Brendan (Robbie Coltrane) is a janitor at a university who has a fondness for gambling on the horses. The problem is he doesn't have much skill at it and poorly considered bets have drained all the money he'd set aside for his daughter's education. Brendan's wife (Brenda Blethyn) has made Brendan promise to give up gambling but when their daughter announces she's just been accepted to Trinity College in Ireland Brendan has to come up with the tuition money and fast! While doing h
Kids will enjoy the dinosaurs, gaudy prehistoric decor, and cartoon humour of The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas; but adults will find fewer morsels of entertainment, although the sly performance of Alan Cumming (Eyes Wide Shut) as the Great Gazoo, an alien sent to Earth to observe human mating behaviour is a highlight. The movie begins before Fred (Mark Addy from The Full Monty) and Wilma (Kirsten Johnston from Third Rock from the Sun) Flintstone ever met, back when Wilma was an unhappy rich girl seeking happiness in a less snobby environment. Running away from her smothering mother (Joan Collins!) and an oily suitor, Chip Rockefeller (Thomas Gibson from Dharma and Greg), she winds up at a drive-in restaurant where she meets Betty (Jane Krakowski from Ally McBeal), a waitress who thinks Wilma is actually homeless and invites the runaway to live with her. Our blue-collar heroes, Fred and Barney Rubble (Stephen Baldwin from The Usual Suspects), ask the girls out on a double date, and before long Fred and Wilma bond over bowling. But it turns out that Chip is in debt to a ruthless loan shark and needs Wilma's money, so he invites the couples to his new casino in Rock Vegas, where he plots nefariously to ruin their blossoming love. The plot holds no surprises and the dialogue is clumsy, but there's a blithe dimwittedness to the whole affair that makes it curiously inoffensive. --Bret Fetzer, Amazon.com
Known as 'The Little Dragon' to legions of adoring fans Bruce Lee is regarded by many as the greatest martial arts legend who ever lived. Now discover his amazing untold story in this stunning biopic from the studio that brought you Jet Li's Warlords and the acclaimed Infernal Affairs Trilogy. From his birth on November 27th 1940 to his departure for San Francisco in 1959 discover how Bruce Lee lived through war and persecution and survived the brutal street-gangs of 1950's Hong Kong before going on to live his dreams. Produced by Robert Lee Bruce Lee's younger brother and based on his own first-hand experience Young Bruce Lee is a breathtaking and evocative homage to the man who uniquely brought the power and majesty of Chinese Kung Fu to millions around the world. Showcasing an incredible hi-impact tribute to the celebrated Coliseum fight from Way of the Dragon Young Bruce Lee is an inspirational motion picture event that is not to be missed!
In its second Emmy-winning season as Outstanding Comedy Series Taxi cruised to new heights of comic invention. In addition to the brilliant ensemble from the first season. Taxi welcomed three breakout actors as regular contributors in the second season. Perhaps the most memorable is the fried philosopher Jim Ignatowski (Christopher Lloyd) whose hilarious Slow Down episode is featured here. Also joining the cast are Carol Kane as Latka's love interest and Rhea Perlman as the unlikely girlfriend of the despised Louie De Palma. (Danny DeVito). Highlights of the second season include Louie's first romance with a non-professional the infamous race between Alex and Louie and one of the most outrageous goodnight kisses ever seen on TV. From farce to fantasy to human comedy these 24 episodes garnered three Emmys including one for Outstanding Comedy Series.
In this kung fu fantasy a daring duel of powers between the fairies finds the young mortal Cheung rescuing the Sky Mussel Fairy. His bravery is not repaid however as Cheung is driven out of his home by his uncle. Now Cheung must struggle to stay alive in a world of gods and demons with only his kung fu powers to keep him safe. With wild images dazzling visuals and mind-boggling fights Deadly Snail vs. Kung Fu Killers is fast furious kung fu action!
Her courage paved the way to their freedom. Mary Bryant is the true story of a remarkable woman's fight for freedom and dignity in the first colony in Australia. An action-packed film with an all-star cast including Jack Davenport (This Life) Sam Neill (Jurassic Park) and Romola Garai as Mary this is the biggest mini-series ever filmed in Australia.
An adaptation of William Shakespeare's classic which depicts the crumbling of an obsessed man's sanity and the chronicling of his moral disintegration.
An ex-Navy commando (Mark Dacascos – Double Dragon) is framed for a bungled mission to save hostages from terrorists in which he survived being shot 7 times by an assassin (Tony Todd - Candyman). Years later he is hired to protect a weapons distributor and his wife only to have the same assassin kill them; this sets him on a mission with the assigned FBI agent (Carrie Anne Moss – The Matrix) to bring the killers and conspirators to justice.
These are the men who shaped the face of rock guitar. Featuring stunning performances by some of the greatest names in rock guitar along with personal insights into the world of the guitarists including unique interviews on guitar craft by Steve Howe and Tony Iommi. Presented by guitar wizard Mick Box of Uriah Heep this is a personal selection by a guitarist who is himself a rock legend... Featuring: Stevie Howe Mick Box Jan Akkerman Tony Iommi Dave Brock Ronnie Montro
The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen (1 Disc Edition): A hunter a scientist a vampire an invisible man an immortal a spy a beast....when a masked madman known as The Fantom threatens to launch global Armageddon legendary adventurer Allan Quatermain (Sean Connery) commands a legion of superheroes the likes of which mankind has never seen. Now despite fighting their own personal demons - and each other - they must join forces to save the world. Daredevil (1 Disc Edition): Ben Affleck is Matt Murdock a.k.a Daredevil. As a young boy he lost his sight in a chemical accident which left him with his other senses superhumanly enhanced (and some incredible acrobatic skills). Flash forward and Matt is working by day as a pro bono lawyer (with partner Jon Favreau) and by night as a righteous avenger. The plot sees New York supercriminal Kingpin (Michael Clarke Duncan) calling on Irish assassin Bullseye (Colin Farrell) to take care of some business involving the father of Jennifer Garner's Elektra (with whom Matt falls head over heels in love). Daredevil is a shadowy comic book fantasy that provides plenty of fast-paced high-kicking action.
Despite her parents' disapproval Brianne is determined to marry Clay. At first the marriage is a success but gradually Clay becomes more and more physically and emotionally abusive to his family. One night in a bar a man tries to chat up Brianne and Clay shoots him dead. To try and deceive the authorities Brianne admits to shooting the man by accident. This plan misfires and the couple are both imprisoned for life. When Brianne's father dies Brianne is faced with the possibility of losing custody of their only child Lily. Is her love for Clay strong enough?.. Based on a true story.
Wake of Death: Action superstar Jean-Claude Van Damme is back and at his hard-hitting best as Ben Archer an ex-mob enforcer seeking revenge against a ruthless Chinese kingpin responsible for his wife's brutal murder. When Archer joins forces with his old underworld friends an all-out war is waged against the Chinese Triads... Hong Kong favourite Simon Yam faces off against the Muscles From Brussels in this pulse-pounding action thriller! In Hell:Kyle Lord (Van Damme) is arrested and convicted for the vigilante killing of his wife's murderer. Kyle must survive life in a maximum-security prison where inmates are made to battle to their death in a brutal no holds barred fight called ""The Shu"" for the warden's entertainment and profit. Kyle fights his oppressors and is quickly sent to ""The Shu"" where his unbridled rage catapults him to the victor's circle. Kyle has become one of the monsters he despises and must now battle within himself to survive... The Order:Action superstar Jean-Claude Van Damme (Nowhere To Run Universal Soldier) is back in The Order a fast-paced high-octane thriller set in the Middle East. From the director of Double Impact and featuring screen legend Charlton Heston (Planet Of The Apes Any Given Sunday) Ben Cross (First Knight Chariots Of Fire) and sexy newcomer Sofia Milos The Order is an exciting adventure packed with extreme fight choreography exotic locations and non-stop action. Journey to a turbulent world under siege as reformed artifact smuggler Rudy (Van Damme) travels to Jerusalem to rescue his museum-curator father who's been kidnapped by ruthless fanatics and recover a sacred scroll believed to hold dangerous secrets of an underground sect. Framed for murder by a scheming police chief (Cross) Rudy enlists the aid of a mysterious beauty (Milos) to clear his name and wages a one-man battle to recapture the prized manuscript before the ultimate Holy War breaks out and all hell breaks loose!
The Morgan Freeman Collection containing three of his best known films. Kiss The Girls: North Carolina police detective Dr. Alex Cross (Morgan Freeman) tracks an elusive psychopath whose modus operandi is not necessarily killing the young women he abducts but ""collecting"" them as trophies. Unfortunately his quarry includes the detective's own law-student niece so his race against time with the help of a no-nonsense medical intern Dr. Kate McTiernan (Ashley Judd) who esca
Men In Black: 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: Agent J and Agent K are back! Agent J (Will Smith) needs help with a new breed of alien terror i
Fievel the Mouse returns in the third installment in the An American Tail series. Fievel (voice of Thomas Dekker) and his friend Tony Toponi find a map that they believe points to a treasure buried somewhere beneath Old New York and the plucky rodent is determined to find it. However what he discovers under the city is a tribe of Native American mice who were driven underground by prejudiced European immigrants. Fievel makes new friends with the outcasts and he comes to realize tha
Between his high-octane debut, Bad Boys, and 1998's wannabe blockbuster Armageddon, hotshot director Michael Bay forged his dubious reputation with this crowd-pleasing action extravaganza. In Rock, a psychotically disgruntled war hero (Ed Harris) seizes the island prison of Alcatraz and threatens to wage chemical warfare against nearby San Francisco unless the government publicly recognises the men who were killed under Harris's top-secret command. Nicolas Cage plays the biochemist who teams up with the only man ever to have escaped from Alcatraz (Sean Connery) in an attempt to foil Harris's terrorist scheme. As one might expect, what follows is an action-packed barrage of bullets, bodies, and climactic confrontations, replete with enough plot contrivances to give even the most jaded action fan cause for alarm. It's a load of hooey, but the cast is obviously having a grand old time, and there's enough wit to make the recycled action sequences tolerable. --Jeff Shannon
Spikes All Star Band is a unique assembly of some of the fines musicians and singers in the world. Formed by Spike Edney former keyboard player with Queen the response to the first concert in 1994 was so positive that it led to a gigs and TV appearances. Members include Roger Taylor Fish Roger Chapman Steve Lukather Chaka Khan Leo Sayer Mica Paris Brian May and many more. Tracks include Blinded By The Light (Chris Thompson) All I Need Is A Miracle (Paul Young) Big Area (Mark Shaw) Fire (Arthur Brown) My Generation (Leo Sayer and Damon Hill) Every Time You Go Away (Paul Young) Hammer To Fall (Tony Hadley) Radio Ga Ga (Roger Taylor).
Yesyears is a generous (over two-hour) documentary that profiles Yes through the years, from the band's earliest days up to and including 1991, the year when no fewer than eight past and current members played together on their "Union" tour. The story is told through separate interviews with the band circa 1991, talking happily about their many successes and even greater excesses; their musical freedoms and their personal fallings-out. The talking heads are interspersed with a lot of fascinating archive footage from all phases of the band's evolution--just some random examples: a youthful Steve Howe playing "The Clap"; "Yours is No Disgrace" from a live German TV appearance in 1971; Chris Squire performing "Hold Out Your Hand" from his first solo album; studio footage from the Going for the One and Tormato sessions; and lots of evocative footage from the Spinal Tap-esque live shows of the 70s. Inevitably, it being an officially endorsed document, there's little negative criticism here, though Rick Wakeman is typically candid about his decisions for originally leaving the band. Documentation of all the various musical excerpts would have been nice--they come and go without any context--but generally this makes rewarding viewing for any Yes fan, with the caveat of course that the story stops in 1991. On the DVD: Yesyears is disappointingly presented in 4:3 ratio NTSC format, leaving the picture generally fuzzy and at times positively obscure in places, with plain stereo sound (at best--many of the early musical excerpts are mono). The chapter divisions are extremely generous, but there are no bonus features as such. --Mark Walker
The 'Little Ladies' are back! The papers call them the 'band that wouldn't die' and that remains their motto as they gig at night and struggle to survive against the predators and cons of the rock world. Will they be able to survive the roller-coaster ride of the music industry and fulfil their dreams? This 2 disc set contains the complete second series: Disc 1 'The Band That Wouldn't Die' 'The Empire' and 'The Hype'. Disc 2 'The Loony Tunes' 'the Divorce' a
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