The highly anticipated feature debut from artist Sam Taylor-Wood, "Nowhere Boy" is a sensitive and sprightly look at the formative years of one of Britain's cultural icons.
An Oscar winning biopic about Aileen Wuornos, a highway prostitute who was executed for killing seven men in the state of Florida during the 1980s.
In 1976 The Omen scored a hit with critics and audiences hungry for more after The Exorcist with its mixture of Gothic horror and mystery and its plot about a young boy suspected of being the personification of the anti-Christ. Directed by Richard Donner (best known for his Superman and Lethal Weapon films), The Omen gained a lot of credibility from the casting of Gregory Peck and Lee Remick as a distinguished American couple living in England, whose young son Damien bears "the mark of the beast". At a time when graphic gore had yet to dominate the horror genre, this film used its violence discreetly and to great effect and the mood of dread and potential death is masterfully maintained. It's all a bit contrived, with a lot of biblical portent and sensational fury but few would deny it's highly entertaining. Jerry Goldsmith's Oscar-winning score works wonders to enhance the movie's creepy atmosphere. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com Damien: Omen II takes place several years after the mysterious events that claimed the life of the US Ambassador and his wife as the now teenaged and militarily enrolled Damien Thorne is slowly being made aware of his unholy heritage and horrific destiny. Woe is he (including anyone in Damien's adoptive family and his classmates) who suspects the truth or gets in his way. While not as unrelentingly frightening as its blockbuster predecessor, this more-than-competent sequel raises some interesting questions about the nature of free will (can the anti-Christ deny his birthright?) before falling into a gory series of increasingly outlandish deaths, the best of which is a terrifyingly protracted scene beneath the ice of a frozen lake. Jerry Goldsmith (who won an Oscar for his work on the first film in the series) contributes another marvellously foreboding score. --Andrew Wright, Amazon.com The series concludes with The Omen III: The Final Conflict, starring Sam Neill as the adult Damien--aka the son of Satan--in a battle with the heavens for control of mankind. The film ends up depending more heavily on effects and spectacle than on the kind of basic horrors that made the first movie in the series so unsettling but at least this one gives some closure to the seemingly endless saga. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com On the DVDs: On the original movie disc there is an all-new 45-minute documentary, "666: The Omen Revealed", with contributions from all the major behind-the-scenes players, including director, editor, screenwriter (who confesses the movie was only set in England because he wanted a free trip to London!), producer and composer. The latter, Jerry Goldsmith, has his Oscar-winning contribution to the movie recognised with a separate feature in which he talks through four key musical scenes in the score. There's also a thought-provoking short called "Curse or Coincidence?" in which the many bizarre accidents that happened during shooting are related, including the terrible story of what happened to the girlfriend of the man responsible for designing the decapitation scene. Director Richard Donner and editor Stuart Baird provide a chatty audio commentary to the movie. The second and third films lack as many extra features, being content with audio commentaries and theatrical trailers: the commentary for Omen II is by producer Harvey Bernhard, that for Omen III by director Graham Baker. --Mark Walker
Welcome to the infamous "boiler room" - where twentysomething millionaires are made overnight. Here, in the inner sanctum of a fly-by-night brokerage firm, hyper-aggressive young stockjocks peddle to unsuspecting buyers over the phone.
The highly anticipated feature debut from artist Sam Taylor-Wood, "Nowhere Boy" is a sensitive and sprightly look at the formative years of one of Britain's cultural icons.
An Oscar winning biopic about Aileen Wuornos, a highway prostitute who was executed for killing seven men in the state of Florida during the 1980s.
The first time was only a warning... Since the sudden and highly suspicious death of his parents 12-year-old Damien has been in the charge of his wealthy aunt and uncle (Lee Grant and William Holden). Widely feared to be the Antichrist Damien relentlessly plots to seize control of his uncle's business empire - and the world. Meanwhile anyone attempting to unravel the secrets of Damien's sinister past or fiendish future meets with a swift and cruel demise. In this chilling sequel to 'The Omen' the forces of good and evil battle each other to a taut and terrifying end!
When a nasty storm hits a hotel, ten strangers are stranded within and as they begin to know each other, they discover they are being killed off one by one.
""Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and Vanished...He woke to find himself trapped in the past facing mirror images that were not his own and driven by an unknown force to change history for the better. His only guide on this journey is Al an observer from his own time who appears in the form of a hologram that only Sam can see and hear. And so Dr. Beckett finds himself leaping from life to lif
Kathleen Robertson, Michael Peña and Dougray Scott star in this American supernatural horror. After exhibiting increasingly worrying behaviour 27-year-old LA resident Angela Holmes (Olivia Taylor Dudley) is hospitalised and left comatose for 40 days. When she awakens in a violent rage, her concerned boyfriend (John Patrick Amedori) and religious dad (Scott) are joined by Father Oscar Lozano (Peña) and Cardinal Bruun (Peter Andersson) to try and exorcise the evil spirit making Angela carry out a telekinetic killing spree.Technical Specs: Languages(s): English, AramaicSubtitles: EnglishInteractive Menu
A dealer in outsider art threatens the equilibrium of her middle-class in-laws in North Carolina.
The success ofUnder Siege made a sequel mandatory according to Hollywood's rules of maximum revenue, and as sequels go, this one's not half bad. Steven Seagal returns as former Navy SEAL and skilled chef Casey Ryback, who's trying to spend quality time with his niece on a cross-country train trip. But as luck and action-movie formulas would have it, the train has been hijacked by a demented genius (Eric Bogosian) who is using the train as a moving platform to seize computerised control of a top-secret U.S. satellite that is capable of causing earthquakes from space. Seagal has to stop the train or the villain (whichever comes first), and the action is fast and furious on its way to a high-speed climax. He's not as wacky as Tommy Lee Jones in the first Under Siege, but Bogosian has got a delirious quality that serves the comic-book plot, and action fans get more than their fill of dazzling stunts and special effects. --Jeff Shannon
Fascinated by arson since her family's pizzeria burned to the ground when she was a little girl Reena has become a crack investigator. A visit home however brings a psycho out of the woodwork and now she must solve the case before anyone else is hurt. Based on Nora Roberts novel.
Kurt Russell hits new heights in laconic action heroes with his portrayal of Sergeant Todd, born and bred to be a soldier in a futuristic army. Raised to kill mercilessly, living only for battle, he finds himself at the twilight of his career (and so-called life) when a regiment of genetically enhanced warriors threatens to make his brand of soldiering obsolete. Despite his extensive skills, he is no match for the best of breed of the new order and he's left for dead on a planet that serves only as a junk heap. There he encounters a ragtag group of castaways and in his own strange and silent way slowly begins to learn how to be less a killer and more a human. All is disrupted, though, when the genetic regiment arrives on the trash planet and decides to eradicate the local human "trespassers". Though Todd had been overmatched before, this time he has more than ever to fight for--a home and friends. Soldier is one of those rare sci fi movies that relies more on plot and action than special effects (though the trash planet is effectively wrought). The pace of action in the last half of the film is relentless and exciting and Russell's portrayal of the old warrior as he warms to human emotions relies more on expression than words--in fact, he barely utters more than a half-dozen lines. --Todd Nelson
Titles Comprise:Mystic Pizza:Filled with heart and humour, Mystic Pizza charts the lives and loves of three unforgettable waitresses in a little town called Mystic. Starring Julia Roberts, Annabeth Gish and Lili Taylor, Mystic Pizza has all the right ingredients of a main course favourite. For sexy Daisy Araujo (Roberts), her sensible sister Kat (Gish) and their wisecracking friend Jojo (Taylor), the summer after high school is a summer they'll never forget. Slinging pizza at a local restaurant, the three girls share their plans for escaping their small town. And when a wealthy young man named Charles sweeps Daisy off her feet, they all think she's found her ticket out. But when the girls learn that Charles isn't the man they think he is, they discover that with friendship and self-respect, not only will they find real happiness (and a way out of Mystic)... they just might find themselves.Dying Young:She's giving him something nobody else could. A reason to live.With little money, a poor education and no luck when it comes to love, Hilary O'Neil (Roberts) answers a wanted ad and finds her whole world suddenly changed. Hired as the caretaker to a seriously ill young man (Scott), she unexpectedly discovers they have much in common, even though he is wealthy and intelligent. Their growing friendship quietly develops into a deep and powerful romance that ultimately tests the boundaries of true love...Sleeping With The Enemy:Laura's life with her handsome and successful husband seems perfect to those looking at it from the outside. But behind closed doors, Laura resides in a personal hell. Her husband is a psychotic, controlling perfectionist, and his escalating emotional and physical abuse eventually leads the desperate Laura to plot her escape. One stormy night she leaps from the bow of her husband's sailboat and swims for shore. Her husband initially believes that she drowned; meanwhile, Laura resurfaces in a college town in Iowa. Attempting to rebuild her shattered life, Laura changes her name, takes a new job in the campus library, and makes friends with a sensitive and sweet drama teacher. But this happiness proves to be ephemeral when her crazed husband gets wise to the deception and turns up in the Midwest determined to bring his wife back home -- whatever it takes.
Kathleen Robertson, Michael Peña and Dougray Scott star in this American supernatural horror. After exhibiting increasingly worrying behaviour 27-year-old LA resident Angela Holmes (Olivia Taylor Dudley) is hospitalised and left comatose for 40 days. When she awakens in a violent rage, her concerned boyfriend (John Patrick Amedori) and religious dad (Scott) are joined by Father Oscar Lozano (Peña) and Cardinal Bruun (Peter Andersson) to try and exorcise the evil spirit making Angela carry out a telekinetic killing spree.Technical Specs: Languages(s): English, AramaicSubtitles: EnglishInteractive Menu
The Unit is back with Season 3! From executive producers Shawn Ryan (The Shield Angel) and Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright David Mamet. They are The Unit a covert Special Forces team operating outside the usual military chain of command. Whether stateside or aboard these heroes are on the frontlines protecting U.S. citizens and foreigners alike slipping in under the radar and risking their lives to save the day then leaving just as quietly without any well-deserved credit or thanks. This riveting action-packed drama is realistic pulse-pounding TV at its finest.
Available for the first time on DVD! Leading man Cary Grant plays Matt Howard a common man who gains employment as a surveyor through the help of Thomas Jefferson. Howard quickly falls head over heels for his wealthy employer's daughter Jane Peyton (Martha Scott). The couple appear to be set for happiness until Matt becomes involved in politics and the War of Independence arrives...
For the men of Echo Company it was hell to get out but they found it even harder... Going Back. From the Director of Boys in Company C and starring Casper Van Dien as Captain Ramsey comes a hard fought drama about Echo Company one of the hardest hit American units of the Vietnam War.Kethleen Martin (Carre Otis) a TV journalist is assigned on location to Vietnam to cover the reunion of Echo Company as they revisit old battlefields. Kathleen's documentary gets off to a rocky start when it is revealed that Captain Ramsey was accused of providing wrong bombing coordinates causing the deaths of his own men. The drama unfolds as we learn of the men and their stories culminating in the re-enactment of that fateful day.
Randolph Scott stars in this classic Western from 1949, directed by Edwin L. Marin. Scott plays Jim Dancer, one of Quantrill's Raiders, staging attacks on Kansas on behalf of the fallen Confederacy in the years following the Civil War. During one raid, Dancer kills the man he holds responsible for the death of his brother. The dead man was innocent, and Dancer becomes a fugitive. Months later, he resurfaces, under a stolen identity, as the Marshal of a lawless Kansas town. With the help of...
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