The opening credits of Spanish Fly promise "Leslie Phillips vs. Terry-Thomas", making this the British comic innuendo version of King Kong vs. Godzilla or Frankenstein vs. the Wolf Man, with the two masters of fnarr-fnarr lecherous English lounge lizardry pitted against each other. It's a sunstruck, terminally silly slice of fluff of the stripe that passed for a sex film in 1976 ("Go and butter yourself", someone says) but seems almost comically innocent these days. The sort of film that boasts special credits for women's fashions by Cornelia James and underwear by Janet Reger, it tells the story of a gap-toothed con man (Thomas) exiled to sunny Spain. He adds ground-up cantharides to undrinkable plonk to create a market for aphrodisiac wine, and impotent underwear tycoon (Phillips) benefits from the effects of the product as he gets to grips with four lovely models, until his wife (Sue Lloyd) shows up and a side-effect means he starts barking like a dog. The stars are game, but the material--from a story by producer Peter James, now a horror novelist--is skimpier than the starlets' bikinis and none of the pretty girls has any comic timing (though they all get topless scenes). Students of British pop culture will note the bizarre juxtaposition of hiring an uncredited Francis Matthews, the upright voice of Captain Scarlet, to dub the roles of a gay Spanish photographer and (for one bad gag) a disgusted dog. On the DVD: The picture is fullscreen. There are no extras.--Kim Newman
Angeal can't remember her name. Killing is something she can't forget... Having been struck down by a car vampire Angela is suffering from amnesia. The driver takes her back to his place to recuperate butalready the thirst is beginning to gnaw away at Angela...
This imaginative comedy from director Barry Sonnenfeld (Get Shorty) is a lot of fun, largely on the strength of Will Smith's engaging performance as the rookie partner of a secret agent (Tommy Lee Jones) assigned to keep tabs on Earth-dwelling extra-terrestrials. There's lots of comedy to spare in this bright film, some of the funniest stuff found in the margins of the major action (a scene with Smith's character being trounced in the distance by a huge alien while Jones questions a witness is a riot.) The inventiveness never lets up, and the cast--including Vincent D'Onofrio doing frighteningly convincing work as an alien occupying a decaying human--hold up their end splendidly. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com On the DVD: This Collector's Edition disc contains a "Visual Commentary" that features director Barry Sonenfeld and actor Tommy Lee Jones in an anecdotal conversation, but with the unique twist that they are displayed as silhouettes on your TV screen (imagine you're sitting in the back row of the cinema and they are up front) using a pointer to highlight particular events on screen. If you have a widescreen TV, the menu prompts you to switch to 4:3 mode to see this. There is also a "Visual Effects Scene Deconstruction" in which the tunnel scene and the Edgar Bug fight scene are dissected into their constituent parts; an in-depth documentary, "Metamorphosis of MIB", which charts the progress of the concept from comic book to screen; five "Extended and Alternate" scenes; trailers, including a teaser for MIB II; and Will Smith's "Men in Black" music video. --Mark Walker
Hitch (Dir. Andy Tennant 2005): In Andy Tennant's delightful romantic comedy Hitch Will Smith stars as Alex Hitchens an urban date doctor who helps the common man woo the woman of his dreams. Hitch will use any means necessary--dance lessons back waxing--to instill romantic confidence in his clientele. Why? He was once a lonely wallflower himself who learned about love and heartbreak the hard way. His latest project Albert Brennaman (Kevin James) may be his most difficult. Brennaman a junior accountant prone to clumsiness has fallen head-over-heels for one of his clients Allegra Cole (Amber Valleta) a well-known celebrity. To complicate things further Hitch's dating dogma is shaken when he meets and falls for a beautiful gossip columnist Sara Melas (Eva Mendes) whose sharp wit easily pierces his cool fa''ade. Conflict arises when Melas uncovers Hitch's true profession and blames him for her best friend being dumped. Men In Black (Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld 1997): Secret agents 'K' (Tommy Lee Jones) and 'J' (Will Smith) work for a highly funded yet unofficial government agency which tracks civilisation-infiltrating extraterrestrial. K and J must prevent an alien terrorist (Vincent D'Onofrio) from assassinating two galactic ambassadors on Earth for a conference dooming the Earth to certain destruction! Men In Black 2 (Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld 2002): Agent J and Agent K are back! Agent J (Will Smith) needs help with a new breed of alien terror intent on destroying the planet. He is sent to find Agent K (Jones) restore his memory and enlist him in the fight of a lifetime...
Cate Blanchett and Tommy Lee Jones star in a tale about a mother in 19th-century Mexico who must team up with her estranged father to rescue her daughter from a savage Indian witch.
A Man Called Blade is atypical Sergio Martino movie that runs at a cracking pace. Slide on your cowboy boots don the Stetson spin your spurs and load your Winchester for some frenetic western action!
A gypsy woman working in a cigar factory in Seville catches the attention of a soldier. He obeys her every command and helps her avoid arrest even though she was under his command this in turn puts him in prison instead. After his release he then goes to search for Carmen in Lillas Pastia and he finds himself joining with Carmen at the cost of his military career. He struggles to keep up with the smugglers and at the same time preserve his claim on Carmen.
Ada (Helen Bonham Carter) is an English fashion designer living a vaguely dissatisfied life with screenwriter Paul in a new home which is a bit above their means. Guido Paul's writing partner is having relationship problems of his own with Stephanie. And Guido and Paul are seriously late in delivering their script to Alphonse a young director with diminishing patience. Into this comes Lise an up and coming fashion designer who derails Ada's career by snagging a major assignment and making romantic advances at Paul. The lives loves deceptions triumphs and tragedies of this circle of self-absorbed over-achieving Parisians becomes more confusing convoluted and entangled leading to a surprising finale that blurs fiction and reality in a very Woody Allen way.
The formidable links of Carnoustie played host to the 2007 Open and provided four days of dramatic golf in one of the most memorable Championships of recent years. Defending champion Tiger Woods was bidding for his third successive Open title as the world's leading players gathered for the 136th Championship. However he was to be denied matching a record that has stood for more than 50 years in a thrilling tournament. Sergio Garcia had a firm grip on the Claret Jug as he led from the first round deep into the final day but he faced an unrelenting challenge from a host of young and established players in the battle for the world's oldest golfing title. The course record was equalled superb shot-making thrilled a sell out crowd and from all parts of the course some of the most remarkable golfing stories were written. Andres Romero Ernie Els Padraig Harrington and Sergio Garcia all had chances to win throughout a remarkable final day. Every hole seemed to produce a defining moment. Ultimately a play-off between Garcia and Harrington was needed to decide this closely fought title. The packed gallery around Carnoustie's famous closing hole was hushed as it witnessed one of the most exciting finishes to any Open. Carnoustie 2007 will long be remembered as one of the classic Open Championships.
The power failures and mini earth tremors in Los Angeles are getting more frequent and more powerful and the search is on to find the ultimate energy source from deep within the earth's core. The disgraced former US secretary of energy will stop at nothing to find that source...
This is a film about the rehearsing of Moli�re's 'Tartuffe' in 1995. Working handheld or with a stand for up to 12 hours a day, cameraman Eric Darmon became so much part of the landscape that he had a totally free hand in documenting the play's gestation, complete with director Ariane Mnouchkine's instructions, urgings and moments of uncertainty. Every action, decision, and all the tensions, elation, gaffes and bouts of craziness were filmed as they happened. And then along came editor Cather...
This is the story of Panceta, a young labourer from one of the poorer suburbs in Buenos Aires. He lives with his mother, a widow, who greatly misses her husband.Panceta's life revolves around his work: he splits his time between working in a pipe factory, and running the forge he inherited from his father. It's a dead end and seemingly there is no way out. Panceta dreams of making money and escaping the humdrum of his daily life; like so many before him, he starts to slip into a life of crime.Following a chance meeting, and in a bid to make some money to fuel his dreams, Panceta turns his skills to making pipe guns and selling them to small time hoods and hoodlums in the slums. Inexperienced and unaware of the danger, he is challenged by the local mafia.While out one night delivering his guns he meets Clara, a young girl working at the local social club. They fall in love and decide to run away together, embarking on a liberating boat trip along the river. Panceta's life takes on new meaning. However, it's not easy to escape the darker world he has become part of, and the distraction that gives him hope makes him easy prey for his enemies - especially for Tacom, a powerful local mafia boss.As Panceta becomes entrapped in the jaws of the underworld, what had begun as a game turns grey and ever darker - the consequences are tragic and tormenting.
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At the turn of the century a notorious occultist named Alfred Fischer conjures up a brothel full of ravenous demons in a bizare ritual. Taking the form of beautiful women, the beasts desire a steady diet of fresh prey that only a human servant can provide. Almost a century after Fischer meets his mysterious end a team of para-psychologists investigate his manor for signs of restless spirits. In no time they are besieged by sexy demons, a mad man with a secret past, and a horde of slaughteri...
The House On Sorority Row: Seven graduating sorority sisters decide to throw a graduation party at their sorority house despite the objections of the resident house mother. Following an embarrassing altercation between the house mother and one of the girls a foolish prank is played that results in the old woman's death. Unable to cope with the accidental death the girls decide to temporarily hide the body and not inform the police until after the party. On the night of the party each girl is individually stalked and murdered in a grizzly fashion by an unknown assailant. There is only one girl left alive to tell the tale... and the one person who can reveal the truth may be the one who wants her dead. With Friends Like These...: On a crowded bus three people sit patiently waiting for their stops unaware that they are about to have extraordinary experiences. Atmospheric horror film.
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