Drifter Cameron Vale is plagued by incessant voices in his head unaware that he is a scanner, a group of people with extraordinary powers who can not only read minds but literally tear them apart. He is discovered by Dr. Paul Ruth, a scientist aiming to help his kind adapt to society. However an underground movement of Scanner's led by the psychotic Derryl Revok have other intentions and the ultimate confrontation of minds await. Special Features: My Art Keeps Me Sane - Interview with Star Stephen Lack The Eye Of Scanners - Interview with cinematographer Mark Irwin The Chaos Of Scanners - Interview with excecutive producer Pierre David Exploding Brains and Popping Veins - Interview with makeup effects artist Stephan Dupuis Bad Guy Dane - Interview with actor Lawrence Dane
Stephen Hawking's The Theory of Everything is ground breaking and exciting series in which Professor Stephen Hawking examines just how far our understanding of the universe has developed in our own lifetimes. Taking on board the astonishing scientific advances of the past 20 years Hawking is able to introduce fresh ideas which even he dared not imagine two decades ago. In his own words: 'Twenty years on my need to find answers to the fundamental questions about our existence is undiminished.' Hawking drives this landmark series with his continued fascination with the big questions. How did the Universe begin? How will it end? What was there before it? Hawking is our guide and mentor on a journey through the Universe in which the world's most exciting and eminent scientists join him in explaining mysteries of physics in a unique and accessible way. From the macro to the micro Hawking explores supernovae black holes dark matter and the sub-atomic world to bring the biggest questions of all to the small screen with extraordinary aplomb and clarity.
The trials and tribulations of the staff at Hatley railway station who are all wondering if Dr Beeching will close them down...
Special agent Jeremy Reins comes round in the boot of a car. He's trapped and it soon becomes clear his captors won't set him free until he discloses classified government information he has sworn to protect.
Hidden Kingdoms is an innovative new series from the BBC's Natural History unit. For the first time it takes the viewer into a unique and unexplored miniature world immersing you into the action-packed lives of the planet's smaller animals. The films are based in six of the planet's most iconic landscapes; the open plains of Africa's savannah Arizona's desert the forests of Borneo the woodlands of north America and the urban jungles of Rio and Tokyo. From chipmunks to beetles from marmosets to elephant shrews these are animals that live life at an intensity it's hard to imagine. They hunt food but are themselves hunted; they face the forces of the world that to them can be catastrophic. When you are just a few inches tall raindrops can feel like meteorites dust stings like gravel a sudden gust of wind feels like a tornado.This is a world that has been waiting to be explored - the challenges our planet's mini creatures face are daunting their solutions are always surprising and often defy belief. Prepare to be amazed entertained and fascinated by the world's Hidden Kingdoms.
Tom Hardy returns to the big screen as the lethal protector Venom, one of Marvel's greatest and most complex characters. Directed by Andy Serkis, written by Kelly Marcel with the story by Tom Hardy & Marcel, the film also stars Michelle Williams, Naomie Harris and Woody Harrelson, in the role of the villain Cletus Kasady/Carnage.
A totally original - and at the time extremely daring - blend of music drama comedy satire fantasy and dance Rock Follies owes as much to the American musicals of the thirties and forties as it does to glam rock and women's lib. A huge success both critically and commercially it won a BAFTA Award for Best Drama Series and spawned a Number One album. First transmitted in 1976 this release features all 6 episodes that made up the first series of Rock Follies.
The hopes, dreams and fears of performers at the Edinburgh festival are captured in this drama.
This multi-award winning TV comedy show is set in the offices of 'Globelink News' a TV new company whose millionaire tycoon owner prefers a more sensationalist stance in presenting the day's events... Each episode of the show was recorded close to transmission allowing script changes to incorporate maximum topicality! Series 2 episodes comprise: 1. The Gulf Report 2. The Trevorman Cometh 3. Henry And Dido 4. Baseball 5. The Drunken Cabinet Minister 6. Alex And The Intrepre
Bravo Company returns for more explosive action and more thrilling adventures in the third and final season of this much acclaimed Vietnam war series. The men face some tough challenges ahead when their platoon, now called Team Viking, is transferred to Camp Barnett to become part of a Special Operations unit. The final season delivers extreme combat action and intense personal drama focusing on real Vietnam War issues such as the catastrophic effects of chemical warfare, the massacre of Vietnamese civilians, the out-of -control problem of heroin addiction and the difficulties soldiers faced when returning home to a country so bitterly divided by the war.
Collection of four Tim Burton films. The stop-motion animated musical 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' (1993), produced and visualised by Tim Burton, is set in a parallel world where different lands represent different holiday periods. Skeleton Jack (voice of Chris Sarandon) from Halloween Town becomes converted to Christmas and sets out to spread joy in the world. However, when Jack's mission leads him to kidnap Santa (voice of Edward Ivory) it becomes clear that he is not really in tune with the Yuletide spirit. In 'Alice in Wonderland' (2010), based on the characters from the Lewis Carroll classics 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' and 'Through the Looking Glass', the 19-year-old Alice (Mia Wasikowska) returns to the magical world of her childhood adventure to reunite with her friends the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp), the White Rabbit (Michael Sheen), Tweedledum and Tweedledee (both played by Matt Lucas), the Dormouse (Barbara Windsor), the Caterpillar (Alan Rickman) and the Cheshire Cat (Stephen Fry). Alice discovers her true destiny as she joins forces with the colourful denizens of Wonderland to overthrow the wicked Red Queen (Helena Bonham Carter). 'Frankenweenie' (2012), Burton's black and white stop-motion homage to Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein', is a remake of his 1984 short of the same name. The story follows a young boy called Victor (voice of Charlie Tahan), who harnesses the powers of science to bring his beloved pet dog Sparky back to life - with unexpected and alarming consequences. 'Ed Wood' (1994) is a biopic of one of Hollywood's worst film directors. Setting up shop in Tinseltown with plenty of enthusiasm but no discernible talent, Ed Wood (Depp) is undeterred when his debut feature, cross-dressing drama 'Glen Or Glenda' (in which he also stars) is a flop. He goes on to make 'Bride of the Monster', also a commercial and creative disaster, with ailing horror star Bela Lugosi (Martin Landau), before embarking on his most grandiose scheme yet: 'Plan 9 from Outer Space'...
The seemingly tranquil waterways of Venice are terrorised by the perfect killing machine in this action packed adventure. In search of his father who has mysteriously disappeared diving in the city David (Stephen Baldwin) stumbles across the cryptic trail leading to the long-lost fortune of the Medici. As the unwitting pawn in a Mafia plot to recover the treasure David's girlfriend (Vanessa Johansson) is kidnapped at gunpoint plunging him into a desperate race against time. If he has any hope of saving her he must enter the deadly waters. Can David outgun the Mafia assassins and survive the voracious sharks laying in wait beneath the surface or will he succumb to the same fate as his father?
The sunny streets of Brooklyn, just after World War II. A young would-be writer named Stingo (Peter MacNicol) shares a boarding house with beautiful Polish immigrant Sophie (Meryl Streep) and her tempestuous lover, Nathan (Kevin Kline); their friendship changes his life. This adaptation of the bestselling novel by William Styron is faithful to the point of being reverential, which is not always the right way to make a film come to life. But director Alan J. Pakula (All the President's Men) provides a steady, intelligent path into the harrowing story of Sophie, whose flashback memories of the horrors of a Nazi concentration camp form the backbone of the movie. Streep's exceptional performance--flawless Polish accent and all--won her an Oscar, and effectively raised the standard for American actresses of her generation. No less impressive is Kevin Kline, in his movie debut, capturing the mercurial moods of the dangerously attractive Nathan. The two worlds of Sophie's Choice, nostalgic Brooklyn and monstrous Europe, are beautifully captured by the gifted cinematographer Néstor Almendros, whose work was Oscar-nominated but didn't win. It should have. --Robert Horton, Amazon.com
After a few appearances on various television shows ex-Cambridge University students Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie finally got the chance to shine in their very own A Bit Of Fry And Laurie. Full of turns of phrase and elaborate wordplay A Bit Of Fry And Laurie was the kind of sophisticated comedy that had been little seen on British TV screens. With an old-fashioned revue-type atmosphere and oddly 'British' sketches the delicate innuendos coupled with Fry's ability to suggest hidden meanings in everyday phrases were a winning formula that allowed the pair to continue their partnership for almost 10 years.
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 loveable but unscrupulous "entrepreneur" (an older version of the spiv he portrayed in the St Trinians films) mockingly reflected the values of 1980s Thatcherite Britain. Set in the rough demimonde of London, against a backdrop of small-time gangsters, seedy pubs, dubious business dealings and ageing dollybirds, 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 associates of his. Though aspects of these episodes are a little creaky and dated--Terrys flares especially--the interplay between the too soft-hearted hardman Waterman and his dapper but slippery boss is both priceless and timeless. --David Stubbs
A womanising cowboy and former deputy sheriff is taken in by a Quaker family after being wounded in a fight...
A great value triple fillm collection of superb British thrillers that includes Gunpowder, The Woman in Question & Girl In The Headlines. Starring Gordon Jackson, Debra Burton, Stephen Crane, Anthony Crewe,Ian Hendry and Ronald Fraser.
One of the most successful TV series ever made running from 1969 to 1973 On the Buses is great British comedy at its best. Starring Reg Varney as jack-the-lad bus driver Stan and Stephen Lewis as the long-suffering dim-witted Inspector Blake ('Blakey') who does his best to get the buses out in time whilst making their lives as miserable as possible. Episodes Comprise: 1.First Aid 2.The Cistern 3.The Inspector's Niece 4.Brew It Yourself 5.Busman's Perks 6.The Snake
The directorial debut from renowned Scottish actor Peter Mullan (The Magdalene Sisters, Neds), Orphans tells the story of four siblings, who gather for their mother's funeral in Glasgow and face individual torments over a single night. This grittily realistic and deeply moving black comedy/drama brings together the finest of Scottish talent and wowed audiences all over the world on its original release.This edition features the film in a new digital transfer, together with a selection of early Peter Mullan short films: Fridge (1995), Close (1993) and Good Day for the Bad Guys (1995). Extras include: Trailer Photo Gallery First reels Interview: Peter Mullan on Close
A bumper box set of classic films featuring the voluptuous sex-siren Sophia Loren! Pride And The Passion (Dir. Stanley Kramer 1957): Napoleonic forces are sweeping across Europe and Spain is on the brink of falling to the mighty invasion. Standing alone against the onslaught is one brave fighter and his ragtag band of guerillas. Seizing a gigantic cannon Spanish fighter Miguel (Sinatra) plans to attack Napoleon's army by battering the walls of French-occupied Avila. But because he's untrained in complex weaponry he must rely on the expertise of Captain Trumbell (Grant) a British naval officer. Allies on the battlefield Trumbell and Miguel soon find themselves in a bitter struggle over Miguel's mistress (Loren) a sultry beauty drawn to the captain's refined ways even as they race toward the most harrowing battle of their lives... El Cid (Dir. Anthony Mann 1961): El Cid is an epic movie masterpiece a tribute to one of history's greatest legends. This dazzling spectacle with a cast of thousands fills the screen with action and romance - from knights in armour jousting on horseback to massive battles on sea and land where columns of warriors stretch across the horizon. At the centre of this powerful motion picture is Charlton Heston in the role he was born to play... the immortal El Cid. Heston is the Spanish warrior battling to drive the Moors from Spain with the vision to be just and the courage to be merciful whose love and devotion to the radiant Chimene (Sophia Loren) knows no bounds... Anthony Mann's epic was nominated for three Oscars but surprisingly returned home empty-handed. The Fall Of The Roman Empire (Dir. Anthony Mann 1964): This classic film re-enacts the spectacular collapse of perhaps the greatest dominion the world has ever known. Pestilence greed and corruption bring a once-proud empire to its knees. Now restored with stunning scenes and a cast of thousands - in battles gladiatorial and otherwise; martyrs burning at the stake; chariot races in the midst of which is the romance between two people.... White Sister (Dir. Alberto Lattuada 1972): The Key (Dir. Carol Reed 1958): In wartime England circa 1941 poorly-armed tugs are sent into U-Boat Alley to rescue damaged Allied ships. An American named David Ross arrives to captain one of these tugs. He's given a key by a fellow tugboat-man -- a key to an apartment and its pretty female resident. Should something happen to the friend Ross can use the key. Countess From Hong Kong (Dir. Charlie Chaplin 1966): Charlie Chaplin's final film is a delightful romantic comedy filled with the clever touches for which he's famous. Written directed and composed by Chaplin it revolves around Russian ''migr'' countess Natascha (Sophia Loren) forced into prostitution in Hong Kong who stows away in wealthy American Ogden's (Marlon Brando's) stateroom to blackmail her way to the States. Since Ogden has a mind of his own and can even resist Natascha's charms what follows is one of the funniest tugs of war ever devised! A wealth of talent supports these stars. There's Chaplin's son Sydney as Brando's cruise companion Tippi Hedren as his icy wife Patrick Cargill as the ultimate gentleman's gentleman and Margaret Rutherford as a dotty old dame. Chaplin himself tops it off with a cameo as the ship's steward! The gags are pure Charlie and his actors make the most of them sailing in and out of slamming doors and outrageous situations with ease!
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