The Sherlock Holmes Collection is a comprehensive box set containing all 36 hour-long episodes plus the five feature-length specials of Granada TV's classic series starring Jeremy Brett. Originally screened in 1984, the series ran intermittently until the mid-1990s, when the leading actor's chronically failing health forced a final end (he died in 1995). Still hailed by many as the definitive Holmes, Brett presented the great detective as a solitary, nervous and depressive personality whose brilliant flashes of inspiration were interrupted by long bouts of introspection and drug-induced lethargy. In the later feature-length episodes, the actor's own ill-health added a poignant extra dimension that both deepened and darkened his portrayal of Holmes. In a welcome departure from earlier adaptations, Dr Watson (originally played by David Burke, then by Edward Hardwicke) is a thoroughly sensible, pragmatic--if rather unimaginative--companion, not at all the bumbling sidekick made famous by Nigel Bruce in the Basil Rathbone era. Aside from impeccable central casting--bolstered by a host of distinguished thespian guest stars--and scripts that remain remarkably faithful to Conan Doyle's original stories, the series also boasts lavish period production design and a haunting music score from Patrick Gowers. Although latterly they both err too far on the side of melodrama, overall both the series and Jeremy Brett's tour de force performances are likely to remain unsurpassed. On the DVD: The Sherlock Holmes Collection DVD box set might be complete, but the individual discs themselves are disappointingly spartan, with no additional features of any kind nor any attempt to clean up the rather scratchy 4:3 picture quality or the dull mono sound. --Mark Walker
A Spaniard whose interest is knights and chivalry changes his name and appoints his neighbour as his squire. Setting off to seek adventure he employs a washerwoman as his lady.
One of the most scintillating players on the current world-rugby stage Wales'' Shane Williams generates great excitement and lights up the XV-man game all across the globe igniting the crowd with the eager thrill of anticipation whenever the ball is in his hands! The 2008 Six-Nations'' player of the tournament and top try-scorer was vital to Wales'' Grand-Slam-winning campaign and he now stands proud at the summit of his profession. Blessed with lightning pace and unbridled natural ability Shane''s precocious gifts are the envy and undoing of opponents the world over but his hasn't always been a journey of acceptance. The diminutive winger was once considered ''too small'' for competitive international rugby and told that he would never contend seriously for top-class honours. This DVD is the detailed account of how Shane proved his critics so misguided. From the early days of grass-roots rugby in the Amman Valley and the encouragement of family and loyal friends to his introduction to premier club play with Neath and his bewildering emergence into the world spotlight this is Shane's amazing story - in his own words. With his background development and undoubtedly his most mercurial performances all captured in this uniquely personal tribute this tale is definitely Shane''s World!
Recorded live at London's Hammersmith Apollo in 1998, The Fast Show Live features all of the original cast of the highly successful sketch series (Caroline Aherne excepted) including Paul Whitehouse, Simon Day, Charlie Higson and Arabella Weir and practically all of their myriad characters and catchphrases. This live show effectively marks a last hurrah for The Fast Show team, with routines like the Coughing Bob Fleming singalong reworked from the series. However, as a feat of inventive stage management and quick costume changing, they do manage to maintain the Fastness of the TV series live. It was the catchphrases which earned the series its immense popularity and they raise large, predictable cheers of recognition when wheeled out at the Apollo, from Unlucky Alf's opening "Oh, bugger!" to the "Suits you, sir!" of the intrusively camp boys in the menswear department. The show's reliance on these might have been annoying if it weren't for the fact that they were built on such esoteric, peripheral and complex sketch and character material. Who but the Fast Show team would have thought of taking the mickey out of bad European TV, even inventing their own mock-Esperanto to do so? Or similarly, lampooned all those old 1930s music hall comedians whose risque jokes are incomprehensible to modern audiences? These, mixed in with modern archetypes like Ron Manager or the endlessly poignant Ted and Ralph made The Fast Show at once comfortingly familiar yet endlessly surprising viewing. They were influential also: Colin Hunt is surely a crude prototype for The Office's David Brent. On the DVD The Fast Show Live has no special features on this edition, disappointingly. --David Stubbs
Hank Williams is the undisputed 'King of Country Music'. Singer songwriter and legend Hank Williams started a tradition which is still being followed today. This film traces Hank Williams' incredible life story through rare film clips music and revealing interviews with his friends and fellow performers such as Roy Acuff Minnie Pearl and Chet Atkins. Also included are performances of many of Williams' greatest songs by top country musicians such as Willie Nelson Hank Williams Jr. Randy Travis Dwight Yoakum Emmylou Harris Kris Kristofferson and Waylon Jennings who also tell how Hank Williams inspired their careers. Songs include: You're Cheatin Heart Hey Good Lookin Move it On Over I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Lovesick Blues Half As Much and many more...
It was the concert of the year back in 2001 and subsequently became one of the biggest selling music DVDs of all time. Robbie Williams: Live At The Albert captured the world's greatest solo male performer at the height of his powers fulfilling a lifelong ambition to play the songs he had grown up with. Tracklisting: 1. Eternity (Orchestral Version) (Live At The Royal Albert Hall) 2. The Well Swung Intro (Live At The Royal Albert Hall) 3. Have You Met Miss Jones? (Live At The Royal Albert Hall) 4. Mack The Knife (Live At The Royal Albert Hall) 5. Straighten Up And Fly Right (Live At The Royal Albert Hall) 6. Let's Face The Music And Dance (Live At The Royal Albert Hall) 7. Well Did You Evah (Live At The Royal Albert Hall) 8. Well Did You Evah (Reprise) (Live At The Royal Albert Hall) 9. The Lady Is A Tramp (Live At The Royal Albert Hall) 10. Things (Live At The Royal Albert Hall) 11. One For My Baby (Live At The Royal Albert Hall) 12. Mr Bojangles (Live At The Royal Albert Hall) 13. I Will Talk And Hollywood Will Listen (Live At The Royal Albert Hall) 14. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me (Live At The Royal Albert Hall) 15. Beyond The Sea (Live At The Royal Albert Hall) 16. Me And My Shadow (As Performed By Sammy Davis Jr And Frank Sinatra) (Live At The Royal Albert Hall) 17. Me And My Shadow (Reprise) (As Performed By Sammy Davis Jr And Frank Sinatra) (Live At The Royal Albert Hall) 18. Let Me Entertain You (Orchestral Version) (Live At The Royal Albert Hall) 19. Ain't That A Kick In The Head (Live At The Royal Albert Hall) 20. It Was A Very Good Year (Live At The Royal Albert Hall) 21. My Way (Live At The Royal Albert Hall) 22. My Way (Reprise) (Live At The Royal Albert Hall) 23. Backstage Footage (Live At The Albert Hall)
1924. In the small southern town of Delano a series of unsolved murders threatens the delicate balance between the powerful and the powerless. An action-packed thriller seething with the racial tensions political intrigue love and hate that lie beneath the surface of a small town community.
The fourth season of the cult 70's TV Comedy. One of the highest rated sitcoms of the 1970s attracting 16 million viewers at the peak of its popularity Love Thy Neighbour explores the culture clash between black and white neighbours Bill Reynolds and Eddie Booth.
Half Baked (Dir. Tamra Davis 1998): Warning: this movie may cause the munchies cotton mouth and memory loss! Dave Chappelle stars in this hilarious adventure of three lovable party buds trying to bail their friend out of jail. But just when the guys have mastered a plan everything comes dangerously close to going up in smoke! Packed with memorable appearances by the likes of Snoop Dogg Jon Stewart Willie Nelson and Tommy Chong. How High (Dir. Jesse Dylan 2001): High school students Silas and Jamal have two aims in life; get high and get girls. Silas discovers some 'Superweed' which has a surprising effect the pair start to achieve really good grades at school and manage to get accepted at Harvard University...
After witnessing his parents' brutal murder as a child millionaire-philanthropist Bruce Wayne pledges his life to fighting crime disguised as Batman. His long-time nemesis the Joker has sinister plans for the citizens of Gotham City. His greed is matched by his obsession with photojournalist Vicki Vale. But Batman is there to counter the Joker's every move. With the fate of Gotham and Vicki in the balance will good or evil prevail?
A comedy where old school ...meets middle school In this irresistible family comedy hothead college basketball coach Roy McCormick (Martin Lawrence) is more interested in endorsement deals than in winning games. And after an on-court meltdown Roy is about to lose everything unless he can prove he can win games without losing his cool. Enter the Smelters: a wise-cracking junior high squad that's never won a game. Reluctantly taking on the team of hapless hoopsters Roy uses
Happy Feat: In the great nation of Emperor Penguins deep in Antarctica you're nobody unless you can sing-which is unfortunate for Mumble (Elijah Wood) who is the worst singer in the world. He is born dancing to his own tune...tap dancing. Though Mumble's mum Norma Jean (Nicole Kidman) thinks this little habit is cute his dad Memphis (Hugh Jackman) says it 'just ain't penguin.' Besides they both know that without a Heartsong Mumble may never find true love. As fate would have it his one friend Gloria (Brittany Murphy) happens to be the best singer around. Mumble and Gloria have a connection from the moment they hatch but she struggles with his strange 'hippity- hoppity' ways. Mumble is just too different-especially for Noah the Elder (Hugo Weaving) the stern leader of Emperor Land who ultimately casts him out of the community. Away from home for the first time Mumble meets a posse of decidedly un-Emperor-like penguins-the Adelie Amigos. Led by Ramon (Robin Williams) the Adelies instantly embrace Mumble's cool dance moves and invite him to party with them. In Adelie Land Mumble seeks the counsel of Lovelace the Guru (also voiced by Robin Williams) a crazy-feathered Rockhopper penguin who will answer any of life's questions for the price of a pebble. Together with Lovelace and the Amigos Mumble sets out across vast landscapes and after some epic encounters proves that by being true to yourself you can make all the difference in the world. March Of The Penguins: Coming from a French director Luc Jacquet the Oscar-winning family documentary March Of The Penguins would have to be a love story. And it is in that it follows the mating rituals of the emperor penguin one of the most resilient animals on earth. Each summer after a nourishing period of deep-sea feeding the penguins pop up onto the ice and begin their procession across the frozen tundra of Antarctica. Walking in single file they are a sight to behold. Hundreds converge from every direction moving instinctively toward their mating ground. Once there they mingle and chatter until they find the perfect mate - a monogamous match that will last a year through the brutal winter and into the spring. During that time the mother will birth an egg and then leave for the ocean to feed again. The father will stay to protect the egg through the freezing blizzards and pure darkness of winter which would be deadly to practically any other species. Finally with spring the egg hatches and the baby penguins are born. Mothers return from the sea to reunite with their families and feed the starving newborns while the fathers are finally relieved of their protective duties after months without food. The film is remarkable in its story which is narrated by Morgan Freeman whose dignified voice gives the penguins the grave admiration they deserve. But even more incredible is its photography which shows the penguins hunting underwater slidi
Gangster. Death Row inmate Nobel Peace Prize nominee. The fearless reputation of Stan 'Tookie' Williams is transferred from the streets to Death Row. When a journalist is granted an interview with the prisoner however she discovers that he intends to use his criminal knowledge to firmly put his past behind him... Oscar winner Jamie Foxx gives a career-defining performance as the founder of the notorious Crips street gang in this riveting true story.
Ron Howard, Cindy Williams, Charles Martin Smith and Paul Le Mat return in this laugh-fi lled follow-up look into the lives of the gang from George Lucas' original coming-of-age classic, American Graffi ti. Set a few years later, the fi lm traces the continuing hopes, dreams and romances of these high school friends. Gone are the sock hops, cruise nights and make-out spots.Now it's all about campus parties, love-ins and peace rallies - as these friends fi nd themselves in the midst of the amazing era that was the mid-60s. Featuring a timeless soundtrack loaded with the period's greatest hits by Bob Dylan, Donovan, Simon and Garfunkel, The Byrds, The Doors and more, it's a story sure to evoke memories of a time when becoming an adult meant laughing, crying and savouring old friendships.
A feature length animated special featuring the ballet-dancing mouse Angelina. Never before seen on TV! In Chipping Cheddar Angelina is auditioning for the lead role in this year's musical extravaganza Cinderella Mouse and the ugly Whiskers. but when Ivor Operatski the famous director chooses Priscilla Pinkpaw to play Cinderella Angelina finds herself cast as the Wicked Stepmouse! Taking Miss Lilly's advice to 'think horrid' rather too literally Angelina storms off in a tempe
She was an ordinary housewife until her trip to Paris turned into an extraordinary adventure. A bored housewife with writing aspirations enters a mystery writing contest to win a free trip for two to Paris. When she unexpectedly wins her officious and neglectful husband refuses to go with her so she leaves alone. Once there she falls in front of a car driven by the Spanish ambassador and awakens thinking she is Rebecca Ryan the heroine in a series of pulp mysteries. As Reb
Kevin Spacey is a mysterious patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from the planet K-pax. Jeff Bridges is the pyschiatrist who tries to help him, as this supposed alien has remarkable effect on his fellow patients.
One of the greatest balladeers and pop vocalists ever this night in 1978 captures Williams in majesterial form backed by the London Symphony Orchestra augmented by a tight electric band and backing singers. Programme 1: 1. Interview pt1 2. Moon river overture 3. I can't smile without you 4. Medley: Love story / I'll remember you / It never entered my mind / I will wait for you / Breaking up is hard to do / I can't stop loving you 5. Interview pt 2 6. You 7. Just the way you are 8. Interview pt 3 9. MacArthur park 10. Interview pt 4 11. Show me the way to go home medley (music and dance) 12. Until it's time for you to go Programme 2: 13. Sing the songs: I write the songs / Happy heart / Dear heart / Canadian sunset / Bilbao song / Summertime / Hawaiian wedding / Music to watch girls go by / Days of wine and roses / Charade 14. Interview pt 5 15. It's so easy 16. Can't get used to losing you 17. Home lovin man 18. Can't take my eyes off you 19. Medley: Danny boy / Almost there / Born free / More 20. Interview pt 6 21. Higher and higher 22. West side story: Maria / Somethings comin' / Somewhere 23. Interview pt 6 24. American trilogy - battle hymn of the republic 25. Hush little baby 26. The impossible dream (reprise)
There's a thin line that devides the perfect criminal and the perfect cop. It's a fine white line and Officer Russell Stevens is about to step over it. Clean cop Stevens goes undercover to bust LA's biggest narcotics network and discovers it's a short step between catching a criminal and becoming one... A raw and sometimes shocking slice of life from the streets where money makes the rules and drugs do the talking.
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