The pity of war has been a much-favoured film topic; the treachery of war much less so, though never more persuasively than in Paths of Glory, Stanley Kubrick's breakthrough feature from 1957. Kirk Douglas gives one of his finest screen performances as Colonel Dax, the idealistic First World War soldier appalled by the arbitrary court-marshal meted out to three of his men after an impossible attempt to storm German lines goes disastrously wrong. George Macready is an utterly believable Gerneral Mireau, obsessed with his own honour and standing, whom Adolphe Majou complements tellingly as the urbane and cynical General Bruler. Those who know Kubrick from his later sprawling epics will be surprised at the tautness and concision shown here, even though the screenplay--which he co-wrote--has a certain theatrical stiffness. On the DVD: Paths of Glory on disc reproduces well in full-screen format, and Gerald Fried's bitingly ironic score comes through powerfully. There are five dubbed and six subtitled languages. The original trailer is a masterpiece of gritty reportage, well worth reviving. Along with Dr Strangelove and 2001, this is Kubrick's most focussed and durable film. --Richard Whitehouse
An NFL quarterback living the bachelor lifestyle discovers that he has a 7-year-old daughter from a previous relationship. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is about to meet his greatest matchand she's about four feet tall.
The pity of war has been a much-favoured film topic; the treachery of war much less so, though never more persuasively than in Paths of Glory, Stanley Kubrick's breakthrough feature from 1957. Kirk Douglas gives one of his finest screen performances as Colonel Dax, the idealistic First World War soldier appalled by the arbitrary court-marshal meted out to three of his men after an impossible attempt to storm German lines goes disastrously wrong. George Macready is an utterly believable Gerneral Mireau, obsessed with his own honour and standing, whom Adolphe Majou complements tellingly as the urbane and cynical General Bruler. Those who know Kubrick from his later sprawling epics will be surprised at the tautness and concision shown here, even though the screenplay--which he co-wrote--has a certain theatrical stiffness. On the DVD: Paths of Glory on disc reproduces well in full-screen format, and Gerald Fried's bitingly ironic score comes through powerfully. There are five dubbed and six subtitled languages. The original trailer is a masterpiece of gritty reportage, well worth reviving. Along with Dr Strangelove and 2001, this is Kubrick's most focussed and durable film. --Richard Whitehouse
The toys celebrate their 10th birthday with this amazing double pack set.
The Killing: When ex-con Johnny Clay (Sterling Hayden) says he has a plan to make a killing everybody want to be in on the action. Especially when the plan is to steal $2 million in a racetrack robbery scheme in which ""no one will get hurt."" But despite all their careful plotting Clay and his men have overlooked on thing: Sherry Peatty (Marie Windsor) a money-hungry double-crossing dame who's planning to make a financial killing of her own...even if she has to wipe out Clay's entire gang to do it! Paths Of Glory: Safe in their picturesque chateau behind the front lines the French General Staff passes down a direct order to Colonel Dax: take the Ant Hill at any cost. A blatant suicide mission the attack is doomed to failure. Covering up their fatal blunder the Generals order the arrest of three innocent soldiers charging them with cowardice and mutiny. Dax a lawyer in civilian life rises to the men's defense but soon realizes that unless he can prove that the Generals were to blame nothing less than a miracle will save his clients from the firing squad. The Killer's Kiss: Stanley Kubrick's second film Killer's Kiss made the world take notice. The young moviemaker won acclaim for this dazzling film noir about a struggling New York boxer (Jamie Smith) whose life is imperiled when he protects a nightclub dancer (Irene Kane) from her gangster boss (Frank Silvera). ""Using his camera as a sandpaper block Kubrick has stripped away the veneer from the prizefight and dancehall worlds "" the New York Mirror proclaimed. Killer's Kiss not only lends considerable insight into future Kubrick classics - such as The Killing and Full Metal Jacket - but is also a remarkable film in its own right: the boxing match may be the most vicious this side of Raging Bull and the famed final battle remains an action tour-de-force.
Toy Story 1 John Lasseter's Toy Story poses the universal and magical question of what do toys do when they are not being played with? Cowboy Woody (voiced by Tom Hanks), Andy's favourite bedroom toy, tries to calm the other toys during a wrenching time of year--the birthday party, when newer toys may replace them. Sure enough, Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) is the new toy that takes over the throne. Buzz has a crucial flaw, though--he believes he is the real Buzz Lightyear, not a toy. Bright and cheerful, Toy Story is much more than a 90-minute commercial for the inevitable bonanza of Woody and Buzz toys. Lasseter further scores with perfect voice casting, including Don Rickles as Mr Potato Head and Wallace Shawn as a meek dinosaur. The director-animator won a special Oscar "For the development and inspired application of techniques that have made possible the first feature-length computer-animated film". In other words, the movie is great. Toy Story 2 Like the handful of other great movie sequels, Toy Story 2 comments on why the first one was so wonderful while finding a fresh angle worthy of a new film. The craze of toy collecting becomes the focus here, as we find out that Woody (voiced by Tom Hanks) is not only a beloved toy to Andy but also a rare doll from a popular 1960s children's show. When a greedy collector takes Woody, Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) launches a rescue mission with Andy's other toys. To say more would be a crime because this is one of the most creative and smile-inducing films since, well, the first Toy Story.Although the toys look the same as in the 1994 feature, Pixar shows how much technology has advanced: the human characters look more human, backgrounds are superior, and two action sequences that book-end the film are dazzling. And it's a hoot for kids and adults. The film is packed with spoofs, easily accessible in-jokes and inspired voice casting (with newcomer Joan Cusack especially a delight as Cowgirl Jessie). But as the Pixar canon of films illustrates, the filmmakers are storytellers first. Woody's heart-tugging predicament can easily be translated into the eternal debate of living a good life versus living for forever. Toy Story 2 was deservedly a huge box-office success. --Doug Thomas
Who steals from the rich to give to the poor? Who is the last bastion of truth freedom and goodness for the peasants of Worksop? Who really gets up the Sheriff of Nottingham's big nose? Robin of Sherwood? No he'd rather hide under trees to avoid any bruising to his perfect face or creasing of his lovely non-catalogue green outfit. Contrary to popular belief it was Marian - strong brave blonde and bossy - who led the merry men. That would be the merry lethargic witless and e
Radio psychologist Jack Black (Mark Harmon) takes his children Joshua (Joshua Jackson) and Ashley (Sarah Wayne) on a ""vacation"" to a lake in British Columbia. While he grinds away at work the children discover that the famous local lake monster ""Orky"" may not be just a gimmick to attract tourists after all. In fact Orky may enable them to get closer to their workaholic dad and help keep local polluters from dumping toxic waste into Orky's home.
The Crooked Sky: Filmed at Merton Park this Crime Drama was scripted by Norman Hudis who went on to become a key scribe in both the Carry On and Man from U.N.C.L.E. series. Fake pound notes are flooding Britain a US treasury man (Wayne Morris) and a Scotland Yard detective (Bruce Seton) centre their enquiries on an airlane company whose radio operators are getting murdered... Scarlet Web: A fortress films production This Crime Noir filmed at Nettlefold Studios tells the story of an insurance investigator (Griffith Jones) finds himself framed for murder after seductive Laura Vane (Zena Marshall) pays him to recover a letter from a blackmailer. Also stars Michael Balfour.
A tense thriller that tears the lid off Soho's underworld and reveals the cunning organisation behind a gang of safebreakers who will stop at nothing not even murder to achieve their goals. The mysterious Mr G is boss of a gang undertaking daring safe robberies. Jimmy Baxter (Wayne Morris) of Anglo American Investigations is on his trail. Also on the trail is feeble Inspector Felby (Lloyd Lamble) who wants this lot badly after the theft of Lady Wilshaws diamond tiara ends in murder. The showdown is at a pawnbrokers where the crooks send the police a hail of bullets.
Who steals from the rich to give to the poor? Who is the last bastion of truth freedom and goodness for the peasants of Worksop? Who really gets up the Sheriff of Nottingham's big nose? Robin of Sherwood? No he'd rather hide under trees to avoid any bruising to his perfect face or creasing of his lovely non-catalogue green outfit. Contrary to popular belief it was Marian - strong brave blonde and bossy - who led the merry men. That would be the merry lethargic witless and everso slightly incompetent men! Episodes comprise: 1. The Big Baby 2. Driving Ambition 3. Keeping Mum 4. They Came From Outer Space 5. Robin And The Beansprout 6. The Great Mud Harvest 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 since it was first transmitted.
When James Cagney starred in the movie adaptation of The Time of Your Life in 1948, it was hotly been debated whether William Saroyans stage play was really filmable at all. Because of its small cast, because all the action takes place on a single claustrophobic set, because the "plot" consists entirely of sub-plots, and because Saroyans "dirty sentimentality" isnt to everyones taste, such doubts are still understandable today. However, accept the movie for what it is--a play in a box--and youll be captivated. The story revolves around a slightly down-at-heel bar-restaurant, where a group of disparate characters come and go as their stories gradually unfold. They include an ex-prostitute desperately seeking a new life, a dancer looking for a break into showbusiness, a down-and-out who discovers a vocation as a pianist, a beer-sodden cowboy and a villainous "stoolie" who, needless to say, gets his comeuppance. This gaggle of misfits is presided over by an enigmatic, champagne-drinking philanthropist (brilliantly played by Cagney) who gently nudges them towards their goals while indulging his own fascination with the minutiae of daily life. Throughout this quietly delightful picture the audience are not told why hes this way, but it is possible to make an educated guess. On the DVD: The Time of Your Life might be a classic, but it apparently warrants no extra features. The black and white picture is 4:3. --Roger Thomas
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
Confederate veteran Jeff Waring arrives in Independence Missouri shortly after the Civil War intending never again to use a gun. He finds that rancher Artemus Taylor and his gang are forcing out the settlers in order to claim their land for the incoming railroad.
When James Cagney starred in the movie adaptation of The Time of Your Life in 1948, it was hotly been debated whether William Saroyans stage play was really filmable at all. Because of its small cast, because all the action takes place on a single claustrophobic set, because the "plot" consists entirely of sub-plots, and because Saroyans "dirty sentimentality" isnt to everyones taste, such doubts are still understandable today. However, accept the movie for what it is--a play in a box--and youll be captivated. The story revolves around a slightly down-at-heel bar-restaurant, where a group of disparate characters come and go as their stories gradually unfold. They include an ex-prostitute desperately seeking a new life, a dancer looking for a break into showbusiness, a down-and-out who discovers a vocation as a pianist, a beer-sodden cowboy and a villainous "stoolie" who, needless to say, gets his comeuppance. This gaggle of misfits is presided over by an enigmatic, champagne-drinking philanthropist (brilliantly played by Cagney) who gently nudges them towards their goals while indulging his own fascination with the minutiae of daily life. Throughout this quietly delightful picture the audience are not told why hes this way, but it is possible to make an educated guess. On the DVD: The Time of Your Life might be a classic, but it apparently warrants no extra features. The black and white picture is 4:3. --Roger Thomas
Nick's Saloon on San Francisco's waterfront is a magnet for all the local misfits and oddballs. Part-time philosopher Joe holds court over the bar handing out advice and encouragement to all and sundry. Their cosy existence is threatened when a crooked detective invades the bar.
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