FALLING SKIES tells the extraordinary story about life and survival in the wake of a catastrophic alien invasion.
Mixing the visual style and shocking violence of the classic Italian Giallo with the slick sensuality of 1980s erotic thrillers, Carlo Vanzina's controversial box office hit Nothing Underneath dives into the dark underbelly of Milan's fashion world as American forest ranger Bob Crane inspired by a psychic vision heads to Italy in search of his twin sister, a top model who has mysteriously vanished.He soon finds himself drawn into a sophisticated and sinister world of sex, murder, drugs and intrigue where no one is what they seem and a scissor-wielding assassin stalks the catwalk.Product FeaturesBrand new uncensored 4K transfer from the original negativesItalian and English Stereo Audio OptionsOptional English SubtitlesAudio Commentary with Justin Kerswell of The Hysteria ContinuesAudio Commentary with film historian and critic Rachael NisbetMurders a la Mode an interview with screenwriter Enrico VanzinaMurder He Wrote an interview with screenwriter Franco FerriniHigh Fashion Music an interview with composer Pino DonaggioModels, Murders and Italy an interview with actor Tom SchanleyEnglish theatrical trailersItalian theatrical trailerEnglish insertsItalian opening and end credits
Uses astonishing visuals to tell the intersecting stories of George Mallory, the first man to attempt a summit of Mount Everest, and Conrad Anker, the mountaineer who finds Mallory's frozen remains 75 years later.
Presented from the new 4K restoration of the film which premiered at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, Second Run are delighted to present a new Blu-ray Special Edition of Jind ich Polák s seminal work of fantasy cinema IKARIE XB 1. Polák s pioneering and much-imitated feature IKARIE XB 1 is one of the cornerstones of contemporary sci-fi cinema. It predates Star Trek and Kubrick s 2001: A Space Odyssey and was clearly an influence on both - and on almost every other science-fiction vehicle that followed. Adapted from Stanis aw Lem's novel The Magellanic Cloud , the film is set in 2163 and follows a mission deep into space in search of alien life. During their perilous journey the crew confront the effects of a malignant dark star, the destructive legacy of the 20th century and, ultimately, the limits of their own sanity. With outstanding design and cinematography, IKARIE XB 1 is imbued with a seriousness, intelligence and attention to detail rarely seen in science-fiction cinema of the period. Special Contents: Ikarie XB 1 presented from a new 4K restoration from original materials by the Czech National Film Archive Short film The Most Ordinary of Occupations (Nejv edn j à povolánÃ, 1963) A filmed appreciation by Kim Newman. Alternative US version Voyage to the End of the Universe opening and end scene Booklet featuring a substantial essay by writer and film historian Michael Brooke. Trailer. Voyage to the End of the Universe trailer. Photo gallery New and improved English subtitle translation. Region Free Blu-ray (A/B/C) Original soundtrack in Dual Mono 24-bit LPCM audio. ...and more TBC.
Featuring an all-star cast and a much-celebrated soundtrack by Queen this is the original and best version of the sci-fi classic Flash Gordon based on the comic books by Alex Raymond and Don Moore. Spawning Saturday morning serials animated cartoons a recent live action series on Sky the story is once again going to be remade for the big screen in the near future. Meanwhile you can enjoy this gloriously camp version in lurid Technicolor. Flash (Sam J Jones) is a football hero skyjacked aboard Dr Zarkov's (Topol) spaceship along with the beautiful Dale Arden (Melody Anderson). The threesome is drawn into the influence of the planet Mongo where they encounter Ming the Merciless (Max Von Sydow) and together must foil his plot to destroy Earth.
Gene Starwind always dreamed of a life as an outlaw and his wish seems to be granted when he's hired to be a bodyguard for the mysterious Hilda. As the job goes from bad to worse, Gene finds himself the proud owner of the galaxy's most advanced spaceship - the Outlaw Star. Unfortunately for all involved the Outlaw Star is stolen goods and its owners want it back! Along with his partner Jim Hawking as well as the lovely Melfina - Gene must fight his way through pirates, aliens and assassins as he attempts to unravel the secrets of his new spaceship. Contains the full 26 episode series on Blu-Ray in both English dub and Japanese with English subtitles. Presented in collectors packaging with a 100 page booklet packed with artwork from the show. Extras/Episodes: 26 Episodes on Blu-Ray Collectors Packaging 100 Page Booklet Exclusive Outlaw Star A5 print
A war hero enters a crime syndicate in a film noir classic starring Dennis O'Keefe (Walk a Crooked Mile), Paul Stewart (Kiss Me Deadly), Allison Hayes (Attack of the 50 Foot Woman), and the real-life couple of singer Abbe Lane and bandleader Xavier Cugat. War veteran and accountant Barry Amsterdam (O'Keefe) is charged with investigating Arnie Valent (Stewart), a gang boss suspected of murdering a man who tried to expose him. Ansterdam soon becomes involved in a dangerous love triangle involving both Valent's glamorous girlfriend (Lane), and the mysterious, vengeful Joyce (Hayes). Directed by Fred F Sears (Earth vs. the Flying Saucers), Chicago Syndicate is a torn-from-the-headlines exposé of the machinations of organised crime. Product Features High Definition presentation Original mono audio Audio commentary with film historian Toby Roan (2021) From Nurse to Worse (1940, 17 mins): comedy short starring the Three Stooges, in which the trio attempt to make big money through an insurance scam Image gallery: publicity and promotional material New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Double pack with two of John Carpenter's classic films Vampires and Ghosts of Mars! VAMPIRES: John Carpenter directs this horror based on the novel by John Steakley. When Jack Crow (James Woods)'s team of mercenary vampire hunters is slaughtered by the master vampire Valek (Thomas Ian Griffith), he teams up with Montoya (Daniel Baldwin) to fight back. Their only link to Valek is the beautiful, psychic prostitute Katrina (Sheryl Lee), and with her help they set out to confront the ultimate evil. FROM THE MASTER OF TERROR COMES A NEW BREED OF EVIL. James Woods leads a band of ruthless vampire hunters in a blood-soaked battle against the undead. Also starring Sheryl Lee, Daniel Baldwin and Maximillian Schell, Carpenter crafts a tense, brutal and action-packed horror/western crossover. GHOSTS OF MARS: Sci-fi feature directed by John Carpenter and starring Ice Cube, Natasha Henstridge and Jason Statham. The year is 2176 and Mars has been colonised by Earth, but the spirits of the old planet still continue to cause trouble. When a police team travels to a distant Martian mining outpost in search of the mass murder suspect Desolation Williams (Ice Cube), they find the place populated mostly by headless corpses. Williams is discovered locked in the town jail, and when the team is attacked by a mob of miners possessed by Martian spirits, it seems the jail might be the safest place for them all to be. IT'S THEIR PLANET. WE ARE THE ALIENS. John Carpenter blends horror and sci-fi in this action adventure set on Mars in the year 2176 as Martian police battle supernatural forces unleashed by a deep mining facility.
Brand new drama starring Jamie Dornan. In the glowing red heart of the Australian outback, a man is pursued by vast tank truck trying to run him off the road. Later, when he wakes up in hospital, hurt but somehow alive he realises he has no idea who he is. Helen Chambers, a local rookie cop is sent to check on The Man and as there are no immediate clues as to his identity, she promises to help him find the answers. With merciless figures from his past pursuing him, The Man's search for answers propels him through the vast and unforgiving outback. Idiosyncratic characters including Luci Miller, a waitress in a sleepy one-horse town, are drawn to this curious new arrival. When somebody from his past contacts him out of the blue, The Man must race to find them before it's too late.
Falling pregnant as a teenager in Ireland in 1952 Philomena (Judi Dench) was sent to the convent of Roscrea to be looked after as a fallen woman. When her baby was only a toddler he was taken away by the nuns for adoption in America. Philomena spent the next fifty years searching for him but with no success.Then she met Martin Sixsmith (Steve Coogan) a world-weary political journalist who happened to be intrigued by her story. Together they set off to America on a journey that would not only reveal the extraordinary story of Philomena’s son but also create an unexpectedly close bond between Philomena and Martin.The film is a compelling narrative of human love and loss that ultimately celebrates life showing that there is laughter even in the darkest places.
From director Albert Band comes ROBOT WARS, the follow up to 1989's cult classic ROBOT JOX.In a gas-ravaged future Hell, the United States is divided into two opposing blocs, the North Hemi and the Eastern Alliance and targeting them both are roving bands of pirates known as the Centros. While mega robots were once employed for war, peace between the blocs has dictated that the mechanized monsters are no more, save for the lone remaining functioning specimen the MRAS-2, now utilized as a tourist attraction, and piloted by the rough and tumble Drake (Don Michael Paul). But when a war-mongering dignitary steals the MRAS-2 and threatens to wage a new apocalyptic battle, Drake revives another dormant mega robot, the MEGA-1, and drags it out into the desert to take down the deadly, scorpion-like MRAS-2 with the fate of what's left of the world hanging in the balance!SPECIAL FEATURES:The Wizard of Wars: Remembering David AllenVintage 1997 Full Moon PromoVideozone
The clock ticks again with 24: LEGACY, the next evolution of the Emmy Award- winning 24. From Emmy Award-winning executive producer Howard Gordon (Homeland, 24: Live Another Day). 24: LEGACY chronicles an adrenaline-fueled race against the clock to stop a devastating terrorist attack on United States soil in the same real-time format that has propelled this genre-defining series. Six months ago in Yemen, an elite squad of U.S. Army Rangers, led by Sergeant ERIC CARTER (Corey Hawkins, Straight Outta Compton), killed terrorist leader Sheik Ibrahim Bin-Khalid. But a recent attempt on Carter's own life makes it clear to him that his team has been exposed. To thwart further attacks, Carter enlists REBECCA INGRAM (Miranda Otto, Homeland), who quarterbacked the raid that killed Bin-Khalid. She's a brilliant and ambitious intelligence officer who has stepped down from her post as National Director of CTU to support her husband, SENATOR JOHN DONOVAN (Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Jimmy Smits, NYPD Blue, The West Wing), in his campaign for President of the United States. Together, in this fast-paced thrill ride, Carter and Ingram uncover a sophisticated terrorist network that will force them to ask: Who can we trust? As they battle Bin- Khalid's devotees, they are forced to confront their own identities, families and pasts.
A Beautiful Mind manages to twist enough pathos out of John Nash's incredible life story to redeem an at-times goofy portrayal of schizophrenia. Russell Crowe tackles the role with characteristic fervor, playing the Nobel prize-winning mathematician from his days at Princeton, where he developed a groundbreaking economic theory, to his meteoric rise to the cover of Forbes magazine and an MIT professorship, and on through to his eventual dismissal due to schizophrenic delusions. Of course, it is the delusions that fascinate director Ron Howard and, predictably, go astray. Nash's other world, populated as it is by a maniacal Department of Defense agent (Ed Harris), an imagined college roommate who seems straight out of Dead Poets Society, and an orphaned girl, is so fluid and scriptlike as to make the viewer wonder if schizophrenia is really as slick as depicted. Crowe's physical intensity drags us along as he works admirably to carry the film on his considerable shoulders. No doubt the story of Nash's amazing will to recover his life without the aid of medication is a worthy one, his eventual triumph heartening. Unfortunately, Howard's flashy style is unable to convey much of it. --Fionn Meade
Colonel Pembroke, having surrendered Fort Holman to the Confederacy without engaging in any combat, finds himself confronted with public humiliation and the looming threat of a court-martial. His only chance to redeem himself lies in reclaiming the fort from the tyrannical Major Ward, who currently holds its power. Desperate for assistance, Pembroke assembles an unlikely team of condemned men, offering them freedom as a reward if they manage to survive. Amidst internal conflicts and discord, the group gradually unites, preparing for the decisive assault.
War is a drug. Nobody knows that better than Staff Sergeant James, head of an elite squad of soldiers tasked with disarming bombs in the heat of combat. To do this nerve-shredding job, it's not enough to be the best: you have to thrive in a zone where the margin of error is zero, think as diabolically as a bomb-maker, and somehow survive with your body and soul intact.Powerfully realistic, action-packed, unrelenting and intense, The Hurt Locker has been hailed by critics as an adrenaline-soaked tour de force (A.O. Scott, The New York Times) and one of the great war movies (Richard Corliss, Time).The Hurt Locker, Behind the ScenesAudio Commentary with Director Kathryn Bigelow and writer Mark Boal.Image Gallery with optional Q&A Recorded at the Institute of Contemporary Art, London (UHD Disc)Interviews (Blu-ray Disc)Backstage (Blu-ray Disc)Photo Gallery (Blu-ray Disc)
Delivering an updated late 80s version of the classic Giallo or slasher movie, Umberto Lenzi (So Sweet, So Perverse, Eaten Alive, Cannibal Ferox) an alarmingly creepy tale of faltering sanity, and unhealthy obsession. Hitcher in the Dark, plunges us into the murky and nightmarish world of matriarch-obsessed serial killer Mark Glazer (Joe Balogh). Spending his evenings raping and murdering innocent female victims, he eventually comes across Daniella who bears a striking resemblance to his dead mother. Produced by legendary schlockmeister general Joe D'Amato and following in the bloody footsteps of Hatchett for the Honeymoon (1970), Maniac (1980) or Lenzi's earlier work, Hitcher in the Dark takes us to hell and back in a seedily unpleasant, grisly Italian psychodrama. Product Features Remastered 4K Transfer in 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio from the Original Negative High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation 2.0 English LPCM Mono Optional English SDH Audio commentary with Author Troy Howarth A Daughter - An Interview with Alessandra Lenzi The Hitcher's Sound - An Interview with Piero Parisi Il Cinema Kriminal Di Umberto Lenzi - Part 2 Original Trailer Reversible sleeve featuring alternative artwork
A spaceship lands in Washington D.C. capturing the attention of the world. But the peaceful alien emissary (Michael Rennie) it brings fails to earn the public's trust. When a young woman and her son befriend him they soon realise they may be all that stands between the human race and total destruction.
One of the most successful animated franchises in the world returns with its biggest comedy adventure yet, KUNG FU PANDA 3. When Po's long-lost panda father suddenly reappears, the reunited duo travels to a secret panda paradise to meet scores of hilarious new panda characters. But when the supernatural villain Kai begins to sweep across China defeating all the kung fu masters, Po must do the impossiblelearn to train a village full of his fun-loving, clumsy brethren to become the ultimate band of Kung Fu Pandas!
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