Erik a fine example of a Viking one day questions the ethics of his livelihood; raping and pillaging so he sets out for enlightenment and the gods of Valhalla. His men become adept at creating chaos on this wacky adventure.
An outrageously wicked comedy about two families from award winning debut filmmaker Ãtienne Chatiliez, this fast-paced satire became the most popular French comedy of the decade. The radiantly bourgeois Le Quesnoys with their immaculate children and perfect manners and the grubby, disreputable Groseilles are thrown together in absurd chaos by an act of revenge as they discover that twelve years prior their babies were switched at birth. A witty send up of class relations and family ties, Life Is a Long Quiet River was celebrated with a host of trophies at France's César Awards ceremony winning for best screenplay, best debut work and acting prizes for Héléne Vincent and Catherine Jacob. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: High Definition digital transfer High Definition Blu-rayTM (1080p) presentation Original Mono audio Newly translated optional English subtitles Archival interviews with director Ãtienne Chatiliez, actor André Wilms, co-writer/co-producer Florence Quentin and producer Charles Gassot Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Scott Saslow FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Jonathan Romney
Titles Comprise: Chump at Oxford : One of Laurel & Hardy's best-loved feature films 'A Chump At Oxford' sees them travelling to England to obtain an education only for Stan to be revealed as a long-lost British aristocrat! Someone's Ailing: A collection of classic Laurel & Hardy shorts on the theme of ailments plus the only example of a direct sequel in L&H history. In 'County Hospital' Ollie's broken leg offers him a chance to rest which he does until Stan pays him a visit! 'Them Thar Hills' sees Ollie suffering from gout prompting a trip into the mountains while its sequel 'Tit For Tat' shows what happened after their return. In 'Perfect Day' it's Edgar Kennedy's turn to suffer gout a condition aggravated by Stan and Ollie's attempt to organise a family picnic. Way Out West: Regarded as the most popular of Laurel & Hardy's feature-length films not least for the Trail of the Lonesome Pine song 'Way Out West' sees Stan and Ollie visiting the town of Brushwood Gulch to deliver the deed of a gold mine only to be deceived by James Finlayson.
Get ready to empty your guts and split your sides - over and over again! It''s time to get completely filthy! As best friends and worst enemies 3 mental Welsh guys and 1 Burberry-dressed nutter of an Englishman have made an art form out of hurting themselves in the name of entertainment. Join Dainton Joyce Pritchard and Pancho in the most insane years of their lives all caught on camera by MTV! The entire MTV series that changed the face of extreme comedy forever! Includes Front & Rear End Jobs For The Boyos European Invasion Seven Deadly Sins + Nike Put It Where You Want It Tour.
Woody Allen's latest comedy follows the misadventures of a couple who plan a daring robbery in New York.
Titles Comprise: 27 Dresses: Jane (Ketherine Heigl) an idealistic romantic and completely selfless woman has always been good at taking care of others but not so much in looking after herself. Her entire life has been about making people happy - and she has a closet full of 27 bridesmaid dresses to prove it. One memorable evening Jane manages to shuttle between wedding receptions in Manhattan and Brooklyn a feat witnessed by Kevin (James Marsden) a newspaper reporter who realizes that a story about this wedding junkie is his ticket off the newspaper's bridal beat. Jane finds Kevin's cynicism counter to everything she holds dear - namely weddings and the two lock horns. Further complicating Jane's once perfectly-ordered life is the arrival of younger sister Tess (Malin Akerman). Tess immediately captures the heart of Jane's boss George (Edward Burns). Tess enlists her always-accommodating sister to plan yet another wedding - Tess and George's - but Jane's feelings for George lead to shocking revelations... and maybe the beginning of a new life. The Devil Wears Prada: In the dizzying world of New York fashion where size zero is the new 2 six is the new 8 and a bad hair day can end a career Runaway magazine is the Holy Grail. Overseen with a finely manicured fist by Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) - the most powerful woman in fashion - Runway is a fearsome gauntlet for anyone who wants to make it in the industry. To make Runway the fashion bible of New York and therefore the world Miranda has let nothing stand in her way - including a long line of assistants that didn't make the cut. It's a job no self-respecting person can survive yet it's an opportunity a million young women in New York would kill for. A stint as Miranda's assistant could blast-open the doors for recent college graduate Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway). More college drab than haute couture she stands alone among the small army of 'Clackers' on staff at Runway - superslim fashion divas clacking their stilettos down the halls of the magazine's Manhattan headquarters. But when Andy comes in for the job it dawns on her that making it in this industry will take more than drive and determination. And her ultimate test stands before her in head-to-toe Prada. Miranda can spin the fashion world like a basketball but has a devil of a time finding and keeping a good assistant. Andy is completely wrong for the job. But she has something the rest of them don't: she refuses to fail. In Her Shoes: Flirty flaky party girl Maggie (Diaz) and plain dependable lawyer Rose (Collette) are sisters best friends and bitter rivals who seem to have only two things in common: DNA and size 8 feet. Only when their love-hate relationship veers towards the hate end of the spectrum do they accidentally discover they also share a long-lost grandmother (MacLaine) who enriches their lives and helps them make peace with each other - and themselves! Adapted for the screen by Oscar-winning writer Susannah Grant (Erin Brockovich) from Jennifer Weiner's bestselling novel.
Ready When You Are Mr. McGill
Ever tell a little white lie that got slightly out of hand? New-Yorker Alex (Andrea Macellus) gets embroiled in a farcical web of mistaken identities and sexualities -when she decides to keep her mixed-raced boyfriend a secret from her family at her sister' wedding. All goes well until her loose-lipped gay best friend Fred (Charlie Schlatter) inadvertently suggests Alex is actually in a loving relationship with a woman. As the rumour-mill goes into overdrive Alex keeps up the charade and enlists the help of red-hot Risa (Cathy DeBuono) to act as her lesbian lover. But things go from complicated to crazy when Alex' newly-wedded sister falls in love with Risa! Full of laugh-out-loud moments swinging sexualities and crazy characters Out at the Wedding is one ceremony you ll never forget.
The greatest comedy pairing of all time bar none. Both had been popular and successful as solo performers prior to their official teaming up in 1927 but together they produced some of the best comedy films to come out of Hollywood for the next two decades. The collection features two of their films made together and one of Oliver Hardy in his pre-teaming days. Flying Deuces is perhaps the best known film and full of typical Laurel & Hardy humour. Utopia is the last film the pair ever made in 1950 for a French production company. 1. Flying Deuces 2. Utopia 3. The Wizard Of Oz
Bill Bailey: Collector's Edition (4 Discs)
You are about to experience an encounter like never before as the animals of the wild fight back in FURRY VENGEANCE, a hilarious live-action comedy for the whole family starring Brendan Fraser, out on DVD and Blu-ray/DVD combi-pack on 30 August 2010.
Kenny Gupta is a British-born Indian who is sent out to a Mumbai call centre in order to turn around the company. He finds it being run by a manager Dev who is more interested in his girls and intent on using the centre to fund his own numerous profitable sidelines. The arrival of English business woman Terri Johnson only adds to his problems.
The complete first series of perhaps the funniest sketch show to air during the 1980s on British TV!
When the body of a female tramp is found in the park her nephew Shou is called upon to clean out her abandoned apartment. He unwittingly embarks upon a surprising journey through the extraordinary life of his aunt Matsuko a starry-eyed female searching for her prince. A collision of visually stunning hues and Bob Fosse-like musical set pieces this Amelie-esque fairytale gracefully glides through the decades from the 50s to the 80s. Miki Nakatani displays an award winning performance as Matsuko engaging the audience with her touching portrayal of life.
Satirical observations and mirth with John Bird and John Fortune.
''‰tienne Chatiliez's satirical comedy tells the story of two babies accidentally switched at birth. One goes on to live with an upper middle class family while the other to a poor one. Twelve years later the mistake is discovered...
Knight And Day:Directed by James Mangold (3:10 to Yuma) Knight And Day sees Tom Cruise (Mission Impossible III) and Cameron Diaz (There's Something About Mary) come together in this thrilling action-adventure movie. June (Diaz) meet a mysterious stranger (Cruise) on a routine flight. But she soon discovers he is a fugitive superspy who thrusts her into a globetrotting cat-and-mouse chase. As the bullets and sparks fly, June must decide if she can really trust this Knight in shining armour.What Happens In Vegas:What Happens In Vegas stars Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher as Joy and Jack, two strangers who wake up together to find that they've gotten married following a night of debauchery in Sin City. To make matters worse one of them has won a huge jackpot after playing the other's quarter! The newlyweds devise ever-escalating schemes to undermine each other and get their hands on the money - only to find themselves falling in love amid the mutual backstabbing.There's Something About Mary:Filled with endless laughs and unbelievable sight gags, this delightfully outlandish romantic comedy is a hysterical smash hit.Still suffering from a High School crush on Mary (Cameron Diaz), the nerdy, angst-driven Ted (Ben Stiller) tracks her down thirteen years later with the help of a sleazy private investigator (Matt Dillon) who also falls for her. Unfortunately, both men discover that virtually every man who sets his eyes on the dazzling Mary finds himself head over heels in love and determined to win her hand. The wacky Farrelly Brothers have pushed the envelope, again, creating another outrageous movie experience guaranteed to make you laugh and keep you coming back for more.
British comedy at its best 'Please Sir' is fondly remembered by an entire generation of TV viewers. Starring John Alderton as the idealistic teacher Bernard Hedges who is put in charge of the worst class ever come back to school and relive the hilarity with 'Please Sir!'. Episodes Comprise: 1. They're Off 2. Common Law 3. Panala Passes By 4. The Sportng lIfe 5. Norman Conquest 6. X Certificate 7. The Decent Thing 8. The Generation Gap 9. Life Without Doris 10. The School Captain 11. Out Of The Frying Pan 12. Mixed Doubles 13. Dress Circle
They're not what they seem! Luke and Roger are just a couple of regular college guys trying as ever to lose their virginity. However following unexplained occurences Luke begins to suspect that the girls on campus aren't exactly well human...
After getting hurt one too many Julie a lonely hairdresser is ready to give up on romance. But when she runs into a wayward spaceship with a sexy alien captain and a lovesick crew it doesn't look like romance is ready to give up on her. After one mighty zany weekend Julie decides that maybe she should take a chance on love again.
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