John Carpenter's Assault On Precinct 13 is a riveting low-budget thriller from 1976, in which a nearly abandoned police station is held under siege by a heavily armed gang called Street Thunder. Inside the station, cut off from contact and isolated, convicts heading for death row and the cops must now join forces or die. That's the basic plot, but what Carpenter does with it is remarkable. Drawing specific inspiration from the classic Howard Hawks Western Rio Bravo (which included a similar siege on disadvantaged heroes), Carpenter used his simple setting for a tense, tightly constructed series of action sequences, emphasising low-key character development and escalating tension. Few who've seen the film can forget the "ice cream cone" scene in which a young girl is caught up in the action by patronising a seemingly harmless ice cream van. It's here, and in other equally memorable scenes, that Carpenter demonstrates his knack for injecting terror into the mundane details of daily life, propelling this potent thriller to cult favourite status and long-standing critical acclaim. From this Carpenter went on to make the original Halloween, one of the most profitable independent films of all time. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
After a college student is tapped to join the elite secret Skulls fraternity he witnesses a girl's death and his life starts to fall apart...
You asked for more...and the Planet Express crew is delivering! Welcome back to Futurama, the light-years-ahead-of-its-time animated series from The Simpsons creator Matt Groening. Join Fry, Bender, Leela and the rest of the gang for 13 hilarious new episodes that tackle some of the most controversial subjects in the galaxy...including evolution, mind exchange, feline intelligence and robosexual marriage. Hey, it could happen!Futurama has consistently received high critical acclaim, culminating in a Guinness World Record for Current Most Critically Acclaimed Animated Series in 2010. Season 5 includes all 13 new episodes and special features including Deleted Scenes, Full-length Audio Commentaries, The Prisoner of Benda Live Table Read and plenty more!
Howards End is E M Forster's beautifully subtle story of the criss-crossing paths of the privileged and those they disdain--and of a remarkable pair of women who can see beyond class distinctions. Dramatic and tragic but also surprisingly funny, this James Ivory film focuses on a pair of unmarried sisters (Emma Thompson, who won an Oscar, and Helena Bonham Carter) who befriend a poor young clerk (Sam West) and, without meaning to, ruin his life. Meanwhile, Thompson also makes the acquaintance of a dying neighbour (Vanessa Redgrave), who leaves her a family home in her will--which her husband (Anthony Hopkins) destroys. But, ironically, he meets and falls in love with Thompson, even as their paths once more intersect with the increasingly miserable young clerk. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's beautifully economical script also won an Oscar.--Marshall Fine
Starring Sean Bean (Game of Thrones), The Frankenstein Chronicles is a thrilling and terrifying reimagining of Mary Shelley's classic novel that follows a detective investigating a series of horrifying experiments. London, 1827: when a mutilated corpse is discovered by the edge of the River Thames, Inspector John Marlott (Bean) sets off on a hunt for the most deranged of killers, which takes him to the darkest corners of Georgian London an underworld of prostitution, drug smuggling, bodysnatching and murder for profit. But as his investigation deepens only one thing is for certain: an evil which defies reason is at work, attempting to reanimate the dead. Bonus Features The Making Of Frankenstein Chronicles The Look of the Frankenstein Chronicles Frankenstein: The Myth Cast & Crew Interviews
The entire second season of Goosebumps comes to DVD for the very first time worldwide in this brand new 4 disc set. Based on R.L. Stine's award-winning book series, Goosebumps remains as popular today as when it was originally broadcast on CBBC in the 90s. Featuring early appearances by Hayden Christensen (Star Wars) and Kevin Zegers (Gossip Girl), Season Two continued to haunt children with the chilling storylines that helped to cement the series as one of the most fondly remembered kids TV shows of its time. Episode Comprise: Be Careful What You Wish For Attack of the Mutant: Part 1 Attack of the Mutant: Part 2 Bad Hare Day The Headless Ghost Go Eat Worms You Can't Scare Me Revenge Of The Lawn Gnomes Ghost Beach Attack Of The Jack-O-Lanterns The Haunted Mask II: Parts 1 and 2 Let's Get Invisible Scarecrow Walks At Midnight Monster Blood More Monster Blood Vampire Breath 17. How To Kill A Monster Calling All Creeps Welcome To The Dead House: Parts 1 and 2 Don't Wake Mummy The Blob That Ate Everyone Night Of The Living Dummy III: Parts 1 and 2
The Affair has it all. The story begins in Season One with Noah Solloway (Dominic West), a happily married father who finds himself attracted to Alison Lockhart (Ruth Wilson) an unhappily married waitress suffering from a recent tragedy. As both sides of the romance are explored, a detective investigating a murder shows up, shedding unwanted light on both parties. The mystery deepens in Season Two, revealing complex family ties, passionate betrayals and vengeful emotions just as all involved try to plan for the future. Also starring Maura Tierney and Joshua Jackson, watch all 22 episodes of the Golden Globe®-winning* series in this 8-disc edition.
Howards End is E M Forster's beautifully subtle story of the criss-crossing paths of the privileged and those they disdain--and of a remarkable pair of women who can see beyond class distinctions. Dramatic and tragic but also surprisingly funny, this James Ivory film focuses on a pair of unmarried sisters (Emma Thompson, who won an Oscar, and Helena Bonham Carter) who befriend a poor young clerk (Sam West) and, without meaning to, ruin his life. Meanwhile, Thompson also makes the acquaintance of a dying neighbour (Vanessa Redgrave), who leaves her a family home in her will--which her husband (Anthony Hopkins) destroys. But, ironically, he meets and falls in love with Thompson, even as their paths once more intersect with the increasingly miserable young clerk. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's beautifully economical script also won an Oscar.--Marshall Fine
Acclaimed writer Andrew Davies turns his talents to one of Charles Dicken's most brilliant novels - arguably the greatest ever depiction of Victorian London from its glittering heights to its very lowest depths - adapting it into a series of half-hour episodes. At the court of Chancery the interminable suit of Jarndyce and Jarndyce becomes the centre of a web of relationships at all levels - from aristocrat Sir Leicester Dedlock to Little Jo the lowly crossing sweeper - and a metaphor for the decay and corruption at the heart of English society. A skillfully crafted thriller; an epic feast of characters and storylines; and a passionate indictment of the legal system Bleak House is as searingly relevant today as it was in the mid-19th Century.
Tom Ronstadt (JOHN SIMM) is a successful London journalist who, with his career and life falling apart, returns to his hometown in Lancashire for the first time in 18 years. He finds his father Sam (JIM BROADBENT), whom Tom idolised as a child, in the grip of Alzheimer's a once formidable man now being cared for by his sister Nancy (OLIVIA COLMAN). Over the three episodes Tom unravels the mystery linked to his childhood that drove him away all those years ago. As his frustrations grow with his father's failure to remember the past, he persists unaware that he is unearthing a devastating crime that will reveal secrets he could never have imagined.
NBA star Michael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny and the rest of his pals in a basketball game that is more important than any that has ever come before - the fate of the Earth hangs on the result. The problem has arisen because an invading alien race, the Nerclucks, want to kidnap Bugs and the rest of the Looney Tunes and use them as a tourist attraction on Moron Mountain. Bill Murray also stars in this live-action and animated mix. Special Features Commentary by Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Director Joe Pytka Featurette Jammin' with Bugs Bunny and Michael Jordan 2 Music Videos: Seal's Fly like an Eagle and the Movie Cast's Monstars Anthem Hit 'Em High Theatrical Trailer
Disney's "A Christmas Carol", a multi-sensory thrill ride re-envisioned by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis, captures the fantastical essence of the classic Dickens tale in a groundbreaking 3-D motion picture event
Films Comprise: 1. Into Wild Green Yonder: In this Futurama extravaganza mankind stands on the brink of a wondrous new Green Age. But ancient forces of darkness three years older than time itself have returned to wreak destruction. Even more shocking: Bender's in love with a married fembot and Leela's on the run from the law - Zapp Brannigan's law! Fry is the last hope of the universe... so if you're in the universe you might want to think about going somewhere else. Could this be the end of the Planet Express crew forever? Say it ain't so meatbag! Off we go Into The Wild Green Yonder! 2. Bender's Game: With fuel prices skyrocketing the Planet Express crew sets off on a dangerous mission: to infiltrate the world's only dark-matter mine source of all spaceship fuel. But deep beneath the surface lies a far stranger place... a medieval land of dragons and sorcery and intoxicated knights who look suspiciously like Bender. So park your hover-car and saddle up your unicorn for Futurama's grandest adventure yet: Bender's Game! Bender's Big Score: In this feature-length epic The Planet Express crew must fight to save the world from evil nudist alien internet scammers who send Bender back in time to steal the world's greatest treasures. The secret to time travel is tattooed on Fry's buttocks Leela finds true love and Fry learns a terrible secret about his destiny and his buttocks! The Beast With A Billion Backs: In Futurama's most tentacle-packed epic space itself rips open revealing a gateway to another universe. But what lies beyond? Horror? Love? Or maybe both if it happens to contain a repulsive planet-sized monster with romantic intentions! Nothing less than the fate of human and robot-kind is at stake as the Futurama crew takes on...The Beast With A Billion Backs.
Two teenage dancers - easily distracted Sam (Shiri Appleby) and driven Jules (Larisa Oleynik) - must examine their lives and take a closer look at their futures when Jules is diagnosed with cancer. Based on the popular book by Davida Wills Hurwin and directed by Hoop Dreams producer Peter Gilbert.
Holy blu-ray bonanza Batman! This super special edition includes hours of thrill-packed extras that take you behind the scenes and let you explore the dynamic duo's background as never before. The fate of the world hangs in the balance when Batman (Adam West) and Robin (Burt Ward) face off against four of the most powerful villains of all time - Catwoman (Lee Meriwether) The Penguin (Burgess Meredith) The Joker (Cesar Romero) and The Riddler (Frank Gorshin)!
An intense, compelling series from the early '70s, Man at the Top stars Kenneth Haigh in the continuing story of Joe Lampton, the aggressively ambitious anti-hero of John Braine's bestselling novel Room at the Top. Haigh won a BAFTA nomination for his portrayal of Lampton, and a strong supporting cast includes Zena Walker, Paul Eddington, George Sewell and Colin Welland. This set contains both series and the hit film sequel from Hammer Films. Thirteen years on from his marriage to the pregnant Susan, Joe is now a father of two with a stockbroker-belt home and a career in management consultancy. As tenacious and pushy as ever, his attentions rarely remain fixed; with plenty of candidates eagerly forming the 'other woman' queue, Joe will seize any opportunity, be it personal or professional, to further his climb to the top in the world of big business and beyond...
""Only Connect"". This famous command is the catalyst which brings together two very different Edwardian families - the one passionate and progressive the other hidebound by wealth and social status - with irreversible and devastating consequences. A dying woman's impulsive wish marks a turning point in the relationship between the cosmopolitan Schlegel sisters Margaret and Helen and the wealthy Wilcox family when Ruth Wilcox bequeaths her idyllic country house Howards End to Margaret (Emma Thompson). Convinced that he is acting in the best interests of his family the patriarcal Henry Wilcox destroys his wife's ""unofficial"" will. But as the lonely repressed Henry falls in love with Margaret and Helen's willful attacks on class and convention strike at the very heart of the Wilcox family fate decrees that Henry must pay dearly for his deceit.
In 1988 it exploded onto TV full of unprecedented honesty attitude and flat-out hilarity. No other series - before or since - has had such a worldwide impact. In this groundbreaking debut series meet the working class Conners of Lanford Illinois - wife / mother / domestic goddess Roseanne husband Dan her sister Jackie and kids Becky Darlene and D.J. Watch as they live their lives like no other family in television history as they launch the legendary sitcom that changed our culture for ever. It all begins with these 23 classic episodes - featuring such guest stars as George Clooney Bruce Willis and many more... Episodes comprise: 1. Life And Stuff 2. We're In The Money 3. D-I-V-O-R-C-E 4. Language Lessons 5. Radio Days 6. Lovers' Lanes 7. The Memory Game 8. Here's To Good Friends 9. Dan's Birthday Bash 10. Saturday 11. Canoga Time 12. The Monday Through Friday Show 13. Bridge Over Troubled Sonny 14. Father's day 15. Nightmare On Oak Street 16. Mall Story 17. Becky's Choice 18. The Slice Of Life 19. Workin' Overtime 20. Toto We're Not In Kansas Anymore 21. Death And Stuff 22. Dear Mom And Dad 23. Let's Call It Quits
They're baaaack! The cartoon that kick-started the animation craze is finally available for the first time ever on DVD! Ren the temperamental Chihuahua and Stimpy the naive cat invite you to slap on a happy helmet for hours of twisted entertainment! It's the complete first 2 seasons of the cult classic series in a collectible box set.
The inspirational Timothy West and Prunella Scales continue their waterway adventures embarking on spectacular canal journeys across Britain and abroad. In this fifth series, Pru and Tim embark on remarkable canal journeys, sharing a passion that they've enjoyed for decades. From the Norfolk Broads to Kerela, India; this series of Great Canal Journeys is truly international. Their adventures also take them to Portugal & France. Features: Includes the episodes (on 2-disc DVD): The Norfolk Broads Marne-Rhine Canal Rio Douro Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal Kerela Assam Includes subtitles for the Hard of Hearing
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