Inspired by true events. After time spent at sea, Anton O’Neill returns to find that Ireland is a radically different place to the one he left behind. Northern Ireland is in flames, and civil unrest has spilled south of the border to his beloved home in County Cavan. Blinded by hatred and misguided patriotism, Anton is led into an illicit world of violence and is forced to choose between his family and his country. Hunted and on the run, he is drawn into a shocking battle of wills with the law and his former accomplices, ending in an explosive showdown in which he must risk everything to protect the woman he loves.
Introduced in "A Magnum for Schneider", the hour-long 1967 Armchair Theatre episode written by James Mitchell about a disillusioned British secret agent Callan (Edward Woodward), went on to offer four popular (if downbeat) series, a spin-off movie remaking the original story and a some-years-later wrap-up play "Wet Job". Remembered for its very distinctive opening titles, with a swinging broken light bulb and a memorable theme tune, the series adopted a Deighton-LeCarré approach to the grim, treacherous, grubby business of Cold War espionage and made a TV star of the intense Woodward as the sweaty, sometimes conscience-stricken, sometimes robotic Callan. Even in the 21st century this still seems a strong show, its complex stories and impressive performances outweighing a low-budget mix of video and film in the production that makes it seem less "professional" than other shows of the time. In a dramatic device that has long since fallen out of fashion in television, Callan episodes tend to wind up by leaving the audience to work out all the connections of the plot while Callan himself sits gloomily and ponders the wretchedness of his squalid world. --Kim Newman
Set in 1933 when a naughty ten year old named Archie finds himself being looked after by his inattentive father Charlie who is in debt to mob bosses. The pair flee with a suitcase of money to a town where Charlie gets a job as a teacher but a beautiful widowed mother Ellen decides she wants Charlie to get out of town. Archi realises they are really in love and with the help of his new friends tries to bring them together and save them from the mob!
Season 1: As war rages through the galaxy the heroic Jedi including Yoda Anakin Skywalker Obi-Wan Kenobi and newcomer Ahsoka Tano fight to maintain order and restore peace. Meanwhile the Separatists led by Count Dooku his assassin Asajj Ventress and the evil General Grievous plot to defeat the Republic and gain control. Season 2: As the intensifying Clone Wars plunge further into the galaxy heroic Jedi encounter never-before-seen creatures space pirates giant monsters mind-controlling brain worms and the return of Boba Fett. Adding to the turmoil bounty hunter Cad Bane steals valuable Jedi secrets a mind-controlling Geonosian queen creates an indestructible army and the giant Zillo beast terrorizes Coruscant.
Killer's Moon is Britain's answer to I Spit on Your Grave... only nastier. Produced in the late seventies it mixes lurid scenes of rape with dollops of ultra-violence and Clockwork Orange Droog style menace. Its story follows four drugged-up mad men who have escaped from the local asylum and seek refuge in a remote hotel where a class of stranded school-girls are staying. This is a true video nasty and is amazingly co-written by award winning author Fay Weldon. Remastered and featuring many extras including director/cast interviews and an audio commentary featuring director Alan Birkinshaw in conversation with JoAnne Good who played one of the menaced schoolgirls. A must for the collection!
Crook Sparks Moran attempts to muscle in on a Caribbean island revolution by rescuing loyalists and helping himself to the contents of the national treasury. He then plans to kill the loyalists and blame a mythical sea monster for their deaths. Trouble ensues when the real monster turns up.
If Corbucci's 'Django' (1966) is a cult in the United States - especially for its title track covered by many - this sequel is not as well known but it adds its own contribution to the Spaghetti Western genre for its incredible ensemble of stereotypes beginning with Django as the avenger and his Mexican Carranza sidekick and ending with the dirty rotten bandits. Here Django tries to avenge his wife's death caused by the usual gang of outlaws. Will he succeed? What do you think? Get this cult masterpiece for a popcorn filled night of trash dementia.
William De Vital directs this action drama starring Sally Kirkland, Natasha Alam and Eric Roberts. Sara Ogden (Alam) is a journalist with an international reputation. She has stumbled onto perhaps the greatest story she could have hoped for: a worldwide conspiracy involving something called the 'Stamp of Cain' which seems an omen of chaos and death wherever it is found. Connecting the dots from around the globe, Sara is led to Belarus where she may find who is truly pulling the strings behind it all.
In this prequel to The Silence Of The Lambs Edward Norton stars as ex-FBI agent Will Graham an expert investigator who quit the Bureau after almost losing his life in the process of capturing Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins). Years later after a series of particularly grisly murders Graham reluctantly agrees to come out of retirement and assist in the case. But he soon realises that the best way to catch this killer known as the Tooth Fairy is to find a way to get inside the killer's mind. And the closest thing to that would be to probe the mind of another killer who is equally brilliant and equally twisted. For Graham that means confronting his past and facing his former nemesis the now-incarcerated Lecter... Thomas Harris' novel was previously filmed by Michael Mann as Manhunter starring William L. Peterson in the Will Graham role.
To safeguard a priceless national treasure the Greek government has requisitioned the luxury cruise liner Argo Theti for use as an undercover cargo carrier.The plan falls apart when the cruise ship is attacked by a submarine belonging to a fanatical billionaire art collector Elgin Bates.During the assault a fuel tank is ignited blasting a gaping hole in the ship's hull.Oxygen is now the most valuable commodity for the surviving passengers and crew trapped in an airtight compartment below decks. As the oxygen decreases the massive ship succumbs to the pull of the ocean dropping ninety feet down and crashing onto a ledge overhanging one of the deepest tracts in the Aegean Sea.As the ship teeters over the gaping mouth of the abyss the pressure causes the hatches to blow. One after the other decks corridors and cabins are rapidly flooded.Underwater under pressure they're fighting for their lives in the cruel deep.
Thunderbirds (Dir. Jonathan Frakes 2004): International Rescue run in secret by the Tracy family and led by Jeff (Bill Paxton) is permamently on standby to offer assistance when accidents and incidents threaten lives across the world. However when the villainous Hood (Ben Kingsley) infiltrates the Tracy's clandestine island base and imprisons most of the family who will rescue the rescuers? It's left to teenage Alan (Brady Corbet) and his similarly young friends to save the day! Small Soldiers (Dir. Joe Dante 1998):Meet the Commando Elite - toy action figures with an attitude. They've escaped from their boxes along with the Gorgonites kindhearted but unusual-looking creatures. Now teenager Alan Abernathy gets enlisted to help the Gorgonites and rescue the girl of his dreams before the whole town is turned upside down. Small Soldiers is a spectacular adventure for the whole family! We're Back A Dinosaur's Tale (1993): The voices of the above stars bring a handful of dinosaurs back to life in the modern day in this Steven Spielberg production. Lavish animation and imagination bring to life this delightful tale of dinosaurs in New York City. A group of very friendly very intelligent dinosaurs take a trip to Manhattan and brighten the lives of two very special lonely children.
Detective Superintendent Tennison investigates the mysterious death of a local country club manager and is led to a hidden political scandal...
The second season of Farscape expands upon and develops the characters introduced in the ambitious first season. John Crichton's new nemesis is the deadly Scorpius, replacing Crais who has taken the living ship Moya's offspring on a voyage into the unknown. Moya's regular crew--Aeryn, Zhaan, Chiana, D'Argo and Rygel--remain as divided and suspicious of each other as ever, yet somehow manage to pull together at times of crisis. After revelations about Pilot's introduction to Moya in "The Way We Weren't", the writers continue to exploit the show's gift for surprising as well as emotionally convincing character development. The CGI effects, prosthetics and state-of-the-art puppetry, courtesy of Jim Henson's Creature Shop, continue to make Farscape the most original looking sci-fi show on TV. The witty scripts, peppered with post-modern pop culture references and movie in-jokes, are also a breath of fresh air. The result is episodic TV sci-fi that continually pushes at the accepted boundaries of the genre. --Mark Walker
Frustrated with the legal process a young and ambitious lawyer approaches his former college classmates and colludes with them to meter out strong justice where the all too lacking legal system has failed. These hyper-intelligent modern day vigilantes wreak out justice and vengeance upon those that were spared by the technicalities and limitations of our legal system. Sometimes the defenders of innocence become the criminals.
The Van Halen Story chronicles the steady rise of four young musicians from their formative years playing back yard beer parties to their ascendancy as sultans of the Sunset Strip to their ultimate transformation into a world wide phenomenen. Hear the groups gripping tale told by the people who were there when it all began.
A Happily Married Couple Find Their Lives Thrown Into Frightening Disruption When A Stranger Appears At Their Door Claiming That Their Adopted 12-Year-Old Daughter Contains The Reincarnated Spirit Of His Little Girl! An Underrated 1970'S Psychological Horror From Director Robert Wise, Starring Anthony Hopkins & Marsha Mason.New Audio Commentary By Film Historian Samm DeighanNew Video Interview With Kim NewmanVideo Interview With Marsha MasonNew Visual Essay On The Cinema Of Reincarnation By Film Historian Lee GambinNew Interview On The Music Of Michael SmallArchival Interview With Author Frank De FelittaIsolated ScoreTheatrical TrailerLimited Edition Slipcase On The First 2000 Copies With Unique Artwork.
A man with a screenplay to sell sets out to find a backer. Unfortunately all those he approaches with money and influence insist that the screenplay be 'sexed up' and made more violent...
A deceptively charismatic ex-convict is welcomed into a Beverly Hills family as their new houseguest. Will they grant him a second chance at redemption? Or will they realise too late that some people really are born evil?
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