The Matrix Revisited is a two-hour documentary that covers each and every aspect of the making of this ground-breaking movie in enough detail to satisfy even the most demanding of fans. There are contributions from all the principal cast and crew, who guide us from the story's inception in the minds of the Wachowski brothers right through to the preparatory work for the next two instalments. Also on the disc are: a teaser montage of behind-the-scenes footage for the follow-up movies, a section on the newly commissioned Japanimation "Animatrix" features, fight choreographer Yuen Wo Ping's blocking tapes, a piece about the fans, a breakdown of the bathroom fight and wet-wall sequence, a plug for the Web site and DVD-ROM extras. If that's not enough, there are even hidden extra "Easter eggs", including one about the woman in the red dress. Plenty, in fact, to keep fans satisfied until the second instalment arrives in cinemas. --Mark Walker
A bumper 12 disc DVD box set featuring 18 uplifting classics from the incomparable Russ Meyer! Films Comprise: 1. Vixen 2. Supervixens 3. Beneath The Valley Of The Ultravixens 4. Mondo Topless 5. Up! 6. Faster Pussycat Kill! Kill! 7. Lorna 8. Mudhoney 9. Wild Gals Of The Naked West 10. Blacksnake 11. Motorpsycho 12. Good Morning & Goodbye 13. Cherry Harry and Raquel 14. Pandora Peaks 15. Finders Keepers Lovers Weepers 16. The Immoral Mr Teas 17. Eve And The Handyman 18. Common Law Cabin
1. Scream Bloody Murder (Dir. Robert J. Emery 1972) 2. A Bucket of Blood (Dir. Roger Corman 1959) 3. Hell Penitentiary (Dir. Sergio Garrone 1985) 4. Hellraiser III (Dir. Anthony Hickox 1992) 5. Carnival of Souls (Dir. Herk Harvey 1962) 6. Don't Look in the Basement (Dir. S.F. Brownrigg 1973) 7. House on the Haunted Hill (Dir. William Castle 1959) 8. Ghoulies IV (Dir. Jim Wynorski 1994) 9. Don't Ring the Doorbell (Dir. Karen Arthur 1978) 10. Eat and Run (Dir. Christopher Hart 1986) 11. The Creature from Black Lake (Dir. Joy N. Houck Jr. 1976) 12. Queen of Blood (Dir. Curtis Harrington 1966) 13. Giant Spider Invasion (Dir. Bill Rebane 1975) 14. Demon Under Glass (Dir. Jon Cunningham 2002) 15. Flesh of the Beast (Dir. Terry West 2003) 16. Home Sweet Home (Dir. Netie Pena 1981) 17. Flesh Eater (Dir. Bill Hinzman 1989) 18. Night of the Living Dead (Dir. George A. Romero 1968) 19. Dead One (Dir. Barry Mahon 1961) 20. Silent Night Bloody Night (Dir. Theodore Gershuny 1974)
This box set features the following films: Stormbreaker (Dir. Geoffrey Sax) (2006): After the death of his uncle the 14-year-old hero is forced by the Special Operations Division of Britain's secret intelligence service MI6 into a mission which will save millions of lives... Dreamer (Dir. John Gatins) (2005): Ben Crane (Kurt Russell) was once a great horseman whose gifts as a trainer are now being wasted on making other men's fortunes. Sonador called 'Sonya' was once a great horse whose promising future on the racetrack was suddenly cut short by a career-ending broken leg. Considered as good as dead to her owner who also happens to be Ben's boss Sonya is given to Ben as severance pay along with his walking papers. Now it will take the unwavering faith and determination of Ben's young daughter Cale (Dakota Fanning) to bring these two damaged souls together in a quest for a seemingly impossible goal: to win the breeders' Cup Classic. However the true miracle might be that in helping this injured horse what they are actually healing is their own family... Lassie (Dir. ) (2005): Based on Eric Knight's 1938 novel about the most trustworthy of pooches Lassie Come Home the film is set on the eve of World War II in a Yorkshire mining town in northern England. The Carraclough family fall on hard times and have to sell Lassie to the Duke of Rudling (Peter O'Toole). Transported to the Duke's remote castle in the north of Scotland Lassie is determined to escape from the clutches of the Duke and his evil trainer in an effort to make her way home for Christmas and return to the family she loves...
T3 - Rise Of The Machines (Dir. Jonathan Mostow 2003): A decade has passed since John Connor (Nick Stahl) helped prevent Judgment Day and save mankind from mass destruction. Now 22 Connor lives off the grid - no home no credit cards no cell phone and no job. No record of his existence. No way he can be traced by Skynet - the highly developed network of machines that once tried to kill him and wage war on humanity. Until... ...out of the shadows of the future steps the T-X (Kristanna loken) Skynet's most sophisticated cyborg killing machine yet. Sent back through time to complete the job left unfinished by her predecessor the T-1000 this machine is as relentless as her human guise is beautiful. Now Connor's only hope for survival is the Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) his mysterious former assassin. Together they must triumph over the technologically superior T-X and forestall the looming threat of Judgment Day...or face the apocalypse and the fall of civilization as we know it. True Lies (Dir. James Cameron 1994): Arnold Schwarzenegger is special agent Harry Tasker a top spy in the ultra-secret Omega Sector although to his wife Helen he's just a boring computer salesman. When Harry's two lives unexpectedly collide both he and Helen find themselves in the clutches of international terrorists fighting to save not only their marriage but their lives. Jammed with incredible special effects is an exhilarating mix of non-stop action and romantic comedy. Last Action Hero (Dir. John McTiernan 1993): Danny Madigan (Austin O'Brien) a young cinema fan is crazy about his all-time great movie hero L.A. cop Jack Slater (Arnold Schwarzenneger). Having received a magic golden cinema ticket Danny is blasted through the big screen and into the action alongside his celluloid hero who is more than a little puzzled by his presence. Fasten your seatbelt as the dare-devil duo dodge bullets bombs and bad guys in a whirlwind world where anything is possible! But. ..disaster strikes when the baddies grab half the magic ticket and make their escape into the real world where they find life a doddle for two rogues intent on madness and mayhem.With Jack and Danny in hot pursuit hold your breath as the action addicts discover that real life can be even more exciting than the movies.
Brother pitted against brother, this gripping saga portrays the rise and fall of the Third Reich, through the lives of two ordinary brothers who find themselves on opposite wings of the Nazi party during the Second World War. Helmut (Bill Nighy) the brilliant but opportunistic student, and Karl (John Shea) an idealistic athlete, both come of age at the dawn of Hitler's power in 1930s Berlin. Although they go their opposite ways under the evil Nazi banner they are still bound by the strong bond of love between brothers and their shared passion for the same woman (Carroll Baker)
Another coast to coast race adventure where anyone driving anywhere near fifty-five miles an hour most certainly will not win...
This Box Set contains the following films: True Lies: Arnold Schwarzenegger is special agent Harry Tasker a top spy in the ultra-secret Omega Sector although to his wife Helen he's just a boring computer salesman. When Harry's two lives unexpectedly collide both he and Helen find themselves in the clutches of international terrorists fighting to save not only their marriage but their lives. Jammed with incredible special effects 'True Lies' is an exhilarating mix of non-stop action and romantic comedy. The Detonator: Undercover C.I.A. agent Sonni Griffith (Wesley Snipes) travels alone to Poland to expose an arms dealer and stop the sale of a nuclear weapon. When the arms dealer is tipped off to Griffith's identity he lands himself in prison...but is quickly released by the C.I.A. only to be given a new mission: to escort a beautiful Russian woman Nadia back to the United States. Griffith soon learns that strong-willed Nadia is being hunted by the very arms dealer that he intended to destroy but this evil dealer will stop at nothing to get the information out of Nadia that he needs - the location of the million dollars she has hidden that will buy him a nuclear bomb. As the leak within the C.I.A. continues to expose the location and identity of Griffith and Nadia they must fight the arms dealers to the death to save themselves and the world! Bad Boys: When 0 million of seized heroin is stolen from the Miami Police lockup Detectives Lowrey (Will Smith) and Burnett (Martin Lawrence) Miami's most mismatched cops are called upon to solve the case before the FBI close their department. Julie (Tea Leoni) is their only lead to the case but will only speak to Lowrey. As he is not around when she calls Burnett impersonates his cool slick partner. A hilarious role reversal begins in order to retain her trust. From then on it's a race against time as the trio dodge the mob and retain their charade while putting pressure on every low-life in Miami's underworld to track down their man. The Foreigner: Jon Cold is a freelance secret agent who's as cunning as he is deadly. When Cold is hired to deliver a mysterious package from France to Germany some very dangerous people will stop at nothing to stop him. But getting in his way is a decision they might not live to regret... Double Impact: Chad (Van Damme) a charming smooth karate instructor from Los Angeles is mysteriously urged to fly to China by the man who raised him like a son Frank Avery. There he meets Alex (Van Damme) a streetwise gun-slinging smuggler raised on the back streets of Hong Kong. Chad and Alex discover that they are in fact twin brothers separated when their parents were brutally murdered twenty-five years ago. In a violently explosive showdown the twins seek their revenge...
Brother against brother in this gripping saga of the rise and fall of the Third Reich portraying the rise of the Nazi regime through the experience of two ordinary brothers who find themselves on opposite sides during the second world war. Helmut the brilliant but opportunistic student and Karl an idealistic athlete come of age at the dawn of Hitler's power in 1931's Berlin.
Aliens (1 Disc): Sigourney Weaver returns as Ripley the only survivor from mankind's first encounter with the monstrous Alien. Her account of the Alien and the fate of her crew are received with skepticism until the mysterious disappearance of colonists on LV-426 lead her to join a team of high-tech colonial marines sent in to investigate... Predator (1 Disc): It sees the heat of their bodies. It smells their fears. It hunts for sport. It kills for pleasure. In a plac
This film captures the essence of this project performed live as the sounds of Frisell's ensemble mingle with Disfarmer's pictures to achieve the fullest realization of the music. Bill Frisell is one of today's most prominent guitarists in America. In the 1930s, Mike Disfarmer shot a long series of portraits of the townspeople in Heber Springs, Arkansas. This recently excavated gallery of photographs is reminiscent of America's heartland as well as the indelible times of The Great Depression. Bill Frisell took on this body of work as the main inspiration for what became a musical recording project of his own displaying his gift for revisiting and revitalizing American music. Special Features: The Disfarmer Project - a film by Guillaume Dero Bill Frisell - Disfarmer: Live at Banlieues Bleues [Live Concert] Extended interview with Bill Frisell Track Listing: Disfarmer Theme Lonely Man Lost, Night Farmer Peter Miller's Discovery That's Alright Mama Little Girl Little Boy No One Gets In Lovesick Blues I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You Focus Exposed The Wizard Arkansas (Part 2) Did You See Him? Natural Light Focus
The Cult Action Extravaganza three-disc set offers three very different movies that have nothing in common bar residency in Siren's film archive. They are: The Most Dangerous Game (1932), Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953) and Get Christie Love! (1974). The Most Dangerous Game is a classic, one of the first talkies to get pictures moving after five very static years following the birth of sound. The plot finds resourceful hero Joel McCrea and heroine Fay Wray being hunted on the island of the insane Zaroff (Leslie Banks). One of the grandfathers of the summer blockbuster, the film's setup has been reworked many times since, notably in John Woo's Hard Target (1993). By modern standards it's technically primitive, though still gripping stuff, complete with the jungle set built as a test run for King Kong (1933) and graced by Max Steiner's prototype of all Hollywood action scores. Beneath the 12-Mile Reef is another landmark or rather watermark. The third-ever CinemaScope production, this was a prestige release with Technicolor location filming at Key West, Florida of never-before-achieved underwater cinematography and four-channel stereo recording of a superlative Bernard Herrmann score. Even a still-impressive underwater battle with an octopus pre-dates the more famous giant squid of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954). The humans aren't bad either, with a young Robert Wagner making a charismatic if ethnically unconvincing Greek lead as sponge fisherman Tony and Terry Moore playing Juliet to his Romeo with real vivacity. Starring Theresa Graves, Get Christie Love! is a tame TV movie imitation of early 1970s female blaxploitation films such Pam Grier's Coffy (1973) and Foxy Brown (1974). Running a standard TVM 73 minutes and with a low budget and content sanitised to US network standards, this is lightweight stuff about an undercover cop determined to smash a drugs ring. Nevertheless the movie was popular enough to spawn a short-lived TV show and is significant for being the first time a black woman took the title role in any American network production. Tarantino completists may be interested, as before he paid homage to Christie Love in the dialogue of Reservoir Dogs (1991). On the DVD: Cult Action Extravaganza presents the films in their original aspect ratio and sound format; The Most Dangerous Game and Get Christie Love! are 4:3, mono. The former is faded b/w with reasonably sturdy sound, though the transfer suffers from compression artefacting. No one would expect great quality from a 1974 TV movie, but Get Christie Love! suffers from both a poor print and a mediocre DVD transfer. Beneath the 12-Mile Reef is presented in the extra wide 2.55:1 of early CinemaScope and though sadly not anamorphic both the seascapes and underwater cinematography are still impressive. The four-channel stereo sound is revelatory, clear, detailed and years ahead of what we have come to expect early 1950s films to sound like. --Gary S Dalkin
Digital Devil: Digital Devil is the name given to a menacing force created with computers born from the mind of a teenage genius; a force so evil that it demands human sacrifice. Yet this story is more than a science-fiction horror tale. For it also carries the timeless messages of forgiveness and reconciliation along with the charm of a love story. Handsome high school student Akemi is a computer genius. One day a new girl Yukimo transfers to his class from another school. She quickly falls in love with Akemi but absorbed in his computers he pays her no attention at all. The reason for his absorption is the monster he has created with these same computers. Digital Devil has become his own evil genie and Akemi summons this devil after school and sets it to work wreaking revenge on his enemies. First to be sacrificed to the hunger of the devil Roki is Akemi's home-room teacher; soon to follow are other teachers and leaders of the high school's gangs. But first Akemi intends to unleash Roki on poor Yukimo. The tables quickly turn as Roli runs wild slipping from the teenager's control to begin attacking all the students including even Akemi himself. Cockpit: Mr. Leiji Matsumoto the author of 'Uchusenkan Yamato' (Space Cruiser Yamato) celebrates this his fortieth year as an author. He is the author of the War Comics series his lifework which he has continued to write from the depths of his emotions. These three titles from 'The Cockpit' which his fans declare to be his greatest work have now been animated. The men who bled on the battlefield often suffered disgrace and at times gave their lives in the name of honour. The pain the sorrow and the glory have now been clearly brought to life. Slipstream (August 1944) A disgraced Nazi airman is offered eternal glory if he flies just one more mission. But as with all pacts with the devil such an opportunity does not come cheap... Sonic Boom Squadron (August 1945) Ensign Nogami has volunteered to fly a human bomb into the American fleet. To all those around him he is already dead. But ensign Nogami seems cursed condemned to keep living... Knight of the Iron Dragon (October 1944) Only shelling Japanese positions can hold off the Allied advance on the Phillippines. A lone motorcyclist volunteers to find the last artillery group and promises his friends that he shall return to live or die at his comrades' side...
In an experimental hospital for the criminally insane the 'pioneering' director continues to introduce unorthadox methods despite the protestors of an anxious community. In awe of his experiments he allows the inmates to act out their wild and brutal fantasies... slowly but surely the nurse and her patients descend into a dark abyss of sex and death. Who can survive the carnage... where should they look for help? One things for sure... dont look in the basement!
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