The Disney touch is all over this grand, colourful version of the Johann Wyss adventure of a European family setting off for the new world of New Guinea. The film opens on a ship jostled and torn by a raging storm while a family struggles to make it through alive. Tossed into a reef near a deserted tropical island, father John Mills takes charge and the family soon turns their island prison into a veritable paradise. Their multi-level tree house, built in record time, is complete with running water and a working pipe organ scavenged from the ship, while their grand yard is abloom in English roses. As a tale of hardship and pioneer pluck it's pure fantasy, but as entertainment it's energetic and appealing. The island is impossibly populated by ostriches, zebras, lions and elephants, a private zoo that delights the youngest boy and offers plenty of comic relief. The two older brothers discover even wilder life when they rescue the prisoner of oriental pirates (led by hard-bitten Sessue Hayakawa). There's little real danger anywhere in the film: even the climactic battle with the pirates is a cartoonish affair, with coconut bombs and non-lethal booby traps, until the final desperate, deadly moments. Hardly a faithful adaptation of the novel, but a lush, beautifully shot film and an entertaining adventure safe for all ages. Dorothy McGuire co-stars as the proper, worry-prone mother. --Sean Axmaker
He's the death of the party! After a fraternity prank results in his accidental death a young man is transformed into a vengeful scarecrow who descends on a resort town during spring break in order to seek out those who killed him. Ultimate Fighting Championship contestant Ken Shamrock stars!
A triple bill of high-octane action adventures featuring S.W.A.T. Bad Boys and Striking Distance. S.W.A.T.: An imprisoned drug kingpin offers a huge cash reward to anyone that can break him out of police custody and only the LAPD's Special Weapons and Tactics team can prevent it. Bad Boys: When 0 million of seized heroin is stolen from the Miami Police lockup Detectives Lowrey (Will Smith) and Burnett (Martin Lawrence) Miami's most mismatched cops are called upon to solve the case before the FBI close their department. Julie (Tea Leoni) is their only lead to the case but will only speak to Lowrey. As he is not around when she calls Burnett impersonates his cool slick partner. A hilarious role reversal begins in order to retain her trust. From then on it's a race against time as the trio dodge the mob and retain their charade while putting pressure on every low-life in Miami's underworld to track down their man. Striking Distance: Tom Hardy (Bruce Willis) is a fifth generation Pittsburgh cop. Formerly a homicide detective he publicly challenged the police department including several of his family members about the identity of the serial killer who took his father's life. Convinced that a newly active serial killer is the same gunman who murdered his father - despite the fact that another man is already behind bars for that crime - Hardy is working out of his jurisdiction to catch the killer. The maverick cop finds himself at odds with his new partner (Sarah Jessica Parker) as he skirts around the system and defies his uncle (Dennis Farina) his father's successor as the Chief of Homicide.
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi wrote his masterpiece STABAT MATER very late in his career. And although Pergolesi died of consumption only a year later the piece has survived for several centuries. This performance of the piece features Angharad Gruffyld Jones and their incredible voices.
At the grand re-opening of Sloan's Hollywood Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas a fire ignites on one of the unoccupied floors. It spreads out of control and none of the alarms are working - the fire is clearly not an accident. 13 guests are about to have a very different evening that the one they planned!
Don screams out as a horrific monster is about to eat him alive! But then he wakes up. It's only a dream! That day he boards his private plane a flying casino that caters to the needs of fantastically rich clients who want to play for high stakes at high altitudes. But then the plane is engulfed in a strange thick fog that seeps into the cabin. The evil mist transforms the passengers and crew one by one into monstrous half human half insect creatures with a ravenous appetite for human flesh. Don realises that it is his nightmare come true - it is his Flight to Hell!
SET IN 1965... That's What I Am is a coming-of-age story which follows 12-year-old Andy Nichol (Chase Ellison The Tooth Fairy) a well-liked student who is put to the test when his English teacher Mr. Simon (Academy Award Nominee Ed Harris Apollo 13) pairs him up on a project with the school's biggest outcast Stanley aka Big G. Now Andy must face the bullies and teasing head on and learn what might be Mr. Simon's final lesson: tolerance takes courage. Also starring randy Orton as Ed Freel.
Master jewel thief Miles Logan (Martin Lawrence Life Bad Boys) has a big problem. A million problem. Recently released from prison for the botched heist of a huge diamond he's anxious to retrieve the hot rock which he hid at a construction site two years earlier. Unfortunately his hiding place is now at the center of a recently completed high-security police precinct. Posing as a detective and partnered with straight-laced rookie Carlson (Luke Wilson Home Fries Bottle Rocket) Miles utilizes his criminal expertise and inadvertently rises up the ranks winning the respect of his fellow boys in blue.
Big Man. Big Plan. Big Mistake. Anthony Anderson is Malcolm King the world's most arrogant and larger-than-life businessman. His ex-wife (Kellita Smith) is about to take him for everything he's worth so to keep his loot Malcolm stages his own kidnapping with help from his dim witted mistress (Regina Hall) and her ex-con brother (Charlie Murphy). What Malcolm doesn't realize though is that his grand plan is about to go hilariously awry because he's not the only one hatchi
A controversial DJ (Howard) along with his female co-host invites the beautiful but overly-opinionated author (Givens) of a bestselling book onto his radio phone-in show. Over the course of the resulting broadcast whilst assisting their callers in matters of the heart the three self-styled love therapists discover they have romantic issues of their own...
A slapstick comedy starring Chris Farley, Beverly Hills Ninja is part prop-gag movie and part testament to the late comedian's physical comedic abilities. As a baby, Haru (Farley) appeared on the coastal shores of Japan. Legend has it that a foreigner would arrive and become the greatest ninja ever, known as the "Great White Ninja." As Haru grew, it became apparent: he was not the one. But when a beautiful stranger named Sally (Nicollette Sheridan) appears at the dojo seeking a ninja's help, Haru finds his calling. Through a series of mix-ups (generally caused by Haru himself), Haru is framed for murder and he follows Sally to Beverly Hills to set things right. Finding out Sally's boyfriend is a counterfeiter and murderer, Haru with the help of hotel bellboy Joey (Chris Rock) and unknowingly with the help of his ninja brother Gobei (Robin Shou) takes down the counterfeit ring and finds his place among the ninja clan.
Trish Burchall( Kelly McGillis) is a journalist who begins to investigate a series of brutal killings in her town. Young women and their families are being murdered in their own homes. The sheriff wants her to keep thing quite while she tries to solve the case but she uncovers a serial killer whose twisted version of family life means no-one is safe.
The Mexican Staring Frog Of Southern Sri Lanka: Ned and Jimbo track the deadly Mexican Staring Frog and the success of their new cable-access hunting show threatens to edge out an old favourite Jesus and Pals. Flashbacks: As their school bus teeters on a cliff's edge the boys relive landmark moment from their youth. When Ms. Crabtree goes for help she finds love! Summer Sucks: Fireworks are banned Mr Hat has disappeared and Cartmen's forced to take swimming lessons. Plus the mayor's plan to put some punch in the July 4th celebrations goes awry. Chef's Salty Chocolate Balls: South Park's Film Festival attracts big crowds but the resulting strain on the sewer system causes problems for Mr Hankey. Kyle appeals to the movie industry to save him.
In this awkward live-action version of the classic cartoon Dudley Do-Right, the considerable charm Brendan Fraser displayed in George of the Jungle and The Mummy is much needed. The first half of the movie lays out the basic elements of the cartoon (none-too-bright Canadian Mountie battles melodramatic villain Snidely Whiplash with pluck and dumb luck) with little wit or imagination, but lots of pratfalls and broad gags. But about halfway into it, when Whiplash has taken over the town of Semi-Happy Falls and become its leading citizen, the movie takes a curious turn: since Whiplash has become, to all appearances, a good guy, Dudley decides the only way to fight him is to turn into a bad guy. Next thing you know, Dudley is decked out in black leather and cruising around on a motorbike while Whiplash fumes impotently. Fans who are familiar with the original US TV series Bullwinkle from which Dudley originated may decry this departure, but it gives the movie a much-needed burst of energy and the opportunity for some entertainingly surreal images--like Whiplash up to his neck in a mud bath with cucumber slices on his eyes, consulting with his henchmen about dealing with that unpredictable Do-Right. The film also features Alfred Molina, Sarah Jessica Parker and Monty Python's Eric Idle. --Bret Fetzer, Amazon.com
Beyond Christmas
When Tessa's ex-husband Michael remarries leaving her with two children she takes an immediate dislike to Carolyn. But when Tessa finds out she is terminally ill she decides to give Carolyn another chance...
Based on Ed McBain's best selling books 'Heatwave' 'Ice' and 'Lightning' these three films are action-packed crime classics! Heatwave: Confronted by the continuing offences of a rapist as yet unapprehended Carella (Midkiff) and Meyer are doing everything in their power to find him. But battling a demented mind requires a dramatic plan: officer Eileen Burke (Eleniak) is ambitious and fearless wanting to prove herself and catch the rapist. However after setting herself as b
Join Stan Kyle Cartman and Kenny as these four animated tykes take on the supernatural the extraordinary and the insane. For them it's all a part of growing up in South Park. Starvin' Marvin: Its Thanksgiving! Genetically altered turkeys are on the rampage in South Park and Cartman is mistaken for a starving Ethiopian. Mecha-Streisand: A monster threatens to destroy South Park but help is on the way in the form of award-winning actor a celebrated movie critic and a rock superstar. Mr. Hankey The Christmas Poo: Christmas time in South Park finds Kyle incarcerated in the South Park Mental House but an unlikely hero saves the day. Damien: When the son of the prince of darkness arrives in South Park Cartman's birthday party is upstaged by the battle of good against evil.
'Bucky O'Hare And The Toad Wars' started as a comic book about the aforementioned individual and his crew who fought toads in an intergalactic space war. In 1989 it became a TV show and in 1991 Hasbro released a series of 10 figures. Bucky returned to his original medium as a member of the Continuity stable of comics around the same time. He's had a Nintendo game based on him and an Arcade game based on the cartoon (see below) which even used some of the voices from the series. Bucky's original graphic novel was complex and often extremely violent but in spite of this when the 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' cartoon likewise based on a comic became an unprecedented success Bucky was also adapted for children's Saturday morning cartoons. Marvel and Sunbow commissioned twelve episodes of Bucky O'Hare and The Toad Wars airing them in syndication in 1991. The cartoon introduced the new human character Willy DuWitt. The animated series carried on the complex storylines of the graphic novel but it proved too much for younger viewers...
Two rough adventurers journey to the Northwest in search of gold. Their plans are temporarily sidetracked when they happen to stumble upon a kidnapped girl.
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