The world of The Woman in White is one of intrigue, danger and psychological suspense. Wilkie Collins beloved mystery novel has taken generations of readers on a thrilling ride along the corridors of English country houses, and down into the dankest, deepest corners of the Victorian madhouse. This bold new adaptation by Fiona Seres for BBC One retains the creeping atmosphere that has captured the imaginations of the book's readers for over a century, while bringing a distinctly modern take to its striking female characters, its charismatic, formidable villains, and its gripping, labyrinthine plot. A timeless classic, it has as much to say to audiences today as it did in 1859. This 5-part BBC series stars Dougray Scott, Jessie Buckley, Ben Hardy, Olivia Vinall & Charles Dance.
Michael and Linda Spector are a mature successful couple who have everything it takes to be parents; except a baby. Mary Stuart Masterson and Kevin Dillon are Lucy and Sam a teenage couple who have a baby on the way; yet aren't ready to be parents... Laughter and tears are mixed together in this funny uplifting look at two very different couples who unexpectedly find a common bond and ultimately bring out the best in each other.
In The Square Peg Norman Wisdom plays one of a pair of council workmen who, while repairing the road outside an army base, come to illustrate the oxymoronic nature of the phrase "military intelligence". Finding themselves drafted, the workmen are sent to repair the roads ahead of the Allied advance through war-torn Europe by the sergeant they previously embarrassed. Norman finds himself behind the German lines, joins up with French Resistance, gets captured then sets out to rescue British prisoners from a German military HQ by impersonating General Schreiber. Of course Wisdom plays Schreiber too. The Square Peg is the film that introduced Norman Wisdom's famous catch-phrase, "Mr. Grimsdale!". Also here Hattie Jacques gets to sing a remarkable duet with Wisdom, and a pre-Goldfinger Honor Blackman provides the love interest. Following his rising star was just what Norman Wisdom's audience had been doing all through the 1950s and, by 1959, and after six films with director John Paddy Carstairs, it was time for a change. Hence Robert Asher made his directorial debut with Follow a Star. The plot is a comedy version of A Star is Born (1954), with Norman yet again playing a dreaming shop worker, this time aspiring to singing stardom. Vernon Carew (played by Wisdom regular Jerry Desmonde) is the fading singer who schemes to use Wisdom's talent to sustain his own rapidly failing career, while the girl is overlooked starlette June Laverick. Norman is surrounded by a particularly strong supporting cast, with Hattie Jacques returning from The Square Peg (1958), Richard Wattis, John Le Mesurier, Fenella Fielding, Ron Moody and, uncredited, future Bond villain Charles Grey. --Gary S Dalkin
The combination of Prokofiev's masterful score with Nureyev's choreography for the ballet company of the Paris Opera could hardly make this Romeo and Juliet anything but a success. However, as it's Nureyev, God is in the detail, and while the sheer exuberance of Manuel Legris and Monique Loudieres in the leading roles is undeniable, it's the little things that count, such as Romeo's shyness as he shuffles from one foot to another in the presence of the object of his affections (it's one thing to do dying swans and amorous raptures, but not everyone can effectively choreograph a fidget). The production is visually stunning, although there's an am-dram overstatedness to the glary lighting thatcan take one aback somewhat. What's very good indeed, however, is the presence of surround and stereo audio options and a multi-angle option, which are all too often omitted altogether from dance DVDs. The booklet notes are detailed but unfussy.--Roger Thomas
The complete Flash Gordon series starring Buster Crabbe this collection features Space Soldiers Flash Gordon's Trip To Mars and Flash Gordon Conquers The Universe. Space Soldiers was originally released as a serial in 1936 and was the most expensive serial ever produced. Despite the vast cost the serial proved an instant success prompting sequels in Trip To Mars (1938) and Conquers The Universe (1940). Whilst Space Soldiers and Conquers The Universe have been readily available in recent years Trip To Mars has proved elusive - until now! Includes: 1. Flash Gordon Space Soldiers Volume 1 2. Flash Gordon Space Soldiers Volume 2 3. Flash Gordon's Trip To Mars Volume 1 4. Flash Gordon's Trip To Mars Volume 2 5. Flash Gordon Conquers The Universe Volume 1 6. Flash Gordon Conquers The Universe Volume 2
All 13 instalments of the prehistoric animated children's adventures, The Land Before Time.
Director Frank Capra (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington) took home every Oscar in the book (well, okay, all the major ones) for this seminal 1934 comedy starring Clark Gable as a hard-bitten reporter who stays close to a runaway heiress (Claudette Colbert) so not to lose a good story. Funny and sexy, the film is full of memorable scenes often referred to in other films, such as the "Wall of Jericho" (a mere bedcover hung on a clothesline down the middle of the room), and Colbert's famous flash of thigh to stop a speeding car in its tracks. Capra's brisk, urbane brand of wit was a perfect complement to his populist faith in the common man (in this case, Gable's character), and this inspiration makes this film a spirited entertainment and an uplifting experience. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com
Titles Comprise:7 Seconds: Timing is everything.Captain Jack Tolliver (Snipes) is an ex-Delta Force commando leading what should have been a clockwork-perfect armored car heist. Instead, he ends up with a priceless Van Gogh painting - and one of his crew ends up held hostage by the sadistic Russian gangsters who muscled in on the heist!Tolliver's only option: a suicidal rescue mission where enemies become allies, your best friend can be your worst nightmare, and survival is the deadliest art of all...Unstoppable: You can't stop a man who will stop at nothing...A former Army Special Ops soldier, mistaken for a government agent, is injected with a hallucinogenic mind-control drug that allows people to alter his reality with simple suggestions. Finding himself on the run, he must search for the antidote while battling his foes, his inner demons and the illusions the drug allows his enemies to create... The Marksman: Wesley Snipes stars in this high-octane thriller set in the former Soviet Union. A former Soviet military leader has resurfaced in Chechnya, where he's been stockpiling nuclear materials from an abandoned power plant. To protect his developments he has also kidnapped a number of hostages. Enter Painter (Snipes), a special agent known as The Marksman. Painter and his posse only have a limited amount of time to resolve the conflict before US military forces wade in. However, when things don't go according to plan, Painter suspects that foul play may be afoot.The Contractor: Wesley Snipes is back in this explosive action-thriller about a deadly assassin who finds himself on the run when an attempt to kill a terrorist mastermind in London goes terribly wrong. Retired marksman James Dial (Snipes) lives a secluded lifeon his ranch in Montana. Haunted by his failure to exterminate one of the world's most notorious terrorists, he is approached by his old employers to finish the job in London, where the terrorist leader has been captured and is under heavy protection.What would be a routine mission for the sniper turns into a nightmare as Dial is forced into hiding and relentlessly pursued by the British police and their lead investigator, Windsor (Charles Dance). But when Dial is framed for Windsor's murder, he begins to realize that he has been seriously double-crossed. His only hope is a 12-year-old girl whom Dial reluctantly befriends as he desperately searches to find the killer and the truth behind his betrayal. The Detonator: The fate of thousands are in their hands.Undercover C.I.A. agent Sonni Griffith (Wesley Snipes) travels alone to Poland to expose an arms dealer and stop the sale of a nuclear weapon. When the arms dealer is tipped off to Griffith's identity, he lands himself in prison...but is quickly released by the C.I.A. only to be given a new mission: to escort a beautiful Russian woman, Nadia, back to the United States. Hard Luck: Wesley Snipes is 'Lucky', an infamous ex-con whose road to redemption is about to take some very unlucky turns. When he steals millions of dollars, kidnapping a hot-tempered pole-dancer in the process, Lucky finds himself on an explosive collision course with police, hit-men and a pair of sadistic serial killers!
The fourth entry in the Carry On series. Police Sergeant Wilkins (Sid James in his Carry On debut) has a new batch of inept recruits on his hands whose idea of covert surveillance involves dressing up in drag. Bumbling PCs include Kenneth Williams Charles Hawtrey Kenneth Connor and Leslie Phillips.
Ignoring a strange warning a young party travelling to the Carpathian Mountains are abandoned by their coachman. Their luck changes however when another mysterious coach appears and delivers them to the hospitality of Count Dracula...
Test your knowledge of the bawdy British comedies with this fantastic interactive quiz. Featuring various rounds and classic clips from the films this is a game sure to delight all those followers of the Carry On series. Features over 600 questions and there is an 'expert round' for hardcore Carry On fans! Features: Presented by Richard O'Brien - Carry On enthusiast and national treasureDVD game contains over 600 questions based on all the Carry On filmsLegendary archive moments including original footage from 1958 to present dayFeatures a combination of video clips stills and infamous quotes'Expert Round' for hardcore Carry On fansFeatures stars Sid James Kenneth Williams Barbara Windsor1 - 4 teams or players
A hilarious romantic comedy starring two darlings of the silver screen in Doris and Clark 'Teacher's Pet' is the story of a hard-boiled journalist who despises journalism schools until he becomes attracted to a teacher and decides to masquerade as a novice reporter. Soon he becomes the star pupil and attracts the attention of the lovely teacher he is so desperate to woo...
1940s drama made by the collaborative efforts of seven directors and 21 writers. Gates Trimble Pomfret (Ken Smith) travels from America to England during the Blitz in order to sell his family's home in London. When he gets to the house he discovers that Leslie Trimble (Ruth Warrick) has been living there and refuses to move. As Leslie tries to persuade Gates not to sell up, she recounts the house's 140-year history hoping to appeal to his romantic side.
Thrilling audiences with his unique mix of rock R&B and soul since the 1950s Mr. Charles is a true legend. This performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival finds Mr. Charles in fine form as he plays some of his best loved material. Tracklisting: I Don't Know / Ray Charles Opener / I'll Be Home / Busted / Georgia On My Mind / Mississippi Mud / Just For A Thrill / You Made Me Love You / Angelina / Scotia Blues (Blues For Big Scotia) / Song For You / Do It To Me Slow / Watch The
Outrageous comedian Keenen Ivory Wayans is Shame a down-on-his-luck ex-cop turned private investigator. He's hired to track down his seductive former girlfriend - and $20 million in stolen drug money. With his trusty sidekick Peaches (Jada Pinkett) Shame aims to make a buck and clear his name in what becomes his wildest and most dangerous assignment ever.
Catweazle the all-time children's classic appears for the first time on DVD! Geoffrey Bayldon stars as the eleventh century magician Catweazle who escaped from soldiers through time to find himself nine centuries into the future. His magic is very hit-and-miss and it is compounded by his inability to deal with the trappings of modern-day life such as electricity (""electrickery"") and the telephone (""telling bone""). Catweazle is befriended by a farmer's son and they share a numbe
Set in the fictitious Oxbridge General Hospital Emergency - Ward 10 concentrated as much on the private lives of the staff as it did on their jobs setting the template for today's modern medical soaps. It also introduced the viewers to medical procedures earning praise from the British Medical Council for helping to allay the public's fears of hospitals.
Dive into this year's bloodiest adventure when a massive man eating bull shark takes over the quiet waters of the Mississippi. Nobody knows what or who is leaving mangled remains until it is revealed that there is one breed of shark that can live in fresh water - a giant carnivore stalking the living under the surface.
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