The Fear of the Year is Here! From Tom Holland creator of 'Fright Night' and 'Psycho 2' a new dimension in chilling terror. They thought they'd given Andy the perfect birthday present. He had wanted a 'Good Guy' doll ever since it was advertised. But why is Andy saying 'Chucky' is alive? And why has he appeared at the scene of two shocking murders? The horrific answers will lead his frightened parents through the warped mind of a psychotic maniac into a nightmare maze of powerful
Hit American sitcom Will and Grace is as perky as Friends and as wittily urbane as Frasier. The premise concerns Will (Eric McCormack), a mildly uptight lawyer who agrees to have as a flatmate his best friend, interior designer Grace (Debra Messing). Their relationship has all the hallmarks of one between lovers--emotional dependency, little things that get on each other's nerves, strong mutual interests and volcanic arguments. The only snag is that while Grace is straight, Will is gay. Though not shy of poking sharp fun at that situation, Will and Grace is among sitcom's most potent and sophisticated antidotes to homophobia. Though initially a little too pleased with its own camp pertness, the show grows and grows on you with successive episodes, finally becoming indispensable. It also benefits from secondary characters Jack (Sean P Hayes) and Karen (Megan Mullally), also gay and straight respectively, both outrageously and hilariously irresponsible characters: he's a free spirit and freeloader, she's "working" as Grace's assistant even though she doesn't need the money, having married some. Despite its diamond and rapid-fire punch lines, Will and Grace conveys enough sense of the lovelorn predicament of the main characters to prevent it becoming too cute. --David Stubbs
The videos of Basildon synth-pop pioneers Depeche Mode are justly celebrated not only for charting the band's musical evolution but also their penchant for stylish visual imagery. This collection features all of the band's videos from 1986 to 1998. Of the 20 videos here, director Anton Corbijn was responsible for 18, including classics such as "Enjoy the Silence", "Strangelove" and "Personal Jesus", which means this is as much a profile of his work as Depeche Mode's. Much of Corbijn's material was shot in black and white, lending it an artful edge which captures some of the majesty of Mode's music. The non-Corbijn videos are Peter Care's for "Stripped", notable for its bleak imagery, and Clive Richardson's assured "A Question of Lust". The videos are presented chronologically and bookended by interviews with the band discussing the videos and the singles, making this a fantastic retrospective not only of Depeche Mode's visual side, but of their enduring musical legacy too. On the DVD: Depeche Mode: The Videos has a bonus disc featuring an extra hour-and-a-half of rare and exclusive material, including three insightful documentaries that centre around the albums Violator, Songs of Faith and Devotion and Ultra, and the US videos for "One Caress", "Strangelove 88", "Condemnation" and "But Not Tonight". All of this is good stuff and a valuable addition to the package. Both discs are pleasantly presented in a sturdy fold-out cardboard case, and recorded in Dolby stereo with a screen ratio of 4:3. The menus and screens are slickly presented and easy to use. --Paul Sullivan
Directed by the innovative photographer and director and longterm Depeche Mode visual collaborator Anton Corbijn this hugely impressive and visually stunning film perfectly captures the essence of one of Britain's most pioneering acts at the height of their powers. On its release in 1993 `Devotional' was nominated for a Grammy award for Best Long Form Music Video. The `Devotional' 2 disc DVD is a compilation of the band's live performances recorded in Frankfurt and Barcelona on th
Depeche Mode 101 is a fascinating documentary co-directed by the esteemed DA Pennebaker (The War Room, Down from the Mountain), focusing on backstage realities of art and business during the synthesizer band's 1988 American tour. We see managers worrying over slow ticket sales for a stand at the Rose Bowl, observe sound checks at concert sites, get a tour of the group's multiple keyboard banks and listen with some alarm to singer David Gahan describe his steroid-based throat treatments. There are plenty of performance clips, but for music alone, Disc 2 in this package contains the uninterrupted Rose Bowl show, including the plaintive "Blasphemous Rumours", the exultant drama of "Stripped", and the dreamy "Somebody". Pennebaker's promotional video "Everything Counts" is also here, but don't miss the director's recent, touching and informative interviews with the now 40-something, individual members of Depeche Mode. --Tom Keogh
Video 86 - 98 (2 Discs)
Child's Play (1988) will be joining Umbrella's Beyond Genres collection as volume #17. This release comes in O-ring packaging, includes special features and artwork.Tom Holland (Fright Night) turns up the thrills and chills, introducing one of the most original and terrifying horror creations in history the pint-sized killer doll CHUCKY! After 6 year-old Andy Barclay's (Alex Vincent) babysitter is violently pushed out of a window to her death, nobody believes him when he says that his birthday present, an innocent Good Guy DollĀ named Chucky, committed the fateful act.Infused with the demonic soul of serial killer Charles Lee Ray (Brad Dourif), Chucky establishes himself as a master manipulator, with the ability to get away with more than just murder. An ensuing rampage of gruesome murders leads detective Mike Norris (Chris Sarandon) back to the same suspicious toy, uncovering a legacy of horror and highlighting Chucky's grand plan to transfer his evil spirit into a living, breathing human being young Andy!An ingenious blend of supernatural horror, voodoo and good old-fashioned slasher film, CHILD'S PLAY throws down a killer gauntlet and delivers with a bloody vengeance.Audio Commentary with director Tom Holland; moderated by Nathaniel ThompsonBehind-the-Scenes Special Effects Footage (over an hour of original footage)Vintage featuretteTV spotAudio commentary with Alex Vincent, Catherine Hicks and Chucky designer Kevin YagherAudio commentary with producer David Kirchner and screenwriter Don ManciniScene specific Chucky commentaries: Chucky's Thoughts The Advantages of Being Chucky Chucky on Filmmaking Up Close and Personal with ChuckyEvil Comes in Small Packages The Birth of Chucky Creating the Horror UnleashedChucky: Building a NightmareA Monster ConventionIntroducing Chucky: The Making of Child's PlayTheatrical Trailer
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