After a college student is tapped to join the elite secret Skulls fraternity he witnesses a girl's death and his life starts to fall apart...
On a lark, the host of a late-night political talk show (Robin Williams) decides to run for president. The thing is, he never expected to win!
A reverend puts an engaged couple through a gruelling marriage preparation course to see if they are meant to be married in his church.
The story of the “Abnormals” hidden in the sanctuary, continues to shape the story. Enemies, known and unknown are intent on undoing the work of the team, but will the intentions of Magnus make more sense as more secrets are revealed?
A stylish piece of neo-noir, D.O.A. was directed by Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel during their glory days as creators of Max Headroom. Sometimes mocked at the time for its extravagant visual imagery, this is a film which has aged better than might have been expected. Vastly reworked from the 40s original, D.O.A. stars Dennis Quaid as the burned-out campus novelist who discovers he has been fatally poisoned and sets out to find his killer in the short time left to him, along the way rediscovering his love for the life he is going to lose. Quaid is good enough both at chain-smoking cynicism and angry zest that this becomes emotionally credible; a worryingly young Meg Ryan is excellent as the hero-worshipping sophomore he co-opts into his search. With camerawork of sometimes hallucinatory vividness, rather too many shots of fans and Ferris wheels, and Charlotte Rampling playing a dragon-lady villainess to the hilt, this is a film which teeters on the brink of camp, but has the courage of its individuality. On the DVD: D.O.A. comes to disc with almost no special features whatever save for a Spanish soundtrack and subtitles in Spanish and the Scandinavian languages. Its widescreen visual aspect is 1.85:1 and the Dolby sound does full justice to a very loud score by bands like Timbuk 3.--Roz Kaveney
Don't Say A Word Michael Douglas is tremendous (Tribune New Services) in this psychological thriller in the classic Hitchcock tradition (The New York Observer). When the daughter of a prominent New York psychiatrist (Douglas) is kidnapped his only hope for her safe return is to pry a 6-digit number from the memory of a troubled teenage girl; time is running out... One Hour Photo In this unnerving thriller an employee in a one-hour photo lab (Robin Williams) becomes obsessed with a young suburban family... What Lies Beneath It had been a year since Dr. Norman Spencer (Ford) betrayed his beautiful wife Claire (Pfeiffer). But with Claire oblivious to the truth and the affair over Norman's life and marriage seemed perfect. So perfect that when Claire tells him that she is hearing mysterious voices and seeing a young woman's ghostly image in their home he dismisses her mounting terror as delusion. However as Claire moves closer to the truth it becomes clear that this apparition will not be dismissed and has come back for Dr. Norman Spencer... and his beautiful wife.
Set in early 1990s Los Angeles, veteran police officer Dave Brown, the last of the renegade cops, works to take care of his family, and struggles for his own survival.
When young Alan Parrish discovers a mysterious board game, he doesn't realize its unimaginable powers, until he is magically transported before the eyes of his friend, Sarah, into the untamed jungles of JUMANJI! 26 years later he is freed from the game's spell by two unsuspecting children. Alan (ROBIN WILLIAMS) reunites with Sarah (BONNIE HUNT) and together with Judy (KIRSTEN DUNST) and Peter (BRADLEY PIERCE) tries to outwit the game's powerful forces in this imaginative adventure that combines breathtaking special effects with an enchanting mixture of comedy, magic and thrills. 2017 DVD 20th Anniversary Release - International When young Alan Parrish discovers a mysterious board game, he doesn't realize its unimaginable powers, until he is magically transported before the eyes of his friend, Sarah, into the untamed jungles of JUMANJI! 26 years later, Alan (Robin Williams) reunites with Sarah (Bonnie Hunt) and, together with Judy (Kirsten Dunst) and Peter (Bradley Pierce), tries to ou. Blu-Ray Disc Special Features: First look at Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle Never-before-seen Deleted Scenes and hilarious Gag Reel with Robin Williams and the cast! Special Effects Crew Commentary Jumanji Motion Storybook as read by Author Chris Van Allsburg 3 Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes Storyboard Comparisons Extreme Book of Nature Photo Galleries Episodes from Jumanji: The Animated Series Original Theatrical Trailers
The fourth feature film from the brilliant and maverick American filmmaker Andrew Bujalski whose previous works include Funny Ha Ha (the early '00s film that arguably kicked-off the so-called 'mumblecore' movement of American independent cinema) Mutual Appreciation (an acclaimed comic portrait of love and longing in the Brooklyn indie music scene) and Beeswax (which among its principals starred Alex Karpovsky the filmmaker and actor who has gone on to renown for his own comedy features and his role in Lena Dunham's Girls). A boldly intelligent ensemble comedy with a feel and atmosphere that surpass easy comparison Computer Chess takes place in the early-1980s over the course of a weekend conference where a group of obsessive software programmers have convened to pit their latest refinements in machine-chess and the still-developing field of artificial intelligence (AI) against an assembly of human chess masters. Computer Chess is a portrait not only of the crazy and surreal relationships that come to pass between the abundance of characters who participate in the weekend event (and among whose ranks include Wiley Wiggins the revered indie-game developer and star of Richard Linklater's classic Dazed and Confused) but of the very era of early computing itself - and of the first rudimentary video games - and (if that weren't enough) of the hopes and insecurities that persisted through the film's 'retro' digital age into the present-day - that semi-virtual hyper-social maybe-kind-of-dehumanised landscape that let's face it is our very own era. If that still weren't enough: it's also one of the wittiest most shift-and-cringe-in-your-seat and entirely LOL-hilarious movies of recent times. With its radical retro video aesthetic and wry rumination on digitality and where-we-are-today Computer Chess is a far-reaching and ambitious benchmark for the modern American cinema. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Andrew Bujalski's Computer Chess in its UK home-viewing debut in a Dual Format (Blu-ray + DVD) release. Special Features: 1080p presentation of the feature film on the Blu-ray Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Two trailers for the film Andrew Bujalski's short 2013 film Analog Goose New and exclusive video interviews with Bujalski actor Wiley Wiggins and producer Alex Lipschultz 56-Page Full-Colour Booklet Featuring: A new essay by Craig Keller A discussion on retro gaming with Wiley Wiggins A profile on cover artist (and original Atari 2600 packaging artist) Cliff Spohn A plethora of full-colour photography from the set
Alfred Hitchcock hadn't made a spy thriller since the 1930s, so his 1969 adaptation of Leon Uris's bestseller Topaz seemed like a curious choice for the director. But Hitchcock makes Uris's story of the West's investigation into the Soviet Union's dealings with Cuba his own. Frederick Stafford plays a French intelligence agent who works with his American counterpart (John Forsythe) to break up a Soviet spy ring. The film is a bit flat dramatically and visually, and there are sequences that seem to occupy Hitchcock's attention more than others. A minor work all around, with at least two alternative endings shot by Hitchcock. --Tom Keogh
Billy Crystal plays the straight man to neurotic Robin Williams when these two very different individuals join forces to find a runaway teenager. Both, you see, have been told they are the boy's father by Nastassja Kinski, with whom each had once been involved. This Disney production is based on the more humorous French farce, Les Compères, by Francis Veber (who cowrote this adaptation). It has its moments as breezy entertainment, but the plot is sloppy enough to seem more like slapstick than sophisticated comedy. The gags are contrived, and it fails to unfold with believability, or grace. More interesting than the writing are the performances, as Crystal brings surprising depth to his cynical lawyer and Williams is exceptionally fine-tuned as a suicidal and dippy writer with a very kind heart. --Rochelle O'Gorman, Amazon.com --This text refers to the VHS edition of this video
Taped as a lavish cable television special in 1997, One Night Only trades on the Bee Gees' shape-shifting career as pop survivors. Over the course of 111 minutes, this straightforward concert, produced at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and groomed for both video and CD posterity, sprints through 31 songs from their past three decades. Even after the inevitable disco jokes are expended, and the jaundiced viewer contemplates the role hats, hairspray, and comb-overs now play in dressing the once stylishly long-haired troika, the Gibb brothers' signature vocal harmonies and hook-laden song craft beg respect.Casual listeners can't be blamed for equating the Bee Gees with the dance floor bonanza they reaped through 1978's Saturday Night Fever, yet that commercial zenith was actually the culmination of a comeback for a group that had seemed washed up by the early 1970s. One Night Only thankfully takes an even-handed view of both their original late 1960s hits ("Massachusetts", "To Love Somebody", "Lonely Days"), building from a cannily Beatle-browed vocal sound, and the 1970s blue-eyed soul ("Jive Talkin'", "Nights on Broadway") that led them naturally into disco. The Fever hits are here, as are Gibb originals that clicked for other acts; the family circle also widens for a posthumous duet with their late brother, Andy Gibb, while Celine Dion gets star billing in the collaborative "Immortality". --Sam Sutherland
Years before he became revered as the Gentleman of British Horror', prolific filmmaker Pete Walker started his cinema career making hugely popular sexploitation movies and gangland thrillers. Walker's films didn't shy away from controversial subjects prostitution, underage sex, pornography and the criminal underworld and proved irresistible to audiences on both sides of the Atlantic. X'-rated productions like School for Sex (which played solidly in London's West End for over a year) display the exceptional early talents of Britain's most celebrated and commercially successful director of his generation.Now for the very first time, Walker's finest non-horror movies are brought together for this spectacular new box-set, starring a host of famous faces: Robin Askwith (Confessions of a Window Cleaner), Francoise Pascal (Mind Your Language), James Aubrey (Bouquet of Barbed Wire) and David Kernan (Carry On Abroad).The Pete Walker Sexploitation Collection collects For Men Only (1967), School for Sex (1968), Cool It Carol! (1970) and Home Before Midnight (1978), all presented here in brand new HD restorations, and featuring an arresting array of exclusive extras, including brand-new interviews with Walker himself.For Men OnlyHD (1080p) presentation in 1.37:1 Aspect RatioLossless 2.0 English MonoOptional English Subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearingSelected scenes from the Continental VersionContinental Version TrailerSchool For SexHD (1080p) presentation in 1.85:1 Aspect RatioLossless 2.0 English MonoOptional English Subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearingAudio Commentary with Kevin Lyons and Jonathan Rigby (UK Version)Continental VersionBad Education - Making School for SexFrancoise Pascal - Skool's OutSchool for Sex 8mm version (b/w cut-down version)Tricky Treats 8mm (Pete Walker early striptease film)Theatrical TrailerCool it Carol!New 2K Restoration From Original Vault MaterialsHD (1080p) presentation in 1.66:1 Aspect RatioLossless 2.0 English MonoOptional English Subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearingAudio Commentary with Critics Kim Newman and Sean HoganWhen Robin Met Janet - An Interview with Director Pete WalkerThe Playboy - An Interview with Actor Jess ConradStep to Drama - Archive Interview with Director Pete WalkerCool Operator - An Interview with Cinematographer Peter SinclairCutting It - An Interview with 1st Assistant Editor Glenn HydeTheatrical TrailerHome Before MidnightRemastered Transfer, Extensive Dust and Damage Repair and RemovalHD (1080p) presentation in 1.66:1 Aspect RatioLossless 2.0 English MonoOptional English Subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearingMichael Armstrong - The Midnight ManPete Walker's A Star Is Dead: Sex Pistols 77Working For WalkerTheatrical Trailer
Spectacular animated action scenes turn the ancient epic poem Beowulf into a modern fantasy movie, while motion-capture technology transforms plump actor Ray Winstone (Sexy Beast) into a burly Nordic warrior. When a Danish kingdom is threatened by the monster Grendel (voiced and physicalised by Crispin Glover, River's Edge), Beowulf--lured by the promise of heroic glory--comes to rescue them. He succeeds, but falls prey to the seductive power of Grendel's mother, played by Angelina Jolie... and as Jolie's pneumatically animated form rises from an underground lagoon with demon-claw high heels, it becomes clear that we're leaving the original epic far, far behind. Regrettably, the motion-capture process has made only modest improvements since The Polar Express; while the characters' eyes no longer look so flat and zombie-like, their faces remain inexpressive and movements are still wooden. As a result, the most effective sequences feature wildly animated battles and the most vivid character is Grendel, whose grotesqueness ends up making him far more sympathetic than any of the mannequin-like human beings. The meant-to-be-titillating images of a naked Jolie resemble an inflatable doll more than a living, breathing woman (or succubus, as the case may be). But the fights--particularly Grendel's initial assault on the celebration hut--pop with lushly animated gore and violence. Also featuring the CGI-muffled talents of Anthony Hopkins (Silence of the Lambs), Robin Wright Penn (The Princess Bride), and John Malkovich (Dangerous Liaisons). --Bret Fetzer
Both warmly funny and surprisingly touching, the one-off 90-minute BBC comedy Cruise of the Gods (2002) unites the twin comic talents of Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan for the first time. Brydon, whose Marion & Geoff brought him instant cult status and critical acclaim, plays Andy Van Allen, a washed-up actor who once enjoyed celebrity as the star of a TV science-fiction series but who is now down on his luck as a hotel porter. Desperate to rescue his self-esteem, but equally desperate to conceal his failure, he reluctantly embarks on a Mediterranean cruise for die-hard fans of the old show organised by uber-nerd Jeff Monks (David Walliams). To compound his humiliation, Van Allan's one-time costar, Nick Lee (Coogan), now a Hollywood big shot thanks to his starring role in Sherlock Holmes in Miami, gatecrashes the trip. Elements of both Marion & Geoff's agonising pathos and the squirm-inducing embarrassment of I'm Alan Partridge feature prominently here as the merciless portrayal of geeky fandom slowly gives way to a more gentle, affectionate portrait of people whose lives were inexplicably touched by the fantastically awful Children of Castor (imagine a camp cross between Blake's 7 and The Tomorrow People). Unlike the sympathetically pathetic ex-husband of Marion, here Brydon plays a cruelly cynical and embittered character, whose self-loathing contrasts painfully with the annoying ebullience of Coogan's superstar. The supporting cast are all a delight, too: witness lugubrious Philip Jackson, as alcoholic writer Hugh Bispham, clashing hilariously with Walliams' deadly earnest super-fan over the interpretation of names in the show, which turn out to be nothing more cryptic than anagrams of Bispham's favourite curries. James Corden and Helen Coker are emotionally fragile followers whose lives intertwine unexpectedly with their heroes, while Brian Conley and Jack Jones gamely provide cameos. --Mark Walker
Dennis Potter's play is set in the Forest of Dean on a summer day in 1943. Seven children go out to play. The seven children are all played by adult actors to act as 'A magnifying glass to show what it's like to be a child'.
With Frank out of the picture, Claire Underwood steps fully into her own as the first female president, but faces formidable threats to her legacy. The final season of the Emmy® Award-winning* drama builds to a tense and unforgettable climax. At bottom of packaging add the following text: *2017 Emmy® Award for Outstanding Music Composition For A Series [Original Dramatic Score]; 2015 Emmy® Awards for Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score), Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series (Reg E. Cathey); 2014 Emmy® Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour); 2013 Emmy® Awards for Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series, Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series, Outstanding Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series
With a reputation synonymous with law and order, Commissioner James Gordon is one of the crime world's greatest foes. Everyone knows the name. But what is known of Gordon's rise from rookie detective to Police Commissioner? And what did it take to navigate the layers of corruption that secretly ruled Gotham City, the spawning ground of the world's most iconic villains -- the larger-than-life personas who would become Catwoman, The Penguin, The Riddler, Two-Face and The Joker? GOTHAM is the origin story of the great DC Comics Super-Villains and vigilantes, revealing an entirely new chapter that has never been told. From executive producer/writer Bruno Heller (The Mentalist, Rome), this one-hour drama follows one cop's rise through a dangerously corrupt city teetering on the edge of evil and chronicles the genesis of one of the most popular super heroes of our time. Brave, earnest and eager to prove himself, the newly minted detective Gordon (Ben McKenzie) is partnered with the brash, but shrewd police legend Harvey Bullock (Donal Logue), as the two stumble upon the city's highest- profile case ever: the murder of local billionaires Thomas and Martha Wayne. At the scene of the crime, Gordon meets the sole survivor: the Waynes hauntingly intense 12-year-old son, Bruce (David Mazouz), toward whom the young detective feels an inexplicable kinship. Moved by the boy's profound loss, Gordon vows to catch the killer. As he navigates the often-underhanded politics of Gotham's criminal justice system, Gordon encounters imposing gang boss Fish Mooney (Jada Pinkett Smith), and many of the characters who will become some of DC Comics' most renowned, enduring villains, including a teenaged Selina Kyle/the future Catwoman (Camren Bicondova) and Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin (Robin Lord Taylor). Although the crime drama follows Gordon's turbulent and singular rise through the Gotham City police department, it also focuses on the unlikely friendship Gordon forms with the young heir to the Wayne fortune, who is being raised by his unflappable butler, Alfred (Sean Pertwee) -- a friendship that will last them all of their lives and will play a crucial role in helping the young boy eventually become the crusader he's destined to be.
A swinging secret agent (Robin Hawdon) regales his pretty young secretary (Danish pin-up Yutte Stensgaard) with tales of far-out adventures in this super psychedelic spaced-out sex comedy! A race of all-girl aliens begin kidnapping beautiful English popsies and taking them back to their home planet. However the evil Major Bourdon (James Robertson Justice Doctor in the House) is determined to foil the plans of these topless inter-galactic Amazonians. Based on a short-lived 1960s' magazine this camp über-kitsch obscurity co-stars the delectable Valerie Leon (The Spy Who Loved Me) and 'Carry On' legend Charles Hawtrey in a role he probably chose to forget!
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