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The twist of private-eye show Randall & Hopkirk Deceased is that in the first episode, gumshoe Marty Hopkirk (Kenneth Cope) is killed off by the villains, only to pop up in an immaculate white suit as a ghost visible only to his hardboiled partner Jeff Randall (Mike Pratt). In theory, the supernatural streak--which meant a complex set of rules about Marty's appearances and effects on the physical world--should lead the show into wilder territory, but most episodes squander the team's unique abilities on ordinary cases about blackmail and murder-for-profit. A persistent subplot has the living Jeff getting cosy with the dead Marty's widow Jean (Annette Andre) to the discomfort of her late husband. The elementary effects and the nice underplaying of the leads have a certain period charm, and the show could afford a high calibre of special guest villains and dolly birds. A 1990s remake with Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer hasn't obliterated memories of the original. --Kim Newman
Available for the first time on DVD! It's all about being in the wrong place at the right time. This comedy heist film depicts the efforts of Ben (Sean William Scott) to pay off a debt that his late brother owes Gregory a local crime boss (Lou Diamond Phillips). In order to pay off the debt he and his knuckleheaded friends decide to stage a rave next to a bank vault containing a priceless statue. Once the noise from the makeshift club is underway they will cut through the wall obtain the statue and use it to pay Gregory off. Unfortunately a wealth of obstacles - ranging from club owners FBI agents and randy underage girls - stand in the way of their goal.
X-Men: Born into a world filled with prejudice are children who possess extraordinary and dangerous powers - the result of unique genetic mutations. Cyclops unleashes bolts of energy from his eyes. Storm can manipulate the weather at will. Rogue absorbs the life force of anyone she touches. But under the tutelage of Professor Xavier (Patrick Stewart) these and other outcasts learn to harness their powers for the good of mankind. Now they must protect those who fear them as the nefarious Magneto (Ian McKellen) who believes humans and mutants can never co-exist unveils his sinister plan for the future... X-Men 2: The X-Men have to band together to find a mutant assassin who has made an attempt on the President's life while the Mutant Academy at Westchester is attacked by military forces prompting some uncomfortable home truths for Wolverine...
The ultimate songwriter's songwriter Townes Van Zandt had a profound impact on generations of musicians from Bob Dylan to Norah Jones yet he avoided the commercial success enjoyed by many of his own fans. Be Here To Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt provides an intimate portrait of the legendary artist's haunting music and life. Margaret Brown's critically acclaimed documentary Be Here To Love Me combines interviews with friends and family with never seen footage of Townes Van Zandt from rare performance and interview footage to intimate portraits shot in Van Zandt's own home throughout the years. It also includes appearances by many famous musicians including Willie Nelson Lyle Lovett Kris Kristofferson Steve Earle and Emmylou Harris. Tracklist: 1. What A Song Is All About 2. A Cult Figure 3. A Privileged Youth 4. Wild Crazy Things 5. Houston In The '60's 6. Wandering 7. A Genius 8. Addiction 9. Here For The Music 10. Cutting Records 11. Home And Family 12. Flyin' Shoes 13. If I Needed You 14. Pancho & Lefty 15. Marie 16. Normal Life 17. Rake 18. End Credits
In 1976 French director Patrice Chereau's centenary staging of Wagner's Ring cycle unleashed the greatest scandal in Bayreuth Festival history but by the end of its last performances in 1980 this epoch-making production was acclaimed with an hour and a half of thunderous applause.
The opera Siegfried.
Gotterammerung is the 'third day' of Wagner's great tetra logy of music dramas Der Ring Des Nibelhngen.
A wonderfully evocative three DVD box set which features three films each telling a wartime story. Goodnight Mister Tom: John Thaw (Inspector Morse) stars as the widowed and cantankerous Tom Oakley in this charming film adaptation of the prize-winning children's novel by Michelle Magorian. When the Second World War is declared Tom finds that his quiet life in the village of Little Weirwold is set to change when nine-year old Willie Beech (Nick Robinson) is evacuated from Lo
Although crime-writer-turned-detective Jason King, as played by the deep-voiced Peter Wyngarde, was the star supporting character of the 1969-70 series Department S, he seemed rather diminished when given a show of his own, thus robbing him of the straight characters necessary to show off his flamboyance. Jason King also ditched the impossible mysteries of the parent series in favour of more ordinary puzzles that the Saint or any other two-fisted hero could have solved without having to spend so much on fabulous fashion gear. That said, Wyngarde is well-matched by his foils, the value-for-money hams Dennis Price and Ronald Lacey, as the government agents who forced Jason to catch villains for them by threatening to turn him in for failing to pay his back taxes on the earnings of his bestsellers. Jason King was also the only hero on television who would take any brutal beating from the bad guys and shrug it off, only to become quite agitated when they threatened to slice his suits to bits. Volume One includes: "Wanna Buy a Television Series", in which Jason pitches a series based on his books, with guest star Anna Palk; and "A Page Before Dying" wherein Jason's latest book gives away spy secrets, and he's kidnapped to East Germany. --Kim Newman
Hannah has been trained in the lethal art of assassination by her father Luc a former sniper with the special forces in Vietnam. When her father is unexpectedly killed she is forced to choose between the violent world she knows and the ordinary world that she does not.As the sun rises on Capitol Hill Senator Harmon prepares to announce his candidacy for leadership of the Republican party and ultimately the presidency of the United States. The only thing that could deny his dream is the exposure of an evil past full of deception and murder.Hannah engages herself on an action-packed journey that takes her from the Mafia underworld to corruption in the highest levels of government. What she is about to discover could be the greatest and most sinister conspiracy of all time.
They are mutants, genetically gifted human beings - the worlds newest and most persecuted minority group.
Jack Hill's SWITCHBLADE SISTERS is the outlandish action-packed story of a tough gang of teenage girls -- the all-female Dagger Debs -- who are looking for love and fighting for turf on the mean streets of the city! Bad girls to the core these impossibly outrageous high school hoodlums go where they want ... and create mayhem wherever they go! A riotously entertaining mix of sex jealousy and massive firepower that critics loved -- don't miss your chance to see one of the wildest films ever made!
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