What might have been a one-note family comedy becomes something more thanks to the comic brilliance of co-stars Nathan Lane and Lee Evans, as well as the distinctive, dark-fable look given the film by a little-known director named Gore Verbinksi (could he be the next Tim Burton?). Lane and Evans play idiotic brothers who inherit a house and all but destroy it in pursuit of one small, pesky mouse. The guys are always the butt of the sight gags--most of which are very funny--but their considerable powers as slapstick artists are also at play. The climactic scene at an auction was the funniest scene in any American movie in 1997, the year of Mouse Hunt's release. --Tom Keogh
Danny Boyle directs this story about saints, miracles and the way a child's imagination can help sort out the mysteries of life.
Garry Marshall (Pretty Woman) directs the screen adaptation of Terence McNally's play Frankie and Johnny at the Clair de Lune, the story of a short-order cook (Al Pacino) who drives a waitress (Michelle Pfeiffer) crazy with his adamant courtship and mixed messages. The film is okay and not much more than that, the major stumbling block being Marshall's failure to scrub away enough star veneer on Pacino and Pfeiffer to accept them as minimum-wage drones with nowhere to go but toward each other. Fortunately, Marshall's feel for the texture offered by supporting players--Hector Elizondo as a café owner, Nathan Lane as Pfeiffer's inevitably gay neighbour-buddy, Kate Nelligan as another lonely waitress--keeps things interesting enough. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com
When their malicious wager to seduce and abandon two trusting coeds ends in a draw Jason (Nathan Wetherington) and Patrick (Kerr Smith) - the two most amoral students at Prestridge College - set their sights on the ultimate prize: Cassie Merteuil (Kristina Anapau) a woman so cold and calculating she takes sexual manipulation to a whole new level of pleasure and pain!
The 2000 Sydney Olympics DVD features official highlights of the games as well as a number of extra features. Includes a British Medal Review celebrating every one of our 28 medal-winning performances.
This documentary attempts to highlight and explain the tactics and strategies employed in the conflict and is both revisionist and traditional in it's interpretation of events. With clever use of letters some previously unseen photographs and diaries of the time the viewer is taken back to the exact time of the war. Thus making this extremely interesting to anyone interested in Military history or even a student currently learning about the great war for the first time....
The daddy of all private investigators. Featuring all the episodes from series 2 Vincent stars Ray Winstone as the eponymous private investigator; a headstrong passionate man whose methods often bring him into conflict with the authorities.
The daddy of all private investigators. Featuring all the episodes from series 1 Vincent stars Ray Winstone as the eponymous private investigator; a headstrong passionate man whose methods often bring him into conflict with the authorities.
All your favourite experiments and explosions from the first series of Brainiac. Including: Can Brainiac boffin Jon Tickle walk on custard? Is it possible to blow up a caravan using static electricity? Can you lose weight by having a dump? How many people does it take start a mexican wave? Is it better to be tired or wired?
The complete sixth series of ITV's hit series Soldier Soldier which followed the lives of the Kings Fusiller's regiment. In this series the Fusiller's find themselves posted at Aldershot in order to form part of the 5th Airborne Brigade. The boys have mixed feelings about the move and are warned that the training facing them is far from easy. The King's Own are put through their paces as Platoon Sergeant Chris McLeod gets them ready for their 'P' company training which
Chasing Liberty: Every family has a rebel. Even the First Family! She's the President's daughter. But she just wants to be herself. Multi-talented Mandy Moore makes her romantic comedy debut as Anna who finally gets Dad (Mark Harmon) to reduce the number of agents while she goes to a music club. But when Anna arrives at the club she realizes her father has backed out of the deal she ditches the agents and goes on the run with Ben a handsome photographer she meets. Anna does
Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer light up the screen in this captivating romantic comedy. Johnny (Pacino) is head-over-heels crazy for Frankie. But after a series of hurtful relationships the last thing Frankie's looking for is a new man until he comes looking for her. Pacino is an outgoing ex-con who's hired as the new short-order cook. He's head-over-heels crazy for Frankie. But to Frankie they're as different as scrambled and hard-boiled. What can he mean when he says ""We were a
A gang of bank robbers led by the ultra-violent Snake Underwood pull off a daring mid-day heist that leaves dozens of burning police cars and scores of innocent victims in its wake. Heading the investigation into the gang is the equally violent detective Kurt Bellmore and going by the book just isn't going to be enough...
Produced by Intense Productions 12 follows the story of twelve fighters who are brought together to compete in an illegal underground tournament for the prize of ''500 000. The fighters come from a variety of backgrounds each hand-picked for a gruelling no-holds barred competition intended to push each fighter to their limits. Each fighter has their own reasons for competing and each give everything they have to take the prize... but there can be only one winner! The cast on 12 features Mark Strange (Batman Begins Displaced) 3 times World Kickboxing Champion Nathan Lewis (Fight School Batman Begins) Joey Ansah (Bourne Ultimatum Spooks) Danny John-Jules (Blade 2 Red Dwarf) and Sophie Linfield (Football Factory The Monk).
The Producers: New York 1959. Max Bialystock was once the king of Broadway but now all his shows close on opening night. Things turn around when he's visited by the neurotic accountant Leo Bloom who proposes a scheme tailor-made for producers who can only make flops: raise far more money than you need then make sure the show is despised. No one will be interested in it so you can pocket the surplus. To this end they produce a musical called Springtime for Hitler written by escaped Nazi Franz Liebken. Then they get the insanely flamboyant Roger De Bris to direct. Finally they hire as a lead actress the loopy Swedish bombshell Ulla (whose last name has over 15 syllables). As opening night draws near what can go wrong? Well there's no accounting for taste... Billy Elliot: Starring Julie Walters and newcomer Jamie Bell the film (based on a real-life story) follows the progress of little Billy Elliot a motherless 11 year-old from a poor Durham pit village. When young Billy chooses ballet classes over boxing lessons his life is changed forever. He decides to keep the lessons secret from his father a coal miner but when his ballet instructor persuades him to try out for the Royal Ballet School in London Billy must make the choice between family responsibilities and his dreams... Billy Elliot received plenty of recognition at the Academy Awards picking up nominations for Best Supporting Actress Best Director and Best Screenplay. Rent: Based on the hit musical Rent tells the story of eight friends dealing with life and love in Manhattan's Alphabet City. Wannabe filmmaker Mark and songwriter Roger are facing eviction at the hands of their former roommate and current landlord Benny. Benny has married rich moved out of the neighborhood and wants to build a state-of-the-art studio where the local tent city stands...
Twelve fighters... One tournament... A ''500 000 Title In the UK suburbs an underground tournament is set to challenge twelve fighters from different backgrounds to compete for the prize of ''500 000. They have been handpicked for a no-holds barred competition that will push each fighter to their limit. Each fighter has their own reason for competing and each will give everything they've got to take the prize... But there can be only one winner...
When their malicious wager to seduce and abandon two trusting coeds ends in a draw Jason (Nathan Wetherington) and Patrick (Kerr Smith) - the two most amoral students at Prestridge College - set their sights on the ultimate prize: Cassie Merteuil (Kristina Anapau) a woman so cold and calculating she takes sexual manipulation to a whole new level of pleasure and pain!
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