his dog Sparky is gay he loses the will to play in the big homecoming football game until Big Gay Al comes to the rescue.
A love letter to Cuban and Latin jazz from the acclaimed director of the Oscar-winning Belle Epoque and the recent animated hit Chico & Rita. A long-time fan of Latin jazz, Trueba records some of the best musicians in the business in atmospheric settings, showing of the vitality and range of the music. It has been a hit with audiences and critics, with the New York Times' critic Elvis Mitchell commenting 'the film is such a pure expression of the director's love for the music, a love so infectious it should leave you elated'.
Join Stan Kyle Cartman and Kenny as these four animated tykes take on the supernatural the extraordinary and the insane. For them it's all a part of growing up in South Park. Chickenpox: The kids' parents arrange for them to be exposed to the chickenpox virus and the boys plot revenge. Kyle's mother plans a fishing trip for her husband and Kenny's dad. Roger Ebert Should Lay Off the Fatty Foods: Is the planetarium the site of a diabloical plot to control the minds of South Park's citizens? Will Cartman appear on TV singing the Cheesy Poofs song? Clubhouses: The boys build rival clubhouses to impress the girls and Stan tries to come to terms with his parents' untimely divorce. Cow Days: The Wild West arrives in South Park as the 14th annual Cow Days celebration pulls into town. Stan Kyle Cartman and Kenny become obsessed with a carnival game in which the prizes include Terrance and Phillip dolls. Almost broke and still empty handed the boys are forced to come up with a plan to decide which one of them must enter the bull-riding contest to win the grand prize of five thousand dollars.
The insanity that is South Park is captured in these four outrageous episodes from Series 4 - where the extraordinary and the unbelievable are just part of everyday life. Cartman's Silly Hate Crime 2000: Cartman is sent to juvenile hall and it takes time to get used to life on the inside. Stan Kyle and Kenny miss Cartman's biggest asset his weight in a contest with the girls. The Tooth Fairy's Tats 2000: Cartman impersonates the Tooth Fairy and the boys build a thriving bus
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