‘Pariah’ tells the story of Steve (Damon Jones) and Sam an interracial couple attacked by Neo-Nazi Skinheads one unexpected night. The brutal attack has a scarring effect on their lives. Although Steve’s physical bruises heal Sam’s rape leads to her subsequent suicide leaving Steve without direction and bent on revenge. He decides to go undercover as a skinhead to learn about these people whose lives have become entrenched in hate and violence. Steve must learn to act like them think like them and eventually to become one of them. With this accomplished ‘He can kill them!’
Jean Renoir's light-hearted comic fantasy takes us to 18th-century Peru where a band of Italian strolling commedia dell'arte players has come to perform. The lusty Camilla the troupe's fiery prima donna soon turns to the head of the regent who is bored with his office and his mistress. To prepare for an impending war the regent demands great financial sacrifices from the local aristocrats. But when he gives Camilla his official golden coach the noblemen rebel and asks the bishop to despose him. Soon Camilla is being pursued by three lovers in this gloriously colourful film.
A double bill of bad taste comedies starring Rob Schneider including Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo and The Hot Chick. Deuce Bigalow Male Gigolo (Dir. Mike Mitchell 1999): The hit-making producers of Big Daddy now deliver Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo - a hilarious must-see smash starring the always outrageous Rob Schneider in one of his funniest role yet! A professional fish tank cleaner Deuce (Schneider) finds himself in
Originally broadcast in 1989 Capital City was a huge success on its original release giving a realistic insight into the fast-paced life of working at an international bank. Set in the offices of London-based Shane Longman the charismatic team of bankers are hired for their blend of style intelligence and verve. They take risks and thrive on the pressure of closing the deal. Experience for yourself the highs and lows of being at the top (and sometimes the bottom) working
Based loosely on a true story, Captain Jack is an Ealing-style whimsical comedy-drama about the triumph of everyday eccentrics. Captain Jack (Bob Hoskins) is a Whitby boat captain sick of hearing how the he wants to celebrate his predecessor's "discovery" of the Arctic by recreating his voyage on its 200th anniversary. Jack breaks harbour regulations and finds himself on the run from the Coastguard and Navy, accompanied by a crew of landlubbers including sisters played by Anna Massey and Gemma Jones. Sadie Frost is a passionate young stowaway who has her eye on Aussie Peter McDonald, while making up the party is David Troughton. Back on shore there are entertaining supporting roles for Patrick Malahide, Michelle Dotrice and Maureen Lipman, wife of writer Jack Rosenthal. Rosenthal screenplay isn't especially amusing, but he does manage to pack in all the expected feel-good developments, as well as including appropriate Dracula (1979) and Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) jokes. There's a whale, a pair of polar bears, a storm, lots of bonding and a gruff but warm-hearted sensibility throughout. Another winning piece of entertainment from Yorkshire, the county that gave the world The Full Monty. On the DVD: the only extra is a terribly British trailer, presented non-anamorphically. The main feature however is presented in an excellent 1.77:1 anamorphically enhanced widescreen transfer. The picture is crisp and detailed, with not a blemish anywhere. The stereo sound is everything this kind of film needs without being in anyway spectacular. --Gary S Dalkin
Highly influential Italian slasher flick has people brutally murdered in an isolated house. Extremely violent semi-incoherent but visually impressive offering from cult director Bava. Essential for cult horror fans.
If nothing else, Doggystyle indicates a remarkable, if not exactly commendable, honesty in the relationship between Snoop Dogg and his fans. Snoop recognises that his absurdly wealthy, sexually indulged, permanently stoned persona is admired chiefly by priapic 14-year-old boys who don't understand why girls won't speak to them, and young men who think a booming car stereo is a signifier of awesome masculinity. He has delivered to these constituencies precisely the kind of video they would want. Doggystyle does not trouble itself with any actual promotional clips or artist interviews. Though Snoop occasionally deigns to wander in front of the camera and mime half-heartedly along to one of his songs, this is essentially a porn film, which is appropriate given that most of what Snoop has recorded in the last few years resembles uncannily the glutinous muzak that usually serves as a soundtrack for such things. It is not without amusement value, wholly inadvertent though this is--the editing of this "Soft" version of Doggystyle, intended to make it saleable in shops which are not patronised exclusively by men in overcoats, occasionally lends the joyless copulations of Snoop's mates a certain comedic appeal. --Andrew Mueller
Harry Rule (Robert Vaughn) is an American lone wolf in London. Contessa di Contini (Nyree Dawn Porter) is a beautiful British aristo abroad. Paul Buchet (Tony Anholt) is a suave Parisian specialising in gadgetry. Together they are The Protectors - three intrepid international private detectives. Alongside other super agents from the world's best detective agencies they are organised into a global secret society their mission is to protect the innocent and apprehend the guilty. Gerry
More episodes from the long running TV sci-fi series. It is the year 2050 and mankind has established a space city on Jupiter's Moon. In orbit around the moon is the spaceship Ilea home of Columbus College University of Space.... What is in the SAM files? Brelen wants to see them but the Ilea's computer keeps moving them secretly from place to place. So now Brelen is interested in the computer. The most remarkable computer perhaps in the Solar System....
Le Nozze Di Gigaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Performed by Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor and Wiener Philharmoniker. Conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
When an old man learns that he hasn't got much time left he resolves to fulfil his life long dream to have his favourite play performed in his own house just for him. Summoning a theatre troupe to his country mansion he instructs them to begin rehearsing for 'The Myth of Dionysus'. However what he hadn't anticipated is the neuroses of the troupe leader the petty power struggles the bed hopping and childish jealousies that finally oblige him to take the stage and enact his own d
Running from 1969 to 1973 On The Buses was one of the most successful comedy series ever made. Re-live the flares and wide collars with the On The Buses crew. 'On the Buses' is British comedy at its best. Starring Reg Varney as jack-the-lad bus driver Stan Bob Grant as his chirpy conductor Jack and Stephen I'll 'ave you Butler! Lewis as the long-suffering dim-witted Inspector Blake who does his best to get the buses out on time while making their lives as miserable as possible. Episode titles: First Aid The Cistern Busmen's Perks The Snake.
A strikingly original feature debut from Jamie Rosales the methodically crafted 'The Hours Of The Day' seeps its way into the audiences' skin while managing to avoid the more obvious conventions of the thriller genre. Abel leads a seemingly normal life; he operates a family clothing store has a loving girlfiend with whom he plans to buy an apartment and enjoys a good relationship with family and friends. Behind this mask of normality however something evil is at work as Abel demon
This 1956 Falstaff from Radiotelevisione Italiana is one of the finest of the many studio productions that RAI presented in the 1950s. In addition to the presence of the legendary maestro Tullio Serafin there is the elegant physical production and brilliant staging by the renowned opera director Herbert Graf. the top-notch cast includes a number of singers particularly associated with this opera. Anna Moffo scored many of her early successes as Nannetta often opposite Luigi Alva's Fenton. Just a month after appearing in this production the two joined the cast of the studio recording of Falstaff under Karajan also featuring Fedora Barbieri as Mrs Quickly. Giuseppe Taddei Rosanna Carteri and Anna Maria Canali had also taken part in a 1949 Cetra recording of the opera. Taddei Rosanna Carteri and Anna Maria Canali had also taken part in a 1949 Cetra recording of the opera. Taddei who made a specialty of the title role began his long career in the mid-1930s.
This live performance featuring Kate and Anna McGarrigle with their family and friends (including Emmylou Harris Linda Ronstadt and Loudon Rufus Martha Wainright) captures the unique spirit of American song from Cole Porter to the Appalachians.
As a wave of vampirism sweeps the world a small but discordant group hole up in a country mansion in Victoria Australia. A vampire who has also occupied the mansion offers them a deal: if they protect him from humans during the day he'll protect them from other vampires at night. So begins an uneasy alliance which soon threatens to fall apart.
From the Helikon Opera Moscow 2002....
Arthur Dent finds himself exploring the great unknown in this adaptation of the classic book.
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