Global icon Dwayne Johnson leads the cast of Legendary's Skyscraper as former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader and U.S. war veteran Will Sawyer, who now assesses security for skyscrapers. On assignment in China he finds the tallest, safest building in the world suddenly ablaze, and he's been framed for it. A wanted man on the run, Will must find those responsible, clear his name and somehow rescue his family who is trapped inside the building...above the fire line.
Ash has spent the last 30 years avoiding responsibility, maturity and the terrors of the Evil Dead until a Deadite plague threatens to destroy all of mankind and Ash becomes mankind's only hope.
Elvis and JFK are living in a retirement home in LA when an ancient Egyptian monster named Bubba Ho-Tep starts sucking the souls of the residents.
It's 2011, and the country music legend, humble family man, winner of the Grammy for Lifetime Achievement and member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, has just received a devastating diagnosis He has Alzheimer's Disease, and he's about to begin promoting what will now become his last album, Ghost on the Canvas. What follows is upsetting and uplifting by turns. On an emotional star-spangled rodeo-ride, we follow Glen, wife Kim and his family on an epic journey from the Carnegie Hall to the Hollywood Bowl and all points in between. The planned three weeks of shows turns into a mammoth 151-date tour, with stunning performances of classics such as Rhinestone Cowboy and Wichita Lineman alongside heartfelt tributes from the likes of Bill Clinton, U2's The Edge, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney and more. There's no denying the film's emotional toll but Campbell's good humour and sheer courage are every bit as inspiring as his awesome musical legacy.
Rafe Spall stars in 'Harry Price: Ghost Hunter'. In the aftermath of the First World War the streets are filled with the bereaved; anxious to contact the loved ones they lost in the conflict and ripe prey for the swindlers and tricksters that make London their home. Harry Price is a thirty-something, self-professed psychic researcher who is famous for exposing the tricks of fraudulent spiritualists in 1920s London but also Infamous for being a fraudster himself. When Price is presented with an opportunity to clear his name of charlatan connotations and perhaps help a vulnerable woman, the wife of a prominent politician plagued by ghosts in her own home, he approaches with trepidation. Harry Price knows all too well that the ghosts of our past are more terrifying than anything supernatural. The film is a spine-chilling mix of real history and fiction, and is based on the novel The Ghost Hunters by Neil Spring. Set in 1920s London this is the story of Britain s most famous real-life ghost hunter and sceptic Harry Price, who investigated tales of the paranormal and supernatural.
Do U.F.O.s or the Loch Ness Monster really exist? Did ancient civilisations possess unsuspected scientific know-how? Can we believe the reports of the Abominable Snowman or the Great Sea Serpent? How is it that fish frogs and seeds can fall from a clear blue sky? In this series Arthur C. Clarke author of 2001: A Space Odyssey investigates these and many other intriguing mysteries. This much sought-after show debunks myths and legends about some of the planets strangest phenomena presenting us with fascinating truths about humanity and the world in which we live. Originally broadcast on ITV in 1980 this riveting insight into the paranormal remains compelling television and is an essential addition to your DVD collection.
Legacy In Blumhouse's continuation of the cult hit The Craft, an eclectic foursome of aspiring teenage witches gets more than they bargained for as they lean into their newfound powers. Craft Sarah has always been different. So, as the newcomer at St. Benedict's Academy, she immediately falls in with the high school outsiders. But these girls won't settle for being a group of powerless misfits. They have discovered THE CRAFT, and they are going to use it.
Widely regarded as a fighting political commentary which is as relevant today as it was to people who saw it for the first time in 1967, "The Prisoner" continues to fascinate a whole new generation.
LAST HOLIDAY is a 1950 black comedy starring Alec Guinness in fine form as George Bird, a mild-mannered salesman, who's been told by his Doctor that he only has a short time left to live. Determined not to waste his final days, he decides to go on one last holiday to live the rest of his life to the full. Written by renowned novelist and playwright J.B. Priestley, LAST HOLIDAY is a timeless parable on the notion that life is not just about how long you live, but how well. Extras: NEW: Interview With Cultural Historian Matthew Sweet Personalities: J.B. Priestley (1944) Behind The Scenes Stills Gallery
Hi, my name is Margot Campbell and welcome to my new workout designed to give you the Perfect Pilates Bum. I'm going to show you how to achieve better definition throughout your mid-section, from your tummy through your back to your thighs, sculpting your waist line to lift and tighten your bum.You'll get started with a warm-up to get you supple, relaxed and ready to go. The warm-up will be followed by a series of 4 sections, each designed to work your body slightly differently, but all combined to give you that Perfect Pilates Bum. We'll end with a cool down, to bring your body back to rest gently and ensure you're ready to get on with the rest of your day.The work out sections:Sculpt And Tone:In this workout we focus on the core abdominal muscles. Throughout this workout you'll be flexing, extending and rotating through the spine, to improve your core strength.Strengthen Up:This workout focuses on strengthening the back muscles which together with your core muscles further sculpt the mid-section, giving you that great framework for the Perfect Pilates Bum.The Perfect Pilates Bum:A series of exercises designed to concentrate directly on the bum, focusing on working the glut muscles, and the surrounding area to help lift and improve the tone and shape of your bum.The Total Combo:In the final section, I've put together a routine that builds on the moves from the first three sections but with faster paced repetitions, designed to raise your heart rate and really sculpt and tone your body giving you the Perfect Pilates Bum.For those of you who have never done Pilates before, there is a short tutorial that explains the basic concepts.I hope you enjoy the workout. Margot Campbell.
You Call. They Deliver. And It Ain't Pizzas... Tone's life involves carousing through the city with his mates Speed and Bear representing Underworld boss Pops Den. When an ex-girlfriend appears with a daughter he never knew he had his life is transformed into one of lullabies and nappies. But is this really the end of the only life that Tone has ever known?
The films of Roger Corman are often as well-known for their behind-the-scenes stories as they are the ones unfolding on the screen. He famously made Little Shop of Horrors in just two days using sets left over from A Bucket of Blood and shot The Terror over a long weekend because bad weather prevented him from playing tennis. But none of these tales is quite so complex, or quite so extraordinary, as the making of Blood Bath. The saga began when Corman invested in a Yugoslavian Krimi-like picture entitled Operation Titian just prior to it going into production. Insisting it be filmed in English, he sent actors William Campbell and Patrick Magee, and uncredited story editor Francis Ford Coppola (all fresh from Dementia 13), to Dubrovnik to make a US-friendly movie but wasn't satisfied with the end results. First it was re-cut and re-scored to create Portrait in Terror, a film more in line with drive-in tastes, then it was handed over to Jack Hill (Spider Baby), followed by Stephanie Rothman (Terminal Island), each undertaking reshoots that resulted in a vampire picture by the name of Blood Bath. One final twist was provided when a TV version was required, chopping scenes and adding others to create Track of the Vampire. For this release Arrow Video has searched through the vaults to bring you all four versions of Blood Bath, newly restored from the best materials available to provide a definitive release of one of Corman's craziest ventures.
In his first comedy series for ITV Richard Briers stars as a beleaguered vicar who abandons the comforts of his affluent Oxfordshire parish for the more challenging climes of a run-down Midlands town. Co-starring Barbara Ferris Irene Handl Robert Dorning and Jan Ravens among others this hugely engaging sitcom was penned by noted screenwriter (and Me and My Girl creator) John Kane and directed by multi-award winner John Howard Davies. Hoping for a fresh start and a renewed sense of purpose the Rev. Philip Lambe has convinced his family to join him in the inaptly named town of Edendale where he has taken up a new position. But ministering to his new urban flock brings many unforeseen problems: this second series sees the well-meaning but naïve clergyman coming into conflict with a local martial-arts club finding a homeless couple on his doorstep and coming face to face with a delusional gun-toting stranger...
Trapped in time. Surrounded by evil. Low on gas. Bound in human flesh inked in blood and amazingly hard to pronounce the ancient Necronomican or Book of the Dead unleashes unspeakable evil upon mankind in director Sam Raimi's outrageously hilarious sword-and-sorcery epic. Back to do battle with the hideous Deadites Bruce Campbell reprises his role from The Evil Dead series as Ash the handsome shotgun-toting chainsaw-armed department store clerk from S-Mart's housewares division. Demonic forces time-warp him - and his '73 Oldsmobile - into England's Dark Ages where he romances a beauty (Embeth Davidtz) and faces legions of un-dead beasts including a ghastly army of skeletons. Can Ash save the living from the evil dead rescue his girlfriend and get back to his own time? Overflowing with spectacular special effects Army of Darkness will make you scream with fear and laughter.
The videos of Basildon synth-pop pioneers Depeche Mode are justly celebrated not only for charting the band's musical evolution but also their penchant for stylish visual imagery. This collection features all of the band's videos from 1986 to 1998. Of the 20 videos here, director Anton Corbijn was responsible for 18, including classics such as "Enjoy the Silence", "Strangelove" and "Personal Jesus", which means this is as much a profile of his work as Depeche Mode's. Much of Corbijn's material was shot in black and white, lending it an artful edge which captures some of the majesty of Mode's music. The non-Corbijn videos are Peter Care's for "Stripped", notable for its bleak imagery, and Clive Richardson's assured "A Question of Lust". The videos are presented chronologically and bookended by interviews with the band discussing the videos and the singles, making this a fantastic retrospective not only of Depeche Mode's visual side, but of their enduring musical legacy too. On the DVD: Depeche Mode: The Videos has a bonus disc featuring an extra hour-and-a-half of rare and exclusive material, including three insightful documentaries that centre around the albums Violator, Songs of Faith and Devotion and Ultra, and the US videos for "One Caress", "Strangelove 88", "Condemnation" and "But Not Tonight". All of this is good stuff and a valuable addition to the package. Both discs are pleasantly presented in a sturdy fold-out cardboard case, and recorded in Dolby stereo with a screen ratio of 4:3. The menus and screens are slickly presented and easy to use. --Paul Sullivan
Doctor Dolittle Betty Thomas directs and Eddie Murphy stars in Doctor Dolittle, the 1998 hit film which, while ostensibly aimed at children, has a high quotient of hip and even mildly gross humour. Murphy stars as John Dolittle, whom we see as a child talking to a neighbourhood dog who explains that the reason mutts sniff each others' butts is to assess their characters when first meeting them. Little John promptly tries this out on being introduced to his school principal. Warned off such social eccentricity, Dolittle stops talking to animals and as an adult becomes a respectable doctor running his own medical practice--until a bump on the head revives his capacity to understand animals, whereupon mayhem, mortification and a menagerie of needy and freeloading creatures are heaped upon his ordered existence. Murphy plays it relatively straight. It's the animals, some of them vividly enhanced by Jim Henson's animating team, who provide the real laughs here, and a thoroughly worldly, wisecracking bunch of characters they prove to be. There's a couple of hard-boiled, squabbling rats, a pigeon who complains of impotence, Rocky the guinea pig (voiced by Chris Rock) with a neat line in hip backchat, while Albert Brooks voices the gruff, melancholy tiger whose life Dolittle must try to save. A sweet but by no means saccharine comedy. --David Stubbs Dr Dolittle 2It's only a marginal improvement, but Dr Dolittle 2 defies the odds by rising above its popular 1998 predecessor (and once again, let's not confuse these movies with the earlier Rex Harrison musical). Eddie Murphy plays the title role with ease and with the confident professionalism of a comedian who knows when to share the spotlight--especially when he's being upstaged by a bunch of animals who steal all the punch lines. And once again the film is aimed at a pre-teen audience: so many of those punch lines involve flatulence, bodily functions and frequent use of the word "butt". The difference this time is that Dr Dolittle has settled into his talk-to-the-animals routine; his 16-year-old daughter (Raven-Symone) is getting to be a feisty handful (it turns out she's coping with a hereditary gift); and his lawyer wife (Kristen Wilson) is representing him in a trial against corporate villains who want to clear-cut a local forest. Naturally, the local critter mafia (their Don is a beaver... fuggeddaboudit!) want Dolittle to fight for their cause, and this involves the successful mating of an endangered bear and a domesticated circus bear who's forgotten all the bear necessities of life in the wild. The bears are voiced by Lisa Kudrow and Steve Zahn and they almost steal the show, but the whole menagerie (with digitally animated "talking") is equally amusing. Adults might wish that the filmmakers had tried harder to make a truly memorable sequel, but this is a movie for kids, and they're going to love it without quibbling. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
Bruce Campbell, B-Movie God and "Evil Dead" star, is back as Bruce Campbell in this postmodern twist on the man, the chin and the legend!
One of the very best Stephen King film adaptations, The Dead Zone is imbued with an ever-present atmosphere of dread. Shot in a permanently wintry Canada (standing in for New England), the icy backdrops are subtly employed by director David Cronenberg to accentuate the storys fatalistic tone. Cronenbergs welcome emphasis for the most part on psychological terror over physical shocks (something of a change of direction for him after The Brood and Scanners) is further enhanced by composer Michael Kamens marvellously chilly music score and Christopher Walkens understated yet dominating central performance as high school teacher Johnny Smith, who wakes from a coma following a car crash to learn that he has been cursed with the gift of second sight. That his uncanny ability is indeed a curse and definitely not a blessing is made abundantly clear: even when Johnny is able to save peoples lives, there is always a price to pay. The cosmic law of Karma is grimly unforgiving. Herbert Lom, as Johnnys sympathetic doctor, sums up the characters plight, "Some things just werent meant to be." And even when Johnny learns the terrible secret of future Presidential candidate Greg Stillson (a villainous Martin Sheen), he knows he cannot act without accepting the fatal consequences. Brooke Adams, as the love of Johnnys life, and Tom Skerrit, as the quietly desperate sheriff on the trail of a serial killer, are excellent in support. On the DVD: this disc comes with a chunky accompanying booklet with background notes on the film, cast and director, as well as a script excerpt for the originally planned pre-credits sequence (in the finished film we assume Johnnys second sight is a result of the car accident--this earlier screenplay follows the book more closely). The movie itself--which features the "scissor-suicide" scene uncut--is accompanied by a chatty and informative commentary from film critics Stephen Jones and Kim Newman (a regular Amazon.co.uk contributor). Both the 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen picture and the Dolby 5.1 sound are adequate if unexceptional. --Mark Walker
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