The brainchild of Charlie Brooker and Chris Morris Nathan Barley is their latest comedy assault on society; a satirical parody of the Hoxton-finned style obsessed world of the new media. Nathan Barley is 26. He is a webmaster guerrilla filmmaker screenwriter DJ and in his own words a ""self-facilitating media node"". He is convinced he is the epitome of urban cool and therefore secretly terrified he might not be which is why he reads Sugar Ape Magazine - his bible
Episodes include: 'Private Lives' 'The Fugitive' and 'The Alien'.
Irish director Jim Sheridan made The Field after scoring an art house hit and Oscar nominations for his previous film, My Left Foot. Set in Ireland during the 1930s, this ambitious and hard-hitting drama is about one man's obsession with a plot of land that his family has tended for generations. The results are decidedly mixed, and it's obvious that this kind of tragic allegory is better suited for the stage (where it originated as a play by John B Keane). What makes the film worthwhile is the Oscar-nominated performance by Richard Harris as "Bull" McCabe, the fiercely stubborn man who's nurtured a prime field of rented land for decades, only to lose it when the owner auctions the land to an unwelcome American (Tom Berenger). Rather than sacrifice his life's work to this brazen invader, McCabe wages a personal war with powerfully tragic results. It's unfortunate that this potent drama never really connects on an emotional level, but Harris is never less than fascinating in a role that virtually seems to consume him as an actor. His performance approaches greatness, even when the film falls somewhat short of its dramatic ambitions. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
The Italian Job 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition This is the Self-Preservation Society!' Celebrate 50 years of iconic cult classic The Italian Job with the 50th Anniversary Limited Edition box set. Presented in a deluxe black and gold rigid gift box, this product includes: The Italian Job on both DVD and Blu-ray Exclusive landscape collector's booklet with a new bespoke 50th Anniversary text written by Matthew Field, the leading authority on The Italian Job, and behind-the-scenes photos Individually-numbered collector's certificate Complete script Customisable replica 1960s driving licence 50th Anniversary A3 poster 6 artcards with vintage and international film poster art The quintessential British caper film of the 1960s, The Italian Job is a flashy, fast romp that chases a team of career criminals throughout one of the biggest international gold heists in history. Michael Caine is Charlie Croker, a stylish robber and skirt-chaser just out of British prison.
A veritable masterpiece of French cinema, Henri-Georges Clouzot's (The Wages of Fear, Les Diaboliques) Le Corbeau is a dark and subversive study of human nature starring Pierre Fresnay and Ginette Leclerc. A wave of hysteria sweeps the small provincial town of St. Robin when a series of poison-pen letters signed Le Corbeau (The Raven) appear, denouncing several prominent members of society. Starting with the village doctor, the slow trickle of sinister letters soon becomes a flood and no one is safe from their mysterious accusations. Condemned by the political left and right and the church upon its release in 1943, Clouzot was banned from filmmaking for two years after making the film. This Classic noir is essential viewing from the director often dubbed the French Hitchcock. Features: The Cursed MasterPiece Of Henri Georges Clouzot
Come with us now and take a journey through the minds of The Mighty Boosh The Mighty Boosh is a unique comedy that has transferred from radio and television success to a national phenomenon catapulting its creators Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding to rock star status. Made by Oliver Ralfe BIFA winning director musician and Boosh associate Journey of the Childmen chronicles their roller coaster ride on The Future Sailors Tour 2009 as never seen before. This film is an exclusive & intimate behind the scenes look into the chaos and genius of The Mighty Boosh as they navigate a nation hooked on their cult.
On 20th April 2001 a stellar cast of musicians paid tribute to Steve Marriott upon the 10th Anniversary of his tragic death. Tracklisting: 1. Sha la la la lee - The Mods 2. Understanding - The Mods + Steve Ellis 3. Song of a Baker - The Mods + Steve Ellis 4. Afterglow - The Mods + Steve Ellis 5. Phone Call Away - House Band + Dennis Greaves 6. Big Train - House Band + Simon 'Honeyboy' Hickling 7. Fool For a Pretty Face - House Band featuring Bobby Tench 8. I Cant Stand The Rain - House Band + Deborah Bonham 9. (If You Think Youre) Groovy - House Band + Deborah Bonham 10. Black Coffee - House Band + Deborah Bonham 11. Itchycoo Park - House Band + Tony Rivers 12. My Way of Giving - House Band + Steve Ellis 13. 30 Days In The Hole - House Band + Max Ireland & Toby Marriott 14. Four Day Creep - Humble Pie 15. Natural Born Bugie - Humble Pie 16. Hallelujah I Love Her So - Humble Pie 17. Shine On - Humble Pie 18. I Dont Need No Doctor - Humble Pie 19. My Minds Eye - Midge Ure 20. Become Like You - Paul Weller Noel Gallagher Gem Archer 21. Im Only Dreaming - Paul Weller Noel Gallagher Ian McLagan Kenney Jones Gem Archer 22. Get Yourself Together - Paul Weller Noel Gallagher Ian McLagan Kenney Jones Gem Archer 23. Here Comes The Nice - Paul Weller Noel Gallagher Ian McLagan Kenney Jones Gem Archer 24. Tin Soldier - Paul Weller Noel Gallagher Ian McLagan Kenney Jones Jerry Shirley Steve Ellis Gem Archer 25. All Or Nothing - Paul Weller Noel Gallagher Ian McLagan Kenney Jones Jerry Shirley Steve Ellis Gem Archer
The Battle Of River Plate - Ten days before World War II Germany's crack battleship Admiral Graf Spee sails with orders to carry out action against Allied merchant shipping in the South Atlantic. Captained by Hans Langsdorff (Peter Finch) Graf Spee with her superior speed sinks ship after ship. Meanwhile the net is tightening round the German Killer. Outwitted by British Intelligence the Germans are convinced Graf Spee is trapped by a massive naval force. The captain evacuates his men and as a succession of explosions light the night Graf Spee becomes a burning inferno Langsdorff has scuttled the pride of the German fleet in the belief that he was facing impossible odds. The killer of the Atlantic would strike no more. In Which We Serve - The story of the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Torrin and those that serve in her. In the Battle of Crete she is dive-bombed while streaming at thirty knots and goes down fighting. We see through the memories of her survivors the ordeals achievements and gallantry of HMS Torrin from her commissioning until she sinks in her last battle. We Dive At Dawn - When all leave is cancelled for the crew of the British submarine Sea Tiger the men know they are in for an important mission. Their target: the German warship Brandenburg located in the Baltic and surrounded by mines and escorting destroyers. Picking up three German airmen who have been shot down they learn the exact position of the Brandenburg and head for it. Now they must face the mines the destroyers and perhaps the biggest threat of all - the Brandenburg's own deadly torpedoes!
The Mighty Boosh: Live 2
A family reduced to imminent poverty by the father's disinclination to work; an American lawyer looking for the heir to half a million pounds; the scene is set for a hilarious tale of creative deception from director John Paddy Carstairs! Featured in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, this highly engaging comedy stars Dixon of Dock Green star Jack Warner as Bartley Murnahan, a likeable loafer who manages to give the impression that a large inheritance is due to his family. Bartley uses his wiliness to settle some scores and secure a future for his children, but this new-found prosperity comes at a price he may not be willing to pay!
The definitive film about Creation Records one of the world's most successful and colorful independent labels.
This funny and revealing new film documents the rise and fall of Brit Pop and Cool Britannia when, for a brief instance in the mid 1990s, British music and pop culture dominated the world!
Along with a glittering star-studded cast follow Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Phileas wagers that he can circumnavigate the world in a mere 80 days - and vows to leave that very night taking only some necessary cash in a carpet bag and his newly hired manservant Jean Passepartout. Adding to the excitement an English detective relentlessly pursues them throughout the journey that takes our hero to the World's most exotic locations by land sea and air.
A Dog Named Christmas
Alan Partridge's PA Lynn pulled off a bit of a coup when she managed to land Radio Norwich's premier DJ the job of presenting the 2004 Teenage Cancer Trust Comedy night at the Royal Albert Hall. Boasting a stellar comic line-up that included the likes of Ricky Gervais Simon Pegg Rob Brydon Rich Hall Noel Fielding and guest stars the 2004 Teenage Cancer Trust Comedy night has already gone down in comic folklore.
DVD 1 1. (It's Good) To Be Free 2. Mucky Fingers 3. Everybody's On The Run 4. Dream On 5. If I Had a Gun... 6. The Good Rebel 7. The Death of You And Me 8. Freaky Teeth 9. Supersonic 10. (I Wanna Live in a Dream in My) Record Machine 11. AKA... What a Life! 12. Talk Tonight 13. Soldier Boys And Jesus Freaks 14. AKA... Broken Arrow 15. Half The World Away 16. (Stranded On) The Wrong Beach 17. Whatever 18. Little By Little 19. The Importance of Being Idle 20. D...
Episodes include: 'Suspicion' 'Home Thoughts From Abroad' and 'The Accused'.
Contains the episodes: 'If I Were A Carpenter' 'Who Won The War Anyway?' and 'The Girls They Left Behind'.
Horrid Henry finds himself doing things he never ever thought he'd do, and then some.
First broadcast in 1983 with its second series airing in 1986, Auf Wiedersehen Pet was an unlikely comedy hit about a group of British labourers forced to work in Germany during the recession. Scripted by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, (previously responsible for Porridge and The Likely Lads) its main players are likable stereotypes from all over England: Barry (Timothy Spall), the bumbling, haplessly pretentious Brummie; gentle West Country giant Bomber (Pat Roach); amiable scouse Moxey (Christopher Fairbank); and the three Geordies, nervous Neville (Kevin Whately), loudmouth xenophobic lummox Oz (Jimmy Nail) and put-upon Dennis (Tim Healy), the reluctant gaffer of the mob. The second series saw the lads reunited to work for a dubious entrepreneur called Ally Fraser to whom Dennis owes money, and the location varying from Spain to Derbyshire. Gary Holton (cheeky cockney Wayne) died during the making of the series and Clement and La Frenais farmed out several episodes to other writers, such as Stan Hey, but the characters were well established by this point and the comedy held up. An episode in which the gang upset the locals of a stuffy country pub with their very presence is particularly memorable. A belated third series followed in 2002. --David Stubbs
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