The Story Continues revisits the familiar and the forgotten from a great tournament. France, 1998 proved a worthy World Cup with which to end the first century of international football--the multiracial, multicultural host team won with a compelling blend of skill, style and passion; there was drama and controversy; and a host of brilliant young individuals burst onto the world stage. All your favourite bits are here: loads of France and Brazil of course; Chilavert, Paraguay's roving keeper-captain; Owen's wonder-goal, Beckham's red card ("stupid petulance"); Scotland's Jim Leighton flapping away; Bergkamp's masterful last-gasp winner against Argentina. Plus a few soccer landmarks--the first ever golden goal; the USA vs Iran; the first ever close-mikes on players for the national anthems. Cramming the action from 60 games into a 55-minute programme was never going to be easy--so the producers didn't bother. There is a broad sense of the unfolding tournament, but little traditional tracing of the journeys from group stage to final--instead the programme draws themed strands of action together, with plenty of slo-mo-to-music montages. The lack of a strong linear narrative will not please everyone--certainly not those only looking for England's story--and the failure fully to address enduring controversies, such as Ronaldo's "illness", leaves this production some way short of definitive, but it's a fun memento that will stand repeat viewings. On the DVD: The Story Continues is presented on disc in 4:3 format. Extras consist of another 55 minutes of material devoted to the pick of the individual stars--a WC98 select squad of 22 players, including all the ones you'd expect (Beckham, Owen, Zidane etc), and a few surprises. Barry Davies narrates. But it's another missed opportunity to include tournament details: even some text-only results and stats would have been very welcome. --Alex Hankin
In 1972 a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today still wanted by the government they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem if no one else can help and if you can find them maybe you can hire the A-Team! Series 1: 1. Mexican Slayride (Part 1) 2. Mexican Slayride (Part 2) 3. Children Of Jamestown 4. Pros And Cons 5. A Small And Deadly War 6. Black Day At Bad Rock 7. The Rabbit Who Ate Las Vegas 8. The Out-Of-Towners 9. Holiday In The Hills 10. West Coast Turnaround 11. One More Time 12. Till Death Do Us Part 13. The Beast From The Belly Of A Boeing 14. A Nice Place to Visit Series 2: 1. Diamonds 'n' Dust 2. Recipe for Heavy Bread 3. The Only Church in Town 4. Bad Time on the Border 5. When You Comin' Back Range Rider? (1) 6. When You Comin' Back Range Rider? (2) 7. The Taxicab Wars 8. Labor Pains 9. There's Always a Catch 10. Water Water Everywhere 11. Steel 12. The White Ballot 13. The Maltese Cow 14. In Plane Sight 15. The Battle of Bel-Air 16. Say It With Bullets 17. Pure-Dee Poison 18. It's a Desert Out There 19. Chopping Spree 20. Harder Than it Looks 21. Deadly Maneuvers 22. Semi-Friendly Persuasion 23. Curtain Call Series 3: 1. Bullets and Bikinis 2. The Bend in the River (Part 1) 3. The Bend in the River (Part 2) 4. Fire 5. Timber! 6. Double Heat 7. Trouble on Wheels 8. The Island 9. Showdown! 10. Sheriffs of Rivertown 11. The Bells of St. Marys 12. Hot Styles 13. Breakout! 14. Cup A' Joe 15. The Big Squeeze 16. Champ! 17. Skins 18. Road Games 19. Moving Targets 20. Knights of the Road 21. Waste 'Em! 22. Bounty 23. Beverly Hills Assault 24. Trouble Brewing 25. Incident at Crystal Lake
On July 30th 1997 in Thredbo Australia 60 people were buried alive by an avalanche. One of those Stuart Diver wearing only his underwear managed to stay alive. With the rescuers working tirelessly to find survivors after a massive 65 hours in the freezing temperatures Diver was trying to let them know that he was alive buried under the rubble...
Three long term girlfriends out for a carefree adult fling end up ""where the boys are"" when they return to the beach resort famous as a vacation destination for young people. When the trio decide to dive into the amorous action too unexpected romance make waves in this sexy comedy!!!
Out Of The Frying Pan: Mrs. Savage has a rather unorthodox attitude towards lunchtime as she forces all of the school to eat in the local pub then resigns much to the confusion of Cromwell - but then he's never tried her cooking! Mixed Doubles: Abbott narrowly avoids a fight with a local yob but still manages to land a brick through a shop window. Maureen confesses her role to Bernard but will he do the right thing and tell the shopkeepers?
The Skulls: For Luke McNamara (Joshua Jackson) an invitation to join the prestigious secret college organization The Skulls is a dream come true. Acceptance into the Skulls would ensure Luke a place at the table and guarantee him both the financial means and the connections to make it into law school. But after the suspicious suicide of his friend Will Luke is forced to confront the possibility that he was murdered for attempting to reveal the secrets of The Skulls and he embarks on a deadly game of cat and mouse. In trying to uncover the truth behind Will's death Luke comes to realize just how powerful The Skulls organization really is. And he learns that the truth like success comes at a very high price. (Dir. Rob Cohen 2000) The Skulls 2: After a college student is tapped to join the elite secret Skulls fraternity he witnesses a girl's death and his life starts to fall apart... (Dir. Joe Chappelle 2002) The Skulls 3: Clare Kramer stars as Taylor Brooks a sexy young undergraduate who is determined to become the first female member of the secret Skulls society. After she coerces the Council into including her in the initiation rites of the elite brotherhood Taylor soon finds herself engulfed in a sinister world of deception intimidation and murder... (Dir. J. Miles Dale 2003)
There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow between science and superstition and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area we call...The Twilight Zone! Episodes comprise: 1. Two 2. The Arrival 3. The Shelter 4. The Passerby 5. A Game of Pool 6.
He was dashing debonair and daring. He had pledged to fight evil to undertake any dangerous or delicate mission on behalf of his sovereign. He was fin de siecle gentleman Adam Adamant. Was and is - for Adam Adamant Lives! A Vintage Year for Scoundrels: Lured from an opulent ballroom to the rat-ridden streets of Edwardian Stepney Adam Adamant confronts his most deadly enemy - the Face an evil genius who condemns him to a state of suspended animation entombed in a block of ice. When he awakens sixty-four years later in the sordid swinging sixties streets of Soho the bemused and befuddled adventurer is befriended by Georgina Jones and is quickly plunged into the twilight world of gangsters and protection rackets. Death Has a Thousand Faces: Why does death lie in wait for the man with the stick of rock? What does the coded cipher hidden inside it mean? To find out Adam and Georgina drive to Blackpool where they're enmeshed in a world of drama and danger where fear lurks in every fairground and the executioner's block in the Horror Museum awaits another noble neck. As the seconds tick away it looks as if Blackpool's Golden Mile will be reduced to a pile of dust-swirling debris - can Adam prevent it from becoming a mere golden memory?
The Troy Bayliss Story: Narrated by Ewan McGregor (Trainspotting Moulin Rouge) this inspiring documentary tells the story of one of motor racing's most exciting racers of all time Troy Bayliss. A keen motorcycle fan himself Ewan narrates this story with the admiration of a man he describes as up there with the very best. Winner of 'Best Documentary' at the New York Film Festival Troy's Story is an inspirational look at the rise of Troy Bayliss. From humble beginnings as a spray painter in Taree on the mid north coast of New South Wales Australia to having emerged as one of the greatest motorcycle riders in the world today. The series is full of exclusive behind the scenes footage interviews and race footage from his factory rides up to and including his championship winning year. The Barry Sheene Story: This Special Edition Double DVD set comprises almost 3 hours of great viewing. Made with his authorisation and full participation Barry shares his memories throughout with motor racing legend and friend Murray Walker with further anecdotes from family and many celebrities from the world of motorcycle racing. The first DVD concentrates on his fantastic life story while in the second Barry takes us through six of his favourite races from his career. We are also treated to amusing 'off-track' recollections with his close friend Steve Parrish. Filmed in the UK and at Barry's Australian home this programme also includes an incredibly poignant and intimate section - 'Unseen Sheene'. This is undoubtedly the ultimate tribute to the world's most loved and much missed motorcycle racing legend.
The entire first series of investigations featuring Peter Falk's now classic depiction of crumpled trenchcoat-clad detective Columbo. Also contains the pilot movies Prescription: Murder and Ransom For A Dead Man. Episodes comprise: 1. Murder By The Book 2. Death Lends A Hand 3. Dead Weight 4. Suitable For Framing 5. Lady In Waiting 6. Short Fuse 7. Blueprint For Murder
On a tired ranch amongst the dry desolate West Texas Frontier known as Hells Half Acre two young boys secretly witness the brutal killing of their father Samuel Hancock by a gang of ruthless marauders. While the bandits burn and loot their homestead the eldest brother hides his sibling and attempts to fight off the scavenging killers. In the process the boys are kidnapped by the marauders and forced to endure a life of torture molestation and thievery. Amidst the smouldering as
Judy Peabody a hat-check girl at the Stork Club saves the life of a drowning man Pop Bates. A rich man he decides to repay her by anonymously giving her a bank account a luxury apartment and a charge account at a department store. When her boyfriend returns from overseas he thinks she is a kept woman.
They're Off: Bernard's class is taking his teaching methods a little too seriously when they place a bet based on what he told them in class. Appalled Bernard has to cancel the bet or the school will cancel him! Common Law: Bernard plays detective after Sharon is molested in the park on the way home from school. Prepared to be surprised because you'll be shocked at the identity of the culprit! Panalal Passes: By The first Parent Teacher Association meeting is a failure when only the parents of the new boy Panalal turn up. But when Bernard organises a second PTA meeting it's not the parents who are too lazy to turn up it's the teachers!
The Transporter (Dir. Louis Leterrier Corey Yeun 2002): Rules are made to be broken! Ex-Special Forces operator Frank Martin lives what seems to be a quiet life along the French Mediterranean hiring himself out as a mercenary ""transporter"" who moves goods - human or otherwise - from one place to another. No questions asked. Carrying out mysterious and sometimes dangerous tasks in his tricked-out BMW Martin finds his latest assignment could well be his last after his package is revealed to be a beautiful woman (Shu Qi) at the centre of a human trafficking ring... Produced by Luc Besson this insanely entertaining action flick features a pumped-up Jason Statham commanding in the lead role (see him deflect an anti-personnel missile using nothing more than a tray!) with sultry Taiwanese beauty Shu Qi holding her own in Corey Yuen's extravagantly choreographed action sequences. Vanishing Point (Dir. Richard C. Sarafian 1971): The Chase. The Desert. The Shack. The Girl. The Roadblock. The End. One man races against time against destiny against the road: the ultimate car chase movie. Kowalski is the last American hero. He's the lone stranger - a modern cowboy in a white Dodge Challenger who bets that he can drive from Denver to San Francisco in fifteen hours. Loaded with amphetamines and a full tank he takes to the open highway. In his supercharged Challenger he breaks through every speed trap dragnet and roadblock in four states to become an instant cult hero...
One hot summer's day an ingenious and highly organised gunman goes on a shooting rampage. As he moves from one killing zone to another regardless of sex race age and creed he leaves a trail of death and misery in his wake quickly bringing the city to a standstill. Are his targets random? Is he simply a madman? Who can stop him?
A beautiful adaptation of the Henry James novella about a beautiful American girl Daisy whose headstrong ways create quite a stir in European society during the 1800's. Daisy finds herself caught between the affections of two men: European aristocrat Frederick Winterbourne and the suave Italian Mr Giovanelli Daisy's American ways slowly clash with continental etiquette and concern her mother Ms Ezra B Miller who tries to persuade her to act more like a proper lady.
For the time, there had never been a more lavishly produced science fiction TV series than Space: 1999, which was British-made on an astounding first-season budget of 3.25 million pounds, and ran for two seasons from 1975-77. What keeps fans enthralled after all these years has only partly to do with the first-rate production values, the plausibly constructed spaceship models and expert special effects. The tone of the show is one of scientific dispassion, setting it apart from its TV SF predecessors such as Star Trek in which the mood is more generally convivial. Our heroes here are in dire circumstances that require cool heads as a survival trait. Those circumstances: the moon and the 311 crew members of Moonbase Alpha experience a cataclysm that causes the moon to break away from Earth orbit and travel endlessly through space, making our heroes into unintentional explorers. No TV series has created a more palpable feel of hard science fiction than this. Of course, the show is not without its detractors, having been soundly lambasted for its many scientific errors. No less august a figure than Isaac Asimov criticised the show for its premise in the opening episode "Breakaway", which had nuclear explosions on the "dark side of the moon" somehow propelling it out of Earth orbit and flying through space without regard to physical law. In "Earthbound", aliens travelling to Earth state it will take them 75 years to reach their destination, making one wonder why it didn't take the moon that long to encounter the aliens. While these are serious complaints, fans tend to remember the scientific seriousness of the series and the sense of awe created by the many strange creatures and phenomena they encounter on their journey through the galaxy. --Jim Gay, Amazon.com
LA 2015 AD. The Life Corporation a mega-government alliance of the police judiciary and health branches of government has discovered the secret of immortality... Manipulated by a corrupt judicial system in order to complete the first phase of an experimental brain transplant Andre Fuller an innocent man is framed and convicted for the murder of a wealthy woman. In a macabre blurring of a capital punishment and medical science Andre's brain is transplanted into the still liv
Sex is a currency it commands power and can instil fear. Tom a young man with a troubled past finds himself drawn into a seedy underworld run by George Norris a super villain with a sadistic streak. Tom becomes a helpless pawn in one of Norris's narcotic scams with a bent cop Dunston and is dragged deeper into a viscious circle of blood money vice and ruthless violence from which there seems no way out; until fate gives Tom a glimmer of hope. When Norris is killed in his apartment Tom seizes his chance to escape. Terrified and covered in Norris's blood Tom heads downstairs to his neighbours Max and Nikki his new friends in the city. With going to the police out of the question Max and Nikki speed Tom to their isolated cottage deep in the Welsh countryside. With the luxury of space Tom begins to realise a long-forgotten dream; a return to happier times before his innocence was shattered. Suppressed emotions flood back provoked by Tom's attraction to Nikki a beautiful woman fascinated by Tom's past. Yet how long can this last with Dunston desperate to hunt down Tom before he exposes the corruption? It's only a matter of time before his deadly past catches up with himagain. But just how much is Tom willing to sacrifice....?
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