In 1943 the Germans opened Stalag Luft III a maximum-security prisoner-of-war camp designed to hold even the craftiest escape artists. In doing so however the Nazis unwittingly assembled the finest escape team in military history - brilliantly portrayed here by Steve McQueen James Garner Charles Bronson and James Coburn - who worked on what became the largest prison breakout ever attempted. One of the most ingenious and suspenseful adventure films of all time The Great Escape is a masterful collaboration between director John Sturges (The Magnificent Seven) screenwriters James Clavell (Shogun) and W.R. Burnett (Little Caesar) and composer Elmer Bernstein. Based on a true story The Great Escape is epic entertainment that captivates thrills and stirs (Variety). Special Features: Audio Commentary by Director John Sturges Cast and Crew The Great Escape: Bringing Fact to Fiction The Great Escape: Preparations for Freedom The Great Escape: The Flight to Freedom The Great Escape: A Standing Ovation The Great Escape: The Untold Story The Great Escape: The Untold Story - Additional Interviews The Real Virgil Hilts: A Man Called Jones Return to The Great Escape Original Theatrical Trailer
Henry Fonda Lee J. Cobb Ed Begley and Jack Klugman lead the distinctive cast of jurors whose character portrayals are perfect in every detail (The Hollywood Reporter). With its star-powered cast and three Oscar Nominations including Best Picture 12 Angry Men is a powerful suspenseful and fascinatingly entertaining film (Los Angeles Examiner). Eleven jurors are convinced that the defendant is guilty of murder. The twelfth has no doubt of his innocence. How can this one man steer the others toward the same conclusion? It's a case of seemingly overwhelming evidence against a teenager accused of killing his father in one of the best pictures ever made (The Hollywood Reporter). Special Features: Audio Commentary with Film Historian Drew Casper Beyond Reasonable Doubt: Making 12 Angry Men Inside the Jury Room Original Theatrical Trailer
Adam Sandler fans are sure to enjoy this no-brainer comedy, but everyone else is strongly advised to proceed with caution. Before scoring a more enjoyable hit with his 1998 comedy The Wedding Singer, the former Saturday Night Live goofball played Happy Gilmore, a hot-tempered guy whose dreams of hockey stardom elude him. But when he discovers his gift for driving golf balls hundreds of yards, he joins a pro tour to win the prize money needed to rescue his beloved grandma's home from IRS repossession. The trouble is, Happy's not so happy. He's got a temper that frequently flares on the golf course (he even dukes it out with celebrity golfer Bob Barker), but a retired golf pro (Carl Weathers) and a compassionate publicist (Julie Bowen) help him to perfect his putting game and adjust his confrontational attitude. How much you enjoy this lunacy depends on your tolerance for Sandler's loudmouthed schtick and a shocking number of blatant product-placement endorsements, but if you're looking for broad comedy you've come to the right teeoff spot. --Jeff Shannon
In the dark and foreboding realm of the Outworld the world's greatest warriors must survive the supreme battle between ultimate good and absolute evil. Led by sorcerer Shang Tsung the evil Shokan prince Goro has been Kombat champion for nine generations. If he triumphs for a tenth time the portals of Earth will be opened and the desolation and despair that has flourished in the Outworld will reign over the earth for Eternity. Guided by the mighty thunder god Rayden (Christopher Lambert) three humans must delve deep within their souls to discover the power they need to conquer a host of insurmountable games and vanquish their diabolical superhuman enemy. Mortal Kombat is not just a battle to the death it is the final battle for life!
Driving through a stormy night a wolf runs in front of Will Randall's car. Checking to see if it is okay Will (Nicholson) is bitten and the wolf disappears into the night. From this moment on Will begins to change in subtle ways that he cannot explain his senses quicken and he becomes dynamic and adventurous in every aspect of his life. However Will's new-found lust for life has a price and he finds it increasingly difficult to contain the wild and predatorial spirit that is also growing within him... Starring Jack Nicholson Michelle Pfeiffer and James Spader Wolf is a supernatural tale with a delicious modern twist. Beware: the animal is out!
This is number 3 in The Disney Collection. Zavvi Exclusive Limited Edition Steelbook. Overflowing with colourful characters and award-winning music Disney's The Little Mermaid is one of the most celebrated animated films of all time.
Hidden Kingdoms 3D is a groundbreaking 3D special made in conjunction with the much-anticipated BBC 1 series - billed as 'Pixar meets Life'. Using the immersive power of 3D audiences will be transported into magical worlds and experience the titanic battles our two mini-superheroes - a chipmunk and grasshopper mouse - face just to survive. Our characters may be separated across the North American continent but they're united by the challenges associated with diminutive size. Their contrasting tales will be tightly interwoven into one engaging and entertaining narrative playing out over the course of an extraordinary day - a day packed with dramatic highs and lows. Our heroes may be small but they're also deadly and able to pack a punch well above their weight. The challenges that each creature faces almost defy belief. A sudden rainstorm releases raging torrents that can wash away the grasshopper mouse's home in seconds; to a bug a falling acorn is as catastrophic as a crashing meteorite! This is a world where dirt stings like gravel and a sudden gust of wind feels like a tornado. Time has a whole different meaning too in these Hidden Kingdoms. Here a minute can play out like an hour and every second counts. It's a pressure cooker environment where creatures live their lives in fast forward - it's drama on a different scale! Of course our heroes don't live in isolation they share the Hidden Kingdom with a rich and colourful supporting cast of mini life forms that will astound and delight audiences with their beauty and bizarre natural behaviour. It's 'Mini meets Mighty' as our tiny heroes face huge adversity from large animals that live in a dimension beyond their miniature world yet unknowingly have a huge influence upon it; threatening our heroes' lives as they go about their own. We will be 'turning up the dials' in all senses - amplifying these magical hidden realms through amazing images and specialist sound design to create heightened realities. Unusual filming angles and unexpected perspectives will allow us to enter small corners of these worlds that we've never seen before. The revelations of these mini realms will be even further enhanced in a 3D experience taking fascinating factual content and distinctive filming approaches to a whole new level. The challenges our heroes face are always exceptional; their solutions always surprising but as dawns breaks on what will become the biggest day of their lives are the heroes of the Hidden Kingdom ready?
After Kick-Ass's (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) insane bravery inspires a new wave of self-made masked crusaders led by the badass Colonel Stars and Stripes (Jim Carrey) our hero joins them on patrol. When these amateur superheroes are hunted down by Red Mist (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) - reborn as The MotherF!?ker - only the blade-wielding Hit Girl (Chloe Grace Moretz) can prevent their annihilation! Special Features: Alternate Opening (3m 6s) and Commentary The Making of Kick-Ass 2 (49m 33s) Extended Scenes (14m 10s) and Commentary Hit Girl Attacks: Creating the Van Sequence (5m 18s) Big Daddy Returns: The Unshot Scene (2m 4s) Feature Commentary with Aaron Taylor-Johnson Christopher Mintz-Plasse Chloë Grace Moretz and Writer / Director Jeff Wadlow
Person of Interest is a crime thriller about a presumed-dead former CIA agent John Reese who teams up with mysterious billionaire Harold Finch to prevent violent crimes with high-tech surveillance and their own brand of vigilante justice. Reese's special training in covert operations appeals to Finch a software genius who invented a program aka The Machine that can identify people soon to be involved in violent crimes. Tapping into ubiquitous surveillance feeds throughout the city the two work outside of the law combining Reese's black ops skills with Finch's technological prowess and unlimited wealth to unravel the mystery of the person of interest and stop the crime before it happens. Reese's actions draw the attention of the NYPD including by-the-book homicide detective Joss Carter. After initially pursuing Reese as a criminal Carter now shares in his pursuit of justice. Also working with Reese and Finch is Detective Lionel Fusco a onetime corrupt cop who began as Reese's unwilling pawn but now views their missions as a chance at personal redemption. With infinite crimes to investigate Reese and Finch find that the right person with the right information at the right time can change everything. Special Features: View From the Machine: 24 Hours Behind Person of Interest Finale Commentary Gag Reel Episodes Comprise: The Contingency Bad Code Masquerade Triggerman Bury the Lede The High Road Critical 'Til Death C.O.D. Shadow Box 2ΠR Prisoner's Dilemma Dead Reckoning One Percent Booked Solid Relevance Proteus All In Trojan Horse In Extremis Zero Day God Mode
The Vampire Diaries continues for another season of epic romance suspense and a bloody good thrill ride. In the tumultuous fourth season of the hit series the world of Mystic Falls was turned upside down when the beautiful and compassionate Elena Gilbert came face to face with her worst nightmare - life as a vampire. While Elena struggled to control her new powers and the overwhelming thirst for blood the astonishing news that a cure for vampirism may actually exist reached Damon and Stefan Salvatore the two vampire brothers who love her. Their search for the cure leads the brothers along with Elena's brother Jeremy and her best friends Bonnie and Caroline to a horrifying confrontation with the ancient and all-powerful immortal Silas who has been entombed with the cure for more than 2 000 years. But Elena isn't the only vampire who longs to return to life as a human and the question of who will take the cure is resolved in the heart-stopping season finale along with moments of unexpected joy unspeakable sorrow and a confession of true love. The Vampire Diaries enters its fifth season with some characters headed off to college a newly cured vampire trying to survive as a human and a shocking Salvatore secret. Episodes Comprise: I Know What You Did Last Summer True Lies Original Sin For Whom the Bell Tolls Monster's Ball Handle with Care Death and the Maiden
Preston is a hot spot for UFO sightings and also has the UK's fastest-growing Chinese population. This was the starting point for artist Shezad Dawood film - a woozy socially-conscious science fiction movie. Avoiding Northern clichés Piercing Brightness is a tale of alien emissaries and interracial love that has a real sense of place with wig-out moments provided by Acid Mothers Temple and a climax on the roof of the brutalist Preston Bus Station.
A group of post-apocalyptic survivors struggle to survive in a jungle infested world that has overgrown an obliterated civilization.They staunchly face mutated beasts and mysterious diseases while attempting to re-establish the human race as masters of Earth.
An animated rendition of Dr. Seuss's classic book about the threat of industrialization to nature, The Lorax opens in Thneedville--a town never depicted in the original book. Thneedville is an artificial place, made primarily from plastic. It sports inflatable trees, fast cars, and air quality so poor that the residents are forced to purchase bottled fresh air. In another new twist to the story, 12-year-old Ted (Zac Efron) discovers that his crush Audrey (Taylor Swift) wants nothing more than to see a long-extinct Truffula Tree, so he sets out to impress her by finding one. Since there are no real trees in Thneedville, Ted acts on the crazy stories of his grandmother (Betty White), venturing beyond the city's walls into the desolate wasteland to locate a mysterious creature called the Once-ler (Ed Helms). Here the story and animation begin to more closely follow the book. Ted discovers the grumpy recluse, who reluctantly begins to tell him a tale about a once-perfect landscape filled with beautiful Truffula Trees and cute frolicking animals--a landscape now decimated by one greedy young man's insatiable appetite for profit. The beauty and wonder of the Truffula forest and its creatures are right out of Dr. Seuss's illustrations. While the forest creatures may not be directly referred to as Brown Bar-ba-loots, Swomee-Swans, and Humming-Fish, the cute little bears, funny-looking ducks, and especially charming trio of singing fish are instantly recognizable. They serve, as they do in Dr. Seuss's book, to add just the right amount of humor and levity to what would otherwise be a pretty heavy-handed message from the Lorax (Danny DeVito) about environmental preservation. Ted's hormonal instincts to impress Audrey slowly begin to take a back seat to the plight of the lost trees and animals, and the Once-ler's assertion that "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better" rings true by the end of the film. The abundance of original music is a nice and unexpected addition to the story, though why neither Efron nor Swift actually gets to sing is perplexing. (Ages 5 and older) Tami Horiuchi
Educating Rita reunites director Lewis Gilbert with star Michael Caine and once again their collaboration proves a staggering success. Gilbert reminds us he is not only a master of commanding the camera but a master at deconstructing the human heart. Rita (Julie Walters) a sharp witted hairdresser is married to Denny and at 26 years old doesn't want a baby. She wants to discover herself and so joins the Open University. Dr. Frank Bryant is a disillusioned university professor of literature. His marriage has failed his girlfriend is having an affair with his best friend and he can't get through the day without downing a bottle or two of whisky. He refers to himself as an appalling teacher of appalling students. What Frank needs is a challenge... along comes Rita. This hilarious and often moving drama tells how two people find a new lease of life through each other. Written by Willie Russell (Shirley Valentine Blood Brothers) Educating Rita proved the breakthrough movie for the BAFTA winning Julie Walters and saw Michael Caine deliver one of his most vibrant and memorable performances.
The most viscerally frightening and disturbing homicidal maniac picture since The Silence of the Lambs, Seven is based on an idea that's both gruesome and ingenious. A serial killer forces each of his victims to die by acting out one of the seven deadly sins. The murder scene is then artfully arranged into a grotesque tableau, a graphic illustration of each mortal vice. From the jittery opening credits to the horrifying (and seemingly inescapable) concluding twist, director David Fincher immerses us in a murky urban twilight where everything seems to be rotting, rusting, or moulding; the air is cold and heavy with dread. Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt are the detectives who skillfully track down the killer--all the while unaware that he has been closing in on them, as well. Gwyneth Paltrow and Kevin Spacey are also featured, but it is director Fincher and the ominous, overwhelmingly oppressive atmosphere of doom that he creates that are the real stars of the film. It's a terrific date movie--for vampires. --Jim Emerson
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