Blisteringly funny offbeat drama following the rollercoaster lives and loves of an anarchic family from Manchester. Meet the Gallaghers. Mum went AWOL years ago Dad stayed at home with the six children only to hit the bottle. And sometimes the kids... The real head of the family is big sister Fiona (20) who looks after Carl (11) Debbie (9) and baby Liam (3). She is occasionally helped more often hindered by reluctant virgin 'Lip' (16) and the actively gay but very private Ian (15). Welcome to a hectic world of sexual adventures triumphs love scams and a fair bit of crime on a rough Manchester housing estate where wheel-less cars are the norm and the moving ones are stolen.
Released just a few years before a similar British film ZULU this 1962 English gladiator film depicts the tiny army of Sparta and their efforts to stave off an attack by Persian forces which greatly outnumbered the Spartans. Led by King Leonidis (Richard Egan) the Spartans army consisted primarily of a security force who guarded the palace. This rousing gladiator epic boasts an incredible cast including Diane Baker Ralph Richardson and Kieron Moore.
Set against the turbulent backdrop of Belfast, fellow barbers Colm (a Catholic) and George (a Protestant) form an unlikely partership to corner the rights to the toupee market in Northern Ireland.
A Hollywood remake of French hit Les Visiteurs featuring the same male leads and director. Thibault (Jean Reno) is a brave medieval knight who likes riding horses rescuing damsels in distress and ordering his servant Andre (Christian Clavier) around. Now he is about to marry the most beautiful princess in the kingdom (Christina Applegate). But on the eve of his wedding a horrible tragedy occurs and a wizard's terrible mistake means that suddenly Thibault and Andre find themselves sp
September 13th, 1999... A nuclear waste dump on the Moon unexpectedly detonates, blasting it out of orbit and taking the inhabitants of Moonbase Alpha on a fantastic voyage of discovery to the stars, fraught with danger at every turn! This release is combines the previously released restorations of the these two ground breaking series alongside five long unavailable features - "Destination Moonbase-Alpha", "Alien Attack", "Journey Through the Black Sun" & "Cosmic Princess" and the Italian theatrical movie "Spazio 1999". Created in the wake of "Star Wars", the features were made from episodes of Space: 1999, including, in places, new music in places and additional scenes. Reconstructed from the restored High Definition episodes, all four Space: 1999 movies are presented here in both their original fullscreen and as brand-new widescreen versions. "Spazio 1999" was the first time Space: 1999 was seen anywhere in the world (months before its TV debut) and is scored by the legendary Ennio Morricone.
Even before he steps out onto the stage, the audience is on its feet clapping and screaming for Barry Manilow in Manilow Live!, which was filmed in Nashville in February 2000. Walking out and launching into "Could it Be Magic?" Manilow proves his pipes are as strong and clear as ever and his suits still as dapper. He promises "beautiful melodies, passionate lyrics, great grooves, and maybe even some swivelling hips", to the delight of the sold-out house. A consummate showman, Manilow performs 24 of his biggest hits accompanied by full orchestra. During "Can't Smile Without You", the audience holds up signs bearing smiley faces, hearts, and "ME" in hopes that the singer will pick them for his traditional duet. "Bandstand Boogie," the long-time theme song for American Bandstand, rocks the house, then Manilow brings it down for perennial favourite, "Mandy", which segues into "Even Now". His timing is impeccable, and he knows exactly how to work the adoring crowd. The accordion interlude is particularly amusing, as is "Flight of the Bumblebee" played on a kazoo. Mixing pop, jazz, disco and big band, Manilow moves smoothly through the two-hour set, alternately sitting at the piano or standing at the mike. The bluesy "That's Life" gets an infusion of energy from audience participation, and "Copacabana" is just as infectious as ever (with Manilow doing a little of that hip-swivelling). Ending with a heartfelt encore of "Stars in the Night", Manilow Live! is a must-have for fans. --Dana Van Nest, Amazon.com
No review of Lawn Dogs can adequately describe this extraordinary movie, nor can the title or any simple synopsis. In fact, there's no way of knowing what Lawn Dogs is really about until the very end when the last 90-minutes takes on a whole new significance. The basic story follows the formation and fruition of a simple friendship. Devon (astounding newcomer Mischa Barton) is a 10-year-old girl born to glamour magazine identikit parents who live in the plush US suburban Camelot Gardens Estate. Trent (Sam Rockwell) is a 20-something lawnmower man whom everyone considers trash and who lives in a forest trailer. As secret friends they fill the holes in one another's lives. She has no other friends because she thinks "other kids smell like TV". It's all perfectly sweet and innocent. But naturally there's no way the uptight neighbourhood would perceive it that way. A creeping sense of doom begins to overtake events; but it is where this seemingly obvious tale twists at the end that makes the community's darker quirks a revelation. On the DVD: Lawn Dogs on disc comes in a 16:9 transfer that retains the superb cinematography of endlessly stretching flat horizons. The three-channel sound is equally of benefit to a subtle bluesy score. Regrettably the only extra is a trailer. As a winner at numerous International Film Festivals, this picture really deserved something more. --Paul Tonks
For the first time on DVD one of the most successful drama series shown by the BBC in the 1960s/1970s with a huge worldwide audience. Stars Ray Barrett (The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith, Something in the Air), Barry Foster (Van Der Valk, Frenzy), Geoffrey Keen (Doctor Zhivago, Born Free) This 50th Anniversary release is a digitally Remastered Edition Broadcast for over 7 years and 130 episodes.The Troubleshooters Mogul Is the 1960 s BBC drama series which portrayed the boardroom battles and frontline dangers of a fictional British oil company, Mogul Oil. The series, one of the BBC s most successful ever, ran for 7 years and attracted a huge audience worldwide. These digitally remastered episodes, including the very first one transmitted, are those that survive from the pioneering first series.Episodes included: KELLY S EYE: Company secrecy is compromised when news of a Mogul oil strike in the North Sea is leaked to the Press. Director of Operations Brian Stead (Geoffrey Keen) wants the culprit sacked and knows that only Head of the North Sea Operations Peter Thornton (Ray Barrett) is tough enough to investigate the breach among the hard men on the rig. YOUNG TURK: Robert Driscoll (Barry Foster) is a marketing man sent to take over negotiations for an important Middle East oil concession...after the local Mogul representative is killed in the desert. TOSH AND NORA: Tosh Brinkwater (John Tate) is a hard-living middle aged seaman. When he marries and becomes a father, he decides to change his ways and take a shore job. But when you re a cog in the Mogul machine, good intentions don t always pay off. OUT OF RANGE: The desert is like the sea. It takes possession of a man s soul. For a young geologist (Terence Edmond) seeking to prove himself it is exciting. But like the sea, the desert is dangerous. STONEFACE: Driscoll is working under highly charged circumstances in northern Canada. When Mogul hires an Iroquois Indian for an important job, deep seated prejudices boil to the surface. Includes English Subtitles for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Review ..style and brilliance which sets this series miles ahead of its nearest rivals. -Peter Knight, Daily Telegraph --Peter Knight, Daily Telegraph
Welcome back to the slightly bizarre yet charming little logging town in Alaska. Reunite with the endearing quirky citizens of Cicely Alaska in the complete fourth season of the multi-Emmy award-winning series Northern Exposure. Episodes Comprise: 1. Northwest Passages 2. Midnight Sun 3. Nothing's Perfect 4. Heroes 5. Blowing Bubbles 6. On Your Own 7. The Bad Seed 8. Thanksgiving 9. Do the Right Thing 10. Crime and Punishment 11. Survival of the Species 12. Revela
Playwright Skip Donahue (Wilder) and actor Harry Monroe (Pryor) are out of work and penniless. Deciding they have had enough of Broadway they set off to make their fortunes and find freedom down South. On the way their funds get so low that they have to find work; as singing dancing Woodpeckers promoting a bank. Plagued by bad luck thieves steal their costumes and rob the bank and guess who gets the blame and get put jail? Whacky laughs riotous situations thrills and spills ma
Mel Gibson stars in this hard hitting Vietnam War drama set against the backdrop of the first major battle between US and North Vietnamese forces.
A collection of the colour episodes from season 2 of The Twilight Zone.
Eighties icons Crockett and Tubbs come to the big screen in this Michael Mann-directed adventure.
War Games: Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy star in this compelling drama filled with action suspense and high-tech adventures! Featuring superb performances by Dabney Coleman and Barry Corbin Wargames is brilliant funny and provocative - a fast-paced cyber-thriller. Computer hacker David Lightman can bypass the most advanced security systems break the most intricate secret codes and master even the most difficult computer games. But when he unwittingly taps into the Defense Department's war computer he initiates a confrontation of global proportions - World War III. Together with his girlfriend and a wizardly computer genius David must race against time to outwit his opponent...and prevent a nuclear Armageddon. War Games 2: Dead Code: A sequel to 1983's 'War Games'. A computer hacker engages a goverment super-computer named Ripley in an online terrorist-attack simulation game. Little does Farmer know that Ripley has been designed to appeal to potential terrorists and certain glitches have turned made him become paranoid.
A collection of vignettes, loosely based on the book by Dr. David Rueben, written and directed by Woody Allen, Everything contains some very funny moments. It's easy to forget that the cerebral Allen excelled at the type of broad, Catskill, dirty jokes and visual gags that run amok here. It's also remarkable how dirty this 1972 movie really was--bestiality, exposure, perversion and S&M get their moments to shine. The Woody Allen here, who appears in many of the sketches, is a portent of the seedy old Allen of Deconstructing Harry. Although the final bit, which takes place inside a man's body during a very hot date, is hilarious, most of Everything feels like the screen adaptation of a 70's bathroom joke book. Still, a must for Allen fans. --Keith Simanton
The Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger makes his dynamic screen debut in this explosive tale from the British Academy Award-winning director Tony Richardson. Based on the fascinating true-life story of the 19th century Australian 'Armoured Bandit.' When their mother is unfairly persecuted by police Ned Kelly (Jagger) and his brother Dan earn money for her defence by selling homemade liquor. But what begins as a simple moonshine operation escalates into a series of armed robbe
A writer tries to reveal what is happening in Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy but is unable to do so. Frustrated he retires to a lighthouse in the Great Lakes where he is haunted by the ghosts of travellers who were shipwrecked many years earlier. Eventually he is persuaded to return to the world...
An English scientist steals atomic bomb from a research centre. In a letter sent to the British Prime Minister he threatens to blow up the center of London if the Government refuses to end research into atomic weapons.
Fastmoving account of the 1963 Great Train Robbery written by Edward Boyd.
If a musical sci-fi satire about an alien transvestite named Frank-n-Furter, who is building the perfect man while playing sexual games with his virginal visitors, sounds like an intriguing premise for a movie, then you're in for a treat. Not only is The Rocky Horror Picture Show all this and more, but it stars the surprising cast of Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick (as the demure Janet and uptight Brad, who get lost in a storm and find themselves stranded at Frank-n-Furter's mansion), Meat Loaf (as the rebel Eddie), Charles Gray (as our criminologist and narrator) and, of course, the inimitable Tim Curry as our "sweet transvestite from Transsexual, Transylvania". Upon its release in 1975, the film was an astounding flop. But a few devotees persuaded a New York cinema to show it at midnight, and thus was born one of the ultimate cult films of all time. The songs are addictive (just try getting "The Time Warp" or "Toucha Toucha Touch Me" out of your head), the raunchiness amusing and the plot line utterly ridiculous--in other words, this film is simply tremendous good fun. The downfall, however, is that much of the amusement is found in the audience participation that is obviously missing from a video version (viewers in cinemas shout lines at the screen and use props--such as holding up newspapers and shooting water guns during the storm and throwing rice during a wedding scene). Watched alone as a straight movie, Rocky Horror loses a tremendous amount of its charm. Yet, for those who wish to perfect their lip-synching techniques for movie cinema performances or for those who want to gather a crowd around the TV at home for some good, old-fashioned, rowdy fun, this film can't be beat. --Jenny Brown
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