After a pleasant journey, a commercial flight begins its normal landing approach to LAX airport. But when a terrorist threat quickly transpires, and it s discovered that a bomb has been planted on the plane, the passengers aboard are forced to fight to keep it in the air. With Los Angeles on a Red Terror Alert and the bomb rigged to detonate when the plane dips below 800 feet, they must work together against the clock in order to survive and save everyone on board. From the creators of Sharknado, comes The Fast and the Fierce: an action-packed, heart stopping thrill ride.
Returning from military service in Flanders Dick Turpin discovers he has been cheated out of his inheritance by an unscrupulous landowner. Bitter and penniless Turpin takes to the open road as a highwayman in this first series of swashbuckling eighteenth century adventure...
The most successful invigoration of a cinematic franchise since Batman Begins, Casino Royale offers a new Bond identity. Based on the Ian Fleming novel that introduced Agent 007 into a Cold War world, Casino Royale is the most brutal and viscerally exciting James Bond film since Sean Connery left Her Majesty's Secret Service. Meet the new Bond; not the same as the old Bond. Daniel Craig gives a galvanising performance as the freshly minted double-0 agent. Suave, yes, but also a "blunt instrument," reckless and possessed with an ego that compromises his judgment during his first mission to root out the mastermind behind an operation that funds international terrorists. In classic Bond film tradition, his global itinerary takes him to far-flung locales, including Uganda, Madagascar, the Bahamas (that's more like it) and Montenegro, where he is pitted against his nemesis in a poker game, with hundreds of millions in the pot. The stakes get even higher when Bond lets down his armour by falling in love with Vesper (Eva Green), the ravishing banker's representative fronting him the money. For longtime fans of the franchise, Casino Royale offers some retro kicks. Bond wins his iconic Aston Martin at the gaming table, and when a bartender asks if he wants his martini "shaken or stirred," he disdainfully replies, "Do I look like I give a damn?". There's no Moneypenny or "Q," but Dame Judi Dench is back as the exasperated M who, one senses, admires Bond's "bloody cheek." A Bond film is only as good as its villain, and Mads Mikkelsen as Le Chiffre, who weeps blood, is a sinister dandy. From its punishing violence and virtuoso action sequences to its romance, Casino Royale is a Bond film that, in the words of one character, 'makes you feel it', particularly during an excruciating torture sequence. Double-0s, Bond observes early on, "have a short life expectancy". But with Craig, there is new life in the old franchise yet, as well as genuine anticipation for the next one when, at last, the signature James Bond theme kicks in following the best last line ever in any Bond film. To quote Goldie Hawn in Private Benjamin, "now I know what I've been faking all these years". --Donald Liebenson
It's that Hare again! For a generation of schoolchildren who escaped from school at lunchtime for a dose of television there was one programme that stood head and shoulders above all others Pipkins! Topov, Pig, Tortoise, Octavia the Ostrich and, of course, the irrepressible Hartley Hare spend their time helping out people, usually with unforeseen results! Just as popular with adults as it was with children, Pipkins will appeal to anyone who bought other classic children s television series such as Bagpuss, Willo the Wisp and The Clangers - as well as archive television fans.
A young man Kyle (Kley) is considered insane by everyone in town with the exception of his childhood girlfriend Caitlin (Caufield) and her younger brother Michael (Cormie). Kyle must confront his fears and his past to save Michael from the hands of a small town's legendary evil the Tooth Fairy.
The high-flying action-packed world of undercover Customs and Excise investigators and their fight against international crime comes together in the 1990s ITV drama The Knock. The Investigations Unit of HM Customs and Excise comprises a crack team of young detectives. They are civil servants with a difference - when they 'knock' - people jump! From their top security head-quarters they lead cases which are frequently undercover often life-threatening and involve everything from arms trading to illegal gold and drug smuggling. Features the complete 13 episodes from series 2.
Samantha a powerful member of the society of witches that has lived apart from (and disdained) humanity for many centuries falls in love with a mortal Darrin Stephens. Much to the disgust of most of her family she vows to give up witchcraft and become an ordinary suburban housewife raising a family (bearing Tabitha and Adam). Never able to give up her heritage completely the friction between the matriarchal moneyless society of her birth and the patriarchal capitalist society of modern advertising drives the comedy over eight seasons and 256 episodes from 1964 to 1971.
In a land far, far away, a jealous witch casts a wicked spell turning a young king into a polar bear. The polar bear travels to the far off land of Winterland in search of a beautiful princess who he must remain with for seven years in order to reverse the spell. The princess and the polar bear form a warm and loving relationship and together, they journey back to the polar bear's magical kingdom in order to defeat the evil witch. Will they live happily ever after in this beautiful land or will the jealous witch ruin their plans? A captivating and enchanting fairytale for children, young and old.
Kon-Tiki is the Academy Award-winning film of an astonishing adventure a journey spanning 4 300 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean by raft. On April 28 1947 Norwegian biologist Thor Heyerdahl and his five crew members embarked from Peru on a daring voyage to prove Heyerdahl's theory that the South Sea Islands were settled by South Americans aboard balsa wood rafts. Building a similar raft according to the pre-Columbian Indians' traditions Heyerdahl and crew spent 101 suspense
Redemption - Part 1: The SGC has come under attack from Anubis who has a device that can use one Stargate to destroy another. With a wormhole dialed in to Earth's stargate the SGC can not contact its off-world allies for help. Carter works furiously to find a solution... Redemption - Part 2: Teal'c is off world attending his wife's funeral; his son believes she would not have been killed if Teal'c had not joined the fight against the Goa'uld. Wanting proof that the Goa'uld are not gods and can be stopped he insists that Teal'c allow him to join in battle so he can see for himself what the war is all about. Together they search for Anubis... Descent: SG-1 heads for the now abandoned Goa'uld mothership that once belonged to Anubis and now houses a downloaded version of Thor's mind. Frozen: The SGC's study of the Antarctic Gate site reveals a woman buried in the ice who is revived. Unwittingly carrying a deadly disease she poses a deadly threat to the team.
A film by one of Britain's most celebrated film makers and multi-award winning director of Life Is Sweet Naked Secrets and Lies Topsy Turvy and most recently Vera Drake. Fabulous Films presents for the first time on DVD this critically acclaimed slice of life dark comedy Mike Leigh's High Hopes. Wayne left home because of an argument about pies. Cyril would like to machine gun the Royal family. Rupert and Laetitia Boothe-Brain play yuppie sex games while deep in suburbia Valerie fails to arouse her husband Martin with a suggestion that he be Michael Douglas and she a virgin. Mrs Bender gets locked out of her house and is criticised by her neighbour for selfishly occupying a whole house in an increasingly fashionable area. And Cyril's girlfriend Shirley wants to start a family but gets no encouragement from Cyril who feels that the world should be spared more babies until everyone already here has a job a place to live and enough to eat. This disparate cast of characters swim in and out of each others lives against a background of London and its suburbs seamlessly orchestrated by director Mike Leigh.
Beauty can be deadly... Rebecka Fairbanks (Elizabeth Hurley) is a beautiful but temperamental movie star who is struggling to find her next hit picture. She accepts the part of the nineteenth century serial killer Belle Gunness and commits herself to the role with an almost obsessive passion. As filming gets underway she begins adopting more and more of Belle's sinister mannerisms. Soon people start disappearing from the set and are later found dead. The murders share a st
A wryly perceptive drama about Frank, a twenty something living in London, and growing up when you're not even sure that's what you want to do.
This fantastic box set features all 13 feature-length movies from the Hammer House Of Mystery And Suspense series of films. Featuring: 1.Czech Mate 2.The Sweet Scent Of Death 3.A Distant Scream 4.The Late Nancy Irving 5.In Possession 6.Black Carrion 7.Last Video And Testament 8.Mark Of The Devil 9.The Corvini Inheritance 10.Paint Me A Murder 11.Child's Play 12.And The Wall Came Tumbling Down 13.Tennis Court
Risk Is The Biggest Rush. Pick up the phone take the bet and rake in the cold hard cash! Toby (Nick Stahl In The Bedroom) Jude (Johnny Galecki Vanilla Sky) and Casey (Lukas Haas Long Time Dead) are making a fortune and college history with their new bookmaking scheme. But this isn't a game for amateurs and when the mob gets wind of it they want their share. Now these three college buddies are in over their heads...just when things were getting interesting. An Offic
Almost a quarter of a century ago Harnoncourt presented his reading of this rediscovered work on CD, but in this version from the Zurich Opera directed by well-known Austrian actor Tobias Moretti, the great Mozart magician conducted a staged production for the first time in an acclaimed production recorded live in February 2006. The Zurich Opera gathered a superb cast for this production: Italian soprano Eva Mei sings the Countess Violante, known as Sandrina, the feigned gardener of the title. Spanish soprano Isabel Rey is her opponent Arminda, and Arminda's former lover, the melancholy Cavaliere Ramiro, is sung by Romanian mezzo Liliana Nikiteanu.Moretti's staging presents the action in a modern villa in a hierarchal world of the rich and famous.
Mary Magdalene: Describe by many as a seductress or witch this magnificent film from 'The Bible' series tells how Mary Magdalene was also a mystic healer and politician. Her life story is graphically depicted as she confronts Herod Herodius the powerful Roman occupiers and eventually a man who is to change her life forever... Mary must choose where her life journey will go as she searches to give love and receive love she finds Jesus. Joseph of Nazareth: The story of Joseph husband of Mary and Jesus's guardian. As news spreads of the coming of a new messiah King Herod protects his interests by having all of Bethlehem's first-born murdered. However Jospeh and Mary plan to escape with their new-born baby: Jesus the son of God... Judas: This film tells the story of Judas Iscariot a lowly Jewish wine-seller furious at his people's treatment at the hands of the Roman oppressors. Hearing tales of a messiah in their midst Judas sets out to find this man Jesus Christ. Welcomed to the fold Judas finds himself in awe of Jesus but their philosophies differ greatly; whilst Jesus draws upon spiritual power and rejects physical confrontations Judas sees no alternative but violence. As Judas begins to finds himself at odds with the group his jealousy of Jesus growing he commits the most famous act of betrayal in history as he seals Jesus's fate with a kiss... Thomas: Although he has gone down in history as 'Doubting Thomas' this innovative new film from the producers of Time Life's The Bible series gives a new dimension to the man who was also known as 'The Twin' and was a great believer and disciple of Jesus. This fascinating version of Thomas' life sees the impact of Jesus Christ through a fresh pair of eyes and particularly the dramatic events that unfold before and after the death of Jesus. A highly-charged dramatic film it brings to life the fear of the Apostles their conflicts and struggles under the yoke of Roman occupation and life after the passing of their Messiah.
Max Kelp helps his father run a funeral home. But instead of preparing the dead for burial Max is figuring out how to bring them back to life by using his ""reverse impulse bypass manipulation."" In technical terms: he straps a lawnmower engine to the side of a corpse's head and connects it to a PC.
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