Sex, Chips and Rock 'n' Roll spins a complex web of secret loves and twisted ambitions against the backdrop of the early British music scene. It's a rock n' roll soap opera, but it's smartly written and engagingly acted, full of subtle commentary on the cultural changes cutting across British society. Manchester in 1965 seems like a dead end to two sisters, flirty Arden (Emma Cooke) and bookish Ellie Brookes (Gillian Kearney). They ache to get out from under the thumb of their domineering grandmother (Sue Johnston), and when their cousin Norman (David Threlfall) proposes to Ellie, she accepts. But just then the sisters meet a struggling band called the Ice Cubes, who grudgingly play back-up for a smarmy singer named Larry B Cool (Phil Daniels) while trying to land a record deal. Arden throws herself at the group's leader, Dallas (Joseph McFadden), but Dallas finds himself drawn more to Ellie, who's also an aspiring songwriter. From there the multi-dimensional characters take unexpected turns, and you'll quickly find yourself drawn into their lives. --Bret Fetzer, Amazon.com
Though often and unfairly dismissed as a Quantum Leap clone, the Fox TV series Sliders earned a substantial fan base thanks to its intriguing central premise--the existence of multiple alternate realities--and impressive special effects, both of which get a fine showcase in this six-disc DVD set. Jerry O'Connell leads the appealing cast as a college student who accidentally discovers a portal into alternate dimensions; with the help of his professor (Lord of the Rings' John Rhys-Davies), a spunky Girl Friday (Sabrina Lloyd), and a soul crooner (Cleavant Derricks), O'Connell encounters a host of strange parallel Earths, including a British-ruled United States and one where dinosaurs roam a national park. All nine episodes of the 1995 debut season and the 12-episode second season from '96, as well as the pilot from '95, are included in the aesthetically impressive set; extras, however, are limited to commentary by creators Tracy Torme and Robert K. Weiss on the pilot episode, and a making-of featurette with O'Connell and Derricks. --Paul Gaita
Join Rob Brydon and team captains Jane Moore and Dave Gorman for a double dosage of hilarity in this box set containing series 1 and 2 of the off-beat panel show where what happens off set is just as amusing as what happens on it!
You Were Never Lovelier (1942) In this lavish Hollywood musical, the headstrong daughter (Hayworth) of a powerful Argentine hotelier has to contend with her father's attempts to get her to marry...; ; Cover Girl (1944) Rusty Parker (Hayworth), a red-headed leggy dancer at Danny McGuire's Night Club in Brooklyn, wants to be a successful Broadway star. She enters a contest to be a 'Cover Girl' as a stepping-stone in her career...; ; Gilda (1946) In the story of Gilda, Johnn...
Edinburgh Award winning stand up comedian and former Corky And The Juice Pig, Phil Nichol is a unique performer. An explosive bundle of chaotic energy Phil's live shows set him miles apart from the safe observational style of the Michael McIntyres of this world. This DVD brings together his classic shows 'Nearly Gay, and 'The Naked Racist' on DVD for the first time. Two full shows for the price of one!
King Ralph: This heart warming comedy starring John Goodman as the unlikliest king ever.... A freak accident kills off the whole Royal Family and a new heir must be found. The last person anyone expects it to be is lounge singer Ralph Jones who goes from one disaster to another as he reluctantly becomes King Ralph.... Sgt. Bilko: Sgt. Bilko is back and up to his old tricks. The arrival of Major Thorn threatens to put a stop to the casino under-the-table deals and Bilko's other illicit businesses... Fletch: Chevy Chase is at his hilarious best in this suspense-packed comedy thriller based on Gregory McDonald's novel. Fletch is an investigative reporter who's constantly changing his identity. While working on a drug expose Fletch attracts the attention of a strange business man (Tim Matheson) who wants to be killed so his wife will inherit more insurance. The wily Fletch senses a scam and soon he's up to his byline in frame-ups murder police corruption and forbidden romance. It'll be the story of the year if he can stay alive to meet his deadline!
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