Billy Bob Thornton wrote, directed, and starred in Sling Blade, a mesmerizing drama with haunting overtones of To Kill a Mockingbird. Thornton plays a mentally retarded man who has spent 20 years in a psychiatric hospital for killing his mother and her lover. Released into the community from which he came, he befriends and protects a lonely boy regularly harassed and abused by his mom's boyfriend (a terrific performance by Dwight Yoakam). The story is ultimately about sacrifice, but Thornton certainly doesn't get twinkly about it. Some of the best material concerns the hero's no-big-deal efforts to integrate into a "normal" life: working, eating fast food, earning admiration for his handyman skills, and attaining a semblance of community among other damaged souls. John Ritter has a great part as a gay shopkeeper who tries to assuage his own loneliness by spilling his guts out to Thornton's uncomprehending character. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com
Made In Dagenham: The film stars the award winning Sally Hawkins as Rita O'Grady who is the catalyst for the 1968 Ford Dagenham strike by 187 sewing machinists which led to the advent of the Equal Pay Act. Working in extremely impoverished conditions for long arduous hours which they must balance with their domestic lives, the women at the Ford Dagenham plant finally lose their patience when they are reclassified as 'unskilled'. Shirley Valentine: Shirley Bradshaw has always be...
The BBC has handpicked a multitude of grumpy world-weary entertainers politicians and broadcasters and made them discuss what is wrong with Britain today. The show side-steps political correctness and taps a rich vein of sardonic eloquent and well informed grumpiness that gets right to the nub of each issue. Topics up for discussion include Tony Blair Pop Idol mobile phones tipping and Christmas!
Hollywood's best-loved star teams up with America's favourite director to create one of the world's most popular films.
3 classic Laurel & Hardy films from the Fox vaults featuring The Bullfighters The Dancing Masters and A-Haunting We Will Go.
Vaudevillians Harry (Crosby) and Chester (Hope) travel to Tibet to search for a drug to restore Chester's memory. Once they find the cure Chester's memory becomes so good that he accidentally memorizes a secret formula for space navigation. Soon the two meet up with a beautiful spy (Collins) and get slightly sidetracked... to another planet!
Follow the adventures and exploits of S.A.M., a high-end, royal-class friendship droid who's joined by a quirky, discarded maintenance robot and a brash, deadly fugitive. Together, the unlikely trio embarks on an unforgettable journey in a fantastic and dangerous world in search of S.A.M.'s best friend, the heir to a powerful kingdom under siege. Special Features 2 x Blu-ray discs containing episodes 1-12 plus over 50 minutes of exclusive bonus content: Cannon Busters A Journey Behind the Scenes, Gallery, Textless Opening & Closing, Trailers and the complete Episode 1 animatics 2 x bonus DVD discs containing episodes 1-12 Super-collectable AR enabled Hangman's Saloon Jukebox pin from PinFinity unlock the opening title animation and Showdown theme song and play it on your pin Exclusive 64 page, full-colour production art booklet containing the opening title animation storyboards Opening and Closing lyric sheets and Closing animation artworks Set of 6 x full-colour art cards Philly Box (filler box) Rigid art box featuring wrap-around design
Dead Space: Dead Space is a feature length horror/sci-fi animated movie based on the much anticipated Electronic Arts video game set for release in the fall of 2008. When a deep space mining operation discovers a mysterious alien Marker some believe they have finally found evidence of our creators. However the removal of the Marker instead unleashes a horrific alien species which had been entombed within a remote planet and a desperate fight for survival ensues. The story follows a select group of miners and crew members as they confront a grotesque and lethal invasion unlike anything ever seen before. The Dead Space animation will serve as a prequel to the game and take adult animated horror to a whole new level. Dead Space 2: Aftermath: The year is 2509 and not only has Earth lost contact with the Ishimura and Isaac Clarke but now also the USG O'Bannon the first responder ship sent to rescue them. Four crew members of the O'Bannon have survived. But what happened to the rest of the crew? What were they doing? What secrets are they keeping? All to be revealed... in the Aftermath! Dead Space: Aftermath is a fast paced horrifying thrill ride told through the perspective of the 4 survivors by several renowned international directors. Each vision unique and bold in its own way. Voiced by an excellent cast led by Christopher Judge (Stargate: SG-1) Peter Woodward (Babylon 5 Charmed) Ricardo Chavira and Gwendoline Yeo.
Ever wondered what would happen if the cream of British comedy got together to star in their own show writing and performing their own comedy sketches alongside a pool of the best writing talent available? The answer is 'Monkey Trousers'. This highly anticipated comedy extravaganza debuted on ITV1 in May and the DVD will include all six episodes plus a plethora of bonus goodies. 'Monkey Trousers' is the first co-production by Pett Productions (Vic Reeves/Bob Mortimer) and Baby Cow
The Little Prince adapted from the poetic touching and much-loved allegory by the French pilot and explorer Antoine de Saint-Exupery is a feature-length tale of a pilot who crashes in the Sahara Desert and meets an enchanting young boy who comes from an Asteroid somewhere in outer-space. This ultimately sad but touching observation on life features some beautiful desert landscapes intergalactic flashbacks and great cameos from Gene Wilder and Bob Fosse.
The Return of Spinal Tap is based around Tap's performance at the Royal Albert Hall in 1992. In between the footage of Messrs St Hubbins, Tufnell and Smalls performing in front of a huge crowd enthusiastically determined to go along with the joke, there are clips purporting to investigate the band's humble origins in the East London suburb of Squatney, and updates from "rockumentary" director Marty Di Bergi and hapless record plugger Artie Fufkin (from the original film). It is the latter component which is the real strength of Return. Though the concert footage faithfully rehashes many of the film's most treasured jokes (the malfunctioning props, the dancing midgets), the real satirical strength of This is Spinal Tap was never its treatment of heavy metal music (which, after all, is hardly a difficult target). What the first movie did best was illuminate the egomania, paranoia, delusion and stupidity that are the cornerstones of rock 'n' roll as it is lived. The Return of Spinal Tap is a worthy companion piece. --Andrew Mueller
Road To Zanzibar (Dir. Victor Schertzinger 1941): A couple of scheming carnival performers hustle out of town after selling a phony diamond mine. Ending up in Zanzibar they meet a couple of beautiful girls who lure them into the jungle and introduce them to a tribe of hungry cannibals. Road To Morocco (Dir. David Butler 1942): Shipwreck survivors Jeff and Turkey (Bing Crosby and Bob Hope) are guests of a beautiful princess (Dorothy Lamour) who plans to marry Turkey. But the jealous Sheik Kassim has other plans for the groom. Jeff and Turkey manage to save their skins at the brink of a desert war. The film garnered 2 Academy Award Nominations including Best Original Screenplay. Road To Singapore (Dir. Victor Schertzinger 1940): Bing Crosby an Bob Hope star in the first of the 'Road to' movies as two playboys trying to forget previous romances in Singapore - until they meet Dorothy Lamour...
As country singer John Anderson once said the trouble with middle-of-the-road is 'a fella can get run over out there.' Slide guitar players have known this all along. Their music has mostly steered clear of the center line and the fickle glare of public attention. This DVD features five modern slide guitar masters whose music is all over the map. Tracklist: 1. Bob Brozman - Hawaiian African Slack Delta Dream Mournful Moan 2. Freddie Roulette - End of the Blues Sweet Walk
In this sequel to The Paleface Bob Hope and Jane Russell return as the lead characters. Hope plays Junior Potter who returns to claim his father's gold which is nowhere to be found. Throw in Russell as ""Mike"" the luscious head of a gang of thieves and Roy Rogers as a federal marshal hot on her trail.
One of the most successful TV series ever made running from 1969 to 1973 On the Buses is great British comedy at its best. Starring Reg Varney as jack-the-lad bus driver Stan and Stephen Lewis as the long-suffering dim-witted Inspector Blake ('Blakey') who does his best to get the buses out in time whilst making their lives as miserable as possible. Episodes Comprise: 1.First Aid 2.The Cistern 3.The Inspector's Niece 4.Brew It Yourself 5.Busman's Perks 6.The Snake
A Spaniard whose interest is knights and chivalry changes his name and appoints his neighbour as his squire. Setting off to seek adventure he employs a washerwoman as his lady.
Two hilarious short films from British funny man Erik Sykes: 'Rhubarb Rhubarb' concerns a mad game of golf and in 'Mr H Is Late' a coffin is late for a funeral...
The marketing department of a pharmaceutical company decide to enlist a dentist to endorse its brand of toothpaste despite the fact that they would be struck off for doing so. They hire two post-graduates who sign the contracts without even reading them first. Declaring the toothpaste rubbish the graduates decide to make a better tooth-cleaner worthy of being struck-off!
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