The second of the popular Doctor series sees doctor Simon Sparrow (Dirk Bogarde) keen to escape the boredom of medical practice ashore and the threat of matrimony. Sparrow signs up as a medical officer onboard the cargo ship SS Lotus pleased to be free of any female distractions. However Sparrow soon falls foul of the ship's skipper fearsome captain Hogg (James Robertson Justice) and worse still lands in jail after a drunken celebration on arrival in South America. Two new passeng
Multiple-award-winning screen legend Peter Finch stars alongside Kay Kendall, Muriel Pavlow and Ian Carmichael in this whimsical satire on then-BBC programming that prefigures the current Reality TV landscape by fifty years! Adapted from Alan Melville's hit West End play and directed by Oscar-winner Muriel Box, Simon and Laura is featured here as a brand-new High Definition remaster from original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio. A cunning idea for a new television programme showing the trials and tribulations of a famous married couple seems a surefire hit. But this perfect couple with their perfect life also argue, bicker and throw things at each other regularly when no-one is watching... Can they keep up their façade for the viewing millions?
A bumper box set of classic films featuring 'The Love Goddess' herself Rita Hayworth! Gilda (Dir. Charles Vidor 1946): The legendary Rita Hayworth sizzles with sensuality and magnetism as she sings ""Put the blame on Mame"" and delivers a dazzling performance as the enticing temptress Gilda. In the story of Gilda Johnny Farrell (Glenn Ford) goes to work for Ballin Mundson (George MacReady) the proprietor of an illegal gambling casino in a South American city and quickly r
The story of high-life and intrigue amongst Britain's wealthy sailing set continues to ride the waves in the boatyards boardrooms and bedrooms. Laura Wilde's arrival in Tarrant heralds a stormy ride for the business empires of Leisure Cruise Frere Holdings and Relton Marine. The glamorous schemer wastes no time in making alliances and helping herself to a share of the action. As Laura joins forces with Ken Masters at Leisure Cruise clouds hang over the other businesses: the on-going fraud investigation threatens to either put Charles and Gerald behind bars or set off a trail of revenge; Avril's tenure at Relton Marine comes under threat as Charles seeks to engineer a vote of no-confidence - while secret deals in Malta and in the courtroom are shaping all their fortunes. Elsewhere emotions are running high as Abby's claims on William aren't helped by her ever closer ties with Leo; Jack struggles with feelings of guilt as he embarks on a relationship with his old flame Vanessa and Jan finds more than just a business partner in the enigmatic James...
Love Goddess Of The Cannibals (aka Papaya Dei Caraibi)
At the age of 12 Antoine's life is dominated by twin passions dancing to Arabic music and getting his hair cut by the voluptuous middle-aged local hairdresser who inadvertently provides him with his first experience of the opposite sex. Antoine reaches middle age with his passion undiminished: upon meeting shy hairdresser Mathilde he is so taken by her that he proposes marriage. She accepts and he moves into her salon where they pursue their romance with an intensity that blind
Based on the blockbuster films, this action-packed animated series starts a decade after the original Ghostbusters saved New York City from ghosts, goblins and ghouls. All the guys have left town except for Egon, now teaching a Paranormal Studies class at the local university. But Zool, the all-powerful demon, has awakened from hibernation to wreak havoc on the unsuspecting masses. Desperate to recruit a new team, Egon and the plucky Janine turn to four of his teenage students: Kylie, a genius with an encyclopedic knowledge of the occult; Eduardo, a hip slacker with a crush on Kylie; Garrett, a wheelchair-bound athlete with a hot temper; and Roland, a gentle giant who's a mechanical whiz. It's only a matter of time before Egon, Janine, old pal Slimer and the kids band together to rid the city of the evil-doers. Season 1 Darkness at Noon: Part 1 Darkness at Noon: Part 2 True Face of a Monster Fear Itself Deadliners Casting the Runes The Infernal Machine Home Is Where the Horror Is Killjoys The Unseen The Crawler The Pied Piper of Manhattan Be Careful What You Wish For
The "widow" referred to in the title of La Veuve de Saint-Pierre isn't a woman, but a mechanism--to be exact, the guillotine, (though the title does take on a second meaning in the tragic final moments of the film). We're on the island of Saint-Pierre, a tiny forgotten French colony off the coast of Newfoundland, midway through the 19th century. A senseless drunken murder is committed and the killer is condemned to death, but zut alors!, there's no guillotine on the island. So one must be requested from the slow, bureaucratic authorities in Paris and, once approved, laboriously shipped over. Meanwhile the killer, a simple-minded giant of a man, is placed in the custody of the Captain, whose beautiful wife starts taking an interest in the prisoner. Director Patrice Leconte has always had an acute feel for place and period--he directed the mordantly witty costume drama Ridicule--and La Veuve vividly captures the sense of remoteness and resentful isolation of this blizzard-swept community. The brooding landscape, all slate-blues and greys, is beautifully framed by Eduardo Serra's camera, and Leconte draws affecting performances from his central trio of actors: Daniel Auteuil, with his intriguingly lopsided face, as the Captain; Juliette Binoche, radiantly vulnerable as his wife; and, in an unexpected but remarkably successful bit of casting, Serbian film director Emir Kusturica as the condemned man. La Veuve de Saint-Pierre may be a touch over-solemn at times, and its message is hardly unexpected; but it's an intelligent, engrossing and richly atmospheric piece of filmmaking. --Philip Kemp
A 5-disc collection of movies starring Alain Delon. Un Flic (1972): A bank robbery in small town ends with one of the robbers being wounded. The loot from the robbery is just an asset for the even more spectacular heist... Plein Soleil (1960): Tom Ripley is sent to Europe by Mr. Greenleaf to fetch his spoiled playboy son Philip and bring him back home to the States. This film is based on the book ""The Talented Mr Ripley"". L'Eclisse (1962): A young woman meets a vital young man but the love affair is doomed because of the man's materialistic nature. Traitement De Choc (1973): Doctors at a rejuvenation clinic discover a formula that will prevent aging. However it involves harvesting the blood and body parts of young men a process that the doctors aren't particularly averse to. Flic Story (1971): This movie depicts the authentic story of the hunt for the dangerous criminal Emile Buisson who escaped from prison in 1947...
Ronnie Corbett stars as put-upon Timothy Lumsden a 41 year old man who has yet to leave home due to his domineering mother... Episodes Comprise: 1. For Love Or Mummy 2. Buttons 3. The Godfather 4. Bachelor Seeks Anywhere 5. Does Your Mother Know You're Out? 6. Curse Of The Mummy 7. Cromer Or Bust! 8. Perchance To Dream 9. Sons And Lovers 10. Great Expectations 11. The Next Best Man 12. Could Do Better
Special Features: Animatics for every episode 13 commentaries with the creators, cast, crew and more Inside the Recording Booth Origins of Rick And Morty Inside the Episodes
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.
Engrossing, erotic and sometimes comic, 'L'Ennui' tells the story of restless philosophy professor Martin (Charles Berling), tired of teaching and troubled by the happiness of his ex-wife (Arielle Dombasle). His mid-life crises takes a turn when he meets the young, enigmatic and far from intellectual Cecilia (Sophie Guillemin), with whom he embarks upon a sexually-charged affair. Enlisting his ex-wife as a reluctant confidante, Martin claims that he is bored by Cecilia, yet continues to see her, fascinated by her uncomplicated attitude toward love, life and sex. But, upon learning that Cecilia is also seeing a much younger man, Martin's desire becomes tainted with jealousy and eventually becomes an uncontrollable obsession that threatens to consume him. French Soundtrack with English Subtitles
The story of mysteriouscouple Erik Shepherd (Ian Hendry) and his wife Ann (Wanda Ventham) continues in the second series of this classic BBC drama. Erik comes back to his bar in Crete when he discovers that Ann has lost her memory. The couple return to face death, deception and intrigue a new game is being played out and Police Chief Michael Krasakis (Stefan Gryff) warns Erik that no one can be trusted. Who is Gerald ace (Timothy Carlton), and why is he so interested in the Shepherds? Is Erik right to place his trust in Sam Webber (Paul Maxwell)? And why is the Shepherds old friend Dr Dartington (Ronald Howard) behaving so strangely? Erik comes to realise that nothing is what it seems as the saga of The Lotus Eaters reaches its shattering conclusion... The second series of this classic BBC drama has been unseen on network television for over 30 years and is now available on DVD for the . rst time. he story of mysterious couple Erik Shepherd (Ian Hendry) and Ventham) continues in the second series of this Erik comes back to his bar in Crete when he discovers that Ann has lost her memory.
The Abyss A civilian oil-rig crew is recruited to conduct a search-and-rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver (Ed Harris) soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey over 25 000 feet below the ocean's surface where he confronts a mysterious force that has the power to change the world or destroy it... Aliens In this action-packed sequel to Alien Sigourney Weaver returns as Ripley the only survivor from mankind's first encounter with the
Brand new and sealed Steelbook Edition of the Hammer Horror film based on the original BBC TV series by Nigel Kneale starring Andrew Keir, Barbara Shelley, James Donald, Duncan Lamont and Julian Glover
From the young director of 2000's critically acclaimed "George Washington" comes a love story set in a small country town in Southern America.
Evacuated to a house in Dorset from war-torn London, Madge Arwell and her two children, Lily and Cyril, are greeted by a madcap caretaker whose mysterious Christmas gift leads them into a magical wintry world.
An aspiring young painter falls for his patron's niece but forsakes love for ambition when a ghoulish stranger demands her for himself. Adapted from the chilling ghost story by J Sheridan Le Fanu, Schalcken the Painter weaves a fictional tale of terror around the work of real life seventeenth-century Dutch painter, Godfried Schalcken. Originally screened by the BBC during the dying hours of 23 December 1979 this exquisitely shot, atmospheric horror film explores the uneasy relationship between art, commerce and erotic desire. The superb cast includes Jeremy Clyde, Maurice Denham and Cheryl Kennedy.
A scruffy tomboy is transformed into a radiant high society beauty in this glorious musical from MGM. Scored by the talented team of Lerner and Lowe the movie features splendid musical numbers like ""Thank Heaven for Little Girls"" and ""I Remember It Well."" Directed by the great Vincent Minnelli (The Band Wagon) this award-winning classic is not to be missed.
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