Claude Whatham's 1974 film All Creatures Great and Small is a modest and charming cornucopia of nostalgia, cuddly calves, romance and acerbic-yet-warm-hearted Yorkshire folk. It's based of course on James Herriot's phenomenally popular tales of a vet's life in the Dales and spawned a long-running BBC series with a different cast. Here, we have a fresh-faced Simon Ward as James, joining Siegfried Farnon's small town practice. As the benignly despotic Farnon, a pre-Hannibal Lecter Anthony Hopkins already exudes plenty of brooding charisma. Lisa Harrow, fetching in 1930s slacks, is Helen, the farmer's daughter who catches James' eye. Their adventures with the local animal populace in the incredibly beautiful pre-Second World War Dales run the gamut, from arms up cows' bottoms to tender birthing scenes, over-indulged pooches, horses with torsions and one moment which will strike a poignant note with pet owners of all ages. It's taught and witty thanks to distinguished dramatist Hugh Whitemore's delightful script and as comforting as a warm blanket, a stodgy tea and a roaring fire on a winter's evening. On the DVD: with no extras apart from the chapter list, this is a basic package. Presented in 1.85:1 Anamorphic aspect ratio and a Dolby Digital 2.0 soundtrack, it's easy viewing, offering more than adequate picture and sound quality. --Piers Ford
Once a happy boy and now the town delinquent Davey (voiced by Sandler) is given one last chance to redeem himself with the community and discover the true meaning of the holiday season.
Ewan McGregor Alice Krige and Rachel Weisz head a top-class cast in this stylish adaptation of Stendhal's classic novel Le Rouge et Le Noir filmed on location in the Jura mountains and aristocratic châteaux around Lyon. It tells the story of Julien Sorel son a provincial carpenter with ambitions far above his station in life. He is inspired by Napoleon Bonaparte the humble soldier who rose through the ranks to become Emperor. But young Julien feels that the road to power no longer lies in the army (the scarlet) but in the church (the black) and applies himself to scholarship.
The Nation's Health (2 Discs)
When Miles Langfore (Malcolm McDowell) the head of Kennedy High School decides to take his school back from the gangs robotics specialist Dr. Robert Forrest (Stacy Keach) provides ""tactical education units"". These are amazingly human-like androids that have been programmed to teach and are supplied with devastatingly effective solutions to discipline problems. So when the violent out-of-control students of Kennedy High report for class tomorrow they're going to get a real education... in staying alive!
A freak rainstorm washes up a gruesome discovery - a bag containing seven severed children's hands each with a number tattooed on its tiny palm. A psychiatric expert's only clue comes from the disturbing behaviour of a mute patient who seems to have a telepathic link with killer's warped mind...
TAUGHT TO STALK. TRAINED TO KILL. PROGRAMMED TO DESTROY. Dolph Lundgren is Nikolai – a killing machine – a deadly highly skilled agent for the Russian army whose brutal efficiency and single minded determination to serve the motherland leaves behind a trail of battered bodies and bloodied enemies. Now Nikolai must infiltrate an African rebel army who seek to defy their new communist rulers and take out their leader but as he gets to know his enemies and the dignified Bushmen he encounters he begins to slowly realize that all he has been taught was a lie. This Cold War rebel is ready to turn the tables on his Soviet masters and kick all kinds of ass! With a body count that leaves jaws firmly on the floor and a healthy disregard for troublesome logic Red Scorpion is a classic 80s action spectacular that doesn’t let up for a second…
The story of a man who wanted to keep the world safe for democracy...and meet girls. When John Winger (Bill Murray) loses his job his car his apartment and his girlfriend-all in one day-he decides he only has one option: volunteer for Uncle Sam. Way over their head they eventually learn the ropes and manage to take a top-secret U.S. recreational vehicle behind the Iron Curtain on a road trip...
It's more than just a game... It's called a ouija board and it has been used for thousands of years to communicate with the souls of the afterworld. For beautiful Linda Brewster (Kitaen) it summons the playful ghost of a dead ten year old boy. But when the friendly spirit develops a sudden taste for violent murder and demonic possession Linda's bofriend (allen) and her former lover (Nichols) must race against time to destroy this ferocious portal of the damned...
Destined for cult status, this provocative thriller offers a grab bag of genres (gangster movie, comedy, sexy romance, crime caper) and tops it all off with steamy passion between lesbian ex-con Corky (Gina Gershon) and a not-so-ditzy gun moll named Violet (Jennifer Tilly), who meets Corky and immediately tires of her mobster boyfriend (Joe Pantoliano). Desperate to break away from the Mob's influence and live happily ever after, the daring dames hatch a plot to steal $2 million of Mafia money. Their scheme runs into a series of escalating complications, until their very survival depends on split-second timing and criminal ingenuity. Simultaneously violent, funny and suspenseful, Boundis sure to test your tolerance for bloodshed but the film is crafted with such undeniable skill that several critics(including Roger Ebert) placed it on their top-10 lists for 1996. --Jeff Shannon
"Not Easily Broken" is an uplifting drama about love and family adapted from the book of the same name by renowned pastor and author Bishop T.D. Jakes.
A collection of Nick Cave And The Bad Seed's promotional videos. The tracklist features 'Stagger Lee' 'Where The Wild Roses Grow (featuring Kylie Minogue)' 'Into My Arms' '(Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For?' 'Henry Lee (featuring PJ Harvey)' 'Red Right Hand Man' 'Loverman' 'Do You Love Me?' 'Deanna' 'The Ship Song' 'Tupelo' 'In The Ghetto' 'Jack The Ripper' 'What A Wonderful World (featuring Shane MacGowan)' 'Straight To You' 'The Mercy Seat' 'The Weeping Son
Parenthood is about to get a little hairier! Pedro (Jos Luis Garca-Prez) is an attractive and homosexual dentist who lives a sexually active lifestyle. He offers to take care of his 9 year-old nephew Bernardo (David Castillo) for two weeks while the child's mother Pedro's older sister Violeta (Elvira Lindo) goes off to India with her latest ""hippie"" boyfriend. Pedro modifies his sexual behavior but quickly finds out that Bernardo is extremely comfortable and mature in
It was a cold Halloween night in 1963 when six year old Michael Myers brutally murdered his 17-year-old sister. Fifteen years later he escapes from prison and returns home...
Compared to the spectacular shows other performers put on these days, the concert featured on Homecoming--A-Ha Live at Vallhall is a very simple affair. There's no fancy lighting or special effects, with the plain stage set looking like a remnant from the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest. In fact with the guys' looks and music having changed little after nearly two decades in the business, the concert has a distinct feel of 1985 about it. That said, the track-listing contains an equal sprinkling of greatest hits, and songs from the more recent Minor Earth Major Sky. The newer tracks sit particularly well alongside the classics, and you can detect the trio's joy of being able to perform the newer songs such as "Little Black Heart" and "Summer Moved On" live. The home audience, many who grew up listening to A-Ha, clearly adore the guys just as much they did when they were teens. Sadly judging by the shots of the audience, the fans (predominantly 30-something women) haven't aged as well as Harket and co. On the DVD: Homecoming on disc has a great audio soundtrack (Dolby Digital 5.1), but the concert visuals are grainy and poor. This is more than compensated for by the vast amount of bonus material included. As well as three short documentaries on how Pal, Magne and Morten spent their seven-year break from A-Ha, there's a 20-minute interview with the band and behind-the-scenes footage of the after show party presented by a rather annoying Ian Wright. As well additional live performances of "Early Morning" and "Summer Moved On" recorded at a benefit concert, the videos for the four singles from Minor Earth Major Sky are included. The comprehensive English subtitles are particularly handy for understanding the Norwegian dialogue during the concert. --John Galilee
It was born three days ago. It has killed seven people. It's parents are human beings. Whatever it is It's Alive! The Davies expecting a baby. All is well and good until the baby turns out to be a monster with the nasty habit to kill when it's scared. And it's very easily scared... A trilogy of horror films from schlock auteur Larry Cohen.
Following the failed 1956 coup in Hungary a militant lesbian journalist returns to her job as a reporter for a Budapest newspaper where she falls mutually in love with the wife of an army officer. Their relationship - and its doomed consequences - reflects the intransigence and oppression of forced Soviet rule over a would-be sovereign nation. For her efforts Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieslak won Best Actress Winner at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival.
When journalist Nestor is imprisoned in Cuba for his political beliefs his wife Isabel flees the country with her daughter. She is rescued by a fisherman off the coast of Miami with whom she falls deeply in love. Unexpectedly Nestor appears released from his prison ordeal. Now Isabel must choose which man will be her future...
A hard-boiled cop wakes up drenched in blood he remembers nothing but the police find a bloody murder weapon that matches his type. A criminal has been killed and he becomes the prime suspect...
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