The original 1946 The Dark Mirror starred Olivia de Havilland as twin sisters, one of whom has committed a murder. Since each twin can provide an alibi for the other, a rumpled detective (Thomas Mitchell) and a handsome shrink (Lew Ayres) are compelled to get to the truth through patience and not a little sneakiness. Dark Mirror was remade as a TV movie in 1984, this time with Jane Seymour in the 'leads' and Vincent Gardenia as the detective. Seymour has a field day alternating between the good and bad twin; would that the audience was having as much fun. There really isn't any point to this dour remake, except perhaps to honor a contractual commitment to Jane Seymour, whose playing is so ripe that we secretly hope both twins will get the chair.
Britain’s best-loved detective series starring Neil Dudgeon as DCI John Barnaby who continues to fight crime in the beautiful but deadly villages of Midsomer. Pub landlady Hannah Altman is crushed to death when a stunt goes wrong during a magic show by famous illusionist Gideon Latimer. When Kate discovers the safety wires have been sabotaged a murder investigation is launched. Barnaby and Nelson uncover conflicts between the village church and Midsomer Oaks’ ancient pagan traditions. But with the murders seemingly all linked to Gideon’s illusions who is staging the deathly tricks and why?
The first time was only a warning... Since the sudden and highly suspicious death of his parents 12-year-old Damien has been in the charge of his wealthy aunt and uncle (Lee Grant and William Holden). Widely feared to be the Antichrist Damien relentlessly plots to seize control of his uncle's business empire - and the world. Meanwhile anyone attempting to unravel the secrets of Damien's sinister past or fiendish future meets with a swift and cruel demise. In this chilling sequel to The Omen the forces of good and evil battle each other to a taut and terrifying end!
Box Set Contains: The Cinder Path The Fifteen Streets The Gambling Man & Tilly Trotter.
Ouran High School. An institution of extravagance and prestige where learning is secondary to luxury. Bookish Haruhi can't afford to slack being on a scholarship and out of place among the moneyed. No matter The Host Club is now open! A group of handsome boys dedicated to selling their charms to their bored female classmates Haruhi is suddenly in debt to the club after breaking an expensive vase in their lair. The only way to pay for the damage? Haruhi will work as a Host! The only problem? Haruhi is a she! Between the wildly inflated ego of the expert escorts and the potential calamities of constant cross dressing Haruhi's freshman year looks like it will be one to remember!
A year before the outbreak of the First World War Charlie MacFell returns from university to Northumberland to visit the farm where he spent an unhappy childhood and where his brutal father would subject young farm hands to vicious beatings on the hot cinder path. Marriage to the beautiful but adulterous Victoria Chapman turns out to be a further humiliation for Charlie but when he joins the army he discovers amongst the horrors of the Western Front a strength he never knew existed. Respected by his family and by his men on the battlefield he finally finds true love with his wife's younger sister. Just as lasting happiness is within his grasp fate seems poised to snatch it all away...
Titles Comprise: Operation Diplomat: Like Portait Of Alison and The Broken Horseshoe this thriller was originally made as a BBC television drama and was based on a story by popular crime writer Francis Durbridge. Forced to work on a mystery patient surgeon Mark Fenton (Guy Rolfe) finds the police do not believe his story... The Sicilians: An aide at the American Embassy in London finds himself involved with Scotland Yard and the French police over the kidnapping of the son of a mafia boss...
A well-oiled Jean-Claude Van Damme makes his starring debut in what may be one of the few kickboxing films to be based on a true story. The Muscles from Brussels plays Frank Dux, the first Westerner ever to win the extreme "whupfest" known as the Kumatai (a long-running, no-holds-barred fighting tournament in Hong Kong). While a bit deficient in the script department (to say the least), this undeniably exciting flick succeeds by letting Van Damme play to his strengths: namely, minimal acting and a lot of impossibly acrobatic splits while kicking people in the head. Bloodsport is a guilty-pleasure testosterone blast of the highest order, with a memorable villain (the massive Bolo Yeung from Enter the Dragon) and a multitude of well-choreographed fight scenes. An embarrassed-looking Forest Whitaker cameos as a hapless (and non-kickboxing) cop. --Andrew Wright
The Halo universe will expand on February 15th 2010, with the arrival of seven brand new animated stories.
What's a band to do with no fame and especially no sold-out arena to perform in? How can they grab the cash they need to build the Concert Dome of their dreams?! Well they can't. But the Nerima Daikon Brothers sure as hell are going to try! Watch as Hideki Ichiro and Mako farm Daikon by day and battle slimy record producers pachinko-mad hags monstrous nurses flatulent hospital administrators and hot police babes by night. Listen as the band and the evil villains sing hilarious songs all along the bumpy daikon-studded road! Tune in and see!!! (What's Daikon? Is it a vegetable? Is it a fruit? A weapon? A girl's best friend? All of the above?!) Packaged in high quality collectors packaging for its first ever release in the UK! As you'd expect from the director of Excel Saga - it's a crazy ride!
A group of summer camp pranksters get the scare of their lives when they target the camp's creepy caretaker... and he takes bloody revenge! After a cruel joke goes awry severely burning him and subjecting him to five years of intensive unsuccessful skin graft treatments Cropsy (Lou David) is back at camp... and ready to wreak havoc on those who scarred him! With his hedge clippers in hand he terrorizes the camp and systematically mutilates each victim. Can a few courageous campers save themselves and destroy this demented madman before he kills them all?
""The Greatest Battles of World War II"" Kursk: The battle of Kursk the greatest tank battle in history when in 1943 almost 6 000 Soviet and German tanks and 2 000 000 men clashed near the Russian town of Kursk. Crete: The battle of Crete the invasion of Crete by almost 20 000 of Germany's elite parachute troops fighting hand to hand against the British was one of Germany's most successful battles of the war. Midway: The battle of Midway a ferocious battle fought between the Japanese and United States Carrier Fleets that proved to be one of the most decisive victories for America in the war in the Pacific.
This amazing collector's item is an individually numbered limited edition Ape head containing 12 DVDs within a digistack which slots into the back of the head! Planet Of The Apes: 35th Anniversary Edition (2 Discs): Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist... Winner of an Honorary Acade
When Japan is driven to the brink of despair by mysterious invaders called the Septentriones, humanity fights back using Devil Summoners, thirteen people of great distinction who have made pacts with demons and been given the power to fight! This is the story where comrades' deaths can be foretold, where mankind has been placed in the harshest of situations, a story of conflict and choices. Will they be able to survive the countdown to Armageddon?! Their choices will decide the future in Devil Survivor 2 THE ANIMATION!Contains: Episodes 1 - 13 Image: 1080p Audio: Japanese, English Subtitles: English Runtime: 312 minutes approx
The Secret Of Dr. Kildare: Dr. Kildare (Lew Ayres) has all that he can handle when his mentor Dr. Gillespie (Lionel Barrymore) collapses from exhaustion while trying to find a cure for pneumonia. Knowing his condition could only get worse if he continues Dr. Gillespie calls on Dr. Kildare to help with research while the elder is in recovery. What Dr. Gillespie doesn't know is that Dr. Kildare is already busy treating a woman with psychosomatic blindness while trying hard to cover his big secret. Dr. Kildare's Strange Case: One of the famous Kildare films which were popular during the 1930-1940's. This one involves a daring treatment of a man suffering from a mental disorder.
The Great Barrier Reef unveils the most colourful and diverse undersea world on Earth. Viewers will not only experience the enchanting beauty of the reef but also learn about its complex ecosystem many symbiotic relationships and the extreme fragility of its environment.
With memorable and unsettling opening credits and exceptional performances and direction Armchair Thriller became a massive hit for Thames Television in the late 1970s and early 1980s. With its trademark ghoulish razor-sharp cliff hangers and iconic theme tune (by Roxy Music's Andy Mackay) this haunting anthology series was an immediate success its eerie disturbing and downright scary tales regularly attracting over 15 million viewers. Each of its ten stories is a gripping exercise in compelling television showing ordinary people plunged into extraordinary situations. For many this series remains a high-watermark of dramatic television and its many frightening and spooky moments are remembered by viewers nearly thirty years after its original transmission. The Limbo Connection: Film writer Mark Omney (James Bolam) drinks too much has endless rows with his wife Clare (Suzanne Bertish) and cannot make a living any more. Simply put his life is falling apart. Following a drunken car crash Clare goes missing. Mark tracks her down to Meadowbank Clinic and attempts to prove his theories about the nightmare in which he is caught but the police have evidence that seems to cast doubts on his state of mind.
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