Beirut Seville Havana Dublin Chicago Budapest: This three-hour DVD presentation of the complete BBC TV series Beat Route takes top music television presenter Jools Holland (The Tube Later with Jools Holland) and places him in six colourful major cities around the world to delve 'under the skin' of each location. The result is a stunning mix of music travel and culture with each city revealed through Jools' inimitable wit and personality. Jools meets many celebrated musicians listens to their music and jams with the best of them. From the urban blues of Chicago the flamenco of Seville and the folklore of Budapest to the riverside bars of Dublin 1950s Cadillacs in Havana and girl bands in Beirut Beat Route paints a vivid and engrossing picture of urban identity. Whether it's a brief encounter with a dating agency run out of the back of a Chicago cab or a musical collaboration in an old square in Havana Beat Route pays homage to some of the world's most fascinating and diverse locations. Beat Route was first broadcast on BBC 2 in December 1998/January 1999
The criminal anarchy is hilarious when a foursome of full-time hit men looking to score some extra cash kidnap the boss' god-daughter. And when beleaguered wise guy Mel is set up to take the fall underworld antics and domestic absurdities collide for a working weekend no one will soon forget...
A deadly virus threatens the world. The symptoms are horrifying - bleeding eyes restricted breathing coma and finally... death. It starts in the Amazon Rainforest when journalist Ann Baurer stumbles on a top secret conspiracy involving biological weapons. These weapons are virus carriers - aggressive unstoppable and numbering in the thousands - Africanised killer bees. An unscrupulous doctor smuggles live specimens back to the States on a passenger plane. When the plane hits major turbluence a specimen trunk shakes loose and the contents immediately make a bee line for the main cabin. Gabrielle Anwar Craig Sheffer and Rutger Hauer are among the humans fighting for survival against genetically engineered killers. It's man versus nature at 35 000 ft!
Second Time Lucky: What would have happened to love and sex if Eve hadn't taken the bite? God may be the Almighty but when his old enemy makes a collect call from down below his curiosity gets the better of him. Old Nick is proposing a second round of the contest for man's mortal soul... Odd Balls: Welcome to Camp Bottomout where boys will be boys and girls will be chased in the craziest ways possible! Not even the prim Miss Kitten can curb the instincts of these teenagers on the rampage who are after anything they can get their hands on in or around! Take a chunk of 'Porkys' add a touch of 'Bachelor Party' and sprinkle liberally with 'Screwballs' and the result is this very funny and outrageous movie: 'Oddballs'! Sodbusters: The American Wild West provides a rugged backdrop for this hilarious story of one community's struggle to keep its land and with it a quiet simple life. A comic tribute to all those classic westerns where a mysterious stranger arrives to save the day the tale is rich with intrigue and ripe with passion. Capturing the strength of the pioneer spirit the story takes us to the frontiers of insanity with some of the most dim-witted characters imaginable. The citizens of Marble Hat Colorado are 'Sodbusters' farming the very land that ruthless villain Slade Cantrell needs to profit from the advancing railroad. The struggle for territory quickly degenerates into a battle of half-wits with Canterall's bullying bumbling henchmen terrorizing the spineless Sodbusters. Salvation arrives in the form of Destiny an ex-gunslinger with a few problems of his own. Destiny may carry the promise of justice with his walk but he is a gunfighter without a trigger finger literally! Unavoidably drawn into the conflict Destiny charms and inspires the Sodbusters ending in a final showdown between the forces of good evil...... and general incompetence!
For the very first time ever all seven seasons of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine adventures from Captain Ben Sisko and the crew in one very special limited edition box set!
Titles Comprise: All About You (2001): Nicole (Renee Goldsberry) is very much in love with her boyfriend Robbie who has an excess of intelligence and ambition. But one night at a party she is heartbroken to learn that she doesn't figure in his future plans. She moves from Los Angeles to San Francisco to start anew. Months later a strange coincidence sees Brian (Terron Brooks) Robbie's estranged younger brother subletting Nicole's roommate's room for a month. Before long Nicole and Robbie find themselves trying to overcome the pain in their pasts and deal with the strong attraction they have to each other. Love Chronicles (2003): controversial DJ (Howard) along with his female co-host invites the beautiful but overly-opinionated author (Givens) of a bestselling book onto his radio phone-in show. Over the course of the resulting broadcast whilst assisting their callers in matters of the heart the three self-styled love therapists discover they have romantic issues of their own... Me & Mr Jones (2001): San Francisco graphic artist Tracy Wainwright (Brian White) finds himself in an unusual situation when Mrs. Jones his boss at the internet company where he works begins giving him lavish gifts in an attempt to seduce him. They eventually begin an intense physical relationship which is not a problem for Tracy until he meets Desiree (Kim Fields) whom he considers to be the woman he's always been waiting for. Will he be able to phase Mrs. Jones out and find true romantic bliss without losing his job?
Charm City explores the friendship and loyalty of three men living in Baltimore Maryland. Jay Rodey and Sean have all survived the harsh streets of the inner-city while striving for better lives by placing their criminal activities behind them. As a step in the right direction the trio now owns a popular nightclub. When the city threatens to put them out of business the long-time friends revert back to their old behavior.
Two brothers make it their life goal to track down the judge who sentenced them to an asylum. They are surprised to find out the judge is no pushover and they have a hard fight on their hands...
For this their fourth film the good ol'boys that brought you 'Second Coming' and 'Riders Anonymous' have taken two steps backwards to rediscover why we ride.
Taxi Driver' provoked fierce controversy when it was released running into censorship problems in America as some of the scenes of violence were described to be 'as gory as Clockwork Orange and Straw Dogs' (Evening News '76). In addition there was outcry at a 13-year-old schoolgirl actress (Jodie Foster) co-starring as a prostitute. It won Best Picture at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival and received Academy Award nominations for Best Film Best Actor (Robert De Niro) and Best Supporting Actress (Jodie Foster). Considered to be one of the most powerful films in motion picture history 'Taxi Driver' is a film which is '...a savage piece of work - and hellishly brilliant' (Evening News '76).
Like champagne and caviar legendary songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller are a perfect pairing. As one of the most prolific song-writing teams of the 50’s and 60’s Leiber & Stoller have composed some of the greatest hits in Rock ‘n’ Roll history including Jail House Rock and Hound Dog to the enduring charmers Love Potion No 9 Poison Ivy and Stand By Me. Tribute To Leiber & Stoller features an eclectic array of unforgettable tunes performed by the gamut of exciting talent including Ben E King Elkie Brooks Tom Jones Dave Gilmour and M People’s Heather Small. Tribute To Leiber & Stoller is a fitting homage to a partnership that has and will be influential to millions of music lovers around the world! Tracklist: Intro (Jailhouse Rock). Tom Jones Intro (On Broadway). Chris Rea Charlie Brown. Kenny Lynch Searchin'. Magnets Ruby Baby. Jonathon Wilkes I Keep Forgetting. Leo Sayer Love Potion No.9. Victoria Owen Neighbourhood. Paulette Ivory Poison Ivy. Jelayiu Some Cats Know. Melanie Stace Framed. Mark Lamarr Love Me. Steve Harley Smokey Joes's Caf''. Band and Vocal Treat Me Nice. Oliver Darley Pearl's A Singer. Elkie Brooks Saved. Sam Brown I'm A Woman. Jane Monheit Loving You. Corkie Hale That Is Rock And Roll. Edwin Starr On Broadway. Chris Rea Young Blood. Paul Carrack Is That All There Is? Sally Kellerman Don't. David Gilmour I Who Have Nothing. Heather Small Stand By Me. Ben E. King You Ain't Saying It. Lincoln Briney Trouble. John Altman Bossa Nova Baby. Michael Patto Fools Fall In Love. Ruby Turner Jailhouse Rock. Tom Jones Kansas City. Leiber & Stoller.
The railroad's got to run through the town of Rock Ridge. How do you drive out the townfolk in order to steal their land? Send in the toughest gang you've got...and name a new sheriff who'll last about 24 hours. But that's not really the plot of Blazing Saddles just the pretext. Once Mel Brooks' lunatic film many call his best gets started logic is lost in a blizzard of gags jokes quips puns howlers growlers and outrageous assaults upon good taste or any taste at all! Cleavon Little as the new lawman Gene Wilder as the wacko Waco Kid Brooks himself as a dimwitted politico and Madeline Kahn in her Marlene Dietrich send-up that earned an Academy Award nomination all give this sagebrush saga their lunatic best. And when Blazing Saddles can't contain itself at the finale it just proves the Old West will never be the same!
Clark Gable Vivien Leigh Leslie Howard and Ms. de Havilland star in Gone with the Wind which for more than a half century has thrilled audiences with its eternal love affair -- set in the South against the backdrop of the Civil War -- between handsome Rhett Butler (Gable) and his sassy headstrong heroine Scarlett O'Hara (Leigh). With each new generation Gone with the Wind continues to grow in popularity as new audiences and fans discover and embrace the David O. Selznick production of Margaret Mitchell's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
Based on a short story by Stephen King - A bloodthirsty laundry machine posseses the mind of the repairman that buys it. After murdering his wife he quickly moves on to kidnapping young women for the Mangler to kill. When his home is burgled the two intruders hear the screams for help of the Mangler's next victim and decide they must help her to escape. But when the repairman returns home a violent and bloody struggle ensues as the two criminals and the captive girl fight to escape.
The infamous cult director and frequent cross-dresser returns from the grave with this delicious double-bill of kitsch classics. Glen or Glenda (1953): After a hard day at the movie studio film maker and director Ed Wood would relax by dressing up in female clothing. If only he could combine his favourite pastime with his job as a movie director! That's exactly what Ed Wood does in this off the wall and hilarious tribute to cross-dressing! The suicide of a local transvesti
Meet Buraki, the vicious, 200-meter long Imoogi serpent from ancient Korea. His army includes giant lizards with missile launchers, flying dragons, soldiers bred for evil and mega-intelligent dinosaurs. Together, they will destroy Los Angeles and possibly the world unless reincarnated warriors Ethan and Sarah can outrun them and resurrect the Good Imoogi, Buraki's ancient nemesis. Dragon Wars reveals every last detail of Earth's greatest battle... a war you'll only believe when you see it for yourself.
Quentin Tarantino rocked the film world with this powerful and controversial debut movie. Set mainly in a warehouse in the aftermath of a bungled robbery the story gradually unfolds to introduce the colour-coded gangsters and the planning of the crime step by step through Tarantino's trademark flashbacks. Four have survived after a police ambush - betrayed. What went wrong and who is the betrayer? Brilliantly scripted and complemented by the 70's retro soundtrack the scenes are stylish and violent yet intelligent and full of dark humour. With stunning performances by Harvey Keitel Tim Roth Steve Buscemi and Michael Madsen 'Reservoir Dogs' is a tense and exciting examination of male ego on a collision course that results in an unforgettable climax.
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