Up In Smoke: There's nothing straight about this movie. But here's the dope anyway: Cheech and Chong make their film debut in this riotous rock 'n' roll comedy bringing with them the same madness lifestyles and sketches that sold over 10 million records in the early '70s. Cheech and Chong's marijuana-laced humor keeps their spirits high and leads them to an outrageous finale at L.A.'s Roxy Theater where Cheech performs in a pink tutu and Chong dresses as a large red quaalude
Brandon Walsh (Jason Priestley) and his sister Brenda (Shannen Doherty) survive the first day of school at West Beverly High but will they endure the drama that awaits? The complete first season of the teen favourite which followed the Walsh family as they relocated from Minnesota to the richer pastures of West Beverly Hills. Episodes Comprise: 1. Class Of Beverly Hills 2. The Green Room 3. Every Dream Has Its Price (Tag) 4. The First Time 5. One On One 6. High Education 7. Perfect Mom 8. The 17 Year Itch 9. The Gentle Art Of Listening 10. Isn't It Romantic 11. B.Y.O.B 12. One Man And A Baby 13. Slumber Party 14. East Side Story 15. A Fling In Palm Springs 16. Fame Is Where You Find It 17. Stand (Up) And Deliver 18. It's Only A Test 19. April Is The Cutest Month 20. Spring Training 21. Spring Dance 22. Home Again
One of the BBC's flagship dramas Casualty depicts the lives of the patients doctors nurses and paramedics attending the frantically busy accident and emergency department of Holby General Hospital. Now approaching its twentieth year on television this is where it all started: the hard-hitting storylines; the accurate portrayal of life in the casualty department; and that theme tune. At a time when medical dramas produced in the UK were thin-on-the ground this was a truly ground-breaking show often eclipsing equivalent drama programmes from the other side of the pond. This 4 disc box set contains all the episodes from the third series. Episodes comprise: 1. Welcome To Casualty 2. Desperate Odds 3. Drake's Drum 4. Absolution 5. Burn-Out 6. A Quiet Night 7. A Wing And A Prayer 8. Living Memories 9. Inferno 10. Caring
Ira Levin's scary novel about forced conformity in a small Connecticut town made the Stepford Wives a compelling 1975 thriller. Katharine Ross stars as a city woman who moves with her husband to Stepford and is startled by how perpetually happy many of the local women seem to be. Her search for an answer reveals a plot to replace troublesome real wives with more accommodating fake ones (not unlike the alien takeover in The Invasion of the Body Snatchers). The closer she gets to the truth, the more danger she faces--not to mention the likelihood that the men in town intend to replace her as well. Screenwriter William Goldman (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) and director Bryan Forbes (King Rat) made this a taut, tense semi-classic with a healthy dose of satiric wit. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com
3 classic Laurel & Hardy films from the Fox vaults featuring The Bullfighters The Dancing Masters and A-Haunting We Will Go.
Frank Zito (a career performance by co-writer/co-executive producer Joe Spinell of 'Rocky' and 'The Godfather' fame) is a deeply disturbed man haunted by the traumas of unspeakable childhood abuse. And when these horrific memories begin to scream inside his mind Frank prowls the seedy streets of New York City to stalk and slaughter innocent young women. Now Frank has begun a relationship with a beautiful photographer (Caroline Munro of 'The Spy Who Loved Me') yet his vile compulsions remain. These are the atrocities of a human monster. This is the story of a maniac. Experience 'Maniac' like you've never seen or heard it before. Directed by William Lustig and featuring landmark gore effects by Tom Savini ('Dawn of the Dead') this notorious classic was censored all over the world for its graphic violence and remains banned in England and Germany to this day. But 'Maniac' is more than just one of the most relentlessly depraved films of our time; It is quite possibly one of the most disturbing horror movies ever made...
Jackie Chan appears as Condor an adventurer hired to track down a lost hoard of gold buried in the North African desert during the Second World War. Our hero is joined by three women in a race to get to the gold and outwit their evil pursuers.
Peggy Beare (Stephanie Cole) is a rather manipulative crafty but somewhat forgetful old lady who lives with her son Andrew (Martin Ball) a recent divorcee who has his hands full looking after her and making sure that she stays out of trouble. Despite Andrew's devoted attention Peggy thinks that her other son Richard (David Haig) is wonderful and can do no wrong... even though he does as little as possible to help out. Poor Andrew hopes to get back together with his ex-wife Kate but if he does it will be over Peggy's dead body regardless of this he loves her and hasn't got the heart to put her in a home. The daily trials and tribulations between the brothers their mother and Tina (Meera Syal) the acid-tongued wife of Richard help to create many hilarious moments in this superb comedy. It's a situation that people everywhere can relate to: an elderly parent a caring son and selfish relations. From the inside it's a living hell but from the outside it can just be very very funny.
Tom Hanks wanted to prove his dramatic talent in the mid-1980s, and Nothing in Common gave him a ripe opportunity. Playing an emotionally immature Chicago advertising executive, Hanks offers a prototype of his later, better role in Big--the joking man-child with seemingly limitless reserves of energetic humour, perfectly suited to director Garry Marshall's trademark blend of featherweight comedy and sentiment. The movie wanders aimlessly before settling into its dramatic groove, involving Hanks caring for his ageing, diabetic father (Jackie Gleason, well cast in his final screen role) after his mother (Eva Marie Saint) files for divorce and strikes out on her own. Like Marshall's Pretty Woman, the film hits several grace notes and finds unexpected depth in its characters and their need for loving connections. Meanwhile, there's cheesy nostalgia in the 80s trappings, including songs by Carly Simon and Christopher Cross. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
Piero Faggioni's highly-acclaimed Royal Opera production of 'The Girl of the Golden West' filmed in 1983 stars the incomparable Placido Domingo and American soprano Carol Neblett. It is considered by many the definitive production of this work and hasn't been available on video for 10 years. Faggioni's amazing production brings the opera vividly to life. The realistic timbered sets are by Oscar-winning designer Ken Adam whose film work includes ""Dr Strangelove"" and a number of Ja
Devised by Upstairs Downstairs script editor Alfred Shaughnessy The Cedar Tree chronicles the shifting fortunes of a fictional aristocratic family the Bournes of Larkfield Manor through the turbulent years leading up to the Second World War. This third series begins in January 1938 as England stands on the cusp of a metamorphosis. Even for a traditional landowning family change has taken place: Arthur Bourne's elder daughter Elizabeth is now a qualified doctor with a sharpening awareness of social inequalities; her sister Victoria studying music at the Royal Academy is romantically involved with a young German Klaus von Heynig - offering a stark insight into developments in Central Europe; and the widowed Arthur is facing increasing financial pressure - and even the unthinkable prospect of losing Larkfield...
Cathy Come Home is probably the most famous British television play ever - watched by a quarter of the population both on its first broadcast in 1966 and on its repeat in 1967. Its impact was enormous provoking questions in the Houses of Parliament and helping launch the new housing charity 'Shelter'. Ken Loach and producer Tony Garnett also ushered in a new style of television drama taking the cameras onto the streets and fusing documentary and drama styles to give the story an extra sense of reality and a devastating emotional impact.
The Pajama Game based on the hit Broadway show is packed full of musical numbers and romantic subplots the real story is the seven-and-a-half-cents-per-hour raise the pajama factory workers are demanding to keep their salaries comparable with other garment workers pay. Sid (John Raitt) the new superintendent of the factory pushes both himself and the workers hard in order to prove himself to the owner but a visit by the union grievances committee in the form of lovely but tough
Flambards is a delightful tale about a young orphan called Christina (Christine McKenna). Set in the years surrounding the first World War Flambards is a deeply moving story of growing and loving in a world that is continually changing. Christina has been moved from home to home for most of her life until one day she is sent to live at Flambards the once grand country home of her domineering disabled Uncle Russell and his two sons Mark and William. However much as Christina is hoping to find a loving new family she soon discovers the inhabitants at Flambards are an unhappy group torn apart by bitterness and jealousy. Episodes Comprise: 1. Christina 2. The Blooding 3. Entry To A New World 4. Lady Bountiful 5. Point To Point 6. The Cold Light Of Day 7. Edge Of The Cloud 8. Flying High 9. Sing No Sad Songs 10. New Blood 11. Prisoners Of War 12. What Are Servants For? 13. Inheritance
This second volume of the classic Saturday morning serial featuring Buster Crabbe as the dashing Flash Gordon aided in his galactic struggle against Emperor Ming the Merciless by Dale Arden and Dr Hans Zarkov. Chapter Five: The Palace Of Terror. Chapter Six: Flaming Death. Chapter Seven: The Land Of The Death. Chapter Eight: The Fiery Abyss.
A sharp-looking computer-animated feature, Rudolph and the Island of the Misfit Toys, sees the return of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 37 years after his television debut. Using excellent voice casting with actors that sound like the originals, this new Rudolph looks and sounds grand. There's a mysterious Toy Taker gobbling up toys around the world. Rudolph and his team (including deer-friend Clarice, elf-turned-dentist Hermey and the abominable snowman) try to track the toys down and save Christmas again. While the setup and songs hold no candle to the original and the lessons learned are borrowed from Toy Story 2, the final third succeeds--it's always good to have a flying reindeer when you are chasing a blimp. Children aged three to nine who have seen the original will certainly want to see the sequel--however, their parents might be less enthusiastic. --Doug Thomas, Amazon.com
Jason is back complete with hockey mask. And he's up to his old maniacal tricks in Friday The 13th Part V - A New Beginning. This time he seems to have set his sights on the young patients at a secluded halfway house. And more than a few of his teen targets end up in half in quarters you name it Jason does it. This is the fifth scary installment in the Friday The 13th saga. If you liked the first four and think you're up to getting back on Jason's bloody trail you'll love 'Frida
Jason is back complete with hockey mask. And he's up to his old maniacal tricks in Friday The 13th Part V - A New Beginning. This time he seems to have set his sights on the young patients at a secluded halfway house. And more than a few of his teen targets end up in half in quarters you name it Jason does it. This is the fifth scary installment in the Friday The 13th saga. If you liked the first four and think you're up to getting back on Jason's bloody trail you'll love 'Friday The 13th Part V - A New Beginning'.
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