Two heroes are manipulated by the villain into participating in an illegal martial arts competition funded by bloodthirsty high rollers. The contests often end in death for the loser and the two heroes must face each other after the preliminary rounds are over. It'll tear your heart out!
Kim Stanley and Richard Attenborough give outstanding performances in this classy British thriller, with Attenborough winning a BAFTA for Best British Actor and Stanley scoring an Oscar nomination. Written and directed by Bryan Forbes - who also won a Writers Guild award, an Edgar and a BAFTA nomination - Seance on a Wet Afternoon is presented here as a brand-new transfer from original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio. Myra Savage, a highly-strung spiritual medium, convinces her weak-willed husband to fake a child kidnapping so she can offer her services to the parents when all seems lost. Though horrified at the prospect, he reluctantly goes along with the plan - but becomes more convinced than ever that Myra is losing her grip on reality
Now for the first time the complete 22 TV episodes and the feature-length pilot are all available in one 6-disc Box set comprising over 16-hours of viewing. Police Officer Alex Murphy is wounded in the line of duty. As doctors fight to save his life robot parts are used to restore Alex turning him into the ultimate defender of the peace - Robocop. With his memory erased Robocop's sole purpose is to rid the streets of Detroit of crime along with former partner Lisa Madigan who looked on when Alex was wounded in action. However he is forever haunted with flashbacks of his forgotten life. Episodes Comprise: 1. The Future of Law Enforcement (1) 2. The Future of Law Enforcement (2) 3. Prime Suspect 4. Trouble in Delta City 5. Officer Missing 6. What Money Can't Buy 7. Ghosts of War 8. Zone Five 9. Provision 22 10. Faces of Eve 11. When Justice Fails 12. The Human Factor 13. Inside Crime 14. RoboCop vs. Commander Cash 15. Illusions 16. The Tin Man 17. Sisters in crime 18. Heartbreakers 19. Mother's Day 20. Nanno 21. Corporate Raiders 22. Midnight Minus One 23. Public Enemies
The feature length pilot plus the entire 21 episodes of the TV series. Robocop takes place in the 21st century and follows the exploits of Alex Murphy: A dedicated cop who was brutally murdered and transformed into a law enforcement adaptive cyborg. He now patrols the mean streets of old Detriot and Delta City as Robocop programmed to stop any and all crime. The spirit of Murphy, however, remains alive deep inside the machine. Haunted by memories of his past life, Murphy struggles to maintain his humanity while battling diabolical criminals in a nightmare future run by corporate greed. Product Features Behind The Scenes Featurette Toy Commercial Cast Profiles (Richard Eden, Lisa Madigan, Andrea Roth, Sarah Campbell and David Gardner) Fact Sheet From Cinema to the Small Screen Fact Sheet The Future of Law Enforcement: The History of RoboCop Fact Sheet Fun Facts and Info Fact Sheet Put Down Your Weapon: The Auto 9 Gun Fact Sheet The Car Fact Sheet The Suit Fact Sheet
A woman who masquerades as a medium has her husband kidnap a girl so that she can gain celebrity by holding seances and helping the police to 'find' the victim...
Elvis: Films That Rock contains three of the King's early screen efforts: Love Me Tender (1956), Flaming Star (1960) and Wild in the Country (1961). It's pointless to suggest that they aren't among Elvis's best movies (you'll have to look elsewhere for King Creole and Jailhouse Rock, which probably are), partly because any fan's going to want them all anyway, but also because all three are interesting in their different ways. Love Me Tender, made in black and white in 1956, was Presley's first stab at acting, and this story of a family split by the American Civil War--one brother goes off to fight, the other doesn't--sees him short on screentime and being upstaged by pretty much everyone else. That said, it was a reasonably brave move for Presley to begin his movie career by dealing with this kind of subject matter, however sentimentalised. Four years later, Flaming Star took the steer by the horns with Presley portraying a young man of mixed parentage caught up in the ethnic conflict between Native Americans and the white race. Again, a brave choice of subject; this was a landmark movie insofar as it showed Presley certainly had enough acting ability to create a credible parallel career along the lines of, say, Sinatra. It wasn't to be, though, as even then his talents were being manipulated by others, which is why all his later movies--even the best ones--were little more than advertisements for his records. Wild in the Country, from the following year, saw Presley as a young tearaway who finds redemption in his talent for writing. It's pure melodrama, but the moralising is kept under control. This is a nice little collection, all in all, and an essential for any fan. On the DVD: Elvis: Films That Rock presents the three pictures in positively radiant transfers, which are absolutely gunge-free and make the very best of the beautifully stylised lighting and cinematography of the period, while the classic Cinemascope presentations translate perfectly into widescreen. Special features include trailers for all three movies. --Roger Thomas
Harrison Tyler is a struggling pulp fiction writer who just can't find love. When an ex-girlfriend shows up at his door asking him to take care of her six-year-old daughter for a month Harrison ends up with more than he bargained for: a little girl determined to play matchmaker for him. The youngster manages to find Harrison a girlfriend but when her mother shows up to claim her Harrison finds that his life isn't the same without the six-year-old and he must fight for the little girl that has changed his life.
Flaming StarIn the years after the civil war, western Texas is an uneasy meeting ground of two cultures: one white, the other Native-American. Elvis stars as Pacer Burton, the son of a white rancher (John Mcintire) and his beautiful Kiowa wife (Dolores Del Rio).Love Me TenderIn his film debut, singing idol Elvis Presley stars in this action-filled romance set in the aftermath of the Civil War. After hearing his older brother (Richard Egan) has been killed in combat, a young Texas farmer (Presley) marries the man's sweetheart (Debra Paget). But his brother returns, sparking a bitter sibling rivalry and tragic confrontations with Union Soldiers.Wild in the CountryPresley specialised in playing the bad boy, and this is Elvis at his baddest. 'Wild in the Country' features one of Elvis' greatest and most overlooked roles; a rebellious backwoods delinquent gifted with a rare literary talent. Hope Lange is the sympathetic psychiatrist who tries to help Elvis, Tuesday Weld is the King's seductive cousin, and Mike Perkins portrays his childhood sweetheart. Features a quartet of hit songs, including: 'I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell', 'Lonely Man', and 'Wild in the Country'. It's Elvis at his wildest, his baddest and his best.Frankie and JohnnyThe Mississippi River's never seen as many wild twists as in this spirited and extravagant riverboat ride which stars the King of Rock'N'Roll Elvis Presley and the lovely Donna Douglas of 'The Beverly Hillbillies!' Featuring hilarious support from Harry Morgan ('M.A.S.H') and eleven original Presley tunes, Frankie and Johnny is a sure-fire romp - Pretty girls, a toe-tapping score and Elvis all the way!ClambakeElvis Presley sizzles as a lovelorn million-heir in this riveting and romantic rock'n'roll romp. Vying for the attentions of the lovely Shelley Fabares, Elvis finds himself caught up in a rivalry with playboy Bill Bixby (The Incredible Hulk) against a tuneful background of comedy, romance and speedboat racing! Clambake is pleasing escape entertainment and the wildest party to hit the beach since they invented the beach ball!Kid GalahadYoung, Gallant Walter Guilick (Elvis) is a knockout both in and out of the ring. But when a shrewd gambler (Young) attempts to use the young knight as his pawn, it's up to Walter to show him what winning is all about in this one-two punch featuring six songs including 'King of the Whole Wide World', 'I Got Lucky' and 'This is Living'
The original pilot feature that launched the television series. While tracking a ruthless killer, RoboCop and Madigan uncover a conspiracy between insane genius Dr. Cray Mallardo and ruthless OCP executive Chip Chayken, to develop a computer system linked to a human brain. Neuro-brain is created, a system capable of running the public services of the entire city. There s just one glitch: a ghost named DIANA inhabits the machine. As RoboCop gets too close to this kindred spirit, Chayken enlis...
The feature length pilot plus the entire 21 episodes of the TV series. Robocop takes place in the 21st century and follows the exploits of Alex Murphy: a dedicated cop who was brutally murdered and transformed into a law enforcement adaptive Cyborg. He now patrols the mean streets of old Detroit and Delta City as Robocop programmed to stop any and all crime. The spirit of Murphy however remains alive deep inside the machine. Haunted by memories of his past life Murphy struggles to maintain his humanity while battling diabolical criminals in a nightmare future run by corporate greed. Episodes The Future of Law Enforcement (Pilot) Prime Suspect Trouble in Delta City Officer Missing What Money Can't Buy Ghosts of War Zone Five Provision 22 Faces of Eve When Justice Fails The Human Factor Inside Crime Robocop vs. Commander Cash Illusions Tin Man Sisters in Crime Heartbreakers Mothers Day Nano Corporate Raiders Midnight Minus One Public Enemies
Brigitte Bardot plays Chouchou a successful model infatuated with Michel the editor of a fashion magazine but Michel seems unaware of her interest in him. The harder Chouchou tries to make herself noticed the less Michel seems to understand until she takes drastic measures by making him chase her through the woods while she wears sheer lingerie which leaves little to the imagination.
6 Classics Elvis movies featuring: Love Me Tender Flaming Star Wild In The Country Clambake Frankie and Johnnie Kid Galahad Love Me Tender: A Confederate soldier returns from the Civil War to find his girlfriend has married his brother. While he struggles to come to terms with this he decides to return Federal Government money that he was involved with stealing during the war much to the chagrin of his Confederate accomplices. Flaming Star: Choose!... Between your white father and your Kiowa mother ! Wild In The Country: A troubled young man discovers that he has a knack for writing when a counselor encourages him to pursue a literary career. Clambake:The son of a millionaire wonders if his success with the ladies is down to his wealth so he trades places with a skiing instructor who envies his lifestyle. Frankie and Johnnie:It's Elvis! It's Fun! It's Fightin'! It's Fireworks! When Elvis is Johnny! Kid Galahad:Presley packs the the screen's biggest wallop...with the gals...with the gloves...with the guitar!
Robocop takes place in the 21st century and follows the exploits of Alex Murphy; a dedicated cop who was brutally murdered and transformed into a law enforcement adaptive Cyborg. He now patrols the the mean streets of Old Detroit and Delta City as Robocop.
An intensely claustrophobic nail-biter to rival prime Hitchcock, 1964's Séance on a Wet Afternoon is a classic British thriller written and directed by Bryan Forbes. Set largely in an imposing Gothic house in north London, the film stars Richard Attenborough as Bill Savage, a man struggling to maintain his marriage to his increasingly unbalanced wife, Myra, played in an Oscar-nominated performance by the little-known but brilliant Broadway actress Kim Stanley. Myra, who believes she is a medium, plans a scheme that will make her famous, involving kidnapping then "psychically" locating a little girl. Attenborough (who won a BAFTA) and Stanley are both superb in what is part riveting battle of wills, part nerve-wracking kidnap thriller with, just possibly, a touch of the supernatural. Gerry Turpin's precise b/w cinematography and John Barry's chilling score add significantly to the atmosphere of dread, and if the plot has one or two gaping holes, Forbes's direction covers them deftly. Forbes explored female delusion again in The Whispers (1967) and The Mad Woman of Chaillot (1969); the film also marked a major entry in his long-term collaboration with John Barry and with his wife, the actress Nanette Newman. Séance clearly had an influence on Attenborough's own directorial contribution to the genre, the highly unsettling Anthony Hopkins vehicle, Magic (1978). On the DVD: Séance on a Wet Afternoon is presented in an excellent 16:9 transfer, anamorphically enhanced for widescreen televisions, that effectively captures the brooding look of Gerry Tupin's BAFTA-nominated cinematography. Unfortunately the print used, though generally very good, does show some damage, including some instances that appear to run through the best part of a reel. Though noticeable and sometimes distracting, they barely mar this gripping film. The mono soundtrack is fine, though there is the very occasional touch of distortion. The disc comes with optional English subtitles, the excellent original trailer and a new and first-rate 33-minute interview with Bryan Forbes in which he engagingly explains every aspect of the making of the film. --Gary S Dalkin
Tear It Down' is a powerful action thriller set against the backdrop of the decrepit Diplomat Hotel the haunt of junkies hookers and other assorted low-lifes. Checking himself into the same room that he shared with his bride in a more opulent era Matthew Westin puts a gun to his head and is ready to pull the trigger when his suicide attempt is halted as he finds himself dodging bullets fired from the adjoining room. Shell-shocked Westin investigates and discovers a hitman on the verge of shooting a terrified young woman Carrie who has had a contract put out on her by a gangster Nathan (Glenn Plummer) her former boyfriend...
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