The great Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers star in this fascinating biopic as the greatest ballroom dancing team of the first half of the 20th Century: Vernon and Irene Castle. This phenomenal dancing pair swept the world with their mastery of dancing and quickly became celebrities before World War I brought their fame to an end.
Maggie (Hathaway) is an alluring free spirit who won't let anyone - or anything - tie her down. But she meets her match in Jamie (Gyllenhaal), whose relentless and nearly infallible charm serve him well with the ladies and in the cutthroat world of pharmaceutical sales. Maggie and Jamie's evolving relationship takes them both by surprise, as they find themselves under the influence of the ultimate drug: love. Based on Jamie Reidy's memoir 'Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman.'
Follow the policy-shaking news-making documentary charting the efforts of Jamie Oliver to revolutionise the way food is brought to the nation's children! Jamie's School Dinners follows the trials and tribulations of the celebrity chef as he takes charge of 20 000 school dinners a day across one entire London borough. He discovers what young people are eating how the food is prepared and ways in which their school meals could be improved by working with catering staff and talking to
The head chef at swish Hamburg restaraunt The Lido Martha Klein's perfectionism and obsession with good cooking leaves little free time for romantic entanglements. However when her sister tragically dies in a car accident Martha's boss Frida insists she take time out to care for her eight year old niece Lina whilst attempts are made to locate Lina's estranged father. Returning to work after struggling to bond with this stubborn headstrong child Martha finds that dashing Itali
Having made his reputation as one of the most prolific and gifted horror writers of his generation (prompting Stephen King to call him "the future of horror"), Clive Barker made a natural transition to movies with this audacious directorial debut from 1987. Not only did Barker serve up a chilling tale of devilish originality, he also introduced new icons of horror that since have become as popular among genre connoisseurs as Frankenstein's monster and the Wolfman. Foremost among these frightful, Hellraiser visions is the sadomasochistic demon affectionately named Pinhead (so named because his pale, bald head is a geometric pincushion and a symbol of eternal pain). Pinhead is the leader of the Cenobites, agents of evil who appear only when someone successfully "solves" the exotic puzzle box called the Lamont Configuration--a mysterious device that opens the door to Hell. The puzzle's latest victim is Frank (Sean Chapman), who now lives in a gelatinous skeletal state in an upstairs room of the British home just purchased by his newlywed half-brother (Andrew Robinson, best known as the villain from Dirty Harry), who has married one of Frank's former lovers (Claire Higgins). The latter is recruited to supply the cannibalistic Frank with fresh victims, enabling him to reconstitute his own flesh--but will Frank succeed in restoring himself completely? Will Pinhead continue to demonstrate the flesh-ripping pleasures of absolute agony? Your reaction to this description should tell you if you've got the stomach for Barker's film, which has since spawned a number of interesting but inferior sequels. It's definitely not for everyone, but there's no denying that it's become a semiclassic of modern horror. --Jeff Shannon
A new comedy from Germany. No seriously... A group of disbanded anarchists are forced to work together again years later when it turns out that a bomb they placed in a villa long ago has recently killed a real estate agent. The police after confiscating an old video tape showing the placing of the bomb think it is a new wave of terrorism. The anarchists come up with a plan to raid the police station dressed like TV reporters to recover their material but must rebuild their frien
Titles Comprise: Chump at Oxford : One of Laurel & Hardy's best-loved feature films 'A Chump At Oxford' sees them travelling to England to obtain an education only for Stan to be revealed as a long-lost British aristocrat! Someone's Ailing: A collection of classic Laurel & Hardy shorts on the theme of ailments plus the only example of a direct sequel in L&H history. In 'County Hospital' Ollie's broken leg offers him a chance to rest which he does until Stan pays him a visit! 'Them Thar Hills' sees Ollie suffering from gout prompting a trip into the mountains while its sequel 'Tit For Tat' shows what happened after their return. In 'Perfect Day' it's Edgar Kennedy's turn to suffer gout a condition aggravated by Stan and Ollie's attempt to organise a family picnic. Way Out West: Regarded as the most popular of Laurel & Hardy's feature-length films not least for the Trail of the Lonesome Pine song 'Way Out West' sees Stan and Ollie visiting the town of Brushwood Gulch to deliver the deed of a gold mine only to be deceived by James Finlayson.
Annie (1982): Annie is the story of a plucky red-haired girl who dreams of a life away outside her orphanage and its gin-soaked tyrant Miss Hannigan (played to perfection by Carol Burnett). One day Annie meets the famous billionaire ""Daddy"" Warbucks and the pair share spectacular times in 1930's New York City. But Miss Hannigan and her zany villainous colleagues are determined to spoil the fun for America's favourite orphan... Oliver! (1968): Experience the high-spirited adventures of Oliver Twist in this Oscar-winning musical adaptation of Charles Dickens classic tale! Young Oliver Twist (Mark Lester) is an orphan who escapes the cheerless life of the workhouse and takes to the streets of 19th-Century London. Hes immediately taken in by a band of street urchins headed by the lovable villain Fagin (Ron Moody) his fiendish henchman Bill Sikes (Oliver Reed) and his loyal apprentice The Artful Dodger (Jack Wild). Through his education in the fine points of pick-pocketing Oliver makes away with an unexpected treasure... a home and a family of his own. Set to a heartfelt score that includes such favorites as ""Consider Yourself "" ""Where Is Love?"" and ""As Long As He Needs Me "" OLIVER! leads us on a journey in search of love belonging and honour among thieves. Winner of six Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Score OLIVER! will steal your heart!
Out in the Western territories, someone is raiding the gold shipments heading back east. In the last hold up, two soldierswere killed and the army needs answers - fast.Everything seems to point to the beautiful local heiress Charlie (Jane Greer) and her right hand man, Prince (GordonOliver). Charlie owns the local gambling joint. She owns the town stores, the local sawmill - and she owns the law too.Then a mysterious stranger - Haven (Dick Powell) - rides into town. Suddenly, he's asking too many questions, pickingtoo many fights and attracting all kinds of trouble...
The greatest comedy pairing of all time bar none. Both had been popular and successful as solo performers prior to their official teaming up in 1927 but together they produced some of the best comedy films to come out of Hollywood for the next two decades. The collection features two of their films made together and one of Oliver Hardy in his pre-teaming days. Flying Deuces is perhaps the best known film and full of typical Laurel & Hardy humour. Utopia is the last film the pair ever made in 1950 for a French production company. 1. Flying Deuces 2. Utopia 3. The Wizard Of Oz
The System is set in a British seaside village where the local young men mingle among the summer's tourists in search of sexual conquests. The group's leader Tinker (Oliver Reed) aims to entrap a fashion model (Jane Merrow) from a well-to-do family but he finds himself unexpectedly falling in love. With the tables turned Tinker begins to see that maybe it's not the tourists who are being used in these sexual games. A gem of a film directed by The System is set in a British seaside village where the local young men mingle among the summers tourists in search of sexual conquests. The group's leader Tinker (Oliver Reed) aims to entrap a fashion model (Jane Merrow) from a well-to-do family but he finds himself unexpectedly falling in love. With the tables turned Tinker begins to see that maybe it's not the tourists who are being used in these sexual games. A gem of a film directed by Michael Winner.
These programmes are all about fly tying. Like all our previous Essential Skills programmes the techniques are shown simply clearly and in great detail. Even a relative newcomer to fly tying can with a little patience and perseverance master the advanced techniques. Just follow what I do step by step and it is easy. Even for the more accomplished fly tyer there are some tricks of the trade that I am sure you will not have tried before.
This three disc set contains three feature length episodes of the cutting edge television drama penned by Lynda La Plante. Starring Amanda Burton as Commander Clare Blake who has been assigned to the Serious Crime Group of the Metropolitan Police where she commands the Murder Review Group. Her team includes D.C.I. Mike Hedges who seems determined to make life difficult for his new boss. Episodes Comprise: 1. The Devil You Know 2. Fraudster 3. Windows of the Soul
Although the superhero comic book has been a duopoly since the early 1960s, only DC's flagship characters, Superman and Batman (who originated in the late 1930s) have established themselves as big-screen franchises. Until now--this is the first runaway hit film version of the alternative superhero X-Men universe created for Marvel Comics by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and others. It's a rare comic-book movie that doesn't fall over its cape introducing all the characters, and this is the exception. X-Men drops us into a world that is closer to our own than Batman's Gotham City, but it's still home to super-powered goodies and baddies. Opening in high seriousness with paranormal activity in a WW2 concentration camp and a senatorial inquiry into the growing "mutant problem", Bryan Singer's film sets up a complex background with economy and establishes vivid, strange characters well before we get to the fun. There's Halle Berry flying and summoning snowstorms, James Marsden zapping people with his "optic beams", Rebecca Romijn-Stamos shape-shifting her blue naked form, and Ray Park lashing out with his Toad-tongue. The big conflict is between Patrick Stewart's Professor X and Ian McKellen's Magneto, super-powerful mutants who disagree about their relationship with ordinary humans, but the characters we're meant to identify with are Hugh Jackman's Wolverine (who has retractable claws and amnesia), and Anna Paquin's Rogue (who sucks the life and superpowers out of anyone she touches). The plot has to do with a big gizmo that will wreak havoc at a gathering of world leaders, but the film is more interested in setting up a tangle of bizarre relationships between even more bizarre people, with solid pros such as Stewart and McKellen relishing their sly dialogue and the newcomers strutting their stuff in cool leather outfits. There are in-jokes enough to keep comics' fans engaged, but it feels more like a science fiction movie than a superhero picture. --Kim Newman
Destined to remain a dubious footnote in books of movie trivia, Lion of the Desert--an occasionally impressive epic from 1981--was financed with a budget of $35 million by Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi, who previously attempted the role of movie producer with the critically roasted Mohammad: Messenger of God. This effort didn't fare much better (it grossed approximately $1 million worldwide), and although some of its wartime action sequences are intelligently filmed, it's not likely to gain much more of a reputation on home video. Under a shaggy Muslim beard, Anthony Quinn stars as Omar Mukhtar, the Arab hero and guerrilla fighter who defended Libya against Benito Mussolini and Italy's attempted conquests during World War II. As straightforward biography, the movie's got an admirable epic sweep, but a cliché-ridden script and uniformly bad performances (from a cast that includes John Gielgud, Oliver Reed and Rod Steiger) make this little more than a curiosity for those wanting to learn more about Libyan history. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
Maggie (Hathaway) is an alluring free spirit who won't let anyone - or anything - tie her down. But she meets her match in Jamie (Gyllenhaal) whose relentless and nearly infallible charm serve him well with the ladies and in the cutthroat world of pharmaceutical sales. Maggie and Jamie's evolving relationship takes them both by surprise as they find themselves under the influence of the ultimate drug: love. Based on Jamie Reidy's memoir Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman.
Jamies Kitchen screened on Channel 4 to excellent reviews and fantastic ratings. Now here is the entire first series on DVD. With 15 trainees chosen for the journey they settle into the first week of training under the irrespresible Jamie Oliver. However its hardly plain sailing for the first few weeks... one trainee is suspended one is sent off to anger management training and 11 of the 15 fail their first exam! After 7 months their lives will have changed and they have nothin
NO MAN ON EARTH COULD GET HIM OUT OF PRISON ALIVE. SEVEN WOMEN WILL TRY. Starring legendary actors Oliver Reed (Gladiator, The Brood) and George Kennedy (The Delta Force and The Naked Gun series), Hired to Kill is an essential slice of 90s action fare featuring guns, girls and a plethora of budget-busting explosions for good measure. Action movie staple Brian Thompson (whose brief turn in 1984s The Terminator led to a starring role in the 1986 Sylvester Stallone vehicle Cobra) stars as Frank Ryan, a mercenary sent to track down a rebel leader in hostile territory. Posing as a fashion designer, he wont be going it alone, as he'll be aided by seven beautiful but deadly female fighters. Whilst the opportunity to see Oliver Reed chewing up the scenery behind an elaborate moustache merits the price of the admission alone, Hired to Kill is also noteworthy as being co-directed by Nico Mastorakis the man behind such cult favourites as Island of Death and The Zero Boys. DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS Brand new 2K restoration of the film, approved by writer-director Nico Mastorakis High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations Original Stereo audio (uncompressed PCM on the Blu-ray) Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio Commentary with editor Barry Zetlin Hired to Direct a brand new interview with director Nico Mastorakis on the making of Hired to Kill Undercover Mercenary a brand new interview with star Brian Thompson Original Theatrical Trailer Stills Gallery Original Freedom or Death Screenplay (BD/DVD-ROM Content) Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys Fully-illustrated collectors booklet featuring new writing by critic James Oliver
Winona Ryder and Ben Chaplin star in this supernatural thriller about Satanic plans to bring the devil to earth.
Coming from a working class northern background Kavanagh has risen to the top of an elite profession. However his dedication to justice has taken its toll on his private life... Episode comprise: 1. Previous Convictions 2. The More Loving One 3. Time Of Need 4. Endgames 5. The End Of Law (2 hour special episode)
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