Raining Stones is classic Ken Loach--an overtly bleak piece of drama shot through with defiant humour, a story of life beyond the edge of society. Bob (Bruce Jones in a role that foreshadows his more ludicrous Coronation Street character) is unemployed and struggling to make ends meet, especially with the added pressure of his young daughter's first communion and the expense involved. And that's it really--one man's struggle to maintain his dignity and provide for his family. Despite the film's frequent moments of comedy (more often than not provided by Loach regular Ricky Tomlinson), Raining Stones is ultimately more than a little disheartening. The film is in many ways similar to Loach's previous film, Riff Raff (1991), but here the examples of a community pulling together are countered with backstabbing and exploitation. In the end, there are no winners or losers in Loach's world, only those who survive and those who don't. --Phil Udell
Shrek: Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow) is searching for a wife. Because of a complicated situation he needs a mate so he can qualify as king of the land. The 3-foot-tall despot has already banished all the fairy tale characters from his land resulting in a diaspora of familiar bedtime figures. Shrek (Mike Myers) and the obnoxious Donkey (Eddie Murphy) factor in when Farquaad concludes that he needs dragon-slaying assistance. The woman he wants is the beautiful Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) who's imprisoned in a castle by said dragon. To cut a deal to keep his house the antisocial Shrek accepts the mission except he falls in love with the princess he's been ordered to find! Shrek 2: Princess Fiona's parents invite their daughter and her new husband Shrek to her homeland of Far Far Away in order to celebrate their marriage. However there's more than meets the eye in this fairytale kingdom and Shrek & Fiona are about to stumble into some rather awkward social situations! Featuring an all-star cast providing the voices and a whole host of classic new characters in the enchanting Shrek story this is one animated film for all the family that you'll want to watch again and again! Shrek The Third: When Shrek married Fiona the last thing he had in mind was becoming the next King of Far Far Away. But when Shrek's father-in-law King Harold suddenly croaks that is exactly what he faces. Recruiting Donkey and Puss In Boots for a new quest Shrek sets out to bring back the rightful heir to the throne. Meanwhile back in the kingdom Fiona's jilted Prince Charming storms the city with an army of fairy tale villains to seize the throne. Fiona and a band of princesses must stop him to ensure there will be a kingdom left to rule! Shrek Forever After: A bored and domesticated Shrek (Myers) makes a pact with deal-maker Rumpelstiltskin to get back to feeling like a real ogre again but when he's duped and sent to a twisted version of Far Far Away -- where Rumpelstiltskin is king ogres are hunted and he and Fiona (Diaz) have never met -- he sets out to restore his world and reclaim his true love.
Live concert recorded on the 31st December 1999 at the foot of the Victory Column in Berlin. Includes 'Moonlight Shadow' 'Shadow On The Wall' 'Secrets' plus a complete performance of 'The Millennium Bell'.
The woodland gang return for some more misadventures in this riotous sequel to the animated hit, "Open Season"!
A one time big Western movie star sets out to find the child he never knew he had.
In this sequel to the 2001 hit the Cortez family return, as brother & sister Carmen & Juni battle another pair of spy kids.
Everyone's favourite neighbour, Cleveland Brown, is back in this side-splitting Family Guy spin-off. When Cleveland returns to his former stomping ground of Stoolbend, Virginia to start a new life with his high school sweetheart and their fledgling family, it's a recipe for hilarity.The family careens from one outrageous situation to another as they encounter rednecks, enter a drag race, lead a nerd revolution and tackle the town's troublemaking senior citizens. The laughs just keep on coming when the Stoolbend bunch take their show on the road for wild adventures in Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Hawaii. All-star celebrity guests such as Justin Timberlake (as a singing booger, no less), the cast of Glee and Kanye West add to the chaos.Crammed with plenty of bonus features including commentary on selected episodes, hilarious featurettes, deleted scenes and more, The Cleveland Show: Season 1 & 2 Box Set is a must-have for fans!
Limited Edition Steelbook. Includes Art Cards. If a man alters his path can he change his destiny...or only delay the inevitable? Based on one of the most recognised and beloved video game franchises in the world 'Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist' is the live-action origin story of iconic characters Ryu and Ken as they live a traditional warrior's life in secluded Japan. Unknowingly the boys are the last practitioners of the ancient fighting style known as 'Ansatsuken' (Assassin's Fist). During their time together they learn about the mysterious past of their master Goken and the dark tragic legacy of the Ansatsuken style. Can their destiny be changed or will history repeat itself? Delivering top-notch martial arts action and stunning visual effects this is a must-see for all Street Fighter fans and action cinema lovers alike. Special Features: Main Trailer Director Commentary with Joey Ansah Ken’s Video Diary The Making Of… Extra Scenes and Outtakes Trailers
This series of documentaries is a major project that will chart the entire 1815 Waterloo Campaign in detail from Napoleon s return to France through the various battles and engagements to the pursuit to Paris and Napoleon s final abdication. The whole suite will total over five hours of programmes. Each of the four disks will contain three separate programmes that concentrates on aspects of the campaign or phases of the great battle itself. Each programme is filmed on the ground where the particular phase of battle was fought making this a unique project that fuses tactics and ground in a readily understood way with re-enactment and lavish use of both maps and diagrams.Vignettes provided by living historians illustrate the life of the Napoleonic soldier, along with his weapons and tactics. The period from mid afternoon until early evening on that terrible Sunday was the time, as Wellington described it, of hard pounding. The three programmes on this disc cover the Massed French Cavalry Attacks led by Marshal Ney, the battle fought by the Kings German Legion and the 95th Rifles to hold La Haie Sainte and the adjacent sand pit. The Prussian march to Plancenoit and the bloody battle fought in and around the village is the subject of the third programme.
Sid Halley Champion National Hunt Jockey faces the end of his racing career and his marriage. Crippled by an accident on the turf he is forced into the murky underworld of man's richest sport to take his chances with playboys punters touts and crooks. Inspired by the Dick Francis novel Odds Against.
Big John Little John: The Complete Series (2 Discs)
Ever tell a little white lie that got slightly out of hand? New-Yorker Alex (Andrea Macellus) gets embroiled in a farcical web of mistaken identities and sexualities -when she decides to keep her mixed-raced boyfriend a secret from her family at her sister' wedding. All goes well until her loose-lipped gay best friend Fred (Charlie Schlatter) inadvertently suggests Alex is actually in a loving relationship with a woman. As the rumour-mill goes into overdrive Alex keeps up the charade and enlists the help of red-hot Risa (Cathy DeBuono) to act as her lesbian lover. But things go from complicated to crazy when Alex' newly-wedded sister falls in love with Risa! Full of laugh-out-loud moments swinging sexualities and crazy characters Out at the Wedding is one ceremony you ll never forget.
Death Of A Ghost Hunter
Where a weekend can change your life! Welcome to Marbella the original Costa De Sol paradise for the rich and famous - and for those wishing they were. Where the sun shines down on you regardless of how bad your luck is who your last 'hit' was or however much you just enjoy hanging out with your fellow nudists - oh Marbella where dreams are made! The plane lands and the eager British tourists all go their separate ways in to Marbella for their own individual weekend of luxury - little did they know that in 72 hours time they'd all have one thing in common. This will not be a holiday they will forget anytime soon!
What's the worst that could happen? Probably being forced to watch What's the Worst That Could Happen? from start to finish without a pause button: it's more lame than a three-legged dog. The plot is straightforward enough: two men, each as crooked as the other, come into conflict when petty thief Kevin Caffrey (Martin Lawrence) breaks into the apparently unoccupied beach house of wealthy and unscrupulous businessman Max Fairbanks (Danny DeVito). The house turns out not to be empty: Fairbanks calls the cops, claims that Caffrey has stolen his ring and coolly claims it back in front of his uniformed audience. It's a ring that Caffrey values because it has just been given to him by his new girlfriend Amber (Carmen Ejogo). He's so desperate to get it back that he hounds Fairbanks through the rest of the film, breaking into various Fairbanks properties as he goes. Words like "zany" and "madcap" could be used in the interests of charity, but actually the film falls flat on its face. Lawrence is certainly no Eddie Murphy and the plot would need an injection of major talent to give it a chance. DeVito yet again relies on his stature to provide the laughs. John Leguizamo plays Caffrey's sidekick as best he can but the fake sheikhs-in-tea-towels scene induces more groans than laughs. This is one for diehard fans of the lead actors only. On the DVD: What's the Worst That Could Happen? comes to DVD with a choice of two spoken languages (English or French) and many subtitle options. There's also a generous selection of outtakes, an alternative ending, a music video ("Music" by Erick Sermon) and the original theatrical trailer. It's just a shame that the film itself isn't better. --Harriet Smith
Welcome to Camp Arawak where teenage boys and girls learn to experience the joys of nature as well as each other. But when these happy campers begin to die in a series of horrible 'accidents' they discover that someone - or something - has turned their summer of fun into a vacation to dismember. Has a dark secret returned from the camp's past...or will an unspeakable horror end the season forever?
XX is a new horror anthology featuring four murderous tales of supernatural frights, thrills, profound anxiety, and Gothic decay. Written and directed by four fiercely talented women the film stars female leads and is framed around innovative animator Sofia Carrillo. Vigorously challenging the status quo within the industry, this collection of tightly coiled short films by some of horror's most influential women offers a refreshing jolt to the senses.
Episodes 12 to 20 of Jupiter Moon first broadcast on BSB's Galaxy Channel in 1990.... The spaceship Ilea is paralysed captured within a cloud of matter that seems able to think and to foil all the ship's efforts to escape. Worse still the Ilea's H2 extractor plant is able to supply oxygen for only a few more days and the magnetic shield is giving way. While the students and crew work desperately to create a defence space-criminal Alex Hartmann (Jason Durr) makes a tempting off
Welcome to Camp Bottomout where boys will be boys and girls will be chased in the craziest ways possible! Not even the prim Miss Kitten can curb the instincts of these teenagers on the rampage who are after anything they can get their hands on in or around! Take a chunk of 'Porkys' add a touch of 'Bachelor Party' and sprinkle liberally with 'Screwballs' and the result is this very funny and outrageous movie: 'Oddballs'!
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