Van der Valk - Series 1 (Part 4)
The Stepfather - This is the chilling tale of a congenial family man whose engaging smile and staid demeanor insidiously mask a deep-seated dementia. His obsessive desire to live the ideal family life ultimately leads to the family's very destruction. Glengarry Glen Ross - He's an animal of instinct. Ferocious. Hungry. Driven by the kill. He's an endangered species. A dying breed. And he's going down fighting. He is The Property Salesman. Cinema's star players chase le
For those with any interest in Vivaldi's operas Orlando Furioso is essential viewing, being a 1989 San Francisco Opera revival by Pier Luigi Pizzi of his own 1979 production which was largely responsible for beginning modern interest in Vivaldi's stage work. The composer first premiered Orlando finto pazzo in 1714, but the Orlando Furioso finalised in 1727 was so heavily reworked as to be virtually an entirely new opera, and so successful Handel set the same epic poem by Aristo under the title Alcina in 1735. Vivaldi's opera is not of that calibre, offering rather too much functional recitative and only a handful of truly memorable arias. However, the cast perform with such commitment and style as to make the work thoroughly enjoyable. It is a tale of romantic and magical intrigue on a small island, inevitably echoing Shakespeare's The Tempest, and the classically elegant set-design and colourful costumes evoke a suitable sense of fantasy. Mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne makes the title role her own while Susan Patterson is a characterful and strong-minded Angelica. William Matteuzzi makes a sympathetic Medoro, notably outmanoeuvred in love, while as the sorceress Alcina Kathleen Kuhlann is a appropriately complex and powerful in revealing the loneliness at the heart of her corruption. On the DVD: There are no features other than the two trailers which appear on almost all Arthaus releases. The production is presented in the original television 4:3 and the image is little better than a good video. The picture is not especially detailed and too often the performer's faces are slightly out of focus while the sets are pin-sharp. Overall the image suffers the usual problems from originally being shot on professional video, in addition to which some compression artefacting is noticeable. The prologic sound is fine, though appears simply to down mix the main stereo signal to the rear channel and the result is more accurate if switched to straight stereo. --Gary S Dalkin
Its creator made it in her own image. The military made it deadly. Now only one man can stop her! The perfect wartime machine Eve III is an android armed with a nuclear warhead designed to infiltrate any hostile area. When she is caught in the crossfire of a bank robbery she locks into battlefield mode and will self-destruct unless her creator and a counter-insurgency expert can overcome their personal differences and stop her.
In the near future a group of genetic engineers at the Nova Corporation make an amazing breakthrough in human cloning. But the renegade scientist Dr Oh has created an obediance strain that allows him mind control over any human clone created. Exiled from the Nova corporation for misconduct Dr Oh vows revenge on his former colleagues by creating Tekeru the perfect killing machine...
How much is a good memory worth? That's the question that faces newspaper editor Cooper (Matthew Broderick) after a debilitating concussion takes him from the political pages to comic strip detail.
In this double DVD pack Alan Titchmarsh travels the land to show us these unique gardens including the spectacular Lake District home of the Victorian author John Ruskin Akenfield a tiny former council house in Suffolk and Gertrude Jeykll's magnificent garden at Hestercombe House in Gloucestershire. We visit cottage gardens in Cumbria and Wales a spectacular hillside garden in Devon the outstanding gardens of an Elizabethan country house and the bizarre Kensington Roof Garden s
Hometown Story: Released in May 1951 featuring a stunning young Marilyn Monroe on the brink of stardom. It is a rare glimpse of Monroe before her breakthrough roles in 'Niagara' and 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' which catapulted her to fame... and into history. Monroe plays Iris Martin a secretary whose boss is an editor of a newspaper who suspects that big business is reponsible for his recent defeat in a state legislature election. He begins a campaign against his opponent...
Joe Tyler is a process server who will do anything it takes to deliver legal documents to unsuspecting victims. But nothing in Joe's bag of tricks prepares him for Sara the stunning soon-to-be ex-wife of a playboy cattle baron named Gordon Moore. When Joe serves Sara with Gordon's divorce papers Sara presents an offer Joe can't refuse: serve Gordon with Sara's papers first and earn a cool million dollars! Pursued by Joe's greedy boss and bumbling office rival Joe and Sara begin a wildly funny journey to find Gordon and discover that nothing heats up romance like riches and revenge... Included in this DVD double pack is the Brendan Fraser / Elizabeth Hurley movie 'Bedazzled'!
Relive all the highs and lows of Leeds United's 2002/03 Premiership season.
Tracklist: 1. It's Five O'Clock Somewhere (feat. Jimmy Buffett) 2. I'll Go on Loving You 3. Little Bitty 4. It's Alright to be a Redneck 5. When Somebody Loves You 6. Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning (Live) 7. Remember When 8. Who's Cheatin' Who 9. Little Man 10. Pop a Top 11. www.memory 12. Drive (For Daddy Gene)
Guy Ritchie writer/director of Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels delivers another awe-inspiring directorial masterpiece. Snatch is an edgy and hilarious film about a diamond heist gone wrong a colourful Irish gypsy turned prizefighter and a very temperamental dog. In the heart of gangland two novice unlicensed boxing promoters Turkish (Jason Statham) and Tommy (Stephen Graham) get roped into organising a bare-knuckled fight with local kingpin villain and fellow boxing promoter Brick Top (Alan Ford). But it all goes wrong when Brick Top's fighter who is rigged to win is suddenly knocked out by the boys' wildcard Irish gypsy boxer One Punch Mickey O'Neil (Brad Pitt). Unfortunately things go from bad to worse as Mickey starts playing by his own rules and the duo find they are heading for a whole lot of trouble. Meanwhile en route to New York to deliver a stolen 84-carat diamond to head honcho Avi (Dennis Farina) Franky Four Fingers (Benicio Del Toro) is robbed of the stone. Forced to jump on the next plane to London Avi is by no means pleased. He hires local legend Bullet Tooth Tony (Vinnie Jones) to find Franky and the diamond. The hunt for the missing stone launches everyone into a spiral of double-crossing vendettas as different parties pursue personal agendas some of them farcical most of them illegal and all of them destined to spin completely out of control...
Some men would die for her love. He may have to kill for it.... Private eye Tom Kyd rescues a distressed woman and lets her stay in his apartment for the night. The following morning she disappears and now Tom is in serious trouble.....
Knight Rider: a shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man who does not exist. Michael Knight a young loner on a crusade to champion the cause of the innocent the helpless the powerless in a world of criminals who operate above the law... Episodes Comprise: Season 1 1. Deadly Maneuvers 2. A Good Day At White Rock 3. Slammin' Sammy's Stunt Show Spectacular 4. Just My Bill 5. Not A Drop To Drink 6. No Big Thing 7. Trust doesn't Rust 8. Inside Out 9. The Final Verdict
Clear some space for the third chapter of the funniest trilogy in the galaxy!Once again, the Family Guy alliance travels far, far beyond the boundaries of good taste to bring you an outrageous intergalactic journey. Join them for one last outer space adventure, as Han Solo (Peter), Chewbacca (Brian), and Princess Leia (Lois) battle against the Evil Empire. Meanwhile, Darth Vader (Stewie) and the Emperor (Carter) try to recruit Luke Skywalker (Chris) to the dark side of the Force with taco nights and T-shirts. Filled with outlandish humour and exploding spaceships, Family Guy unites for a final sci-fi spoof! We aren't doing any more, folks.
After graduating from Harvard Holden Pryce pays a visit to his estranged father and is introduced to his to his stunning new bride half his age Lana Pryce who sets out to divide them... beginning with the planned seduction of her stepson. When Holden starts to fear his stepmother's true intentions and tells her he wants out of the affair he suddenly returns to the mansion to discover his father's dead body. Holden desperately tries to convince the police that the murder is the work of his calculating stepmother. With betrayal and blackmail one has to wonder if this was the conspiracy of a femme fatale or a jealous son looking for revenge.
This DVD tells the dramatic story of the England Football team.From the first ever England vs. Scotland game in 1872 in front of a few thousand spectators through to Euro '96 all the vital matches key moments and great goals are featured.Witness the trouncing by Scotland's Blue Devils in 1928; the 6-3 defeat of Germany in front of the Nazi leader; the World Cup triumph of 1966; Maradona's 'Hand of God' goal in 1986; the thrills and spills of Italia '90; Linekar's final match and the triumphs of England under Terry Venables.Compare the skills of footballing legends from the past such as Matthews Lawton Wright Moore Greaves and Banks - with modern-day heroes like Lineker Gascoigne Ince Platt and Shearer.Crammed full of England's greatest goals from the bullet headers of Tommy Lawton and the classic strikes of Jimmy Greaves to the net busting drives of Bobby Charlton and the clinical finishes of Gary Lineker.Interspersed with the action we hear from some of England's most important players of their pride in pulling on an England shirt including Billy Wright Geoff Hurst And Gary Lineker; and from Bobby Robson and Graham Taylor on the strains of running the national team.
The Driller Killer is one of the most notorious films ever. It almost single-handedly spawned the media ""video nasty"" hysteria of 1984 and the introduction of the video recordings act. It is also the film that launched the career and reputation of critically acclaimed director Abel Ferrara. Away from the hysteria The Driller Killer is a powerful and compelling study of one man's descent into madness and violence. Reno is struggling artist close to breaking point. The loud pun
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