When her widowed father encounters financial trouble young Sara Stanley is sent to live with relatives on rustic Prince Edward Island. At first she is unhappy as she adjusts to rural life and the antics of her jealous cousins. Sara proves to be feisty and resilient and is soon the centre of mischief and adventure in Avonlea. Based on the stories of L.M. Montgomery starring Sarah Polley and Jackie Burroughs and directed by Bruce Pittman Harvey Frost and Dick Benner. Old Lady Lloyd: Sara Felicity and Cecily go snooping on the land of eccentric old Miss Lloyd. They get caught trespassing and discover the sad truth about the old lady. Proof of the Pudding: Uncle Alec Aunt Janet and Aunt Hetty are called out of town leaving Felicity in charge. However her know it all attitude provokes instant mayhem. Aunt Abilgail's Beau: Aunt Abigail is visited by her former suitor Malcolm McPherson. Now a wealthy man he sets about wooing prim Aunt Abilgail all over again.
Robert Ginty stars as ex CIA agent Munro Beiler who for 12 years has been incarcerated in a hell-hole of a Middle-East prison. His capture and imprisonment was manipulated by the CIA in an effort to cover up covert activities which Beiler has threatened to expose. This has now backfired as Tabrak the man responsible for putting him behind bars 12 years ago is now himself threatening to destroy the CIA control in the Middle East. Only one can stop him...
When two young American GIs desert their platoon in the final days of World War II they will find themselves struggling against all odds to stay alive. Their strange and violent journey will bring them together with a band of orphans who are expertly trained killing machines in an attempt to defeat a Nazi battalion. With the perfect combination of horror and action Straight Into Darkness is a haunting and powerful war film that is unforgettable.
From cockfighting rings and train yards to basements and barns across South America modern-day warriors put on bulletproof vests and duel one another in underground gunfights to gain riches and respect. It’s known only as the Game and Zorringer (Mickey Rourke – Iron Man 2) is its elusive champion. Our hero John (Ryan Kwanten – True Blood) is looking for the ultimate duel with Zorringer while Colt (Freida Pinto – Rise of the Planet of the Apes) is seeking revenge for the death of her brother. The two gunslingers travel from one shootout to another on a dangerous journey of love violence and clandestine battles.
A film starring Will Hay, Edgar Kennedy, Tommy Bupp, David Burns. Director Marcel Varnel. Writer Marriott Edgar, Val Guest. Year of production 1938. Rereleased by Granada Ventures Limited
Episodes include: Turkey Day:Plans for a holiday feast at the Clampett Mansion go awry when Elly makes a pet of the Thanksgiving turkey. The Garden Party:Garden Party host Mrs Drysdale is horrified when her guests head next door to the Clampetts. The Girl From Home:A Beauty contest winner and her father from the hills visit Jethro with marriage on their mind. The Race For QueenElly May is a contestant in the Miss Beverly Hills Beauty Contest.
Includes the following 8 great films: Dirty Harry The Outlaw Josey Wales Kelly's Heroes Magnum Force Pale Rider Space Cowboys The Gauntlet True Crime
If Charles Martin's wisecracking 1948 period-piece My Dear Secretary hasn't quite endured as a classic of its kind, it still commands attention as an appealing and often very funny curiosity. Kirk Douglas rightly earned his status as one of the titans of big-screen epic drama, so it's a surprise to encounter him in this romantic comedy as a feckless writer who can always find something to do rather than get down to work, leaving a string of outraged, frustrated or compromised secretaries in his wake. Douglas has a reasonably light comic touch and spars well with Laraine Day, in determined form as the secretary whom finally tames him and, in a notable strike for women's liberation, becomes a successful author herself in the process. But this is a film in which the supporting cast steal the best lines and scenes. Keenan Wynn is delightful as Ronnie, Douglas' neighbour and partner in the pursuit of pleasure. Some splendid high campery offers ample evidence that in a more enlightened age, Ronnie would surely have been openly gay. How else to explain his hilarious last reel marriage of convenience to the wealthy dragon of a landlady, played by the irrepressible Florence Bates? It isn't vintage screwball by any means, but My Dear Secretary is witty and literate enough to make you long for a revival in sophisticated cinema comedy. Truly, they don't make 'em like they used to. On the DVD: As the rush to release long-forgotten gems on DVD turns into a deluge, we will probably have to get used to the sort of disappointment on offer here: unrestored prints with no digital remastering and lousy sound quality, simply slammed onto the disc. The film could hardly be served less adequately. There isn't even any static background information on the production or the actors, making the package rather poor. --Piers Ford
HALF NELSON (2006) Dir. Ryan Fleck Ryan Gosling (Drive) turns in a stunning, Oscar-nominated performance in the smart, moving and politically engaged HALF NELSON, winner of multiple Independent Spirit Awards and Official Selection at Sundance Film Festival 2006. Special features: Commentary, interview and audience Q&A with the filmmakers, outtakes, deleted & extended scenes. SUGAR (2008) Dir. Ryan Fleck & Anna Boden Boden and Fleck's powerful and ambitious follow-up to their startlingly assured feature debut, Half Nelson, SUGAR is an original and provocative portrait of the modern-day immigrant experience by two of America's most distinctive young filmmakers. Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2008. Special features: Interviews with the directors and cast. DARK HORSE (2011) Dir. Todd Solondz Acclaimed writer/director Todd Solondz (Happiness) examines the loss of youth in this darkly hilarious comedy, featuring a cast led by Jordan Gelber (Boardwalk Empire), Selma Blair (Cruel Intentions), Christopher Walken (The Deer Hunter) and Mia Farrow (Rosemary's Baby). BALLAST (2008) Dir. Lance Hammer A double prize winner at the Sundance Film Festival, BALLAST is a stunningly evocative story of personal catastrophe and communal redemption. Special features: Ballast Scene Development (36 mins) HONEYDRIPPER (2007) Dir. John Sayles The godfather of American independent cinema, writer/director John Sayles (Lone Star, City of Hope), brings the birth of rock n' roll to life with electrifying effect, with Danny Glover (Lethal Weapon) leading a stellar ensemble cast. Special features: Commentary with writer/director John Sayles.
Two mismatched college students (John Cusack and Daphne Zuniga) find themselves trapped together during a cross-country road trip, trying to make it home for the holidays. She can't stand him, and he just wants to get to LA, where a sexy "sure thing" is waiting to greet him with open arms. It's not hard to predict where this sweetly old-fashioned romantic comedy is going to end up, but along the way there are many pleasures to be had. Director Rob Reiner, in his second feature (after This Is Spinal Tap), has a nice eye for the kitschy flotsam found along the American highway, and his identification with the college kids doesn't condescend to them one bit. The movie helped make a star of John Cusack, who gives a delightfully spritzy performance--kind of a precursor to his similarly energetic, likeable turn in Say Anything. Given the usual crass tenor of Hollywood college movies, The Sure Thing is something to treasure. --Robert Horton
From the makers of Madagascar and Kung Fu Panda Turbo is a high-velocity 3D comedy about a snail who dares to dream big - and fast. After a freak accident infuses him with the power of super-speed Turbo kicks into overdrive and embarks on an extraordinary journey to achieve the seemingly impossible: competing in the world's fastest race the Indianapolis 500. With the help of his tricked-out streetwise snail crew this ultimate underdog puts his heart and shell on the line to prove that no dream is too big and no dreamer too small.
This box set contains Jackass: The Movie plus Volumes 2 and 3 of Jackass the TV show. Jackass is very probably the most perfectly named programme in the history of television. The cult MTV hit is the sort of exceedingly stupid thing that can only be the work of clever people; in this case, a collection of old-enough-to-know-better delinquents who appear to have taken the wisdom about the dumbing-down of popular culture as a challenge. The difference between Jackass and most dumb things on television is that other dumb things on television like to pretend that they're arch, or clever, or at the very least camp. Jackass makes no such pretensions, and for this reason it is incredibly liberating and funny. There is no subtext to any of this. Johnny Knoxville and company think of something supremely idiotic to do, and do it. We see them riding down hills on ice blocks, inviting a fire crew to turn their hoses on them, and trying to ride bicycles around a 360-degree wooden loop while dressed as chickens. That only one cast member ends up hospitalised is little short of miraculous, and surely proof that God loves his clowns. --Andrew Mueller
Even though Class of 1999 has "exploitation" stamped all over it--with its gratuitous car chases, shoot-outs, and anarchistic characters--it is a guilty pleasure. Unfolding in the future--well, at least at the time of its release it was a decade ahead of schedule--this movie shows how our urban schools have deteriorated to the point that gangs run the classroom and the police, scared to even go near these educational wastelands, use hired goons to keep law and order there. (In fact, the US government now has a Department of Educational Defense.) In Class of 1999, a corporate representative (Stacy Keach), eager to rake in potential billions in government contracts, convinces a Seattle-area school principal (Malcolm McDowell) to test out three lifelike android teachers (including Pam Grier). This technological trio possess intelligence and superhuman strength, which enable them to both educate and discipline the bad apples at school. Unfortunately, the androids quickly move from harsh discipline such as spankings and beatings to murder, and Keach's corporate scumbag convinces McDowell's educator that despite this, the programme needs to stay its course. Thus it is up to a newly paroled ex-gangbanger (Bradley Gregg) and the principal's daughter (Traci Lind) to uncover the teachers' identities and alert students and rival gangs to the impending danger. Despite its formulaic approach and some plot implausibilities, Mark Lester's film is entertaining to watch, especially with such exchanges as: "So they've been waging war with my students". "Well, isn't that what all teachers do?"--Bryan Reesman, Amazon.com
It's been a fight fan's dream match for years. Two of the best heavyweights of the modern era Frank Mir and Mirko Cro Cop finally meet in a grappler vs striker showdown. Plus Antonio Rogerio Nogueira will look to move closer to a shot at the light heavyweight crown when he squares off against unbeaten powerhouse Ryan Darth Bader. This 11 fight card also features: Matt Sera vs. Chris Lytle Sean Sherk vs. Evan Dunham Melvin Guillard vs. Jeremy Stephens CB Dollaway vs. Joe Doerksen Matt Mitrone vs. Joey Beltran Thiago Tavares vs. Pat Audinwood Steve Lopez vs. Waylon Lowe TJ Grant vs. Julio Paulino Mark Hunt vs. Sean McCorkle
The ultimate collection (56 hours!) of John Wayne movies many of which have been previously unavailable on DVD! 1. Stagecoach (1939) 2. The Long Voyage Home (1940) 3. Fort Apache (1948) 4. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) 5. Rio Grande (1951) 6. The Quiet Man (1952) 7. Sands of Iwo Jima 8. The Fighting Seabees 9. The Flying Tigers 10. Back to Bataan 11. Jet Pilot 12. The Flying Leathernecks 13. Dark Command 14. Tall in the Saddle 15. Angel and the Bad Man 16. The Fighting Kentuckian 17. The War Wagon 18. Rooster Cogburn 19. The Spoilers 20. Tycoon 21. Wake of the Red Witch 22. The Conqueror 23. The Magnificent Showman 24. Hellfighters 25. Seven Sinners 26. Three Faces West 27. Lady from Louisiana 28. The Shepherd of the Hills 29. In Old California 30. Pittsburgh 31. Reap the Wild Wind 32. War of the Wildcats 33. Dakota 34. Flame of Barbary Coast
Anastasia The lost Russian Princess Anastasia and her incredible quest to find her true identity. When the shadow of revolution falls across Russia Anastasia the royal family's youngest daughter barely escapes with her life. Years later joined by a band of heroic companions Anastasia must battle the evil Rasputin his sidekick Bartok the bat and a host of ghostly minions in a headlong race to reach Paris reclaim her rightful destiny and solve the greatest mystery of the 20th century! Fern Gully - The Last Rainforest An animated musical fantasy that takes a journey deep into the Australian rainforest where humans exist only in fairy tales...
Across a hostile landscape humans battle for supremacy against mutants deadly dinosaurs have arisen from a nuclear holocaust and all are hot for a nymphoid barbarian!
Mad Max: On a remote stretch of deserted highway a band of violent bikers has taken over attacking anyone unlucky enough to cross their savage path. Racing up and down the seemingly endless miles of asphalt the crazed outlaws blaze through small towns plowing into vehicles and pedestrians alike with reckless abandon. Bringing a sense of law to this lawlessness are the mobile police force led by Max and Goose who are as fast and mean as their adversaries and are willing to
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