One of the greatest British horror films of all time! A human skull is unearthed in a small, isolated 18th century English village and the children of the village form themselves into a secret, murderous coven. Patrick Wymark, Linda Hayden and Wendy Padbury star.
A bumper value box set featuring 19 films from the best-selling author. Films comprise: 1. Star 2. Changes 3. Daddy 4. Family Album 5. Fine Things 6. Full Circle 7. Heartbeat 8. Kaleidoscope 9. Message from `Nam 10. Mixed Blessings 11. No Greater Love 12. Once in a Lifetime 13. Palomino 14. Perfect Stranger 15. Remembrance 16. Secrets 17. The Ring 18. Vanished 19. Zoya
A group of ultra-civilised European aristocrats on a hunting tour of New Mexico have to face a violent conflict with the real West...
From 'Doctor Who' producer Barry Letts and writer Terrance Dicks comes Moonbase 3 originally aired in 1973. The series had two directors Ken Hannam who also directed the 1981 TV version of The Day of the Triffids and Christopher Barry who had directing duties on Doctor Who and The Tripods. Among the stars were British acting stalwart Donald Houston and Ralph Bates star of many Hammer horror films. Moonbase 3 was another groundbreaking piece of science-fiction from the BBC employing James Burke as scientific advisor it was unique in its technical authenticity. Deaprture And Arrival: Dr. Helen Smith becomes concerned over the mental state of one of the pilots Harry Sanders. She expresses her concerns to the base's second in command Michael Lebrun and tries to convince him to get Commander Ransom to remove the pilot from duty. Ransom refuses and assigns Sanders to pilot the Commander's shuttle for a trip to Earth. After an malfunction Sanders cuts the communications link and goes outside the shuttle to make repairs and is thrown into space. When Ransom attempts to pilot the shuttle it explodes. The European agency sends a Welch scientist to take over the station and to investigate the shuttle accident. Behemoth: After a number of mysterious deaths paranoia sets in as the crew begins to believe the deaths are being committed by a 'Moon Monster' living on the surface of the Moon. Achilles Heel: The station's crew suffers from an unusual number of accidents and mistakes. Director Caulder must deal with the problems while trying to operate within his Earth-bound superiors' budgetary limitations. Outsiders: An auditor is sent to Moonbase 3 from the European Headquarters in Brussels to investigate whether or not the cost of operating the base is justified. Director Caulder demands results for the base scientists as Dr. Helen Smith becomes concerned over the stress on the staff especially Steven Partness... Castor And Pollux: An accident leaves Tom Hill stranded in a shuttle between Earth and the Moon. The only person who can save him is Colonel Gararov a Russian cosmonaut. However to rescue Hill Gararov would have to disobey the orders of his superior General Trenkin Commander of the Russian moon base. Viw Of A Dead Planet: The Artic Sun Project proposes to use a nuclear explosion over the Artic thereby melting the ice and creating a Garden of Eden. The project's designer Sir Benjamin Dyce comes to Moonbase 3 in an attempt to stop the program for fear that the explosion can not be contained and it will lead to the extinction of mankind...
A performance of the Cole Porter's musical 'Kiss Me Kate' filmed live at the Victoria Palace Theatre in August 2002. Choreography by Kathleen Marshall.
The Quiet Man (Dir. John Ford 1952): Sean Thornton is an American boxer who swears off the sport after accidentally killing an opponent. Returning to the Irish town of his birth he finds happiness when he falls in love with the fiery Mary Kate. Though he is sorely tempted to pick up the gloves against her brother the town bully Sean is determined not to use his fists. Mary Kate and Sean wed but her brother refuses to pay the dowry. Sean would rather walk away than accept this challenge. Even when his new wife accuses him of cowardice Sean stands firm. But when she boards a train to leave he is finally ready to take matters into his own hands. Rooster Cogburn: (Dir. Stuart Miller) (1975): Two of the most popular stars in screen history are brought together for the first time in the follow up to True Grit. The film returns John Wayne to the role of the rapscallion eye patched whiskey guzzling Deputy Marshall that won him an Academy Award. Katharine Hepburn is prim Eula Goodnight a Bible thumping missionary who teams up with the gun fighter to avenge the death of her father. While in pursuit of the outlaws a warm rapport develops between the rough n' tumble lawman and the flirty reverend's daughter. Stage Coach (Dir. John Ford) (1939): The film is set against the impressive backdrop of Monument Valley in Utah and tells the story of a mixed group of travellers who are making their way across country to Arizona. They are endangered by an Indian War Party and this along with their various characters results in difficulties for the party...
Barry Sheene has a unique place in the hearts of bike and sports fans the world over. Born in London in 1950 Sheene rose to fame in the 1970's winning the World 500cc Championships in 1976 & 1977 and endowed equally with huge talent and charisma he was a hero to every teenage boy and heart throb to every teenage girl. He broke the world of motor bike racing to the wider public and this film is the definitive account of his life. Lovingly put together with hours of never before seen archive and home video footage along with a number of interviews with those who loved admired and were inspired by Sheene the documentary traces Sheene's life from childhood to the heights of his 1970's success follows his breaks and scrapes through to his death in 2003. Divided into 2 discs Disc 1 contains the main documentary film and limited extras while Disc 2 is entirely extras including extended interviews extended home video sequences photo galleries and much more. Made with the full cooperation of Stephanie Sheene and narrated by Ewan McGregor Legacy - A Personal History of Barry Sheene will be viewed by Sheene fans the world over as the ultimate Sheene biography.
Bowfinger: How does Bobby Bowfinger (Steve Martin) Hollywood's least successful director get Kit Ramsey (Eddie Murphy) Hollywood's biggest star in his ultra low-budget film? Any way he can. With an ingenious scheme and the help of the eager nerd Jiff an ambitious and sexy wannabe (Heather Graham) and an over-the-hill diva (Christine Baranski) Bowfinger sets out to trick Kit Ramsey into the performance of a lifetime.... (Dir. Frank Oz 1999) The Nutty Professor: Eddie Murphy stars as Dr Sherman Klump a kind ""calorically challenged"" genetics professor who longs to shed his 400-pound frame in order to win the heart of beautiful Jada Pinkett. So with one swig of his experimental fat-reducing serum Sherman becomes ""Buddy Love"" a fast-talking pumped-up plumped-down Don Juan. Can Sherman stop his buff alter ego before it's too late or will Buddy have the last laugh? (Dir. Tom Shadyac 1996) Life: Eddie Murphy is the fast talking con-artist Rayford Gibson and Martin Lawrence is the conservative bank teller Claude Banks. The two are accidentally teamed up to become the funniest ""odd couple"" east of the Mississippi. In an effort to pay off Ray's debt and restore Claude's reputation they travel south on a bootlegging run for some quick cash. There is no limit to their comical misfortune as they are placed at the scene of a crime and their mistaken identity lands them right in front of the judge. This hysterical comedy gives a whole new meaning to friends for life. (Dir. Ted Demme 1999)
Incredibly, National Lampoon's Class Reunion was the project that launched John Hughes' writing career before he started directing. On some surreal level, the film's premise is actually quite ingenious. It blends together the nudie flick and stalker/slasher genres that became hugely popular in the early 1980s. The group of classmates reuniting 10 years after graduation are nothing like the idiots of Animal House: they're worse! So when they are hunted through the dilapidated halls by misunderstood psycho Walter Baylor (Blackie Dammett), you can expect lots of black humour. Running for their lives are yuppie-in-the-making Bob Spinnaker (a slimily smooth Gerrit Graham), class nobody Gary Nash, slobbish womaniser Hubert (Stephen Furst playing against his usual shy nerd), scary-looking Satanist Delores and two potheads who are oblivious to the goings-on. Hilarious cameos come from Michael Lerner as mysterious Dr Young, Chuck Berry (!) and the late, great Anne Ramsey (Momma in Throw Momma from the Train) as the world's worst school cook. There were more than a dozen theatrical "Lampoon" movies plus many more for TV and video: Class Reunion may not be subtle, and it's certainly not politically correct, but it endearingly remains one of the daftest from the series' early days . On the DVD: The picture and sound are understandably average, but some effort has been put into the menu page at least; a gallery of 20 photos are the only extra. --Paul Tonks
Hetty returns in the 5th series of the hit BBC drama. Hetty Feather hopes for a better life, now in service at Calendar Hall along with her fellow foundlings Gideon and Sheila.
The Saint is back! George Sanders (All About Eve Man Hunt) tackles another case as ace crime-fighter Simon Templar. Down in San Francisco The Saint gets mixed up with the investigation into a major crime syndicate - who is the mysterious 'Waldeman' who is terrorising the city? Teaming up his old sparring partner Inspector Fernack and the beautiful Val Travers - who has her own reasons for wanting to catch Waldeman - Templar sets out to catch the gangster. But Waldeman is a dangerous adversary and The Saint will have to use all his cunning if he means to trap him...
Based on the Agatha Christie novel Ten Little Indians. Ten strangers are invited to a lonely mansion on a remote island. One by one they are accused of past murders and one by one they die. From one of the world's best-selling crime novels by the world's best-selling author Agatha Christie this is the critically acclaimed original screen adaptation of the quintessential who dunnit.
Dragnet (1987): A seemingly squeaky-clean TV reverend and a porno magazine king are suspected of operating a crime-ridden cult. Joe Friday's nephew (Aykroyd) and his 'hip' partner (Hanks) are given the task of proving these allegations armed with ""just the facts""... Punchline (1988): Sally Field and Tom Hanks star in a tender romantic and bittersweet comedy about the backstage world of stand-up comedians exposing the heartache behind the smiles of the laughter makers. The Money Pit (1986): A couple (Shelley Long Tom Hanks) buys their dream home only to find out that it's in horrible disrepair. Struggling to keep their relationship together as the house falls apart around them the two watch in horror as everything disappears - including the kitchen sink!
A Bloody Feast of Zombies Demons Spiders & Werewolves! Step into the Fantastic Factory for a festival of gory mayhem and blood-splattered horror. Four twisted tales of terror and carnage await you... In Beyond Re-Animator the evil Dr. Herbert West a medical genius with an overwhelming drive to raise the dead returns to what he knows best: science...and murder. John Jaspers is driven to insanity in Faust and signs a pact with the devil in order to enact a horrible vengeance on the thugs who murdered his girlfriend. Transformed into a sickening beast he stalks the night seeking only to maim and kill. Alien spiders threaten the very existence of man in Arachnid only a team of scientists and mercenaries stand in the way of eight-legged doom for humanity. Trapped on an island with a nest of hungry enemies time is running out before the eggs were laid in every last one of them... A traveller with a girl in every village leaves a trail of murder behind him but is he the killer or is there a beast stalking the night? Romasanta based on a true life murder case is a chilling tale of bloody romance shadowy forests and Werewolves.
Another case of murder most foul in Midsomer in which a beauty queen's long-passed demise is linked to a series of recent killings....
Chuckle Vision stars Paul and Barry Chuckle feature in their first ever DVD - the Pirates of the River Rother.Recorded live during their 2005 sell out tour 'Pirates of the River Rother' - the Chuckle Brothers find themselves mistakenly aboard a pirate ship. Before long they are causing mayhem and merriment whilst tackling pirates and looking for treasure during their hilarious adventures on the high seas!The Chuckle Brothers unique brand of entertainment is a favourite with kids everywhere and comes to DVD for the first time
British comedy at its best 'Please Sir' is fondly remembered by an entire generation of TV viewers. Starring John Alderton as the idealistic teacher Bernard Hedges who is put in charge of the worst class ever come back to school and relive the hilarity with 'Please Sir!'. Episodes Comprise: 1. They're Off 2. Common Law 3. Panala Passes By 4. The Sportng lIfe 5. Norman Conquest 6. X Certificate 7. The Decent Thing 8. The Generation Gap 9. Life Without Doris 10. The School Captain 11. Out Of The Frying Pan 12. Mixed Doubles 13. Dress Circle
In the 30th Century, when Battlefield Earth is uncovered in a mass grave for bad films by revisionist cineastes, it is more than likely that it will still be the worst science fiction film ever made. John Travolta's $73m pet sci-fi project--an adaptation of Scientology guru L Ron Hubbard's rambling pulp novel --is like the long lost sequel to Ed Wood's Plan Nine from Outer Space. Incompetent, incomprehensible and, at nearly two hours running time, way over long, Battlefield Earth is nothing more than a rehash of hackneyed post-Star Wars sci-fi clichés. It has the production values of Buck Rogers in the 21st Century and a sprawling plot that merges Planet of the Apes and the TV mini-series V.It is the year 3000 and the Psychlos, a race of dreadlocked aliens, are busy raping the Earth of its natural resources to revive their own dead planet. Peppy young turk Jonnie Goodboy Tyler decides to fight back: he speed-learns the Psychlo language, masters their alien technology and then rallies the beleaguered human race to victory. The Psychlos are at a distinct disadvantage since they persist in wearing ludicrously-stacked heels that make it hard to do anything but totter like stilt-walkers. Therefore, out of necessity, most of the action sequences in Battlefield Earth are shot in slow motion. John Travolta plays Terl, the blustering Psychlo chief of security on Earth, like a pantomime villain delivering leaden dialogue that elicits unintentional pathos. Forest Whitaker in the role of his oafish, double-crossing sidekick Ker erases all traces of screen credibility gained through his role in Jim Jarmusch's Ghost Dog. And as Tyler, pretty boy Barry Pepper has the charisma of a plastic action figure. Even the tagline for this film--"A saga for the year 3000"--is startlingly banal.On the DVD: At first glance, this DVD looks to be packed with extras. A director's commentary, two TV spots, trailer and three "making of" feaurettes--but once you've seen one of the featurettes, you've literally seen them all, as the other two simply recut the same footage. After watching this travesty of a film, it is unlikely you'll want to hear British director Roger Christian gushing over his own work on the audio commentary with production designer Patrick Tatopolous. One can only guess that the creative team got stranded on Planet Psychlo and lost all their critical faculties. The main feature is of good enough picture quality to accentuate the ghastly blue and orange hues that colour almost every scene. The film is presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic format with optional 5.1 Dolby Digital sound. --Chris Campion
Midsomer Murders 13: Made To Measure
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