Sean Bean returns as swashbuckling British officer Richard Sharpe in the visually stunning and action-packed film Sharpe's Justice.The Peninsular War is over and Sharpe returns to England with his reputation fully restored. He is soon ordered to the North of England to take command of a local militia force in his home town as it is troubled with unrest and machine-breakers.Sharpe finds that he is torn between two sides - that of the corrupt gentry and that of his own people the rough the tough and spirited masses who are kept down by their superiors. He finds himself faced with one of the hardest decisions of his life...
The definitive surf movie, this 1966 documentary by Bruce Brown is beautifully shot and thrilling to see in its portrait of youthful freedom on the world's shores. Brown followed two surfers around the globe in their quest for the perfect wave, finding it eventually on a remote beach far from home. The narration by "Big Kahuna Brown" cuts through the reverence a bit, being cheeky in tone. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com
As the third in what became a series of eight, Prince of Darkness was distinguished among the Hammer Dracula movies for several reasons. It was the third and last directed by Terence Fisher and his familiarity with the mythos and studio practices meant the rushed production still came out looking spectacular in places. Moving into the tail end of the 1960s, Hammer looked for ways of cost cutting: the film's dramatic finale on a frozen river takes place on a two-for-one set being used simultaneously for another shoot. This was also the series entry that included a substitute for the Renfield character missing from the first movie. Thorley Walters as Ludwig is a colourful cameo and that's also all that can be said of Christopher Lee. Despite top billing, the mute monster occupies but a fraction of the overall on-screen time. The real frights come from gaunt butler Klove who scares the life (literally) out of hapless travellers Alan, Charles, Helen and Diana. Surely their fate would ensure no-one else took the mountain pass to Carlsbad? But only two years later, audiences discovered Dracula Has Risen from the Grave. On the DVD: apart from scene access there's nothing making use of the DVD format here. The 2.55:1 presentation is certainly welcome, and the mono audio somehow feels appropriate. --Paul Tonks
Someone is picking off the last remaining occupants of a tower block using a high-powered silenced rifle. Nobody else has heard the shots and no help is coming. If the terrified victims can’t figure out how to escape they’re all going to be killed one by one. With career-defining performances from Sheridan Smith (Cilla) BAFTA Award winner Jack O’Connell (Starred Up) Russell Tovey (TV’s Being Human) Kano (TV’s Top Boy) and Ralph Brown (TV’s Babylon) this fantastically gripping British thriller is a movie not to be missed.
When Dan Bramford (James Tupper) moves his family to the idyllic town of Stull to take up the mantle as the new pastor he is greeted with open arms and welcomed with some all-American country charm by his new congregation. With its fair share of secrets the seemingly sleepy Stull is actually built on a demonic gateway to hell. Every year a ritual human sacrifice must take place to protect the town from the plague of a dark supernatural force. The Bramfords have a new home new jobs and a new beginning in Stull; but the town has much more sinister plans in store for them.
In the six-part British "vampire-slaying" mini-series Ultraviolet we discover that UV light is used (both in surgery and via high-tech weaponry) to identify people who have been infected with a disease labelled "Code 5". It's transmitted via a bite to the neck, but at no point in the series is the word "vampire" used. Instead, in the second episode ("In Nomine Patris") the nickname "Leech" is introduced. We learn that it was this disease, these "Leeches", that were responsible for the Fire of London, and that one in 20 people are already infected. In the opening episode, policeman Michael Colefield (Jack Davenport) is recruited into the secretive CIB. He meets its introverted priest-chief Pearse (Philip Quast), the emotionally driven Dr Angela March (Susannah Harker) and the bullish heavyweight Vaughan (Idris Elba). Spinning around Mike's suddenly complicated life are his best friend's jilted fiancée Kirstie (Colette Brown) and old flame Frances (Fiona Dolman). In later hard-hitting episodes we see a 12-year-old boy stab his teacher priest to death ("Mea Culpa") and the capture of a "Leech" ("Persona Non Grata"). This intriguing series ends having tied together most of its threads, but dangles worrying implications at the viewer... not so much to suggest a sequel as to hammer home everything at stake. --Paul Tonks
Hurricanes. Floods. Exile. Crime. Corruption. Betrayal. Greed. Neglect. Is That All You Got? New Orleans 25 months later. Crime and corruption are up culture is being trampled and the people who matter - the workers families and dreamers who still live here - have had enough. HBO's drama series Treme revisits the musicians chefs Mardi Gras Indians and other familiar New Orleans characters who continue to rebuild their lives their homes and their culture in the aftermath of the 2005 hurricane that caused the near-death of an American city. The series' focus is still on ordinary people but they no longer accept their lack of influence on the institutions that have controlled the city. Episodes Comprise: Knock with Me - Rock with Me Saints Me Donkey Want Water The Greatest Love I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say Careless Love Promised Land Don't You Leave Me Here Poor Man's Paradise Tipitina
Gemma Jones stars as Louisa Trotter a cook for the upperclass at a fancy hotel.
In the latest comedy from the Farrelly brothers, two conjoined twins find their brotherly bond tested when one of them decides to head to Hollywood to become a movie star.
Your Fear Will Speak For Itself... Walter Richmond (Hurt) is in Amsterdam with his beautiful wife Cathryn (Tilly) and their daughter Melissa to close a business deal worth millions. But in a bizarre twist Melissa who is mute witnesses a grisly murder. Now she must stay one step ahead of the perpetrators until Walter and Cathryn piece together the puzzle behind the disappearance of their lost daughter and find her before it's too late...
It’s clear that Quentin Tarantino is a huge fan: he cast Grier in the title role of his direct homage Jackie Brown, while the one-woman revenge scenario that fuelled the Kill Bill films didn’t just come from the Far East. When Foxy Brown’s undercover-agent boyfriend is gunned down on the orders of evil drug kingpins, she stops at nothing to exact a thrillingly brutal revenge. This is one of the all-time great blaxploitation films, pulling out all the stops at a time long before anyone thought of inventing political correctness. Pam Grier was given the role of a lifetime as the street-smart yet intensely sexy Foxy, modelling a stupendously varied range of Seventies threads while righteously kicking villainous white butt at every opportunity. She’s also given sterling support from Antonio ‘Huggy Bear’ Fargas as her no-good younger brother and a memorably funky soundtrack. Special Features: Limited Edition SteelBook packaging with exclusive artwork Restored High Definition Blu-ray presentation (1080p) Optional English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio commentary with director Jack Hill From Black and White to Blaxploitation Actor Sid Haig speaks about his long and influential friendship with Jack Hill A Not So Minor Influence An Interview with Bob Minor, the first African-American member of the Stuntman’s Association, and co-star of Foxy Brown Back to Black – Legendary actors Fred “The Hammer” Williamson (Black Caesar) and Austin Stoker (Sheba Baby, Assault on Precinct 13), alongside Rosanne Katon (Ebony, Ivory, and Jade) and film scholar Howard S. Berger speak about the enduring popularity of the Blaxploitation film Photo gallery of behind-the-scenes and publicity images Original Theatrical Trailer Trailer Reel - Trailers for all the major works by Jack Hill including Foxy Brown, Coffy and Switchblade Sisters Collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Josiah Howard, author of Blaxploitation Cinema: The Essential Reference Guide, a new interview with Pam Grier by Jack Hill biographer Calum Waddell, illustrated with original archive stills and posters
Make a difference or make a profit! A new smash hit black comedy from the makers of 'This Life' starring Phil Daniels as a cynical back street lawyer determined to bleed the legal aid system dry... Episodes comprise: 1. The Good the Bad and the Ugly 2. T.I.C. the Box 3. Little Criminals 4. The Value of Nothing 5. The Soft Spot 6. Sins of the Father 7. Three Monkeys 8. The Power and the Glory 9. A Life of Grime 10. Damaged Goods 11. A Dying Breed 12. The Decline of English Murder
This extraordinary tale of hope, friendship and survival inside a maximum security prison celebrates the decade since its release with a new three disc special edition.
A rag-tag group of former TV stars and comic book artists, who make their living working at conventions, decide to steal the loot from a crooked promoter and an overbearing former TV icon.
'Soul Brother No. 1' 'The Godfather Of Soul' 'Mr Dynamite'. All titles that have been applied to James Brown ove rht eyears. A hugely influential figure in the black American music he was a driving force in the development of soul music in the early sixties and funk in the early seventies. He has had more R'n'B hits in the US than any other artist and has charted singles in countries around the world. One of the defining elements of James Brown's career has always been electrifying
MOLLY REALLY KNOWS HOW TO CUT MEN DOWN TO SIZE!!! Representing something of an anomaly in the career of director Matt Cimber (whose other credits include such blaxploitation fare as The Candy Tangerine Man) The Witch Who Came from the Sea is an unnerving journey into madness and murder starring Millie Perkins (The Diary of Anne Frank). Molly (Perkins) experiences violent fantasies in which she ties muscular men up before bloodily dispatching them with a razor. But when a news report announces the shocking double-murder of two football players which strongly echoes one of Molly's most recent depraved flights of fancy, the fantasy starts to bleed into reality literally. Written by Perkins' late husband Robert Thom (Death Race 2000), The Witch Who Came from the Sea features early cinematography from DOP Dean Cundey, who would go on to expand his genre credentials with his work on Escape from New York and The Thing. DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: ¢ 2K restoration from original vault materials ¢ High Definition Blu-ray presentation ¢ Original Mono Audio ¢ English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing ¢ Introduction to the film by Nightmare USA author Stephen Thrower ¢ Audio commentary with producer-director Matt Cimber, actress Millie Perkins and director of photography Dean Cundey ¢ Tides and Nightmares brand new making-of documentary featuring interviews with Cimber, Perkins, Cundey and actor John Goff ¢ A Maiden's Voyage archive featurette comprising interviews with Cimber, Perkins and Cundey ¢ Lost at Sea director Cimber reflects on his notorious cult classic ¢ Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly-commissioned artwork by The Twins of Evil
Jackie Chan's Adventures is the exciting new animated series from world-famous action hero Jackie Chan. You've never seen Jackie like this! Archeologist Jackie Chan's eleven-year-old niece Jade proves action runs in the family when she arrives from Hong Kong to live with Jackie and his wise old uncle in San Francisco. Meanwhile Jackie has found an ancient Chinese talisman and now he's got government agents and gangsters chasing after him. Soon Jackie and Jade learn the secret p
Featuring the best bits from the series plus raw and uncut footage... Relive the fun in the jungle with the DVD release of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! Featuring over 20 minutes of scorching unseen footage and interviews ''1 from every DVD sold will be donated to charity by Granada Video/VCI. When Christine Hamilton Nigel Benn Rhona Cameron Nell McAndrew Darren Day Uri Geller Tara Palmer Tomkinson and Tony Blackburn volunteered to leave their pampered lifestyles far behind to embark on a gruesome jungle adventure on the other side of the world the result was two weeks of unforgettable TV. The eight celebrities lived on basic rations of rice and water slept under the stars open to all the elements and their nearest neighbours included venomous snakes and deadly spiders. With TV viewers controlling their destiny tensions burned as each day presenters Ant and Dec delivered the news of which celebrity would face the next grueling 'Bushtucker Trial' and who would be the latest to leave camp. Featuring the very best bits from the sensational ITV1 series follow the journey as the video and DVD takes you through the following memorable moments: In the Beginning; The Arguments; Friends and Lovers; Naughty Uri Light and Dark; The Tests; The Eliminations; and Happy Endings.
Filmed at the Floral Pavilions in New Brighton in the summer of 2012, 'A Celebrity Evening with The Comedians' features the original members of the iconic hit TV show 'The Comedians'. Featuring live stand-up performances from Roy Walker, Stan Boardman, Mick Miller, Duggie Brown, and including the hilarious Jim Bowen being interviewed by legendary producer Johnnie Hamp. As well as archive footage from The Comedians TV show, the evening includes questions from a host of invited celebrities including Johnnie Vegas, Willie Thorne, Dennis Taylor, Ron Atkinson, Dave Vitty, Ian St. John, Dean Sullivan, Pete Price, Billy Butler, Mike McCartney and many more. The show also contains the memorable and hilarious 'Fokker' and 'Oliver Reed' clips from the 80's Des O'Connor Show. 'A Celebrity Evening With The Comedians' is a truly unique and historic DVD that will keep the whole family entertained for hours.
Please wait. Loading...
This site uses cookies.
More details in our privacy policy