My Enemy My Friend: During the finals of the Asian Tournament Ray faces off against his old teammate and former friend Mariah. They soon come to realise how much they have lost by being rivals. A Score To Settle: The final match of the Asian Beyblade Tournament reaches an uncertain conclusion when Tyson and Lee's decisive battle ends in a draw. The resulting sudden death session between Ray and Lee rekindles the pair's old hometown grievances. A Star Is Born Fresh: from the Bladebreakers' win in Asia Tyson comes home and realises he's front-page news! Meanwhile at a local playground the kids are all out Beyblading when Tyson spots a boy being bullied. With the help of Max Kenny and Dizzi Tyson manages to rebuild his blade and demands a rematch.
LOLA: Similar to ""Lolita "" this kinetic film chronicles the story of an aging sex book writer (Charles Bronson) and his passion for a 16-year-old seductress and the social pressures that result from their relationship and eventual marriage. THE WITNESS: A man depends on the testimony of a mystery woman to disprove his involvement in a murder and bank robbery. But where is she?
This charming animated adventure starring Leo the Lion and his jungle friends will thrill all young children. Because Leo is King of the Jungle he thinks he has the right to bully the other animals; he steals shade from Mr. Hyena taunts the monkeys and uses the crocodiles as stepping stones. Unfortunately Leo is far too busy throwing his weight around to notice that there is danger in the jungle - a group of hunters is kidnapping animals to sell them to a zoo. But when a beautif
Though their initial meeting doesn't take place under the best of circumstances (a car accident brings them together) these two polar opposite people find themselves in bed together a few short hours afterwards. Complications ensue the next morning when the young lovers figure out that should they want to continue their relationship they may need to learn to like each other! For the first time Hong Kong superstar Tony Leung stars opposite Cantopop singing sensation Sammi Cheng (the pair would be reunited for the 'Infernal Affairs' trilogy) who scooped a Hong Kong Film Award Best Actress nomination in this bubbly romantic comedy.
In The Veiled Lady / The Lost Mine David Suchet once again brings the great detective Hercule Poirot to rich life. The Veiled Lady is a comic caper, as Poirot and the ever-ready Captain Hastings (Hugh Fraser) resort to burglary to stop a blackmailing cad. The Lost Mine is cleverly set in a Chinatown reminiscent of the 1930s concept of the Mysterious East. Suchet is a perfect Poirot, capturing both his dignity and his humour, and Fraser does a beautiful job of underplaying Hastings enough to keep him the perfect sidekick without ever making him boring. --Ali Davis
Frederick Forsyth: Death Has A Bad Reputation
Long Lost Comedy Classics is a collection of films from a golden age of British Cinema remembered for timeless stars and some unique movies that have stood the test of time. So why not take a trip down memory lane and see how cinema used to be? The Love Match (1955) (Dir. David Paltenghi): After being arrested for assaulting a football referee desperate train driver Bill raids the railwaymen's holiday fund to cover his fine. Now he has to get the money back by hook or by crook! Make Me An Offer (1955) (Dir. Cyril Frankel): A struggling antiques dealer finds the answer to his financial problems when he stumbles across a precious vase - but needs to pull out every trick in the book to win his prize! Orders Are Orders (1954) (Dir. David Paltenghi): A sleepy army barracks is about to be overrun by a film company shooting a science fiction caper - much to the annoyance of the Divisional Commander who decides to make a surprise inspection. Time Gentlemen Please (1952) (Dir. Lewis Gilbert): The PM is planning a celebration visit to the model village of Little Hayhoe. However local lay-about Dan Dance refuses to work so he's shipped off to the local almshouse where he awaits an uncertain yet very funny future. John And Julie (1955) (Dir. William Fairchild): This timeless film records the adventures of two young children who runaway to watch the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II 1953 meeting various English eccentrics along the way. Miss Robin Hood (1952) (Dir. John Guillermin): A newspaper columnist conspires with an elderly fan to steal a secret whiskey formula from a wealthy distiller. However it's not long before Scotland Yard is on the case!
The True story of what happened in Sherwood Forest conceived and Starring Tony Robinson. Originally broadcast in 1994 this 2-disc set features all seven episodes plus another exclusively commissioned booklet written by Tony Robinson and illustrated by Paul Cemmick. Like bird flu Jade Goody and the M4/M25 interchange Maid Marian is a British icon. In this the final series of the muddy extravaganza that is Maid Marian and her Merry Men Rabies grows wings Robin turns nasty and the peasants celebrate High Forks night ""Remember! Remember! the 27th of April."" To quote Robin Hood himself this series is ""as funny as Russell the Abbot."" Maid Marian and her Merry Men was consistently number 1 in the children's TV ratings throughout its four series partly because it was popular with children of all ages but also because it became ""must see"" viewing for students and young adults. It was popular with the critics too winning a Bafta an RTS Award and the International Prix Jeunesse. This perfectly conceived historical farce is witty warm and stylish. An excellent cast and faultless writing has drawn comparisons to Blackadder Red Dwarf and The Young Ones. It is one of those rare programmes made for and enjoyed by both children and adults and has secured a huge fan-base in the seventeen years since the first series was first transmitted. Written by and starring Tony Robinson as the Sherriff of Nottingham Tony has been a regular on our TV screens since he got his big break playing Baldrick in Blackadder. He is the presenter of the successful series Time Team and has recently been seen on our screens on Channel 4 locked in the British Museum overnight attempting to crack the mysterious Codex. Episodes Comprise: 1. Tunnel Vision 2. Bouncy Sheriff 3. Raining Forks 4. The Wise Woman of Worksop 5. Robin the Bad 6. The Nice Sumatran 7. Voyage to the Bottom of the Forest
Barbara Stanwyck and Joel McCrea are Pearl and Ernie, a dewy-eyed young couple in Mississippi. Ernie has lived on the Mississippi River all his life, a member of the proud 'shanty-boat people'. Pearl is a 'land girl,' and unaccustomed to the simple ways of the river folk. But Pearl is determined to be a good wife to Ernie, and her new father-in-law, Newt (Walter Brennan) has high hopes for a grandchild. These sweet, straightforward plans go awry on their wedding day when a local troublemake.
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.
Shampoo was billed as a sex comedy when it was first released in 1975, cashing in on the priapic reputation of its leading man and producer Warren Beatty. More than a quarter of a century on, that tag looks somewhat inadequate. Against a background of aimless bed-hopping and power-broking, Shampoo satirises the cultural and political wasteland of late-1960s Beverley Hills society. Ladies who lunch are married to ambitious, unfaithful husbands with mistresses; their daughters are dysfunctional; and the mistresses spend more time with their dogs than their lovers. George, the philandering hairdresser, is the common denominator who services them all. But he has private ambitions and is hustling for investment in his own salon. Beatty's restless performance as the man who can't say "no" is intriguing, waking up suddenly and too late to the chaos and vapidity of his life. The humour is bleak, sharpened by the background of Nixon's ascent to the White House: Shampoo is a cynical by-product of the Watergate scandal. There are good performances from Julie Christie and Goldie Hawn as two of George's leading conquests, and from a pre-Star Wars Carrie Fisher as the teenager who tries to seduce him. But Lee Grant garnered the awards as the embittered wife who finally calls "time". On the DVD: Shampoo is presented in 1:85.1 anamorphic widescreen, replicating the glossy production values of the original theatrical experience. The mono Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack is well balanced. There are no extras apart from standard subtitles. --Piers Ford
With two workaholics for parents 12 year-old Jason can't remember the last time all the family had dinner together. To make matters worse Jason constantly hears how his friends' parents are divorcing. It's no wonder he mistakenly suspects his parents are splitting up when his dad announces he's leaving for a job interview in Chicago. In a hilariously misguided attempt to save his family Jason and his 14 year-old sister Celina follow dad to Chicago convinced that if Dad gets the job the family will split up. Their mission is clear: ruin Dad's day! Before the kids are finished their Dad finds himself in handcuffs! Now Jason and Celina must use even more creative means to undo their mischief. Some quick thinking and family teamwork are required to save the day in this hilarious comedy in the tradition of 'Home Alone'.
If you were watching TV in the mid-1970s chances are The Sweeney was one of the weekly highlights and these re-mastered collections will have you pining for a time when the only choice was brown or beige, and a monkey would buy you a lot more than a nice whistle. If, however, these episodes are your first taste of Detective Inspector Jack Regan (John Thaw) and Detective Sergeant George Carter (Dennis Waterman) of the Flying Squad, be warned that you will soon be telling friends to "Shut it!" and scouring the pages of Exchange and Mart for a mint-condition Ford Granada in Tawny Metallic (ironically the choice ride for slags in the show was the Jaguar MK2, later to become so closely associated with Thaw's more cerebral take on policework, Inspector Morse).First aired as 1974's pilot Regan, the show was produced by Thames Television subsidiary Euston Films and ran over four series and 53 episodes. Despite being given strict guidelines on speaking parts, locations and structure, writers were expected to produce scripts very quickly and individual episodes were filmed within 10 working days. Based on this frenetic schedule, the result was a choice parade of slags, blags and assorted lowlife, played out across fantastic London locations with a gritty humour that set the agenda for many of the small-screen cop shows to follow. Regan and Carter manage to fit up a few collars between pints, and even occasionally shed their nylon shirts and flares for a distinctly unromantic interlude between the sheets--brown of course.This first volume of Sweeney highlights starts in relatively sedate style with "Contact Breaker", written by Robert-Banks Stewart and featuring Warren Clarke (when he only had one chin) as wire-specialist Danny Keever. When parolee Keever seems bang-to-rights for a bank job Regan smells a rat and decides to have a closer look at other possibilities, including the ex-con's missus, Brenda (Coral Atkins). The second episode, "Night Out", is a much more feisty affair, despite nearly all the action being confined to the pub inhabited by Iris (Mitzi Rogers), an old flame of Regan's under suspicion for aiding and abetting the break-in going on in the bank next door. Troy Kennedy Martin's script throws in an Old West-style saloon fight, backstreet beatings and even one for old time's sake when Regan and Iris are forced play the waiting game together. "Well", as one character observes, "it is Saturday night"! --Steve Napleton
Ten-year-old Mike lives on the South Australian coast with his father and his only friend in the world - aborigine Fingerbone Bill. One day he rescues three orphaned pelican chicks and nurtures them till they're fully grown when he lets them go free. One of the pelicans returns to Mike and becomes his pet named Mr Percival. However his world is soon to be interrupted by local teachers urging him to attend school and the danger of hunters who have taken notice of Mr Percival.
With an outstanding performance by James Woods, Rudy: The Rudolph Giuliani Story is a warts-and-all portrait of New York City's lame-duck mayor, who rose from political disfavour to unexpected heights of heroism and leadership in the wake of September 11, 2001. Originally broadcast on the USA Network and based on Wayne Barrett's muckraking biography, it's a condensed, Cliff's Notes rendition of Giuliani's political career, with each commercial break serving as a chapter stop, beginning on the eve of 9/11 and alternating past and present highlights from Giuliani's rise to power. The film offers an unflinching portrait of a devoted public servant who's as fallible as he is competent: his wife (Penelope Ann Miller) understandably suffers while extramarital affairs and political fearlessness are all seen as by-products of Giuliani's compulsion to improve the city he loves. As Robert Dornhelm's clunky direction combines actual news footage with exacting recreations of 9/11 and its aftermath, Woods' charismatic performance wisely avoids mimicry to show us a flawed but noble man who, in the final analysis, deserves our conditional respect. --Jeff Shannon
In its day Crossroads was one of television's most popular and enduring soap operas. The sets may have wobbled at times but many of its characters went on to become icons of popular culture. This eight-disc set includes some of the earliest surviving episodes as well as examples from many memorable storylines including Sandy's accident Meg's wedding and the shooting of David Hunter...
In the autumn of 2000 Wilco entered the studio to record a highly anticipated fourth album. How was it that merely one year later that with completed record in hand the band found itself rejected by its corporate label and missing two of its members? First time filmmaker and award-winning photographer Sam Jones was on hand to chronicle this turbulent chapter in Wilco's history as it unfolded. Throughout the film Jones tempers the backstage drama and unfathomable corporate shenani
One Step Beyond - Skateboarding: This film follows the antics of some of the most famous and infamous skaters the world. See Bam Margera doing what he does best and also skating. Add in Tony Hawk in his own Hawk shoes section with a 20 foot vertical gap and you have one of the slickest films ever made. Death Of A Video Magazine - Skateboarding: The latest film in the logic series provides a fresh funny and satisfying approach to skateboarding as we know it. Featured ar
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