Hideous Kinky journeys back to the early 1970s to Marrakesh, that hippy mecca for everyone from Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix to Gillies MacKinnon, the director of this movie. Here you'll find one nice but confused middle-class young woman escaping the daily grind of a drab London with her two young daughters in tow. Whereas Esther Freud's book was told from the younger girl's perspective, the film-script places Julia centre-stage as she searches for what she describes wistfully as "the annihilation of the ego". Though fresh from her Titanic experience, Kate Winslet is no drippy hippy, bringing a refreshing feistiness to her role and looking fetching swathed in diaphanous layers. As her two daughters, Bella Riza (Bea, the wide-eyed younger one) and Carrie Mullan (Lucy, the sensible one) are brilliant discoveries--unselfconscious, charmingly quirky and enjoying a camaraderie that belies their difference in characters. Completing the family unit is Julia's lover, the endearingly unreliable Bilal (a fiery performance from Saïd Taghmaoui). When the money runs out, their adventures begin and the resilience and practicality of the girls is contrasted throughout with the dreaminess of their mother, her sense of duty vying with her quest for self-discovery. Visually, it's a veritable feast as we're pitched from the colour and cacophony of the market-place to the dusty harshness of the mountains. And that elusive title--which is never explained in the film--is in fact a phrase coined by the girls as a term of approbation. On the DVD: Hideous Kinky is presented in widescreen 16:9 with a Dolby Digital soundtrack. Additional features are disappointing minimal. As well as the usual theatrical trailer, there are brief interviews with the main players (though no marks for imagination as they're all asked the same questions) and approximately eight minutes of behind-the-scenes footage. There are no subtitles. --Harriet Smith
Complete collection of the worldwide phenomenon Fifty Shades of Grey Sam Taylor-Johnson directs this drama based on the best-selling book of the same name by British author E. L. James. Dakota Johnson stars as demure literature student Ana Steele, who, as a favour to her friend Kate (Eloise Mumford), meets up with the handsome and enigmatic businessman Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan) for an interview. Very quickly, an attraction grows between the pair and Ana realises a need to become close to Grey. Fifty Shades Darker Expanding upon events set in motion in 2015's blockbuster film, the new installment invites you to slip into something a shade darker. When a wounded Christian Grey tries to entice a cautious Ana Steele back into his life, she demands a new arrangement before she will give him another chance. As the two begin to build trust and find stability, shadowy figures from Christian's past start to circle the couple, determined to destroy their hopes for a future together. Fifty Shades Freed Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson return as Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele in Fifty Shades Freed, the climactic chapter based on the worldwide bestselling Fifty Shades phenomenon. Believing they have left behind shadowy figures from their past, newlyweds Christian and Ana fully embrace an inextricable connection and shared life of luxury. But just as she steps into her role as Mrs. Grey and he relaxes into an unfamiliar stability, new threats could jeopardise their happy ending before it even begins. Bonus Features Deleted Scene The Last Journey Christian and Ana by Jamie and Dakota Limited edition: Comes with a bonus disc packed with even more sensuous special features!
Eureka Entertainment to release HELL AND HIGH WATER; Samuel Fuller's Cold War submarine adventure starring Richard Widmark; presented on Blu-ray from a stunning 4K restoration, as a part of The Masters of Cinema Series. Available from 7 December 2020, the release will be limited to 1000 copies only. In the summer of 1953, it was announced that an atomic bomb of foreign origin had been exploded somewhere outside of the United States... This is the story of that explosion. Starting with a nuclear explosion and only escalating from there (Fuller was a master of the opening scene If a story doesn't give you a hard-on in the first couple of scenes, throw it in the goddamn garbage.), Hell and High Water is a white-knuckle Cold War thriller that would have a huge influence on the future of blockbuster cinema (Steven Spielberg was so enamoured with the film that he kept a print in his car for many years). When military intelligence suggests a secret atomic base is being covertly set-up on an island near Japan, former US Navy commander Adam Jones (Richard Widmark) is sent on a covert mission to prevent a nuclear attack that could trigger World War 3. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Samuel Fuller's Hell and High Water on Blu-ray from a stunning 4K restoration. Special Edition Contains: 1080p presentation on Blu-ray from Fox's 4K restoration Original, uncompressed, monaural soundtrack Optional English SDH Audio commentary by author Scott Harrison Audio commentary with Film historians Alain Silver and James Ursini Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters [45 mins] a documentary on the actor Original theatrical trailer PLUS: A collector's booklet featuring an essay by film critic Philip Kemp and the words of Samuel Fuller.
An unexpected marriage of big-budget production values and low-budget instincts, The Ring offers chills to be savoured. Usually when Hollywood indulges its cash-hungry game of remaking foreign films the result sacrifices much of what made the original so special. Clearly, the supremely eerie supernatural vibe that permeated the legendary 1998 Japanese horror film must have done something to those Hollywood suits, because Gore Verbinski's remake is actually rather good. Certainly, it's not superior to the original, but it's undoubtedly a cut above most modern horror efforts, expertly wringing every drop of suspense. The impressive Naomi Watts (Mullholland Drive) plays a journalist investigating an urban myth of a videotape that kills the viewer a week after watching it. Succumbing to curiosity, she watches it herself--big mistake--and has a week to solve the mystery or fall victim to its sinister power. While transferring the action from Japan to modern-day Seattle may weaken the impact of the plot's mythological elements, and the film may be guilty of pointless padding (belying the original's lean format), Verbinski's effort is no less squirm-inducing, bolstered with a tremendous shocker of an ending. Exquisitely utilising the strong visual sense displayed in The Mexican, Verbinski creates a thick atmosphere of dread and suspense that never lets up, thankfully favouring old-fashioned scares, rather than retreating to blunt CG spectacle. In Watts, the film has a horror heroine who far exceeds the average wide-eyed scream queen, perfectly conveying the endless stream of bone-chilling moments. --Danny Graydon
The Worst Witch is a fantastic and ambitious re-imagining of the much loved Jill Murphy books about Mildred Hubble, who is catapulted quite literally head first into Miss Cackle s Academy For Witches. Mildred, who doesn t come from a family of witches, is enjoying a normal day when a witch called Maud Spellbody lands on her apartment balcony on her way to the selection day at Cackle s Academy. Persuaded by Maud to go along too, Mildred is introduced to a whole new world of magic and her life is changed forever. Although she tries her best, Mildred's lack of magical knowledge means that she is constantly getting things wrong, and the series follows her adventures as she strives not to be The Worst Witch. Full of flying, magic and plenty of laughs, the show brings Jill Murphy s books to life for a contemporary audience.
Academy Award-winning director Steven Soderbergh (Best Director, Traffic, 2000) presents Naqoyqatsi ('Life As War'), from filmmaker Godfrey Reggio, in collaboration with composer Philip Glass, whose original score features renowned cellist yo-yo Ma. in this cinematic concert - a follow-up to the critically acclaimed Koyaanisqatsi ('Life out of Balance'), and Powaqqatsi ('Life in transformation') – mesmerising images are plucked from everyday reality, then visually altered to chronicle the shift from a world organised by the principals of nature to one dominated by technology, the synthetic and the virtual. Extremes of intimacy and spectacle, tragedy and hope fuse in a tidal wave of visuals and music, giving rise to a unique artistic experience that reflects Reggio's vision of a brave new globalised world.
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Bonds Beyond Time For the first time ever, all three Yu Gi Oh heroes are united for their first adventure together! Yusei Fudo pursues the mysterious stranger who has stolen his most powerful duel monsters card. After falling through a time-slip, Yusei meets Judai Yuki and Yugi Muto, two of the greatest duelists of all time. They agree to help Yusei in his battle to defeat the evil Paradox, who is planning to destroy Pegasus and thus prevent the Duel Monsters from ever being created. Will our heroes save the day? Find out in this action-packed adventure! Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Dark Side of Dimensions The stakes have never been higher; the rivalries never as fierce; the risks never so great. One wrong moveone card shortand it's game over for good. A decade in the making, Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions features new designs and an all-new story from the original creator of the global phenomenon, Kazuki Takahashi. His masterful tale features anime's most beloved characters in their long-awaited return: Yugi Muto, Seto Kaiba, and their faithful friends Joey Wheeler, Tristan Taylor Téa Gardner, and Bakura. It's the most highly anticipated re-YU-nion ever! Special Features: Recap Trailer Japanese Version
Hideous Kinky journeys back to the early 1970s to Marrakesh, that hippy mecca for everyone from Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix to Gillies MacKinnon, the director of this movie. Here you'll find one nice but confused middle-class young woman escaping the daily grind of a drab London with her two young daughters in tow. Whereas Esther Freud's book was told from the younger girl's perspective, the film-script places Julia centre-stage as she searches for what she describes wistfully as "the annihilation of the ego". Though fresh from her Titanic experience, Kate Winslet is no drippy hippy, bringing a refreshing feistiness to her role and looking fetching swathed in diaphanous layers. As her two daughters, Bella Riza (Bea, the wide-eyed younger one) and Carrie Mullan (Lucy, the sensible one) are brilliant discoveries--unselfconscious, charmingly quirky and enjoying a camaraderie that belies their difference in characters. Completing the family unit is Julia's lover, the endearingly unreliable Bilal (a fiery performance from Saïd Taghmaoui). When the money runs out, their adventures begin and the resilience and practicality of the girls is contrasted throughout with the dreaminess of their mother, her sense of duty vying with her quest for self-discovery. Visually, it's a veritable feast as we're pitched from the colour and cacophony of the market-place to the dusty harshness of the mountains. And that elusive title--which is never explained in the film--is in fact a phrase coined by the girls as a term of approbation.--Harriet Smith
In the future, the world has taken a turn for the worse. Civilization is on the brink of extinction. All hope of a brighter tomorrow has been cloaked with dark uncertainty. One man, however, thinks he can do something about it. With his world crumbling into chaos, a maniacal masked menace known as Paradox figures out a way to travel through time so that he can eliminate the scourge that he believes is responsible for causing his world to decay – the Duel Monsters card game! Paradox, determined to eradicate this perilous threat from the annals of time, begins rewriting the future by erasing the game -- one card at a time.Standing in his way are three legendary duelists who will do whatever it takes to save what's on the line - their friends, their family and the game they love. For the first time ever, Yugi, Jaden and Yusei will team together and battle with all their hearts in a duel that will decide the past, present and future!
A heart-breaking tale of love and dreams lost and realised, MIDNIGHT SUN tells the life-affirming story of 17-year-old Katie Price (Bella Thorne, Disney's Shake It Up, The DUFF), sheltered since childhood with a rare disease that makes even the smallest amount of sunlight deadly. During the day she is housebound, but after nightfall, Katie's world opens up, as she is able to venture out to the local train station and play her guitar for travellers. One night, fate intervenes when she meets Charlie (Patrick Schwarzenegger), a high school all-star athlete, whom she has secretly admired for years. She hides her condition from him as the two embark on a uniquely powerful romance over one nearly perfect summer.
In BOO! A MADEA HALLOWEEN, Tyler Perry returns as Madea to set the neighbourhood straight on Halloween night. While trying to keep an eye on a few misbehaving teens who are planning a wild Halloween night party she is spooked by ghosts, killers, paranormal poltergeists, zombies and frightening spirits. Giving them all a piece of her mind and fists, Madea must maintain order and sanity as she spends this hilarious, haunted Halloween night fighting off goons and goblins. Also starring Bella Thorne and FouseyTUBE.
Complete collection of the worldwide phenomenon Fifty Shades of Grey Sam Taylor-Johnson directs this drama based on the best-selling book of the same name by British author E. L. James. Dakota Johnson stars as demure literature student Ana Steele, who, as a favour to her friend Kate (Eloise Mumford), meets up with the handsome and enigmatic businessman Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan) for an interview. Very quickly, an attraction grows between the pair and Ana realises a need to become close to Grey. Fifty Shades Darker Expanding upon events set in motion in 2015's blockbuster film, the new installment invites you to slip into something a shade darker. When a wounded Christian Grey tries to entice a cautious Ana Steele back into his life, she demands a new arrangement before she will give him another chance. As the two begin to build trust and find stability, shadowy figures from Christian's past start to circle the couple, determined to destroy their hopes for a future together. Fifty Shades Freed Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson return as Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele in Fifty Shades Freed, the climactic chapter based on the worldwide bestselling Fifty Shades phenomenon. Believing they have left behind shadowy figures from their past, newlyweds Christian and Ana fully embrace an inextricable connection and shared life of luxury. But just as she steps into her role as Mrs. Grey and he relaxes into an unfamiliar stability, new threats could jeopardise their happy ending before it even begins. Bonus Features Deleted Scene The Last Journey Christian and Ana by Jamie and Dakota Limited edition: Comes with a bonus disc packed with even more sensuous special features!
THE SNOW QUEEN Discover the dazzling story that inspired Frozen! In this magical fairy-tale, little orphan girl Gerda must defeat the evil Snow Queen who has taken over the kingdom and kidnapped Gerda's brother, Kai. Gerda must embark on a perilous journey across the icy wonderland, facing swashbuckling pirates and treacherous trolls to defeat the Snow Queen and bring warmth back to the hearts of people everywhere. Based on the enduring fairy-tale by Hans Christian Andersen, The Snow Queen a fun-filled, frosty adventure for all the family! HE SNOW QUEEN: MAGIC OF THE ICE MIRROR The magical follow on to the first installment to the wintry wonderland epic, The Snow Queen. This time we follow Orm, as he exaggerates his exploits during THE SNOW QUEEN, creating a web of lies in which he single-handedly defeated the treacherous Queen. He claims he is destined to marry the princess and inherit great power and riches but where will Orm's stories lead him? In this lively and perilous adventure, Orm learns that friends, happiness, and true love cannot be won through deceit. Staring Hollywood legends Sean Bean, Sharlto Copley and Bella Thorn.
Through a series of misunderstandings, Alvin, Simon and Theodore come to believe that Dave is going to propose to his new girlfriend in Miami...and dump them. They have three days to get to him and stop the proposal, saving themselves not only from losing Dave but possibly from gaining a terrible stepbrother
THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WORLD'S MOST POPULAR TRADING CARD GAME After falling through a time-slip Yusei Fudo (who has just had his powerful card stolen by a mysterious stranger) meets with Judai Yuki and Yugi Muto who agree to help Yusei defeat the evil Paradox who is planning to destroy Pegasus before he can invent Duel Monsters. For the first time ever all three Yu Gi Oh heroes are united for their first adventure together. Comes with an exclusive limited edition Super Rare Malefic Red-Eyes B. Dragon Yu Gi Oh collectable trading card.
After being shot on duty DI Crabbe decides to retires from the police force to set up his own restaurant 'Pie In The Sky'. While he would much rather be left to his own devices in the kitchen he is constantly called back on duty by his needy ex-boss Chief Constable Fisher (Malcolm Sinclair). Features the last five episodes from series one of the programme.
Mildred Hubbble lives an ordinary life with her mum Julie, until the day that Maud Spellbody crashes her broomstick into their balcony and nothing is ever the same again. Maud introduces Mildred to Cackle's Academy - a school for young witches set high on a mountaintop. Under the watchful eye of friendly headmistress Miss Cackle and scary deputy Miss Hardbroom, Mildred begins her training. But no matter how hard she tries, her spells have a habit of going badly wrong, causing chaos. Will Mildred always be The Worst Witch..?
After being shot on duty DI Crabbe decides to retires from the police force to set up his own restaurant 'Pie In The Sky'. While he would much rather be left to his own devices in the kitchen he is constantly called back on duty by his needy ex-boss Chief Constable Fisher (Malcolm Sinclair). Features the first five episodes from series one of the programme.
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