Charlie Chaplin entered the film industry in 1914 and by 1916 was the highest paid entertainer in the world after signing a contract with the Mutual Film Corporation for a salary of $670 000. Mutual built Chaplin his very own studio and allowed him total freedom to make 12 two-reel films during a 12-month period which have been brought together for the first time on this two-disc boxset. Chaplin subsequently recognised this period of film-making as the most inventive and liberating of his career. These twelve films demonstrate the breadth of Chaplin’s abilities as both a physical slapstick actor and a subtle endearing character actor. The collection includes the slapstick custard pie fights of Behind the Screen and his first minor masterpiece The Vagabond where he successfully combines pathos and comedy to create a lyrical love story. This limited edition collection of Chaplin films has been fully restored and features music by acclaimed silent film composer Carl Davis. Bonus Features: 12 films (1916-1917) with Carl Davis scores all presented in full High Definition: The Floorwalker The Fireman The Vagabond One AM The Count The Pawnshop Behind the Screen The Rink Easy Street The Cure The Immigrant The Adventurer Alternative scores for each film by a range of composers Audio commentaries for selected films Newsreel shorts: Chaplin Signs the Mutual Contract (1916 30 secs); Charlie on the Ocean (1921 5 mins) Carl Davis interview (9 mins) Extensive booklet with essays and full film credits
A pulse-pounding love letter to 1950s creature features that delivers horror and humour in equal measure, Tremors is a bonafide cult classic that has grabbed audiences' affections ever since its release and spawned a successful franchise that continues to this day. Good-ol'-boy handymen Val (Kevin Bacon) and Earl (Fred Ward) are sick of their dead-end jobs in one-horse desert town Perfection, Nevada (population: 14). Just as they're about to escape Perfection forever, however, things start to get really weird: half-eaten corpses litter the road out of town; the phone lines stop working; and a plucky young scientist shows evidence of unusually strong seismic activity in the area. Something is coming for the citizens of Perfection and it's under the goddamn ground! Bursting with indelible characters, quotable dialogue and jaw-dropping special effects, Tremors is back and bigger than ever in this 4K-restored and fully loaded special edition. Special Features New 4K restoration from the original negative by Arrow Films, approved by director Ron Underwood and director of photography Alexander Gruszynski 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) Restored DTS-HD MA original theatrical 2.0 stereo, 4.0 surround, and remixed 5.1 surround audio options Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing New audio commentary by director Ron Underwood and writers/producers Brent Maddock & S.S. Wilson New audio commentary by Jonathan Melville, author of Seeking Perfection: The Unofficial Guide to Tremors Making Perfection, a brand new documentary by Universal Pictures interviewing key cast and crew from the franchise (including Kevin Bacon, Michael Gross, Ariana Richards, Ron Underwood, Brent Maddock & S.S. Wilson, among many others) and revisiting the original locations The Truth About Tremors, a newly filmed interview with co-producer Nancy Roberts on the film's rocky road to the screen Bad Vibrations, a newly filmed interview with director of photography Alexander Gruszynski Aftershocks and Other Rumblings, newly filmed on-set stories from associate producer Ellen Collett Digging in the Dirt, a new featurette interviewing the crews behind the film's extensive visual effects Music for Graboids, a new featurette on the film's music with composers Ernest Troost and Robert Folk Pardon My French!, a newly assembled compilation of overdubs from the edited-for-television version The Making of Tremors, an archive documentary from 1995 by Laurent Bouzereau, interviewing the filmmakers and special effects teams Creature Featurette, an archive compilation of on-set camcorder footage showing the making of the Graboids Electronic press kit featurette and interviews with Kevin Bacon, Michael Gross and Reba McEntire Deleted scenes, including the original opening scene Theatrical trailers, TV and radio spots for the original film as well as trailers for the entire Tremors franchise Comprehensive image galleries, including rare behind-the-scenes stills, storyboards and two different drafts of the screenplay Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matt Frank
There is just one week until Kate Mercer's 45th wedding anniversary and the planning for the party is going well. But then a letter arrives for her husband. The body of his first love has been discovered, frozen and preserved in the Swiss Alps.
A sharp, pacey series from acclaimed writer Mike Bartlett (Doctor Foster) that rips aside the front pages of rival newspapers to reveal the lives, loves and lies of a dynamic group of characters. Under relentless pressure from the 24-hour news cycle, these passionate professionals go to extraordinary lengths to uncover stories and get them into print. They hold the powerful to account and turn ordinary people's lives into headlines, but can they face up to the truth about themselves? With its outstanding cast and timely storylines, Press gets to the core of an industry that has never been more in the global spotlight.
The lives of a beautiful divorcee (Charlotte Rampling) and a troubled detective (Gabriel Byrne) intersect during the investigation of a vicious murder on the grimy, rain-soaked streets of London, sparkling a tangled web of passion, intrigue and deceit. Featuring impressive performances from the award-winning cast and whip-smart dialogue, I, Anna is a stunning neo-noir from one of Britain's greatest up-and-coming talents.
Director Lars Von Trier delivers the most controversial film of the year as a couple retreats to Eden only to find their own hell on Earth.
Queen of the costume drama Helena Bonham Carter finally got a chance to loosen her corset a bit with this exquisitely mounted (Sandy Powell's costumes were nominated for an Academy Award) romantic drama based on Henry James's classic novel. Set in turn-of-the-century London and Venice, Wings of the Dove is a stately departure--more PBS than MTV--for Iain Softley, director of Hackers and the birth-of-the-Beatles biopic Backbeat. But there's enough romantic intrigue to perhaps fuel a week's worth of daytime TV talk shows: My Lover Seduced a Dying Heiress for Her Money. Bonham Carter, who won several critics association honours for her performance (she was nominated for a Golden Globe and Oscar as well) stars as Kate, who is engaged in a secret affair with Merton (Linus Roache), a journalist whose poor financial standing makes marriage impossible. Kate's manipulative aunt (Charlotte Rampling) threatens to disown her unless she marries the more suitable Lord Mark (Alex Jennings). Opportunity--admittedly sordid--arrives in the form of Millie (Alison Elliott), an American heiress whom Kate befriends. When Kate learns that Millie is dying, she suggests to Merton that he seduce her to make her last days happy, and ensuring that Millie will leave Merton her money when she dies. Merton reluctantly agrees, just as Kate begins to have second thoughts that threaten to sabotage the scheme. One of the most rapturously reviewed films in recent years, Wings of the Dove is a must-own video for the Merchant-Ivory crowd. But guys: don't dismiss this as a "chick flick". Beneath its Masterpiece Theatre exterior beats the wild and untamed heart of Dawson's Creek. --Donald Liebenson
New York 1955 Private Detective Harry Angel has a new case on his hands. Washed up crooner Johnny Favourite has gone missing. Anybody that might be holding clues is being killed and informants and witnesses are being murdered one by one. The bodies are piling up time is running out and Harry Angel is being kept awake at night by strange satanic visions. From the mean streets of New York to the backwoods of New Orleans Harry suddenly finds himself being dragged into a world of sex murder voodoo and death. This is no ordinary case and Harry is no ordinary detective. Directed by Alan Parker Angel Heart is a deeply disturbing film with an incredibly unsettling atmosphere. A prime example of late eighties neo-noir it successfully manages to blend elements of detective fiction with dark horror.
Pierre (Charles Berling) and Benoit (Yvan Attal) and have been the worlds best friends for 20 years. For 20 years Pierre has been exploiting his charm wackiness cheek and genuine ability to please; for 20 years Benoit has been working hard at his life paying for his friend quietly waiting for love to hit him wanting whats sensible. Marie (Charlotte Gainsbourg) is shy or rather discreet and thinks she knows what she wants. She is looking for a Benoit but marries Pierre. How do you take the news that your best friend is madly in love with your wife? How do you go from a couple of friends to a loving couple to an infernal triangle?
The Rookies are back. 6 months after Andy and Nick leave for their undercover operation we return to 15 Division with them but they quickly realise that everything's changed whilst they've been gone and now they have some bold choices to make.
Season five returns with two officers having been shot in the line of duty and their lives are hanging in the balance – but life at 15 Division must go on. As the shell-shocked officers struggle to pull the pieces of their lives back together they realise that even making the right choices can sometimes lead to serious consequences.
Based on the classic novel from Victor Hugo this is an epic tale of love honour and obsession against the dramatic background of the French Revolution. Jean Valjean (Depardieu) lives a life on the run his punishment for stealing a loaf of bread when starving. Settling in a remote town he devotes himself to the care of the poor including the poverty stricken Fantine. When she dies her daughter Cosette (Ledoyen) is raised by Valjean but both are haunted by Javert (Malkovich) a
An opportunity to own 2 great films written and directed by Chris Marker. La Jetee: A unique piece of film making that became the inspiration for Terry Gillian's futuristic adventure '12 Monkeys'. Sans Soleil: Director Chris Marker takes the viewer into a different dimension weaving footage from Japan Africa Iceland France and the USA to produce a study of 'the dreams of the human race'.
Harriet M. Welsch (Michelle Trachtenberg) is probably the world's most accomplished 11-year-old spy. Harriet dreams of being a writer and her nanny and best friend Golly (Rosie O'Donnell) told her to start by writing down everything she sees. It's all in good fun until Harriet's friends find her secret spy notebook. They don't like what Harriet's written. And they don't like Harriet that much either. Can Harriet win back her friends or is she doomed to be an outsider a rejected wr
The first instalment of the late Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski's trilogy on Liberty, Equality and Fraternity, the three colours of the French flag. Blue is the most sombre of the three, a movie dominated by feelings of grief. As the film begins, a car accident claims the life of a well-known composer. His wife, played by Juliette Binoche (Oscar winner for The English Patient), does not so much put the pieces of her life back together as start an entirely new existence. She moves to Paris, where she dissolves into a wordless life virtually without other people. Kieslowski attaches an almost subconscious significance to the colour blue but primarily he focuses on Binoche's luminous face and the way her subtle shifts in emotion flicker and disappear. The picture may be more enigmatic than the follow-ups White and Red but Binoche's quiet, heartbreaking presence becomes spellbinding; her performance won the best actress prize at the Venice Film Festival in 1993. --Robert Horton
LIGHTS. CAMERA. WRESTLEMANIA! Roll out the red carpet and prepare for an event without equal: a Superstar-studded extravaganza on The Grandest Stage of Them All. Welcome to The Showcase of the Immortals! Welcome to WrestleMania! JOHN CENA returns to challenge AUSTIN THEORY for the United States Championship. In one-on-one action, social media sensation LOGAN PAUL battles SETH "FREAKIN" ROLLINS. It's Redemption vs. Legacy as RHEA RIPLEY hopes to avenge her WrestleMania 36 loss to CHARLOTTE FLAIR in a rematch for the SmackDown Women's Championship. KEVIN OWENS and SAMI ZAYN join forces against THE USOS for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships. "THE AMERICAN NIGHTMARE" CODY RHODES challenges "THE HEAD OF THE TABLE" ROMAN REIGNS for the Undisputed Universal Championship. Plus, more! Get your popcorn ready, sit back, and enjoy the show while WrestleMania Goes Hollywood!
When a British writer visits her publisher's home in the South of France, her English reserve is jarred after the publisher's reckless daughter unexpectedly arrives and sets off an unsettling series of events.
Mixing music, dance, fantasy and drama, this multiple-BAFTA-winning series broke new ground in charting the ups and downs of a fictional female rock trio trying to make their way in a male-orientated industry. Penned by emigre New Yorker Howard Schuman, Rock Follies brought the style of 1930s American musicals and a touch of Weimar decadence to the Seventies rock scene, casting a satirical eye on an often sordid world where burned-out Sixties idealism has given way to a commercialism that often crosses the line into exploitation. Making stars of Julie Covington, Rula Lenska and Charlotte Cornwell and featuring original music by Roxy Music's Andy McKay this fantastically popular series has only been previously available commercially in an edited format. This release includes all twelve episodes complete and uncut. SPECIAL FEATURES: Interviews with Howard Schuman and Andy Mackay
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