Based on Caroline Graham's novels and featuring the stolid crime-solving skills of Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby, Midsomer Murders made their television debut in 1997 and continue to keep viewers happy with that potent whodunnit ingredient: spectacularly bloody murders in the most tranquil rural settings the Shires have to offer. Midsomer is a vaguely defined area of villages and hamlets with charming names like Badger's Drift and Goodman's Land. It also has the highest number of violent deaths per capita outside the average war zone. Serial killings abound to test the nerve of Barnaby (John Nettles) and his sidekick Sergeant Troy (Daniel Casey), a dullard easily perplexed by a world which refuses to stick to his black and white view of things. Nettles is excellent; there's a hint of Bergerac still, now heavier of jowl and broader of beam, though the chasing is necessarily limited and the DCI enjoys the home comforts of an understanding wife and a spirited daughter. "Every time I go into any Midsomer village, it's always the same thing", he huffs. "Blackmail, sexual deviancy, suicide and murder." Ain't it the truth? The murders are astonishing. Family feuds, jealousy, incest, industrial espionage, all erupt at regular intervals leaving a trail of bodies with throats slashed, limbs dismembered and blood absolutely everywhere. Rivers of sheer nastiness run deep beneath the superficially pastoral perfection of Midsomer. Thank goodness there are still men like dependable Barnaby to get to the bottom of things. Eventually. Sure of Barnabys eventual success, Midsomer Murders make for a cosy, even comforting, couple of hours curled up in front of the television. And they make a great showcase for star turns from the great stable of British character actors, too, from Celia Imrie and Elizabeth Spriggs to Imelda Staunton and Duncan Preston, who invariably turn this whimsical stuff into the tastiest possible ham.--Piers Ford
From director Stephen Sommers (G.I. Joe, The Mummy, Van Helsing) and based on the novel by Dean Koontz, Odd Thomas is the incredible new supernatural action thriller starring Anton Yelchin (Star Trek: Into Darkness), Addison Timlin (Californication) and Willem Dafoe (Spiderman). In less than 24 hours, the city of Pico Mundo will awaken to a day of catastrophe. When Odd, a fast food chef with the ability to see the dead and sense impending danger, discovers a dark secret about a stranger in h...
With spies like these who needs enemies? They're double agents without a sneaking suspicion of their assignment. But if it has anything to do with comedy it's sure to be ""mission accomplished"" for Saturday Night Live alumni Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd romping through their first movie together. As two government desk jockeys who cheat their way through a civil-service entry exam and (incredibly) become globetrotting undercover operatives Aykroyd and Chase generate the verv
Chuck Norris stars as John T. Booker Leader of the Black Tigers a US Army Special Forces unit in Vietnam charged with rescuing POWs from behind enemy line. During one mission half of his 12-man team is ambushed. Booker and the other five survivors must fight their way through the jungle to freedom.
While it works better as a somber mood piece than a futuristic thriller, The Final Cut posits a unique what-if scenario that some viewers will find fascinating. In a role that calls for his low-key One Hour Photo persona, Robin Williams plays an expert "cutter" who's in demand for his ability to distill anyone's lifetime into a feature-length "rememory" film that highlights the better side of anyone's nature. His profession is made possible by the "Zoe" chip, a prenatal brain implant capable of recording a person's entire lifetime--a technology opposed by a former cutter (Jim Caviezel) and puzzled over by Williams' on-and-off girlfriend (Mira Sorvino). First-time writer-director Omar Naim divided critics with his impressive visual style and lackluster screenplay, which fails to account for the larger implications of the Zoe chip's exploitation. Still, the film contains several intriguing ideas that place it among other sci-fi films like Gattaca, suggesting one of the many potential controversies that await us in a future where ethics and technology are not always compatible. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
There's an evil new force in the universe. A monster planet that devours everything in its path.....and it's heading for the small planet of Cybertron where a unique race of transforming robots continue to fight a civil war a war between good and evil that has raged for millions of years. The evil Decepticon Transformers led by the maniacal Megatron have sworn to crush their enemies the Autobots. To this end they have relentlessly pursued them across the galaxy from planet Cybertron to planet Earth and back again. But the heroic Autobot Transformers and their courageous leader Optimus Prime are not easily defeated...
The directorial debut of Oscar-nominated actor Casey Affleck (The Killer Inside Me) I'm Still Here is a portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of Joaquin Phoenix (Walk the Line Gladiator). With remarkable access the documentary follows the Oscar-nominee as he announces his retirement from a successful film career in the fall of 2008 and sets off to reinvent himself as a hip hop musician. Joaquin outrageous antics feature fellow A-listers P. Diddy Ben Stiller and a now infamous appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman. The film is a portrait of an artist at a crossroads and explores notions of courage and creative reinvention as well as the ramifications of a life spent in the public eye.
Zach Braff stars in this dramedy about life, love, infidelity, forgiveness, marriage, friendship and coming to grips with turning 30.
A sexually-explicit drama about a gay teens tumultuous decent into drugs and anonymous sex Wrecked smashes cinematic taboos while it spins its cautionary tale. Ryan is an earnest 18-year-old trying to develop a career as an actor and getting his life on the right track. This course is quickly threatened with the sudden arrival of his sort-of ex Daniel who arrives at Ryans door wanting a place to stay and offering the promise of a normal loving relationship. But Daniels drug addiction and attitude towards casual sex derail any hope for normalcy and soon ensnares Ryan in his own downward spiral. Handheld cameras a hot young cast and a boldly upfront approach to sex combine to make Wrecked a unique film experience.
When a crew of dirty cops is blackmailed by the Russian mob to execute a virtually impossible heist, they realize the only way to pull it off is to manufacture a 999, police code for officer down . The chaos that ensues when a police officer is shot in the line of duty is just the diversion they'll need to do the job, but whether they have the will to kill one of their own is an entirely different matter. Their plan is turned upside down when the unsuspecting rookie they set up to die foils the attack, triggering a breakneck, action packed finale tangled with double-crosses, greed and revenge.
Powerful and erotic --Chicago Free PressGraceful --LA TIMES Watercolors is everything that Beautiful Thing should have been and everything that Brokeback Mountain was supposed to be --Chicgopride.com
Impossible odds...Impossible tasks... Give it to the Rat Patrol! Blazing across the North African deserts it's The Rat Patrol an elite Allied commando team whose mission is to attack harass and wreak havoc on Field Marshal Rommel's vaunted Afrika Korps. Join four-man army Sgt. Sam Troy (Christopher George) Sgt. Jack Moffitt (Gary Raymond) Pvt. Mark Hitchcock (Lawrence Casey) and Pvt. Tully Pettigrew (Justin Tarr) as they wage war against Nazis traitors and wild-eyed fanatics in this action-packed first season collection featuring all 32 explosive episodes. Episodes Comprise: 1. The Chase Of the Fire Raid 2. The Life Against Death Raid 3. The Wildest Rain Of all 4. The Kill Or Be Killed Raid 5. The Chain Of Death Raid 6. The Do Or Die Raid 7. The Blind Man's Bluff 8. The Fatal Chase Raid 9. The Blow Sky High Raid 10. The Moment Of Truce Raid 11. The Deadly Double Raid 12. The Gun Runner Raid 13. The Lighthouse Raid 14. The Dare-Devil Rescue 15. The Last Harbour Raid Part 1 16. The Last Harbour Raid Part 2 17. The Last Harbour Raid Part 3 18. The One That Got Away Raid 19. Two For One Raid 20. The Last Chance Raid 21. The B Negative Raid 22. The Exhibit Raid 23. The Holy War Raid 24. The Two Against Time Raid 25. The Wild Goose Raid 26. The Bring 'Em Back Alive Raid 27. Take Me To Your Leader Raid 28. The Double Or Nothing raid 29. The Hour Glass Raid 30. Mask A Raid 31. The Fire And Brimstone Raid 32. The Delilah Raid
The story of four-time World Champion Panamanian boxer Roberto Durán. A one man wrecking-ball who took on the world, transcended his sport and helped inspire a nation to rise up against its CIA funded dictator to achieve independence. From his days shining shoes on the street, to packing out arenas across the world, this is the story of modern Panama and its most celebrated child.
The directorial debut of Oscar-nominated actor Casey Affleck (The Killer Inside Me) I'm Still Here is a portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of Joaquin Phoenix (Walk the Line Gladiator). With remarkable access the documentary follows the Oscar-nominee as he announces his retirement from a successful film career in the fall of 2008 and sets off to reinvent himself as a hip hop musician. Joaquin outrageous antics feature fellow A-listers P. Diddy Ben Stiller and a now infamous appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman. The film is a portrait of an artist at a crossroads and explores notions of courage and creative reinvention as well as the ramifications of a life spent in the public eye.
Starring four times Oscar-nominated Ed Harris as the widowed Father and Melanie Griffith as the 'tart with a heart'; the film explores themes of acceptance and love through the eyes of a young boy. The relationship between father and son is played out with sensitivity and understanding between Harris and the young Michael Patrick Carter. The bond the two actors share allows the film to create an authentic family environment into which Griffith's good-hearted prostitute enters and even
Shortly after an injured cowboy, Val, returns home to make amends with his ex-girlfriend and father (Eric Roberts, The Dark Knight, The Expendables), a group of geologists set off a huge explosion at the local mine. However, instead of finding precious metal, they accidentally unearth hundreds of terrorising and formerly believed extinct, breeds of prehistoric dinosaurs. Anarchy ensues as the rampaging beasts are unleashed upon Val s trembling hometown, running amok and hunting the horror-struck humans who have become their prey. In order to save the terrified citizens, Val has to use his animal-taming skills and band together with the local gunslingers, risking their lives to defeat the deadly predators. Only one species can win. Who will survive?
Daniel Ocean recruits one more team member so he can pull off three major European heists in this sequel to Ocean's 11
Available for the first time on DVD! A teacher of thirty years experience takes a job at a run-down multi-racial high school in Chicago and begins teaching the youngsters respect.
Featuring a career-best, award-winning performance from Nicole Kidman as a relentless, malevolent news anchor with delusions of grandeur, this highly stylised neo-noir from Oscar-nominated Gus Van Sant won multiple awards including a Golden Globe. A blackly comic tale, To Die For is featured here in a stunning High Definition transfer from original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio. Fifteen minutes of fame was never going to be enough for Suzanne. Married to small-town restaurateur Larry Maretto, all she ever wanted was to be a high-flying anchorwoman on network TV. Blessed with more determination than ability, she plans her way to the top and will do absolutely anything to achieve her goals but as Suzanne's ambition grows, her grip on reality starts to slide... SPECIAL FEATURES Original theatrical trailer Image galleries (including deleted scenes) TV spots Promotional material PDFs
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