Six desperate men with mid-life anxiety set out for a weekend in the country in an attempt to reconnect with their masculinity only to find themselves locked in a bizarre nightmare scenario!
Season 1After being marooned for five years on a remote island billionaire Oliver Queen returns home with a mysterious agenda and a lethal set of new skills that he uses in a war on crime in this hard-hitting action series. Reinventing the DC Comics character for a modern-day audience the Arrow is not a superhero... but a hero - every bit as dangerous as the criminals he's hunting. After suffering unimaginable ordeals on the island the Oliver returns to Starling City a new man - determined to right the wrongs of his father and sworn to bring justice to those who've corrupted his city. But Oliver finds his crusade complicated by his friends and family. Overjoyed by his miraculous return the Queen family nevertheless still trades on secrets that conflict with the Arrow's agenda. Oliver's return also affects his best friend Tommy Merlyn who will ultimately travel down a dark path; and the love of his life Laurel Lance who must somehow forgive Oliver before she can ever love him again. A dark and dangerous crime procedural with edge intrigue and action Oliver's story will be told from three perspectives: the Queen family Oliver's harrowing ordeal on the island and the Arrow's adventures in Starling City. Showing all facets of the mysterious loner this action drama follows the Oliver that disappeared the one that returned and the one known as Arrow. Season 2:After being marooned on a remote island billionaire Oliver Queen returns home with a mysterious agenda and a lethal set of new skills that he uses in a war on crime in this hard-hitting action series. Reinventing the DC Comics character for a modern audience the Arrow is not a superhero but a hero -- every bit as dangerous as the criminals he's hunting. After suffering unimaginable ordeals on the island the former fun-loving Oliver Queen returns to Starling City a new man. Determined to deliver justice to those who have corrupted his city Oliver (aka The Hood) - with the help of tech-savvy Felicity Smoak and his iron-fisted right hand John Diggle - narrowly averts the rich and powerful's Undertaking to cleanse the city of its most desperate citizens. But Oliver's crusade is complicated by his emotional connections to friends and family as the Queen family still trades on secrets that conflict with the Arrow's agenda. Oliver's return also affects the love of his life Laurel Lance and he must find a balance between being there for her as Oliver Queen and being there for Starling City as the Arrow. A dark and dangerous crime procedural with edge intrigue and action Oliver's story is told through his harrowing trials on the island his connections to his mother Moira and sister Thea and the Arrow's adventures in Starling City. Showing all facets of the mysterious loner the drama follows the charismatic Oliver that disappeared the hardened Oliver that returned and the Oliver that's been forged into the weapon against injustice known as ... the Arrow.
Director Joel Schumacher's acclaimed story of a group of young US infantry men in 1971, in training for Viet Nam, at a time when not even many of the soldiers themselves believed in what they were doing.
Louis Trevelyan's refusal to believe in his wife Emily's fidelity destroys a perfect marriage and drives him literally insane. Suspicious beyond reason that she is having an affair with Colonel Osbourne a man of dubious reputation he forces his wife out of their house hires the seedy private detective Bozzle to spy on her and organises the kidnapping of their son with devastating consequences. Throughout Emily's protestation of her innocence and the couple's enduring love for each other despite their estrangement render the story moving and tragic.
THE TUNNEL sees detective Karl Roebuck (International Emmy award-winning Stephen Dillane) from the UK and Elise Wassermann (Clémence Poésy) from France joining forces to investigate the murder of a French politician found dead on the border between the two countries. When a shocking discovery is made at the crime scene, the pair forge an uneasy partnership that will be tested as a series of increasingly elaborate killings take place. On the trail of a dark and dangerous agenda, where the truth can be deadly, Karl and Elise pursue a serial killer with a very personal motive for murder. In THE TUNNEL: SABOTAGE Karl and Elise reunite to investigate a French couple who have been abducted from the Eurotunnel, leaving behind their traumatised young daughter. But when a plane carrying British and French passengers crashes in the Channel, killing everyone on board, they have far bigger questions to answer. The pair pick their way through clues thrown up by a vast field of debris, forging connections as they go. But sinister and complicated forces are at play and in a terrifying game of brinksmanship, Karl and Elise will have to risk everything in the pursuit of true justice.
An innocent flat share ad opens the door to murderous unrelenting terror in this pulse-pounding psychological shocker. After an unfaithful fiance leaves her abruptly single young New Yorker Allie Jones (Bridget Fonda - 'Jackie Brown') advertises for a flat-mate to share her spacious apartment. But when mousy Hedra Carlson (Jennifer Jason Leigh - 'Dolores Clairbourne') moves in she doesn't just take over Allie's spare bedroom. She takes over her clothes her boyfriend her identity... and then tries to take her life. Before Allie's eyes Hedra makes a startling transformation - the perfect room-mate becomes the perfect nightmare.
Matt LeBlanc plays a deliciously outrageous version of himself in this laugh-out-loud comedy from creators David Crane (Friends) and Jeffrey Klarik (Mad About You). Episodes offers a peek behind the curtain at the insanity of Hollywood. You'll never watch TV the same way again.Sean (Stephen Mangan) and Beverly (Tamsin Grieg) are a happily married English couple, who are also the successful creators of a hit British TV show. Their life seems complete. That is until a hugely powerful and charismatic US network president persuades them to move to LA to remake their show for American television. He's full of praise and promises not to change a thing.However, things begin to unravel as soon as Sean and Beverly arrive in LA. They discover that the network president has never even seen their show. To make matters worse, he insists that they replace their brilliant lead actor (Richard Griffiths), an erudite Royal Shakespeare veteran with... Matt LeBlanc! Sean and Beverly are appalled. But the decision is out of their hands. Matt comes on board, and soon Sean and Beverly find themselves in a complicated triangle which threatens to destroy not just their TV show but also their marriage. The second series picks up four months after the end of the first. Sean and Beverly's marriage has been blown apart by Beverly's fling with Matt, and Matt's friendship with Sean appears to be beyond salvage. But as their sitcom Pucks! is about to premiere, all three are forced to find a way to continue working together. As the series progresses, we are plunged deeper into the twisted world of making television. It's a portrait gallery of megalomaniac network executives, surgically-enhanced actresses and naked stalkers who appear unexpectedly in your kitchen. Through it all, Sean and Beverly struggle to rediscover the love they had when they started their American adventure, while Matt struggles to reclaim the stardom that was once his.
October 2009 sees the celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the first broadcast of Monty Python's Flying Circus by BBC TV in 1969. Almost The Truth: The Lawyer's Cut tells the story of Monty Python through brand new interviews with the Pythons: John Cleese Terry Gilliam Eric Idle Terry Jones and Michael Palin and archive material from the late Graham Chapman. A host of others also contribute to putting the Python legacy in context including: Phil Jupitus Bruce Dickinson Sanjeev Bhaskar Russell Brand Steve Coogan Stephen Merchant Dan Aykroyd Nick Mason Tim Roth Simon Pegg Eddie Izzard and more. The six programmes each an hour long combine the interviews with a generous helping of clips from pre-Python material the original Flying Circus TV series the films: Monty Python & The Holy Grail Monty Python's Life Of Brian and Monty Python's Meaning Of Life and their classic live performance at the Hollywood Bowl. This is the only official authorised programme to commemorate Monty Python's 40th birthday. Episodes Comprise: 1. The Not-So-Interesting Beginnings 2. The Much Funnier Second Episode 3. And Now The Sordid Personal Bits 4. The Ultimate Holy Grail Episode 5. Lust For Glory! 6. Finally! The Last Episode (Ever) (For now...)
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Warning: this movie may cause the munchies cotton mouth and memory loss! Dave Chappelle stars in this hilarious adventure of three lovable party buds trying to bail their friend out of jail. But just when the guys have mastered a plan everything comes dangerously close to going up in smoke! Packed with memorable appearances by the likes of Snoop Dogg Jon Stewart Willie Nelson and Tommy Chong.
In this new adaptation of the colossal classic, Ben Hur the mini-series delivers more action, passion and revenge than ever before. The timeless story follows two friends who become bitter enemies and the historic events of the time as told through the eyes of Judah Ben-Hur. Born a wealthy Jewish merchant's son, he is destined to live many lives: a powerful businessman, a dutiful slave, a fierce gladiator, a Roman nobleman, and finally... a conquering hero. This extraordinary adventure-filled saga is the historic epic for a new generation.
First appearing on our screens in late 1979, Minder was a vehicle for ex-Sweeney sidekick Denis Waterman, but its lasting contribution to TV culture was rehabilitating George Cole, whose lovable but unscrupulous "entrepreneur" (an older version of the spiv he portrayed in the St Trinians films) mockingly reflected the values of 1980s Thatcherite Britain. The series is fondly set in a rough demimonde of small-time gangsters and ageing dolly birds, and against a backdrop of seedy London pubs and dubious business dealings. Waterman plays Terry McCann, ex-boxer and ex-con trying to stick to the straight and narrow, but persuaded against his better judgement to become involved in murky capers set up by his employer, "Arfur", who regularly sublets him to dodgy associates of his. In this, the first series, Arthur Daley is more in control, not quite the figure of fun he would later become. In the opening episode, for instance, as Terry is held hostage by wannabe black militants in a launderette, Arthur is negotiating his "exclusive" story to a tabloid. Though aspects of these episodes are a little creaky and dated--Terrys flares especially--the interplay between the too softhearted hard man Terry and his dapper but slippery boss is both priceless and timeless. This DVD has a scene selection feature and individual episode guides. --David Stubbs
Entertaining drama set in the fast-paced world of London's high-end divorce circuit. From Emmy and Bafta winner Abi Morgan, the third season continues to follow the messy lives of the Defoe sisters, Hannah (Nicola Walker), Nina (Annabel Scholey) and Rose (Fiona Button) return alongside their formidable mother Ruth (Deborah Findley). Hannah and Nathan are facing their own divorce amicably, until shock revelations prompt a painful showdown. Meanwhile Ruth is spending more time with lover Prof Ronnie than being a helpful grandmother, Nina is juggling life as a single mum and an unexpected event turns Rose and James' lives upside down. Throughout it all this messy, blended, authentic family of lawyers and lovers prove that divorce doesn't have to mean failure, and that there is great hope after The Split.
It's time for Fun Fest again the annual talent competition that determines the funniest comic strip in Cartoon World. Garfield wins it every year so why should this year be any different?
Ben Elton adapts his own novel for the big screen in this comedy about a couple (Hugh Laurie and Joely Richardson) who become more & more desperate as they try to conceive a child.
Yardie is the fresh, compelling and remarkable directorial debut from Idris Elba. Set in '70s Kingston and '80s Hackney, D (Aml Ameen, The Maze Runner, Kidulthood), has never fully recovered from the murder of his older brother Jerry Dread. D grows up under the wing of a Kingston Don and music producer named King Fox (Sheldon Shepherd). When Fox dispatches him to London, D reconnects with his childhood sweetheart, Yvonne (Shantol Jackson), and his daughter who he's not seen since she was a baby. He also hooks up with a soundclash crew, called High Noon. But before he can be convinced to abandon his life of crime and follow the righteous path, he encounters the man who shot his brother 10 years earlier, and embarks on a bloody, explosive quest for retribution a quest which brings him into conflict with vicious London gangster Rico (Stephen Graham, This is England).
In this unforgivingly hard-hitting thriller, Danny (Stephen Graham) and his friend Joseph (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), are faced with a terrible ultimatum. To pay off Dannys mounting debts to crime boss Curtis (David OHara), Joseph must battle his way through a number of unliscensed cage fights. As the fights get tougher so their friendship will be tested to the very limit
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All 69 episodes from the first three seasons of the US action drama based on the DC Comics hero Green Arrow. After being shipwrecked and stranded on an island for five years, millionaire playboy Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) returns home to Starling City. It is clear that his experiences on the island have changed him and, disguised as a hooded figure known as Arrow, he uses the new skills he has developed to fight crime, including the corruption taking place within his deceased father's company. Season 1 episodes are: 'Pilot', 'Honour Thy Father', 'Lone Gunmen', 'An Innocent Man', 'Damaged', 'Legacies', 'Muse of Fire', 'Vendetta', 'Year's End', 'Burned', 'Trust But Verify', 'Vertigo', 'Betrayal', 'The Odyssey', 'Dodger', 'Dead to Rights', 'The Huntress Returns', 'Salvation', 'Unfinished Business', 'Home Invasion', 'The Undertaking', 'Darkness On the Edge of Town' and 'Sacrifice'. Season 2 episodes are: 'City of Heroes', 'Identity', 'Broken Dolls', 'Crucible', 'League of Assassins', 'Keep Your Enemies Closer', 'State Vs Queen', 'The Scientist', 'Three Ghosts', 'Blast Radius', 'Blind Spot', 'Tremors', 'Heir to the Demon', 'Time of Death', 'The Promise', 'Suicide Squad', 'Birds of Prey', 'Deathstroke', 'The Man Under the Hood', 'Seeing Red', 'City of Blood', 'Streets of Fire' and 'Unthinkable'. Season 3 episodes are: 'The Calm', 'Sara', 'Corto Maltese', 'The Magician', 'The Secret Origin of Felicity Smoak', 'Guilty', 'Draw Back Your Bow', 'The Brave and the Bold', 'The Climb', 'Left Behind', 'Midnight City', 'Uprising', 'Canaries', 'The Return', 'Nanda Parbat', 'The Offer', 'Suicidal Tendencies', 'Public Enemy', 'Broken Arrow', 'The Fallen', 'Al Sah-him', 'This Is Your Sword' and 'My Name Is Oliver Queen'.
A groundbreaking screwball caper, 1978's National Lampoon's Animal House was in its own way a rite of passage for Hollywood. Set in 1962 at Faber College, it follows the riotous carryings-on of the Delta Fraternity, into which are initiated freshmen Tom Hulce and Stephen Furst. Among the established house members are Tim Matheson, Peter Riegert and the late John Belushi as Bluto, a belching, lecherous, Jack Daniels guzzling maniac. A debauched house of pranksters (culminating in the famous Deathmobile sequence), Delta stands as a fun alternative to the more strait-laced, crew-cut, unpleasantly repressive norm personified by Omega House. As cowriter the late Doug Kenney puts it, "better to be an animal than a vegetable". Animal House is deliberately set in the pre-JFK assassination, pre-Vietnam era, something not made much of here, but which would have been implicitly understood by its American audience. The film was an enormous success, a rude, liberating catharsis for the latter-day frathousers who watched it. However, decades on, a lot of the humour seems broad, predictable, boorish, oafishly sexist and less witty than Airplane!, made two years later in the same anarchic spirit. Indeed, although it launched the Hollywood careers of several of its players and makers, including Kevin Bacon, director John Landis, Harold Ramis and Tom Hulce, who went on to do fine things, it might well have been inadvertently responsible for the infantilisation of much subsequent Hollywood comedy. Still, there's an undeniable energy that gusts throughout the film and Belushi, whether eating garbage or trying to reinvoke the spirit of America "After the Germans bombed Pearl Harbour" is a joy. On the DVD: Animal House comes to disc in a good transfer, presented in 1.85:1. The main extra is a featurette in which director John Landis, writer Chris Miller and some of the actors talk about the making of the movie. Interestingly, 23 years on, most of those interviewed look better than they did back in 1978, especially Stephen "Flounder" Furst. --David Stubbs
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